The Hidden Wisdom in SPAM

Have you ever actually read some of the stuff that spammers are putting out these days? It's awesome, deep, sometimes emotional stuff... Seriously. Read for yourself. The following excerpt was included with a recent investor penny stock alert:

When a cosmopolitan grain of sand prays, a chestnut living with an industrial complex hides. A turkey daydreams, or the parking lot hesitantly tries to seduce another tornado living with the ocean. Another completely outer movie theater learns a hard lesson from a polar bear. A rattlesnake defined by a freight train recognizes the cab driver inside the avocado pit.
- Spamonymous

Seriously, Yeats has nothing on this guy. Such wisdom in these writings. Well, enough for now. In parting, I'd like to share one more piece of wisdom by Spamonymous: "Most people believe that a line dancer seeks a temporal hydrogen atom, but they need to remember how ridiculously a smelly cashier daydreams."

Wow. That hits hard. Bye for now.

Books and Socks

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Abby absolutly loves books. Even boring grownup ones with no pictures! I don't even love those. Anyway, this was our evening reading books and playing with socks. Enjoy.

Being Lovey :)

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Abby was at the point just before "tired". This is when she is the most affectionate. Our favorite time. :)

Find a story...

Sunday afternoons were made for naps. Universal, even to lazy Italian cats. Today I napped for a while and read for a while. And in the magic of sleep, wakening, and reading, I found inspiration.

Golden moments have visited me often, nipping at the heels of Abby. "Mommy, Bobby", as we were dubbed today, were awed she said "Cookies, pease" and "Tank you" to strangers. She insists we all kiss her animals and Gracie with a "mwa" like she does. And rocks have even become cars that go "vroom" for her. She is my dream maker today.

But this afternoon I also stole away to book land full of dryads, nymphs, laughing children, babbling brooks, and pine trees. Days of Dreams and Laughter by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) opened my dreams to forgotten memories of this slumbering cat, hopes of writing in a remote corner of the world, and other dreams that are fading with the evening. But I went there, thanks to a book and solitude. Solitude links me to God. And God reminds me of who am I meant to be. So go find a spot to dream, to open your heart, and bask in the divine.

Cookies? K

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Abby's new word "cookies" is by far the cutest. :) Enjoy.

Labor Day at the Zoo

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Nature Sanctuary

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This morning we went to the nature sanctuary that is close by here in Liberty. It was fun to get out and enjoy the awesome whether (a little cloudy by still nice). Abby enjoyed all the rocks. Yeah...so much for going to see nature. Don't be surprised if every picture you see she is holding a rock! "Ock. Ock" :)

Shatto Milk Company Field Trip

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Christina and Abby went with the moms and kids from our church play group to a local dairy farm, Shatto Milk Company. Great stuff and a great spot to visit if you have kids and are in KC.

Playground fun

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Nothing particularly exciting here but wanted to share an evening at the playground.

Odds & Ends

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We've been busy and haven't taken enough pictures. These are a few recent shots. Every once and a while I experiement...this time with sepia.

A swig of...

..yummy bubble bath. Goes does smooth, comes out smoother. :) Hee hee. (JK...its just water)

Family Vacation 06

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We just returned from a week long trip out west to the four corners area. We had a blast and I went a little overboard with the camera.