AFTR's Daily Commute

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:05 pm

It is really tough as my eldest son lives 3,000 miles away and I've always taken the time for him whenever he needs me through some really bad times....

and those times...I just want to hug him.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:41 pm

I know what you mean, Odie, and I totally agree. I miss the hugs and the eye contact.

"Hugging makes happy days happier and impossible days possible."

Here's a link to a website all about the hug.

The Power in a Hug:15 Hug Quotes - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

I like this quote:

-"A silent hug means a thousand words to an unhappy heart." unknown author

Click on the little fellow below:;)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:59 pm

along-for-the-ride;1293782 wrote: I know what you mean, Odie, and I totally agree. I miss the hugs and the eye contact.

"Hugging makes happy days happier and impossible days possible."

Here's a link to a website all about the hug.

The Power in a Hug:15 Hug Quotes - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

I like this quote:

-"A silent hug means a thousand words to an unhappy heart." unknown author

Click on the little fellow below:;)

the little fellow is so cute!

I liked this one to.

- "I have a present for you, but I need to borrow your arms for wrapping paper." unknown author

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:40 pm

I didn't sleep well last night. My thoughts were filled with images of my younger son. So far away........and troubled. I found this prayer today. I changed a few words.

A mother's prayer; a prayer from despair, for love and out of trust and faith in the Lord.

God

My heart is aching and I need your strength

I pray that You will fill my heart with love and courage and strength; I pray that you will let me feel your presence in this dark time.

I pray that my son will feel how much love surrounds him

I feel boundless love for him. I think of him as a little boy who sat on my lap, and my heart breaks to see him as he has become. I love him so much, and I know that You love him more than I ever can.

Please, let him feel this love.

Please let him use this love to break free from habits that harm him.

Please show both of us the path we must walk.

Amen

We will for always remember our grown children as the innocent laughing souls they were, and it hurts us deeply when we see them in pain. Pray for love; pray that they feel God's love.

Sometimes, all you can do is pray.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:21 pm

sometimes they have to figure it out on their own.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:55 pm

We seem to be getting alot of windy and rainy days here lately.

"March bustles in on windy feet

And sweeps my doorstep and my street.

She washes and cleans with pounding rains,

Scrubbing the earth of winter stains.

She shakes the grime from carpet green

Till naught but fresh new blades are seen.

Then, house in order, all neat as a pin,

She ushers gentle springtime in."

- Susan Reiner, Spring Cleaning

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:17 pm

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."

~ Alexander Graham Bell

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:30 pm

Winds of March

Let's take a musical Journey back to 1978:

YouTube - **WINDS OF MARCH**

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:01 am

Come Saturday morning

I'm goin' away with my friend

Well Saturday-spend 'til the end of the day-ay

Just I and my friend

We'll travel for miles in our Saturday smiles

And then we'll move on

But we will remember

Long after Saturday's gone

(Come Saturday morning)

(Come Saturday morn)

Come Saturday morning

I'm goin' away with my friend

Well Saturday-laugh more than half of the day

Just I and my friend (my friend)

Dressed up in our rings and our Saturday things

And then we'll move on

But we will remember

Long after Saturday's gone

(Come Saturday morning)

(Come Saturday morn)

Just I and my friend

We'll travel for miles in our Saturday smiles

And then we'll move on

But we will remember

Long after Saturday's gone

(Come Saturday morning)

(Come Saturday morn)

Here is the song itself. Enjoy!

YouTube - Come Saturday Morning - (re-posted)

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:31 pm

My horoscope for today:

March 07, 2010

Leo (7/23-8/22)

Your friends have your back -- and not just when you ask for it. They're willing to take your side even before you ask. That's a good feeling, and you'll have a chance to enjoy it now, especially once the bunch of you start rehashing the whole experience from start to finish. Don't let them think for one second you take them for granted. Show them your appreciation.

Thank you, friends, for visiting my thread!

:-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:38 pm

along-for-the-ride;1295058 wrote: My horoscope for today:

March 07, 2010

Leo (7/23-8/22)

Your friends have your back -- and not just when you ask for it. They're willing to take your side even before you ask. That's a good feeling, and you'll have a chance to enjoy it now, especially once the bunch of you start rehashing the whole experience from start to finish. Don't let them think for one second you take them for granted. Show them your appreciation.

Thank you, friends, for visiting my thread!

:-6

I love visiting here, you always have such insightful things to say!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:00 pm

:-6:)

Did you ever see and hear a truck sing? Click on the link below.

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway

Now you have.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:18 pm

Oldest person in US dies in NH at age 114 - Yahoo! News

The changes she must have seen during her lifetime!

Would you like to live to be age 114? I'm not sure I would.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:22 pm

along-for-the-ride;1295349 wrote: Oldest person in US dies in NH at age 114 - Yahoo! News

The changes she must have seen during her lifetime!

Would you like to live to be age 114? I'm not sure I would.

wow, can you image that? 114?

I guess it all depends on quality of life, I really doubt I would like to.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:33 pm

The Oscar ceremony..................did you watch? Not me. But I do like to know who won the next day.

IMDb | Road to the Oscars 2010 | Academy Awards

I've seen from the movies nominated for this or that:

Inglorious Bastards

Precious

The Lovely Bones

District 9

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Bright Star

The Young Victoria

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:29 pm

along-for-the-ride;1295632 wrote: The Oscar ceremony..................did you watch? Not me. But I do like to know who won the next day.

IMDb | Road to the Oscars 2010 | Academy Awards

I've seen from the movies nominated for this or that:

Inglorious Bastards

Precious

The Lovely Bones

District 9

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Bright Star

The Young Victoria

I never had a chance to watch it, but I was really upset

Avatar didn't win for best motion picture.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:26 pm

From "Dear Abby" today:

Stay Out Of My Kitchen by Susan Sawyer

Please stay away from my kitchen

From my dishwashing, cooking and such;

You were kind to have offered to pitch in

But thanks, no, thank you so much!

Please don’t think me ungracious

When I ask that you leave me alone;

For my kitchen’s not any too spacious

And my routine is strictly my own.

Tell you what: You stay out of my kitchen

With its sodden, hot, lackluster lures —

When you’re here, stay out of my kitchen

And I promise to stay out of yours!

_________________________________________________________________

Do you feel the same way about your kitchen?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:59 pm

This was a top story in our local news yesterday:

Police on Lookout for Stolen Chicken Legs

By Tuquyen Mach | Reporter

Published: March 9, 2010

Updated: March 9, 2010

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Authorities are investigating the theft of hundreds of cases of chicken from West Chatham.

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police detectives said more than 800 cases of Tyson Chicken Leg Quarters were stolen over the weekend from a truck company.

Police said the thieves may be selling the chicken door-to-door, and they’re urging folks to be wary of chicken being offered at a supposed discount because of a possible health risk.

Authorities said the chicken could be dangerous if not properly handled or refrigerated.

Coincidently, while Hubby and were eating our supper last evening, there was a knock on our door. A lady standing on the porch was selling meat. I glanced to the side and saw the front of a white van or truck and I did notice the word "shrimp" along with other words on it. I said we weren't interested, but she said, "Are you sure.....even if it's 'dirt cheap'?" I said no thank you, closed the door, and she left. Suspicious incident or just coincidence ?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:01 pm

funny to how scam artists are always driving vans.:rolleyes:

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:19 pm

Stopping by to say hi. :-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:11 pm

Hey Odie! Hey Hope!

This is what is going on this weekend in my neck of the woods...........

2010 Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup - WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports |

Would you attend?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:14 pm

along-for-the-ride;1296481 wrote: Hey Odie! Hey Hope!

This is what is going on this weekend in my neck of the woods...........

2010 Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup - WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports |

Would you attend?

Good Evening!:-6

I would love to see all those snakes, but what do they do with them once their caught?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:38 am

Odie;1296483 wrote: Good Evening!:-6

I would love to see all those snakes, but what do they do with them once their caught?

Hey Odie!

They carefully milk the venom as an antidote for snake bite.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:20 am

along-for-the-ride;1296551 wrote: Hey Odie!

They carefully milk the venom as an antidote for snake bite.

does the venom come back again where they do the same next year?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:24 am

Odie;1296569 wrote: does the venom come back again where they do the same next year?

Nah...............they use fresh venom every year.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:32 am

Since we will lose an hour tonight, I thought I would add this quote:

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Henry Van Dyke quotes (American short-story Writer, Poet and Essayist, 1852-1933)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:32 am

along-for-the-ride;1296570 wrote: Nah...............they use fresh venom every year.

good to know if the snakes bite, they are non-poisonous after the procedure.

Excellent idea on both issues.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:21 am

:guitarist:guitarist

The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, Then and Now - Photo Essays - TIME

Were you a fan of any othe these folks? Are you still?

Here is Phil Collins:

Here are The Hollies:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:15 am

I still listen to Phil Collins in my car.:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:01 pm

Just saying....................

YouTube - I like your Smile

:):):):):-6

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Leo F. Buscaglia

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:27 pm

Today, from our local news:

Mom of Man Killed by Plane on Hilton Head Beach Speaks | WSAV

A terrible "freak accident".

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:30 pm

along-for-the-ride;1297288 wrote: Today, from our local news:

Mom of Man Killed by Plane on Hilton Head Beach Speaks | WSAV

A terrible "freak accident".

I just watched this on my news, omg.....talk about bad timing!

what are the odds of this happening, sure makes me wonder.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:07 pm

Odie, he was listening to his I-pod with the earphones on and probably had his back to the oncoming plane. So sad.

I googled "old Irish poems" and found this:

ONE FINAL GIFT

Scatter me not to the restless winds

Nor toss my ashes to the sea.

Remember now those years gone by

When loving gifts I gave to thee.

Remember now the happy times

The family ties are shared.

Don't leave my resting place unmarked

As though you never cared.

Deny me not one final gift

For all who came to see.

A simple lasting proof that says

I loved and you loved me.

(by D.H.Cramer)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:54 pm

very sad poem.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:31 pm

Ever have a sad moment inside your car?

YouTube - David Nail - Red Light

I have. Years ago, my boyfriend at the time suddenly broke up with me.......at the drive-in. The movie was "The Sterile Cuckoo". Obviously, I got over it, but it was painful at the time.

There have been a few times I have driven my car with tears rolling down my face. Not recently. But I will never forget those moments.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:40 pm

'There will be a rain dance Friday night, weather permitting

George Carlin quotes (American stand-up Comedian, Actor and Author. b.1937)

“Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.

:):-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:25 pm

have a great weekend AFTR!:guitarist

Amythest · Post by **Amythest** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:44 pm

I have to visit your thread more often.

This Friday post made me smile when i needed it. Thanks ((AFTR))

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:09 am

Hey Odie! Hey Amethyst!

Well, the spring season has finally arrived. We are seeing some pink and white blossoming trees. Also, alot of wildflowers speckling on the lawn. Lovely.

Does it feel like spring to you where you live?

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. ~Quoted by Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:12 am

along-for-the-ride;1298052 wrote: Hey Odie! Hey Amethyst!

Well, the spring season has finally arrived. We are seeing some pink and white blossoming trees. Also, alot of wildflowers speckling on the lawn. Lovely.

Does it feel like spring to you where you live?

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. ~Quoted by Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

hey AFTR!:-6

I love the trees that blossom in spring!

We don't get those until April-May.

today is cold and snow flurries!

yeahhhhhhhhhh let's party, spring is here!:guitarist

my tulips are slowly emerging and some perennials!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:15 am

"Half Acre"

There was a commercial on TV this morning that played a snippet of this song. It was a commercial about passing on kindness to others. I think this song is about memories and hope.

I am holding half an acre

torn from the map of Michigan

and folded in this scrap of paper

is a land I grew in

Think of every town you've lived in

every room you lay your head

and what is it that you remember?

Do you carry every sadness with you

every hour your heart was broken

every night the fear and darkness

lay down with you

A man is walking on the highway

A woman stares out at the sea

and light is only now just breaking

So we carry every sadness with us

every hour our hearts were broken

every night the fear and darkness

lay down with us

But I am holding half an acre

torn from the map of Michigan

I am carrying this scrap of paper

that can crack the darkest sky wide open

every burden taken from me

every night my heart unfolding

my home

The video is below:

YouTube - Hem - Half Acre

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:41 pm

Let's visit the Old West for awhile. I found this fascinating website with stories and pictures:

Legends of America - A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and Historic Minded

Some trivia from the site:

Sometimes cowboys referred to beans as "Deceitful Beans" because they talked behind your back. :wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:45 pm

along-for-the-ride;1298433 wrote: Let's visit the Old West for awhile. I found this fascinating website with stories and pictures:

Legends of America - A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and Historic Minded

Reminds me of the Davy Crockett days on t.v.

R.I.P.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:56 pm

In keeping with my last post on the Wild West, I submit this video. Enjoy!

YouTube - Toby Keith Should've Been A Cowboy

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:07 pm

We're still out West. Hungry? Here are some recipes so we can all eat like a cowboy:

cowboy recipes, page 1 | ranch recipes | recipe goldmine

Which recipe would you like to try?

We even have our own chuck wagon.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:35 pm

While we are sitting here by the chuck wagon, enjoying our grub, let's listen to a real cowboy tell his story:

YouTube - Not Just Another Cowboy

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:42 pm

Cowboy.........take me away................

YouTube - DIXIE CHICKS - COWBOY TAKE ME AWAY (Lyrics)

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:36 pm

along-for-the-ride;1299277 wrote: While we are sitting here by the chuck wagon, enjoying our grub, let's listen to a real cowboy tell his story:

YouTube - Not Just Another Cowboy

And here's the life of a real cowboy:

Cowboy Cattle Drives - USA Tourist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:21 pm

COWBOY LOVE

If you’ve ever been loved by a cowboy,

You’ll know what I say is true;

They know how to love a woman,

And you thank your stars that it’s you.

It’s not in the fancy talkin’

Or tryin’ like heck to impress.

It’s in the deep, honest carin’

That makes these men of the west.

They learn from the world around them,

That life is precious to hold.

See how they carry the lost calf,

Until it’s back home in the fold?

They know the hand of our Maker

In the work that they do everyday.

They protect the herd from danger,

And keep them from gettin’ away.

They see the glory of sunrise,

Work hard to make things right.

When they tuck back into the bunkhouse

It’s usually the dark of the night.

In their powerful hands there is healin’.

Rough and scarred, you can see,

But when they gently touch you

You know what tender can be.

For the hands that punch the cattle,

And break a cayuse just right,

Can brand a calf in the daytime

And deliver a foal in the night.

They stroke and comfort the skiddish

They guide and lead the lame,

They work to heal the wounded

And treat the sickly humane.

There may be some maverick cowboys

That can’t keep their word to be true,

But there aren’t very many bad ones

Believe me their numbers are few.

Most stretch the truth in their “tall tales

And fib to put on a good show,

But you’ll rarely catch one lyin’

It’s a matter of honor, you know.

When you put all these things together

You see it’s a gift, plain as day.

God gave us these fine, good men

To keep us from runnin’ astray.

To be held in the heart of a cowboy,

To hear him call you “m’am

To snuggle in his big, strong arms

And be his “darlin’ lamb

Can make you more a woman

Than you could ever guess,

For when you’re loved by a cowboy,

Well..........girl

You’re loved by the very best!

by

anonymous

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:55 am

Today, let's explore some old western towns. Now, many of them are ghost towns.

Ghost Towns of the American West