Rules 9-11 of The Blues: 9) You can't have no Blues in an office or a shopping mall. The lighting is wrong ;) Go outside by the parking lot or sit by the dumpster. 10) Good places for The Blues: Highway, Jailhouse, an empty bed, bottom of a whiskey glass. 11) Bad places for The Blues: Nordstrom's, Gallery openings, Ivy league institutions, Golf courses. Have a blessed Sunday! I won an early morning HH. No time to put my family back together before I head out to church, so my LF fam is in my famp. I'll fix things when I can. Thanks everyone for all the effort during LF :)

Rules 6-8 of The Blues: 6) Teenagers can't sing The Blues. They ain't fixin' to die, yet. Adults sng the Blues. In Blues "adulthood" means being old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis. 7) Blues can take place in NYC but not in Hawaii or any place in Canada. Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression. Chicago, St Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have The Blues. You cannot have The Blues in any place that don't get rain. 8) A man with male pattern baldness ain't The Blues. A woman with male pattern baldness is. Breaking your leg cause you were skiing is not The Blues. Breaking yo' leg 'case a gator be chompin' on it is.

Rules 4 & 5 of The Blues: 4) The Blues is not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch--ain't no way out. 5) Blues cars: Chevys, Fords, Cadillacs & broken-down trucks. Blues don't travel in Volvos, BMWs or SUVs. Most Blues transportation is a Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Jet aircraft & company motorpools ain't even in the running. Walkin' plays a major part in the Blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.

Rules 1-3 of the Blues (stolen): 1) Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning..." 2) "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, "Got a good woman with the meanest face in town." 3) The Blues is simple. After you get the 1st line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes...sort of: "Got a good woman with the meanest face in two. Yes, I got a good woman with the meanest face in town. Got teeth like Margaret Thatcher and she weigh 500 pounds."

I'm a member of Gen-X. My parents were Baby Boomers. I have to go all the way back to my grandparents to speak about the GI Generation aka The Greatest Generation. History & the lessons learned through it were a huge part of my childhood, and D-Day was spoken of with an air of reverence. When I watched Saving Private Ryan, I felt the stories of my elders become more real. Can you fathom what it was like? They faced real horror, and they are real heros. Our much softer generations would likely have expired long before landing on those beaches of Normandy, due to the fear & anxiety. I don't mean to be ugly, but D-Day reminds me what Men & Women used to face & how honorably they handled it. Much respect to all present on that day!

Happy Hump Day, now that it's winding down here on the east coast. My work day was brutal today! I need to purchase power ups for LF on Saturday, so if there is anyone who also needs them, let's swap! I'm still on a work call at 7:19pm, so I need to skedaddle. Enjoy your evening! Oh & someone make me a stiff drink for when this call ends ;)

Happy taco & tequila day! Smile just because it's good for you, and it helps those around you, too. I am going to the Durham Bulls game this evening with my DIL & Cait, so I'm having a great day no matter what. I hope you have the best day, too!

Practice happiness & don't worry about those who aren't happy for you. Chances are they aren't happy for themselves, either. Happy people, not people who have material things, but those who choose to be happy, are more attractive!

Rumors are so fun! They make me so much more interesting than I really am. I'm like, oh really? Tell me more! I can't wait to hear the end of the story :D Happy Sunday, my friends. It's been a odd day of relaxation. I think I'll watch a movie...with subtitles. I just snack too loudly ;) Enjoy your last bit of weekend!

When correcting people's grammar gets you in sticky situations: Him: Your adorable. Me: You're adorable. Now he thinks I like him :D May your ALMOST Friday be load of fun & may your intentions never be mistaken ;)

Good morning, sweet faces! I so enjoy how interesting my fu friends can be. Your personalities & humor make my days better. As There are many who complain about being bored, and I just can't comprehend it. At any moment, I've got so many things I could be doing. Today's words of wisdom: Stop whining & find something to do! Hugs :)

I hope my US friends had a special weekend. It's time to get back to routine, and I hope that's going smoothly for you. I had an amazing weekend, except when I clotheslined my son who was standing on the tractor I was driving by going under a strand of lights too low for the muffler. He has a broken rib & a severely separated shoulder/torn ACL. Yep, "Grace" strikes again. Someetimes I really am a disaster waiting to happen. May your day be disaster free & your respect for others an endless supply.

Happy Friday, dear friends! Any holiday that causes us to pause to reflect on our service men & women is special. This weekend we take time to remember & express gratitude for those who paid the ultimate price that every single one of them knew might be asked of them. I have a difficult time fathoming that love for our country & its people. To all families of anyone who died in service to the USA I give my respect & gratitude. You've experienced loss, while the rest of us have gain in the protection of our lives & freedom. I also pray for our country, because many changes don't feel so much like freedom anymore. I don't mean to know what our Fallen fought for, but I'm sure many of them didn't sacrifice for a lot of what is happening. If I'm wrong, God set me straight. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend & don't forget to say thanks.

Over the 5 yrs I was going through reconstruction, deconstruction, re-reconstruction, sepsis & all that fun wound packing, I pretty much lived in my recliner. Partly because I really enjoy eating & probably partly due to boredom/emotions that ran amok, I gained 50 flipping pounds. I've posted photos of the times I could move & temporarily lose weight, but always I gained it back when the next surgery happened. Now that my health is returning, I'm determined to lose this weight. The good news is, over the last 10 months, I've lost 30-some pounds. The bad news is, thanks to a bum knee, I haven't done any squats, lunges, wall squats or any other thing that would tone my gluts...and my butt is getting flat :o Any advice on exercises I can do with a right knee that is screwed up, please?

Most Sundays after church, a group goes to lunch. Each week the group gets a bit larger, which makes me happy. Yesterday a young lady sat at our table & said she felt led to invite an unhoused person she noticed standing on the corner holding a sign to join us. She not only felt the tug to do so, but she took action. So our group grew by one more yesterday, and his name was John. He was good company & had interesting stories. He was gracious & polite. I didn't even notice John down on the corner, so I was humbled in so many ways, both by John & the young lady who invited him to join us. God, make me more observant & obedient to your leading. Happy new week, my friends!

I hope you had an amazing weekend, loved on your moms, if they're still around & felt loved by your family. Let's knock this week out of the park. I'm preaching to myself, of course. I tend to be highly distractable this time of year ;) I want to thank everyone who is always so good to help me during likefest, returning to hit my buttons repeatedly. I've got some amazing friends. Have an awesome day, everyone!

Midweek hugs, my friend. I hope you're handling your responsibilities & finish the week on a high note. We've got a weekend that deserves us being free of stress & regret. If you want to swap for LF, I'm happy to do so, however I will running & resetting likes only...and I won't be doing even that for 24 hours. It's Mother's Day weekend, and I will be will my kids & Cait, hiking, eating ice cream & whatever else they have planned for me. Time with my family is my favorite thing ever, so I'll be in my glory.

I hate it when reality smacks me in the face. Most photos of me are selfies, so I picture myself the way I appear in those. A friend of mine took candid photos of me yesterday & posted them on social media. I hope my memory is short lived & I can go back to the confidence level afforded by my selfies. LOL! I hope y'all had a fun weekend, that this week goes smoothly for you & that your confidence is intact. My only update is that Benny goes to the opthamologist on Thursday. I'm truly hoping that I have an option to remove his eye & keep him around for many years. I'm not ready to say goodbye to him. He's only 5, and he's the bestest boy

It's that time of year when I'm outside more often than I am inside. I'm trying to keep up with likes/rates, but otherwise I am not really available on fu right now. If it rains all weekend, I may be around a bit. I hope you're enjoying spring, too! I'm still waiting on the ortho referral for Zeke, and I found out today that Ben has a darkly pigmented tumor on the iris of his right eye. So now I'll be getting an opthamology referral, too. Plus my 3-week motorcycle vacation is coming up in August. This girl is financially strapped right now, but I'm trusting God to provide my needs just as He always has. Life is rarely predictable, but God is always the same. I hope you have a wonderful day & fill your life with kindness & joy until I update my status again. Hugs all around

Happy Friday everyone & I hope your weekend fun is epic!