A Thursday Thought

Omigosh, I just saw this commercial today and almost died laughing!!!!

I can't believe they've allowed it to stay on television. You have to admit though...it is pretty 'brilliant' ;o)

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A Thursday Thought

For Pete's Sake, WHEN is this awful weather going to go away???? Yesterday we got up to 40 C (104 F) and was THE most unbearable day I have ever struggled through. Thankfully I went to the 'little city' and browsed through the air conditioned stores, stretching it as long as I could. Today was supposed to be just as bad but I think it 'only' hit 37 C (98.6 F). Hey Denise, I used our temperature conversion site ;o) LOL!

As some of you already know, we have Hurricane Earl coming up the Atlantic coast and coming our way :o(

Our area is now under a Hurricane Watch and we're waiting to see what happens. They are predicting that Earl will be down to a Category 1 when it reaches The Maritimes but we'll still be in for high winds and lots of rain. There is a possibility of power outages and flooding. Apparently the warmer weather we are having now has pushed warmer water up our way and this makes perfect conditions for Earl. Luckily there is a cold front coming from Ontario and that is supposed to help shove Earl over and hopefully out to sea.

So my thought for today is the safety of those along the east coast of the US and Canada. It seems like each day the television is on; we witness disasters from around the world. I just hope that this won't be another for the records. If you're told to evacuate, please listen. I know people worry about their homes but what's a home without the people inside it? YOU and YOUR FAMILY are more important than materialistic things. Those 'things' can be replaced...YOU can't.

Because there may be power outages, there may be periods of time that people will be out of touch with each other. Don't panic! Don't assume the worst. Being the Bloggers that we are, I'm sure people will post updates as soon as they can; even if in a roundabout way ;o)

To all my Blogging Buddies that will be affected by Hurricane Earl, hunker down and stay safe! I will be thinking of you all. As this heat and humidity continues, I'll be melting away on the couch ;o)

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This week I'm going to do a continuation from last week's post. If you haven't read it yet, you might want to in order to understand what I'm talking about ;o)

I want to thank everyone who left comments for me. They were truly insightful and supportive :o) There was one comment in particular that made me re-think my last post though. Terri (Dixie Samplar Designs), I can't express how thankful I am to you that you opened my mind just a wee bit more and made me realize what my 'word' should really be.

So I'm officially dumping LOST and my new word is now SEEKER :o) I don't know why I didn't think of this myself because ever since I can remember, I have been searching for things in my life; whether it be a goal, a career, a husband or a purpose. I am always looking for answers, even from the totally insane things in our world. I always want to know 'why'.

Do I want to be a SEEKER forever? In a way I do because I will always have that curiosity bug deep within me. That is part of who I am. But I still want to figure out my purpose in life. Yes, I am a friend, a daughter, a wife, etc. I know that and I embrace that but I want to know who 'I' am! What defines me? Why am I here? What am I meant to do or be? To some those might sound like very deep questions that may never be answered and I agree. That's what frightens me.

Some of you may think that I'm totally off my rocker and that's okay ;o) LOL! But there is one thing I have learned about myself and that is that I have a very complex personality. I constantly feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. I worry about everything. It's no wonder that I try to avoid watching the news on television or reading it in the newspaper. That's a whole other issue though!

I guess the only thing I can do is continue to work on myself and try to yield some clues. I know the road to feeling complete is not an easy one but maybe someone should at least give out some kind of encrypted map along the way ;o)

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Right now I'm reading Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. DH and I have yet to see the movie but we both wanted to see what the book was like first. I have to say that I am not disappointed so far.

If you're not familiar with it, the book is about Elizabeth herself. Upon leaving her husband, she decides to travel to Italy, India and Indonesia to try and find out who 'she' really is. She spends four months in each country and each country contributes to discovering a different aspect in her life.

While in Italy, she has a very interesting conversation with her friend Giulio. He explains to Elizabeth that every city in the world has a word that defines it and in turn that word identifies most of the people who live there. If you were to read the thoughts of the people in that city, you would notice that the majority of them are having the same thought. Whatever thought dominates is the word for that particular city. If your thought does not match that of the city you are in, it means that you do not belong there.

So that left me wondering...what would be MY word? After much contemplation, I think the word that would best describe me at this point in my life is - LOST. Yes, lost. Now that may sound funny or weird to some of you but let me explain :o)

A huge part of my problem is that I have no idea what my purpose is in life. We have no children, so I'm not a 'mother'. I don't work so I'm not a so-called 'professional'. I'm definitely not your typical wife so I'm not a 'homemaker'. What am I???? You got it...LOST! LOL!

Right now I have nothing that 'defines' who I am. Yes my name is Cathey, I'm married to my DH, we live in Nova Scotia, blah, blah, blah but who am 'I'???? And that is what I don't know. I've been searching for years and it feels like I'm not getting any closer to answering that question. It quite frustrating sometimes. Okay, the majority of the time. I want my word to change but I have no idea how to go about it :o(

Until that time, I will continue to search. My life will remain incomplete and I may be found wondering aimlessly...LOST. If do happen to spot me, please make sure I get back home okay? ;o)

What do you think YOUR word is?

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Check out this great MSN Video: Porcupine Loves People

I have to say that he looks like a lot of fun but the thought of having a dozen or so razor sharp quills injected into me overrides the desire to have one as a pet ;o)

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"All I can do is be me, whoever that is." ~ Bob Dylan

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Did you know that...

...lobsters have no vocal cords therefore they do not scream when cooked?

...the heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car?

...an elephant's trunk has over 100,000 muscles in it?

...bison are able to run up to 55 Kms per hour?

Okay, the title should have read 'Thursday Thoughts' ;o)

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Today you've stumbled across a genie of sorts. She is loaded with information and can tell you things that no one else can. You've been given the gift of her knowledge but there's a catch...you are only allowed to know one thing. You can only ask ONE question. ONE. Dig deep into your brain and think hard because you'll never have this opportunity again. So, if there was ONE question that you wanted an answer to and this was your ONLY chance to find out, what would that ONE thing be?

For me, there have been many questionable things that I've had in the back of my mind over the years and I'm sure they are quite common with other people as well. Things like, are there life forms on other planets, is there a heaven, does Sasquatch really exist, or how does the caramel really get in the Caramilk Bar? ;o)

But out of all the questions that I have swimming around in my head, the ONE I think I would like to know if I ever had the chance would be...when will I die? Now why in the world would I want to know something like that? Pretty gruesome huh?

Well the reason is kind of two fold...for one thing, it would give me an idea of how much longer I'd have to enjoy life :o) If I knew that (part one), then I would be able to plan how to live my life (part two). What if I had little time left to live? Then I would I have to decided what was important and cram a bunch of things into a short period of time. If I had years ahead of me, then I could pace myself and prioritize what I would want to do or see.

Money would also be an issue. With little time to live, I'd spend it all! LOL! Why not go crazy? I could do things for myself and others and not have to worry about the future. On the other hand, if I had plenty of time to live, then I would have to plan and budget for the years that I would have ahead of me.

Not so silly a question to know ;o) What question can you come up with?

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I don't know about you, but to me things seem to be getting crazier and crazier when it comes to embroidery threads! When I first started stitching 20 years ago, there was just DMC, Anchor and J&P Coats. Since DMC was the most readily available brand, that's the one that I bought.

Over the 20 years, I have worked at getting all 454 colors of DMC. Almost two sets actually ;o) I have a few Anchor threads but DMC has always been my favourite when it comes to your 'typical' embroidery thread.

Now there seems to be two more on the scene; Sullivans and Presencia. It's getting rather confusing because some of the designers are changing over to these new lines. Stitchers are going to have conversion sheets galore or need a lot more storage space at this rate!

What are your thoughts on this? Which company is your favourite? Will you stick with your favourite or will you go out and buy whatever the pattern calls for?

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I'm not a sports enthusiast. Football...yawn. Baseball...double yawn. Golf...snorefest! Before I met DH, I used to watch hockey and the Montreal Canadians will always hold a place in my heart ;o) From time to time, I'll watch a bit of show jumping but that's about it.

The only time watching sports becomes a part of this household is during the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. FIFA is being held in Africa this year. DH and I have been watching since the beginning. I didn't think I had a favourite team but deep down, I guess I was hoping Germany would make it to the finals.

That was not the case yesterday after they lost to Spain :o( They played defence really well but so well that I think they forgot to score some goals during the game. So now it's Spain vs. The Netherlands in the finals on Sunday, July 11.

In a way, I would like to see Spain win since they have never gotten this far in The World Cup before. But I don't think they possess the combined talent that The Netherlands bring to the game. I've watched Spain throughout the weeks and to me, they're not consistent enough.

If I were a betting girl, I would say that The Netherlands are going to win. Have you been watching FIFA too? Who would be your pick for The World Cup?

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What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket and becomes larger but weights less?

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My weekly 'Thought' is going to be pre-empted this week because my parents are coming for a visit tomorrow :o) This has been and will be taking up my focus. I haven't seen them since before Christmas! Because of this, I won't be on the computer much and will definitely not be Blogging or Blog reading until next week :o(

You can still email me as I will periodically check my emails but I won't be replying to any of them unless it's something very important. I hope you will understand. So until next week, behave yourselves while I'm away ;o)

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Last night I was cruising around the internet trying to find a topic for this week when I accidentally came upon this -

I had one of these when I was a kid!!!! Boy, did that ever bring back memories :o) What's even funnier is the commercial -

ROFL! Is there any question about where I may have come across my love for ice and Slushies???? :o) No Easy Bake Oven for me! It was all about the Ice Bird. Every time I went on vacation with my parents, they always had to find me a Slushie.

Slushies have come a long way since then. The best ones are the Coke or Orange Pop Slushies :o) Dairy Queen has come out with a Lemonade Slushie and it's really not that bad. A little, okay very, sour when you hit the end but good all the same. I've been trying to convince DH to get me a Slushie machine but it's a no go. You would 'think' that the birthday girl could get whatever she wanted ;o)

Tell me about a toy that you still think about today and how it may have shaped you as a person :o)

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By now most of you are probably familiar with the movie Cast Away. The character that Tom Hanks plays becomes stranded on an island with the hope of being rescued within the first few days. Unfortunately this is not the case and he ends up living on the island for approximately four years.

As unlucky as he was, he was fortunate enough to get parcels delivered by the ocean ;o) Hey, at least he got to pretend like it was Christmas, even if it was only for a short period. LOL! How he never managed to open that one and only box, I will never know. The curiosity would have gotten the best of me. I can't stand an unopened parcel ;o)

So this got me thinking...if you were stranded on an island and could only have ONE cross stitch project with you, what would it be? Okay, okay, forget about the fact that there will be sand and dirt, hot sun and rain! We'll pretend that we don't have to worry about those things ;o) With that being the case, what would you want with you and why?

I've given this a lot of thought (i.e. moments of sitting on the toilet) and I've come to the conclusion that it would have to be the Sistine Chapel :oO In my head I figure I'm going to be on that island for a good amount of time and I DO NOT want to get bored! I gave HAED patterns a thought but stitching over one for an extended period would not do so that's another reason why I've gone with this choice. Did I mention that the Sistine Chapel is HUGE?

Share with me your thoughts :o)

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Do you remember the scene in Die Hard With A Vengeance when John McClane and Zeus had to diffuse a bomb by solving a mathematical puzzle? If not, here's the situation...see if you can solve it :o)

At a fountain there is a five gallon jug and a three gallon jug. In order to diffuse the bomb, the weight of a jug with only four gallons of water must be placed on the scale. How will you go about this in under 30 seconds?

There are actually two solutions to this problem but remember, the final jug must only have four gallons of water in it! Can you come up with one or both solutions? :o)

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Ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face he doesn't like it, yet when you take him for a car ride he sticks his head out the window?

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Okay, how CUTE is this? :o)

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Sigh...wouldn't this be nice for a change...