My comprehension has always been good, but ask me to explain anything or demonstrate something and my mind goes totally blank. I really admire people that are good at show and tell, I have always dummied up and just looked and felt stupid. In school even if I knew the answer to something if I was put on the spot and asked a direct question with all eyes upon me then I was doomed. I have tried over the years to compensate by being an avid listener and speaking one on one I’m usually fine.
I hated when I tried out for cheerleader in front of the whole school and messed up the routine, but the kids thought I had done it on purpose because many knew me as a clown which was a cover because I was so sensitive and shy and it was easier for me to be flippant about things so kids wouldn’t know how much I cared. I did make the squad, but got kicked off later because my grades were so horrible at the time, this was at a private school which I hated.
I was always a lazy person and never really applied myself to learning which of course I regret now. I’m not saying I was stupid then or now, but if I had applied my brain I probably wouldn’t have been a waitress, cook, bartender, and cosmetologist. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with any of those occupations and they helped me overcome a lot of shyness because when you work with people you have to learn good communication skills and it’s easier when your getting paid.
I can skim over a lot of subjects in a conversation, but I’m not intelligent nor do I have the capacity to come up with book knowledge off the top of my head. I admire intelligent people that don’t have to think about a question before they give an answer because everything goes out of their head. Even though I comprehend what I’m being asked I’m afraid of giving an answer because I don’t want to sound stupid. Although I have found that the older I get I really don’t care.
A mind really is a terrible thing to waste, too bad I really didn’t use my comprehension about that way back when. I have learned a lot of life lessons though and had a lot of good experiences along with the bad like all humans. When I try to develop some ideas to generate money online people are always saying try to think outside of the box, lately I can’t even think inside the box. I can’t really say, that because I’m getting older my mind is deteriorating because I let that happen long ago.
I know a lot of you don’t know what Entrecard is so just ignore this post, but for those that do use Entrecard I tried dropping the other night and most of what I got you can see from the screen captures below, I kept getting 403 forbidden. I certainly couldn’t figure it out and finally just quit and even skipped Sunday. I dropped Monday and everything was fine again….Strange.
I really like Entrecard, but sometimes the weirdest things happen when I’m dropping, like virus alerts pop up or they have weird pop-ups that cover the whole blog which I totally ignore and go to another blog. Usually the bottom will be covered with a gray bar that says sponsored by something or the other and since I don’t appreciate that type of thing I don’t give them my credit, sorry.
I hear people complaining all the time that someone wants to advertise on their site and hasn’t even dropped on them. That doesn’t bother me in the least if they want to advertise without viewing my blog, dang I’ll take their credits all day and then it doesn’t bother me in the least if no one drops on them. I have another blog that I haven’t dropped from in a long time and plan on removing it actually.
I left a note on my profile telling people I wasn’t dropping and people still want to advertise that don’t even check my profile so I let them give me their ec’s. I like Entrecard and really appreciate the traffic and have made a few friends which I also appreciate. It has really helped my Alexa rank which doesn’t really matter to anyone but me, at any rate happy weird dropping.
Shadow still isn’t better, but when it’s nice we like to load him up in the wagon, we tried to find a Harley, but they quit making them, and take him for a stroll just so he can get a change of scenery. Of course with him I don’t have to worry about cleaning up his poop, but if the little guy could walk it wouldn’t worry me in the least. The vet did say since he hadn’t walked since his last treatment that he probably never would.
He acts like he has to have someone with him all the time and when I step out he whimpers and barks and to tell ya the truth my nerves are getting bad. I don’t mind turning and cleaning him up, but the barking needs to stop. He’s too heavy to pick up and carry around every where I go and it just breaks our heart to see him this way. There’s no question of putting him to sleep because he’s fine other than not being able to move, that’s something he’ll have to decide on his own.
Both he and Sadie have always howled and barked for about 5 minutes when Bill and I go away, but according to the neighbor they then stop unless some kid goes by on a skateboard. Since one of us have almost always been with him since he’s been incapacitated I don’t know if he barks the whole time we’re gone now or not and I haven’t asked the neighbor. It bothers me to leave him, but Sunday we took a motorcycle ride.
I thought it was going to be warmer than it was so I didn’t dress appropriate, I was freezing till we got to the Appalachian Harley Davidson dumb me. I did make sure I put Bill’s jean jacket on under my jacket before we left though. Bill wanted to buy me a sweatshirt, but the prices they put on their apparel is just to rich for my blood. They had tons of bikes and the 2 we liked are below because the colors are unique and you don’t see a lot around.
Bill dreams of getting a newer Harley with less miles, ours has 58 thousand, but it runs great and he has everything on it you can possibly put. He talked to some guy about stripping all his stuff off if he trades in and the guy said that was fine of course it wouldn’t be as big of a trade in, but all the accessories he has on ours cost a fortune. The only problem right now is the uncertainty of the economy.
It usually takes Bill a while to talk himself into anything because he likes to weigh all the pros and cons. I’m hoping for a trike myself because we aren’t getting any younger and it would just be easier with balancing although he’s a lot stronger than he looks. With the weight of the Harley and then our weight that’s 1,000 lbs, no way could I do it, wouldn’t even want to try. I need to go see what Shadow is whimpering about and get a few things done.
Last year I found a dead little bird in our yard and couldn’t figure out where the nest was, but decided to investigate and found the nest in my bush and there were 2 other babies still there, I couldn’t decide if it had fallen out or been pushed because the other 2 were pretty secure and after that I started watching and noticed a little bird sitting guard.
I posted the below photos on another blog because I have no knowledge about birds and thought someone could tell me what they were. I thought maybe they were Finches, but really don’t know. Yesterday when I was working in the yard I saw 2 little birds flying in and out of the same bush and they were the same type. It was like they had come home and it was nice to think that the babies had made it through the Winter.
I only see this type during the Spring and Summer so I have no clue if they are like others that fly to warmer areas then return to their original nest after the cold to start their own. I enjoyed these little guys last year and had fun watching them. Even though they made a nasty mess out of my bush, there was poop every where. When it gets warmer I’ll climb up and see what’s going on in there and try not to disturb them.
The Mama bird normally set right on the edge of that garage, but the photo below I got her on the fence hopefully I’ll find out what type they are. She never stayed away from that bush for very long. Maybe I can get a close up this year.
Do the programs we like to watch on television tell the type of people we are and how our minds work? I’m sure a therapist could probably uncover quite a bit. Of course 2 of my all time favorites were “Twilight Zone” and “Outer Limits” the way those shows were made and the concepts always fascinated me and really made me think what if ? I guess that’s why a few in my list below fascinate me and the others just entertain me. Do you ever wonder what the people you know are watching and talking about? Bill and and I have very different taste and he thinks my choices are weird like “Fringe” which comes back on in April.
What programs are my must watch on television? Sunday, I watch “Big Love”, Monday= “Heroes” and “Medium”, Tuesday= “American Idol”, Wednesday= ” Lie To Me”, “American Idol”, and “Life On Mars”, Thursday= “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” and then I’m done for the week. I never watch television during the day and when reruns start then I don’t bother at all unless Bill wants me to watch Leno with him and tonight I’ll watch to see Obama with Leno. Why in the world he is going to be on there is beyond me. I also watch “Orange County Choppers” when it’s on, but it hasn’t been on in awhile which really ticks Bill off.
