tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11881798676544534782024-02-08T09:10:48.452-05:00Something To Talk AboutTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-4788110713660134122011-09-24T16:53:00.000-04:002011-09-24T16:53:27.746-04:00Miserable FailureSo a friend brought it to my attention the other day that I have not blogged on here in 8 months. I had all the great intentions in the world to do so but I don't know what happened. I have blogged on my wrestling blog but not on this one since January when I created it. Shameful! Well, I'm back. Hopefully I'll do a better job with it. I think I will change it to a traditional blog moreso and just talk about randomness. That way I'll be able to blog more often. Let's see what is on my mind today. <br />
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Random-I wish I had wireless internet so that I could be on my laptop and in the room with the TV at the same time. I'd probably write on the blog more too.<br />
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I miss my friends. I miss being in a city with my friends. It would be cool this evening to be able to call up Neisha or Joy or Erika or somebody and go out to dinner. Instead I am at home thinking about what I should cook for dinner and checking out the DVR. <br />
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I'm not looking forward to cleaning out the garage. Storing stuff in the garage isn't smart. It gets too dusty and dirty. EWW!!<br />
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So nothing is really on my mind today.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-54568494218564428442011-01-17T17:01:00.000-05:002011-01-17T17:01:47.339-05:00What About Your Friends?I was reading the Bible (Romans 12: 9-21).<br />
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Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28256"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></strong></sup> Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28257"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></strong></sup> Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28258"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></strong></sup> Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28259"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></strong></sup> Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28260"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></strong></sup> Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28261"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></strong></sup> Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28262"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">16</span></strong></sup> Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>Do not be conceited. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28263"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></strong></sup> Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28264"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">18</span></strong></sup> If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28265"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">19</span></strong></sup> Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28266"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">20</span></strong></sup> On the contrary: <br />
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; <br />
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. <br />
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28267"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></strong></sup> Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. <br />
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I have found it to be true over the years that there are some topics, some areas of concern that serve as a test. Finances, job, etc. to see how we will behave and if we will stay true to how we are supposed to behave according to the Bible. <br />
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But there is one topic that I have found that can be a test where you wouldn't expect it. Friends. Like the old Whodini song says, "how many of us have them?". I would venture to say that we have fewer than we think we do. We say oh those are my best friends with an s. My friend at school, at work, at church. Then there are the 5, 264 Facebook friends we have half of which we couldn't explain how we even know them (if we know them). But that's not who I'm talking about today. <br />
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Your "friends" can be your worse enemies. We have to be careful who we surround ourselves with. Trying to live right means that you need to try to surround yourself with those who try to do right and who will help you in your journey. Be aware of those friends who encourage and/or passify your negative behavior. <br />
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Then there are the fall outs. If someone was truly your friend and you fall out there should be a certain level of underlying respect where you can just go your seperate ways without there being but so much drama. But if one party doesn't do that, the drama can suck you in. We have to be careful of that.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-83114406840333301732011-01-16T15:12:00.000-05:002011-01-16T15:12:03.761-05:00Are you living or are you existing?Are you living or are you existing? <br />
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I was watching a movie (well fast forwarding through it) and a part of it says "I have spent most of my life giving my life away. I think I'm going to keep the rest of it for me". I thought that was awesome and something I really need to think about for myself. <br />
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Death is a tragic thing if you haven't lived.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-27220809115523145302011-01-06T19:19:00.000-05:002011-01-06T19:19:46.388-05:00Real Housewives"The Real Housewives of" series has been on for several years now. Many people think that it has set women back several years. I don't know if it has anymore than anything else has. I mean after all there is always the Jersey Shore, lol. But in all seriousness, both women and men both engage in serial foolishness and shenanigans from time to time. These shows just seem to magnify the situation. It is entertainment. I'm sure we all know some people who we could put together and make a "Real Housewives of X Sorority" or "Real Housewives of X Job Place". I think it is less harmful if watched by the adult audience that it is intended to be viewed by and not children.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-29389037345985846202011-01-03T19:10:00.001-05:002011-01-03T19:10:22.906-05:00Oprah<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the last couple of weeks, several of my Facebook friends have mentioned that they do not care for Oprah. Some say that she is fake, others have other reasons for not liking her. Some have made comments such as “</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I guess you have to be on the Forbes list in order for Ms. Winfrey to like you</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” and “</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I can't stand who she portrays to be when hosting her show.” However, I am proud that she has created her OWN network.” </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although they say they do not like her, they have recognized her success and some have said they are proud of her accomplishments. I like Oprah, I’m not a die-hard fan like some out there but I like her. I don’t DVR her show but if I happen to catch it, I watch it and enjoy it. I did watch it more regularly in the past. I also respect what she has accomplished as well as all of her charitable endeavors and admire her for that. One person said that she had a friend who appeared on the show and that who we see on TV isn’t the real person. Other people brought up the point that she is at work when hosting her show and just as we tend to mask our behavior at our jobs, she has the right to do the same thing. I thought that point was right on target. I feel that people are harder on celebrities than other people. Human nature dictates that we critique them harder but is that really fair? Hmmm…….</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now that her long running talk show has come to an end, Oprah Winfrey debuted her OWN network this weekend. Winfrey had hip hop star Jay-Z featured. <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jay-Z" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jay-Z</span></a> was the focus of the show, called <i>Master Class</i>, which focuses on successful individuals and how they use their life lessons to teach others.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have not seen the episode yet but from what I have read, Oprah says that Jay-Z’s episode exemplifies the ability for people to come from a negative environment yet still be able to make a positive impact on the world. Some people on Facebook were debating Oprah’s choice of Jay-Z. What do you think? </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That’s something to talk about.........</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188179867654453478.post-35749614774793086192011-01-01T18:24:00.000-05:002011-01-01T18:24:35.414-05:00Something to Talk AboutI decided to start a blog for the new year. I had been thinking about starting one for a while and honestly I think I have started one before but have no clue what happened to it. But alas here is a fresh start! I named this something to talk about because I figured that I would post topics here that I thought were interesting (if even for the brief moment I was thinking about them). So be on the lookout for topics and be sure to reply and let me (and the internet world) know your thoughts! Let's have something to talk about!Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289487290879543697noreply@blogger.com2