From the Notebook....

Oh, the joys of a messy house!
When you trip over papers,
And an old, broken, toy mouse....

Oh, the joys of a messy hall!
In which the tables and chairs sit,
Over which, I trip and fall.....

Oh, the joys of a messy living room!
Where sits the sink from the kitchen,
Hidden by a deep blue gloom....

Oh, the joys of a messy dining room!
A couch lies plastered with sewing things;
In the corner stands an ancient loom.

Oh, the joys of a messy kitchen!
Eggs and veggie-scrapings lie scattered;
The stove appears to be covered with Lichen....

Oh, the joys of a messy bedroom!
Walk in the room and-
Where's my bed?!?

Three cheers for Apollo 11!

See here for detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

From the Notebook....

On the table, is a big, white mound
Of cold, homemade ice cream,
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.

The machine makes a "burring" sound,
Yet the ice cream remains silent,
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.

A sudden cry, clear and loud,
"The ice cream's ready to eat!"
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.

To the machine I once more bound,
And scoop ice cream into my cone.
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.

My ice cream slips to the ground,
I'm left with just a cone!
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.

Then comes Uncle Reedo's hound,
and laps up that which fell.
Churning,
turning,
'round
and 'round.
Copyright/Curious Cognitive Content/July 20th, 2008

The New Definition of.... GOVERNMENT

Government: gover-n-ment

Let us translate, as is customary in these definitions.
gover = gofer; n= in; ment = mint
We combine these words to read, "gofer in mint." We change the preposition to a verb, and read "gofer uses mint." The government is like a gofer, going to and fro, trying to satisfy the needs of the people by using the means of minting money.

Note: Whether or not the government is helping us by minting more money and messing up economy, this post is not meant to discuss.

"Why can I not feel joy? Because of trials? Because of sickness? Because of sin? Then I must confess this sin, and let it not separate me from God. Truly, 'nothing can separate us from the love of God.' Is there not great joy to be found in these words?
I behold the blessings that now surround me; yea, even in my trials. Oh, remind me of the great news that has come to me, that I hath been invited to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb!
If I find no joy in the this, if I can find no joy in the Gospel, than I will never find joy."

The New Definition of.... IDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE

I find that the best way to learn the meaning of a word is by breaking it up into understandable sections. I suppose you could call it a form of dissecting. Since this is Independence Day, the word on trial for today is "Independence."

Independence: In - de - pen - dence

We have here 4 parts; in, de, pen, and dence. The first step is to translate two of these words: de, and dence. Let us say that "de" = the, and "dence" = dance. Now it says: In the pen dance. What does this mean? Simple! The Declaration that we remember on the 4th of July is the result of a pen (quill), dancing on a piece of paper.

Now you know what this day of celebration is about; it is about the ingenious pen dance that a group of founding Fathers came up with.