Network for Good

Network for Good

John Scalzi,blogger of By The Way blog, our notorious blog leader has talked about New Orleans and the surrounding area and all of the trouble that they are in now due to the hurricane Katrina.He has suggested that we may want to give money to the Red Cross at 1800 HELP NOW or http://www.redcross.org/

or we could look up Network for Good, a group that posts a very informative site with lots of buttons! http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal-environ/hurricane/ The buttons are great becasue they list different shelters,non profit charities , services and information on conditions there in New Orleans. Worth a look....                              

A Story/ Coach is mean to me

Coach is mean to me

He said this to me and he turned his tear stained eyes to the wall."I'm not going back, unless he's nicer to me." he said.

I looked over at this face and seeing the pain registered there I asked what had taken place.

"No matter what happens he blames it on me. The other boys do the same things and I am the one who gets balled out...  The last time he got mad at me the whole team had to do sit ups."

"I see", I said."But you have to go back."

We went on, back and forth, until I called the head caoch and tried to explain to him that my son was a perfectionist and that he was discouraged because according to the coach his performance was not perfect.This troubled me and unless he could encourage and motivate him as well as disciplining him, my son could not continue.He said he would talk to the other coach and come up with a plan.

The next day was wonderful  ! My son was motivated to keep on playing and the coach was happy to have him on the team. The coach smiles more now too..

Favorite things

What are your favorite things?

Marti wants us to talk about our favorite things. My favorite hobbies are reading sports travel and movies.Fresh air is tremendously important to your body.

 I admire loyalty in a friend and caring.

I think that love is very essential to every person.I love children.

Many times, adults who have a garden will point to a flower, tell you what it's called and where they bought it. A child will take you to the flower, show you all of the pedals and the center and explain to you very seriously how important it is.

Now you can add your thoughts too.

Seeing Double-Sclazi's Old Man War challenges the senses

Seeing Double- Scalzi's Old Man's War challenges the senses.

Old man meets eternal life in Old Man's War;  John Scalzi's recently published book. In it the hero has the good fortune of being able to exchange his body with a twenty year old body that has his own brain wave patterns (for thinking) and it has smart blood; that is blood that is highly oxygenated to handle all of the stress it will encounter. It also has a brain ban that will remind it of information it needs to know and help it locate things like say, cities or a battle site.

The book is highly entertaining.

How about you? When you get into your later years, say 70s or 80s would you like modern medicine to replace some of your major body parts? Would you prefer to be cloned entirely? Your thoughts please.

 

What would I like ?

What would I Like?

John asked us what we would like to have albeit not necessary items and would said items make us happy..

ahem...well a super computer is looking mighty nice John...I would do so many things with it... for one thing it could open most sources for information anywhere.. for another thing... maybe it could reinvent itself as you do John!:)

Another thing I would like is enough money to have a world class orphanage that I could help run so people could get attended to in a nice fashion.

I would also like to have a school that is international with children from all over the globe.

Would it make me happy? What is happiness John?... Do you have a current definition? It would please me and I would definately feel good were these things to appear! Cheers!:)

Two Years of Journal land

It's been two years Hip hip Hoera!

Thanks to all of you who have been supportive of me here in J Land! You are great people and I appreciate you!

Thank you to our leader John Scalzi too!

Lots of inspiration there!

I like the fact that we listen to each other and that we are supported -the one to the other.

I have a journal entry about that "Sticking up for your beliefs". It is so cool that we all have different ideas and different styles !It is cool  that we all respect one another!

Warm fuzzies all around!

hugs, natalie

Blocking adds on your cell phone

Blocking Adds On your Cell

I received an interesting email from my cousins' mother. Apparently one month from last Monday, companies will start to solicit your business on you cell phone as per Congress just now permitting that!Please call this number (it's no charge).

888/382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It stops companies from delivering adds to your cellphone;

something that will be possible about 30 days from Monday. It is effective for five years Wowsers!

Oh and you must call from your cell phone and register each one from that cell individually-remember. hugs!!! nata