Saturday 9: Reason to Believe.

Reason to Believe

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Reason to Believe
1. Has anyone asked you to believe in something that called for a huge leap of faith on your part?

Being an atheist - I always get suggestions to be a believer.

2. When is the last time you moved? Why did you move?

Almost 20 years ago (if you mean move house) - moved into my dream home.

3. Malls? ..or one Internet? Are you doing more online shopping this year? The polls say we are, but I'm curious about what the real people are doing.

More online - especially when I am abroad.

4. Do you remember the first meme you participated in and if so, what was it?

Saturday 9.

5. If you could invent something, what would it be?

Anything is fine - as long as it gets me the Nobel Prize.

6. Are you finished with your shopping? Do you still a few things to go? What? Not even a game plan? ...or is there just one person you're having trouble finding something for?

I have all I wanted... shall have to tell folks to lay off conventional gifts of clothes, accessories and after-shaves for my birthday  -- maybe a smart mod gadget would be more appropriate...

7. What's left to do at your place (or where you are going)? Is the tree up? ...or maybe you're just happy you found the Christmas coffee mug and are calling that good?

The tree only goes up when the grand children come down - not likely this Christmas.

8. Is your life turning out the way you thought it would when you were a kid? If not, is it better or worse?

Never dreamt so far ahead as a child - however, I seem to be content with what life has handed out to me.


9. Tell us about something you'll miss about 2010.

I shall miss being younger... am becoming a Senior Citizen :)


Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

Saturday 9: Dark Lady

Dark Lady

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Dark Lady

1. Have you ever been to a fortune teller? If yes, what happened?

Yes - he predicted a job for me - which was highly unlikely in my circumstances (less than 1% chance); it materialized within a month.

2. How do you cope in an uncomfortable social situation?

Try to remain cool.

3. A genie appears (of course). She asks, “If you had 3 wishes but each took 3 years off your life, what would you wish for and why?”

Happiness for me(1), family(2) and humanity(3) - same order of preference. Do not need to live very long...

4. Would you rather lose your soul mate or never meet them at all?

Rather lose ....

5. What is the hardest thing that you have ever had to do?
Keeping my mouth shut...

6. Have you ever had a miracle happen to you or your loved ones?

No - I am too rational for that.

7. Tell us about a quote that you can relate to. Why can you relate with it?:
...the moving finger writes..., (Omar Khayyam). Its the truth.

8. What personality trait has gotten you into the most trouble?

My belief that I am a 'king'.

9. For those in The States, how was your Turkey Day? If not from the US, do you celebrate a day like Thanksgiving?

No.

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you for your mail - Forwards # 9

(Thanks to Basant Nagdev for sharing)

As we approach the end of another year - I want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery. 

I no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, or have the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel. 

I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels. 

I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed....hmmmm 

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose. 

Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years. 

I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom. 

I MUST ALSO SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about rat shit in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing. 

ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. 

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die for the 1,387,258th time. 

I no longer have any money, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program. 

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's Novena has granted my every wish. 

I can't have a drink in a bar because I'll wake up in a bathtub full of ice with my kidneys gone. 

I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers. 

I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day. 

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. 

BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains. 

I no longer buy gas without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up. 

  

I no longer drink Pepsi or Fanta since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans. 

I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes seven different types of cancer. 

AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face... Disfiguring me for life. 

  

I no longer go to the movies because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS when I sit down 

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me. 

I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fedex since they are actually Al Qaeda agents in disguise. And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.  

I no longer buy cookies from Neiman-Marcus since I now have their recipe. 

THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big black snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant death when it bites my ass. 

AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up a Toonie dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over... 

I no longer drive my car because buying gas from some companies supports Al Qaeda, and buying gas from all the others supports South American dictators. 

I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the Violin Spider and my hand will fall off. 

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's beautician ... 

Oh, by the way..... 

A German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse. 

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late. 

PS: I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet.

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW... Forwards # 8

INFORMATION   EVERYONE SHOULD   KNOW.........................
Blood  Clots / Stroke  - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator,  the  Tongue

STROKE:  Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S .  T.  R.

STROKE   IDENTIFICATION:

During  a BBQ, a friend  stumbled and took a little  fall - she assured  everyone that she was  fine (they offered to call   paramedics).  She said she had just tripped over a  brick because of her new shoes.

They  got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of   food. While she appeared a bit shaken up,  Ingrid  went about enjoying herself the  rest of the evening

Ingrid's  husband called later  telling everyone that  his wife had been taken to  the hospital -  (at 6:00  pm  Ingrid passed away.) She  had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known  how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps  Ingrid would be with  us today. Some don't  die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless  condition instead.

It   only takes a minute to read  this...
A   neurologist says that if he can get to a  stroke  victim within 3 hours he can  totally reverse the  effects of a  stroke...totally. He said  the trick  was getting a stroke recognized,   diagnosed, and then getting the patient   medically cared for within 3 hours, which  is  tough.

RECOGNIZING  A STROKE

The sense to remember the '3'  steps, S T R.

Read  and Learn!

Sometimes  symptoms of a  stroke are difficult to  identify. Unfortunately,  the lack of  awareness spells disaster. The  stroke  victim may suffer severe brain damage  when  people nearby fail to recognize the   symptoms of a stroke.

Now  doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke  by asking three  simple  questions:

S  *Ask   the individual to SMILE.
T  *Ask   the person to TALK and SPEAK  A SIMPLE SENTENCE  (Coherently - i.e. It is  sunny out  today.)
R  *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of  these  tasks, call emergency number  immediately  and describe the  symptoms to the  dispatcher.

New   Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your  Tongue
NOTE:   Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask  the  person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If  the tongue  is 'crooked', if it goes to one  side or the  other,   that  is  also an indication of a   stroke.
A   cardiologist says if everyone who gets  this  e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can  bet that  at least one life will be saved.

(Contributed by: Basantlal Nagdev - basantlal2001@gmail.com)

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Saturday 9 - Just What I Needed

Just What I Needed

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!


Saturday 9: Just What I Needed
1. Who was the last person who entered your life and was just what you needed?



Will give this to my wife.


2. What is one of your fondest childhood memories?

Roaming in the hot summer afternoons and throwing stones for getting fresh raw mangoes and tamarinds  from the trees


3. What would you like to be doing in 7 years?


At 71 - guess cooling my heels...


4. Tell us about a blogging pet peeve.


Finding the matter painfully long - taking ages to read.


5. Tell us about a general pet peeve.


Confronting a liar or a stubborn person.


6. For one day, who would you like to trade places with?

Sonia Gandhi.


7. Where is your least favorite place to be?


In the driver's seat in Delhi's traffic.


8. What do you like about fall?

The colours.


9. If you or someone you know are chronically late, do you believe it's the result of poor planning or choosing to be late?


Choosing to be late...


Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!


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Street Flowers, London - Wordless Wednesday

These are some of the flowers (and the sights) that I see in my morning walk, in and around Streatham, London ...

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I hope you enjoyed the walk and the beautiful sights...