The Precious Commodity

Time. It is more precious than Gold, Money, Diamonds, and even more precious Oil. None of the prior could ever buy time, you can not purchase a day, not even an hour. Sadly we do not realize this very important fact when we are young enough to truly enjoy the full value of it. We say things like "later" or "tomorrow". Some how we wake up and it isn't just tomorrow, it is tomorrow and 20 yrs passed by. People often ask "Where does the time go?". I understand now why they ask that question, because they would love to find it. To have it back and to truly embrace every moment that was enjoyed and each one that was missed. At 43 I find myself trying to remember everything my parents told me as I was growing up, all the things I didn't want to hear at the time. Trying to remember everything the tone and sound of their voices. I am blessed I can still see and hear my parents everyday. And still, trying to remember is complicated and difficult to say the least. If only I had absorbed every moment at that time, placed it where it would always be known, if only. Now, I see where middle age comes into play. I want to remember everything about my children's childhoods. I lived right with them. We played together, learned together, and enjoyed every moment together. Well, maybe not every moment. I wonder what they will remember. Will they remember my voice and the words I said? Will the values I taught them stay with them? At their most trying times, will they hear my voice in their head saying " I love you. Nothing in this world will ever change that. It will all be OK." I hope they are still young enough for me to stress the value of time to them.

Feel Good Friday 5/14/2010

I really like this song. Que Sera Sera by Connie Francis , I like her version much better than Doris Day's. Listen to the words and just know that whatever will be , will be.

Feel Good Friday 02/26/10

It's Feel Good Friday!!! Brenda, I love you. I hope you had a good birthday. You mean the world to me.

Feel Good Friday 02/12/10 Andy Gibb

Feel Good Friday with Andy Gibb!! Andy Gibb was the youngest of the Gibb brothers. This song was written by all four brothers and went platinum. Mr. Gibb died 5 days after his 30th birthday. His music, looks, and charm have been missed every since.

Alienation of Affection

According to the National Enquire, John Edwards has asked his mistress to marry him.

Knowing that Elizabeth Edwards is an attorney I am HOPING that she has remembered the law regarding alienation of affection. I also hope she files paperwork and subpeonas the "the sex tape", ya know for evidence. As if the child born from this affair isn't enough evidence of it.

As of 2008 there are only six states that recognize the alienation of affection law, they are Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah.
From wiki "At common law, alienation of affections is a tort action brought by a deserted spouse against a third party alleged to be responsible for the failure of the marriage. The defendant in an alienation of affections suit is typically an adulterous spouse's lover, although family members, counselors and therapists or clergy members who have advised a spouse to seek divorce have also been sued for alienation of affections."

In North Carolina it seems the juries really can be generous.
From Rosen Law Firm:
"Even in this decade, the trend of generosity has continued. In August of 2000, a Burke County judge awarded a devastated wife $86,250 for alienation of affection and $15,000 for criminal conversation, totaling $101,250. In May of 2001, in Richmond County, the jury answered the issues of alienation of affection and criminal conversation in favor of the scorned husband and awarded him compensatory damages of $50,000 plus punitive damages of $50,000. Another distraught husband, in Mecklenburg County, received an award of $1.4 million in May, 2001 comprised of $910,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.The jury found the doctor who had had an affair with this man’s wife liable for both alienation of affection and criminal conversation. After an appeal the original award of compensatory damages was reversed, the punitive damages award, however, was upheld."

I really would LOVE to Elizabeth Edwards put this "woman" in court , infront of the world and sue her for every penny she planned on taking from Elizabeth's family!!

Feel Good Friday 02/05/10

Feel Good Friday!!! Celine Dion's Because You Loved Me. I think this song pretty much sums up anything I could say. I hope you all have had people in your lives that have you loved this much. I am very blessed and very, very thankful that I have. You are my strength.

With Love,
Idava

Feel Good Friday 01/15/10

If you got worries, then you're like me.
Don't worry now, I won't hurt you.
And,if you got worries, then you're like me.
Don't worry now, I won't desert you.

And, If you get a chance, you put your dancing shoes on.
The country's calling, and thats where I'm going.
Don't know if you're in my way, but, I'll take you along.
I'll take you along.

It is Feel Good Friday!! Might sound odd but, I heard this song on commercial. And I liked IT! The singer is Langhorne Slim the song "Worries". Enjoy!

Idava

Feel Good Friday 01/08/10

It's Feel Good Friday. It would also have been Elvis' 75 Birthday!! Even after all these years he is still missed. There has never been another like him. He was a force of nature. Graceland will be having celebrations all weekend. Click here for more details http://www.elvis.com/graceland/calendar/elvis_birthday.asp

Feel Good Friday 12/11/09

It is Feel Good Friday!!! I was blessed to live in a home that played a variety of music. This is from the 1950's. Little Bitty Pretty One by Thurston Harris will make you clap, hum, and sing!!! Enjoy!

Idava

Feel Good Friday 12/04/09

It is Feel Good Friday!! I can remember my sister listening to this song when I was growing up. For some reason it was in my head, so I decided to share with everyone else. Yes, it is one of those tunes that you will hum all day long. Enjoy!!

Idava

Feel Good Friday 11/13/09

It is Feel Good Friday!! I could not think of a more deserving song this Friday. On Wednesday this song won "Song of the Year" at the CMA Award show. This was not easy, the competition had great songs as well. People are Crazy was definately a personal favorite. I am so happy it was nominated. A special "Thank You" to all of the song writers out there.

Rep Cooper Vs. Rep Gordon

Yes, it is still all about the Health Care Reform Bill. I wanted to know how two Democrats from neighboring districts could vote opposite of each other on this bill. My Congressman, Bart Gordon, voted against this bill. But before he did that he voted yes to the Stupak Amendment. Why? If you are going to vote against the bill anyway, why vote to make sure that anti-choice amendment is put in it? Of course, because in 2010 you want to be able to tell the little republicans in your district that you didn't vote to fund abortions, as if they support you. How many Republican fundraisers were for you Congressman Gordon? Do you truly believe the majority of your backers, the ones that actually campaign for you, are republicans? If you believe that you aren't as bright as I thought you were. Some thing you might want to recognize is that if the republicans run someone against you, all that person needs to win are the republicans in this district and for a few us to NOT vote for you. You understand, since you didn't vote for us.
From Mr. Gordon's web site we get this pathetic reason for the no vote: “I firmly believe that any responsible health care bill must do two things: improve access to health care for small businesses and the uninsured, and reduce health care spending. This bill does one but not the other, it falls short of sufficiently cutting health care spending.” Now isn't that special! This is from the same man that voted FOR the Iraq Resolution (war vote). Gee, how much is that costing us? Where are those WMD?? We are going to be paying for that war and rebuilding that nation for years? But that was OK?? Mr. Gordon, do you even realize the health care cost associated with YOUR war vote?? Shame on you and your pathetic excuse for not voting for this bill!
If only I were in district 5 with Congressman Jim Cooper. Congressman Cooper voted for this health care reform bill while still recognizing its flaws.
From Congressman Cooper's web site: "My reason for voting yes is to advance the cause of health care reform by forcing the Senate to act. Without passage of this House bill, the Senate could delay reform indefinitely. That would be the worst possible outcome because our current health-care system is not sustainable. Congress needs to pass good health legislation in the next few months for the good of the country. "
Thank you Congressman Cooper for caring about the good of this country with this vote. I think if there was a serious financial problem with this bill, Congressman Cooper would have been yelling about it from the rooftops. In ending let me say this "Thank You Congressman Cooper from a fellow Tennessean".

Liberal

Yesterday I was called a liberal, as if that was a bad thing! HA! Call me a liberal and I will gladly say "Thank You!". But this reminded me of a email I received several years ago and thought I would share with everyone today.

Joe Republican
Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards.
With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too.
He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for the laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
He walks on the government-provided sidewalk to subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.
If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.
It is noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe also forgets that his in addition to his federally subsidized student loans, he attended a state funded university.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards to go along with the tax-payer funded roads.
He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."

Feel Good Friday 10/23/09

It is Feel Good Friday and I say FEEL THE LOVE!!! I was lucky enough to grow up this wonderful music playing in our home. This video is double even. Enjoy the sweet sounds of the Everly Brothers singing Bird Dog and Till I Kissed you.

Love to you and yours,
Idava

Feel Good Friday 10/16/09

It is a Feel Good Friday!!!! I hope everyone loves this song as much as do. It is kind of how I do things. Knowing I will get there no matter what, step by step, one by one climbing Jacob's Ladder. Love Huey Lewis and the News!! My Aunt Pole and her husband Jim took me see them in concert in Paso Robles, Ca. Great Times!!

President Obama Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Normally, I do not post on Friday except for the Feel Good Friday video. That being said , this is a very special moment. The President of the United States of America, President Barack Obama has been chosen the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize! Yes, I am proud!

From wikipedia:

The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

Alfred Nobel's will stated that the prize should be awarded by a committee of five people elected by the Norwegian Parliament. Norway and Sweden were at that time still in union, and with Sweden responsible for all foreign policy, Nobel felt that the prize might be less subject to political corruption if awarded by Norway. The Peace Prize is presented annually in Oslo, in the presence of the king, on December 10 (the anniversary of Nobel's death), and is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. "In Oslo, the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in the presence of the King of Norway. Under the eyes of a watching world, the Nobel Laureate receives three things: a diploma, a medal and a document confirming the prize amount."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize

Feel Good Friday 10/09/2009

James Marsters has a very clean pure sound. I find peace in this song. This is the music you want to fall asleep to and hear first thing when you wake up.

Feel Good Friday 10/02/09

I spent yesterday with my best friend, Angela. She had been in the hospital for a week with the flu, asthma, and pneumonia. I am not a morning person, but for her well I was in Cookeville by 9 am. I offered my services ready to wait on her hand and foot, which she laughed at!! The best part, besides just spending the day with her and later seeing her mom, was when she played the ringtone of her cell phone. When I call her this is the song that plays on her phone. How cool is that? I hope everyone else likes it as much as I do.

Feel Good Friday 09/25/09

It is Feel Good Friday. I love this song by REO Speedwagon, Time For Me To Fly.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Feel Good Friday

Ok, normally Feel Good Friday is about about music. Not today! Today I am going to mix it up just a little with cartoon that I loved as a child. For that matter, I still love it! Now, go find your laughing place!!!