smile more, laugh more and have more fun

I’m not smiling more or laughing more or having more fun. I’m only existing from day to day—asking myself, why bother. Jobs are just nonexistent, so I guess I’m stuck at what I’m doing until my dying day. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad if I thought there was some purpose to it. It all seems so pointless.

Hmm, the quote on this page is by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It says, “Wherever you are, be there.”

Good advice…how do I force my heart to follow it when I so badly want to be somewhere else.

hey what the heck. I still don’t have to go to work. I’m going to vote early in the morning and then relax until I go to the dentist.

I’m smiling already.

it seems to be that that’s what most people enjoy. I also don’t like to discuss purely trivial matters. I probably just need to lighten up.

if I was a student. However, being on the other side of the desk and battling constant apathy is no fun. What idiot has convinced today’s youth that learning is always fun and never hard work. Also, a curse on the touchy-feely self-esteem crap.

I think the touchy-feely self-esteem don’t hurt anybody’s feelings crap is the bane of America and partially responsible for America’s decline into third-world status. Hard work never hurt anyone.

Grumble, grumble, grumble. Old, bitchy school teacher.

I need to smile, smile big, smile everyday, need to remind myself

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
- Nelson Henderson

Do you ever wonder who planted the tree you sit under? Do you wonder what they looked like, what their life was like, their dreams? Do you wonder why they planted that tree?

Fun,fun,fun. I can hardly wait. We start at one o’clock. We’re leaving in a short while to haul Jack down to the arena. (One of my goals for this summer will be learning how to drive the truck with the horse trailer on, but for right now I’ll let my wonderful husband do that part.) I feel like a kid. I just hope Jack doesn’t go ballistic and throw me. I rode me outside this morning in one degree weather just to get the piss and vinegar out of him. I think I must be crazy. I really opened him up, and he can fly. He loves to go. Right now my toes are frozen, but it was worth it. I hope the indoor arena is warmer. This definitely qualifies as HAVING MORE FUN, at least for me.

tremendously. This is a picture of an adorable little Aussie that looks a little bit like my dog, Achilles. My grandson lost my digital camera. It will be a while before I buy a new digital camera. For now, my dog is on better terms with me than my grandson. :)

“You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you’re RIGHT! I NEVER would’ve thought of that!’” – Dave Barry

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace.” – Milan Kundera

“I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.” – John Steinbeck

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.” – Mark Twain, Letter to W D Howells, 4/2/1899

“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner

All dogs, from the German Shepherd to the tiny Poodle, are direct descendants of wolves. They can all breed together and produce fertile offspring. Technically they are of the same species.

I couldn’t resist dogs make me happy. They make me smile and they make me laugh.

Cats are such sweethearts. Emmy is always sweet and loving. She always makes me smile and often makes me laugh. Good therapy.

I’m really trying to look at everything in a new way. Trying to see the beauty instead of the negatives.

Insanity is running rampant in this world, but that doesn’t mean I can’t laugh, smile, and have fun.