G_race
R_{evels in her}
A_{ttitude, she’s a}
C_{yclist extraordinaire who}
E_{mbraces life!}

GO GRACE!

She deserves all the support we can put together.

support I can provide.

COME live with me, and be my love,
And we will some new pleasures prove
Of golden sands, and crystal brooks,
With silken lines and silver hooks.

There will the river whisp’ring run
Warm’d by thy eyes, more than the sun ;
And there th’ enamour’d fish will stay,
Begging themselves they may betray.

When thou wilt swim in that live bath,
Each fish, which every channel hath,
Will amorously to thee swim,
Gladder to catch thee, than thou him.

If thou, to be so seen, be’st loth,
By sun or moon, thou dark’nest both,
And if myself have leave to see,
I need not their light, having thee.

Let others freeze with angling reeds,
And cut their legs with shells and weeds,
Or treacherously poor fish beset,
With strangling snare, or windowy net.

Let coarse bold hands from slimy nest
The bedded fish in banks out-wrest ;
Or curious traitors, sleeve-silk flies,
Bewitch poor fishes’ wand’ring eyes.

For thee, thou need’st no such deceit,
For thou thyself art thine own bait :
That fish, that is not catch’d thereby,
Alas! is wiser far than I.

_{[The Bait by John Donne]}

Are you stuck in a chair, with crutches? Or are you weight-bearing?

On the way into work Monday morning, I stopped at the post office to mail a package destined for Our Good Friend in the Southeast. (Despite the heavy rain everything stayed dry.)

hoping that you will soon be able to enjoy a good old knees up:)

for when Grace comes to jet-set in Europe, and can’t wait to frolic with her in this fountain I now have in my front yard:

This is my favorite feel really good music. You can hear snippets on the web site. I haven’t found a good YouTube yet and hope to remedy that when I am in Honolulu next month, if I can get permission and figure out how to do the post!

http://www.coconutjoe.com/middle/lyrics2.html

A woman just started at her new job, working at an adult novelties shop. Her boss comes out and tells her that she has to leave for a while, and “can you handle it?” The new employee is somewhat reluctant, but with the boss’s positive comments she finally agrees. So, the gal is there by herself for a little while and a white woman comes in.

The customer asks, “How much for the white dildo?”

The clerk answers, ”$35.”

The customer: “How much for the black one?”

The clerk: ”$35 for the black one, $35 for the white one.”

She: “I think I’ll take the black one. I’ve never had a black one before.” She pays, and off she goes.

A little bit later a black woman comes in and asks “How much for the black dildo?”

The clerk: ”$35.”

The customer: “How much for the white one?”

The clerk: ”$35 for the white one, $35 for the black one.”

The customer: “Hmmm…I think I’ll take the white one. I’ve never had a white one before.” She pays, and off she goes.

About an hour later a young blonde woman comes in and asks, “How much are your dildos?”

The clerk: ”$35 for the white, $35 for the black.”

She: “Hmmmmm….how much is that plaid one on the shelf behind the counter?”

The clerk: “Well, that’s a very special dildo…it’ll cost you $165.”

She thinks for a moment and answers, “I’ll take the plaid one, I’ve never had a plaid one before.” She pays, and off she goes.

Finally, the clerk’s boss returns and asks, “How did you do while I was gone?” To which the clerk responded, “I did really well: I sold one white dildo, one black dildo, and I sold your thermos for $165!”