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if you want to get to the castle
you have to swim the moat
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reflection section ~ sentimental meltdown
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Twice now I have visited a local jewelry store to melt down some gold and silver pieces long ignored in my jewelry boxes - they were broken, outdated or I didn't prefer wearing them any longer. (Got good cash too! Last trip yielded $541!) Yet one piece of jewelry - a tri-color bracelet given to me by a former boyfriend, Joe, I simply could not add to the melting pile. For some reason, I don't wear it any more yet I specifically remember when he gave it to me and because we are still friends today, I hold onto it.
Sentiment and memories trump the cash, ladies. Money rules the world too much anyhow if you ask me. But we snippeteers are savvy enough to know there are many more important components to our world besides the green stuff.
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not about the bike ~ cheaters never get there
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While biking one day, a tiny motor scooter scooted past me, the driver exerting no pedal effort at all as I glistened hardily with sweat. He made it look easy! Merely coasted along on his two tires with a firm grip on the handle bars and getting there faster than me on a small tank of gas. "Cheater!" I called out in my head.  We will encounter people in life who "make it look easy" but sometimes we must recognize that they are actually giving no "oomph" to the situation at all. There is no active effort on their part; the altered perception is ours and it may be askew. Some people choose to "cheat" by coasting along in life and then expect to reap the benefits of something. Yet no one reaps anything if cheating and coasting is part of the picture. They will only get nowhere faster as they run out of gas.  |
remembering can be almost as good
as what actually happened
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Three women and three men were traveling by train to the Super Bowl.
At the station, the three men each buy a ticket and watch as the three women buy just one.
"How are the three of you supposed to travel on only one ticket?" they ask.
"Watch and learn," answer the women. They all board the train.
The three men take their respective seats and the three women cram into a restroom and close the door. As the conductor collects the tickets, he knocks on the restroom door, "Ticket, please."
The door opens a crack and a single arm holds out a ticket. The conductor takes it and moves on. The men witness this and agree that it was quite a clever idea. So on the return trip, they decide to do the same thing.
When they get to the station the men buy a single ticket but notice the three women didn't buy any tickets at all.
"How are you supposed to travel without tickets?" they ask.
"Watch and learn," answer the women.
When they board the train, the three men cram themselves into the restroom; the three women cram into another.
After the train is on its way, one of the women walks over to the restroom in which the men are hiding, knocks on the door and in a disguised low voice, says, "Ticket, please."
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accept everyone you meet along the way
as your teacher
(EAT PRAY LOVE)
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FOR John L of MD and his sudden passing; condolences to his wife, two boys and his big family, all feeling a huge void
FOR snippeteers everywhere and the balance we seek to find
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judgmental judy
in the case of not knowing your stuff
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ORDER IN THE COURT! Judgmental Judy has been in too many stores lately buying too many "stuffs" - school supplies - gifts - college needs - shoes (yes because she needs another pair) - and other junk no human needs because we can't take it with us. Several times as The Judge asked a sales rep, "Do you have this item?" she was told, "No, we do not carry that." One guy was ready to send her to another store location altogether!
But alas. Judgmental Judy is resourceful if nothing else. Hardheaded woman that she is, she must see to believe. Turns out the stores DID carry the requested items because she saw them with her very own eyes and paid for them with her very own dollar bills out of her very own leopard print wallet ... along with her very own irritation.
Judgmental Judy bangs her gavel on sales clerks not knowing their merchandise. Know your stuff, people! Go study the shelves a bit harder. Case closed.
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SNIPPETS handy helper
~ bike ride ~ balloon event ~ back-to-school assistance
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Snippeteers are offering various event info ...
a few quick links to several Maryland events:
Back-to-School Project Assist financially disadvantaged families prepare for school; sponsored by Fund for Social Welfare and Volunteer Office of Baltimore County Department of Social Services Average cost for new
school supplies per student = $50 Monetary donations and gift certificates welcome Call Volunteer Office at 410-853-3024 or email Deborah Ward here Rising Above It
Two-day hot-air balloon festival rain or shine September 3-4, 2010 (Labor Day Weekend) fundraiser for SARC provides services to people seeking an abuse-free life Harford County Equestrian Center 608 Tollgate Road Bel Air, MD  Balloon Glow Gala Friday, September 3 7-11 pm Family Fun Day Saturday, September 4 noon-6:30 pm Kids' Zone activities passes $5 per person more info visit website here or click balloon image |
you are not grown up
until you run out of birthdays
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CIAO ...
and thanks for snippeting,
Suzanne Molino Singleton
SNIPPETS creator
(weekly since 2006)
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