When Life Stinks, Find Your Joy!
Issue No. 31 April 3, 2009
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Talk to me!
What brings YOU joy?! 
Kelly Epperson 
PO Box 2324 
Loves Park, IL 61131
kel_epperson@yahoo.com     www.kellyepperson.com
 
 
 
 
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On the plane again...        
During the last 30 days, I have flown to Asheville, Las Vegas, San Diego, and now Vegas again. So far, I have not tired of airports and people watching. I can get through security lickety-split without setting off alarms. On the plane, I can find the nearest exit and I know that my seat is a flotation device. Since I am not jetting over any large bodies of water, I would prefer the seat cushion become an air bag kind of thing that would wrap me in a protective bubble in the event of a crash.  
 
But I gotta tell you my joy is the new gizmo that allows me wireless internet anywhere. Wi-fi should be free in all airports and hotels, but it's not. With this new stick, I am sitting at O'Hare doing my work and my joy letter. JOY JOY JOY!
 
 

 
      
Words to ponder: 
Sometimes in the wind of change,
we find our true direction.
~unknown
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Joy = Fun Facts
 
Ancient drinkers warded off the devil by clinking their cups.
 
Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.
 
John D. Rockefeller gave away over US$ 500,000,000 during his lifetime.
 

There are over 200 religious denominations in the United States.
 

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.

(Thanks, to Harry H, for sharing.) 

 
 One song I never turn off when  it comes on the radio.... Jesse's Girl
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Joy = healthyrockford.com
 
 
My blog this week for www.healthyrockford.com is all about the joy of sex.
 
Made you look. April fools.
Joy = Fresh Fruit
 
 
 
thanks, candice
Joy = Why Men Are Happier...
 
Your last name stays put.. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time.

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do holiday shopping for 25 relatives in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier. 
 
(Thanks, Allen P, for sharing.)
 
Joy Droppings
What brings me joy lately?
                                                     
*  the little plugin thing that gives me wireless internet everywhere
*  charging outlets at airports so my laptop and I can play
*  a California Feng Shui hair cut 
*  Band-Aids 
*  my guys
 
Joy = Live Out Loud
Emile Zola:
 "If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud." 

 
 
Joy = You
The Birthday Fairy ALMOST forgot her calendar at home AGAIN.
 
Happy MARCH Birthday to you wonderful special joyful friends!
Diane T, Winnebago
Michelle S, Freeport
Allen P, New Milford
Mike M, Rockford
David M, Abingdon
 
and all you March lambs and lions. 
 
And Happy APRIL Birthday to you wonderful special joyful friends!
Becky H, the big XX! :) (Becky looks 25!!)
Carolyn P, a big 70! (How come we start saying our age again at 70?)
and......
my precious amazing son Andrew is 15 on April 8! Drivers permit day.
How can my baby be 6 feet tall and driving?
 
And I promised the March bdays a double-dip for last week's omission.
HAPPY GLORIOUS AMAZING STUPENDOUS FABULOUS BIRTHDAY HUGS AND WISHES TO:
Diane T, Winnebago
Michelle S, Freeport
Allen P, New Milford
Mike M, Rockford
David M, Abingdon
                                                                 
 
   
(New JOY seekers/spreaders: Let me know your bday. At the end of each month, I draw a name and one birthday person gets a joy present in the mail.)
 
 
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Joy = Books & Movies
Book Pick This Week =    Sarah's Key by Tatian de Rosnay
Did I tell you this one already? The joy story in it for me: I saw this book at Target;the cover and description grabbed me. I had it in my hand to buy and put it back. "I shouldn't spend the money. I don't have time to read for pleasure. Blah blah blah."
 
A week later, I get an email from a reader telling me she just got this book at Target called Sarah's Key and she thought I would really enjoy it. Thanks, Sharon Shirk. I bought it the next time I was at Target and I read last week on my Cali flight. Sharon was right. I loved it.
 
Flick Pick This Week =   
 
Quote Junkie
 "Joy is warm and radiant
and clamors for expressions and experience." 
~Dorothy Segovia
 
Thanks, Channahon Connie for the quote.
Joy =French Lesson
Bisou Bisou
Kiss Kiss
;)
 
 
Joy = You Can Do It 

Everything in this world was declared
impossible before it was actually done.
--Author Unknown
 
Joy = Tax refunds 
"The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has"
~Will Rogers
Thanks, Dave B, for the quote.
 
I have yet to file the tax return this year. Hoping for a refund. Hope. Hope. Hope.
April 15 looms...............


JOY = TEENAGE BOYS
 
If not for my boys, I would not know....
a song/dance called " Do The Stanky Leg" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joy = Being a tourist
Joy = Wisdom
  
If it's 2 am Vegas time, and the joy letter is not finished, say good enough and go to bed.

 
 
tune playing at the moment: 
  
 
 that musical noise that slot machines make to get you to want to put your money in them....
 
more next time.............  
 
joyfully,                                                                    
xx kelly                                                                         
 
Joy =  Fun Sense of Humor
 
Over the years, the guys at Google (I heart those guys) (I heart Google) have pulled April Fools pranks. A  few years ago for April 1, Google announced a new dating service called Google Romance. They said, "When you think about it, love is just another search problem."
 
 
 
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