g'nite mrs slocum!

one of my favorite britcoms is "are you being served?" (thanks PBS for turning me on to this many, many moons ago!) mollie sugden, who plays the brilliantly cheeky mrs. slocum passed away today, and i'm just heartbroken. what a hilariously funny actress. not many have come close to lucille ball in my eyes, but dear mollie did. heaven will be a much better place today because mollie has arrived. rest in peace, dear lady, and thanks for all the laughs! and i am unanimous in that! :)

Ground floor perfumery,

stationery and leather goods,

wigs and haberdashery

kitchenware and food...going up!

First floor telephones,

gents ready-made suits,

shirts, socks, ties,

hats,underwear and shoes...going up!

Second floor carpets,

travel goods and bedding,

material, soft furnishings,

restaurant and teas.

Going down!

another little note: saturday night when we went to see my brother in "1776" we were on the elevator going up to the 3rd floor where the auditorium was, and a young man in the back of the elevator said : 2nd floor perfumery, stationary and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery. i turned around and commented on his "AYBS" reference and he was so pleased.........didn't think anyone would "get it!" he didn't know he was in a car full of fans of the show!!!! small world, i guess.......

doin' the happy dance!!!

after a fight for most of the month and 22 times of corresponding with the technicians at yahoo (yes, i have them all saved!), i think they have *finally* figured out a way to fix our little problem, and stop the nasty troll from trying to sabotage the group. we still have an "adult" catagory, BUT, we also show up when a search is done for a gerry group, which was what my concern was all along!!! after over 4 years of hard work, i just wanted new fans to be able to find us! so......thanks to the wonderful folks at yahoo for working so hard and letting me bug them multiple times a day....and for coming up with a solution!! let's hope this is the end of the evil.

for the record: at one point in church yesterday the whole "loving your enemies" and praying for them thing came up. that is HARD, HARD, HARD to do....to pray for the best for people that persecute you, but ya know what? that's exactly what i did last nite! i tried to empty my heart of the anger, and just ask GOD to take care of them. lo and behold...today......things seem to be fixed. coincidence? i think not.

it's too hot and humid to move here today, but i've been doing the happy dance anyway!! woot, woot!!!! :)

launder your karma........

it's been amazing to me since yesterday how many utterly tasteless and downright VILE jokes have been going around the net about michael jackson and the whole child molestation thing. personally, i don't think that he did it. i think he was a very troubled soul, who never grew up himself and related to children on their level with an innocence that most grown folk don't have. but....what i think doesn't matter. if he DID molest any young boys....he's paying for it now. GOD will take care of it. granted....child molestation and abuse is the lowest of lows, and there is NO excuse for it. however....it amazes me how quick others have been to judge without knowing the truth (were they there??), and the sheer venom that has been spewed, the hate, the holier than thou attitudes. and, as i mentioned earlier...some of the absolutely TASTELESS jokes have just appalled me. i've been ashamed to be associated with the human race many times today. some of the people who have "shared" these jokes with me are some of the same ones who spout the "karma" line all the time, too. well, darlings...remember karma goes two ways. it's not just others who have wronged YOU that will get their comeuppance. what YOU put out there comes back to you as well. seems we always seem to assume that we can do and say whatever we want, but if someone wrongs us then all of sudden 'karma is a bitch.' i've been personally offended so many times this week that it's starting to become a permanent part of my life. heartbreaking..........

dance as if no one were watching....

i watched one of the television specials on michael jackson last nite, and in one segment the interviewer was trying to get michael to dance and/or teach him to dance. at one point he asked him what went thru his mind whilst he was dancing. before michael could answer, *i* thought...."nothing...you just DANCE!" basically that was how michael answered the question. dancing is not thinking.....it's FEELING the music and becoming one with it. anyhow....my best girl emailed me this morning and told me that she saw the program, and when she saw that bit she thought of me. "sami would answer that question JUST like that!!" it made me feel good, not only to know that she knows how i feel about dance, but to know that she knows me.....PERIOD!

after all the hurt of the last couple of weeks........it was nice to know that someone out there *really* knows me and cares.

never can say goodbye......

such a shock to lose michael jackson to heart failure today. seems he and the J5 have been around most of my life. grew up listening to the brothers, and michael solo in later years. he was a sad, tortured soul, i think. maybe he's at peace now. thank you, michael, for sharing your gift with us. you'll be with us forever in our hearts and memories!!

everyone is beautiful at the ballet.....

watched "a chorus line" for the first time last nite. even tho it's a 'dancing' movie, i wasn't really impressed with it. funny that......i love dance, but don't like those famous "dance" movies! (a chorus line, saturday night fever, staying alive, dirty dancing, flashdance. wonder why that is???) anyhow....one of the songs really hit, me, tho, and might just explain why my heart has always been with the dance. (and music in general, i'd suppose)

check it:

"Diff'rent" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty

."Pretty" is what it's about.

I never met anyone who was "diff'rent"

Who couldn't figure that out.

So beautiful I'd never lived to see.

But it was clear,

If not to her,Well, then... to me...

That ...

Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.

Every prince has got to have his swan.

Yes, Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.

countin' blessings.....

had a woman that i have known most of my life tell me a few nights ago that i didn't look happy anymore. for someone like me for whom the glass is always half full, this was rather disheartening, but basically true. i couldn't explain to this dear lady all the reasons why i've lost my joy, but it WAS nice for her to notice.......to be noticed in general. thank you, ms mary! i love you!

the good news for today: it's been over 24 hours and the troll hasn't struck the "pride" group.....first time in 10 days! i don't presume to imagine that the attack is over, but at least we had a break today! counting the blessings..... :)

Pursue it further and another thing you'll find

Not only are they deaf and dumb they could be going blind

and no one notices

I think I'll dye my hair blue

Media overload bombarding you with action

It's getting near impossible to cause distraction

Someone answer me before I pull out the plug

What are words for when no one listens anymore

What are words for when no one listens

What are words for when no one listens

it's no use talkin at all