We had a great time today at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. We went to see the exhibit “Baseball as America” Baseball’s Hall of Fame showing at the Museum until mid August. But the treat had to be for my son. He is a huge sports fan and wants to be a sports broadcaster when he is an adult. We arrived there around 10:30 in the morning and saw a flyer for a show featuring Larry Dierker, Milo Hamilton and Richard Justice as guests to join in a “lively discussion” on Announcers and the Game they love with Curt Smith.
Curt Smith wrote “Voices of Summer” and Larry Dierker wrote “This Ain't Brain Surgery: How to Win the Pennant without loosing your Mind” so after the show they had a book signing (my son was walking about five feet off the ground). He stood in line and when he got up to have his books signed, both Smith and Dierker remembered him and continued talking to him about broadcasting; posed for pictures; called my husband in for a picture (Larry Dierker was my husband’s hero when he was growing up). What a day! What a special time for my son! And best of all, the way he handled himself gave me a memorable “Proud Mama Moment”.
This article is in the August 2005 issue of Forbes Magazine; written by Elizabeth MacDonald and Chana R. Schoenberger . The rankings are based on a combination of economic impact and cultural clout. Some of the women’s rank was no surprise, but with others it was. What was enlightening was how many women in the world are in positions of political and/or economical power. “We’ve come a long way baby!”
Today is Self Portait Friday again. Today's theme is you and your favorite T-shirt. This is it, I purchased it right after the WNBA was formed. I was absolutely thrilled when women entered the professional basketball arena and of course the unforgetable run that the Houston Comets had.
Sheri's Shirt
This is my FAVORITE shirt! My dear, sweet husband (who's taking me out for dinner tonight) bought this for me the week after we got married. When we were dating, he said I'd always be his Princess! I love you honey!
(Sorry I wasn't wearing it. I don't think the partners at the firm would see the humor in it!)
Link on over to Katy's The Grass Isn't Greener to see today's players.
I just watched the Space Shuttle Discovery launch. I am just as excited about this as I was watching the first moon landing (a few lifetimes ago). Seriously, it gave me goose bumps! The teenager missed it (he was sleeping). I’ve tried to explain to him the emotional excitement that this brings, but to him it is just so “ho hum”.
HELLEN KELLER
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
MARGARET THATCHER
If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.
CONTANCE BAKER MOTLEY
(First Black Woman in the U.S. to become a Federal Judge)
“Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
MARIA MITCHELL
We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.
| Your Hidden Talent |
 You tend to solve complex problems in a flash, without needing a lot of facts. Decision making is easy for you. You have killer intuition. The right path is always clear, and you're a bit of a visionary. |
| Your Power Color Is Gold |
 At Your Highest: You are engrossed in passions that mentally stimulate you. At Your Lowest: You seek thrills and neglect what's important in your life. In Love: You see dating as adventure and approach it with an open attitude. How You're Attractive: You passion for life makes others passionate about you. Your Eternal Question: "Am I Having Fun?" |
| Your Power Color Is Magenta |
 At Your Highest: You energize yourself and push others to suceed. At Your Lowest: You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed. In Love: You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet. How You're Attractive: Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you. Your Eternal Question: "What is my next source of inspiration?" |
COWS-Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington, and they tracked her calves to their stalls? But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country? Maybe we should give them all a cow.
CONSTITUTION-They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys! It's worked for over 200 years and we're not using it anymore.
TEN COMMANDMENTS-The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse? You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment!
George CARLIN- said it best about Martha Stewart... "Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too. But they take the one woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and haul her off to jail???"
Besides the fact that you walk in and “ahhhhhhhhh” the aroma just takes you away, the employees are always very kind and helpful. I’m finally about out of the Komodo Dragon flavor. The first time I had it I thought that it was pretty good. But after drinking it a while, I wasn’t that happy with it…it just didn’t have the boldness that I like in my coffee.
The girls there were absolutely wonderful. We ended up having an impromptu “coffee tasting party”. The other customers and myself had our little taster cups; the girls brewed up one of the flavors they wanted me to try. I decided to try Gold Coast; we shall see how it does tonight when I have my evening brew. Of course when I had them grind it for a French press, I had to explain to one of the other customers that by brewing it in the press, you get all the oils from the beans in your coffee. If you use a filter in an automatic brewer, the oils get caught in the filter.
We probably spent 45 minutes in there laughing and trying different flavors. Thankfully no one was in a hurry and the patrons that were already in there joined in the fun. This shopping stop was an unexpected treat!
UPDATE:
The Gold Coast is very good! It has the boldness I like with low acidity therefore it isn’t bitter.
| Your Blogging Type is Social and Responsible |
 From helping friends set up blogs to getting rid of spam - you take a leadership role. A super blogger, you tend to blog regularly. You'd hate to disappoint your audience. And always appropriate, there's no way you'd blog something too personal! |
| Your Blogging Type is Kind and Harmonious |
 People new to your blogging circle know they can count on you for support. You tend to mediate fighting and drama. You set a cooperative tone. You have a great eye for design - and your blog tends to be the best looking on the block! |
Let me also state that you should let management know if your service was good. That positive reinforcement thing really does work!
| You are a Black Coffee |
 At your best, you are: low maintenance, friendly, and adaptable At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you can get your hands on it Your caffeine addiction level: high |
Can you believe this? Last month we didn't get any rain....and I mean NONE! Now, it seems we need to start construction on that Ark! I wanted rain and boy did I get it. Fortunately, we live in the north/western part of Houston and we have never flooded (geez I hope I didn't jinx us). They say we are in for more rain today. Click the title for a Link to "The Houston Chronicle" for more photos.
Sheri works where some of the problem areas are. She emailed me this morning and this is what she had to say:
All I have to say about the weather in Houston....
row, row, row your car,gently down the road;
merrily, merrily, merrily, our streets are good for toads!
Kudos to Dove and Bath & Body Works for being brave enough to take this on. It is about time! Instead of images of perfect hair, long legs and unrealistic bodies, the two companies are promoting their products with a message of "real beauty" by encouraging women and girls to celebrate themselves as they are.
"We wanted to debunk the stereotypical beauty stereotype that exists. We are recognizing that beauty comes in different sizes, shapes and ages," says Philippe Harousseau, Dove marketing director. Dove recently surveyed 18-to-65-year-olds in 10 countries about perceptions of beauty, and the results "seemed to be incredibly and increasingly narrow," he says.
Bath & Body Works is hoping to catch teens and pre-teens before they are immersed in today's celebrity-obsessed culture. Next month, it launches a line of shampoos and lotions under the licensed brand name “American Girl Real Beauty Inside and Out.”
Here are some startling statistics from Dove's study about real women:
| Your Icecream Flavour is... Choc-Chip Cookie Dough! |
 You are fancy shmancy! You have all the bells and whistles and you attract the most gluttonous of ice-cream shop patrons. You are fattening and intensely rich. That being said, you are very tasty and have a huge fanbase! good for you! |
SCARY!
UPDATE: Thank you all for your wonderful comments! Project took about a week and a half. I have been asked about the final cost of the project so here is the breakdown:
Items I had: Bed, dresser, most of the accessories. bedspread
Carpet: 198.00 Installed (Mohawk frieze remnant)
Paint: 5.00 (woops paint from Lowes)
Blinds 35.00 Lowes
Drapes 19.00 (Dupioni silk-clearance/display item)
Drape hardware 20.00 (Marshall’s)
Pillows 45.00 (Tuesday Morning and Walmart)
Console Table 85.00 (Walmart)
Artwork 115.00 (Pier One and Bed Bath & Beyond)
Misc Accessories 14.00 (Clearance items at BB&B)
I could have done better with cost if I would have had more time. I blew it on the artwork but loved what I purchased.
Total Room Redo $536.00
Finally having a guest bedroom $Priceless
