Sunday, August 29, 2010. Any time anyone complains of worry, anxiety, depression, fear, hatred, jealousy - whatever it is - let him sit back and analyze the cause. If he is really sincere, he will find out that he wanted something for himself. Selfish desire causes all the problems. Do things for the sake of others, not for yourself. That is the simple and practical way to find peace.

Thursday, May 21, 2009. Dressed up for you! The most interesting state. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Depressing no matter how fine they are. Chris Walken is one of my favorite actors - ever.

June 23, 2009 by Lemmonex. I am fine and everyone I know is fine after the tragedy on Metro yesterday. Thanks for your concerns and thoughts. Yesterday was a jarring reminder that life is short and random, but it is good to remember we are loved and who we love in return. I hope to return here full time in about a week. See you soon, refreshed and with some fresh, wacky tales. June 16, 2009 by Lemmonex. June 1, 2009 by Lemmonex.

An eclectic collection of true tales. Monday, September 26, 2011. I have missed every one of you. To bring you all up to date, I am now widowed, still working and have re-introduced myself to the, ahem, world of dating. I see I need to fix things up around here, and get back on track! My brain is brimming with tales old and new and many half written. So here we go, with hugs all around. Chimney, posted a picture of me sans make up! .

Me, spilling out all my thoughts, inner and outer, on just about anything! Lots of poetry, short stories from past experiences, anecdotes about teaching elementary school, music, relationships. Something For Everyone! Thursday, October 28, 2010. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Throw off the heavy chain. That binds my gate so tightly closed. So that I may freely. All that I have seen.

Forbidden Planet has new space-time coordinates. Yard waste bags are not created equal.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010. Absence Makes The Heart Grow. Wow, I CANNOT believe that I have not written one single solitary post since last March. Where HAS the time gone? I am going to try and get on here more often and post more photos, write more paragraphs, and belly ache a lot more. Lots has happened since March. My Mother became deathly ill. Had my first encounter with plastic surgery. Moved a son back home WITH his cat and 2 dogs.

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more. Tuesday, March 01, 2011. Why Women Should Wait to Have Sex. My answer to this has nothing to do with morality, or religion, or right and wrong. It also opens you .

Saturday, March 21, 2015. This past week I came across a large Catholic church I did not know existed in Des Moines. I am not sure how I missed it all these years but somehow I had. In fact, this is actually a basilica. There are only 69 basilicas in the United States. A basilicas is a Catholic church that the Pope has designated as a basilica because of historic or architectural reasons. Take care and thanks for stopping by. I pulled off to take .