No babysitting today. Ella and Drew (plus mom and dad and grandpa and grandma) are taking in Disney World and I'm so happy for them!! They made it at around 2:00 p.m. yesterday and it was 72 degrees. So here's an extra post for you. And a picture of the basket project.
What did you serve for Superbowl 37? We got Chinese. It sounded good and the sesame chicken dinners from New Peking in Canal Fulton tasted good too. They enclosed THREE fortune cookies, so the third one, kind readers, is for you.
#1 Message -- "Would you like to do someone a favor?" A bit strange for a fortune cookie, don't you think, but it's good. A pay-it-forward fortune cookie. Sure, I would love to do someone a favor. With Lent approaching this was timely and got me to think about what my Lenten season should include.
#2 Message -- "When the moment comes, take the last one from the left." No kidding. That's it. What on earth does this message mean? A silly fortune cookie message if ever there was one. I googled it (just for you), and apparently this particular message has been out there. There were a number of people asking Yahoo, for example, about its meaning. Bottom line -- apparently it means that you should savor every moment of life. One responder told the question asker, "Dude, they make these things in factories, not in some gypsy hut." Well, thank you for that. I had no idea.
#3 Message -- This one is YOURS, "You are endowed with strength of purpose and energy of will." Sounds pretty new age to me. We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights -- among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I don't think we are automatically endowed with strength of purpose and energy of will. Every good thing comes from God. The Chinese have a saying that I really do like though, "Expect nothing." Think about that one for a while. If you do good things for others, and not expect thanks, you are better off. If you work hard and not 'expect' to win the Lottery, you are going to be a lot better off.
Snow expected today -- 2-4"
Hibernate, if you can. If you are at work, head to the coffee machine and pour yourself a nice fresh cup, and savor being warm and safe. If you are like me, and tea is your thing, have a delicious flavored blend.
Au revoir, friends.
Light of Christ
1 comment:
Hmm: "Last one from the left." If it's the last one FROM the left, wouldn't that mean it's the one on the far right? (Sort of like we read from left to right.) If it was "the last one AT the left", then it would be the far-left, right? Hmm - Right and Left: Sounds political. Where exactly is this fortune cookie factory? Thanks,Ms.Blogger, for a good puzzler on a Monday morning!
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