Wear Red on Friday

Last week I received an e-mail about wearing red on Friday's to show support for U.S. troops overseas. As I frequently do I went to Snopes.com to check the validity of this e-mail. Here is what they said about it. Take note of the mention of the Nebraska Cornhuskers about halfway down the origins part. Go HUSKERS!!!

Oh so true

"God does notice us, & he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs" President Spencer W. Kimball

It pays to have friends in the right place

Last night Kurt, I and our friends got to see Aida at the Lied Center on complementary tickets. We were in the 7th row center, fantastic seats. The tickets were comped to us by my sister's nephew and niece, T.J. Young and his sister Anya Sulomoni Young. It was a good night to go as Anya played Nehebka, not her normal role but one she did a great job in. T.J. is the associate director/staging. The pop/musical was fantastic and it was great to just have a fun night out.

Novartis Run

I walked (jogged a little) in Novartis 2 mile fun run/walk yesterday. I got a time of 28:36 which was better than I had hoped to get. Also, no 10K runner came in in front of me (they started 3 minutes before the 2 milers). David also ran the 2 miles and his time was 20:58, what a little speed demon. Kurt ran the 10K with a time of 1:08:42. Heather and Ben Ashby came to cheer us on, meet David at the finish and take pictures.

Thoughts

From the book "The Garrity Test" by Brenton Yorganson

How can we, so weak so frail

Shoulder the burdens or hope to prevail?

The master has taught us "line upon line"

Said it was done one step at a time.

and

If ever there's a time of need,

With back against the wall..

Just lift your eyes and ask for help

From Him who gives to all.

Funnies

These are some of my favorites from Reader's Digest:

Every so often I'd challenge a father visiting his newborn in the nursery, where I was a nurse, to guess his baby's weight. Few even came close, but one dad picked up his son, hefted him in his hands, and gave me the precise weight, right down to the ounces. "That was amazing," I told him. "Not really," he replied. "I do this all the time. I'm a butcher." -- "All In a Day's Work" by Nola Faria

A DISTRAUGHT PATIENT phoned her doctor's office. Was it true, the woman wanted to know, that the medication the doctor had prescribed was for the rest of her life? She was told that it was. There was a moment of silence before the woman continued, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious my condition is. This prescription is marked 'no refills'."

A VICIOUS BITE from one of his prize-winning show rabbits sent my 15-year-old son to the emergency room. The doctor and attendants who cleaned the wound and bandaged his hand were clearly amused about how he got the injury. As we were leaving the ER, they handed us a sheaf of papers that included a prescription for antibiotics, a wound-care information sheet and a recipe for rabbit stew. --"Life In These United States" by Jim Lord

MY DINNER PARTY was headed for disaster. One man, an insurance salesman, was monopolizing the conversation with a lengthy account of recent litigation involving himself. Since two other guests were lawyers, I was becoming increasingly uneasy. "In the end," the salesman concluded, "you know who got all the money." I cringed. "The lawyers!" he shouted. There was embarrassed silence at the table. My heart was pounding until the wife of one lawyers said, "Oh, I love a story with a happy ending." --"Life In These United States" by Jane Ghegan.

It had been a nerve-racking experience for my attorney husband. He was working with the FBI on a federal sting operation. Worried for his safety, they put him under protective surveillance. Finally the FBI told him they had rounded up all the criminals and were lifting the surveillance. A few days later my relieved spouse was on the phone, telling his brother about the whole adventure. "Did you happen to mention to the FBI that you have an identical twin?" his horrified brother interrupted. "Who lives next door?" --Contributed to "Life in These United States" by J. D.

Trivia - John Williams

John Williams is a fantastic composer. He wrote the score for all the Star Wars movies, the Indiana Jones Trilogy, ET and Jaws. Did you know he also wrote the score the the John Wayne coming of age movie "The Cowboys", did the adaptation of the score for Johnny Whitaker's "Tom Sawyer" and wrote the score for a "Gidget" movie. Here is a list of the scores that John Williams has written in alphabetical order:
1941 (December 14, 1979)
The Accidental Tourist (December 23, 1988)
A.I. (June 29, 2001)
Always (December 22, 1989)
Amistad (December 10, 1997)
Angela's Ashes (December 25, 1999)
Attack of the Clones (May 16, 2002)
Bachelor Flat (January 12, 1962)
Because They're Young (April 1, 1960)
Black Sunday (April 1, 1977)
Born on the Fourth of July (December 20, 1989)
Catch Me If You Can (December 25, 2002)
Cinderella Liberty (December 18, 1973)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (November 16, 1977)
Conrack (March 27, 1974)
The Cowboys (January 13, 1972)
Daddy-O (December 18, 1958)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (July 16, 1969)
Diamond Head (February 20, 1963)
Dracula (1979)
Earthquake (November 17, 1974)
The Eiger Sanction (May 21, 1975)
Empire of the Sun (December 9, 1987)
The Empire Strikes Back (May 21, 1980)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (June 11, 1982)
Family Plot (April 9, 1976)
Far and Away (May 22, 1992)
Fitzwilly (December 20, 1967)
The Fury (March 15, 1978)
Gidget Goes to Rome (September 11, 1963)
A Guide for the Married Man (May 26, 1967)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (November 15, 2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (June 4, 2004)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (November 16, 2001)
Heartbeeps (December 18, 1981)
Home Alone (November 16, 1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (November 20, 1992)
Hook (December 11, 1991)
How to Steal a Million (July 14, 1966)
I Passed for White (August 17, 1960)
Images (December 1972)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (May 24, 1989)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 23, 1984)
Jaws (June 20, 1975)
Jaws 2 (June 16, 1978)
JFK (December 20, 1991)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (March 24, 1965)
Jurassic Park (June 11, 1993)
The Killers (July 17, 1964)
The Long Goodbye (October 28, 1973)
The Lost World (May 23, 1997)
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (June 27, 1973)
Memoirs of a Geisha (December 9, 2005)
Midway (June 18, 1976)
Minority Report (June 21, 2002)
The Missouri Breaks (May 19, 1976)
Monsignor (October 1982)
Munich (December 23, 2005)
Nixon (December 20, 1995)
None But the Brave (February 24, 1965)
Not With My Wife, You Don't (November 2, 1966)
The Paper Chase (October 16, 1973)
The Patriot (June 28, 2000)
Penelope (November 10, 1966)
Pete 'n' Tillie (December 17, 1972)
The Phantom Menace (May 19, 1999)
The Plainsman (November 18, 1966)
Presumed Innocent (July 27, 1990)
The Poseidon Adventure (December 12, 1972)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981)
The Rare Breed (April 13, 1966)
The Reivers (December 25, 1969)
Return of the Jedi (May 25, 1983)
Revenge of the Sith (May 19, 2005)
The River (December 19, 1984)
Rosewood (February 19, 1997)
Sabrina (December 15, 1995)
Saving Private Ryan (July 24, 1998)
Schindler's List (December 15, 1993)
The Secret Ways (May 24, 1961)
Seven Years in Tibet (October 8, 1997)
Sleepers (October 18, 1996)
SpaceCamp (June 6, 1986)
Stanley & Iris (February 9, 1990)
Star Wars (May 25, 1977)
Stepmom (December 25, 1998)
Story of a Woman (1969)
The Sugarland Express (March 31, 1974)
Superman (December 15, 1978)
The Terminal (June 18, 2004)
The Towering Inferno (December 17, 1974)
The Unfinished Journey (December 31, 1999)
War of the Worlds (June 29, 2005)
The Witches of Eastwick (June 12, 1987)

Easter

HAPPY EASTER

Candle on the Water

I'll be your candle on the water
My love for you will always burn
I know you're lost and drifting
But the clouds are lifting
Don't give up you'll have somewhere to turn

I'll be your candle on the water
'Till ev'ry wave is warm and bright
My soul is there beside you
Let this candle guide you
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light

A cold and friendless tide has found you
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down
I'll paint a ray of hope around you
Circling in the airLighted by a prayer

I'll be your candle on the water
This flame inside of me will grow
Keep holding on you'll make it
Here's my hand so take it
Look for me reaching out to show
As sure as rivers flow
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go...

Written by Anneliese Van Der Pol
Sung by Helen Reddy in Disney's "Pete's Dragon"

Bowling cost $$$$$

I took the kids bowling yesterday when I went to visit Jasmine and Brittany. Now I remember why I gave up bowling - it is VERY expensive. For the four of us to bowl one game it cost $27.00. That is crazy.

Mopac trail

Kurt, David and I went for a walk on the Mopac trail. We started at the east end near Wabash and hiked in about 1 1/2 miles. It was an enjoyable and very pretty hike. I can imagine in another month or two it will be fantastic. The stop sign picturne is to help us remember what street to take to get to the trail head as every time we go out there we forget and spend 20 extra minutes searching.

State Farm 1M and 10M

Kurt and David ran in the State Farm races. David ran the 1 mile in 9:17 and Kurt ran the 10 mile in 1:58:54. For more on Kurt's run go to Kurt's Marathon Blog (especially for comments on his number). Next race is the Novartis 2 mile and 10K. I am going to do the 2 mile as it is a "fun run/walk" around Holmes Lake. Hopefully my walking will pay off. After David's race the camera got wet and wouldn't let me take any video thus only one shot of Kurt and lots of David. Sorry honey.