$exxxxY Wine and NOT so $exxxxxy Cigarettes
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Posted:Sep 24, 2011 3:25 pm
Last Updated:May 29, 2017 10:52 pm 2888 Views
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Last week, I was put on Cashier Duty in the Cigarette Cage. It was very apparent to some of the customers that I lack Tobacco Savvy. There's the Camel Man, Walk a Mile for a Salem and Joe Pall Mall. When they talk about chewing snuff and stuffing it into a pipe. I really go into Dumb Dumb Land.
Fortunately many customers will go into the Cigarette Line without actually buying Tobacco Products because it's a shorter line.
I had a good laugh when I received a letter from WallyWorld in Arkansas advising me that if I quit smoking by October 15th for a lower Health Insurance Premium.
Dang! Does that mean I have to start in order to quit. If it's like any other addiction. It's easier to start than to stop.
It was even more humorous when a woman asked me if I could help her pick out a good wine for her boss. She didn't drink and didn't have a clue what a good wine would be. The last time I drank wine was in the 70's. I drank this stuff called "Strawberry Hill." It's not something I would recommend to as a gift for a boss. I wished I would have drank something better before I made the decison to become a teetotalling Twelve Stepper.
Nevertheless, I recommended that she get "Menage A Trois" Wine for her boss. It's a pretty bottle with an interesting name. I have no clue about the taste.
Menage A Trois????? Now that's something that not on my Don't Do List. Still, it's not an event that I could sell to WallyWorld Customers.
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Natives versus Transplants and Accents
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Posted:Aug 3, 2011 6:44 am
Last Updated:Dec 28, 2015 6:15 pm 2798 Views
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I have a friend who was born in Missouri. Her father is from England and her Mother hails from California. All Three of them have different accents.
I am the oldest of five. We were Army brats. My Sister and I were both born in Los Angeles. Two brothers were born in Colorado and the youngest brother in Germany.
My sister married a man from Arkansas and relocated from California to Arkansas in the late 1980's. My brothers eventually followed suit afterwards.
The oldest brother is now in the Spiritworld. The Middle Brother has a hearing disablility and the Younger Brother considers himself a major league redneck and talks like one. My Sister talks and acts exactly like a Southern Bell. She identifies herself as a Southern Gal.
I relocated to West Virginia with my now ex-hubby when he retired. I am like my middle brother with a hearing disablitity and never acquired the Southern Drawl. We had to be taught how to talk and have our own unique style of talking. A friend offered to give me Southern Bell Lessons. It didn't work.
I have SoCal attitudes and would be miserable trying to fit into some other kind of mold.
My younger who ironically also dons hearing aids talks like a West Virginia Native. My older stayed in California when we moved. He eventually joined the Navy with plans to go to Berkley University after leaving. He met a peach and is going to Georgia Tech instead. He talks like a Georgia Cracker but I suspect he won't be hanging around Georgia after he graduates.
Life on Life's Terms. My sister is the Native and I am the Transplant from L O S A N G E L E S ! ! !
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MEN!!!!, WallyWorld & GOD'S Gender?
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Posted:Jul 19, 2011 11:27 am
Last Updated:Jul 27, 2011 7:51 am 2484 Views
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A Fellow associate and I were talking about MEN and I jokingly replied "When God made MEN, she was only Kidding!"
A Third Associate piped in, "God is NOT a Woman!"
"Says who" I questioned. "God has never come down and introduced himself or herself to me and showed his or her gender parts!"
"Well according to the BIBLE!!!!! God is male!" he answered.
"Oh, You mean that medieval book of errors written by a bunch of men who don't like women,"
Now he had decided that it is his civic duty to "SAVE ME!!!!
So I get to listen to all his preaching when I do to work. I doubt if he will ever understand the concept of Deism, God as You Understand God, Ad Infiniutm.
I respect anyone's constitutional right to whatever religious beliefs they have. A belief is a concept accepted as fact without proof. Nevertheless, I wish some individuals would respect mine. I suspect they feel duty bound to save my soul because they are uncomfortable with my spirituality. I am comfortable with it and feel secure that my soul is just fine.
Hail to the Goddess who gave Birth to the God.
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Star's Run-In with the West Virginia Police
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Posted:Jul 3, 2011 12:54 pm
Last Updated:Jul 7, 2011 7:21 am 2632 Views
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Last Night, I drove downtown, loaned my some $$$$$$. It's started already, stopped at Kroger.
Thank You for Working at Kroger, I told the Cashier. She laughed and said that was a new one. I mentioned working at Wal-Mart. Thank you for not supporting them, she replied. I told her that I was shopping for my ex who considered Wal-Mart a bunch of Scabs. He's hard core retired IBEW.
It's been my personal experience that the local union are not worth the powder it takes to blow themselved up with so off to work at WallyWorld, I go.
I was heading for home and notice an abundance of police lights at the corner from the house. I was curious and drove up to observe. Big Mistake!
"Ma'am, Can I see your Licence, Registration and Proof of Insurance." the policeman who stopped me requested.
I provided the documentations but the License was MISSING!!!! Heck Darn Blast and other words to that effect. I thought to myself - I am sooooooo going to jail. It's a Virginia Driver's License.
He has to call Virginia to verify it. It came back as invalid. He spelled the last name wrong. He repeated the information with the correct spelling and it came back as valid.
It was a Sobriety Checkpoint. I've been sober almost 34 Years so I didn't go to jail. But replacing a license, what a pain. It takes a major act of congress to get that done anymore. I might be stuck with a WV License rather I want on or not.
The next Morning, St. Anthony came to the rescue. I felt under a sofa. The wallet with the License was there.
Yeah!
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Grumpy the Ex - West Virginia - WTFiretruck!!!!!!
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Posted:Jun 29, 2011 7:45 am
Last Updated:Jun 30, 2011 7:19 am 2274 Views
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It has been my experience that when one door closes, another on always opens. Thus when my home in Virginia went on the market, My job at Sam's was getting Ho-Hum!!!!
I get the message - there is a transfer opening in West Virginia. Meanwhile, the week before - I was getting calls from my Ex-Husband in West Virginia who was having breathing dificulties. I finally talked him into going to the ER where they kept him.
I was getting calls from my (technically his step-) who lives with him. Poor Billy couldn't deal with the old grouch. Grumpy wasn't taking care of himself. Eating old food, ad infinitum.
The Estate was a mess. I felt I needed to get back and manage things. So now I'm back and indeed, everything is a mess.
Grumpy is out of the hospital and being himself.
On a positive note, he isn't going to be chasing the sweet young things with a folly cath in his.........
He is also eating better. I get a ten percent discount on WallyWorld Tofu. How many folks would give their ex' Mediacal POA over them. LOL!
Nobody has an expiration date written on the bottom of their foot but my intuition tells me that Grumpy is destined to enter the SpiritWorld in the near future.
One Step at a time, on hour at a time. I need to get back into Geocaching and running. Life on Life's Terms.
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West Virginia 10K & Relay For Life Adventure
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Posted:Jun 22, 2011 1:44 pm
Last Updated:Jun 29, 2011 7:31 am 2689 Views
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When I was in Charlottesville, I ran the entire 10K at the Event. Now that I am back in West Forgotten By Santa Virginia, I cheated at bit. I committed myself to running 10K but divided it into two runs.
The First Half to the Run took place in Rural Ticket Trap, West Virginia. I ran a total of 3 miles from the House, around some of the Street, over the Greenbrier River Bridge to Island Park, along side the River and back to the House
I drove to the event which was a few miles down the road and ran the remainder of the Three Point Eight Miles at the Relay For Life Event.
My who is also a runner told me that whole goal is to simply have fun. If it's not run, it's not worth doing. The Charlottesville Run was certainly a challenge. I came home asking myself if training for a Marathon might be a tad bit overly ambitious. The West Virginia Run was simply more fun and I improved my speed.
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Prosperity, Love, Healing MAGICK - ALL Prayer Ties ACCEPTED
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Posted:Jun 16, 2011 1:19 pm
Last Updated:Jun 17, 2011 12:14 pm 2326 Views
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Prayer Ties are offered to the Creator Native Americans as in exchange for blessings as for prayer or healing.
The making of the ties is part of the prayer and blessing ritual. It is a a meditative action with the focus on the prayer or intention.
They are easy to make with squares of cloth material, string and loose tobacco. I've also used cornmeal, dried herbs and even potpouri with success.
Gather the four corners of the square cloth together and secure the tobacco into a small bundle by looping or tying string around it. Leave approximately four inches of string on one side of the first prayer tie, leaving the rest of the string loose.
Once the your string of prayer ties is completed, it's time to make an affirmation, prayer and/or intention statement to whatever deity or energy you are spiritually aligned with.
Grandfather Creator/Mother Gaia
I offer myself to you to do with as you will.
Take away my difficulties so that I can be of more use to you.
Secure the prayer ties to a place yconsider sacred. It can easily be tied to a shrub or tree branches, or tacked onto an outdoor structure. I like slinging them over my dreamcatchers. I will be carrying prayer ties when I run a 10K this Friday. They can be carried during other types of ritual work too.
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Quick Money/Long Term Prosperity Prayer Ties
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Posted:Jun 16, 2011 12:27 pm
Last Updated:May 1, 2024 7:14 am 2222 Views
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I made this Dreamcatcher Last Night we had Full Moon in Sagittarius Energy with that Marvelous Eclipse. It couldn't have been planned better.
The Green Represents "Quick Money" While the Red represents "Long Term Prosperity"
I also included Prayer Ties which are easy to make. The Natives use Tobacco or Corn Meal but dried Herbs, rose petals or even Potpourri can be used.
Gold and Silver, Coins and Cash
Quick Money Comes in a Flash
Trinka Five - Trinka Five Five
Long Term Prosperity on the Horizon
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Job Transfer and Relay For Life in West Virginia!!!!!!!
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Posted:Jun 13, 2011 2:29 pm
Last Updated:Jun 15, 2011 4:55 am 2442 Views
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My biggest concern about the Job Transfer to West Virginia is the lack of running events and running groups. I started google-searching for them.
Last Week, my Employer in Charlottesville was Sponsoring a Relay for Life Event for the American Cancer Society. I volunteered to Captain the Relay Team and run 10K which is good practice for a Marathon.
After running that 10K - I began to question rather the idea of running a 26 Mile Marathon might be a tad bit over ambitious.Nevertheless upon googlesearching running events in West Virginia I found
2011 Relay For Life of Greenbrier County, West Virginia
June 17, 2011 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
AND one of the Relay Teams is Sponsored by the local WAL-MART where I am transferring to. I promptly signed up for the Relay Team. When I arrive they will wonder Who the Heck is Bonnie I. until I show up for at the store in a few days. They will know that I am that crazy lady who ran a 10K and maybe I'll even find a few running buddies.
Life has a way of falling into place the way it's suppose to.
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Star's 10K Adventure & Relay for Life!!!!!
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Posted:Jun 6, 2011 3:22 pm
Last Updated:Jun 8, 2011 6:41 am 2489 Views
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Since a Six Mile Run was on my training schedule last week. I figured the Relay For Life Event would be a good time to practice a 10K Run which translate to 6.2 miles.
One of the Managers at work was raising money for the Event. Relay Teams would be camping and walking continuously. Dang! There is no relay team. Why don't I organize one, I suggested to her.
She's not running nor camping out at night. Mosquitoes. Yuck! She advised me.
Personally, I've camped on my own many time and I've spent hours on hiking trails. There are Citronella Candles, Off, and tucking Dryer Softener Sheets in the bra discourages those pesky bugs.
We are raising money for a Good Cause. The American Cancer Society. The Manager did it by selling raffle tickets and food at the event. Sam's Club also made a contribution.
I made money by Captaining the Relay Team with a committment to run 10 K and encourage others to at least walk. She set up a booth on Saturday Morning. I worked on Saturday Morning, got off later, came home, walked the dog, packed the car and off to the relay, I went.
What an awe inspiring event it was. I donated for a luminaria for my Friend Johnny who recently cross over due to cancer.
There was a 16 year old with Leukemia who spoke about her battle with Cancer. She stated that the Luminaria for the ones who crossed over doesn't mean they lost the battle with Cancer. It means that they moved on to a bigger, better place.
I ran about three miles when the sunset and the darkness fell. The night was brighten by the glow of the illuminated bags bearing the names of those who have battled with Cancer.
In Honor of the Cancer Survivors like my Maternal Grandmother - NAN who survived Breast Cancer but another kind of Cancer took her when she finally reached a Ripe Old Age.
In Memory of my Friend Johnny. We never met in person but talked on the telephone. He talked about the treatment and how bad it made him feel. If Johnny can deal with months of Chemotherapy. I can run 10K and maybe even a Marathon in October
There were bagpipe performers playing "The Circle of Light" and "Amazing Grace."
It was not an easy run. I couldn't run that week because of a pulled muscle. I worked all day before going to run at the event. My timing will never qualify me for the Boston Marathon but I made it. Afterwards, I went home and slept most of the Sunday.
This Week, I run 3 Miles on Tuesday and Thurday. Five Miles on Wednesday and Seven Miles on Saturday. When my job transfer finally goes through, I'll be running on the Greenbrier River Trail in West Virginia
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