Trouble's blog: "poems and writtings"

SUPERMARKET SURROUND SOUND The new supermarket near my house has an automatic water mister to keep produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of thunder and the smell of fresh rain. When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and witness the scent of fresh hay. When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying. The veggie department features the sound of a gentle breeze and the smell of fresh buttered corn. I don't buy toilet paper there any more.

Things I learned livin' in Texas: 1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in Texas. 3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in Texas, plus a couple no one's seen before. 4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. 5. 'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words. 6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy. 7. 'Jaw-P?' means 'Did ya'll go to the bathroom?' 8. People actually grow and eat okra. 9. 'Fixinto' is one word. 10. There is no such thing as 'lunch'. There is only dinner and then there is supper. 11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. 12. Backwards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.' 13. The word 'jeet' is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'. 14. You don't have to wear a watch,because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see. 15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH EM. 16. 'No. Jew?' is a common response to the question 'Did you bring any beer?'. 17. You measure distance in minutes. 18. You switch from heat to A/C in the same day. (Done this twice so far this year) 19. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal. 20. You know what a 'DAWG' is. 21. You carry jumper cables in your car--- for your OWN car. 22. You only own five spices: salt,pepper, Texas Pete, Tabasco and Ketchup. 23. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and motor sports. 24. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. 25. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm'. 26. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas. 27. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time know as 'goin' Wal-Martin' or 'off to Wally World'. 28. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather. 29. Fried catfish is the other white meat. 30. We don't need no dang driver's ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit. 31. You understand these jokes and forward them to your Texas friends and those who just wish they were from Texas.

LOVE starts with a SMILE, grows with a KISS, and ends with a TEAR. DON'T cry over anyone who won't cry over you. Good FRIENDS are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. You can only go as far as you push. ACTIONS speak louder than words. The HARDEST thing to do is watch the one you love, love somebody else. DON'T let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff. LIFE'S SHORT. If you don't look around once in a while you might miss it. A BEST FRIEND is like a four leaf clover, HARD TO FIND and LUCKY TO HAVE. Some people make the world SPECIAL just by being in it. BEST FRIENDS are the siblings God forgot to give us. When it HURTS to look back, and you're SCARED to look ahead, you can look beside you and your BEST FRIEND will be there. TRUE FRIENDSHIP "NEVER" ENDS. Friends are FOREVER. Good friends are like STARS You don't always see them, but you know they are ALWAYS THERE. DON'T frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile. What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry? Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them. Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end. Most people walk in and out of your life, but only FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart.

Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. Law of the Workshop Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. Law of Probability The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. Law of the Telephone If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal. Law of the Alibi If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire. Variation Law If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time). Law of the Bath When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings. Law of Close Encounters The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically the worse your hair looks and when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. Law of the Result When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will. Law of Biomechanics The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. Law of the Theater At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last. Law of Coffee As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. Murphy's Law of LockersIf there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. Law of Rugs/Carpets The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug. Law of Location No matter where you go, there you are. Law of Logical Argument Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about. Brown's Law If the shoe fits, it's ugly. Oliver's Law A closed mouth gathers no feet. Wilson's Law As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it. (this one is true every time!) Doctors' Law If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better. Don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick.

Operation USO Care Package Jack Daniel’s “Toast the Troops” campaign is designed to encourage its patrons to send a message of gratitude or “toasts” to America’s armed forces currently serving overseas—away from their families, friends and the comforts of home. Since 2004, Jack Daniel’s has partnered with the Operation USO Care Package program to sponsor, stuff and send more than 70,000 care packages to deployed service members. Additionally, tens of thousands of toasts were included in care packages. Due to heightened security, individuals can no longer send letters and packages marked for delivery to "Any Service Member." Recognized by the Department of Defense, the Operation USO Care Package program is the way to support and send a message of thanks to our troops for their service and sacrifice. Space is provided for you to write a personal message of support to the service member who will receive your USO care package. Jack Daniel’s hosts special “stuffing parties” that allow Jack Daniel’s employees, military spouses and volunteers to assemble care packages. Care package stuffing parties have been held at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Gillem, Georgia; Fort Hood, Texas; Naval Air Station North Island, California; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida; and Quantico Marine Base, Virginia. The USO delivers these “toasts” to service members deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq and other overseas locations. The Operation USO Care Package program began in 2003 and has distributed more than 1.3 million care packages. The USO sends approximately 15,000 packages a month to deployed service members! At a minimum, each care package can contain a personalized message of support from the donor, an AT&T prepaid international phone card, snacks, playing cards, reading material, camo kits, which contain shampoo, conditioner, sunblock, hand sanitizer, tooth paste, tooth brush, sunscreen and other requested and needed items. Your friends at Jack Daniel’s remind you to drink responsibly. For more info please go to www.uso.org/JackDaniels.com

Tonight as I look up into the dark sky, and let the rain wash my tears away. A cool breeze passes me by as I close my eyes. I can feel you holding me close in your arms protecting me from the storms of life, I feel so safe next to your body. In your arms I know no harm will come to me. As I turn around to look deep in your eyes there are no words that can express me emotions for you. I think to my self is this truly happening. But in a blink of an eye it was just my imagination playing a trick on me. As the rain washes my tears away!

This is how i feel, how do you let go of a love of a life time your soulmate with out second questioning yourself? As the sayings goes if you love someone so much you set them free if they come back its met to be. Why does setting them free makes you wonder really wonder did you make the right choice? Why does it have to hurt so much? style>.hov:hover{background-color:yellow}

What are you??? Are you a Reason a Season or a Lifetime? Pay attention to what you read. After you read this, you will know the reason it was met for you to read ! People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON. . . It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered. And now it is time to move on. Then people come into your life for a SEASON. Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. THANK YOU for being a part of my life. Work like you don't need the money Love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching.