Ann’s Link Love In

I got tagged for a linky love in from “Hooked On Memes“! Thank you!
I’ve tagged 5 more bloggers below.

EDIT: I had to change one since the blog was already listed

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Welcome to Ann’s Link Love In sponsored by the SuburbanGypsy.
Since this will be Ann’s very first meme, let’s get her going and good! Alright?

I have selected 5 bloggers (not including myself and our friend Ann) to tag and bestow a bit of linky love. I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog and pass that love forward. A bit of Free Love if you will.

Simply tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not edit, replace, or delete. Just keep on adding! With any luck, this will be one heck of a groovy list.)

It’s just that easy! What is in it for you? A little bit of fun, the joy of annoying your blogging buddies – AGAIN, new friends, potentially an increase in your blog traffic, Google Page Rank, and in your Technorati *wink*

Add your blog url…

Ann’s Rants | Suburban Gypsy | Life in the Lost World | What Women REALLY Think | Journeywoman | YummY! Down On This | Hooked On Memes | Shannon’s Moments of Introspection | Small Reflections | Skittles’ Place | Fatty Kathy’s Weight Loss Journey | Beautiful Orchids | Gina’s Public Diary | 3 Sides of Crazy | Mom Knows Everything | Penny Lane | Multifaceted Mama

You are next…

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I Have…

I found this over at Tamy’s place, “3 Sides of Crazy” and thought I would join in the fun! The things I have done are in red

I HAVE
1. Started my own Blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (self)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode a elephant

Dona nobis pacem – November 6, 2008

Give Back Peace

Give back father, give back mother,
Give back grandpa, give back grandma,
Give back boys, give back girls.

Give me back myself, give me back men
Linked to me.

As long as men live as men,
Give back peace,
Peace that never crumbles.

by Sankichi Toge

Helen Keller: “I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.”

John Lennon: “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.”

Halloween Questions!

Feel free to copy. I did…from Gina at “Gina’s Public Diary“.

1. What is the worst treat to get when trick-or-treating? I don’t like those peanut butter taffy candies wrapped in orange or black paper.

2. What character from any horror film would you most like to play? Kathy Bates from “Misery”

3. Would you rather be a zombie, alien, or psycho? I am already a psycho LOL so I pick a Zombie.

4. How many Halloween, Friday the 13th, or Nightmare on Elm Street movies combined do you have on dvd?
I am not sure, I have never counted them.

5. What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? When I was a kid it was “Friday the 13th”. As an adult I think “Darkness Falls” was the scariest.

6. Lamest costume you have seen on Halloween? Someone dressed as a prostitute.

7. Favorite Halloween treat? Chocolate

8. Friendly-faced jack o’lantern or scary one? Both! Depends on my mood.

9. Have you ever had nightmares about a scary movie character chasing you? Yes, and as an adult (38 years old) I still have bad dreams and I prefer to have a light on in the house at night.

10. Best thing about Halloween? All the wonderful candy!

11. Strangest Halloween custom you’ve heard of? None that I can think of.

12. Person in your family who most likes Halloween (not counting yourself)? My sister-in-law.

13. Are you superstitious? Yes, in some ways I am. I don’t walk under ladders and I get chills when a black cat crosses my path. I don’t step on cracks and I throw salt over my shoulder now and then.

IMPORTANT: Posting Comments

A sweet, kind blogging friend of mine (Bud) brought it to my attention that the comments section of my blog is not working very well. It seems blogger implemented something new and it seems to only work some of the time. So, I changed my settings so that the comment section is now a pop-up window. Please let me know if this works or not

Hugs!
~*~ Shannon ~*~

BlogBlast For Peace Is Coming!

Come and check out Blog Blast For Peace and help us spread the word!

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Join The Revolution

Here are the rules and the story.

(1) Copy this into a post (2) ADD YOUR NAME to the bottom of the tag list
(3) Tag at as many people as you’d like.

The Peace Globe project began in the fall of 2006 with a simple post from one blog, Mimi Writes. The post ignited a flame in the blogosphere. The flame became a passion. The passion became a movement. It amazingly traveled from blog to blog to blog across the globe. Bloggers wrote passionate articles on what peace means to them, along with the promise of three Latin words scribbled on a globe – Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) - branded with the integrity of their names or blog names. It was positively inspiring to watch. And it began to happen all over the world – from Singapore to China to Afghanistan to Brooklyn.

It was simple. And powerful.

In less than three weeks bloggers from all across the globe will blog for peace.
We will speak with one voice. One subject. One day.
Won’t you join us?
November 6, 2008

How To Get Your Peace Globe In 4 easy steps!

1. Right CLICK and SAVE the peace globe below or choose from other designs here.
2. Sign the globe using Paint, Photoshop or a similar graphics tool. Decorate the globe anyway you wish. You can even include the name of your blog. Click here for hundreds of inspiring examples from previous BlogBlasts.
3. Return the peace globe to me via email ~ mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com – Let me know your blog’s name and url by leaving a comment here and signing the Mr. Linky. Your submission will be numbered and dated in the official gallery . Your globe and post will be listed on the Official BlogBlast For Peace website and The Peace Globe Posts page.

Here’s the most important part.
4. On November 6, 2008 DISPLAY YOUR GLOBE IN A POST. Title your post “Dona Nobis Pacem”. This is important. The goal is for all blog post titles to say the same thing on the same day. Write about peace or simply fly your globe.

Go HERE for the other 3 globe template choices!)

If you’d like to help spread the word, take this button to your site. The code is in my sidebar.

I, Mimi Queen of Memes, hereby royally tag the following…….

(Before you copy this list on your blogs, ADD YOUR OWN NAME to the bottom of the list. )

• A Great Pleasure
  
• A Journey Into The Mind & Life Of A Teenager
• A Nice Place In The Sun
  
• A Piece Of My Mind
• A Room Of Crazy Scrapper
• A Simple Life
• A Word In Edgewise
• Alasandra & The Cats
• Amazing Life
• Amel’s Realm
• Amori,poesie,arte,chat by Hanna
• And Miles To Go Before We Sleep…
• Angell’z Secretz
• Another Desert Rat
• Anyhow Blogs
• Anything Goes
• Apples Of The Eyes
• Are We There Yet?
• Are You Grateful?
  
• Asara’s Mental Meanderings
• Ask A Lesbian
• Attitude, The Ultimate Power
• Awestruck
• Backroads West Virginia
• Balitang Kalye
• BearsMountain
• Beggar’s Shot Glass
• Betty’s This and That
• Bijoux & Banter
• Billy Warhol’s Billion Dollar Baloney
  
• Bits and Pieces
• Bits and Pieces by Jan
• Blessings In Life
  
• Blogger Happy
• Blue Dreamer’s Top Five
• Bogie’s Wonderland
• Byrningbunny’s Challenge Page
• Cafe At the End Of The Universe
• california is a recipe for a black hole
• Candid Karina
• Cap’n Dyke Lesbian Pirate Queen and Rogue Blogger
• Captain Picard’s Journal
• Carver’s Site Or Is That Sight?
• Castle Of Nannbugg
• Cathy’s Resurrection Corner
• Caught In The Stream
• Chanel’s Journal
• Chocolate Mint Girl
• Chronicles and Tales Unlimited (RED)
• Chrysalis Angel
• Colloquium
  
• Clean And Simple
• Comedy Plus
  
• Communique by Ivanhoe
• Crazy Working Mom
• Crows and Daisies
• Daisy The Curly Cat
• Dana’s Random Blatherings
• Dating Profile Of The Day
• Deep DownThe Heart
• Diario de Iza
• Dixie’s Heart And Soul
• Dottie’s Place
• Down River Drivel
• Drowsey Monkey
• Duward Discussion
• Emila’s Illustrated Blog
• Etavasi
• Everyday Healy
• Everything and Nothing
• Expressions and Thoughts
• Feathering On My Nest
• Fil-Am Never Ending Stories
• Filipina In Hawaii
• Find Out What Jen Finds
• Fishing Around
  
• Foster Me Up
• Foxxyfyrre’s Honk ‘n Hollr
• From The Roads
• Good thoughts, good trades, good life
• Hahn At Home
• Happy and Scrappy In Ohio
• Happy Life
• Health Psych
• Hearbeats….
• Heart Of Rachel
• Hello?….Is This Thing On?
• Hnetka Goes HMmmm
• Hobbies And Such
• Home In France
• Hootin’ Anni’s
• Idaho Daily Photo
• In Search Of Life
• Inner Wall
• Isis Dominguez Lahora
• It’s All Good
• It’s Not A Weekend: It’s A Lifestyle
• It’s Sanni-licious
  
• Jannaverse
• JB’s Small World
• Journey To Authenticity
• Julie Pippert: Using My Words
• Julie’s Blog
• Julie’s Jewels & Junque
• Just About Scrapping
• Just Me And My Creations
• Just Write
• Keep Fondly In My Mind (Twinkletoe)
• Kellementology
• Kids, Cats, & Books….What Else Is There?
• Lakeside Lair
• Laketrees
• Larry Hnetka Goes HMmmm
• Last Minute Lyn’s Life
• Late Bloomer Boomer
• Late Night Latte
• Leaf Float Down River
• Leaping Before I Look
• Life
• Life and Adventure
• Life Is A Roller Coaster
• Life’s A Dance You Learn As You Go
• Lowdown From Lois
• Luz de Luma, yes party!
• Mama Pajama
• Managing Autism
• Maremagnum
• Marie Millard
• Maryannaville
• Mattress Police
• Maya’s Window
• Meezer Tails
• Memoirs Of A Chaotic Mom
• Mickey’s Musings
• Mighty Mom
• Mimi Writes
• Minnesota Mom
  
• Minority Kills
• Modern Musings
• Mom Knows Everything
• Mom’s Musings
• moms…check nyo
• Momto3cubs
• Monday Morning Power
• Mother Of Shrek
• Ms Cellania
• Much Of A Muchness
• Muffin53
• Mumblings
• My Blog Rules
• My Colorful World
• My Dogs Keep Me Sane
• My So-Called Site
• Namnet’s Philosophizing Playground
• New England Lighthouse Treasures
• No More Mr. Nice Guy
• Norte
• Nyumix’s Blog
• O’Ceallaigh & The Quill
• Odat’s Mumblings
• Oh I’ve Got The Blues
• Olde Lavender Prims
• On A Limb With Claudia
• On The Wall
• Opinionated Black Woman
• Our Two Little Princes
• PT-LawMom
  
• Pet Monologues
• Pimp Your Blog
• Pinay-At-Heart
• Pinaymama’s Dairy
• Points Of View
• Precious Moments
• Quilly’s Pacific…Paradise?
• Rainbow In The Golden State
• Ramblings and Whatnot
• Ramblings Of An Idle Insomniac
• Random Autumness
• Rants, Raves, & Random Thoughts
• RDH Mom
• Reba’s Run
• Rojoy’s Daily Update
• Rooms Of My Heart
• Rose Of Sharon
• Rose’ World
• Royal Kitties
• Run Away Thoughts Of EMZ
• Sacred Ruminations
• Sarah Spelled The Right Way
• Sarge Charlie
• Saturday 9
  
• Scraphut
• Screw Perfection
• Second Effort
• Secret Agent Mama #1
• Secret Monologues
• Shannon’s Moments of Introspection
  
• Ship’s Log Of GT281
• Simply Sassy
• Slavery Bliss
• Small Reflections
• Space Of Reality
• Speedcat Hollydale
• Straight Forward Comic
• Strange But True
• Stray Thoughts
  
• Sunday Stealing with Judd Corizan
  
• Surgeonsblog
• Tangled Up In Twyla
• Tarheel Ramblings
• Teacher Julie
• Tell Me About It
• Teri Teri Quite Contrary
• Tertium Quid
• That Grrrl
• The Backwoods Drifter
• The Beacon
• The Best Is Yet To Come
• The Big Leather Couch
  
• The Calalilly Space
• The Cookie Sheet
• The Evil Blogger Twin
• The Furry Bambinos
• The Furry Diva
• The Gaytheist Agenda
• The House Of The Flying Monkeys
• The Ice Box
• The Junk Drawer
  
• The Kat House
• The Morning Meeting
• The Painted Veil
  
• The Puppy’s Palace
• The Random Forest
• The Rising Blogger
• The Salty Mooch
• The Starr Ann Chronicles
• This And That
• this is Jo Beaufoix.com…..like Kate Moss, but not
• This That and The Other Thing
• Titration
• Trav’s Thoughts
• Twisted Sister
  
• Vaguetarian Tea Room
• Valerie Joy
• Valley Girl
• Vixen’s Den
• Wading Through My Stream of Consciousness
• Wandering Consciousness
• Warmstone
• Weird Sanctuary
• Weird Sanctuary
• What She Said Too
• When Silence Speaks
• When Your Only Tool Is A Hammer
• Will Think 4 Wine
• Will Write For Food
• Witty Writer Gal
• Wonderland Or Not
• Work Of The Poet
• World So Wide
• Writer Cramps
• WTIT Tape Radio
• Your Caring Angels
• Zaius Nation
• Driven To Distraction
• Why? What Have You Heard?
  

………………………………………………………………………………………………YOUR NAME HERE.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE TAGGED TO PLAY.

Please passing this meme through the blogosphere. Peace + Power
This is Mimi Pencil Skirt reporting from the lovely land of the Peace Globes.
Memeing the Movement.

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Fun With Cartoons

YAY!!!! Another fun thing to do today!
Skittles over at “Skittles Place” tagged me to play along in this Cartoon Meme.
My answer and some people that I tagged can be found at the bottom of this post!
Have fun!
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• Copy these rules to your post.
• Link to the person who tagged you.
• Keep track of your points. (Don’t peek at the answers.)
  
• Add the answer YOU got (and maybe an image) at the end of your post.
• Tag some people.

The Quiz:

1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
   a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
   b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
   c) Painting in the park (5 pts)
   d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
   e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)




2. What is your favorite type of music?
   a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)
   b) Alternative (1 pt.)
   c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
   d) Country (5 pts )
   e) Pop (3 pts.)




3. What type of movies do you prefer?
   a) Comedy (2 pts.)
   b) Horror (1 pt.)
   c) Musical (3 pts.)
   d) Romance (4 pts.)
   e) Documentary (5 pts.)




4. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
   a) Waiter (4 pts.)
   b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
   c) Teacher (3 pts.)
   d) Police (2 pts.)
   e) Cashier (1 pt)




5. What do you do with your spare time?
   a) Exercise (5 pts.)
   b) Read (4 pts.)
   c) Watch television (2 pts.)
   d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
   e) Sleep (3 pts.)




6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
   a) Yellow (1 pt.)
   b) White (5 pts.)
   c) Sky Blue (3 pts)
   d) Dark Blue(2 pts.)
   e) Red (4 pts.)




7. What do you prefer to eat?
   a) Snow (3 pts.)
   b) Pizza (2 pts.)
   c) Sushi (1 pt.)
   d) Pasta (4 pts.)
   e) Salad (5 pts.)




8. What is your favorite holiday ?
   a) Halloween(1 pt.)
   b) Christmas(3 pts..)
   c) New Year (2 pts.)
   d) Valentine’s Day(4 pts.)
   e) Thanksgiving(5 pts.)




9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?
   a) Paris (4 pts)
   b) Spain (5 pts)
   c) Las Vegas (1 pt)
   d) Hawaii (4 pts)
   e) Hollywood (3 pts)
   




10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
    a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
    b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
    c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
    d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
    e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
    

The Answers:

(10-16 points) You are Garfield :
You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn’t mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.

(17-23 points) You are Snoopy:
You are fun; you are very cool and popular. You always know what’s in and you ‘ re never out of style , you are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days more than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times

(24-28 points) You are Elmo:
You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice:try not to be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts in your life.

(29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants.
You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it’s funny and calm for the most part Stay away from traitors and jealous people and you will be stress free.

(36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown:
You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. Don’t let your passion confuse you with reality.

(44-50 points ) You are Dexter:
You are smart and definitely a thinker… Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes. Try to do less over thinking every once in a while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity!

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I scored a 29…I am Elmo:

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Now I challenged the following folks to play along:
Gina’s Public Diary
Penny Lane
Multifaceted Mama
3 Sides of Crazy

Enjoy the fun!

Fun With Your Name Game

I was reading some of the Thursday Thirteen posts and found this fun little survey. I stole this idea from Jennifer at “Welcome to My Island“! Feel free to play along and leave me a comment if you do so that I can visit your blog!

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01. Your rock star name (first pet, current car): Benji Neon

02. Your gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Cherry Garcia Flats

03. Your Native American name (favorite color, favorite animal): Blue Teddy Bear

04. Your soap opera name (middle name, city where you were born): Gayle Farmington

05. Your Star Wars name (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name): Hazsh

06. Superhero name (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Black Pepsi

07. NASCAR name (the first names of your grandfathers): Raymond Edward

08. Dancer name (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Tommy Girl Chocolate

09. TV weather anchor name (your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Elliott Edinburgh

10. Spy name (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Christmas Rose

11. Cartoon name:(favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): Strawberry Underwear

12. Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Carrot Cake Blue Spruce

13. Movie star name (first pet, first street where you lived): Benji Carver Creek

Oct 12th: Happy Birthday Skittles

Skittles (Barb) over at Skittles’ Place is have a birthday today…so…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

I hope you have an awesome birthday!

Hugs!
Shannon

Last Time Test

This was originally posted by Michele in a post titled “Another Last Time Test“. I have appropriated her neat little test to post here along with my answers. Please visit Michele when you get a chance.

1. When is the last time you actually looked like the photo on your driver’s license?
I just renewed my license not too long ago so I have not changed much…only a new haircut.

2. When is the last time you purchased tickets for a sporting event?
In the year 2000. I took the kids to see the Kansas City Royals play baseball!

3. When is the last time you were asked to prove your age to enter a bar or to purchase alcohol?
Four or five years ago when the Man and I went out with his nephew.

4. When is the last time you let the person in a hurry cut in front of you in line?
Last week at the local gas station.

5. When is the last time you flirted with the idea of spending more that a week’s salary on a pair of shoes?
I have never done that and I never will. I don’t like shoes that much!

6. When is the last time you thought “you can’t possibly be serious”?
LOL Today at work.

7. When is the last time you wished a politician would simply answer the question they were asked?
Every day! Sometimes several times a day.

8. When is the last time you called around to several stores looking for a particular item; and was this item the new shade of nail enamel in the Chanel fall collection? I have not done this in years…it is easier to find things on the Internet. And no, I have not been looking for the new shade of nail enamel in the Chanel fall collection.