T-92 : Hallowe'en Grinch

I enjoy the dressing up part of Halloween.  I like seeing what ideas others come up with; though it's usually with thoughts of, "...why didn't I think of that..." going through my head.  What I don't like about the holiday is the candy and the greed it spawns.  I guess that's another sign that I'm getting older.  I was thinking just this morning as I saw the Coca-Cola truck making its delivery to Jimmy John's that soda pop and video arcade games are just precursors to alcohol and gambling.  Am I off base?  I've got to now go get some kids from walking on my lawn!

T-94 : Relatively Defensive

I have kind of a history of being an offensive driver.  I've been getting better with age, I hope.  I make myself feel better when I compare myself to campus drivers.  It was especially rough in last week's 6-inch overnight snow.  Of course everyone besides me is either driving too fast or too slow, right?

T-93 : Foreign Prayers

Today at devotional the opening prayer was given by a person for whom English was obviously a second language.  My natural reaction to experiences like that is to be frustrated with why people like that can't speak louder, slower, and more clearly.  Today I realized that trying to understand what someone like that is saying makes me listen harder.  In the long run I think that's good for me.  So much of what I hear doesn't sink in because of the "firehose effect".  Paying extra attention when someone is a little difficult to understand helps me focus more.  I appreciate that.

T-95 : Scary Singing

Today I have found seemingly-contrasting, yet wise, thoughts:

“It is essential to our well-being and to our lives

that we play and enjoy life.
Every day do something
that makes your heart sing.”

~ Author Unknown

Do one thing every day that scares you.

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

So, I guess if we can do both at the same time we're doing really good.  Some days I guess we may have to do a singy thing and a scary thing separately.

T-96 : 6-Cylinder Words

My old friend, Rich Bick, from Frenchtown, Montana used to remark that he "...didn't know none of them six-cylinder words..." whenever anyone broke out with any long ones.  This is wisdom.  We should be careful with those big words.  Another friend of mine, Inigo Montoya, used to say, ""You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride, after one "Inconceivable!" too many"

T-97 : Word Passing

If your password is on this list it might be time to get a new one.  Here's this year's list of worst passwords, complete with ranking changes from last year: 

1. password (Unchanged)
2. 123456 (Unchanged)
3. 12345678 (Unchanged)
4. abc123 (Up 1)
5. qwerty (Down 1)
6. monkey (Unchanged)
7. letmein (Up 1)
8. dragon (Up 2)
9. 111111 (Up 3)
10. baseball (Up 1)
11. iloveyou (Up 2)
12. trustno1 (Down 3)
13. 1234567 (Down 6)
14. sunshine (Up 1)
15. master (Down 1)
16. 123123 (Up 4)
17. welcome (New)
18. shadow (Up 1)
19. ashley (Down 3)
20. football (Up 5)
21. jesus (New)
22. michael (Up 2)
23. ninja (New)
24. mustang (New)
25. password1 (New)

The 25 worst passwords of 2012 - The Week

T-98 : Creamy Tryptophan

If you're not planning on having Thanksgiving Dinner with us in Montana this year you might want to reconsider:

Turkey Cake

Wow them with this centerpiece of your dessert table. Choose your favorite ice cream flavor, glazed with sweet toppings. Be sure to enjoy the sugar cone turkey legs! Use Product code H-59 to place order.

Missoula Baskin Robbins, prepare for my order.