1. Your rock star name (first pet, current car): 
            Merlin Prius

2. Your gangsta name (fave ice cream flavour, favourite type of shoe):
            Chocolate Slide

3. Your Native American name (favourite colour, favourite animal):
            Red Feline

4. Your soap opera name (middle name, city where you were born):
            Anne Beaumont

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

6. Superhero name (2nd favourite colour, favourite drink):
            Green Wine

7. NASCAR name (the first names of your grandfathers): 
            Neutsie Herschel

8. Stripper name (the name of your favourite perfume/cologne/scent, favourite candy): 
            Red Door Chocolate

10.
TV weather anchor name (your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major
city that starts with the same letter): 
            Barbara Boston (I have no idea what Sister Barbara Ann’s last name was!)

11. Spy name (your favourite season/holiday, flower):    
            Summer Lily

12. Cartoon name: (favourite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): 
            Grape Socks

13. Hippie name (What you ate for breakfast, your favourite tree): 
            Biscuit Magnolia

MiniCooperChic recently had the good fortune to achieve a milestone birthday, and this weekend was the celebration with her friends.  We started out Saturday morning at 10am with breakfast, coffee and mimosa.  That segued into Stars hockey with something like 20 people, dinner at Luna de Noche, dessert and wine at Chocolate Secrets, and great conversation back at MCC’s house.  I gave it up shortly after midnight and went on home to get some sleep.  Then, we did breakfast again this morning (yay mimosa!) with the smaller group of out-of-towners who crashed at MCC’s house for the weekend.  I really love these people; they bring home to me how very, very lucky I am in my life!

It’s been a while since I’ve been to downtown Dallas and the Victory Park area where the Stars play in the American Airlines Center.  My god but it’s grown!  I swear all of those high-rise glass buildings sprouted in the past six months.  There’s a ton of stuff down there now, and I’m going to have to find the time to go explore.  Looks like there’s shops, restaurants and museums everywhere now.  Very cool.

Well, now for a day of laundry and house-cleaning.  In between, I’m working on a training presentation I’m giving Monday night at 10:00pm to our Australian/Hong Kong/Singapore/China teams.  And, I absolutely *have* to sandwich an hour or so of yoga in there somewhere.  Ta ta for now!

I can’t believe I only just figured out that you can “protect” postings so that only the people you designate can read your posting.  One of the reasons I don’t write much is that I don’t care to publish some things widely, although I don’t mind some folks knowing.  Of course, the problem with protected postings is that they don’t get included in the digest emails sent out to people, so the only way you can read them is if you either go to my actual weblog page or use the “protected posts” tab on your Subscription page.  Since most people use the digest emails, that means not everyone you want to inform will read your posts.  Oh well, at least I can vent in writing now.

5th sentence of p. 123 of the closest book at hand, plus the next three sentences…

Leith remained an independent burgh until the 20th century.  Fans of Irvine Welsh (author of Trainspotting) probably know that the area has a rough and tumble reputation.  But, today, most of its shipping and the sailors have gone, and lots of luxury apartments are being built instead.  Still, Leith carries reminders of evocative maritime past and offers a good selection of seafood restaurants and nautical-themed pubs.

Everyone I know has already been tagged!

Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday MiniCooperChic,
Happy Birthday to You!

Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating
your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

I’m a O65-C83-E48-A69-N2 Big Five!!

Nothing new or shocking here.

I’ve copied this shamelessly from a friend who posted it on her LJ site.  It’s so very perfect.

I am sharing this poem with those I love today.

I love you,
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.

I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;
I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can’t help
Dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out
Into the light
All of the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find.

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple;
Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.

I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word
Without a sign.
You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.

–Roy Croft

Thank you for being here, in my life, by your choice.