Dandelions and Daydreams

20 Simple Pleasures

1. FINALLY getting to sleep for the night
2. Watching the sunrise
3. Staring into the fire
4. Waterfalls
5. Picking flowers for your best friend.
6. sommersaulting up-hill
7. flannel pajama pants
8. bubble baths
9. three knocks on my door in that special rhythm
10. freshly washed towels
11. driving over the hill and seeing the Atlanta skyline all lit up at 4 a.m. and knowing that after a 10 hour drive, I am almost home.
12. Trusting someone completely
13. days without classes
14. Tangent Tuesdays
15. puddle jumping
16. waking up to realize that it is Saturday and you can sleep in
17. seing an old friend
18. Daphodills
19. RAR RAR RAR music on a bad day
20. Hugs

I remember when all the food started coming in re-sealable bags. The movement started with cheese and I thought that it was pretty cool. Now, everything comes in a resealable bag. I look around and I find that not only does the cheese come in its own ziploc bag, the spinich, the lunchmeat, the cereal, the salad, the crasins, and who can forget the socks also come in their own ziploc bag.

Wait a minute! THE SOCKS!!! Why would someone put socks in a resealable package? To seal in the freshness? Generally speaking, I don’t keep around my sock bags to store my socks in after I open the bag, and generally speaking I don’t want to seal in the “freshness.”

To make this misuse of a ziploc bag worse, the company advertized on the bag of socks that it has a resealable opening. I’m sure that is a great selling point! I know I bought that brand of socks just because they have a resealable package. Gonna go stuff my socks back in the package and seal in the freshness. Wait, maybe I should wash them first.

The Bible contains:
The mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. It’s doctrines are holy, it’s precepts are binding, it’s histories are true, and it’s decisions are immutable.Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword, and the Christian’s charter. Where paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. Christ is it’s grand subject, our good it’s design, and the glory of God it’d end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be open at judgment, and be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, rewards the greatest labor, and condemns all who trifle with it’s holy contents.
-Author Unknown

What’s in a word?
Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the
wrong word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning
bug.”

Here are examples of what he was talking about:

Spotted in a toilet of a London office:
TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW.

In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE
LIGHT GOES OUT.

In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS.

In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK
OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN.

In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON
THE DRAINING BOARD.

Outside a secondhand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING
YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS.

Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR.

Seen during a conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN’T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON
THE FIRST FLOOR.

Notice in a field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL
CHARGES.

Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS.

On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL
DOESN’T WORK.)