This time, I think I have Sidey’s weekend theme straight. Before I follow through with the title essay, I have a little business to share. I received a comment this afternoon from Bodhirose at Bodhirose’s Blog, in which she awarded me The Versatile Blogger Award! (See badge on sidebar.) It will be my honor to pass this award on over the coming days, and I look forward to the opportunity. In accepting the award, I am asked to share seven random facts about myself. So herewith are seven off the top of my head (ouch!), that perhaps most of you do not know:
1. I have an intense aversion to few edible things, and those few are the following: Black licorice or anything anise-flavored; carraway seeds; green olives; the taste of coffee – alone or combined with anything, including chocolate. I do love the smell of coffee, however.
2. I have virtually no natural sense of direction. As long as the sun is out I can generally find east or west, but if it’s dark – forget it! The GPS is probably one of the most wonderful inventions of my lifetime.
3. I can count on one hand how many times I have purchased a handbag for myself. I don’t like having to carry one, and when I used to have to, I could never choose one for myself. My Hubs has always been the one to get them for me. Since I have been using crutches for these many years, I have been able to purchase a couple of “over-the-shoulder” bags that are small enough and relatively easy to handle when I must have one with me.
4. I do not like wearing shoes, and would go barefoot 24/7 if I could get away with it. Now that I have to wear a brace on my left foot, I have to wear shoes when going out, and except for the fact that it really is surprisingly comfortable, I would not be happy about it. Until “forced to” by the orthotics specialist, I had never spent more than $35 on a pair of shoes. The $100 price tag on that last pair was scandalous!! 😀
5. I have a secret desire to have a one-on-one conversation with the President of the United States – whoever he or she may be – so that s/he will understand exactly how I feel about this nation and its politics, because I am sick and tired of hearing politicians talking about what “Americans want,” without ever having been asked by any of them! I would also like to listen and understand the President’s point of view and feelings about our country and its politics. (I also harbor the secret notion that what I think would actually matter to him/her! 😀 )
6. I need absolutely nothing that I do not already have, and I have a great deal more than I need. I’m making an effort to remedy that second part.
7. I never knew that I was claustrophobic until my umpteenth MRI. Probably because of the MRI’s. I can still have them done, but, once again, I’m just not very happy about it.
There you have it! Thank you, Bodhirose!
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Now, on to the weekend theme – a reflection on this photograph:
It seems such a long way from here to there.
And on my way, what will I find?
And when at last I have arrived,
Will there be another horizon ahead?
And more miles to travel?
Will the journey end?
And where will I lay down my head?
And with whom shall I rest?
Should I stop to count the cost
Before I set off on the way?
Would fear destroy the journey you have chosen for me?
Will I be tested and found wanting?
Must I be prudent, and sure of my strength
Before I face my weakness?
Where is it, this place you have set before me, but there?
And will I be the same,
Or will I ever be known again in the here
I have called my home.?
I will go, but I ask all these things, and more:
From here to there: How long? How far?
Will you journey with me,
Will you walk beside me as I go?
Dear Gentle Readers, I wish you strength for your journey; I wish you enough. . .
Reflections From a Cloudy Mirror 
I totally hate anise and olives, too. And those are pretty much the only two foods I really dislike. We must be related!
Do ya think? 😀
Thank you – glad you liked the theme, and to know that great minds think alike! 😀
As far as handbags go – I also don’t like them too big – not just because they can be so cumbersome, but as you said, they are so easy to clutter up (especially for such a clutterbug as I), and then it becomes impossible to find anything when you want it, without dumping everything out.
We have here in the US a recent product that are called “pocket flats.” They fold up, but serve as comfortable shoes that you can slip on and keep in your purse or pocket to change into when you absolutely cannot keep those stilletos on one moment longer! I can’t wear them, so haven’t tried them, but they look like a great idea to me.
As far as the President goes, right now I am one of those in the minority (it seems) who still firmly believe in President Obama, and I hold him in high regard, and believe he is far and away better than anyone else on the horizon who at this point fancy taking over in 2012 and undoing whatever he has been able to accomplish – especially when dealing with the childish, recalcitrant, and petulant behavior of the Congress.
Hubs and I have listened to politicians spout off ad nauseum about how they know what the people want and need, and that the whole country wants such and so, and that everybody feels some wat or other. We beg to differ! While we might be in the minority, however, we are absolutely not alone. I don’t know what the solution is, but I personally do not believe getting away from the two-party system is necessarily the best way to handle the situation. Firther dividing the electorate would end up with far too many factions fighting and back-biting one another, I fear – and then less would get done than the little that is being done now.
Thus endeth the lesson. . . 😀
That was lovely (the theme) close to what it made me first feel.
Re the handbags, I like small plain ones (unlike Cindy). The smaller the better otherwise I clutter them up.
Maybe I must try R700 (about your $100) shoes. Maybe they will be perfect. My current favourites are flat sandals I bought on Christmas Eve, they are so soft and comfortable I feel as though I’m walking on air.
RE the president. I’m getting the feeling from some of my US friends that there is a fgroundswell of discontent in that the high-up politicians seem to have little connection to the people out there. Maybe it’s time to bypoass the very elaborate party structures that isolate someone so much from the people, and show them only what the competing factions in each party want.
You are so adorable.
Yes, I am absolutely adorable, and humble, too! 😀
Thanks so much – your comments are always so kind and generous.
Perfect take on the photo prompt.
*shamefully refuses to disclose handbag count*
Com on, Cindy! ‘Fess up! I have one, now – the one I just purchased, which hold my cell phone and my camera in two different pouches on the front, plus it has a special zippered pocket inside for loose change and for folding money as well, and slots for my plastic money/discount cards. It also is larg enough to hold my sunglasses. All this, and it has an adjustable strap that I can loop over my head and atherefore sling in on one choulder, with no danger of it falling off, since I am on crutches. I bought it – on sale -75% off – (it’s leather, too!) – for less than $20, so I got a great bargain in the process.
This is the first handbag I have bought for myself in about 25 years, other than the little sling pouch I have been using for the last several years. I got frustrated with its size – it was only the size of a cell phone, and had no place for change, but it did have several slots for the plastic, and carried my cell phone on the outside, and it was a pain in the butt to zip open and closed. But I also had to have a separate case for my camera which I could also sling on, and they both used to flop around my side when walking around. So far, this new one is working much better for me, and I will probably use it until it is in shreds, and no longer capable of being repaired.
Thanks again for reading my post, and your very kind comment.