bailey

this is what i have to live with. seriously?

In Lieu or better INLU

www.inlu.com

I love this new vermont startup. Well, it's not exactly so new - but newish to me. It's a site where you can collect money for absolutely everything. All you have to do is login, create a page, and share the link and people can start donating/contributing online. In fact - the list is so long - I'm going to start to keep a list:

1. collect for a teacher/coaches gift
2. collect for a friend who needs something - a gift or getaway
3. collect for one birthday gift (instead of getting lots of smaller gifts)
4. schools can fundraise - there is an entire section just for schools
5. non profits can fundraise or use it to promote an event & sell tickets to event
6. collect for a wedding gift
7. collect for a baby gift
8. crowdfunding too!

endless.

Right now I'm collecting for a parent in our school who is making the COOLEST portraits of each student in the class. I'd love for all his costs to be covered :-).

8infinity

the whistle

Have you ever thought about the train conductor's whistle.

well, next time you hear it - close your eyes.

You could be anywhere in the world, any year in time.

The train conductor's whistle is always the same.

Think about it....how many of your ancestors heard the VERY SAME SOUND.

Timeless.

(am on the train from Paris to St. Malo via Rennes)

the tuna can

can you believe i never taught three how to use a can opener? had to explain it to her over the phone - and this is what happened:

how to save on ss & medicare costs - HAHA

To help save the economy, the Government will announce next month that the Immigration Department will start deporting seniors (instead of illegals) in order to lower Social Security and Medicare costs.

Older people are easier to catch and will not remember how to get back home.

I started to cry when I thought of you.

Then it dawned on me ... oh, crap...

I'll see you on the bus!

21 great rules to live by!

disclaimer: this came around in one of those emails things that you have to send around in a matter of minutes. i never do that - don't have the time. but these 21 great rules are ones to keep.

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO . Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR . When you say, 'I love you ,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN.  In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.


ELEVEN.  Don't judge people by their relatives.


TWELVE.  Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN.  When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN.  Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk..


FIFTEEN.  Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.


SIXTEEN.  When you lose, don't lose the lesson !

SEVENTEEN.  Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN.  Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship..

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone.. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.