There's a road - long and winding
The lights are blindin' - but it gets there
Don't give up - don't look back...
There's a silver linin' - it's out there somewhere

Everybody wants an answer - everybody needs a friend
We all need a shinin' star on which we can depend
N so tonight were gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before - (to find what you're looking for)

There'll be times - in your life
Ya when you be dancin' n shit - but you ain't gettin' it
But don't get disillusioned - no, don't expect too much
Cuz if what you have is all you can get - just keep on
Tryin - it just ain't happened yet

Everybody wants ta be winner - everybody has a dream
We all need a shinin' star when things ain't what they seem
So tonight were gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before - (gotta get where you're
Headed for)

Everybody wants some kindness - everybody needs a break
We all need a shinin' star when things get hard to take
So tonight were gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before

Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
and know the stars are
holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you tonight

I remember the time you told me about when you were eight
And all those things you said that night that just couldn't wait
I remember the car you were last seen in
and the games we would play
All the times we spilled our coffees
and stayed out way too late
I remember the time you told me about your Jesus
and how not to look back even if no one believes us
When it hurt so bad sometimes
not having you here...

I sing,
"Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
and know the stars are
holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you tonight"

I sing,
"Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you
I can just look up
and know the stars are
holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you tonight"

~~FM Static

You've been my best friend all these years
You've kept holding on to me through all the trials and the tears
Only you and I could know all the sacrifices
That let this feeling grow.
There were so many times we could have said goodbye
We could have called it quits but, honey, you and I --

We're survivors - we made through the storm.
When I've needed shelter, I've found it in your arms.
Survivors - in love enough to fight
Together in this thing for life

There were times I lost my mind -
Took some wrong turns you got me back in line.
There were times you lost control
But I stood by you I loved you, heart and soul.
When faith was tested and dreams were fading fast,
We held each other close until the rain had passed.

We're survivors - we made through the storm.
When I've needed shelter, I've found it in your arms.
Survivors - in love enough to fight
Together in this thing for life.

A little time and tenderness
Has seen us through the years.
We'll still be side by side
When the final smoke has cleared.

We're survivors - we made through the storm.
When I've needed shelter, I've found it in your arms.
Survivors - in love enough to fight
Together in this thing for life. . .
Together in this thing for life.

If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.

If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. 



If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.

If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. 


If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. 

A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him. 



If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.

Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down. 
 


If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.

A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!) 
 


If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. 

A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his. 
 


If a conservative reads this, he will mention it so his friends can have a good laugh.

A liberal will be outraged it because he or she is "offended". 
 


Well, I put it on my blog.

2. If it's in my hand, it's mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.

5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.

6. If I'm doing or building something, all of the pieces are mine.

7. If it looks like mine, it's mine.

8. If I saw it first, it's mine.

9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.

The old farmer says, "Okay, but don't go in that field over there."

The sheriff verbally explodes, "Mister, I have the authority of the Sheriff's Department with me."

The old farmer nods politely and goes about his chores.

Later, the old farmer hears loud screams and spies the sheriff running for his life -- close behind is the farmer's bull. With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer. The sheriff is clearly terrified.

The old farmer immediately throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs, "Your badge! Show him your badge!"

Now you say you're sorry
For bein' so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

You drove me, nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember, I remember all that you said
Told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
I cried a river over you

I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you

For all the heartaches and the tears,
For all the anguish and the pain,
For gloomy days and fruitless years
And for the hopes that lived in vain;
I do give thanks, for now I know,
These were the things that helped me grow.

'Tis not the softer things of life
Which stimulate our will to strive,
But bleak adversity and strife
Do most to keep our will alive.
Over rose-strewn paths the weaklings creep,
But brave hearts dare to climb the steep.

-- Author Unknown

You are love
Here in my arms
Where you belong,
And here you will stay.
I'll not let you away
I want day after day with you.

You are spring,
Bud of romance unfurl'd
You taught me to see
One truth forever true.

You are love,
Wonder of all the world.
Where you go with me
Heaven will always be!

From Showboat

Just when you thought you had it all together.
You knew every verse to get you through.
But this time all the sorrow broke more than just your heart.
And reciting all those verses just won't do.

When answers aren't enough, there is Jesus.
He is more than just an answer to your prayer.
And your heart will find a safe and peaceful refuge.
When answers aren't enough, He is there.

Instead of asking why did it happen?
Think of where it can lead you from here.
And as your pain is slowly easing, you will find
A greater reason to live your life triumphant through the tears.

~~Scott Wesley Brown

We only pretend
You do not offend
In playing a lover's part.
The game of just supposing
Is the sweetest game I know.
Our dreams are more romantic
Than the world we see.

And if the things we dream about
Don't happen to be so,
That's just an unimportant technicality.

Though the cold and brutal fact is
You and I have never met,
We need not mind convention's P's and Q's
If we put our thoughts in practice
We can banish all regret
Imagining most anything we choose.

Only make believe I love you,
Only make believe that you love me.
Others find peace of mind in pretending,
Couldn't you?
Couldn't I?
Couldn't we?
Make believe our lips are blending
In a phantom kiss, or two, or three.
Might as well make believe I love you,
For to tell the truth I do

From Showboat

Every little thing that you have said and done
Feels like it's deep within me
Doesn't really matter if you're on the run
It seems like we're meant to be

I don't care who you are
Where you're from
What you did
As long as you love me
Who you are
Where you're from
Don't care what you did
As long as you love me

I've tried to hide it so that no one knows
But I guess it shows
When you look into my eyes
What you did and where you're comin' from
I don't care, as long as you love me, baby.

I don't care who you are
Where you're from
What you did
As long as you love me
Who you are
Where you're from
Don't care what you did
As long as you love me

~ Backstreet Boys

I always find air travel interesting - especially the people. On this trip, one gentleman was using his laptop on the plane during the flight - and drinking coffee - and - you guessed it - he spilled his coffee all over his keyboard. He wasn't nearly as perturbed as I would have been! He thought he could just let it dry out for a day or two and then it would be fine. Hmmmm - not sure about that one although it sounds good in theory. Depends, I suppose, on how much damage was done immediately after the spill - before he managed to pull the battery pack.

Another guy was traveling with a baby who looked like she was about 3 or 4 months old. It's more unusual to see a man traveling alone with a baby than a woman alone with a baby. In fact, I don't know if I've ever seen a lone man with a baby. Upon arrival in Baltimore, I saw him pawing through bunches of baby clothes in his luggage that had been checked to find the baby's medicine (a woman would have had it in the carry-on baby bag) - which he eventually found and administered. Poor little tyke. If the clothes in that bag had been folded neatly before he started his search, they definitely weren't by the end of it.

The were the usual representations of all manner of language, clothing, and high-heeled shoes much to uncomfortable to walk in. But you see those things many places besides airports.

The flight this morning was totally full - my row had a very heavy-set man (who had to use a seat-belt extender) on the aisle, and I was in the window seat. No one wanted to squeeze into that middle seat (I thought we might escape), and it was open until the very last passenger - a stand-by - came aboard and squished himself in that middle seat -- a nice man who asked me if I wanted to read his paper. I told him I fully intended to sleep and that was the end of conversation. Nothing beats just saying it right out loud - "I want to sleep." Then there's no mistaking my intention and I'm generally left alone. I miss the snacks and drinks, but oh well - it's a trade-off.

I'll remember tonight

That lovely melody we danced to

The sweet confusion when we met

We never spoke a word

And yet we knew



I'll remember your smile

The way it warmed me in the moonlight

The way my heart began to melt

The strange affection that I felt for you



To think that only a moment ago

We were no more than strangers

And now my heart tells me that we are strangers no more



So what ever be false

Our little world of joys and sorrows

I'll remember tonight

For a thousand and one tomorrows



To think that only a moment ago

We were no more than strangers

And now my heart tells me that we are strangers no more



So what ever be false

Our little world of joys and sorrows

I'll remember tonight

For a thousand and one tomorrows