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<title>May&apos;s Mullings</title>
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<title>Star</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>by Bryan Adams</p>

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

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

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

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

<p>Everybody wants some kindness - everybody needs a break<br />
We all need a shinin' star when things get hard to take<br />
So tonight were gonna wish upon a star<br />
We never wished upon before</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-08-26T11:46:50-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Tonight</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/08/a_walk_to_remem.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I remember the times we spent together<br />
on those drives<br />
We had a million questions<br />
all about our lives<br />
and when we got to New York<br />
everything felt right<br />
I wish you were here with me<br />
tonight</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-08-22T08:47:11-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Survivors</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/08/survivors.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Collin Raye</em></p>

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

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

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

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

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

<p>We're survivors - we made through the storm.<br />
When I've needed shelter, I've found it in your arms.<br />
Survivors - in love enough to fight<br />
Together in this thing for life. . .<br />
Together in this thing for life.<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-08-21T11:59:25-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Conservative vs. Liberal</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/08/if_you_ever_won.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p> If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!    </p>

<p>If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. <br />
 If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.   </p>

<p> If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. <br />
 If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.  </p>

<p>If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.  <br />
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.   </p>

<p> If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. <br />
 Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.    </p>

<p>If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. <br />
 A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)    </p>

<p>If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.  <br />
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.    </p>

<p>If a conservative reads this, he will mention it so his friends can have a good laugh. <br />
 A liberal will be outraged it because he or she is "offended".    </p>

<p>Well, I put it on my blog.<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Friday Food for Thought</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-08-17T09:52:03-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Property Laws of a Toddler</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>1. If I like it, it's mine. </p>

<p>2. If it's in my hand, it's mine. </p>

<p>3. If I can take it from you, it's mine. </p>

<p>4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine. </p>

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

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

<p>7. If it looks like mine, it's mine. </p>

<p>8. If I saw it first, it's mine. </p>

<p>9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine. </p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Humor</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-08-12T15:42:59-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Farmer and the Sheriff</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>A sheriff stops at a ranch in rural Kentucky and talks with an old farmer. He tells the farmer, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegal grown drugs."</p>

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

<p>The sheriff verbally explodes, "Mister, I have the authority of the Sheriff's Department with me."</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Humor</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-07-31T17:04:25-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Wordless Wednesday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4837407147_19c42dd0e9_z.jpg" alt="Purple Haze" align="left" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="500" height="337" border="2"></p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Wordless Wednesday</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-07-28T09:03:40-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Cry Me a River</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Now you say you're lonely<br />
You cry the whole night through<br />
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river<br />
I cried a river over you</p>

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

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

<p>I cried a river over you<br />
I cried a river over you<br />
I cried a river over you<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-07-17T13:09:43-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>For Every Hill I Had To Climb</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/07/for_every_hill.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>  For every hill I had to climb,<br />
  For every stone that bruised my feet,<br />
  For all the blood and sweat and grime,<br />
  For blinding storms and burning heat,<br />
  My heart sings but a grateful song--<br />
  Those were the things that made me strong.</p>

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

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

<p>                  -- Author Unknown<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-07-10T16:26:17-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>You Are Love</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/07/you_are_love.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Once a wandering ne'er-do-well<br />
Just a vagrant roaming fellow<br />
I went my way<br />
Life was just a joke to tell<br />
Like a lonely Punchinello<br />
My role was gay<br />
But I knew the joke was aimless<br />
Time went on, I liked the game less<br />
For you see<br />
Somewhere lurked a spark divine<br />
And I kept wondering whether mine<br />
Would come to me.</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-07-03T15:24:59-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/when_answers_ar.html">
<title>When Answers Aren&apos;t Enough There Is Jesus</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/when_answers_ar.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>      You have faced mountains of desperation.<br />
      You have climbed, you have fought, you have won.<br />
      But this valley that lies coldly before you,<br />
      Casts a shadow you cannot overcome.</p>

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

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

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

<p><br />
~~Scott Wesley Brown</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-06-19T10:16:59-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Make Believe</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/make_believe.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Only make believe I love you,<br />
Only make believe that you love me.<br />
Others find peace of mind in pretending,<br />
Couldn't you?<br />
Couldn't I?<br />
Couldn't we?<br />
Make believe our lips are blending<br />
In a phantom kiss, or two, or three.<br />
Might as well make believe I love you,<br />
For to tell the truth I do</p>]]></description>
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<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-06-18T15:28:58-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>As Long as You Love Me</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/as_long_as_you.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Although loneliness has always been a friend of mine<br />
I'm leaving my life in your hands<br />
People say I'm crazy and that I am blind<br />
Risking it all in a glance<br />
How you got me blind is still a mystery<br />
I can't get you out of my head<br />
Don't care what is written in your history<br />
As long as you're here with me<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-06-16T18:15:43-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Far from the Madding Airport Crowd</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/far_from_the_ma.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Today it was the madness of travel - and then to work. I never sleep well in a motel the night before I fly. Actually, today it was better since I did not have to fly until 8 a.m. Usually, I fly earlier -- 6:30 or 7:30 a.m. -- and it makes it much more interesting getting to the airport - flying - driving 2 1/2 hours to work - then working the rest of the day and late to make up time. Most of the time on the driving portion, I find myself starting to doze and have to stop and try to get a power nap in order to continue without mishap. Today was no different -- I stopped at a Sheetz station to get food - then across the street to McDonald's for an Ice Mocha (nonfat, no whip, extra drizzle). But that only got me to the outskirts of Winchester and I had to stop and sleep a little.<br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Madding Monday</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-06-14T18:07:58-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>I’ll Remember Tonight for 1,001 Tomorrows</title>
<link>http://chinamingdoll.net/mt/archives/2010/06/ill_remember_to.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Pat Boone</p>

<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/4683298631_09d76a61ae.jpg" alt="dancers" align="left" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="215" height="290" border="2">I'll remember tonight <br />
That lovely melody we danced to<br />
 The sweet confusion when we met<br />
 We never spoke a word<br />
 And yet we knew  </p>

<p>I'll remember your smile<br />
 The way it warmed me in the moonlight<br />
 The way my heart began to melt <br />
The strange affection that I felt for you</p>

<p>  To think that only a moment ago <br />
We were no more than strangers<br />
 And now my heart tells me that we are strangers no more  </p>

<p>So what ever be false <br />
Our little world of joys and sorrows <br />
I'll remember tonight<br />
 For a thousand and one tomorrows</p>

<p>  To think that only a moment ago <br />
We were no more than strangers <br />
And now my heart tells me that we are strangers no more  </p>

<p>So what ever be false <br />
Our little world of joys and sorrows <br />
I'll remember tonight<br />
 For a thousand and one tomorrows <br />
</p>]]></description>
<dc:subject>Poetry</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>JoyMay</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2010-06-08T14:25:58-05:00</dc:date>
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