/blog/treasurehunter4/?pid=f7780 [bling 8064size=2][center][SIZE 4][B][COLOR green]WELCOME TO: DISCOVERIES FROM THE LAND OF ELDORADO.[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][bling 3807size=2][bling 3839size=2][bling 4142size=2][center][I][SIZE 3]The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. Ralph Nichols [/SIZE][/I] SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND.[B][/B][SIZE 7][/SIZE][SIZE 8][/SIZE][SIZE 6][/SIZE][I][/I] [center] [COLOR black ][SIZE 3] Gaily bedight,A gallant knight,In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of El Dorado.But he grew old--This knight so bold--And over his heart a shadowFell,as he foundNo spot of groundThat looked like El Dorado.And as his strenghtFailed him at lenghtHe met a pilgrim shadow--"Shadow," said he,"Where can it be---This land of El Dorado?" "Over the Mountains, Of the moon, Down the valley of the Shadow, Ride,boldly ride." The Shadow replied-- "If you seek the El Dorado!" [/SIZE][/I][/B] E. A. POE (April 21,1849) [SIZE 5][/SIZE][SIZE 2][/SIZE][I][/I] /blog/2680/post_101025.html?pid=f7780&m= It's strange how something can get us thinking in a certain way. Today I was driving down the street and I saw a mother hurrying along the sidewalk with a small child,that looked like a boy abou Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:11:16 -0800 /blog/2680/post_101025.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_100859.html?pid=f7780&m= THE BLOG HOGWe see them on different blogs,showing up and making controversial comments,often having nothing to do with the subject of the blog and most of the time directed to som Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:10:19 -0800 /blog/2680/post_100859.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_100742.html?pid=f7780&m= Maybe it's because of the differing ways little boys and girls are raised. I don't know for sure. I do know that when little girls run and fall down and skin a knee,mommy often cuddles her and Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:13:13 -0800 /blog/2680/post_100742.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_100694.html?pid=f7780&m= END OF THE LINE FOR AMERICA? I'm not usually posting blogs that are political. I heard a discussion recently on a talk show and it provoked me to submit this blog. To hear some people (read media) Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:32:54 -0800 /blog/2680/post_100694.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_100641.html?pid=f7780&m= Since we got the coffee machine things have been different following the morning workouts that I attend each morning at the YMCA.Some of us instead of leaving right away when we're finished our work Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:16:23 -0800 /blog/2680/post_100641.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_100464.html?pid=f7780&m= I have been away from SFF for several weeks now because of some occasions that made that necessary. This blog follows the efforts made in the assistance of a cherished friend. I'm using relati Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:44:26 -0800 /blog/2680/post_100464.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_99436.html?pid=f7780&m= If this weren't true, it would be funny... This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using theQ and A format: "Q. Wh Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:26:47 -0800 /blog/2680/post_99436.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_99395.html?pid=f7780&m= This is something I have thought about and if you do not mind I have a question to ask you concerning it. Do you consider the length of a blog before you read it. I mean you view a blog and see tha Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:00:20 -0800 /blog/2680/post_99395.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_99349.html?pid=f7780&m= I hesitated about posting this blog. But decided to go ahead with it. I learned something early on at the beginning of my membership on this site. I had been on SFF for a month or so when I met a Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:25:41 -0800 /blog/2680/post_99349.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_99291.html?pid=f7780&m= It's interesting the way the mind thinks. This morning it's cold here,a hint that winter has a lot left to give to us.. When I get the first chill of fall and on cold days like this one,my mind go Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:34:34 -0800 /blog/2680/post_99291.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_99248.html?pid=f7780&m= Your right,there are multiple versions of this difference and certainly not all version are the same. Nevertheless,most of the friends I have talked with about this are in somewhat ag Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:52:22 -0800 /blog/2680/post_99248.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_97179.html?pid=f7780&m= I think most of us experience much the same thing with our eyes when we have already read several blogs. Especially those with very small print. Our eyes get tired and if the blog is a long one Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:00:49 -0800 /blog/2680/post_97179.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_97061.html?pid=f7780&m= It seems a puzzle that many people read the blogs and polls but never add a comment. A discussion arose among some friends as to why this occurs. We had all kinds of reasons. You probably have a Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:09:15 -0800 /blog/2680/post_97061.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_97012.html?pid=f7780&m= About 15 years ago we sent out some Christmas cards that contained tea bags. You know the kind I mean,a card with a tea bag attached and a saying like...kick back and have a cup of hot tea a Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:03:50 -0800 /blog/2680/post_97012.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_96951.html?pid=f7780&m= I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I notice some people put pictures of themselves on the profiles where their faces are in shadow or otherwise difficult to see. Is this partial maskin Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:47:59 -0800 /blog/2680/post_96951.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_96651.html?pid=f7780&m= We would take the small saw and go down the the place on the tree farm where they grew the Christmas trees. After looking at what seemed to me to be every tree there we finally made our choi Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:50:27 -0800 /blog/2680/post_96651.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_96190.html?pid=f7780&m= I have always liked this song. Sometimes it plays in my mind.RoundLike a circle in a spiralLike a wheel within a wheelNever ending or beginningOn an ever-spinning reelLike a snowball down a mountain Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:42:35 -0800 /blog/2680/post_96190.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_95957.html?pid=f7780&m= I hope you had a memorable Thanksgiving Day and the memories are all good. We had a large gathering and the food passed around was so good. It came around one delicious dish after anot Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:05:22 -0800 /blog/2680/post_95957.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_95706.html?pid=f7780&m= This Thanksgiving Day I will go to Vincent's house. His whole family will be there. This could be his last Thanksgiving with us. We all need to know a guy like Vinney. He is a poster fig Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:48:55 -0800 /blog/2680/post_95706.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/2680/post_94984.html?pid=f7780&m= We were sitting in Rosie's diner,Stan,Clyde (not his real name) and me. We were talking about our deer hunt which was to start when it got light enough to see outside. It was still dark for an h Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:13:12 -0800 /blog/2680/post_94984.html?pid=f7780&m=