The Fun Side Of Senility

The nice thing about being senile is you can hide your own Easter Eggs.

My memory's not as sharp as it used to be.  Oh and by the way, my memory's not as sharp as...my memory's not...okay, nice to see you.

It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker,

Don't think of it as getting hot flashes - that's just your "inner child" playing with matches.

Remember, you don't stop laughing because you grow old.  It's the reverse which is true.

                                     " THE SENILITY PRAYER "

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. 

 ====Courtesy of my Jerry             

 

 

 

 

 

Marriage By Any Other Name?

Here in New Jersey, the State Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry and enjoy ALL the rights as any married couple - property, inheritance, taxes, custody, everything.  One thing though:  Our state legislators have decreed that they cannot be considered "married" in the traditional sense (huh?) because it was felt it sublimates those who've married "traditionally".  (This really confuses me).  The end result is that sex-same couples will be considered joined in a "civil union" in New Jersey, but with all the legal benefits of traditional marriage.  Massachusetts is the only other state in the country which allows this, but they call it marriage.

On the one hand, if I were gay I'd be thrilled to be called anything as long as my marriage was recognized as legal and I was entitled to all the same benefits of any married couple.

On the other hand, what's a "traditional" marriage anyway these days?  I know the intent and see how crafty the Courts are in running the issue in circles, but is this really enough for same-sex partners?  It's a great leap forward but something's missing.  Homosexuals and lesbians fight so hard for these simple, sensible and civil, constitutional rights, why cloud the issue with this "civil joining" moniker? 

Still, it's a step forward.

PLEASE HELP OUT

As you can see in Gina's JLand Convention Journal http://journals.aol.com/motoxmom72/j-land-convention/ You will notice we have a spredsheet we need J-Landers to fill in, takes less than a few seconds, WHETHER YOU'RE GOING OR NOT.  Can you all please kindly click on this link here Convention Lodging - iRowsand just type in your information.  This will help Gina so much!!  Just put "Yay" if you're going, and "Nay" if not.  We need to get an idea of numbers.

This is all going to be a very sweet memory, and if someone brings a laptop (internet service at Sea Mist!) I can bring a webcam so those who can't make it will still see us. 

Gina has the hotel pricing information on the Convention site, so I really hope many of you will go!  It'll be very worth it - please visit the site for more information!  Thanks!

 

Photo of the Day - AOL Research & Learn

Photo of the Day - AOL Research & Learn : Take a moment to look at this, you'll be so awed by its clarity.  Two gallaxies colliding a few hundred million years ago, making them one of the nearest and newest  examples of colliding gallaxies.  Take a look into the past, we are only now able to see.

Skywatch Alert - Meteors!

I've that sinking feeling it may be too cloudy (read polluted) to get any good view of this, the Orionid Meteor Shower which peaks from Oct. 20-24.  Halley's Comet adds a trace to the earth's mass every October (these are very ancient particles from that comet).  As for direction you need only look for the darkest area of the sky and stay fixed.  This isn't a partcular showy event this year, Orionids travel very fast, but if you get to view it, it's lovely to see. 

Orion produces up to 20 meteors visible every hour before dawn from the 20th to the 24th and given good sky conditions, those interested will definitely enjoy it.  Since the moon is new this year, it will be absent from the morning sky and cause less hinderance to sightings.

The Orions are very ancient.  They are actually debris left by Halley's comet, and the first recorded one was by the Chinese in 288 A.D. 

There's just so much to our known Universe, things we aren't aware are happening as they do.  Events that will easily shape our future are taking place right now, out there in the vast still-unknown.  What is known can be a true wonder to be part of. 

Basic info coutesy Skywatcher - Sky & Telescope

 

 

 

 

J-Land Convention Taking Shape

As most already know, Journalers are planning a nice, friendly get-together in March and we've already firmed up alot of details.  Gina (Motoxmom72) has been getting hotel/lodging information, and Guido (Pharmolo) is helping with every detail involved, especially the activities.  I know there will be alot to do and see, and no one is obliged to stay the full time but so far, we have: 

 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 23-26.  We'll need a list of people interested in going, so we can better plan the activities, especially the hotel. 

Why not post this in your own Journal to better pass the word, and if you seriously feel you can go, leave your name and state with the Journal at:

http://journals.aol.com/motoxmom72/j-land-convention/

I'm looking forward to enjoying the kinship and good times we'll all have together, so please think about being there and letting us know!  We'll continue to firm up the plans as we know more about who's serious about going, so if you can decide by December 1st, that's our deadline.  Thanks!

 

Lost My Mind Somewhere ...

Is there any possible way I could be more feckless and addle-brained?  That's right, I got the time zones backward and thought out chat was for tonight at 8 PM EST, when in fact - well, if you were there at 3 PM that's why you didn't see me.  I cannot believe my brain, why is it betraying me in the simplest of matters?  How could I get this wrong?  Well, I was there in spirit, which is almost as good, yes?  Uh...no.