Happy New Year, You Old Broards

Hope 2011 brings health and happiness!!!

I heard this song the other day and had forgotten all about it. The words strike home much more now than they did when I last heard it -- cuz I was probably a wee, small child -- so I felt it deserved to be brought back to the spotlight.

I am woman, hear me roar

In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back and pretend
'cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

CHORUS
Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

CHORUS
I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can face anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

In Memorium

I am so glad this year is almost over. And the news today has been about all the famous ones who've passed this year. Just when I think I'm getting a grip on things, here comes another feature about all those who aren't here and I get sad and miserable all over again thinking how many of these people Dennis liked and how much I miss him.

But since I realize that I have no memory of this year from June until October, I'm amazed how much of this type news I missed.

Happy New Year, old broads, and let's hope that this coming year is a better one.

memory lane

I've had a strange morning. An IM chat with Dedlettr inspired me to try to go to the Bookshelf. I found that I cannot chat on the current version of AOL I use, but that if I opened an old AOL, I could. (Ded couldn't, though. The link I sent him just led to a blank page.)

There was nobody there in the Bookshelf, although I did go in there just to say I did, but I saw that the Author's Lounge was completely full. Same old AL names, too. I went in briefly, figuring I can't type fast enough for chat any more, but I just wanted to see how it felt. I saw Jaded there, and she sent me a picture of her very cute grandbaby.

All in all, it was very odd, but odd in a pleasant kind of way.

Merry Christmas

everyone. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas old broards. May your days be merry and light and may all your Christmas's be bright.

good news

I hit my weight loss goal today. Right now I weigh 144lbs at 5'6" tall and have lost a total of 92lbs in just shy of 1.5 years. Part of me wants to be done and another part of me wants to say "Well, it's only 8lbs to 100...." I really needed something to cheer me up and I think this has done it.

Verbie, Have you floated away with the rains?