Here's My Judge Judy Contest Entry

I am a 76 year old widow with a blog entitled “My Exclamation Point Life!!!”  Judge Judy adds many exclamation points to that life and furnishes me with some of the best moments of my day!  My readers all know I am a big fan of her show, which is the only one I have set to record every single day it is on—reruns and all!   Nothing upsets me more than its preempting for some sensationalized weather alert or car chase! 

I absolutely love the fact that Judge Judy is a staunch defender of marriage as opposed to “playing house.”  That is my #1!!!  I love to see her peel away the excuses and reveal that many litigants are able to get a J.O.B., taking them off MY payroll, as well as hers and Byrd’s.  I love to listen to the petitions of the litigants and try to figure out how the judge will rule.  I am an English grammar fanatic, so I empathize with her inability to tolerate the butchering of our language.  On the other hand, I admire her sensitivity to the occasional litigant who obviously has a serious limitation or impairment.  My age and my hearing make me identify with her impatience regarding mumbling or otherwise unintelligible speech!  I, like Judge Judy, do not hesitate to reveal that age! 

I have been blessed to be able visit many of my bucket list locations in the world.  Now I would absolutely love to meet my favorite famous person!  

Sorry I couldn't make it bigger!!!

  

7 Wonders of My World

While searching for something or other this morning,

I ran across an individual's list of his

new 7 wonders of the world.

I liked it!  I think I'll copy it!

 

 

My wonders will be limited to those I have actually seen.

Many "wonders" will, therefore, be noticeably absent.

For example, I have never seen the pyramids,

traveled through the "chunnel,"

or seen the Grand Canyon--

 all wonders for sure!

 

 

I also cannot place my wonders in

 ascending or descending

order of wonderfulness!

You know me...the whole world is wonderful and

deserving of many EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!

 

 

So here they are:

My #1 is Milford Sound, New Zealand

 

Jack and I got off our cruise ship here, tendered

in to shore, and traveled across New Zealand.

If at all possible, see this most beautiful spot!

 

 

My #2 is Petra, Jordan

Nothing else quite like it in my world.

 

 

My #3:  Geiranger Fjord, Norway

I am going to get to revisit this wonder this summer!

It is indescribably beautiful!

 

 

My #4:  Israel--All of it

All of my 7 could be sites in Israel, actually,

but I will just count them as one.

Don't be afraid to go to Israel.

You will never be the same.

 

 

My #5:  The Panama Canal

I'm so thankful I got to experience this with my

construction guy!  He was fascinated.

The interesting part--so was I!

 

 

My #6:  The Allure of the Seas

Actually, every cruise ship I've been on is a

wonder!!!

But this one is mind boggling for sure.

 

 

My #7:  Portofino, Italy

It's small and picturesque.  I can't believe

I'm including it and not Rome.

It's just always been a favorite spot to me.

 

 

Seven is very limiting to someone who

leads an

 Exclamation Point Life!!!

 I'd do better with 70 or 700 or 7,000!

But I don't think I could get you guys to hang

in there that long.

 

 

So how about it?  What are 

7 wonders of your world?

          

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Chick Fil A, Oh Chick Fil A...

Whatever are you thinking?

(To the tune of Oh Christmas Tree, please.)

The whole countryside is excited about your new 

location on Little Road!  

We can't wait for our chicken sandwiches,

our waffle fries and lemonade.

But...

 I feel like we will need to buy an armored tank
 in order to gain access to and exit your big,
 beautiful new building safely and unscarred!

 When I'm coming home from the GYM,

(Yah...I've been at least four (4) times!)

the traffic in that area is horrendous! 
There will not be an actual entrance on
Little Road...unless  you cut through
the dilapidated Albertson's parking lot, 
the one with the world's tallest speed bumps!
The entrance is on little ol' Poly Webb.

 

The only more traffic bound spot in Arlington

is the corner of Bardin and S. Cooper.

Oh...wait.  That's where our "old" Chick Fil A is!

 Have you been to the "old" location lately?

You know that they've rebuilt, squeezing "more"

on a very small corner.

Well...the other day I went there during the

busy lunch time.

There was a sawhorse blocking the entrance

on Bardin Road.  

I was forced to take my life in my hands,

venture onto S. Cooper, then make a 

right into CFA. 

Methinks the expansion was not too expansive. 

What will this new location be like on opening day?

Remember the Krispy Kream opening on S. Cooper?

About a quarter of the police force of the

city of Arlington was required to direct traffic!

Will the new Chick Fil A be similar?


I will say this...that "old" location on S. Cooper
is the most efficiently run fast food place
I have ever patronized.
Even long lines are accommodated pleasantly
and speedily.
I think if anyone can make this busy new
location work, it would be
Chick Fil A!


What's a little lot of traffic for some good old
 CFA chicken nuggets?!
 I'll probably be there, but I'm not taking
THIS  car!
I'm borrowing Charleigh Girl's car.
And payin' up my insurance!
 

Are You Like Me?

Do you sometimes feel that God is sitting 

on His throne keeping a record of your actions

and thoughts each day--putting each in a 

"pass" or "fail" column and

giving you a grade at the end of the day?

I do, and I always feel I have flunked.

I have to constantly remind myself that

I am His Child!

He could not possibly love me any more

than He does!

He gave His only Son to die for my sins!

If I truly believe in Him through 

that Son, Jesus Christ,

thus have His Holy Spirit living in me,

my failures will never exceed His Grace--

His undeserved favor to me!

He does not want us to love and serve Him

out of fear that we will get a failing grade

on His Heavenly report card if we don't!

He wants us to love Him because we choose to!

Because it is our very great privilege

to be in love with our Creator,

the Creator of this vast, amazing universe!

And to shower Him with gratitude

 for His countless blessings!

  "It was not because of any good deeds

 that we ourselves had done,

but because of His own mercy that He  

saved us, through the

Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth

and new life by washing us."

Titus 3:5

Good News Translation 

Does turning loose and resting confidently in

His loving arms lessen my desire to live a

life pleasing to Him?

NO!

Not in any way!

It greatly increases that desire!

I just don't have to waste precious time

 in concern about my grade for the day! 

 

 

The Nerdiest Thing I Ever Did

For several years I was a member of

the Scotswood Garden Club.

That will be puzzling to those of you

who know me very well.

I do not garden, have never and will never garden.

But...this was more of a friendship club.

Yeah, more like the Scotswood Friends Club.

Oh, wait.  I didn't live in Scotswood either.

Anyhoo...not only was I a member,

I was Madam President one year!

One of the responsibilities of the president is to

install the incoming officers as her tenure ends.

Now I don't know how many of you have been

to an installation of officers, but it usually includes

the new group being cohesive in some way--

say, as members of an orchestra (one the violinist,

one the drummer, new president the conductor,

etc.)  Or...

maybe the various flowers in a bouquet!

Get the idea? 

Well, those ideas were too boring for me.

Can you just not wait to know what I chose to do?

I can just feel the stillness in the air!

Well, you're not going to be disappointed.

Dismayed, maybe, but not disappointed.

One hint:

It was supremely nerdy.

My strong suit in high school was English grammar.

"Wow, that's pretty nerdy right there," you're thinking.

In those "old days" we diagrammed sentences.

(Oh, my.  This is harder than I thought to tell.)

Yes.  I made up a sentence about the lofty mission

 of the club in the coming year and wrote the different

parts of said sentence on pieces of poster board.

I had a subject, a verb, an adjective, an adverb,

a prepositional phrase, punctuation...

I don't know what all I had, but I made it 

come out right.

As I conferred the "honor" of each office, I

handed the new officer one of the "parts" of

the sentence.  But...and this is important...

They were not standing in the correct order.

Because...

this is the best part!

The outgoing president is the parliamentarian

for the new year.

That would have been moi.

So, I announced that as the incoming

parliamentarian, I would shoulder the 

responsibility of keeping everyone in order.

Then...drum roll...

I proceeded to rearrange the parts of the

sentence (and the officer holding them)

in proper order!!!!!

By George, I am just pretending to think this

was nerdy!

I really feel it was brilliant.

But I doubt that my friends remember it that way.