mybiddness
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posted on December 26, 2000 10:00:24 PM new
I just picked up a copy of the O magazine (Oprah's) and really enjoyed it. She did an interview with Bette Midler (WHOMIABSOLUTELYADORE) and asked her "What do you know for sure?"
Bette's answer was great: "That laughter feels really good. That there's a lot of conscious, tangible evil afoot in the world. That the planet will always go on. That you can find peace in nature. That music has great charm and is a great communicator. That dancing is good for the soul. That beauty is very healing and great for the spirit. That you gotta eat a little dirt before you die. That payback is a #*!@. And that no matter who you are, there is no free lunch."
I thought it was a great question. As for myself, I keep coming back to the same answer... I know that my spirit is all that I am. I'll have to think about what else I know for sure. Anyone else?
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
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barrybarris
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posted on December 26, 2000 10:33:00 PM new
What do I know for sure?
Sooner or later you have to change the batteries in the TV remote control.
If my telephone rings before 11 AM it's a wrong number.
My bank account never has enough money in it.
During January my landlord will have to make me crazy with some project. Last January it was a new door and new windows. This January it's going to be a new kitchen. Why can't they do it during the spring or fall?
Barry (listening to Louis Armstrong on the CD player) Barris
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tegan
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posted on December 26, 2000 10:40:08 PM new
What do I know for sure?
Some days nothing......
Lets see,
I know that even my own life is not all about me.
Love is meant to be shared.
My dog understands me more than any therapist could.
Love without trust and respect is toxic.
My dog understands me more than any therapist could.
That one paragraph hastily typed into an internet message board is not enough information to form an informed judgment of someone's character or intelligence level. Doing so says far more about your
intelligence level and character than it does theirs.
Never assume it really does make an...... well you know.
The older I get the worse my eyesight gets and yet I see the important things far more clearly.
Life is hard.
Life is good.(condsidering the alternative)
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mauimoods
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posted on December 26, 2000 10:41:56 PM new
What do I know for sure? That I will be hungry in the morning and I will definetly eat breakfast and drink my coffee. Anything after that remains to be seen
Seriously, I love The Divine Bette, too. Shes awesome. And she gave DAYUM good answers.
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mybiddness
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posted on December 26, 2000 11:00:58 PM new
I'm loving these answers!
After just getting and responding to a very nasty email I thought of another one...
I KNOW that if I send out ten packages and don't insure one of them... that one will be the one that gets lost. And, I KNOW that the person it belongs to will be the most unreasonable person on the planet.
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
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chococake
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posted on December 26, 2000 11:10:16 PM new
That I don't want to die.
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NeartheSea
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posted on December 26, 2000 11:14:38 PM new
Welp I know one thing for sure right now, I am digging this Baileys and coffee. And Barry(A Kiss to Build a Dream On, or Ain't Misbehavin)Barris is just as great as What a Wonderful World, hell anything Satchmo did I love.
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mybiddness
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posted on December 26, 2000 11:16:22 PM new
Chococake Trust me, you never will... that's the one thing I really know for sure.
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
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krs
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posted on December 26, 2000 11:34:58 PM new
I know that you can never convince a stupid person of it.
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snowydays
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posted on December 27, 2000 03:49:43 AM new
I know that my bank account rarely stays in the positive for more than two weeks at a time. (I am on a 3 week roll right now though)
I know that as soon as I get my check register balanced that an ACH I forgot about will come through or I forgot to pay a fairly important bill. (I think all of this is a sign my finances need to be straightened out)
I am positive that something will break down in my house again, and even though it is older than dirt the landlord will figure out a way to blame it on me.
And I do know for a fact that life really does suck....and that I am poverty stricken for another week and a half cause I spent too much at Christmas. That just about sums it up.
edited to add: Life sucks and Christmas poverty were not meant to go hand in hand there. One has nothing to do with the other.
[ edited by snowydays on Dec 27, 2000 03:51 AM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on December 27, 2000 05:06:30 AM new
What do I know for sure?
Gravity exists.
Ouch!
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bootsnana
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posted on December 27, 2000 05:32:22 AM new
I know for sure that I can't sing. I love to sing but I'm the only one who appreciates the noise that actually comes out of my mouth.
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bearmom
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posted on December 27, 2000 06:27:19 AM new
That things work out the way they're meant to be-not necessarily the way we want them to
That a drawer full of batteries will mostly be dead ones hubby threw in there.
No matter how good the crops are, the farmers will complain about them.
That the last roll of toilet paper is always in the bathroom you're NOT in.
No matter how well you hide the last piece of cheesecake, your son will find it.
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Meya
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posted on December 27, 2000 06:56:12 AM new
I know for sure that no one never really knows what goes on behind closed doors of those you really think you know well.
I know my husband loves me.
I know that when people are gone from your life, you'll miss them more than words can describe.
I know that regrets keep you up at night and a clear conscience allows you to sleep soundly.
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networker67
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posted on December 29, 2000 09:31:55 PM new
I know life has no guarrantees.
I know laughing at the world stops it from driving you insane.
I know people will lie cheat and steal if it benefits them and they think they won't get caught.
I know that acceptance comes before understanding.
I know that youth and wisdom can come in the same package.
I know that wisdom is a good teacher whose lessons are entrusted to the old.
I know that men are creatures of habit and thus must form good habits and become their slaves.
Heck I know that gravity is mans way of explaining the earth sits on its own nothingness.
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roadsmith
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posted on December 29, 2000 09:39:41 PM new
I know that people are more important than things.
I know that the Amish have it right: Mindfulness and Gratitude--very important to live our lives being mindful of what we're doing, and grateful for everything we have.
I know that Zen is right when it says we should "be here now."
And I know that, as Gandhi said, "There is more to life than increasing its speed." This has been on my refrigerator for 20 years.
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on December 29, 2000 09:53:06 PM new
I know that sometimes you can still have checks after you run out of money.
AND I know my Dad is gonna kill me when he finds out that he got a negative cause I bid under his ID and couldn't find the seller.
BUT I also know I must have someone looking out for me 'cause the person that negged him just got NARU'd!
So now I KNOW there is a Santa Claus - and he just saved my butt!
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calamity49
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posted on December 29, 2000 11:04:30 PM new
Hey Mybid,
Hope you had a nice Christmas.
I know for sure that we have alot of snow here and I am loving it!!!!!
That the new dog (St. Bernard) who has been totally friendly to everyone almost attacked an unwelcome visitor this morning. Barry(good to see you back)Barris, it was before eleven o'clock.
Second time this guy has shown up in 2 days. You'd think he would learn after the dog slammed his car door shut and jumped on his window yesterday. Think I'll change his name from Shamus to Cujo. After I had him in the house the guy left yelling that he was an attack dog. Personally, I can't think of a better thing to have in the country with people like that showing up.
krs, I agree. Some people are better left unanswered.
Calamity
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victoria
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posted on December 29, 2000 11:33:39 PM new
I know that I am more morbid than anyone I know.
I know that bad things happen to good people and no one knows why.
I know that time runs faster as you get older.
I know that I can't change the world, but I can improve my part of it.
I know that I will always find something to worry about no matter how good things are at that moment.
I know that no matter what kind of weird people we elect to public office, my pension will continue to arrive as long as I'm alive and the United States still exists.
I know that I will always love hard rock and heavy metal music.
I know that I want to die first, not last. Life without my family would be intolerable.
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nutspec
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posted on December 29, 2000 11:57:12 PM new
On the practical side -
I know that if they come to the front door of my house and knock - they don't know me. (It a southern/country thing I guess)
On the spiritual side -
The most important things in life are not things.
nutspec (who will be up late tonight - sleep will not be easy)
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nettak
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posted on December 30, 2000 02:15:19 AM new
I know that having a 'blue tongue' lizard curl up under your desk can frighten the bjebbers out of me. Daughter says she is not frightened by it, but guess who ran the fastest when her father came to remove it and put it outside. I know it wasn't me in the Olympic sprint.
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sadie999
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posted on December 30, 2000 03:50:58 AM new
I know that the only difference between being rich and being poor is the number of toys you have. (I'm not talking gut wrenching poverty here, just that sorta watching your pennies poor.)
I know that the only difference between being fat and being thin is the number of frogs you have to kiss to find a prince.
I know that life can indeed begin again at 40. (And be better than you ever imagined!)
I know that though body parts may be affected by gravity, the one who loves you never seems to notice.
I know that almost no one looks back on their life and says, "I wish I would have spent more time at work."
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mybiddness
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posted on December 30, 2000 09:19:38 AM new
Hi Calamity - seems we're always here at different times... good to see ya, so to speak. We had a great Christmas - but it rained - what a rip off.
mrssantaclaus - LMAO - to the day she died my grandmother believed that if there were checks in the checkbook - it meant she still had money! No one ever convinced her otherwise.
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
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calamity49
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posted on December 30, 2000 10:38:39 AM new
Hey Mybid,
I was excited when I saw your thread. Whoopee, we can start having fun again. Sorry it rained on your Christmas and I've been wondering how your father in law and husband are doing?
And I just noticed that Maui showed up, too. Hey Maui. Good to see you again. Hope you had a good Christmas.
Nutspec,
It's the same way here. Definitely a stranger of whom to be wary if they come to the front door. Of course we can't get our front door open. It takes a skeleton key and we have never been able to find one that fits. We tried taking it off of the hinges and getting people in the "know" to pick the lock. I think it is closed for eternity. So the very few people who have tried to use it have to be told to go to the other door. Oh well, that is my life in a nutshell. No pun intended.
Calamity
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mybiddness
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posted on December 30, 2000 10:43:43 AM new
Hi Calamity - I'm rushing around like crazy today - but in the mood to browse here instead. Housework calls.... ugh! Hubby and the FIL are doing great. Both are just as crotchety as ever - but gotta love em!
We're spiffying up the house cause daughter is having her new boyfriend come to meet the parents. Don't want him to see how we really live. 
Not paranoid anywhere else but here!
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bunnicula
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posted on December 30, 2000 10:46:16 AM new
I know that if I do not get up and let the dog out very quickly, I will regret it Back in a second...
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labrat4gmos
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posted on December 30, 2000 11:13:18 AM new
I know for sure I am paying for my dentist's second Harley ....
I know that my husband will pay a thousand for metal yard edging and let the kitchen appliances be fixed with electrical tape and
makeshift parts.
I know for sure that I won't have any thing to do with cooking on or working with said appliances!
[And I know for sure this has saved me alot of time!]
I know for sure my son will go through a ton
of food this weekend.
I know for sure I am stalling here because I don't want to do some year end paperwork due by tomorrow.
[ edited by labrat4gmos on Dec 30, 2000 11:16 AM ]
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