we live in a duplex, me,my sister, her two small kids and her boyfriend. the attic of the house next door caught on fire! our house is so damaged by smoke, heat and water we can't live in it. just about everything is ruined. the red cross put my sister and kids and boyfriend up ina motel till they can move her to a bigger place. i'm w/ my boyfriend and so is my dog. the most important thing is that everyone is safe! i even got to save my photo albums, which is the only thing not replaceable. ... read more

everything's going to be all right in the end, and if everything is not all right , then it's not the end!

the parodox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgement, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fas... read more

we're all here because we're not all there!!

take chances. tell the truth. date someone completely wrong for you. say no. spend all of your cash. fall in love. get to know someone random. say i love you. scream out loud. sing in the shower. laugh at a stupid joke. cry. get revenge. apologize. be spontaneous. get in your car and just drive. tell someone how much they mean to you. stay up all night. hold on. let go. tell that jerk he's a jerk. try something new. let someone know what they're missing. laugh until your stomach hurts. LIVE!!!!