~~~~~ Thanks a bunch, Whisper, for tagging me for your quiz:

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
Had too much salt last night!

2. How much cash do you have on you?
About $30 --- but I rarely carry any on me --- anybody need a loan???

3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR?"
Amore.................that's amore.

4. Favorite planet?
Pluto. I'm still sticking up for my friend, Pluto.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Wrong number.

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
I have a new phone and I keep changing the ring tone!

7. What shirt are you wearing?
Nothing.

8. Do you "label" yourself?
Friendly.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you're currently wearing?
Thorlo, lite walking/hiking socks.

10. Bright or dark room?
Candlelight, please.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
Creative imagination.

12. What does your watch look like?
A Brighton gold & silver watch from my birthday a few years ago.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Watching SNL....... no that was on Saturday night --- I was watching that kicking 24!!!

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
None --- still learning how to use my new RAZR.

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
Our 7-11 changed into a Kangaroo!

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
I use to say "crap" a lot, but I've broken that crappy habit!

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Daughter on the phone.

18. Last furry thing you touched?
A stuffed dog my granddaughter made at Build-a-Bear last night.

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
Four daily, plus vitamins.

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
Still in the computer waiting to be sent to Walgreens!

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
Every age is the best!!!

22. Your worst enemy?
My foot with the ruptured plantar fascia!

23. What is your current desktop (computer) picture?
Hubby & I in front of the Christmas Tree.

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
I promised to stay off my feet to hubby.

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
Money, of course --- I would use it to help family members.

26. Do you like someone?
Yes.

27. The last song you listened to?
Guns 'n' Roses, Civil War --- Lucy sent it to my site and it keeps playing!

28. What time of day were you born?
Very early morning --- still dark.

29. What's your favorite number?
Six.

30. Where did you live in 1987?
Different house, but same place in North Carolina.

31. Are you jealous of anyone?
No --- I've outgrown that petty stuff.

32. Is anyone jealous of you?
I hope so........

33. Were you alive when the late Gerald Ford was President of the United States?
I know I was, just don't remember it...........

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
Keep pressing the buttons until someone drags me away....

35. Do you consider yourself kind?
Oh, yes, I try to be........

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
On my buttocks.

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
Spanish --- we're gonna need it!

38. Would you move for the person you loved?
I have many times. Still waiting to live on Sunset Beach.......

39. Are you touchy feely?
Yes, I'm a hugger!

40. What's your life motto?
Keep working at it...........

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?
I'm not wearing that much now....

42. What's your favorite town/city?
Ocean View in Norfolk, Virginia.

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Tickets to see movie The Good Shepherd.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
The other day I sent one to a newly-found high school buddy.

45. Do you change the oil in your car?
Hubby takes it to get 'er done.

46. Your first love:
The first one I remember is Gary, but my momma said it was brute named Dickie.(?)

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?
To the Kings & Queens of England.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?
Art opening at the museum gallery.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
My index finger --- this test is too freaking long.........

50. Have you been burned by love?
A few times I went down in flames..........

~~~~ RITA B tags Florence Lawrence and Friends!!!

Today we are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was one of the greatest orators in our last century! His gift of words will never be forgotten.

Making a speech in public is one of our greatest fears. I've always felt that anyone who could get up in front of others to inform, enlighten, or entertain them, would be way ahead of everybody else in the world! Mastering the fear of speaking in public creates someone with confidence, who is usually more successful in life.

I have a dream to overcome the fear and speak out!