Thanks to granni who found this place, I am participating in a new meme. You can find my answer here. Meanwhile, I'm going to answer Random Questions; Random Days for Friday, May 23.....
From the cover of Time Magazine (May 26, 2003)... 'Hey, Where's my Raise?'..... 'Paychecks are shrinking for millions of Americans. What that means for your future.' So, what does that means to your future?... and that's if your lucky enough to still have a job! Please comment.
I guess for me that means I have to work until I die. I get a statement from Social Security every once in a while and the amount of money I will get if I retire when I'm 67 1/2 years old; not enough to live on, let me tell you! If I retire when I'm 70, I'll get a bit more but still it's a joke; a bad joke. I try to save when I can but I imagine that'll 'help' send my kid to college. I get a 2% pay increase this year and that amounts to mere cents. The place I work for recommends only a 2% increase in pay, but yet everything from gas to food to insurance and everything in between has gone up between 8% and 25%!!! I wonder how they figure our pay increases............certainly not based on REAL LIFE!!! (Boy, that put me in a good mood!!) Well, if nothing else, it's a wake up call for all of us.

 
I posted my answer but you can't see it.........I hate when that happens!

 
From Random Questions; Random Days....
Color is all around us. People often define emotions using color. What color is love? hate? Or whatever other emotions you care to discuss. Tell why.
I guess some people might say red is the color of love..........well, of course we all probably think of red when we think of love cuz of hearts, valentines, etc. But I would say love should be more of a soft color; maybe yellow. (don't know exactly why). I can't come up with a color for hate. I was automatically gonna say black, but I like the color black. I mean, look at my other blog! There is no 'hate' in that blog. (This is a hard question for me to answer.) I think blue is the color of peace; (do I get extra credit for that?)

 
MONSAIC..........meme run by connie.............thought I'd give it a try.
Describe your (last) week in 7 thoughts (quotes, your entries, poetry, whatever. Be creative *wink*) and 1 picture. The picture can be a picture you shot yourself, or just any graphic you find online that suits/describes your week. Submit the URL where you post that entry in the comment form every Monday.

Here goes!
1. Work ethics are important to me.
2. I spend as much time on the computer as I can; when I want to.
3. House-cleaning just has to be done. NO gettin' around it!
4. 2 more days of 'real' school for my daughter.
5. Shopping: gotta go shopping; looking for a dress for my kid....
6. Pressure; feeling lots of pressure lately; don't know why.
7. Blogsurfing is fun! I've done a lot of it lately.

AND my picture for the week............

 
It's Wednesday evening and I'm supposed to be at a meeting right now. I changed my plans.......got too many things to do in one day, SO I thought I'd play a couple memes

Random Questions; Random Days....
How do you feel about your alarm clock?
Unfortunately for my alarm clock, I hate it. I mean, it wakes me up when I have to be up but it's got this stupid little feature called the "snooze button' or something like that. Guess what happens when I push that??? I sometimes don't wake up when it goes off again. Sometimes I push it a couple of times before I get up, but usually I get up the first time cuz I know myself (not a morning person) and I could fall right back into a deep sleep real quick! So alarm clocks have their good and bad; good=wakes me up......bad=wakes me up. wow!

What's On........Right Now?.....
What's On your kitchen counter Right Now? (If you have more than one countertop in your kitchen, pick one; or feel free to list it all!)
I have LOTS of stuff on my kitchen counter right now. It seems to 'collect' junk! Here goes;
~ microwave ~ coffee pot ~ candle ~ another candle ~ doritos ~ english muffin (1) ~ butter dish (covered of course) ~ toaster ~ coupons ~ scissors ~ purse ~ box of granola ~ picture ~ napkins ~ pile of papers ~ bread ~ mochaheta (sp????) ~ iron ~ candle holder with little 'stuff' in it ~ partylite candle guest bags ~ partylite candles someone ordered ~
I think that's all........isn't that enough? What a bad time to answer that question. I usually don't have THAT much junk on my kitchen counter. REALLY!! (I must plan on cleaning it tomorrow.) he, he.

 
Random Questions; Random Days.....
Let's say you stopped at a party store for a quick purchase. You gave the clerk a $10.00, but the clerk gave you change for a $20.00. You are aware of the error as soon as the clerk counts back your change. What do you do?
Actually, something similar to that happened once and I didn't even put a second thought into it. I let the clerk know that she gave me too much money. I mean, I would be bummed out if I was the clerk and the person didn't tell me about the error. The cash register would be short and the clerk probably has to make up the money. Even if she doesn't, it's the honorablel thing to do.

Monday Madness.....
1. If somebody gave you a ticket and all expenses paid, would you travel to France for your vacation? Why or why not?
If someone was paying my way to France??? Heck yah! I'd go....But I would like to go with someone; not by myself. I don't think I'd do good traveling alone.

2. If you had a chance to be on 'Survivor' and had to use your vacation time for part of the experience, would you? Feel free to explain.
IF I had the desire to go on 'Survivor' I would use some of my vacation time for it, but I don't think that's my 'talent.' I don't know if I could 'survive' on an island with a bunch of people I don't know (and probably don't want to know) and 'play the game' so to speak. Sometimes I wish I had more "adventurism" in me.

3. Are you going on a vacation this summer (or any time this year) and if so, where to? Why did you pick this place?
Well, I plan on going on more than one short vacation to my parents' cabin. But my daughter and I are also planning to visit a sister in California this summer. I guess that answers to second part of the question.......why I picked the places.

Question of the Day.....
1. What is your favourite shop?Oh, anyplace that carries scrapbooking supplies!
2. Do you shop online? If so, what is your favourite online store?I do not shop online and have no plans to in the near future.
3. Which is your supermarket of choice?I shop at Kessel cuz even though Meijer has lots of good deals too, that store is always jam-packed with people.

That's my memes for the day! Have a great Monday!!!

 
Unconscious Mutterings.....

1. Naked:: Modest
   
2. Singular:: One
   
3. Particle:: Dust
   
4. Unified:: Together
   
5. Lion:: Roar
   
6. Capitulate:: Surrender
   
7. Quantum:: Leap
   
8. Celestial:: Stars
   
9. Motion:: Detector
   
10. Delight:: Joy
    

 
Random Questions; Random Days....
How do you define art?
I define 'art' by my own standards. Anything I think is pleasing to my eye; is creative-looking; it could be a painting, a sculpture, a website, a graphic, a poem, or anything else that takes imagination to create. There are all kinds of art. Not everyone can paint. Not everyone can write. But I believe everyone has a talent for their own kind of art. (did I answer the question?)