TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[auntiesash]

So what you're saying is I can have extra butter as long as I'm naked?

cool!

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Indiglow <indiglow at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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> --- On Thu, 10/20/11, Janice Money <pmon3694 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
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> From: Janice Money <pmon3694 at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge
> To: "'A comfortable place to meet other people and exchange your own
> *original* writings. '" <thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com>
> Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4:09 PM
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> Ha!  I put butter in the mashed potatoes.  Real, actual buttery butter -
> about 2oz. for three serves.  And that means I'm not only endangering
> myself
> but also my loved ones.  Beat that!
>
> And on a more serious note; what is it with women and being good?
>
>
> IMHO, we're all still trying to overcome the curse of Eve.  To that, my
> answer is this poem written a couple years ago.
>
>         Genesis 2:25
>
> Emme tugs her diaper off
> and chortles as she toddles out of reach.
> She is one.
> Her nakedness is unadulterated
> innocent
> complete.
> Her bare-beamed dance of joy'
> is just a game.
> He created us naked.
> We hear the truth
> but suffer to believe.
> When we are not a part of God,
> when we deny the Father,
> we hide ourselves.
> We fear the flame.
> I hear this truth.
> I claim this promise.
> I am one.
> For centuries, poor Eve
> has borne the blame.
> Eve's sin was not her nakedness,
> it was her shame.
>
> (c) Jana M. Ducret
> 2/2010
>
>
>
> Janice
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com
> [mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com] On Behalf Of Monique
> Colver
> Sent: Friday, 21 October 2011 4:10 AM
> To: Banyan Tree
> Subject: TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge
>
> Despite my current occupation, I'm a daredevil at heart. Accountants get a
> lot of bad press, and I'm not sure why. After all, engaging in mortal
> combat
> with the IRS isn't for the faint of heart, is it?
>
> But it's more than that. It's a reckless disregard for my personal safety,
> a
> willingness to go right to the edge of propriety, a longing for just a bit
> of almost danger, all while avoiding the IRS because we're not, y'know,
> besties or anything.
>
>
> Today I outdid myself, and I removed all the privacy settings on my
> Facebook
> account. I KNOW! I'm courting disaster and I feel all energized!
>
>
> Since that worked so well for me (though there hasn't been time yet for my
> new settings to put me in danger, though I'm sure by nightfall I'll be
> totally sorry), I'm also going out to lunch without a knee brace or a
> patella strap. It's all about living on the edge, though being unable to
> get
> either of those on underneath my jeans helps.
>
>
> I'm considering having a milkshake on my way home. A totally milk-based
> product! If that's not living on the edge, I don't know what is. (And I'm
> not just referring to the edge of the toilet seat that's probably in my
> future, if I should carry out this plan.)
>
>
> I may leave my driver's license at home today. How's that for potential
> danger? What if I get pulled over for going 25 in a 45 zone? "License and
> registration," the mean cop will say, and I'll come back with, "Ha! Left my
> license at home! Now what are you going to do?" I really have no idea. I've
> never done anything as dangerous as this.
>
>
> I'm just getting started here. I could write myself a really large check,
> more than I have in my account, and deposit it into another account, hoping
> I get more checks in the mail today! Well, wait, that's a little too
> daredevilish even for me, so we'll skip that one.
>
>
> How about this one? I'm not going to floss tonight. Nope. No flossing
> tonight. Am I courting potential tooth decay and loss of teeth? YES!
>
>
> I'll check in later and let you know how it went. If I end up in jail, I'll
> be calling for bail money.
>
>
> Monique
>
>
>


-- 
You are a fine person, Mr Baggins, and I am very fond of you;
    but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”

“Thank goodness!” said Bilbo laughing