TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[Barb Edlen]

That is so adorable. It definitely needs to be recorded in her baby book!

On 10/21/2011 11:57 AM, Theta Brentnall wrote:
> When our granddaughter started walking she also figured out how to get
> out of all her clothes. She'd find a place to hide, strip off all her
> clothes and diaper, and run out to us, fling open her arms and shriek,
> "Nakee baby!!!!!!" Never got old.
>
> Theta
>
> On 10/20/2011 9:06 PM, Indiglow wrote:
>> Absolutely! Neither is a sin! And just think of the possibilities for
>> fun! Oooooh, naked with lots of butter! (And mashed potatoes)
>> J
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 10/20/11, auntiesash<auntiesash at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: auntiesash<auntiesash at gmail.com>
>> 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, 9:02 PM
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 10/20/11, Janice Money<pmon3694 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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