TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[Indiglow]

How sweet!  I love how utterly unselfconscious little ones are!
J

--- On Fri, 10/21/11, Theta Brentnall <tybrent at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Theta Brentnall <tybrent 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: Friday, October 21, 2011, 8:57 AM


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
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> --- On Thu, 10/20/11, auntiesash<auntiesash at gmail.com>  wrote:
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> 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
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>
> 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
>>
>>
>> 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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