Take Yer Best Shot!

Dear Link Lover,

I have a great idea!

As we all know, Vice President Cheney accidentally shot his friend Harry W. while hunting quail this past week. Whooeee! He confessed, albeit a day or two later, that he 'done it,' he'd pulled the trigger, and it was entirely his fault... and he'll remember the image of his friend falling to the ground FOREVER!

Okay. So sad... But it didn't have to happen.

Dick and his friends could have very simply alleviated all that grief and embarrassment. One of the "worst days of (his) life" could have been transformed completely, with no fear of possibly killing someone while VP! How?

Paintball guns!

That's right. What if everyone, armed with paintball guns, was "hunting" the other guys? Now imagine, if you will - Dick shoots and hits Harry in the face with a paint ball:

Dick: Ha-ha! I got you! I sure did!

Harry: Yup, you got me alright. (Harry wipes the paint and tears from his eyes.) Ha! Ha! Ha!

Then, Harry is out of the game and free to could go clean up while Dick continues with the fun.

So that's my idea - instead of 28-gauge shotguns, the whole expedition should have packed Airsoft Guns, for all the fun and excitement of the hunt without the possibility of killing any innocent quail (although apparently the quail weren't in any danger) or your lawyer friends!

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As I sit here typing away, I'm thinking "Gee, I sure am glad I'm sitting in this terrific office chair with excellent back support. Otherwise, my posterior would be hurtin' and my back would be in pain!"

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Well, that's it for this time!

Your Lively Link Lady

Dream Lover...

Every night I read before I go to sleep. Last night I read an article in the current issue of Reader’s Digest about dreams, what they mean, and how they can help us.

Dream research has apparently come a long way in recent years. No longer do researchers think that certain images represent specific objects or that certain dream interpretations fit everyone. Universal dream symbols were Freud’s notions, but current thought is that symbols and interpretations are as different as dreamers. So, it is up to the dreamer to figure out what the images in his or her dreams represent. Psychologists also look at specific colors, which represent certain emotions.

Dreams can help us solve problems if we allow our subconscious minds to do the work for us as we sleep. We can initiate the process by thinking about problems, pondering questions, contemplating concerns just as we are falling asleep. It’s a very effective way to guide our dreams while sleeping.

More interesting still is the idea of “lucid” dreaming. This is the technique of recognizing that we are dreaming, and then taking control of what is happening in the dream. Being fully aware of dreaming can create an enormous amount of freedom for the dreamer. We can literally do anything or go anywhere while dreaming. Kind of like a “poor man’s vacation.”

Lucid dreaming isn’t so new to me, however (although I never knew it had a name). As a child I used to dream I was being chased, over and over again. Finally I trained myself to realize I was dreaming, and then, just before being caught (or waking up in a cold sweat), I could suddenly fly. Just as I reached the tall chain link fence at the end of the school yard, with my enemies within arm’s length, I would sail over that fence and leave them there, puzzled and unable to go any further. I knew it was a dream, but it was fun flying around the neighborhood, looking at all the trees and houses and people from above. Once I learned how to do it, I controlled my dreams all the time, and I felt powerful in a strange sort of way.

Unfortunately, I seem to have lost my "special" ability. Maybe adulthood has something to do with it. In any case, the RD article provides tips and techniques for learning how to control our dreams, so I’m going to try again and see what happens. After all, dreaming can help us to control our lives and solve our problems. And who doesn't need a free vacation?!

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