W is for Work

Thursday was Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day -- my husband's work put on a big event where all of the employees and active duty military were invited to bring their kids.  The event showcased all kinds of military equipment.

I took our youngest son.  Of course, he wanted to hang out at his dad's table where all of the "cool" stuff was displayed.  At least, "cool" to a thirteen year old!  He was so excited and wanted to take lots of pictures to show his friends - he is sure they'll be jealous!

  

V is for Victory

April 27, 2012

Every year, our Boy Scout Troop performs the flag ceremony at our local Relay for Life event.  After the pledge and the National Anthem, the Scouts lead the "Victory" lap for the cancer survivors and their caregivers.

On this first lap, the survivors head out in one direction following our Scouts and the caregivers head out in the opposite direction until they meet in the middle.  All of the attendees gather around the track and cheer "victoriously" for these brave survivors.

Last night, the Relay for Life committee chose a "Prince" to honor.  This 12 1/2 year old boy has been in the fight for his life over the last year since his brain surgery.  After the surgery, he was unresponsive for over a week and withered away to 50 some pounds.  It was such a joy to see him there with a big smile and weighing in at over 60 lbs.  What a "Victory"!!

U is for Unique

Every "you" is unique!  Every "you" is not like any other "you" - everyone of us is unique!  "You" have unique DNA, fingerprints, personality, and characteristics.  Be the "you" that "you" were meant to be.

There is just one life for each of us:  our own.  ~Euripides

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.  ~Johann von Goethe

At bottom, every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.  ~Friedrich Nietzche 

T is for Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is my home. I grew up around here, went to college here and moved back here six years ago after an eighteen-year hiatus.  Tampa Bay is not actually a "city" but an estuary and the Tampa Bay area encompasses three counties.

Tampa Bay is home to many beautiful beaches, scenic drives, and lots of connecting bridges.  Tampa Bay has three professional sports teams - Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tampa Bay Lightning.  Our family enjoys occasionally attending games at any of the three venues.

Tampa Bay has a port and a cruise ship terminal so you can see boats of all types.  Ybor City is a Latin historic district where we enjoy walking around and taking in the sights.  It is known for Cuban coffee and Cuban cigars.

There are lots of other things to do, so if you are ever in the area enjoy your time here!

Ssssss....

Hmmm....  Seems like the letter "S" has Several possibilities and Since it is Saturday and we do not have to write tomorrow, I will Splurge with two Subjects.

2008

SCOUTS - Of course, Scouts would be one of my "S" words, but I already gave a Synopsis of our Scouting career back on the letter E.  I will just Say that if we could all learn to live by the Scout law we would live in a much different world.


A Scout is:

• Trustworthy
• Loyal
• Helpful
• Friendly
• Courteous
• Kind
• Obedient
• Cheerful
• Thrifty
• Brave
• Clean
• and Reverent

STATISTICS - When I Started this little venture of taking the blogging challenge, I wanted to See if any patterns emerged.  I named my blog "This and That" because I was not Sure what I would be writing about.  I Still have not come to a conclusion.  According to my Blogger Statistics, so far I have had 399 pageviews, have 4 followers and the most viewed posts have been:

1. Bloom
2. Eagle

Does this mean anything?  I have no idea!  Enjoy your weekend!

R is for Research

When performing research online, it is imperative to assess the quality of the information you find.  Anyone can have a website and there is no guarantee of the accuracy.

These are three things to help in judging the quality of the information found on the internet.

Reliability - is the website from a recognizable source?  Websites from well-known corporations, educational institutions, or official agencies typically produce quality information.  If the URL ends in .mil, .edu, .org or .gov it is customarily a good resource.  The screenshot below shows clearly the site is from the Better Business Bureau.

Accountability - If it is an article, is the author clearly identified? In the screenshot, the title of the article is "How to Research a Company" followed by the author's name.  Can you find the author's credentials?  In this particular article, they can be found at the end (see photo below).

Currency - How current is the information?  Is the article dated?  As you can see, this article was dated just over 6 months ago.  Is the website kept up-to-date?  One place to look is in the footer to see if the copyright date has been updated (see last photo).  From these three quick checks, it is pretty safe to say this article is going to be reliable and accurate.

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Can you believe we are already on the letter "R"?

Q is for Quandary

The letter "Q" has me in a quandary - I cannot think of anything clever or interesting to say and it is getting late.  That's all I got tonight - tomorrow should be better!