Janie Parrish

I love how the little Baptist Church down the road has a different saying or verse every couple of weeks on their marque out front. This week it reads:

No Jesus           No Peace

Know Jesus     Know Peace

During some of my late spring cleaning attempts, I was down in the basement going through some boxes that have been down there for quite some time. So long that I had forgot what was all in the darn things. Much to my surprise I found that I had stored a hummingbird feeder that my grandmother had given to me years ago when I moved out on my own. It’s a real pretty red glass hummingbird feeder, I can’t believe that I had forgotten all about it for goodness sakes.

So I promptly got busy with giving it a good washing, went to Wal Mart and bought some of the hummingbird nectar that they are attracted to and love to suck down and found the perfect spot to hang it out back. I can see it from the kitchen window and can’t wait for the hummingbirds to come a running. My sister has a bunch that have been coming to her place for a few weeks now, so I know that this is the time of the year for them to make an appearance.

I found this picture of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird at birdfeeders.com, they have a wonderful online library worth checking out with plenty of pictures to gaze at and familiarize yourself with.

I started smoking back in middle school. We payed 40 cents for a pack of cigarettes back then. Today I went to the gas station and payed $4.79 for a pack. I remember when I promised to quit when they hit a dollar a pack and here I am today still paying out the nose and smoking away.

I hear that in New York it costs over $10 a pack, isn’t that just crazy?

I remember back in the day, that if you wanted to play bingo that you had to go to the fire station on a Wednesday night to play. My grandmother used to love to play bingo and on occasion she would let me come along with her and play. Once and a while my grandmother would win and the excitement of it all was pretty darn cool, I on the other hand never once got to yell BINGO and receive a prize but it was fun just going and spending time with my grandmother.

I know that they still hold these games at churches and fire stations all across the country, but many have turned to the Internet and are playing free bingo online. The Internet has brought so many things to people that have no way of getting out and doing and online bingo sounds like the perfect way to spend some down time doing these days.

I miss my grandmother very much, she passed away before I graduated from high school. It wouldn’t be the same playing bingo without her, but I’m sure if she was still with us on this earth that she would being playing bingo both off and online and I’d be right at her side playing along waiting for my turn to yell BINGO at sites such as bingoport.co.uk has to offer.

Yesterday I was listening to the news and they were saying that Michael Jackson was in the hospital and that details would be coming as soon as they heard. The next thing I know my cell phone rang and my best friend was on the other line telling me that Michael Jackson had just died. Just like that he is forever gone.