Carnival Cruise 2004

SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 16


Carnival Cruise 2004
2004 Carnival Cruise

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With your answers, please remember we are in the SYW world and which may not always match our reality.

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If you had to have your vision corrected would you rather: glasses or contacts?  Or what do you use if you need to have your vision corrected?

I currently wear glasses. I had retina surgery on my Left eye in Jan. 2018. Prior to that due to a minor stroke caused by extreme high blood pressure I could only see gray, light and dark. After the operation I was able to see some details. Now the sight is once again worsening in that eye but I have neither the time nor the money to return to the eye doctor. Fortunately the brain has a mental map of everything we have seen from birth so it fills it what should be there. I just rely on my right eye. No glasses or contacts could really help me. I need a miracle from God.

If you had to describe your day as a traffic sign, what would it be?

Detour

Was school easy or difficult for you? How so?

K-12 was not exactly easy. I excelled in English and History.  It would have been better if all math courses could have been avoided. I hate math. Always have. Always will. I suck at math. Red marks and F’s in every math course. If not for the New York State Regents exam I would have never graduated from High School. I have a math block.

College was great. Hooray and Cheers for Marymount Manhattan College!!  Lots of work and challenges but I Loved every minute of it except those stupid dreaded math courses. My Chinese friends at my previous workplace helped me. Those Ladies were brilliant at math and they also had plenty of patience because when it comes to numbers I’m stupid and thick as a brick.  Thank goodness in the over 40 years I’ve been in the work force I’ve never used algebra or geometry.  Both were a total waste of time.

Would you rather take a 1 or 2 week vacation with an organized tour or take a cruise of your choice?

Both!  Two weeks. One devoted to an organized tour the other on a cruise. Took a cruise back in 2004 and Loved it!  Had a Wonderful time!

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? 

Grateful that my African co-worker had a healthy baby girl. Her name is Laura Destiny! Looking forward to next weekend, good warm weather and more photography opportunities!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Little Train Music


A Photo a Week Challenge: Mass Transit

This is my first time actually uploading my videos from my Smartphone to Google then over to YouTube. Please bear with me while I perfect my photography/video craft. In the meantime please enjoy the videos of riding the J Subway Train from Broadway Junction in Brooklyn, the overhead views and across the Williamsburg Bridge.

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

And Now for the Musical Interlude

HERE COMES THE EXPRESS (1975)- BT EXPRESS

https://youtu.be/H2It6_FGJXw

 

 

 

The Gap Band – Party Train

 

Soul Train Theme Song ~~ TSOP | Gamble & Huff

Every Baby Boomer should know what the initials TSOP stand for!!

Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions – People Get Ready (1965)

And Now Something from my parents generation!!  Sir Duke!!

Duke Ellington, “Take the A Train”

Dinnertime


 

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Dinnertime

This week, focus on dinnertime: share a meal with us, or shoot during your dinner hour. Blogger’s choice!

All my Followers/Subscribers recognize me and Stephen. The last few photos are of my Great Aunt Ellene Stewart on her 98th Birthday. If it is God’s Will my Great Aunt will be 100 years old at the end of December 2016!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesus

Kudos and Cheers for Pope Francis!!


 

Pope Francis Takes 12 Refugees Back to Vatican After Trip to Greece

Proving that the Children of Abraham can Live in Peace! Also we must help each other no matter what race, skin color, ethnic group or religion! Pope Francis is showing the way!

This is what Jesus would do!!

Just because one group of people do something evil does not make all followers of that religion or a certain race evil.

If we applied the same logic to all the mass murders in America for the last 12 years we would have to ban all white man. The murderers of those children in a Ct. school a few Christmas’ ago, the person who shot worshipers at a Bible Study last year, the man who shot up the movie theater plus countless other mass killings were all white men!  Now does that make all white males murderers?  No! Of course not!

There are extremists in every religion. After all the United States still has the Ku Klux Klan, the Christian Identity Movement and the American Nazi Party. All of which claim to be Christians.  I guess if they met Jesus they would lynch him also since Jesus was Jewish!

We need more Love, Peace, Understanding and Compassion in the world. Let’s stop making people into stereotypes just because they are a different faith than you or a different color than you!

Come People Let’s Get on the Love Train!!

The O’Jays – Love Train

Stephen’s Upcoming 55th Birthday Celebration


 

Greetings Family and Friends!! My brother Stephen’s 55th Birthday Celebration is coming May 3rd. Two things I need.

Anyone in the NYC area who has a car who could help me pick up Stephen from his group home in Bellerose, Queens and bring him to Brownsville, Brooklyn would be much appreciated. Pick up May 1st. Return to Queens Residence May 4th. I will pay you for gas.

Stephen has Autism and I am his only living relative so I have no one else who can assist me.

Nov. 7th 2008 I had a minor stroke which affected my eyesight particularly the vision in my left eye. My eyesight is now 20/100 and I can no longer drive  car.  Retina surgery in Jan.2010 only partially corrected my vision problems.

I have always tried to be independent and do things on my own but as I’m getting older there are certain functions with which I need help.  Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I struggle with my job, doing overtime and suffering the effects of standing for long hours on hard floors.  Arthritis is no joke!!

Guess I’ve finally realized that I cannot do everything on my own.  So I’m trying to establish a supportive network.  Hopefully other people with developmentally disabled siblings with join with me.

Also Stephen loves sunglasses and key chains/rings. I’m collecting those and hope to put the key chains in a decorative jar for his special born day celebration. Plus baseball caps. Since Stephen is now bald he really loves baseball caps!  🙂

Please contact me via my email address.

Monetary Blessings/Donations can be made to my PayPal account using my email address: deborah.palmer280@gmail.com.

Many Thanks and God Bless!