”I read once that love is friendship on fire. That's how I feel about you.”

”I read once that love is friendship on fire. That's how I feel about you.” http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/ <a title="MySpace Tracker" href="http://www.mixmap.com/" target="_new"> <img style="VISIBILITY: hidden;" height="1" alt="MySpace Tracker" src="http://www.mixmap.com/434458/tracker_strict.jpg" width="1" border="0"></a> <a>     <div style="VISIBILITY: visible;MARGIN-LEFT: auto;WIDTH: 450px;MARGIN-RIGHT: auto;TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><embed allowscriptaccess="never" style="VISIBILITY: visible;WIDTH: 435px;HEIGHT: 270px;" name="mp3player" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/mp3player-othersite.swf?config=http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/config/config_pink_shuffle.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.myplaylist.org/loadplaylist.php?playlist=2711272" width="435" height="270" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" menu="false" quality="high" wmode="transparent" border="0'/"> <a href="http://www.myplaylist.org/"><img src="http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/create_pink.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.myplaylist.org/standalone/2711272" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/launch_pink.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.myplaylist.org/download/2711272"><img src="http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/get_pink.jpg" border="0"></a> </div>  <center></center>  <center></center>    Live a Life That Matters  By Michael Josephson   Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.  There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.  All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.  Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.  It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.  Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.  So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.  The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.  It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.  It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.  Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.  So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?  What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.  What will matter is not your success, but your significance.  What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.  What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.  What will matter is not your competence, but your character.  What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.  What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.  What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.  Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.  Choose to live a life that matters.  </a> Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:50:44 -0000 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:12:07 -0000 ”I read once that love is friendship on fire. That's how I feel about you.” http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/logo http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com 100 100 Moving! Nathaniel Drive As we bring stuff into our new http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Moving_Nathaniel_Drive Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:12:07 -0000 Our New House! These are a bunch of pictures of our new http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/15/Our_New_House Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:11:26 -0000 Think Before You Speak - In Memory of Victoria <a href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGuLhgoKCEEAAFsafRM1"></a>I'm going to tell you a story about someone I only met once. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGuLhgoKCEEAAFsafRM1/untitled.JPG?et=EZdYx6LIlmHQHG5HC3jYhg&nmid=0" border="0"> Victoria Koerner lived here in Martinsburg.  Alone.  She was 41 years old.  She was eccentric and a bit "off" and was on disability for severe bi-polar disorder which she controlled with prescriptions while under a doctor's care.  She was loud and sometimes came across as a bit obnoxious, but that was just her way.   Being loud doesn't make you a bad person.  It just means you're loud. Victoria wasn't one of those people on disability who worked the system.  She gave back as much as she took plus more.  She volunteered for every single animal organization she could fit into her life.  She was a champion for endangered animals and ones affected by global warming and had a special place in her heart for polar bears.  She was genuinely worried that they would be extinct before the next generation had inherited the planet and although her resources were limited, she did what... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/727/Think_Before_You_Speak_-_In_Memory_of_Victoria Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:47:24 -0000 Verne Troyer and the sex tape I'll never ever want to watch <a href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGT5rQoKCEEAACEOByE1"></a><a href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGT3fAoKCEEAAF70ToU1"></a><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGT3fAoKCEEAAF70ToU1/320px-SMirC-puke_svg.JPG?et=NTfYuAN%2BOjuRf4ZFdiSA0g&nmid=0" border="0">Verne Troyer has a sex tape.  Yes.  Mini-Me of Austin Powers 2 and 3 has 50 minutes of a sex romp between him and a former girlfriend on tape.  You know who he is, right?  Surely you've seen him on television.  He's got a part in the new (bad) movie "Love Guru" with Mike Meyers that is playing now.  He was a cast member of VH1's Surreal Life.  He was MORE than memorable if you've ever seen even one episode of that season.  If you haven't, I'll just say that one of his many spots on camera had him naked and drunk out of his mind on his little electric scooter pissing in the corner of the weight room.  As a matter of fact, here it is.... I know little people need love too.  Seriously I have nothing against it.  I probably wouldn't be even writing about this if I thought Verne Troyer was a nice guy working in Hollywood breaking down walls and busting out tired old stereotypes.  But, in my opinion... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/726/Verne_Troyer_and_the_sex_tape_Ill_never_ever_want_to_watch Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:03:48 -0000 Cocktail Sauce Don't you just love those shrimp rings you get in the supermarket? I do. But once again, that included cocktail sauce is full of sugar and the high fructose corn syrup that has become my enemy. So I created my own. http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/recipes/item/4/Cocktail_Sauce Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:23:02 -0000 Homemade Spicy BBQ Sauce Since I can no longer have sugar or high fructose corn syrup, which btw, you should AVOID as often as possible, I had to come up with a bbq sauce that didn't have either of these ingredients. Most of the recipes I tried were bland and I like things kind of spicy so I came up with a sauce that is sweet and smokey and has a bit of a kick to it as http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/recipes/item/3/Homemade_Spicy_BBQ_Sauce Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:17:42 -0000 Balsamic Chicken and Penne Like every good Northern NJ girl who grew up with a strong Italian influence, I love sun-dried tomatoes, capers and especially balsamic vinegar. If you aren't a fan of balsamic, you can knock it down to just 2 tablespoons. Also, always try to use a GOOD balsamic. This is one vinegar where if you go on the cheap, you'll definitely notice the difference! This is a good dish to experiment with different ingredient amounts to suit it to your personal taste and also make it your http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/recipes/item/2/Balsamic_Chicken_and_Penne Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:02:18 -0000 Welcome to Engrish.com! <a href="http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/crystalblue2473/?action=view&current=with-your-private.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/crystalblue2473/with-your-private.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> You ever see those signs in other countries that are WAY off in translation? Well this site has them all lumped together. I am laughing so hard over most of these I'm crying! <a href="http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/crystalblue2473/?action=view&current=dying-prohibited.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/crystalblue2473/dying-prohibited.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/links/item/10/Welcome_to_Engrish.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:25:21 -0000 Steve's Birthday The day that my wonderful better half was http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/calendar/item/10009/Steves_Birthday Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:01:52 -0000 The Stimulus Check - Information and Schedule! <A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R-OWAQoKCEEAAA1UPxs1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-OWAQoKCEEAAA1UPxs1/funnypic-taxes.jpg?et=jGBSYzg5Nxu2PgzJAG4sxA&nmid=" border=0></A>For most of you who filed a 2007 tax return, you'll be receiving an economic stimulus check from our government starting in May of 2008.  This stimulus check is being offered in order to stave off a possible recession/depression.  Our job is to SPEND this money on ITEMS not BILLS and help jump start our economy. (Hey what good is my job if I can't help explain some of this stuff to my friends?) How do I know if I qualified for the stimulus check? Well, in order to qualify, you had to make over $3,000 in the past year and filed a tax return.  (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ).  Read more for other ways to know if you qualified.  How do I know how much I'll be getting? Each single person will receive $300 - $600 dollars.  Married people will receive up to $1200 and each dependant child can qualify for up to $300 each (under the age of 17). But I'm retired/disabled/am not required to file a tax return any more! Retirees, disabled veterans and low-wa... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/707/The_Stimulus_Check_-_Information_and_Schedule Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:57 -0000 Plowman Family Irish Soda Bread This is an authentic Irish Soda Bread passed down from my paternal grandmother's side of the family. http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/recipes/item/1/Plowman_Family_Irish_Soda_Bread Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:30:20 -0000 My visit to Centralia, Pennsylvania <A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R54tSQoKCEEAAB1gSOE1"></A><A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R54xEQoKCEEAAGSKVi41"></A><A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R54xZgoKCEEAAGuDfzk1"></A><A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R54xygoKCEEAAG@nn5E1"></A>One night, Steve was watching The History Channel.  "Weird US" was on and it's one of our favorite shows.  I wasn't watching it this particular night, however.  About an hour later, I noticed he was completely engrossed in the Internet and it turns out he was researching another adventure.  I never heard of Centralia or the underground mine fire that ravaged it.  In May 1962, a landfill fire was started over an open coal seam and was apparently put out seemingly immediately.  What no one knew for a while was that the fire continued underground.  This whole area was/is mining country and the fuel for this fire is nearly endless.  According to the people who lived there, the local government made several costly errors in trying to contain this fire and all efforts were stopped in the 1980's.  The fire is left to burn itself out which may happen within the next hundred years or so. The following information is taken directly from the webs... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/692/My_visit_to_Centralia_Pennsylvania Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:57:45 -0000 Centralia, Pennsylvania First of all, zoom into these photos to see the smoke better. Also, I added descriptions to each of them, so please look at each one individually. "Centralia - Columbia County, Pennsylvania - The fire was started in a garbage dump over an open coal seam in May of 1962. The fire was reported and seemed to be quenched at the time, but actually continued underground. There are many additional versions of the original cause but the garbage pit and the date are probably right. First bid to extinguish the fire was $175. In July of 1962, the Department of Environmental Resources started to monitor the fire. Boreholes were drilled to check to extent and the temperature of the fire. Some thought they also provided an natural draft which helped combustion. Gas monitors were also installed in most homes in the area above the hottest fire (the impact area). On May 22, 1969 the first three families were moved from Centralia. A trench was dug north of the Odd Fellows Cemetery where ... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Centralia_Pennsylvania_ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:35:54 -0000 Goodbye Heath <A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5dPdwoKCEEAAC8c8Vw1"></A><A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5dPWQoKCEEAADGc-Og1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5dPWQoKCEEAADGc-Og1/hl20.jpg?et=9eG8zFwiXPXZOodfMTcm1g&nmid=" border=0></A> Normally I don't blog on celebrity although I'm a junkie for TMZ and Perezhilton.com.  But yesterday one of my Hollywood "crushes" passed away unexpectedly and I felt compelled to mark his passing with a few paragraphs here in my blog. I was home in my living room when I got the news.  TMZ was reporting on their website that Australian born actor, Heath Ledger was found dead in his Soho apartment in downtown Manhattan.  I was completely stunned.  This guy was 28 years old!  He was tall, handsome (gorgeous) and a very very talented actor who didn't seem to have the usual problems that plague many Hollywood stars. I wasn't a huge fan of Brokeback Mountain.  While I liked the storyline, I thought the movie dragged on in places and could have been a bit shorter.  But as I watched and re-watched it, I began to have a greater appreciation for the acting that Heath did.  He nailed the character he was portraying, right down to the final minutes in the ... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/691/Goodbye_Heath Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:37:36 -0000 Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures - I Can Has Cheezburger? I LOVE this site. It's funny and the comments people leave are funny. I spend hours at this site when I sit down to look at these pictures. It's a great escape for a few minutes when you are at the http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/links/item/8/8 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:16:28 -0000 Baseball - The Great American Let Down <A href="http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R2KazQoKCEEAAHn8vzs1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R2KazQoKCEEAAHn8vzs1/310335432_46d536c034.jpg?et=BJ1HtNsnW6Zw8jlO3%2CB2UA&nmid=" border=0></A>As most of you know by now, yesterday, the Mitchell Report was released by former Senator George Mitchell.  All 30 clubs have at least one player who is using steroids or growth hormones in one form or another.  85 players were identified including 7 MVPs, 2 Cy Young Award winners and 31 All-Stars.  Roger Clemons alone shows up 82 times in this 409 page report. Welcome to the "Steroid Era". All those record breakers...all of them, were using performance enhancing drugs.  Some of them being injected 4-6 times in the buttocks by their strength and conditioning coaches. I'm a former Yankee fan myself and 20 players...past and present were cited in this report.  Remember their World Series domination during the late 90's early 00's?  One now has to wonder if that streak wasn't perpetuated by the steroids those players were using. All one had to do is look at some of the players to see the steroid use.  Barry Bonds, for instance.  Look at a pictu... http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/journal/item/685/Baseball_-_The_Great_American_Let_Down Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:13:28 -0000 My birthday http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/calendar/item/10006/My_birthday Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:29:52 -0000 Steve comes home http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/calendar/item/10005/Steve_comes_home Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:19:34 -0000 Christmas Day http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/calendar/item/10004/Christmas_Day Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:18:57 -0000 Steve leaves for CO again http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/Steve_leaves_for_CO_again Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:19:36 -0000 Spectrum of Sound I'm pretty eclectic in my music http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/music/item/23/Spectrum_of_Sound Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:53:58 -0000 Just some tunes to entertain you Yeah...I know I'm pretty http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/music/item/5/Just_some_tunes_to_entertain_you Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:31:34 -0000 Puerto Rico My birthday trip. January http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/10/Puerto_Rico Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0000 Las Vegas Trip! http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Las_Vegas_Trip Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:54:56 -0000 Cats Cats Cats New Pics http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/8/Cats_Cats_Cats Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:53:44 -0000 Harpers Ferry and Baltimore s Inner Harbor When my parents came to visit and when I went back a few weeks http://acrystalbutterfly.multiply.com/photos/album/7/Harpers_Ferry_and_Baltimore_s_Inner_Harbor Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:52:42 -0000