i believe firmly in humor, not taking yourself to seriously, and treating others the way you want to be treated.

times are tough for everybody now but some groups are struggling more than others...and there is no reason why they should be neglected by their community. i may be wrong but i feel that it should be the goal of each person and their community to look out for each member of their communty to the best of their ability.

i don't have much...but if you need i'll share. if you are sad i'll work my hardest to get you to laugh...even if it means i have to make myself look like a sillly fool (read the weight loss social group...i swim with whale sharks, i plan for my whole line of swim with whale sharks swim wear). laughter is a great thing...takes the edge off lets you breathe for a minute and get some focus back. the money problems etc will still be there but at least you'll be better able (maybe) to deal with them or have a better perspective. hey my life has sucked due to all the abuse and stuff but if i sat and only thought about that then i would miss everything else there was to see and do....its too short for that...same thing with recession...ya gotta grow a funky odd looking weird veggie garden.

this is what i grew last year:
striped tomatoes
neon purple eggplant
white eggplant
yellow tomatoes
huge beefsteak tomaotoes
brown peppers
orange peppers
maroon peppers
jalapenos
fennel (weird because it smells like licorice)
pineapple sage (smells like pineapple)
cubannel peppers
habannero peppers
some other tomatoes that i can't remember