What are the five gifts you would buy
for yourself this Christmas,
if you had unlimited income??
wow! well, of course my first thought is that if i had unlimited income i’d want to continually give it away to those in need, starting with my own family and friends. and of course i’d want to give it away to my blogging buddies, too, but i dont know them well enough yet to know what they’d realllly really want from Santa. ;) hehe!
soooo, i think i’ll stick with the original meme and tag a few random peeps who’ve visited my site recently! am i allowed to do that? hahah! well, surprise!! ya never know what you might get for stoppin by. hehe. :D
OKAY. CUT!! take two…
i wrote this yesterday, to post for today…but, as i was out running errands this morning i heard a song on the radio i havent heard in years. it touched me the same way it did the very first time i heard it (1992 i believe, the year i grad from high school…), and i just knew i had to use it for this meme.
being the sappy, sentimental, dreamy-dreamerton that i am.
now remember, esp you youngens ;) that this superdoopercheesey vid was shot probably circa 1992. so, if you cant take the cheesiness (cause i almost cant! LOL!) just close your eyes and listen to the song. this version will always be my fave, even tho there’s many other good ones out there.
Amy Grant, Grown-Up Christmas List. From Home for Christmas, 1992.
thanks to, of course, rolando for tagging me :)
we need more philanthropists like you :) hey, do you think someone with unlimited income could potentially solve world poverty? selfishly, with that amount of money i would first travel the world, get infected with different cultures, and eat all the varieties of food available :) thank you for contributing to the discussion on my blog, i appreciate your opinion on the nice guy bit!
ReplyDeleteI was on the verge of imagining the most expensive of baubles when I saw your answer. FYI, that wasn't a cheesy answer. Idealistic maybe, but magnanimous, kind, and selfless, definitely :)
ReplyDeletehey, gale! welcome to the land of silly philanthropy. haha. just kiddin ;) i appreciate you stoppin over. i guess i've never quite thought of myself as a philanthropist; i just have always thought that's what we're all supposed to do! now i just have to find a way to get it out of my mind and into action :)
ReplyDeleteno, i dont think any amount of money could solve world poverty. i suppose its not something i've thought about in depth--but (off the cuff!) i see poverty as something deeper than lacking in materialistic things or basic physical needs. its many things; but one thing that sticks out in my mind is that its spiritual and its ultimately inevitable. but that doesnt mean we cant try to do what we can, right? :) just as there are basic needs to physically live, i believe another basic need is to GIVE. it fulfills our souls.
whew okay, that's enough heavy talk...i'll stop for now. haha!
i suppose if i received unlimited income honestly, i'd definitely enjoy some of it for myself!! hehe. but the material stuff doesnt float my boat too much. i'd rather travel, donate, and help my family! (im sucha geek. LOL.)
and you're welcome for the comment on your blog--im subscribed now. :) keep up the great work!
hi, ivy! i suppose i'm starting to melt my scroogy 'tude pretty quickly since my see ya ebenezer post. i think my warmfuzziness was stuck right below the surface, wanting to get out sooo bad, and i just needed to admit to myself that i wanted to be ungrumpy! LOL.
ReplyDeleteoooh i just saw you commented there. LOL. im headed that way...:):)
The fact that you would give to the less fortunate speaks volumes about your character.
ReplyDeleteVG, hey :) i really dont know what to say...i am quite speechless and honestly taken aback by the compliments here. i mean, wouldnt ANYONE give to those in need if they had unlimited dinero? there's only so much you can buy for yourself before you'd be gagged and drowned in your own pile of belongings. hehe!!
ReplyDeletebut then again, maybe i'm just naiive. could be. lol. i sincerely do appreciate your compliment, tho, so thank you very much :):)
on a side note, ya know, i've only been lurkin about your blog for a short time, and i've not quite yet figured you out! cause ya know, that's what i like to do when i visit people's blogs. hehe! we have polar opposite lives and experiences, and thats why i so enjoy stopping by to see what you're up to next!
have a great nite...and oh yeah, i hope you had a happy happy birthday today!! *<8-D
***long pause***
. o O (hmmm, im wondering if she really meant, "the fact that you would give to the less fortunate speaks volumes about your unfortunate lack of needing awesome things like patent leather stilettos and Louis Vuitton handbags!!!" nah...;D she wouldnt?! hehe! )
i just gotta say i LOVE your "novel length" comments - i don't think any other commenter has contributed so much to the topics on my blog, and i love having a female perspective on some of the sensitive subjects. and by no means ever be afraid to disagree with me either :) by the way, have you started christmas shopping yet? the holiday season never fails to bring cheer. catch you soon on the blogosphere!
ReplyDeletewell thanks, gale! i'm glad my verbioseness is appreciated. hehe. and yes, i've started my shopping--i'm about half way done. feels good to get it out of the way and i think i did good pickin stuff out this year! =D
ReplyDelete