Random Dozen 2010 - 8?

I've been dealing with life lately and not blogging much so have missed a bunch of the Randoms...but I do enjoy making myself think, so here goes again.
Lidna ... Linda over at 2nd cup of Coffee does this meme.
1. Have you ever fired a gun or shot a bow and arrow?
Yes and Yes and darn good at both!

2. Do you know where your childhood best friends are?
We moved a lot when I was a child so most of my friends are memories, but one or two are still in my life and my BEST friend from 7th grade on is still one of my best friends, low these many years later...and no I am not going to say how many! :D

3. Do you usually arrive early, late, or on time?
If I am by myself, and NO ONE else is home, I will be early or on-time. Otherwise I am late. Even if they are not coming with me...don't know why, just true.

4. Are you more of a New York or California type?
Worked in Manhattan for 2 years and have visited many times. Vacationed several times in Northern California (SF and up) and loved it. Do I really have to choose?

5. Do you have a special ring tone?
I have ring tones for different people so that I know who is calling by the ring (those little letters on the screen are SOOOOO tiny)

6. What is your favorite type of chip?
Not really a chip person, but I guess corn chips.

7. Best comedy you've ever seen is ....
Right now it would have to be 'Big Bang theory'

8. Have you ever cut your own hair? To quote Dr. Phil, "How'd that work for ya?"
Yep and poorly! In college I got upset with myself and I guess as punishment cut my own hair. Man, I was harsh!

9. If you were going to have an extreme makeover, would you rather it be about your house or your personal self?
House, I am pretty happy with me right now.

10. Are you allergic to anything?
Heavy perfumes give me migraines. But nothing life-threatening.

11. Why is it so hard to change?
Hey wait a minute. This question is HARD! I don't remember where it is from but the quote I live by is "Change is the enemy" but I do know that sometimes I have to change.....heavy sigh!

12. One last question dedicated to February love: CS Lewis said, "To love is to be vulnerable." Please share one example of that assertion or share any thought you'd like to about this topic.
I think you have to be vulnerable to fall in love. If you are not open, it is impossible to believe that anyone will love you. And if you don't believe that then you close yourself off and never get to experience the giddiness that comes from realizing that someone loves YOU.

Spelling

As I may have mentioned, DD2 is very dyslexic. She wears special tinted glasses that have made a HUGE difference for her. She is finally able to read at a decent rate. When she was about 5th grade someone mentioned using colored gels for her and since hubby is TekGod in the theater, he brought home several colors for her to try. So I asked her, did it help. "Oh yes, mom, the words don't move anymore." First I knew that she was seeing that way, and first she realized that not everyone did!
So life progresses and she is doing very well at the college level, and has learned how to more than compensate for any difficulty she has in preceptions. But the one area she still fails at is spelling. She spells what she hears and since we, as Americans, tend to lazy tongues, her spelling is sometimes very creative! If you read what she has written out loud, you can almost always understand what she has written, but otherwise...it can be a riddle. For Christmas she got a word program that types what she dictates. We shall see.
All this is to get around to something someone shared with me on FB today. It was stupid signs that people have made to protest something. All had spelling errors, from the common there/their/they're errors to the inattentive absence of letters, like amesty for amnesty. There were quite a few that were demanding that English be made the official language of the USA. Well, if you want to be taken seriously, don't you think it would help if your sign was in ENGLISH!??!
I tend to agree that English is our language and would prefer that immigrants be required to learn it. I understand some allowances being made. BUT if you plan to live here for years, don't ask me to learn your language to welcome you! But then I see these signs....and I think well maybe I need to brush up on my Spanish.

It's about the cross

Our choir sang this last Sunday...and I have been humming it all week, so I decided I am suppose to share it. It is what Christmas really means to me. (If I knew how I would add great pictures behind - but maybe the words should stand alone) Here goes:

It's About the Cross by Jamison J Statema

It's not all about the manger where the baby lay
It's not all about the angels that sang for him that day
It's not just about the shepherds or the bright and shining star
It's not all about the wise men who traveled from afar.
Chorus:
It's about the Cross.
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
so that we could be born again
It's about the stone
that was rolled away.
So that you and I could have real life some day
It's about the Cross

It's not all about the presents underneath the tree
It's not all about the feelings that this season brings for me
It's not just about coming home to be with those you love
It's not all about the beauty in the snow I'm dreaming of

Chorus:

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it's the ending that can save you and that's why we celebrate!
It's about the Cross
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
so that we could be born again
It's about God's love, nailed to a tree
It's about every drop of blood that flowed from Him
when it should have been ME!
It's about the stone that was rolled away
so that you and I could have real life some day
so that you and I could have real life someday
It's about the Cross
It's about the Cross