4 X 4

Well here is my four x four list:
4 Jobs I have had
Dishwasher in school cafeteria
Seamstress, Every thing from Stage curtains to baby clothes for preemies
Newspaper reader for a newspaper clippings retrieval company
Cook for College dorms

4 movies I would watch over and over again
Gone with the Wind
7 Brides for 7 Brothers
South Pacific
Fantasia

4 Places I have lived
Afton, Wyo.
Crow Creek, Idaho
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provo, Utah

4 TV shows I love to watch
Old Westerns, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Little house on the Prairie
The Amazing Race
Survivor
Project Runway

4 Places I have been
Hawaii
Presque Isle, Maine
Navoo, Ill
Washington D C

4 Favorite foods
Red Meat especially, Hamburger, Rib Eye Steak, Ham, and Pork Roast
Veggies
Potatoes
Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream Frosting

4 Places I'd rather be
Somewhere warm and snowless in the winter
At the ranch
In bed
Somewhere people are not

4 people who I get e-mail from
SPAMMERS
Spammers
Spammers
Spammers

4things I like to do for R&R
Sleep
Eat
Hot Baths
Read, Crochet, Sew, Watch TV

4 Things I try to avoid doing
House cleaning
Ironing
Yard Work
Going to the Dr or Dentist

4 Things I would like to do this year( If I actually get to do even one I'll consider myself happy)
Take a vacation
Finally get my new sewing machine set up so I can sew on it ( I've had it 3 years)
Get a new dishwasher (And maybe a house to go with it!)
Start a new hobby, Quilting

Well now you know some of my secrets!

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

I have been thinking about the subject of gossip lately. Just exactly what is gossip anyway? I have an acquaintance at work that is running off of the mouth constantly. She says so and so did this, and such and such did that. She says things, that are not necessarily mean or hurtful but are none of anybody else's business. I have said things to her that were only about myself and my troubles and soon I hear, that other people have been discussing my troubles with others. She tells me herself what they said about the problem, even though I was just saying how I felt about something that I was having trouble with. It kind of bothered me, it was not a big deal and didn't come to anything but it got me to thinking. There is someone else at work that also runs off of the mouth, and is always talking about someone or another. She has disrespectful nicknames for her fellow co-workers and even management and uses them often. I have always had a hard time in social situations because of my loathing of people who run on and on about people, and they problems. These seem to be the kind of people that have a good time and enjoy others. Why is it that I do not like or trust them at all. The first afore mentioned coworker said when I objected to what she leaked out of her mouth to someone else who quickly discussed it with another person, that it wasn't gossip she was "just talking". Well I wonder what gossip is. because "just talking" in my book is for the most part gossiping. How does one carry on conversations and not say either untrue or private things about others weather they are true or not. Most of the things I hear comings out of those two peoples mouthes are what I would classify as gossip. She says that she likes to keep informed about what is going on in the neighborhood, that a good citizen needs to be informed. How does one carry on conversations without offending? I guess that is why I more often than not keep quiet and think to myself the things I do . Any answers or suggestions?