Funny Photo Friday

Happy Friday, everyone!  I hope you all had a great week.

My week passed uneventfully.  I did celebrate my birthday this week, and had a very nice party with my family.  I got the present I wanted...  The Naboo Battle set from the Lego Star Wars collection.  

Neither of my boys wanted it, and I think the Battle Droids look so cute, all folded up in the transport, so I told them I wanted it for my birthday.  The second part of my celebration is to go to the Pompeii exhibit at the Museum of Nature and Science this weekend.  It's going to be fascinating!

Moving on to the photos!  Last weeks winner for funniest photo is...

And the new funny photos are...

This does not look good.

Could read "How I feel when no one likes my query letter..." :)

Pirate dog is scary!

Doesn't the bottom picture look like Puss in Boots from Shrek?

Initially I thought the people in the zebra suit was my favorite, but I think I love the Puss in Boots cat more.  

How was your week?  Don't forget to vote for your favorite!

Do You Believe In Luck?

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Karma. Fate. Kismet. Luck. Blessings.  Coincidence.

What is luck, exactly?

At first glance luck appears to be getting what we want when we want it, through extraordinary means.  The happy coincidence.  The answered prayer.

But what about the "dodge a bullet" kind of luck?  We don't get what we want, but it turns out we were saved from ourselves and our misguided desires.

Some people make their own bad luck, but then I also have known people who appear to just be unlucky.  Weird, unexplainable things occur to them that drive the luck-o-meter needle into the bad luck zone.  And it happens over and over again to perfectly nice people making good choices.

It used to be people blamed the Gods (or God) for bad luck.  The story of Job, the poor man whom God allowed to be tested for steadfastness of faith comes to mind.  Even in Roman and Greek tradition, the Gods would smite those poor mortal souls who angered them or who were found wanting in their devotions.

My life has been pretty blessed.  Unusually so, actually.  (I feel compelled to say "knock on wood" so as to maintain the status quo.  I am not ashamed to admit I'm a little superstitious.)  The only Bad Thing that rocked my world was the death of my sister.  Otherwise, bad things have happened, but we weathered them to see the rainbow after the rain.

I feel so lucky/blessed to be where I am now.  I was able to go to college, I have a well paying job, a husband who is perfect for me, and two lovely and healthy children. My parents live a mile away and watch my children while I'm at work. 

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It's not so much that I believe in luck as the maker of all things good. Quite honestly, I believe hard work is a lot more indicative of success.  But, it seems that in any endeavor there is at least a smidgen of luck required to have that big payoff.

Lately I've been wondering if there is a quota of luck.  If, eventually, the luck pot runs out.

Maybe luck is all in how we view the world and occurrences around us.  Positive thoughts yield happy people and so life isn't any different for "lucky" people, they just feel better about their life as it unfolds.

What do you think?  Do you believe in luck?  Do you feel lucky?  What do you think luck is?

Funny Photo Friday

Happy Friday!

Thanks so much for all the positive wishes sent my way over the week!  I still haven't heard anything back from the Pitch Madness agent. It could be good or it could be bad.  We'll just have to see what the future brings!  

I did get into the GUTGAA First Round competition and totally struck out. Heavy sigh. That's okay though.  Optimism and persistence, right? I'm slapping a smile on my face and moving on to the next round of queries.

Everybody ready for the pictures?  Let's go! 

Last weeks winner (by one vote) was:

And now for the new photos!

For some reason, I feel like it's talking about querying...

Isn't that amazing? I wonder if they photoshopped the cat.

Darn squirrels spreading rumors.

Creepy.

The cat is cute but what is the mess in the background!

Have a great weekend. I'm hoping to ward off whatever is making my throat hurt.  Do you have any fun plans?  

Which picture did you like the best? While it's not the funniest, I really like the demonic deer.