A Great Performer
"Neither rodeos nor Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show feartured cowgirls as prominent characters, but this changed in 1885, when "Little Sure Shot" Annie Oakley joined Buffalo Bill's show.
Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses, but changed her name to Annie Oakley for no apparent reason.
Annie's exploits with guns were not the only things that endeared her to her audiences worldwide. At first, she did very little else but perform with her rifle and six-shooter. Soon, however, she began to combine her skills as a shootist with her sense of drama, along with her charming personality.
The nick-name was given to her by Chief Sitting Bull who quite liked the diminutive rodeo star."
posted by jm at 2:21 AM
11 Comments:
Annie Oakley! I love her!
There is so much heart here. You and Neith have done such a nice job of creating cozy cyber niches, like hollows in the mountain where we can relax.
JM you made my day with that one. I just love Annie.
Oh me too! When I was a regular tomboy growing up, Annie Oakley was my heroine. Was even a pretty decent shot with a 22 target rifle . . . however I discovered I wasn't hungry enough to shoot a deer. Fortunately my family of avid hunters let that one slide; after all, I helped skin the deer my dad got & pack it out!
I wanted to share this with you, because I know you will find it to be a good read. Keep in mind, that this is long!!!!! This comes from the blog of one of my contributors at my blog. I just hope you understand after you see how long it is. Please don't use a frying pan on me!
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked,
"How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
He continued,
"And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.
Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. (LOL)
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons...
Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Oh I'm so glad you like Annie!!
I loved this description.
Astrid, it is wonderful having you here with your gift of showing your appreciation, something I miss in so many places. And your gift with words.
like hollows in the mountain where we can relax.
Beautiful again. My love of mountains is a whole other story. I'm so looking forward to what's ahead. What more will come out of your multi-faceted mind. The grace.
Finding neith was a Jupiter stroke of great fortune. She rescued me, something she doesn't always get appreciation for.
Neith! I should have known the Snake Woman could handle a gun! I shot a rifle once. It made me black and blue. Gave it up. My ears and all.
Now on to Donnie's post.
One thing I wanted to mention that is so enjoyable for me.
I have tons of Gemini in the 3rd house and have always liked neighbors. Neith is so real to me as my next door neightbor it's wild. Her North Node in Gemini has found a home.
This cyberworld absolutley fscinates me. I feel I can add my love of fantasy to my experience in a new way.
The thought of of my dream neighbor constantly there and close is always with me. Such discovery.
Only problem is, if I need an egg, I have to travel all the way to Joe's.
(((((Donnie!)))))
Fabulous! These are so true and funny. Good attitude. I think that's all it takes.
I have tons of Gemini in the 3rd house and have always liked neighbors. Neith is so real to me as my next door neightbor it's wild. Her North Node in Gemini has found a home.
That's the way I feel too. Throw in the strong Neptune influence in our charts and we are quite comfortable meeting in this medium that transcends distance.
Humans will always show their true nature no matter what, sooner or later. When I meet people in person, there are all sorts of intuitive, nonverbal clues give a good immediate take on what kind of person they are. And there have been a few with "dead eyes" that made me slide on out as quickly & quietly as possible!
Finding neith was a Jupiter stroke of great fortune. She rescued me, something she doesn't always get appreciation for.
It was truly my pleasure!! You have returned the favor as only the Jupiter blessed can . . . without limit!
medium that transcends distance.
I think this is one of my favorite parts. Like the telegraph did originally.
And no fossil fuel consumption.
The disconnect always amazes me. The loathing of corporations by all the people who love and buy their pdoducts. The protesters that go to rallies against their government's involvement in the oil game....in their gas guzzlers.
The complaining goes on against the elite yet people refuse to do what would really work to end this plunder and exploitation....cut back on consumption.
Look how much crap we've consumed in our lives in this rich country, much of it on the backs of these downtrodden people. It's easy to type out hate on a computer on a comfortable chair, a stocked pantry and fridge nearby, and within the walls of a 3 bathroom house piled with god knows what.
It will definitely take time.
But I do like the lack of consumption when sharing in cyberspace.
like hollows in the mountain where we can relax.
Back to this. I wonder what impulse drives us from the resting spots, sometimes I think prematurely. Are we being chased, or are we chasing?
Where are the orders coming from to jump up and move toward a stimulus? The ongoing puzzle.
"If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!
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