About Denton County, TX

I like to keep up with the trends in floor plan design with new home builders and one I learned of late is

The Advent Of The Snoring Room.

Typically found in age 55 and older communities, some by Del Webb and DR Horton, these "dual owner" suites have a little room off to the side of the Master Bedroom. Designed to alleviate deep into the night loud snoring by one partner or even being fidgity or the restless leg syndrome, couples can start out together but end up apart. I haven't seen this in my area yet but do you think it saves marriages long in the tooth? Hmmm... I wonder.

Got to wonder how you convert this "small" room off to the side into something else later on.

A sitting room with a door?

I have written about jealousy and envy of others before but again a reminder that

Some People Don't Like To Celebrate Success In Others.

Whether it is points from blogging, featured posts, sales numbers and dollars earned, or the next door neighbor just got a brand new car better than yours. What do they say with envy? One of the deadly sins?

It is called covetousness, and beyond some moral view of it, it truly stems from some kind of: INSECURITY

You can't flip a switch and undo what is going on in the mind of another when YOU achieve some modicum of success in wherever you find your lot in life, but like last year's championship sports team, you will have this TARGET on you and those that are insecure WANT TO BRING YOU DOWN BAD. It just makes their day. The positive thoughts to have dealing with these characters when you bump into them:

• The problem is with them, not you
• Even celebrate THEIR success when you see it, and loving them might make them think twice about hating you
• When you compete REALLY you are competing against YOURSELF and your former best effort
• SMALL minds worry about all this trivial stuff and you are better than that

IGNORE petty jealousy of others, but realize it does exist. Just the way YOU LIVE....

HAVE NONE OF IT IN YOUR LIFE.

I don't usually do movie reviews from flicks I've seen and usually leave that to our Active Rain movie specialist Helpful Hannah of Philadelphia.

But recently I saw a new one out there still on the big screen, Act Of Valor. It is about two Navy SEAL team missions, one about extracting a kidnapped female CIA officer and another about stopping a terrorist plot in Mexico by terrorists wanting to enter the U.S. and do damage.

I am not here to give a RECOMMEND on this picture cause we all have different tastes and it is long on violence but also very good on the action part. If it is your type fine, or not......

BUT the point I did want to make if you sample movies to immerse yourself in some drama of sorts to escape your normal sensory of the world this one is based on real accounts these SEAL guys go through. The military gave them quite a bit of access to parachuting, river boats, submarines, aircraft carriers and along with the bullets flying and explosions you tend to expect with these America saves the world movies you do see the "caliber" of these few good men left in the world who "hone their training" to an excellent level and are very focused as they call it "going down range." Excellent cinematography and you leave with the sense of "sacrifice" these men give to their country.

These type of special forces are probably why a second 9/11 attack has not happened thus far. Very good men AND very dedicated and vigilant to get the BAD GUYS before they get us.

Act Of Valor

I wanted to put out there a reminder that

A Helping Hand Starts At The End Of Your Arm.

Too often we can get overwhelmed and think we are just a speck in the universe and can't save the world. I am reminded from many Mother Teresa quotes I collect on joy, love and peace, of one thing she said:

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

We ALL can make a difference in life with our own abilities, IF WE JUST CARE. One person at a time (or pet!!).