After reading a few blogs likening life to various things... different amusement park rides or playground toys.. I thought and pondered what would my life resemble... I stepped back a bit to view from a distance... hmmm  kinda looks like the Tilt-a-Whirl to me .. yes definitely the Tilt-a-Whirl .. You see ..you wait in line in anticipation of the RUSH you know lies just ahead.. you pay for your ticket grasping that little scrap of paper like it is the most precious gold...you wait a bit longer .. then you hand it over to an operator who leers at you from behind a smokey cigar .. you run to find a spot.. searching for THE BEST one.. one that has a safety chain so you will not fall... one that you are able to see everyone else from, without obstruction of lights or machinery...you find it .. only to see someone has tossed part of their lunch on the floor...but you are so much in a rush to fulfill the need to ride you gingerly step over the ooze and lock yourself in.. the operator comes by and checks your chain..shaking it like a jail house guard..yep you are locked in now.. the ride starts slowly .. oh what fun!! .. the lights swirl past ..how beautiful..and the pace quickens...you cannot see clearly now.. not the others on the ride or the lights ..they blur into streams of colors zooming by ... the machinery sounds horrendous.. grinding and moaning as if the weight of the world rides along with you... faster and faster .. your senses are muddled.. your eyes now screwed shut to help ward off the vertigo...its fails.. you feel that carnival hot dog scratching its way back up your throat .. in a desperate last ditch attempt at freedom.. and suddenly.. just before that little dog re emerges the ride starts to slow.. you hear the wind that had been deafening a moment ago ebb to a soft mewl.. you take a chance and open your eyes.. the lights still flash by ... so you screw them shut once more.. waiting .. waiting .. until finally you feel a sudden stop.. the ride has stopped.. you open your eyes.. NOOOO the world still spins!! ... what have I done!??!! then slowly ever so slowly the world slows down.. you can make out the others .. some of them seem disoriented like you .. others are laughing.. some are crying and yes yet another has contributed to the ooze on the floor... you unsteadily disembark .. shaking.. but growing stronger with each step .. more sure of yourself with each passing moment... you have survived!!! you have conquered the tilt-a-whirl !!! and knowing that, head off to buy yet another ticket for another ride.. because to just sit and watch others challenge themselves is no fun....
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sciurusniger
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Nov 16 @ 4:39PM
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~*~ ~*~ ~*~
(from me)
"Wow. Fkng wow."
(PMF after hearing it read aloud.)
Excellent BLOG!
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robodad
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Nov 16 @ 4:40PM
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I'd comment, but I'm too busy twirling in my seat 
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RainSongSpirit
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Nov 16 @ 4:52PM
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unionman154
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Nov 16 @ 4:52PM
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Thanks for the ride, it was awesome. 
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EternalFlame
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Nov 16 @ 4:57PM
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PullMyFinger
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Nov 16 @ 5:01PM
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Yeah, what she said....
Dat was a good one...
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SpiritEnergy
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Nov 16 @ 5:50PM
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 Omg, I was figuring I am one of the pukers. But wait, then I thought...uh...if the damn thing is spinning, isn't it gonna get all over you?  Omg.... Oh, Becky. 
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daisy315
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Nov 16 @ 6:24PM
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what a ride !..
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katydid438
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Nov 16 @ 6:26PM
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Becky that was just fantastic. Amusing at times but still a good glimpse of what your life has been like. I just know many can and will relate to your words.
Gifted story writer
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American_Woman
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Nov 16 @ 6:34PM
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Very, very good!!!
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padreroyalataol
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Nov 16 @ 7:28PM
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My inner-child and I both enjoyed the daydream.
now off running down the midway, cottoncandy in hand.
All the best,
richard
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carpediem48
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Nov 17 @ 1:14AM
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Becky I am so frustrated.  ..all I can think of to say is ....WOW
Have you ever seen a performance that has just ended and the audience just sits there so impacted by it that they are silent....
well that's what ya done here girl...
when you are good.....you are VERY....VERY....good 
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Solitaire
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Nov 17 @ 6:39PM
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Becs...what ride. Amazing, Lady, simply amazing.
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Palomino
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Nov 18 @ 6:12PM
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Wow Becks!!! You did a fantastic job of writing here, dear lady! 
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kattsmeow
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Nov 25 @ 1:23PM
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I can remember telling my Mother that I wish this Merry-go-round would stop.
She told me that it will only stop when the die I die is here. So, I listened to her, and I just love it when the music gets loud and it goes faster and faster.
I love the lights of the ride.
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misschoos
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Nov 25 @ 1:37PM
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Nice blog Becky *
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redtigr
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Nov 26 @ 8:33PM
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I love this blog! Fantastic! Most thrilling...
I am still dizzy.
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