A Nyte's Tale

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. - Stephen R. Covey I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it. - Edith Sitwell Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. - Buddha The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. - Unknown

I would like to wish a Merry Christmas to all my readers. I hope everyone is having a safe and warm holiday. You all have a special place in my heart and I appreciate your continued visits to my blog. I try to entertain you in a variety of ways by writing short stories, passing along news and (my personal favorite blog posts) Web Gems. I hope you've enjoyed my writing throughout the past year. Please feel free to leave me a comment or send me an email to let me know your thoughts, ideas for stories, and/or websites you want me to check out. (You can even leave a complaint, if you feel the need to do so, but I won’t guarantee that I will listen to it.) ;) Today’s blog are more Web Gems, so gather the kids around the computer for this first link. How about we start with something cute? Here is a video of a precious puppy trying to whistle. http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6544400/16989568 I think this dog may have a shot at Hollywood. What do you think? This next website is aimed at ...

I love to find fun websites on the internet. Here are two sites I found this week. This first one is hilarious and someone could spend hours just reading through the funny, interesting, weird, disgusting, and sometimes “down right wtf were they thinking” text. This website is Txts Frm Lst Nght (Text From Last Night). Now I know we all have sent a text to someone that once we hit the “send” button we wished there was a “retrieve” button. This website showcases text messages sent that I am sure the sender wished they would not have sent. Lucky for us, the gracious recipient of the text message thought that the world would be a better place if they shared it with everyone. Not only does it exhibit the uncomfortable display of bad spelling, compromising situations and/or embarrassing circumstances, but you the reader also get a chance to reply and grade the text message. Talk about adding insult to injury, but it’s all in fun and (I hope) no one gets hurt. If you feel venturous here is the...

I like finding interesting things on the internet. I have always admitted that I am a Google junkie; my friends lovingly call me the Google queen. Anytime anyone needs to find information about something, anything, they always come to me and within a few minutes they have what they were looking for. (Google should put me on their payroll. *cough cough* *hint hint*) Here are some cool things I found this week… *There is a new search engine on the web now called “Leapfish” ( http://www.leapfish.com/ ). I checked it out and it seems pretty interesting. The page is real easy to read and the main page has news, celebrity news, videos, etc.; basically everything that Yahoo or MSN has to offer. When you use the search engine it is actually powered by not only Google, but also Yahoo and Bing. It’s like all the search engines in one convenient place and I like that. It also includes Flickr, Twitter and any other internet sites that pertain to what you are searching for. As for me, I will proba...

The thunderstorm still rumbled outside but now was far off into the distance from Nicole’s house. Restless dreams troubled her as she tossed and turned. Suddenly there was another loud noise that jerked her awake. Sitting straight up, she stared wide eyed around the dark room with an unsettling feeling that she was being watched. Her lungs began to pain as she realized she had been holding her breath the whole time. She inhaled deeply and chided herself for being scared. Nicole reached over to pick up her phone to see what time it was; 2:18 a.m. Out loud she said, “This is going to be a long night.” The radio was still on and softly playing music. She began to set her phone back down when she glanced at the window. There, for a whisper of a second, she saw a dark misty shape that resembled a shadowy face staring back at her. A loud scream escaped her throat as she jumped up and ran towards the hall, still clutching her phone in her hand. She dialed 911 as she slammed the bathroom door ...

Thunder growled angrily overhead followed by flashes of lightening that illuminated the outside landscape for a brief second. The weather was brewing quickly making the air thick with moisture. Another rumble sounded as Nicole paused and glanced out a nearby window. Mentally she began to count, “ one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three ”. A bolt raced across the sky and through the ominous low clouds. The storm was closer. What a night for the weather to be tempestuous, she thought. Nicole knew this night was going to be a long sleepless one, which was fine with her since she had a lot to keep her busy. Moving was always such a tedious chore. Nicole hated leaving her previous home, but the landlord raised the rent…again. The owner knew she couldn’t pay the higher amount; and when a tenant can’t pay rent what do they do? The only thing Nicole could do…move. This new place wasn’t so bad though. It actually had great potential, and with a little hard work, this place could become as nic...