Fine - The Real Meaning

I was reading the post on "FINE" to my mom, she's not able to see my site so I read her what I post. I spoke with her a few days later and she asked me what dictionary I was using to get my definition for the word "fine". The definition in her dictionary didn't say anything about what I had told her. I explained that what I had said, was a play on words thing, kind of like the WWJD thing that was going around, not a definition. I re-read her what I had written and she then got it. It was really funny. I had a hard time believing that she actually thought that was a definition for the word.

I went to my dictionary and thought I would go ahead and put a few of the meanings of the word "fine".

small, thin, minute; subtil, tenuous; thin, smoothly sharp; not coarse; clean, pure; refined; nice, delicate; subtil, sly, fraudulent; elegant, beautiful in thought; accomplished; excellent, superior, brilliant or acute, amiable, noble; showy, splendid, elegant.

There is much more to this word but I just wanted to give you some idea of what it really means to be fine. It does not really mean you are Freaked Out, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional. For more of what I wrote, look for my post on FINE.

It is amazing to me the many definitions to this word. I enjoy looking up words in the dictionary, it's amazing how many words I really don't know the full meaning of.

Happy Birthday To Me

Yes, that's right, Happy Birthday to me!

March 5th was my birthday and it was great! I have to say it was one of the best I have had in a very long time. My son was so good to me. He took me out to the Aquarium which I absolutely loved. I love fish and so this was a very special thing to go see. Then he took me out to lunch, where I had salmon for my meal; like I said, I like fish. The whole day was just fantastic.

Being a single parent can be hard especially during special occasions. You have to take care of everything for the child, and it is fine but what made this special is that my son is now old enough to take charge of the day and also pay for things on his own. There is just something extra special when it’s done for you.

If you want to read about a really funny thing that happened that day you can read about it on my son's website at The Digital Duck.

E-Sword

Do you want to have fun studying the Bible and have all your resources at your finger tips? Well, have you heard about E-Sword? It's a free Bible study program you can get online at www.e-sword.net. I use it all the time, it's fantastic! It contains Bibles, dictionaries, and commentaries, not to mention a whole lot of nice features. You can even keep your study notes. There are several books available and a great screen saver.

If you are looking for a real good and complete Bible program give this a try, you'll be glad you did. I've been using the program for several years now but just started using the screen saver yesterday. I enjoy looking up at my computer and seeing the scriptures. Anyway, I encourage you to try it out and if you do try it and use it you might want to thank the man who put it all together at absolutely no cost; he did an awesome job! I've seen other Bible programs out there that cost a lot of money but they just don't compare to E-Sword and all it has to offer.

A perspective on guns

I received this as a fax but which came from someone's e-mail. Whether or not this is true I thought it was great and very profound.

The Best Comeback Line Ever!

Marine Corp's General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you have to read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!

This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.

Female Interviewer: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

General Reinwald: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.

Female Interviewer: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

General Reinwald: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

Female Interviewer: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

General Reinwald: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

Female Interviewer: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

General Reinwald: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended. You gotta love the Marines.

I just love that last line, don't you? That could be applied to so many things.

I just want to throw in my own comment and that is I would rather have kids taught proper gun safety than to just find a gun, not know how to use it and start firing the thing. Being taught about a gun does not teach one to be a violent killer; on the contrary, they are being taught what guns are for and how to use them properly. Violent killers have wrong thinking when it comes to the uses of a gun.

FINE

Have you ever stopped to think about the word “fine”? Well I find that all too often when someone asks me how I am that I quite simply say “fine”. I may not even be feeling fine but that seems to be the automatic response that comes flying out of my mouth. It wasn’t too long ago I heard something said about that word. After reading this meaning maybe you will think twice before blurting it out when asked how you are doing.

FINE: Freaked Out, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional

Now I know the word fine does not mean that you are freaked out, insecure, neurotic and emotional I was just having some fun. But really it did make me stop and think about how many times that happens to be my answer to “how are you doing?”

Even after seeing that and hearing it I still find myself saying I’m fine, but I have to admit it has not been said quite as often as before. I think when someone asks you how you are doing a person should at least give a real answer not a programmed one. I realize that there are times when I am going through something and may be feeling really bad and do not want to come across that way but I could at least say something like, "I am doing well under the circumstances", or "I'm glad things are as well with me as they are" or if I feel that the word fine is the most appropriate I could at least be sincere about it.

I just was thinking today about how many things I say automatically without sincerity behind it. I need to slow down and make my words mean something. Maybe let my words be spoken with my heart, not so much my head.