Tag: Gemini

The Ultimate Dingo King 💪🏻🐕👑

To start off, I hope anyone who celebrated Memorial Day enjoyed their day off from work but of course it is so much more. That day is to honor and remember all our service men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom here in the US. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 I do wish you all had some moments of reflection on those TRUE warriors who paid the ultimate price. My daughter was actually born on a Memorial Day 19 years ago tomorrow. How is she in her last year as a teen? Time is a gift and also very precious indeed as she will always be my Memorial Day baby. She will also always be my Gemini girl as Warrior was that too. ♊️

OK~~~ now you are probably wondering about that title. I have come up with some bizarre ones lately, right? 😂 You know I always explain so I’ll go in order. The ultimate word pertains to a certain pic I was planning on using soon. I saw it in the book, snapped it, edited, and kept it a day on my phone. For some reason later on, I was thinking I had already used that one. So, I checked my media but didn’t go all the way through. Guess I got distracted by something else, who knows? I did eventually make my way across the many pics~~~ almost 9 years worth ( minus a few…) mind you and finally saw it. I was right, but when it kept bugging me was when I found myself half awake and asleep. Yes, warriors as previously discussed~~~that’s when intuitive moments “slam” into me. My head was telling me I already used that photo so glad I checked. This has happened before but not quite in such a comical way as that time. It was as if Warrior himself delivered me that message! Maybe he did… 😊

Next, we’ll get into Dingo up in the title. I thought it fitting to end the month with another pic from his early days in WCCW. I had gotten out the book: “ A Life Lived Forever” to look at more possible photos for anyone wondering. Why did they have him pose with that forest around? I did look up some info but no idea if it truly connects to what WCCW was going for. Dingos ( those wild dogs like coyotes here) actually live in many dense areas of Australia, including forest regions. Maybe someone knew that back then but I would have no idea. It can be a “green screen” but looks like he’s holding a leaf? That could be staged also but I still wondered why with the scenery? I may never know but glad to always research on my own anyways! Do I honestly believe they went to an actual forest? Nah~~~ but I will probably never have that answer. 😂🌲🍃

That takes me to the King. No, not those other WWF guys to hold that title! While out last week, (I’ll admit we went for 🍨 ,) my son noticed 2 new businesses going into where the old “ Boston Market” used to be. He was so excited to see “ Qdoba” and a “ Smoothie King” with signs already in place. Of course, I paused a moment to myself… 🥹 For those unaware, the “Smoothie King Center” in NOLA is where Ultimate Warrior was inducted into the WWE HOF in 2014. It is also the name of smoothie shops *** AND** I wrote a story many years past of seeing one when attending a family wedding. My son naturally looked them up as he has “ Qdoba” near college and we don’t over here. There’s “ Chipotle” which is very similar. No “ Smoothie King” (s) although we do have other shops identical.

Both will be opening very soon. Smoothie King opens May 30 while Qdoba will be June 16. Oh my. Couldn’t they have been reversed? Again, a connection as Warrior’s birthday was 6-16 so the Smoothie King shop opening on THAT date would fit better, right? Absolutely it would so darn on that… 🫤 Too funny though as we are excited to go to both!

Another story I will share regards the “ Forest Dingo” photo that I almost forgot. While finding that pic in the book, my eyes darted left as I re-introduced myself to a little bit of Warrior’s days as part of “The Blade Runners”with Sting. Then, after going off on his own and becoming Dingo~~~ he shares a story of being in Texas at the Colosseum in Fort Worth where the big rodeos are. It was also where they did some wrestling matches. He states: “ You actually walk through horsesh*t and mud and everything else to get to the ring every night.” Well, that certainly rang my 🛎️ just a little. It was then I finally remembered the story from MY book: “ Spirit and Belief.” Awww, what a great memory of a beautiful dream I had 9 years ago now. In that dream ( for a quick recall,) SummerSlam ‘92 was held at a fairgrounds. 🏟️ I always loved the fair and they have rodeos there too. I ran through mud since it had been raining in order to get to Warrior. He wrestled Randy Savage for the title. I won’t share the entire story but I will share a quote of mine. Just like Warrior having to walk through horse sh*t, I too in that dream walked or really ran through all that to find my way to the match. Here’s my line from the story: “ We all need to find our way through life’s obstacles by achieving what our heart is calling us to do.”

Yeah… 💖 that was my very 1st dream as I totally got that message from Warrior’s mud filled days to mine, although not entirely the same. Oh~~~ those metaphors which did resonate for me then and still do today…. There ya have it with a 3 count and a little added extra bonus at the end. The Ultimate Dingo King, I’m still laughing at that title plus Forest Dingo! 😂😂 Who would’ve thought those 3 would make a story today? *** I WOULD go through horsesh*t to be up close at a UW match anytime, I would! 💩

P.S. I’ll let ya know when we go to Smoothie King!

P.P.S. 4 weeks in a row of no painted 🎨 pics… I think that’s a record…

Warrior Tattoo, part ♊️💪🏻💚

***I have not used the word Warrior in a title since January…

Here we go again with yet another part two, only this time years later. I’m using the Astro symbol for Gemini ⬆️ since we are in that season. That zodiac sign belong to Warrior but it also belongs to my daughter who gets mentioned frequently on here. Before all that, I do have to apologize for the photo below. I look like a contortionist of sorts! It was the only way I could fit my warrior tattoo in the pic with me taking it alone. The reason it gets another mention today is a 2 count. It is the 10th anniversary of when I got it along with my girl who turns 18. Yes, today is her 18th birthday which means 10 years ago~~~ she turned 8. So, besides April— we get another 10th in May. What a milestone it is for both… 🥳🍰

I will share some quotes from the story in my book: “Spirit and Belief.” It’s rare how it gets a plug anymore and that’s OK but you can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, my publisher~~~ Balboa Press, and wherever you find books if you are a reader or interested. It’s my baby book of sorts. ( My phone typed “swords” 🗡️as I almost kept that in since Warrior was “The Swordsman” character in the movie “Firepower.” Too funny! 🤭 The book shows the beginnings of the warrior journey I am on. I have written and experienced SO MUCH since then but it’s a fun, interesting, emotional, short read of my adventures. Here are some snippets from “My Warrior Tattoo” chapter 23:

” I had two concerns about doing this and they were quite valid for me. First, I didn’t want it to be a sad reminder just because he passed and second, the aftermath of explaining its meaning to those who won’t understand.”

Yep, still true today– both statements. Here’s another: ” I must admit that the hardest part for me was not getting the tattoo but telling the artists who the Ultimate Warrior was.” *** One guy knew but others did not. I already had one and then a few years later I got a third. I’ll stick to a three count.

A fun one here about that zodiac sign (which was a post done years back all about Virgos – me- and Geminis : ” This girl is also a Gemini like Warrior was and her traits are extremely similar it often blows my mind.” *** Funny how back then I vaguely followed astrology but I looked up a few things. Now, I follow it a little more closely but it’s only part of my practices. Here’s a little lovey: “Maybe I was meant to get that tattoo on her birthday as a special reminder I will never forget. I did tell her what the tattoo means to me and who it was in honor of. She thinks it’s cool and points to it with no words. I know exactly what she means.”

*** That was powerful for me to write and some of you may remember a story quite sometime back when I recalled my 3 tattoos with her. It was titled: ” We Are Never Done.” She doesn’t totally remember that time of 10 years ago, but still respects her mom for having the courage to incorporate his legacy. My brother then had reminded me between my 3 tattoos, it is 6 years. Yep, that number was ever present back in those early days but it still makes an appearance from time to time.

Well, those are just some of the goodies of many emotional beautiful feelings from me. My girl made me laugh back then as I needed it the most when she accidentally saw it on my arm! How is she 18? She had the senior prom a few weeks ago and looked so stunning in her dress while having a fabulous time with her friends🥰👗. She just also marched in her final Memorial Day parade with the band just the other day🪈❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 and now graduation is tomorrow night 👩🏻‍🎓. I know I’ll be all “business” but hearing “Pomp and Circumstance” still gets me choked up. 🥹🥲Believe it or not, I just watched Warrior’s tribute to Randy on my saved videos last week. I actually was just scrolling and then remembered how he passed in May so how fitting to have found that. 3 years later, Warrior would join him… ***If you are or were a fan of them both, find that video. I’ve linked it before but it is a wonderful tribute to “The Macho Man.” I imagine it as his induction speech into the WWE HOF instead of the one he actually got. I digress yet again… 😑

How is it June this weekend? I knew May would fly by and we need a breather. You’ll be reading a few more posts from me and then I’ll be breaking for a brief trip back to Michigan. We went there after my son graduated but this time, a different area. Until then, look for a few other NEWER pics from me that I have not ever used. It’s another part of Warrior’s career I had yet explored and now, I can. You’ll have to keep reading to find out! I am ready for swims in the pool, 🏊 BBQ’s 😎☀️, sitting by the fire, 🔥 and all the summer feels. We have a busy couple of months with prepping a new college kid, but as always~~~I will breathe through it all. The to do list does become shorter and shorter every day.

I wish you all a happy June as we say goodbye to May… Hard to believe we as a family will no longer be associated with a school district. Just like I usually say- some stuff I’ll miss but others I won’t. New beginnings are tough as we all know but can also be exciting. My son will be moving into an apartment for his third year at college this fall. That will be quite an adjustment having them both gone for a bit but we need to evolve like life has to be. I will treasure all the moments and take them in the best I can. You need to do the same no matter what they are. Take breaks when needed and find a quiet time just for you. We all need it despite the crazy. After our vacation, I will be prepping more for her graduation party. It seems like I just did that~~ two years went by in the blink of an eye. I still see the word FLOW so that is how I have to be. 🙂‍↕️🌊

Happy 10th to my tattoo, even though that sounds silly. It isn’t to me because it gets shared with my girl’s birthday for the rest of my life here. I will also complete her photo wall collage with adding the last one. Very bittersweet🙂‍↔️ it will be, but I have my Warrior strength always~~~ especially when looking at my forearm. Two celebrations in one day and both I will never forget. Oh those Geminis, how can I possibly ever not feel their energy? Both part of me in different ways and forever pieces of my heart.💙💖

P.S. To all you fans of U.W. ~~~ Yes, I finally *** DID*** have several more emotional moments last month. The floodgates opened but not in the same way. It was more little things that have happened in these 10 years. We will never forget but need to keep being our OWN warrior. Channel that inner Gemini with all its expressions of embracing life! 

Virgo and Gemini, I Get It

As you can see warriors, this post is about these crazy birth signs of ours so am referencing those gentlemen in the photo. Vince McMahon was always off-limits for me as I am not examining his relationship with Warrior or any other business related professionals. I am however, going to share my involvement in this as it always connects to me.

Have you ever read your daily horoscope? Not horror– for all you skeptics! Have you ever read up on astrological birth traits? If you have, you might tell where this is headed but if not– let me help you out just a little. I’ve mentioned Warrior and my daughter sharing that Gemini sign many times but Vince and I share the Virgo one. No, I don’t go looking up people but happened to come across this information on twitter a few years ago.

All those Happy Birthday wishes for Mr. McMahon and oh, so sweet! Once I realized we both are Virgos, how do you think I reacted? “OMG, I can’t believe it, how super cool!” Nope– not mine at all. I just said to my phone: “I get it.” What does that even mean? I cried a little which sounds weird I know… I understand what it’s like to be a Virgo and while some traits are not me all the time, most are. You can look up your own but just know mine involves stubbornness, a good work ethic, organized, and emotional. The emotion part is not what it seems. WE CARE A LOT.

I’ve read some quotes from Mr. McMahon and he has said the relationships with some of the superstars back in the day was: “never just business for me.” Warrior and him had a very strong personal bond. Virgos like being in control and being right but our heart is out there. I would always blame Vince for everything bad that I didn’t like with um, you know who. After all, “don’t cross the Boss!” Right? He was the obvious target until fans knew more of the story.

Another interesting so-called “fact” is that Virgos and Geminis are a bad mix and don’t get along. Let’s see— I’ve got that girl/girl dynamic with my daughter, Vince and Warrior had the guy/guy dynamic so I guess that leaves me and Warrior with the girl/guy dynamic. We actually share some traits but I can see aspects of clashing too. I have said also that I didn’t always agree with Warrior’s views but never lost respect for him, never… Geminis are stubborn too and put their heart into what they do. Respecting authority was sometimes difficult for Warrior but again– he didn’t have that much in his past which is the WHY. Forget all the “specifics” of what people say about possible opposites. I can clash with my daughter too but we come together when it counts the most.

I do believe and Vince has said this too but he and Warrior were more alike than different. Intellectual yet creative. They fought passionately for what they believed in and I do too. This helped me understand Vince a little more also and not just from a business perspective. My daughter is passionate too and in fact had to look up info several years ago as I became perplexed with her behavior. I needed more and it was very clear to me as to why she reacted the way she did in some situations.

I realize this isn’t for everyone and I don’t follow astrology regularly but it does provide some insight and it did for me. Sure, it can be fun just to see how your day gets played out but don’t get too caught up as it isn’t healthy. At least I don’t think so.

We should always look to the good and not the bad. When most think of those guys in that photo, negative memories will surface. Isn’t that a shame? I actually want to remember the good they did together despite their differences at times. This photo, great memory. Clashing yes– for a while but like I have stated before as well, you gotta get to the WHY and HOW not just the WHAT. Most people don’t. Things are not always what we think or how they seem. To be without emotion means you don’t care and they both did—- so much.

My relationship with Warrior in spirit isn’t one of clashing at all but it’s different energy in that way. We have so much in common and more than I ever thought. Of course it has nothing to do with money, (my book a little!) a character, fame, or any of that but the spiritual heart of him is the same. I am glad he did walk away from WWE actually since the possibility of being away from his family would’ve hurt his spirit more. He proved he could do other things in his life.

Here’s one final note to add: When I was first going thru all this with Warrior in the beginning, I wanted to use one word to describe him. That’s impossible! I was tired of hearing intense, energetic, disciplined, and others. The perfect word popped in my head— ENIGMA.

That was before I had the book where Vince used that word too. I walked away from the page knowing great Virgo minds think alike! Mystique was another great one but enigma is Ultimate!

I have had other moments when something popped in my head before ever looking at the book… “A Life Lived Forever.” I would then read or see things after I had an intuitive moment. My abilities and Warrior energy hard at work! 🤝🤔🤔

P.S. Virgos= earth

Geminis= air

~~~ I think this is perfect since we always need both. 🌎💨

~~~ I know Virgo is a “maiden” but maybe Vince would prefer an Earth reference as “protector” of the WWE!

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