Home » Poems & Poetry » Blogs » DUMB BLOND? NOT A CHANCE...

DUMB BLOND? NOT A CHANCE... - Tim Ryerson's Blog

About Tim Ryerson

(Show Details...)

Home
Past Blogs
Poems
Photos
Fav Poems
Fav Poets

DUMB BLOND? NOT A CHANCE...

Blog Posted:4/21/2014 12:41:00 PM

I have always been a HUGE Dolly Parton fan...Not only does she sing country, but the lady's got some SERIOUS soul. She ain't no dummy either. She's got loads of insight and wisdom...Here are a few of her quotes:

1: Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills
2: The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain
3: Find out who you are and do it on purpose
4: It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world
5: If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one
6: It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen
7: Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life
8: Storms make trees take deeper roots
9: I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets...
10: It costs a lot of money to look this cheap
11: My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order
12: We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails
13: I was the first woman to burn my bra - It took the fire department four days to put it out
14: Smile - It increases your face value
15: They think I'm simple minded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn't I be happy? I have everything I wanted and more. Maybe I AM simple minded. Maybe that's the key: Simple
16: The magic is inside you...There ain't no crystal ball
17: When someone shows their true colors, believe them
18: If I see somethin baggin, saggin or draggin, I'm gonna have it nipped, tucked or sucked

Not bad huh?

Post Comments

Please Login to post a comment

Abdulhafeez
Oyewole

Date: 4/22/2014 1:09:00 PM

It's a pleasure reading this clever quotes. You're awesome sir Ryerson.

Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 4/22/2014 12:14:00 PM

She has a bright outlook, humor and inner strength. I have always enjoyed the whole package.....especially her island song. SuZ

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 4/22/2014 12:15:00 PM

Islands in the stream....

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 4/22/2014 8:52:00 AM

Number 11...Not sure in that order, but... ;) Oh, Tim. I did read this blog earlier...but didn't post at the time....low ebb. I'm here to say...Great blog. Glad you love the 'ol gal. She is something. Hugs

Tim
Ryerson

Date: 4/21/2014 8:38:00 PM

Recommended songs: 'Here You Come Again' and 'Hard Candy Christmas'...What she does with her voice at the end of both songs are amazing...

Tim Ryerson
Date: 4/22/2014 3:47:00 AM

THAT'S what I'm talkin about! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yyNT7afVSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A3amYOiZms

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 4/21/2014 7:32:00 PM

one hell of a smart woman!

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 4/21/2014 6:03:00 PM

I love --#2 --#4 --lol.... to number #6....... lol.... to #10.............. I love Dolly. Never will I turn a Dolly moment away. Tim, do you remember one of her old, movies called.. "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)" Burt- Dolly- And Dom... :) Of course I watched, the movie... Texas, and Burt had lots to do with the flick.<3<3<3 I still own an original RECORD ;) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, from in 1980. By the way, I super love it when she was a guest star on "The Simpsons" tvshow. I don't know about smart. But, she's freaking clever, and super awesome.... XOX~ Linda

Tim Ryerson
Date: 4/21/2014 7:57:00 PM

Thanks Linda - Yep, I remember 'Whorehouse' well...VERY kool! Also '9 to 5' and last but CERTAINLY not least, 'Steel Magnolias'...Awesome performances by the whole cast!

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 4/21/2014 5:47:00 PM

I'll Be right back Tim.... :) Linda

Faye
Gibson

Date: 4/21/2014 4:27:00 PM

Well, I can say that Dolly has a lot of common sense and wisdom...and she is funny, too. I liked all of them.

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/21/2014 3:53:00 PM

LOL Tim Hugs Jan x Need something to make me smile still finding so much negativity here on the site well done on lightening the mood!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/21/2014 3:18:00 PM

geeez, I wish I had Dolly's money to have surgeries too!!! She looks AWESOME. this was a cute blog, Tim. I really like number three. I am practicing that one all the time!!! 9-11 some of my favorites of the quotes here!!!

Aiyah
Torres

Date: 4/21/2014 1:46:00 PM

I'll take the 9,10,14 and 15.. that's pretty awesome lines... Dolly Parton, she's not just a doll.. she's a a brilliant one!!! :O) Nice blog, Tim.. I'm inspired and impressed!! ^_^ more please...

Anne-Lise
Andresen

Date: 4/21/2014 1:27:00 PM

- A wonderful lady (and sexy:) -Sings like a Goddess! - Like all the quotes you mention here .... - She stands for who she is ... Dumb and blonde ... no, not at all!! - Thank you Tim, a pleasure to read your blog. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

My Past Blog Posts


IT'S ALL BACKWARDS...WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FIRST Date Posted: 9/23/2015 3:38:00 AM
OKAY! I CONFESS! I'M BRAGGING (AGAIN) Date Posted: 6/29/2015 7:08:00 AM
ANOTHER BACK-WOODS, COUNTRY GENIUS Date Posted: 5/4/2015 3:50:00 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT... Date Posted: 12/22/2014 6:27:00 AM
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEOS - HOW BOUT YOU? Date Posted: 10/11/2014 2:30:00 AM
TOMMY JAMES Date Posted: 9/30/2014 9:29:00 PM
THAT LITTLE GREEN BOX DON'T 'LIKE' ME Date Posted: 8/19/2014 9:32:00 AM
DEATH OF A COMIC GENIUS Date Posted: 8/11/2014 7:50:00 PM
SING A SPOOKY SONG (How Bout You?) Date Posted: 8/1/2014 2:58:00 AM
THE SKOKIE THEATRE Date Posted: 7/4/2014 7:59:00 PM
MADD!! Date Posted: 7/1/2014 7:34:00 AM
A COURAGEOUS COUPLE Date Posted: 6/26/2014 1:53:00 AM
DUMB BLOND? NOT A CHANCE... Date Posted: 4/21/2014 12:41:00 PM
SHORT AND NOT SO SWEET Date Posted: 4/13/2014 8:14:00 PM
INTRODUCING A NEW POET Date Posted: 4/7/2014 9:19:00 PM
PLEASE HOLD AND AN AGENT WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY... Date Posted: 3/12/2014 10:01:00 AM
FAVORITE MOVIE MOMENTS, PART II Date Posted: 3/4/2014 7:05:00 AM
PLEASE PARDON MY BOAST Date Posted: 2/15/2014 3:08:00 PM
ONE OF A KIND-ONE IN A MILLION-THE ONE AND ONLY ETC. Date Posted: 2/2/2014 8:05:00 PM
I GOTTA BE DREAMING Date Posted: 12/2/2013 4:01:00 AM
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION Date Posted: 11/12/2013 12:09:00 PM
DEER TRACKS Date Posted: 10/29/2013 4:15:00 AM
And The Winner Is... Date Posted: 10/16/2013 6:57:00 AM
Prayers for Moonbee Date Posted: 9/18/2013 5:49:00 PM
What Are Your Favorite Books or Books? Date Posted: 9/5/2013 8:26:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
11/29/2016	The Dance	Free verse	nostalgia,
10/11/2016	Perhaps	Monoku	sad,wife,
10/7/2016	Time Out	Light Verse	funny love,
10/5/2016	No Sounds of Any Kind Please, Even Silence	Lyric	funny,parody,
10/3/2016	But I Would Not Live Anywhere Else	Light Verse	home,political,
2/9/2016	Box of Chocolate Candy For My Little Poet Destroyer	Verse	dedication,friend,
2/6/2016	Looks Like Cupid Missed the Mark	Rhyme	valentines day,
1/14/2016	Pet Peave	Dodoitsu	life,pets,
1/10/2016	Einstein Was Right	Senryu	romance,science,
1/8/2016	Missing: Pieces of Me	Free verse	grief,son,
1/6/2016	Moon Over Mars	Haiku	moon,
1/1/2016	Giving Thanks For 2015	Acrostic	father,new year,
12/29/2015	My Seraphim	Free verse	angel,wife,
12/15/2015	Five Somewhat Kinky Lines Concerning Love	Epigram	funny love,
12/14/2015	On That Day	Free verse	christmas,
12/7/2015	An Opinion, Not a Judgement	Epigram	baby,family,
12/1/2015	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Rhyme	blue,christmas,
12/1/2015	For Christmas I Dream	Couplet	christmas,
11/17/2015	I See the Earth Move	Haiku	nature,sun,
11/17/2015	My Favorite Food For Thanksgiving	Verse	food,holiday,
11/17/2015	Someday,Sometime	Senryu	for her,
11/5/2015	Forbidden Rose	Free verse	flower,sensual,
10/25/2015	An Opinion, Not a Judgement	Verse	baby,
10/24/2015	For the Birds - a Tribute To Alfred Hitchcock	Verse	bird,horror,
10/19/2015	Kids Gotta Love Funny Doggie Footles	Footle	dog,funny,
10/14/2015	For Kim	Free verse	child,grief,loss,
10/5/2015	A Compilation of Fickle Foolish Footles	Footle	funny,
9/13/2015	A Tribute To a Major Appliance	Personification	funny,humorous,relationsh
9/12/2015	Infidel	Free verse	culture,war,
9/11/2015	The Door To Forever	Free verse	grief,son,
9/4/2015	I Stand Corrected	Senryu	funny,science,
8/24/2015	Bad Breath Blues - the Boss Is Always Right	Limerick	career,funny,
8/18/2015	Pink	Narrative	mom,scary,
8/17/2015	Beginnings	Free verse	innocence,sensual,
8/11/2015	February	Acrostic	birthday,
8/10/2015	Rubber Soul Memories	Verse	music,nostalgia,,western,
8/8/2015	Lazy-Man's Mexican Cuisine	Light Verse	food,
7/28/2015	Bottoms Up	Limerick	funny,
7/21/2015	Stars In Your Eyes	Senryu	stars,
7/21/2015	Widow Christmas - Get Low	Couplet	christmas,depression,holi
7/20/2015	You Can Call Me Sir But I Guess You'Re Gonna Have To Call Me -	Light Verse	funny,girl,
7/18/2015	Mother Pelican Bleeds	Senryu	patriotic,
7/9/2015	Relief Valve	Footle	food,funny,
7/7/2015	Lord of the Flies	Light Verse	angst,insect,
7/1/2015	After the Storm	Haiku	nature,
6/27/2015	You a Dead Man	Narrative	death,funny,
6/26/2015	Six Random and Rather Ridiculous Observations Concerning Love	Light Verse	funny love,
6/25/2015	Tribute To Jimi Hendrix	Narrative	music,planet,science,
6/23/2015	Forbidden Door	Free verse	dark,death,
6/22/2015	Famous Poets	Light Verse	poets,tribute,
6/19/2015	Garbage Truck	Limerick	funny,
6/18/2015	Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Monorhyme	cancer,inspirational,
6/16/2015	Handicapped	Free verse	loss,son,
6/14/2015	Doa	Prose Poetry	addiction,dark,drug,
6/8/2015	A Lot More Than My Ego Got Bruised	Footle	funny love,
6/8/2015	A 'Trip' To the Mall - Xxx	Limerick	funny,
6/3/2015	A Word To the Wise	I do not know?	nonsense,
6/1/2015	Sea Hag	Clerihew	funny,
5/23/2015	Living the Moment	Rhyme	life,
5/20/2015	The King and His Queen	Choka	music,tribute,
5/19/2015	Hey Babe, How Would You Like To See Me-	Limerick	friend,relationship,
5/11/2015	Just Who Do You Think I Am	Personification	bird,
5/8/2015	Gotcha - Part Ii	Light Verse	relationship,
5/2/2015	Suffer the Little Children	Verse	children,
5/1/2015	Gotcha	Light Verse	romance,
4/28/2015	On That Day - Christmas 2009	Free verse	christmas,grief,joy,
4/28/2015	H-W-R	Monorhyme	father,loss,old,
4/27/2015	Getting Burned By Burning Daylight	Light Verse	natural disasters,nature,
4/21/2015	A Letter From the Irs	Limerick	angst,humorous,
4/20/2015	Big Foot and I	Monoku	animal,funny,social,
3/9/2015	Concerning the Achievement of Life Goals - Keep It Simple	Haiku	funny,nature,
2/27/2015	Concerning the Preparation of Mexican Cuisine	Epigram	food,funny,
2/13/2015	The Fifties	List	nostalgia,
2/9/2015	Survivor	Quatrain	life,
2/9/2015	Grave-Side Service	Tanka	funeral,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59	Narrative	life,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59 Part Ii	Narrative	life,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59 Part Iii	Narrative	life,
1/29/2015	Culinary Crises	Light Verse	angst,food,
1/24/2015	For Feelin' So Blue	Couplet	bereavement,wife,
1/12/2015	Camille	Personification	natural disasters,nature,
1/10/2015	Magic Beans	Footle	food,
1/6/2015	And All Is Forever New	Senryu	heaven,music,
1/3/2015	Dachshund Footles	Footle	dog,
1/2/2015	The Wall	Free verse	insect,
12/31/2014	I Think, Therefore I Am and May Also -	Tanka	funny,
12/31/2014	Heaven Help Me	Tanka	funny,
12/31/2014	The City That Care Forgot	Choka	city,music,
12/29/2014	Gods of Winds	Free verse	natural disasters,nature,
12/28/2014	Baseball Card	Free verse	baseball,son,
12/28/2014	On That Night	Narrative	christmas,
12/25/2014	Santa's Little Helper	Limerick	christmas,
12/22/2014	A Letter To General Eisenhower	Narrative	war,
10/28/2014	Walking On Eggshells	Epigram	funny,philosophy,
10/27/2014	Seraphim	Free verse	wife,
10/13/2014	Wow,You Look Old For Your Age -	Senryu	age,nonsense,
10/9/2014	Plague	Narrative	africa,death,
10/2/2014	Winter	Acrostic	childhood,nostalgia,
9/28/2014	The Color of Yellow	Light Verse	color,humorous,violence,
9/26/2014	Fredrick 1979	Free verse	natural disasters,nature,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Sowing	Free verse	devotion,
A "brush" With Horror	Limerick	funny
The Ice Enchantress	Blank verse	fantasy,sea,seasons
Dearest	Rhyme	devotion,faith,mother,upl
He's Their Grandpa	Free verse	dedication,husband,
Causalities of War	Elegy	death,war,
Christmas Miracle In the Ghetto (Co-Written With John Moses Freeman)	Narrative	family,holiday,hope,uplif
Philidelphia	Free verse	heart,music,
A Boston Tea Party Prelude	Prose	husband,
Alliums Cloud My Heart	Lanterne	introspection
I Want Your Seeds	Free verse	adventure,funny,old,rain,
Sleeves of the Soul	Free verse	depression,imagination,
On the Rocks	Rhyme	humorous,
Hands	Free verse	anxiety,beautiful,beauty,
Tissue Box	Free verse	child,cry,daughter,grief,
Into the Gloaming	Quatrain	sleep,
Butterflies	Rhyme	loss,love,
A House On the Cliff's Edge	Ballad	allegory,art,beach,beauti
Once a Goddess of Evening	Free verse	change,color,fantasy,worl
Sleepless Night	Dramatic Verse	anger,death,farewell,memo
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
Silver Haze	Free verse	beauty,dark,depression,ho
Beginnings and Endings	Narrative	baby,birth,death,mother,n
Summer's Snow	Free verse	lost love,love,
In Depth of Circumstance	Rhyme	dream,first love,love,rom
Dust and Ash	Free verse	change,earth,environment,
Waterloo Bridge	Ekphrasis	art,beauty,
Thinking About Angels	Free verse	death,
Another Man's Clothes	Free verse	introspection,
Cruising With the Sky	Light Verse	music,sky,
Crystal	Free verse	daughter,
Obsidian	Free verse	abuse,dark,mystery,
Written In the Sand	Heroic Couplet	analogy,introspection,pro
Ice Breaker	Free verse	change,heart,love,metapho
When Madness Rides On Moonlight	Sestina	god,life,
Engaging Thoughts	Free verse	boyfriend,lost love,love,
Face To Face	Free verse	love,
Little Glistening Salmon	Free verse	adventure,appreciation,be
Vixen of the Mist	Verse	imagination,sea,
Admittedly Aries	Rhyme	april,happiness,star,
Breaths and Fireglow	Free verse	inspirational,soulmate,
Men of Honor	Rhyme	courage,peace,soldier,
Clarity	Free verse	introspection,loss,
God's Kind of Poetry	Terza Rima	beauty,devotion,poetry,
Immortality	Free verse	family,
Eccentric Eyes	Sonnet	pain,
A Lovers Voyage	Free verse	love,paradise,
These Red Brick Walls	Rhyme	future,history,house,me,m
So Sweet Is Life	Light Verse	beautiful,
A Twisted Ploy	Rispetto	age,introspection,philoso
This, My Ink's Desire	Free verse	art,identity,
Yesterday's Pain Still Fresh	Free verse	dark,death,feelings,lost
Touch Me	Free verse	absence,confusion,imagina
Walled In	Free verse	memory,men,
We Push the Pen	Quatrain	poems,poetry,poets,senses
Mister Time	Free verse	day,time,
Days	Free verse	animal,beauty,day,deep,gr
Quiet Attention	Free verse	childhood,devotion,family
My Greatest Gift	Rhyme	holiday,love,
Bite Me	Free verse	anger,anti bullying,
When a Woman Is Just a Woman	Free verse	absence,angst,confusion,l
You Know	Ode	emotions,friendship,happi
Resuscitation	Verse	kiss,love,romance,
Love In a Far Off Place	Free verse	lost love,memory,romance,
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 13	Epic	adventure,confusion,coura
The Artist	Sonnet	art,
The Essence of Rose	Personification	death,life,
My First Five Poems	Rhyme	dark,fantasy,write,
Sand Dollar Dreams	Haibun	memory,nature,
We Are the Dead	Verse	dark,death,dream,grief,
Deaf	Epic	imagination,
Inheritance	Free verse	death,introspection,missi
Butterfly Dreams	Free verse	appreciation,art,beauty,p
Raven's Sign	Couplet	sea,
A Mother's Envy and Pride	Free verse	art,child,love,metaphor,m
What a Wondorous Garden	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,be
Memory Rides the Rails	Rhyme	america,childhood,memory,
Love Is On the Way	Free verse	betrayal,childhood,confli
One Regret	Sonnet	introspection,life,
The Forest	Alliteration	art,imagination,passion,s
Waterfall Wishes On Stars With No Swings	Quatern	dream,love,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Carrie Richards	United States	Read
Moonbee Canady	United States	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Brian Strand	United Kingdom	Read
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Jayne Eggins	Australia	Read
Delysia Hendricks	South Africa	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Elizabeth Wesley	Canada	Read
Heather Ober	Canada	Read
Cyndi Macmillan	Canada	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Donna Golden	United States	Read
Elaine George	Canada	Read
Charlotte Puddifoot	United Kingdom	Read
Laura Breidenthal	United States	Read
Sandra Adams	United States	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Cherl Dunn	United States	Read
Debbie Guzzi	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Faye Gibson	United States	Read
Arlene Smith	United States	Read
Kabuteng P.Ink K.	Philippines	Read
Barbara Gorelick	United States	Read
Kim Van Breda	United States	Read
Charmaine Chircop	Malta	Read
Ilene Bauer	United States	Read
Monterey Sirak	United States	Read
Casarah Nance	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Deb Wilson	United States	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Jaycee Cervenka	United States	Read
Kp Nunez	Philippines	Read
Pandita Sietesantos	United States	Read
Skat A	United States	Read
Lu Loo	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Aiyah Torres	Philippines	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read