Merry Christmas To All

The best Christmas movie evah.
Take us to the manger Linus.
Tell us blockheads what Christmas is all about.

Gold Jerry, gold.

I love this snapshot. Check out Central Florida.
As Bania would say, "We're gold Jerry. We're gold."

Lawn Karma

I think it was last spring sometime I had the audacity to turn to my wife and say "Honey, our lawn looks great. I think it could be lawn of the year in our neighborhood." I worked hard on it. I fertilized, cut and fed the lawn like it was a little baby. It was green and healthy looking. No weeds. I was the envy (no pun intended) of the neighborhood. Proud peacock I was.

Well, I might as well have been the rich fool who sat back to admire the works of his hands because my lawn has been recently possessed by the demon of weeds. Specifically the dollar weed.

Allow me to illustrate.

This is one side of my house. My whole lawn use to look like this.
This side has been saved, redeemed and sanctified.
It is walking in the Spirit, growing in Grace and producing fruit. Good green fruit.





This is the front and the other side. The dark side.
If you decide to click the images below, make sure the kids are nowhere around.
It's hideous I tell you.






It is possessed, I tell you. It has backslided.
Or if you're a Calvinist, it never was a green lawn and it needs to repent.
Lord have mercy.
I spent a good part of today wrestling with it, applying another round of week killer.
Please pray for the deliverance of my lawn

I have learned my lesson. Pride goes before a fall.
Lord, please save my lawn. The neighbors are starting to talk.

I leave you with the wise words of John.
No, not that one. The other one.

Brown

If I was dictator for a day I would outlaw the color brown in clothing. I don't think I've seen anyone that looks good in this hideous color. I don't care what your skin tone is like. Brown clothing should be outlawed.

OK. You may go back to what you were doing. I feel better.

Is He In You?

This is pretty cool.



What song would play if it was placed on you?

The Doghouse

Oh my. This is just too funny. It's about 5 minuted long but worth it.
Men, save yourselves.
Just keep your mouth shut.
Even your good intentions will get you in trouble.

Radio and Music

Update:
OK. So we're coming out of church Sunday morning and for some reason I'm in a foul mood (go figure :-). I turn on the radio and this Bluegrass show comes on the air. Now, I'm not much for Country music but I love Bluegrass.

Even since watching one of my favorite movies (O' Brother Where Art Thou), I've really enjoyed that sound. As soon as the movie came out I downloaded the soundtrack and went out and found every album by Alison Krause. What a voice.

The mandolin. The fiddle. The dulcimer. The banjo.
How can you stay grumpy listening to Bluegrass? Impossible. I'm smiling and tapping my foot while Blue Eyes is laughing at me.
Steve Martin has a great clip from Let's Get Small. Check it out.

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As much as I love music, I've almost quit listening to the radio.
I think it started with riding the cycle. It's kind of hard to do with the loud wind and all.
But even when I take the car, I just can't stomach the commercials.

Thank God for digital music. I think my collection is up to 5000 songs. It's mostly old stuff but I try to keep it fresh by adding music from this century. The pickings are slim. Very slim.

I try to find good faith music but I've gotten so turned off by the cliched, canned music known as Contemporary Christian Music (or Positive Hits!!!). I find that music has little to do with real life. I know I'm probably missing out on good music so if you can recommend some please let me know.

Lately I've been listening to some really good Jazz. Not the Pop Jazz you hear on the radio but the Billy Holiday and Miles Davis type of Jazz. Good stuff. I've also been listening to what is know as American Standards. People like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong and Peggy Lee.

I recently came across a style of singing/singers that was new to me: Torch Singers or Torch songs. I've always been a sucker for a good love song but a sentimental love song, in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, where one party is either oblivious to the existence of the other, or where one party has moved on sung by a bluesy, jazzy, sultry female... well what can I say. Bring it on.

Here's one of my all time favorites sung by the sultry Diana Krall.
This song was actually written by Clint Eastwood (if you can believe that!).
It just goes to show tough guys can love Torch music too.
Check out the saxophone half way through. Enjoy.


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Treadmobile

I think I'll buy one just because of the cool/hip background music.

How To Publish Music on Your Blog

It's been a while since I posted a How To Video.
I thought I'd give it another shot.

Did you ever have a song you just had to share with the blogging world?
Well, this video will show you how. Please excuse my uh's and um's.

Birthdays

November is a big birthday month.
My three ladies have their birthdays within a few weeks of each other:
Lisa the 6th, Blue Eyes the 15th and Mom Dec. 1.

Lisa turned 29.
29. It wasn't that long ago that I was 29. Well, maybe it was.
We celebrated at the Melting Pot.
We all love fondue.



Blue Eyes also had a big birthday today.
I'm not allowed to say how big but she's still hot. Sizzlin'.






Adam and Sarah came up from Tampa.
We all had dinner at Seasons 52 then headed over to Disney's Cirque du Soleil.
Awesome night.

Dude. Don't mess with my Computer

Arizona State University student Alex Botsios said he had no problem giving a nighttime intruder his wallet and guitars.
When the man asked for Botsios' laptop, however, the first-year law student drew the line.

"I was like, 'Dude, no -- please, no!" Botsios said. "I have all my case notes…that's four months of work!"

Full story here.

Would be loser robber.



I can relate. Touch my G1 and I kill you.

Smart Phone

UPDATE:
This too:

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Oh yeah. It does this too.
LL: Did you get yours yet?

Election Day

I only had 4 people in front of me, similar to the last two elections.
I was forwarded a great election day prayer from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer:

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage;
We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners.

Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Egg Art

Egg Horror Film


You Crack Me Up


"Mess with me and you'll get eggactly what you deserve"


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Gone Fishin'

The little guy went fishing with a friend for the first time.
He caught two fish.

Link:

Bloggin' from Wendy's

Saturday Morning Maranatha Jam

I have no idea if Peter Gabrial is a believer but he sure can write 'em.

Best lines:
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."
(Back home.)



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VOTE!

Spiderman told me to vote.
The only person missing from this video is Kelly from The Office.

Same Old Song

Blah, blah, blah... same crap, different debate.
Best argument to have just one.

Gun Control

This is probably the most liberal show on TV but I watch it every week.

It just cracks me up.

Finally

Almost 3 years later, I was finally able to replace my old geek phone.
Oh Lord. It was worth the wait.

The G1 running on the Google sponsored Android operating system.
Makes me sweat just thinking about it.
Sweet toy for dweebie boy.

A Weekend To Remember

Update I
Here are the pictures. Video later.

Great scenery.










"Hurry up and take the shot. I gotta pee.."



Jimmy and Jacob



"Dude. I hope you left me some breakfast."



Poker sharks in training





Guess who won?



Tom, Tommy and Ryan



I told them not to butt I lost the argument...

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My cousins held their annual Father/Son outing up in the Pocono mountains of PA.
I flew up and spent the weekend.
The weather was perfect (70 and sunny) and the leaves were amazing.
Lots of pictures, video and thoughts later.

Saw It in Half

I know there's a Munsters episode somewhere in this story.




A couple in rural Cambodia has terminated their 18-year marriage with a divorce settlement that entailed sawing in two the wooden house they once shared, villagers said Friday. "Very strange, but this is what my husband wanted," she said

Shaft!

Oy. Leave it to the Brits.
I give you the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.



Black Moses must be rolling in his grave, to say nothing of Tiny Tim (whose picture I refuse to post).



Here's the original to cleanse your pallet.
"You say this cat Shaft is bad mother (shut your mouth)"...


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Bad Day

Having a bad day at work Bunky?
Betcha it's not this bad?

Python tries to eat woman's head
A zoo owner in Germany was rescued by colleagues after a 12 foot long python began eating her head.

If it ate this, the woman's head is no problem.

Laid Back Jam

Love this song. It takes me there...
Her name is Corinne Bailey Rae and she can sing.
If I had hair to let down, I would.






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Peapod

I'm going to start collecting them like baseball cards.
More here.

Still Visiting This Planet

I don't want to steal Vicki's post so go here and read the whole thing.

Here's a taste:

People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.

I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal.. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.

We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.

Just visiting this planet baby. Just visiting...

Nothing New Under The Sun

More sad than funny.


... men are without excuse...For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools... They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Biblical Scripture. The Book of Romans. Written over 1951 years ago.
Pray for these pilgrims. Pray they find their way.

30 years and Counting

To celebrate our 30 years of marriage (Sept. 9), Blue Eyes and I decided to join the ranks of the rich and famous for a weekend. We headed over to Palm Beach and spent the weekend at The Breakers.

It was only a 3 hour drive and, Hurricane Ike not withstanding, the weather turn out to be fantastic.




Given our limited budget, we had booked a standard room. When we arrived the lady checking us in announced "We've got good news! To honor your anniversary we've upgraded your room to an ocean front, luxury suite!" Well, we smiled and said thank you very much not knowing what awaited us. We then proceeded to our room. HOLY SHINOLA!! Unbelievable.

View to the left...


And view to the right...


The boudoir....


the sitting room...




and of course the very happy couple...


We later learned the room rents for $1000 a night. YIKES!
After the shock wore off, we headed down to the beach area.
I returned to the room an hour later to get Blue Eyes a bottle of water and found this on the table..


Our good friends had sent us a bottle of champagne with about a dozen chocolate covered strawberries. As you can see I left one for the Mrs....

We went out for dinner Saturday night and spent Sunday lounging around the pool area until it was time to come home. All in all we had a great weekend.

Sunday night Lisa made us our favorite shrimp dinner with cheesecake as our dessert.

Perfect weekend.

I leave you with the card the little guy and his mommy gave us for our anniversary.

Notice the captions on the front of the card and his little note on the inside...