Well tonight we are saying goodbye to another year.....Where does the time go....I am not sure....
This evening we will be hanging out at my sister house where we will have lasagna and appetizers along with a few pomegranate martini(well at least I will). Lets just hope that I do not put my arm through the screen door window like I did in years past....
This past year has brought a death in my immediate family(my aunt) a wedding(my
2nd cousin and my sister's)an engagement(a cousin) a trip to Washington D.C(a little bit of sight seeing), a new hair style, 2 new vehicles(my new jeep and a used Hyundai), new friends and old friends just being together, a job change for my brother and one of my sister's, weight loss and tonight a broken tooth which I need to get fixed immediately. But over all not that bad of a year.....(except when your living it at the moment)
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
And here's a hand, my trusty friend
And gie's a hand o' thine
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
So goodbye 2008 and hello 2009
Cannoli
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
ITS MY BIRTHDAY
Its my birthday, all day long......yeah me!! I am off for the whole day looking to spend the whole day with friends and a margarita or two. I can not believe that I am under the 50 number and climbing to that number.
It just seemed like yesterday I was 15 and now look where I am....
I am the biggest baby about my birthday, I think that is due to it being during the holidays and it gets pushed aside but today I can say it was not pushed aside. I think I must of drank a full picture of margaritas myself but thats okay....
Again, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear cannoli happy birthday to me and many more.....
CANNOLI
It just seemed like yesterday I was 15 and now look where I am....
I am the biggest baby about my birthday, I think that is due to it being during the holidays and it gets pushed aside but today I can say it was not pushed aside. I think I must of drank a full picture of margaritas myself but thats okay....
Again, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear cannoli happy birthday to me and many more.....
CANNOLI
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Concert
My family went to daughter #2 first concert playing the viola. The concert included the band(alittle out of tune) first year orchestra and then 2nd and 3rd year students....
The choir was up next and before they began daughter#1 and I exchanged glances saying oh no what were we going to be listening to. My niece was in the choir and lets say she did not inherit my singing voice. Let me tell you they were wonderful....One of the numbers they sang was Angels Among Us....I just love that song....so I included the words below so that you can see what we heard....
I was walking home from school on a cold winter day.
Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way.
It was getting late, and I was scared and alone.
But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.
Mama couldn't see him, but he was standing there.
And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.
Chorus
Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with a light of love.
When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees.
Theres always been someone there to come along and comfort me.
A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand.
A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.
And ain't it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road.
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.
Chorus
They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places.
To guide us with their mercy, in our time of need.
Chorus
To guide us with a light of love.
It brought tears to my eyes.....and touched my heart....
CANNOLI
The choir was up next and before they began daughter#1 and I exchanged glances saying oh no what were we going to be listening to. My niece was in the choir and lets say she did not inherit my singing voice. Let me tell you they were wonderful....One of the numbers they sang was Angels Among Us....I just love that song....so I included the words below so that you can see what we heard....
I was walking home from school on a cold winter day.
Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way.
It was getting late, and I was scared and alone.
But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.
Mama couldn't see him, but he was standing there.
And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.
Chorus
Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with a light of love.
When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees.
Theres always been someone there to come along and comfort me.
A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand.
A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.
And ain't it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road.
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.
Chorus
They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places.
To guide us with their mercy, in our time of need.
Chorus
To guide us with a light of love.
It brought tears to my eyes.....and touched my heart....
CANNOLI
Monday, December 15, 2008
WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON
Well, I can say I feel much better.....where do I begin with what has been going on ....
I am just getting over that nasty virus you know the one I'm talking about. The one that hits your stomach one way or another. And let's not forget about the fever and the stomach pains and the crying that you tried to go to work and you made it 3 hours and then you needed to go home and you don't want to due to the fact that your Christmas party is that night and all you can do it worry that you are not going to get to the facilities before your stomach one way or another is going to lose it....
But I did go home for a few hours and took a nap went to the party and even had a few bites of dinner and a few drinks...tried to go out for a few hours but couldn't spend the night, but that is okay.....
I think it is starting to hit my family now....great.....
I need to thank my brother and daughter#1 for fixing my computer.....I have a D@ll inspiron and the windows xps crashed and of course I couldn't find the cds that came with the computer let us not forget that my computer will be 3 years old in April....
Hopefully, I will start blogging again....
CANNOLI
I am just getting over that nasty virus you know the one I'm talking about. The one that hits your stomach one way or another. And let's not forget about the fever and the stomach pains and the crying that you tried to go to work and you made it 3 hours and then you needed to go home and you don't want to due to the fact that your Christmas party is that night and all you can do it worry that you are not going to get to the facilities before your stomach one way or another is going to lose it....
But I did go home for a few hours and took a nap went to the party and even had a few bites of dinner and a few drinks...tried to go out for a few hours but couldn't spend the night, but that is okay.....
I think it is starting to hit my family now....great.....
I need to thank my brother and daughter#1 for fixing my computer.....I have a D@ll inspiron and the windows xps crashed and of course I couldn't find the cds that came with the computer let us not forget that my computer will be 3 years old in April....
Hopefully, I will start blogging again....
CANNOLI
Saturday, December 13, 2008
I'M BACK
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters
celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His p rotection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
CANNOLI
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters
celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His p rotection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
CANNOLI
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