"Souls speak in a way that words fail. And the eyes are the vehicle for that exchange." ~ Greeneyezz
"He who can stimulate my mind and caress my soul, rules my world." ~ Greeneyezz
"We all are truly spiritual beings and our souls touch easily and frequently. We just need to quiet our thoughts and ourselves in order to hear and feel it." ~ Greeneyezz
"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life." ~Richard Bach
When I receive a Christmas card in the mail. Particularly when it's from Ohio, by a fellow blogger that I've become friends with. That's Delmer from What's a Delmer Look Like??? along with his three adorable sons. (I love how he *always* calls them that...adorable, even when they're doing typical sibling squabblings, like on their trip to Disney World last Winter. :)
That's a great picture of you....napping.
Thank you. And Boun Natale to you as well. (And I'm sure you don't hear it said like that too often in the Mid-West.)
I just want to say Merry Christmas to a few of my close friends, as I have not sent out Christmas Cards this year. As there appears to be only a limited amount of characters I was able to cast, I was unable to include a few of you in this production. .
And for some of you, my guess is that's not surprising to you. Fosterdad, who's a good friend of mine, had sent me my own personal 'naughty letter' from Santa yesterday. The original one he sent had my name and a photo of me on there, which prevented me from being able to post it here. This first one included such serious Santa crimes like:
* not providing enough white macedamia nut cookies to your friend FosterDad
* not forcing your sister to bake the blueberry sconces for FosterDad
* not making sure that your friend Fosterdad had enough canolli's
(Ya think there's a theme there???) :)
Anyway, I wake up this morning to find another letter from Santa, apparantly I'm still on the Naughty list (shocker, huh?) and with a whole new set of Santa Crimes. You'll see my latest bit of 'naughtiness' here: Santa Watch.
Sooo Fosterdad???...does this make me twice as naughty?? :) Canollis, huh???? I thought it was the other way around??
I had actually posted this on a different site. A gentleman co-worker had sent it to me and I've been LMAO ever since!
And before you read any further (and spoil it for yourselves) Please go to the link and watch. After you finish, *then* come back here and read the rest.
OK, all set?? Funny stuff, huh??? Gentlemen, you *are* laughing, yes?? Don't you worry, I'm setting up 'equal' time here. :)
A quick funny story first. Years ago, I worked the holiday season at Kay Jeweler's in Carousel Mall, for a few Christmas seasons. Kays will often run a holiday special...something like a diamond and Ruby Heart pendant for like $99. I don't know about you, but many men *I* know, often wait until the last 3 days before Christmas to do their shopping. These men would come into Kays, expecting that deal, that had been sold out.......3 weeks prior!
The way they came in was hilarious too. They all looked like zombies, dead from shopping all day and then looked totally despondent when told there were no more 'specials'. They were beaten down, lifeless with their Spirit Broken. I swear...their eyes were Spiral-like, they were shell-shocked. And on Christmas Eve, it was typical for there to be anywhere from 20 - 50 men, all men, and ONLY MEN in that store.... And every single last one of them were all looking Traumatized. And because they feared the dreaded 'dog house', they would often end up shelling out much Much more money on a much larger diamond.... All because they didn't start their shopping until then.
Anyway....So I get that video from one of the men I work with. I post it, thinking I'd get a lot of smart ass comments from the gentlemen in this forum. It was pretty quiet. Ooops! :) What were they thinking!?! I did get one rather humorous comment that went like this:
It was about 3 weeks before our first wedding anniversary,back in '83 and my wife had commented that she needed a new vacuum cleaner.....so....WTF....I thought she was dropping a hint. I got her one of those Hoover Deluxe models with 2 crates of attachments. To say that she was surprised would be a gross understatement!!!!! But,in honesty,over the years I have "surprised" her with...a snow shovel(try and wrap a snow shovel someday).....a lawn mower....a portable drill. Now it's Christmas time and after 26 years of marriage I'm kind of at a loss as to what to get her,especially since the Bob's True Value down the street has closed.
He was thanking me for the memory. :)
Anyway, to make this a bit more even, when watching this, I had been reminded of a post by Moooooog35. I had come across his blog sometime last year and unfortunately, do not visit it as regularly as I really should. He cracks me up. A bit of info that you should know...he often uses head shots of Brad Pitt when showing himself, and Angelina Jolie as his wife. He's pretty good with photoshop, but his specialty is most definitely twisted and sick humor. So if you are easily offended, he's not for you. However, if you've watched the above video, you'll quickly understand why Mooooog and this particular post comes to mind. (It also makes a great 'counterpart' response.)
I don't understand why your thread was removed. There was nothing in it, so far, that would have been inappropriate.
However, I was able to 'capture it' for you:
35903. For LoSqualo: by Rattler36, 6/19/09 12:24 ET 35883.6.1.1.3.1.1. Well... by Rattler36, 6/19/09 12:12 ET Re: boycott Olive Garden by LoSqualo, 6/19/09
...if I have to get a life, then I don't want a life that I can live with...I want a life that I cannot live without. I know...I know...that was your line. I am guilty of plagiarism.
On a serious note, if the only people that have a beef are ARod and flight attendants, then where does Palin's daughter fit into all of this?
It is not OK to call the Rutgers women's basketball "nappy headed-hos", yet it is basically OK to insinuate the same exact thing about Palin's daughter.
When Don Imus says something inappropriate about 18-22 year old women, Al Sharpton and the left wing come a runnin'.
However, when David Letterman says something inappropriate about an 18 year old woman, Sharpton and the left wing are nowhere in sight. Saying that someone got "knocked up" is basically the same as calling her a whore. A battle of semantics? I think not.
Could it be because the 18 year old woman's mother is a Republican governor from Alaska?
This is a clear case of discrimination. It is OK to poke fun as long as the RIGHT (pun intended) people are selected.
As far as news is concerned, you can call every bit of it snooze because it is what it is. Our news media reaps what it sows.
--------------------
35903.2. please leave a message by LoSqualo, 6/19/09 17:17 ET Re: For LoSqualo: by Rattler36, 6/19/09 lo squalo is vacationing and not engaging in any discussion that would kill a buzz
-------------------
(My response to Losqualo)
35903.2.1. "to engage the shark and not jump it"by Greeneyezz14, 6/19/09 17:55 ET Re: For LoSqualo: by Rattler36, 6/19/09
I can only speak for myself here. If I thought you could engage in an intelligent conversation/debate without regressing to name-calling, condensending, belittling, or other knuckle-scraping behavior and able to respond in a more adult-like and responsible fashion, I would have no problem engaging, as a matter of fact, I would welcome it.
However, your track-record on here, leads me to believe that you often tend to Confuse 'belittling others' with demonstrating competence.
The two are very different Losqualo.
But if you'd like to think that I had... 'jumped it', then I guess...
'I am what you think I am.'
Enjoy your buzz Losqualo. I'm about ready to steam another lobster and clams again. And I'll probably be working on a buzz myself shortly.
A happy father's day to you as well.
;)
~ZZ
------------------------------------------------
Censorship sucks.
Can I just say...umm, I think Millie says it best:
....it is by far THEE Most Elegantly stated form of that Beautiful act I have ever seen!
A word (Two to be exact) from me, about censorship:
This song...The Meaning of it, never ceases to make me well up in tears. It touches me very deeply. It always does.
So, click on the 'play' button, sit back and if you need to, follow along with the words below. And what ever you do, just listen.
Let it carry you.
Really listen.
Every light can be a star Just depends on where you are And the distance that you're looking Past the places you have been
OLD CITY BAR
In an old city bar That is never too far From the places that gather The dreams that have been
In the safety of night With its old neon light It beckons to strangers And they always come in
And the snow it was falling The neon was calling The music was low And the night Christmas Eve
And here was the danger That even with strangers Inside of this night It's easier to believe
Then the door opened wide And a child came inside That no one in the bar Had seen there before
And he asked did we know That outside in the snow That someone was lost Standing outside our door
Then the bartender gazed Through the smoke and the haze
Through the window and ice To a corner streetlight
Where standing alone By a broken pay phone Was a girl the child said Could no longer get home
And the snow it was falling The neon was calling The bartender turned And said , not that I care But how would you know this? The child said I've noticed If one could be home They'd be all ready there
Then the bartender came out from behind the bar And in all of his life he was never that far And he did something else that he thought no one saw When he took all the cash from the register draw
Then he followed the child to the girl cross the street And we watched from the bar as they started to speak Then he called for a cab and he said J.F.K. Put the girl in the cab and the cab drove away And we saw in his hand That the cash was all gone From the light that she had wished upon
If you want to arrange it This world you can change it If we could somehow make this Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help You need only just ask
Then he looked for the child But the child wasn't there Just the wind and the snow Waltzing dreams through the air
So he walked back inside Somehow different I think For the rest of the night No one paid for a drink
And the cynics will say That some neighborhood kid Wandered in on some bums In the world where they hid
But they weren't there So they couldn't see By an old neon star On that, night, Christmas Eve
When the snow it was falling The neon was calling And in case you should wonder In case you should care
Why we're on our own Never went home On that night of all nights We were already there
------------------------------
Then all at once inside that night He saw it all so clear The answer that he sought so long Had always been so near
It's every gift that someone gives Expecting nothing back It's every kindness that we do Each simple little act
Well, I took the plunge into DSLRs. About time, huh? I ended up with the Base Model of a Canon Rebel XS Which came with a standard EF-S 18-55 IS Lens. I had also purchased, with a $100 Discount, the EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto zoom lens.
I'm pretty excited to learn how to use this and I thank my friend R. in helping me. I believe I promised him a homemade dinner if he'll spend some time with me and this camera. At some point I'd like to get a nice Macro Lens as well as get into some high speed photography. Photos like the one below make my mouth water.
If you'd like to see more incredible Liquid Art Droplet Photography, please check out Dark Roasted Blend.
The Christmas Season is a time for being together having everyone close people you have known forever.
This Christmas, like last year makes me both happy and sad. Knowing my family is here and close. With everyone except my Dad. It's not the same as it was before When Christmas Day was spent together with love and presents galore.
He would take pictures of each of us, as one by one we opened a gift. It amazes me how far back my mind can still drift. As he opened his gift from us Love sparkled in his eyes He always liked what we gave him even if it was the wrong size.
After all the gifts were opened We'd settle down to a feast mom had made All these details I still remember I know will never fade. When everyone was set and ready to eat, Dad would say, "There's something we musn't forget." We would all look up to his tender face And would remember all at once We forgot to say Grace. Everyone would bow their heads As Gary would lead the prayer Everyone around the table filled so much with Love and Care.
When Dinner was finnished And everyone was stuffed, You could then smell sweet tobacco from the pipe that Dad had puffed. The table would be cleared and everything put away I hope in the future These memories will always stay.
Yes, Christmas makes me happy As I smile through a tear, I'll always remember my father as someone sweet and dear. I know Christmas will never be the same as it had been in the past. But the joy of caring and loving him, I know will always last.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I collect beautiful pictures and photos from various sources. I do not take credit for them and will try to either give credit to the proper owner, or provide a link back to the source. I will promptly remove any that are copyrighted, or give credit where credit is due. Please contact me with any concerns.
Summit of Mount Jo 9/24/10
A few friends were worried about me. They were worried about me hiking Mount Jo by myself, so I took this video to show how many people were around that day if I needed assistance. I even chatted with several and had a few people share a glass of wine with me at the summit. :)
Mount Jo. 9/24/10 After the crowd left
This is what the summit looked like... with no people on it. In the previous video I took, I showed all the people who had made this same hike to her summit.
