So last night was christmas eve!!! Had a good dinner psyched the kids up until they were frothing at the mouth and then it was bedtime.
OK Kids get your cookies on the plate Pour Santa some eggnog with rum (slow down not so much Nog more rum. Yeah thats it more RUM)
"But dad why put the eggnog in at all?" I was asked.
"For color...just creamy color."
"Oh looks like dirty Milk."
"Yep thats the way Santa likes it. DIRTY MILK."
so it was off to bed and ..... "Uh Dad your forgetting something? The stockings silly!!!"
So we hung the stockings and went to brush the teeth. Brushed Pajamed and ready we went to the front porch to look for Rudolph. We approached slowly when my 5 year old looked to the sky and turned and ran in storming the stairs and hitting the bed. When asked what he had seen he exclaimed he had seen Rudolph. HMMMMM, after the heads hit the pillow and they understood that Santa only comes after they are asleep they tried. They did try. My 5yr old covered himself up in the blanket and his smile could be seen for miles. He was done now the little one 3yrs old and a little perplexed at the whole idea of what was going on.
"Daddy I dont want Santa to come get me..."
Ok so now Santa has been compared to a gypsy but she went down. So Bells in hand I went to explore the rudolph Phenomenon Ha a radio tower on the Hill on the horizon blinks a slow red light (had a good laugh and up to wrap the rest of the presents) 1 hour two bathroom breaks for the kids and it was downstairs to put together the new DELUXE Wooden Kitchen for the 3 yr old she does love it and she had better we worked on it until 2am. So time to relax and have a drink lasted an hour and went to bed. SILENT NIGHT!!!
Xmas began at 8:30am thank you Santa was thinking we would be dealing with a 5 am wakeup call. Ahhh now the presents are opened the kitchen is being played with and the tools rolled in my favor...hmm no project list to go with it (Yay)....My turn to build the 12 year old lego set we got for a 5 year old (shaking my head) But it is INDIANA JONES!!!!
And for dinner the request is in for Shredded Beef Tacos (smiles) good food and fun times ahead...
PASS THE RUM AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
sometimes its pretty nice down in the zero....
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Got Milk?
a quick strange note today that drives me utterly crazy.
What are the colors of milk? When I was a kid you had two colors RED and Green containers...we all know what they stand for and what kind of milk goes where.
So um noticed that last night after going for some milk at the store and needing 2%, Blue? and Skim, green? HAHA nope you are incorrect ... the store I was shopping at wanted there 2% to be green um HELLO!!!! ok so your Skim is blue reversed good thing I needed one of each.
Seriously though Milk is one of those things that are universally packaged...when Im in Europe its Red and Green and Blue and yellow the containers not the milk; but they are in the right containers. I like things to be simple stop changing the colors of the milk cartons please and if you are gonna drink 1% just forgo the fat and drink skim.
drinking 1% is like eating a twinkie without the filling its just not done!
its always cold down here in the zero.....
What are the colors of milk? When I was a kid you had two colors RED and Green containers...we all know what they stand for and what kind of milk goes where.
So um noticed that last night after going for some milk at the store and needing 2%, Blue? and Skim, green? HAHA nope you are incorrect ... the store I was shopping at wanted there 2% to be green um HELLO!!!! ok so your Skim is blue reversed good thing I needed one of each.
Seriously though Milk is one of those things that are universally packaged...when Im in Europe its Red and Green and Blue and yellow the containers not the milk; but they are in the right containers. I like things to be simple stop changing the colors of the milk cartons please and if you are gonna drink 1% just forgo the fat and drink skim.
drinking 1% is like eating a twinkie without the filling its just not done!
its always cold down here in the zero.....
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Heating up? or cycling through?
GLOBAL WARMING run for the hills!!!!!!!!!! The water will rise icecaps will melt and oh yeah my house; the brown one, with the porch, in that small historic town. Yeah, im gonna have Beach front property. Wahoo!!!! Well, actually no. The whole global warming trend of stories that can be found all over those magazines and that web page and web rings and all those ECOblogs; the weather is warming a bit. I can remember when we had snow for December and we skated on local ponds and sledded all over town; not so much anymore. The average temperatures are a bit warmer and things are changing but this irrational media hype over climate change is going too far. I read somewhere that the next four years will be "imperative for the governing bodies of the world to take action." Um, yeah, well maybe that is true the imperative part of the next four years i mean with the global economics needing an overhaul. The Media has the wrong thermometer.
The mean global temperature, at least as measured by satellite, is now the same as it was in the year 1980. Over the 5 past years sea levels have stopped rising. Hurricane activity in the northern hemisphere is at a 24-year low and sea ice globally is also the same as it was in 1980. The storms maybe a little more devastating because of overcrowding and the population retreat to surrounding areas to get away from the urban populace. They built houses with a focus on land conversion for population growth putting some people in places that were hit 100 years before; the doom of historic amnesia. No im not all for devastation of peoples anywhere but im really getting fed up with the Panic and violence tactics of the media. Go back those 29 years to 1980 and take a look at how the media handled things. They didnt have a huge Internet competitor or 24 hour cable program to compete with; the media climate has changed.
The Newspapers and television now need to turn to sensationalism to attract readers as more people find their news from the internet. The local news needs to show you how violent things are around you so that you stay tuned. The local news reports have almost become serials. STAY TUNED "Why a 5 year old threw his best friend from a 5 story building in midtown!!!!" So we watch the commercials only to find that the kid was part of a science project about gravity and the best friend was his 4 inch tall POKEMON figure. This is irrational and faulty. Its bait and switch. Its rubbernecking on the TV. The audience wanted blood.
News today can be achieved from so many different places its time to blame the media for its tactics and cross reference your reports folks. No longer can one person, station or website be responsible for reporting what the news according to their side is.
GIVE ME THE UNBIASED TRUTH!!!! Then let me decide if it merits of my involvement. The world changes; look at ratios of temperatures over a 100 year period anywhere and you will see change. Spikes of change every 10 or so years...maybe we are just at the height of a 200 year cycle that will start to fall and in a 100 years if we are still around people will be talking of the next ICEAGE!!! It might be warming somewhere but its been damned cold here!!!!
Its always cold down here in the zero......
The mean global temperature, at least as measured by satellite, is now the same as it was in the year 1980. Over the 5 past years sea levels have stopped rising. Hurricane activity in the northern hemisphere is at a 24-year low and sea ice globally is also the same as it was in 1980. The storms maybe a little more devastating because of overcrowding and the population retreat to surrounding areas to get away from the urban populace. They built houses with a focus on land conversion for population growth putting some people in places that were hit 100 years before; the doom of historic amnesia. No im not all for devastation of peoples anywhere but im really getting fed up with the Panic and violence tactics of the media. Go back those 29 years to 1980 and take a look at how the media handled things. They didnt have a huge Internet competitor or 24 hour cable program to compete with; the media climate has changed.
The Newspapers and television now need to turn to sensationalism to attract readers as more people find their news from the internet. The local news needs to show you how violent things are around you so that you stay tuned. The local news reports have almost become serials. STAY TUNED "Why a 5 year old threw his best friend from a 5 story building in midtown!!!!" So we watch the commercials only to find that the kid was part of a science project about gravity and the best friend was his 4 inch tall POKEMON figure. This is irrational and faulty. Its bait and switch. Its rubbernecking on the TV. The audience wanted blood.
News today can be achieved from so many different places its time to blame the media for its tactics and cross reference your reports folks. No longer can one person, station or website be responsible for reporting what the news according to their side is.
GIVE ME THE UNBIASED TRUTH!!!! Then let me decide if it merits of my involvement. The world changes; look at ratios of temperatures over a 100 year period anywhere and you will see change. Spikes of change every 10 or so years...maybe we are just at the height of a 200 year cycle that will start to fall and in a 100 years if we are still around people will be talking of the next ICEAGE!!! It might be warming somewhere but its been damned cold here!!!!
Its always cold down here in the zero......
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wake up for the holidays...
Count me as one of those purists who believe that people should be able to believe in what they believe without provocation from others. The old questions arise is there a Santa? Does the Easter bunny carry a basket and where did he get the eggs? Why isnt it an Easter chicken? This all goes without saying to each his own. As we near the holiday season i am happy that everyone has the where-with-all to slow down eat and recharge for the new year.
Recently I have seen a rash of crazy stuff out there that just makes me wonder how certain individuals look at themselves and smile after they push an envelope that in my eyes is on the verge of just outright bitterness and hatred. A perfect example is the whole theory on Santa. When is the right time for the real news to get out when the kids are 12, 15 ?? My house has always had a Santa and a Kris Kringle and an Elf who puts fruit in the shoes (note to self wash fruit before ingesting).
The trees are up and the kids are excited all over the world. Well except for one small class in England:
Thurs, Dec 11th
Daily Telegraph
"A primary school teacher left a class of 25 pupils in tears when she claimed Father Christmas did not exist, the supply teacher blurted: "its your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day" when children were getting excited about Christmas.
The Class of seven year-olds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Royton, near Oldham, were distraught."
Um hello who gave you the inalienable right to destroy a tradition of family love and togetherness. Ok so you believe what you will and have a right to debate the issue but how mature are we to have to debate the issue with the or rather reprogram a bunch of 7 year olds?
YOU GET COAL!!!
Now on the other side of the Pond there is a movement to have Skinnier Santas..... HELLO!!!!!! Cut the portions stop eating your Mcdonalds and leave Santa alone!!! You'd be fat too if you were left cookies and milk by 2.1 billion people. Start worrying about your own.
YOU GET COAL!!!
Oh and to all these idiots whose lives are about the dollars and nonsense:
Governor Rod Blagojevich
Bernard Madoff
YOU GET COAL IN PRISON!!!
its always cold down here in the zero...
Recently I have seen a rash of crazy stuff out there that just makes me wonder how certain individuals look at themselves and smile after they push an envelope that in my eyes is on the verge of just outright bitterness and hatred. A perfect example is the whole theory on Santa. When is the right time for the real news to get out when the kids are 12, 15 ?? My house has always had a Santa and a Kris Kringle and an Elf who puts fruit in the shoes (note to self wash fruit before ingesting).
The trees are up and the kids are excited all over the world. Well except for one small class in England:
Thurs, Dec 11th
Daily Telegraph
"A primary school teacher left a class of 25 pupils in tears when she claimed Father Christmas did not exist, the supply teacher blurted: "its your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day" when children were getting excited about Christmas.
The Class of seven year-olds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Royton, near Oldham, were distraught."
Um hello who gave you the inalienable right to destroy a tradition of family love and togetherness. Ok so you believe what you will and have a right to debate the issue but how mature are we to have to debate the issue with the or rather reprogram a bunch of 7 year olds?
YOU GET COAL!!!
Now on the other side of the Pond there is a movement to have Skinnier Santas..... HELLO!!!!!! Cut the portions stop eating your Mcdonalds and leave Santa alone!!! You'd be fat too if you were left cookies and milk by 2.1 billion people. Start worrying about your own.
YOU GET COAL!!!
Oh and to all these idiots whose lives are about the dollars and nonsense:
Governor Rod Blagojevich
Bernard Madoff
YOU GET COAL IN PRISON!!!
its always cold down here in the zero...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Hurling the 10 1/2
"AP BAGHDAD - An Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was being held for questioning by the Iraqi prime minister's guards, an official said Monday, as Arabs across the Middle East hailed the incident as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president."
While im no George W. Bush fan, I was amazed at the incident as a whole. I mean really here we are in 2008 and a would be aggressor feels it imperative to launch a loafer at the head of a foreign dignitary. Now we understand in Arab tradition just showing the sole of your shoe to someone is a sign of extreme disrespect, and striking someone with them is even worse. I do believe that the reporter who relieved himself of footwear was, in "his mind" : right. We will leave that as a question for someone else to answer; because everyone always feels justified for their own actions no matter the outcome. Good Vs Evil is a vague stereotype of social standing and mores of the current locale.
I dont bring this up to admonish the actions but to pose the what ifs... lets suppose he wore a size 12 instead; that first shot was pretty damned close he could have clipped the W and really had a beating layed down on him by the crowd, damn, they jumped the guy pretty good with the miss anyway. Still cant believe he had time to throw 2 shoes...but what if he had squared the W up in the jaw causing him to spin and the second one had acted more like the Knockout punch in some of those Boxing video games. Would the incident have caused international issue? With all the crap going on today this was comical light in a dismal pool for about 3 seconds. The look of of sheer WTF did you just throw your shoe?!? Was hilarious. Kruschev once slammed his shoe to get attention in the UN and it will go down in history as a moment of Soviet aggression but this one takes the cake and a hilarious end to an outrageous 8 years of W reigns.
So W I suggest your saying goodbye to the foreign governments would be best done by phone or email... what would the germans throw? probably a BMW lets see ya dodge one of those.
its always cold down here in the zero.....
While im no George W. Bush fan, I was amazed at the incident as a whole. I mean really here we are in 2008 and a would be aggressor feels it imperative to launch a loafer at the head of a foreign dignitary. Now we understand in Arab tradition just showing the sole of your shoe to someone is a sign of extreme disrespect, and striking someone with them is even worse. I do believe that the reporter who relieved himself of footwear was, in "his mind" : right. We will leave that as a question for someone else to answer; because everyone always feels justified for their own actions no matter the outcome. Good Vs Evil is a vague stereotype of social standing and mores of the current locale.
I dont bring this up to admonish the actions but to pose the what ifs... lets suppose he wore a size 12 instead; that first shot was pretty damned close he could have clipped the W and really had a beating layed down on him by the crowd, damn, they jumped the guy pretty good with the miss anyway. Still cant believe he had time to throw 2 shoes...but what if he had squared the W up in the jaw causing him to spin and the second one had acted more like the Knockout punch in some of those Boxing video games. Would the incident have caused international issue? With all the crap going on today this was comical light in a dismal pool for about 3 seconds. The look of of sheer WTF did you just throw your shoe?!? Was hilarious. Kruschev once slammed his shoe to get attention in the UN and it will go down in history as a moment of Soviet aggression but this one takes the cake and a hilarious end to an outrageous 8 years of W reigns.
So W I suggest your saying goodbye to the foreign governments would be best done by phone or email... what would the germans throw? probably a BMW lets see ya dodge one of those.
its always cold down here in the zero.....
Friday, December 12, 2008
2:49 pm in the midst of a recession
Well here we are in the midst of economic turmoil. Been here before years ago when gas and the MiddleEast were an issue 1977. I am just as concerned as the rest of you out there wondering is my job safe? is my future in jeopardy? What can you do now?
My guess is we have about 6 months of cloudy skies and tucked in family time ahead. I hear a lot of people out there going on about government and how it looks bad or how its gonna get better. TRUTH! it is going to be what its going to be! The world is going through a bit of an economic over-spending flush kind of like an Enema. (now im no expert) Might be great to wash away the delusions of everyone living as kings and get back to what is real. My Grandfather told me of a time when family helped out and brothers were happy to be brothers not competing as to who has the biggest TV!
"well yours may be bigger but mines an LCD" Really who F^&*^ing cares folks.
Im happy for you, really, I am. But all this washing out is going to lead us back to our family. Time to slow down and enjoy whats there not catapult your kids to superstardom at the age of 5 (they will only do drugs by 12 anyway) It is rough out there right now and it aint stopping anytime soon. Everyone is late with their bills and small companies are shutting off their lights for the last time.
So i suggest you go home hug your loved ones whether they be human, scaley, furry or even tech and be happy that air is free and in time we are all going to be ok.
its always cold down here in the zero.....
My guess is we have about 6 months of cloudy skies and tucked in family time ahead. I hear a lot of people out there going on about government and how it looks bad or how its gonna get better. TRUTH! it is going to be what its going to be! The world is going through a bit of an economic over-spending flush kind of like an Enema. (now im no expert) Might be great to wash away the delusions of everyone living as kings and get back to what is real. My Grandfather told me of a time when family helped out and brothers were happy to be brothers not competing as to who has the biggest TV!
"well yours may be bigger but mines an LCD" Really who F^&*^ing cares folks.
Im happy for you, really, I am. But all this washing out is going to lead us back to our family. Time to slow down and enjoy whats there not catapult your kids to superstardom at the age of 5 (they will only do drugs by 12 anyway) It is rough out there right now and it aint stopping anytime soon. Everyone is late with their bills and small companies are shutting off their lights for the last time.
So i suggest you go home hug your loved ones whether they be human, scaley, furry or even tech and be happy that air is free and in time we are all going to be ok.
its always cold down here in the zero.....
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