Like it or not, 'Tis The Season
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Away, in a manger, no crib for His bed...Amy...it's always good, when something like that happens, to have your faith in human nature restored...for every Grinch, there is a Christmas Angel!
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What Child is this, when laid to rest, on Mary's breast is sleeping...I've had laryngitis for the past few days...sound worse than I feel. But, I do sound like Minnie Mouse. Have an appointment with the surgeon today...hope he approves of the way the wound is healing.
Has everyone come down from the holiday sugar high? With all that great leftover food I have, the last thing I feel like doing is eating heavy food right now...I've ordered yogurt and jello for lunch. YUMMY!
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I have no gift to bring, pa rup pum pum pum...that's fit to give our King, pa rup pum pum pum. Shall I play for him, pa rup pum pum pum...on my drum? I think of all the contemporary Christmas songs, this is my favorite...this, and Feliz Navidad. How about you?
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Ok "Contemporary" !!
I have a lot of those....but these two come to mind!
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
and presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
And....
Holly Jolly Christmas
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow,
but have a cup of cheer.
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
And when you walk down the street
Say Hello to friends you know
and everyone you meet.
Oh, ho, the mistletoe
hung where you can see;
Somebody waits for you;
Kiss her once for me.
Have a holly jolly Christmas,
and in case you didn't hear,
Oh by golly, have a holly,
jolly Christmas this year.
I have a lot of those....but these two come to mind!
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
and presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
And....
Holly Jolly Christmas
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow,
but have a cup of cheer.
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
And when you walk down the street
Say Hello to friends you know
and everyone you meet.
Oh, ho, the mistletoe
hung where you can see;
Somebody waits for you;
Kiss her once for me.
Have a holly jolly Christmas,
and in case you didn't hear,
Oh by golly, have a holly,
jolly Christmas this year.
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We, Three Kings of Orient are...bearing gifts, we travel a-far...My Goodness...it's almost time to put away the carols until next year!!! Where has the time gone!?!
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Yeah, Jersey, wish I had allowed myself to enjoy it more without being haunted by regrets. Maybe next year! I'm tired of being sad. This thread has been a wonderful help. Thanks for all the time you put in to it.
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New Years Resolutions you can keep
New Year's Resolutions
A New Twist
New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point:
1. Gain weight. At least 30 pounds.
2. Stop exercising. Waste of time.
3. Read less. Makes you think.
4. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff.
5. Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow.
6. Don't date any of the Baywatch cast.
7. Spend more time at work, surfing with the T1.
8. Take a vacation to someplace important: like, to see the largest ball of twine.
9. Don't jump off a cliff just because everyone else did.
10. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more.
11. Don't have eight children at once.
12. Get in a whole NEW rut!
13. Start being superstitious.
14. Personal goal: bring back disco.
15. Don't wrestle with Jesse Ventura.
16. Don't bet against the Minnesota Vikings.
17. Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system.
18. Get the windows tinted. Buy some fur for the dash.
19. Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabicwords.
20. Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain or rope for a belt.
:rof:rof:rof
A New Twist
New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point:
1. Gain weight. At least 30 pounds.
2. Stop exercising. Waste of time.
3. Read less. Makes you think.
4. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff.
5. Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow.
6. Don't date any of the Baywatch cast.
7. Spend more time at work, surfing with the T1.
8. Take a vacation to someplace important: like, to see the largest ball of twine.
9. Don't jump off a cliff just because everyone else did.
10. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more.
11. Don't have eight children at once.
12. Get in a whole NEW rut!
13. Start being superstitious.
14. Personal goal: bring back disco.
15. Don't wrestle with Jesse Ventura.
16. Don't bet against the Minnesota Vikings.
17. Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system.
18. Get the windows tinted. Buy some fur for the dash.
19. Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabicwords.
20. Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain or rope for a belt.
:rof:rof:rof
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Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step I take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
I can think of no better resolution for the New Year!
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Maybe it's much too early in the game...Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same...what are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?That's me...in a glass of sparkling cider!
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I have my jar of creamed pickled herring and box of crackers! Don't know how or why the tradition started; but, my Mom always had it, and so do I! Never eat it at any other time of the year, either! Will probably watch the ball drop, if I can manage to stay awake that long.
Just found this on the web:
We're neither German nor Polish...maybe Mom just liked pickled herring!
Just found this on the web:
German folklore says that eating herring at the stroke of midnight will bring luck for the next year.
Eating pickled herring as the first bite of the New Year brings good luck to those of Polish descent.
Eating pickled herring as the first bite of the New Year brings good luck to those of Polish descent.
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind...The countdown to 2008 begins...a little less than 12 hours to go on the East Coast of the USA. How about the rest of the world?
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