Day - 324 - Christmas thoughts

Christmas is here. Ok, its not yet, but you couldn't tell that form the stores, Christmas carols on the radio and the lights. People are complaining that Christmas gets here sooner and sooner. We haven't even had Thanksgiving. Part of me understands the commercialization. But I just had a thought. Perhaps its because people (not the businesses) want Christmas here sooner because we are nicer, the air is cleaner and things just seem better around the holidays.

I know, I know... the craziness, the commercialization, the hectic shopping, etc etc etc. But think about it. We do try and be nicer around this time. And the time seems to get longer and longer. Perhaps people want Christmas all year round. That special feeling. Too bad we can't feel like that all year.

Day - 321

It is what we learn after what we think we know it all, that counts. John Wooden

Foxx & Dempsey

I have always liked Jamie Foxx... and I do want to see "Law Abiding Citizen." I just hate that he is the 'bad' guy in this. But in this case, I guess it is suppose to show he versatility. Which is fine. I have always said about vigilante, if you do it, and get caught, you have no one to blame but yourself. Still, I want to see the movie, even though I know the good guy/little guy doesn't win in the end. I mean this is Hollywood. They would never let that happen.

And Patrick Dempsey, I used to like. Especially when I saw him in "Can't By Me Love." But then he went to Grey's Anatomy and that one Disney movie, where he got Cinderella from Prince Charming. I don't care, even Disney.. you screw with my fairy tales I will not watch.

More...

In one success a thousand failures lie forgotten...In one refusal to try, a thousand successes may prematurely die.


All things bright and beautiful
all creatures great and small,
all things wide and wonderful
the Lord God made them all.

Rules, rules, rules

Conquer your own weakness and fears rather than others.

Learn from your mistakes.

You have the ability to do, the capacity to act and the capacity to perform and produce.

Have a purpose and determination.

Have a positive mental attitude.

Be the job great or small, do it well or not at all.

Day 316

Any nation can be destroyed if its citizens look upon government as a cow to be milked rather than a watch-do to be fed. John Raydell

On the Plains of Hesitation lay the blackened bones of countless millions, who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to rest and resting, died.

Bryan (co-worker) just came by and wondered about my beat-up W.o.C. book that I was looking at. As he walked away I noticed this one quote which could be ascribed to him:

When you have had enough, wine, women and song-you'd better give up singing.

Day 313 - More from the W.of C.

Another show that I loved was "Love American Style." ...truer than the red, white & blue...


To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and probably broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must be sure to give your heart to no one, not even an animal.

Wrap it carefully around with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket--safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken--it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, undeemable.

The only place where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbation of love is Hell. C.S. Lewis



When I have to, I'll run; when I can, I'll fight, but whatever I do, I'll not quit. It ain't because I've got more nerve than the next man, it's just that I'm not very smart. Nobody ever taught me when was the time to quit.



These in the days when heaven was falling,
the hour when earth's foundations fled,
followed the mercenary calling,
and took their wages and are dead.

Their shoulders held the sky suspended;
they stood and earth's foundation stay;
What God abandoned these defended,
and save the sum of things to pay.

Housman



You Made A Believer Out Of Me (1978)
(from the TV movie "Happily Ever After" with Suzanne Somers and Bruce Boxleitner)

Like a fairy tale come true,
I will run away with you
and as far as I can see
you've slayed all the dragons chasing me

Like a maiden in distress
you have brought me happiness
I never knew what life could be
til you came and rescued me

Like a shinning knight of old
on a horse of silver and gold
you came along and set me free
you made a believer out of me

Like a castle warm inside
you give me love where I can hide
and I'm feeling safe & sound
you have turned my life around

Like we're in a fantasy
all alone, just you and me
making love is all I'll do
a happily ever after with you

Like a shinning knight of old
on a horse of silver and gold
you came along and set me free
you made a believer out of me