Have a Happy New Year!
Stay Safe.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
This little tune was first aired 50 years ago, written by Stan Freburg and posted on Youtube by hotskel2546.(pictures are just random and have really nothing to do with the song)
As it was then things are worse now and it has come to exemplify the greed and avarice so commonplace in today's society. There has to be more to the holiday season than just buying stuff and keeping the retailers bottom line looking good. Find it in yourselves, your family and your friends.
With that I wish you a Very Happy Holiday and give you my favorite Carol: Green Chri$tma$
As it was then things are worse now and it has come to exemplify the greed and avarice so commonplace in today's society. There has to be more to the holiday season than just buying stuff and keeping the retailers bottom line looking good. Find it in yourselves, your family and your friends.
With that I wish you a Very Happy Holiday and give you my favorite Carol: Green Chri$tma$
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Happy Solstice!
I looked around and found a few facts and examples as to why the Winter Solstice is and has been so important. From my perspective it’s the returning of the light, the start of a new year.
The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane observer’s hemisphere, the winter solstice as the middle or "extreme" of winter. This system is based on the sun's apparent height above the horizon at noon. This year it is December 21 at 12:04 GMT in the Northern Hemisphere.
Many people can experience mild depression during the first part of winter. Exercise, light therapy can reinvigorate the body from its seasonal lull and relieve winter blues. I can think of quite a few folks that might feel better in the winter if they understood in this.
A few examples of its importance to earlier cultures follow (read this if you have way too much time on your hands):
The solstice itself may have been a special moment of the annual cycle of the year even during Neolithic times. This is attested by physical remains in the layouts of late Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological sites such as Stonehenge in Britain and New Grange in Ireland. The primary axes of both of these monuments seem to have been carefully aligned on a sight-line pointing to the winter solstice sunrise (New Grange) and the winter solstice sunset (Stonehenge).
The Winter Solstice Festival or The Extreme of Winter is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest
Goru is the (December) winter solstice ceremony of the Pays Dogon of Mali. It is the last harvest ritual and celebrates the arrival of humanity from the sky god, Amma, via Nommo the Aduno Koro, or the "Ark of the World".
Grianstad an Gheimhridh (Ir tr: winter solstice) is a name sometimes used for hypothetical midwinter rituals or celebrations of the Proto-Celtic tribes, Celts, and late Druids. In Ireland's calendars, the solstices and equinoxes all occur at about midpoint in each season.
Shabe Chelle is celebrated on the eve of the first day of winter in the Persian calendar, which always falls on the solstice.
Soyalangwul is the winter solstice ceremony of the Zuni and the Hopi Indians. It is held on December 21, the shortest day of the year. The main purpose of the ritual is to ceremonially bring the sun back from its long winter slumber. It also marks the beginning of another cycle of the Wheel of the Year.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
I found this at Gadfly's, he took it from Rage. I did it, got busy and promptly forgot about it. If you haven't done it already, be my guest.
Do you watch college football?
Watched Navy kick Army butt, but that’s it.
Where was the last place you went shopping?
Online.
Do you wish you were someplace else right now?
Not really.
Do you have any expensive jewelry?
No, although I have designed some.
How many hours on average do you work a week?
60, I’ve been trying to cut down.
Do you watch the Olympics?
No
What is the last restaurant you went to?
Yellowfin
Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations?
Today.
What do you spend the majority of your money on?
Insurance.
Where does your family live?
All over this great land of ours and in a few other countries around the world.
Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
One brother, three sisters.
Ever been called a bitch?
I’ve been called many things, but I don’t remember ever being called that.
Do you have any wealthy friends?
Not that I would trust cover my back.
Ever met anyone famous before?
Yes I have, most were totally screwed up and very high maintenance.
Ever had to take a sobriety test?
Yes and drugs too. Random and annual, one time I was tested 3 weeks in a row.
Do you have your wisdom teeth?
No, I had five removed, I was not a happy camper.
Last piece of mail you received that wasn’t a personal letter, junk or a bill?
A statement
What is the best city in the state that you were BORN in?
Hard to say there’s lots of them: San Diego, Huntington Beach, San Clemente and lots of great towns around the Cascades.
What do you think about before you go to bed?
Mrs. Karl, whoa...what a nightcap.
Have you ever made out in a bathroom?
Yes, I have designed and built bathrooms so that the experience more comfortable for both parties.
Are you afraid of spiders?
No, it would be rare for me to kill one.
Do you like Chinese food?
Yes. The more authentic, the better.
What is the last movie you saw in theaters?
Can’t remember. I quit going to theaters, the crowds are to obnoxious and the sound is turn up to loud.
Is there anyone you wish was still in your life?
Yes.
Do you get distracted easily?
More than I care to admit.
Do you flirt a lot.
You tell me.
Would you live with someone without marrying them?
I have.
Do you have any friends that you’ve known for 10 years or more?
Of course.
Does the number of people a person’s slept with affect your view of them?
No
Are you a good tipper?
Yes
Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?
No, not really.
Do you walk around the house naked?
Yes.
If you were an animal what would you be?
A dolphin.
What do you do as soon as you walk in the house after work?
Take a shower, to wash the world away.
Do you like horror or comedy?
Comedy.
If you weren’t straight, what person of the same sex would you do?
Well I am and I can’t think of the anyone.
Have you ever gone fishing and caught a fish?
Yes. A few, gone home empty handed too.
Who is a person your age that you can count on the most?
She’s a few years younger but I would say the lovely Mrs. Karl.
Where do you want to live when you are retired?
These days…one should be happy to be alive when they retire.
Do you watch college football?
Watched Navy kick Army butt, but that’s it.
Where was the last place you went shopping?
Online.
Do you wish you were someplace else right now?
Not really.
Do you have any expensive jewelry?
No, although I have designed some.
How many hours on average do you work a week?
60, I’ve been trying to cut down.
Do you watch the Olympics?
No
What is the last restaurant you went to?
Yellowfin
Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations?
Today.
What do you spend the majority of your money on?
Insurance.
Where does your family live?
All over this great land of ours and in a few other countries around the world.
Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
One brother, three sisters.
Ever been called a bitch?
I’ve been called many things, but I don’t remember ever being called that.
Do you have any wealthy friends?
Not that I would trust cover my back.
Ever met anyone famous before?
Yes I have, most were totally screwed up and very high maintenance.
Ever had to take a sobriety test?
Yes and drugs too. Random and annual, one time I was tested 3 weeks in a row.
Do you have your wisdom teeth?
No, I had five removed, I was not a happy camper.
Last piece of mail you received that wasn’t a personal letter, junk or a bill?
A statement
What is the best city in the state that you were BORN in?
Hard to say there’s lots of them: San Diego, Huntington Beach, San Clemente and lots of great towns around the Cascades.
What do you think about before you go to bed?
Mrs. Karl, whoa...what a nightcap.
Have you ever made out in a bathroom?
Yes, I have designed and built bathrooms so that the experience more comfortable for both parties.
Are you afraid of spiders?
No, it would be rare for me to kill one.
Do you like Chinese food?
Yes. The more authentic, the better.
What is the last movie you saw in theaters?
Can’t remember. I quit going to theaters, the crowds are to obnoxious and the sound is turn up to loud.
Is there anyone you wish was still in your life?
Yes.
Do you get distracted easily?
More than I care to admit.
Do you flirt a lot.
You tell me.
Would you live with someone without marrying them?
I have.
Do you have any friends that you’ve known for 10 years or more?
Of course.
Does the number of people a person’s slept with affect your view of them?
No
Are you a good tipper?
Yes
Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?
No, not really.
Do you walk around the house naked?
Yes.
If you were an animal what would you be?
A dolphin.
What do you do as soon as you walk in the house after work?
Take a shower, to wash the world away.
Do you like horror or comedy?
Comedy.
If you weren’t straight, what person of the same sex would you do?
Well I am and I can’t think of the anyone.
Have you ever gone fishing and caught a fish?
Yes. A few, gone home empty handed too.
Who is a person your age that you can count on the most?
She’s a few years younger but I would say the lovely Mrs. Karl.
Where do you want to live when you are retired?
These days…one should be happy to be alive when they retire.
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