Happy Birthday To Me!

I had alot of fun last night. I was taken out to a Mexican restaurant for salsa dancing, good food and great company. With drinking the twirling was a bit much but fun all the same.

I woke up this morning to a beautifully decorated cake with fruits that were delicious. thanks for the fun celebration, it was the best.

The end to a perfect birthday, my son called me ;) to wish me a Happy Birthday. Thanks honey.

May Day!

Happy May Day! I remember when I was in elementary school dancing around the Maypole. Weaving in and around other kids dancing going the opposite direction, the ribbons looked pretty tangled when we were done, but what a fun time that was. I wonder why we don't see this fun practice done much anymore.
May mentally gives me thoughts of warmth and springtime flowers, birds singing and the wonderful smells of all the new growth around us. Funny that it's snowing today lol. This snow should be gone quickly though, and oh how I wish that I had my grass seed down to fill in some of the bare spots in my yard. Damn.
Today is also a very important day as it's my daughter's birthday! It's fun to tell folks that I have a Mayday baby ;)
Happy Birthday honey!
I'm going to spend the afternoon and evening with her and we'll have a fun celebration with good friends, spaghetti with a killer italian sausage sauce, asparagus, garlic bread, cake, ice cream and wine.
I loaded up the car last night before the snow started so I wouldn't have to do it in the snow. Man am I glad I did that. I have about 4 inches of snow, not alot of accumulation, but it's really coming down, a typical spring storm.
I wish my son could be here with us, we'll bring him to this fun celebration in our hearts.

April Fool's Day Void

Well, today is/has been April Fool's Day.
I feel a bit sad, that I never heard from my son who always 'gets me' on this date.
I know he's busy doing what he's doing, sigh.
I almost feel like we have a silent connection thinking of each other on this date ;)

I spoke with my daughter today, and told her that I haven't been 'fooled' today, and she told me "well the day isn't over yet".

I usually come up with some random silliness to pull on someone but just couldn't think of anything that wasn't lame.

I guess there's always next year.....

April Fool's Day Eve.....

Well, I'm gearing myself up for the April Fool's Day jokes that will I'm sure be played on me.
It's just surprising how a person can get caught off guard even while being aware. So many times I've forgotten, or have been thinking about something else, well this year it'll be different.

I only wish I could think of a fun one this year to play on my kids. Damn it, they always see right through me.

Woman Visits Lion

This woman finds a lion. Yes, that’s right, a lion. The lion is sick and malnourished. She spends the next few years nursing it back to health. Once healthy, she calls the local zoo and says, “Hey, I have a lion here that I found sick and nursed back to health. Do you have space for it?” Sure enough the zoo shows up and gets the lion. They get it accustomed to his new home and when he is settled in, the lady comes for a visit. Check out this link;

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The Elk Are Back!

The Elk are back! By the time I got my camera out they had gone down the hill more, but what beautiful animals they are.

Berzerkley

Nothing says "I support our troops" like burning the flag at a rally in front of a recruiting station.

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This is an insult to all brave service men, women, their families and to those of us that have a brain.
The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money. I hope all federal funds are held, this display of unpatriotic BS is outrageous. To not want to allow the Marines in this city to have a recruitment center is so very wrong.
For the City Council to allow this Code Pink hate group to park on a city street unapposed in front of the Marine Recruitment Center showing their support for Code Pink's beliefs is Ridiculous. Plus the preferential treatment given to this group, others may want to have this parking space but are denied because of it being given freely to Code Pink.
I do believe in the freedom of speech, however this location blocks traffic as well, see photo below it's ridiculous. To also be allowed a foghorn is more than distracting I'm sure to traffic and other pedestrians wanting to pass by.
By protesting in this manner those that want to join in our military, are prevented/blocked by these protesters stomping all over their rights to enter. You can compare this type of protesting to the pro life supporters blocking those wanting to go into Planned Parenthood.
Different cause, same ideology, except here there are no limits to how close they can get......

Chief Petty Officers Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch

Navy SEAL's who died in Iraq .....

Honor the Fallen ............. February 4, 2008.

Navy SEAL's

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God bless Nate and Mike, and thank you for your service, in protecting me, my family and our country. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family and your teammates as well still out there fighting the fight. Warriors like you with your integrity and honor make me so proud to be an American. We need more of the likes of you representing our country to others throughout the world.Regarding the angry American (refer to Blackfive below); HOOYAH! Thanks for your service as well, it's warriors like you that make me proud. We need to keep up the good fight.

Thanks to Blackfive:
Last Sunday while most of America was enjoying the Superbowl several members of our Task Force were commencing an assault on a terrorist stronghold in Iraq. During the assault two of our brothers from the Navy were shot and killed while clearing a building that was occupied by terrorist insurgents. Ultimately, the building was reduced and all of the terrorists in it were destroyed by the assault force. Remember these names, Mike and Nate. They were good men doing honorable work in the name of freedom. The terrorists they sought to destroy were responsible for unspeakable acts of evil including the construction of improvised explosive devices and explosives to equip homicide bombers. For those of you who may not understand the enemy we face out here let me remind you that the previous week this group of terrorists took two innocent and unwitting women who had Downs Syndrome, rigged them with explosive vests and detonated them 20 minutes apart in a crowded market causing several deaths and hundreds of injuries. These terrorists used innocent people as unwitting vehicles to destroy more innocent lives. There is good and there is evil in this world. The enemy we face is evil. Mike and Nate were fighting on the side of good to prevent further acts of evil that would result in the loss of more innocent lives. The next time you pray I ask you to thank God for giving Mike and Nate the talent and skill that made them great warriors and thank God that he gave them the heart to apply those God given talents to destroy evil and further the cause of freedom in a land far from their home. Thank God for men like Mike and Nate. Their work is done here now, but there are many of us who will honor their sacrifice by continuing the fight against evil terrorists. They will be remembered through our actions.
For any of you out there who are doubting the validity of this war and the evil that resides in our enemy I ask you to study your history again. Over the last 20+ years dating back to the bombing of the Marine Corps Barracks in Lebanon, various factions of radical Islamic Terrorists have been committing heinous acts of terrorism against the free world. We are fighting the same enemy here. The brethren of an evil ideology that spawned the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001 claiming almost 3,000 innocent lives. Take time to reflect on the type of evil that would put explosive vests on innocent women with Downs Syndrome and use them to kill and maim other innocent people. While the American media strives everyday to rewrite the history of the most generous nation in the free world and cast disparity over all that we do as a Nation men like Mike and Nate are giving their lives to make sure the real history doesn't repeat itself. While the American media strives daily to erase the memory of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and paint this war as an unjust occupation of a sovereign nation men like Mike and Nate are out here hunting down and destroying the enemies of the very freedom that allows our media to try and discredit us. Terrorism is real, evil is real, this war is real and real men and women are in this fight because righteousness and freedom are worth fighting for.
If you don't support this war I'm calling you out. I've had enough of people sitting in their living rooms watching the lying media and jumping on the bandwagon against this war. Don't ever say to me, "I support the troops, but not the war." You might as well be telling me that I'm committing a crime. You are in effect saying that my cause is unjust and everything I believe in is a lie. I have held my tongue in the past, but I will never allow you to have it both ways again. You cannot support me if you do not support this war. I am this war. It embodies everything that I believe in. If you believe that what we are doing here is wrong then you are in effect supporting the evil we seek destroy. If you believe I'm wrong for trying to stop evil people from taking more innocent lives then I fear there is no hope for you. If you choose to dishonor my service and the sacrifice of my fallen brothers by taking a position against this war you are free to make that choice thanks to guys like Mike and Nate, but don't expect me to sit idly by and bite my tongue while you do it. Do it in my presence and be prepared to try and support your feeble position while I enlighten everyone else on the reality of this war and the nature of the enemy we face. I will ensure that you look like the fool that you are.
The stuff I'm seeing out here you won't see on Oprah Winfrey. I'm seeing really evil people doing really evil things and I'm doing everything in my power to stop them. There's nothing wrong or unjust about that.
Sincerely,
_________ the Angry American

It Ain't A Rebate....

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Calvin!

What a beautiful baby! Congrats to mom, dad, grandma and grandpa!
So glad that I could be a part of welcoming Calvin into this world of ours. ;)

Groundhog Day

6 more weeks of winter!



The shadow knows.....

American Gladiators

Today they had try outs to be a contestant on the show American Gladiators.

What a fun show that was in the 80's, it's great that they are bringing it back. The line for these tryouts was long and wide, wrapping around the building and down the hill.

Watching these potential contestants go through the motions of chin lifts, running, push ups and jumps was fun.

Some of these guys had so many muscles you'd think it would slow them down.

Greta Garbo

An unforgettable face... perfect bone structure...hypnotic eyes... an impenetrable gaze... husky voice...a face capable of registering everything and yet...
Greta Garbo was the ultimate Hollywood star, envied by millions of fans and co-workers. She was a woman who set her own standards and became a legend in her own time...

A friend compared me to Greta Garbo today......not for all of the above lol, but because I don't get out much ;) as Garbo didn't either I guess in her private life.

The Wedding Site

Wow, I was just asked to have my home used as a place to get married at this summer.
I am very honored that they want to use my house. Wow. How cool is that.
It'll be fun to see the house all gussied up with flowers and ribbons with good music and wonderful people all enjoying themselves. Yes I'm very up for it.

Imagine...my house the Love shack ;)

Peter Frampton take two

Peter Frampton performing on Fox news
Just when you don't think it could get any worse....
Peter Frampton doing a Geico commercial

Man does this make me feel old.

All Being Together

Having both my daughter and son home over the holidays was my best present ever. Sarah gave me the original of her design for my son's tattoo, which representing both of them is fabulous. I have it hanging in my livingroom and reminds me of them both.

We really made the most of it and had so much fun. We had a party here and invited everyone and just enjoyed to the max. It was freezing

outside, but had a roaring campfire that was so hot we had to stand at a distance, and the hot tub, people were jumping out making snow angels. Inside we devoured much liquor and food and had the best time. I wimped out and went to bed around 4 am, folks were still partying. It was fun seeing alot of guys that I hadn't seen in a long time.

Christmas Cookie Bake

The Cookie bake this year was very fun as anticipated. Sarah decorated cookies as below, and I made biscotti, that actually turned out pretty good.
What a very fun time, the holiday season, being with great friends and making cookies. Thanks Denise!

No December 2007 entry

I can't believe that I've allowed this much time to go by without talking about the holidays and my son being home!
This is the first time that I allowed a month to go by that I didn't have any entry at all. So there is no December 2007 on this blog.
It was just the best all being together.

I will post some pictures later. It's late and have been working alot so that's why I haven't done so.

Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Classic just classic ;)

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