For Crying Out Loud

I was lost till you were found
But I never know how far down
I was falling
Before I reached the bottom

I was cold and you were fire
And I never knew how the pyre
Could be burning
On the edge of the ice field

I was damned and you were saved
And I never knew how enslaved
I was kneeling
In the chains of my master

I could laugh but you could cry
And I never knew just how high
I was flying
Ah, with you right above me

For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry
For giving me the answers when I'm asking you why
My oh my
For that I thank you

For taking in the sun when I feel so cold
For giving me a child when my body is old
And don't you know
That I need you

For coming to my room when you know I'm alone
For finding me a freeway and for driving me home
And you got to know
For that I serve you

For pulling me away when I'm starting to fall
For revving me up when I'm starting to stall
And you got to know
For that I want you

For taking and for giving and for playing the game
For praying for my future in the days that remain
Oh Lord
For that I hold you

Ah, but most of all
For crying out loud
For that I love you

For crying out loud
For that I love you


--Jim Steinman

(slightly edited for brevity)

Grrrrrrr!

Google and Blogger just FORCED me to switch to the new (non-beta, yeah right) version, and I'm none too happy about it. So if anything is messed up, broken, twisted, or otherwise screwed, I'm not accepting *any* of the blame for it.

Unless it's spelling. :-)

Uh Oh, Here It Comes

That's right, Valentines Day is shuffling on down the way and will be here before you know it. I'm not convinced it's good for people to hang so much stuff on one day of their relationships, it seems like it brings as much heart ache as happiness.

So here's to too much or too little chocolate, monsterously expensive flowers, greeting cards, and everything red. :-)


Hope you all get whatever you want/need/expect from the day.

I Wanna Be A Kid Again

No bills, no taxes, no work, and half the responsibilities. And this (picture above) was just one of the places I spent summer vactions.
Mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, and even an ocean once. Yeah, it was long hours/days in the car, but I don't regret any of it.


This happens to be the very field where we scattered Dad's ashes a few years ago.

Happy Australia Day!

Celebrate Responsibly.

You need to save some energy for tomorrow, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.

The best thing is to take some of the wrap with the smaller bubbles and put it on a hard floor and roll a desk chair around on it. It's kind of like tiny machine gun fire.

Have fun!

:-)

V

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.


Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot...



In honor of the State of the Union adress.



Tomorrow is Opposite Day.

Have fun, or not. :-)

EE&V

Eyes
Dim lighting with a fine mist of oil in the air.
Ears
Machinery and the constant hiss of leaky air lines.
Voice
"Isn't that going to hurt?"

"Yup."

Remember

Tomorrow is Measure Your Feet Day.

I have no idea why, or what you're supposed to do with said measurements. I don't know if you should measure length, width, depth, weight, circumference, or volume.

And it says feet, so I guess we have to measure both. What if they're not the same? Should we report that? What can be done? Now I'm going to worry about it all day. (Yeah, like that'll happen.)

:-)

Snow

It's a lot better than ice.

EE&V

Eyes
Complete darkness broken only by images of raindrops frozen in the air by bright flashes of light.

Ears
Thunder and driving rain.

Voice
"Are we in danger?"

"Trust me, stay right behind me. I've done this before."

And It All Changes

I just got a phone call from one of my best friends. I've known her for years, we used to go climbing together. We've actually saved each other's lives. There were movies, meals, and malls.

Her father died tonight.

I didn't get any real detail before the signal dropped the call. I'm waiting for it to ring again.

And I'm sitting here thinking. I won't dwell on the heartache, pain, and loss, anybody who's had a death close knows that. Her life is all going to change. She's very close to her family. Now her mother will be living by herself in a house big enough for half a dozen people. Will her mother move? Where? The family finances will probably change. Will my friend be able to finish her Doctorate?

Is she out there diving on the highway by herself?


I got tired of waiting and wondering. I called. I got through.
She's stopped at a friend's house and will probably take the train tomorrow. That sounds like a wiser, safer choice. Her emotions are zooming all over the place, and I wish I could offer her a little more....evenness. Solidity. But I can't. At least she's not alone right now.

He died quietly at home, and she blames herself.

I wish she wouldn't do that.



I'd lend you my heart for as long as you need it if I could, my friend.

Quick Poll

We've all fallen alseep in front of the TV and the like, but how many of you have fallen asleep in front of the computer? Besides me. :-)


We might get above freezing tomorrow. The thin but slippery layer of ice is starting to get annoying.





Suze, if you read this, I'm not snubbing you, but something on your blog (I think it's that thing in the corner) keeps crashing my browser, making it hard to comment.

2 Years

The Congress doesn't want it.
The people don't want it.
Yet we're still sending a bunch more troops into Iraq.
Interestingly, the Brits are about to pull a bunch of their troops out. So it's not really much of a 'surge' is it.

Oh, well, I guess we'll see some sort of progress in two years (I hope).

Chilly

We didn't get much snow, and the ice is only about as thick as a finger, but it isn't going away for a few days because it's gotten chilly. Right now the temp is about 11 degrees (F). Jenna probably has it worse up there.

Yes, I call this chilly. Cold is when the daytime high doesn't get above Zero (F). Haven't seen one of those in a while.

Keep warm and cozy out there.

Weather Update

Nothing much happened. We got some ice. Then it rained. It's letting up now, but we might get some light snow before mid-day tomorrow. Ooooh, I'll believe it when I see it.

Tomorrow is Hat Day.

We've got some weird ones coming up.
The 18th is Winnie the Pooh Day.
The 19th is Penguin Awareness Day.
The 21st is Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day.
The 22nd is National Answer Your Cat's Question Day.
The 23rd is Measure Your Feet Day.

And the strangest one of all (drum roll please), the 26th is Australia Day!

:-)

(ducks and runs)

So Far

We've got about a quarter inch of ice and the weathercasters making a lot of threats for the weekend.

Tomorrow is Make Your Dream Come True Day and Blame Someone Else Day.

Have fun. :-)

Start Wearing Purple

Start wearing purple wearing purple
Start wearing purple for me now
All your sanity and wits they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time...

So yeah, ha

Start wearing purple wearing purple (da da da da da)
Start wearing purple for me now
All your sanity and wits they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time...

I've known you since you were a tawny, and I was twenty,
and thought that some years from now
a purple little little lady will be perfect
for dirty old and useless clown...

So yeah, ha

Start wearing purple wearing purple (da da da da da)
Start wearing purple for me now
All your sanity and wits they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time...

So yeah, I know it all from Diogenis to Foucault
from Lozgechkin to Paspartu
I ja kljanus obostzav dva paltza
schto muziko poshla ot Zzukov Mu!...
Party!

Start wearing purple wearing purple (da da da da da)
Start wearing purple for me now

Start wearing purple for me now!

All your sanity and wits they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time...

So Fio-Fio-Fioletta! Etta! Va-va-va-vaja dama ti moja!
Eh podayte nam karetu, votetu, i mi poedem k ebenjam!

So yeah, ah start wearing purple wearing purple
Start wearing purple for me now
All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time!...

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Gogol Bordello

Anyone?

Tomorrow is National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day.


Anybody out there have any Gogol Bordello? I'm thinking about getting a disk and I'm leaning towards the yellow one (Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike). Any thoughts?

Party Tomorrow!

In case anybody forgot, it's Somebody's Birthday tomorrow!

So how many candles should we put on the cake? Like 23 or 24? :-)

Hope you have a very happy birthday Dzenana!




Interestingly, tomorrow is Peculiar People Day. I guess that mean you have to spend some of the day with peculiar people. I wonder where you could find people like that.....? :-)

Avoidance

Okay, I've been dodging Suze's tag. Maybe it's a guy thing, but I'm really a 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' kind of guy. So there aren't things I like about me that don't have a flip side. I like being smart, but it can distance you from people. Kind of a yin/yang thing.
So I guess if I have to pick something, I guess I like trying to keep some kind of balance, but I don't think I can come up with a list of five things. (scratches head) I hope that partly responds to the spirit of the thing.


Tomorrow is Play God Day.
I'm not sure that sounds like a holiday to me, it seems like it could be a real train wreck. Maybe I should stay home. :-)

Balloon Head

So I managed to catch a head cold. I may not be as clever as when I can breath with my mouth shut.

If you get bored waiting, you can go over to YouTube and watch episodes of Chad Vader or God, Inc.

Rainy

I could use some snow or some sun. This grey rainy stuff is getting a bit tired.


Tomorrow is Old Rock Day.

Unless you live near a volcano, wouldn't it be hard to find a *new* one? Or are we considering it in geologic time?

Ramblings

I got a check in the mail today. It's not actually worth anything, it even says it's non-negotiable in big letters down the back. It says I might have won a Mercedes or a Porsche. I didn't, I don't think anybody does. It does promise a free trip. Well, okay, half a free trip. They want me to buy into a condo scheme. It says so in big bold print - THIS MATERIAL IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING TIMESHARE SLAES. Yup, it says SLAES. Apparently they think I'm not only stupid enough to fall for the fake check, but they think I don't know how to spell either. Junk mail, go figure.

While we're at it, I don't think I'd go to an eye doctor who consistently can't seem to get his car straight or anywhere near the center of his parking space.

Bad, Bad, Bad

I watched bad movies on New Year's Eve. I picked out three, and they were as bad as advertised. I even managed to watch them in descending order. Sometimes I wonder how you can put good actors together and get such junk. And who keeps giving money to people with a track record of crappy films. Like this guy Uwe Bol. Awful.

Ideas Anyone?

So Suze is officially Grand Poo-Bah. (Should there be a hat or something?)

Who's got ideas for a group name?
Somebody give me that and I'll come up with logo ideas.

Hey, and halfway looks like central Africa on my map. What about half way the other direction, that would be somewhere out in the ocean, like maybe Hawaii? I'm told that it's nice there this time of year. (Not that I can actually afford to go either place, but it's fun to dream.) :-)