Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Congratulations!

We're all so happy that Caleb and Kate are engaged!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

In Heaven There is no Beer (Lyrics) (Inc. Alt. Chorus)

In heaven there is no beer.
That's why we drink it here.
And when we're gone from here,
Our friends will be drinkin' all the beer.

La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.

In heaven there is no beer.
That's why we drink it here.
And when we're gone from here,
Our friends will be drinkin' all the beer.

La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.

sweet as kalbi (beef delicacy)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Obama Antidote

I heard this guy this morning on the Laura Ingraham show. I was bowled over. This man is articulate, eloquent, and plain-spoken. He doesn't hem, haw, mince or parse. Contrast his syle with that of our oily president. No teleprompter here. No faux intellectualism. On the LI show he was calm and straightforward. I can't link the clip from the interview because it requires a subscription. There is more on him here. And a Hannity interview here.

There is hope.

Monday, December 14, 2009

What not to do

When stringing lights on the Christmas tree, don't climb cheerfully onto a stepladder without carefully checking it first to make sure those little metal things on the sides are pushed down securely. Doing so is likely to result in a collapsed stepladder, a tumble onto the family room floor, bruises, an increasingly sore and wobbly knee, an evening trip to the emergency room, a nice visit for Dad with his former colleagues, x-rays, the discovery that nothing's broken but a ligament might be torn, some painkiller prescriptions, and a whole new lease on life for Luke's old crutches and knee immobilizer.

I'm just sayin'.

If you Need to Vomit

Watch or listen to some of Barack and Michelle on Oprah. I've heard bits and pieces. These people have absolutely no class or humility.

Sometime Soon

I am going to reach the tipping point on eco-madness and explode.

If you come to a Fork in the Road,

don't use it to eat your lunch.


You don't know where it's been.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

It's that time again



If you've had any difficulty getting into the Christmas spirit, this should solve that problem in two minutes and forty-five seconds, flat.

Merry Christmas!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Who Said This?

"I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns and capricious whimsy of verbs, the strutting pageantry of the adjective and the flitting evanescence of the adverb, all kept safe and orderly by those reliable little policemen, punctuation marks. Wow! Think I got my ass kicked in high school?"

No cheating!

Monday, December 07, 2009

The cake's all gone, the candles are burnt out . . .



. . . but we still hope Luke had a happy birthday yesterday. Sorry this post is late!

Thursday, December 03, 2009

"This"

Maybe I've mentioned that my cousin Matt Frey is married to a playwright, Melissa James Gibson. Here's the New York Times on her latest play, "This": " Ms. Gibson graduates into the theatrical big leagues with this beautifully conceived, confidently executed and wholly accessible work, which is not just her finest to date but also the best new play to open Off Broadway this fall."