Happy Valentine's Day, Revisited...AKA this one is for Jim...

{{{PAUSE PLAYLIST ON RIGHT FIRST}}}

Since this is the 4th Saturday in a row that Jim has had to work, and since last Saturday was spent all nostalgic and teary-eyed over Lauren's birthday, today, Valentine's Day 2009, is Jim's turn...

I was trying to find some "love songs" for my playlist, and I stumbled across this. Many people have recorded this song, but Art Garfunkel's version is my favorite. I had this album years ago (before my record burning binge...long story), so I was delighted to find it again. This song speaks volumes. I should have saved it for our anniversary in September, but I knew I would never remember to do it.

I couldn't find Art singing this on You Tube other than this one (with no images) so I will post the lyrics and you can just follow along.

I LOVE YOU, JIM! Happy Valentine's Day!




Shattered dreams, worthless years,
Here am I encased inside a hollow shell,
Life began, then was done,
Now I stare into a cold and empty well

The many sounds that meet our ears
the sights our eyes behold,
Will open up our merging hearts,
And feed our empty souls

I believe when I fall in love with
you it will be forever,
I believe when I fall in love this
time it will be forever

Without despair we will share,
And the joys of caring will not be replaced,
What has been must never end
And with the strength we have won't be erased
When the truths of love are planted firm,
They won't be hard to find,
And the words of love I speak to you
will echo in my mind

I believe when I fall in love with
you it will be forever,
I believe when I fall in love this
time it will be forever

I believe when I fall in love with
you it will be forever,
I believe when I fall in love this time it will be forever...





I thank God every day that He brought us together...

LOVE
1 Cor 13:4-8

Love is patient,

love is kind.

It does not envy,

it does not boast,

it is not proud.

It is not rude,

it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

Love never fails.

NIV

Please forgive me when I fail you and don't always practice these precepts...

Happy Valentine's Day...

to all my "blogging buddies"!

Here is a collection of Victorian Valentines...Why were they all naked baby cherubs back in the day????

I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day. Here's hoping your "honey" showers you with lots and lots of love...and vice versa.

ENJOY!!!

These say it all...updated

{As an update, did you hear that 2 brothers from Batesville, IN won a million dollars last night from Doritos by having the best commercial at the Superbowl? It was the one where they were throwing snow globes... Read about it HERE:}





and my personal favorite...



At least it was a GOOD game. And the Boss still has A LOT of rock and roll left!



To all my Steeler buddies...CONGRATULATIONS

*{said through clenched teeth!}*

At least it stayed in the AFC North, right?

CAN'T WAIT till next year...

Soggy Bottom Boys- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

(PAUSE PLAYLIST ON RIGHT FIRST...however, it just became the first song on my playlist)

I had forgotten HOW MUCH I loved this movie and the soundtrack...there are a couple more songs from the movie on my playlist...until I saw it on TV today. When I saw George Clooney lipsinking this wonderful song by Dan Tyminski, I jumped up to post it.

If any of you haven't seen "O Brother, Where Art Thou", I highly recommend it! The Cohen Brothers sure have a quirky sense of humor, which is right up my alley.

Also, this movie is based on "The Odyssey" by Homer, hence the sirens...

The Sixties and the Superbowl...a winning combination

PAUSE PLAYLIST ON RIGHT FIRST...

(The first "player" introduced is, of course, Graham Nash...one of my favorite members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Young being the other one)

What exactly looking through any window had to do with football is beyond me! It didn't matter...Hullabaloo was GROOVY, man!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Good times...

(GO CARDINALS!)

And the tide rushes in...AKA...Welcome, President Obama

{I created this post a few days ago, but held off on posting for fear it was too inflammatory so soon after the inauguration. I decided to go ahead with it since President Obama officially signed the "Mexico City Policy" today...}


First things first. I am going to miss the "Bushisms" that we have enjoyed over the last 8 years. Ahh, good times... Having said that, I am glad this country finally has an African-American president. (We aren't supposed to say "black" anymore, are we? Although, as my co-worker pointed out to me, he is "Mixed", rather than "Black". Calling him "Black" is an affront to his white mother. I can't keep up with all the political correctness...) But an historic moment? MOST DEFINITELY!

Now, here comes the bad news...

First of all, Barack H. Obama may very well be an illegally elected president. Now before you all start throwing stones at me, hear me out. (Don't forget, we all said Dubya stole the election the first time. Remember?) Some of you may not be aware that there are several movements afoot to have him produce his actual birth certificate. He hasn't. The one the Democratic Party posted online during the campaign is NOT a legal birth certificate. There is a strong possibility the reason he hasn't just produced the darn thing is because he can't without proving the fact that he wasn't born in the United States. Kenya, actually. Remember this post? The topic of the country of his birth is why the gentleman shown in the post (Jerome Corsi) was detained in Kenya...a fact finding tour that the Kenyan government thought should be halted, and was. Oh well, what's a little constitutional discrepancy among friends, right? Here is just one of the MANY links you can find if you research the topic.

But hey, that is old news and is going to be a moot point. Apparently the Supreme Court doesn't consider the possibility that the Constitution was disobeyed as something to actually look into. Let's move on.

CNN reported today (Monday) that: "Obama may quickly reverse abortion policy"

The article states, "Obama's second full day as president falls on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States. The sources said Obama may use the occasion to reverse the "Mexico City policy" reinstated in 2001 by Bush that prohibits U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services. It bans any organization receiving family planning funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development from offering abortions or abortion counseling."

Well, today he did reverse it: Link

Can we be talking about population control here?

"President Bush has revoked funding for the UNFPA every year during his administration for violating a U.S. law prohibiting sending public funds to groups that promote forced abortions.

The Obama campaign, in an October 2007 response to a survey from the pro-abortion RH Reality Check web site, confirmed the presidential candidate would restore funding to the controversial group.

"Yes, Senator Obama would overturn the global gag rule and reinstate funding for UNFPA," Obama's campaign responded."

What is UNFPA, you ask? It is the United Nations Population Fund.
Taken from the UNFPA website:

"Viet Nam debates two child policy

Radio Australia reported on 21 November that Vietnam's government is considering a return to a two child policy in an attempt to control population growth."

The reason I veered off from the abortion issue to population control is that I am just trying to point out how terribly wrong the world's governments have become. Once again. We know there is nothing new under the sun and the world has seen really bad times before. We know it because the Bible says, "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man." {Luke 17:26}

Don't get me wrong. I am praying for our new President. I am hoping against hope that he will become Godly, wise and lead us in the "way in which we should go." I know it is early, but so far, not so good. I didn't even get into the fact that he had a self-proclaimed homosexual "minister" say a prayer at the swearing in ceremony. A minister who stated he "will not use the Bible as his text, saying:

"While that is a holy and sacred text to me, it is not for many Americans," Robinson said. "I will be careful not to be especially Christian in my prayer. This is a prayer for the whole nation."

Are you KIDDING me? A "minister" who says the Bible is a 'holy and sacred text', yet states he will take great pains to not be "especially Christian" in a prayer. Well, we just can't be intolerant of any religion, I guess. Even though Jesus was. He made it very clear, there was only one way to the Father.

I am sure there will be more to come. But in the meantime...

Welcome, Mr. President!

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

Some of my favorite movies are in this clip! As always, PAUSE PLAYLIST on right before viewing video.