Good Morning Everyone. I thought that I would play around with a little web design and learn a couple of new things and this seemed to be a very appropriate day.
Sean and I received this very nice Thank You note from Debbie this morning. It was very sweet of her.
Mom is heading over for a haircut this morning, it was a really tremendous haircut too, I think we might have cut off 1/8-inch. We also did a little shopping online to find a Spanish language childrens book for their little boy that they support in South America. It was so much easier to do on-line vs. trying to find one in a local bookstore. While we were online we even paid Walt's phone bill for him. I'm getting to be the "Virtual Personal Assistant" for just about the whole family.
I had a moment of brilliance this afternoon while walking the girls on the leash around our street for the first time. Lilly notice a tag hanging off Carla's leash and kept wanting to chew it. Once we got home, I took a piece of rawhide and replaced it for the tag. Now Lilly is "carrying" her chew toy around with her all the time, its just hanging from her collar. This solves a couple of doggie issues: 1- Carla likes to take the chew toy from Lilly; 2 - Lilly loses them. Volia, problems solved. As an extra added BONUS it also keeps her from trying to chew on Carla.
Dean, Sean & I headed out to the theatre this evening to see Happy Feet. It was fantastic. I can hardly wait for it to come out on video. It is such a good story line and everyone in the family can enjoy it.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "Our duty as people is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation." - Pierre Chardin
L.G. put this cartoon in my 'granny bag' last week and I really just got around to reading it, but this one is so.... true. Those of you with teenagers can really identify with this one. Hats off to the cartoonist! He really captured the true essence of a teenagers' appetite. The next frame would be - dinner on the table and the kid saying, "I'm not hungry!"
Two goobers were driving a semi down a road when they came to a viaduct. The sign said 10 feet zero inches, so they got out to measure their truck. Unfortunately, the truck was just over 12 feet high.
They didn't know what to do, when finally one of them looked both directions and said, "I don't see any cops, let's go for it!"
Mom even went the extra mile on this one she checked the definition of goober - What is a goober? Its a term to describe blondes, terms of ethnicity and the like .By using the word goober we can laugh at ourselves without hurting anyone's feelings. Its not meant to be a slur of any kind against people or those lacking in intelligence. It just a way to laugh at ourselves and the silly things we sometimes do (even tho some goober jokes are so silly surely no one would be so stupid to do them).
If you observe a really happy man, you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his child, growing double dahlias or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that had rolled under the radiator, striving for it as a goal in itself. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course of living life twenty-four crowded hours of each day. - W. Beran Wolfe
Several years ago, Andy was sentenced to prison. During his stay, he got along well with the guards and all his fellow inmates.
The warden knew that, deep down, Andy was a good person. So, the warden made arrangements for the inmate to learn a trade while doing his time.
Some three years later, Andy was recognized as one of the best carpenters in the local area. Often, he would be given a weekend pass to do odd jobs for citizens of the community.
And he always reported back to prison by early Sunday evening. Andy was a model inmate.
One day, the warden considered remodeling his kitchen, though he lacked the skills to build a set of kitchen cupboards and a large countertop.
So he called Andy into his office and asked him to do the job for him.
To the warden's surprise, Andy simply refused to help.
"But you're an expert, Andy, and I really need your help," said the warden.
"Well, warden, I'd really like to help you, but counter fitting is what got me into prison in the first place."
A grocer put up a sign that read "Eggplants, 25¢ ea.--three for a dollar."
All day long, customers came in exclaiming: "Don't be ridiculous! I should get four for a dollar!"
Meekly the grocer capitulated and packaged four eggplants. The tailor next door had been watching these antics and finally asked the grocer, "Aren't you going to fix the mistake on your sign?"
"What mistake?" the grocer asked. "Before I put up that sign no one ever bought more than one eggplant."
Hillary Clinton and her driver were cruising along a country road one evening when an ancient cow loomed in front of the car. The driver tried to avoid it but couldn't -- the aged bovine was struck and killed.
Hillary told her driver to go up to the farmhouse and explain to the owners what had happened. She stayed in the car making phone calls to lobbyists. About an hour later the driver staggered back to the car with his clothes in disarray. He was holding a half-empty bottle of expensive wine in one hand, a rare, huge Cuban cigar in the other, and was smiling happily, smeared with lipstick.
"What happened to you," asked Hillary?
"Well," the driver replied, "the farmer gave me the cigar, his wife gave me the wine, and their beautiful twin daughters made mad passionate love to me."
"My God, what did you tell them?" asked Hillary.
The driver replied, "I just stepped inside the door and said, 'I'm Hillary Clinton's driver and I've just killed the old cow’. The rest happened so fast I couldn't stop it".
From: "David LaBonte"
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined.
Dave LaBonte (signed)
Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:
Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.
Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr.Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.
They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture.
Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan. None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.
And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.
And as for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
signed) Rosemary LaBonte
Today the movie Happy Feet is released. This is the one that caused quite a stir when Maxine & Louise first saw the film trailer at the beginning of March of the Penguins, here at the house and started to do a little dance with Mumble the main character. We all were about to split our sides, it was so much fun. I found a little movie of Mumble doing his moves and thought it would be fun for the day. I found the movie trailer and trimmed up the song so we could just have the part while Mumble was dancing. Hope you like it. You can use the controls below Mumbles to turn replay the music if you like or click on the link to download the clip that I made. I did find out the name of the song it is Jump N' Move, by The Brand New Heavies. |  |
Sean and I received this very nice Thank You note from Debbie this morning. It was very sweet of her.Mom is heading over for a haircut this morning, it was a really tremendous haircut too, I think we might have cut off 1/8-inch. We also did a little shopping online to find a Spanish language childrens book for their little boy that they support in South America. It was so much easier to do on-line vs. trying to find one in a local bookstore. While we were online we even paid Walt's phone bill for him. I'm getting to be the "Virtual Personal Assistant" for just about the whole family.
I had a moment of brilliance this afternoon while walking the girls on the leash around our street for the first time. Lilly notice a tag hanging off Carla's leash and kept wanting to chew it. Once we got home, I took a piece of rawhide and replaced it for the tag. Now Lilly is "carrying" her chew toy around with her all the time, its just hanging from her collar. This solves a couple of doggie issues: 1- Carla likes to take the chew toy from Lilly; 2 - Lilly loses them. Volia, problems solved. As an extra added BONUS it also keeps her from trying to chew on Carla.
Dean, Sean & I headed out to the theatre this evening to see Happy Feet. It was fantastic. I can hardly wait for it to come out on video. It is such a good story line and everyone in the family can enjoy it.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "Our duty as people is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation." - Pierre Chardin
L.G. put this cartoon in my 'granny bag' last week and I really just got around to reading it, but this one is so.... true. Those of you with teenagers can really identify with this one. Hats off to the cartoonist! He really captured the true essence of a teenagers' appetite. The next frame would be - dinner on the table and the kid saying, "I'm not hungry!"
Viaduct Height
Two goobers were driving a semi down a road when they came to a viaduct. The sign said 10 feet zero inches, so they got out to measure their truck. Unfortunately, the truck was just over 12 feet high.
They didn't know what to do, when finally one of them looked both directions and said, "I don't see any cops, let's go for it!"
Mom even went the extra mile on this one she checked the definition of goober - What is a goober? Its a term to describe blondes, terms of ethnicity and the like .By using the word goober we can laugh at ourselves without hurting anyone's feelings. Its not meant to be a slur of any kind against people or those lacking in intelligence. It just a way to laugh at ourselves and the silly things we sometimes do (even tho some goober jokes are so silly surely no one would be so stupid to do them).
If you observe a really happy man, you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his child, growing double dahlias or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that had rolled under the radiator, striving for it as a goal in itself. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course of living life twenty-four crowded hours of each day. - W. Beran Wolfe
Prison Cupboards
Several years ago, Andy was sentenced to prison. During his stay, he got along well with the guards and all his fellow inmates.
The warden knew that, deep down, Andy was a good person. So, the warden made arrangements for the inmate to learn a trade while doing his time.
Some three years later, Andy was recognized as one of the best carpenters in the local area. Often, he would be given a weekend pass to do odd jobs for citizens of the community.
And he always reported back to prison by early Sunday evening. Andy was a model inmate.
One day, the warden considered remodeling his kitchen, though he lacked the skills to build a set of kitchen cupboards and a large countertop.
So he called Andy into his office and asked him to do the job for him.
To the warden's surprise, Andy simply refused to help.
"But you're an expert, Andy, and I really need your help," said the warden.
"Well, warden, I'd really like to help you, but counter fitting is what got me into prison in the first place."
Eggplant Sale
A grocer put up a sign that read "Eggplants, 25¢ ea.--three for a dollar."
All day long, customers came in exclaiming: "Don't be ridiculous! I should get four for a dollar!"
Meekly the grocer capitulated and packaged four eggplants. The tailor next door had been watching these antics and finally asked the grocer, "Aren't you going to fix the mistake on your sign?"
"What mistake?" the grocer asked. "Before I put up that sign no one ever bought more than one eggplant."
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton and her driver were cruising along a country road one evening when an ancient cow loomed in front of the car. The driver tried to avoid it but couldn't -- the aged bovine was struck and killed.
Hillary told her driver to go up to the farmhouse and explain to the owners what had happened. She stayed in the car making phone calls to lobbyists. About an hour later the driver staggered back to the car with his clothes in disarray. He was holding a half-empty bottle of expensive wine in one hand, a rare, huge Cuban cigar in the other, and was smiling happily, smeared with lipstick.
"What happened to you," asked Hillary?
"Well," the driver replied, "the farmer gave me the cigar, his wife gave me the wine, and their beautiful twin daughters made mad passionate love to me."
"My God, what did you tell them?" asked Hillary.
The driver replied, "I just stepped inside the door and said, 'I'm Hillary Clinton's driver and I've just killed the old cow’. The rest happened so fast I couldn't stop it".
New Immigrants
From: "David LaBonte"
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined.
Dave LaBonte (signed)
Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:
Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.
Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr.Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.
They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture.
Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan. None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.
And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.
And as for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
signed) Rosemary LaBonte
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