~The Dragon Flies' Lair V~

November 25, 2003 | bentfeather

[Soaring Feather]

My Dragon Fly and Me

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guides
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and I...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather©

[Soaring Feather]

You have a wonderful evening and T-Day, too!!

[Colonel_Flagg]

Other than incompetence, I can't think of a single reason :)

[snippy_about_it]

incompetence

LOL. Colonel, I don't believe you. It's easy, just like posting here, same html code. Holler when you're ready and I'll help. :)

[Soaring Feather]

And so we toast the
two of us
we do not know
the woe the
forefathers knew
of a new grand land
so with fear and awe

they lifted a mug
of cheer and Thanksgiving
that first year and
we hold this ceremony
this eve hundreds of
years later and from
many lands our
nation great is being
tested once again

In God We Trust
our nation to stand
whole and under God
in this FREE LAND

bentfeather ©

Skoal!

[SAMWolf]

Ein Prosit

[Soaring Feather]

Kiitos!!!!!

[Colonel_Flagg]

You're good to me. I just don't know how people post pictures on their site or how they're hosted. Call me goofy, I guess.

[snippy_about_it]

Here's to a temperance supper,
With water in glasses tall,
And coffee and tea to end with
And me not there at all!

[SAMWolf]

May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind always be at your back
May you be in heaven half an hour
before the devil knows your there

[Soaring Feather]

But Snippy, I too, hold
the water glass tall
filled with H2O
or my own brew
of coffee strong
the only kick I get
these days
Sorry about that
Laughing Out Loud
line could not resist
just in jest I guess
Wish we could all
gather near a table round
to expound on issues
of the day and pray
a prayer of Thanksgiving

That would be grand...

[SAMWolf]

“Here’s to the four cardinal sins of man
--stealing, lying, swearing and drinking.
When you steal, steal away from dull companions;
when you lie, lie to protect a lovely lady;
when you swear, swear by your country;
and when you drink, drink with me.”

[snippy_about_it]

Sláinte na bhfear agus go maire na mna go deo

May the men have good health and the women live forever

[snippy_about_it]

That would be grand!

[snippy_about_it]

I can put them on our server if you like. Freepmail me and I'll explain. :)

[snippy_about_it]

We have a great sense of humor, imo. In seriousness though I'll leave you one of my favorites;

Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live everyday as if it were your last.

[SAMWolf]

With Thanksgiving being celebrated tomorrow, here are a few reasons I'm thankful.


1. I'm not a turkey. Although some of my friends contest this assertion, I stand by my claim. Turkeys gobble. I don't. That's because I'm forced to eat very deliberately, being slowed down by partials and having to chew with only two matching teeth. In addition, turkeys wear feathers. I don't. The last time I wore one was on my fifth Halloween.

2. I'm still above ground. That's very important to me. In the first place, I hate small, confined spaces and they haven't provided the departed with spacious pyramid tombs for quite a few centuries. In the second place, I've an aversion to damp, cold places. Of course, I might outsmart them when the time comes by demanding cremation. I'd prefer to be warm and cozy instead of shivering and cold.

3. I'm thankful for the thoughtful nerds have invented spell checkers. They were paid for their work but they earned it. I'd never be able to write if I had to spend all my time checking and rechecking to make sure I was abiding by the dictates of Webster. To make matters worse, I can't even tell when I misspell a word until my computer sounds the alarm.

4. I'm thankful that my lack of political correctness hasn't led to me being hung from a lamppost. The politically correct police have been hot on my trail for decades, forcing me to change my pen name at regular intervals. Political correctness is one type of censorship that I can never condone.

5. I'm thankful I married a mighty good cook. Some people have it and some people don't. When it comes to cooking, I'm better at mixing chemical concoctions. They are not supposed to be eaten.

Henry L. Lefevre

[SAMWolf]

Can you believe it’s Thanksgiving already?

It seems like just yesterday when I finished stowing away the patio furniture and beach chairs. Okay, so it was just yesterday! I’ve been busy. So sue me.

And once again it’s that time when all Americans gather together with their family and loved ones (the two groups often being mutually exclusive) to thank God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, their lucky stars, etc., for the many blessings which have been bestowed upon us over the past year.

As has become my custom, I have compiled a list of the things for which I am especially thankful this year, in the hope that they may spur you to think about the many blessings in your own life (rather than about the inevitable curses).

So here we go:

I’m thankful that I didn’t sign up to join the Taliban when they were looking for “a few good men.”

I’m thankful that Regis Philbin isn’t on every channel on my T.V.

I’m thankful that I didn’t put a whole lot more of my retirement money into those Internet stocks which looked “so incredibly cheap” at this time last year.

I’m thankful that I don’t have to wear Britney Spears’ bare-midriff wardrobe, given the gut I’ve put on from sitting at my computer writing these columns.

I’m thankful that the white powder I discovered on my mail a few weeks ago turned out to be just my mailman’s cocaine.

I’m thankful that I went for the Chevy instead of the BMW, long before I knew how flaccid the economy would be now.

I’m thankful that I didn’t peak too early in life (I hope).

I’m thankful that I didn’t land a high-paying job in the World Trade Center, and saddened that anybody else did.

I’m thankful that Al Gore ended up with a four-year sabbatical from government service, if only so we don’t have to hear about the Social Security “lock box” every ten minutes.

I’m thankful that I’m not that guy who got flattened like a pancake by a 350-pound defensive lineman on last week’s Monday Night Football telecast.

I’m thankful that my parents decided to come to America and work their butts off, since I wouldn’t be here (or anywhere else, for that matter) if they hadn’t.

I’m thankful that I wasn’t given Michael Jackson’s facial surgery by mistake during my last visit to the hospital.

I’m thankful that somebody invented the computer, without which I’d probably still be banging away on a typewriter at my college rate of about one double-spaced page every twenty minutes, with edits requiring another ten minutes of “Liquid Paper” application, blowing and retyping.

I’m thankful that somebody invented the fax machine, but not when I’m receiving junk faxes that use my paper and ink!

I’m thankful that I have the time to sit down and realize how thankful I should be.

I’m thankful that God hasn’t taken my occasional (okay, frequent) bitching and moaning about the minor frustrations of daily life as a sign that I’m not happy to be here.

I’m thankful that my occasional fashion transgressions aren’t felonies punishable by prison or death by lethal injection.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!


Barry Rabin

[snippy_about_it]

They all ring true except I happen to know you are a good cook!

I'm thankful that you aren't going to make me list what I'm thankful for.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. You posted this one to yourself and I missed it first time around. This one is really good! These are my favorites from his list. Although the one about gore is good too;

I’m thankful that I didn’t peak too early in life (I hope).

I’m thankful that I wasn’t given Michael Jackson’s facial surgery by mistake during my last visit to the hospital.

I’m thankful that God hasn’t taken my occasional (okay, frequent) bitching and moaning about the minor frustrations of daily life as a sign that I’m not happy to be here.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone in the Lair.
Happy Thanksgiving Day