Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. December 6-7, 2004

12-6-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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[Jen]

Hello FRiends! I'm in Indianapolis with Missy. Will be here until next Monday. She does not have Internet access set up yet (GRRRrrrrr!!!) so we are at the library checking our email and I'm sneaking in a "little" FReeping. Y'all probably won't hear from me until next week. Prayers appreciated for me to avoid (any more...)emotional "meltdowns". Weddings are stressful!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy Give A Secret Gift Day, all. :-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Oh wow, congratulations, Jen - you must be very excited. See you next week.

[tuliptree76]

Hi Victoria! Happy Give a Secret Gift Day to you too!

[OESY]

I'll put my band up against your band:

They're having a bad hair day too.

Nairobi Trio - Mechanical windup toy gorillas featured on a recurring skit on the comedy program THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW/CBS/NBC/1952-56. The Nairobi Trio were actually three human actors dressed in bowler hats, overcoats and rubber gorilla masks who played musical instruments to the beat of the song "Solfeggio." One of them sat at an upright piano, another at a xylophone and the third carried a conductor's baton. At key points during the music, the ape with the xylophone hammers, would turn from his xylophone and bash the head of the gorilla conductor. Ernie Kovac always played the conductor. The other two gorilla musicians were played by a number of actors including Peter Hanley, Edie Adams (Ernie's Wife), Eddie Hatrak, Barbara Loden, puppeteer Larry Berthelson and occasionally by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. The routine was inspired by the music from the record "Solfeggio" which singer Peter Hanley brought into work one day to accompany his Do, Re, Me singing exercises. After hearing the song just three times, Ernie Kovacs created those masochistic, mechanical monkeys. The Nairobi Trio made their first appearance on THE ERNIE KOVACS SHOW on April 21, 1954. On the sitcom FRIENDS/NBC/1994+ Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) stayed up to watch classic Ernie Kovacs reruns that featured the antics of the Nairobi Trio.

[MeekOneGOP]

hahaha! :^D

[JustAmy]

12-7-04
Graphic by MamaBear

An Old Fashioned Christmas

I was doing some Christmas shopping in a great big shopping mall;
there were stores on every side of it, even set up down the hall.
I was looking for a special gift but things all looked the same,
the clothes and toys and videos, and those new 'lectronic games.

Another thing, in every store that always looked the same
were signs that read: "Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas and thank you, come again!

Now folks, I'm no spring chicken, I've seen more than fifty Christmas' pass;
it's not the gifts that mean the most it's all the fond memories that last.

I remember an old fashioned Christmas when we'd chop down a fresh cedar tree;
we'd string lots of rosehips and popcorn; the trimmin's were homemade and free.

The stockings we hung on Christmas eve were the kind that came off of our feet
we'd always leave cookies we'd made with our moms so Santa'd have something to eat.

Of course, Santa came every Christmas but he'd only leave one special toy,
or maybe some clothes or a new pair of boots; just one thing for each girl and boy.

You never were fighting no mobs or crowds in a great big shopping mall;
we'd just go to town on Saturday night, the local Dime Store had most all

of anything one could ever want, and every one-horse town
was full of friends and neighbors; folks would drive in for miles around.

The women would trade their cream and eggs for groceries, and of course, Christmas candy;
that was the only credit back then before Credit Cards got easy and handy.

We'd have the best Christmas programs at the church and the old country school;
the men would all stand in the back of the room, there was a shortage of chairs as a rule.

And remember how Grandma and Grandpa would bring only one gift for us all?
It was usually homemade and practical .....back then, grandparents didn't buy out the mall!

And that good old Christmas music didn't come from no stereo set;
just dad on his fiddle, we'd all join in; it still is the best music yet.

Speaking of dad, he'd get out the Bible and read us that old Christmas story;
it wasn't about Santa or elves or a sleigh but it sure filled our hearts with joy.

See, I remember an "old fashioned Christmas" like those signs read all over that mall.
I will bet you'll agree, after listenin' to me that the "old fashioned" kinds best of all!

-Yvonne Hollenbeck-
© 2000

[The Mayor]

December 7, 2004

How To Be Unpopular

Read: Jeremiah 23:16-23

Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! —Jeremiah 23:1

Bible In One Year: Daniel 5-7; 2 John

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In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg. Luther became known as a reformer, and we remember his bold stand as a turning point in church history.

The fiery priest demonstrated great courage in expressing outrage at the church's practice of selling forgiveness through indulgences, which allowed the people to sin intentionally in exchange for money.

Luther's passion to stop these practices did not make him popular with the religious authorities of his day. In fact, his efforts resulted in a series of attempts to silence him.

Long before Luther, the prophet Jeremiah felt the power of God's Word in his heart "like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not" (Jeremiah 20:9). Jeremiah and Luther refused to allow God's truth to be compromised.

Living for God is about grace and forgiveness, but it's also about boldly standing for the truth. Having God's Word in our heart doesn't always result in warm, pleasant feelings. Sometimes His truth becomes a blazing fire that causes us to challenge corruption—even though we may be attacked for it. —Julie Ackerman Link

Sure I must fight if I would reign;
Increase my courage, Lord.
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by Thy Word. —Watts

It's better to declare the truth and be rejected than to withhold it just to be accepted.

[OESY]

To commemorate International Civil Aviation Day -- from the operator's manual:


ENGINE RESTART

For engine restart in the air, go to page 6 of checklist.

ENGINE RESTART (IN THE AIR)

- Remove seat belt
- Open door
- Trim nose up
- Climb out on right main gear
- Prop engine

[OESY]

To commemorate International Civil Aviation Day -- not from the operator's manual:


A pilot was sitting in his seat and pulled out a .38 revolver. He placed it on top of the instrument panel, then asked the navigator, "Do you know what I use this for?"

The nav replied timidly, "No, what's it for?"

The pilot responded, "I use this on navigators who get me lost!"

The navigator proceeded to pull out a .45 and place it on his chart table.

The pilot asked, "What's that for?"

"To be honest sir," the nav replied, "I'll know we're lost before you will."

[Conspiracy Guy]

I only have a 9mm and a 270 in that picture. Here is a .45. I am also sporting a neatly cropped beard and glasses.

[OESY]

RULES OF THE AIR


Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.

Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here.

The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.

A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away.
A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.

The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.

Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.

Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.

Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing.
Unfortunately no one knows what they are.

You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.

If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.

In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.

Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.

Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law.
And it's not subject to repeal.

The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.

[Conspiracy Guy]

The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.

Fourth is the fuel in the pump.

[OESY]

Hold muh bearing -- while I shoot muh radial.

[JustAmy]

Happy Birthday, Marissa!

A most Happy Birthday, Marissa!
You have waited for it to arrive,
You’ve had so much fun being four years old,
And now you will get to be five!

There’s something that I have to tell you,
I don’t think you’ll like it so hot.
I know that you think this is your special day,
But it’s one someone else sure has got!

You’ll hear people talk of Pearl Harbor,
And of how this is Her special day,
Then they’ll talk about real nasty things,
That happened an ocean away.

Be careful when having a party,
Even if you have planned it all day,
There are people who come when they shouldn’t,
And have terrible games that they play.

And for those who don’t play well with others,
Or who must misbehave in some way,
They should never again go to parties,
And should stay in their corner all day.

NicknamedBob . . . . .December 7, 2004
© 2004

[OESY]

Happy Birthday, Marissa!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Bearings are for sissies. I follow roads, rivers, and railroad tracks.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Happy Birthday Marissa

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday!

Have a cup while you Freep !

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Happy Birthday, sweet Marissa!