Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (Lyrics)

My Favourite Time of Year - The Florin Street Band (Christmas 2010)

Jackson 5 - Someday At Christmas

THE DIGITAL STORY OF NATIVITY - ( or Christmas 2.0 )

BOB & DOUG McKENZIE - The 12 Days of Christmas (1982)

Bob and Doug Sing 12 Days of Christmas

Grandma got runned over by reindeer

Ponderables ....from the Pond eh!!

From the pond eh!


I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.Being happy is enough for me.




Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.




Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.



I think I will just renew last year's resolution which was:To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time....and it works for me , I' m happy eh





The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.




I always liked Winnie the pooh as a kid and still do:
"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.



As people spin faster and faster in the pursuit of merely personal happiness, they become exhausted in the futile effort of chasing themselves.



In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?



You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.


One last thought on New Year's:
Why won't they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, can't they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping - rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year's and Easter and Christmas - But, goodness, why need they do it


On a toadally more serious note:
Well, Christmas will be upon us again in a matter of days, and every year some will argue that it be renamed Giftmas beause of all the consumerism and materialism surrounding it. Butt™ I'm sure many of us will never forget the real meaning(oh it's Jesus Christ's birthday).His list would include a wish of happiness, a wish of peace and a a wish of love...which is what we really need while we're on this beautiful planet.


I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year full of peace and love!!

truly madly deeply~savage garden

Wishlist~Pearl Jam

defile des reves 2010 (parade under the stars)

parade on ustream link

Community Helps Good Samaritan

piano man

GM a good deal???

My gooood friend said GM is a goood buy @34 bucks....so taking his word n we shall see how it will do within 6 months , that be May 19, 2011...I am hoping that it does well n could be the spark plug of a recovery, we shall see.

Jimmy Fallon n Bruce Springstein whipping hair back and forth!!

Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war

Mumia Abu-Jamal fights for life, justice

rockin in the free world

There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign
on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin'
we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan,
but I am to them
So I try to forget it,
any way I can.
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
Now she puts the kid away,
and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life,
and what she's done to it
There's one more kid
that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love,
never get to be cool.
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand
We got department stores
and toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes
for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people,
says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn,
got roads to drive.
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.

temporary tattoos n WD-40

She is a morning radio woman on a local rock station and had zee brilliant idea of getting lots of tattoos like Bif Naked and they didnt all come off....so one listener called in n suggested WD-40

Semisonic - Closing Time

End of Liberty~long video

new year's day~u2

give peace a chance

John Lennon's amazing song back in 1969 during the famous bed-in at Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal...recorded very simply.

"Give Peace a Chance" is a 1969 single by (John Lennon's) Plastic Ono Band that became an anthem of the American anti-war movement at that time.

A different song with the same name, written by Leon Russell and Bonny Bramlett, was sung by Joe Cocker.

Writing and recording

The song was written during Lennon's Bed-In honeymoon: when asked by a reporter what he was trying to achieve by staying in bed, Lennon answered spontaneously "All we are saying is give peace a chance"; Lennon liked the phrase and set it to music for the song.[citation needed]. He sang the song several times during the Bed-In, and finally, on 1 June 1969, in Room 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, recorded it using a simple setup of four microphones and a four-track tape recorder rented from a local recording studio.[1] The recording session was attended by dozens of journalists and various celebrities, including Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joseph Schwartz, Allan Rock, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Murray the K, Al Capp and Derek Taylor, many of whom are mentioned in the lyrics. Lennon played acoustic guitar and was joined by Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers, also on acoustic guitar.

The song was credited to Lennon/McCartney (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) and published by Northern Songs (now Sony/ATV Music Publishing). On some later releases of the song, only Lennon is credited; viz. the 1990s reissue of the 1972 album Live in New York City, the 2006 documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon (in which the song appears), and the 1997 compilation album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (and its DVD version six years later). Lennon later stated his regrets about being guilty enough to give McCartney credit as co-writer on my first independent single instead of giving it to Yoko, who had actually written it with me. [2] However, it has also been suggested that the credit was a way of thanks to McCartney for helping him record "The Ballad of John and Yoko" at short notice.[3]

Read about the coolest company in my local paper up here. It recycles garbage in all kinds of stuff. Based in New Jersey and started by a young canadian.

The Art of Living Each Day

this was in my emails today....want to share it here!:

The Art of Living Each Day

By Wilferd A. Peterson

Each day is a lifetime in miniature.

To awaken each morning is to be born again, to fall asleep at night is to die to the day.

In between waking and sleeping are the golden hours of the day. What we cannot do for a lifetime we can do for a daytime.

Anyone can hold their temper for a day and guard the words they speak.

Anyone can carry his burden heroically for one day.

Anyone can strive to be happy for a day and to spread happiness around.

Anyone can radiate love for a day.

Anyone can rise above fear for a day and meet each new situation with courage.

Anyone can be kind and thoughtful and considerate for a day.

Anyone can endeavor to learn something new each day and mark some growth.

The supreme art of living is to strive to live each day well.

When we fail and fall short, let us forgive ourselves and consider the words of Emerson: “Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you will begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered by your old nonsense.”

Live a day at a time and remember that tomorrow is another today.

Today I will make a difference.

Greeat article that i wanted to post on here:

Today I Will Make A Difference

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference.

I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference.

I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No failure is fatal. It's OK to stumble...I will get up. It's OK to fail...I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.

I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.

Today I will make a difference

Max Lucado
From "On The Anvil"
Copyright (Tyndale Publishing, 1985) Max Lucado, Used by Permission

Kiss - Forever

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Home (JVTP)

a great song with great lyrics!!

The Killers - All These Things That I've Done

Thompson Square’s New Video Is A Hit « Street Date

Within You

by Author Unknown

A man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.

He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom, it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.

We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.

When we make mistakes or feel we have failed, always remember that within you there is a rose. Learn from your mistakes and from your failures, and move forward. Mary Kay Ash once said, "Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try." Always remember that within you there is a rose, live to your potential - dream, set goals, take action, and achieve all that is possible

Seth Remis -Achieving Success (Sold Out Event)

Be Yourself by Audioslave (Lyrics+Song)

Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

Ozzy Osbourne - Life Won't Wait (lyrics)

Life Is Like A Cup of Coffee - Inspirational Video Movie

Habits of successful people.

1 They lo

ok for and find opportunities where others see nothing.

2. They find a lesson while others only see a problem.

3. They are solution focused.

4. They consciously and methodically create their own success, while others hope success will find them.

5. They are fearful like everyone else, but they are not controlled or limited by fear.

6. They ask the right questions – the ones which put them in a productive, creative, positive mindset and emotional state.

7. They rarely complain (waste of energy). All complaining does is put the complainer in a negative and unproductive state.

8. They don't blame (what's the point?). They take complete responsibility for their actions and outcomes (or lack thereof).

9. While they are not necessarily more talented than the majority, they always find a way to maximise their potential. They get more out of themselves. They use what they have more effectively.

10. They are busy, productive and proactive. While most are laying on the couch, planning, over-thinking, sitting on their hands and generally going around in circles, they are out there getting the job done.

11. They align themselves with like-minded people. They understand the importance of being part of a team. They create win-win relationships.

12. They are ambitious; they want amazing – and why shouldn't they? They consciously choose to live their best life rather than spending it on auto-pilot.

13. They have clarity and certainty about what they want (and don't want) for their life. They actually visualise and plan their best reality while others are merely spectators of life.

14. They innovate rather than imitate.

15. They don't procrastinate and they don't spend their life waiting for the 'right time'.

16. They are life-long learners. They constantly work at educating themselves, either formally (academically), informally (watching, listening, asking, reading, student of life) or experientially (doing, trying)... or all three.

17. They are glass half full people – while still being practical and down-to-earth. They have an ability to find the good.

18. They consistently do what they need to do, irrespective of how they are feeling on a given day. They don't spend their life stopping and starting.

19. They take calculated risks – financial, emotional, professional, psychological.

20. They deal with problems and challenges quickly and effectively, they don't put their head in the sand. They face their challenges and use them to improve themselves.

21. They don't believe in, or wait for fate, destiny, chance or luck to determine or shape their future. They believe in, and are committed to actively and consciously creating their own best life.

22. While many people are reactive, they are proactive. They take action before they have to.

23. They are more effective than most at managing their emotions. They feel like we all do but they are not slaves to their emotions.

24. They are good communicators and they consciously work at it.

25. They have a plan for their life and they work methodically at turning that plan into a reality. Their life is not a clumsy series of unplanned events and outcomes.

26. Their desire to be exceptional means that they typically do things that most won't. They become exceptional by choice. We're all faced with live-shaping decisions almost daily. Successful people make the decisions that most won't and don't.

27. While many people are pleasure junkies and avoid pain and discomfort at all costs, successful people understand the value and benefits of working through the tough stuff that most would avoid.

28. They have identified their core values (what is important to them) and they do their best to live a life which is reflective of those values.

29. They have balance. While they may be financially successful, they know that the terms money and success are not interchangeable. They understand that people who are successful on a financial level only, are not successful at all. Unfortunately we live in a society which teaches that money equals success. Like many other things, money is a tool. It's certainly not a bad thing but ultimately, it's just another resource. Unfortunately, too many people worship it.

30. They understand the importance of discipline and self-control. They are strong. They are happy to take the road less travelled.

31. They are secure. They do not derive their sense of worth of self from what they own, who they know, where they live or what they look like.

32. They are generous and kind. They take pleasure in helping others achieve.

33. They are humble and they are happy to admit mistakes and to apologise. They are confident in their ability, but not arrogant. They are happy to learn from others. They are happy to make others look good rather than seek their own personal glory.

34. They are adaptable and embrace change, while the majority are creatures of comfort and habit. They are comfortable with, and embrace, the new and the unfamiliar.

35. They keep themselves in shape physically, not to be mistaken with training for the Olympics or being obsessed with their body. They understand the importance of being physically well. They are not all about looks, they are more concerned with function and health. Their body is not who they are, it's where they live.

36. They have a big engine. They work hard and are not lazy.

37. They are resilient. When most would throw in the towel, they're just warming up.

38. They are open to, and more likely to act upon, feedback.

39. They don't hang out with toxic people.

40. They don't invest time or emotional energy into things which they have no control of.

41. They are happy to swim against the tide, to do what most won't. They are not people pleasers and they don't need constant approval.

42. They are more comfortable with their own company than most.

43. They set higher standards for themselves (a choice we can all make), which in turn produces greater commitment, more momentum, a better work ethic and of course, better results.

44. They don't rationalise failure. While many are talking about their age, their sore back, their lack of time, their poor genetics, their 'bad luck', their nasty boss and their lack of opportunities (all good reasons to fail), they are finding a way to succeed despite all their challenges.

45. They have an off switch. They know how to relax, enjoy what they have in their life and to have fun.

46. Their career is not their identity, it's their job. It's not who they are, it's what they do.

47. They are more interested in effective than they are in easy. While the majority look for the quickest, easiest way (the shortcut), they look for the course of action which will produce the best results over the long term.

48. They finish what they start. While so many spend their life starting things that they never finish, successful people get the job done – even when the excitement and the novelty have worn off. Even when it ain't fun.

49. They are multi-dimensional, amazing, wonderful complex creatures (as we all are). They realise that not only are they physical and psychological beings, but emotional and spiritual creatures as well. They consciously work at being healthy and productive on all levels.

50. They practice what they preach. They don't talk about the theory, they live the reality.

DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY... Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering - Don Miguel Ruiz

love this song(music n lyrics)

Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrow...

LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS.mp4

I wanted to share this:

I’m Intolerant of Intolerance (and I’m Sorry)

August 5, 2010 By Rick Leave a Comment

Writing about creativity involves writing about divinity, the two are utterly intertwined. God is love, God is creation, creation is love. I have found that it’s hard to be creative if you are not coming from some emotion, love being one, but anger, fear and loneliness will do in a pinch. Emotion is called “spirit”, coincidently, another word we use to describe divinity. When you tread into these regions, you risk upsetting some people, if you don’t describe Creation, God and Spirit in JUST the right terms, people will spank you and send you to your room.

The older I get, the more of my own flaws I discover, and today I caught myself on the verge of erupting over something I should know better about: Religion. I am confessing today.

In the last month I have found myself on the periphery of (or in the middle of) several arguments over who gets to go to Heaven, who is living a better life, who gets “scripture” right, who should be shunned and who gets to judge. Being a “spirit of the law” instead of the “letter of the law” type of guy, I find myself judging the would be judges. That’s a bad idea. I am no more qualified to judge them than they are me.

Look, I understand that if there was no judgement, there would be no prisons. If there were no judgement, we’d eat fast food, drive vehicles that destroy the environment and we’d elect leaders who lie to us to justify unjust wars. Well… you know what I mean, we have a pretty good track record at judging the IMPORTANT stuff, like who says the Lord’s Prayer right or who has the right day of the week for the Sabbath Day. Well, ok, we make a lot of judgements, some of them are correct.

I am not against judgement. I am against dismissive judgement based on a few (or no) facts. I am against pointless religious arguments and wars that argue over who has better judgement. I am very tired of arguments about God dividing us and pulling us further from his very nature.

Therefore; I am in no position to judge using few (or no) facts, either. If you, for example, argue vehemently that Ghandi or the Dali Lama aren’t going to heaven because they don’t go to your church or agree with your Pastor, I am judging you if I call you narrow minded. If one of my friends writes a beautiful song (and another friend makes a great music video out of it) about seeing Jesus in everyone you meet; I am a fool if I get angry with you for saying it doesn’t agree with scripture and should be condemned. (But gee whiz, with all the horrible rap and rock lyrics out there, why can’t you embrace this song?)

If I wonder why you are concerned that a Methodist married a Jew, I am judging you for making a judgement of your own. I messed up. You are entitled to your concerns, opinions and judgements.

I am weak.

I am weak if I judge your church as ignorant for burning a Koran on Sunday or if you condemn all gays to hell. I am wrong for calling you a hypocrite because you don’t drink coffee for religious reasons, yet, you are all but addicted to Diet Coke. I am wretched for judging you for cheating your insurance company while proclaiming your allegiance to God.

I am weak for pointing out the main message of your religion is that of forgiveness and love, not of judgement and hatred. I can point that out; but, I should not judge in doing so. I am wrong for not embracing why we are more similar than different. I am wrong for not seeing that you are doing your best, that you love God and are seeking salvation according to your beliefs. I am wrong for making sweeping generalizations about you because we disagree about the nature of God.

I am no judge. I can not cast the first stone. I can not say that I am righteous if I only have other human beings to compare myself to, after all, the bar has been set pretty low. (That’s why we invented gossip, we can always feel good about ourselves if we have someone else to talk about).

So yes, even though this blog entry sounds like a sarcastic piece to prove I am right, it is not, this is my confession. I am weak. Here’s my goal, from now on:

Seek first to understand.

(Which, btw, is from Steven Covey, not the Bible, it’s the 5th Habit.)

I am seeking, one day at a time, to live without judging before I understand.

Judgement is inevitable, understanding is not.

It is too easy wrap somebody up in a label: Liberal, Conservative, Christian, Muslim, Italian, Black, Prostitute, Preacher. Once we have labeled someone, we are free to judge.

We are free to gossip and dismiss it with, “Bless his heart”. We are free to decide that he is a “greedy capitalist” or a she is “welfare queen”. We are free to say someone is “stupid” or “narrow minded” or “He doesn’t understand salvation.”

In reality, we are all doing the best we can and yes, some of us make mistakes, sometimes intentionally and we deserve to be judged. I’m not equivocating here, I’m not saying there is no right or wrong. There most definitely is. And, you have a right to judge. You also have a right to yell “FIRE” in a crowded theater. I’d hope you would use wisdom with both.

I suggest this: I suggest that we allow, in all situations, to allow for the fact that OUR judgement might be wrong. It’s been known to happen: at least to me. We might not have all the facts, might not know the whole story, might not know why someone would make what seems like such an obvious mistake. We might keep in mind that no one intentionally makes a bad decision.

I hope God would. Doesn’t seem to be much point in being all knowing and supernatural if you aren’t going to use it.

My solution: Go hold a baby. Rock it, sing to it, let it smile at you. Let it touch your heart, feel God’s creation against your breast. (You are God’s creation too). Sing to her, rock him, laugh. Feel joy.

This is a future war hero, a future Pastor, the guy who invents the cure for cancer. This is the crack whore before she gets addicted, it’s Rush Limbaugh before he swallows all that hot air, it’s the quadriplegic begging with a coffee jar; it’s you. It’s creation.

I’m not going to judge God’s work, again, until I understand it.

I think I found Jesus: