I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
I have no clue who wrote this, but I have always liked this song. How can it not bring a smile to your face.
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The Christmas Song-Nat King Cole
From 1946, Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song. Hope this helps you get in the spirit, kids from 1 to 92.
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Karma in the Foreclosure Business
There’s not much of a silver lining in a foreclosure, but some foreclosed homeowners can take a little stab of enjoyment from this story on TBO.com. The DAL Group, LLC of Plantation, FL, has defaulted on it’s $15 million loan from Bank of America. DAL Group is owned by Attorney David J. Stern, and is one of the many foreclosure mills operating here in Florida.
Read moreIt's Kind of a Funny Story
What’s a 16-year-old boy doing playing music and table tennis with adult psychiatric patients – on a school day? It’s kind of a funny story… It’s @5:00 AM on a Sunday in Brooklyn. Craig Gilner is bicycling up to the entrance of a mental health clinic; this bright 16-year-old is stressed out from the demands of being a teenager. Before his parents and younger sister are even awake, Craig checks himself into Argenon Hospital and is admitted by a psychiatrist. But the youth ward is temporarily closed – so he finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby, soon becomes both Craig’s mentor and protege.
Read moreRemember This When you Head Out to Vote
As you head out to vote tomorrow (if you haven’t already, I’d suggest watching this. It’s about remembering which party took a record surplus and turned it into a record deficit, which party thinks the rich need tax cuts, and that big corporations don’t have enough freedom to pollute and send us contaminated food. Remembering which party wants to end Social Security, and which party started a needless war in Iraq, and which party was in power when Wall Street was given a no-strings-attached bailout.
Read moreNew Tea Party Poll at Deep Sand
We’ve added a poll today asking what you think about the Tea Party. Some people involved claim it’s non-partisan, and is a purely grass-roots organization of disaffected voters. There is some evidence that it is an astroturf group sponsored by big business to help them advance their aims (I’m looking at you David Koch), and some folks believe it is definitely a part of the Republican Party. Let us know what you think.
Read moreDona Nobis Pacem
On October 18, 2010, members of Dallas’ Turtle Creek Chorale joined singers from over 30 area religious institutions and students from Southern Methodist University in a performance titled, A Night For Peace. WIth just three rehearsals to prepare, the 300+ “Partners In Harmony” massed chorus offered a full-length concert, which concluded with Bach’s DONA NOBIS PACEM (Grant Us Peace) from his Mass in B Minor. All stories are real. Featured speakers are current members of the Turtle Creek Chorale.
Read moreAutumn and The Canon
Many people prefer Spring, but I prefer Autumn. As said by Albert Camus, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf’s a flower.” Here are two of my most favorite things…beautiful Autumn scenes set to Pachelbel’s Canon in D. We did have a cool night last Thursday night, but not many other signs of Autumn here in Florida. As an Appalachian State University Alum, I know a thing or two about a beautiful Fall. Even down the mountain in Kings Mountain, it’s still a beautiful time of the year.
Read moreThe Lord Bless You and Keep You
This is the Choir of Saint Paul Cathedral performing John Rutter’s, “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.” This was from the Jubilee Celebration in 2002 for Queen Elizabeth. As the song concludes with “and give you peace,” you can’t help but feel a sense of peace settle over you. It’s a beautiful performance. I hope you enjoy it, and that you are blessed in the week approaching.
Read moreJust a Calm Moment for The End of The Week
This is Choir of the St. Paul Cathedral doing “For The Beauty of The Earth.” I think too many Christians have forgotten that we are charged with the care of keeping of God’s creation, and especially here in America, we are prone to merely exploit what we’ve been given. We are forever changing our planet by the choices we’ve made, and we’d better start to figure out to take better care of what God has given us to sustain us.
Read moreChristine O'Donnell Wants a Seat in the Senate And To Stop Everyone From Having Sex
It appears that little Ms. “I dabbled in witchcraft” says she wants to stop everyone from having sex. This from the lady who’s claimed publicly to have had sex on a satanic altar. Personally, she would just be a side-show idiot, were people not willing to vote for her to sit in a seat in the Senate of the United States of America. She’s a Palin favorite, but that comes as no surprise, since, like Sara, she just makes up the truth as she goes along.
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