11/11

Eulogy for a Veteran

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the Gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

--Author Unknown

About Beer Goggles

There used to be an old joke about- Oh I was wearing my beer goggles...

Well this just in--

'Beer goggles' are real - it's official

"THE next time you hear someone blaming "beer goggles" for their behaviour, you may have to believe them. People really do appear more attractive when our perceptions are changed by drinking alcohol."

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926694.500-beer-goggles-are-real--its-official.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926694.500

Not much of a surprise, really.

SOLD!

Fun With Slang

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy”.

Philly slang-

Ciggy- -cigarette
Grinder- a toasted hoagie
Hoagie- a sandwich consisting of a long bread filled with lunchmeats, cheeses, and vegetables. What would be referred to as a "sub" in other parts of the country.
Samwich: A hoagie or a cheesesteak; or just some lunchmeat on a roll
Water Ice: Philadelphian terminology for Italian ice typically pronounced "wooder ice"
Wha": What, pronounced without the t.
"Whatta": What Are, "Whatta doing"
Wooder": Characteristic Philadelphian pronunciation of the word water
Whaddya? - What do you?
Plug - Fire Hydrant, specifically when used for first or third base in street ball or a boundryline. Limited neighborhood use, possibly south Philly.
Ats All, Dat’s All - That’s all

Brooklynees-

· Johnny Pump: Fire hydrant.
· aye...notfahnuttinbut " (hey not for nothing.. but)
· butinsky- don’t be such a butinsky or stop butting into everyone’s business.
Duh-ta-duh: An idiot or oaf.
Stoop: The front stairs of your building, where you sit and gossip about the neighbors.
"She Thinks Who She Is.....": She's got a very high opinion of herself. "Did you see the attitude I got from her? She really thinks who she is, that one."
Scootch (Or Scutch): A real pain in the ass.
Jeet?: Did you eat?
Whajaeet? What did you eat?"

He don't know from nothin.": He's not very bright.
Flatleaver : Someone who breaks a previously made plan or date when a better opportunity comes up.
Whatsamattaferu : What's the problem?
Dees, Doze, Dat : These, those, that. Some say the substitution of "d" for "th" is holdover of the old Dutch accent.
Egg Creme : A drink made of seltzer, milk, and syrup that has neither eggs nor cream in it.
Hero: A sandwich made on a small loaf of bread. In some places it's called a grinder, in others its a sub or a hoagie.
Tar Beach: The roof of an apartment building when used in the summer for sunbathing.
Yooze: Plural of "you". Also correct is "yooze guys".
"Shakespeare, Kick in the Rear": Something you're supposed to say when two people say the same thing simultaneously. Or “Shakespeare, you owe me a beer.” and pinch the person.
Shem : A jerk, or a stupid person. Short for the Italian word pronounced Shemanooda
Skeeve : To totally dislike something, to be disgusted. "I skeeve that" or "I'm skeeved by him". A gross person can also be called a "skeeve" or a "skevoose".
Itchy Balls: Prickly seed pods from the London Plane tree.
Fuggedaboudit: Never mind
Jinx on a coke.: Same as Shakespeare Kick in the Rear.
Shlub: A slob or clumsy oaf. From Polish, meaning "blockhead".

60’s, 70’s slang - some of these come and go or the meanings change…
Are you writing a book? You’re asking too many questions
Blitzed: Drunk
Boss: A great or cool thing. Example: "The Beach Boys new record is really boss".
Bummer, a letdown or depressing
Dibs: Most always used with "Got". Example: I "got dibs" on that Coke bottle. Meaning you owned that Coke bottle.
A Drag: Someone or something that's boring or un-enlightening.
Dynamite: similar to outta sight?
Fab: Great, fantastic, fabulous.
Far Out - Excellent, cool.
Fink A tattle tale. Example: You're such a fink. Why do you always tell mom everything I do?
Flip Flops or Thongs (that went on your feet) THEY’RE BACK
Flower Child: A Hippie
Fox: An outstanding looking girl or woman.
Freak Out: Temporary loss of control due to an unpleasant event.
Funky Neat, Cool; also gone bad. Example: I think that milk is funky.
Fuzz: The Police
Get Bent (some kind of insult)
Groovy: Nice,"Cool" or Neat.
Hip: Very good, cool.
Hunk- What a girl would call a good looking guy
Jinx, You Owe Me A Coke!! When two people said the same thing at the same time, one would slug the other on the shoulder,,,
Loaded: Intoxicated
Moon: To drop your pants, bend over, and show your bare butt.
Outta Sight Fantastic, Awesome. Example: Hey Kathleen, that tie dyed top your wearing is "outta sight".
Pig Out: Over eat
Rap: Talk
Rat Fink: Same as fink
Right On: I agree; I concur
Shake it, Don't Break it! Said to a girl who had an awesome wiggle in her walk.
Spaz - Used as a put down, or to describe someone who was acting retarded.
Or Someone who is uncoordinated. A clutz.
Square - Someone who was not "Cool". Also an L7.
Stoned - Intoxicated
Stood Up - When a guy (or girl) didn't show up for a date
Wiggin' out- Going crazy

Happy 4th of July

Or Happy July 4th, or Happy Independence Day!!!

Smoking in Amsterdam

ABC News: Amsterdam: No Smoking Unless It's Pot

"Hold the Tobacco, Pass the Joint" -
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5276559&page=1


Hot Diggity. I've known people who wouldn't mind living there.

D-Day

On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western Europe.

http://www.britannica.com/dday

http://www.army.mil/d-day/

Barely a blip reported of this important anniversary and then this:

Dust-up over courtroom picture

Mohammed said a courtroom artist at his arraignment Thursday made his nose look too big. No photographers were allowed inside the courtroom, so it fell to artist Janet Hamlin to provide the world with the first image of the al-Qaida kingpin since his capture in Pakistan in 2003. “I heard he said I should compare it to the FBI photo of him”, Hamlin said clutching a copy of the much-publicized capture photo that showed Mohammed in a T-shirt looking disheveled and unshaven.
Source: Metro New York Weekend

soldier video

This soldier video is new and different. It is moving and heartwarming. Enjoy and pass it on!
Three soldiers wrote the song and put this together in their 'free time' over there. The singer needs a recording contract when he comes home.

http://www.flashdemo.net/gallery/wake/index.htm

Memorial Day

11111

http://thereligionofpeace.com/

nicotine vaccine

Nordic scientists start trial on nicotine vaccine:

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSL2812088120080429

Oh nicotine, what a mean addiction you can be. Cold turkey is the best but for those who need replacement therapy there is the patch, gum, and lozenge. All over the counter. I prefer the gum and it comes in either 4 or 2 milligrams. Generic drug store brands are just as good as the top brand name Nicorette which costs a little more.

And careful where you buy your cigs. I always bought mine in either drug stores or my local grocery store run by a guy named Joe which had the Parliament special- two plus one free pack.

Careful where you buy: Cigarette smuggling funding Jihad:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020829.php#comments

St. George's Day

Yes, England has St. George's Day. He is the patron saint of England and also of soldiers.

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/StGeorge.htm

I've always loved England.

Absolutely no more Absolut

Found this on Michelle Malkins site and why should anyone be surprised. Also found out they are no longer Swedish and sold their product to the French.

An ad campaign redrawing the map of North America to please Mexican consumers. Sheesh.
ABSOLUTE_RECONQUISTA

I will never drink this brand of vodka again. I always thought it was over hyped anyway and think Finlandia is just as good if not better.

Boycott this drink!

Contact information for Absolut:
Jeffrey Moran
Director of Public Relations and Events
The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc.
1370 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
USAPhone, direct: +1 212 641 87 20
E-mail: jeffrey.moran@absolut.com

A win for the little guy

In a week of political scandals and a resignation, some good news for a change. It's hard to believe that a vote had to be taken on this, but the shop owner, Joe Vento has won.

Ruling: Geno's Steaks English-Only Signs Not Discriminatory

http://www.nbc10.com/news/15644939/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=news


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VGQ98O0&show_article=1

Happy Easter and Happy Purim!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

"It takes the strangest happenings to make people understand others care."

Brother Kelly

This Bro. Kelly busted me smoking a cigarette in the school yard. Ouch! Back in the day :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Enjoy!

Wanting a cigarette so bad and came close yesterday.

 

Three worst fears

Chelsea Clinton recently discussed current events with a U.S. soldier.

She asked if, as an American fighting man, anything scared him.

He told her there were only three things he feared:

1) Osama
2) Obama
and,
3) Yo Mama

Fifteen years later

The first WTC attack on February 26, 1993.

Michelle Malkin remembers.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/26/15-years-the-world-trade-center-bombing/

Champs

Congratulations New York Giants. Well done.

And to New England Patriots for an exciting game.

Targeting Smokers

I don't smoke any more but I found this on a flyer from Phillip Morris in a grocery store.

State and federal cigarette taxes have been raised 73 times since the year 2000-- increasing the average price of cigarettes 80% a pack.

Everyone should pay their share of taxes-- but it's unfair to single out smokers once again for a 156% tax increase.
Tell Congress They're Going Too Far

Let Congress know targeting smokers with a $6.10 a carton tax hike is going too far!

Say No to higher cigarette taxes!
Visit stoptheFETincrease.com
or call 1-866-527-4494

Suzanne

What is it with us and celebrities? People die every day; girls go missing, just the other day a border guard was killed. Hardly a bleep on the news. He who was trying to protect our border.

Suzanne Pleshette
http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/newhart-actress-suzanne-pleshette-dies/20080120093809990001

Back when he was a cop, my father knew someone who knew her father and I remember him saying “Her father was so proud of her”. She was a local girl who had made it big.
She was a darling on our t.v. screens on Bob Newhart. I used to think my father had a secret crush on Suzanne Pleshette. I remember her role as Annie in The Birds. When Suzanne Pleshette dies it is the end of an era. She lived a long life and died from natural causes.
When Heath Ledger dies it is more like Hollywierd has taken another young soul.

This Heath Ledger story was all over the news like crazy. Just the other night I was in a bar and a conversation was struck with someone older whereas he brought this up and said it reminded him of the day that Marilyn Monroe was found dead with pills near her bed. Sort of eerily similar circumstances. I don’t remember the day Monroe died but I do remember where I was when John Lennon was killed and when Princess Diana died and also the exact time when JFK Junior went missing on his plane. In all three instances I cried as if I knew them. In a strange way I felt as if I did know them because in essence we had grown up together as they were always in the spotlight and I admired them.
We call them stars but in effect we are all stars for are we not all stardust?
Icons is the term I prefer. It seems we need our icons.

I believe this Heath Ledger was working non stop and was just simply exhausted. Maybe he needed sleeping pills, who knows?
Maybe it is time for us to stop this dependence on believing that our “icons” (no not heroes) are not gods but mere mortals like us.
Movies especially take us away from reality and from our problems. They bring us to a different place to escape. Maybe some actors break with reality to where their roles take them and they lose touch with the real world. When they are gone so suddenly it reminds us of our own mortality

I find myself gravitating more and more towards the comfort of old t.v shows and movies. Our world is so scary today but it must be faced. And as Penny says to her mother in an episode on Lost In Space, “We all have to grow up sometime, don’t we?”

With Sadness

Heath Ledger
1979-2008

I thought I hadn't seen any of his movies and was surprised to find out he was in Monsters Ball. He sure was a cutie.

Too young to die.

Rest in peace Heath.

Go Giants!!