SOUL SURFER

THERE'S A RELIGIOUS ASPECT.  BETHANY GOES TO THAILAND TO HELP  T SUNAMI VICTIMS.  CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS THE YOUTH LEADER AT HER CHURCH IN HAWAII

                SOUL SURFER IS A CLEAN HEART WARMING FILM ABOUT BETHANY HAMILTON A TEENAGE HAWAIIAN SURFER GIRL WHO LOST HER ARM TO A SHARK BITE.  THERE'S LOTS OF MUSIC AND SURF SCENES.  BEAUTIFUL HAWAII IS SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE FILM.  THERE'S NOT ONE SWEAR WORD.  IT'S PERFECT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A PERSON CAN RISE ABOVE ADVERSITY AND NOT BE CONSUMED BY FEARS.  BETHANY EVENTUALLY BECOMES A PROFESSIONAL SURFER.  IT WAS VERY GOOD,WELL ACTED AND PROFESSIONALLY FILMED.

JE NE REGRETTE RIEN

                       REGRETS I'VE HAD A FEW ,TOO FEW TO MENTION.
                              I LIVED A LIFE OF LOVE
                                    AND DID IT MY WAY!
                                            
                                      
                             THAT 'S THE SHORT VERSION OF THE SINATRA SONG.  I REQUESTED IT FOR MY 2OTH YEAR OF TEACHING RECOGNITION PARTY.ALSO CLOUDS(BOTH SIDES NOW ) BY JOANIE ---------------(MITCHELL).  SHE WAS MY FAVORITE SINGER.  NOW I'M HAVING TROUBLE REMEMBERING HER NAME.  SHE WROTE THEY PAVED PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT.  IF I GET ANY MORE FORGETFUL, A BIG YELLOW TAXI WILL TAKE ME AWAY.   GOOD THING- I CAN'T DRIVE FAR.  I GET DIZZY AND FEEL FAINT.  I'VE NEVER BLACKED OUT.  I ALWAYS STOP BEFORE THEN AND CALL MY  HUSBAND WHO IS VERY ANNOYED HE HAS TO LEAVE HIS LAZYBOY TO COME AND HELP ME.  IT ESPECIALLY HAPPENS  ON BRIDGES ADN ON HIGHWAYS.  I'VE GOTTEN BETTER.  A FEW YEARS AGO,IT GOT SO BAD THAT I COULD BARELY DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK.  I COLLAPSSED ONCE WHILE WALKING ON A HOT NIGHT FOR A SECOND.
                                  I'VE GONE TO CARDIOLOGISTS,ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND BRAIN SPSECIALISTS.  I'VE RECEIVED NO MEDICINE.  I'VE HAD MRIS,ENCEPHLOGRAMS,EKGS,AND BLOOD TESTS.  OH I HAD A BALANCE TEST TOO WHICH WAS STRAIGHT OUT OF ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO NEST.   FINALLY THE GP HAD ME DO A HYPOGLYCEMIA TEST.  SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A DIAGNOSIS AT LAST.  I'M SUPPOSED TO EAT PROTEIN EVERY TWO HOURS.  I'VE FELT BETTER BUT STILL CAN BARELY DRIVE.  SHE SAYS THE ATTACKS (LOW BLOOD SUGAR) AFFECT YOUR MEMORY.  I'M LIVING PROOF OF THAT, SAID MRS. MALAPROP.  LACK OF SLEEP,TOO MUCH EXERCISE AND GAS FUMES(AUTO.LAWNMOWER) AFFECT IT.  SO DOES DEHYDRATION.
        IN VERMONT,THE DOCTORS AT THE ETHAN ALLEN HOSPITAL SAID IT'S A PANIC ATTACK.  IT HAPPENS AFTER A LOSS.  I COULD BARELY DRIVE BACK FROM VERMONT A FEW YEARS AGO BUT A STOP AT TWO CONNECTICUT CASINOS ENABLED ME TO MAKE IT BACK TO CAPE COD.  NO ONE OFFERED TO DRIVE ME INCLUDING MY HUSBAND ON THE LAZYBOY.  HE TELLS ME HE WON'T DRIVE ME AROUND.  THIS AFTER I PAY FOR EVERY CAR,HOUSE,FOOD,GAS,INSURANCE,CREDIT CARD OR MORTGAGE THAT WE HAVE.  
                  SO I'M FLYING,TAKING BIG YELLOW TAXIS,BOATS,BUSES AND TRAINS.  THE MRI SHOWED SOME BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS IN MY BRAIN.  I GUESS THE PART WHERE JOANIE MITCHELL IS STORED.
    SO I'M OFF TO NYC IN SPITE OF A GIMPY LEG.  THEN IN LATE JUNE SEATTLE AND HAWAII.  SO REGRETS I'VE HAD A FEW.  BUT I'M NOT TAKING ANY PILLS.  REHAB DOES NOT SOUND LIKE FUN OR CONKING INTO A CAR IN A DUI HAZE.
                      COME FLY WITH ME.  HOPEFULLY THE PILOT IS FEELING GOOD AND NO 3 FOOT  HOLES OPEN UP IN THE ROOF OF THE 737 FROM BAD GROMETS.  I HOPE THEY AREN'T USING CHINTZY CHINESE PARTS.  THEY HAVEN'T MASTERED THE ZIPPER YET.  PLEASE USE US STEEL.

A BRIGHTER SHADE OF PALE

                     HOW COME I CAN REMEMBER KING KEHAMAHAMAMEHA AND NOT JOANIE MITCHELL?  OH BY THE WAY MY BACKBONE IS SUPPOSED TO SUDDENLY CRUMBLE FROM ANY HARD JOLT OR BANG.  I'M SUPPOSED TO TAKE ACTONEL EVERY MONTH.  I CAN'T FIND MY PRESCRIPTION.    WHAT A DRAG IT IS GETTING OLDER I HEAR EVERYONE SAY AS THEY RUN TO THE SHELTER OF THEIR MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS NONSENSE

TRUMP REAL ESTATE CO.

DONALD TRUMP MINUS BRAINS AND OTHER ORGANS

DONALD TRUMP

BIRTHERS,BIMBOS AND BOZOS.  HAWAII 5-0 PROVED THE PRESIDENT WAS BORN IN THE USA.  WHERE WERE TRUMP'S WIVES BORN?  NOW TRUMP QUESTIONS THE PRESIDENT;S HARVARD DEGREE.  WHERE DID TRUMP GO TO SCHOOL?
     CNN PLAYED THE BIRTHER GAME.  VILE!!!!!!
WHERE ARE THEIR DEGREES FROM?

HARDBALL NO!  SABOTAGE!  IT'S AS BAD AS AL QUEDA.  EMBARASSING FOR A RICH MAN TO BE SO DESPERATE FOR FAME THAT HE'D PLAY A VISCIOUS GAME?   I GUESS THAT'S HOW HE MADE ALL HIS MONEY,  TRUMP CAN KEEP IT.  IF THAT'S HOW YOU GET RICH SCREWING YOUR NEIGHBOR OR THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA. I'D NEVER WANT TO BE RICH.

DONALD TRUMP

                MSNBC IS BLAMING THE REPUBLICANS.  IT'S THE MEDIA WHO PERPETUATED THIS BIRTHER NONSENSE.  GOD BLESS THE PRESIDENT.  YOU'RE A BETTER MAN THAN I GUNGA DIN.  BIRTHER BILL IN THE US CONGRESS,  IMPEACH THEM?
                 AL SHARPTON BLAMED THE MEDIA FOR NOT HAVING TRUMP  DISCUSS ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE US ECONOMY,DEFENSE,HEALTH,WELFARE AND EDICATION.  WE ARE SULLYING THE VERY FABRIC OF AMERICA. 
                     HOW MANY BIRTH CERTIFICATES DOES A MAN HAVE TO PRODUCE BEFORE HE'S ALLOWED TO BE FREE?  THE ANSWER MY FRIEND IS BLOWING IN  THE WIND,  THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND.
                     FREE AT LAST
                        GREAT GOD ALMIGHTY
                             FREE AT LAST
POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS:  DONALD TRUMP AND A COUPLE OF EASTERN EUROPEANS, 


                         PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SO CHARISMATIC THAT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE TO RESORT TO INVENTED LIES TO TRY TO DEFEAT HIM.   THE MUCKRAKERS ON FOX,CNN AND NBC SPREAD IT.
                                SCAREY
                                   CAN'T YOU DO IT BEHIND THE SCENES?

CREPESCULE

                       THAT'S DAWN OR DUSK EN FRANCAIS.  AUBE IS DAWN I THINK.   ANYWAY CREPESCULE IS A NEAT SOUNDING WORD.  SO PAMPLEMOUSSE,PRINTEMPS AND CHANTIILY.  CHAMPINON SOUNDS MUCH BETTER THAN MUSHROOM.  ESCARGOTS THAN SNAILS.  
                       MANY ENGLISH WORDS ARE FROM FRENCH.  NATION,STATION,CEL.EBRATION,BEAUTY AND MARMELADE.  THAT'S BECAUSE THE FRENCH RULE DENGLAND FOR 200 YEARS AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST.  FRENCH WAS THE LANGUAGE OF THE  COURT.

STARRY,STARRY NIGHT-BONNE NUIT

                         SO THAT'S THE FRENCH LESSON FOR TODAY.

GOLDEN HOURS

                                TWO HOURS AFTER SUNRISE AND TWO HOURS BEFORE SUNSET ARE THE GOLDEN HOURS.  THAT'S TRUE IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN LIVING.  IT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE TROPICS OR SUMMERTIME UP NORTH WHEN THE SUN IS SCORCHING TO THE EYE OR SKIN OR MIND.  ALL THE OTHER HOURS OF THE DAY ARE THE MADE IN THE SHADE HOURS.  ONLY MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN GO OUT IN THE NOON DAY SUN SAYS NOEL COWARD.
                                  "SO IN THE COOL COOL EVENING OF THE EVENING TELL THEM I'LL BE THERE," SANG DER BINGLE (AKA BING CROSBY).  "SUNRISE,SUNSET, QUICKLY GO THE DAYS," SINGS THE FATHER TEVIA IN FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JUST BEFORE HE WISHES HE WERE A RICH MAN. 
                                     DURING THESE GOLDEN HOURS I WATCHED WOMEN IN THEIR GOLDEN YEARS PUTT ON THE 6TH GREEN.  THEY WERE PLAYING BEST BALL.  NO ONE SUNK IT.  THEY ALL MAINTAINED THEIR COOL IN THE EARLY DAYLIGHT.  BEFORE THAT I WATCHED THE COURSE MAINTENANCE MOW THE GREEN AT SUNRISE.  USUALLY A COUPLE PLAY TOGETHER EARLY IN THE MORNING FIRST THING IN THE GOLDEN HOURS AS SOON AS THE COURSE OPENS.  THERE WERE NO BIRDIES ON THE GREEN OR ON THE COURSE.  IT WAS ALREADY TOO HOT AND NOISY FOR THE BIRDS.  THE OTHER DAY AN EAGLE AND TWO SAND HILL CRANES FLEW AWAY AS SOON A A LAWN MOWER STARTED.

I HATE TO SEE THAT EVENING SUN GO DOWN-

'CUZ THAT MAN OF MINE AIN'T AROUND

                                       SO IN THE SOUTH YOU ARE EITHER AN EARLY RISER OR A LOUNGE LIZARD AT NIGHT.   IN BETWEEN IT'S SIESTA TIME.  ALTHOUGH NOW A DAYS WITH AIR CONDITIONING,IT'S TV,COMPUTER OR READING TIME.  AH  FOR A MINT JULEP NOW AND AGAIN. 
                                   THERE ARE ONLY TWO HOT SPOTS IN THE USA RIGHT NOW FLORIDA AND ARIZONA.  IN LATE APRIL, THE REST OF THE USA IS STILL IN THE 60'S DURING THE DAY AND IF LUCKY MAYBE 70 DEGREES.   IN FLORIDA WE TURN ON OUR AC TO EXPERIENCE THAT TEMPERATURE. 
                                      GLOBAL WARMING MAY HEAT UP THE REST OF THE USA.  I HOPE NOT EXCEPT FOR THE PRICE OF OIL.  IT'S USUALLY TOO HOT DOWN SOUTH NOT TO COOL DOWN.

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LIGHTEN UP

DO THE LIGHTEN UP

YOU ARE MY ROCK AND UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH

SCEPTERS SWAY

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN

                                    BRIGHTEN UP.  LIGHTEN UP.   KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP UP.  HIDE THE SIDE THAT GETS BLUER.   IF YOU HAVE NINE BOYS IN A ROW, BASEBALL TEAMS MAKE MONEY YOU KNOW.

                                 BE LIKE TWO FRIED EGGS
                                 KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP!
                                  
                           
                                  
                        SO THAT''S THE WORD HUMMINGBIRD.  ALL MY FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING PINKS,REDS OR PURPLE SHADES OF PALE.  THERE'S NO PURPLE RAIN JUST 61%HUMIDITY.  IT'S 79DEGREES AT 11 AM IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.  YOU SWEAT JUST MOVING AROUND A LITTLE WATERING ALL THOSE PINK,RED AND PURPLE FLOWERS.
                         YESTERDAY WAS GORGEOUS.  THERE WAS NO NEED FOR AIR CONDITIONNING.  TODAY YOU HAVE IT MADE IN THE SHADE BUT BET OON SWEAT IN THE SUN.  WE'RE OFF TO THE OCEAN IN THE AFTERNOON.  HOPEFULLY THE SURF'S UP DUDE.  IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.  I SWIM IN THE POOL.  YESTERDAY AT SUNSET I HAD IT ALL TO MYSELF.  ENTIRE FAMILY REUNION WITH A ZILLION LITTLE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 7 HAD BEEN THERE ALL AFTERNOON.

ROME

                          TOMORROW IS EASTER.   WE ARE GOING TO THE 3 O'CLOCK BUFFET,  TODAY IS THE EASTER EGG HUNT ON THE COUNTRY CLUB LAWN.  I GUESS THEY'LL ALL JUMP INTO THE POOL AFTER WARDS.  DO JELLY BEANS FLOAT?