Ben and “Minh” came over and conversed with Maw to find out how she was doing after 2.5 days in the hospital. They brought three balloons: one rainbow-colored, circular one and two star-shaped in colors of purple and green. Here is an image taken of our first New Year’s balloon EVER:
While still upstairs blogging a few hours ago, Ben and “Minh” came over to drop off Maw’s request: A cassette tape of opera singing, chorus-like medley of Filipino `Kundiman` music.
Here are images showing the envelope and Ben’s VERY artistic hand writing, along with the index of music for sides A and B, again by Ben and his VERY clear and almost, perfect draft quality hand writing:
[Flynn’s comment: Below is an image showing a two-paged letter `From the Pastor`, Fr. Michael, who is on military assignment. This is a greeting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan. You may click on the images to view a larger version.]
Here is a YouTube.com video showing school children from St. Victor’s singing and hand signing their messages:
How Beautiful by cooljazz1000
The video brought tears to my eyes. Usually, when this happens the message is heartfelt.
I’ve opened my Christmas gift: a nice spherical-shaped object . Inside looks like two blue fish or dolphin-like creatures swimming above a white color of sand below.
Tonight and just a few minutes ago, I’ve discovered the versatility of the `Attachment Page` for `Gallery Settings` via `Add an image`!!! After all this time, I didn’t realize one could `Edit Media` and fill out the following fields:
The post page will have the images. But by clicking each image, the reader could see the fields in its entirety plus the images itself in a separate page!
As the Pacific Time rounds to midnight, I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Humbug! Why? I just turned off the radio because this one AM station kept playing familiar Christmas music. I got sick of the merry sounds, children and old farts singing loud and strong. Yuch! This Christmas is ruined again! Why?
EFF-EWW-ALL! EFF-UR-FRIGGIN-HOLIDAY! EFF-EWW!
Tonight while uploading some drawings and photos into my Yahoo! Flickr.com account, I changed the permission from Anyone (Public) to Only You (Private) with Your Friends checked. Some are now set to Anyone (Public) while some are set to Only You (Private) with Your Friends checked for the photo set labeled: Moi.
I noticed that the Flickr photo’s URL is different when the permission has been changed. This is especially troublesome when I try `To link to this photo on other websites […]`:
1. Copy and paste this HTML into your webpage:
2. Grab the photo’s URL:
For example:
This is a link BEFORE the permission change:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2776690490_a3395cb4eb_o.jpg
This is a link AFTER the permission has been changed:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2776690490_7c70b36f7c_o.jpg
Both Flickr.com images are `original` sizes.
While lurking online, I came across a recent news article:
Yao Ming aims to quell China’s appetite for shark fin
by D’Arcy Doran D’arcy Doran – Fri Dec 18, 3:47 am ET
SHANGHAI (AFP) – NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming urged China on Friday to say no to shark fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy.
The Houston Rockets centre who recently bought his hometown’s professional team, unveiled a television commercial aimed at wealthy Chinese which urges them to stop ordering shark fin soup.
“We have species that need our attention and protection,” Yao told reporters at a press conference launching the campaign.
“They are endangered by excessive hunting by humans and deprived of habitats due to human greed.”
I applaud Yao Ming! He who wears the number eleven speaks truth.
China must listen to Yao Ming. For the guardians of the sea are supposed to be the sharks, which keep the damn humans from traveling too far into deeper oceans. Yet people eat that which is NOT kosher!
While lurking online, I came across a recent news article:
Regulators shutter 2 big Calif. banks, 5 others
By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer Marcy Gordon, Ap Business Writer – Fri Dec 18, 9:10 pm ET
WASHINGTON – Regulators on Friday shut down two big California banks, as well as banks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Illinois, bringing to 140 the number of U.S. banks brought down this year by the weak economy and mounting loan defaults.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over all seven.
Well, it’s not so much shutting down unprofitable banks here in the United States. There are still the banksters doing business overseas. And those INTERNATIONAL entities need to be regulated for asking too much and for too long! My references to banksters in my previous blog entries have NOT been within the U.S. territories. Damn, you people are SO SLOW!
Today, I received the second holiday card of the season. Boosted the handwritten notes a few seconds ago and saw my usual colorful third-eye chakra activated. Thanks! 🙂
Addendum-Last edited by flynnsblogs on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 at 16:35:14 pm: I just noticed the following symbols from the front of the card – the `six` points formed by the red bow above the `cross` formed by the iron bar below and within the `halo` formed by the wreath. Neat.
Tonight on kqed.org we watched on `Great Performances` of `Andrea Bocelli and David Foster: My Christmas`. It was originally aired on 11/21/2009. And one particular performance brought tears to my eyes and usually straight to the soul as expressed by Mary J. Blige, who was singing live from New York City, with Andrea Bocelli in Hollywood, CA.
Here is a YouTube.com video by HRSProductions followed by the lyrics to a classic Christmas music:
Andrea Bocelli & Mary J. Blige – What Child Is This
Here are the lyrics to `What Child Is This?` from HRSProductions via:
Merry Christmas World!
Ohh, oh, ohh, oh, ohh, oh
Ohh, oh, ohh, woo, wooWhat child is this
Who laid to rest
On Marys lap is sleeping?Oh, whom angels greet
With anthems sweet
While the good shepherds
Watch our keeping
MmmSo bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king to own Him
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him
OhhThis, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.For raise, for raise this song on high
His mother sings her lullaby
Oh joyful, joyful Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary (Mary)What child is this
What child is this (what child is this yeah)
This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him more
The Babe (oh the Babe) and the Son (and the Son) of Mary (of Mary, Mary, Mary)Of Mary (of Mary)
Of Mary
