A Working Family's Life...

Daily Gratitude - November 7, 2017 - Kimberly Goodman

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Today, I am thanking Kimberly Goodman. Having known her for almost 40 years, there are many reasons for me to be grateful. From her family helping out my family, for being a good friend to me and my wife over the years. She has been a good aunt to our daughter.
I keep trying to think of what to say or add... there has been so much that I cannot even really begin to list or summarize it all. All I can really say is, "Thank you!"

Daily Gratitude - November 6, 2017 - Mr. and Mrs. Frack

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Today, while I was watching my daughter's mixed martial arts class, I decided who would be highlighted in my next blog post.

Mr. Frack and Miss Gigi have done so much for our daughter and our family. I know that our daughter would not be the same young lady she is if they were not in her life. They entered our lives in the Spring of 2012, just as Katherine was finishing Kindergarten. Her first belt ceremony was that June. Katherine's first sleep-over not with family was at one of their Ninja Nights. She has tried to attend each one ever since.

Thank you for the caring, support, and training you give our daughter. Thank you for the support you have given our whole family over the years as we have gone through the passing of my father-in-law and other trials and circumstances that have happened to us. Thank you also for your support and concern as I embarked on my own path to get healthier so I can be around for my wife and daughter longer.

Thank you for all you have done for us. There is no way we can ever repay your kindness.

Daily Gratitude - November 5, 2017 - Staff at La Cachanilla #3

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 06:05:00 +0000

Today, I stopped at La Cachanilla #3 for some menudo for my wife and daughter. As I was waiting for the food to be prepared, I had a conversation with one of the clerks. She happened to mention how beautiful it was outside, and yet it was raining at her house. The ladies behind the hot food counter asked what salsa I would like for the burrito I ordered.

This whole morning I thought about the staff of the store and smiled. Since they opened they have been friendly and always there to help. The butchers seem knowledgeable and are starting to remember my usual requests. A few of the staff members have noticed my weight loss and asked me about it. Their comments out of concern if it is illness or not.

I am thankful for their courteous service. Their concern and their caring enough to remember me and my usual requests.

Daily Gratitude - November 4, 2017 - Margot Echeverria Frotton

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 22:52:00 +0000

Today I am posting about Margot Echeverria Frotton, my wife, my soulmate, my love.

On December 16, 2017, she will have been in my life for 36 years! What can I say in a simple blog post... we have spent a lifetime together. All the good times and bad times we spent together has strengthened our relationship.

I know if I start listing stuff I will forget a lot. Let me just say... Thank you for all you have done for me and with me. My life would not be complete without you in it.

When I Need You - Leo Sayer

Daily Gratitude - November 3, 2017 - Diane Sullivan

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:29:00 +0000

Diane Sullivan was my first boss. She was the Tutorial Coordinator of the Learning Center at Citrus College. My first job was a Math Tutor at the college. I started October 1983. This started my long career in public education. Diane was patient and kind. She trained us and helped us through the paperwork to get hired and our monthly time cards and backup sheets. She supported the tutors when we wanted to hold Saturday sessions for Math Final Prep. Students were grouped by class. The tutors were assigned specific classes to review. Tests were created based on the material from previous tests and the textbooks. Diane also supported me when I branched out and developed a program in dBase III+ called STARS (Student Tracking and Reporting System). This was a student database to keep track of attendance in our various courses: our non-fee non-credit classes (Tutoring, Study Hall, other events we sponsored) and our credit classes (Study Skills, Reading, etc.).

I count Diane as one of my friends. Over the years we have lost touch, but her guidance and influence is still important to me.

Thank you, Diane, for all you have done for me.

Inequality Sucks! #BAD2014

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:56:00 +0000

Blog Action Day - Union Rights are Human Rights

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:52:00 +0000

Union Rights are Human Rights

An injury to one is an injury to all.

More information:
Empowering workers by realising trade union rights
https://socs.civicus.org/?p=3873

Trade Unions and human rights
http://www2.amnesty.org.uk/trade-unions-and-human-rights

The Power of We. (Blog Action Day 2012)
http://frotton.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-power-of-we-blog-action-day-2012.html

Why Join? (WorkingAmerica)
http://www.workingamerica.org/membership/Why-Join

Why Unions Still Matter
http://monthlyreview.org/2009/02/01/why-unions-still-matter

Blog Action Day is coming...

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:42:00 +0000

Courtesy of: http://www.blogactionday.org

The Power of We (Blog Action Day 2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:19:00 +0000

When I was thinking of what "the Power of We" means to me, I instantly thought of my union, California School Employees Association, AFL-CIO. We represent the non-teacher, non-administrator positions in California's schools: secretaries, custodians, paraeducators, food service workers, bus drivers, etc.

CSEA has accomplished a lot in it 86 year history. CSEA was originally formed to help give employees a secure retirement. Classified employees won the right to participate in the program now known as CalPERS. We are still fighting to make sure that the meager retirement this program gives our members is still strong.

"Before CSEA began to work on legislation, classified workers had nothing, Now, classified leaders from other states are astonished because we are the only state in the country that has an entire section of laws for our protection...and these laws exist because of the hard work by CSEA and its members. Truly, CSEA is the most important thing that ever happened to classified workers--it changed our lives, gave us hope and a future" -- Bill Parker, Retired CSEA Legislative Committee Chairperson and committee member for 26 years.

Some highlights of working as one group for the betterment of our members:
1959: CSEA sponsors "The Classified Bill of Rights." Described by one historian as "the most spectacular breakthrough in legislative achievements by any single organization", it is divided into different bills guaranteeing classified workers' rights to fair wages, benefits, job classifications,leaves, a merit system, and much more.

1968: "Stop when red Lights Flash" signs must be placed on school buses.

1975: Workers are guaranteed collective bargaining rights.

2002: SB 1419 the criteria for contracting-out classified work and contracting-out state services must be similar.

Links:
CSEA: http://www.csea.com
CalPERS: http://calpers.ca.gov

Deep Patriots

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:49:00 +0000

Deep patriots don’t just sing the song, “America The Beautiful,” and then go home. We actually stick around to defend America’s beauty—from the oil spillers, the clear-cutters and the mountaintop removers. Deep patriots don’t just visit the Statue of Liberty and send a postcard home to grandma. We defend the principles upon which that great monument was founded—“give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses who yearn to breathe free.” -- Van Jones

SOPA

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:09:00 +0000

Information:
http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/the-dreamland-chronicles/chapter-17/sopa/
https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/One-Page-SOPA_0.pdf
http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html
http://dyn.com/sopa-breaking-dns-parasite-stop-online-piracy/
https://www.eff.org/free-speech-weak-link

ACT!!
Contact US elected officials.
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Food! #BAD2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:21:00 +0000

It is Blog Action Day 2011. The topic this year is food. I have chosen to mention the Universal Free Breakfast Program at our district. Charter Oak Unified started to offer Universal Free Breakfast to all students in Charter Oak. My daughter started Kindergarten this year. School naturally starts with breakfast. She is well fed and on time when school starts for the day.

You can find other information on School Breakfasts here: http://www.breakfastfirst.org/

You can read about Charter Oak's program here: http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2601080039252969

Official Google Blog: A fall sweep

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:27:00 +0000

As with GoogleWave... Google has announces that Google Buzz will be going away. Users can still view past Buzz posts, but the focus will be on Google+. Read more here: Official Google Blog: A fall sweep

Katherine in Kindergarten

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Well Katherine has started Kindergarten. It is hard to believe she is in school. Soon it will be High School, then college. Too fast... it is going way too fast.

Life Lessons from ZenHabits

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:45:00 +0000

Here are some of the 38 Life Lessons that Leo Babauta writes about in his blog: ZenHabits.

6. When your child asks for your attention, always grant it. Give your child your full attention, and instead of being annoyed at the interruption, be grateful for the reminder to spend time with someone you love.

10. Never send an email or message that’s unfit for the eyes of the world. In this digital age, you never know what might slip into public view.

20. A good walk cures most problems. Want to lose weight and get fit? Walk. Want to enjoy life but spend less? Walk. Want to cure stress and clear your head? Walk. Want to meditate and live in the moment? Walk. Having trouble with a life or work problem? Walk, and your head gets clear.

24. Gratitude is one of the best ways to find contentment. We are often discontent in our lives, desire more, because we don’t realize how much we have. Instead of focusing on what you don’t have, be grateful for the amazing gifts you’ve been given: of loved ones and simple pleasures, of health and sight and the gift of music and books, of nature and beauty and the ability to create, and everything in between. Be grateful every day.

Reading: for Monday, February 28, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:20:00 +0000

George Lakoff: Democracy as We Know It is at Stake in the Wisconsin Protests.
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12413
Karl Rove and Shep Smith have made it clear on Fox: If the Wisconsin plan to kill the public employees' unions succeeds, then there will be little union money in the future to support democratic candidates. Conservatives will be effectively unopposed in raising campaign funding in most elections, including the presidential elections.

The Wisconsin Lie Exposed – Taxpayers Actually Contribute Nothing To Public Employee Pensions
http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/02/25/the-wisconsin-lie-exposed-taxpayers-actually-contribute-nothing-to-public-employee-pensions/
Simple. The pension plan is the direct result of deferred compensation- money that employees would have been paid as cash salary but choose, instead, to have placed in the state operated pension fund where the money can be professionally invested (at a lower cost of management) for the future.

Chart of the Day: The Real Pension Story
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/02/chart-day-real-pension-story
Dean calculates that if pension funds continue to invest in a basket of assets that includes equities, and economic performance remains at historical levels, most states have a pension shortfall of less than 0.2% of income. If this is right, then either modest changes in state contributions or modest changes in employee contributions (or a combination of both) are all that's necessary to eliminate the pension shortfall entirely. It's just not as big a problem as critics are suggesting.

Do you hear the people sing?
http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/3567629387/a-flash-mob-of-pro-union-demonstrators-gathered
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Wisconsin GOP Leader Targets Democratic Senate Staffers' Access To Copy Machines
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/wisconsin-gop-leader-democratic-staffers-copy-machines_n_829259.html
In a motion submitted to the Committee on Senate Organization on Monday and obtained by The Huffington Post, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) proposed that while the senators remain away, all Democratic staffers must have his office sign off on their timesheets and will lose access to office copy machines:

Setting the Record Straight: Public Employees Make Less Than Private Sector
http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/02/25/setting-the-record-straight-public-employees-make-less-than-private-sector/
In a new report, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looks at the facts about public employees and here’s what the data show: Public employees are paid 4 percent to 11 percent less than private-sector workers with similar education, job tenure and other characteristics. This wage disadvantage is greatest for higher-wage public workers.

Venice For Change: The "Becking" Of America: How Right-Wing Media and Politicians Incite Violence

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:59:00 +0000

Have we all been "Becked"?

Venice For Change: The "Becking" Of America: How Right-Wing Media and Politicians Incite Violence

70's Lyrics Answers

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:37:00 +0000

Here are the answers I came up with...

1 February made me shiver
"American Pie" by Don McLean

2. All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
"Bad Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce

3. Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band

4. You don't need to be coy, Roy
"Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon

5. Fly me away to the bright side of the moon
"Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright

6. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
"Cats in the Craddle" by Harry Chapin

7. He gave his life for tourism
"King Tut" by Steve Martin

8. Colored lights can hypnotize
"American Woman" by The Guess Who

9. To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay
"Alone Again Naturally" by Gilbert O'Sullivan

10. Her name was Ann and I'll be damned
"Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot

11. Almost rang the phone off the wall
"Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer

12. In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps
"Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann

13. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
"Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin

14. Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.
"Lola" by the Kinks

15. Hey ramblin' boy now wontcha settle down?
"Please Come to Boston" by Dave Loggins

16. You don't give a heck about the man with the bible in his hand
"Respect Yourself" by Aretha Franklin

17. Well we got no class and we got no principles
"School's Out" by Alice Cooper

18. Time was drifting, this rock had got to roll
"Couldn't Get it Right" by Climax Blues Band

19. At a tombstone bar in a juke-joint car
"Lido Shuffle" by Boz Scaggs

20. I ain't never been with a woman long enough for my boots to get old
"Heard it in a Love Song" by The Marshall Tucker Band

21. Conventionality belongs to yesterday
"Grease" by Frankie Valli

22. Music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance
"I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow

23. I never knew me a better time
"Crocodile Rock" by Elton John

24. Gonna fly right out of here without a single word
"Don't Pull Your Love" by Glen Campbell

25. Give me a dime so I can phone my mother
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart

26. Too much of anything is not good for you
"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White

27. With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
"Dancing Queen" by ABBA

28. Papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done
"Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" by Cher

29. Vernon'll meet me when the boat lands
"Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom

30. I wanna be your be your rubber ball
"I'm Your Boogieman" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band

31. I feel a warmth in my heart and my soul that I never knew
"Isn't it Time" by The Babys

32. Gonna dance with my baby till the night is thru
"Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers

33. Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
"Easy" by The Commodores

34. You gave away the things you loved
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon

35. I'm not supposed to be alone with you
"Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond

36. He was born in the summer of his 27th year
"Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver

37. The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
"A Horse with no Name" by America

38. Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows
"Bungle In The Jungle" by Jethro Tull

39. Born a man-child of the sun
"Shining Star" by Earth, Wind, and Fire

40. All of the bad feelings have disappeared
"I Can See CLearly Now" by Johnny Nash

41. Mount your horses draw your sword
"One Tin Soldier" by Coven

42. I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
"Oh what a night" by Frankie Valli

43. Just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
"Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" by B J Thomas

44. Seven horses seem to be on the mark
"Love Her Madly" by The Doors

45. Mama, take this badge off of me
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Eric Clapton

46. It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
"Rock and Roll Music" by The Beatles

47. Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
"Big Shot" by Billy Joel

48. 'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler and a sweet-taIking-ladies man
"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell

49. I'll shine up my old brown shoes
"I Want you to Want Me" by Cheap Trick

50. Everyday is such a perfect day to spend alone with you
"Follow You, Follow Me" by Genesis

51. Do you think I'm home just sitting around?
"Angel in Your Arms" by H.O.T.

52. We've come too far to leave it all behind
"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago

53. If I can't find me a honey to help me spend my money
"Another Saturdaay Night" by Sam Cooke

54. Your kisses lift me higher
"Burning Love" by Elvis Presley

55. Now, I really want to see you
"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison

56. You drink the night away and forget about everything
"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty

57. Did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
"Delta Dawn" by Helen Reddy

58. Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
"Lean on Me" by Bill Withers

59. Don't know the reason that I stayed here all season
"Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett

60. The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside
"Billy Don't Be A Hero" by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

61. You know that's a game that I hate to lose
"Drift Away" by Doobie Brothers

62. Don't you know that it's wrong to take what is given you
"Rich Girl" by Hall and Oates

63. Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
"Baby-I'ma-Want You" by Bread

64. If you give a little more than you're asking for
"I Just Want to be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb

65. I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor

66. Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head
"I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family

67. It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
"Convoy" by C. W. McCall

68. Let the music take your mind
"Let the Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & The Gang

69. Thunder is your night light
"Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day

70. Til forever on it goes,through the circle fast and slow
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

71. Feel the city breaking and everybody shaking
"Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees

72. You know sometimes words have two meanings
"Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

73. Before you can eat you gotta dance like Fred Astaire
"Long Tall Glasses" by Leo Sayer

74. I remember to this day the bright red Georgia clay
"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" by Lobo

75. I don't understand what you're lookin' to find
"Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka

76. Young and beautiful, but someday your looks'll be gone
"Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain & Tennille

77. Turned on some music to start my day
"More Than a Feeling" by Boston

78. I might have to move heaven and earth to prove it to you, baby
"Miracles" by Jefferson Starship

79. He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
"Black Superman" by Johnny Wakelin

80. Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
"Black Water" by Doobie Brothers

81. Close your eyes and think of me
"You've Got a Friend" by Carole King

82. Honey doggone it I depend upon it
"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" by Robin McNamara

83. Reflexes got the better of me
"I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton

84. In my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
"Let it Be" by The Beatles

85. He came on a summer's day bringin' gifts from far away
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass

86. I won't share you with another boy
"Roxanne" by The Police

87. I wonder if I'm dreaming, I feel so unashamed
"Show Me the Way" by Peter Frampton

88. Running around as you do with your head up in the clouds
"Have You Ever Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John

89. The rich relationed hometown queen married into what she needs
"At Seventeen" by Janis Ian

90. I knew her smile in an instant
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes

91. There's a reason why I'm feelin' so high
"Let Your Love Flow" by The Bellamy Brothers

92. I've been waiting in the hall, been waiting on your call
"Miss You" by The Rolling Stones

93. You had me down, 21 to zip
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer

94. There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
"It's Too Late" by Carole King

95. The operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes
"Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

96. I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meat Loaf

97. So if I call you, don't make a fuss
"I'm Not In Love" by 10cc

98. Your ability to reason is swept away
"Everybody Plays the Fool" by The Main Ingredient

99. Stranger dressed in black, she's a hungry child
"Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder

100. You got your spell on me, baby
"Black Magic Woman" by Santana

101. Like a picture she was layin' there
"Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns

102. Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming
"Ohio" by Neil Young

103. Players only love you when they're playing
"Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac

104. You better get yourself together darlin'
"Instant Karma" by John Lennon

105. Our love is like a ship on the ocean
"Rock the Boat" by The Hues Corporation

106. The sudden motion made me skip
"Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas

107. I'm a loveable man and I can take you to the nearest star
"Vehicle" by The Ides of March

108. Sail on silver girl
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel

109. You got your demons, you got desires
"One Of These Nights" by The Eagles

110. I never understood a single word he said
"Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night

111. Will you be ready when I call your bluff
"Hot Blooded lyrics" by Foreigner

112. Seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
"Walk this Way" by Aerosmith

113. Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young
"Young Americans" by David Bowie

114. I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack

115. I could not run away it seemed, we'd seen each other in a dream
"Magic Man" by Heart

116. You'll always be the only one for me
"Could It be I'm Falling in Love" by The Spinners

117. I would kiss the ground she walks on
"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by Four Tops

118. I can see in your eyes, I'm happy you know it
"(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka & Odia Coates

119. Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
"Papa was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations

120. I got no fare to ride a train
"Hitchin' a Ride" by Vanity Fare

121. These are the lips that can't help callin' your name
"Show And Tell" by Al Wilson

122. You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself
"Garden Party" by Rick Nelson

123. There is wonder in most every thing I see
"Top of the World" by the Carpenters

124. I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie
"Spill the wine" by War

125. Whatever you want to do is all right with me
"Let's Stay Together" by Al Green

126. They stand when I walk through the neighborhoods
"Makin' It" by David Naughton

127. She ain't got no money her clothes are kinda funny
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse

128. You step inside but you don't see too many faces
"Sultans Of Swing" by Dire Straits

129. Togetherness, well that's all I'm after
"I'll Be There" by Michael Jackson

130. Oh, babe I wanna taste your lips
"I wanna kiss you all over" by Exile

131. You like your life in a free-form style
"Jackie Blue" by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

132. Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite
"Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band

133. She danced without a net upon the wire
"Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester

134. Everything I do always takes me home to you
"Whenever I Call You Friend" by Kenny Loggins

135. Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" by T-Rex

136. Take time to make time, make time to be there
"Lady" by Little River Band

137. You started this fire down in my soul
"Don't Leavev Me This Way" by Thelma Houston

138. Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley
"Roundabout" by Yes

139. There's too many places I gotta see
"Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

140. I looked at your face every day
"Still The One" by Orleans

141. It was like lightning, everybody was frightening
"Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet

142. She's wearing my high school ring on her chain
"Happy Days" by Pratt and McClain

143. If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician
"Takin' Care Of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

144. You make my motor run, my motor run
"My Sharona" by The Knack

145. The boss don't mind sometimes if you act the fool
"Car Wash" by Rose Royce

146. You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot
"Rock And Roll All Nite" by KISS

147. Just because a record has a groove don't make it in the groove
"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder

148. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
"Money" by Pink Floyd

149. Way down around Vicksburg around Louisiana way
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain

150. We weren't searching for some pie in the sky summit
"Night Moves" by Bob Seger

151. Used to be's don't count anymore
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Neil Diamond

152. If you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
"Lovev Train" by The O'Jays

153. Things ain't what they used to be, no, no
"Mercy Mercy Me" by Marvin Gaye

154. Well, I don't know but I say love is kind
"Listen to What the Man Said" by Wings

155. I gotta catch a noon train
"Sweet City Woman" by the Stampeders

156. When the music stopped I returned to my seat
"Disco Duck" by Rick Dees

157. At night we ride through mansions of glory
"Born To Run" by Bruce Springsteen

158. Demonstrating sweet love and affection
"Best Of My Love" by The Emotions

159. You can sing it with a cry in your voice
"Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond

160. On board I'm the captain so climb aboard
"Come Sail Away" by Styx

161. When it all was over we had to find another place
"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

162. A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
"Up On Cripple Creek" by The Band

163. You've brought a lot of sunshine into my life
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" by Natalie Cole

164. The dying embers of the night, a fire that slowly fades to dawn
"Turn To Stone" by Electric Light Orchestra

165. We've just begun to get our share of the world's delights
"We Are Family" by Sister Sledge

166. You tell yourself you're not my kind but you don't even know your mind
"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan

167. When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no quitter
"Lucille" by Kenny Rogers

168. I'll stay on the bus forget about us
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando & Dawn

169. If anyone should ever write my life story
"Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" by Gladys Knight

170. So many nights I'd sit by my window
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone

171. Some people call me the space cowboy
"The Joker" by Steve Miller Band

172. You walked out of my dreams and into my arms
"You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr

173. There are times when all the world's asleep
"The Logical Song" by Supertramp

174. So smile for a while and let's be jolly
"(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson

175. We let so many dreams just slip through our hands
"Do You Know Where You're Going To" by Diana Ross

176. The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
"Reunited" by Peaches and Herb

177. See the curtains hanging in the window
"Summer Breeze" by The Isley Brothers

178. There'll be no parade, no TV or stage
"You Don't Have To Be A Star" by Marilyn McCoo

179. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
"Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne

180. There's been a hoot owl howling outside my window now
"Wildfire" by Michael Murphey

181. All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
"Dust In The Wind" by Kansas

182. The stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
"Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks

183. No man does it all by himself
"Y.M.C.A." by The Village People

184. You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away
"Who Are You" by The Who

185. You're fine and you're mine and you look so divine
"Come And Get Your Love" by Redbone

186. You're a genie in disguise
"Betcha By Golly Wow" by Aaron Neville

187. Your dreams were your ticket out
"Welcome Back" by John Sebastian

188. I'm a soldier in the war on poverty
"Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston

189. Fever, temperature's risin' now
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson

190. I broke a heart, that's gentle and true
"You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt

191. Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

192. Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
"We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad

193. Talk about your childhood wishes
"Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr.

194. Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire
"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion

195. Ah, peace throughout the land
"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" by The Hillside Singers

196. Nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell

197. Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through
"Hello It's Me" by Todd Rundgren

198. Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed
"Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand

199. There is none so blind as he who will not see
"Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens

200. Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
"Mr. Bojangles" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Menu for Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:32:00 +0000

The Menu for Thanksgiving 2010

Smoked Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes
Leek Soup
Candied Yams
Corn
Fresh Cranberries

"At My Funeral" by the Crash Test Dummies

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I'm still young, but I know my days are numbered
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and so on
But a time will come when these numbers have all ended
And all I've ever seen will be forgotten

[CHORUS]
Won't you come
To my funeral when my days are done
Life's not long
And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone
That you'll gather round when I am lowered into the ground

When my coffin is sealed and I'm safely 6 feet under
Perhaps my friends will see fit then to judge me
Oh when they pause to consider all my blunders
I hope they won't be too quick to begrudge me

If I should die before I wake up
I pray that the Lord my soul will take but
My body, my body - that's your job

I can't be sure where I'm headed after death
To heaven, hell, or beyond to that Great Vast
But if I can I would like to meet my Maker
There's one or two things I'd sure like to ask

70's Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:49:00 +0000

I found a list of lines from 70's songs. I wonder if you can help me with the song title and artist. I do not want to go through and Google them all. Thanks for all your help!

1 February made me shiver
2 All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
3 Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
4 You don't need to be coy, Roy
5 Fly me away to the bright side of the moon
6 But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
7 He gave his life for tourism
8 Coloured lights can hypnotize
9 To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay
10 Her name was Ann and I'll be damned
11 Almost rang the phone off the wall
12 In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps
13 Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
14 Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.
15 Hey ramblin' boy now wontcha settle down?
16 You don't give a heck about the man with the bible in his hand
17 Well we got no class and we got no principles
18 Time was drifting, this rock had got to roll
19 At a tombstone bar in a juke-joint car
20 I ain't never been with a woman long enough for my boots to get old.
21 Conventionalitly belongs to yesterday
22 Music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance
23 I never knew me a better time
24 Gonna fly right out of here without a single word
25 Give me a dime so I can phone my mother
26 Too much of anything is not good for you
27 With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
28 Papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done
29 Vernon'll meet me when the Boac lands
30 I wanna be your be your rubber ball
31 I feel a warmth in my heart and my soul that I never knew
32 Gonna dance with my baby till the night is thru
33 Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
34 You gave away the things you loved
35 I'm not supposed to be alone with you
36 He was born in the summer of his 27th year
37 The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
38 Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows
39 Born a man-child of the sun
40 All of the bad feelings have disappeared
41 Mount your horses draw your sword
42 I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
43 Just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
44 Seven horses seem to be on the mark
45 Mama, take this badge off of me
46 It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
47 Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
48 'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler and a sweet-taIking-ladies man
49 I'll shine up my old brown shoes
50 Everyday is such a perfect day to spend alone with you
51 Do you think I'm home just sitting around?
52 We've come too far to leave it all behind
53 If I can't find me a honey to help me spend my money
54 Your kisses lift me higher
55 Now, I really want to see you
56 You drink the night away and forget about everything
57 Did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
58 Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
59 Don't know the reason that I stayed here all season
60 The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside
61 You know that's a game that I hate to lose
62 Don't you know that it's wrong to take what is given you
63 Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
64 If you give a little more then you're asking for
65 I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
66 Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head
67 It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
68 Let the music take your mind
69 Thunder is your night light
70 Til forever on it goes,through the circle fast and slow
71 Feel the city breaking and everybody shaking
72 You know sometimes words have two meanings.
73 Before you can eat you gotta dance like Fred Astaire
74 I remember to this day the bright red Georgia clay
75 I don't understand what you're lookin' to find
76 Young and beautiful, but someday your looks'll be gone
77 Turned on some music to start my day
78 I might have to move heaven and earth to prove it to you, baby
79 He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
80 Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
81 Close your eyes and think of me
82 Honey doggone it I depend upon it
83 Reflexes got the better of me
84 In my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
85 He came on a summer's day bringin' gifts from far away
86 I won't share you with another boy
87 I wonder if I'm dreaming, I feel so unashamed
88 Running around as you do with your head up in the clouds
89 The rich relationed hometown queen married into what she needs
90 I knew her smile in an instant
91 There's a reason why I'm feelin' so high
92 I've been waiting in the hall, been waiting on your call
93 You had me down, 21 to zip
94 There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
95 The operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes
96 I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday
97 So if I call you, don't make a fuss
98 Your ability to reason is swept away
99 Stranger dressed in black, she's a hungry child
100 You got your spell on me, baby.
101 Like a picture she was layin' there
102 Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming
103 Players only love you when they're playing
104 You better get yourself together darlin'
105 Our love is like a ship on the ocean
106 The sudden motion made me skip
107 I'm a loveable man and I can take you to the nearest star
108 Sail on silver girl
109 You got your demons, you got desires
110 I never understood a single word he said
111 Will you be ready when I call your bluff
112 Seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
113 Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young
114 I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
115 I could not run away it seemed, we'd seen each other in a dream
116 You'll always be the only one for me
117 I would kiss the ground she walks on
118 I can see in your eyes, I'm happy you know it
119 Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
120 I got no fare to ride a train
121 These are the lips that can't help callin' your name
122 You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself
123 There is wonder in most every thing I see
124 I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie
125 Whatever you want to do is all right with me
126 They stand when I walk through the neighborhoods
127 She ain't got no money her clothes are kinda funny
128 You step inside but you don't see too many faces
129 Togetherness, well that's all I'm after
130 Oh, babe I wanna taste your lips
131 You like your life in a free-form style
132 Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite
133 She danced without a net upon the wire
134 Everything I do always takes me home to you
135 Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
136 Take time to make time, make time to be there
137 You started this fire down in my soul
138 Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley
139 There's too many places I gotta see
140 I looked at your face every day
141 It was like lightning, everybody was frightening
142 She's wearing my high school ring on her chain
143 If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician
144 You make my motor run, my motor run
145 The boss don't mind sometimes if you act the fool
146 You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot
147 Just because a record has a groove don't make it in the groove
148 Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
149 Way down around Vicksburg around Louisiana way
150 We weren't searching for some pie in the sky summit
151 Used to be's don't count anymore
152 If you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
153 Things ain't what they used to be, no, no
154 Well, I don't know but I say love is kind
155 I gotta catch a noon train
156 When the music stopped I returned to my seat
157 At night we ride through mansions of glory
158 Demonstrating sweet love and affection
159 You can sing it with a cry in your voice
160 On board I'm the captain so climb aboard
161 When it all was over we had to find another place
162 A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
163 You've brought a lot of sunshine into my life
164 The dying embers of the night, a fire that slowly fades to dawn
165 We've just begun to get our share of the world's delights
166 You tell yourself you're not my kind but you don't even know your mind
167 When the drinks finally hit her she said I'm no quitter
168 I'll stay on the bus forget about us
169 If anyone should ever write my life story
170 So many nights I'd sit by my window
171 Some people call me the space cowboy
172 You walked out of my dreams and into my arms
173 There are times when all the world's asleep
174 So smile for a while and let's be jolly
175 We let so many dreams just slip through our hands
176 The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
177 See the curtains hanging in the window
178 There'll be no parade, no TV or stage
179 Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
180 There's been a hoot owl howling outside my window now
181 All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
182 The stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
183 No man does it all by himself
184 You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away
185 You're fine and you're mine and you look so divine
186 You're a genie in disguise
187 Your dreams were your ticket out
188 I'm a soldier in the war on poverty
189 Fever, temperature's risin' now
190 I broke a heart, that's gentle and true
191 Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
192 Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
193 Talk about your childhood wishes
194 Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire
195 Ah, peace throughout the land
196 Nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
197 Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through
198 Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed
199 There is none so blind as he who will not see
200 Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants

A touching story - Perception

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:37:00 +0000

One old man was sitting with his 25 years old son in the train.

Train is about to leave the station.

All passengers are settling down their seat.

As train started young man was filled with lot of joy and curiosity.

He was sitting on the window side.

He went out one hand and feeling the passing air. He shouted, "Papa see all trees are going behind".

Old man smile and admired son feelings.

Beside the young man one couple was sitting and listing all the conversion between father and son.

They were little awkward with the attitude of 25 years old man behaving like a small child.

Suddenly young man again shouted, "Papa see the pond and animals. Clouds are moving with train".

Couple was watching the young man in embarrassingly.

Now its start raining and some of water drops touches the young man's hand.

He filled with joy and he closed the eyes.

He shouted again," Papa it's raining, water is touching me, see papa".

Couple couldn't help themselves and ask the old man. "Why don't you visit the Doctor and get treatment for your son."

Old man said, "Yes, We are coming from the hospital as today only my son got his eye sight for first time in his life".

Moral: "Don’t draw conclusions until you know all the facts".

Blog Action Day 2010: Water

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:38:00 +0000

Today is Blog Action Day! This year's topic is WATER.

Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Water is everywhere, right? Actually, for such a plentiful resource, clean water is surprisingly scarce. Less than 1% of all fresh water is readily accessible for direct human use, representing only 0.007% of all water on earth. Bet you didn’t know that. Check out five more clean water facts and find out what else you didn’t know:

1. Unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Unclean drinking water can incubate some pretty scary diseases, like E. coli, salmonella, cholera and hepatitis A. Given that bouquet of bacteria, it’s no surprise that water, or rather lack thereof, causes 42,000 deaths each week.

2. More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. Today, 2.5 billion people lack access to toilets. This means that sewage spills into rivers and streams, contaminating drinking water and causing disease.

3. Every day, women and children in Africa walk a combined total of 109 million hours to get water. They do this while carrying cisterns weighing around 40 pounds when filled in order to gather water that, in many cases, is still polluted. Aside from putting a great deal of strain on their bodies, walking such long distances keeps children out of school and women away from other endeavors that can help improve the quality of life in their communities.

4. It takes 6.3 gallons of water to produce just one hamburger. That 6.3 gallons covers everything from watering the wheat for the bun and providing water for the cow to cooking the patty and baking the bun. And that’s just one meal! It would take over 1.8 billion gallons of water to make just one hamburger for every person in the United States.

5. The average American uses 159 gallons of water every day – more than 15 times the average person in the developing world. From showering and washing our hands to watering our lawns and washing our cars, Americans use a lot of water. To put things into perspective, the average five-minute shower will use about 10 gallons of water. Now imagine using just 10 gallons to bathe, wash your clothes, cook your meals and quench your thirst.

Want more info? Our friends at Water.org just put together a handy resource guide for Blog Action Day 2010 bloggers where you can learn even more about water access in the developing world.

While these facts may be grim, there is hope for real solutions as more and more people around the world are waking up to the clean water crisis. Earlier this year, the UN declared access to clean water a human right and groups like Water.org and charity: water continue to work tirelessly to bring water access to the developing world.

Simple Mom Holiday Giveaway from Dayspring

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:04:00 +0000

Check out this great giveaway from Simple Mom. It is a great trio of luminaries. Visit the link and good luck!

Thanksgiving Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Gregory) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:31:00 +0000

Here is our menu for Thanksgiving...

Leek Soup
BBQ/Smoked Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Kahlua Candied Yams
Dressing
Gulliver's Cream Corn
Fresh Cranberries
Various Pies