Say “Hello!” to a few friends playing a flute trio of “Holly Jolly Christmas” this holiday season.
But first, a few questions:
Is the mistletoe hung where you can see?
Is somebody waiting for you? If so, kiss her once for me.
Merry Christmas! ❄🎅
Say “Hello!” to a few friends playing a flute trio of “Holly Jolly Christmas” this holiday season.
But first, a few questions:
Is the mistletoe hung where you can see?
Is somebody waiting for you? If so, kiss her once for me.
Merry Christmas! ❄🎅
I’ve always enjoyed Google’s look back at this past year. This one is no different.
This year, Google Earth takes us around the globe to examine a revolution in the making, remembering those who have passed, the ending of an era in space travel, and the possibility of things to come.
As always, the human spirit is on full display.
In honor of this special day I am posting this video that I saw at church last night at the annual Valentineβs dinner. Jeff Foxworthy sums it up best:
Romance Tips by Jeff Foxworthy from tedlowe on GodTube.
Have a great day!
Here is a short video that makes me wonder what life would have been like if all this “social media” had been around two thousand years ago. How would we have found out about Jesus’ birth? Via text message? Facebook status?
Enjoy!
Google has posted its 2010 Zeitgeist video on YouTube. It’s a nice retrospective look back at the year that was. The video covers everything political, financial, pop culture, sports, news… tons of things to look back on this year.
Here’s to a happy 2011!
2009 is now here, and the whole Christmas season is already history. First off, I have to say, this holiday season went by too fast. Now, if only the rest of the winter will do the same thing. Iβm not much of a cold weather person. Itβs this time of year when visions of Florida dance through my headβ¦
After itβs all over I like to take a little time to write down the highlights of this Christmas season. Since it all went by in a blur this list might be kind of short.
This year one of the funniest holiday memories comes from one of the silliest games Iβve ever seen: Flippinβ Frogs. Up to four players take turns using a lily pad to shoot little rubbery frogs onto a plastic tree. Sometimes, though, the game play isnβt as funny as the expressions, both visual and spoken. Allison actually said once that her frogs βkeep flipping each other off.β So, thatβs a nice visual to get in your head.
We didnβt go overboard with presents this year. Tina and I got each other one Wii game. I got Jillian Michaelsβ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for her, and she got Game Party 2 for me. We played a little of each, and I am a little disappointed in the Jillian Michaels game. It should come with its own fan and vile of spit that ends up in your face from her βmotivationβ but the game just really doesnβt play all that well. Game Party 2 is a lot like the original, but game play is a little faster and a little bit better.
We also got the classic board game of Yahtzee. Not the Nintendo DS version of Yahtzee, nor one played on any type of screen at all. This is the original comes-with-actual-dice-you-roll Yahtzee. Complete with yellow chips we donβt understand when you would use. But it was fun teaching the kids how to play. Except for the chips.
Ryan received the Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga game for the XBox and Allison got Playground for the Wii. The only one of these Iβve seen so far is the Star Wars game, and it looks pretty good. I havenβt played it yet, Iβve just watched the kids play it.
New Yearβs Eve was nice. 2008 left and 2009 came in, just like it was supposed to. I heard about the Zune 30 issue that occurred on New Yearβs Eve. Thatβs pretty funny. I wasnβt affected by itβwrong (or rather right) Zune model. Who wouldβve thought a leap year problem would occur in December? I wonder if the date counter just canβt handle a 366th dayβ¦ (βWait! Thereβs only 365 days in a year!β) Oh, the other thing about New Yearβs Dayβ¦ sitting in front of the television watching the Discovery Channelβs Mythbusters marathon. I couldnβt stop watching! I had to keep saying to myself: βOkay, this will be the last one! Weβve got a tree to take down!β Lo and behold, an hour later: βOkay, I mean it! This is the last one!β
Really, though, to me the thing that sticks in my mind most about this season is simply how fast it went by. It just doesnβt seem possible that we performed βSounds Like Christmasβ on December 13, and now the holidays are over. Just not possible. Days, weeks, entire months just seem to disappear too easily. Iβve got to find a way to slow all this downβ¦
So, weβre getting down to the wire, and itβs almost 2009. Itβs also, almost Christmastime, and I am just now starting to feel like βtis the season.
We had our annual Christmas performance at Lumberport Baptist on Saturday night. This yearβs musical: βSounds Like Christmas.β I played drums this year. First time I used an actual trap set during a performance. I usually use my Roland drum kit, but I really didnβt feel like lugging that thing around when the church has a perfectly good drum set right there. Tina directed, as usual, and the kids had their parts as well. There werenβt any βlinesβ to memorize this year. The kids just danced and sang.
The church Christmas performance really seems to signal the beginning of the season for me, for some reason. I think because before the performance, everyoneβs really tenseβ¦ like the week leading up to the show. Thereβs always last-minute changes, and things to work through, and itβs always a little stressful. So itβs hard to get into the Christmas spirit with those feelings.
On a different note, the Shinnston Community Band website has now been re-designed. Hopefully I have everything up and running smoothly. Iβm sure it will evolve over time, and there are a few things Iβd like to change already. All in good timeβ¦