Merry Christmas!

To finish up with my week of Christmas Music...seems appropriate to honor the Carpenters...'Merry Christmas, Darling'...written by Richard Carpenter, lyrics by Frank Pooler...and highlighted the sweet voice of Karen Carpenter...released in 1970...curiously, has not been played much this season...wonder why?...and believe me, I listen to tons of Christmas songs on XM, as I go to and fro the golf course...they also released a Christmas Album, that was simply...awesome...

Merry Christmas to you all...I hope things are going well...it's a strange time for many...the Covid changed things...the Gaza mess...the ongoing ugly trump stuff...the absolutely weird white supremacy rearing up, again...after 100 years, mind you...not so settling for all of us, who are of different heritages...and colors...the religion question...the climate change...there are so many factors that cause...questions...and uncertainty...

We watched the one and only 'White Christmas' flick last eve...can't believe we had never done so...saw blips of it before...Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen...as per usual, Boss Lady googled them all...and the fact that we had never heard of the latter, Vera-Ellen, really is a surprise...she was quite the dancer...much like the DWTS pros of nowadays...the film was aired in 1954...and I just imagine it was a huge item in the theaters...listen kids...you must watch it...I guarantee it will warm your heart...just what is needed right now...

NFL...the Dolphins won a big game...so slay them pundits...but, the Cowboys lost in Miami, so they are half right...something had to give...add that Dallas team to the Broncos, and they are the most over-publicized teams in the league...so says the Horse...

Funny what you remember...one of my fellow '65 Vikings, and teacher, too, and neighbor...Mike Wilson...saying "the best sip is the first one"...talking coffee...it is and will always be a very true statement...

How about some short shots, taken from my very own Christmas stocking...

It tickles me to see the Detroit Lions win...after so many losing seasons...

PDX needs to change up and spend some cash...otherwise bottom dwellers...

All them 50's actors had hair...greased...lightning...

Bing Crosby could dance...

I don't like the KFam...not one bit...go away...

The Ravens at the 49ers, in the great game today...

I can't imagine Maui, without Lahaina...

My one big disappointment, never seeing the Rat Pack in person...

Most ALL of you are immigrants...

We went to the beach yesterday, ah, Christmas Eve...walked down to the ocean...man, it was just lovely...and we thought out loud...what a great place to live...Merry Christmas!...