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March 30th, 2009 alzheimer's disease, Birthdays, dancing, deaths, Family, God, hope, Life, Love 4 Comments »

Quiet Place

Our Mom would have been 81 today.
It was on my mind from the minute I got up today.
For her wake, I made a CD with a slew of tunes that I thought she would like.
This was one of them.
Unfortunately, the audio quality on this is real sub par for Take Six.
Get out the headphones.
It helps.
Whoever was mixing them that night needed to boost the ‘soprano’ vocal.  Helllllooooo?
That said, my mother would have loved these guys.
Happy Birthday, Mom.
Maureen and I miss you every single day.
Dad will be there when he’s ready or until you at least yell, “Wally! Get here! I’m lonely!”
Hope they have YouTube up there in heaven.
Miss you and love you every single day.
Dad does, too . . .

There is a quiet place
Far from the rapid pace
Where God can soothe my troubled mind

Sheltered by tree and flower
There in my quiet hour
With Him my cares are left behind

Whether a garden small
Or on a mountain tall

New strength and courage there I find
Then from this quiet place
I go prepared to face
A new day with love for all mankind

March 29th, 2009 alzheimer's disease, amazing, Angels, Blogging, chances, Cool Sites, God, hero, Internet, Life, Personal, Truth No Comments »

SkyJump for Alzheimer’s Disease

Everyone knows that I am the ultimate theme junkie and that’s an understatement.
I found this current theme called KillerLight created by Simon Smith sitting peacefully in the WordPress.Org
‘new themes’ archive.
I had to have it for a number of reasons.
I decided to visit Simon’s website this morning and I left a brief comment regarding
the animated background (which is simply incredible).
His response was swift and gracious.
I noticed something else while I was there though.
Simon and his sister are planning a skyjump on April 7th to aid the Alzheimer’s Society and Cancer research
in the UK.
How fitting is it for me to be using a theme by someone raising money for a cause I so deeply believe in?
That said, click on the sky above and visit Simon’s website.
If you can’t donate anything, at least offer a few words of support to him and his sister Becky.
This is a great cause for an even better reason.
Thanks for the template, Simon!
There are reasons why things happen the way they do though there’s no reasonable explanation.
Can you say ‘Godwink’?

March 27th, 2009 feeling like crapola, fuck this, health, Insomnia, Life, not funny, Personal, Sleep, Truth, yukky 9 Comments »

Old Man

I’m feeling my 50 years these days a bit more than I’d like with a painful bout of bursitis in my left knee.
I can’t seem to get the inflammation under control just yet.
Patience.
And Advil.
And some Vicodin.
And repeat.
I have some amazing and wonderful things to tell you but it’s going to
have to wait until I can sit  for more than ten minutes without looking like a fat dog shitting razor blades.
Off to fill the ice bag . . . again.

March 23rd, 2009 amazing, Billboards, Just For Fun, Just Pictures, Life, Truth, weird 5 Comments »

Sorry, we’re full (of what, we don’t really know)

“Hey buddy, if you got half a brain in your head, you can’t park it here.”
This is an actual sign that I saw in Boston on Saturday morning.
Do they have something called a sign spellchecker?

March 18th, 2009 Angels, Baseball, blues, Cigars, deaths, Family, Food, Friends, God, hope, Irish, Life, Love, Music, Personal, prayer, Sad 9 Comments »

Little Green Apples

It was my day off today and though I had 1,000 things to do I went to a funeral for a dear family friend.
It was just much more important than those 1,000 things.
JFW has been in and out of my life for as long as I’ve been on the blessed earth.
Now that he’s gone, I really miss him.
I have countless memories of a man that was truly larger than life.
The Walsh family lived across the street from us until I was about 6 years old.
Through the years we never lost touch with them and spent summer vacation’s on the Cape and endless
Saturday nights at my Mom and Dad’s camp in Boylston, singing around a blazing campfire after eating burgers, dogs and oh, so many mayonnaise-laced salads .
Life was so good back then and we didn’t even know it.
My sister and I attended the funeral today and I have to say the service was soooo John.
Believe it or not, there was laughter in the church (respectful laughter), a fitting offering to a man
that always made people laugh.
John loved cigars too and I was fortunate enough to share a few with him over the years.
(and he LOVED my cigars! they were free! Just kidding, J)
At the cemetery, after the family approached his casket and placed yellow tulips on it, I made my way
to the casket and set a Siglo VI cigar in with the tulips and placed my hand on the wood of his casket.
It was a special moment for me and a nice way to say goodbye to John.
Aterwards, my sister and me went to a gathering at a restaurant called O’Connor’s a few towns away.
After an incredible lunch, it took us well over an hour to say goodbye to a family (7 children)
that we consider ourselves to be an honorary part of.
We love you all.
Sleep well and dream of those little green apples, John
Someday I’ll be there and we will once again sing the song.
Actually, you’ll sing and I’ll play.
That’s the way you always wanted it.  :o )

JFW,

May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.
May the soft winds freshen your spirit.
May the sunshine brighten your heart
May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you.
And may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.

March 14th, 2009 Computer, not funny, Personal 8 Comments »

Shout

I’ll be spending the next week or so getting my laptop up and running.
From what technician said last night, my hard drive is fried.
It’s covered by warranty but I’ve lost so much stuff.
Not a happy camper right now.

March 10th, 2009 Beer, Cool Sites, Creative, dancing, Dreams, fathers and daughters, Friends, Guinness, Holidays, hope, Internet, Irish, Just For Fun, Life, Love, Music, Personal, Politics, prayer, Sacred, Truth, wishes 6 Comments »

Prop 3.17

From those wonderful folks at Guinness:

“Last year, Guinness® started Proposition 3-17, the campaign to make St. Patrick’s Day an official holiday in the US. While we gained a lot of your support, we still need one million signatures.
When you and your friends support Proposition 3-17, you have the opportunity to make a difference. To make history. To make official what we already know is the greatest holiday of the year.”

This is something that is near and dear
to me Irish heart.
Click on the Guinness banner above and cast your vote!
My dear daughter Sarah sent this link to me but failed to buy me a pint.
Oh, sweet Mother McCree, kids these days . . .
If you feel so inclined to purchase me a pint, click on the Guinness glass below.
All will be explained.
(michael@badsneaker.net)
But at least sign the petition!
btw- I’m making “Steak & Guinness Pie” this year for the Irish holiday. (thanks, J0j0!)
Stay tuned for the review.


“No man ever wore a scarf as warm as his daughter’s arm around his neck.”
~Old Irish saying

Pour yourself a pint!!!!!!!!

March 9th, 2009 Angels, Babies, blues, chances, Dreams, eye dew, Family, fathers and daughters, Friends, God, hope, Life, Love, Mondays, Personal, prayer, Sacred, Sad, storms, the Cosmos, Truth 10 Comments »

Just for us

We have our bad times, those days filled with
gray and bruised thunderheads ready to burst with raindrops of frustration.
It’s in getting through the inevitable storms; riding the dark waves of our lives
to the safety of some waiting harbour that we realize the sun can still shine, just for us.
It takes a real strength to weather it all.
And we are that strong.
The stuff we’re made of is ultimately all that’s really needed to see us through to the other side.
And we will get there.
Although we can’t control the winds, we can carefully move the sails that will someday guide us home.
We have to hold on, just the 2 of us, if only for the three tender and beautiful hearts
we’ve been so blessed to receive in this life.
Everything will be alright.
So for now, just hold my hand
and don’t be afraid
to feel that at the end of the longest day, that the moon and stars are shining, just for us.

March 7th, 2009 comedians, Creative, email, Humor, Internet, Just For Fun, Life, sexy, women, YouTube 10 Comments »

Fat Chicks

Damn, this woman is funny.

March 3rd, 2009 feeling like crapola, God, health, Insomnia, Life, Personal, prayer, Reading, Sleep, Truth, weather, wishes, Wordpress, writers, writing 6 Comments »

We interrupt this blog!

Because the writer is writing and reading but promises to return . . .
After the stuffy nose has gone away.
(and the bruised ribs heal, *don’t ask,
just know that an unexpected ice patch got said writer @12:45 last Sunday morning)

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