Now it’s officially Christmas…
And I’m back as the official chew toy for my daughter’s Rotty… dammit…
That dog can slobber like no bodies business! And I had to push him away to even get a pic that you could actually tell was a dog!
But he’s TRULY a big wimp!!!
This was taken when my daughter went to clip his nails, he actually DID turn his head away and wouldn’t watch!
OR, just put some cameras on it and fly it over the neighborhood 🙂
h/t JP
ONLY in Hawaii, single serving SPAM… LOL
And I was out and about WAY too early, because I kept waking up at 0600 DC time…. So, a sunrise Hawaiian style with an early arrival on final to 08 Right at Honolulu
And finally, on the way back to the airport, a double rainbow. Sorry for the lousy resolution, but it was REALLY a bright double and very visible to the naked eye!
So things ARE looking up… 🙂
And for those who believe, a ‘digital’ Christmas story HERE
If you and yours are travelling for the holidays, I wish each and everyone a safe trip and a whole lot of patience!!!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy (insert your greeting of choice here)!!!
Lady’s name is Shonny Vanlandingham, she is the XTERRA Triathlete 2011 female champion, very personable, very smart and VERY intense! If you’ve ever had the chance to actually talk to one of these folks, they are literally on a different plane (both mentally and athletically) than the rest of us.
She is recovering from an ACL injury, and I’m nothing short of amazed at the level of commitment, intensity, and confidence she exhibits. Also, the sheer mental and physical toughness to compete year after year at an elite level.
Also, her travel schedule and splitting time between Colorado (high altitude training), and Hawaii (base training), competing world-wide, in addition to being a late comer (29 to triathletics), just boggles the mind. Plus, she’s very knowledgeable about what is going on in the world, and very loyal to her sponsors (Loyalty? What a NOVEL concept)…
And at the same time, she was very humble and considers herself ‘lucky’ to be able to do something she loves and actually make a living at it…
But then she IS originally from Texas, has a very nice smile (and likes to shoot too)!
Of the two, Ms. Vanlandingham is a MUCH better role model and, to my mind, the much more impressive of the two…
1. The nicest thing about the future is . . . That it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t have any sense at all.
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.
6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
7. Business conventions are important . . . because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
9. Scratch a cat . . . And you will have a permanent job.
10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.
11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.
12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. – like, it could be the right number.
13. No one ever says “It’s only a game” when their team is winning.
14. I’ve reached the age where ‘happy hour’ is a nap.
15. Be careful about reading the fine print . . . there’s no way you’re going to like it.
16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we’ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)
18. Money can’t buy happiness — but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.
19. After 60, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint, you’re probably dead.
20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind . . . And the ones that mind don’t matter.
21. Life isn’t tied with a bow . . . But it’s still a gift.
“REMEMBER….POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON”.
Both pictures were taken on December the 7th of the respective years…
And HERE is a link to a good post by Mike McDaniel over at Gun Values Board about women, shooting and gun ownership. Mike used to be one of the writers at Confederate Yankee…
And once again, the House has passed a bill to keep the government funded and extend payroll tax cuts, and sent it to the Senate, and SFB Reid says it’s DOA… At this point, I’d happily just tell them to shut the damn government down and ALL of them go home…
My mantra for 2012 is Re-Elect = NONE!!!
You are doin it rong…
You have a good charity that you are working with (Children’s Hospice), but your execution at IAD this morning leaves a LOT to be desired…
When you close the diamond checkpoint with 10 people trying to get in and NONE of your group ready to go, that’ll cause some heartburn, and the little shooing motion??? All I can say is get over it, you’d little power trip is not impressing anyone!
And in the insult to injury department, closing the far end D gate is a nice gesture for the kids, closing the ONLY smoking area in that terminal is not gong to win you any friends with either the passengers OR your co-workers…
And the gratuitous comment about our not needing to smoke, with the little supercilious sniff at the end? well lemme just say you’re lucky there were kids close to us or you would have gotten a comment back that would probably have kept me from flying today!!!
As an OBTW, I do happen to be GS with y’all, and if you REALLY piss me off, I can probably take about half a million dollars a year worth of business to American…
Just sayin…