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Holiday's that make you cry.

Most holiday's are just busy. Cooking, family, friends, parties, shopping malls, wrapping, coordinating and eating. Many of the gifts are store bought and are from a wishlist of "I wants".  But the ones that mean the most are the personalized, heartfelt gifts that can't be bought in a store or over the internet.

This year my Dad nailed the gifts to my sister and I. As we opened our gifts Christmas morning, he kept two gifts off to the side. "These we'll open last." After we opened gifts of camcorders, books and gadgets, Dad gave Catherine and I the final gifts. When we opened them, we each got a DVD with a sticky note that had our name on it. Dad said we needed to watch them and he got the DVD remote.

For Catherine, he had taken scanned in pcitures from her childhood, trips she's taken across the country, and accomplishment's from her life. All the pictures were set perfectly to one of Cat's favorite songs. The gesture was very emotional and I was fighting to keep the lump in my throat. Then it was my turn.

Dad had done the same thing for me. He included photos of my mom, their marriage, my childhood and accomplishments I've made in my life. The song he chose perfectly described our family and my feelings toward my dad. My emotions took over and with tears streaming down my face I hugged my Dad.

This marks the second Christmas without Mom, but we still remember her and honor her. Mom was such a rock in our family and we've had to learn how to set anchors and steady our family. Dad has really showed us so much and proven that "things" are things, but love is everlasting.

Give a "Skill" this Holiday Season

Don't give a gift that only lasts hours, like books, movies, or toys. Give a "Skill" for the Holidays! A skill is something the receipient can learn, develop and master for use the rest of their life. Think about it, they could become famous, popular and possibly get a date from the skill you give them.

"What skill?" you ask. Easy! Give the gift of "Air Drumming".

It's practical, has very little overhead, easy to learn and in just a few minutes fans will be swarming around them.

But wait, there is something in it for the gift giver too. You almost assuredly will get your name mentions at award ceremonies as "The one who gave me my start", or "I owe my fame, glory and riches to the won who gave me the best gift ever!". You may even be able to sue for royalties and share in those riches yourself.

So don't delay! Act Today! But wait, if you order today, you get the wallpaper for your pc. ABSOLUTELY FREE!

A night at the Oscars.

Last night I helped a friend out with an event. The idea was to be papparazzi (sp?) lined up along a red carpet. As the guests arrived we photographed them walking toward the entrance. Afterward, we moved inside and photographed couples as they were seated. I'll say, the guests were dressed to the T! Some in tuxedos, some double breasted suits and the ladies went all our. Sequin dresses, high heels, off the shoulder, plunging neck lines, fur coats...you name it they were modeling it.

Thanks Mark for letting me participate in the festivites and take pictures of such beautiful people.

I hate politics.

To me, politics involves starting with a real issue then arguing over how the first sentence shoul be typed. Add in a bunch of lawyers to include so many double negatives that when you extract the core sentence it states a totally different issue than the one originally raised. Cough up a few racial issues, spit up some financial ramifications, pass it around a bunch of committees and then spin it in a salad spinner with the oil and vinegar of positive and negative ad campaigns...viola...crap legislation that states it's illegal to walk around with an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sunday. Beautiful.

So now we have a motion to remove Cynthia McKinney's name from the formerly named Memorial Drive. When John Evans, former campaign manager for Cynthia McKinney, was asked about State Rep. Len Walker's comment about McKinney's embarrasment to Georgia, this is how he was quoted on AJC.com:

"He must be talking about white folks or uppity black folks."

I wonder how much it cost to rename a road. First there is the obvious - Road Signage. Probably a couple thousand to just change the physical signs. Then there are the paper road maps that are for sale at every convenience station around town. Oooh, how about online maps, the need to have someone type the new name, press a few buttons and presto - Internet Correctnes. But what about the cost to the local businesses? Each business has business cards, letterhead, web pages and maybe a vehicle or two with an address on it. The larger business will probably have no problem with that, but in this day of start up businesses and mom & pop start ups, that cost could be significant. (at least an inconvenience)

I bet it all adds up in the long run, after all it was only a few years ago they changed the name from Memorial Drive to Cynthia Mckinney Parkway. For me, I'm petitioning to have the Internet renamed to "Slingernet"...all in favor...pay me $11.95/month or $280 for a two year subscription to "Slingernet". (a savings of $6.80!!) Included in your subscription is directions on how to tell everyone you read something on the "Slingernet"...works in plural form too - the "Slingernets". It's great fun for the whole family! Give it today!

But wait, there's more. For those not so nice, and for a limited time only, an additional $29.95/month gets you "Slingerpornnet". All the porn we can sling at you. Hurry today, this offer only lasts 5 to 10 minutes at time. (repeatable twice an hour)

Holiday Madness Starts....NOW!

    Here we go. Holiday Madness is about to begin. In a few minutes I will depart to meet a visiting flickr friend from North Carolina. Dinner, a few drinks, a few pictures and many stories from the past year will be shared.
    Tomorrow is the HUGE flickr holiday party at Front Page News. Hard to believe this all started basically with Bobafred and Bump. They invited me to coffee one evening, then it turned into drinks and tomorrow we are anticipating approximately SIXTY (60) people for the holiday party. WOW!
    This week starts the corporate parties, lunches, dinners, drinks with co-workers and shopping. From there, family gatherings, romantic dinners with my girlfriends...er..girlfriend. (Shhh, don't tell them).
   I hope everyone has a fun and eventful holiday.