A Charlie Brown Christmas

As promised, the first one on air is the Charles Shultz classic.

Tomorrow (Tues 11/27/07) at 8pm EST on ABC.

Happy Thanksgiving

Just thought I'd share this year Thanksgiving photo my friends Thom and Ray sent of their boy, Brutis.

I have....

I have a great mom

I have family and close friends

I have a job I love

I have the the most eclectic group of coworkers that ROCK

I have a job I love doing

I have a refridgerator, cupboards, pantry full of food

I have a home that I own

I have meat on my bones

I have more furniture than I need

I have electricity and clean water

I have a bed

I have a blog I can rant on

I have happiness

I have had love

I have been loved

I have found peace with myself

I have choices

I have freedom

I have made a list

I HAVE a list

I have a list that is only a fraction of what I am thankful for.

Find peace, love and acceptance within yourself, for yourself. Life will bend to you.

It's a fact, Jack.

Peace. Out. Dale

Fun Post

OK, so my last post on Friday was kinda whiney and self absorbed...sorry, but this is where the voices in my head dwell.

On a better note, the holiday Schultz and Rankin/Bass classics are rearing their much anticipated heads much to my super-sized glee. Yep, they've been around as long as my memory serves and I hope they never go away. The best Christmas...not HOLIDAY, shows ever.

Even though I'm not of the Christian denomination, I love Christmas because it commands belief in people and hope. We always need hope, love and humanity and I always hope that the the love within our humanity will prevail.

Get ready for many posts in the coming weeks about all of the above and much more. You know the voices can go on and on about things trivial and relavant (to them anyway).

Next Tuesday, 8pm, 11/27 is Charlie Brown Christmas....don't miss it or you're not a kid anymore....that would suck and I'm sorry for your loss.

Peace, nub ya! D...

Wow!.....That really sucked!

Yeah Friday! This work week (even though I was off on Thursday), totally sucked! Nothing has seemed to go right. Frustration was the theme of the week...haven't experienced that in quite a while. It's already been decided that will not be repeated next week.... Outside of work, it's all good.

At work this week I just had to keep thinking of something I heard somewhere......

"If the mountain were smooth, you couldn't climb it".

Peace yall.

Added a new element.....check out the header

I was checking out my friend Enoch's blog and noticed a photo he took that is totally incredible.

He's an extremely talented photographer. I've always loved taking photos myself, but never to the extent of others that I have come across. ...he's one of 'em.

It really is a true gift to be able to show others what you "see".

I added it to the header of this blog, I'm sure if this is not cool he'll let me know, but in the meantime I plan on enjoying it.

These are Roman milestones, but this is about one of mine...

Milestones are kind of bittersweet. They can leave a little bit of sadness for the time that has passed and will never be tasted again, but can also be sweet as they always leave the memory of the taste and the yearning and drive for more of it. Sweet addiction to life.

Kinda sad that I nearly tripped over the little stone that marked one year of selling my house, the end of a 10 year relationship and the beginning of one of the most fulfilling years of my life.

Last November 10th, my ex and I sold our home and I purchased my condo......one whole year has passed. I have found great joy and freedom, personal peace and a rebirth of ME...ALL OF ME!

The previous 10 years of my life is in no way a regret. I learned a tremendous amount about my strenghts and weaknesses. The greatest thing about those years is the friendships and family I have been given. They were there to share in the stronger moments and shore me up during the weaker moments even while they may have been having those weaker moments themselves. I'm very happy for the inanimate things in my life, but truly greatful for the beautiful people that have let me into theirs.

Ya might think it's a little early to be counting blessings.. it's something I did infrequently in the past, but have learned that it is and should be a daily ritual.

If you stop, just for a whole sixty seconds, everyday and look at your surroundings and think of the people in your life, you will know you are among the luckiest people in the world.

Special props to The Mama, Sammy, Gabrielle, Lesli, Steve, Gabby, Celeste and Patte......thanks for standing up for me when I needed it and also for staring me down when i needed it. Much LOVE. Me.

Ralaxing Weekend...Ahhhh

Didn't do too much, just hung loose, did a couple of chores, got some groceries and watched HGTV, Football and movies.

Movies were pretty cool.

Watched Mr. Brooks (thanks Knockie) a pretty creepy movie. Not really into Kevin Costner that much, but all in all, a pretty good movie.

Fantastic Four, The Silver Surfer.....great escapism.....love the superheroes, guess I'll never grow out of that.

Hostel 2....... Not as gory as the first one, got to be somewhat campy....not recommended for horror genre fanatics like me.

Yeah, I know, sounds pretty boring, but I'm pretty recharged too, so it's all good. Peace.

True Confessions.....

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!I NEED to dance! Next stop, Dancing With The Stars....BooYah!