Senior Citizen Flash Mob - Lawrence,KS - Meadowlark Estates

Christmas, Shmistmas

Everyone that knows me knows that I am not a fan of any Holiday, especially Christmas. This is a hard time of year for alot of people. I am blessed for the people and things in my life. I have a hard time getting excited for anything at all these days. I thought this year was going to be different. I even started listening to Christmas music in September. Well here we are 13 days until the big day. I don't have a tree up, no lights or any decorations. I have not bought 1 single gift for anyone. Does it bother me? NO. I wish I could be crafty and excited for holiday like my friend Laura. She goes all out for all of them. I however am the polar opposite of her on that topic.

I had a surgery on my right elbow last week. It is supposed to alleviate the steady pain in my joint. So far I am feeling ok not healed but better. I recieved an amazing 2 yes 2 full meals from my visiting teacher Britnee! Thanks for that! The next day my friend Laura and her daughter came and brought lunch and spent the afternoon just visiting me. I was spoiled. Did this help my sour mood about Christmas? NO.

WOW I am a whiner. I an going to stop this RIGHT NOW!!!! I am in a bad mood but that will end now!!! So here's to a better mood, and life!!!!! Happy Holidays!

Random Factoids!!

Q. Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left?

A. When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid’s right! And that’s where women’s buttons have remained since.

Q. Why do ships and aircraft use ‘mayday’ as their call for help?

A. This comes from the French word m’aidez – meaning ‘help me’ – and is pronounced approximately, ‘mayday.’

Q. Why are zero scores in tennis called ‘love’?

A. In France , where tennis became popular, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called ‘l’oeuf,’ which is French for ‘egg.’ When tennis was introduced in the US , Americans (mis)pronounced it ‘love.’

Q. Why do X’s at the end of a letter signify kisses?

A. In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

Q. Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called ‘passing the buck’?

A. In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would ‘pass the buck’ to the next player.

Q. Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?

A. It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host’s glass with his own.

Q. Why are people in the public eye said to be ‘in the limelight’?

A. Invented in 1825,limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer ‘in the limelight’ was the center of attention.

Q. Why is someone who is feeling great ‘on cloud nine’?

A. Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

Q. In golf, where did the term ‘Caddie’ come from?

A. When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game ‘golf.’ So he had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her.

Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced ‘ca-day’ and the Scots changed it into ‘caddie.

Q. Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

A. Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called ‘pygg’. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as ‘pygg banks.’ When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

Q. Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches (milling), while pennies and nickels do not?

A. The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren’t notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

source:http://www.lotsofjokes.com/did_you_know.asp

GLEE - Full Performance of "We Are Young" airing TUE 12/6

Another new favorite performance! Lyrics below!



Give me a second I,
I need to get my story straight
My friend's are in the bathroom getting higher than the empire state
My lover she's waiting for me just across the bar
My seat's been taken by some sunglasses asking about a scar, and
I know I gave it to you months ago
I know you're trying to forget
But between the drinks and subtle things
Though holes in my apologies
I'm trying hard to take it back
So if by the time the bar closes
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/glee+cast/we+are+young_20990669.html ]
Though I know it I'm not
All that you got
I guess that I, I just thought
Maybe we could find a way to solve the crime
But our friend isn't back
So let's raise the tab
'Cause I found someone to carry me home

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

Carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Carry me home tonight (Nananananana)
Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana)

Come on, side
I have no reason to hide
So will someone come and carry me home tonight
The end is never right
Where I can,
So will someone come and carry me home

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter than the sun

So if by the time the bar closes
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home tonight

Jackson Medley - Glee [Full Performance] [Sectionals]

Glee sectionals! I LOVE this performance!!