Also thought I'd put up something from the coolest Christmas Eve I can remember, the one where we watched Apollo 8 circle the moon. Younger people don't understand, that until Apollo 8 captured the photos it did, we had no idea the Earth looked like that from a distance. It was quite a revelation. It was also a big deal (shocking!!!) for them to read from the Bible, but as our family discussed it (we aren't a very churchy bunch), we figured if they were that high up, and that far away from their families on Christmas Eve, they were entitled to read anything they darn well pleased on public television.

Anyway I found quite a few nice videos of this on youtube, I'll put one up that has some good photography stuff in it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....._hRRiXKdqc

I might go look for *Saving Mr. Banks*.......... there's a connection to New Year..... I can't remember which book it was, but in one of the Mary Poppins' books there was a story about a crack they could slide through between the first chime of 12 o'clock and the last chime.... on New Year's Eve. And the animals all talked.... gosh I should go track that down. It was a nice concept.... seems like all their toys and such had slid through this crack and were having a party. Mary took them through... Travers was quite an interesting lady, speaking of doors of the imagination........

Maybe I'll just settle on *Nanny McPhee* for the evening, then go watch the Seattle fireworks from my lawn. Bundle up in my Adak Anorak.

I always enjoyed dropping through cracks. You can't believe the freedom down at the bottom...

"There's a hole in reality through which we can look if we wish" .... that's in a Steinbeck book, but I don't know where he got it. He used it just before the Doc wandered out on the beach of Pacific Grove and met the faux John Muir camped out there.

I assure you, the ones failing often take ALL your time because they are so scatterbrained, you spent all your time managing them. No one falls through the cracks if they can pay attention, and that's something parents don't bother to reinforce these days. Generational airheadedness, reinforced by hopping colorful items on a screen. A poacher is going to come along and capture them with the bright flashy object if they don't stop playing video games..... there's an idea for a sci fi plot, eh?

I drifted out a LOT in school (watching birds out the window if you must know), but was always able to bring it back into focus when the chips were down. That was reinforced by knowing my butt would be paddled if I brought home low grades.

Dogs DO talk, you just have to know their language. But if you're trying to teach them to speak English, some things just aren't feasible I'm afraid.

I spent the most lovely morning watching the Rose Parade.... that's on my bucket list, to go sleep out and see the parade. Never found anyone to do it with.... I'd be sitting with the Cal Poly students, cheering!!!!!!!!!! Go find it on youtube, it's always worth watching, and a lot prettier than the Macy's Parade.

Think I'll turn off the computer and go wander around the house cleaning up, filing, sorting papers.... it IS New Year.... time to get those accounts in order!

Everything's coming up sugar here! OU won the game... I won't bore the rest of you, but it did seem to be a bit gleeful on the part of all those big tackles each time they sacked poor Alabama's quarterback. My goodness. I went over and watched the game with Dad, as I don't have cable at the house. He's the OU alumni not me!

If you're in Oklahoma tonight, you'd better stay home, 'cause there's a lot of drunks on the roads I suspect, including the cops.

Where did you go to school?

Always consider the pros and cons of each job, and it's not always monetary. "Follow the money" is often a good standard, but there is more in life than money.

Just think of the resources you get to use.

I only get mad about money if someone tries to cheap me out and I know they have plenty of dough. Remember, time is money... but flex time is also nice, and I do that too.

AH Michigan! I've always felt kindly toward them, we used their fight song when I was on drill team.... I think our band leader was MI alumni. I'm sorry I backed Stanford now.... even though I'm more closely affiliated with them. (Was on the edges of a psych study with them once, eating disorders, interesting stuff)

YEAH I spun out (ice) in OK once in my Pinto..... Okies all drive like bats out of Hades and the troopers were wise in their actions, because all Okies think they can drive in such stuff..... huge country egos. Even chains are no help in that sort of thing. OK has nice moments too. Many good childhood memories... catching frogs and turtles...

I was just remembering (it was a complex game!!!) OU last night they (we) have a thing we do, holding your index finger up like "Number one!" the refs were penalizing them for unsportsmanlike conduct, thought it was the wrong finger going up!!! Dan Brown fans will realize it's also a "prayer" thing.... goodness, what a wild game!!!! Enhanced where I was by some wandering dementia folks.... I'm still a little muddled this morning.... I got home at 10 pm which is late for me, and sorta staggered around putting groceries away feeding dog....

Gotta go put out the trash. Had to haul THAT in last night, 'cause the trash is off a day, what with holidays. Raccoon knock it over sometimes... That's me, the domestic type...