Goodbye, Farewell, Auf Weidersein To You... ROT IN HELL!

 

 “...the Nation would have no recourse to deter a President from inciting his supporters during a State of the Union address to kill opposing lawmakers—thereby hamstringing any impeachment proceeding—to ensure that he remains in office unlawfully..."

 

~Court filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals

 for the District of Columbia Circuit

 12/30/2023

 

This morning, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith filed an 82 page request with a D.C. appeals court asking them to reject Trump's assertion of presidential immunity. That quote above pretty much sums up his argument. How fucking scary is the prospect of something like that actually happening? The court is scheduled to return it's verdict on his request on January 9th. Hope, at least the way I am looking at it, is hanging by a thread. We could lose the country I grew up in. Humans tend to not learn from history. Sometimes I wonder why it is even taught in school. Wait... is it still taught in schools? If you follow the news at all, I guess it depends on where you live what history is. You know what they say, history is written by the winners. In America's current state that might have never been more true. 

 

I wish Trump would just stop hurting everyone. I will never have a day in the remainder of my life where his name won't be mentioned somewhere. God I miss the 1970's. It was the last decade before Trump became a household word. Now not only do we have Trump, but we also have his grubby little minions, like Alex Jones, who was recently allowed back on X. A platform I plan to move on from very soon. New Year's Eve to be exact. I was supposed to pull the plug last year, and I ended up staying out of laziness. SHAME ON ME! No more. NO MORE. I am done. I just hope my pals come with me, it's lonely starting over, and besides the good folks I know are better than X. There is better out there for all of us. I will be on Threads, Facebook and IG. Hey, Xander Berkeley just followed me the other day, and I will find some new folks I wouldn't have met otherwise. But nothing will replace my Twitter pals.

 All is not lost.

 We are all better than X. 

 

The Last Love Of 2023

 

“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering 'it will be happier'...” 

~Alfred Lord Tennyson 

 

 

It's the almost last of the year 2023. Well, what I mean is, it's December 30th, and that means it's time to clean up my desktop, and put away the last of 2023. My files. My photos. My compilation of the trumpiness of Trump. And it's a last chance to put the past in, well, the past. The picture you see above is the last of the autumn leaves of 2023. It's raining now, and we are well on our way to storms that will rob me of any bit of autumn that endures, but hey, what a way to go! I kinda love the soggy cereal look of the leaves and I sorta look forward to that stage of things. You must solider through the work of the year, to arrive at a time of fun and splendor. Of autumn leaves and sweaters and hot chocolate. See, I am not mourning autumn 2023, I am looking forward to, and planning for, autumn 2024! But back to the photo portion of this post. Below you will find some final impressions of 2023 that I photographed. I hope they make you smile. 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world

 in a conspiracy of love.” 

 
~Hamilton Wright Mabie 

 

Merry Christmas!

I hope your Christmas is filled with love, hope, and relaxation.

 See ya December 31st, with my last post for 2023!

 

 I just love New Year's Eve!

 

 

Our Little Boys Christmas 2023

 

 

 

 “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” 

 
~Laura Ingalls Wilder 

 

I love my boys. I have so many great memories of them at Christmas! From the miracle of Joey finally getting over his fear of the ceiling fan, to Dylan actually calling his cat treats, NOM, NOMS! Hendrix pulling his ginger mouse from the bag and rolling on the carpet with it, and then falling asleep under the tree. Dylan and Hendrix are 15 and Joey is 10, so they know what Christmas is, and it warms my heart.

 

 It really does!

 

That's what Christmas is!

 

 

 

 

 

Grandpa Got Runover By A Reindeer...

 

I kid you not, it's real.

Sigh.

Yuletide Aliens: Earth Verses The Flying Saucers

 

 

 “We’re socially distanced over here,” her mom had called to tell her.

“You put the leaf in the dining room table,” Reagan replied. “That’s not social distancing.”

 
― Rainbow Rowell,

  If the Fates Allow

 

We always watched black and white monster/ghost/aliens/ghoul/vampire/invisible man/ type movies on Christmas Eve when I was a kid. We loved that kind of thing! When I was growing up there was 4 channels, and those networks and local affiliates didn't put non-stop holiday specials on, so when there was a spooky movie to be had, we watched it, otherwise it was whatever show happened to be showing when we turned the TV on. But I remember watching this movie one Christmas when I was a kid. Which one, I couldn't tell you, but I remember it. So, if you are on overload with the yuletide business, sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy this fine SCFI movie from a bygone era, where gas cost 30 cents per gallon.

 

 Those were the days!

 

Enjoy!

 

Comeback a little later for a special video featuring my kitties!

 

Dean Martin - "A Marshmallow World" - LIVE - CHRISTMAS

 

 

 

 “Music produces a kind of pleasure

 which human nature cannot do without.” 

 
~Confucius,

  The Book of Rites

 

“I want to be remembered as a damn good entertainer, nothing spectacular. A good entertainer who made people enjoy themselves and made them laugh a little. I want them to think “He was a nice guy. He did pretty good and we loved him".” 

~Dean Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hullabaloo November 29 1965... The Byrds

 

 

“Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.”

 
~Alphonse de Lamartine 

 

 

Christmas Eve Variety Special: A Film to Enjoy Together

 

 

Your Hit Parade!

 

 “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern,

 is very simple: loving others.

 Come to think of it, why do we have to wait

 for Christmas to do that?” 

~Bob Hope 

 

Stay Tuned... There are more holiday posts to come, including this year's Elf Yourself video of Hendrix, Dylan and Joey! Some be sure to come back, there will be new postings throughout the day! I hope they bring you a smile!