Here’s the president’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance speech that I found on YouTube. I read Bob’s December 9 blog “Eyes on the Prize” where he made recommendations to the President on what he should and shouldn’t do in his speech and I thought Bob made some excellent points. Below I have taken Bob’s points one [...]
Archive for December 12th, 2009
Hitting a Home Run
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Nobel Peace Prize Speech, President Obama on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Frost On The Boardwalk
Posted in Columbus, weather, tagged Columbus, Morning Walks, New Albany, walks, weather, Winter on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning’s walk was frigid indeed, as the temperature has dipped down close to the single digits. Still, even as a walker seeks to keep warm, it is impossible not to appreciate the brittle beauty of a quiet countryside sheathed in frost and glittering under the stars. The Yantis Loop pond is largely iced over. [...]
Holiday Mix
Posted in Family, Ipods, Music, tagged Bing Crosby, Bobby Helms, Burl Ives, Christmas, Christmas Music, Christmas Songs, Dean Martin, Edward Higginbottom, Elvis Presley, Family, Holiday Music, James Brown, Jose Carreras, Jose Feliciano, Leroy Anderson, Linda Ronstadt, Mahalia Jackson, Medieval Baebes, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Music, Oscar Peterson, Robert Shaw Chorale, Rosemary Clooney, Tchaikovsky, The Carpenters, Vince Guaraldi on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas is less than two weeks away and the signs of the approaching holiday are everywhere. The Christmas decorations have been taken from the basement and put in their familiar locations. This weekend we will get our tree, trim it with the ornaments we have collected over the years, and hang our stockings on the [...]
