Ok,,, so - I am back ! back from Disney World, and the Wonder ship,,, and Castaway Cay and Nassau (god help us),,.,, and thrown right into the middle of the Holiday season,,,
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Now I only have a few minutes for todays discussion, and will no doubt return to this subject over the next week,,, so here goes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, No one that knows me would accuse of of being a "religious " person,,, I Do not go to church,,, I do not attend any formailzed ceremony,, I am not sure enough one way or the other if this is all there is or maybe there is a heaven awaiting us on the other side,, or even if there is an OTHER side,... anyway at this time of year I get annoyed at those who celebrate christmas as a DAY off !! heck we at BIG BLUe think we need weeks off to celebrate it ! and I guess if you are visiting family far away you do need weeks to do that ...

Scrooge on:
and ,,,, if I am not sure what the Holiday Season means ,,,, I KNOW what it don't Mean ! it don't mean Toys, presents, going to the Mall,, spending a years worth of Money to get just that right preesent , that the Reciever is bound to Regift,, oir Ebay it , and not bother to open it ! Scrooge off:

I believe that Linus sums up what I now think its REALLY about,,,even if I do not buy into all the other "BIBLE and GOD" stuff



and I guess that Sally explains the other thinking,,.

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!

"I've been looking for you, big brother. Will you please write a letter to Santa Claus for me?"

"Well, I don't have much time. I'm supposed to get down to the school auditorium and direct a Christmas play."

"You write it, and I'll tell you what I want to say."

"Okay, shoot."

"Dear Santa Claus -- How have you been? How is your wife? I have been extra good this year. That's why I have a long list of presents that I want."

"Oh, brother."

"Please note the size and color of each item and send as many as possible. If it seems too complicated, make it easy on yourself -- just send money. How about tens and twenties?"

"Tens and twenties? Oh! Even my baby sister!"

"All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share."

Dick Like ME,,,

Ok - SO this is the Funniest Episode of 3rd rock !! You need to watch it all,,, but you should 1st Fast forward to the 5 minute mark... Dick at Mary's desk going over the anthropology,,, and ends with her saying "what are you doing at my Desk???"

You enjoy,,,,, Mazeltov !!!

New uses for an a Old Stand-by

HOUSE - after watching an interview with the Cast and Crew of HOUSE,,,

The writers discussed during the interview that they were always looking to include other uses for the CANE,,aside from the one it was intended for,,,,SO,,, as you watch the show take note of the many different things he does with it,,, from pressing elevator buttons, blocking the Elevator doors so they won't close,to --- well,,,, you watch the show and tell me how many more there are,,,,

So,,, Do you know how much COFFEE we drink ? to say - much , would not begin to describe it,,,, 10 years ago there were about 110 Million - that's MILLION coffee drinkers in the U.S. ... and we consumed about 3 cups per day on the average, with Men folk consuming a bit more than women folk,,,, That equated to 10 ba, ba, BILLION dollars in Sales, and that was before Starbucks figured out that we would buy friggin Latte, Cappuccino, Espresso Grande's for nearly $5.00 a CUP !! No wonder there is a BUCKS in "Star-Bucks" - shows you how badly that company has been mismanaged when they can't make money selling flavored Hot water !! But I digress

Coffee is, after all,,, the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. for those of us that drink it ,, just how exactly would we do without it,,,, not very well I can attest. You get that caffeine headache if you are late with the Morning fix,,, If I took the C-Note that I spend on coffee every month and put towards my car payment,,, I could be drivin a Beamer !!

Wikipedia on:
Coffee's history has been recorded as far back as the eleventh century. At first, coffee remained largely confined to Ethiopia, where its native beans were first cultivated by Ethiopian highlanders. However, the Arab world began expanding its trade horizons, and the beans moved into northern Africa and were mass-cultivated. From there, the beans entered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of the beverage spread. The word "coffee" entered English in 1598 via Italian caffè. This word was created via Turkish kahve, which in turn came into being via Arabic qahwa, a truncation of qahhwat al-bun or wine of the bean. Islam prohibits the use of alcohol as a beverage, and coffee provided a suitable alternative to wine. There are several legendary accounts of the origin of the drink itself. One account involves the Yemenite Sufi mystic Shaikh ash-Shadhili. When traveling in Ethiopia, the legend goes, he observed goats of unusual vitality, and, upon trying the berries that the goats had been eating, experienced the same vitality. A similar myth attributes the discovery of coffee to an Ethiopian goatherder named Kaldi and the Legend of Dancing Goats. One possible origin of both the beverage and the name is the Kingdom of Kaffa in Ethiopia, where the coffee plant originated
WIKIpedia OFF:



Warning,,, Mostly others thought.....
They say - who ever the hell "they" are. that the worlds best coffee is KOPI LUWAK,,, Kopi" is the Indonesian word for coffee and the "Luwak" is the indigenous animal who plays an "active" role in the harvesting of the raw coffee cherries. The Luwak feasts on ripe, red coffee cherries seeking out the sweet taste of the cherry itself, wanting little to do with the parchment of the coffee. Once the Luwak eats the cherry, the parchment covered coffee beans are passed out of the Luwak (read that as he Craps them out) , with the parchment cover still protecting the green coffee beans. ummmmmmmmm Can't wait for a cup of that ...




SO ,, I give you today,,,, Lew Black,,,, and the Starbucks rant,,, you enjoy - while I step out for a Cup of Joe !!

What can be better than MORE House !!

If you ever watched the end of "HOUSE" - you will see the "Bad HAT Harry" productions,,, and you might have wondered where that came from,,,,

Well - it was a scene from the movie Jaws,,,

So here is the Scene from the Movie and the Ending of HOUSE....enjoy,,, Oh and I threw in a compilation of the BEST HOUSE and Wilson moments ,,,


FROM JAWS................


BAD HAT HARRY PRODUCTIONS



top Ten - House and Wilson...

Two Words................. EEEEE CEEEE