What's Going On

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Well, let's see what's going on that peaks my interest or in my life: Looks Like Aerosmith is gonna look for a new singer. After all these years!!! Steven Tyler has evidently left the band. Joe Perry is on a tour of his own right now and it seems the band is feuding with Tyler, or vice versa, I don't know. Looks like Central Florida will be spared of anything coming from Tropical Storm Ida. The storm made its initial landfall at Dauphin Island, Alabama, at 5:40 a.m. Central Time this morning. Did you hear about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? He has chronic myeloid leukemia. He is 62. Check out this story about the plea deal being offered to astronaut Lisa Nowak in that love triangle case here in Orlando. And on a personal note my daughter Michelle got a job...at Walmart. Not the one I work at but at the one I used to work at. Congratulations, Michelle

Ennio Morricone is 81 today, Donna Fargo is 68, Tim Rice is 65, Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 62, Sinbad is 53, Mackenzie Phillips is 50, Chris Cagle is 41, Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy") is the big 4-0, Warren G is 39 and Miranda Lambert is 26
Today's Highlight in History: 1775 The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress

Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Make known to me the way of life. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen (Portals Of Prayer)

NFL Week 9

It is Monday, November 9, 2009

My Dallas Cowboys are alone at top of the NFC East as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football 20-16. It was a very fun game to watch. Richard's Atlanta Falcons beat Washington 31-17. Also yesterday the Indianapolis Colts stayed perfect after beating Houston 20-17, New Orleans are off to their first 8-0 start ever after beating Carolina 30-20, San Diego stunned the New York Giants with a last minute TD, winning 21-20. The Giants have now loss 4 in a row, unbelievably. New England built their divisional lead with a win over Miami 27-17, Kurt Warner threw 5 touchdown passes as Arizona routed Chicgo 41-21, Tampa Bay won their first of the year with help from a rookie QB, winning over Green Bay 38-28, the surprising Cincinnati Bengals stay on top of the AFC North beating Baltimore 17-7. Elsewhere in the NFL yesterday Jacksonville beat Kansas City, Seattle got by Detroit, Tennessee was better than San Francisco. Tonight should be a great game with Pittsburgh in Denver.

Lou Ferrigno is 58 today and Susan Tedeschi is 39
Today's Highlight in History: 1967 A Saturn V rocket carrying an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida on a successful test flight

Merciful Father, create in me a clean heart through Your Son, Jesus Christ, and renew a right spirit within me today and every day. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. (Portals Of Prayer)

Orlando Shooting

Saturday, November 7, 2009

I have my phone set up to receive Breaking News from cnn.com. Sometimes when I receive news I'll forward it to the phone numbers I have in my phone to those I think will be interested. Yesterday at 12:54 I received one that said "At least 8 people shot in an Orlando, Florida high-rise office building." Of course, living in Orlando that surely peaked my interest so I forwarded it to everyone. 40 year old Jason Rodriguez entered the Gateway Building, a 17 story office building on Legion Place in downtown Orlando near Lake Ivanhoe at around 11:30 and shot 6 people, killing one of them. In the building is a architect firm, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, where Rodriguez used to work. Rodriguez was later apprehended at his mother's apartment. This, a day after the horrific incident at Ft. Hood in Texas. The world is an insane place, folks, and it does seem that Orlando is in the news a lot the last couple of years for some bizarre stuff. The astronaut who drove to Orlando wearing a diaper so she wouldn't have to stop to confront another female astronaut at Orlando International Airport. The two were romantically involved with a male astronaut. Then, of course, the Casey Anthony case which has pretty much stayed in our local news for the last 16 months or so, and been in the national media a whole bunch as well. Take care, everyone, and let's all behave, k?

I usually post blogs Monday-Friday, but yesterday I couldn't get to the computer so I thought I'd post one today

Billy Graham is 91 today, Johnny Rivers is 67, Joni Mitchell is 66, Nick Gilder is 58, Gen. David Petraeus is 57, Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") is 52 and Tommy Thayer of KISS is 49
Today's Highlight in History: 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky

O Lord of hosts, You have authority over heaven and earth. Help me to trust in Your gracious provision and everlasting righteousness. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. (Portals Of Prayer)

EMI Vs. Bluebeat

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Have you heard about a music download site called BlueBeat? You can go on there and listen to music for free, or download it for 25 cents per song. They have all of the Beatles remastered CD's on there available for download. Now, I haven't heard of the Beatles approving their music for online downloads so you know it's illegal. Of course, the Beatles label, EMI, has filed suit against BlueBeat. How did they think they could get away with that. BlueBeat claims they do have the right. Whatever, what idiots they are!!

Elke Sommer is 69 today, Art Garfunkel is 68, Peter Noone is 62, Bryan Adams is 50, Tatum O'Neal is 46, Ryan Adams is 35 and Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 22
Today's Highlight in History: 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament

Almighty Shepherd, thank You for carrying us and bearing our sins. Lead us to life everlasting. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen (Portals Of Prayer)

November 4

Wednesdsay, November 4, 2009

The JOKE OF THE DAY: Joe takes his friend Steve hunting for the first time and reminds him to be still and keep quiet. An hour into the woods, Joe hears Steve screaming behind him. "I thought I told you to be quiet!" says Joe. "Hey, I kept quiet when the snake bit me," says Steve, "and I was quiet when the fox attacked me. But when the two chipmunks crawled up my pant leg just now, I heard one ask the other, 'Should we eat them now or take them with us?'" (Comedy Central)

Loretta Swit is 72 today, Delbert McClinton is 69, Former First Lady Laura Bush is 63, Markie Post is 59, Kim Forester (The Forester Sisters) and Kathy Griffin are both 49, Ralph Macchio and "Survivor" host Jeff Probst are both 48 and Matthew McConaughey and Sean "Diddy" Combs are both the big 4-0
Today's Highlight in History: One year ago, on Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States, defeating Republican John McCain; Democrats gained seats in the Senate and House


Almighty Father, through Baptism You put my sinful flesh to death and brought me to new life through Your Son. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen (Portals of Prayer)

Malachi's First Halloween

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Saturday night, Halloween night, we took Malachi out for his first Trick or Treating. Of course, we took video, pictures, all that good stuff. He was dressed up as a Dalmation puppy but most folks thought he was a cow. A couple of them even said "Eat more chicken." Craig, Melyssa, Michelle, Brenda and myself had gone to Logan's Steakhouse for dinner so we got a late start, around 8:30ish, so there wasn't many trick or treaters on the street. We went to a very nice neighborhood just a few miles away from Craig and Melyssa's apartment and there were several of the homes where the people had tables set up and they were all dressed up in their costumes, just lovely people all around. One of them even gave Malachi an award for best costume of the night. Then a fire truck came along and started handing out candy. It was awesome. That's the first time I had taken a child T or T since the early 90's, and the first time here in Orlando. It was awesome. I'll probably never meet those people again, I have no idea who they are but I wanna thank them for making Malachi's first Halloween a memorable evening. Check out the pic.

Michael S. Dukakis and John Barry are both 76 today, Lulu is 61, Roseanne Barr is 57,(no relation), Kate Capshaw and Dennis Miller are both 56 and Adam Ant is 55
Today's Highlights in History: 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America
2004 President George W. Bush claimed a re-election mandate a day after a record 59 million Americans chose him over Democrat John Kerry; Kerry conceded defeat in make-or-break Ohio rather than launch a legal fight reminiscent of the contentious Florida recount of four years earlier
2008 Former White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, who took the iconic image of Lyndon Johnson taking the oath of office after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, died on Merritt Island, Florida at age 88

O Lord, my rock and my fortress, for Your name’s sake lead and guide me and never let me be put to shame. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen (Portals Of Prayer)

NFL Week 8

Monday, November 2, 2009

In Week 8 action of the NFL my Dallas Cowboys are now tied for first place in the NFC East as they beat Seattle 38-17, Brett Favre was booed as he took the field in Green Bay, so he decided he would just help Minnesota win the game 38-26, Baltimore gave Denver their first loss of the season 30-7, Indianapolis stays perfect by beating San Francisco 18-14, Carolina beats Arizona 34-21. Panther QB Jake Delhomme was taken to the hospital with a chest contusion but he's gonna be good. Houston Texans are 5-3, their best start ever after beating Buffalo 31-10, Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis told reporters that he plans to retire at the end of the season after they lost to Chicago 30-6 yesterday and Tennessee got their first win of the season beating Jacksonville 30-13. Elsewhere, Miami beat the Jets, Philadelphia gave the Giants their 3rd loss in a row, St. Louis was better than Detroit and it was San Diego over Oakland. There was no Sunday Night Football, but tonight it's Richard's Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans

The JOKE OF THE DAY: Little Johnny was on a park bench stuffing all of his Halloween candy in his mouth. An old lady came over and said. "Son, don't you know that eating all of that candy will rot your teeth, give you acne, and make you sick?" "My grandfather lived to be 105 years old!" replied Johnny. "Did he eat five candy bars at a sitting?" the old lady retorted. "No," said Johnny, "but he minded his own freakin' business." (Comedy Central)

My cousin Debbie celebrated her birthday yesterday, Hope you had a great day, Debbie, I Love You. Today Patrick Buchanan is 71, Stefanie Powers is 67, Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 65, J.D. Souther is 64, k.d. lang is 48, Bobby Dall from Poison is 46, David Schwimmer is 43, Fieldy is the big 4-0 and Nelly is 35
Today's Highlight in History: 1959, former game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted before a House subcommittee that he'd been given questions and answers in advance when he appeared on the NBC program "Twenty One," amassing $129,000 during a 14-week run

Gracious Deliverer, You have overcome the world for us and given us eternal life through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. (Portals Of Prayer)