I am going to say YIKES! at the top of my lungs! Did ya hear me?
Life’s been crazy and I feel like I have been coming and going at the same time. Don’t get me wrong, I am so incredibly blessed, ( I saw a shooting star last night and was just blown away! Magic!) it’s just the season for chaos!
I feel behind in all the things I want to do, including my blog , which in the past week and a half , I have just sorta done on the fly. I have some things I have really wanted to post ,but Old timers or Anhieser’s ( as my buddy Ned always says), or chaos take your pick. So This is my catch up blog! I may not give the time or attention each of these things needs, But if I wait, I’ll never get to them.
FIRST;
My dearest Bro, Rainbow Demon has had this awesome post about Zappadan, which you have to check out! It’s a wonderful concept and a hilarious way to celebrate the up coming loot gathering holiday. I have been called a Hippie, and some other unsavory things but I am a HUGE Zappa Fan! So Please take a second and go check out the fun!
Next I would like to talk about a good friend of mine. She is an awesome lady with a heart of gold. She works really hard and has a sweet loving husband and an incredible son. Things aren’t always easy for her though, her son has Autism. He can be a kind and caring kid one minute and then some switch inside his head goes off and he is out of control. It is so hard because we don’t understand much about this disorder. As I am sure you can imagine it’s a battle in the dark, not only for the souls with autism, but for the family and friends who love them.
These are a couple sites that you can learn more about Autism
http://www.autismspeaks.org/
http://www.autism.org/
and Surface earth was kind enough to post this link
Autism Speaks, a sponsoring organization for the Autism Awareness campaign created a music video of the Five for Fighting song, “World”, which features images of autistic children and their families. It is a truly moving video and was the work of their Creative Director, Bill Shea.
The band is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks for each time the video is viewed. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal.
What kind of world do you want?
please take a moment to watch and help those with Autism! Thanks!
The next item on my to do list is a share. I have never met the woman who runs and has created this remarkable business, but what I do know about her is she is an over flowing cup of human kindness. She has some marvelous sons , that she rightfully brags about, and a circle of friends that are also caring and committed people.When I come across someone whose Art is not only lovely but touching and profound I can’t help but want to share it with everyone. I purchased Holiday cards from her and they are just WOW!
Her place is called Bone sigh arts. ( Isn’t that a great name?) and you can even send e-cards! please please please go check her out and don’t forget to look at the holiday cards!
Thanks!
I’m gonna take a minute now to talk about my son. I kind of keep my kids out of my blog, if you are a parent you know how they each up so much of your day,your life , your energy, your love, your food if they are a teenager! , and most of the time it’s in a good way. Please don’t misunderstand me, I love and adore my kids, but I try to have something for myself so I have some place to go to recharge so that I always have something for them.
My son will be 15 in less than 10 days. He is a terrific person. I know that if I was his age I would love to have him as a friend. He is funny and caring, smart and intuitive, opinionated and willing to stand up for what he believes is right. He broke is arm playing football a month and a half ago( he got close-lined), so he has sat on the sidelines and just cheered his buddies on.He does some incredible stupid things, but he has a sense of humor that usually saves him from complete despair. Right now at this stage in his life, he wants more than anything to be a Marine when he gets out of school. I will be sitting on the sofa reading a book and he will stretch out next to me, put his head in my lap and tell me all about signing up and kicking some terrorist butt. I often look at him and wonder how I gave birth to this? I am the beatnik bohemian peace-nick, I put flowers in the ends of shotguns. I have tried to teach him about peace through understanding and conversation.I know he is open minded, his friends are a motley bunch, from the extremes of piercings and punkness, to red necks, Moslem’s , Christians, and gays. So when I read Goldenferi’s post with the Kahlil Gibran poem, it was a knock on the door from Karma. It was a reminder that He’s mine to love, but his life is his to live.
darn it….
AND LASTLY… My Friday poem!
Hanukkah (silliness) (author unknown)
‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHANUKAH
OY! WHAT A SHOCK!
SOMEBODY OUTSIDE
WAS PICKING OUR LOCK!
AND THERE AT THE DOOR
STOOD A ‘ZAYDA’ IN BLUE-
AND HE WORE ON HIS KUPP
A BLUE YARMULKA, TOO!
HIS PUNIM WAS SHAIN-
EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE IT!
‘ROUND HIS NECK HUNG A CHAIN
WITH A GOLD MOGEN DOVID!
HE WORE SILKEN TSITZES
BENEATH HIS WOOL VEST,
AND A SMALL FLAG OF ISRAEL
WAS DRAPED ON HIS CHEST!
HE SAID: “I’M NO BURGLAR,
SO PLEASE DON’T BE NERVOUS.
I’M THE SPIRIT OF CHANUKAH,
HERE AT YOUR SERVICE!”
“MENCHEN ALL CALL ME
‘REB’ SHALOM SHAPIRO!
WITHOUT ME, THIS YOM-TOV
MIGHT NEED A NEW ‘HERO!’”
“I VISIT ALL YIDLACH,
AND BRING – KINNAHORRA-
GOOD FORTUNE AS BRIGHT
AS A GLOWING MENORAH!”
“ICH SHLEPP LOTS OF BLESSINGS
AND CHANUKAH GELT,
AND JOYS THAT ARE TAKKA
THE BEST IN DER VELT!”
“IF YOU KNOW NICE MENCHEN,
I’LL VISIT THEM QUICK,
AND I’LL BRING THEM GEZUNT
AND A HOUSEFUL OF GLICK!”
SO WE SENT HIM TO YOUR HOUSE,
AND SHOOK HANDS AND PARTED.
HE SHOUTED, “SHALOM!”
OUT THE DOORWAY HE DARTED!
HE RAN TO A WAGON
WITH HORSES AHEAD.
HE FED THEM SOME BAGELS,
AND HERE’S WHAT HE SAID:
“LET’S GO, MOISH AND MENDEL!
MAKE QUICK, MOE AND YUSSLE!
PLEASE GIVE A RUSH, MALKAH!
HEY, HYMIE, PLEASE HUSTLE!”
THEN THEY RACED LIKE THE WIND!
AND THEY GALLOPED SO SHNELL,
ALL HIS CLOTHING BLEW OFF,
AND HIS GATKES AS WELL!
SOON HE WAS SO KALT
THAT HIS TUSHIE TURNED BLUISH!
HE MOANED AND HE HOLLERED
IN ENGLISH AND JEWISH!
SO, DON’T ACT EMBARRASSED,
AND PLEASE DON’T BE RUDE
WHEN THAT FROSTBITTEN ZAYDA
ARRIVES IN THE NUDE!
QUICK! WRAP HIM IN BLANKETS!
DON’T BEAT ‘ROUND THE BUSH’!
AND TIE A HOT WATER BAG
ON HIS COLD TUSH!
QUICK! FEED HIM SOME CHICHEN SOUP
HEISS AS CAN BE!
AND GIVE HIM SOME SHNAPPS
AND A GLEZ’L HOT TEA!
‘CAUSE HE BRINGS YOU A HOUSEFUL
OF CHANUKAH WISHES
AS WARM AND GESHMOCK
AS PLATE OF HOT KNISHES!
AND HE BRINGS THEM FROM OUR HOUSE
SO FRIENDLY AND BRIGHT,
SO YOUR HOUSE WILL KEEP GLOWING
WITH CHANUKAH LIGHT.
PLUS JOY SWEET AS TSUKKER,
AND PEACE AND GOOD-CHEER
AND EVERYTHING FRAYLACH
EACH DAY OF THE YEAR!
AND NONE IN YOUR FAMILY
WILL BE A SHLEMAZEL,
FOR LIFE WILL BRING EACH OF YOU
SIMCHAS AND MAZEL!
AND ALL THROUGH THE FUTURE
YOUR HOPES WILL COME TRUE,
AND HIMMEL WILL BLESS
YOUR MISHPOCHA AND YOU!!!
Shalom!
Thanks for bearing with me! I can now paste on a smile and check one off the list!
