Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind ? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne ? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp ! And surely I’ll be mine ! And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. CHORUS
We twa hae run about the braes, And pu’d the gowans fine ; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot, Sin auld lang syne. CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn, Frae morning sun till dine ; But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin auld lang syne. CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere ! And gie's a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught, For auld lang syne. CHORUS
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old times since ? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup ! And surely I’ll buy mine ! And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. CHORUS
We two have run about the slopes, and picked the daisies fine ; But we’ve wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne. CHORUS
We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine† ; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne. CHORUS
And there’s a hand my trusty friend ! And give us a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll take a right good-will draught, for auld lang syne. CHORUS
I wrote a new verse to an old folk song tonight! I wrote the last verse! Ed Miller does a great version of this old cowboy standard. I dedicate this to George W. Bush.
Hell in Texas
Oh, the Devil in hell they say he was chained, And there for a thousand years he remained; He neither complained nor did he groan, But decided he'd start up a hell of his own, Where he could torment the souls of men Without being shut in a prison pen; So he asked the Lord if He had any sand Left over from making this great land.
The Lord He said, "Yes, I have plenty on hand, But it's away down south on the Rio Grande, And, to tell you the truth, the stuff is so poor I doubt if 'twill do for hell any more." The Devil went down and looked over the truck, And he said if it came as a gift he was stuck, For when he'd examined it carefully and well He decided the place was too dry for a hell.
But the Lord just to get the stuff off His hands He promised the Devil He'd water the land, For he had some old water that was of no use, A regular bog hole that stunk like the deuce. So the grant it was made and the deed it was given; The Lord He returned to His place up in heaven. The Devil soon saw he had everything needed To make up a hell and so he proceeded.
He scattered tarantulas over the roads, Put thorns on the cactus and horns on the toads, He sprinkled the sands with millions of ants So the man that sits down must wear soles on his pants. He lengthened the horns of the Texas steer, And added an inch to the jack rabbit's ear; He put water puppies in all of the lakes, And under the rocks he put rattlesnakes.
He hung thorns and brambles on all of the trees, He mixed up the dust with jiggers and fleas; The rattlesnake bites you, the scorpion stings, The mosquito delights you by buzzing his wings. The heat in the summer's a hundred and ten, Too hot for the Devil and too hot for men; And all who remained in that climate soon bore Cuts, bites, stings, and scratches, and blisters galore.
He quickened the buck of the bronco steed, And poisoned the feet of the centipede; The wild boar roams in the black chaparral It's a hell of a place that we've got for a hell. He planted red pepper beside of the brooks; The Mexicans use them in all that they cook. Just dine with a Greaser and then you will shout, "I've hell on the inside as well as the out! "
He loosed hurricane winds to ravage the coasts So strong that they twisted up oil rigs and scattered the boats. He bred tribes of wild Mormons with hundreds of wives, With tempers like grizzlies and bees in their hives! Then to warn all to beware he raised up his hands, And created a scourge that ruined the land. He put George W. Bush in a place of high power That caused all without shame to take cover and cower!
All but the last verses are from from American Ballads and Folk Songs, Lomax The last verse was written by Beth Maxwell Boyle 2008
Here is one English Version: Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so verdant! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How are thy leaves so verdant!
Not only in the summertime, But even in winter is thy prime. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
For every year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!
Each bough doth hold its tiny light, That makes each toy to sparkle bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!
I would like to dedicate this video to my friend in Germany, Bernd Becker.
This is my newest video on YouTube! It s a musical slide show of Christmas trees and Xmas ephemera set to O Tannenbaum as sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and performed by Music Box Company.The best known version was written in 1824 by a Leipzig organist and teacher named Ernst Anschütz. The melody is an old folk tune. The first known "Tannenbaum" song lyrics date back to 1550. A similar 1615 song by Melchior Franck (1573–1639) begins:
Ach Tannenbaum, ach Tannenbaum, du bist ein edler Zweig! Du grünest uns den Winter, die liebe Sommerzeit.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Wie treu sind deine Blatter! O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Wie treu sind deine Blatter! Du grunst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit. O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Wie treu sind deine Blatter!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut! O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! O Tannembaum, O Tannenbaum Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Oh, Christmas tree, Oh christmas tree, Thou tree both fair and lovely Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree Thou tree both fair and lovely The sight of thee at Christmastide Spreads hope and gladness far and wide Oh, Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree Thou tree both fair and lovely
Oh, Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree Thou hast a wondrous message Oh, Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree Thou has a wondrous message Thou dost proclaim the Savior's birth, Good will to men, and peace on earth Oh, Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree, thou hast a wondrous message.
As you see there are many versions! Here is yet another!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou tree most fair and lovely! Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou tree most fair and lovely! The sight of thee at Christmastide Spreads hope and gladness far and wide Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree Thou tree most fair and lovely!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou hast a wondrous message: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou hast a wondrous message: Thou dost proclaim the Saviour's birth Good will to men and peace on earth O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou hast a wondrous message
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! You stand in verdant beauty O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! You stand in verdant beauty Your boughs are green in summer's glow And do not fade in winter's snow O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! You stand in verdant beauty
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How laden are your branches O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Your presence here enhances Your silver star does glisten bright Reflecting all the candlelight O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How laden are your branches
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree You fill all hearts with gaiety O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree You fill all hearts with gaiety On Christmas Day you stand so tall Affording joy to one and all O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree You fill all hearts with gaiety
GEORGE MORLAND (1763-1804) , English painter of animals and rustic scenes, was born in London on the 26th of June 1763 . His grandfather, George H . Morland, was a subject painter, three of whose popular pictures were engraved by Watson and Dawe in 1769 . The son, H . R . Morland, father of George, was also an artist and engraver, and picture restorer, at one time a rich man, but later in reduced circumstances . His pictures of laundry-maids especially were very popular in their time, and were reproduced in mezzotint . They represented ladies of some importance who desired to be painted, according to the fashion of the day, engaged in domestic work . Morland's mother was a Frenchwoman, who possessed a small independent property of her own; she is believed to have been the Maria Morland who exhibited twice at the Royal Academy in 1785 and 1786, although some writers have stated that Maria Morland was not the mother, but one of the sisters of George Morland . At a very early age Morland produced sketches of remarkable promise, exhibiting some at the Royal Academy in 1773, when he was but ten years old, and continuing to exhibit at the Free Society in 1775 and 1776, and at the Society of Artists in 1777, and then sending again to the Royal Academy in 1778, 1779 and 1780 . His very earliest work, however, was produced even before that tender age, as his father kept a drawing which the boy had executed when he was but four years old, representing a coach and horses and two footmen . He was a student at the Royal Academy in early youth, but only for a very short time .
Last night my husband went into the fridge after cheesecake and asked me why humans don't milk pigs and make things like pig's milk cheese?. I laughed so hard I nearly fell out of my swivel chair. The thought of someone milking all 14 teats was hysterical. After looking it up on line I was able to tell him exactly why mankind does not take milk from pigs for human food. In case the rest of you are laying awake at night trying to ponder this here are the reasons....
"The biggest challenge facing the porcine dairy industry is collecting the product. Pigs on average have fourteen teats as opposed to cows that have four teats. Pigs also differ from cows in their milk ejection time, a cows milk ejection is stimulated by the hormone oxytocin and can last ten minutes, where as a pig's milk ejection time only last fifteen seconds as the suckling pigs stimulate the release of oxytoc in. The technology of a 14 cupped mechanized milking machine that can milk a pig in 15 seconds is not available to pork producers."
There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. It will lead to the place where the Christ was born, Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Refrain
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow the Star of Bethlehem, Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
If you take good heed to the angel’s words, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. You’ll forget your flocks, you’ll forget your herds, Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, And glory shone around.
“Fear not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind. “Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind To you and all mankind.
“To you, in David’s town, this day Is born of David’s line A Savior, who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign, And this shall be the sign.
“The heavenly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid, And in a manger laid.”
Thus spake the seraph and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God on high, Who thus addressed their song, Who thus addressed their song:
“All glory be to God on high, And to the Earth be peace; Good will henceforth from Heaven to men Begin and never cease, Begin and never cease!”
Words: Nahum Tate, 1700; first appeared in Tate and Brady’s Psalter, 1702.
“There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.” Luke 2:8-9
This is Obama's pick for the poet at the Inauguration is Elizabeth Alexander, professor of African-American studies at Yale University. She was chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to compose and read a poem for his inauguration on Jan. 20.
A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon.
Spokesman Yassin Majid says that in a letter sent Thursday to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the journalist described his behavior as "an ugly act" and asked to be pardoned.
Majid says that Muntadhar al-Zeidi in the letter recalls the kindness the prime minister once showed him during an interview in 2005 and asked for al-Maliki to show him kindness once again.
Al-Zeidi, a correspondent for an Iraqi-owned television station based in Cairo, Egypt, could face two years imprisonment for insulting a foreign leader.
Some of al-Zeidi's relatives say if he did express regret it was under pressure. We do know his arm was broken and that he was beaten up badly, so what is the truth?
Update 12/21/08
Iraqi shoe-thrower: I would do it again Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:45:11 GMT
Muntadhar al-Zaidi throwing his shoes at George Bush
The Iraqi journalist who shocked the world by throwing his shoes at the US president reportedly says he would do it again if given the opportunity.
"In a letter to Iraqi prime minister, Muntadhar al-Zaidi has only apologized to Nuri al-Maliki himself," Fardanews reported, citing comments by an Iraqi source familiar with the case.
"He said that he felt no remorse for throwing his shoes at the 'Great Satan', George Bush, and added that he would repeat his actions if he sees him again, because Bush's forces have killed many of Iraq's children," added the source.
Al-Zaidi has told the judge investigating the incident that Bush was the target of his action not Nuri al-Maliki, whom he likes and respects, said the source, who according to Fardanews was close to the investigations.
Al-Baghdadiya satellite channel correspondent Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled his shoes at US President George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad on Sunday, shouting in Arabic 'this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog'!
News of al-Zaidi's lack of remorse came after several Western media outlets reported that the journalist had written to Maliki apologizing for the incident, and describing it as an 'ugly action'.
Al-Zaidi's brother Uday, however, has rejected the reports, calling them 'incorrect'.
"This apology is not a real one. If they (the government) want an apology, they must first release him so he can do it freely and not under pressure," said Uday.
Fardanews also published comments by an anonymous Iraqi official involved in investigations, who confirmed that al-Zaidi had apologized to Maliki, but said that the reporter did not regret his action.
The official also said that in a written statement to the judge, al-Zaidi had said that he expected to be killed by the Bush's body guards after hurling the first shoe.
"It seemed that his bodyguards were not on full alert at the time, that was how I managed to throw the second shoe," the official quoted al-Zaidi as saying.
The AP reports that the Iraqi government will decide if al-Zeidi should be punished for throwing shoes at Bush. It also reports that Bush "harbors no hard feelings about the incident."
Maythem al-Zaidi said his brother had not planned to throw his shoes prior to Sunday. "He was provoked when Mr. Bush said [during the news conference] this is his farewell gift to the Iraqi people," he said. A colleague of Muntader al-Zaidi's at al-Baghdadiya satellite channel, however, said the correspondent had been "planning for this from a long time. He told me that his dream is to hit Bush with shoes," said the man, who would not give his name.
Muntader al-Zaidi appears to have a long-standing dislike of the United States presence in Iraq. He used to finish his reports by saying he was in "the occupied Baghdad." His brother said that he hates the occupation so strongly that he canceled his wedding, saying: "I will marry when the occupation is over." -The New York Times Baghdad Bureau Blog
The Shoe Heard Round the World! I sent this cartoon to Europe yesterday, even! You snitched it, Arianna!
Have a look at this! Huffington made off with my Shoe! It's OK guys you can flatter me by taking my stuff! I did say it first on Monday! Also here yesterday as you can see below.
I am really shocked Bush would even go over there. I think it WAY too risky but all is well that ends well, I guess. I got such a "kick" out of this video yesterday I think it made my week. I have always wanted to give him the old pie in the face. That this man is so clueless he would go someplace where he is so hated sort of sums up his whole presidency now doesn't it?
By now just about everyone has seen the video of Muntadar al-Zaidi throwing his shoes at Lame-"duck" President Bush. I just found out that Muntadar al-Zaidi was kidnapped by Shiite Militiamen Last Year. No big surprise he he would call Bush a dog and hurl his shoes at him. This truly is the shot heard 'round the world. I hope this brave man is not hurt for reacting in anger in this way. This truly is one of the most remarkable incidents I have ever seen. al-Zaidi has one heck of a throwing arm! This BBC video with a full report says it all.
£145,000 is what the Farquharson brought! That is double the estimated auction price!Beneath the Snow Encumbered Branches was bought by a private buyer from Scotland. I am pleased it is staying in Scotland.
We were hammered last night by Lake Effect snows again. It's wet, heavy snow and murder to shovel. Here in Western NY we could not get by with out the salt on the roads even though its murder on cars and trucks. Between 1878 and 1895, over 35 mining companies were formed in New York’s Wyoming and Livingston Counties here in Western, NY to mine salt. In 1884, the first shaft salt mine was constructed in Livingston County at a cost of $600,000. Previously, all other facilities in the area were wells that extracted brine, which was then evaporated to obtain the salt. The shaft salt mine increased production capacity and efficiency.
The extraction of salt in Western New York covers a vast geographic region. Mine shafts that were formerly operating in the hamlets of Retsof, Greigsville, and Cuylerville were eventually all connected underground, comprising an area even larger than the island of Manhattan. In 1994, due to a flooding of this network, the Retsof mine was closed after an earth quake.
In 1997 the American Rock Salt Company was established with the vision of creating a new mine and tapping into the underground salt reserves that had been left undisturbed. After securing the required permits and purchasing 10,000 acres of mineral rights and 200 acres of surface property, American Rock Salt broke ground in 1998 for a new mine, ten miles away from all previous mining sites. Construction of the mine at Hampton Corners took more than three years. American Rock Salt built the mine using traditional techniques that have proven over time to be the best approach for safety and success.
The American Rock Salt mine is the first successful salt mine to be built in the United States in over forty years.When the Retsof Mine was abandoned in 1995, 275 miners were without work. In 1997, several New York State businessmen started a new company named American Rock Salt (5520 Rt. 63, Mt. Morris, NY 14510). This was the first new salt mine in the country in 40 years. The Hampton Corners Mine, 10 mi./16 km. from the old Retsof mine, is considered one of the largest and most efficient salt-producing facilities in the United States. The company estimates that it will be able to produce 3 million tons of salt per year for the next 80 years and approximately 50 percent of the state's annual salt requirement.
1. There was a wee yowe, Hippin frae knowe to knowe; It lookit up to the mune, And saw mae ferlies na fyfteen: It took a fit in ilka hand, And hippit awa to Airland; Frae Airland to Aberdeen: And whan the yowe cam hame again, The guidman was outby herdin' the kye; The swine were in the spence, makin' the whey; The guidwife was but an' ben, tinklin' the keys, And lookin' owre lasses makin' at the cheese; The cat in the ass-hole, makin' at the brose-- Down fell a cinder and burnt the cat's nose, And it cried: "Yeowe, yeowe, yeowe," &c.
2. There was a wee bird, It took a fit in every han', And whuppit awa to Ayr's lan', Frae Ayr's lan' to Aberdeen, And saw ferlies fifteen. It saw an auld man in the byre bin'en the kye, and an auld wife in the close chackin' the mice to the hens throwing banes in her face. The auld mare makin' the porridge, and the wee foal lickin' the stick. There's an auld cat makin' cheese, and a wee kitten janglin' keys. The dog in the ash-hole makin' brose, Doon comes a cinder and burns his nose. The cock in the chimney-top kaimin' down his yellow hair. Come down, sir, What are ye doin' up there?
3. I took ma fit in ma han', An' I happit ower to Irelan'. Fat saw ye there? I saw the girss grouin', An' the sea flouin', An' the bonnie boaties rouin'.
(1) Chambers PRS (1847), 183 "from recitation in Ayrshire" [whence NAE (1932), 27]; (1870), 27, with changes in the verb hip to the synonymous hap (lines 2,6). Montgomerie SC (1948), 53 (no.54). With the last lines cf. "Poussie at the Fireside". (2) "A Thrawn Sang", a fragment from Crawfordjohn (1820- 30), in Rymour Club Misc. II (1912-19), 100. (3) SNQ VI.2 (July 1892), 25, from Kenmore; SC (1948), 162 (no. 300). What seems a fragmentary version in MacLennan SNR (1909), 13: "The bairn in the cradle, playin' wi' the keys,/ Tammy i' the kailpot up tae the knees,/ Pussy at the fireside, sappin' a' the brose,/ Doon fell a cinder an' burnt pussy's nose!"
