Holiday Cheer

It's been a wild & crazy Holiday Season, make sure to take time out for the important things:





Here's an even BETTER version, if you can believe it:

Henry J. Scheu, Jr.

(Mom, brother Dave and Grampa)

My amazing grampa passed away this week, so I am home in Springfield for memorial preparations and helping my mom.

Please keep us in your prayers this weekend. We have alot of family travelling in from out of state. Pray for all of our spirits and safety this week.

Thanks guys.

Love, Betsy

You can visit his memorial page and sign the guestbook here.

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It's the Small Things in Life...

Life's Great Little Pleasure # 37

Those double-decker "mini" shopping carts at Meijer.



Life's Great Little Pleasure # 104

School teachers wearing ridiculous Holiday Sweaters.



Life's Great Little Pleasure #88

Warm Holiday Wishes via YouTube.



Happy Holidays, Ya'll.



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Santa needs specifics

Hey (few) Readers,

I am getting a new phone for Christmas, and switching my service to Verizon. So, I need to pick out a phone. I like the new Chocolate, and I wondered if anyone out there in the internets has any comments or suggestions on this phone, or another one Verizon carries.

Thanks dudes.

Only 14 more shopping days left till Christmas!!!


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Here We Go

It's Black & Gold Friday, bitches!

I said "eff that" to the professional world and wore my Steeler jersey to work today.

I figure the Stillers can use all the karma they can get.

BEAT THE PATSYS!!!


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25 Skills Every Man Should Know

ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning read off this list this morning to see who was the bigger man. Test yourself, how do you score out of 25?
Guys AND Girls!

Guys, don't feel too badly, as long as you score higher than 2 or 3, you surely scored higher than Greeny, who wasn't sure if a "radiator hose" was in your house or your car...

25 Skills Every Man Should Know

How To:
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network


How did you score?


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I Heart Huckabee

I'm sorry, but I have to join the masses.

I am starting to like this guy more and more. He was slightly impressive in the Republican You Tube debates (although it was hard to notice anyone other than Anderson Cooper... dreamy) and now this?

This man is NOT dumb:

Daytona Changes You, Bets.

R.I.P. Evel

Stunt legend Evel Knievel has passed away.

According to PerezHilton.com, in his last interview with Maxim, Knievel spoke of a life-changing experience in none other than Daytona Beach, FL.

During the interview Evel opens about how he found God a few months ago, in a hotel room in Daytona Beach. “All my life I was an atheist,” he says. “I’d tell people I didn’t believe Jesus could walk on water. Then something happened in Daytona. God spoke to me. He said, ‘Robert, you got to stop tellin’ people you don’t believe in me. I been takin’ care of you for years, watchin’ over you. I done everything for you. And you go tell people you don’t believe in me. You gotta stop it.’ ” Evel puts his hands over his face, then sobs, “I told God I’d never insult him again.”

Man.. Daytona changes you.
I always knew that place was special.


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Happy Birthday Thriller!

Ladies and Gentleman, gather 'round for this momentous occasion.

Michael Jackson's Thriller turns 25 this week!

I am especially excited, being a huge fan of the album. It's still in my top 5 best albums EVER.

His groundbreaking, world-changing album was released 25 years ago this week. Enjoy some tidbits from this amazing piece of our culture, featuring pieces from a review from Rolling Stone Magazine by Chris Connelly back in 1982...

Do you laugh when I say "world changing?" Check out this video of inmates in a prison in the Philippines:



CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY—Jackson has cooked up a zesty LP whose uptempo workouts don't obscure its harrowing, dark messages.

The sheer vitality of the musical setting obviates any sense of self-pity. Quincy Jones' production — Jackson coproduced his own compositions — is sparer than usual, and refreshingly free of schmaltz. Then again, he's working with what might be pop music's most spectacular instrument: Michael Jackson's voice. Where lesser artists need a string section or a lusty blast from a synthesizer, Jackson need only sing to convey deep, heartfelt emotion. His raw ability and conviction make material like "Baby Be Mine" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" into first-class cuts and even salvage "The Girl Is Mine." Well, almost.

Jackson's new attitude gives Thriller a deeper, if less visceral, emotional urgency than any of his previous work, and marks another watershed in the creative development of this prodigiously talented performer.

Here's Chris Connelly's favorite song from the album:


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