sensible shoes’ Neighborhood

Snowy

A belated Christmas present, but the best one.

Our daughter became engaged to her Scottish partner today. He is a fine young man, and we are very happy for them both. It is three years today since they met in Inverness, Scotland. They came to Toowoomba last April, and plan to make their future home here. We had planned a BBQ for tomorrow night. I wonder if her partner and I will be dancing together like we were at the wedding we attended in Manchester last year. Better not, I suppose. I don't want to make our daughter jealous...

16 comments
SteveP

Tweet!

23:31 A Merry Krampus to all and to all a good Fright! Krampus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia bit.ly/7QCQQh #

Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Post a comment
Team Vox

Happy Holidays!

6acardVOX
6acardVOX
5 comments
Happy Holidays to you, your family, friends and neighbors from all of us at Vox.
See you in 2010!
8 comments Tags: vox, happy holidays
Snowy

ICH today

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information Clearing House Newsletter
News You Won't Find On CNN
December 24,2009
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Desiderata
 
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
 
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
 
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
 
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
 
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
 
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
 
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter,
 
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
 
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
 
Keep interested in your own career, however humble,
 
it's a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
 
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
 
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
 
many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
 
Be yourself.
 
Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;
 
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
 
it is as perennial as the grass.
 
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
 
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
 
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
 
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
 
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
 
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
 
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
 
you have a right to be here.
 
And whether or not it is clear to you,
 
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
 
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be.
 
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
 
keep peace in your soul.
 
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
 
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
 
Max Ehrmann
 
 
"If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another." -  Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama quotes (Dalai Lama, b.1935)
 
=
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."  Jimi Hendrix
 
=
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -  John Lennon

3 comments
Snowy

Season's Greetings



May I wish all my Vox friends a Very Merry Christmas, and Best Wishes for the New Year.

Your company during the past year is sincerely appreciated.
25 comments
SteveP

Tweet!

22:13 Elvis Costello's Spectacle with Levon Helm premiers this week. #

22:14 Good night you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England.... #

Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Post a comment
Sixbucksamonkey

Keep it clean, y'all.

Zardoz Claus is checking his list.  Twice.

Zardoz Claus
Zardoz Claus


Happy X-masween!

7 comments Tags: xmas, zardoz
Sixbucksamonkey

That's what my blog needs... a doomsdady clock!

tempus fugit

3 comments Tags: countdown, end of days, mayan calendar
SteveP

Tweet!

09:28 Arnold Stang, Milquetoast Actor, Dies at 91 - nyti.ms/5sjltd #

09:35 Find Share Track iPhone Apps | Appolicious ™ iPhone App Directory bit.ly/5TBbzz #

16:41 Backupify Cloud Backup Free Until January 31; Stays Free If You Sign Up Now lifehacker.com/5432282/ #backups #datarecovery #

16:42 Good idea, Backupify. Unfortunately your site is unresponsive. Not good promo... #backupify #

16:49 Did Tilda Swinton make you nervous in 'Michael Clayton'? T ry watching 'Julia'. I dare you. bit.ly/67tIMQ #

Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Post a comment
SteveP

Tweet!

15:06 RT @huffingtonpost: Calling all men: Steve Leveen CEO of Levenger says read this book. bit.ly/7mM6EE #

Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Post a comment