Long December

Yeah, I know it's Thursday. This has been a long, ugly fall & winter. Work's been such that there wasn't really a Christmas. Good riddance, 2009. So enjoy the whine.

Counting Crows - A Long December

Hallejuah Chorus

Merry Christmas, everybody!

O Come All Ye Faithful

Fairytale of New York

The Pogues - A Fairytale Of New York

White Christmas

Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Little Drummer Boy

The Christmas Song

Blue Christmas

Fairytale of New York

The Pogues - A Fairytale Of New York

The Deadly Mantis

Proudly returning this blog's new irregular feature, Movie Night.

Tonight's feature: The Deadly Mantis.



Hey, I never said they'd be good movies.

Shut Up, Harry

Hey Harry - I think it's time you came home from DC. For good.

The West's most disappointing senator, Harry Reid of Nevada, just dug his own grave a little deeper this week, as he stated that those who opposed the health care reform bill were the same as those who opposed abolishing slavery.

If you want to play these silly little games, Harry, I would like to remind you that the Democrats opposed ending slavery in 1860 - you know, like you?

The Wall Street Journal asks this question: "How could such a thoroughly unappealing man have gotten so far in politics?" Heck if I know.

I thought when Reid became the ranking Dem in the Senate, being a westerner and a Mormon, that some good would come of it. Since then, he's proved me wrong at every opportunity.

Overheard

Well, or seen, over at The Other McCain:

Mrs. Other McCain was in my basement office when the news on TV said Tiger had been linked to nine other mistresses.

"I swear to God, Stacy, I'd kill you," she said.

That's her interpretation of the "forsaking all others . . . 'til death do you part" vow. It's a multiple-choice thing, see? I can either forsake all others or die.

A Different December

A Great Big Sled

Time to get Christmas-y around here...

The Killers - A Great Big Sled
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"Attention... Attention Please..."

Proudly (sorta) introducing this blog's newest irregular feature: Movie Night.

To kick things off, presenting the original disaster movie, 1970's Airport.



To start the movie, CLICK HERE.



Thanks to oldclassicmovies2 at YouTube for making this available.

Joe Patroni is the man.

Off to Albuquerque

The Super Chief at Albuquerque, circa 1945
Source: Wikipedia

The blog won't be out of commission while I am away, though - check in tomorrow night.

And for more on the Santa Fe, check out The Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modelling Society and Qstation.com.


Source: QStation