"Thanksgiving Day"

    My dinner today will consist of Salad, Apple juice and Vegetarian Organic Wheat Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Raviolis. It does not get any better than that.. My gift from the internet this morning was two movies.. The new Robert De Niro, Al Pacino movie "The Irishman" which is 3 hours and 29 minutes long.. Don't miss this movie.. and the new "Downton Abby" movie, gonna start that as soon as I finish this note... So far I'm having a great day.. OK this is what I'm Thankful for..I thank God for my 41 years of continuous sobriety also my 10 years without a cigarette and all the good health that comes with not drinking and smoking.. I'm thankful for my beautiful apartment and the people that live here in my building.. Also that I can write this with a clear mind and really mean every word I write..I have no anger or resentment and I feel happy all the time.. I and Thankful for that all that and many more things... Later guys Be good to yourself and God Bless.. 

“Priest's Retirement Dinner”

                  Someone sent this to me…………..After thinking about it for about 4 seconds I decided to do a little editing and post it…. The way the politicians are these days it could be a true story…
A Priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner for the Priest..

However, the politician was delayed, so the Priest decided to say a few words while they waited.

He went to podium and said, “I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. At first I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He said, he had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs and gave VD to his girlfriend. I was appalled. But as the days went on, I learned that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving people”.
Just as the Priest finished his talk, the politician breathlessly arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately walked to the podium and began to make the presentation and start his talk by saying, “I’ll never forget the first day our parish Priest arrived, In fact, I had the honor of being the first person to go to him for confession”.

                        Moral of this story….. Never, Never, Never Be Late.

"Jane Coward Fonda"

        

 

I notice Hanoi Jane getting into the spotlight again by getting arrested. Just remember what she did during the Vietnam war... For those too young to remember here is a reminder.. Jane Fonda alias Hanoi Jane, is a Traitor... Many of our veterans still call her “Hanoi Jane” thanks to her radio broadcasts, which attempted to shame American troops. She posed on an anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down our American pilots. She called our POWs hypocrites and liars and referred to their torture as understandable. Even she had to apologize years later for that gun picture, but not for the rest of it. Just Google Jane Fonda and click on pictures.. She is an old lady now, still lives on her Dads name and money and has not made a movie in years..

                                  

"Shoreline"

Its starting to get cold now.. Temperature is 26 degrees now.. I can hear the wind howling outside.. Nothing new here going just waiting for the Holidays to come around.. Meanwhile here are a few ocean pictures from last week.. I live at the shoreline but I am at the ocean edge every day. What a tough life I have. Enjoy..

"On This Day in American History"

On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island, an entry point for millions of immigrants, closes. Opened in 1892, some 12 million people were processed through the island, and some estimate 40 percent of Americans can trace family members who came through Ellis Island. The first immigrant to be processed there was 15-year-old Annie Moore from Ireland. The busiest year for Ellis Island was 1907 when an estimated 1 million people entered the United States. After the 1924 Immigration Act, which sharply reduced the number of immigrants allowed into the country, the site did not process immigrants but rather served as a Coast Guard training center, hospital for wounded World War II soldiers and a detention center for illegal aliens..

My Grandparents came through Ellis Island from Italy..... I remember the stories they told me about the trip across the ocean.. Later on I also remember when they walked into the house after becoming Citizens... The smiles, the happiness but most of all I remember the Raviolis she made for the all those wonderful holidays we had.. Those are my treasures I have today...  

"Something New"

       This is going to be my new page.. Well, not really a new page, however I will be posting here from now on.. Pictures and other things I find interesting.. Stuff like that.. Believe me its no big deal. I'm getting rid of Live Journal. I can't believe I said that.. I've had it for years .. I started there and I will be ending here.. Where else but a Google site.. I have been posting here for years also... Check out some of my writing from the past..This is a picture of a Bluejay outside of my apartment window..

"Happy Veterans Day"

I miss my outfit....God Bless them all wherever they are..