Jonathan Winters was an amazing comedian of the 60's and 70's. He broke the mold in many ways. He was not the skinny vauldevillian with the one line joke. He was not gender specific, as he played Maude, the little old lady as well as the General with his medals prodly worn. He had complete vocal control and used it to elicit a laugh about almost everyhing. He was prolific on the TV.
He started in radio and was a morning talk show host. He worked himself up the comedic ladder to be an major entertainer in the late talk show circuit. He was a regular on Jack Parr's show and the Tonight Show. With his talent for voices we remember him for his voice over for crotoons: The Smurfs, The Little Prince, The Christmas Carol, Paul Bunyan, Little Dracula, Ed Grimley Show, and Peter and The Wolf.
Who could forget him on Hollywood Squares? He hosted a variety show on TV that was the first to use color tape. He was on many Bob Hope Shows.
Currently he lives in Santa Barbara and paints and writes. He is working on an autobiography.
From the Most Brillant Thoughts of all time (in two lines or less) comes today's quote:
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it! Johnathan Winters, 1925-
: ) Pat
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Unexpected Results in the Wild Card Games
If you didn't see the Saturday Wild Card games you may be surprised to hear that the Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers both won their games. They were both teams that were not expected to win... So I suspect that the casinos are having a blast at the sports book.
San Diego has had to win every game for the last month to get in. The Arizona Cardinals won their division early and coasted to consecutive losses for the last month and a half.
It was a battle of the quarterbacks. Payton Manning of the Colts can hit a receiver from anywhere on the field. Rivers, the San Diego quarterback has an impressive running game even with their team's star LT of Campbell's soup fame mostly out with an undefined groin pull.
That was Grandma Neelly's chief physical complaint in her later years. I have this pull down in my groin. Hell I didn't know what a groin was at that time. Maybe thats a good thing. I suppose kids now would know what that was with the advent of so much publicity in sports medicine.
Arizona was playing that Atlanta team with the unbelievable rookie of the year quarterback, Matt Ryan. His nickname is ice. He was going up against the quarterback plucked from the grocery story checkout lines for the St. Louis Rams, Kurt Warner. The Wylie coyote In this case the experience of Kurt held up against the raw talent of the newcomer. Why? fewer mistakes.
Both games were fun to watch. The Colts/Chargers game went into overtime. That always makes for an interesting conculsion. The winner of the coin toss usually wins in overtime. Tonight was no exception. Good by Colts and Falcons in the playoffs.
I hope the games on Sunday will be as good.
: ) Pat
San Diego has had to win every game for the last month to get in. The Arizona Cardinals won their division early and coasted to consecutive losses for the last month and a half.
It was a battle of the quarterbacks. Payton Manning of the Colts can hit a receiver from anywhere on the field. Rivers, the San Diego quarterback has an impressive running game even with their team's star LT of Campbell's soup fame mostly out with an undefined groin pull.
That was Grandma Neelly's chief physical complaint in her later years. I have this pull down in my groin. Hell I didn't know what a groin was at that time. Maybe thats a good thing. I suppose kids now would know what that was with the advent of so much publicity in sports medicine.
Arizona was playing that Atlanta team with the unbelievable rookie of the year quarterback, Matt Ryan. His nickname is ice. He was going up against the quarterback plucked from the grocery story checkout lines for the St. Louis Rams, Kurt Warner. The Wylie coyote In this case the experience of Kurt held up against the raw talent of the newcomer. Why? fewer mistakes.
Both games were fun to watch. The Colts/Chargers game went into overtime. That always makes for an interesting conculsion. The winner of the coin toss usually wins in overtime. Tonight was no exception. Good by Colts and Falcons in the playoffs.
I hope the games on Sunday will be as good.
: ) Pat
Win Win
Another quote from the Most Brilliant Thoughts
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let other people see clearly that it is in their best interests to promote yours. Jean de La Bruyère 1645-1695
This is an early philosophical response to getting things done. It shows up in Dale Carnige's "How to influence people" and it is rock solid at the table. It also what we try to get our students to do in therapy. Put yourself in their place. What would you say. How can you get them to see what you want unless it is in their best interest.
My favorite home tale about this is the story of the ice cream trip.
It was a hot afternoon in Merced. Linzi decided that she wanted an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins at the Mall, about a mile away from our house. She did not drive or have a boy friend that could scoop her up and take her to the mall for her treat. So she asked be about 3 times. I kept putting it off. It didn't seem in my interest for the her urgancy. Before long a pair of shoes were dropped beside my feet. A set of keys were found and put in my hand as she helped me up off the sofa and guess what? We were headed off to the mall to get an ice cream.
I wasn't oppesed to the idea. It just had to be brought up to my conscience. She made her interest mine and we both had a nice ice cream at the mall.
win win..Jean de La Bruyère
Love Pat
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let other people see clearly that it is in their best interests to promote yours. Jean de La Bruyère 1645-1695
This is an early philosophical response to getting things done. It shows up in Dale Carnige's "How to influence people" and it is rock solid at the table. It also what we try to get our students to do in therapy. Put yourself in their place. What would you say. How can you get them to see what you want unless it is in their best interest.
My favorite home tale about this is the story of the ice cream trip.
It was a hot afternoon in Merced. Linzi decided that she wanted an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins at the Mall, about a mile away from our house. She did not drive or have a boy friend that could scoop her up and take her to the mall for her treat. So she asked be about 3 times. I kept putting it off. It didn't seem in my interest for the her urgancy. Before long a pair of shoes were dropped beside my feet. A set of keys were found and put in my hand as she helped me up off the sofa and guess what? We were headed off to the mall to get an ice cream.
I wasn't oppesed to the idea. It just had to be brought up to my conscience. She made her interest mine and we both had a nice ice cream at the mall.
win win..Jean de La Bruyère
Love Pat
Friday, January 2, 2009
Congratulations Linzi!
Its Linzi's 28th birthday.
She has survived the throws of being a ginger. Even an assistant principal calling her "Lizard." At least she was known in a positive sense (according to the assistant principal).
She is always one to push the envelope. I think that is why she will help the world become more green and better planned. She expects the best from everyone around her and often gets it.
We love her spirit, her creativity, and her drive.
When she was little she loved the ocean. She could not understand why she couldn't be in it and explore it all the time. We took a family trip to Hearst Castle, down near Cambria. She wanted to jump off of William Randolf Hearst's dock and see what was in that ocean. Mom had to explain to her the dangers of doing that and who would have to jump in there and get her and who would have to jump in there and save the person that was jumping in to get her. It was at least a 30 foot drop into the ocean.
We were talking the other day about her trip out to see her kin in North Carolina. She had a great experience traveling with her mom and grandmother. It was nice to meet kids a little closer to her age when they got out there. And ones that were different than the ones in Merced.
Linzi has always been up for the adventure. She has been able to see and do so much in her world and in worlds that we can only speculate about. She is perfectly placed in a job where looking out for the future is basic. She recently said that when they are considering projects they consider them for 7 generations ahead.
Congratulations to a wonderful 28 year old!
Love You Linzi
your dad
She has survived the throws of being a ginger. Even an assistant principal calling her "Lizard." At least she was known in a positive sense (according to the assistant principal).
She is always one to push the envelope. I think that is why she will help the world become more green and better planned. She expects the best from everyone around her and often gets it.
We love her spirit, her creativity, and her drive.
When she was little she loved the ocean. She could not understand why she couldn't be in it and explore it all the time. We took a family trip to Hearst Castle, down near Cambria. She wanted to jump off of William Randolf Hearst's dock and see what was in that ocean. Mom had to explain to her the dangers of doing that and who would have to jump in there and get her and who would have to jump in there and save the person that was jumping in to get her. It was at least a 30 foot drop into the ocean.
We were talking the other day about her trip out to see her kin in North Carolina. She had a great experience traveling with her mom and grandmother. It was nice to meet kids a little closer to her age when they got out there. And ones that were different than the ones in Merced.
Linzi has always been up for the adventure. She has been able to see and do so much in her world and in worlds that we can only speculate about. She is perfectly placed in a job where looking out for the future is basic. She recently said that when they are considering projects they consider them for 7 generations ahead.
Congratulations to a wonderful 28 year old!
Love You Linzi
your dad
The Most Brilliant Thoughts
Plowing through the offerings at Barnes and Noble I came across an very interesting book. It is titled The Most Brilliant Thoughts of all Time, (in two lines or Less)/ It is edited by John Shanahan. I thought that I might share some of these are the blogs go on.
Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, 1715-1747
There is a certain amount of negative envy from people who cannot do great projects. It is one of those reactions that we all have to deal with. It can also stiffle great projects.
In the 80's I had a mentor project in the High School. Many teachers were interested in getting into computers as a way of "cleaning up their act." I applied and received 8 projects of support and execution of desktop projects throughout the district. I provided one on one in services and supported many teachers and started many very interesting projects that teachers continued to do.
Thee were a number of teachers that could not do what I was doing and started a backside negative program. I heard from these people that they were verbally wondering why a speech and language teacher that had no classroom of his own (I still don't) could ever be worthy of a "mentor" project honor. One teacher who was on the selection committee went so far as to tell me that I was crazy to apply since computers were the work of the devil. One teacher told my friends that I shouldn't have it since I would be paid for pursuing my hobby.
Within six months of the end of my project this fellow teacher wanted help with this outside business. I was able to help him (setting aside my inside knowledge) and he helped my by paying for my services.
We all have to make sure that those who can't don't get in the way of those that dream and can.
Love
Pat
Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, 1715-1747
There is a certain amount of negative envy from people who cannot do great projects. It is one of those reactions that we all have to deal with. It can also stiffle great projects.
In the 80's I had a mentor project in the High School. Many teachers were interested in getting into computers as a way of "cleaning up their act." I applied and received 8 projects of support and execution of desktop projects throughout the district. I provided one on one in services and supported many teachers and started many very interesting projects that teachers continued to do.
Thee were a number of teachers that could not do what I was doing and started a backside negative program. I heard from these people that they were verbally wondering why a speech and language teacher that had no classroom of his own (I still don't) could ever be worthy of a "mentor" project honor. One teacher who was on the selection committee went so far as to tell me that I was crazy to apply since computers were the work of the devil. One teacher told my friends that I shouldn't have it since I would be paid for pursuing my hobby.
Within six months of the end of my project this fellow teacher wanted help with this outside business. I was able to help him (setting aside my inside knowledge) and he helped my by paying for my services.
We all have to make sure that those who can't don't get in the way of those that dream and can.
Love
Pat
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Mom is into Seal
This afternoon in the middle of football games galore, NBC was one of its counter programing offers. The figure skaters were skating to Seal. There were some surprising performs. Brian Boitano and Karen Kadavie. What was interesting was that the live performer that they were skating to was Seal. Sue had no knowlege of his music. She did know, unlike me, that he was married to Heidi Kloone. Please forgive the spellings here a spell checker is of no vaule.
She also discovered that Seal is a common singer for many of the routines that the skaters perform. If fact... as far as fact goes, that Kristie Yamaguchi went back into training to be a part of the performance when the promoters told her that Seal would perform live. She gave a very credible performance. She didn't do her every jump like she did for Stars on Ice many years ago, but she did do some jumps.
The upshot of the show was that she has a new singer to follow. I downloaded a collection of his songs on ITunes that will bring us up to 2004. The reviewer noted that Seal did not really develop a recognizable consistant sound in this era although there are many songs that were recognizable. So we are going to go through them together and decide which are going to make it to the Suzie channel. Its kind of a narrow band of tolerance.
I made a big roast beef for New Years day. Its the easy recipe where a bottle of red wine is dumped in with the roast and 2 and half hours later the roast is plucked out and a gravy is made from the drippings. Peeled potatoes were added in the last 40 minutes. They could have been cooked a little longer. Overall its an easy dinner with lots of leftovers that doesn't require a lot of careful cook's attention. The wine was a simple 2 buck chuck from Trader Joe's. The cabernet makes a perfect cooking wine because it is not one that you wouldn't drink.
Have a great 2009. Tomorrow is Linzi's birthday.. wow!
Love
Pat
She also discovered that Seal is a common singer for many of the routines that the skaters perform. If fact... as far as fact goes, that Kristie Yamaguchi went back into training to be a part of the performance when the promoters told her that Seal would perform live. She gave a very credible performance. She didn't do her every jump like she did for Stars on Ice many years ago, but she did do some jumps.
The upshot of the show was that she has a new singer to follow. I downloaded a collection of his songs on ITunes that will bring us up to 2004. The reviewer noted that Seal did not really develop a recognizable consistant sound in this era although there are many songs that were recognizable. So we are going to go through them together and decide which are going to make it to the Suzie channel. Its kind of a narrow band of tolerance.
I made a big roast beef for New Years day. Its the easy recipe where a bottle of red wine is dumped in with the roast and 2 and half hours later the roast is plucked out and a gravy is made from the drippings. Peeled potatoes were added in the last 40 minutes. They could have been cooked a little longer. Overall its an easy dinner with lots of leftovers that doesn't require a lot of careful cook's attention. The wine was a simple 2 buck chuck from Trader Joe's. The cabernet makes a perfect cooking wine because it is not one that you wouldn't drink.
Have a great 2009. Tomorrow is Linzi's birthday.. wow!
Love
Pat
New At Starbucks
On my long walk. I stopped by my usual Starbucks.
It was quiet. Either everyone is out of town or they had a tough time last night.. or maybe both.
Its overcast today, but no ground fog. A new barista was learning the ropes at Starbucks. The Trainer was telling bim, he comes in and always needs a ceramic cup. He orders a couple cap short. There is another guy you will meet that always comes in, his name is Bob. He orders a double mocha with room for whipped cream.
The new barista greeted my and wished me a happy new year. I returned the favor. He said that we was really happy working earning money today. Thats a good attitude. He is sharp looking African American male. He will be a good addition to our confident staff.
Its interesting to be a "regular" that no one knows your first name. Oh well.
Pat
It was quiet. Either everyone is out of town or they had a tough time last night.. or maybe both.
Its overcast today, but no ground fog. A new barista was learning the ropes at Starbucks. The Trainer was telling bim, he comes in and always needs a ceramic cup. He orders a couple cap short. There is another guy you will meet that always comes in, his name is Bob. He orders a double mocha with room for whipped cream.
The new barista greeted my and wished me a happy new year. I returned the favor. He said that we was really happy working earning money today. Thats a good attitude. He is sharp looking African American male. He will be a good addition to our confident staff.
Its interesting to be a "regular" that no one knows your first name. Oh well.
Pat
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