Life-Flight Comes to Cedar Ridge

I watched a "life-flight" helicopter enter our neighborhood last night. After staying for less than 15 minutes it took-off and headed west at about 8:25 pm.

Our neighbor heard it was over a dispute ending in gunfire.

The same neighbor also warned us that "life-flight" was coming about 5-10 minutes before they arrived.

Birthday Pizza!

I made this Margherita pizza in a style as closely as I could to what we had in Naples, Italy.

All in attendance agreed it was terrifically tasty.

It was a good birthday, and you can here me sing with my birthday present here.

December the 25th me dears, December the 25th

I had the foresight to order "Scrooge" from Netflix in advance of Christmas this year.

I've seen probably 4 movie versions of "A Christmas Carol", (including the new animated version in 3D, with Jim Carrey) and "Scrooge" is far and away my favorite.

This is a production that taps into an astounding range of human emotion. It's lovable, sorrowful, scary and funny, all in very satisfying ways.

And this year's viewing was improved by the use of subtitles so I could understand the lyrics to the musical numbers. The sound quality and the accents can make it hard to understand the lyrics, so the subtitles fill in nicely there.

Finally, this year's viewing was followed, sporadically, throughout the day of December the 24th, by an echoing of the musical numbers by Jamey. In particular I kept hearing "December the 25th, December the 25th" musically emanating from his bedroom.

The lyrics are posted here for the reader's convenience, but for the full effect, I suggest you watch the show, on Christmas Eve with children.

DECEMBER THE 25TH

From "Scrooge"

(Leslie Bricusse)

Of all the days in all the year

that I'm familiar with

There's only one that's really fun

December the 25th

Correct!

Ask anyone called Robinson

or Brown or Jones or Smith

Their favorite day

And they will say

December the 25

Correct!

(refrain)

December the 25th, me dears

December the 25th

The dearest day in all the year

December the 25th!

Correct!

At times we're glad to see the backs

of all our kin and kith

But there's one date we celebrate

December the 25th

Correct!

At times our friends may seem

devoid of wit and pith

But all of us are humorous

December the 25th

Correct!

(refrain)

If there's a day in history

that's more than any myth

Beyond a doubt one day stands out

December the 25th

Correct!

I don't hear any arguments

So may I say forthwith

I wish that every day could be

December the 25th

(refrain)