Shah Gilani

In 2016:

He predicted the market to rise to 25,000 in trump's first year...it happened.

He predicted the market to 30,000 by end trump's first term....looks like it will happen.

He predicted the market to 50,000 by end trump's second term.....???

Yuliya Khlynina

From Russian movie furious....

Beauty.                              
                   hubaski

                              hubaski

Ancient Irish combatants

Thanks mom

Confused... I am

“Meow” means “woof” in cat.” 
― George Carlin

Why states want marijuana legalized

State sales tax plus special marijuana tax can add as much as 15%

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homage to our beloved uncle

jpr: the man could have been buried anywhere and at any expense but chose to rest among his comrades   btb he enlisted at age 16 yrs.

Venti Adoramus Dominum

A traditional Irish Christmas Hymn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19VsSO8IoH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5t2AtcDEY

Christmass eve in my back yard

Churchill's quick wit, funny man

 

When he was disturbed from his “thinking time in the throne” by a call from Lord Privy Seal, Churchill easily responded with “Tell him I can only deal with one s*** at a time”."

"I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

“Saving is a very fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

"He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

“Although always prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it should be postponed.”

A young man after seeing Churchill leave the bathroom without washing his hands: “At Eton they taught us to wash our hands after using the toilet.” Churchill: “At Harrow they taught us not to piss on our hands.”

“I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.”

"He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

Merry christmass eve

some carols from ewtn....an interesting view

Collin raye Christmass

Christmass in Rockies

old christmas appalachian

Loose bovine

Years ago, when living on Knights Hill in Appalachia, my wife was taking the wash out to hang. She  found three of the neighbors cattle feeding under the cloths lines.

Common event at the homes of country folk! Nature dont do dull moments!

cost of that shack in applachia

The price will depend on numbers of acres on top all those layers of coal, gas and oil. Could easily be $50,000 an acre today.  The building is free!

Love letter from 11 yr old girl...with response

Jpr: I'm touched!

True story

guy bought a house in an 'historical district' . It had a silo that needed repair. The dude found it cheaper to tear the structure down. Unfortunately, when he sold it the recorder noted the silo missing. It cost the original owner a cool "$100,000" to replace the silo. Regardez.

lorcan o'toole

A Dublin man and the son of Peter O'Toole. See him in the movie "Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont." The kid is the real deal!

jpr: He reminds me of a younger Mikey!

jpr: the photo of Rupert Friend had been mistakenly posted...excuse the confusion and thanks for the alert.

christmass punch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBNsv3qcHA

jpr: This is close to Mary Ann's punch. No cool-aid but sweet tea. Me thinks she added a tube of frozen grape juice!  Miss her and her holiday table.

The Beast of the Danube

The Danube salmon is an unusual beast in that it commonly lives for 30 years, grows to as much as six feet in length and weighs as much as 60 pounds.  Threatened by dams build on the river, the 'beast' is at risk of extinction.  Fishing for one is called 'hunting' by the locals.  I can understand why.

Ewtn christmass choir

Pluto and its moons

Looks like a big boy planet to me!

Colliers steel plant reopening?

built in 1935....shut down about 10 years ago....looks in process of being purchased!
Plant is about 1/10 mile long.  Might just be jobs coming back from Overseas?

construction mistakes

Noah Mills or nephew Owen?

can't tell the difference ...they talk alike and even move alike!

charles lindbergh and lady of loretto

In 1927 Lindbergh made the first solo flight from NY to Paris. He carried a medal of our Lady of Loretto on the dash of his plane. The tapping of this medallion from the plane's  engine vibration keep him awake and alert during his history making flight.

Ewtn choir christmass music

Also available on cd

  Jpr recommended

German beermen

Who said the Germans had no sense of humor.....freaking great says I.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFAnVr6auw

"The Lady Takes a Chance". Movie

Jean Arthur perhaps the best ever!

Happy Birthday Mikey

U r remembered in daily mass.

Appalachian Christmass

Bear proof ur cabin

Bears break through windows,  rip off doors and shutters, dig through the roof to penetrate a cabin.

long poles up cabin sides to keep bears from leaning on cabin walls,

shutters mounted with many long protruding nails driven from inside out

high cabin roof


The alternative

Natalie Wood

Born: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko
July 20, 1938 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died: November 29, 1981 (age 43) in Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Zulu, the movie.

Zulu is a 1964 historical war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War where 150 British soldiers, many of whom were sick and wounded as patients at that field hospital, successfully held off an army of 4,000 Zulu warriors. Starring  Michael Caine, with the attacking warriors played by the Zulu home defense forces, wave after wave of Zulu attackers are repelled.  After 24 continuous hours of battle, the Zulu withdraw temporarily.

In the final assault, just as it seems the Zulus will finally overwhelm the tired defenders, the British soldiers fall back to a tiny redoubt constructed out of mealie bags. With a reserve of soldiers hidden within the redoubt, they form into three firing ranks, and seamlessly pour volley after volley into the stunned wave of attacking natives, who are completely annihilated. The defenders are still recovering when the Zulus reform.  Resigned to their defeat, the British are astonished when the Zulus instead sing a song to honour the bravery of the defenders before peacefully withdrawing.The actual battle led to the awarding of 11 Victoria Crosses, the most ever awarded in a single British action.  All time great flic.

Five eyes

Call the city! Call the power company!

My sis in law has been calling authorities about a dead tree soon to fall for three years now. Both city and power company passed. Now the thing is down with power out in the neighborhood.

Napkinisms

Billy Ivey is writer and advertising guy living in Birmingham, Alabama. "I'm married to a beautiful woman with whom I have co-created five better than average-looking children, and I sometimes put notes in their lunchboxes."