Avatar: The Last Airbender

I think I'm more excited than the kids to watch Avatar every week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender

My son is going as Aang for Halloween this year.

Hee hee!

Question:
Why are men so smart when they are having sex?

Answer:
Because they are plugged into a genius.

5 Things I know are True:

5 Truths

1. The sun came up on Wednesday.

2. I wish like hell I could have another baby, but I can't. It's probably for the best.

3. Sometimes I surf the net just to look at babies.

4. My daughter is absolutely right to be nervous about Christmas Eve when we let a strange man come down our chimney and into our home in the middle of the night. We're going to let the kiddies sleep with us on Christmas Eve this year. Talk about sending your kids a mixed message. I'm not going to tell my daughter that she is wrong for feeling that way. Good instincts!

5. Ummm . . . I'm kinda tired of thinking. But BDUs are hot.

And I'll tag Zeek for tagging three people at once on her first go. Give us another 5, Zeek!

Rural Alabama

Winter (for my Dad)

Here's another Tori Amos song. Makes me think of God and sometimes it makes me think of my earthly Dad. My Dad has prostate cancer. It was caught early, thank God. He recently had the seeding procedure done. I truly feel in my heart that he'll be okay. But it's been stressful for him and not a little uncomfortable. He lives about 2 hours from us. Girlchild and I will be visiting with him this coming weekend to love on him a bit.

Winter
From Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos

snow can wait
I forgot my mittens
wipe my nose
get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart
when I think of winter
I put my hand in my Father's glove

I run off where the drifts get deeper
sleeping beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice
"you must learn to stand up
for yourself cause I can't always be around"

He says "when you gonna make up your mind
when you gonna love you as much as I do
when you gonna make up your mind
cause things are gonna change so fast"
all the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change my dear

boys get discovered as winter melts
flowers competing for the sun
years go by and I'm here still waiting
withering where some snowman was

mirror mirror where's the crystal palace
but I only can see myself
skating around the truth, who? I am
but I know Dad
the ice is getting thin

when you gonna make up your mind
when you gonna love you as much as I do
when you gonna make up your mind
cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change my dear

hair is gray and the fires are burning
so many dreams on the shelf
you say I wanted you to be PROUD of me
I always wanted that myself

when you gonna make up your mind
when you gonna love you as much as I do
when you gonna make up your mind
cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses have gone ahead
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change my dear

never change

all the white horses

© Sword & Stone

For Ickles Nickles

Heard this song the other day and you popped right into my head. This is Nick's song. Pass it along, will ya, Zeek?

Flying Dutchman
Tori Amos

Hey kid, I've got a ride for you
they say your brain is a comic book tattoo
and you'll never be anything

"what will you do with your life"
oh, that's all you hear from noon till night

take a trip on a rocket ship, baby
where the sea is the sky
I know the guy who runs the place
and he's out of sight

flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman, are you out there

straight suits, they don't understand
she tried, that one, with the alligator boots
but the other side drew her in

heart falling fast when she left
even the milky way was dressed in black

take a trip on a rocket ship, baby
the sea is the sky
I know the guy who runs the place
and he's out of sight


flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman

'cause they can't see what you're born to be
they can't see me

they can't be what they can't believe
they can't see what you see

they'll keep the boys spinning in their own little world
tie 'em up and so we won't say a word
they'll keep the boys spinning in their own little world
so afraid he'll be what they never were

take a trip on a rocket ship, baby
the sea is the sky
I know the guy who runs the place
and he's out of sight

flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman, are you out there
flying dutchman

'cause they can't see
'cause they can't see
'cause they can't see
are you still out there

© Sword & Stone

Looking Out the Window, Tucson

Crazy

Crazy
Tori Amos

Not sayin'
Not charmed at all
Not sayin'
that you weren't worth
the fall
But I was alone when
I knew it was real
Down the canyon
when I knew I had come

To the line
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said--

You could drive
all night

So I let crazy
take a spin
Then I let Crazy
settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said, "First let's just
unzip your religion down."

Found out I
I craved at all
Saw me melt
into your
native shelter
Where you carved my name
Paper tigers scare me
and came

Alive
Through the dawn
To the light
To the turn
When you said --

You could drive
all night
Drive all night

So I let Crazy
take a spin
Then I let Crazy
settle in
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just
unzip your religion
down"

So I let Crazy
pull me in
Then I let Crazy
take his spin
Kicked off my shoes
Shut reason out
He said "first let's just unzip
your religion down.
Heard you were once
Temptation's Girl."

And as soon
as you have
rearranged the mess
in your head
He will show up
looking sane
perfectly sane
If I know Crazy

© Sword & Stone

The Holy Family

Offspring

Not sure if I posted this one already.