Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009. The End.

Some of those we lost this year ...

Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul and Mary)
Patrick Swayze
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Senator Edward Kennedy
Ed McMahon
Bea Arthur
Walter Cronkite
Andrew Wyeth
Karl Malden
Dom Deluise
Robert McNamara
William Safire
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Corazon Aquino
Oral Roberts
Les Paul
Louis Belson
Ricardo Montalban
Soupy Sales
Paul Harvey
Don Hewitt
Dominic Dunne

Wow!

todAAy i AAm grAAteful & thAAnkful

that I look on 2009 with fondness and look forward to 2010

that I don't regret the past (year)

for opportunities in 2010

"Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower."
- Hans Christian Anderson


Free funerals for drink-drivers

A US funeral parlour is offering free burials to people who plan to drink and drive on New Year's Eve.
McGuire, Jennings and Miller Funeral Home says drivers must sign a contract stating they plan to drink or use drugs and drive on December 31.
If they are then killed in a crash while driving on New Year's Eve, the funeral home, of Rome, Georgia, will bury them for free.
The free funeral will cover the preparation of the body, a coffin, a grave and a hearse.
A spokesman for the firm said its 'Operation Stop and Think' promotion was designed to save lives by making people think before they act.

12 comments:

Syd said...

That would make me stop and think too.

Garykfc said...

Happy New Year to you and Hayden. You help me everyday by your example. I wish you the best in the new year and all through your life.

JeremyRT said...

Happy New Year!!

Thanks for being a little flower!

Scott W said...

Hmmm, you don't smell like a flower.

Hope you are feeling better today!

MonsieurMonsieur said...

Happy New Year!

Tabitha.Montgomery said...

Happy new year Schnookie ;)

steveroni said...

You must be feeling better? Hope so!

dAAve, seriously, your choice of blog posting material has been a HUGE help for me this year, along with lots of laughs, what I "do" best

Thank you, JOYOUS NEW YEAR to you and yours!

Unknown said...

Happy New Year and may your wings take you to forever grander heights.

namaste

Ed G. said...

Um, sounds like a really great deal - probably worth drinking again.

Maybe not.

Blessings, aloha, thank you, and, happy new year...

Mary Christine said...

I wonder if anyone signed up for the free funeral.

Todd HellsKitchen said...

Happy New Year, pal!

Tall Kay said...

Happy New Year Dave! I have been cracking up reading the last week! Your sense of humor is so fun! And thanks for the comment that gave me a new perspective...I never thought about disliking half of my life before...hmmmm. Wishes for your best year ever!