THE END TO 2011........

Frohe Weihnachten, Boldog karácsonyt, Vrolijk Kerstfeest, Buon Natale, hyvää joulua, Joyeux Noël, 메리 크리스마스, Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus, Su Kalėdomis, God jul, Wesołych świąt bożego Narodzenia, Un Crăciun fericit, С Рождеством Хрисовым, vesele vianoce, vesel božič, Feliz Navidad, maligayang pasko, Noeliniz kutlu olsun
and Merry Christmas to all.

Now that I have just celebrated Christmas in some 19 different languages...................I can get down to thinking about New Years.   Where does one begin.

Politically, we have the next 11 months to look forward to MORE talk on how our friends on the right plan to correct all the errors made by the left over the past 3 years along with how THEY think things should be done...........................OH HUM!!          waiting to hear some of those ideas ........................ I am sure I will have some fun with that.

Adventures at SAS and my days of travelling,  will bring a little tear to my eyes .............thinking about all those good times.  I hope to bring some good sense travelling ideas and some great places to visit while you are travelling.

School days, school days...........dear old golden rule days.........have always been close to my heart................best part is that I still have contact with many of my high school friends. Collage is a Little different, it was mainly piece make, little here, little there but if I had put my mind to the desk and stayed at one place, perhaps my life would have been a little different, though I confess not necessarily better.


Where I am Now!!!          At this point of my life I can look back and honestly say that if I had to live my life over, I would want it to be just as it was................Oh sure, there has been some little rough times and a little sadness from time to time  but I did not cause any of it so.....................it's not my fault!!!

So, as you can see, the blog goes on as usual,  hope you hang around to read it.

Happy New Year!!!!!!

POTPORRI..............................

I spent just about 5 months under 40 years with SAS Airlines.  When I think back over this time, there are memories of the greatest years along with those that just didn't meet that grade.  I try hard even to this day to put them aside and think of only the greatest of the great.
A friend recently sent me this link and I tried to place some kind of comparison to my years.   I could not, to the extent, as in this link.....................but, there were occasional times that came awfully close.
Take a look:

http://www.youtube.com/v/QCz8he36hsk&hl=en%22


Vito's Dictionary

No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between the two words COMPLETE and FINISHED, in a way that is easy to understand.

Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.

However, there is a difference. When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. And when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.

And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are --- COMPLETELY FINISHED!

TIS  ....THE ......SEASON

We are now entering the Holiday season,  for some reason I find myself   thinking back, trying my best to come to some date in time..............that I sat on Santa's lap.   Not sure if that ever happen.   OH  sure, I'm sure my mom and dad insisted I do that and being the good son that I was, I probably did..............of course with the promise that this old guy bring me exactly what I wanted for Christmas...........with that in mind...........if I did sit on his lap I'm sure it was only once.  Simply because  I never got.... ALL......... the things I asked for.

Now, the season to be jolly is upon us, whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, fescus or YOUR special holiday,  just as long as you celebrate it in the way it is meant to be celebrated........with  peace and joy to all.   Let me wish you all the very Merriest of the Holiday and for a Happy,Healthy New Year!!!!!!! There will only be one more blog this year......after I see what the fat old guy drops off at my house........Sure hope it's a tie with socks to match.  Please check out this video
    
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooc5eJc5SHA

Vito

WARNING FOR OLDER MEN!!!!

Something to beware of around the Holidays

 BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

Warning for Older Men!
Clever Scam . . . warn your friends!!
This is very serious stuff!



Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall
and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have
seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard
about it. This will only become more commonplace as the holidays
get closer.. This is a “heads up” for those men who may be regular
Lowe’s, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target, or Sam’s Club customers. This
one caught me by surprise.

Over the last couple weeks I became a victim of a clever scam while
out shopping. Simply going out to get some simple Christmas gifts
has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to
think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.

Here’s how the scam works:

Two seriously good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car
dressed as Santa’s Helpers as you are packing your shopping into the
trunk. They both start helping you pack your stuff into your
vehicle. What catches your eye is the very short bright Red Santa
helper miniskirts they are wearing and the tight fitting Deep “V”
neck red top shirt with their breasts almost falling out. It is
impossible not to look..

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say “No” and instead
ask you for a ride to McDonalds to get some hot cocoa and a snack.

You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start
undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and
starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your
wallet. I had my wallet stolen Nov 24th, 26th 28th 29th, 30th,
twice on Dec 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and very likely again this upcoming
weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful!! What a horrible way to take
advantage of older men during this holiday season. Warn your
friends to be vigilant. These girls will not give up; they have
proven it over and over again with me.

By the way, Target has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found
cheaper ones at Wal-Mart for $1.99 and bought them out. Also, you
will never get to eat at McDonald’s. I’ve already lost 14 pounds
just running back and forth to Lowe’s, Home Depot, Sam’s Club,
Wal-Mart, and Target.

So please, send this along to all the older men that you know, and
warn them to be on the lookout for this scam.

PS: (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon)


I am planning just one more posting before that night when the fat guy arrives with all his reindeers ....... who by the way............left all kinds of footprints on my roof last year along with knocking some shingles off.   This year I have set up a reindeer trap on the roof.

talk with you next week/

DANCIN' AND PRANCIN'

TURN UP THE SOUND!!!!!!!!!AND LET'S GET DOWN

Margot and I went dancing at the senior DANCE HALL......................YAHOO!!!!!


Each one of you, reading this blog have touched our lives, one way or another. Either individually or as  a couple.  I sincerely have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy bringing you, my life of days gone by, present days and how I view the future.  I hope you stay on line with me.

For me, it seems that my life is getting shorter.

The days are just not as long as they use to be. (less daylight)  Margot keeps saying not to worry..........it's just standard time we are on now...................but I think there is more involved.  She also tells me it will get better in the spring when we move our clocks forward................but  I'm not really sure that will work either.   Seems we went through that last summer but for some reason I always missed the 7th inning stretch along with the 8th and 9th innings of the games.   The eyelids just seem to close early regardless of what time of the year it is.

Now that it's dark at 4:30PM  I just seem to automatically curl up on the couch and miss the next 6 hours of the day before Margot tells me it's time to go to bed. OOOOHHHHH   where does the time go.

A friend of mine sent this video out to me and after watching it I discovered there was so much more to stay awake for.  It brought back memories of days gone by................when some of my moves.........were just as impressive.      Start it up and think back, my friends, to those days of the JIVE.!!! 

IT MAY TAKE A MOMENT TO START......................AFTER ALL      WE ARE OLD!!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/eSKCi9ml4ME

IS WHAT YOU HEAR..........ALWAYS TRUE????

I'm really reaching the point where I am getting fed up with the BS happening in Government.

People just flapping off where apparently they are not checking things out,  then calling the system corrupt or broken. Now, I'm giving reference to firstly our dysfunctioned leaders in Congress, then to the "followers" that they have that are just flat out ignorant.   Yes, my friends, you are entitled to YOUR opinion as I am to mine.................but for the sake of a half of a brain.................take the time to check out what is being said before you jump out of your skin.  One thing is this controversy on illegals collecting social security.  Here is the scoop on that!!!!!!   


Q.    Is it true that some people are collecting Social Security benefits who never paid into the system?

A.   Social Security is an earned benefit. In order to collect a retirement benefit, a worker must pay into the system for at least 10 years. In some cases, nonworking family members, such as a spouse, may be eligible for benefits based on the worker's record. Tough rules in place assure that only legal residents can collect Social Security benefits.

Now, if you know or have absolute proof of any case.......then perhaps you are the problem by not reporting it.  Take this one step further.  If you are aware of your next door neighbor.....or a relative of yours  still  collecting social security of a dead relative you should also be hung and charged for a crime.  Don't be a complete jerk and complain about one case and not another. Here is more to read about that.

http://www.aarp.org/work/social-security/info-11-2011/5-social-security-myths.html#.Tr3FNV0V8pM.email

DE  BATE     OR    NOT   DE   BATE!!!!

So far, I have listened to ..................oh...................perhaps half of the Republican debates.   As far as I am concerned,  listening to the same stuff just proves ..................that only one debate is necessary.    If you listen.................closely...................you will never hear an answer to the question.  This would never go over in "Judge Judy's" court.  Rick even went to the extent to say to the moderator.   "You ask your question, I will answer it my way"    I simply cannot understand ...............why a supposedly smart person..................takes 15 minutes to answer a question.  I remember doing this in high school.......................but..................in my defense it was because I did not study and did not know the answer..............so I went 3 blocks further around the question to try and say something to make it sound like I had opened up the book.  Now , these politicians are doing the same to us .  Only thing is there are a lot of people that are thinking that same way.

The other thing that really gets me going is when our politicians begin this crappola about, "It's not in the constitution"    Have you ever really listened to their interpretation to some of what's in the constitution?    It's absolutely mind boggling to hear their thoughts about that. 

Listening to these 8 potential Republican candidates and what they are promising to do if........elected President....................makes me shutter with laughter.......................and there's a lot of me..................... to shutter, then again it does open up the possibility of the Democrats to use their....................."""".liar, liar..................your pants ARE ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!""" when they finally realize....................they have not got it done.

Get with it folks,  you had better begin thinking out things for yourself...................if you depend on our leaders to do your thinking .................your going down..................

FASHION ...............AND MORE!

It wasn't long ago when I would see guys walking around with their pants down to their thighs..................I always wondered just how they could do that.  I came home one day and decided to give it a try just to see what it felt like...................didn't like it ................but found out that if I took short steps I was able to make it across the bedroom without tripping on the belt............so I decided to take the belt off.  Now, to me if it's so in style to have everyone see your underwear....why wouldn't you just wear your underwear over you pants. Hence the song
"Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground"

As one ages, you simply start to pull your pants up........until you reach the age of retirement, when you not only can cut your suspenders in half but you can give yourself a "weggie" like you never had experienced before.    AHHHH    just right!!!

Guess all ages have had their style of fashion.  I remember quite vividly, that in high school there was basically two styles of dress. If you were in with the athletes, like most of us all wanted to be, you wore chino's that were approximately 2 cuff widths off the top of the shoes........in order to show your white athletic socks.  Shoes of the day were either white bucks or the sand colored bucks better known as  "dessert boots", and a letter sweater. ( I not only lettered in basketball and baseball but also marching band.  Now there was also a group (not necessarily nerds) they were the projector guys who would wear chartreuse socks or shocking orange. Plaid cotton shirts. and always had a pen or pencil protector in their shirt pocket.
 For that "special night out"  I had a charcoal gray suit, pink shirt with a pink piece of cloth in my breast pocket and pink socks (here again the pants were 2 cuff widths short)  and my shoes were either penny loafers or tassel loafers (I still may have the tassel loafers).  I think that suit lasted me all 4 years of high school...............just goes to show you how many "special nights" I had.

After taking a shower and getting dressed this morning, I showed up at the breakfast table.  Margot looked at me kind of funny.  Here I was dressed in my very best...............purple shirt by POLO,  my green pants by  DOCKERS................underwear by .....................FRUIT OF THE LOOM.   red socks by  .....NIKE and shoes by  REEBOK        I asked Margot what her problem was..............her only response was that I looked like a walking  Ad for something.

Just checked out my closet..................I do have those tassel loafers...........................and they still fit.  At least my feet are loosing weight!!!!!

SOMETHING ELSE TO GET THE COBWEBS OUT OF THE BRAIN: Take a look at this video


http://www.youtube.com/v/uNE3YSr_o2A%26feature%3drelated

Have a nice day.......................see you next week

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.........................

The day of ghost's and witches riding broomsticks. Oh,  I will never forget the running door to door collecting candy, apples, pennies and other goodies.

My mom and dad, would even dress up to make their little darling feel comfortable as I ran around in my little homemade  "BUM" costume.  My dad would, year after year, go out  in his work clothes and my mom would go as a housewife.................only difference is ...............they would both wear a  "Lone Ranger" mask........................guess they didn't want the neighbors to see who they really were................or that they didn't want to associate with this kid dressed like I just arrived on a freight train.  Anyway it was always good fun.  They use to walk me up to the door  FORCE me to ring the bell.....(since I was the type that didn't want to interrupt anyone eating dinner or anything)  and in my very little soft spoken voice I would mutter those famous words....................."twick or tweat?"   Now, as time goes by in years I began to think for myself...............why would anyone in their right mind say            "TRICK"    I would be totally unprepared to perform any trick and would probably have run away from the scary house crying and never would go back there again.
As the years passed, mom and dad would be reluctant to go out with me...............since they discovered that while they were out with me..............there was no one home to greet................these little bastards...........that if no one answered the door, they would just sit there and continuously ring the bell.   My dad would swear that that's how our bell wore out.   Dad,  it's electric!!!!  it can't wear out by using it to much..............." how do you know..........mr. know it all.....................it could burn up the wires inside the walls"     He was the type that always had to have the last word..................no matter how stupid it would sound.

Well, as the years passed I was eventually allowed to go that ghostly night with my friends, I think I was 15 at that time since it was dark.           No, just kidding.        I was about 7. A gang of us kids (4 or 5 kids) would simply watch the parents bringing their little "baby kids" (4-6 years old) up to the door and as soon as the door opened we would all run up screaming "TRICK OR TREAT"  that way we were always guaranteed to get something that the cute adorable little kids would get and not that lousy hard, left over Christmas candy from last Christmas.

Fast forward to the time to take my kids out................along with the dog..............who had to go out in her costume.....OH glory.                what's next.     I would bring my whiskey glass with me go get filled up and usually by the10th house we visited I would just want to go home, sit down and have Margot continue.  Only problem is I had to sit on a hard kitchen chair next to the front door with a bowl of candy in my lap...............and just let the kids pick out whatever they wanted....................well,  finally its all gone.  SHUT OUT THE LIGHTS, pull the drapes closed and sneak into the kitchen and have my dinner by candle light.

What a glorious life.!!!!!  now, we just shut off the front door light, pull the drapes and head to the casino for our.............free money.