Merry Christmas Everyone! (revised)

Why?

Why won't this blog site allow me to change my primary email address to a gmail address? What do I do if/since we're switching from comcast to verizon Fios?

Pop's Christmas List

Some of you have asked what Pop wants for Christmas. His original list had one item, a sweater, which I have already purchased. So we finally pursuaded him to write a longer list. [I've left off the "underwear".]

dress winter hat--more like Indiana Jones than Captain Ramias--in a color other than brown

athletic shorts, not too short, Adidas [please, for all our sakes', no old-school basketball]

classical CDs by good orchestras with known conductors: (someone Bob K. would recognize and recommend, Pop says)
Mozart
Bach
Handel
Hayden
Tchaikovsky
Vivaldi

then, after giving it even more thought he suggests

a donation to Harvest Ministry in Philadelphia and prayer for its ministry to those who struggle with sexual sin

a donation to Christ Academy at Grace Reformed Episcopal Chruch in Colingdale, PA and prayer for Mike Fitzpatrick and the faculty and student body. Christ Academy is a classical boys high school near Philadelphia. Many of their students are from Liberia.

a donation to Barnabas Aid and prayer for those who suffer poverty and persecution for their faith in Christ

Love, Mom

Sabers Only

I actually saw this a couple weeks ago done by someone else and it just kind of fell flat. I thought "man, that could have been great!" and now... here it is: great.

To Jill

David commented on the Christmas wish list post by Mom with what's on his list. I thought I could help by posting a pic.

- Matt

Road trips

For those of you taking road trips in the next couple of weeks here is a list that may come in handy. A recent pole of Americans (though, I'm not sure of the average age) came up with this list of top 10 road trip songs:

1. On the Road Again by Willie Nelson
2. Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
3. Take It Easy by The Eagles
4. I Get Around by The Beach Boys
5. Highway to Hell by AC/DC
6. Free Falling by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7. Riders on the Storm by The Doors
8. I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night by Kiss
9. Wanted: Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi
10. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

So how about you? What are your favorite songs to listen to while cruising down Route 66?

Some video from New Orleans

Jazz on Bourbon

Beignets