Super Bowl 50

DENVER BRONCOS  AGAINST CAROLINA PANTHERS

Broncos beats Panthers   24 to 10

Headliners:

Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Coldplay

Groundhog Day

PHIL DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW.  It's gonna be an early spring.   His track record is 61%.



A REAL TRUE AMERICANA.  IT'S THE 129TH CELEBRATION OF PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL'S WEATHER ACCURATE FORECASTING.  The day is usually set for February 1 - 2.  The gates of Gobbler's Knob, home of the weather rodent, open at 3 a.m., with Punxie being dragged out of his tree stump two-thirds through a cozy hibernation at approximately 7:20 a.m.   The usual shadow forecast to Punxie's inner circle and 25,000 of those present is six more weeks of winter.  

Punxsutawney, PA, was immortalized in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and the beautiful actress Andie MacDowell.  The term has become shorthand for reliving a moment until we get it right.

2/2/15

Interesting Facts about Groundhogs:

• Punxie weighs about 20 pounds and is 22 inches long.  The average groundhog weighs from 12 to 15 pounds and is 20 inches long.
• Groundhogs are covered with coarse grayish hairs tipped with brown or sometimes dull red.  They have short ears, a short tail, short legs, and are surprisingly quick.  Their jaws are exceptionally strong.
• Young groundhogs, called a kit or a cub, are usually born in mid-April or May, and by July they are able to go out on their own.  The size of the litter is four to nine.  Their life spans is normally six to eight years.
• A groundhog's diet consists of lots of greens, fruits and vegetables and very little water.  Most of their liquids come from dewy leaves.
• Groundhogs are one of the few animals that really hibernate.  Hibernation is not just a deep sleep.  It is actually a deep coma, where the body temperature drops to a few degrees above freezing, the heart barely beats, the blood scarcely flows, and breathing nearly stops.

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Good thoughts we should all remember. 

  Take Hold of Every Moment

A friend of mine opened his wife's
 underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
 
"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."
 

  He  unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the
box.
"She got this the first time we went to  New York , 8 or
 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special
 occasion.
Well, I guess this is it He got near the bed and placed
 the gift box next to the other clothing's he was taking to the funeral
 house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and  said:

"Never  save something for a special occasion. Every day in
your life is a  special occasion".

I still think those words  changed my
life.
Now I read
 more and clean less.

I  sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time  with my family, and
less at work.


I understood that life  should be a source of experience to be
lived up to, not survived  through. I no longer keep anything. I use
crystal glasses every day..  I'll wear new clothes to go to the
supermarket, if I feel like  it.

 

I don't save
my special  perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to. The
words  "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary If
 it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it
 now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she
 wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she
 might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call
 old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she
 would go out for Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things
 that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had
 come.

I would  regret it, because I would no longer see the
friends I would meet,  letters... that I wanted to write

"One of this  days".


I would regret  and feel sad, because I
didn't say to my brother and sisters,son and  daughters , not times enough
at least, how much

I love
them.  

Now, I  try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that
could bring laughter  and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I
say to myself that  this could be a special day.

Each day,  each hour, each minute, is special. If you got this, it's because
 someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care
 about.
If
 you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself
 that you will send it "One of  these days" ,  remember that "One day"  is far away... or might never
come...

This TANTRA came from India . No matter if  you're
superstitious or not, spend some time reading it.
It holds  useful
messages for the soul. 

For B*U*S*T*
Web Page - Busted Living

Contributor: Rose of Pennsylvania

Published 10/21/04  ALT MSN Group
Web Page: One of This Days

Property Taxes

DO NOT BUY A HOUSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXTRA MONEY.  I just got the First Installment of my 2016 Illinois  Property Tax.  Every year it's getting higher and higher.  It's like paying for 2 houses.  I'm trying my best to afford it.  Do not believe in "Affordable Housing."  Believe if you have money to burn!

Dump Trump

HE IS A CLOWN!  Only 69% of voters don't like him and making fun of him.  Hey, NRC - it will be the end of you if he's the Republican presidential nominee.  One thing is for sure, I'm not voting in November 2016 if Trump is your guy.  Only JEB is the valid candidate in my list.

That Sarah Palin:  What an annoying woman.  She's crazy.

Ted Cruz:  A congressional timebomb!  He'll never win.  Waste of donors money.

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Do not be fooled by Trump.  Anyone can say what he says - about the borders, about the economy. about ISIS and about his fellow candidates.  But in Congress with senators and representatives from different states with different ideas things are not going to fly because of differences of opinions.


JEB came from a dignified and good family.  He was a very good governor of Florida for 8 years.  Trump, the INGRATE, took advantage of this with no state tax, real estate investment and golf courses.

JEB is presidential material and looks presidential.

I'll vote for him!

Lynne Garcia Parasitology Seminar

East Coast Blizzard

IN 94 YEARS, A SUPER SNOWSTORM IS SLAMMING THE EAST COAST.    The Washington, D.C. Metro has been shut down until Sunday.  Thousand of airline flights have been cancelled.  People have been told to stay at home.  Very dangerous.

The Midwest has having a mid weather - around in the 30s.  The last time there was a big blizzard was February 1, 2011.  Chicago was paralyzed for almost 5 days.  I was lucky to escape to sunny Philippines.

January 24    More than 2 feet of snow in Central Park, New York

                      Flooding in New Jersey Shores

                    11,000 flights cancelled

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In Memoriam

Our beloved Aunt Demy passed away December, 2015 at age 94  in Los Angeles, California.  With deep sympathy to Roger and family.

Unisan School Children

HUMANITARIAN SPONSOR  THELMA   She made a lot of Unisan, Quezon school children  in the Philippines very, very happy last Christmas again!

Phone Landline

SOO LOUD STATICS ON MY PHONE LINE.  I called AT&T my service provider to check what's the cause.  There was a crack in the outside wiring in the poles.  He spent almost 5 hours.  It's good the weather was fine on January 15, Friday.  He did an excellent job.  Now I can hear everything loud and clear.  Thanks, AT&T!

Happy New Year 2016

Out with the old,  In with the new. 

Start the new year by eating at your favorite restaurant with your favorite group of friends.  One of our favorites is Bacolod Chicken Haus.  There's nothing German in their menu - all of the dishes are Filpino.

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May you have a happy Christmas and 

a healthy New Year!

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Miss Universe Watch

FINALLY!  MISS PHILIPPINES IS ALWAYS A RUNNER-UP THESE PAST FEW YEARS BUT  NEVER AS MISS UNIVERSE.  

Oh, What a moment!  There was confusion when host Steve Harvey called Miss Colombia as Miss Universe 2015.  He must be dyslexic like me.  It turned out PIA ALONZO WURTZBACK, was the real winner.  The Trump.  Previous owner of Miss Universe Pageant said both should be co-winners.  Is he insane?  These ladies all their lives are dreaming of their shining moment in the world's stage.   I'm glad he's no longer the owner.  And he will never ever be president of the United States of A !!!!!!


LINK  http://youtu.be/nmqAjr0xs04

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A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT AT THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT    All the contestants are favorite beauties.   Mary Jean Lastimosa, our very own Miss Philippines 2014 (Binibining Pilipinas) made it to the 15 semi-finalists and Top Ten finalists thanks to the presence of Judge Manny Pacquaio.  MJ got eliminated as one of the five finalists.

Now, let me say this before I go on.  That new expensive Miss Universe crown is u-g-l-y.  I used to watch all Superman films, those starring Christopher Reeves, and it looked like ice columns from the House of Jo-el.  And not even Princess Elsa or Anna would wear such a crown in Frozen.  Yes, yes, I'm traditional.  Caveat:  Any new Miss Universe winner in the future should nevertheless accept the crown and put it on her head.  It is what it is! 

About MJ, 27,  hails from Cotabato, in the 12 million Muslim population stronghold of Mindanao.  Her father is an Arab who managed a recruitment agency in Manila and her Filipina mother Marites worked with the business. Her parents then moved to Saudi Arabia to promote the business.  She and her sister Maricar were left behind in the care of their uncle Sergio.  She has three other siblings living in Saudi Arabia.  She had a degree in technological engineering at the University of Mindanao. 

Host of the Miss Universe Pageant is the beautiful Natalie Morales of NBC Today Show.  

Co-host Thomas Roberts

National Costumes

NBC  MISS UNIVERSE VIDEO

Five Finalists

From left:  Miss Colombia, Miss Jamaica, Miss Ukraine, Miss Netherlands and Miss USA

Ha-ha-ha!!! Buti naintidihan ni Miss USA si Judge #1 Manny Pacquaio with his Visayan/Filipino  accent.  I must confess I forgot his question.  Refresh me.

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First runner-up Miss USA  Nia Sanchez   Good answer to the greatest contribution of your country to the world.  She's nervous but this is a better answer:  spread of democracy, liberty , and  freedom.

Disappointed audience boo-ed when favorite Miss Jamaica placed 4th runner-up

Miss Ukraine

I love the new Miss Universe from Colombia

Internet comment:  The Miss Universe Pageant is biased - - How come only from earth are always the winners?  Maybe Donald Trump should connect with Mars, moon, Jupiter and of course, the rest of the universe.

Update   January 25, 2015

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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS HAPPENING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 25th.  What's more terrific news is Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquaio is one of the celebrity judges for the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant.  While the Pope was in the Philippines, Pacman was having a royal dinner with Prince Harry and touring the palace in the U.K.  With him judging are TV host and shoe designer Kristin Cavalleri (wife of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler), People Spain's "Sexiest Man Alive" and actor Willy Levy, reality show Lisa Vanderpump and fashion journalist Louise Roe.

MJ LASTIMOSA,   MISS PHILIPPINES  2014

Ariella Arida,  Miss Philippines 2013

Janine Tugonon,  Miss Philippines 2012

Judge Pacquiao,  not a bathing beauty for sure!

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Fabulous! Favorite cities I've been changing from black and white to color.when you click.

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