It comes in threes....

All I have to say is the past 10 days has been a busy time in the after world, James Brown, Ford and Hussein, someone up there is wishing he/she had taken a longer Christmas vacation.

Even more ironic is the number of famous people and people in general who die around Christmas time. I work in estate planning and in the last two weeks we've had 4 of our clients die. We only did three probate proceedings in the entire year prior to Christmas.

And not to be even more morbid, but James Brown's funeral was a rockin' funeral. Of course, he was not a former president like Ford and it wasn't a state funeral. But, Ford's funeral is/was very moving. And Hussein? IMO---he deserved it!

Hussein deserved every bit of what he got an more, IMO....his victims were not shown one tenth of the mercy he received at his execution.

Not only death comes in three's, but bad things happen in three's, like the saying, "When it rains, it pours."

I've noticed that too, dbaker - seems like it always happens that way.

So in other words, if you start out having a bad day, just be resigned to the fact that it's going to end a bad day, too, in most cases!

Sorry, I can't support that thought. Things may start out bad, but I'm a believer in changing the course in mid-stream. Once you recognize the energy of what's going on, you should be able to predict the possibility of something else happening. Start building positive thoughts and energy through your actions and it actually does eliminate or at least decrease the possibility of something else happening.

I like your train of thought, Deb.

Thanks. It comes from "seat of your pants" experiences. We are not destined to an inevitable fate. We are in control of ourselves. Our job is in learning how to steer the ship.

I have to say I agree with Deb on this one - I've never been one to have a rotten start to the day end up ruling the whole day. I've always told myself the day is what I make of it.

My ex is fond of calling me little mary sunshine when I do that. :lol:

Be sure to tell him "Thank you" for the compliment.

Oh I do...LOL....

That will be my new way of thinking - another NY resolution!

Hussein? Two words from me: Buh-BYE!!!!!!! There is noone who deserved that more on this earth. James Brown: honey, a rockin' funeral is the only way to go out for the hardest working man in show business! What a legend! President Ford? He deserves much dignity and respect and our thanks, for bringing us together after Watergate--a period in which I remember very well.

Ugh. I remember Watergate too. It was definitely a time when we learned not to trust the leaders of our country.

Isn't that the truth!

Watergate always pre-empted the Flinstones and I hated that

But the Flintstone always prevailed.

Do any of you still have the Flintstones or the Jetsons on any of your TV channels? I wish we did.

Suebee, I have heard that one all of my life. Have you heard this one? More people die when the sap is rising or going down in the trees. The sap is rising right now. Thats one of my Grandmas sayings, KYSIDE38

I like that one, kyside!!

Sometimes you can still find the Flinstones on Boomerang...Usually really late, though.

Thanks, Fins. I'll have to check it out.

Would the Cartoon Network still have them?

yep they do. Even Yogi Bear the picnic basket stealer of Jellystone.

I LOVE Yogibear!! And Booh Booh!!!! How about Augie Doggie??

Yogibear was great, wasn't he? I'll have to check out the Cartoon Network, too. My oldest son just loves Bugs Bunny. Is he still around?

Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and the Coyote and all the classics are on either Cartoon Network or Boomerang. Thank goodness school starts back Wednesday, I am about cartooned out. :lol:

I'll have to tell my son. He can watch it with my new grandson! I can imagine you're all cartooned out! I've had it after two cartoons.