“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.
-Vincent Van Gogh”
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“My Kermie is nothing like [Tiger]. I just want to say, he would never do anything untoward moi, but, if he did, you can rest assured there’d be a hole in one, and he’d be the one!” — Miss Piggy, chiming in on the Tiger Woods scandal during a sit-down with Wendy Williams this week.
Merlin’s Beard!
Harry Potter has cast a spell on millions of fans and now its stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are getting the red carpet treatment from the record-breaking world – Guinness World Records – after securing their places in the new 2010 edition of the book which launches globally on Thursday, 17 September 2009.
Radcliffe enters the new edition as the “Highest-Grossing Actor of the Decade”, raking in an average of $558 million (£383 million) per film. Watson, on the other hand, earned the record for “Highest Average Box-Office Gross for an Actress”. She has been in six movies that have grossed an average of $753.7 million (£554.88 million) each.
(from www.guinnessworldrecords.com)
a wreath made out of recycled coffee cup sleeves - genius. (via here)
I love it!
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit—Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit—Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed.
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The mommy blogging world is so small it’s scary. Skip and I just finished a weeklong HP marathon too! Think we both got a little teary at the end of Half Blood Prince. I’m heartbroken that we have to wait until next November for the first part of the last installment. I may have to reread the books to tied me over for a while.
James did great with Santa this weekend! We should have known since the two most fascinating things to him these days are glasses (check) and facial hair (check check).
Talk about a no brainer…
Can somebody please put these two on stage in Wicked?
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Kate Spade will be the death of me (and my budget). I am too cheap to pay for iPhone service every month, but dang it now I reeeeally want an iPhone so I can use this kick ass Kate Spade app. Crap.