Cumulative 12 Days of Christmas Gifts

I've wanted to this for MANY years, but never had gotten around to it. I'm sure there are other things online, but I wanted to do it myself.

If cumulative . . . what you end up having each day . . . (not what you get each day)

Day 1 - a partridge in a pear tree

Day 2 - two partridges in two pear trees, two turtle doves

Day 3 - three partridges in three pear trees, four turtle doves, three French hens

Day 4 - four partridges in three pear trees, six turtle doves, six French hens, four calling birds

Day 5 - five partridges in five pear trees, eight turtle doves, nine French hens, eight calling birds, five golden rings

Day 6 - six partridges in six pear trees, ten turtle doves, twelve French hens, twelve calling birds, ten golden rings, six geese a-laying

Day 7 - seven partridges in seven pear trees, twelve turtle doves, fifteen French hens, sixteen calling birds, fifteen golden rings, twelve geese a-laying, seven swans a-swimming

Day 8 - eight partridges in eight pear trees, fourteen turtle doves, eighteen French hens, twenty calling birds, twenty golden rings, eighteen geese a-laying, fourteen swans a-swimming, eight maids a-milking

Day 9 - nine partridges in nine pear trees, sixteen turtle doves, twenty-one French hens, twenty-four calling birds, twenty-five golden rings, twenty-four geese a-laying, twenty-one swans a-swimming, sixteen maids a-milking, nine ladies dancing

Day 10 - ten partridges in ten pear trees, eighteen turtle doves, twenty-four French hens, twenty-eight calling birds, thirty golden rings, thirty geese a-laying, twenty-eight swans a-swimming, twenty-four maids a-milking, eighteen ladies dancing, ten lords a-leaping

Day 11 - eleven partridges in eleven pear trees, twenty turtle doves, twenty-seven French hens, thrity-two calling birds, thirty-five golden rings, thirty-six geese a-laying, thirty-five swans a-swimming, thirty-two maids a-milking, twenty-seven ladies dancing, twenty lords a-leaping, 11 pipers piping

Day 12 - twelve partridges in twelve pear trees, twenty-two turtle doves, thirty French hens, thirty-six calling birds, forty golden rings, forty-two geese a-laying, forty-two swans a-swimming, forty maids a-milking, thirty-six ladies dancing, thiry lords a-leaping, 22 pipers piping, 12 drummers drumming

So, you probably end up with 12 trees, 184 birds, 40 pieces of jewelry, 140 people, 40 cows, and 34 instruments.

Briana Lyn Delaney passed away on September 28, 2020

~ In Memoriam ~

Briana Lyn Delaney

November 25, 1983 - September 28, 2020

More coming later . . .

De-Evolution of a Song by Google Translate

We built this city	This city was built
We built this city on rock and rollt	The city is a rock
Built this city	Build this city
We built this city on rock and roll	The city is a rock
Say you don't know me or recognize my face	Tell me you do not know me or have not seen your face
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place	For example, what happened to you?
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight	Wear shoes to warm
Too many runaways eating up the night	Most animals feed at night
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi is playing mango, I'm listening to the radio, remember me
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can make this city.
Someone's always playing corporation games	Some of them are still playing this game professionally.
Who cares, they're always changing corporation names	However, he changed the name of the company.
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage	I want to dance here. Someone stole the crime scene
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page	Call irresponsibly and write on the page
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi is playing mango. I'm listening to the radio. Do you remember me?
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can make this city.
It's just another Sunday in a tired old street	Go to work this Sunday
Police have got the choke hold, oh, then we just lost the beat	He was fired by the police
Who counts the money underneath the bar?	Who counted the money under the fence?
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?	Who controls the ball to beat our team?
Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools	If you do not know us, do not tell yourself
Looking for America, coming through your schools	Are you looking for your school in America?
Don't you remember? (Remember)	Remember (new)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi is playing mango. I'm listening to the radio. Do you remember me?
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can make this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can make this city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can make this city.
We built, we built this city, yeah (Built this city)	Build this city. Yes (this city is under construction)
We built, we built this city	We are building this city.
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We are building. The city was built.
We built, we built this city	We are building this city.
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We are building. The city was built.
We built, we built this city (Built this city)	We are building. City under construction (city under construction)

We built this city	The city was rebuilt
We built this city on rock and rollt	The city is made of tin.
Built this city	Build this city
We built this city on rock and roll	The city is made of tin.
Say you don't know me or recognize my face	He said, "I do not know his face or see him."
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place	For example, what happened to you?
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight	Wear warning shoes
Too many runaways eating up the night	Many animals eat at night
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi plays Mango I listen to the radio I miss you.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can build this city
Someone's always playing corporation games	Among them are professional roles.
Who cares, they're always changing corporation names	But that changed the company's name.
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage	I want to dance here. Someone stole this place.
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page	Do not call or write on the site.
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi plays Mango I listen to the radio I miss you
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can build this city
It's just another Sunday in a tired old street	Go to work on Sunday
Police have got the choke hold, oh, then we just lost the beat	He was released by the police
Who counts the money underneath the bar?	Who counts money in the zone?
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?	Who are the football controllers we are helping?
Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools	Don't tell us you don't know us.
Looking for America, coming through your schools	Do you want a school in the United States?
Don't you remember? (Remember)	Note (b)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	Marconi plays Mango I listen to the radio I miss you
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We are building this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can build this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can build this city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	We can build this city
We built, we built this city, yeah (Built this city)	Yes Build This City (Build This City)
We built, we built this city	We are building this city
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We will rebuild the city, we will rebuild it
We built, we built this city	We are building this city
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We will rebuild the city, we will rebuild it
We built, we built this city (Built this city)	We will build a city under construction (city under construction)

He built a great city.

We built this city	He built a beautiful city
We built this city on rock and rollt	The surface is the surface.
Built this city	He built a city and settled there.
We built this city on rock and roll	The surface is the surface.
Say you don't know me or recognize my face	I did not grow up in his presence.
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place	For example, how do you feel?
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight	Wear appropriate shoes
Too many runaways eating up the night	Most animals live at night.
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	While listening to the radio, Marconi playing in the air.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Come to the city
Someone's always playing corporation games	They provide professional services.
Who cares, they're always changing corporation names	But the name was changed.
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage	Are you trying to kidnap people here?
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page	Find and add places.
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	While listening to the radio, Marconi playing in the air.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Come to the city
It's just another Sunday in a tired old street	I work on Sundays
Police have got the choke hold, oh, then we just lost the beat	Police released him
Who counts the money underneath the bar?	Who donates to the housing fund?
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?	Who is our football coach?
Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools	Do not say they do not tell us.
Looking for America, coming through your schools	Do you want to study outside the United States?
Don't you remember? (Remember)	Bog.
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember?	While listening to the radio, Marconi playing in the air.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city.
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Make it a big city.
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Come to the city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Come to the city
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll	Come to the city
We built, we built this city, yeah (Built this city)	Resettlement
We built, we built this city	He built a great city
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We have to confront you
We built, we built this city	He built a great city
We built, we built this city yeah (Built this city)	We have to confront you
We built, we built this city (Built this city)	Tom is hot

Lake Charles NEEDS Your Help!

The devastation is not over. The suffering is not over. Hurricane Laura may be gone, but the mess it left behindis everywhere. Lake Charles is still suffering and hurting. We appreciate the help, but there are many needs that are not being met.

The national media got the story that Hurricane Laura hit. They don't want to cover the story like they covered Hurricane Katrina because Lake Charles isn't New Orleans. It is just like when they didn't cover Hurricane Rita. Lake Charles is the home to many and is an extremely important city for the rest of the country. It is the fifth largest city in Louisiana and it has a major port where goods come in and go out.

For those who have a place where they can live, there is no electricity in the majority of places in Lake Charles. This means that it is very hot all of the time and that it is very dark when the sun sets. The reality for many people is that they are not truly living, but they are just making it. There are people who offer meals, but more needs to be done.

Disaster food stamps, which are supposed to be for anybody experiencing this disaster, are being given out depending on income, when many people cannot work and thus do not have any current income. They don't care, though. FEMA and insurance companies are telling people who have any type of structure standing that it is livible. It doesn't matter if there is a tree that has fallen down the center of the house and the roof and ceiling is completely exposed to the elements. It doesn't matter that air conditioning cannot be used when it is sweltering hot.

There are some people that can afford generators, but people are purposely inflating the price of gasoline because of this. There are quite a lot of places that are price gouging because people are desperate to get things and will pay because they need it, so these people are taking advantage of them.

There are people who serve food, but these places set up in one place and people have to go to those places. There are people in Lake Charles who are not able to leave to drive or even bike or walk to go get food. Instead, they are sitting inside and needing food.

Lake Charles needs help.

If you are wanting to actually go to Lake Charles to help and to help the citizens, there are things that are easy to find in other cities that can help these people. Please, do help them.

Here are some of the items that are needed:

• Battery operated personal fans and the batteries for them
• Battery operated flashlights and the batteries for them
• Carbon Monoxide monitors for those who are able to afford generators
• Meals delivered to those who are not able to go get meals at the stations where they are being served
• Diapers (infant through toddler sizes)
• Bug repellent spray
• Bottled water

Items are also needed for those who are working and helping in the area. Some of these things are:

• Tarps
• Rakes
• Axes
• Chainsaws
• Wheelbarrows

Of course, more items are needed. However, this is a list of some of the things, especially some things that people do not think about when going to help in Lake Charles. Then, yes, you can always help by donating money to reputable organizations. Please, do not donate to the Red Cross. The majority of money does not go to relief efforts and they do not direct donations to one certain cause, even if it is needed at the time.

Here are some reputable organizations for monitary donations:

• Cajun Navy
• Lutheran World Relief (Hurricane Laura Relief Fund
• United Methodist Committee on Relief - U.S. Disaster and Relief Fund
  
  

2017 Toyota Rav 4 - Wheel World

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It can easily get up to 23 miles per gallons of gas and holds 15.9 gallons. You should have no problems with typical in-city travel for a full week or more. You could even drive to Houston and back on one tank of gas.

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This is not fun and in a way I will miss Briana, but not the constant taking care of her

Briana is going to have to go live in a group home that provides 24/7 nursing care. Her epiglottis is not working. She is also extremely manipulative and does not like to behave.

However, her medical problems are a huge concern. There has not been any diagnosis for her. All that is known is about her epiglottis and at this rate, doctors are saying that she will never be able to eat again.

I know that is not fun, but she needs monitoring. I know that if she is not watched around the clock, she will try to sneak food and she will aspirate.

She'll either give herself pneumonia again or she will just die because food will go into her lungs.

Thankfully I was not electrocuted

Tonight, I went to see Crowns at The Lake Charles Little Theatre. That was good.

When I got to the theatre, everything was fine. I had no problems. I thought that was going to be the theme for most of the night. There were a few irritating things at the showing with people having to leave because of bringing little kids to the theatre. I am not sure why people would bring such young kids to a show like this. It's not that content wasn't okay, but young kids at a 7:30pm showing when they probably are not going to want to sit still and be quiet or are going to be complaining of being tired seems odd. However, most of the kids did seem to behave.

There was a nice lady sitting next to me at first. I had told Radar (my service dog) to come sit in my lap and instead, she jumped into the lady's lap. I apologized to her and said I would make Radar come sit in my lap, but she laughed and told me to let Radar stay there. She left at intermission, though.

They had an opening night reception, so I stayed for a bit. I was happy that they had lemonade. I had been craving lemonade since yesterday when I saw some at a local restaurant. I had a couple of cookies, too.

When I got to my car, I didn't see anything amiss. However, as I was putting my transport wheelchair away, I heard something. I looked and it was touching some type of downed wire. I hadn't realized this and I had been touching my chair. Thankfully, that seemed to mean that there was no current coming from it. I was a little scared, though. It was behind Viktor (that's the name of my car and I'll write about that some other time) and looked similar to this:

I got my transport wheelchair put away. I got Radar into Viktor along with my backpack, and I was able to leave the theatre safely.

Grieving Pollicle Woofles Syrup Delaney

I didn't post it here, but Woofles passed away on August 3, 2014. People tried to blame my sister. Some person from our vet told a rescue organization that she was dragging him on a chain behind her trike. She had him in the basked and he ended up falling out because something was wrong with him. It was Sunday and when the guy at Walgreens finally gave me a clear enough message, I understood that something was wrong with one of the dogs with Briana. That Walgreens worker was not a good person with his message at all. I get a phone call and the only thing he said is, "We have a customer here. She says it's an emergency. Do you know her?" He gave me NO INFORMATION. How am I supposed to know what he means. He said something else that wasn't helpful. Then he said "I think one of her animals had a stroke," so I knew to worry. Woofles was still breathing a little bit and we were trying to give him CPR, but we didn't know to give him CPR. I was very upset and I got turned around about going to the emergency vet. I don't know if he would have made it. I felt his little body go cold and I knew he hadn't made it, so I went home to get Nibet and Krueger to show them that he had passed away. I felt that it was important. They needed to know and not just suddenly be without Woofles. I didn't know he wasn't feeling well. I thought it was just a chihuahua honk-cough. However, maybe it was more. He'd come in at night and he'd have a little cough. However, he would settle down and it would stop. Whenever he was at the vet, they never found anything wrong with his heart when they listened to it. On the night of August 2, 2014, I was in bed. I was going to go call Woofles from the backyard as that was pretty much my routine. However, Briana was up and she said she would get him. I didn't know he wasn't being himself. She brought him in and he slept with me. She told me later on that he was staring out of our backyard gate. Since she kept saying fence instead of gate, that didn't seem to be any different. The fence is all around the yard and he'd often stare out of it. I didn't think about it, but he was napping with me for a bit on August 3 and when I asked him if he wanted to get up, he was strange. Instead of either being excited to get up, grumpy to get up, or trying to get me to go back to sleep, he held his little head under the sheet right near my leg. He was keeping his head tucked into the sheet and not trying to get room so he could breathe through his nose. I know he's in heaven with my Mama, my Daddy, my Grandpa, my Grandma, my Grandpa George, so many other people, Toggle, Marbles, Micron, Cinder, and other dogs, too. I thought Woofles was only going to be 7 on August 19. When I adopted him, the vet told me that he was probably no more than two years of age, so I gave him the birthday of August 19, 2007. However, I feel there have been signs that he was 11 years old and not approaching 7 or already 7. I was praying about Woofles being in heaven and even when not in deep prayer, those things happened. I prayed about a cross showing up - more like God put the thought there and then Briana brought this cross into the house that she had found. I prayed about talking to a classmate about pets and when I got into my history class, my classmate asked me, "Do you have any animals?" I didn't even have to say a thing. I prayed about a dragonfly landing on me and coming into my car. One day when leaving from the building where the history class I have is held, a dragonfly landed right on my finger and then it flew into my car and was on the dash for just a bit and it flew out. As for being 11, I wanted "dog" and "11" together as I figured that is the closest I'd get to knowing. My Voice and Diction teacher was talking about his dogs and he told me that one of them was 11. I went to Chili's with my castmates the other night and when I got there, there was a police vehicle that was a "k-9 Unit" and it was number 110. Sure, there's a 0 on that, but there's still that "11." Oh, and we took his body to the emergency vet and they found no signs of trauma on his little body. I know that in order to be hanged or choked, there has to be trauma marks. That tells me that it had to be something internal. I still need to get everything to make his memorial so I can have some help burying his ashes in my back yard and then mark that site. I only know where Marbles's ashes are by a tree root and need to finish with his memorial, too. I hate losing pets. Grieving this little dog is not easy. Woofles is (because he exists in heaven) my favorite little dog. I do have a new little dog. Her name is Butterbean. She is my favorite little princess.

Shakespearean Pie References

This version should be better than the last version of my doing this.

Hopefully, the video embeds when I do this.

If it didn't embed, here's the link to the video.
Shakespearean Pie

The song is not in the order of events that they happened in the play. It is a parody song of Don McLean's American Pie. It is very, funny, though! I liked the song before I read Hamlet and now I love it even more!
Song Lyrics	Comments
A long, long time ago I can still remember How, alas, poor Yorick's jokes drew groans He'd dance and sing and kiss my hand Like Elsinore was Neverland But then he went and joined the Skull and Bones	All of this verse is from Act 5, Scene 1, when Hamlet remembers Yorick.
And now, Horatio, I get shivers With every line the ghost delivers	This refers to Act 1, Scene 5, when King Hamlet's ghost speaks to Prince Hamlet.
All the Globe has been dark	Famous theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were staged.
'Cause something rots in Denmark	End of Act 1, Scene 4 when Marcellus comments on what the "meaning" of the ghost appearing might be.
I can't recall a thing as weird As when dear old Daddy reappeared To say that he'd been poisoned-eared The day King Hamlet died	This verse refers to Act 1, Scene 5, when King Hamlet's ghost appears to Prince Hamlet to say that Claudius poured poison in his ear to kill him and that he wans't bitten by a poisonous snake.
So To be or to choose not to be? That's the question I'm digestin' in my soliloquy And when fortune aims its slings and arrows at me Tell me how I'm gonna live through Act III?	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I.
Answer, please, iambically	The play Hamlet is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Did you like Shakespeare in Love? And did you rewind for scansion of Gwyneth with her wardrobe gone?	This is just silly and about the movie Shakespeare in Love and the nude scenes with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Now, do you believe in English Lit?	Since Shakespeare was British, he is in English Literature.
Is brevity the soul of wit?	Act 2, Scene 2 when Polonius says that he will get straight to saying what he needs to say, yet still with a lot of words!
If so then why's this bloody play so long?	Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play
Well, I know this role has real cachet For each Branagh and Olivier And Mel Gibson draws blood nice	Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier, and Mel Gibson all played Hamlet is movie versions of Hamlet.
Man, I dig that Passion of Christ!	Mel Gibson directed The Passion of the Christ.
I was a young, great Dane in British schools	Hamlet wasn't actually in a British school. He went to Wittenberg in Germany, and then stayed when Gertrude and Claudius asked him to stay in Denmark.
With my pet Ophelia and a dad who rules	Ophelia was Hamlet's "girlfriend" and his dad was king.
But I knew we'd been played for fools The day King Hamlet died	Again, because King Hamlet was not bitten by a snake.
So here's the question: To be or choose rather to be Suicidal or to idle apathetically, Or IS volition all it's cracked up to be If "to die, to sleep, to dream" is lovely? Please explain the question to me	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I.
Less than two months since the obit ran	This could even say one month, since Gertrude married Claudius less than a month after King Hamlet died.
And Lord knows, frailty, thy name's woman: My dumbass uncle wears Dad's ring	Act 1, Scene 2 when Hamlet talks about remember his mother with his father and how she has married his uncle.
So I set the stage for a royal sting What a script! I thought, The play's the thing Where I'll catch the conscience of the king	Act 2, Scene 2 where Hamlet has the actors stage a play about what Claudius did.
Oh, and while the king enjoyed the show The players showed him whack his bro The king stomped off and cried	Act 3, Scene 2 when Hamlet's play The Mousetrap is staged, Claudius isn't happy, so he leaves.
O. J. yelled Homicide!	Silliness because O.J. Simpson and the possibility that he murdered Nicole Brown Simpson.
So Let's Make a Deal, Queen Mother, who Is behind curtain number two? How now, a rat? I sliced him through The day Polonius died	In Act 3, Scene 4 when Gertrude talks to Hamlet and has Polonius hide behind the arras [a wall hanging, thus a "curtain,"] and Hamlet cries out, "How now, a rat?" and stabs Polonius as he stabs through the arras. The phrase "What's behind curtain number two?" comes from the game show Let's Make a Deal.
I was thinking: To be or to go with Plan B? Is it nobler just to soldier on Shakespeareanly Or fly off to the undiscovered country? Thus my conscience makes a coward of me	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I.
Get me to a fun nunnery	In Act 3, Scene 1, Hamlet tells Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery," and while we think of this as a convent, while it could be, in Elizabethan English, "nunnery" was slang for a brothel.
Hanky panky? Nope, Ophelia's cranky	Act 3, Scene 2 when Hamlet is talking to Ophelia and asks, "Lady, shall I lie in your lap?" and the conversation that follows.
Could she be ticked that I nailed that Yankee?	Hamlet kills Polonius in Act 3, Scene 4.
Or maybe 'cause I knifed her dad?	In Act 5, Scene 2, Hamlet stabs Claudius with a poisoned sword.
She shouted Foul! in her wrath: You'll never tread on my primrose path!	Act 1, Scene 3 when Ophelia is talking to her brother, Laertes.
Guess my joke 'bout "country matters" made her mad	This is referring to Hamlet asking, "Do you think I meant "country matters?" This means he was asking Ophelia if she thought he meant having sex.
Now, the nymph went nutso north-northwest Went 'n' took a swim completely dressed She sank just like a ship	This refers to Act 4, Scene 5 when Ophelia goes mad and drowns herself.
So - here's the moral: skinny-dip	This is referring to the fact that Ophelia was completely clothed, but is dealing with it in a silly way.
Poor Laertes missed his tour de France	In Act 1, Scene 2, Claudius gives Laertes permission to go back to France and then in Act 4, Scene 5, Laertes comes back from France to have the sword fight with Hamlet.
But, merde, this ain't no cheap romance Ask Guildenstern and Rosencrantz The day Ophelia died	Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are characters in Hamlet that are told to spy on Hamlet by Gertrude and Claudius. Of course, this is again referring to Ophelia's drowning in Act 4,Scene 5.
And I was thinking... To be or to other-than-be? That's the question - screw depression - death sounds painless to me	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I. [Also, just to mention every time that I hear the line "death sounds painless to me," I think of the M*A*S*H theme song Suicide is Painless.]
This too too solid flesh should melt melt like brie	Act 1, Scene 2 when Hamlet says, "Oh, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt . . ."
And resolve into a fondue for me	And at the end of the previous line, when Hamlet says "resolve itself into a dew."
Serve it with some crumpets and tea	Silliness since brie could be served with crumpets and tea, which is a tradition with many British people.
Oh, and there we were all in one place Equipped with poison, swords, and Mace With Fortune there to shape our ends So come on - fence me nimble, fence me quick	This refers the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes in Act 5,Scene 2.
Don't tase me bro with your tainted prick Or bet your royal ass we're foiled again	"Don't tase me bro" refers to what a University of Florida student said to an officer when he was at a John Kerry Rally in 2007. The other is from Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place.
So Laertes and I both got poked	Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place.
Mom drank some Chinese lead-based Coke	Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place, Gertrude accidently drinks the cup of wine with poison it. The "Chinese Lead Based Coke" refers to lead being found in Coca Cola can paint in 2006 and also that many toys and other items produced in China tend to have lead in the paint.
The king was S.O.L.	Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place and then Hamlet stabs Claudius.
Thus ends his sworded tale.	Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place and almost everybody dies due to the poison in some way.
I said, My name ees Hamlet Junior, guy You keeled my dad; prepare to die (Yep, I stole that from The Princess Bride) The day King Claudius died	Act 5, Scene 2 when the swordfight between Hamlet and Laertes takes place.
Here's the question: To be or choose alternately? That's the question I'm processin' in Scene I of Act III To end these shocks or bear 'em heart-achingly,	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I.
Quoting Sonnet Number 73? (That one's too depressing for me)	A reference to Shakespeare's Sonnet 73.
I met a girl named Juliet And her boyfriend, whose name I forget (What's in a name, man, anyway?)	Silliness with the wrong play; this one is Romeo and Juliet.
I led Othello to his death	Silliness with the wrong play; this one is Othello.
And made life a bitch for King Macbeth	Silliness with the wrong play; this one is Macbeth.
Till the Bard said, Dude, you're in a different play	Being in the wrong plays is finally acknowledged.
So meanwhile back at Elsinore	Elsinore is the castle where Hamlet and family lived.
A bunch of guys come to mop the floor It's Fortinbras's legions I guess we're now Norwegians	End of Act 5, Scene 2 where Fortinbras walks in after the sword fight and everybody involved is dead.
And the three co-stars I riled most: Laertes, Mom, and King Claudi-os Went off to hang with Daddy's ghost	(Act 5, Scene 2 when Gertrude accidentally drank the poisoned wine and then Hamlet killed Laertes and Claudius.
The day Prince Hamlet died	Act 5,Scene 2 when Hamlet committed suicide by drinking the poisoned wine.
I see dead people...	This line is stolen from The Sixth Sense.
To be or choose oppositely? Are we tougher if we suffer indefatigably Or take up arms against a turbulent sea Of the troubles fortune's slinging at me?	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I.
Screw it - let's go watch some TV	This is just silly.
We were thinking: To be or to not freaking be That's the question we're obsessin' 'bout interminably	This refers to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act 3, Scene I
But as for us, the answer's clear: NOT TO BE Caught in THIS Shakespearean tragedy	By the end of the play, Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Claudius, Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern are all dead.
[Horatio:] Good-night, sweet prince.	This is a line from Act 5, Scene 2 when Hamlet tells Horatio that the poison is killing him. I am not sure what movie this line came from if it did. Perhaps it is Robocop as I can't seem to find that one, but I can tell that it's not from The Big Lebowski.
[Hamlet:] I'm not quite dead...	This line is stolen from Monty Python and the Holy Grail when Concorde says it to Launcelot in Scene 27.

If you're wondering, here's "Suicide in Painless." There are definitely influences from Hamlet in that song, too! There is one very obvious one and there are others. Hopefully it embeds, but if it doesn't, I'll give the link aftwards.
Hopefully, embedded:

Link to "Suicide is Painless."
Suicide in Painless

Not Quite Piano Man

Of course, after what has happened today, my prayers are with all the people who were in Boston. It's been an emotionally difficult day once that happened. However, with trying to keep it a bit happier, Briana and I decided to "rewrite" "Piano Man" with misheard lyrics. We replaced the real lyrics with misheard ones and this is the song we now have: It's five o'clock on a Saturday Irregular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sitting next to me Makin' love to his erotic Aunt Jen. He says, "Son, can you play me a melody I'm not really sure how it goes But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a young woman's clothes." La la la, did dee da-a La la, did dee da-a da dum Sing us a song, of the Yellow Man Sing us a song tonight Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke But there's someplace that he'd rather be He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." As the smile ran away from his face "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place" La la la, did dee da-a La la, did dee da-a da dum And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly explode Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than being alone Sing us a song from the Meadow Lands Sing us a song tonight Well we're all in the mood for a melody And you got a spirit, that's right. Now Paul is a realistic novelist Who never had time for a wife And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy And probably will be polite It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see To forget about life for a while And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore And the night owl sounds like a beer And they play the guitar and put bread in my jar And say, "Man, what a hue to one ear!" La la la, did dee da-a La la, did dee da-a da dum Sing us a song you're a Chinese man Sing us a song tonight Well we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got a spinet, all right.

Rankin/Bass Plotholes

I watched P. Cottontail tonight. It is one of the Rankin/Bass holiday specials (like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). While it is cute, there is definitely a huge plot hole in the show (despite all the other odd things that aren't explained – which really don't matter).

Anyway, the Colonel who is the Chief Easter Bunny is going to be retiring and he picks Peter Cottontail to be the next Chief Easter Bunny. A rabbit named Irontail (because a kid once ran over his tail and now he wears a fake tail that is made of iron [one of the many odd things that don't really matter for the show]) brings the April Valley (it's where the rabbits live) constitution where it says that the next Chief Easter Bunny is the one that delivers the most eggs.

Since Peter Cottontail isn't responsible, he holds a party and he doesn't go to bed on time. He had set his alarm clock, but Ironside sabotages it (there's a chicken on it and he gives the chicken magic corn flavored bubble gum that keeps it from making any noise).

Peter sleeps all day. Irontail is only able to give away one egg as almost nobody wanted an egg from him. However, Irontail wins because Peter didn't deliver any eggs due to sleeping all day.

So, Peter finds Sassafrass (who I guess plants all of April Valley) and he has this vehicle that is basically a time machine and it goes to the different holidays. Peter travels with a caterpillar named Antoine. Somehow Irontail sabotaged the time machine.

It skips over Easter and it first lands on Mother's Day. Nobody wants eggs on Mother's Day.

It then goes to the Fourth of July. Peter repaints the eggs. He lies to two boys and tells them that they are egg shaped grenades. The boys take the entire basket. They bring the basket back complaining that the eggs aren't grenades. However, they couldn't have known this without throwing one down on the hard ground. Thus, Peter had to give away one egg. This would make Peter and Irontail tied.

The next holiday is Halloween. Irontail tries to send a witch to scare Peter, but he isn't scared. Instead, he gives her an egg. That means that Peter has no successfully given away two eggs. He should win. However, the special keeps going. It goes through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day.

Of course, there was a way Peter gave away the eggs. It goes back to Easter. Still, there was no reasons that he had to give away the entire basket of eggs. The show easily could've ended after Halloween because Peter should've won by then.

Bad Dreams, Bad Thoughts, and Good Reminders

Last night, I had this dream that my mom was standing behind me as I slept in bed.  She was insisting that she was still "here."  I was praying that I wouldn't have more dreams like that, but that's another one of them.

I miss my real Mama.  It's sad because Nancy (the pastor's wife from St. Michael's) knew her when we first started coming to St. Michael's.  She was nothing like what she was in the few months before she passed.  What Nancy didn't know is that she still wasn't healthy then.  She hadn't started aspirating her food and water when we first started coming.  I don't know when that started.  However, she was doing it lots because she would be in the car and I'd tell her that it's not normal to have water drip from your nose after drinking water.  However, my Mama wouldn't go do the doctor for that.

Al-Anon helps me to remember that I did not have any control over my Mama or over the doctors.  The doctors should've listened to me, but they didn't.  I couldn't control that.  I definitely couldn't control what my Mama chose to do, even though much of it was not good for her.

For some reason, while sitting in the Sowela library while waiting for a fiction reading (and being Briana's extra credit - yes, seriously, I was her extra credit for her "bringing" me), I suddenly had the feeling of how strange it is to come home and not have my Mama in the house, even though I've come through the house doors many times since she has passed.

We got some frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog today because they have a special that if you wear green (yesterday, today, tomorrow), you can fill up a 12oz cup with as much as you'd like and only pay $4 for it.  While I was eating my frozen yogurt with all kinds of chocolate candy and magic shell on it (I didn't need it, but it was fun to do), I happened to look over at the register when some people were buying their yogurt.  It was some numbers that have seemed quite significant in my life lately.  I know that God and Jesus are there when these things happen. It's not just a coincidence like some people say.

I had to write myself some reminders tonight.  Even though I know these things, I often have to remind myself of them and writing them helps.

The first things I wrote:
I continuously pray for my back to get better, too. I believe God still works in healings and miracles. However, I don't doubt Him if my back is not healed. After all, God says that there are strengths in weaknesses. God's plans is bigger than what I'd like . . . and I don't know God's plan. It could coincide with what I'd like, too.

The second thing I wrote:
Sometimes I feel really bad that I don't feel called to go on mission trips to other countries. However, God reminds me that if everybody were called to do such a thing that those things would never get done because nobody would be back home organizing the trips and helping get things done. I've always loved behind the scenes in theater, so it is certainly something that I love for helping others get to go on mission trips. I have to remind myself that God values every single person and a behind-the-scenes person is just as important as those out front. Just like a theater production would never get produced without set builder, stage managers, assistants, and directors, God needs those people for His missions, too.

Closure

Everybody needs closure.  However, how do you have closure when you never truly could have closure?  Besides missing my Mama at times (as I don't really know how many times I "lost" her before officially finally and truly losing her).

Closure is one of the hardest things for me right now.

When Mama was alive, I was having to look into an interdiction.  I didn't want to look into an interdiction.  The reason for doing this was to protect her.   However, she never saw that.  She only thought that I was trying to be mean to her.  Of course, that wasn't true.  I didn't want my Mama to hurt herself or to hurt others.

I had only talked about putting the house and car and annuity all in my name because if she had lived, it would've taken five years for her to get medicaid.  Then she could've received more help than she was currently getting with her medicare and office of group of benefits.

How can I have closure when I can't talk to my Mama in a rational way?  I never could talk to her in a rational way for many months before she passed.  She didn't make sense.  Her speech didn't make sense.  Her words didn't make sense.  Perhaps it was even years before she passed that she didn't make sense.

I know that even when my Daddy was alive that she was getting dumber.  It was awful.  She couldn't remember "shaved ice" and kept saying that it was ice that was "whirred up."  Sadly, Daddy said "whirred up," too.

She would say words for things that just didn't make sense.  I could never figure out how she still managed to do crossword puzzles and other puzzles in GAMES.  However, as I am typing this, Briana is telling me that she is the one who would often correct them.  Mama made a bunch of mistakes.

Mama would keep the really old GAMES magazines, which was crazy, however, I can remember looking at them and seeing that she was smart before she was on those antidepressants.

I tried to teach her how to do logic puzzles, but she never seemed to actually get the concept.  I think I found one or two of them done correctly for a little bit, but then things didn't make sense.

I wish I could talk to her again.  I wish I could find a way to just tell her how much I love and loved her.  I wish she could've known that I wanted her to be safe.

She wanted to get out of the nursing home and I can understand that.  It is sad and gray in that place.  I would've loved to bring her to church.  However, I couldn't physically handle her.  She would've fallen all over.  I couldn't have put her in the car.  I couldn't have taken her out of the car.  I don't know how I could've done anything.

I feel bad now that I didn't go up to the ER when she was taken there.  Briana was there, but I wasn't.  I know I needed to take care of myself because so tired and needed rest.  However, I didn't know it would've been the last time that she may have actually been able to talk to me.

I do remember the last time that she talked to me.  She wasn't making sense.  Billie (I think that was the worker's name) was in her room with me.  Mama was going on and on about the house and the car and talking about me trying to take them away from her.  This was right after she took communion because Pastor Cook came and gave it to her.

Orphaned . . .

In a way, I am now an orphan. My mom passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. It wasn't as sudden as my Daddy's death, but I expected my Mama to be around at least a few days longer. I know that none of it is what I hoped, but in a way, I had been expecting her to not be well, too. I had seen her sick and suffering for many months. Sometimes I feel bad because I have no written here for a few days. However, I then look and see that I am dealing with a lot of stuff. Before my mom passed, it was taking care of her, taking care of Briana, doing the jobs I had, looking for a better job, taking care of the dogs, taking care of the car, and many more things. Now, I still have to take care of things including Briana. I am trying to let her be as independent as she can be. I want her to learn tasks and chores so that if she wants, she can learn to live on her own. She talks to me about dreams she has and I want her to be able to pursue them. However, she can't pursue them if she doesn't have the skills she needs to live. Obviously, I am also dealing with Mama's memorial service and getting that all planned now. My mom never wanted a viewing of her body or a funeral. She wanted to be cremated, have a memorial service, and not have people wear black. It still hurts that she's gone. It doesn't seem real sometimes. I drive home and think that maybe I'd find her in the bedroom. Perhaps I'd visit her in the nursing home. There are plenty of times that I just don't know what to feel.

Poetry, Prose, and Popcorn Recommends

I know that I have not written a blog in a long time. My life has become increasingly difficult and I have not had the time to write a blog. I can't write much at the moment, either. However, I did want to let people know that this blog has a store where you can look to buy stuff. This blog will also have products recommended at times. You should try to buy them if you are interested in the products. It will include a link where to buy the product. For now, you can see the basic store at Poetry, Prose, and Popcorn Recommendations.

Why can't she be an introvert?

Of course, my sister has to be one of the stranger people with Asperger's.  Instead of being an introvert like many of them are, she is an extrovert.  She seems to think I should be like her, too.  I'm not an extrovert.  I'm an introvert.  She drains my energy by always buzzing around me, doing things that I don't want her to be doing.

I was hoping to have a good night of late writing tonight.  I got myself energized to do this by sitting up in the McNeese library and reading.

I came home and cuddling with Woofles for a little bit.  I was then ready to go to my computer once my phone told me that it needed more battery power, so I should connect my charger.

The minute I planned on doing work, my sister decides that she has to go into what is usually my mom's bedroom.  Then she decides to start looking at things.  Sure, I'm happy that she found the battery charger to the fancy camera that my mom bought, which is now mine (mom can't handle having a fancy camera like that because she falls, she'll drop it, and she can't even keep it OFF when not in use).

So, then we had to go through getting that all set and getting the pictures off of it.

What I realized is that my mom always takes TERRIBLE pictures of me.  Why can't she take a picture with me SMILING?  Every picture that I am in that she took, I look like I'm making an awful face of some sort.  I look terrible in those pictures.  Of course, not having a flattering hair cut did not help, either.  I like my hair longer, like about shoulder length, usually.  It can look okay tied back, but I usually don't wear it that way, either.

Anyway, this got off track. It's all about being an introvert and how being alone and doing things alone or in small groups (often with other introverts) is what is energizing.  The constant buzzing and movement of an extrovert is NOT comforting in any way.

I wrote what it is like to be an INFP.  However, all the times that it says "shy" in the article should read "introverted."

And a Pirate without a Treasure Is Like a Monkey without a Spatula

I'll spin you a yarn - or at least some juicy information.  I was being silly with that because of "Blackbeard, Bluebeard, & Redbeard" by Eric Herman.

Anyway, most of you know that I make my money by writing and monetizing websites and such.

So, I write for Yahoo! Voices, which is in the Yahoo! Contributor Network.

If you'd like to write for them, you can do that by clicking here.

I also write for Bukisa, but something seems to be wrong with the site.  It says that I don't have any articles there.  Then, I write for List My Five, TextBroker, oDesk, and ContentCurrent.

If these have referral links, I will update with them later.  I am trying to relax tonight and looking at the computer screen all the time and searching for links is not exactly relaxing.

Cash Crate

My mom is not doing well.  I am trying to get my life, for me, started more right now.  Of course I worry about my mother and want her to have the best care she can get.  However, this is not the time or the place to write about it at the moment.  It can be the place later, but not now.

Anyway, with trying to get my life started and get money, I joined Cash Crate.

It would be good for both me and you for you to join Cash Crate, too!

You can join Cash Crate by clicking on the link in this sentence.

Art and Entertainment

Ricci Milan, one of the founders of Feet Don't Fail Me Now, has me thinking today. This required a serious blog post. He asked, "What is the difference between art and entertainment?"

I can take this at face value.

If I go to Merriam-Webster, art, as a noun, has six distinct definitions.

1) skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
2) a branch of learning; one of the humanities
3) an occupation requiring knowledge or skill
4) the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also works so produced; ibe of the fine arts; a graphic art
5) a skillful plan; the quality or state of being artful
6) decorative or illustrative elements in printed manner


Then, entertainment has three distinct definitions.

1) The act of entertaining
2) maintenance; provision; employment
3) amusement or diversion provided especially by performers; something diverting or engaging as a public performance or a usually light comic or adventure novel.

It seems that, if trying to take the question literally, it only causes more confusion.

Ricci is a tap dancer. Is tap dancing an art? Is tap dancing entertainment?

I love tap dancing. I don't know how to do it, but I love it. I love watching tappers perform, what I consider, to be an art. Is is entertainment? The fact that I enjoy watching it would make it entertainment to me. However, it is not entertainment to somebody that does not enjoy tap dancing.

I still haven't answered the original question and I don't know if I'd ever be able to answer the original question.
v I enjoy writing. Writing is known as an art. It is somebody creating something for an enjoyment and usually for others to enjoy. However, is writing entertainment? The fact that I enjoy writing does make it entertainment for myself. Sure, it is not fun for people to sit and watch me write. However, my writing is an art. Is my writing "a performance?"

My first answer would be that it is not. Then, I could expand my thinking to the fact that people read my writing. If I included the act of reading in my writing, perhaps it could be a performance because my work was created for others to enjoy.

So, overall, I guess art is the action of creating and entertainment is the result of art. Yet, it still leaves large gaping hole of confusion because it may not be exactly those things. The definitions seem to overlap. How do we decided what is art and what is entertainment?

Discuss.

Medical and Finanacial Problems

I'm sorry about this, but this blog is going to have to be on a hiatus until my sister and I can work out the financial and medical problems with our mother.  She is still being obstinate and she NEEDS help and we NEED financial help!  I'm at my wits end with her, so if you know ANYTHING, any help is appreciated!