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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas! Some scenes from New York City to get everyone in the mood.

(Courtesy of Ron, my former boss. Good Luck and Godspeed in his retirement.)

The Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center



The Christmas Tree at the New York Stock Exchange



The New York Stock Exchange



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The Brooklyn Bridge

posted by Patrick 5:39 PM

Attitude Adjustment

(From Colemans.)

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad
attitude and an even
worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and
laced with profanity.
John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying
only polite words, playing
soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's
vocabulary. Finally, John
was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook
the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation,
threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few
minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was
total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt
the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly
stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said,

"I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm
sincerely remorseful for
my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to
correct my rude and
unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to
ask the parrot what had
made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued,

"May I ask what the turkey did?"

posted by Patrick 8:59 AM

How to avoid the flu...

(Helpful ? advice from Dr. Eugene.)

Eat right! Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies.
Take your vitamins and bump up your vitamin c.
Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system.
Walk for at least hour a day, go for a swim, take the stairs instead of
the elevator, etc.
Wash your hands often. If you can't wash them, keep a bottle of
antibacterial stuff around.
Get lots of fresh air. Open windows whenever possible.

Get plenty of rest.
Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can.

OR .. You can take the doctors office approach. Think about it, when you
go for a shot, what do they do first? Clean your arm with alcohol.

Why? Because alcohol kills germs. So.

I walk to the liquor store (exercise), I put lime in my Corona (fruit),
celery in my Bloody Mary (veggies), drink on the bar patio (fresh air), get
drunk, tell jokes, and laugh (eliminate stress) and then pass out (rest).

The way I see it, if you keep your alcohol levels up flu germs can't get
you!!!!

posted by Patrick 6:07 PM

I Am A New Yorker


(From EM on the Carolinas, who never really left New York.)


http://www.farrockaway.com/carol/newyorker.html

posted by Patrick 9:18 AM

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