Dorie’s Different Reality

This is Russell Crowe (Gladiator Actor Dude) and his band. The song is a bit sad, but some New Year’s are like that. He can sing!

Horrors! I’m going to talk about politics! (a bit) For disclosure purposes- I’m a registered Libertarian. I paraphrase Tevye from “Fiddler On The Roof”:
God Bless and Keep the Government…Far Away From Me
I am totally impressed with the idealism and dedication of Ron Paul’s supporters.  For the most part they’re the young, well-educated adults raised by […]

Have you heard about the asteroid? Astronomers have just upped the odds of a major asteroid impact on Mars this coming month; it’s now a 1 in 4 chance. Supposed to happen (if it happens) on January 30. What the press is saying is, that it’s big enough that were something this size to hit […]

Really annoying things that happened this year
1. Britney Spears’ Circus and Trainwreck   She could go anywhere or do anything- like a Mother Teresa of Pop Culture. Instead she shaves her head and drives around recklessly with babies in her car. Enough already. We get it, money and fame can’t buy happiness. Take your money and […]

In 2004,  the Grand Duchess and I drove from California to Maryland. Kind of like Thelma and Louise, only we didn’t drive into the Grand Canyon. All the Interstates are kind of boring because you don’t see much except the back end of the truck in front of you. I enjoyed the times we were […]

 That’s what they call December 26 in Great Britain. As near as I can figure, it was the day that boxes of goodies were distributed to the poor in earlier times. There were a lot more poor people back then too. Another definition is that it was the day the servants got off; having cooked […]

 I came out of the cocoon long enough to make sure there was traditional merriment…our style. Mike and I were married several years before the Grand Duchess was born. Our relatives live in other states, and often the holidays came at a time when we didn’t have the time or money to go for a […]

 Need a place to hide? Worried about the bills? Need  to sleep off the cookie carbohydrates?
 We’re now open and accepting all who are weary and burdened by this holiday that seemed to arrive in the middle of September, and continues til the January clearance sales are over. Drop by- Tuesday’s menu will be Hungarian Goulash and […]

This blog is going to collapse on itself if all the YouTube videos disappear! This morning I was looking for Christmas carols. This is not one.
This is the first time I’ve seen this gal. Her name is Ruslana. She’s  from Ukraine.  She won the Eurovision song contest in 2004, and records in English too. Her sound and […]

And later that same day:  Tom sent along  link to a really cute animation- just loved the wailing tenor  reindeer!   http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf