Posted by: maria on June 29th, 2008
Things had been a tad quiet around here [oh okay, a little boring!] that I thought I’d post a crustini video. Is my son trying to tell me he really wants to be a clown when he grows up? Happy Sunday!
Read: Baby Crustini Finds His Groove »
Posted by: maria on June 23rd, 2008
George Carlin, irreverent, offensive, and totally entertaining. I enjoyed his one-liners a lot, though I am definitely not a fan of his digs at religion. I’m a Catholic, go figure. Bah. Seriously, I think one’s religion is one’s own and shouldn’t be messed with. Go find your own. Or not and just listen to George.
He passed away from heart failure yesterday (Sunday) in Santa Monica (California). His brand of stand up comedy is Bad-A**. Not for the thin-skinned. Nu uh. If you get easily offended, specially if you’re an American, you must have given him a wide berth.
One of my favorite George Carlin one-liners go something like “may the forces of evil become confused on its way to you …” and “if you’re alive you have a ticket to the freak show and if you’re an american, you get front row seat”, probably not the exact words but close enough.
After decades of stirring up controversy and hard core stand up comedy, George has succumbed to what he didn’t want to do. He once said, I want to live. I don’t want to die. That’s the whole meaning of life. Not dying … I wonder what he would have said about the “other side”.
Read: So Long George Carlin »
Posted by: maria on June 16th, 2008
It’s hubba’s first father’s day yesterday and as you can imagine with first time dads, he’s thrilled to the bones specially when he saw the father’s day card baby crustini gave him.
It was a happy day yesterday … but I can’t help but feel a touch of sadness. Don’t get me wrong, hubba makes me happy and I’m like smiling a lot because hey, it was my first Mommy’s day and now his first Papa day and soon enough it will be the baby’s first Baba day!
It’s my hubba’s first father’s day yesterday … eight years ago it was my daddy’s last Father’s Day celebration (June 18th 2000 to be exact) where he was named “Father Of The Year” by our parish community. Four days after, he passed away. Father’s Day weekend was the last time we would all be together as a family.
Gaaaah. Allow me to be sappy for a minute please. At least - I try to tell myself over and over - he didn’t suffer much. He was still up and about the day before he passed away though he had been deteriorating due to his illness (kidney/liver). And he did have my mom at his side until the end. Isn’t it just beautiful to have your loved one at your side at the end of your day and the last words you leave them with is “I love You”.
Anyway, moral of the story - whether you’re feeling healthy or not, have yourself tested for Hepatitis A, B & C. It’s a disease that just lingers and doesn’t manifest until it has already damaged your liver. The good thing is there’s a better fighting chance now for people with this condition, unlike eight years ago, so do your children and your loved ones a favor and have yourself checked.
Read: Hubba Father’s Day! »
