Wishes for 2003....

[Kismet]

For those who wish to thrive--I wish you success.

For those who wish to survive--I wish you endurance.

For those who wish to leave--I wish you a gentle passage.

 

[philthygeezer]

And to those who wish to give me a Tarwar, I wish you Success!

Happy New Year everyone!

Peace be with you.
Phil



EDIT: (what I really wish for is worldwide reasonability)

 

[Bill Martino]

what I really wish for is worldwide reasonability

I'll drink to that and am -- Heineken no 2.

Peace on Earth and good will toward men is an uphill struggle.

 

[Pappy]

That certainly sounds reasonable to me Uncle Bill.
And I drank a couple today too. Hope all goes well in the new year.

 

[Bill Martino]

Hope all goes well in the new year

And I'll drink to that, too. Heineken No. 4.

No wonder I like old Marines.

 

[Rusty]

Let me be a little kinder
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those around me
Let me praise a little more

Let me be when I am weary
Just a little bit more cheery
Think a little more of others
And a little less of me.

Let me be a little braver
When temptation makes me waver
Let me strive a little harder
To be all that I should be

Let me be a little meeker
With the brother that is weaker
Let me think more of my neigbor
And a little less of me.

Let me be when I am weary
Just a little bit more cheery
Let me serve a little better
Those that I an striving for

Let me be a little meeker
With the brother that is weaker
Think a little more of others
And a little less of me.

Less of me.

The above come from a tune sung on albums by both Glen Campbell and The Statler Brothers. The author of the lyrics is not attributed in any place that I've seen. Hear it sung a few times and it subconciously seems to keep running in your head long after the music is over.

Oddly, the desert fathers ( IIRC ) used a technique called a breath prayer, usually a short one they repeated continuosly until it became automatic, even in their sleep.

If you can get a copy of the song as sung, you might want to try singing along until it continues subconciously.

I'm going try doing just that myself, and though I already know it well, try to remember to sing it in the back of my mind each day instead of remembering it once or twice a month, if that often.

I offer it to you if you wish. Happy New Year to all.

 

[Roger Smith]

Truly a gentleman and a scholar Rusty.

Me? I wish I had Tsimi's khuks to go with my good looks. That's how it goes when you have an evil twin.