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PS-Any New Year's Resolutions?Mine is to try to catch up on my reading. LOL
I've never understood the fascination with New Years. I like Xmas, but have never done anything for the new year. I generally go to bed at the normal time. I must say that I like the time off, though. I only worked 1.5 days this week.So, I don't make NY resolutions, either. I either do it during the year or not. Every day is a new day.
Sanskrit Proverb (supposedly)
Look to this day,
For it is life,
The very life of life.
In its brief course lie all
The realities and verities of existence,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of action,
The glory of power –
For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today, well lived,
Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.
Beautiful proverb, Jim. Food for thought.
Jim, that's a very good proverb, and one well taken to heart! Barb and I don't treat New Year's Day as much of a holiday either; we've never made New Year's resolutions, and don't make any special effort to see the new year in (staying up until midnight is normal for me, and Barb's often still up even later).But still, it's the new beginning of a year with all its days still future! So I join in wishing everybody a healthy and happy 2010.
Glad you liked the proverb. I always have. It's so true, but so easy to forget.I stayed up to 11pm one night when the kids were here, but that was a disaster. I still woke up at 4:30. I slept in until 5am this morning. I got to sleep by 10pm last night & never even heard any fireworks or guns at midnight - the usual celebration in these parts. Of course, it was very cold, so folks may have decided to stay in. No dogs came flying into bed shivering, so I assume so.
No fireworks around here that I know of. I think there were some in Saratoga, several miles from here. It was part of their First Night festivities.When I was a kid, my cousins had a New Year's Eve party at their house in New Rochelle, NY.
I remember them running out in front of the house at midnight and banging on their mother's pots and pans with big spoons. They also rigged things up so that confetti blew all over the living room from the ceiling light. They used a reversed vacuum as a blower, I think. Memories.
I'm still wondering who cleaned up all that confetti. :)
PS - Ooops, I was mistakenly posting using my alter-ego, Seadancer. I use that I.D. to test certain displays at Goodreads.
NEW YEAR'S DAY SHOWS ON TV - A FEAST!1. Rose Bowl Parade
2. David Garrett: Live in Berlin
"German violin virtuoso weaves classical standards with rock & pop favorites in his first U.S. concert special"
"Accompanied by a symphony orchestra and full rock band, Garrett enthralls the audience in Berlin’s stunning Tempodrom concert arena with his talent and rousing repertoire."
http://www.wliw.org/productions//perf...
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - WMHT TV PBS
3. Great Performances: "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2010"
Vienna Philharmonic - Julie Andrews hosts.
"...a sparkling celebration, live from the Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna.
The Vienna Philharmonic presents your favorite waltzes, polkas, and much more."
"Actress Julie Andrews hosts as the Vienna Philharmonic performs festive Strauss Family favorites."
http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/67/gre...
9:00 - 10:30 PM - WMHT TV PBS
Best wishes,
Joy