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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 606
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 7:30 pm: |    |
10 degrees, wind howling & just finished watching "A Christmas Story" with the grandkids. Great way to spend the evening.
Sledding tomorrow if the wind chill gets above 15 degrees. |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5204
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 7:37 pm: | |
OK, OK, take them sledding. I won't argue with you again. :-) |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 607
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 8:09 pm: | |
Sometimes double posts, inadvertent as they may be, are amusing.
Yea, cookies & cocoa, definitely,
(Message edited by eastburn on December 21, 2008) |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5206
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 8:37 pm: | |
We keep drifting over here real bad. That wind is coming in directly from the west. Z, just grab a kite, and you can be here in a few hours. You can get some Coney Island chili when you land, along with some kielbasa and a Faygo |
Tsomyak
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Username: Tsomyak
Post Number: 54
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 9:05 pm: | |
Speaking of coneys, did anyone else risk their health on a regular basis at the coney place on 7 hear Hayes? I had WAY too many late night meals there. "Two sliders and a bowl of grease" was the regular order. Was that named Onassis? I seemed to recall that quickly got twisted to O'Nasty's. One sure sounds good now though... |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 608
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 9:20 pm: | |
My favorite as a kid was the Dog House on Gratiot across from Saratoga Hospital. A regular Saturday lunch stop when out collecting my Detroit Times route. |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5208
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 9:22 pm: | |
I was only at that Onassis one time, and it was well after I moved. I went with a friend to a Ramone's concert up at a place on Gratiot just south of 7. It was 1986 or so, and I was already 30. I lasted about half the concert, and all the under aged kids kept asking me to buy for them. The noise was about to pop my bad eardrum, and the people getting passed over my head was making me nervous. I bugged out and went and sat at the Coney until the kids from the bar started filtering in and went back to gather up my friend. Not my finest evening.
BTW, does anyone remember the name of that show bar on Gratiot?
(Message edited by jcole on December 21, 2008) |
Sjtunnelgang
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Post Number: 24
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 9:54 pm: | |
Jc..I think it was Zeus...then trax |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5209
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 9:59 pm: | |
Trax, that's what it was when I was there.
Thanks |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2532
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 10:18 pm: | |
The Dog House was the best but O'Nastayass was convienient after bowling at Fantasy |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1734
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 10:30 pm: | |
I hope the Lions win next week.
IMO, if their slogan would have been "Believe in God" instead of "Believe in now" they would have been blessed with more wins.
"Believe in now" is just as empty as "Seasons Greetings". |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5210
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 10:34 pm: | |
7, God is on the side of the strongest battalion, and right now, that's not the Lions. |
Mkap
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Username: Mkap
Post Number: 21
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 6:28 am: | |
Well, lets hope JC is right and we can squeeze one past the Pack next week. Today they were horrible. No defense. Broke another record by being outscored at home by 176 points. The Saints took it easy on them in the fourth, could have been 50+ to 7 (and a penalty gave them that with a first and goal). |
Zitro
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Post Number: 2534
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 9:57 am: | |
Spring Training can't come soon enough. |
12468_laing
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Post Number: 319
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:10 pm: | |
i was sorry to see the lions lost to the saints. when will the fords wake up and realize that if they don't start looking like a team with a future, fans will be turning away? loss of revenue of apparel, business on game days, etc. what is the inside word - will the duo who act as the gm go and a real gm take over? think marinelli will stay? as for draft choices, they will get a high one, but for what positions? |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2535
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 12:51 pm: | |
The Lions won't get straightened out in one draft, too many holes to fill. They need to concentrate almost solely on defense. How was the game yesterday laing, it looked like everyone was in a frenzy! |
12468_laing
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Post Number: 321
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 1:01 pm: | |
titans played probably their best game of the year. the last td they got, it looked like pittsburgh gave up. |
7andkelly
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Post Number: 1735
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:55 am: | |
Spring training...now there's a pleasant thought...definitely something to look forward to. That, and the NFL draft. Will the Lions hire a new coach? Too bad Marinelli didn't work out here. He seems like such a decent guy. At least when the game's over, and he's doing his press conferrence, you know he's watched the same game. |
Campfire_girl
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Username: Campfire_girl
Post Number: 592
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 9:55 am: | |
Since I doubt that I'll have a chance after today --- I want to wish you ALL a Blessed Christmas - and hope that the New Year brings you the best in Good Health and Happiness. We sure do have the blessings to count!
CFG |
Mkap
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Username: Mkap
Post Number: 22
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:12 am: | |
Campfir Girl - Just went to the mailbox. Guess what I found?
Thank You Very Much!!!!!
The Christmas card you and B sent will be thought of at least for the next year or two due to all the sparkles that cling to everything. Ha!
It is good people like you that stifle some of the cynical thoughts that can creep up on some of us old farts now and again. Your thoughtfulness, not just towards myself, is appreciated by the many who know you.
Thanks again, and a Special Merry Christmas to you two. |
12468_laing
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Post Number: 322
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:52 am: | |
hey group, i have a question. when i was at mass over the weekend with my son from the naval academy, he was asking me many questions. their chapel there is very old and beautiful, patterned like the churches of old - ours here is a newer one - church in the round. he was asking me why people here don't genuflect before they go into a pew, why some people don't touch their chests when the bread and wine are consecrated, etc. got me to wonder. i know the nuns taught us much of that and when to do it. looking back, what do you not do anymore? seems i am the only one in my church who nods his head when Jesus' name is mentioned, and the only one to touch my heart during the consecration. just something to throw out there. and, i would like to extend a very safe and merry christmas to all my new sjs friends - may you all find God's blessings during this holiday and hold the birth of our Lord very tight in your hearts. |
Campfire_girl
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Post Number: 593
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:17 am: | |
Hi Laing -
I have some short answers for you - since the Vatican II changes, many churches advocated less reverence and more "community" interaction - so Jesus - (as I bow my head) and the reverence for God got lost. In most churches the tabernacles were removed from the altars and hidden. At least at St. Jude, it currently resides in the Eucharistic Chapel. I find that, at least at St. Jude, the younger people are more reverent than the older ones. I find that the elderly use the church as a social hall and to find a quiet place to say some prayers before Mass is rather difficult. The "round" churches added to the distraction since the Tabernacle used to be the "center" of our attention. Technically the "Altar" holds the same stature and consequently, the bow or genuflect before entering the pew is appropriate. We also had to add the Holy Water fonts back to the entrances of the church as those were removed during the "renovation". We're coming back to a more reverent experience at Mass - and one that is bringing more folks back to St. Jude. |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 609
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:27 am: | |
Merry Christmas to you, too, CFG. And to all of you.
This thread has come to mean a lot to me. I feel like I've made a number of new friends with a shared experience & shared values.
God bless you all. |
12468_laing
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Username: 12468_laing
Post Number: 323
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:36 am: | |
cfg, i agree concerning the placement of the tabernacles - in our "old church" it was in a chapel where some people didn't even know about. now, the tabnernacle is behind a wood door in the wall behind the ambo and priest chairs, so some people have gotten used to not genuflecting when entering. as for holy water fonts, we use our baptismal font which is just through the doors for that. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2536
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:42 am: | |
Merry Christmas to all.
Amazing how this thread has allowed us to spread all over the country and come together on a regular basis through a couple of clicks. It used to take months of preparation to organize reunions and then it was for fleeting moments and for same class years. |
12468_laing
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Post Number: 324
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:49 am: | |
ditto zitro
tis a day of slacking - most people are out shopping spreading the wealth. oops, sorry bout that. |
Jcole
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Post Number: 5222
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:59 am: | |
Merry Christmas, fellow Judians.
Z, I know what you mean. It's a reunion every day.
Laing, no shopping here today. It's snowing yet again.
Everyone be careful out there |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2537
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:03 pm: | |
Is there anybody creepier than the Shamwow guy?? |
12468_laing
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Username: 12468_laing
Post Number: 325
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:07 pm: | |
temps are 39 here - supposed to rain and be 60 on christmas - bah humbug, would rather take some snow. who has heard about the water main break up in md? can you imagine all that freezing? by the way, just got my tickets for the red wings/preds game on the 26th. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2538
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:13 pm: | |
I watched some of those rescue scenes live they were pretty riveting. |