Coucoumellisms

"You Carry a Star in your Womb"... I just like Ricardo Arjona more and more... English follows... A mi, me gusta Ricardo Arjona más y más: Era el proceso mensual mas tardio de su historia fue a una amiga del colegio a la que le compartio su memoria le conto que dos meses atras con aquel muchacho fugaz comieron tremendo pastel en aquel viejo hotel. El anciano facultativo despues de las pruebas anuncio el positivo y para esas alturas el futuro padre ya era un fugitivo y mientras un rotativo anuncia la trillada utopia de la deuda externa a esa niña le fabrica su pecho una sabia materna CORO Llevas una estrella en tu vientre llevas una vida que late un posible ingeniero, roquero o escritor quiza bohemio, quiza un señor quiza compositor poeta medio loco o soñador... quiza una idea quiza una solucion Buscaba entre sus amigas el mejor de los consejos que iban desde una inyeccion hasta una sopa de cangrejos y sin la menor precaucion los medicos le dieron su cotizacion mientras le anu...

National Post Mon 25 Feb 2008 Page: A12 Section: Editorial Byline: Lorne Gunter Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966. The U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) reported that many American cities and towns suffered record cold temperatures in January and early February. According to the NCDC, the average temperature in January "was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average." China is surviving its most brutal winter in a century. Temperatures in the normally balmy south were so low for so long that some middle-sized cities went days and even weeks without electricity because once power lines had toppled it was too cold or too icy to repair them. There have been so many snow and ice storms in Ontario and Quebec in the past two months that the real estate market has felt the pinch as home buyers have stayed home rather than venturing out looking for new houses. In just the first two weeks o...

I've always liked to invent stories. I used to go to bed early when I was a teenager so I could lie there and daydream. I had an ongoing story that I would add to every night in my head. I had more than one of these stories... as I got older, the type of story changed. None of these stories were ever written down, they were purely for my own pleasure and entertainment, but I've also always enjoyed writing stories, ever since I was a kid. I used to write stories in school, and sometimes at home too. I've written stories since I've been an adult too, and sometimes, at night, I still fall asleep imagining a story. I've been working on a story for 3 or 4 years now, a story that I haven't gotten bored of yet, that I haven't laid aside and forgotten. I know where I'm going with it, I still have ideas for it, I'm still inspired to write it. I think I may just finish it. The nice thing about having a blog, is that I have been able to take certain ...

I'm putting Gabriel's skates on him, and Nicky is being silly, he comes and sits right between Gabriel's legs and looks up at me with his silly, sweet smile... "You're such a cutie-pie" I tell him, "It's a good thing you're cute 'cause other wise I'd throw you out." "Me too" he replies.

Stole these from the Facebook group , these are my favourites: Confess here often? You've got stunning scapular-brown eyes. May I offer you a light for that votive candle? The Bible says "Give drink to those who are thirsty, and feed the hungry"; how about dinner? I didn't believe in predestination till I met you. Man does not live by bread alone. So how about dinner and a movie? What do you think Paul meant when he said, "Greet everyone with a holy kiss" (1Pet 5:24)? Hi, this pew taken? My prayers are answered. I lost my rosary, can I use your fingers? “Me, I prefer a more traditional Mass. I’m a regular Latin lover.” "Is that a new perfume or the odor of sanctity?" "In the dark void of this world, could you be my luminous mystery?" I couldn't help but notice you kneeling over there....

Wednesday night was the lunar eclipse, which my children all stayed up (rather late) to see. The younger ones went to bed as the moon was completely in the earth's shadow, and all red. The next morning, Gabriel got up and wanted to know if we would never have to go to bed again, now that the moon was broken. I decided not to get into specifics and replied that yes, he would have to go back to bed at night, because the moon was fixed again. And that same evening, there it was huge and yellow in the night sky.

Are Blacks Human Beings? Gregory Koukl The question "Are Blacks human beings?" is so bizarre it's almost comical. Who could ask such a thing today? Yet the question is still being asked, this time with a twist. Are Blacks human beings? Believe it or not, there was a time when the Supreme Court's answer to this question was no, not if they were slaves. It was 1856. Dred Scott, a Black slave, had been taken north of the Mason-Dixon line into Illinois and Wisconsin where slavery was prohibited by the Missouri Compromise. Scott sued for his freedom and lost. The Supreme Court ruled that the Compromise was unconstitutional. Congress, they said, had no authority to limit slavery in that way. In the Court's mind, the choice to own slaves was an individual decision, a private matter for each citizen to struggle with apart from interference by the state. If a person, in an act of conscience, chose not to keep slaves, that was his own decisi...

ESTROGEN IN WATER By Hilary White ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, February 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study by Dr. Karen Kidd, of the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Rivers Institute, found that estrogen from birth control pills flooding into the water system through sewage adversely affects fish populations. The researchers added estrogen to an experimental lake at a level commonly found in the treated wastewater from cities with about 200,000 people. The researchers discovered that one consequence is that exposed male fish become feminized, producing a protein normally found in females. Chronic exposure to estrogen led to the near extinction of the lake's fathead minnow population, as well as significant declines in larger fish, such as pearl dace and lake trout. "We've known for some time that estrogen can adversely affect the reproductive health of fish, but ours was the first study to show the long-term impact on the sustainability of wild fish populations,...

Stole this, cause I thought it was interesting... Directions: 1. Put your iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU WOULD SAY? El Problema (Ricardo Arjona) HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? We Don't Need no Education (Pink Floyd) WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? Lion King Theme Song (Lion King Soundtrack) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? Mujeres (Ricardo Arjona) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE? Te Quiero (Jose Luis Perales) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Las de la Intuition (Shakira) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? In too Deep (Phil Collins) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? There She Goes (Sixpence None the Richer) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Rockstar (Nickleback) WHAT IS 2 + 2? River (Enya) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BESTIE? Depuis le Premier Jour (Isabelle Boulay) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? P...

I reorganized some things in the office the other day. I found out that Dear Husband still has floppy disks. Like for a commadore 64. Those of you over the age of 30 will remember those dinosaurs. When I mentioned this to him and told him he could get rid of them he tried to tell me his new computer would still read them. I think he thought I meant the diskettes, so I went downstairs, got them, and showed them to him. There is no way ANY of our computers is going to read those things. I think he still wants to keep them. He also has diskettes with window 3.2 on them, as well as an odd assortment of other obsolete software. Anytime soon now, he's going to disinstall Windows XP and put that on instead. Because our fast, new computer will be eternally grateful to him for going back to the "good ole days". One of these days I am going to throw out his stuff and just not tell him, and I bet he won't even notice. Or maybe I'll choose one or two of his floppies, ...

I went up to my room about an hour ago, and found this in my bed. I cropped it, and fooled around with lighting and warmth and added the fuzziness and partial B&W, and this is the version I like best.

I discovered recently that Chris de Burgh also sings in French. I really like this song of his: Le coeur d’une femme déborde de passion Le coeur d’une femme déborde de désir Si tu ne crois pas que ces choses là existe C’est l’erreur fatale qu’un homme peut faire. La nuit d’une femme est remplie de rêves Elle n’a pas fuit qui n’est sans doute pas toi Si on ne voie pas de quoi elle manque C’est l’erreur fatale qu’un homme peut faire. Elle veut être près de toi , ne la repousse pas Elle veut te faire comprendre, elle veut surtout te dire: Donne-moi la nuit, pour te montrer ma passion Donne-moi ton désir et je te prendrai, Donne-moi tes rêves, je suis ici ton lover, Donne-moi ton coeur , serre-le fort contre moi Et je pourrai t’aimer jusqu’au dernier souffle, ……… Le coeur d’une femme est à garder pour toujours Elle sera fidèle pour toute la vie. Si on ne lui donne pas : Amour et Affection Ce sera l’erreur fatale ,qu’un homme peut faire Elle veut être près de toi...

Love this video, especially because of the introduction...

Researcher Presents the Chemistry of Love By Carrie Gress ROME, FEB. 7, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- Little holds the attention of Catholic young adults more than a discussion about religion and sexuality. Vicki Thorn, the founder of the post-abortion healing group Project Rachel, got the undivided attention of 60 young adults Wednesday as she explained to them the biology and chemistry behind Pope John Paul II's theology of the body. Although Karol Wojtyla didn't have the advantage of the current research on the biology and chemistry of sexuality, Thorn says he looked into what was available in the 1960s and 70s, and drew from it for his own writings about love, sexuality and God. The last month has seen a rush of articles about the science behind sexuality. Magazines including Time, Psychology Today and Scientific American all chimed in about the chemical forces at work when people select a mate, including what seems to be the not-so-insignificant role of how a person sm...

On the road of life, there are Ups and Downs and every once in awhile, a sudden intersection. I haven't hit one of those in awhile. The last time I hit one, I think I took the wrong road. I was in the Highlands for awhile, but then I hit gullies. A lot of them. My road has gone through quicksand and badlands. Found some fossils there. Which way should I have gone? Where are the mountains? I just want to soar like the eagles and be free for awhile. From the road I am on I sometimes glimpse those peaks, but the road does not take me there. It bends and twists, and sometimes I think I am coming back to gullies I have visited before. I am so tired of the prairies. With all this open space you would think I'd be free as the antelope, but I am a prisoner of the road. I am the river obliged to flow always in the same bed. There are days when the sun shines bright, and things seem better, except for the dust this creates on the road. Sometimes when other people go past, ...

Just got this in an e-mail and thought it highly interesting: L ondon, England (LifeNews.com) -- Doctors sometimes suggest to women who become pregnant while dealing with cancer that they should have an abortion to save their own life. However, in the case of a British woman, her twin unborn children saved her life when the knocked loose a tumor that had been developing on her cervix. Unknown to 35-year-old Michelle Stepney, a tumor had been developing insider her and she headed to the hospital thinking she may have had a miscarriage. Doctors diagnosed her with life-threatening cervical cancer and suggested she have an abortion on her twin babies to be able to have chemotherapy, according to the London Daily Mail. Stepney declined and physicians agreed to give her lower doses of chemotherapy with the hope of stopping the cancer during the pregnant, the newspaper said. Ironically, the babies ultimately saved their mother's life as their constant kicking dislodged the deve...

Asunción, Paraguay, Miércoles 06 de Febrero de 2008 Arte y espectáculos SUS INSTRUMENTOS SE PERDIERON EN INCENDIO Concierto benéfico para la Orquesta de Concepción Mañana en el Teatro Municipal de Concepción se realizará un concierto a beneficio de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Concepción que en la madrugada del domingo perdió todos sus instrumentos al incendiarse el autobús en que viajaban los niños y jóvenes músicos. Los integrantes de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Concepción que en la madrugada del domingo perdieron sus instrumentos, cuando volvían de Coronel Oviedo. La orquesta estaba regresando a Concepción tras su participación en el X Festival Nacional y X Seminario Nacional de Orquestas Juveniles de Sonidos de la Tierra que se realizó en Coronel Oviedo. Según el informe policial, el colectivo partió a la 00:15 de la capital de Caaguazú y se dirigía con destino a Concepción, con 50 pasajeros a bordo. Se presume que el vehículo sufrió una falla eléctrica en el motor que ocasionó el ...

This song came up in a conversation with a friend today: went to read the lyrics, just wanted to post them here... great song by Bon Jovi: Keep The Faith Lyrics Artist(Band): Bon Jovi & Jon Bon Jovi J. Bon Jovi, R. Sambora, D. Child Mother mother tell your children That their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger There are wars that can't be won Father father please believe me I am laying down my guns I am broken like an arrow Forgive me Forgive your wayward son Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, mother) Everybody needs somebody to leave (please believe me) Everybody's bitching 'cause they can't get enough And it's hard to hold on When there's no one to lean on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to Keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Tell me baby when I hurt you Do you keep it all inside Do you...

Asunción, Paraguay, Martes 05 de Febrero de 2008 Arte y espectáculos Orquesta de Concepción solicita ayuda CORONEL OVIEDO (De nuestra redacción regional). El sábado se realizó el concierto de clausura del X Festival Nacional y X Seminario Nacional de Orquestas Juveniles de Sonidos de la Tierra. Más de mil jóvenes de diferentes localidades del país participaron en este concierto que se realizó en el estadio “El Cerrito” de Coronel Oviedo. Con la cámara de un aficionado, se pudo captar la imagen del ómnibus en llamas. El jueves se realizará un concierto benéfico. Tras el concierto, varias delegaciones emprendieron viaje a sus respectivos lugares. El ómnibus que transportaba a la delegación de Concepción se incendió en el camino. Afortunadamente, no hubo víctimas, pero sí los instrumentos y todas sus pertenencias se consumieron en el siniestro. Por tal motivo, y como muestra de solidaridad con la orquesta, niños y jóvenes músicos de localidades aledañas como Belén y Loreto ofrecerán u...

1er février - Bolivie. Notre Dame de Copacabana Début février 1995, une fillette de cinq ans, Jessica Gregori remarque des larmes de sang sur le visage d'une statue, acquise dans une boutique du sanctuaire de Medjugorje en Bosnie-Herzégovine. La statue pleure 13 fois en présence de beaucoup de gens, qui donneront leurs témoignages à une Commission d'enquête. Elle est ensuite confiée à l'évêque du lieu, Mgr Grillo, qui, à sa grande surprise, la voit pleurer encore, le 15 mars, alors qu'il la tient dans ses propres mains. L'évêque fait examiner la statue par des scientifiques qui n'y découvrent aucun trucage ni dispositif interne. Les larmes sont de sang humain mâle. Le 17 juin, Mgr Grillo récupère la statue et la place dans une vitrine en l'église de Saint-Augustin. Et, alors que le Vatican ne s'est toujours pas officiellement prononcé sur le miracle, d'innombrables pèlerins viennent vénérer "la Madone de Civitavecchia".