Relay for Life

Resolve to Fight Cancer in 2012

Join your neighbors for the Relay For Life of Catonsville kick-off at 6 p.m., Tuesday,
January 17, 2012, at Matthews 1600, 1600 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD.

Relay For Life is an overnight fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that
supports cancer research and programs in our community. The event will be held
June 9 – 10 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at CCBC Catonsville.

In 2011, 52 teams of 71 cancer survivors and 426 participants raised $102,511.
Help us reach our goal of having 54 teams with 110 cancer survivors and 500
participants raise $120,000 in 2012.

Find out more by coming to the kick-off and by checking out the event’s website at
http://www.RelayForLife.org/catonsville.

Digital Story of the Nativity

Happy Holidays to all!

 Andy bars the door

 Paul and Don

 The gang

 Akbar with his stocking cap

 The stocking (caps) were hung

 Another view

 Bill T, Patty, Marcia, and Doug

 The Fosters

Don, Gladys, Bill W. and Pat

 Farewell, Bill, floating on home

Bill W's beautiful car

We were just talking about Johel today, and I wrote to him on Facebook. He wrote back!

Johel Ramirez sueeee ,. i was just checking the blogspot today, nothing new haha , i wish you all merry merry christmas, and i dont know when i will go back, for now i m enjoing time with my family , maybe by the end of winter . (i dont really want to be in the cold

Deck the Halls With Silly Puns Falalalala

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
 

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

 

7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

13. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

15. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

16. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

17. A backward poet writes inverse.

18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

20. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine.

21. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.'

22. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'

23. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

24. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'

25. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

26. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Happy Halloween from John and Bosco

Rules for Halloween for Seniors

You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when:

10. You keep knocking on your own front door.

 9. You remove your false teeth to change your appearance. 

8. You ask for soft high fiber candy only.

7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, and you lose your balance and fall over.

6. People say: 'Great Boris Karloff Mask,'
And you're not wearing a mask.
 5. When the door opens you yell, 'Trick or...' And you can't remember the rest.


4. By the end of the night, you have a bag full of restraining orders.

3. You have to carefully choose a costume that doesn't dislodge your hairpiece.

2. You're the only Power Ranger in theneighborhood with a walker.

And the number one reason Seniors should not go

Trick Or Treating...
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1. You keep having to go home to pee.

No matter, have a HAPPY HALLOWEENanyway

Foster's Bingo Tonight!

Relay For Life of Catonsville

Come support Luck of the Irish team at their Longaberger Basket bingo tonight, October 14 at The Lodge (2832 Frederick Road, Catonsville MD). Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo starts at 7:00p.m.  You can buy food and drink there, and there are always many great raffles!

The Fosters are regular patrons at Sam's. See you there!

Sean's the Fishing Champ!

Sean won first place in the fishing contest. Cool trophy, way to go!

From John S.

The men from the USS Currier

Married Men
 
At a wedding party recently someone yelled,

"All the married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living." 

The bartender was almost crushed to death.


And speaking of married men, I sent my parents flowers for their 57th wedding anniversary. They had forgotten it was their special day, and wondered why the hell they had received flowers!  So we had a good laugh. Next year I'll send a reminder postcard, like my dentist sends me.

Greetings from Michigan

Bavarian Belle in Frankenmuth, MI

Mom, Dad, and I are enjoying seeing old friends at the Navy reunion. We have learned that 


3 people over the age of 50 should not share 2 pitchers of high-test German beer at the


Oktoberfest. That's all I am saying about that!




From Glenn:


Every Wednesday from 4 til ?, Chef Paolino's now has a raw bar with oysters and clams.




All this week, buy one, get one free covered strawberries at Edible Arrangements in 


Catonsville (near Sam's).

September 11, 2011

My friend, Mary, sent this to me.

'MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL'

You say you will never forget where you were when
you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room
with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the
peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it
is OK..I am ready to go.'

I was with his wife when he called as she fed
breakfast to their children. I held her up as she
tried to understand his words and as she realized
he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a
woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been
knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said.
'Of course I will show you the way home - only
believe in Me now.'

I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He
heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat,
with every prayer. I was with the crew as they
were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the
believers there, comforting and assuring them that their
faith has saved them.

I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan .
I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.
Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew
every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me
for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the
smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take
my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You
may not know why, but I do.. However, if you were
there in that explosive moment in time, would you have
reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey
for you . But someday your journey will end. And I
will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may
be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are
'ready to go.'

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

God

Maryland Flood Photos 9/7/11

 Main Street, Ellicott City

 Main Street, Ellicott City

 Parking lot in Ellicott City 

Snyder's Restaurant in Linthicum

Main Street, Ellicott City

Back yard in Ellicott City

Political Analysis by John S.

The political flow  chart: 
When  top level guys look down, they see only shitheads;
When  bottom level guys look up, they see only  assholes.


Never  seen a Flow Chart described so  clearly.

Short Story from John S.

Congratulations to John and Bosco for becoming a therapy dog team!

A college class was asked to write a shot story in as few words as possible. It had to contain three elements:

1. Religion

2. Sexuality

3. Mystery

The only A+ in the class went to this entry:

"Dear God, I am pregnant. I wonder who did it?"

Thank You, Bagel Bunch!

Thanks so much for the lovely card and book. So here are some serious and amusing quotes on friendship, as the book had no quotes about bagels!

A friend is never known until he's needed.

I am wealthy in my friends.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

It's not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

It's important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

Thanks again, and yes, Doug, I'm sucking it up!

Bosco News!

I have big news about my 4 legged kid, Bosco.  He successfully passed the tests required to become a Therapy Dog.  I had all the confidence in the world that he would but I also had to pass and that was some real pressure but I squeaked through.  Only 2 out of 12 passed so we feel pretty good about ourselves.  As soon as his certificate comes in the mail we will be going to various nursing homes,  retirement homes etc. to help cheer up some folks as well as elementary schools where kids can read to him.  I am looking forward to spreading his happiness to others.-------------John

Relay for Life from Glenn

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=33568 

TO SEE WHAT THE RELAY IS, IT IS NOT A REAL RACE, BUT BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT CANCER NEVER SLEEPS! CLICK ON SIGN UP, THEN CLICK ON JOIN A TEAM AND JOIN GLENNSFRIENDS STOP OVER ANYTIME (AFTER THE BLOCK PARTY FOR THOSE TANGLEWOOD FOLKS), KIDS STUFF, THIS IS A CELEBRATION, NOT A FUND RAISING EVENT! IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, PLEASE CONSIDER A LUMINARY IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO IS BATTLING CANCER OR A SURVIVOR. THANKS!!

 

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED, ESPECIALLY CANCER SURVIVOR'S THANKS,

Also, Doug S.'s Mom is having emergency bypass surgery, and Bill W. is in St. Agnes Hospital.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Luna Moth Sighting

Came home from Sam's this morning to find a rare Luna Moth on my front porch. This is a male, with a 4-5 inch wing span. These moths only live for a week, and don't  have mouths so they can't eat. They mate in the dark and then die, so I was really lucky to see one in the daylight.  He is probably either newly hatched from a green caterpillar, or at the end of his short life.

Adorable Kitten and Mommy Cat, Say Awww

From Alicia

Hi guys,

   I was going to join this walking/running training class until I broke my foot. Three of our Sam's members did join: Dorothy, Alicia and Marcia. If you want to support the cause for women's health and Sam's girls, see the link below.

Sue

Hey I was thinking if you want it might be cool to put a link to the fundraising for the 5K on the blog. I in no way want to pressure folks to donate but hey if anyone does they should do it in our groups honor.

http://bwc5k.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=441417&supid=326477925

All the money goes towards womens health initiatives.

Alicia

PS Dr. Mike, where are you? People want to know that you are OK.