My Wife's Valentine's Day Present.

Today I am giving my wife her Valentine's day present, and my Thursday 13.

Here are 13 reasons why my wife is better than any other woman on the face of this earth. Period.

Here we go:

1. She thinks first. The total opposite of me. I feel first (shocking, I know).
2. She reacts on logic, and reality. I act on emotion. That's it. It will take me at least five minutes to think through something. Every one that knows me will attest to that.
3. She makes almost everything from scratch. I have said before, and I'll say it again:I am surprised I am not 350lbs.
4. She doesn't need Valentine's Day to be romantic. She has her ways. That's all I am going to say about that. (Forest Gump impression)
   
5. She hosts two blogs. That's right two. I only have one. Here (and here) they are if you haven't caught on.
6. She makes money form her blogs more than I do on mine.
7. Going along with money, she does the greatest job of living within our means. CVS is just one example, I could do a Thursday 13 on that alone. ( maybe she should.)
8. If you're a woman's lib. kinda girl(you know who you are) I would skip this one, its going to get you riled up. Here you go. She knows her place. Did it work? Are you fuming? Calm down now. I am not saying this because she is a stay at home mom, and home-schools our children, and cleans up after all 5 of her kids everyday, keeping our house immaculate, a free lance writer, makes money on her blog, etc, etc, etc. (Even though that's what she really does) Remember earlier (number 1) when I said she thinks first, then acts, then she might feel something about it. Before she says or does anything, she lets me know first. It is a little thing, and I almost every time ask "Why did you have to ask me this? Just do it."So there. Calm down, its going to be ok. I'm not as sexist as you thought.
   
9. We have been married for 13 years now, doesn't longevity count for something?
10. This may seem like I am repeating number one, but I don't think so. She is a shaper. Not only does she think first, but she is constantly thinking about the entire big picture. This applies to the farm, our finances, the kids the groceries, everything. She has a plan. You may know how to keep a list, but she knows where that list fits in the big picture. You can see how it helps the poor schlep she married who doesn't think about anything until maybe five minutes after the fact.
11. Although she thinks about everything, she never thinks about herself first. I can not recall any situation that she has thought of herself first, before thinking about anyone else in the family.
12. Did I mention that I am surprised every night that I am not 350lbs?
    
13. She is really a proverbs 31 woman. If by chance you haven't read that lately, go take a look. Happy Valentine's Day Stephanie. I love You.

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Thursday Thirteen #4

I like Harry Connick Jr. I always have. I first heard him when I was in high school. I was in Florida on a missions trip after hurricane Andrew cleaning up after the mess. I heard Red Light Blue Light and it was all over after that. Here are my reasons why: I like his arrangements. He is versatile. He can sing, play piano, arrange, and conduct. I don't even know the guy. He's been playing piano since he was at least 9ish. He can act a little bit. Hope Floats, Memphis Belle, Copy Cat, Will and Grace just to name a few, and a new one coming out called p.s. I love you.


Here's is a list of my favorite songs. from what I heard so far...song then album it is from

1. You didn't Know Me When -Red light Blue Light
2. Just Kiss Me- Red light Blue Light
3. You Didn't know Me When-Red light Blue Light
4. What Are You Doing new Years Eve?- When My Heart Finds Christmas
5. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer- When My Heart Finds Christmas
6. Here comes the Big Parade- She ( The whole album is all funk, nice.)
7. Come By Me- Come By Me
   
8. Cry Me A River-Come By Me
9. Working In A Coal Mine- Oh My Nola
10. Yes We Can- Oh My Nola
11. Winter Wonderland -I don't know what album it is from, but you can listen and download it here
    
12. It Had To Be You- When Harry Met Sally
13. Luscious-Chanson du Vieux Carré (His Latest Album)
    

Thursday Thirteen #4

13 Johnny Depp movies you didn't know he was in...

1. Platoon
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Nick of Time
4. Dead Man
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
6. Arizona Dream
7. The Astronaut's Wife
8. The Ninth Gate
9. The Man Who Cried
10. Once Upon A Time in Mexico
11. Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants
12. Benny and Joon- you remember this one, right?
13. What's eating Gilbert Grape?- you know, the one with Leo from Titanic?
    

Thursday Thirteen #2

This one is not as in depth as my first Thursday Thirteen, but it is one none the less. (Is that one word , or three?) Oh, well here you go thirteen of the bands/movies/musicals/comedians/composers on my XM Radio that are saved and beep at me when they come up on XM Radio.

1. Tombstone

2. Harry Connick Jr.

3. West Side Story

4. A Little Night Music

5. Switchfoot

6. Joshua Redman

7. Foo Fighters

8. Matrix

9. Chanticleer

10. Frank Caliendo

11. Leeland

12. Pablo Fransisco

13. Aaron Copeland

Thursday Thirteen #1

I believe this is Thursday Thirteen #1. I have thought of ideas through the year and while driving, but I never get the chance to type them out. So here you go, my Thirteen most recognized movie composers. They may not be my favorite, but you can tell who wrote it in about a measure or two. In no particular order.

1. John Williams- If you can hear this guys music, then you are asleep in a hole in Pakistan somewhere. You probably hear this guys music from E.T. Indiana Jones series, oh there was this one trilogy called Star Wars...Catch me if you can, He has never requested to write music for any movie, except for one: Memoirs of a Geisha. the guy has 136 films to his credit, and that is not including the TV credits.


2. Howard Shore- Most recently The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mrs. Doubtfire, Seven, The Aviator, and Silence of the Lambs.

3. Micheal Nyman- This guy only has one movie that was popular, the piano. I remember this movie coming out when I was in high school, and I bought the sound track on cassette. it was so good. I can still hear it in my head, as well as seeing the scene where Holly hunter gets her finger chopped off. (sorry for the spoiler)

4. Jerry Goldsmith- Another Star trek reference, he composed almost all the star trek themes, Rudy, as well as the Twilight zone, Basic instinct, the Waltons theme. Quite the array of movies and TV shows.

5. James Horner- Perfect Storm, Radio, Apollo 13, Glory, Aliens, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, oh there was this one movie with a big boat in it that sank, I can't seem to remember what it was... Leo somebody was in it. I'll remember it soon.

6. Danny Elfman-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Sissorhands, Beatlejuice, Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure, almost every single Tim Burton film he has composed the music. He also composed the Simpson Theme song as well.

7. Randy Newman- can we say Pixar? Toy Story, Monsters, Inc.... When he sings it is almost as bad as a migraine.

8. Thomas Newman- Shawshank Redemption, American beauty, Green Mile, Nemo, Fried Green Tomatoes, Road to Perdition. This guys music all sounds the same to me. It is orchestrated the same way each time, no matter what the movie is.

9. Hans Zimmer-Pirates of the Carribean, sound familiar? Lion King? Driving Miss Daisy.

10. Basil Poledouris- He's just on here because he composed the music to Conan the Barbarian. argh, argh ,argh, (best Tim Allen impression I can do) and he has the first name as a spice. Starship troopers, and Free Willy, oh, and Red Dawn, I liked that movie.

11. Alan Silvestri- Back to the future series.. Forest Gump ( Michelle's Fav), Who framed Roger Rabbit? Any Robert Zemeckis film there is.

12. John Ottman- X2, Superman returns, Rise of the silver surfer. He's up and coming I guess. but I can tell when his music is playing.

13. Bruce Broughton-My favorite film is Tombstone, he also did Silverado. He has done a lot of TV in the '70s and '80s, Buck Rogers in the 25th century sound familiar? Knots Landing? Thursday night soap opera I think.