Saturday, February 4, 2023

Here is my Valentine's wish to you, that your heart shall never be blue,

that the Lord shall answer all your prayers, with blessings far beyond compare,

and all the good you've done for friends, comes back to you ten times ten.

Here is my Valentines wish today, that sweet happiness never flies away,

for you are kind in every way, and may your joy increase on every day,

and when you think of me you'll smile, like I did when you walked down the aisle.


Be my Valentine forever, even to eternity,

Yes, we'll always be together, Donna D. and Danny B.


Here is my Valentine's song this year, throw away all dread and fear,

let your heart be lifted up, may God fill your silver cup.

Here is my Valentine's song my love, we've always fit like hand in glove,

Nothing can separate our bond, we'll stand strong when all else is gone.


Friday, January 20, 2023

 Students...the word for today is fab·u·list

  1. a person who composes or relates fables.
    • liar, especially a person who invents elaborate, dishonest stories.
      For instance, he's a born fabulist, with an imagination unfettered by the laws of logic and probability"

George Santos is a fabulist, or is it Anthony Devolder,

It seems that all throughout his life, his lies keep getting bolder,

He said he went to Horace Mann, a prestigious New York High School,

But the school says he was never there, and lying isn't cool.

His college days, he said, we're great, he was a volleyball hero,

But when checking all the records. his college days were zero.

He worked at Goldman Sachs, he claims, it's a job that he enjoyed,

But Goldman Sachs has said , he was never there employed.

A fabulist would say, he is A Friend Of Pets,

and recued 2500 dogs and cats, one owned by a disabled vet,

But no one can find any evidence, of his being kind,

In fact it seems the money for that dog, they cannot find.

Is he crazy, or just lost, did his folks die in the holocaust,

Is he straight or is he gay, has all the evidence blown away,

So many fables on his list, I think you've got the gist,

He's not an amazing dude, he's just a fabulist. 

 




Monday, December 12, 2022

 


My window is all frosted, like a forest of evergreens,Yards are decorated with lights and manger scenes,

And the fireplace is glowing, from a Yule log set ablaze,While shoppers scurry around like mice, running through a maze,

The snow is clinging on the trees, a winter wonderland,
All the snowbirds have flown south, for Christmas in the sand,
But I love the winter season, hanging stockings filled with toys,
Cuddling with my Christmas Angel, is my fondest Christmas joy. My Christmas Angel loves me, I really don't know why, She's gentle, kind and lovely, I'm an ordinary guy, My Christmas Angel loves me, It's a miracle you see, She's more beautiful than the angel, atop the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree has ornaments from Christmases long past, Some are carved from wood, others made from shining glass,
But my favorites are the simple ones, made by our kids at school, That my Christmas Angel saved for us, each one a precious jewel.
Watching Hallmark Christmas movies, each one a happy ending, And How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the good message it is sending,
It's A Wonderful Life is a Christmas must, although parts of it are painful, But it truly is a wonderful life, living with my Christmas Angel.

Friday, September 23, 2022

 We are the butt of your jokes, we are the Space Force, we're no hoax,

Your tax money, we don't waste, we fight bad guys in outer space!

If this tune sounds real funny, well it came from 1920,

So lift your heads, and join this chorus, sing praise to the new Space Forus!!! 

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Asian Carpnado 2 .... The Copi Chronicles

Actual replay of last scene of Asian Carpnado, with Greg and Ed looking out of the window at the aftermath and commenting on the Mayan prophesy and ....

Switch to new movie ... Dan walks up behind them with the cardboard carp under his arm...

Dan - Hey guys!! 

Greg and stand in for Ed, since he has retired, freak out!!! 

Greg - "Dan!! Why aren't you dead? You needed to be dead for the Mayan prophesy to have been fulfilled!!! "

Dan - (Whispering) - "This is where I'm way smarter than I look, partner. I just PRETENDED to be dead, the moron Mayan gods fell for my ploy, and cancelled the Asian Carpnado!!" 

Greg - Do you think messing with Mayan gods is wise, buddy? 

Dan - No probleemo, Greg! Did I ever tell you I grew up on the mean streets of Chi-town! My Uncle Guido used to say (in Italian accent) "Danny boy," he always called me Danny boy, "Mayan gods not-a gonna mess-a with a gooda fella!

Greg - "I seriously hope you're right, Kemosabe! By the way, it's not Asian Carp anymore."

Dan - "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

Greg - "The state of Illinois has declared that the infamous Asian Carp will now be referred to as Copi."

Dan - "Copi? Copi?!! Why Copi?!! That's dopey!!"

Greg - "I don't know why, Danny!! This is not the Copi Details Show!!" 

Dan - "Will there be a state holiday, or festival...like Copi Days?"

Greg - "I DON'T KNOW, Mr. Diablo, they didn't tell me!!!"

Dan - "Who came up with the idea to change the name? I liked the Asian Carp name!"

Greg - "DO I LOOK LIKE CAPTAIN COPI?!!! You keep asking all these questions, that I have no answers for, compadre!!"

Dan - "Sorry, Greg. Do you think the Asian Carp Society will oppose this renaming?!!! 

Greg - "You mean the A.C.S.? I HAVE NO IDEA! By the way, do you know what's better than eating Copi, traveling just a few miles to Bradford to eat at ....

Change of scene...Tribal meeting of ancient Mayan gods in a smoky atmosphere...Mayan gods have feather headdresses...

Itzamna (creator god) - "Hey, Yum Kaax, what is the status on the world wide plague?"

Yum Kaax (nature god) - "Excellent, Itzamna! We taught the mortals a good lesson, alright!"

Itzamna - "Great? What did we teach them, Yum Kaax?"

Yum Kaax - "Well, uh, we taught them, um, that's a good question, Great Creator!"

Itzamna - "Good grief. Okay, what's the status  with the Asian Carpnado, skeezix?"

Yum Kaax - "Awesome, Majestic One, a lot of indiscriminate destruction, and the sacrifice of a goodfella, Dan Diorio!! Thus, the Asian Carpnado was cancelled!!"

Itzamna - "Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, Yum Kaax!!! Dan Diorio did NOT die!!! He was only faking his death, and you, stupidly, fell for his ploy, numbskull!!!" 

Yum Kaax - "How did you know that and I didn't!"

Itzamna - Duh!! I'm the CRE-A-TOR? Nothin' slips past me, Yum Kaax!!"

Yum Kaax - (gulp) "So then you know about the..."

Itzamna - "Yes, and you need to put it back!"

Yum Kaax - "And when I..."

Itzamna - "Of course, and you didn't even wash your hands afterward!"

Yum Kaax - "I beg your forgiveness oh, Beauteous One, should I send another Asian Carpnado?!"

Itzumna - "You idiot! You will NOT send another Asian Carpnado!! This time you will be sending something much more destructive and devastating!!! A (dum, dum, dum sound ) Copi- nado!!!!"

Yum Kaax - "But, I mean, isn't that the same as an Asian..."

Itzumna - "Silence, Yum Kaax!! This one will be different, because, uh, let me see, it will be approved by the state of Illinois, since the name is politically correct!"

Yum Kaax - "Ho-kay, I think I get it, but how will it stop, oh, Merciful One!"

Itzumna - "Ha ha ha!!!! Stop? It will NEVER stop, because the only way it could POSSIBLY end is if Greg and Dan hug each other in the middle of Fulton Plaza, in front of a sizable crowd!!! And dat ain't never gonna happen, Yum Kaax!!! Oh, I am so bad!! Ha ha ha ha, haaaaaa!!!!"

Scene change to Greg and Dan watching movie and talking...

Dan - "Do you think this sequel is as good as the original, Greg? Is that a bat flying around?"

Greg - "Let's face it, brother. Sequels are NEVER as good as the original, and yes, that's a bat!"

Dan - "Maybe we shouda done it in 3D and found an A-lister like Ray Liotta, to spice it up a bit."

Greg - Ray Liotta would have been great, but he's not available anymore, if you know what I mean."

Dan - "That's why I said an A-lister LIKE Ray Liotta."

Greg - "Who's as great as Ray Liotta, Danny?"

Dan - "Well, how about, Ray Romano?"

Greg - "Ray Romano? Do you think Ray Romano is an A-lister?"

Dan - "No. Okay, what about, Brad Garrett or Peter Boyle?" 

Greg - "Peter Boyle is gone, Little Tommy, and you seem to think the whole cast of E.L.R. are A-listers."

Dan - "E.L.R.?"

Greg - "Everybody Loves Raymond! Next you'll suggest Patricia Heaton!"

Dan - "Do you think she would have been available? She coulda been a screamer! A classic movie like this needs a good screamer!"

(clip of screaming woman)

Greg - "Or maybe she could play the sexy Virgin Copi Princess, sent to make the movie PG, because everyone knows a PG rated movie is more popular than a G rated."

Dan - "Are these chocolate nuggets in my popcorn, Greg? They really have a choco-nutty taste!"

Greg - "Let's see. (Greg tastes them) Uh, remember that bat flying around here a few minutes ago? This is his guano, buddy. 

Dan - "Spit, spit, hack, cough, gag...

Scene change to Bradley professor talking to students...

Professor Lipshitz - "So as we re-analyze the natural origins of the Asian Carpnado..."

Student 1 - Professor Lipshitz, it's COPI-nado!!" 

Professor Lipshitz - "Very well, COPI-nado. We find the Mayan curse myth is nothing but a, um, MYTH! Pure science now shows that when you consider wind direction, isobars, cold fronts, manifest destiny, Minions, barometric pressure, guano particles, and tiny shiny items in the atmosphere, the super destructive Asian, I mean, COPI-nado is nothing more than a freak of nature, like Marty Wombacher! 

Student 1 - (Looking out the window) Holy carp!!! 

(CGI of whirling, swirling, COPI-NADO)

(Scene change to news room with excited newsgirl, Jules)

Jules - We have numerous reports of a whirling, swirling mass of fish that smells worse than rotten tomatoes! An apparent tornado sucked up the Copi from the Illinois River, and the razor sharp fins of the fish are cutting through Peoria like a Ginsu knife through hot butta! One report is of a Bradley student, Bob, who had his fillings knocked out by the tremendous force of the Copi-nado! He said, "man, like, it hit me so hard my brain felt like mashed potatoes." 

Scene change to Fulton Plaza

(Greg and Dan, with innocent bystanders, cowering from great COPI-NADO)

Greg - "Danny!!! I told you it wasn't nice to fool Mother Nature!!!"

Dan - "No, you said, " Do you think messing with Mayan gods is wise, buddy?"

Greg - "Okay, but either way we are royally screwed, Diablo!!"  What do you think we should do in these last moments of existence, my faithful friend?" 

Dan - "Let's don our shorty robes, Big Guy!! 

Greg - "Good idea!

(Greg and Dan remove their clothing and reveal shorty robes, underneath everything)

Dan - "Now what?"

Greg - "We need food and adult beverages, and there just so happens to be an abandoned charcuterie board right here, and a cooler full of libations!"

Dan - "I just want some snacks and booze before we "go!" 

Greg - "Never mind...just eat, drink and be merry for today we cease to exist!"

Dan - "I'm pretty open minded, Greg, but I won't be Mary for nobody! I don't go for that, no can do!"

Greg - "What?"

Dan - "What?"

Greg - "What in the heck are you talking about, Danny?!"

Dan - "What?"

Greg - "However, we need to do something that we've never really done before, my dear friend!" 

Dan - "What you talkin' 'bout?" 

Greg - "We need to give each other a big hug before we're ripped to shreds from this COPI-nado!!!"


(Greg and Dan stand two feet apart and stare lovingly at each other.)

A Time For Us music begins to play and after what seems to be a century, they hold out their arms and say...

Greg and Dan - NO WAY!!!! 

The Copi-nado swoops in and carries them away!!! 


Will we ever see Greg and Dan again?

What do you think?



 

Saturday, June 18, 2022

 Some say he is a genius, Fred The Horse,

Others say he came from Venus, Fred The Horse,

He's not a nag who sits on the fence,

'Cause he has a lot of horse sense,

And his words he'll never mince,

He's Fred The Horse! 


Friday, June 3, 2022

At 61 you're wiser, than when you were sixteen, 

And you are my health advisor, 'cause I don't know what things mean, 

And Donna, you take care of me, and make me feel so warm,

 It's your birthday, I love you babe, you have the sweetest charm, 

At times we've had a little, but now we have a lot,

No, maybe not material things, but our LOVE is what we've got,

However, the most important thing, and money it is NOT,

Even at 61, you still are BLAZIN' HOT!!!!!