Things I’m grateful for on this Friday night:
- This song, one of the most beautiful ever written, and having Boy Z try to sing along with the chorus when I put him to bed last night.
“Blabeer, bye”
- Feeling little kicks from Dr. O’C’s swelling abdomen when we are in bed together at night. It’s as close to pregnant as I’m ever going to feel. It’s as close to pregnant as I ever want to feel.
- Images like these:
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by eden
06 Jun 2009 at 00:23
I was up close and personal when Bono sang this in 06. Fcuking brilliant. The lyrics burnt their way into my soul.
Blabeer.
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by arizaphale
06 Jun 2009 at 01:10
Oh boy oh boy, the emerging language thing is sooooo exciting!
I remember first hearing ‘Blackbird’ and wondering why the Beatles had bothered with ‘She Love You’. But I guess it’s kind of like an emerging language thing.
I think I took a picture of that same sunset. There’s been some beauties lately hasn’t there?
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by chris
06 Jun 2009 at 01:19
Beatle’s Blackbird, a handful of Joni Mitchell and These are a Few of My Favorite Things from Sound of Music are what I sing to the kids at bedtime. Blackbird was the favorite for all of them. My now five year old would parrot back to me the word fly when I sang it, she’d say it in a quiet hush and look of in the distance probably conjuring up an image of herself flying like a bird. Mother Nature’s Son is a good one too. So much of the Beatles work is written so well, that it hold up well without the instrumentation. Izzy has recently started singing and none of the kids her age we know are singing yet. I selfishly like to think it’s because of how much I sing to her.
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by we_be_toys
06 Jun 2009 at 01:22
I love that song too – one of my favorite Beatles songs, actually.
It’s a crazy world, with crazy people doing crazy shit. (Articulate, no?)It’s good to focus in on what gives our life meaning, what makes it sweet. Life IS good!
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by courtney
06 Jun 2009 at 03:37
Glad to see you’ve found some peace after yesterday’s vitriol.
Also, it looks like you and Boy Z have patched things up with the birds of Happy Valley.
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by rassles
06 Jun 2009 at 03:38
Dude, when I’m drunk I talk like Boy Z.
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by blues
06 Jun 2009 at 05:40
Since I’ve been reading you, I’ve never seen you reference the Beatles, which was causing me to begin to worry about you.
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by Gwen
06 Jun 2009 at 14:50
“As close to pregnant as I ever want to feel” – Hee. This made me laugh. By the way, I love Boy Z’s dinosaur PJs.
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by Southern (in)Sanity
06 Jun 2009 at 14:52
Great pictures. Definitely things to be grateful for on a Friday night … and any night.
by mickey
07 Jun 2009 at 03:26
Wow. What a sunset!
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by tysdaddy
07 Jun 2009 at 05:00
Somehow, I missed out on the Beatles thing growing up. My parents weren’t fans, and neither were many of my friends. We were either into AC/DC or church stuff.
Several years ago, I asked a good friend and big Beatles fan to suggest an album to get me started. He knows me well and I trusted his opinion. Without hesitation, he suggested the White album.
Lovely song . . .
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by Jill/Twipply Skwood
07 Jun 2009 at 08:40
I think I need another baby – someone willing to have his or her photo taken without a bribe. Actually last night I dreamed I was pregnant. But then I remember they’re like kittens, except instead of growing up to cats, you get a teenager out of the deal. Yikes!
Very sweet pictures and I wish I could hear the “blabeer bye”!
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by Joe @ IrrationalDad
07 Jun 2009 at 12:12
I was introduced to The Beatles through my wife (then girlfriend). To clarify, I’ve heard some of their songs here and there, but my wife owns (because of her father) many of their CDs, which has afforded me the opportunity to really listen to them. Good stuff.
And I totally can’t wait until Tyler can play with Lego blocks. Even if they are the big Quatro blocks.
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by heather
07 Jun 2009 at 15:35
Really sweet and lovely stuff/ Cheers.
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by NATUI
08 Jun 2009 at 01:54
Totally awesome, man. Those are some pretty powerful things to be thankful for.
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by SSG
08 Jun 2009 at 12:09
blackbird was one of the first songs i learnt to play on guitar using tab. I love it. I sing it to myself sometimes, I can hear paul’s voice. It’s like a lullaby.
SSGs last blog post..One more sleep…
by Jud
08 Jun 2009 at 21:05
Great pics, Chris. I like the roos lounging lazily in the shade, too.
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by Gypsy
08 Jun 2009 at 23:56
He sure is a cute little thing. Can’t wait to see your next creation.
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by Cat Behavior
09 Jun 2009 at 06:28
Why must people with children interrogate those who have chosen to remain child-free? What is so wrong about not wanting to have children? Do these people truly believed that having children is the most important contribution they can make to humanity? Ideas for comebacks to those who insult or constantly question a person’s decision to remain child-free?
by mongoliangirl
09 Jun 2009 at 23:06
Ahhhhh gratitude! Sets a person free every time! Thanks for sharing yours.
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by trouble
10 Jun 2009 at 00:21
It’s funny. I sat and listened to that song about a dozen times yesterday. It’s one of my go-to songs when I need emotional release, affirmation, to be lifted up on wings.
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by Angel
10 Jun 2009 at 04:13
I’ve been way too busy. You’ve changed your site! It looks good. Boy Z is growing like crazy and getting cuter every day.
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by admin
11 Jun 2009 at 14:51
Eden – Blabeer.
Ariza – You’re dead on about The Beatles. She Loves You was toddling Beatles.
Chris – We were singing Wheels on the Bus on the way to day care today. He loves singing. I’d rather it not be damn Wheels on the Bus, but hey – singing is singing.
Courtney – Peace in our times, man.
Rassles – I do it sober.
Blues – Don’t worry, I’m a fan. What rock music fan isn’t?
Gwen – I do too.
SIS – Thanks.
Mickey – It looks crap in that photo. I can’t get good sunset shots. Don’t know why.
Tys – AC/DC or church stuff? Sort of opposite ends of the spectrum, isn’t it?
Jill – He won’t smile anymore when the camera’s on him. That’s why we’re having another one.
Joe – It’s good fun. I can’t wait for the proper Lego.
Heather/NATUI – Thanks!
SSG – I am trying to learn to play it. It’s hard. Come over and teach me.
Jud – Me too.
Gypsy – Me too.
Cat person, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Mongola – Ain’t it the truth.
Trouble – Ditto. It’s a bit sad, but I find it really uplifting. That’s why it’s our bedtime song.
Angel – Glad to see you back.
by nursemyra
11 Jun 2009 at 18:26
great pics of your gorgeous son
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by admin
12 Jun 2009 at 09:54
Nursie – Thanks.
by Jessica K
16 Jun 2009 at 02:49
Aw, great pictures.
Weirdly, I dreamed about DrO’C and the baby a couple of nights ago! I don’t know where it came from, but she and a super cute newborn (with a horrible name, I might add. Jardine, with a soft J, like “zhardine”) were here for something. I don’t remember anything else about the dream, either. Random, I know.
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by Erin
16 Jun 2009 at 15:01
Love it. I always love your appreciation for music and your photos too. But my favourite part of this post, the part that made me are warm and fuzzy inside, is your appreciation for the little kicks you feel in bed at night. So sweet.
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