Birthdays

Jay, I know it was your idea to post all birthdays here but as keeper of the Family Tree do you want me to do it? I have not only birthdays but anniversaries as well. In addition to Gabby, Martin and D'Andre those celebrating in January are:

Ginger (Andre's wife) 4 January
Danja Lougheide (Roger (Germany) daughter) 6 January
Cheyenne (Johnny's daughter) 8 January
Tina (Leon) 11 January
and we have the newborn Jude Javier Wendell Hospedales on 24 January.

Happy 42nd Anniversay to Nancy and Wendell on 7 January.

President Obama

I just heard via CNN that President Obama will be in T&T in April to attend the summit of the Americas. You probably will have some "no potholes" roads by then and a general sprucing up of the island.

Movies

Did ayone see Slumdog Millionaire? Great movie and funny too!!

PS I posted this in the wrong place before so excuse me.

Summer in January

Yeah... It was summer yesterday 0 degrees celcius or 32 fareinheit. Alas we have plummeted back into winter today at -16 celcius brrr....

Birthday log

Hey!!

That last post gave me a good idea. I want to make a spreadsheet with everyone's birthday and each month I will post a birthday list for that month. I need as much information as possible.

Please let me know everyone's birthdays - past or present and I will add it to the sheet.

Looking forward to the contributions!!!

January b-days

Hey y'all

DeAndre Carrington was born on January 11, 1995. Happy B-day!!

Martin Carrington was born January 7, 1932 - Happy birthday Dad!!

Please wish them both happy birthday.

Anyone else have a birthday in January?

Mercedes McBling

The next time you fill up with gas, take comfort in knowing that this is what your gas money is being spent on. The amount of accidents left in the wake of this car as it drives by blinding folks must be in the thousands.

weapons of mass destruction

In light of the recent plane crash, can the Canada geese be considered weapons of mass destruction?... Hmmm .. just a thought

Elise on TV!

Okay, how can I NOT be proud? She was interviewed by NY1 (local NY 24hour news channel) about her job with the National Children's Study. It's about 1 minute long or so. Click here to check it out.

Inaugural season patches

Check out these new patches for the teams' inaugural seasons at their new stadiums. This isn't even a matter of who has the money... Genevieve could design a more interesting patch for the Mets...

The Yankees new uniform patch:




The Mets new uniform patch:

I am applying for this one!

Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island

From the article:

An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months.

The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner's home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland's state government announced on Tuesday.

In return, the "island caretaker" will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of "a few minor tasks" -- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.

The successful applicant, who will stay rent-free in a three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English.

"They'll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they're doing so they can't be too shy and they'll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors," said acting state Premier Paul Lucas.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

No offense to Twilight, but this is more my type of film....

http://www.x-menorigins.com/

Is this true?

Once the video starts, fast-forward to the interview with Queen Latifah by clicking on the second dot at the bottom of the video. I don't want to spoil it but you'll see why it's really funny!!!

Now, for those of you who know, is what the tour guide said true?

The Evil Empire

The New York Yankees are the new evil empire

423 million for 3 players?1?!!???!

Down with tyranny and this evil organization!!


I thought Steinbrenner got ripped off by Bernie Madoff? Apparently not.....

Happy New Year DNN!

We just wanted to wish everybody Happy New Year! May all of you have a healthy and prosperous year in 2009. For those of us in the US, hopefully Barack Obama will have something to do with that.

-Chris, Elise & Isabella

(Photo taken December 26th, 2008 at The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Downtown LA is behind us on the left.)