E STATO UN PO'

HiYa Pallies,
  E stato un po' right! It means its been a long time; long time since we last
talked. I mean I do all the talking and youse do all the listening, but that's the
way Uncle D. prefers it , you know what I mean. I'm not saying you got nuttin
to say, I'm just saying I don't wanna hear it. There it is; good for youse and
good for me! Anyways, been almost a year and lotsa stuff has happened, some good
some bad, whattayagonna do? Mia moglie trofeo (my trophy wife Betty) is still as sweet
as ever, Buggles my former editor, and youngest daughter is almost twenty and
when I think about her age and how quick she got there it makes me pazzo completo,
Completely crazy. It is what it is. Marone, Uncle Donnie is now 60 years young, and
cooler than ever, I mean that's what  people say, right! I mean 60 is the new 40, so I
got that going for me. My grandkids are great, my older daughters and their husbands
are doin good, so all things considered, I can't complain.
Jack Daniels is been faithful, as usual, and so has Zaya. This is my new
Trinidadian Rum friend!
Rums the word!
Ciao,
Uncle Donnie

Its Not For Me To Say

 Hey Pallies,
Uncle D. has another Mathis tune for you.
Its Not For Me To Say
Its not for me to say, you love me
Its not for me to say you'll always care
Oh, but here for the moment, I can hold you fast
And press your lips to mine, and dream that love will last
As far  as I can see this is  heaven, and speaking just
for me its ours to share
Perhaps the glow of love will grow with every passing
day....or we may never meet again, but then....
Its not for me to say
Kind of in a Mathis mood, you know what  I mean?
Lately its been Mathis, Merlo, and Marinara, capisci mi?
Oh Yeah, and spumoni, right?
 Tiamo
D.

What Would It Profit A Man If........

"That blessed martyr Bersesius, see what a way he had to heaven for professing
the Christian religion. The persecutors came to him, and because he would not
deny the truth they struck all his body members out of joint; and when they had done that,
 they made wounds in all parts of his body. Then they brought iron combs that had been
sharpened, and so raked them upon his body that had been thus wounded; and when they
had done that, they laid him upon an iron grate, and with instruments of iron opened
those wounds. After that they melted hot burning salt, and strewed it upon those
wounds, and then they came with hot irons and seared him with those. After that they
dragged him by the heels into a dungeon where they prepared sharp shells, and there
he lay and perished."Here is one who went to heaven upon hard terms", you will say.
But God does not call you to do so, but merely to deny yourselves in some base lust,
in some sinful and ungodly way, in something that you may spare as easily as you
would the water out of your shoes, as we used to say."
From The World Is Not Worth A Single Soul, Jeremiah Burroughs.
Humbled,
Uncle Donnie

October Blurr

HiYa Pallies,
How is life treatin you? Good I hope. The thing is October has
been just one big blurr, you know what I mean. I mean whattayagonnado?
Lets Review:
Prostate cancer diagnosis....it is what it is!
Brand new granddaughter; she'saso beautiful, bella bambino.
New Church membership at a church whose Pastor guy reminds me
of Burt Reynolds; on my childrens grave....sometimes I'm thinkin the
sermon is from Smokey And The Bandit, you know what I mean?
At least the World Series was short, fuggetaboudit, what happened to
the Yankees(I mean losers).
Did I ever tell you Uncle Donnie loves peaches?
Jeremiah Burroughs rocks!
Ciao,
Uncle Donnie

Hold Your Nose And Vote For.........

Hey it's late September and I really should be back at school.Steal my daddys cue and make
a livin playin pool. Thanks to you Rodney Stewart. Uncle Donnie always kinda liked
Rodney Stewart, you know what I mean?
Gotta few things for your consideration. First thing is what are beets good for anyway. They
taste like dirt, am I right? You can take the beets outta the earth, but you can't take the earth
outta the beets! See where I'm goin here. Raw, cooked, boiled, anyway you have them
they always taste like dirt.
Second thing is this upcoming presidential thing, right? Well, my advice to you is to hold
your nose and vote for the Mormon, I mean the republican. Even with a name like Mitt, I
doubt he could catch a break here and win. I really don't want four more yrs. of comrade
Obama though, capisci mi?
Last thing is I heard about this young mother recently who tried to kill two birds with
one stone and attached a swiffer mop to her crawling crumb cruncher(read little one).
She figured she might as well get her floors done and exercise the little bambino,
whattayagonnado?

Ciao
D.

Move Like Jagger

Hey, how you doin?
Long time no see. Whattaya been doin with yourselves lately?
Me, I've been busy with this thing and that thing. You know what I mean?
Went to see my people on the east coast recently; you know family stuff,
grandkids,daughter, son-in-law, food. It was all good. Had some good arancini
in Cape Cod Mass.. Heard this story about how my grandaughter  is such
an efficient 'pooper'. Apparently, she gets in the bathroom and gets her business
done very quickly. Her dad was saying how he wished he could poop that  effeciently!
We all laughed at his telling the story but all I could think of was that Adam Levin
tune, I gotta move like Jagger.Uncle D bein who he is was hearing in his mind.....
I gotta poop like Lily, I gotta poop like Lily,oooooooo, poop like Lily.
Whattayagonnado
Probably gonna get some grief about this retelling.
Fuggetaboudit! Whats done is done. I can't take it back.
Anyways the chowdah and the lobstah was ahsome(read awesome).
Tiamo,
Uncle D.

I've Been Everywhere Man

Hows come every time Uncle Donnie listens to the radio or the T.V. all he
seems to hear about is trouble in the Muslim world. I mean I've just about jihad
enough already. Now the Libyans have killed our ambassader and four others, and
destroyed our embassy there to their shame. Shame on you, you heathen sons of Esau.
Your blood should be running in the streets of Tripoli, this very hour for what you have done.
Better just leave it there Don. Don't you think?
Have you heard about Scarbucks coffee? It'll leave a mark on you, you know what I mean?
How do I know this thing?
Well, I've been everywhere man, in my underwear man. I've been everywhere man
Without my underwear man. I've been everywhere.
Thanks to John Cash for the inspiration.
Gonna play some no-limit Scrabble later on.
Ciao,
Uncle Donnie