Life As I See It: Weekend Visit

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Weekend Visit

We've had another nice weekend with the grandson. It's been three weeks since we last saw him and as always, he has added new abilities and characteristics. I'd say what he made patently obvious this time is his undying love for his silly grandpa. Make sure to watch the videos of him being fed while he glories in his grandpa's attention.

Cyrus is here!

Eating lunch is a ho-hum affair until...

... Grandpa gets involved.

Cyrus plays during 95% of his waking hours.

His shirt may say "Cool Dude" but his music says "Virtuoso".

Cool Dude helped his mom pick out some music...

... and then turned pages for her.

Although Cyrus has his piano skills down pat he's got to work on his height.
(sorry Gabriel - I cut off your head)

I have four more videos uploading. Check back!

1 comment:

Gabriel Beal said...: We had a great time and got home safely. (Albeit, very wary after Cyrus cried most of the way...it was not the smooth trip we've become accustomed to). :(
See you guys soon!
-Shirin; February 15, 2009 at 11:30 PM

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Quotes I Love

The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves. ~ Jane Goodall

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things, we will ourselves not find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. ~ St. Francis of Assisi

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. ~ Albert Einstein

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. ~ Charles Darwin

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~ Nelson Henderson

The time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~ Leonardo DaVinci

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead

The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion. ~ Socrates

To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one's own, is ever the beginning of one's real ethical development. ~ Felix Adler

Every circus ticket sold admits one to a lifetime of torture and abuse. ~ Unknown

When it comes to the last hour of your life, it will be a great consolation to feel that you always protected the poor, the helpless, and the unfortunate; and that you exercised a particular care towards animals. ~ Caroline Earle White

You may say that I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one. ~ John Lennon

Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. ~ Cree proverb

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. ~ Alice Walker

Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened. ~ Anatole France

To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. ~ Thomas Edison

The truth is the truth. Don't be mad at me for saying it.
~ said by Richard Cypher, character in The Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. ~ Rumi