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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us at anythingbut.com!!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
by Clement Clarke Moore

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.
And Mama in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the roof there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
tore open the shutter, and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
gave the lustre of midday to objects below,
when, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came,
and he whistled and shouted and called them by name:

“Now Dasher! Now Dancer!
Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid!
On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch!
To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away!
Dash away all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky
so up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes–how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

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Ho Ho Ho Happy Holidays!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at anythingbut.com!!

Here’s to a spectacular 2016 for us all!!

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Happy New Year!!!

Here’s hoping that 2015 is fantastic for one and all!! Happy New Year!!!

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Merry Christmas Eve!!

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Happy New Year from all of us at anythingbut.com!!! May 2013 be a spectacular year for us all!!

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ lang syne!

Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu’d the gowans fine,
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot
Sin’ auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl’t in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
Sin’ auld lang syne.

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine,
And we’ll tak a right guid willie-waught
For auld lang syne!

And surely ye’ll be your pint’ stoup,
And surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne!

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Dan returns with new stories, reviews, and items on June 16th

Hey friends,
I am off traveling around North America once again, but I’ll be back!! Look for new updates starting June 16th, and take care while I’m gone!
See you later!
Dan
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How Do You Like Me Now?!?!

Yeah, that is right!!

We gots a new look for our site!!
But do not panic, and do not fret!!
We ain’t done with the daily updates yet!!!
Dan
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I love reading – and posting – stories about me!!! :)

Forecast for Reynish is return to weekend radio
CBC Radio listeners will be hearing a familiar voice starting May 14.
Dan Reynish will return to Saskatchewan Weekend after a year and a half as the weather presenter on the TV news.
“The story with TV was that we found a fantastic person to come in and do the weather on TV,” said Reynish.
Reynish hosted the Saturday and Sunday morning show for six and a half years.
“The fun thing about it is that I know that there are people out there who are excited about this, and I match their excitement.”
Jamie Mauracher from Winnipeg will assume TV weather duties and Candace Holmstrom will go from Saskatchewan Weekend to the afternoon news, Reynish said.
He wanted to try television when the opportunity came up, but often heard from fans of Saskatchewan Weekend that they missed him. At the recent world curling championships, Reynish was encouraged to have fans tell him “When are you going to be done playing with television?”
They’d also ask about his mother, whom he’d phone up on Mother’s Day in Newfoundland. Reynish was flabbergasted – he hadn’t talked to his mother on air for more than two years.
“I just hope they can forgive me for staying away,” he says of his listeners.
Only Reynish’s internal clock will be unhappy with the move. On TV, he was in the office by 11 a.m. For radio, he has to wake up at 3: 30 in the morning.

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13992 – Happy New Year, one and all!! Here’s to a spectacular 2011!!!

Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days oí lang syne!
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne,
Weíll tak a cup oí kindness yet
For auld lang syne!
We twa hae run about the braes,
And puíd the gowans fine,
But weíve wanderíd mony a weary foot
Siní auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidlít in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roaríd
Siní auld lang syne.
And thereís a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gieís a hand oí thine,
And weíll tak a right guid willie-waught
For auld lang syne!
And surely yeíll be your pintí stoup,
And surely Iíll be mine!
And weíll tak a cup oí kindness yet
For auld lang syne!

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13988 – Happy New Year, new friends and old!!!