Yumm! That sounds much more meaningful ~ and delicious~ than what I'm doing here on this special 12/12/12 day, Trail. I've just finished a quick lunch and am now getting ready to finish putting up my Christmas decorations. Today is DH's golf afternoon which means he'll be home early. I'm making Coquille St. Jacques for dinner, but for no other reason than I have scallops I want to use up. Thanks for the reminder that it is somewhat of a special day. I'm going to plan something special for this everning now.
Lynn

Sounds fantastic, Trail! Lucky meditators, those people joining you! Thanks for the link...interesting. It really hadn't dawned on me until now that today is 12-12-12! Ha! My sister is having a dinner party tonight-inviting 24 people. Maybe she should invite 12 more...lol!

I'm just home from a 12-12-12 lunch. My mother has been throwing theme parties since 01-01-01. On 08-08-08, she had a party with Chinese food to watch the opening of the Beijing Olympics. She also had a brunch party for 8 people at 9 am on 10-11-12. Today there were 12 ladies at 12 noon at a lovely restaurant. We only had to pay $12 (she subsidized the rest of the cost) and we had our choice of 12 things.

I did tell the ladies about the world-wide mediation today and suggested they should stop and meditate at 9:30 tonight. I think some will be more comfortable praying but whatever method works for a person to release positive energy into the world is a good idea.

Interesting way to spend the day, Trail.

I'm home with a sick kid so nothing exciting here. Taking advantage of my forced time at home to string lights on my Christmas tree since I haven't had a chance yet.

My son was born on 03/03/03. I was hoping he'd be born on the 4th b/c my older two children's birthdays are on the fourth day of the months they were born so it was easy to remember, but when he came two weeks early on the 3rd, I couldn't think of a better birth date! (My older son was born on 1/4/01 so that would have been really neat if he'd been a little earlier. Yesterday, my SIL gave birth via scheduled c-section to my nephew. When they originally scheduled the date a week or so ago, dh said, "I wonder why they didn't put it off so his birthday would be 12/12/12." That would have been pretty cool!

HHireno, how fun that your mother does that! She sounds like a fun lady!

I have a holiday party from my local women's community group. Always a hoot.

Hhireno, wow! What fun!

Yes, my Mum is a very fun and optimistic person. She's a very healthy and active 81 year old.

I wish I could remember more of her themes to tell you. Sometimes the guest list was limited to the same number as the date, but not always. I remember the 10-10-10 party was 30+ people for a buffet meal and she hired my nephew & another musician to play music.

For some reason I can't remember, she even wrote a letter about her theme parties to Dear Abby or Ann and it was published. She was thrilled.

She's already plotting how to continue her parties into 2013, besides the very easy 11-12-13.

According to some, in 9 days none of this will matter.

I was trying to reach a caterer this afternoon, and his assistant told me that he's in South Africa getting married, his wife had picked this date to do it.

Trail, your get together sounds wonderful, namaste.

You're right, Mitch, & according to others, *because* it may all go up in smoke in 9 days, all of this matters even more. (Savor the moment!)

NASA released a statement confirming that the world will not come to an end Dec. 21, lol! They received so many e-mails about impending doom, they felt the need to respond. Much as I respect the fine minds behind NASA, I don't think that they, or others, know the day or the hour.

So we are present to & accept & engage in the moment & what will be will be, yes?

Happy 12-12-12 everybody!

I should have planned something great but instead I am still at the office! Your potluck meditation sounds relaxing, enjoyable and delicious, c :)

The shift that they are hoping will take place tonight and then again on 12/21/12 is through meditation only goodwill not an "end" to things. I guess NASA has a better crystal ball than I do :)

hh...amazing !! What a great Mom you have. You give her a cyber hug from me.

4kids...our grandson was born 11/1/11 at 1 PM ! My dad was 11/1/10 ...101 years before so it is pretty neat too.

lynn and gs sounds like you will have a meal to remember and celebrate togetherness .

thank you stinky and mitch .

Ya'll all sound like you are going to have special evenings in one way or another. Just stop at 9:30 PM in your time zone...so Lynn you will be 7:30 ??? I think. I think anything we do to further peace and harmony in these times has to be for the good of us all.

Namaste to you all. c

I'm celebrating my 50th birthday! Pretty cool.

Wow. My Sandy came over to visit today. Her (Lord Daniel ) is in the hospital again and she is exhausted. I made her lunch, Lattes and tea. Gave her a good hug.

We are so excited to be going to Orlando in January. We both need a break. I am still shopping for someone to care for 'Mom' during the week days I will be away. I have one person available but I fear she is too high energy for 'Mom' and she wants $200. per eight hour day. That just seems excessive. I am hoping to pay half that. 'Mom' isn't that hard at all.

Speaking of Sandy, I'm watching the 121212 concert for Superstorm Sandy relief and have made my donation. The concert is pretty amazing...the headliners have really turned out in a very short period of time of planning. I hope they raise a boatload of money....there's still so much to be done. GF's BIL took a bus to to the Jersey shore 4 weeks after the storm to see if his house was still standing...it looked like a war zone with the natl guard every where, destroyed houses, belongings that are now trash in piles, boats washed up blocks inland up against houses, crews working on sink holes in the streets. A real mess. And, of course, it showed so little of the destruction as even the houses that were standing suffered flood damage and risk mold damage... He and his mother are still living with their sister as their homes are still uninhabitable. Just terrible.

Mick jagger and the stones just came on...I want to know what his fitness routine is! At 69, he's an official codger and yet generates more power than lance Armstrong on the Tour de France! Clearly they've avoided the obesity epidemic. And the way he still wiggles those hips, he must do yoga!

What channel broadcast the show? I looked for it quickly earlier tonight but didn't see it. Bummed I missed it.

It's still on...I'm watching on encore, but its supposed to be carried on many stations. The Who is on now...Paul McCartney and billy Joel yet to come.

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Thanks for the reminder about the concert. I was watching Barbara Walters interviewing stupid people (except Hilary, who I adore). Switched to the concert now. Wow. Everybody is old - ha ha. Me, too.

I just did the usual stuff today. Son and I went to get a tree at Home Depot, then I did my volunteer stint at the library, went to see Mom's new kitchen chairs then came home and answered emails, and here I am.

It was playing on the radio as I drove home from work, caught the tail end of Pink Floyd's performance (OUTSTANDING!) and then when I got into the house and put on the TV, Bon Jovi was just coming on stage.

I got goosebumps from The Who. I have been a fan since I was 12 years old-so their long, live set was a complete treat.

Afraid I'm going to change the channel with Kanye comes on, but they do have to cater to a large crowd, I suppose.

I think after it's over, i will do some meditation...should be 9:30 about then. I second the namaste wishes.

Why is Kanye wearing a skirt?

pesky, I'm with you...I got ready for bed when kanye was on...I had so much fun though watching the audience...during the other players, all the baby boomers were rockin' and boppin'....when kanye came on, the young 'uns were still hoppin' and hollerin' and the "old fogies" were standing there sort of scratching their heads! I figure we have at best about 10 years more of these concerts before our beloved rockers from the 60s and 70s get too old to do concerts any more, so enjoy it while it lasts.

That was such a fabulous concert though that I am reluctant to critique, but I will anyway. Clearly 2 songs from the stones was too few....where were all the women?....it was near criminal to not have Paul McCartney sing as a duet with Diana Krall...her appearance was way too short....and shouldn't they have closed with Let It Be?

So many highlights though...too many to mention...one stand out though was Billy Joel's sax player....phenomenal. And it was amazing to me how many songs were so appropriate for the theme of the night...and some of the photos of the ravages of Sandy were just stunning. Honoring the rescue workers was wonderful. And of course the line up was 2nd to none.

I'll be very excited to hear how much money they raised....we know $30 mil in ticket sales alone. Some were criticizing the scalping of tickets though where blocks bought were resold at much higher prices, skimming some potential profits for the relief fund. Regardless, I'm sure it was a total success. Congratulations to all the workers behind the scenes who managed to pull this off in such a short time and so successfully.

ohmygosh, Let It Be would have been a fantastic finale -especially if everyone had come back on stage and sung it together!

I'm completely lost as to the appeal of Kanye, but my 17 year old was in the kitchen studying when he came on, and she was loving it... so, yes, this is a generational thing. Funny how many of the performers are relevant to parents and kids though. I was talking to my college age son when the Pink Floyd guys sang, and then mentioned Eric Clapton was coming up, etc. "Oh wow, how cool," was the response...

What a fantastic concert -I feel like I will always remember seeing this, even though it was just on tv. I hope lots of us donated, and can't wait to hear how successful it was.

TR, my apologies for hijacking your thread.... I seem to do that a lot....but I really don't mean to....

Hey Texanjana, happy 50th! Hope you had a great day. So neat to have one b-day line up as 12-12-12!

Seems many of us here celebrated the big 5-0 in 2012. I did in October. We've reached the half century mark, TJ! We can proudly claim to be heirlooms. Will we become genuine antiques, (100!)?

No problem Annie...it was about what everyone was doing on 12/12/12 so you were on topic ! We had 5 for dinner and 2 soups . Quiet time and nice conversation. Wish more folks would have come out but this time of year is so full of activities. Glad everyone had a special day in their own way. c

Have you read The Harbinger? If nothing else, it will *force* you to think, and maybe see the world thru re-newed eyes, but I couldn't help feeling sad.

If you believe in God, do you feel this was his expectation of the human race?

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