Kerstmis 2006 wallpapers en achtergronden

An overview of Christmas sites

Monsignor's Christmas Cats

A lot of Christmassy Cats

Kerstmis.ontheweb.nl

A very complete Dutch Christmas site. Just to bad you have to watch it in Internet Explorer (I use Firefox) and those ads are irritating.
If you look past that there are a lot of nice links to be found here.

Lilypie : make your own baby ticker

A nice page where you can make your own 'baby ticker', i.e. an image to show how old your baby is, or how long before you are married...
Example:

Where did the wedding custom of "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" come from?

In case you have ever wondered where the saying comes from, here's the answer:

"Monday October 27, 2003
Dear Yahoo!:
Where did the wedding custom of 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' come from?
Maria
Irvine, California
Dear Maria:
The next line of this old saying actually hints at its origin. The complete phrase is:

Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.

A sixpence is a coin that was minted in Britain from 1551 to 1967. It was made of silver and worth six pennies. So this wedding tradition is definitely English, and many sources say that it began in the Victorian era.

Each item in this poem represents a good-luck token for the bride. If she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy. 'Something old' symbolizes continuity with the bride's family and the past. 'Something new' means optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead. 'Something borrowed' is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride. The borrowed item also reminds the bride that she can depend on her friends and family.

As for the colorful item, blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. Christianity has long dressed the Virgin Mary in blue, so purity was associated with the color. Before the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, 'Marry in blue, lover be true.'

And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date back to a Scottish custom of a groom putting a silver coin under his foot for good luck. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny is sometimes substituted, and many companies sell keepsake sixpences for weddings."

Under the rose - Walter de la Mare

From the blog "De Blog » Blog Archive" I took this poem: "Under the rose - Walter de la Mare"

The song of the wanderer.

Nobody, nobody told me
What nobody, nobody knows
But now I know where the rainbow ends

I know where there grows
A Tree, that’s called the Tree of Life
I know where there flows
The river of All-Forgotteness
And where the lotus blows

And I, I’ve trodden the forest
Where, in flames of gold and rose,
To burn and then arise again
The Phoenix goes.

Nobody, nobody told me
What nobody, nobody knows
Hide thy face in a veil of light
Put on thy silver shoes

Thou art the stranger I know best
Thou art the sweet heart, who
Came from the land between Wake and Dream
Cold with the morning dew

Webshots - Images of SPARKY & BUBBLE

Two VERY cute cats, photo's from none to two months old (on Webshots). Check them out!

Móre Google products??

Omg, Google really is expanding fast...
One might think this will not end well in the long run. Well, not for us poor users of Google products that is. I sure feel Google has a friendly side, I just hope they don't loose that when they get caught up in 'the real world'. I would like to see Google's plans for the next 5 years or so....

Google verwijdert per ongeluk eigen blog

nu.nl/internet | Google verwijdert per ongeluk eigen blog

"De weblog van zoekgigant Google was enige tijd uit de lucht nadat het bedrijf per abuis de blog had verwijderd. Een Texaan heeft vervolgens het webadres geclaimd. De blunder is inmiddels door Google hersteld."


Nogal stom wel...

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And here I was thinking that Google was such a smart company :-S Who is stupid enough to erase its OWN blog??

Putfile - Upload Video and Upload Images

Zet hier gratis je video's online:

"Putfile is a FREE digital media hosting service. Here you can upload videos and images to the internet for free. Your media will be hosted on our reliable servers offering zero downtime."

NerdTests.com

Test of je een nerd of geek bent

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Test your Nerdiness or Geekiness

Wimp

Héél veel leuke filmpjes en plaatjes
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Many, many, many funny videos and pictures.

Ik ben tante !

Sinds 3 januari 2006 ben ik een tante! De vrouw van mijn broer is bevallen van een heel lief klein meisje. Je ziet haar hier op de dag van de geboorte. Lief hè :)


As of January 3rd I am an aunt! My brother's wife gave birth to a beautiful little girl. You see her here within hours after she was born. Isn't it sweet :-)

So sorry...

Omdat ik naar Firefox was over gegaan, wist ik niet meer makkelijk bij mijn blog te komen... en zo komt het klad erin :(
M'n goede voornemen dit jaar is om regelmatiger hier wat neer te zetten. ;) Dus blijf kijken!

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Because of my transfer to Firefox the easy link to my blog was lost... and so I forgot to update :( So sorry!
Anyway, my newyear's resolution is to update regularly... ;) So keep in touch!