Sunday, December 28, 2014

4th Day of Christmas: The Coventry Carol

The “Coventry Carol”, a lullaby of mothers to doomed children, dates to the 16th century. It was part of a Mystery Play, “The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors”, about chapter two of the Gospel of Matthew.  The carol is about the Massacre of the Holy Innocents. The carol came to greater popularity after the BBC broadcast it at Christmas of 1940, after the Bombing of Coventry: it was sung in the ruins of the bombed Cathedral.

Sung on the Feast of the Holy Innocents (Dec 28):

Another version:


The Coventry Carol

Lully, lullay, Thou little tiny Child, 
By, by, lully, lullay. 
Lullay, thou little tiny Child, 
By, by, lully, lullay.

O sisters too, how may we do, 
For to preserve this day 
This poor youngling for whom we do sing 
By, by, lully, lullay.

Herod, the king, in his raging, 
Charged he hath this day 
His men of might, in his own sight, 
All children young to slay.

Then, woe is me, poor Child for Thee! 
And ever mourn and sigh 
For thy parting neither say nor sing, 
By, by, lully, lullay.


Saturday, December 27, 2014

Why You Should Drink Wine Tonight

The Feast of St. John the Evangelist is December 27. An older custom is to drink to the love of St. John. Here is an explanation of that custom, also the blessing of wine for his feast day.
Prayer:
When our children were little, we celebrated December 27, the feast of St. John, very simply. After blessing wine with holy water and the sign of the Cross, we made a punch, adding water and sugar, and poured it into our best goblets. Then at the supper table Daddy would begin the toast, touching his goblet to mine, and say: "I drink you the love of St. John." In turn I touched the goblets of each of the children. They followed suit and would "drink you the love of St. John." It is a delightful custom and one they cherish.
Its memory comes back to them many times. Not infrequently when they are given a special drink — even in warm weather — they say: "Today is such a saint's feast! Let's drink to his love." And the clinking of glasses begins as they toast the patron of the day.
Now that they are older we have a more solemn blessing in memory of St. John, who remained unharmed by a cup of poisoned wine after he had blessed it with the Sign of the Cross. Whenever a priest of the family is home, the 22nd Psalm is read, followed by the Lord's Prayer and a series of versicles. Then the official prayers for the Blessing of Wine are recited. Otherwise the following blessing from the Ritual is read at the dinner table [Editor's Note: This blessing is from the older version of the Roman Ritual.].   Father: Lord Jesus Christ, Thou didst call Thyself the vine and Thy holy Apostles the branches; and out of all those who love Thee, Thou didst desire to make a good vineyard. Bless this wine and pour into it the might of Thy benediction so that everyone who drinks or takes of it, may through the intercession of Thy beloved disciple, the holy Apostle and Evangelist John, be freed from every disease or attack of illness and obtain health of body and soul. Who livest and reignest forever.
All: Amen.
A toast to the love of St. John is then pledged by all the family. St. John's wine is easy to make.

Prayer Source: Christmas to Candlemas in a Catholic Home by Helen McLoughlin, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota

Music for the 3rd Day of Christmas

Joy To The World by Mannheim Steamroller:


Friday, December 26, 2014

Straight No Chaser sings

I love to show this video of the รก capella group Straight No Chaser singing their own unique version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas."



Today still feels a little like Christmas, only more stores are open, bustling continued consumer spending in spite of everything. I know, some people may think that's a concession to the over-commercialization of the holiday, but as we mentioned before, it's better than pretending it's anything other than Christmas -- like some folks we know


Boxing Day by Blink 182

Today is “Boxing Day” in Canada, the UK, and other nations of the present and former British Empire. Traditionally, Christmas Day was when the master of the house would give presents to his family. On the following day, he would arrange for leftovers from his great feast to be given to his domestic staff, in boxes that they could take home. Eventually, it became customary to box other gifts as well.

This is a music video of a recent song by Blink 182 entitled, you guessed it, “Boxing Day” -- or, to be exact, the "official music cover video" by another band, Razor Notes. To hear them tell it, “This time it's not a pop punk version, it's more like the original Blink's ‘Boxing Day’ their first song released as an Indipendent [sic] band.”

Whatever works, huh, guys?

Meanwhile, the Irish celebrate this as a national holiday, too, only as Saint Stephen's Day, honoring one of the seven deacons appointed in the Book of Acts, to assist the apostles in their ministry. He was stoned to death by the Jews -- no, not all of the Jews, just some of them, and all of those guys were Jews, alright already??? -- and so is known in the Churches of the East as the "Protomartyr," as he was the first recorded to die for the Faith. And let's not forget that "Good King Welceslas" of Bohemia went out on the feast of Stephen, when the snow lay on ground, yada yada yada ...


Music for the Second Day of Christmas

Gregorian Chant Christmas

Silent Night by Vienna Boys’ Choir

Salve Regina by the Daughters of Mary



Piggy Banks on Boxing Day

A popular Christmas custom in Britain is "Boxing" on the feast of St. Stephen, December 26. Originating in medieval times, the priests would empty alms boxes in all churches on the day after Christmas and distribute the gifts to the poor. There is a similar tradition in Germany.
DIRECTIONS
In imitation of this Church practice, the workers, apprentices, and servants kept their own personal "boxes" made of earthenware in which they stored savings and donations throughout the year. At Christmas came the last and greatest flow of coins, collected from patrons, customers, and friends. Then, on the day after Christmas, the box was broken and the money counted. This custom was eventually called "boxing" (giving and accepting presents). Each present is "boxed", and the day of present-giving is "boxing day."
A similar custom prevailed in Holland and some parts of Germany. Children were taught to save their pennies in a pig-shaped earthenware box. This box was not to be opened until Christmas, and consequently was called the "feast pig." From this custom, we now have our piggy banks.

Activity Source: How to Make Your House a Home by Rev. Bernard Stokes, O.F.M., Family Life Bureau, Washington D.C., 1955

Happy Boxing Day!

In England, the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day.


It's called that because, traditionally, those who had food left over would put it in boxes and donate it to those who didn't have enough.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Snuggle Up And Listen

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Our Christmas Gift to You and Your Family from Regina Magazine
Snuggle up by the fire and listen to Michael Durnan perform this Christmas Classic

A Christmas Jingle!

A Christmas song for you:


Here's My Christmas Present For You

Here’s the perfect gift:


10 Ancient Mystery Sites in the USA

A centuries-old stone wall, stretching for miles; enormous pictures scratched into the ground of a desert; rocks arranged in a circle. You know what these landmarks are, right? 
Guess again. Instead of the Great Wall of China or Stonehenge, these are all ancient American ruins and landmarks. The United States is a relative newcomer to the world stage, but there have been people long living on this continent, and they've left traces of their presence just as mysterious as those found in other countries.



The Christmas Story from New Zealand

Who knew they had glow sticks back then?

Happy Christmas . . .

The Christmas Story


It's the Christmas story told by children from St Paul's Church in New Zealand. 
I loved the sheep and take note of the 3 Kings, especially the one on the left.  

Let's Talk

How cute!

Newborn one hour old twins have their first conversation:



Humor: How To Be Spiritual But Not Religious

Guide to becoming ultra-spiritual:




What we have lost

What we have lost.  Remember this? 

Beautiful music with some good scenery . . .

The most beautiful rendition of Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus


“Up to 1970, when Mass was in Latin and celebrated with devotion and reverence, this was often sung by the choir during the distribution of Holy Communion, as the congregation came forward to kneel at the Altar rails to receive the Bread of Life. Nowadays, our parish choir is long since disbanded, the organ gathers dust, and our parish priest tells those of us who still come to Mass to bring out song books with us so we can keep singing some happy clappy rhyme as we queue up to be handed Communion by a school girl as he stands there waving his arms to encourage us to sing.  The spirit which inspired Mozart and other great composers to set these devotional texts to music to beautify our worship has long been lost in the Catholic church.”



To get people to church, get rid of the guitars and play this music.  Restore the Liturgy!

My Christmas Present For You

Happy Christmas!  I got this for your Christmas present.  I know how much you enjoy choral music.  Enjoy:

AGNUS DEI - Sacred Choral Music 

A gorgeous anthology of famous Sacred Masterpieces performed by the Choir of New College of Oxford, conducted by Edward HIGGINBOTTOM.
Recorded in New College Chapel-Oxford-England, january/april 1996. [DDD /HD]

TRACKS LIST / TIMING : total time : 72,36mn.
00:00 1 BARBER : Agnus Dei 
08:00 2 FAURE : Cantique de Jean Racine 
13:25 3 PALESTRINA : Kyrie (Missa Papae Marcelli 
17:42 4 MOZART : Ave Verum Corpus 
20:50 5 BACH : Jesus joy of man's derising -Jesus bleibet meine Freude 
23:49 6 RACHMANINOV : Ave Maria 
27:18 7 ELGAR : Lux Aeterna 
31:50 8 GORECKI : Totus Tuus 
40:14 9 MENDELSSOHN : Hear my Prayer 
51:15 10 TAVENER : The Lamb 
54:32 11 FAURE : In Paradisum (Requiem) 
57:43 12 ALLEGRI : Miserere mei, Deus 

December 13 in Sweden

Why you should be in Sweden every December 13:



9 Christmas Songs That Cry To Heaven For Vengeance

Including songs from Paul McCartney and the Beach Boys . . .



Gunfight rules

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands
around reloading"
In a gunfight, the most important rule is ..... HAVE A GUN!!!

These are shooting tips from various Concealed Carry Instructors.
If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules...
If not, you should get one, learn how to use it and learn the rules:

RULES:

A : Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.

B : Its always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

C : Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.

D : Never let someone or something that threatens you get inside arms length

E : Never say "I've got a gun." If you need to use deadly force,
     the first sound they should hear is the safety clicking off.

F : The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes;
     the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.

G : The most important rule in a gunfight is:
      Always Win - there is no such thing as a fair fight.
      Always Win - cheat if necessary.
      Always Win - 2nd place doesn't count

H : Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets ....
      You may get killed with your own gun, but he'll have to
      beat you to death with it because it will be empty .

I :  If you're in a gun fight:
    (a) If you're not shooting, you should be loading.
    (b) If you're not loading, you should be moving.
    (c) If you're not moving, you're dead.

J : In a life and death situation, do something ....
    it may be wrong, but do something !

K : If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. Nonsense!
     If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?

L : You can say 'stop' or any other word, but a large bore muzzle
     pointed at someone's head is pretty much a universal language;
     and, you won't have to press 1 for Spanish/Mexican or 2 for Chinese or
     3 for Arabic.

M : Never leave an enemy behind. If you have to shoot, shoot to kill.
      In court, yours will be the only testimony.

N : You cannot save the planet, but you may be able to save yourself
      and your family.

If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, forward to others you know who also
believe.


The Ant & The Grasshopper - 2 versions

The ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER !
This one is a little different .....
 
Two Different Versions .......
 
Two Different Morals
……
 
 
OLD VERSION:
 
The ant   works hard in the withering heat all summer long,
building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
 
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and
dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the
ant is warm and well fed.
The
grasshopper   has no food or shelter,
so he dies out in the cold.
 
MORAL OF THE OLD STORY:
 
Be responsible for yourself!
 
 
 
MODERN VERSION:
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain
all summer long, building his house and laying up
supplies for the winter.
 
The grasshopper   thinks the ant is a fool and laughs
and dances and plays the summer away.
 
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press
conference and demands to know why the ant should
be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold
and starving.
 
CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN and ABC  show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
 
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this
poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
 
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green ..'
 
ACORN  stages a demonstration in front of the ant's
house where the news stations film the group singing,
We shall overcome.
 
Then  Rev. Jeremiah Wright has the group kneel down to pray for the grasshopper's sake.
 
President Obama   condemns the ant and blames 
President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher
Columbus and the   Pope for the grasshopper's plight.
 
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid  exclaim in an interview
with Larry   King   that the ant has gotten rich off the
back of   the grasshopper, and both call for an
immediate tax hike on the ant   to make him pay his fair
share.
 
Finally, the EEOC drafts the  Economic Equity & Anti-Ant Act retroactive to the beginning of  the summer.
 
The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of   green bugs   and, having  nothing left to   pay his retroactive  taxes, his home is confiscated by the  Government   Green Czar and given   to the  
grasshopper .
 
The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his
free-loading   friends finishing up the last bits of the
ant's   food while the government house he is  in,
(which you will recall is the ant's old house),
crumbles around them because the grasshopper
doesn't    maintain it.
 
The ant has   disappeared in the snow, never to be
seen again.
 
The grasshopper   is found   dead in a drug-related
incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken
over  by a gang of spiders   who terrorize and ruin
the once prosperous  and peaceful neighborhood.
 
The entire Nation then collapses, dragging the rest
of the free world with it.
 
MORAL OF THE STORY:  
 
Be careful how you vote in 2016 !
 
I've sent this to you because  I believe you are an ant!
 
You may wish to pass this on to other ants , but
don't bother sending   it to any grasshoppers
because they wouldn't  understand it anyway.


Please Read --- This Is Different !!!

It’s time to wake up the Eagle!!
  


Some of you are very familiar with the Bible & it's teachings.  You probably know this but haven't seen it presented this way.  Very Interesting read!!


Near the bottom--the part highlighted in green--will give you GOOSEBUMPS!!!


VERY INTERESTING-
  
1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq . 

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq .. 

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq . 

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq ...

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq ...

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq . 

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq ...

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel . 

10. Amos cried out in Iraq .. 

11. Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem .. 

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq .

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the Fiery Furnace!). 

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the 'writing on the wall' in Iraq . 

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq . 

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq ..   

17. The wise men were from Iraq .. 

18. Peter preached in Iraq .

 

19. The 'Empire of Man' described in Revelation is called Babylon --which was a city in  Iraq.
And you have probably seen this one: Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible.

 But do you know which nation is second?

 It is Iraq !

 However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible.

 The names used in the Bible are Babylon , Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia ... The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris And Euphrates Rivers .

 The name Iraq means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible. 

No other nation, except Israel , has more history and prophecy associated
 

with it than Iraq . 
And also, this is something to think about: 

 Since America is
typically represented by an eagle.

 Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages ...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible) 
Koran ( 9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle.. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah;

 And there was peace. 
(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

I BETTER NOT HEAR OF ANYONE BREAKING THIS ONE OR SEE IT DELETED.

 This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq .

 
 




Minnesota Nice?

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH US?
 


                Minnesota Muslims Demand Pork-Free Halal       
                    Food From Minnesota Welfare Food Bank

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Above: Somali “refugees” on lifetime welfare demand their free food adhere to Islamic Law
by Jason DeWitt

Whoever said “beggars can’t be choosers” never met Somali Muslim refugees in Minnesota .
These Muslim imports in Minneapolis are now demanding a tax-funded “halal” non-pork food shelf at a free food pantry for the poor.

As if it’s not bad enough that nearly all the “American” Muslims who have joined ISIS have been Somalis from Minneapolis, their relatives here are demanding that Americans adhere to the same Sharia Laws the Islamic State fighters are trying to impose throughout the Middle East .
A group of first-generation Somali Americans says they need help in developing a food shelf that specializes in healthy foods that do not contain pork or pork byproducts. “It’s about human rights also, basic human rights to get the proper food and also healthy food,” said Imam Hassan Mohamud.
“Human rights”? Seriously? Their arrogance and self-entitlement has to be unprecedented for a group on the public dole.

Tens of thousands of Somalis settled in Minneapolis/St. Paul after Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and later Barack Obama imported them and funded massive “refugee” centers there. Welfare, schools, hospitals and social services have been crushed by the burden of immigrants who lack the most basic skills to live in a modern society.

This is hardly the first demands Somalis have made on the good people of Minneapolis . When the influx of Somali thugs naturally resulted in a massive increase in crime a decade ago, Somalis demanded a $48 million Sharia-compliant “youth center” to keep Somali gangs “out of trouble”.

We have read for several years now how Muslim cab drivers in Minneapolis and several airports have kicked out blind passengers with guide dogs (dogs are “unclean” in Islam), or customers transporting alcohol. They came here, taking advantage of American generosity, and returned it by enforcing their own brand of Sharia Law upon us.

Liberals in Minnesota have bent over backwards for them, setting up foot-washing basins in their airport and even at a university, in response to their demands.

But as with most appeasement, these refugees keep making more demands. Now it is for “halal” products (meat slaughtered with Islamic prayers and a ban on pork).

The Imam leading this protest actually claimed that there were beans with pork in it and this was a “literacy” issue that required more government funding andspecial halal-compliant beans. But one commenter on the article from Minneapolis wrote:
As someone who made use of the foodshelf recently, I can tell you that most of the food doesn’t contain pork. I hear what they are saying about a literacy issue, but can’t the food shelf people just point out the cans of pork and beans? Besides, the food shelf is based on donations!

This is not about Muslims “making do” or getting help on what to eat. The Koran demands that Muslim make any country they live in adapt to them and Sharia Law. The last thing they plan to do is assimilate.

One blogger added:
How long until they demand separate entrances to the food pantry for men and women and separate entrances for Muslims who don’t want to see any Christmas or holiday food or decorations?

The state of Maine has also been crushed by Somalis that Obama has forced upon them. The Governor of Maine , Paul LePage has valiantly been trying to cut off cash aid to Somalis – nearly all of whom are on welfare – since Obama has purposely dumped thousands of them in Lewiston and Portland .

America got Black Hawk Down and 18 dead Americans. Somalis got 90,000+ “asylum” slots in America , free housing, Sharia-compliant facilities, and a lifetime of welfare. How do you
say “chumps” in Somali?

Each refugee already has access to the following:

Temporary assistance for Needy Families
Medicaid
Food Stamps
Supplemental "Security" Income
Social Security Disability Insurance
Administrative Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
Child Care and Development Fund
Independent Living Program
Low Income Housing Energy Assistance
Postsecondary Education Grants
Refugee Assistance Program
Title IV Foster Care
Title XX Social Services Block Grant Fund

And from our lovely State Department...$2200 per month for every man, woman and child.

Sneeze Warning

WARNING
I only say “bless you” twice.  If you sneeze a third time,
I assume you can’t be blessed and that you’re a demon who must be destroyed

New Years' Predictions

In 2015:
            The country continues to endure the nightmare of the Obama Administration as it moves farther along the road to socialism.
            Republicans comply with Obama’s demands and vote for amnesty for millions of illegal aliens which result in more illegals coming in the country.
            Iran announces it has nuclear weapons, and several Muslim countries scramble to obtain such weapons.

In 2016:
            Mitt Romney decides not to run for President after Jeb Bush announces that he is running.
            Jeb Bush loses the early primaries to various conservative Republicans but comes in second in New Hampshire and wins Florida, and then he is anointed by the liberal media as the Republican contender to run against the Democrat nominee.
            Jeb Bush defeats Chris Christie in the later primaries and gains huge financial backing from moderate, Rockefeller, East Coast, Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street Republicans.  
            Jeb Bush survives the Republican primaries as several TEA Party conservative Republicans knock each other out of the primary process.
            Jeb Bush runs for President on a platform of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Common Core, and Conservative Compassion.
            Jeb’s wife is a strong asset with Latino voters as she gives speeches in Spanish.
            To placate the conservative Republican base, Jeb picks former Governor Mike Huckabee as his running mate to be vice president.
            Hillary Clinton runs a terrible campaign in the Democrat primaries and makes numerous gaffes and is portrayed as a tool of the wealthy Wall Street crowd.  
Hillary Clinton is defeated by Elizabeth Warren who appeals to the Democrat party base of socialists, feminists, wealthy homosexuals, abortionists, and welfare recipients.
Elizabeth Warren runs on a campaign of class warfare, global warming, police brutality, and attacking the rich of Wall Street but fails to generate wide-spread appeal.
On the eve of the general election, Bill Clinton declares his support for Jeb Bush and brings the Clinton Democrats to vote for Jeb against Elizabeth Warren whom he portrays as too radical.
Jeb Bush wins the general election.

In 2017:
            President Jeb Bush appoints Mitt Romney as Secretary of the Treasury.
            President Jeb Bush appoints Chris Christie as a Supreme Court Justice.
            President Bush announces a “New Coalition” as “an act of love” and signs an executive order granting amnesty and requiring all government documents to be written in English and Spanish in this bilingual nation.  The New Coalition grants amnesty to all illegal residents and mandates that all government documents refer to illegals as “migrants.”

In 2018-2019:
            The population of the USA swells from 300 million to 400 million due to the repeated amnesties granted under the New Coalition.
            Latino-Americans overtake black-Americans as the largest minority and is on track to quickly become the largest population in the USA by 2020.
            As millions of migrants pour into the USA, violence soars as do gun sales.
            Welfare program costs lower the credit ratings of the USA to junk bond level and cause global markets to plunge into deep depression.
           
In 2020:
            The Democrats retake Congress because of the unpopularity of President Jeb Bush.
            The Democrat party leaders are communist mayor De Blasio of New York and black racist Al Sharpton.
            The Democrat party continues to depend on funding from green energy billionaires (Tom Steyer) , Planned Parenthood, radical leftist billionaire George Soros, and militant homosexuals.
            Jeb Bush runs for reelection but dumps his VP, Mike Huckabee, and replaces him with former Ohio Senator Rob Portman.
            Jeb Bush is a weak President, but he is re-elected because he is more popular than the Democrat Party that has not recovered from its destruction in 2016 and its continued policies of socialism, aggressive secularism, unlimited abortion, class warfare, and centralized government control and coercion by the IRS and EPA.
            Jeb Bush gives in to the Democrat Congress and signs off on massive tax increases just as his father once did. 
            Several large states have Latino governors who give speeches primarily in Spanish and sign laws primarily in Spanish.
            The USA grows more Balkanized and polarized with large areas of the south and southwest where Spanish is the predominate language. 
            The USA is no longer an English-speaking country and is no longer one country. 
            Separatist movements accelerate with their goals of succession and creation of autonomous regions and independent countries. 
            The New World Order proclaimed by the first President Bush has arrived.  The Bush Family triumphs.