Sparkle's Soup of the Day: Farewell to God's Loveliest Songbird

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Farewell to God's Loveliest Songbird

Whitney Houston
August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012

THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT of you, a person and a voice that if weren't for, I wouldn't wanna dance with somebody everyday.

Rest in peace, sweetest heart.

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B-b-b-bird, Bird, Bird, B-bird's the Word:

"SINCERITY IS everything. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made!" –RuPaul

[Parenthood (1989): Gil Buckman (Steve Martin) has been complaining to his wife, Karen (Mary Steenburgen), about his complicated life; Grandma (Helen Shaw) wanders into the room.] Grandma: You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster.
Gil: Oh?

Grandma: Up, down, up, down. Oh, what a ride!
Gil: What a great story.
Grandma: I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.

ACT LIKE A bad airline and lose the baggage.

For ZuZu:
"I'M GONNA MISS that smile,
I'm gonna miss you, my friend.
Even though it hurts the way it ended up,
I'd do it all again.
So play it sweet in Heaven,
'Cause that's right where you wanna be.
I'm not cryin' 'cause I feel so sorry for you,
I'm cryin' for me."
--Toby Keith's "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

ZuZu - December 27, 2009 "YOU KNOW THAT PLACE between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you, Peter Pan. That's where I'll be waiting."
— Tinker Bell, Hook

"CLAP! CLAP! DON'T let Tink die." --Peter Pan

"YOU ASK PEOPLE WHY they have a deer's head on the wall. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. I think my mother's attractive, but I have photographs of her." --Ellen DeGeneres

"I LIKE THE FACT that people look at me with twelve heads, like ‘Ooo! Ooo! What’s that?!’ ...I like things that shine. I am like a pirate." --the late Alexis Cohen, a true American idol

"I JUST GOT AN AWARD given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?"
--Vince Gill, smiling BIGly and looking down at the front row KW, after receiving a Grammy from Ringo Star and Dave Stewart (2008)

"WIT BEYOND MEASURE is man's greatest treasure."
--Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"BIRDS SING AFTER a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?"
--Rose Kennedy

"A WATCHED POTHOLE never boils." --SparkleFarkle

"HEY YOU with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration,
Mister Blue Sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for!"
--Electric Light Orchestra

"ONE MAY HAVE A BLAZING hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."
--Vincent van Gogh

"POINTY BIRDS"
O pointy birds,
O pointy pointy,
Anoint my head,
Anointy-nointy. –John Lillison, England’s greatest one-armed poet, The Complete Poems of John Lillison

"YOU HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's still running." --Jeff Bezoz (b. 1964)

"MY MOM ALWAYS told me, 'A bully is just a friend with fists.''' --Jimmy Fallon

"THE SKY WAS the color of Edgar Allan Poe's pajamas."
--Tom Robbins

"GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE beautiful flowers. No matter how carefully you pick them, eventually they die."
--Anonymous

"JUST LOVE EVERYONE around ya and clean up a little on your way out."
--John Sebastian, Woodstock 1969

"LEARN YOUR rules.
You'd better learn your rules.
If you don't,
You'll be eatten in your sleep."
--as sung by Dwight Schrute, The Office

"SHE HAD STARDUST on her." --Ryan O'Neal remembering the late Farrah Fawcett

"BE WHO YOU ARE and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss

"THE KEY TO LONGEVITY: keeping the clutter at room temperature." --SparkleFarkle

“DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter. ” --Lemony Snicket on me trusting my mother, to be sure.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Farewell to God's Loveliest Songbird

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Promise me you won't leave. Don't run away, don't run away. Just tell me you will stay.

I can last another week, the cistern still leaks, and I Miss You. I miss you, I really do.

Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir

A RARE PHOTO OF ME INDEED, BECAUSE

I'm the the one you'd least suspect:

Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here!

Same as everyone else,

Judy Miller as the beautiful Queen of France escaping with her family to India, France, and Bolivia

Welcome. I'm Carl Sandburg and I'll be your server, today:

God couldn't wait to have you all to Himself, could He?

Share the love:

ANOTHER THING ABOUT ME:

You're my soul and my heart's inspiration

My Religion

On Keeping Your Eyes Wide-Open:

The reality: Marriage is overrated. The Fantasy:

Her name is Betula. How do you like her so far?

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Meet the Folks:

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Tick, Tick, MEOW!

Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky.

Be

***like a strutting, pouty Mick Jagger*** Hi, hello, how are you? Well, I guess I'm doin' fine."

Just throw your coat on the bed. (You know you're a fan. Make it official.)

Merci beaucoup!

I'll show you my sign, if you show me yours.

YAY! I'm in!

Feed Me! (Click On Pond)

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A Shining Word to the Wise:

Level with me:

And the best part is the scroll changes once a month!

I'll be honest.. fellas, it was sounding great. But..

A cup of kindess goes a long way!

Hey, where's mine?! I thought we were all suppose to get a bowlful. What's up with that?!?

Why, yes, as a matter of fact,

My Dearest Puppet, I want for you anything you want in life. Love, Weenie

Welcome to my addiction:

"I don't work out.

And then there's my other addiction...

Kindness is the key.

Mommy, can we keep her?! Pretty please with shoogie on toppy? Sure, Honey, just grab the button!

It's a wonder any of us ever made it to adulthood.

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We all have them: One of Those Days

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance,

I'll Make You a Little Deal:

Second Only to Snow, I Like Cloud Berries Best!

O Captain! My Captain!

Ice Cream For Breakfast:

Believe You Can Fly

Pucker Up!

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B-b-b-bird, Bird, Bird, B-bird's the Word:

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“I CAN NOT IMAGINE not going home to animals.

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