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Working around the Wordpress Go Daddy Inoperative Contact Form It seems to be a common issue, trying to get Contact Forms on Wordpress to work on Go Daddy's servers. There is something on the Go Daddy side that gets in the way as much as they deny having any issues. I BELIEVE THEY DO.
Disclaimer: I am not an expert. Here is how I worked around this issue. I used my FREE WEEBLY ACCOUNT to create a Contact Us Page that is a reasonable facsimile of the Wordpress Contact us Page.
~Brad Clemens Sample of Redirection: It must run in the family. I like to nap. I get into an intense period of concentration at work with a cup of coffee, and when it's over I decompress with a short snooze. I can nap anywhere, even at Fenway Park! Please check out my new music publishing page at
banginawaymusic.weebly.com/ So far, we have one new song, I Am Red Sox Nation". It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it.
- Sam Levinson I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something. - Jackie Mason In 1971 I was introduced to the music of Jacques Brel as a part of my high school French class by our teacher, Madame Skolnick. This was particularly appealing to me being a student of both French and of Music. The serendipity of these events has lead to a lifetime of love of both his music and the French language. I never mastered either, but the music and the poetry of Jacques Brel has stuck with me all these years. It was also great to have a high school music teacher who was a professional guitarist and actually playing in the Boston production of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris", Henry "Hank" Wiktorowicz. Brel wrote of love and loss, war and peace, classes of society, and many other topics of life. Fortunately, many of his videos can be found on YouTube. One of his most famous is "Port of Amsterdam". You can see a version here, and an English version by the late Mort Shuman who was partly responsible for bringing the music of Jacques Brel to the English audience. Many of Brel's songs made it into the English songbook. His song "Quand on N'a que L'amour" became "If we only have Love", and his song "Le Moribond" became "Seasons in the Sun". In his song "The Old Folks" he writes of the old silver clock on the wall (Mort Shuman Version): The old folks never die, They just put down their heads and go to sleep one day,They hold each other's hand like children in the dark, But one will get lost anyway And the other will remain just sitting in that room Which makes no sound, It doesn't matter now, the song has died away And echoes all around You'll see them when they walk through the sun-filled park, Where children run and play It hurts too much to smile, it hurts too much but life goes on For still another day As they try to escape the old silver clock When day is through It tick-tocks oh so slow, it says, "Yes," it says, "No" It says, "I'll wait for you." The old, old silver clock that's hanging on the wall That waits for us All. French: Jacques Brel LES VIEUX 1963 Les vieux ne parlent plus ou alors seulement parfois du bout des yeux Même riches ils sont pauvres, ils n'ont plus d'illusions et n'ont qu'un coeur pour deux Chez eux ça sent le thym, le propre, la lavande et le verbe d'antan Que l'on vive à Paris on vit tous en province quand on vit trop longtemps Est-ce d'avoir trop ri que leur voix se lézarde quand ils parlent d'hier Et d'avoir trop pleuré que des larmes encore leur perlent aux paupières Et s'ils tremblent un peu est-ce de voir vieillir la pendule d'argent Qui ronronne au salon, qui dit oui qui dit non, qui dit: je vous attends Les vieux ne rêvent plus, leurs livres s'ensommeillent, leurs pianos sont fermés Le petit chat est mort, le muscat du dimanche ne les fait plus chanter Les vieux ne bougent plus leurs gestes ont trop de rides leur monde est trop petit Du lit à la fenêtre, puis du lit au fauteuil et puis du lit au lit Et s'ils sortent encore bras dessus bras dessous tout habillés de raide C'est pour suivre au soleil l'enterrement d'un plus vieux, l'enterrement d'une plus laide Et le temps d'un sanglot, oublier toute une heure la pendule d'argent Qui ronronne au salon, qui dit oui qui dit non, et puis qui les attend Les vieux ne meurent pas, ils s'endorment un jour et dorment trop longtemps Ils se tiennent la main, ils ont peur de se perdre et se perdent pourtant Et l'autre reste là, le meilleur ou le pire, le doux ou le sévère Cela n'importe pas, celui des deux qui reste se retrouve en enfer Vous le verrez peut-être, vous la verrez parfois en pluie et en chagrin Traverser le présent en s'excusant déjà de n'être pas plus loin Et fuir devant vous une dernière fois la pendule d'argent Qui ronronne au salon, qui dit oui qui dit non, qui leur dit: je t'attends Qui ronronne au salon, qui dit oui qui dit non et puis qui nous attend. These two videos speak for themselves. Vangelis - Memories of Blue Kenny G.- Forever in Love Enjoy. According to Starbucks, only 3% of the world's coffees are good enough to be Starbucks coffee. Once in a great while they claim that they come across a single-origin crop so rare and in such limited quantity that if they can buy it, it becomes a Starbucks Reserve coffee. As of 31 August 2010, they released their first Reserve coffee, a Galapagos San Cristobal, and it sells for $12.50 for a half pound. Supposedly it is a "medium-bodied coffee that features fresh flavors and highlights of green herbs balanced by soft cocoa and spice". I'm on my second bag. Approved. Recommended. This makes a real nice cup of coffee, great aroma, smooth, nothing that you might find objectionable. At $24/lb is a bit pricey. There are other coffees that I have enjoyed much more for less money, like when Peet's comes out with a batch of Sumatara Blue Batak which retails for $14 or $15 per pound, I forget exactly, but it is a GREAT cup. Drink it up and drink it often! A momentous occasion occurred in the town of Sharon, Massachusetts today, September 11, 2010. The 02067 Post office was renamed for former Sharon resident and 9/11 victim Michael C. Rothberg, on the 9th anniversary of his death. He was working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center in NYC when he and 3,000 other people were murdered by hijackers who flew passenger jets loaded with innocent people into these towers, the Pentagon, and into a field in Pennsylvania. It is rare to have such a national event happen in a small town as ours. This took an act of Congress, and was signed by President Obama on August 3rd. On hand was Congressman Barney Frank, whose office was instrumental in getting this honor bestowed upon Mr. Rothberg and his family. Senator Scott Brown send his representative as he had a number of other 9/11 related events to attend. Also in attendence were many state and town officials, and about 150-200 residents. Here are some photos of the event. I apologize, something wasn't quite right with my Blackberry so the photos are not optimal. I want to thank Iris Rothberg for emailing Jay Rothberg's speech about their son, Michael. Here it is: I’d like to add my welcome to everyone who’s here. Today I’m going to tell you about Michael. But before I do, I’d like to tell you how the renaming of the Sharon Post office came to be. To my knowledge, post offices had been previously named for military personnel until we got an e mail from Senator Martinez from Florida. In the email we read that a post office had been renamed for a 9/11 victim. So we thought now that there was a precedent, we would attempt to have the Sharon Post office named for Michael. BUT, Where to begin? Our first and best thought was to contact Dave Clifton. Dave, Sharon’s former recreation director who was more like the Mayor of Sharon, said let’s go see Barney Frank. We called Barney’s office on a Thursday and he met with us the following Monday. He told us “Get the okay from the Town” and I’ll get it done. Shortly thereafter we set up a meeting with Ben Puritz, Sharon’s Town administrator, Joe Roach, chairmen of the Board of selectmen, William Heitin and Richard Powell. This group backed us 100 percent and we were on our way. The entire Massachusetts Delegation joined Barney in co-sponsoring the legislation. Senators Brown and Kerry brought the legislation through the Senate. On August 3rd of this year the bill authorizing the United States Post Office in Sharon Massachusetts to be renamed as the Michael C. Rothberg Post Office was signed into law by the President. Finally, in dealing with Town Officials and Barney’s office, we found no red tape, just sincerity and willingness to get this done. There is always someone behind the scenes getting things done and that’s Dotty in Barney Frank’s office. From the Rothberg family, we offer our sincerest thanks to all who participated in making this happen. Now I’d like to tell you about Michael: My wife, Iris and I moved to Sharon to raise our family in this quiet, peaceful community when our son Michael was two years old. It was 1964, but standing here in front of the Sharon Post Office today, it feels very much as it did back then: Timeless. Our daughter Rhonda was born the following year, and we lived here happily. We made lifelong friends and we were grateful for the fine education our children received in Sharon. Michael and Rhonda went to East Elementary, the Wilbur School, junior high school and Sharon High. Michael graduated in 1980 and went on to McGill University for his bachelors and masters degrees in math and computer science. Our son Michael had many gifts....He was a devoted son and grandson, a loving brother and a loyal friend. He excelled in his position on Wall Street and was always there to give a helping hand to those in need. He did this in his own quiet, unassuming way. Michael was the leader of his team at Cantor Fitzgerald but he never referred to himself as the boss… his guys were his colleagues. Michael’s integrity was evident in the people he hired…They were like Michael, down to earth, kind, generous and easy going. Michael always stood up for what he believed was right. The only gift that Michael did not have was the gift of time. He was taken from us nine years ago, today on Sept. 11, 2001 when he was only 39 years old. But Michael spent his 39 years wisely, using every precious minute he had to make a difference to his parents, his sister, his friends, and to mankind. It's not the amount of time that we have on this earth, but how we spend our time that counts. We try to hold on to this thought as we think of Michael and the ways he made a difference by giving of his time, energy and resources to his favorite charitable causes such as the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund, The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and Mutual Funds against cancer. On September 11, 2001, Michael was working for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center when he, his colleagues and almost 3,000 other innocent lives were lost. This National tragedy affected all of us. Soon after, some of Michael’s classmates and friends reached out to us with the idea of creating a scholarship in Michael’s memory. Once the scholarship fund was established, it initially awarded scholarships to deserving college bound seniors. As the scholarship fund grew, it provided athletic scholarships, beach stickers, summer activities and summer camp. All of the scholarships that are awarded go exclusively to Sharon residents. Michael was always ready to lend a helping hand to his friends and family every way he could and he never wanted any credit or recognition for any of this. He was unassuming and frankly, I think he’d be embarrassed by all this attention given to him. But Michael is our hero and will always be our hero. What better way to honor our hero, our son Michael, than by naming the Sharon Post Office The Michael C. Rothberg Post Office. The Patriot Ledger picked up the story here: http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x2103122519/Rep-Barney-Frank-honors-9-11-victim-in-Sharon WCVB has a video here: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/24968721/detail.html Here is the Bill: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h5099ih.txt.pdf Other Massachusetts Victims: http://www.southofboston.net/specialreports/sept11anniv/pages/victims.shtm Here is a copy of the Program |
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