A Couple more Pics from My Parents Celebration

Marie & Angelo Valle

This is the bridal party getting silly.

This is Marie and her brides maids.

Yesterday, my princess Marie got married to Angelo Valle. She did a great job in planning her special day and everything went really well. Family from Puerto Rico, friends from college and countless others come in to celebrate with us. Pictures will be posted as soon as they get back from their honeymoon in Disney World.

50 years later & still "licking lips"

I think this first picture speaks volumes!

Last nights anniversary party was filled with fun and lasting memories.

To view all the pictures, go to out family shutterfly website at :
http://rolonfamiliapictures.shutterfly.com/

Thanks to Pastor Tony for preparing such a powerful recommitment ceremony.

Great job, Tonz!

Ay Caramba!

A SPANISH teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish,
unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la Casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups,
male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer'
should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four
reasons for its recommendation.

The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine
gender ('la computadora'), because:

1... No one but their creator understands their internal logic;

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else;

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible
later retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half
your paycheck on accessories for it.


The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine
('el computador'), because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE
the problem; and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little
longer, you could have gotten a better model.

Pérez Golden Anniversary

50 yeras ago this lovely couple wed in Philadelphia, PA. The celebration is this coming Saturday!

Have you seen a more lovely couple? I think not!

The Dude

Happy Birthday to the Little Dude.
8 years old today.

Getting Old

Letter From Grandma To Her Grandson....

Lovley Dear Grandson,

The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting. So I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper. Boy, I'm glad I did, what an uplifting experience that followed.

I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.

I found that lots of people love Jesus! Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of God! Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ Go!" What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!

There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a "sunny beach." I saw another guy waving in a funny way, with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. I asked my teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. My grandson burst out laughing ... why, even he was enjoying this religious experience!

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved at all my brothers and sisters grinning, and drove on through the intersection. I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.

Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!! Will write again soon.
Love, Grandma

to all the moms!

Happy Mothers Day from Polito

Just a little something I put together for the greatest Rolon I know.

Swine Flu Masks

Translation:

When you deplete the conventional face masks.

Blame It On This Kid

As Chick would say, "Poor parenting"

Don't Mess With Them

You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't mess around with...them

The FBI had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews and testing were done, there were 3 finalists; two men and a woman. For the final test, the FBI agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances."

Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair . .. . Kill her!!"

The man said, "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife." The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your wife and go home."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes. The man came out with tears in his eyes, "I tried, but I can't kill my wife." The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions, to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.

After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman, wiping the sweat from her brow. "This gun is loaded with blanks" she said. "I had to beat him to death with the chair."

MORAL:

Women are crazy. Don't mess with them.

COMPUTER SYMBOLS

We all know those cute little computer symbols called 'emoticons,' where:

:) means a smile and

:( is a frown.

Sometimes these are represented by

:-)

:-(

Well, how about some 'ASSICONS?'
Here goes:


(_!_) a regular ass


(__!__) a fat ass


(!) a tight ass


(_*_) a sore ass


{_!_} a swishy ass


(_o_) an ass that's been around

(_x_) kiss my ass


(_X_) leave my ass al one


(_zzz_) a tired ass


(_E=mc2_) a smart ass


(_$_) Money coming out of his ass


(_?_) Dumb Ass

You have just been e-mooned!

We All Need a Laugh

LIFE AFTER DEATH :
"DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH?" THE BOSS ASKED ONE OF HIS
EMPLOYEES..
"YES, SIR," THE NEW EMPLOYEE REPLIED.
"WELL, THEN, THAT MAKES EVERYTHING JUST FINE," THE BOSS WENT ON.
"AFTER YOU LEFT EARLY YESTERDAY TO GO TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S
FUNERAL, SHE STOPPED IN TO SEE YOU!



PALM SUNDAY:
IT WAS PALM SUNDAY AND, BECAUSE OF A SORE THROAT, FIVE-YEAR-OLD
JOHNNY STAYED HOME FROM CHURCH WITH A SITTER. WHEN THE FAMILY
RETURNED HOME, THEY WERE CARRYING SEVERAL PALM BRANCHES. THE BOY
ASKED WHAT THEY WERE FOR. "PEOPLE HELD THEM OVER JESUS' HEAD AS
HE WALKED BY."
"WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT," THE BOY FUMED, "THE ONE SUNDAY I DON'T
GO, HE SHOWS UP!"


CHILDREN'S SERMON:
ONE EASTER SUNDAY MORNING AS THE MINISTER WAS PREACHING THE
CHILDREN'S SERMON, HE REACHED INTO HIS BAG OF PROPS AND PULLED
OUT AN EGG. HE POINTED AT THE EGG AND ASKED THE
CHILDREN, "WHAT'S IN HERE?"
"I KNOW!" A LITTLE BOY EXCLAIMED. "PANTYHOSE!! "


SUPPORT A FAMILY :
THE PROSPECTIVE FATHER-IN-LAW ASKED, "YOUNG MAN, CAN YOU SUPPORT
A FAMILY?"
THE SURPRISED GROOM-TO-BE REPLIED, "WELL, NO. I WAS JUST
PLANNING TO SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER. THE REST OF YOU WILL HAVE
TO FEND FOR YOURSELVES."


FIRST TIME USHERS :
A LITTLE BOY IN CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME WATCHED AS THE USHERS
PASSED AROUND THE OFFERING PLATES.
WHEN THEY CAME NEAR HIS PEW, THE BOY SAID LOUDLY, "DON'T PAY FOR
ME DADDY. I'M UNDER FIVE."


CLIMB THE WALLS :
"OH, I SURE AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU," THE LITTLE BOY SAID TO HIS
GRANDMOTHER ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE. "NOW MAYBE DADDY WILL DO THE
TRICK HE HAS BEEN PROMISING US."
THE GRANDMOTHER WAS CURIOUS. "WHAT TRICK IS THAT?" SHE ASKED.
"I HEARD HIM TELL MOMMY THAT HE WOULD CLIMB THE WALLS IF YOU
CAME TO VISIT," THE LITTLE BOY ANSWERED.


THE WATER PISTOL:
WHEN MY THREE-YEAR-OLD SON OPENED THE BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM HIS
GRANDMOTHER, HE DISCOVERED A WATER PISTOL. HE SQUEALED WITH
DELIGHT AND HEADED FOR THE NEAREST SINK.
I WAS NOT SO PLEASED. I TURNED TO MOM AND SAID, "I'M SURPRISED
AT YOU. DON'T YOU REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY WITH
WATER GUNS?" MOM SMILED AND THEN REPLIED.... "I REMEMBER!!"


GRANDMA'S AGE :
LITTLE JOHNNY ASKED HIS GRANDMA! HOW OLD SHE WAS.
GRANDMA ANSWERED, "39 AND HOLDING."
JOHNNY THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN SAID, "AND HOW OLD WOULD
YOU BE IF YOU LET GO?"

Clean Screen

Tired of always having to deal with a dirty monitor screen or laptop screen?
Thumb prints getting you down bubby?

Well try this:

Ryan's Track Meet

Once or twice a year, I come to Pa to see Ryan in a sport. This year I came to see him in track. My son never ceases to amaze me. His passion in sports reminds me of when I was younger. But one thing Ryan has that I never had. Ryan is never afraid of failure and that makes him better every day. I have been truly blessed with two GREAT sons!!!!

Smile that melts a girls heart!

Intensity that drives him to be better every day.

The ability to FLY!!!

You can't fix stupid!

Thought you might need a laugh.....

What goes around comes around!

Did we elect these people?

Civil War planes?

Let me know how that works out.

I'm saying GREAT paint job!

'We had no idea anyone was buried there.'

I didn't know we could choose.

This one says it all.

What are the odds?

I would have guessed 19.

Please, anyone, if you've seen this man . . .

Ok, that's just mean.


And to think......They live among us!!!!

Slap Down

Hey Philly! Stick to baseball and don't pull on Superman's cape...

Dude. When I wrote this we were up by 12.

NEVER MIND!

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter with the family. Thalia had her first Easter peeps.

Spring Break

I took last week off for spring break. I usually work this week because I can get so much done when the teachers and students are gone but I decided I needed a break.
Chick thinks my job is a spring break but what does he know.

So what did I do?
Mel Brooks... take it away...



I worked my tail off. Major projects around the house, clients calling me to fix their computers (my side business), clients calling me to set up photography shoots (my other business), prospective clients asking me to manage their web site (future business). Man, I'm tired.

No time to post, no time to rest. We did manage to make it to the beach a few times. Last Saturday it was perfect and Thursday it was even better (what's better than perfect?).

Anyway, as I was laying on the beach I got to thinking about something my wife said to me three and a half years ago when I first started to blog. She said, "Be careful what you write about on that blog thing. You're exposing yourself to the whole world." And I said "Honey, I'm not that kind of man. I don't do stuff like that." And she said "Don't be a dope. You know what I mean."
And of course she was right (she usually is).

However, there are some things I don't mind making public.
Such as:

1. I love to sleep

2. I believe in personal responsibility

3. After 34 years I am still amazed by His Grace

4. I love the smell of orange blossoms (among other things)

5. I like it when people speak in sentences not paragraphs or chapters or books or major publications. Shuddup already.

6. I hate talking on the phone. Along those same lines, if you leave a message on my phone, keep it short. Very short. After 5 seconds I'll delete it. Shuddup already.

7. I usually express myself better in writing that in voice.

8. I tend to mumble. My lips get in my way.

9. I love listening to people in their 70's and 80's. They got some stories to tell. They can talk in chapters to me. They've earned it.

10. I love Walmart. 'Nough said.

11. I love the wind in my face. I feel it's God's kiss to me.

12. I love sitting at the edge of the shore line and feeling the pounding of high tide.

13. I despise reality TV. It makes me want to hurl. There ain't nothing real about it. Well, maybe there is: it's really boring.

14. I love pizza as much as I love ... pizza

15. I don't mind getting old. It is kind of weird though.

16. I like being bald (or close to it). I look at pictures of when I had hair and I had some kind of mess up there. Hair history here.

17. I like to be alone and don't like to be in crowds.

18. I love my job(s).

19. If I were to do it again, I'd marry my honey again. She's the bomb.

20. After 40 years, I've finally started to wear sandals. Long story.

21. I like my feet and hope to avoid what happens to them as you age. Ewwwwwwe.

The World Champion Phillies are Back

Last week the Rolon Boyz all went to the Phillies game to watch the Phillies beat (yet again) the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jim continues to be the embarrassment of the clan.

Bon Appetite

Do you think a plate of rice and beans with a little chicken would make it on this list?
As Titi Patria would say, "I don't sink so".
Maybe Tio Manual's Chicharones sandwich would.
Take a gander at these gems.

OK folks, repeat after me:
1. Eat Right
2. Eat Less
3. Move more

Go forth and do likewise.. or something like that.

Blogging From The Beach

'Tis a righteous day in Central Fla.

Mami and Papi will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary this Spring!

The actual date is April 18.

We are going to have a celebration dinner on Saturday, May 23rd in Lansdale. This is Memorial Day weekend.

Mami and Papi would LOVE to have all of you there. Come on and join us to honor this special couple. You will never meet a couple more in love and having fun together for this long than these two. Anyway, we will be sending invitations with details in a couple weeks. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

I need some help:
If you have some great pics of titi Emma and tio Manuel, please send them by email (if possible) or by mail.
Also, if you can email me your home addresses and other "non-blogging" (a.k.a. lazy) family members. My new email address is tony@miibb.com

P.S. for all the wimpy cousins in Fla . . . it will be warm by then. You will not need your arthritis meds. So come on over. Airtran tickets are still available at $79 one way.

LET'S MAKE THIS A FAMILY REUNION!

***DO NOT POST your addresses here (or any other personal info)

Lost Generation?

Good stuff. Hat tip to Ron.

Make sure you read as well as listen.
This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20 year old.
The contest was titled "u @ 50", by the AARP.

Take a minute and watch it. I think it’s worth it.

some food for thought

My pastor asked this yesterday, what would you say?



If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict?

Super Flush

I'm not sure if it comes with a seat belt, but from the looks of it, you'll need to keep your arms and legs away from the hole at all times.
Can't wait for the comments on this one.
Make it a good one Tom.
Let 'er rip (pun intended)!

Finish Strong

A little long (4 minutes) but worth it.

OK. One More

Miriam made me do it.

Final Thoughts

This was my third year in a row going to Bike Week and the first time I went with someone else.
I usually go solo.
Having Miriam as my riding partner made it so much better.
We really had a great time. The sky was clear and it got up to 75 or so.

We hung out by the main drag and watched the people and bikes go by.
We grabbed some lunch then he headed up A1A which runs along the Atlantic Ocean.
We made it to Flagler Beach then turned around and came back.
It was beautiful.

At one point we compared riding miles.
I've got about 28,000 miles under my belt.
Miriam's got a little under 1000. Yikes!
We have a lot of riding to do.
And that's what we came away with.
We're hoping to ride together more and venture out to different locations.
Florida really is the best place to have a cycle.
We're hoping to drag some of you down here some day to join us.
Thanks Miriam. Let's do it again :-)

More Picts From Bike Week

Guess what i bought?
I got me a bandanna.

Fun In The Sun

Miriam's Hog

No, not Papo! The other one :-)

Bike Week Test

Testing, testing... is this thing on?
A day in Daytona comin' up.