Thursday, December 7, 2006
I have set a goal to loose weight. Wow, in the middle of the holidays, well, what better time? It will do two things, keep me from gaining because of the holidays and as my daughter says, it will build character. LOL Amazing to think about the holidays being here and I am eating low fat cheese, but... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Jury Duty a Citizens Obligation
I do believe it is our duty to serve the community when we can and when the Sheriff' s office sent me the notice, I got serious about it. Tuesday was my first call to Court for selection process. There were 27 or us waiting for approximately 4 hours. The Deputy Sheriff was a female of tremendous... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Mrs Santa Reigns
Tonight a little boy asked me, how do you know I have goldfish? Mrs. Santa replied, ah, Santa knows a lot of things and he tells me about those things. Oh, replied the little boy. There was the little girl who was so excited that she insisted I was her grandmother. I had to quickly defend myself, so... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 4, 2006
Singing off key and being serious,
Well dear buddies, it was hard to sit and hear this guy sing. There was a pretty strong omen when his first 5 notes were not the same 5 notes the piano player played! Do you get the picture? Well, he also sang only songs with 9 to 119 verses. I THOUGHT HE WOULD NEVER END. This took place at a... Sign in to see full entry.
Cats and Dogs and all little children, reaching.
and seem busy this time of year. My friend's dog gets out of the fence and wonders for hours only to return home and beg at the gate to come back inside. Wow, now what do you suppose she is doing out there in rural America? On Saturday I spent some hours cleaning my dog's house. It is large and we... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
I Can't Get Enough,
coffee and soup. Wow, it is cold, now I join those of you who have been telling me of the snow and cold weather. The temperature is not exceedingly low, but bitter from very cold rain. Our sun was hidden most of the day and the wind was moderate but constant. I guess winter is on the way, arriving... Sign in to see full entry.
Finally it is getting cold here,
I went to Mass and it was chilly, I went to lunch and it is cold. Well, here it is the first Sunday of Advent and the days before Christmas and the preparation are pretty significant. Our outside lights are up, the windows look pretty good with white lights. The wire type Christmas tree is ready to... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Memories of earlier winters
seem to flood my mind during this winter season. The friends reporting here on this site tell us of snow and cold and ice. Those are magical things when you are a youngster. As we get older it is a dangerous commute and all the necessary travel gets to be risky at best. I remember one winter in NYC... Sign in to see full entry.
A Tractor is not a tractor until
it runs! Well, I have an old Super 8, probably 50 years old. It is red and runs well, someone is always trying to buy it from me. Today someone came by and wants to buy the plough points, you know the metal points that open up the ground in preparation for planting. I gotta think about that - not... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
If dreams feed the soul,
and love rules the world, then dream on and sweet be your dreams! Some of our bloggers are having a great date tonight. I read that prospect earlier. Congratulations to you daters.That would be a dream come true. By gosh I had an inspiring telephone conversation today and that will help create sweet... Sign in to see full entry.