Monday, November 15, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
It's Winter and Michael's has. . .
(Better find a new job now Mich!)
Ron was (also) in Rapid City SD last week pheasant hunting and has a bruised right shoulder to prove it. (Have yet to see any birds.) I got the dubious honor of painting the dining room pink. I am awaiting the new mirrors I ordered to hang on the wall and I even managed to move his private book case to the bedroom. Ron really loves his books. He was happier about the bookcase than the dining room. Ron hates painting . . . I love to paint.
Must have come from Mother Mary. Big George would go hunting and Mary would paint the living room. Simultaneously everyone of us would start vomiting. Mom would be placing buckets in front of five King Kids...Martha said, "MOM, GET ME AN ASPIRIN." and promptly barfed on the kitchen floor...She soon got a bucket too...and as well as I can remember she would get the room painted and all the King children would be "healthy as horses" just in time to welcome dad home. It was a fall ritual at the KING house.
Speaking of rituals: Mary would also make us sit in the dark to watch TV cuz the "Light Patrol was roaming the streets ready to arrest anyone using electricity." Thank God the TV wasn't electric in those days.(VIEWMASTER!)
You can't make this stuff up...it is too funny. Wonder what my four will embellish as "Mom Memories" when I am Gone?
Greg retold the Mandalay Bay story at dinner (Chicago Chop House) last weekend and so far dad is in more trouble than I am. "Hey, Bud."
Monday, September 13, 2010
SEVENTEEN DAYS
We arrived home yesterday from a visit to Meg and Grrr's which included Greg, Annelise and Michael at certain intervals. I truly needed the whole day to decompress. Jet lag is a real phenomena and I am getting very old.
The constant theme which was a center of conversation everyday was the "group questioning:
What was the best part of ________?"
Seemed a pattern was forming and the best part of yesterday would be "today".
Upon landing in Frankfort, we took a Lufthansa flight to Edinburgh, Scotland.(The group wouldn't include Michael as he was now employed but was flying over to Venice the following weekend) So six of us were now in the the home land of "haggis" and the birthplace of scotch. The first wasn't anything I would "embrace" but I made up for this deficit discovering "Coalila, Ardbeg and Bunnahabbbarn." As with the haggis . . .scotch too is an acquired taste. Unlike the haggis the "acquiring" of the later came with laughter, good conversation, and a great buzz. (I was wishing I could name a puppy after each of the four regions of scotch production.) By day's end we would meet "Baby Bird' and not find Jimmy One or Two. I was to learn about tartan plaids and saw synchronized bag pipe players in full regalia.
(Hundreds and hundreds! Military Tattoos have nothing to do with skin and ink.)
Our next JUMP would be on to Berlin. Following the girls recommendation (who both stayed in Baum holder) we arrived, jumped on bikes, which is a very acceptable transportation which translated is,
"It is stupid to walk."
We peddled over 10 kilometers crossing from East Berlin to West Berlin. Being stupid American tourist the next day we went again, however sans guide. Berlin is the Beirgarden capital of my world, in my mind. Berlin's bed are not as great as Edinburgh's yet better than Venice's: but Meg's wins.! We drank iced coffees in Sony Square and brought home Salvador Dali to Meg and Grrr. (now totally Mom originals.)
So what does any self respecting, seldom-been-out-of-the-mid west-tourist (later to be synonymous with 'Northerner...from the north.') do next? Easy. . . Fly to Venice the town of canals, alleys, and leaning towers which would become the best and worse time of the trip. Mike wouldn't show up until he swam the grand canal ("al la LaCrosse stupid student slipped in style...The boy smelled like peaty scotch! ) and the gondola regatta couldn't settle my apprehensions about being the next soul lost in the labyrinth of side streets. Best put: I felt I was a human in the "herding bred" category in the Westminster Dog Show without MY sheep.
Best part of Venice was a boat ride to Murano and on to Burano.
We also got to buy Belgium beer and German wien in France and took a covered boat ride on the uncovered top deck on Rudishiem's Rhine River after the Garman told us to "Board the Ferry" which no one but Frau Garman saw coming. Here was the promise of seeing five 200-400 year old German castles... "two and a half down and two and a half back." quirked Meg.
Also walked avoiding wild gargoyles, giant slugs in the foggy mist of glen and dale in Abbelson, Germany.
I left my newly acquired walking club at Meg's just in case that wild pig comes a-calling.
I had purchase 7 lime green and obnoxious Minnesota 'LAND OF 10,000 LAKES' Tee Shirts in the Minneapolis airport which everyone in 'solidarity' refused to be caught dead in! Mine found me some Stillwater, MN friends in Venice. They told me they had just done an amazing Mediterranean cruise which included Istanbul on a ship of 3000 people and they were the only Americans. I had worn my shirt to shreds and was relieved no one read it. Great Sportsmanship Award...I won! I left a slime green Tee shirt with every member of the party in hopes someday they would remember they too could get stupidly crazy.
Sigmund Freud was the eighth member of the Kirschling traveling team. I was reminded of the Id, the Ego and the Super Ego. . .directly I was reintroduced to my old friend Oedipus Complex. What goes around comes around. I was once the queen of Oedipus! ( LOL)
And air travel cannot be totally appreciated till you have traveled Ryanair. Your carry-on must be under 10 kilos or you pay an Irish ramson, you must bring a self generated computer boarding pass or it will cost you your first born and you are allowed only one bag. Total count of two bags and you will give up your retirement $$$. This airline is "No Frills, Low cost", can only be booked online and guarantees and boasts, "No refunds...Why would we.?" If they hit a bumpy ride they sell smokeless cigarettes. They are rumored to soon charge for the one remaining toilet as they could then offer 'standing room' only to more passengers if they pull the other toilets. They are self proclaimed " The Best On Time Airline in Europe." They have a Ta-Da jingle which announces you are on time and people clap. Forget about First Class too becuz it doesn't exist: but you can pay more to board first, seats are not assigned...
you don't use jet ways...
you walk the tarmac out to roll away stairs and board and deplane both front and rear doors.
In defense of Ryanair there is a new "selling store" on Delta and Lufthansa too. Besides the merchandise catalogs; there are duty free CARDS, Pringles & M&M's are $3.00, Beer is $5 and drinks and wine are $7. You can contribute to airline charities and buy lottery tickets on planes in Europe. The small catch is they don't tell Americans they cannot collect on winning tickets. Second, if you buy duty free liquor, or perfume on the flight back to Atlanta, GA and only have a carry on it will be confiscated at US security as these items exceed the 3 ounce rule....This they don't tell you during the marketing to entice purchasing on board over the public address. It is resold to the next "stupid American." (I have taken to boarding with rations of food for 2 days.)
Back to life in Rapids. Yo Yo is home. Riley is getting a post kennel bath. I will keep up the exercise routine so off I go to the elliptical.
The constant theme which was a center of conversation everyday was the "group questioning:
What was the best part of ________?"
Seemed a pattern was forming and the best part of yesterday would be "today".
Upon landing in Frankfort, we took a Lufthansa flight to Edinburgh, Scotland.(The group wouldn't include Michael as he was now employed but was flying over to Venice the following weekend) So six of us were now in the the home land of "haggis" and the birthplace of scotch. The first wasn't anything I would "embrace" but I made up for this deficit discovering "Coalila, Ardbeg and Bunnahabbbarn." As with the haggis . . .scotch too is an acquired taste. Unlike the haggis the "acquiring" of the later came with laughter, good conversation, and a great buzz. (I was wishing I could name a puppy after each of the four regions of scotch production.) By day's end we would meet "Baby Bird' and not find Jimmy One or Two. I was to learn about tartan plaids and saw synchronized bag pipe players in full regalia.
(Hundreds and hundreds! Military Tattoos have nothing to do with skin and ink.)
Our next JUMP would be on to Berlin. Following the girls recommendation (who both stayed in Baum holder) we arrived, jumped on bikes, which is a very acceptable transportation which translated is,
"It is stupid to walk."
We peddled over 10 kilometers crossing from East Berlin to West Berlin. Being stupid American tourist the next day we went again, however sans guide. Berlin is the Beirgarden capital of my world, in my mind. Berlin's bed are not as great as Edinburgh's yet better than Venice's: but Meg's wins.! We drank iced coffees in Sony Square and brought home Salvador Dali to Meg and Grrr. (now totally Mom originals.)
So what does any self respecting, seldom-been-out-of-the-mid west-tourist (later to be synonymous with 'Northerner...from the north.') do next? Easy. . . Fly to Venice the town of canals, alleys, and leaning towers which would become the best and worse time of the trip. Mike wouldn't show up until he swam the grand canal ("al la LaCrosse stupid student slipped in style...The boy smelled like peaty scotch! ) and the gondola regatta couldn't settle my apprehensions about being the next soul lost in the labyrinth of side streets. Best put: I felt I was a human in the "herding bred" category in the Westminster Dog Show without MY sheep.
Best part of Venice was a boat ride to Murano and on to Burano.
We also got to buy Belgium beer and German wien in France and took a covered boat ride on the uncovered top deck on Rudishiem's Rhine River after the Garman told us to "Board the Ferry" which no one but Frau Garman saw coming. Here was the promise of seeing five 200-400 year old German castles... "two and a half down and two and a half back." quirked Meg.
Also walked avoiding wild gargoyles, giant slugs in the foggy mist of glen and dale in Abbelson, Germany.
I left my newly acquired walking club at Meg's just in case that wild pig comes a-calling.
I had purchase 7 lime green and obnoxious Minnesota 'LAND OF 10,000 LAKES' Tee Shirts in the Minneapolis airport which everyone in 'solidarity' refused to be caught dead in! Mine found me some Stillwater, MN friends in Venice. They told me they had just done an amazing Mediterranean cruise which included Istanbul on a ship of 3000 people and they were the only Americans. I had worn my shirt to shreds and was relieved no one read it. Great Sportsmanship Award...I won! I left a slime green Tee shirt with every member of the party in hopes someday they would remember they too could get stupidly crazy.
Sigmund Freud was the eighth member of the Kirschling traveling team. I was reminded of the Id, the Ego and the Super Ego. . .directly I was reintroduced to my old friend Oedipus Complex. What goes around comes around. I was once the queen of Oedipus! ( LOL)
And air travel cannot be totally appreciated till you have traveled Ryanair. Your carry-on must be under 10 kilos or you pay an Irish ramson, you must bring a self generated computer boarding pass or it will cost you your first born and you are allowed only one bag. Total count of two bags and you will give up your retirement $$$. This airline is "No Frills, Low cost", can only be booked online and guarantees and boasts, "No refunds...Why would we.?" If they hit a bumpy ride they sell smokeless cigarettes. They are rumored to soon charge for the one remaining toilet as they could then offer 'standing room' only to more passengers if they pull the other toilets. They are self proclaimed " The Best On Time Airline in Europe." They have a Ta-Da jingle which announces you are on time and people clap. Forget about First Class too becuz it doesn't exist: but you can pay more to board first, seats are not assigned...
you don't use jet ways...
you walk the tarmac out to roll away stairs and board and deplane both front and rear doors.
In defense of Ryanair there is a new "selling store" on Delta and Lufthansa too. Besides the merchandise catalogs; there are duty free CARDS, Pringles & M&M's are $3.00, Beer is $5 and drinks and wine are $7. You can contribute to airline charities and buy lottery tickets on planes in Europe. The small catch is they don't tell Americans they cannot collect on winning tickets. Second, if you buy duty free liquor, or perfume on the flight back to Atlanta, GA and only have a carry on it will be confiscated at US security as these items exceed the 3 ounce rule....This they don't tell you during the marketing to entice purchasing on board over the public address. It is resold to the next "stupid American." (I have taken to boarding with rations of food for 2 days.)
Back to life in Rapids. Yo Yo is home. Riley is getting a post kennel bath. I will keep up the exercise routine so off I go to the elliptical.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
August 2010 And the Golden Fleece Nomination
Last week was from hell as Greg and I unloaded one apartment in the Windy City and stacked those boxes in the next apartment. Sounds pretty easy until the heat/humidity index hits 92, the vacated apartment is on the fourth floor and the city of Chicago Public Works is trying to replace the sidewalk in front of the new place. Best I can say about all this is it is DONE!
So the Headline (above) alludes to better fun this weekend as Ron, Mike and I headed to Duluth's lakefront and listened to some kickin' music. Who knew Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys would leave us hoping for more. Ron hit the CD tent and Mike got things autographed. We meet up with some real blues fans Kristi and Jeff et al...Best time ever! (Thank you very much!)
Gretchen called yesterday and I rushed to the post office with a blanket and pillow posted to "duluth".
If her husband wants to sleep on a cot without the creature comforts of home he will at least dress up his room when he Skype's my Booska. As soon as I get a drawstring installed he is getting some of Mike's old UW LaCrosse warm ups, a hooded sweat shirt, shower shoes, and of course a toothbrush. . . And all the magazines I can pull out of Ron's hands sans Playboy!
Here comes the Fleecing of America Nomination:
(BACKGROUND)Greg's apartment is in Hyatt Park Chicago just a block from Obama's house. It is a bit scary to realize the secret service is guarding Mr. Obama's Chicago Homestead 24/7 with three manned suburbans and my soldier doesn't have sheets, a blanket, or a pillow. Isn't Chicago got the biggest surveillance camera network of all major cities? Yes... Somebody tell me why Mr. Obama's unoccupied house has a spending priority over my soldier. (Josh had to buy his own boxed lunch ($5.50) if he wanted a meal on the plane to "duluth.". and now I find out he hasn't a blanket or a pillow) Remind me why I voted for this guy?
Hope Martha's Vineyard vacation includes sheets,blankets, and pillows.
Friday, August 6, 2010
TGIF
Well let the weekend start...Survived the flooded kitchen floor this week, four new tires on the Tundra, one Rafter's Baseball Game and dodged another Rafter's Game and the Brewer's tomorrow. Wayne and Cook came to town. . they are always fun. Add I cleaned the bathrooms and that isn't ever fun.
It was a warm week in "Lake Haf-er-mann" as my petunia's are about done and the squirrels have started eating the patio tomatoes. The weather has been warm and 100% humid until last night when the Rafters beat the Wausau Woodchucks in the bottom of the 10th inning with a two run homer. Good thing for me cuz Ron is not one to leave the ballpark during extra innings.
My recipe for the summer has been my new and original Veg Sandwich
Babs's VEGG Sandwich
One skinny bun lathered with olive oil mayo
One sliced avocado
One slice aged white cheddar
One skinny onion slice
One ounce of sprouts
Paste it all together with Jack Daniels Mustard
(...Save the real thing for the next phase...Liquid Lunch)
Serve it to Ron after the BBG and send in his lunch X2.
(Guarantee he won't come home any faster but he will be happy at work.)
It was a warm week in "Lake Haf-er-mann" as my petunia's are about done and the squirrels have started eating the patio tomatoes. The weather has been warm and 100% humid until last night when the Rafters beat the Wausau Woodchucks in the bottom of the 10th inning with a two run homer. Good thing for me cuz Ron is not one to leave the ballpark during extra innings.
My recipe for the summer has been my new and original Veg Sandwich
Babs's VEGG Sandwich
One skinny bun lathered with olive oil mayo
One sliced avocado
One slice aged white cheddar
One skinny onion slice
One ounce of sprouts
Paste it all together with Jack Daniels Mustard
(...Save the real thing for the next phase...Liquid Lunch)
Serve it to Ron after the BBG and send in his lunch X2.
(Guarantee he won't come home any faster but he will be happy at work.)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
So Far Out So IRS
Feeling a little bit cocky! The IRS is pulling out "with no further changes to your 2007-2008 return". Seems we dodged an 'Audit Bullet'. Whereas I'm ecstatic, It is also 'under final approval subject to the 'Area Director'. (Seems they have to leave one foot in the door of my life.) I will remain relieved until the 'director' says otherwise.
So, I am sharing my joy with hopes it is not premature.
Did you know when the IRS audits you as Married Filing Jointly then send the same package to each of you at the same address, on the same day and they add a note telling you they did this on purpose. There's a case of the IRS supporting the USPS! Do they think I ever showed Ron his originals? (I didn't. I sent his copies on to the people who could help.....)
I am not professing I know exactly what happened as to why they sent us a huge bill one day and a "Nevermind" on another. Thinking back, I did email Obama about my lack of enthusiasm about This War...the IRS notice came within days. Anyway, I do send a shout-out to Joe @ Kirgis and Assoc in Rochester and Fran Esquire here in his new crib in Rapids. "KowaBunga Duds!"
Today is 143rd day of exercise and on day 142 I had Brings Cycle diagnose I'd ruined my first elliptical and took it away. (Better the elliptical then the marriage.) I am feeling pretty "JOCK". (Add this to Cocky as above)
Come ON! Never would have seen this coming 145 days ago! Good news is, it is repairable...bad news is it just me and the treadmill now. GYM WAR!
And I am on a new crusade to report Cell Phone Rudeness right here and NOW. I was going to say I wanted to put an end to it but I am not GRANDIOSE!. Recently a guy called twice with a message to return 'this call'... I called him back twice, left a voice mails twice and he is pissed. Says I am hard to get a hold of. Next I was in the middle of an apology, disguised as a life situation; when the listener said.."I have to let you go...my daughter's is on the other line." Yikes. Well, Mary didn't raise no fool(s). Hit the delete key on those two kids. And while I am at it please realize I do not answer 24/7... This past weekend I left my phone in the car all weekend! (If you just GASPED at that thought don't call me!)
Top Ten Reasons You Shouldn't Answer Your Cell Phone Every time it RINGS!...
10. You are driving on the autobahn (Meg & Grrr)
9. You are driving PERIOD...(Your hand/EYE coordination isn't capable of
video games either; which may be the next generation car apps...not ours)
8. Your caller ID says "Restricted"
(It is neither PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE nor your financial institution.)
7. Your caller ID says "Unavailable" (Promise: It's a sales call)
6. It's one of the four children you haven't given money today.
5. You are one-on-one with the supermarket cashier... the bar codes are
automated...she/he is real!
4. You are in a Dead Cell Zone, No one can hear you but you will hear
"CAN YOU HEAR ME." "CAN YOU HEAR ME"..."CAN YOU HEAR ME"
and rupture your tympanic membrane.
3. Their battery is so low..."HELLO. My battery is low...I might loose you." (You just wasted their battery and your time, CLICK!)
2. Your are in the Rest Room. (Too much "Information" as they can hear everything!)
And finally the #1 Reason you should not ALWAYS answer your cell phone...
WTF...Get a LIFE!
So, I am sharing my joy with hopes it is not premature.
Did you know when the IRS audits you as Married Filing Jointly then send the same package to each of you at the same address, on the same day and they add a note telling you they did this on purpose. There's a case of the IRS supporting the USPS! Do they think I ever showed Ron his originals? (I didn't. I sent his copies on to the people who could help.....)
I am not professing I know exactly what happened as to why they sent us a huge bill one day and a "Nevermind" on another. Thinking back, I did email Obama about my lack of enthusiasm about This War...the IRS notice came within days. Anyway, I do send a shout-out to Joe @ Kirgis and Assoc in Rochester and Fran Esquire here in his new crib in Rapids. "KowaBunga Duds!"
Today is 143rd day of exercise and on day 142 I had Brings Cycle diagnose I'd ruined my first elliptical and took it away. (Better the elliptical then the marriage.) I am feeling pretty "JOCK". (Add this to Cocky as above)
Come ON! Never would have seen this coming 145 days ago! Good news is, it is repairable...bad news is it just me and the treadmill now. GYM WAR!
And I am on a new crusade to report Cell Phone Rudeness right here and NOW. I was going to say I wanted to put an end to it but I am not GRANDIOSE!. Recently a guy called twice with a message to return 'this call'... I called him back twice, left a voice mails twice and he is pissed. Says I am hard to get a hold of. Next I was in the middle of an apology, disguised as a life situation; when the listener said.."I have to let you go...my daughter's is on the other line." Yikes. Well, Mary didn't raise no fool(s). Hit the delete key on those two kids. And while I am at it please realize I do not answer 24/7... This past weekend I left my phone in the car all weekend! (If you just GASPED at that thought don't call me!)
Top Ten Reasons You Shouldn't Answer Your Cell Phone Every time it RINGS!...
10. You are driving on the autobahn (Meg & Grrr)
9. You are driving PERIOD...(Your hand/EYE coordination isn't capable of
video games either; which may be the next generation car apps...not ours)
8. Your caller ID says "Restricted"
(It is neither PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE nor your financial institution.)
7. Your caller ID says "Unavailable" (Promise: It's a sales call)
6. It's one of the four children you haven't given money today.
5. You are one-on-one with the supermarket cashier... the bar codes are
automated...she/he is real!
4. You are in a Dead Cell Zone, No one can hear you but you will hear
"CAN YOU HEAR ME." "CAN YOU HEAR ME"..."CAN YOU HEAR ME"
and rupture your tympanic membrane.
3. Their battery is so low..."HELLO. My battery is low...I might loose you." (You just wasted their battery and your time, CLICK!)
2. Your are in the Rest Room. (Too much "Information" as they can hear everything!)
And finally the #1 Reason you should not ALWAYS answer your cell phone...
WTF...Get a LIFE!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
So Meg's Memorizing Billy Joel
So I was curious as too just how old my oldest daughter is? When she stated she was memorizing the lyrics to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire." I was thinking it's a Baby Boomers song.....
WE DIDNT START THE FIRE BY BILLY JOEL
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy hn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodsto/ck/, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...
song.
Made me realize it didn't matter how old you had to be to remember all that goes past you when you see it, but how young you have to be to want to memorize it...
(I spared tormenting all with the Video but if you want to google the artist and song title it is quite good.)
I don't believe she will get the next bar boys to break in to any rowdy verse!
WE DIDNT START THE FIRE BY BILLY JOEL
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy hn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodsto/ck/, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
CHORUS:
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...
song.
Made me realize it didn't matter how old you had to be to remember all that goes past you when you see it, but how young you have to be to want to memorize it...
(I spared tormenting all with the Video but if you want to google the artist and song title it is quite good.)
I don't believe she will get the next bar boys to break in to any rowdy verse!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Rolling Stone's Runaway General
http://www.rollingstone.com:80/politics/news/17390/119236
This is a link above to the article which disposed of McChrystal. I cannot believe more people aren't angry. Greg knows this author and I am told he has a great story to tell. STAY TUNED!
This is a link above to the article which disposed of McChrystal. I cannot believe more people aren't angry. Greg knows this author and I am told he has a great story to tell. STAY TUNED!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Drunken Sailor Solution
What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-aye in the morning?
Chorus:
Way hay and up she rises (x3)
Earl-aye in the morning
1. Put him in the long boat till he's sober,
2. Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.
3. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
4. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.
I am admitting to the auditory abuse which I subjected all my offspring too.
Can't wait to "renew my tunes" for the grand kiddos
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-aye in the morning?
Chorus:
Way hay and up she rises (x3)
Earl-aye in the morning
1. Put him in the long boat till he's sober,
2. Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.
3. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
4. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.
I am admitting to the auditory abuse which I subjected all my offspring too.
Can't wait to "renew my tunes" for the grand kiddos
Monday, June 21, 2010
Father's Day Yesterday!
So yesterday was Father's Day and my man heard from all his kiddos and then took his dad to the Rafter's Baseball game. He got to read his Sunday New York Times, More from Glenn Beck, walked the dog, biked with yours truly and essentially I think he had a good day. I reminded one of the kiddos it was really my day too. I made this all possible.
Gretchen and Josh went back to Germany and Meg had been back for a week. We also shared our 35th Wedding Anniversary with those who were about. We wandered the Magnificent Mile, ate at the Cape Cod Room, shopped at the iStore and biked the lake walk all the way to McCormick Center.
Spring has been warm and muggy and pretty wet except for Island Lake which is low. We launched the pontoon boat but the dock is still on shore. So we put the boat back in the pole barn. The wave runner is available if Michael was in Duluth. (Guess I have to check this out.)
I have baby birds under the eaves. I think they are Townsend solitaires...I am not sure. I will explore more bird books.
My daily exercise continues and frankly I have quit counting. We also are hosting a wonderful Rafter's Baseball player from California. Wait I take back the wonderful part becuz as any parent knows; either natural or adopted, the minute you boost: children misbehave.
Well, it is off the roast the asparagus.
Gretchen and Josh went back to Germany and Meg had been back for a week. We also shared our 35th Wedding Anniversary with those who were about. We wandered the Magnificent Mile, ate at the Cape Cod Room, shopped at the iStore and biked the lake walk all the way to McCormick Center.
Spring has been warm and muggy and pretty wet except for Island Lake which is low. We launched the pontoon boat but the dock is still on shore. So we put the boat back in the pole barn. The wave runner is available if Michael was in Duluth. (Guess I have to check this out.)
I have baby birds under the eaves. I think they are Townsend solitaires...I am not sure. I will explore more bird books.
My daily exercise continues and frankly I have quit counting. We also are hosting a wonderful Rafter's Baseball player from California. Wait I take back the wonderful part becuz as any parent knows; either natural or adopted, the minute you boost: children misbehave.
Well, it is off the roast the asparagus.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
My Michael is Being Stalked 'Story'
Hope every ones' Mother's Day was a smashing success. Hope all who qualify got a gift, a card, a call, or a visit.
We drove through snow and went to Duluth to simply work on projects of home and self improvement and ended up veggin', and (I 'll admit) drinking. The plans we had for bigger things did not get done. As promised over lunch ("Thank you very much C.C.") I didn't pick up a paint brush. Ron didn't study his catechism either. We were hooked on episodes of "Breaking Bad".
But, alas my partner in crime; the sauna, got lit too!
We managed a 4.5 mile walk down the road Saturday and as the water is very low, walked around the shoreline of Bear Island on Sunday. Fast forward to today and my personal trainers need to know I am at day 71! (!#$%^&**&^%$!!!)
Michael's arrival rendered the most amazing "story". He brought a friend and co-worker who grew up in Eyota, MN (near Rochester) who happened to have met him this spring on the job in MSP: graduated from UMD, used to work at the Red Star Pub in Duluth, and also worked clerically in almost every real estate office in the Twin Ports in 'them-there' college days...and Ya Ya Ya. Well as part and parcel of his means of impressing her he decides to drive her by "The house where I was raised".
TA-DAH!!
She emailed me these pictures.This picture was on her phone. THIS PICTURE WAS ON HER PHONE? On Her Phone? She and Mike hadn't planned this ride to Duluth...Cut to the chase and for those who don't know; this is the house where Mike was raised. This is the picture of the house we lived in in Duluth from 1992-2003. She turned the tables on Mike. She impressed the sh__ out of him! Or else she is a STALKER! (Keep in mind Mike was in La Crosse 2004-2009. Also keep in mind Mike isn't stalking material. Don't forget there are hundreds of these houses in Duluth...Well maybe not hundreds.)
This was also on her phone......................................................and so was this....................................
Where there more than three pictures on this 'stalkers' phone? Yes there were four in total. The 2nd Place picture has just another house down Fifth Street too. She is an apparent Art History Major who was intrigued with Duluth Homes. This was her selection for best Roof Line 2004, 2005, 2006,or 2007.
Well I just had to share that.
Since the girls haven't 'blogged" I will tell you they are both enjoying Josh's return from the field. Meg dropped her iPhone (ca-pute) in the rain but now has a Lan line which works well with Penny Talk. They both are planning to be home in the first part of June. They continue to explore Europe while dodging volcanic ash.
Speaking of volcanic ash: I am told by Meg this winter will be the coldest since the 1814 eruption of some other volcano as this volcanic ash will block the winter sun sooner than later. Well there's a Google moment.
Goodnight John Boy....
Goodnight Mary Ellen.......
We drove through snow and went to Duluth to simply work on projects of home and self improvement and ended up veggin', and (I 'll admit) drinking. The plans we had for bigger things did not get done. As promised over lunch ("Thank you very much C.C.") I didn't pick up a paint brush. Ron didn't study his catechism either. We were hooked on episodes of "Breaking Bad".
But, alas my partner in crime; the sauna, got lit too!
We managed a 4.5 mile walk down the road Saturday and as the water is very low, walked around the shoreline of Bear Island on Sunday. Fast forward to today and my personal trainers need to know I am at day 71! (!#$%^&**&^%$!!!)
Michael's arrival rendered the most amazing "story". He brought a friend and co-worker who grew up in Eyota, MN (near Rochester) who happened to have met him this spring on the job in MSP: graduated from UMD, used to work at the Red Star Pub in Duluth, and also worked clerically in almost every real estate office in the Twin Ports in 'them-there' college days...and Ya Ya Ya. Well as part and parcel of his means of impressing her he decides to drive her by "The house where I was raised".
TA-DAH!!
Well I just had to share that.
Since the girls haven't 'blogged" I will tell you they are both enjoying Josh's return from the field. Meg dropped her iPhone (ca-pute) in the rain but now has a Lan line which works well with Penny Talk. They both are planning to be home in the first part of June. They continue to explore Europe while dodging volcanic ash.
Speaking of volcanic ash: I am told by Meg this winter will be the coldest since the 1814 eruption of some other volcano as this volcanic ash will block the winter sun sooner than later. Well there's a Google moment.
Goodnight John Boy....
Goodnight Mary Ellen.......
Monday, May 3, 2010
Another Amazing Techno Advance
So Grrr Skype's me today almost in tears as Mike has responded per FaceBook he is not doing the Rud Family Barbeque where I am hoping to welcome Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Kirschling and this is just a Mom's Wish. The elopement is not happening jus because I "wish4it'. So Grrr and I figured out how to conference Skype Michael and we all got to talk. (This is the 'Another Amazing Techno Advance' part of this note.) Mike didn't know he had responded to her picnic. Mike will be there & asked to give a speech too.
I was looking at the electric bill and thinking it was a bit high for two people so I started to investigate. I started with the washer. We have lived here for four years this August and my washer has never done a cold water wash. Every wash has been HOT. The color coding on the spigots is reversed..Red is cold and Blue is hot. I also found out you can now buy a solar powered hot water heater. And I found out that a geo thermal hot water heater is a kinda an oxymoron. The good news is I don't need a new water heater...but when I do: I am thinking solar.
Talked to the girls this weekend and yelled at Grr to get on with her Blog. She has promised she will try. She doesn't want to talk about Josh's deployment so I told her to talk about the fact she is not going to talk about Josh. She can talk about her expertise on Belgium beverages or running the Champagne France Relay in costume with water stops being champagne stops. I have two Hefer cow costumes which I will get to her for next year. These are my costume creations which Ron refused to wear one Halloween so we stayed home. I am sending them to Grrr. They are hysterical if I may so be bragging.
And this May 6-12 2010 is National Nurses Week. Grrr reminded dad. Of course this might be a good time to do something nice for Ron from this nurse. I am so on a mission to plan a Wednesday surprise. (Turn the Tables.)
I was looking at the electric bill and thinking it was a bit high for two people so I started to investigate. I started with the washer. We have lived here for four years this August and my washer has never done a cold water wash. Every wash has been HOT. The color coding on the spigots is reversed..Red is cold and Blue is hot. I also found out you can now buy a solar powered hot water heater. And I found out that a geo thermal hot water heater is a kinda an oxymoron. The good news is I don't need a new water heater...but when I do: I am thinking solar.
Talked to the girls this weekend and yelled at Grr to get on with her Blog. She has promised she will try. She doesn't want to talk about Josh's deployment so I told her to talk about the fact she is not going to talk about Josh. She can talk about her expertise on Belgium beverages or running the Champagne France Relay in costume with water stops being champagne stops. I have two Hefer cow costumes which I will get to her for next year. These are my costume creations which Ron refused to wear one Halloween so we stayed home. I am sending them to Grrr. They are hysterical if I may so be bragging.
And this May 6-12 2010 is National Nurses Week. Grrr reminded dad. Of course this might be a good time to do something nice for Ron from this nurse. I am so on a mission to plan a Wednesday surprise. (Turn the Tables.)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Mixing the Old with the New
But now he says the one I did of his original (Dad still lives here) homestead is his new favorite. This was the surprise part of his homecoming. I did two others for the group. Surprise. Surprise.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's a Meteor!!!
So Last night I called 911...Honest I did: About a plane which I thought went down in the woods of Wisconsin. It was after ten and the operator said I was the only one who called. Today I was a little spooked cuz I was thinking perhaps it was a drug drop in the woods of Wisconsin and I locked all the doors just wondering when the "kingpins" would be a knocking. Then Brian Williams reports about this meteor which probably landed in central Wisconsin last night. So I unlocked all my doors cuz we all know martians can walk thru doors. I am so silly....Unless I find the meteorite remains cuz then Michael says I can hang up my business cards...which; by the way...I have yet to order. I am going four-wheeling in the morn! This light was at tree top level and I can only see 1000 yards out these wooded woods windows. I hope it's a big one without martians too. (Sure glad it didn't hit the house!)
I connected with Meg today in Germany who reported Grrr and Mustard are in Spain. Then I saw the volcanic cloud over Europe...The flights are all grounded and I decided to wait on my travel plans till the Icelandic volcano stops spurting ashes. Good place to be grounded with your husband in Spain I guess.
Then I connected with Ron too. He isn't thrilled about a couple of new doors I am planning. I hired a carpenter to design a new staircase, tore up the carpet and found enuf slate to next hire a floor installer. And the art I had custom made should be out of the shop soon. Spoiled? YES!
Did I mention I was the only person in the continental US last week to pay Toyota for services on a hybrid with a bumper to bumper policy. I was heading for Wausau (as in Wisconsin) when the service lights came on and guess what?: I have mice,.. no dog hair and these aren't covered. The loaners all disappeared and I got Enterprise to pick me up. $660.00 later (rental not included and a whole week) I am never buying another Toyota in Plover... there are Toyota dealers in Wausau and Madison. I will be putting the book of coupons for free oil changes at Mark Toyota on eBay too...Give-away. I have five Toyotas too. Maybe I don't need to be buying anything for a while. Recount: I only have four. I mean WE too. "We have four."
And my garage is wired and d-Con 'd' for mice. I found a dead mouse too. This pretty much means the sonic blasters aren't working or else this mouse was deaf. Hope sonic blasters work on martians better....I am sooooo silly!.
I connected with Meg today in Germany who reported Grrr and Mustard are in Spain. Then I saw the volcanic cloud over Europe...The flights are all grounded and I decided to wait on my travel plans till the Icelandic volcano stops spurting ashes. Good place to be grounded with your husband in Spain I guess.
Then I connected with Ron too. He isn't thrilled about a couple of new doors I am planning. I hired a carpenter to design a new staircase, tore up the carpet and found enuf slate to next hire a floor installer. And the art I had custom made should be out of the shop soon. Spoiled? YES!
Did I mention I was the only person in the continental US last week to pay Toyota for services on a hybrid with a bumper to bumper policy. I was heading for Wausau (as in Wisconsin) when the service lights came on and guess what?: I have mice,.. no dog hair and these aren't covered. The loaners all disappeared and I got Enterprise to pick me up. $660.00 later (rental not included and a whole week) I am never buying another Toyota in Plover... there are Toyota dealers in Wausau and Madison. I will be putting the book of coupons for free oil changes at Mark Toyota on eBay too...Give-away. I have five Toyotas too. Maybe I don't need to be buying anything for a while. Recount: I only have four. I mean WE too. "We have four."
And my garage is wired and d-Con 'd' for mice. I found a dead mouse too. This pretty much means the sonic blasters aren't working or else this mouse was deaf. Hope sonic blasters work on martians better....I am sooooo silly!.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday with Mo'r'mie
Ron was laughing out loud this morning reading "The New York Times." (This isn't a norm for him and his reading adventures.) I found out he was reading an article on how states will dig deeper to raise taxes to pay for virtually everything. It mentions taxing garbage pick up, hair cuts, dry cleaners, dating services, clowns, bowling night, and high end enjoyment like balloon rides. The last mention of "high end enjoyment" really should ticked off the clowns and bowlers. WTF... They aren't "high end"? (What about pony rides given to Gretchen on Meg's Birthday 1989) Clowns and bowlers are sure to be the newest movement... 'The Beer Party.' Unlike 'The Tea Party' movement and now 'The Coffee Party' movement, beer is already taxed!
Gretchen just called and she is watching my Ti Vo on her computer thru my Sling Box. She is so excited. Meg got it figured out and Gretchen is going to fall asleep watching the "Kardashians." which of course this Mom TiVo'd for their enjoyment. Puts a new variety on "Arm Services Television". Meg has yet to get the internet in her German farm home. "Chelsea Lately" awaits as does "The Soup!" This technology is simply amazing.
I am simply amazing. Don't need anyone to tell me either!
Monday, March 15, 2010
I could go to Bed
It is past my bedtime and Ron is watching the Lakers so I thought I would "doodle" around and there is still time left in the game...Here I go:
Cleaned the garage floor this weekend and today the basement. I haven't had a basement to clean since Rochester in 1984. Duluth had a dungeon which I never cleaned so I didn't know the high school was hanging out in the crawl space. Well the only big surprise in today's basement was the dead webs. I am guessing the spiders have better areas to conquer. I did water the Madevillas...if they don't survive it is okay because I don't remember exactly what they are.
Meg wrote today about " March Madness" and getting "on board" I am excited becuz I may learn something. Stupid when it comes to professional sports am I. But I can put together a broken bird feeder. mend Michael's, broken pants, spend money like a sailor on leave and laugh at myself while making Fish Pie for dinner. I made it up and Ron liked it. Good thing cuz I made enuf for the rest of the week. I am continuing the downsizing and trying to cook for two even though these walls haven't seen a Kirschling Kid in four years. Yo Yo liked the fish but not the pie. Riley the other stupid canine just peed in front of the elliptical sometime last night. Ron discovered it and took care of the problem and this was a major surprise. I am not trading him in any time soon....the dog was never on the "chopping block."
We have had two consecutive 60 degree days and the snow is gone. Well almost. Just a few snow curbs here and there. I found a place to buy heirloom tomatoes for the Meg but they haven't received them yet. So I am sending her earrings. And the Lakers just won...Bedtime.
Cleaned the garage floor this weekend and today the basement. I haven't had a basement to clean since Rochester in 1984. Duluth had a dungeon which I never cleaned so I didn't know the high school was hanging out in the crawl space. Well the only big surprise in today's basement was the dead webs. I am guessing the spiders have better areas to conquer. I did water the Madevillas...if they don't survive it is okay because I don't remember exactly what they are.
Meg wrote today about " March Madness" and getting "on board" I am excited becuz I may learn something. Stupid when it comes to professional sports am I. But I can put together a broken bird feeder. mend Michael's, broken pants, spend money like a sailor on leave and laugh at myself while making Fish Pie for dinner. I made it up and Ron liked it. Good thing cuz I made enuf for the rest of the week. I am continuing the downsizing and trying to cook for two even though these walls haven't seen a Kirschling Kid in four years. Yo Yo liked the fish but not the pie. Riley the other stupid canine just peed in front of the elliptical sometime last night. Ron discovered it and took care of the problem and this was a major surprise. I am not trading him in any time soon....the dog was never on the "chopping block."
We have had two consecutive 60 degree days and the snow is gone. Well almost. Just a few snow curbs here and there. I found a place to buy heirloom tomatoes for the Meg but they haven't received them yet. So I am sending her earrings. And the Lakers just won...Bedtime.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Weekend Plans
While it is Friday & I have been left with the a task to put the weekend plans together. I am thinking Ron probably goes all week making "life" decisions and come the weekend he just wants to be without a schedule, plan, and/or "life decisions". Looks like we are staying in the area however because the state of Wisconsin and all the way to Duluth are socked-in with fog. There is a great place in Steven's Point to eat after a movie, and there are also great places here and as small as Rapids is there are movies here too. And if I want to be a "camp counselor" and direct the camper to just hanging in front of the tube I bought '2012' yesterday for the special effects.
This news is for Meg and for my accomplishments. I have now exercised to the double digits. ELEVEN.
I thought it was 10 today but when I counted I came up day to 11. Ron keeps asking if I feel better... "No"....But according to my personal trainer; Meg, if I miss a day I have to start counting again form 1. Yikes, I cannot remember every giving a exercise routine a 'Nonstop...Don't Skip a Day Campaign.'
Enuf about me.
Greg called with great news about his placement to the VA Hospital next semester as part and parcel of his graduate work in the Department of Sociology. His news is really "The BomB" as he really wanted this internship because he is interested in exploring this area. (Way to go Greg!)
And he wants us to start watching Survivor and we got home last night in time to see "the old guy "get voted off. What was that all about. We have promised to start the viewing and I am calling right now for the TiVo sales pitch.
(Might help if I could spell)
Michael called Wednesday and told me he too appreciates sometimes you can't write life any funnier than it actually 'writes' itself. I had to cut him off to get to the Sacrament of Reconciliation where I am not sure you get credit for confession if you talk to the only priest in the church who has a poor command of the English language. "Forgive me father for I have sinned I am a "mass" murderer...." My child doe feeve 'ale Mary's and Good Blees. (Did you guess I didn't participate. I am heartly sorry for all these sins and all the sins of my past life.)
Haven't solidified any further plans for this weekend. Did find out my girlfriend and her main squeeze won't be around to be our partners in crime. Sucks. The good news is I will think of something. Yard is to wet and snowy to rack, so chores are a out.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME is Sunday. One less hour of crime. Better get off this Blog. I need a nap.
This news is for Meg and for my accomplishments. I have now exercised to the double digits. ELEVEN.
I thought it was 10 today but when I counted I came up day to 11. Ron keeps asking if I feel better... "No"....But according to my personal trainer; Meg, if I miss a day I have to start counting again form 1. Yikes, I cannot remember every giving a exercise routine a 'Nonstop...Don't Skip a Day Campaign.'
Enuf about me.
Greg called with great news about his placement to the VA Hospital next semester as part and parcel of his graduate work in the Department of Sociology. His news is really "The BomB" as he really wanted this internship because he is interested in exploring this area. (Way to go Greg!)
And he wants us to start watching Survivor and we got home last night in time to see "the old guy "get voted off. What was that all about. We have promised to start the viewing and I am calling right now for the TiVo sales pitch.
(Might help if I could spell)
Michael called Wednesday and told me he too appreciates sometimes you can't write life any funnier than it actually 'writes' itself. I had to cut him off to get to the Sacrament of Reconciliation where I am not sure you get credit for confession if you talk to the only priest in the church who has a poor command of the English language. "Forgive me father for I have sinned I am a "mass" murderer...." My child doe feeve 'ale Mary's and Good Blees. (Did you guess I didn't participate. I am heartly sorry for all these sins and all the sins of my past life.)
Haven't solidified any further plans for this weekend. Did find out my girlfriend and her main squeeze won't be around to be our partners in crime. Sucks. The good news is I will think of something. Yard is to wet and snowy to rack, so chores are a out.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME is Sunday. One less hour of crime. Better get off this Blog. I need a nap.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March
Well It is the 9th of March and we still have a lot of snow. The temperature was above fifty yesterday so that will help, but today it is dark, cool and gloomy. I await the arrival of the Hot Tub man. This is a bit exciting. Getting some part ordered has been jinxed by availability which meant closing it down for the freez seezon. I didn't miss it. I didn't.
Yesterday I mailed the tax receipts to the Tax MAN in Rochester and it isn't April 15th just yet. Milestone for this filer! Can't take full credit though. Ron was on the ball this year. And also when he went through the mail he discovered we are on the IRS Audit list. Great. Close one door with the IRS n open another.
Last week I survived a trip to the dentist, a run through the car wash and my life sounds mundane. This week it was on to Wausau for a battery search and a search for a tailor. I came up blank on both counts. But I did get the seventh day of 50 minutes exercise in...for me this is huge.
Meg is out of Gretchen's and has moved in to her own German Haus. Her furniture is still on the boat, She has an air mattress and no couch, no chairs or TV. Gretchen had had enough of the dogs so with Josh's news Meg decided it was better to get her German life started. I could believe it...
Ron and I are planning to visit at the end of next month. We were considering a huge cruise and I nixed it when Josh got his "news". I cannot justify a big vacation when my kid is at war. Also have to await the outcome of this IRS audit.
Yesterday I was standing at the check out of my favorite TJ Maxx and this woman returned as her credit card was at the front check out counter. She totally went off on the manager stating how inconvenienced she was as she had to leave all her groceries and reprimanding the manager for not returning her card. The manager told her the card was found on the floor...Oops What ever happened to "Thank You" This is a good reason to keep your cool.
The Academy Awards Ron and I thought were very good. Greg didn't see what kept him so captivated for all those years. Meg and Gretchen haven't seen them yet and the reviewers were cruel. What do I know.
I do know Deb is a Birthday Girl tomorrow....Happy Birthday Girlfriend!
Well Tub Man Came with the wrong part which is the norm. I am off to the stair-stepper. Like anyone cares!
Yesterday I mailed the tax receipts to the Tax MAN in Rochester and it isn't April 15th just yet. Milestone for this filer! Can't take full credit though. Ron was on the ball this year. And also when he went through the mail he discovered we are on the IRS Audit list. Great. Close one door with the IRS n open another.
Last week I survived a trip to the dentist, a run through the car wash and my life sounds mundane. This week it was on to Wausau for a battery search and a search for a tailor. I came up blank on both counts. But I did get the seventh day of 50 minutes exercise in...for me this is huge.
Meg is out of Gretchen's and has moved in to her own German Haus. Her furniture is still on the boat, She has an air mattress and no couch, no chairs or TV. Gretchen had had enough of the dogs so with Josh's news Meg decided it was better to get her German life started. I could believe it...
Ron and I are planning to visit at the end of next month. We were considering a huge cruise and I nixed it when Josh got his "news". I cannot justify a big vacation when my kid is at war. Also have to await the outcome of this IRS audit.
Yesterday I was standing at the check out of my favorite TJ Maxx and this woman returned as her credit card was at the front check out counter. She totally went off on the manager stating how inconvenienced she was as she had to leave all her groceries and reprimanding the manager for not returning her card. The manager told her the card was found on the floor...Oops What ever happened to "Thank You" This is a good reason to keep your cool.
The Academy Awards Ron and I thought were very good. Greg didn't see what kept him so captivated for all those years. Meg and Gretchen haven't seen them yet and the reviewers were cruel. What do I know.
I do know Deb is a Birthday Girl tomorrow....Happy Birthday Girlfriend!
Well Tub Man Came with the wrong part which is the norm. I am off to the stair-stepper. Like anyone cares!
Monday, March 1, 2010
It is March!
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Greetings and HURRY HERE Springtime! The days are warming: We were up north at Emily's wedding this weekend and the ice is still out there. We even went out CC skiing on Island Lake but all it proved was how out of shape I was. I am heading for the treadmill I promise ME! (Meg has the right idea, i.e., 30 day challenges.)
Look...Click...Look
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/078693f7461d55242986e4375d68c051/video/11110363 Isn't that a pretty bride! The wedding was gorgeous too... all 7 attendants wore floor length black satin A-line gowns. I thought it was beautiful. Ron was the best host ever. He won "Barb Brownie Points" cuz he just did everything and I didn't asked. I didn't ask him to pour "Dawn" in the dishwasher... I even forgave him as I fixed the sudsy situation. "Downy" fabric softeners KILLS soap bubbles.
I want to take a picture of my closet cuz I cleaned it and it looks "live able"again. Yes, I guess it is OUR closet but frankly I organized it and Ron did help put it back together. Funny how sometimes the little things get you all hyped up. (Lookin' Good...Ron and the closet too)
And I brought some "didn't look so good here" art work to Duluth and all got hung. (Ron Again!) Now I can find new frames for the living room. I am going MODERN. I have my eyes on the Wisconsin Rapids Bridge, Ron's Family Homestead here in Biron and St. P& P Church. A real work in progress. And I moved out all the living room furniture cuz I just needed to follow the modern theme. Presently Ron is a bit confused. He likes things to "stay the same". If I want to make him crazy, I move his books...imagine what this does to his pschy when I "start all over".
Greg had a birthday this Saturday. He is 32! His BD found him in Minneapolis with dinner plans at Babetts for a birthday dinner a' la girlfriend. I think she sent him the airfare. I would venture to guess this is the one: and I am not speaking of the restaurant. But then what do moms know?
Did you read about MEG AND GRETCHEN (JOSH TOO) SKIING THE BLACK FOREST? I think it may beat CC on Island Lake but then what do I know. I love being Up North and it had been quite a while for us. And Meg brought her two dogs LC and Tyson to Germany and she didn't want to leave them home alone so I am glad she got to go skiing. As far as I know all went fine.
Had to watch the Olympic Gold Medal Hockey game and I think it is appropriate the Canadians won Gold! Just seemed it was the perfect ending to hosting. I will miss the Olympics and Ron won't miss the figure skating in any shape, size or form.
And today on Oprah Ron's old partner (radiation oncologist) in Rapids was on with his tortoises as part of The Marriage Ref. This simply means he wasn't interesting enuf with 5 huge tortoises pooping in his house (which gives a new definition to Horse Apples under the Christmas tree) to make prime time. Proves there is life after leaving here! I wonder how Oprah found him when no one here ever could. And I wonder two things:
1.) Who will ever buy a 700k home with turtle poop everywhere and/or 2.) Since he realized at a very early age these turtle were susceptible to sarcomas...did he ever bring his pets to work? Gross.
Greetings and HURRY HERE Springtime! The days are warming: We were up north at Emily's wedding this weekend and the ice is still out there. We even went out CC skiing on Island Lake but all it proved was how out of shape I was. I am heading for the treadmill I promise ME! (Meg has the right idea, i.e., 30 day challenges.)
Look...Click...Look
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/078693f7461d55242986e4375d68c051/video/11110363 Isn't that a pretty bride! The wedding was gorgeous too... all 7 attendants wore floor length black satin A-line gowns. I thought it was beautiful. Ron was the best host ever. He won "Barb Brownie Points" cuz he just did everything and I didn't asked. I didn't ask him to pour "Dawn" in the dishwasher... I even forgave him as I fixed the sudsy situation. "Downy" fabric softeners KILLS soap bubbles.
I want to take a picture of my closet cuz I cleaned it and it looks "live able"again. Yes, I guess it is OUR closet but frankly I organized it and Ron did help put it back together. Funny how sometimes the little things get you all hyped up. (Lookin' Good...Ron and the closet too)
And I brought some "didn't look so good here" art work to Duluth and all got hung. (Ron Again!) Now I can find new frames for the living room. I am going MODERN. I have my eyes on the Wisconsin Rapids Bridge, Ron's Family Homestead here in Biron and St. P& P Church. A real work in progress. And I moved out all the living room furniture cuz I just needed to follow the modern theme. Presently Ron is a bit confused. He likes things to "stay the same". If I want to make him crazy, I move his books...imagine what this does to his pschy when I "start all over".
Greg had a birthday this Saturday. He is 32! His BD found him in Minneapolis with dinner plans at Babetts for a birthday dinner a' la girlfriend. I think she sent him the airfare. I would venture to guess this is the one: and I am not speaking of the restaurant. But then what do moms know?
Did you read about MEG AND GRETCHEN (JOSH TOO) SKIING THE BLACK FOREST? I think it may beat CC on Island Lake but then what do I know. I love being Up North and it had been quite a while for us. And Meg brought her two dogs LC and Tyson to Germany and she didn't want to leave them home alone so I am glad she got to go skiing. As far as I know all went fine.
Had to watch the Olympic Gold Medal Hockey game and I think it is appropriate the Canadians won Gold! Just seemed it was the perfect ending to hosting. I will miss the Olympics and Ron won't miss the figure skating in any shape, size or form.
And today on Oprah Ron's old partner (radiation oncologist) in Rapids was on with his tortoises as part of The Marriage Ref. This simply means he wasn't interesting enuf with 5 huge tortoises pooping in his house (which gives a new definition to Horse Apples under the Christmas tree) to make prime time. Proves there is life after leaving here! I wonder how Oprah found him when no one here ever could. And I wonder two things:
1.) Who will ever buy a 700k home with turtle poop everywhere and/or 2.) Since he realized at a very early age these turtle were susceptible to sarcomas...did he ever bring his pets to work? Gross.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Easter Season
Well, I got the word Saturday that I am not abstaining from the daily phone calls to Germany so I decided to give up 'PennyTalk' for Lent. I also learned I cannot send Meg 'hybrid' tomatoe seeds cuz those are genetically engineered (or altered) so I am looking for 'heirloom' tomatoe seeds. Whatever happened to "Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth!"
Ron and I went out to brunch yesterday (My Valentine!) at a place here called "Misty's" We sat at the counter and both spoke about the last time we ever did that...My experience was with Aunt Marie (after a ride in her pink Cadillac) and Uncle Pooh-Pooh in the "60's at Bridgeman's in Duluth and he remembered Woolsworth's here in Rapids about the same time. (Did Jupiter's in Duluth have a Soda Fountain? This was the place where Aunt Marie got all her Christmas presents and always managed to leave the 99 cent price tags on...But I think she put them in Bagley boxes (Marshall Field's Boxes... thanx La!) more often than not. Wow...was that a "Blast from the Past")
Back to the (breakfast) counter @ Misty's... we spoke of planned Lenten sacrifices and I blew him away! I won't write what mine are until after Easter becuz 'It' will be interesting to see if 'we' can keep our promises without boring you all. . .(just in case anyone ever reads these ramblings.)
More Snow today but just a "trace". I think I hate the word "trace." Three inches is a 'trace tough' for Yo-Yo... four inch inch legs:
Ron and I went out to brunch yesterday (My Valentine!) at a place here called "Misty's" We sat at the counter and both spoke about the last time we ever did that...My experience was with Aunt Marie (after a ride in her pink Cadillac) and Uncle Pooh-Pooh in the "60's at Bridgeman's in Duluth and he remembered Woolsworth's here in Rapids about the same time. (Did Jupiter's in Duluth have a Soda Fountain? This was the place where Aunt Marie got all her Christmas presents and always managed to leave the 99 cent price tags on...But I think she put them in Bagley boxes (Marshall Field's Boxes... thanx La!) more often than not. Wow...was that a "Blast from the Past")
Back to the (breakfast) counter @ Misty's... we spoke of planned Lenten sacrifices and I blew him away! I won't write what mine are until after Easter becuz 'It' will be interesting to see if 'we' can keep our promises without boring you all. . .(just in case anyone ever reads these ramblings.)
More Snow today but just a "trace". I think I hate the word "trace." Three inches is a 'trace tough' for Yo-Yo... four inch inch legs:
And impossible if Flying Squirrels
didn't fly!
Well this is it from "Yours truly tonight." It is on to pick up the man cuz I drove today, mail a care package to Germany cuz I can't be expected to go "Cold Turkey" from all communication with my girls.
Here is to FAT TUESDAY TOMORROW!
Eat, Drink and Be Merry cuz Wednesday is Ashes
TSCHUS!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Olympic Saturday.
Watched the Vancouver (opening) Olympic Ceremony last night and it was amazing, Ron had offered to take me to dinner and I got a "rain-check" and we watched the tube. I was told scalped tickets for this event were going for $8,000.00. TV was FREE... How did they get those whales to swim across the field? I did share a bottle of wine with my date so maybe I was inebriated!)
Well the last time we saw Chicago's Greg he gave us a list of movies which are:
Greg's Top Ten of the 2000's
(He may be in grad school but he is still the "Authority" on what to put in the NETFLIX Q.)
1. Before Sunset
2. North Country for Old Men
3. There Will be Blood
4. The Royal Tenebaums
5. Million Dollar Baby
6. You Can Count on Me
8. Sideways
9. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
10. Inglorious Basterds
RON WAS REALLY PLEASE ABOUT 'SIDEWAYS' GETTING THEE NOMINATION AND I got to write in 'The Secret of Roan Inish' (mindful this was last century.)
Yesterday I amazed myself (and as Ron is always hungry, him too) with a scratch-batch of French Onion Soup! I got my kitchen kinda cleaned (it is never perfect) and after I delivered a "Thank You" for the great Thursday dinner which we were privileged to be guests of; I made onion porridge.
I also connected with Meg..."God Bless her little Irish heart and all her other little "now German" parts! She is sounding like she can wait to get her practice started becuz she is assimilating to life. (Gretchen has told me Meg has signed up for German language classes.)
Reference to Meg's Blog:..Ron didn't have a clue that I gave her his Garmin. But it was in his Toyota Tundra in MSP (Minneapolis) and when it crashes at high speeds it won't work anyway...and either will the other Toyotas which we hold so dear 'n near. This will give me an ease into the conversation as he doesn't know he also bought her the European chip for 'his' Garmin.
Meg did get her two apartment house in Germany... I think it is in Kusel. She took the whole thing and explained to me it is for us all to visit. She has a separate apartment for you and I. That's right. AMAZING! She wants company! (Even parents)
I got a "PennyTalk" account when Gretchen went to Germany but I never used it (Meg did to call her sister) becuz "Skype" is free. Anyway it is really cheap to call...like 2 cents a minute with a 49 cent connection fee. Trick I learned is don't go to voice mail if you can help it.
Well, I am off to buy the kid some vegetable seeds cuz she wants to start hybrid tomatoes in her soon to be backyard garden. (See the picture on her Blog) I have some giant pumpkin seeds. She will be the hit of Kusel with a 1400 pound Giant Pumpkin from Wisconsin. Elsie and Tyson can water the pumpkin and hopefully not the tomatoes.
Tschus.
Well the last time we saw Chicago's Greg he gave us a list of movies which are:
Greg's Top Ten of the 2000's
(He may be in grad school but he is still the "Authority" on what to put in the NETFLIX Q.)
1. Before Sunset
2. North Country for Old Men
3. There Will be Blood
4. The Royal Tenebaums
5. Million Dollar Baby
6. You Can Count on Me
8. Sideways
9. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
10. Inglorious Basterds
RON WAS REALLY PLEASE ABOUT 'SIDEWAYS' GETTING THEE NOMINATION AND I got to write in 'The Secret of Roan Inish' (mindful this was last century.)
Yesterday I amazed myself (and as Ron is always hungry, him too) with a scratch-batch of French Onion Soup! I got my kitchen kinda cleaned (it is never perfect) and after I delivered a "Thank You" for the great Thursday dinner which we were privileged to be guests of; I made onion porridge.
AND since tomorrow is VD..."Let Mine & Your Love Lights Shine."
I also connected with Meg..."God Bless her little Irish heart and all her other little "now German" parts! She is sounding like she can wait to get her practice started becuz she is assimilating to life. (Gretchen has told me Meg has signed up for German language classes.)
Reference to Meg's Blog:..Ron didn't have a clue that I gave her his Garmin. But it was in his Toyota Tundra in MSP (Minneapolis) and when it crashes at high speeds it won't work anyway...and either will the other Toyotas which we hold so dear 'n near. This will give me an ease into the conversation as he doesn't know he also bought her the European chip for 'his' Garmin.
Meg did get her two apartment house in Germany... I think it is in Kusel. She took the whole thing and explained to me it is for us all to visit. She has a separate apartment for you and I. That's right. AMAZING! She wants company! (Even parents)
I got a "PennyTalk" account when Gretchen went to Germany but I never used it (Meg did to call her sister) becuz "Skype" is free. Anyway it is really cheap to call...like 2 cents a minute with a 49 cent connection fee. Trick I learned is don't go to voice mail if you can help it.
Well, I am off to buy the kid some vegetable seeds cuz she wants to start hybrid tomatoes in her soon to be backyard garden. (See the picture on her Blog) I have some giant pumpkin seeds. She will be the hit of Kusel with a 1400 pound Giant Pumpkin from Wisconsin. Elsie and Tyson can water the pumpkin and hopefully not the tomatoes.
Tschus.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sounds Like Everyone is settling
Spent some time in the windy city. Greg and Annelise joined us for a couple dinners, a stroll or two down (up) the Miracle Mile saw the fireworks which featured dancing snowmen in 3-D...Hamborger, hamborger, hamborger, no fries...chiips! and my Valentine's Day present was something. Won't disclose as I wouldn't want you all to be GREEN.
Of course there was the part of the adventure where I turned green from the 247 tower stairs to the Tower of Bells after Sunday's service. It was my less than bright suggestion ("TOWER?") and I frankly think I was "hallucinating." I forgot I hate heights, claustrophobic spaces and loud clanging bells all in the same space. Actually, I was only ever once before scared this much! Flashback years ago after my free fall down the water slide on the Tower of Doom. Again I couldn't walk for hours afterward. Everyone said it was great exercise on Sunday. I called it 'a great exorcise.'
Needles to say Ron drove home from Chicago and I decompressed. Got to watch the second half of the Super Bowl. (MJK's team won.) Brought in Crispy Duck and Hot and Sour Soup. Day ended nice enuf.
Guess at this time Meg has probably got a German Driver's license. It is maybe a little early (7:30 a.m. in Deustchland) but I am Blogging so I can make up details, even if the details have no pertinence to the reality of every day living.
Guess it is fine time to go to sleep. Hope tomorrow works out better than today as far as real estate goes. There are some real pin-head sellers out there who do not know about the wor(l)d "recession."
Of course there was the part of the adventure where I turned green from the 247 tower stairs to the Tower of Bells after Sunday's service. It was my less than bright suggestion ("TOWER?") and I frankly think I was "hallucinating." I forgot I hate heights, claustrophobic spaces and loud clanging bells all in the same space. Actually, I was only ever once before scared this much! Flashback years ago after my free fall down the water slide on the Tower of Doom. Again I couldn't walk for hours afterward. Everyone said it was great exercise on Sunday. I called it 'a great exorcise.'
Needles to say Ron drove home from Chicago and I decompressed. Got to watch the second half of the Super Bowl. (MJK's team won.) Brought in Crispy Duck and Hot and Sour Soup. Day ended nice enuf.
Guess at this time Meg has probably got a German Driver's license. It is maybe a little early (7:30 a.m. in Deustchland) but I am Blogging so I can make up details, even if the details have no pertinence to the reality of every day living.
Guess it is fine time to go to sleep. Hope tomorrow works out better than today as far as real estate goes. There are some real pin-head sellers out there who do not know about the wor(l)d "recession."
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Meg Made It!
With Tyson. the shitzu in cargo; and L.C., the other pup; under the seat Meg flew to Frankfort on Monday night-Tuesday morning to join Gretchen (and Josh) in Baumholder, Germany for the next two years. I was the sadest about the whole thing but I will survive. Tyson was probably the most stressed and he survived too. Meg jumped through hoops to get all the paper work together on the dogs and I was told the German customs hardly looked at the forms. Getting the acceptance on her car in Pontoon Bay, Illinois was the most "red tape." If the 570 mile drive to deliver the car was a "living nightmare." which gave us no extra time to relax or use cruise control with the blowing snow, zero visibility, closing of interstates and speed-crazed semi's from hell... then having to have the gas tank drained to under one quarter of a tank did prove most challenging. Hopefully her household goods and car will soon join her. Both the girls are now living in Germany...Yikes that's a long way to travel.
It is still the cold of winter in central Wisconsin. But apparently the fly squirrels don't know it as they are out inforce every evening. Have to reread the hibernation tendencies of the species homio-status squirrel hibernatious!
It is still the cold of winter in central Wisconsin. But apparently the fly squirrels don't know it as they are out inforce every evening. Have to reread the hibernation tendencies of the species homio-status squirrel hibernatious!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
One Year Older and Many Wiser
Had a birthday and so did Mike. Mike is 23! How did this ever happen. I am pretty sure I still see him as needing me to drive him to hockey practice. I painted his room when we move to Duluth cuz he was afraid to sleep on the third floor and by the time we left Duluth he had (also) conquered the basement creating an (outlawed) "cubby". Today finds him in MSP hopefully conquering new (law abiding) adventures.
Meg took AmTrak home this Friday and is getting closer to that 'Amazing Germany Adventure' her sister blogs about when Gretchen finds time. Meg picked up her car and her puppies which where here for an extended visit (since Thanksgiving) and a few articles and today the movers in MSP are packing up her "household goods" for the "bus" to Baumholder. She called to tell me the DOD (Army) hasn't completed her processing yet and she is a little "nervous". I did what any 'card carrying mother' would do and emailed Gretchen and told her she was going to get some amazing new stuff.
In celebration of the New Year I moved my credentials HOME. I am now my own Broker @ Rapid Realty. I have this amazing Wisconsin wooded view of the birds, (sis kens and yellow bellied sap suckers) squirrels, (gray, black and flying@night,) and deer (white tail). Fearing I may become like the "Maytag Repairman": I am going to focus on Buyers and may never list another house. I am revamping my WEB page to reflect my intentions. www.Move2Rapids.com.
All ideas are being thrown out there and what sticks will be accepted...just may take a while. I have also decided to break out the paints and easel...contribute to the people of Haiti and only have clean reverent thoughts...
(Well two out of three aint bad).
Got through the Christmas cards yesterday and actually connected with a few friends either by phone or email. I should pay more attention to Face Book. I am a year older but there is no wisdom when it comes to my learning Face Book (Forgive me Sally and Dennis!)
I am awaiting word from Gretchen as she traveled to Ireland this past week. Her itinerary included Guinness, Jameson and Joshua. I did my part by buying a new phone here in Wisconsin so I can speed dial the child (01149-6783-185-2362) and brought home John Jamesonthon for Ron's true adventure. I discovered you can bounce Jameson off the parking lot and it doesn't break. Pretty Amazing!
We have plans to travel to this weekend but the weather moving across the CONUS is supposed to be horrendous. Go figure if it was something I wanted to do it is going to be nixed. (What did I tell you about those reverent thoughts...I'm hopeless)
Meg took AmTrak home this Friday and is getting closer to that 'Amazing Germany Adventure' her sister blogs about when Gretchen finds time. Meg picked up her car and her puppies which where here for an extended visit (since Thanksgiving) and a few articles and today the movers in MSP are packing up her "household goods" for the "bus" to Baumholder. She called to tell me the DOD (Army) hasn't completed her processing yet and she is a little "nervous". I did what any 'card carrying mother' would do and emailed Gretchen and told her she was going to get some amazing new stuff.
In celebration of the New Year I moved my credentials HOME. I am now my own Broker @ Rapid Realty. I have this amazing Wisconsin wooded view of the birds, (sis kens and yellow bellied sap suckers) squirrels, (gray, black and flying@night,) and deer (white tail). Fearing I may become like the "Maytag Repairman": I am going to focus on Buyers and may never list another house. I am revamping my WEB page to reflect my intentions. www.Move2Rapids.com.
All ideas are being thrown out there and what sticks will be accepted...just may take a while. I have also decided to break out the paints and easel...contribute to the people of Haiti and only have clean reverent thoughts...
(Well two out of three aint bad).
Got through the Christmas cards yesterday and actually connected with a few friends either by phone or email. I should pay more attention to Face Book. I am a year older but there is no wisdom when it comes to my learning Face Book (Forgive me Sally and Dennis!)
I am awaiting word from Gretchen as she traveled to Ireland this past week. Her itinerary included Guinness, Jameson and Joshua. I did my part by buying a new phone here in Wisconsin so I can speed dial the child (01149-6783-185-2362) and brought home John Jamesonthon for Ron's true adventure. I discovered you can bounce Jameson off the parking lot and it doesn't break. Pretty Amazing!
We have plans to travel to this weekend but the weather moving across the CONUS is supposed to be horrendous. Go figure if it was something I wanted to do it is going to be nixed. (What did I tell you about those reverent thoughts...I'm hopeless)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy 20-10
Let the next decade begin! I am starting a little slow but all those warm vacation days do increase proportionally my ability to adjust to all the cold and snow of returning to Wisconsin. The persons who "hit the wall" yesterday were probably Ron, Greg, Meg, and Michael. Back to the hospital...Return to Grad School,...Pack for Germany... Job Interview.
All I did yesterday was lite the fireplace. Today is starting out a lot of the same!
I enjoyed the season of Christmas and all the cards received. Some with very funny, fast, well written, humorous letters and even some with far too many details. More ornate cards this year than other years. I will take my time and go through them slowly.
This "Skype" feature has an amazing application to vacationing. We talked and saw Josh & Gretchen in Germany, Greg's special friend in Minneapolis and also a friend of Michael's from Madison. The last couple actually fell asleep looking at each other. Well one of them starting watching a movie until the other one woke up...Errie (New definition for abstinence) Skype is a two way picture, live and with voices. Go Figure. No need to increase the attendance with Skype on 24-7. Just hope Ron doesn't figure it out or we will all being staying home.
All I did yesterday was lite the fireplace. Today is starting out a lot of the same!
I enjoyed the season of Christmas and all the cards received. Some with very funny, fast, well written, humorous letters and even some with far too many details. More ornate cards this year than other years. I will take my time and go through them slowly.
This "Skype" feature has an amazing application to vacationing. We talked and saw Josh & Gretchen in Germany, Greg's special friend in Minneapolis and also a friend of Michael's from Madison. The last couple actually fell asleep looking at each other. Well one of them starting watching a movie until the other one woke up...Errie (New definition for abstinence) Skype is a two way picture, live and with voices. Go Figure. No need to increase the attendance with Skype on 24-7. Just hope Ron doesn't figure it out or we will all being staying home.
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