Hello on Tuesday Morning

Dear Friends,



Another day went as planned. I was the first one awake in the house so I heard our grandson making his usual morning noises. This meant that I was the one who rescued him from his portable crib. He gave me his usual smile which his way of thanking me for getting him out of his crib.

Kyla and Kevin woke up about the same time because they were on their way to the Albany , New York area for a college friend and his family who all perished in that airplane crash in Belize a couple of weeks ago.



After playing with Max, and after Linda gave him a good breakfast, I put down Max for his morning nap. I went off to a funeral for an 84 year old guy who was the past president of the Italian American Club. The nice man also was a substitute teacher in the vocational shops when I was teaching at Taconic High School. I skipped the reception after the funeral, and went home to help out with taking care of Max.



Our UNICO board meeting went well. The Curley Lad picked up more tasks to do for our annual golf tournament which takes place on the second Wednesday in August.



Our first Irish guest arrived on Monday. The business begins today with a 10 AM meeting with our Mayor at City Hall today. Linda is going from the meeting to her Tuesday Mah Jongg session. Our Irish guest and a couple of some local friends go off to do an interview at a local radio show after the meeting with the Mayor. We then will do lunch, and I am not sure what is going on during the afternoon. I am going to sneak off, and take a nap. No, our day doesn’t end because we have a 7:30 PM covered dish affair at one of our Irish Sister City friend’s home. I have an epicurean delight brewing in the crock pot right now. I will put it in a fancy container before heading off to the party.

Our second Irish guest will be picked up later on today, and she will be escorted to the covered dish affair.



Linda and I will be free of any political distractions from now through March 17, 2010 while we are helping to entertain our guests.



Observation— As I was pouring a cup of coffee from one of those individual cup making machines, I was thinking about kitchen devices in general. Did you ever have a device in the kitchen which you wished that it expired so that you could get a new one? We have one of the original Melita coffee making devices. The beast just won’t stop working. I don’t like the machine because you have to fill the water tank after making only a couple of cups of coffee. The newer devices have larger tanks, and you don’t have to put water in the tank so often unless you have a crowd over the house. Yes, I know some of you are thinking that why don’t I make a pot of coffee. I am a prime example of what a waste it would be. I am up for an hour before I head off to the gym. One cup of coffee is all I need for a caffeine jolt before going off to the gym. A whole pot of coffee would be a waste of money. Our present coffee machine is just one of the devices which I would love to replace.



A friend at the board meeting was on the west side of town on Sunday night. Someone took a knife and slashed one tire on his SUV. My friend wasn’t a happy camper.



Speaking of knives, a 26 year old was stabbed to death outside of a bar this past weekend. The argument started inside this bar, and it escalated out in the street.

They went through the whole life of the victim in the local newspaper. They said that he took up selling drugs to make ends meet.



Bar fights are not what they used to be. Like someone said, if you knocked an opponent on the ground, the fight was over for us baby boomers The newer generation takes out guns and knives, and tries to kill the opponent. Have we turned into a barbaric society?



Well, I have to select my workout wardrobe, and head of to Retro Fitness. I missed two days when we had weekend guests.

Have a great Tuesday. I hope that all of you have one too!

Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad