Dear Friends,
I am so happy that I don't have to watch my every word in my daily blog with respect to me not giving away a surprise retirement / birthday party for one of my email recipients. There were a total of 34 friends and relatives at the surprise party at Patrick's Pub last evening. The guest of honor and his wife arrived at 5:30 PM. The guest of honor thought that he was going out for some prize winning wings with his daughter and her husband. He soon found out that it was more than just two couples. The guest speaker was his brother-in-law who told some stories, and presented a bunch of gag gifts. Various people who grew up with Steve told some funny stories too.
Linda and I haven't know Steve and Marilyn as long as most people at the party, but we do socialize with them the most right now. One of the best told stories of the evening was work related. Steve's daughter Diana works for the government, and is learning / doing what Steve has been doing for years. At work they were doing some remodeling, and changing name plates on the doors to some offices. One of the workers noticed that he was putting up the name of another Gerardi. The worker also noticed that this female looked very young. As the worker was putting up Steve's nameplate, he asked if this good looking woman was related. The worker asked Steve if she was his "granddaughter." For my readers who have no clue what Diana looks like visualize a woman in her mid 20's, who would be carded every time she orders a drink in a bar. Visualize a woman who could be an undercover cop in one anyone of our high schools throughout the nation.
The selection of food from the appetizers through dessert were wonderful. We were in our own private room which could hold a maximum of 50 people.
Linda and I were so happy to meet the person at the party who our friend found on eharmony.com. She seems like a very nice and fun loving person. I hope that our friend doesn't let this one get away.
Sports - I saw bits and pieces of the Celtics vs Lakers game. I was so happy when I saw that the Celtics beat the Lakers on their home court.
We are in another storm watch for Tuesday into Wednesday. At some point we will get a wintry mix, but we might get a whole bunch of snow before any changeover happens.
The weather reports say that this storm is a two part one which is going to last for 36 hours.
I see another snow day on the horizon for our local schools. Linda and I are so happy that we aren't teaching anymore. Our students will be going to school until the Fourth of July. Some States have decided to give up their spring break to make up for their snow days. This sounds like no big deal, but people plan family vacations for those spring breaks. They often have to purchase flights, and make hotel reservations a year or two in advance. Teachers can't take time off to go on vacation because they will not be paid.
I have a twice postponed doctor's appointment as then snow starts to fall on Tuesday morning.
It looks like our son and his family in Kansas are getting some of the white stuff right now, and that storm is heading our way.
I am not sure if Kevin got the belt repaired on his small snowblower. If they get more wet snow in Boston, his snow blower can't handle it. I know that purchasing a heavy duty snow blower is a large investment, but it might be time for him to check them out. If he chooses not to purchase one this season, he could get a good buy as winter ends. When I was in Home Depot the other day, I saw people who never owned a snow blower grilling the person in charge of that department.
Social Calendar -- I believe that I am the only one who has a commitment today. The Gormalley Lad and I will be on a Radio Talk show program (1340 AM on the local radio dial) at 10 AM discussing up coming Irish Events. I have to schedule another day to talk about some upcoming Italian events.
One or both of us have a commitment for everyday or evening for the rest of the week. Some events might be cancelled because of the impending storm.
I think that our crock pot will get a workout this week.
I see where the Nile River Cruises have been cancelled for a while in Egypt. The situation in Egypt reminds me when many years ago the people in Iran ousted the Shah of Iran. I can see where the average Egyptian might be tired of a leader who has been in office for over 30 years.
I am thinking that the protesters might win this one.
Luckily our Presidents have term limits. Just trying to make it through four years is quite a challenge for any of our Presidents.
While perusing USA Today before starting this e-mail, I saw that there was an article about SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder). If you feeling a little blue about the wintry weather, then they have a disorder for you. I suppose that there might be another pill which can help you manage this problem. How about the affected person getting off the couch, and getting out doors, and embracing winter. A little fresh air, and getting some occasional sun might help out with the winter blues.
I am convinced that some people like going to doctor's and being told that they have some physical or mental disorder.
Note - My comments don't refer to people who are battling cancer, and other life threatening physical conditions.
I was also thinking about the current Taco Bell wars about "Where is the beef?". If more people stopped feeding their families by way of these fast food places and made healthy meals, we wouldn't even be reading about these wars. Have you also noticed that these fast food places have been targeting persons of color and young people? It is like the cigarette industry which gets people hooked on their product when they are young, and then they have them for life. As these people get older and their bodies start breaking down, then the healthcare system gets involved.
Well, I have to get dressed, and go off to Dunkin Donuts, and get a flavored coffee, and a couple of donuts. Not!
Have a great week at work or play.
Talk you soon. The Curley Lad
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Hello on Sunday
Dear Friends,
Linda and I left the house on Saturday around 3 PM. We did a whole bunch of errands before heading to the Rotary Auction. The Rotary Auction was one of the better ones compared to the ones in the past. The Curley's are the only ones who didn't bring home any bargains, but we still had fun bidding on certain items.
The bargain of the night, which we all let get away, was a Juke Box (CD) which had a value of $3000. Some one took it away for $650.
The food ( appetizers and desserts) before the Auction was pretty good this year.
You know that the auction was pretty good when our group of seven stayed until the Auction was over.
We have a quiet day this Sunday. I might drop in a few tip ups after reading the Sunday newspapers. I do want to watch the Celtics vs the Lakers this afternoon.
If we don't leave the house today, then that is okay too.
Linda (mostly me) have decided that we aren't going to host a Super Bowl Party this year. I am not sure whether I am going to go off to one of the Italian Clubs, and party with some friends, or just stay home and watch the game alone in my Man Cave.
I suggested that Linda should hook up with some of her lady friends, and go to an afternoon movie, and dine out somewhere for supper.
Only one friend of all the past Super Bowl attendees has his favorite team in the Super Bowl. He has been a life long Green Bay Packers fan since I can remember.
Our guests from our Italian Sister City, who will be coming to Pittsfield, has increased by one. We now have three individuals who need to be picked up at Logan this coming Friday. I volunteered to do the pick up, but it is not set in stone that I will be that person.
The National news is filled with the turmoil in Egypt. The United States has spent billions over the years to ensure that Egypt has remained our ally.
I also see where a Florida mother shot and killed her two teens because "They were mouthy!"
The defense team is going to use Depression as the motivating factor which pushed this Mom over the edge. Isn't anybody responsible for their own screwed up actions?
I have to be careful using the word Depression because I got myself in trouble many months ago when I expressed my opinions about depression.
Okay, how about a person being bi-polar which is the old manic / depressive diagnosis which we grew up with. There has to be another pill to help you work your way through this mental health issue.
I met some people who I haven't seen for a while at the Auction last evening. One friend owns and auto body shop. He said that his business is doing very well. He almost can't keep up repairing all the cars which have been damaged due to accidents because all the snow which has fallen this winter so far.
Speaking of snow, we have another snow event brewing and ready to hit the East Coast on Wednesday. This will not bring joy to the residents of Boston or to the people who want to fly out to places down south.
Our newest retiree friend is heading to his second home in Georgia on Tuesday. He will miss the storm in the Berkshires, but he might hit some not so nice weather as he drives south. He also had to take off his studded snow tires because they are not allowed in many southern States.
Well, I have to grab another cup of coffee, and start another book. I should be sleeping, but I have a lot of stuff rattling around in my brain. I will need a nap for sure today.
Have a great Sunday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Linda and I left the house on Saturday around 3 PM. We did a whole bunch of errands before heading to the Rotary Auction. The Rotary Auction was one of the better ones compared to the ones in the past. The Curley's are the only ones who didn't bring home any bargains, but we still had fun bidding on certain items.
The bargain of the night, which we all let get away, was a Juke Box (CD) which had a value of $3000. Some one took it away for $650.
The food ( appetizers and desserts) before the Auction was pretty good this year.
You know that the auction was pretty good when our group of seven stayed until the Auction was over.
We have a quiet day this Sunday. I might drop in a few tip ups after reading the Sunday newspapers. I do want to watch the Celtics vs the Lakers this afternoon.
If we don't leave the house today, then that is okay too.
Linda (mostly me) have decided that we aren't going to host a Super Bowl Party this year. I am not sure whether I am going to go off to one of the Italian Clubs, and party with some friends, or just stay home and watch the game alone in my Man Cave.
I suggested that Linda should hook up with some of her lady friends, and go to an afternoon movie, and dine out somewhere for supper.
Only one friend of all the past Super Bowl attendees has his favorite team in the Super Bowl. He has been a life long Green Bay Packers fan since I can remember.
Our guests from our Italian Sister City, who will be coming to Pittsfield, has increased by one. We now have three individuals who need to be picked up at Logan this coming Friday. I volunteered to do the pick up, but it is not set in stone that I will be that person.
The National news is filled with the turmoil in Egypt. The United States has spent billions over the years to ensure that Egypt has remained our ally.
I also see where a Florida mother shot and killed her two teens because "They were mouthy!"
The defense team is going to use Depression as the motivating factor which pushed this Mom over the edge. Isn't anybody responsible for their own screwed up actions?
I have to be careful using the word Depression because I got myself in trouble many months ago when I expressed my opinions about depression.
Okay, how about a person being bi-polar which is the old manic / depressive diagnosis which we grew up with. There has to be another pill to help you work your way through this mental health issue.
I met some people who I haven't seen for a while at the Auction last evening. One friend owns and auto body shop. He said that his business is doing very well. He almost can't keep up repairing all the cars which have been damaged due to accidents because all the snow which has fallen this winter so far.
Speaking of snow, we have another snow event brewing and ready to hit the East Coast on Wednesday. This will not bring joy to the residents of Boston or to the people who want to fly out to places down south.
Our newest retiree friend is heading to his second home in Georgia on Tuesday. He will miss the storm in the Berkshires, but he might hit some not so nice weather as he drives south. He also had to take off his studded snow tires because they are not allowed in many southern States.
Well, I have to grab another cup of coffee, and start another book. I should be sleeping, but I have a lot of stuff rattling around in my brain. I will need a nap for sure today.
Have a great Sunday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Hello on Saturday Morning
Dear Friends,
I hope that your Friday went well. For one of our friends, it went very well. He joined the ranks of we retirees. His wife has a couple more months of work, and they will be a retired couple like the Curley's. When Monday morning rolls around, and he doesn't have to get up and go to work, retirement will be a reality. I said: "Have a nice day at work" to Linda for a whole school year before she decided that she should call it a career too. Retirement sounds like a wonderful concept, but there are some adjustments which have to be made. Being together 24/7 isn't as easy as it seems. Linda could speak about that issue. Our male friend has some similar traits which could drive his wife a little crazy like I do with Linda. He does play golf, and loves it much more than I do. I can see him playing golf every day of the week. Since their second home down south borders a golf course, golf will be a year around event for him.
We celebrated his retirement by going to a place which serves red meat last night. The price fixed meal was wonderful. Our Prime Ribs were cooked to perfection. A soup or salad, dessert and coffee as well as the main meal was part of the fixed price meal.
Political unrest in Egypt over then past few days has that country in turmoil. Egypt is an ally of the United States. I hope that Egypt can bring resolution to their political unrest without the United States becoming involved.
Weather - We will be having snow showers for a good portion of today which could give us up to a couple more inches of snow. Our local newspaper said that January has been the snowiest month on record here in Pittsfield. Boston is above average in snow fall. Just ask our son Kevin how he feels about the snow which has fallen at the Eastern end of the State.
We have the possibility of some light snow next Wednesday including Boston.
Social Calendar -- We are off to the Annual Rotary Auction at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this evening. The doors open at 5 PM. We are going with the usual suspects, but I do have some extra tickets for anyone else who would like to join us.
Sports -- My Celtics lost last evening in Arizona. They have a big game against the Los Angeles Lakers this Sunday.
Tiger shot another 69 during the second round of the golf tournament which he is playing in. He is still behind the leader, but he is within striking distance of the leader. Go Tiger!
Well, I have some quiet chores to do. I have to check on my live bait which I purchased on Friday, but did not use. I just left all of my ice-fishing gear in the Subaru. I think that I will do some ice fishing at a different pond on Sunday.
Have a great Saturday and Sunday.
Talk to you soon.
The Curley Lad
I hope that your Friday went well. For one of our friends, it went very well. He joined the ranks of we retirees. His wife has a couple more months of work, and they will be a retired couple like the Curley's. When Monday morning rolls around, and he doesn't have to get up and go to work, retirement will be a reality. I said: "Have a nice day at work" to Linda for a whole school year before she decided that she should call it a career too. Retirement sounds like a wonderful concept, but there are some adjustments which have to be made. Being together 24/7 isn't as easy as it seems. Linda could speak about that issue. Our male friend has some similar traits which could drive his wife a little crazy like I do with Linda. He does play golf, and loves it much more than I do. I can see him playing golf every day of the week. Since their second home down south borders a golf course, golf will be a year around event for him.
We celebrated his retirement by going to a place which serves red meat last night. The price fixed meal was wonderful. Our Prime Ribs were cooked to perfection. A soup or salad, dessert and coffee as well as the main meal was part of the fixed price meal.
Political unrest in Egypt over then past few days has that country in turmoil. Egypt is an ally of the United States. I hope that Egypt can bring resolution to their political unrest without the United States becoming involved.
Weather - We will be having snow showers for a good portion of today which could give us up to a couple more inches of snow. Our local newspaper said that January has been the snowiest month on record here in Pittsfield. Boston is above average in snow fall. Just ask our son Kevin how he feels about the snow which has fallen at the Eastern end of the State.
We have the possibility of some light snow next Wednesday including Boston.
Social Calendar -- We are off to the Annual Rotary Auction at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this evening. The doors open at 5 PM. We are going with the usual suspects, but I do have some extra tickets for anyone else who would like to join us.
Sports -- My Celtics lost last evening in Arizona. They have a big game against the Los Angeles Lakers this Sunday.
Tiger shot another 69 during the second round of the golf tournament which he is playing in. He is still behind the leader, but he is within striking distance of the leader. Go Tiger!
Well, I have some quiet chores to do. I have to check on my live bait which I purchased on Friday, but did not use. I just left all of my ice-fishing gear in the Subaru. I think that I will do some ice fishing at a different pond on Sunday.
Have a great Saturday and Sunday.
Talk to you soon.
The Curley Lad
Friday, January 28, 2011
Hello on Friday
Dear Friends,
Some of my e-mail recipients really got into what they learned by way of a Catholic education.
I didn't mention Limbo as someone pointed out because I thought it pertained to like a child who died before being baptized. All of the Catholics in my blog have been baptized.
Well I guess Albert and Vinny were correct, I should have more forgiveness in my heart. I will have to work on that a little more.
Tiger did participate in the first round a golf tournament on Thursday. He is 5 strokes off of the lead, but he did shoot a 69. The PGA is very happy that he is in the hunt because golf viewing took a hit when Tiger was struggling with his own life, and his golf game.
The fundraiser for NAMI went well yesterday. We served close to 150 a Chicken Parmesan Dinner with all the fixings. They had me draw the 50/50 ticket. The person won $266. Our friend the radio show host Bill Sturgeon won a huge baskets of alcohol related items. You would think that a mental health organization would stay away from alcohol products since this usually is the root of many people who have problems.
Politics -- We democrats really enjoyed the President's State of the Union speech. I saw a couple of staunch Republicans at the fundraiser last night. They thought his speech didn't say to much. At least this President has command of the English Language. I said this to my two friends, and one said "Bring back Bush!" These same two people have a few bucks, and I said that their portfolio's are starting to make comeback. They must have short term memories of how hard that they were hit a couple of years ago as Bush left office.
One of our close friends had cataract surgery yesterday. She gets her second eye done in a couple of weeks. I will be so happy to see her read a book or menu without her nose touching the article which she is looking at. She will be happy too and realize that she should have had it done years ago.
Kevin struggled shoveling snow yesterday because his non heavy duty snow blower broke a belt. I will bet that he has an aching back today. Kevin stayed home with Max because his daycare center was closed.
Well, I am going to cut this email short because I have decided to do a little ice fishing for at least a half of the day. It is only 11 degrees right now, but it will warm up to 28 degrees.
I am going to pack a lunch and some coffee, and head off to Laurel Lake in Lee. They have a boat ramp where I can sit in my car and do a little reading while waiting for a flag to go up.
Trout and Salmon are what I am trying to catch today. I will update you in the morning.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Some of my e-mail recipients really got into what they learned by way of a Catholic education.
I didn't mention Limbo as someone pointed out because I thought it pertained to like a child who died before being baptized. All of the Catholics in my blog have been baptized.
Well I guess Albert and Vinny were correct, I should have more forgiveness in my heart. I will have to work on that a little more.
Tiger did participate in the first round a golf tournament on Thursday. He is 5 strokes off of the lead, but he did shoot a 69. The PGA is very happy that he is in the hunt because golf viewing took a hit when Tiger was struggling with his own life, and his golf game.
The fundraiser for NAMI went well yesterday. We served close to 150 a Chicken Parmesan Dinner with all the fixings. They had me draw the 50/50 ticket. The person won $266. Our friend the radio show host Bill Sturgeon won a huge baskets of alcohol related items. You would think that a mental health organization would stay away from alcohol products since this usually is the root of many people who have problems.
Politics -- We democrats really enjoyed the President's State of the Union speech. I saw a couple of staunch Republicans at the fundraiser last night. They thought his speech didn't say to much. At least this President has command of the English Language. I said this to my two friends, and one said "Bring back Bush!" These same two people have a few bucks, and I said that their portfolio's are starting to make comeback. They must have short term memories of how hard that they were hit a couple of years ago as Bush left office.
One of our close friends had cataract surgery yesterday. She gets her second eye done in a couple of weeks. I will be so happy to see her read a book or menu without her nose touching the article which she is looking at. She will be happy too and realize that she should have had it done years ago.
Kevin struggled shoveling snow yesterday because his non heavy duty snow blower broke a belt. I will bet that he has an aching back today. Kevin stayed home with Max because his daycare center was closed.
Well, I am going to cut this email short because I have decided to do a little ice fishing for at least a half of the day. It is only 11 degrees right now, but it will warm up to 28 degrees.
I am going to pack a lunch and some coffee, and head off to Laurel Lake in Lee. They have a boat ramp where I can sit in my car and do a little reading while waiting for a flag to go up.
Trout and Salmon are what I am trying to catch today. I will update you in the morning.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hello on Thusday Morning
Dear Friends,
The snow is just about coming to an end in Boston area. Boston will have picked up 8 to 12 inches of the white stuff as the storm exits the east coast. We dodged a bullet in the Berkshires, and we only got a dusting of snow. Linda and I wanted the storm to hit our area. We haven't been home for any of the snow events which hit the Berkshires.
Boston and the surrounding towns have closed their schools once again. They will have to make up the multiple snow days which they have had this year.
There is another potential storm heading this way during the middle of next week. People from the Boston area want no part of this storm.
The snow doesn't bode well for Kevin's restaurant business in East Boston. I am surmising that he might be forced to close today or at least open later even though the storm ends in a couple of hours.
I am so glad that Kevin told me to stay home instead of going to Tewksbury to do some baby sitting. I would most likely would be doing snow removal if I was in Tewksbury.
Linda and I left the house a little after noon on Wednesday. We had lunch near the Pittsfield City Hall at a restaurant which has been in business since 1936. It is an Italian based restaurant which serves good food cheap. It is a hangout for local politicians, and for people who work in downtown Pittsfield. Linda and I had scallop sandwiches.
We were in this area because we were asked to bring some Irish Sister City pictures which are going into a display case in City Hall. All of our sister cities will be represented in this display case.
Speaking of Sister Cities, a friend and I will be picking up the Mayor, and a Bishop from our Italian Sister City next Friday. We are not sure what airport which they will be arriving at because their current plans have them flying from Washington, D.C. To Logan. We are trying to get them to change this flight to either Albany, New York or Bradley International in Connecticut which is much closer to Pittsfield.
We went from City Hall to a nearby CVS. Linda wanted to make some updated pictures of our grandchildren. She is a master of those machines which can be found at CVS and Walmart. Only one of the three machines was available. After an a hour or so of selecting her most favorite pictures, she gets them printed. When we arrived home, not all of the pictures were in the packet. She calls CVS, and they can't find them. Could some stranger have been given the pictures of our beautiful grandchildren?
While she goes back to redo the pictures at some point today, I will be working that fund raiser at the ITAM today. My services in the kitchen are not required until after 2:30 PM today.
A friend was chatting with Linda on the telephone yesterday and asked why I keep picking on Linda quite often in my emails. Well, I got punished for doing so yesterday. I bumped into the garbage at the end of the driveway while going to our first adventure. Let me say I got distracted because a garbage truck was directly across the street at the time. I also put out the incorrect recycle material to. I put out bottles and cans, but it was paper pick up this week.
Observation -- I didn't see any news which jumped out at me today, but I started thinking about sports after football when the Super Bowl ends next Sunday. I still have my Boston Bruins hockey team which won last night, and the Boston Celtics which appear to be playoff bound. Golf viewing has taken a hit after Tiger Woods story book life came to an agonizing end. Golf is one of those games where you can't rely on teammates when you are having a bad day. Golf is one of those sports which require you to have your head in the game. I am not sure if Tiger can return to his Number One Golfer in the World Status.
His failures go back to the biblical story of Adam and Eve when they were in the Garden of Eden, and when Eve tempted Adam with fruit from a tree. Tiger wasn't content sampling one piece of fruit. He sampled all the fruit on the tree, and now he is paying the consequences of his over indulgences.
Well I have to finish my morning routine, and go off to Retro Fitness. I will be there when the beautiful people will be there.
I also want to communicate with Kevin and see how much snow he got in North Tewksbury. If I was there, I would help him with snow removal.
Have a great Thursday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
The snow is just about coming to an end in Boston area. Boston will have picked up 8 to 12 inches of the white stuff as the storm exits the east coast. We dodged a bullet in the Berkshires, and we only got a dusting of snow. Linda and I wanted the storm to hit our area. We haven't been home for any of the snow events which hit the Berkshires.
Boston and the surrounding towns have closed their schools once again. They will have to make up the multiple snow days which they have had this year.
There is another potential storm heading this way during the middle of next week. People from the Boston area want no part of this storm.
The snow doesn't bode well for Kevin's restaurant business in East Boston. I am surmising that he might be forced to close today or at least open later even though the storm ends in a couple of hours.
I am so glad that Kevin told me to stay home instead of going to Tewksbury to do some baby sitting. I would most likely would be doing snow removal if I was in Tewksbury.
Linda and I left the house a little after noon on Wednesday. We had lunch near the Pittsfield City Hall at a restaurant which has been in business since 1936. It is an Italian based restaurant which serves good food cheap. It is a hangout for local politicians, and for people who work in downtown Pittsfield. Linda and I had scallop sandwiches.
We were in this area because we were asked to bring some Irish Sister City pictures which are going into a display case in City Hall. All of our sister cities will be represented in this display case.
Speaking of Sister Cities, a friend and I will be picking up the Mayor, and a Bishop from our Italian Sister City next Friday. We are not sure what airport which they will be arriving at because their current plans have them flying from Washington, D.C. To Logan. We are trying to get them to change this flight to either Albany, New York or Bradley International in Connecticut which is much closer to Pittsfield.
We went from City Hall to a nearby CVS. Linda wanted to make some updated pictures of our grandchildren. She is a master of those machines which can be found at CVS and Walmart. Only one of the three machines was available. After an a hour or so of selecting her most favorite pictures, she gets them printed. When we arrived home, not all of the pictures were in the packet. She calls CVS, and they can't find them. Could some stranger have been given the pictures of our beautiful grandchildren?
While she goes back to redo the pictures at some point today, I will be working that fund raiser at the ITAM today. My services in the kitchen are not required until after 2:30 PM today.
A friend was chatting with Linda on the telephone yesterday and asked why I keep picking on Linda quite often in my emails. Well, I got punished for doing so yesterday. I bumped into the garbage at the end of the driveway while going to our first adventure. Let me say I got distracted because a garbage truck was directly across the street at the time. I also put out the incorrect recycle material to. I put out bottles and cans, but it was paper pick up this week.
Observation -- I didn't see any news which jumped out at me today, but I started thinking about sports after football when the Super Bowl ends next Sunday. I still have my Boston Bruins hockey team which won last night, and the Boston Celtics which appear to be playoff bound. Golf viewing has taken a hit after Tiger Woods story book life came to an agonizing end. Golf is one of those games where you can't rely on teammates when you are having a bad day. Golf is one of those sports which require you to have your head in the game. I am not sure if Tiger can return to his Number One Golfer in the World Status.
His failures go back to the biblical story of Adam and Eve when they were in the Garden of Eden, and when Eve tempted Adam with fruit from a tree. Tiger wasn't content sampling one piece of fruit. He sampled all the fruit on the tree, and now he is paying the consequences of his over indulgences.
Well I have to finish my morning routine, and go off to Retro Fitness. I will be there when the beautiful people will be there.
I also want to communicate with Kevin and see how much snow he got in North Tewksbury. If I was there, I would help him with snow removal.
Have a great Thursday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hello on Tuesday
Dear Friends,
It looks like I will be firing up the snow blower once again. It appears that we picked up about three inches of snow. I will have to wait until after my 8 AM Physical Therapy appointment.
Speaking of snow, the weather guys can't narrow down what we are going to get starting on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. It is the old track of the storm scenario. We all will have to wait and see.
My problem will be my babysitting gig in Tewksbury which is supposed to take place on Thursday evening. If the event which Kevin and Kyla is not cancelled, I will be on the road on Wednesday morning so that I can beat the weather event as it heads up the Eastern Seaboard.
Our grandchild, Max, was still feeling a little under the weather on Monday. Kyla stayed home from work to take care of Max who had a little fever. I hope that his physical problems are gone when I arrive on Wednesday.
I was the only one who left the house on Monday. After doing a couple of errands, I decided to move my ice-fishing gear from the storage shed to the garage. If the temperatures become more reasonable, I can just load up the car, and head off to the frozen ponds.
Linda is playing Mah Jongg with her regular Tuesday group today. She is also going out this evening for one of her once a month BONCO sessions. Even though we had a chicken based meal on Monday, I might do a Chicken Novena this evening. The Chicken Stroganoff recipe which I talked about on Monday was wonderful as rated. Yes, we would serve it to guests at future dinner gatherings.
Speaking of cooking, Kevin and Kyla's exhaust fan died in their kitchen. While Kyla was cooking supper on Sunday, she opened a window in the kitchen next to her Aerogarden. Well some unknown person was supposed to shut the window after supper was prepared. The below zero temperatures came into their kitchen all night long. All the herbs in the Aerogarden got frost bitten, and they expired.
Politics - The President's speech is going to cut into the regularly scheduled programs for this evening.. The people who could care less about politics will have to "recalculate" as my GPS device says when I make a wrong term.
Sports - The Bruins lost their game against a west coast team by a score of 2 to 0 last evening.
Linda and I watched the Oprah Winfrey program yesterday afternoon. She announced to the world that she as a half sister who kept this secret since 2007. Oprah' s mom gave up this child at birth, and never told Oprah that she had done so. I actually was in the kitchen doing some work on some old tip ups, and I was listening, but not watching the program. The woman is her half sister because her mom was making babies with different men in the 1950's and 1960's. Her mom wouldn't have gotten my vote for "Mother of the year." The old quote that I often use: "Stupid people shouldn't breed" applies to Oprah's mother.
Well, I have to see what the local weather prognosticators are talking about for the upcoming coastal storm. Have a great Tuesday at work or play. Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
It looks like I will be firing up the snow blower once again. It appears that we picked up about three inches of snow. I will have to wait until after my 8 AM Physical Therapy appointment.
Speaking of snow, the weather guys can't narrow down what we are going to get starting on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. It is the old track of the storm scenario. We all will have to wait and see.
My problem will be my babysitting gig in Tewksbury which is supposed to take place on Thursday evening. If the event which Kevin and Kyla is not cancelled, I will be on the road on Wednesday morning so that I can beat the weather event as it heads up the Eastern Seaboard.
Our grandchild, Max, was still feeling a little under the weather on Monday. Kyla stayed home from work to take care of Max who had a little fever. I hope that his physical problems are gone when I arrive on Wednesday.
I was the only one who left the house on Monday. After doing a couple of errands, I decided to move my ice-fishing gear from the storage shed to the garage. If the temperatures become more reasonable, I can just load up the car, and head off to the frozen ponds.
Linda is playing Mah Jongg with her regular Tuesday group today. She is also going out this evening for one of her once a month BONCO sessions. Even though we had a chicken based meal on Monday, I might do a Chicken Novena this evening. The Chicken Stroganoff recipe which I talked about on Monday was wonderful as rated. Yes, we would serve it to guests at future dinner gatherings.
Speaking of cooking, Kevin and Kyla's exhaust fan died in their kitchen. While Kyla was cooking supper on Sunday, she opened a window in the kitchen next to her Aerogarden. Well some unknown person was supposed to shut the window after supper was prepared. The below zero temperatures came into their kitchen all night long. All the herbs in the Aerogarden got frost bitten, and they expired.
Politics - The President's speech is going to cut into the regularly scheduled programs for this evening.. The people who could care less about politics will have to "recalculate" as my GPS device says when I make a wrong term.
Sports - The Bruins lost their game against a west coast team by a score of 2 to 0 last evening.
Linda and I watched the Oprah Winfrey program yesterday afternoon. She announced to the world that she as a half sister who kept this secret since 2007. Oprah' s mom gave up this child at birth, and never told Oprah that she had done so. I actually was in the kitchen doing some work on some old tip ups, and I was listening, but not watching the program. The woman is her half sister because her mom was making babies with different men in the 1950's and 1960's. Her mom wouldn't have gotten my vote for "Mother of the year." The old quote that I often use: "Stupid people shouldn't breed" applies to Oprah's mother.
Well, I have to see what the local weather prognosticators are talking about for the upcoming coastal storm. Have a great Tuesday at work or play. Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Hello on Playoff Sunday
Dear Friends,
We had a wonderful time on Saturday on the bus ride to and from the Casino as well as in the Casino. The bus was packed as we departed from Pittsfield. We started off the day with Irish Cream and Coffee. I had to try a Bloody Mary which the guy across the isle was making. There were a bunch of Thirty Somethings on the bus drinking Mimosas, Amaretto, and there male significant others were sticking with beer. For any of you who have never been on a Casino bus trip, there is a certain procedure when you arrive. A person from the Casino comes on the bus, and goes from back to front distributing a $10 meal voucher, and a $10 betting voucher. Linda and I also had a letter saying that we had some sort of betting voucher because we were such good customers. We had another $15 betting voucher.
Well here is how our day went. We used the $10 voucher at a money wheel. Linda turned her $10 into $50. I wasn't so lucky. Her good fortune kept on going from from 10 AM until 12:30 PM when we headed off to an Irish Pub where we hooked up with some friends for lunch. While on a slot machine, which had an Irish theme, she turned the $15 dollar voucher into $100. After lunch, she went back to the same slot machine, and stayed on it until we left the Casino a little after 5 PM. While she was winning and having fun, I lost everything, and another $20 which Linda had given me. Next time I might skip the gaming machines, and stick with playing KENO. There was more fun and merriment on the bus ride back to Pittsfield.
When we did get back to Pittsfield, we put our stuff in the car, and went into the Members' bar where we had a whole bunch of pizzas waiting for all of us who went on the trip. We were tired and home by 8:30 PM. One of our Irish Sister City friends was the only other person who was lucky. She stuck a $100 bill in a slot machine, and turned it into $400. She also had won a couple hundred dollars earlier in the day. Linda and this woman were the only ones on our trip who came home with more dollars than they went in with.
Politics -- I can't wait for the President's State of the Union address. You would think that things are turning around if you go out to restaurants on almost any day of the week, and see how many people are dinning out. The same thing could be observed at the Casino yesterday. They came in all shapes, sizes, nationalities, and ages as well in various states of physical condition. Smoking is alive and well in the Casinos. Linda and I stuck with a smoke free room. The smoke still drifted into our room a little.
Weather -- It is a balmy 4 degrees below zero right now. We will reach 16 degrees for the high of the day. Tonight we drop to 14 degrees below zero. The weather people are still discussing the track of the Wednesday storm for us in the Northeast.
Social Calendar -- I have a 16 run pool luncheon today at the Italian American Club. The Club is hoping that some of us stay to watch some of football playoffs. I heard Linda discussing some recreational shopping with some girlfriends today, but nothing was set in stone.
Well, I have to do some quiet activities before the Berkshire Eagle and the Boston Globe arrive. I am pretty sure that Linda would like to sleep until noon today. I am hoping that the telephone doesn't ring and wake her up. I was just thinking, why do we have a telephone in every room in our house including my man cave? We must not want to miss a single telephone call. Have a great Sunday. Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
We had a wonderful time on Saturday on the bus ride to and from the Casino as well as in the Casino. The bus was packed as we departed from Pittsfield. We started off the day with Irish Cream and Coffee. I had to try a Bloody Mary which the guy across the isle was making. There were a bunch of Thirty Somethings on the bus drinking Mimosas, Amaretto, and there male significant others were sticking with beer. For any of you who have never been on a Casino bus trip, there is a certain procedure when you arrive. A person from the Casino comes on the bus, and goes from back to front distributing a $10 meal voucher, and a $10 betting voucher. Linda and I also had a letter saying that we had some sort of betting voucher because we were such good customers. We had another $15 betting voucher.
Well here is how our day went. We used the $10 voucher at a money wheel. Linda turned her $10 into $50. I wasn't so lucky. Her good fortune kept on going from from 10 AM until 12:30 PM when we headed off to an Irish Pub where we hooked up with some friends for lunch. While on a slot machine, which had an Irish theme, she turned the $15 dollar voucher into $100. After lunch, she went back to the same slot machine, and stayed on it until we left the Casino a little after 5 PM. While she was winning and having fun, I lost everything, and another $20 which Linda had given me. Next time I might skip the gaming machines, and stick with playing KENO. There was more fun and merriment on the bus ride back to Pittsfield.
When we did get back to Pittsfield, we put our stuff in the car, and went into the Members' bar where we had a whole bunch of pizzas waiting for all of us who went on the trip. We were tired and home by 8:30 PM. One of our Irish Sister City friends was the only other person who was lucky. She stuck a $100 bill in a slot machine, and turned it into $400. She also had won a couple hundred dollars earlier in the day. Linda and this woman were the only ones on our trip who came home with more dollars than they went in with.
Politics -- I can't wait for the President's State of the Union address. You would think that things are turning around if you go out to restaurants on almost any day of the week, and see how many people are dinning out. The same thing could be observed at the Casino yesterday. They came in all shapes, sizes, nationalities, and ages as well in various states of physical condition. Smoking is alive and well in the Casinos. Linda and I stuck with a smoke free room. The smoke still drifted into our room a little.
Weather -- It is a balmy 4 degrees below zero right now. We will reach 16 degrees for the high of the day. Tonight we drop to 14 degrees below zero. The weather people are still discussing the track of the Wednesday storm for us in the Northeast.
Social Calendar -- I have a 16 run pool luncheon today at the Italian American Club. The Club is hoping that some of us stay to watch some of football playoffs. I heard Linda discussing some recreational shopping with some girlfriends today, but nothing was set in stone.
Well, I have to do some quiet activities before the Berkshire Eagle and the Boston Globe arrive. I am pretty sure that Linda would like to sleep until noon today. I am hoping that the telephone doesn't ring and wake her up. I was just thinking, why do we have a telephone in every room in our house including my man cave? We must not want to miss a single telephone call. Have a great Sunday. Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Monday, January 3, 2011
Hello on Monday Morning
Dear Friends,
Sunday went very well for the Curley's.
Max slept for 12 straight hours which was from 7 Pm on New Year's Day until 7 am on Sunday morning. Even though he is the energizer bunny during his waking hours, he eats well, and sleeps well. it was nice last night not to have the two dogs sleeping with me. The dogs are just as much work as taking care of Max.
When Max went down from his morning nap, I took down all of the outside decorations. There isn't a hint of Christmas on the outside of our house. I also took done the sensor candles in the window.
I also hosed down our two cars trying to remove the salt from them and Kevin' s car too when they arrived from New York City. They arrived at half time of the Patriot game. They stayed with us for about 30 minutes before they departed for their home. They did give us a gift certificate for a local pub for our childcare efforts.
After they left, Linda and I went into clean up mode. I was in charge of picking up toys on two floors. Linda went into her vacuuming, and removing all hints that two dogs, and one child had been there for several days.
While my e-mail recipients are going back to work today, Linda and I will be taking down the decorations in the house. This won't be happening until late mid morning. I will be the bucket man, hauling buckets to and from the garage. We have nothing on our social calendar for today.
Tuesday is another story. Linda is hosting Mah Jongg while I go off to a therapy session for my leg.
After we cleaned up the house, I went into my Man Cave, and settled down to watch football. The telephone rings, and the neighbors who hosted the New Year's party invited Linda and I over to watch football, and have some food and beverages which included some homemade chili. Knowing that Linda doesn't really care about watching football, I suggested that she bring over her new cell phone, and the I Pad. Well Linda and our friend's middle school age daughter were like a couple of kids playing games on the I Pad. At one point, I asked them to be a little less noisy because the rest of us had trouble hearing the announcers during the football game. Of course, their daughter wants an I Pad and a new cell phone too. As the game ended, and the power on the I Pad died, Linda and I went back home. What a pleasant way to end the day for the Curley's.
Politics -- The newly elected Congress will be back to work. The Republicans want to repeal things like Universal Health Care which our President got passed when the Democrats controlled Congress. Oh darn!
Sports -- The Patriots looked awesome yesterday. I was so glad to see that Belichik decided to play his starters for a good portion of the game. The playoffs start this weekend while the Patriots have a by week. The Patriots will be ready for no matter what team comes into Gillette Stadium two weeks from now. If it is team that is used to playing in a Dome, they might have their hands full playing against the Patriots. We Patriot fans will be praying for cold weather, and snow to be falling for this game. I can't say too much more about the Patriots because I don't want to jinx them. They were supposed to be unstoppable a few years ago, and they ended up losing the Super Bowl to the Giants.
New Year's Resolutions -- Most people who make them aren't successful in following through with them. Do I have any? Mine are not resolutions, but just things that I must do to live a long life: Eat healthy foods, go to Retro Fitness on a regular basis, and lose weight to cause less stress on my leg joints, etc. The most weight loss that I had was when I was in the hospital eating ice chips, and eating no solid foods for several days before a gall bladder removal. Notice that most of us know what to do, but doing so is the difficult part. No I am not joining a self help group like Weight Watchers. My group is called "Will Power!"
It is so quiet around here without our grandchild and the two dogs, but I love it right now. If the telephone doesn't ring, I think Linda can sleep until noon. There is no way that I can be that quiet for so many hours. Grandchildren in little doses make Grandparents very happy.
Have a great day at work or play.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Sunday went very well for the Curley's.
Max slept for 12 straight hours which was from 7 Pm on New Year's Day until 7 am on Sunday morning. Even though he is the energizer bunny during his waking hours, he eats well, and sleeps well. it was nice last night not to have the two dogs sleeping with me. The dogs are just as much work as taking care of Max.
When Max went down from his morning nap, I took down all of the outside decorations. There isn't a hint of Christmas on the outside of our house. I also took done the sensor candles in the window.
I also hosed down our two cars trying to remove the salt from them and Kevin' s car too when they arrived from New York City. They arrived at half time of the Patriot game. They stayed with us for about 30 minutes before they departed for their home. They did give us a gift certificate for a local pub for our childcare efforts.
After they left, Linda and I went into clean up mode. I was in charge of picking up toys on two floors. Linda went into her vacuuming, and removing all hints that two dogs, and one child had been there for several days.
While my e-mail recipients are going back to work today, Linda and I will be taking down the decorations in the house. This won't be happening until late mid morning. I will be the bucket man, hauling buckets to and from the garage. We have nothing on our social calendar for today.
Tuesday is another story. Linda is hosting Mah Jongg while I go off to a therapy session for my leg.
After we cleaned up the house, I went into my Man Cave, and settled down to watch football. The telephone rings, and the neighbors who hosted the New Year's party invited Linda and I over to watch football, and have some food and beverages which included some homemade chili. Knowing that Linda doesn't really care about watching football, I suggested that she bring over her new cell phone, and the I Pad. Well Linda and our friend's middle school age daughter were like a couple of kids playing games on the I Pad. At one point, I asked them to be a little less noisy because the rest of us had trouble hearing the announcers during the football game. Of course, their daughter wants an I Pad and a new cell phone too. As the game ended, and the power on the I Pad died, Linda and I went back home. What a pleasant way to end the day for the Curley's.
Politics -- The newly elected Congress will be back to work. The Republicans want to repeal things like Universal Health Care which our President got passed when the Democrats controlled Congress. Oh darn!
Sports -- The Patriots looked awesome yesterday. I was so glad to see that Belichik decided to play his starters for a good portion of the game. The playoffs start this weekend while the Patriots have a by week. The Patriots will be ready for no matter what team comes into Gillette Stadium two weeks from now. If it is team that is used to playing in a Dome, they might have their hands full playing against the Patriots. We Patriot fans will be praying for cold weather, and snow to be falling for this game. I can't say too much more about the Patriots because I don't want to jinx them. They were supposed to be unstoppable a few years ago, and they ended up losing the Super Bowl to the Giants.
New Year's Resolutions -- Most people who make them aren't successful in following through with them. Do I have any? Mine are not resolutions, but just things that I must do to live a long life: Eat healthy foods, go to Retro Fitness on a regular basis, and lose weight to cause less stress on my leg joints, etc. The most weight loss that I had was when I was in the hospital eating ice chips, and eating no solid foods for several days before a gall bladder removal. Notice that most of us know what to do, but doing so is the difficult part. No I am not joining a self help group like Weight Watchers. My group is called "Will Power!"
It is so quiet around here without our grandchild and the two dogs, but I love it right now. If the telephone doesn't ring, I think Linda can sleep until noon. There is no way that I can be that quiet for so many hours. Grandchildren in little doses make Grandparents very happy.
Have a great day at work or play.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
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