Hello on Saturday Morning

Dear Friends,

Another day went as planned in the Berkshires for us.

We ended up at the Shamrock Restaurant last evening. It was kind of pleasant being alone, but we really weren't alone. We know so many people who were there so that there was no lack of conversation. We spent a good deal of time talking with a retired couple from Dalton who left the Berkshires, and who are now residents of the State of Florida. Linda and I will see them today at a high school graduation party for one of their grandchildren. This retired couple has not stopped working. They work at the Disney World complex in Orlando, Florida. They are paid at a minimum wage, and they work from 7 AM until 3 PM each day. The husband said that Disney advertises for 3000 to 5000 jobs every day of the week. He told me that the residents in the area don't want to work for minimum wages, and that is why Disney is always looking for help. He is amazed at the attitude of the people who do have jobs there. He said the college students are notorious for coming late to work, and just taking days off. This couple is in the early 70's age range, so they grew up with a good work ethic. If you want to work over 40 hours a week, and get paid time and one half or double time, it is easy to do so. Once again the younger employees have no desire to work extra hours. Does anyone who reads my blog see a problem with the attitude of some these workers?

Most of us all started our first working experience at minimum wage. We were so happy to have a job in the first place. The good life doesn't come easy for the average person. I am so glad that our two boys and their wives were brought up with the philosophy that hard work in the classroom and in the work place is the only way to a successful and happy life. Whoa! Do I sound like I am turning into a conservative? The Social programs that Democrats created were to help people get over the difficult times in a person's life. These programs weren't supposed to be a way of life! I don't want to pay taxes so that an able bodied person can sit on their butt, and collect a monthly welfare check.

Sports -- The Parade for the Boston Bruins who won the Stanley Cup starts at 11 AM today. I will either watch the parade on television or record it. The Boston Red Sox won their game last night while the Yankees lost their game. Derek Jeter, of the Yankees, is 6 hits away for the 3000 hit mark. Carl Crawford from the Red Sox pulled a hamstring muscle beating out a grounder to first base. Kevin Youkilis had ankle twist from a previous game bother him enough that he left the game. The Irish fenom, Mcllroy, is leading golf tournament after day two of the professional golf tournament.

Note -- As I watching the Red Sox game, the two announcers for the Red Sox seem to always get off track while announcing the game. One announcer is going to get a tongue lashing from his wife for sure. On television, he said that he comes home from a 10 day road trip, and his wife of 36 years started complaining about the residue that he left on counter in the bathroom sink. There was a little shaving cream on the counter, and she started nagging him about the mess. Does any of this sound familiar to any of my male email recipients? Linda and I don't have this problem because I use the guest bathroom. When she does poke her head in the guest bathroom after I use it, she has been known to make a few comments about the dirty the counters are, the toothpaste stains in the sink, and the mirror that needs a good cleaning, etc. When you have been married a long time, it seems like the training process that our wives put us through is never ending.

Our friends who set up tents at the Relay for Life function at Onota Lake got a little damp last night as the evening started. The rain did eventually stop, but I am pretty sure that they were setting up their campsite in the rain.

Social Calendar -- We will be attending mid afternoon graduation party in Dalton, but I am not sure what we are doing after the graduation party. Our deck stain arrived on Friday, but it won't be applied until Monday. We are so close to having the project come to an end, and we can't wait. On Sunday, we normally would have a picnic on our deck for Father's Day, but the deck is furniture free until the staining gets completed on Monday. As of this moment, we don't know what we are doing on Father's Day.

It will be so nice to be able to use our garage to park our two cars. We have been parking them in the driveway for several months.

Well, I hope that everyone has a great Saturday and Sunday. We will be having a mixture of sun and clouds with temperatures in the middle 70's today. Get out there and enjoy every moment of it if you live in the Berkshires.

Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad