Dear Friends,
Please excuse the rather early hour that I am sending this e-mail. I am like a little kid thinking about Christmas and Santa Claus. My bio-rhythm is out of whack, but I still feel great!
Our Tuesday went as planned for the most part. I wrapped the presents which I was assigned to wrap, and completed that project before 7 AM. Since I wrapped them in the basement, I was extremely quiet.
Linda wakes up and comes downstairs at 8:30 AM, and said: “Why are you here?” I sat dumfounded until she told me that my doctor’s appointment was for 8:10 AM. I had 11 AM on the brain, but never checked the words written on our calendar. I got dressed in about two seconds, and headed off to the appointment which was about 5 miles from our home. I walked into the doctor’s office really wired. The two secretaries told me to calm down, and that it was no big deal that I was late. Sure, tell this to a person who is never late to anything including wakes and funerals. The dermatologist said that the “tags” on my body were all normal, and non cancerous. I felt great after the doctor gave me a clean bill of health.
While I was doing my thing, the telephone rang at home. Linda answered it when she saw the telephone call was from Kyla’s cell phone. Well the cell phone call was from our 16 month old grandchild, Max, from North Tewksbury. He was playing with her cell phone, and randomly pushed the buttons to make the call.
I stopped at the Subaru dealer on the way back home, and got the two rods which hold up my hatch back window on the Subaru replaced. One rod had rusted out and broken, and the other was close to falling apart. Within 30 minutes, they were replaced.
Linda was just about heading out the door to play Mah Jongg as I arrived home.
Linda was lucky playing Mah Jongg on Tuesday. I told her to go out and buy some lottery tickets hoping that her luck would continue.
While she was playing Mah Jongg, I squeezed in an early afternoon nap. I then went off to fill out my football pool at Berkshire Hills. I got caught up with a couple of guys socializing, and buying each other beverages.
Linda and I had another date night last evening. Fish and Chips for two at Matt Rielly’s Pub is where we went for supper.
Social Calendar – Today we are going to be like elves, and deliver some presents to people whom we are going to miss this year since we are going east for Christmas. We are also going to do a little packing for the few day adventure. Most of the packing of the car will involve packing stuff which we are bringing to Tewksbury, and not so much clothes. We had to make a list so that we wouldn’t forget anything.
Linda does have a body maintenance procedure at noon today.
I believe Linda is going off to her knitting group gathering at Panera Bread this evening. I might do a Chicken Novena while she is gone.
Linda booked in some flights for mid January for us to visit with our two grandchildren from Kansas. They can’t wait to see us, and we can’t wait to see them.
Politics – Sarah Palin’s Alaska is already booked in for another 8 weeks. She gets $250,000 per episode for the eight programs which she has done so far on The Learning Channel. The program has been so popular that she will be paid a bit more per episode. From The Learning Channel to President of the United States is quite a leap, but she appears to be heading in that direction.
Weather – It has been cool, but no snow for us in the Berkshires. Our weather guy is confident that snow will arrive Christmas night, and into the day after Christmas. Our local weather guy is convinced that we will be getting some measurable snow this time. I was amazed that Cape Cod got close to a foot of snow the other day while we didn’t get a flake to fall in the Berkshires. My snow blower needs a workout.
Sports -- I went into our storage shed to get some sun flower seeds to replenish my multiple bird feeders on Tuesday. My ice-fishing gear was calling me to get out there and commune with nature. Once I get my droopy eyelid gets fixed, and get my leg repaired, I will head out to the frozen ponds.
Linda loves it when I go ice-fishing too. I leave the house around daylight (while she is still sleeping), and she has no one to bug her as she goes through her morning routine. Ice-fishing days are the ones where I fire up the crock pot before I leave the house, and come home to a great comfort food type meal. I still haven’t convinced any of my baby boomer friends to join me on the ice. They seem to like going south, and wearing summer like clothes as opposed to dressing up for the cold weather. I do have one friend who is almost ready to retire that might join me on the frozen ponds.
Sports continued – The College Football Bowls have started. Does anyone really care about most of these games? A good number of the combatants are on teams which we have never seen on national television. There are so many College Bowl Games that the average sports’ fan can’t keep them all straight.
None of my New England based professional teams played on Tuesday. Oh Darn!
Gift Stealing – There have been a couple of incidents in the Boston area, and the Albany, New York area where people have broken into storage pods or rooms in buildings and have stolen thousands of dollars worth of “Toys for Tots.” I don’t know how people can be so cruel and heartless. Maybe if the thieves spent time with some of these needy people they wouldn’t think of stealing the toys. The police are working very hard to capture the bandits. If the police do catch them, I hope that they make examples of them through public humiliation.
Well, it is so early that I am going to try and go back to bed right now.
Have a great Wednesday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Hello on Tuesday Morning
Dear Friends,
I was totally useless on Monday with respect to helping Linda. She hauled gifts from an upstairs spare bedroom down two flights of stairs into the basement. She made multiple trips on her not so great knees, and by the end of the night she was PUP as the professional football expression goes (Physically Unable to Perform).
My hobbling around and staying off of my feet for most of the day on Monday actually helped out. I am almost pain free as this day starts. I guess the seven plus hour day on my feet on Sunday caused my leg problems on Monday. Right now, I feel as though I could carry our grandson up and down stairs. Yesterday, I could just about make it up and down stairs on my own.
At one point yesterday, I did leave the house with Linda and acted as her designated driver as she went in and out of stores for small gifts, gift certificates, Dunkin Donut Coffee deal (four pounds for $20), etc.
I had to use the restroom at Dunkin Donuts. I bounced off the walls to and from the restroom. A nimble guy in his early 70’s saw me limping out of the bathroom, and asked if I needed help. He thought that I was intoxicated because I was holding on, and bouncing off of the walls. I said that I was okay, but the guy didn’t believe me. I didn’t want to tell him that I am turning 64 years old on this Thursday, and that I am still a kid as far as my age goes.
My friend picked me up for our UNICO Dinner meeting at the Old Forge. As predicted, we had a better than normal turn out, and the food was spectacular.
I am going to try and stay off my feet today. I will be wrapping presents in the basement for most of the day. She labeled each gift that I am going to wrap. I will be doing the wrapping while sitting in a chair.
I do have to stop wrapping for a little while and go to an 11 AM doctor’s appointment. This is a planned appointment set up months ago with a dermatologist. The dermatologist will be checking out of various spots on my body which have developed over time. I want to make sure that none of these spots are of a cancerous nature.
I did get a call from the neurologist’s office on Monday, which is part two before I get my droopy eye problem fixed. I am booked in for an appointment after Christmas.
I am booked in for my first physical therapy session for my knee after Christmas which is part two before the arthroscopic surgery for the torn meniscus.
Pretty soon all my body parts will be working as they are supposed to work so that I can continue to enjoy retirement.
Linda is booked in for her normal Tuesday Mah Jongg session. I think that neither of us our socially engaged this evening for a change.
Supper might be fish and chips dinner for two at Matt Rielly’s Pub for their Tuesday night special.
Observation – People seem to be spending money like they have money trees in their backyards. People aren’t just purchasing small items. As we age, we should need less and less. I keep on thinking about what our children will have to deal with when we depart this earth. I think of the stuff in my parent’s house in Lee. Most of it will be put in a dumpster. Our children would do the same thing with all the stuff which we have accumulated over the years too. As the saying goes; “You can’t take it with you!”
Maybe when the time comes, our children will sell our house; ”As is” including the contents.
Well, I think that I will head off to the basement, and begin the wrapping.
I will squeeze in a short break to read the local newspaper when it arrives.
Have a great Tuesday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
I was totally useless on Monday with respect to helping Linda. She hauled gifts from an upstairs spare bedroom down two flights of stairs into the basement. She made multiple trips on her not so great knees, and by the end of the night she was PUP as the professional football expression goes (Physically Unable to Perform).
My hobbling around and staying off of my feet for most of the day on Monday actually helped out. I am almost pain free as this day starts. I guess the seven plus hour day on my feet on Sunday caused my leg problems on Monday. Right now, I feel as though I could carry our grandson up and down stairs. Yesterday, I could just about make it up and down stairs on my own.
At one point yesterday, I did leave the house with Linda and acted as her designated driver as she went in and out of stores for small gifts, gift certificates, Dunkin Donut Coffee deal (four pounds for $20), etc.
I had to use the restroom at Dunkin Donuts. I bounced off the walls to and from the restroom. A nimble guy in his early 70’s saw me limping out of the bathroom, and asked if I needed help. He thought that I was intoxicated because I was holding on, and bouncing off of the walls. I said that I was okay, but the guy didn’t believe me. I didn’t want to tell him that I am turning 64 years old on this Thursday, and that I am still a kid as far as my age goes.
My friend picked me up for our UNICO Dinner meeting at the Old Forge. As predicted, we had a better than normal turn out, and the food was spectacular.
I am going to try and stay off my feet today. I will be wrapping presents in the basement for most of the day. She labeled each gift that I am going to wrap. I will be doing the wrapping while sitting in a chair.
I do have to stop wrapping for a little while and go to an 11 AM doctor’s appointment. This is a planned appointment set up months ago with a dermatologist. The dermatologist will be checking out of various spots on my body which have developed over time. I want to make sure that none of these spots are of a cancerous nature.
I did get a call from the neurologist’s office on Monday, which is part two before I get my droopy eye problem fixed. I am booked in for an appointment after Christmas.
I am booked in for my first physical therapy session for my knee after Christmas which is part two before the arthroscopic surgery for the torn meniscus.
Pretty soon all my body parts will be working as they are supposed to work so that I can continue to enjoy retirement.
Linda is booked in for her normal Tuesday Mah Jongg session. I think that neither of us our socially engaged this evening for a change.
Supper might be fish and chips dinner for two at Matt Rielly’s Pub for their Tuesday night special.
Observation – People seem to be spending money like they have money trees in their backyards. People aren’t just purchasing small items. As we age, we should need less and less. I keep on thinking about what our children will have to deal with when we depart this earth. I think of the stuff in my parent’s house in Lee. Most of it will be put in a dumpster. Our children would do the same thing with all the stuff which we have accumulated over the years too. As the saying goes; “You can’t take it with you!”
Maybe when the time comes, our children will sell our house; ”As is” including the contents.
Well, I think that I will head off to the basement, and begin the wrapping.
I will squeeze in a short break to read the local newspaper when it arrives.
Have a great Tuesday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Monday, December 20, 2010
Hello on Monday
Dear Friends,
Linda and I did make it through 3 Christmas parties and one fundraiser on Sunday. The best food was at the Italian American Club! Linda and I could have stayed and grazed there all afternoon if we weren’t committed to attending the other parties too.
The Fundraiser for the two year old with leukemia went very well. Our local newspaper said that the fundraiser ended up making $14,000. When we left Patrick’s Pub at 7:30 PM, the figure was closer to $16,000. Linda won a few restaurant gift certificates at the Chinese Raffle which made her day even better.
I did bring a check from the UNICO organization which I belong to. The UNICO Charity board had me deliver a $500 check.
Linda and I continued to be celebrities because of our picture making it on the front page of Friday’s Berkshire Eagle. People at each gathering asked if I purchased the bird feeder that I was holding onto in the picture. Of course, when I said that I did purchase the bird feeder, the people started tell me about their bird feeding stories. One lady said that her husband designed baffles so that the squirrels would not eat all the seeds at their bird feeder. Some people jokingly said that they wanted our autographs.
By the end of the day on Sunday, my leg which I am experiencing some problems with, was really hurting. Right now, my leg is killing me as I try and move around the house. The positive effects of the injection have worn off. I feel like taking myself to the emergency room, and get that arthroscopic surgery over with. If we were baby sitting Max today, I wouldn’t be able to carry him up and down the stairs.
My first therapy session is on December 27, 2010. I hope that I can make it to my first session.
Social Calendar – I believe that I am the only one who is socially engaged today. I have a UNICO membership meeting at “The Old Forge” in Lanesboro at 6 PM. This December meeting is well attended one because this restaurant serves one of the best meals of all of our dinner meetings which we have throughout the year. I can’t wait!
Linda’s new camera – As we were reading the fliers in the Sunday newspaper, we saw the exact model for her Samsung Galaxy 5 camera listed for $49.95 at Target, and Radio Shack instead of the $199 which she paid at the A T & T store. Before we headed off to the Italian American Club party, she returned her telephone to the A T & T store and she was rebated $150. Linda didn’t make a scene because there were other customers in the store. The guy had to supposed go in the back room, and call his manager before the rebate was allowed. I might be getting my own telephone sooner than expected.
There was a front page article on our local newspaper about the decline in people hunting. It is muzzle loading season for deer hunting until the end of December here in Massachusetts.
Speaking of sports, while we at the ITAM, we saw bunches of people on Pontoosuc Lake Ice Fishing. When you look out through the windows of the ITAM Lodge, you have a perfect view of the lake. The weather was really nice yesterday, and I was jealous that I couldn’t be out there. I am going to renew my sporting license at some point in the next few days.
Continuing on with the sports theme, Michael and his family from Kansas had pheasant for supper last evening. He went on a few day hunting trip with some buddies, and did a little pheasant hunting. You have to watch out for the shotgun pellets when you eat the birds unless head shots were made.
I did stay up and watch the Patriots survive a closely contested game. They didn’t look like that they were really prepared for the game. Good teams find a way to survive the close ones. The other team lost because of a time management problem. The rookie quarterback for the Packers wasn’t mentally prepared to get a play off and score the winning touchdown with no timeouts, and 24 seconds on the clock. The game was within the grasp of the Packers.
I did watch the post game wrap up, and it did appear that the Patriot Coach was suffering from some kind of illness. He looked like he was sucking on throat lozenges as he was answered questions from the media.
The Patriots will be better prepared for this week’s game.
Well, I have to get moving, and hope that my leg pain will decrease as I move around.
Both Linda and I have a whole bunch of things to do like wrapping gifts, packing for the couple day trip east, washing some clothes, trying to figure out what extra items need to be packed, etc.
Have a great Monday at work or play.
Enjoy the lunar eclipse.
Think snow for Christmas because it is on our doorstep here in the Northeast.
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
Linda and I did make it through 3 Christmas parties and one fundraiser on Sunday. The best food was at the Italian American Club! Linda and I could have stayed and grazed there all afternoon if we weren’t committed to attending the other parties too.
The Fundraiser for the two year old with leukemia went very well. Our local newspaper said that the fundraiser ended up making $14,000. When we left Patrick’s Pub at 7:30 PM, the figure was closer to $16,000. Linda won a few restaurant gift certificates at the Chinese Raffle which made her day even better.
I did bring a check from the UNICO organization which I belong to. The UNICO Charity board had me deliver a $500 check.
Linda and I continued to be celebrities because of our picture making it on the front page of Friday’s Berkshire Eagle. People at each gathering asked if I purchased the bird feeder that I was holding onto in the picture. Of course, when I said that I did purchase the bird feeder, the people started tell me about their bird feeding stories. One lady said that her husband designed baffles so that the squirrels would not eat all the seeds at their bird feeder. Some people jokingly said that they wanted our autographs.
By the end of the day on Sunday, my leg which I am experiencing some problems with, was really hurting. Right now, my leg is killing me as I try and move around the house. The positive effects of the injection have worn off. I feel like taking myself to the emergency room, and get that arthroscopic surgery over with. If we were baby sitting Max today, I wouldn’t be able to carry him up and down the stairs.
My first therapy session is on December 27, 2010. I hope that I can make it to my first session.
Social Calendar – I believe that I am the only one who is socially engaged today. I have a UNICO membership meeting at “The Old Forge” in Lanesboro at 6 PM. This December meeting is well attended one because this restaurant serves one of the best meals of all of our dinner meetings which we have throughout the year. I can’t wait!
Linda’s new camera – As we were reading the fliers in the Sunday newspaper, we saw the exact model for her Samsung Galaxy 5 camera listed for $49.95 at Target, and Radio Shack instead of the $199 which she paid at the A T & T store. Before we headed off to the Italian American Club party, she returned her telephone to the A T & T store and she was rebated $150. Linda didn’t make a scene because there were other customers in the store. The guy had to supposed go in the back room, and call his manager before the rebate was allowed. I might be getting my own telephone sooner than expected.
There was a front page article on our local newspaper about the decline in people hunting. It is muzzle loading season for deer hunting until the end of December here in Massachusetts.
Speaking of sports, while we at the ITAM, we saw bunches of people on Pontoosuc Lake Ice Fishing. When you look out through the windows of the ITAM Lodge, you have a perfect view of the lake. The weather was really nice yesterday, and I was jealous that I couldn’t be out there. I am going to renew my sporting license at some point in the next few days.
Continuing on with the sports theme, Michael and his family from Kansas had pheasant for supper last evening. He went on a few day hunting trip with some buddies, and did a little pheasant hunting. You have to watch out for the shotgun pellets when you eat the birds unless head shots were made.
I did stay up and watch the Patriots survive a closely contested game. They didn’t look like that they were really prepared for the game. Good teams find a way to survive the close ones. The other team lost because of a time management problem. The rookie quarterback for the Packers wasn’t mentally prepared to get a play off and score the winning touchdown with no timeouts, and 24 seconds on the clock. The game was within the grasp of the Packers.
I did watch the post game wrap up, and it did appear that the Patriot Coach was suffering from some kind of illness. He looked like he was sucking on throat lozenges as he was answered questions from the media.
The Patriots will be better prepared for this week’s game.
Well, I have to get moving, and hope that my leg pain will decrease as I move around.
Both Linda and I have a whole bunch of things to do like wrapping gifts, packing for the couple day trip east, washing some clothes, trying to figure out what extra items need to be packed, etc.
Have a great Monday at work or play.
Enjoy the lunar eclipse.
Think snow for Christmas because it is on our doorstep here in the Northeast.
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Hello on Sunday Morning
Dear Friends,
Can you believe that another day went as planned, and even got better as the day and evening progressed?
Once again, I left our house first. I went directly to visit Mom in the nursing home in Lenox. When I walked in the room, my friend, who I used to go to tailgate with at the Patriot games, was with his wife visiting his mom, who just happens to be my mother’s roommate. This couple lives an hour away from Pittsfield, but they visit every Saturday.
While visiting my Mom, I replenished some pictures of our three grandchildren.
After a short visit, I headed off to Lee to visit my father. He seemed to be in good spirits. He was just about getting ready to get my mother a cup of coffee, and bring it to her in the nursing home.
When I arrived home, I saw that the Kia was still in the garage, but the house was totally quiet. Linda’s girlfriend from Dalton talked her into using some Macy’s coupons at our Berkshire Mall. This was a perfect opportunity for me to take a one hour nap which is what I did. Linda came home just as the sun was setting. She asked me if I went to the Scotch Tasting at George’s Liquor Store, and I said “No!” She asked if I wanted to take a chance, and see if the tasting was still going on. Well, we timed it perfectly. We were the first ones at the Single Malt Scotch Tasting event. We had samples of 12, 15, and 19 year old Scotches (two varieties). Linda, who is not normally a Scotch drinker, participated in the tasting. After about 45 minutes of tasting, and chatting with all kinds of people who we saw in the liquor store, we had a semi buzz on as we left. I always keep some crackers in the car just in case to absorb some of the alcohol which we consumed. Linda could become a high end Scotch drinker.
We always have Scotch in out house, but they tend to be the cheap end blends like Old Smugglers, or Dewars. The blends are the ones which you would mix with club soda and / or water. The ones which we consumed should be consumed in the “Neat” fashion.
Speaking of friends, we saw our neighbor who just moved from Winesap the other day. Two weeks ago, he put his own “For Sale” sign in his front yard (he saved a couple of thousand by selling it himself). A young couple (with one small child), who lives one street over, was taking a walk, and inquired about the house. The young couple closes on the Winesap house in March. My former neighbor has already moved into his $499,000 dollar home. In the Boston area, the price would cost at least $300,000 more than what he paid.
He said that his new house was in immaculate shape. It is in what you would call, the “Walk right in shape.” There was nothing that our neighbor has to paint, change, fix, etc. in his new house. He and his family are all set to have a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s in their new home.
After the Scotch Tasting, we started to get a little hungry. We had a refrigerator full of coupons for various restaurants. I suggested that we head to Lee, and go to the Salmon Run Restaurant. As we were entering the restaurant, my sister and a couple, who they socialize with, were just exiting the restaurant. My sister said that the Prime Rib was excellent.
The restaurant’s specialty is fish, but they have a slow roasted Prime Rib on the menu on Saturday nights. I also went on line before we went to the Restaurant, and found out that they have a half off coupon with a maximum value of $12 off on the second meal. We both ordered a queen cut Prime Rib that was cooked to perfection, and with all the fixings. The Prime Rib, which I know that my health conscious friend will make a comment about, was cooked exactly the way that we wanted it. It was prepared and tasted better than places which specialize in meat entrées.
When we arrived home, I decided to watch the last couple periods of the Boston Bruins’ Hockey game. Since I did so in bed, I just about made it to the end of the game before I fell asleep. The Bruins were victorious.
As I said in yesterday’s e-mail, we have a very full day today. I am leaving the house first. There is a Memorial Mass for the brother of one of our Irish Sister City Committee members. His brother died in Ireland several months ago. His Mom lives in Pittsfield, but they have family in Ireland. His brother was buried in Ireland. I will be representing the Curley family at the 9 AM Mass.
After Mass, a few friends will beheading off to Patrick’s Pub, to set up for the Fundraiser for the Irish friend whose two year old son was diagnosed with leukemia. This fundraiser, which goes from noon until 6 PM, will be the fourth stop of the all the parties which we will be attending today.
We decided on the times for which we will be attending the other parties. We will be at the Italian American Club at 11:45 AM at the latest. This noon time event will have at least 300 members at the event. Our plan is to stay and eat, and socialize for at least one hour, and head off to the ITAM a little after 1 PM. We will be meeting two other couples who are members of the ITAM, but not members at the Italian American Club. After eating and socializing for an hour there, Linda and I and one of the other couples for sure will be heading off to the Berkshire Hills Country Club for a members party too. This one starts at 3 PM. After an hour of eating and socializing, Linda and I will then head off to Patrick’s Pub for the Fundraiser mentioned above. The organizers of this fundraiser have secured so many gifts and silent auction items that we have to make it there before the raffle takes place around 5 PM.
I would like the party portion of the day to end no later than 6:30 PM so that I can go home and take a one hour nap. I want to be able to go into my Man Cave, while in my sleepwear, and watch the 8:30 PM Sunday Night football game which features the Patriots playing the Green Bay Packers in Gillette Stadium. Go Patriots!
Linda continues to love, and learn how to use her new cell phone. When she masters her cell phone, I most likely will upgrade my cell phone, but that won’t take place for a couple of months.
Well, I am trying to figure out if I can make it through this very busy Sunday. No, I am not planning on skipping any of the above mentioned parties. I just have to pace myself for I know that this Sunday will turn out to be a long, but pleasant day.
It is 10 degrees out right now but we should reach the 30 degree plus mark before this day is over.
While we were out and about yesterday, we kept on getting comments about our pictures being on the front page of the Berkshire Eagle on Friday morning. Everyone in the City of Pittsfield and in surrounding towns now knows that I love birds since I was holding a bird feeder when the Eagle photographer took the picture. We will most likely receive a whole bunch of comments today while at Mass and while attending the four parties.
Have a great Sunday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Can you believe that another day went as planned, and even got better as the day and evening progressed?
Once again, I left our house first. I went directly to visit Mom in the nursing home in Lenox. When I walked in the room, my friend, who I used to go to tailgate with at the Patriot games, was with his wife visiting his mom, who just happens to be my mother’s roommate. This couple lives an hour away from Pittsfield, but they visit every Saturday.
While visiting my Mom, I replenished some pictures of our three grandchildren.
After a short visit, I headed off to Lee to visit my father. He seemed to be in good spirits. He was just about getting ready to get my mother a cup of coffee, and bring it to her in the nursing home.
When I arrived home, I saw that the Kia was still in the garage, but the house was totally quiet. Linda’s girlfriend from Dalton talked her into using some Macy’s coupons at our Berkshire Mall. This was a perfect opportunity for me to take a one hour nap which is what I did. Linda came home just as the sun was setting. She asked me if I went to the Scotch Tasting at George’s Liquor Store, and I said “No!” She asked if I wanted to take a chance, and see if the tasting was still going on. Well, we timed it perfectly. We were the first ones at the Single Malt Scotch Tasting event. We had samples of 12, 15, and 19 year old Scotches (two varieties). Linda, who is not normally a Scotch drinker, participated in the tasting. After about 45 minutes of tasting, and chatting with all kinds of people who we saw in the liquor store, we had a semi buzz on as we left. I always keep some crackers in the car just in case to absorb some of the alcohol which we consumed. Linda could become a high end Scotch drinker.
We always have Scotch in out house, but they tend to be the cheap end blends like Old Smugglers, or Dewars. The blends are the ones which you would mix with club soda and / or water. The ones which we consumed should be consumed in the “Neat” fashion.
Speaking of friends, we saw our neighbor who just moved from Winesap the other day. Two weeks ago, he put his own “For Sale” sign in his front yard (he saved a couple of thousand by selling it himself). A young couple (with one small child), who lives one street over, was taking a walk, and inquired about the house. The young couple closes on the Winesap house in March. My former neighbor has already moved into his $499,000 dollar home. In the Boston area, the price would cost at least $300,000 more than what he paid.
He said that his new house was in immaculate shape. It is in what you would call, the “Walk right in shape.” There was nothing that our neighbor has to paint, change, fix, etc. in his new house. He and his family are all set to have a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s in their new home.
After the Scotch Tasting, we started to get a little hungry. We had a refrigerator full of coupons for various restaurants. I suggested that we head to Lee, and go to the Salmon Run Restaurant. As we were entering the restaurant, my sister and a couple, who they socialize with, were just exiting the restaurant. My sister said that the Prime Rib was excellent.
The restaurant’s specialty is fish, but they have a slow roasted Prime Rib on the menu on Saturday nights. I also went on line before we went to the Restaurant, and found out that they have a half off coupon with a maximum value of $12 off on the second meal. We both ordered a queen cut Prime Rib that was cooked to perfection, and with all the fixings. The Prime Rib, which I know that my health conscious friend will make a comment about, was cooked exactly the way that we wanted it. It was prepared and tasted better than places which specialize in meat entrées.
When we arrived home, I decided to watch the last couple periods of the Boston Bruins’ Hockey game. Since I did so in bed, I just about made it to the end of the game before I fell asleep. The Bruins were victorious.
As I said in yesterday’s e-mail, we have a very full day today. I am leaving the house first. There is a Memorial Mass for the brother of one of our Irish Sister City Committee members. His brother died in Ireland several months ago. His Mom lives in Pittsfield, but they have family in Ireland. His brother was buried in Ireland. I will be representing the Curley family at the 9 AM Mass.
After Mass, a few friends will beheading off to Patrick’s Pub, to set up for the Fundraiser for the Irish friend whose two year old son was diagnosed with leukemia. This fundraiser, which goes from noon until 6 PM, will be the fourth stop of the all the parties which we will be attending today.
We decided on the times for which we will be attending the other parties. We will be at the Italian American Club at 11:45 AM at the latest. This noon time event will have at least 300 members at the event. Our plan is to stay and eat, and socialize for at least one hour, and head off to the ITAM a little after 1 PM. We will be meeting two other couples who are members of the ITAM, but not members at the Italian American Club. After eating and socializing for an hour there, Linda and I and one of the other couples for sure will be heading off to the Berkshire Hills Country Club for a members party too. This one starts at 3 PM. After an hour of eating and socializing, Linda and I will then head off to Patrick’s Pub for the Fundraiser mentioned above. The organizers of this fundraiser have secured so many gifts and silent auction items that we have to make it there before the raffle takes place around 5 PM.
I would like the party portion of the day to end no later than 6:30 PM so that I can go home and take a one hour nap. I want to be able to go into my Man Cave, while in my sleepwear, and watch the 8:30 PM Sunday Night football game which features the Patriots playing the Green Bay Packers in Gillette Stadium. Go Patriots!
Linda continues to love, and learn how to use her new cell phone. When she masters her cell phone, I most likely will upgrade my cell phone, but that won’t take place for a couple of months.
Well, I am trying to figure out if I can make it through this very busy Sunday. No, I am not planning on skipping any of the above mentioned parties. I just have to pace myself for I know that this Sunday will turn out to be a long, but pleasant day.
It is 10 degrees out right now but we should reach the 30 degree plus mark before this day is over.
While we were out and about yesterday, we kept on getting comments about our pictures being on the front page of the Berkshire Eagle on Friday morning. Everyone in the City of Pittsfield and in surrounding towns now knows that I love birds since I was holding a bird feeder when the Eagle photographer took the picture. We will most likely receive a whole bunch of comments today while at Mass and while attending the four parties.
Have a great Sunday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Hello on Saturday
Dear Friends,
Another day went as planned.
My knee feels great for a second day. My first physical therapy appointment begins on December 27, 2010.
Linda and I did make it the movies at our Berkshire Mall. The Movie actually started at 2:30 PM, but the listed starting time for the movie was 2:10 PM. We saw a ”based on a true story” movie called “Unstoppable”. The movie was great, and was enjoyed by two other people, and Linda and I who were the only ones in this particular theater.
We left the Mall, and headed directly to an AT&T store and picked up Linda’s Early Christmas present. She purchased the Samsung version of the I Phone. Linda got a 2 hour lesson from the guy who sold her the cell phone. So far she loves it, but she is still in the learning stages. I am eligible for a new cell phone too, but I am not sure that I am worthy of owning one, or whether I have the patience to deal with one, and all the various applications. I will see if Linda loves her new cell phone, and make a decision at a later date.
We hooked up with our Dalton friends, and met them at the Shamrock Restaurant around 6 PM. This was prime time, and we waited for at least 20 minutes to get a table in this limited seated restaurant.
After supper, we went off to play men vs women cribbage at our friend’s house. The men won two out of three games, before we called it an evening. The third and final game was a close one. We were both within pegging distance of winning the game. The women had first count, and they didn’t have enough points in their hands to win the game.
Social Calendar – We aren’t booked into anything as of this moment. I did hear Linda and her girlfriend saying that they were going to call each other, and possibly do a little shopping. There is no way that I am going into any stores today. This is the last full weekend before Christmas. All the people will be finishing up their shopping, or doing Christmas shopping for the first time. It wil be a made house everywhere.
I heard that one of our local Liquor stores is having a Scotch Sampling event which starts at noon. You might find me at this event.
Of course there is always a load of clothes to do. And I might mentally pack for our trip next week to North Tewksbury. It should be a four night stay.
If Linda decides not to leave the house, she could always make some Italian Cookies. She got this secret recipe from one of her BONCO girlfriends.
Today, I have to conserve some energy for our four party day on Sunday. I am trying to figures out when to take a nap so that I can stay up for the Sunday night Patriot Game which starts at 8:30 PM.
I also would like to visit my Dad in Lee, and my mother in the nursing home at some point this morning.
The weather looks okay for the weekend. We might get some snow in first part of next week. I might need to pack some boots on our trip east, and take the grandchild sliding if they do get some white stuff.
The Political scene is a bit quiet now since our congressmen and congresswoman are getting ready to head home for their Christmas recess. I still think about the men and women who won’t be with their families this Christmas. It will not be an easy time for them mentally.
The terrorists want to do some nasty things as the rest of the world celebrates Christmas. I hope that their threats don’t come to fruition.
Observation – On a lighter note, is there an art to open cereal boxes, Saran wrap containers, foil containers, cracker boxes, etc. I am leaning toward the fact that it is more of a challenge for females than men. I have noticed this from the way my significant other opens all the above mentioned containers. If you saw the Cheerios Box that is in our house right now, you would know what I was talking about. Even Linda’s latest tape job was not good enough to close the top of the Cheerios box. I have noticed similar hacked up boxes at both daughter-in-laws homes too. I hope that it wasn’t their husbands who did the damage. For the Saran Box, I had to duck tape it to make it work correctly.
While at the Tuesday Christmas Party, which we attended last week, I need to wrap up Linda’s Crab Dip appetizer before putting it in the microwave. The host told me what drawer in her kitchen that I could find the Saran wrap. I grabbed the box, which was falling apart, and Saran wrap roll hit the kitchen floor. I couldn’t blame this woman’s husband because she is currently divorced, and doesn’t have a male companion at the current time.
Well, I have to finish my morning routine,
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Another day went as planned.
My knee feels great for a second day. My first physical therapy appointment begins on December 27, 2010.
Linda and I did make it the movies at our Berkshire Mall. The Movie actually started at 2:30 PM, but the listed starting time for the movie was 2:10 PM. We saw a ”based on a true story” movie called “Unstoppable”. The movie was great, and was enjoyed by two other people, and Linda and I who were the only ones in this particular theater.
We left the Mall, and headed directly to an AT&T store and picked up Linda’s Early Christmas present. She purchased the Samsung version of the I Phone. Linda got a 2 hour lesson from the guy who sold her the cell phone. So far she loves it, but she is still in the learning stages. I am eligible for a new cell phone too, but I am not sure that I am worthy of owning one, or whether I have the patience to deal with one, and all the various applications. I will see if Linda loves her new cell phone, and make a decision at a later date.
We hooked up with our Dalton friends, and met them at the Shamrock Restaurant around 6 PM. This was prime time, and we waited for at least 20 minutes to get a table in this limited seated restaurant.
After supper, we went off to play men vs women cribbage at our friend’s house. The men won two out of three games, before we called it an evening. The third and final game was a close one. We were both within pegging distance of winning the game. The women had first count, and they didn’t have enough points in their hands to win the game.
Social Calendar – We aren’t booked into anything as of this moment. I did hear Linda and her girlfriend saying that they were going to call each other, and possibly do a little shopping. There is no way that I am going into any stores today. This is the last full weekend before Christmas. All the people will be finishing up their shopping, or doing Christmas shopping for the first time. It wil be a made house everywhere.
I heard that one of our local Liquor stores is having a Scotch Sampling event which starts at noon. You might find me at this event.
Of course there is always a load of clothes to do. And I might mentally pack for our trip next week to North Tewksbury. It should be a four night stay.
If Linda decides not to leave the house, she could always make some Italian Cookies. She got this secret recipe from one of her BONCO girlfriends.
Today, I have to conserve some energy for our four party day on Sunday. I am trying to figures out when to take a nap so that I can stay up for the Sunday night Patriot Game which starts at 8:30 PM.
I also would like to visit my Dad in Lee, and my mother in the nursing home at some point this morning.
The weather looks okay for the weekend. We might get some snow in first part of next week. I might need to pack some boots on our trip east, and take the grandchild sliding if they do get some white stuff.
The Political scene is a bit quiet now since our congressmen and congresswoman are getting ready to head home for their Christmas recess. I still think about the men and women who won’t be with their families this Christmas. It will not be an easy time for them mentally.
The terrorists want to do some nasty things as the rest of the world celebrates Christmas. I hope that their threats don’t come to fruition.
Observation – On a lighter note, is there an art to open cereal boxes, Saran wrap containers, foil containers, cracker boxes, etc. I am leaning toward the fact that it is more of a challenge for females than men. I have noticed this from the way my significant other opens all the above mentioned containers. If you saw the Cheerios Box that is in our house right now, you would know what I was talking about. Even Linda’s latest tape job was not good enough to close the top of the Cheerios box. I have noticed similar hacked up boxes at both daughter-in-laws homes too. I hope that it wasn’t their husbands who did the damage. For the Saran Box, I had to duck tape it to make it work correctly.
While at the Tuesday Christmas Party, which we attended last week, I need to wrap up Linda’s Crab Dip appetizer before putting it in the microwave. The host told me what drawer in her kitchen that I could find the Saran wrap. I grabbed the box, which was falling apart, and Saran wrap roll hit the kitchen floor. I couldn’t blame this woman’s husband because she is currently divorced, and doesn’t have a male companion at the current time.
Well, I have to finish my morning routine,
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Friday, December 17, 2010
Hello on Friday Morning
Dear Friends,
Another day went exactly as planned.
Linda did accompany me for my 11 AM appointment with the Orthopedic Doctor. The doctor said that he did look at the X-Ray taken by the Physicians Assistant a couple of weeks ago. He thought he saw a slight crack in the kneecap (which Nature will heal by itself). While in the examining room, Linda kept on telling the doctor that I was pretty much a whimp when it comes to pain, and that I have low threshold tolerance for pain, which is true.
My self diagnosis was right on the money with respect to a meniscus tear. The doctor had me sit on the bed in the examining room. He said to relax and let my legs hang over the bed. He grabs my ankle, and twists one way, and I felt no pain. He twists the ankle the opposite way, and I felt pain. His diagnosis was a meniscus tear. He said that my health insurance doesn’t allow a surgical procedure until you go through a couple of things. He shot me up which a lubricant in the knee area. I then go to several sessions with a Physical Therapist. If thing aren’t any better or tolerable, then he will do a simple scope job.
Linda has had a similar meniscus tear for a couple of years, but she is not a whimp like me, so she deals with her on and off pain. Well, good for her!
The Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army went very well. Linda and I went on a date after the Belling ringing. I had to fill out a betting sheet for my NFL picks for this coming weekend. Of course, this pool that I am in is for entertainment purposes only.
We then went off to do a little shopping in downtown Pittsfield. Our downtown is trying to revive an old practice, which fell by the wayside, of keeping the stores open on Thursday night. Linda and I were in a family owned hardware store poking around when a photographer from the Berkshire Eagle newspaper came over to Linda and me as we were looking at a heavy duty squirrel proof bird feeder. He snapped 20 or 30 pictures of me handling the bird feeder. He took our names. Our pictures might be in the local newspaper this morning.
For supper we ended up at the 99 Restaurant. We had red meat with all the fixings. It was wonderful.
We did get home in time so that I could watch the Bruins lose their hockey game, and the Celtics win their basketball game.
Politics – The compromise Tax bill passed the House and Senate. It goes to the President’s desk for him to accept or veto. Could real progress have been made?
Holiday Plans -- Linda and I decided that we won’t be in the Berkshires for Christmas. We won’t be having our Christmas Party / Open House / my Birthday Party (December 23, 2010).
We are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with our son in North Tewksbury as well as Christmas Day.
Social Calendar – I am pretty sure that we have nothing on our social Calendar for Friday, but that is okay. There are some matinee movies which we can go to, or we could do a little recreational shopping. I will need a nap for sure if I am going to make into and through any evening activities.
While listening to a Sports’ Talk program, I heard that the injured quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, got engaged to television reporter. He is 30, and she is 24 years old, and she was a former Miss Missouri beauty queen. I see a prenuptial agreement in the very near future.
I was also thinking about our son Kevin and how that he is going to deal with snow removal for the Northeaster which is heading toward the Boston area starting on Sunday night while the Patriots play their 8:30 PM game at Gillette Stadium. Kevin’s inclined driveway goes downhill towards their two car garage. Kevin doesn’t own a snow blower. I know he has a snow shovel at his Restaurant in East Boston, but I am not sure if he owns one for his home in North Tewksbury. I hope that he knows someone that he could hire to plow his driveway. Shoveling his driveway would not be an easy task even for a thirty something young man.
The Northeaster might not even reach us in the Berkshires. We are 120 miles from Boston.
Well, I have some quiet activities to take care of, and I have to finish my morning routine.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Another day went exactly as planned.
Linda did accompany me for my 11 AM appointment with the Orthopedic Doctor. The doctor said that he did look at the X-Ray taken by the Physicians Assistant a couple of weeks ago. He thought he saw a slight crack in the kneecap (which Nature will heal by itself). While in the examining room, Linda kept on telling the doctor that I was pretty much a whimp when it comes to pain, and that I have low threshold tolerance for pain, which is true.
My self diagnosis was right on the money with respect to a meniscus tear. The doctor had me sit on the bed in the examining room. He said to relax and let my legs hang over the bed. He grabs my ankle, and twists one way, and I felt no pain. He twists the ankle the opposite way, and I felt pain. His diagnosis was a meniscus tear. He said that my health insurance doesn’t allow a surgical procedure until you go through a couple of things. He shot me up which a lubricant in the knee area. I then go to several sessions with a Physical Therapist. If thing aren’t any better or tolerable, then he will do a simple scope job.
Linda has had a similar meniscus tear for a couple of years, but she is not a whimp like me, so she deals with her on and off pain. Well, good for her!
The Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army went very well. Linda and I went on a date after the Belling ringing. I had to fill out a betting sheet for my NFL picks for this coming weekend. Of course, this pool that I am in is for entertainment purposes only.
We then went off to do a little shopping in downtown Pittsfield. Our downtown is trying to revive an old practice, which fell by the wayside, of keeping the stores open on Thursday night. Linda and I were in a family owned hardware store poking around when a photographer from the Berkshire Eagle newspaper came over to Linda and me as we were looking at a heavy duty squirrel proof bird feeder. He snapped 20 or 30 pictures of me handling the bird feeder. He took our names. Our pictures might be in the local newspaper this morning.
For supper we ended up at the 99 Restaurant. We had red meat with all the fixings. It was wonderful.
We did get home in time so that I could watch the Bruins lose their hockey game, and the Celtics win their basketball game.
Politics – The compromise Tax bill passed the House and Senate. It goes to the President’s desk for him to accept or veto. Could real progress have been made?
Holiday Plans -- Linda and I decided that we won’t be in the Berkshires for Christmas. We won’t be having our Christmas Party / Open House / my Birthday Party (December 23, 2010).
We are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with our son in North Tewksbury as well as Christmas Day.
Social Calendar – I am pretty sure that we have nothing on our social Calendar for Friday, but that is okay. There are some matinee movies which we can go to, or we could do a little recreational shopping. I will need a nap for sure if I am going to make into and through any evening activities.
While listening to a Sports’ Talk program, I heard that the injured quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, got engaged to television reporter. He is 30, and she is 24 years old, and she was a former Miss Missouri beauty queen. I see a prenuptial agreement in the very near future.
I was also thinking about our son Kevin and how that he is going to deal with snow removal for the Northeaster which is heading toward the Boston area starting on Sunday night while the Patriots play their 8:30 PM game at Gillette Stadium. Kevin’s inclined driveway goes downhill towards their two car garage. Kevin doesn’t own a snow blower. I know he has a snow shovel at his Restaurant in East Boston, but I am not sure if he owns one for his home in North Tewksbury. I hope that he knows someone that he could hire to plow his driveway. Shoveling his driveway would not be an easy task even for a thirty something young man.
The Northeaster might not even reach us in the Berkshires. We are 120 miles from Boston.
Well, I have some quiet activities to take care of, and I have to finish my morning routine.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Hello on Friday Morning
Dear Friends,
Another day went exactly as planned.
Linda did accompany me for my 11 AM appointment with the Orthopedic Doctor. The doctor said that he did look at the X-Ray taken by the Physicians Assistant a couple of weeks ago. He thought he saw a slight crack in the kneecap (which Nature will heal by itself). While in the examining room, Linda kept on telling the doctor that I was pretty much a whimp when it comes to pain, and that I have low threshold tolerance for pain, which is true.
My self diagnosis was right on the money with respect to a meniscus tear. The doctor had me sit on the bed in the examining room. He said to relax and let my legs hang over the bed. He grabs my ankle, and twists one way, and I felt no pain. He twists the ankle the opposite way, and I felt pain. His diagnosis was a meniscus tear. He said that my health insurance doesn’t allow a surgical procedure until you go through a couple of things. He shot me up which a lubricant in the knee area. I then go to several sessions with a Physical Therapist. If thing aren’t any better or tolerable, then he will do a simple scope job.
Linda has had a similar meniscus tear for a couple of years, but she is not a whimp like me, so she deals with her on and off pain. Well, good for her!
The Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army went very well. Linda and I went on a date after the Belling ringing. I had to fill out a betting sheet for my NFL picks for this coming weekend. Of course, this pool that I am in is for entertainment purposes only.
We then went off to do a little shopping in downtown Pittsfield. Our downtown is trying to revive an old practice, which fell by the wayside, of keeping the stores open on Thursday night. Linda and I were in a family owned hardware store poking around when a photographer from the Berkshire Eagle newspaper came over to Linda and me as we were looking at a heavy duty squirrel proof bird feeder. He snapped 20 or 30 pictures of me handling the bird feeder. He took our names. Our pictures might be in the local newspaper this morning.
For supper we ended up at the 99 Restaurant. We had red meat with all the fixings. It was wonderful.
We did get home in time so that I could watch the Bruins lose their hockey game, and the Celtics win their basketball game.
Politics – The compromise Tax bill passed the House and Senate. It goes to the President’s desk for him to accept or veto. Could real progress have been made?
Holiday Plans -- Linda and I decided that we won’t be in the Berkshires for Christmas. We won’t be having our Christmas Party / Open House / my Birthday Party (December 23, 2010).
We are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with our son in North Tewksbury as well as Christmas Day.
Social Calendar – I am pretty sure that we have nothing on our social Calendar for Friday, but that is okay. There are some matinee movies which we can go to, or we could do a little recreational shopping. I will need a nap for sure if I am going to make into and through any evening activities.
While listening to a Sports’ Talk program, I heard that the injured quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, got engaged to television reporter. He is 30, and she is 24 years old, and she was a former Miss Missouri beauty queen. I see a prenuptial agreement in the very near future.
I was also thinking about our son Kevin and how that he is going to deal with snow removal for the Northeaster which is heading toward the Boston area starting on Sunday night while the Patriots play their 8:30 PM game at Gillette Stadium. Kevin’s inclined driveway goes downhill towards their two car garage. Kevin doesn’t own a snow blower. I know he has a snow shovel at his Restaurant in East Boston, but I am not sure if he owns one for his home in North Tewksbury. I hope that he knows someone that he could hire to plow his driveway. Shoveling his driveway would not be an easy task even for a thirty something young man.
The Northeaster might not even reach us in the Berkshires. We are 120 miles from Boston.
Well, I have some quiet activities to take care of, and I have to finish my morning routine.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Another day went exactly as planned.
Linda did accompany me for my 11 AM appointment with the Orthopedic Doctor. The doctor said that he did look at the X-Ray taken by the Physicians Assistant a couple of weeks ago. He thought he saw a slight crack in the kneecap (which Nature will heal by itself). While in the examining room, Linda kept on telling the doctor that I was pretty much a whimp when it comes to pain, and that I have low threshold tolerance for pain, which is true.
My self diagnosis was right on the money with respect to a meniscus tear. The doctor had me sit on the bed in the examining room. He said to relax and let my legs hang over the bed. He grabs my ankle, and twists one way, and I felt no pain. He twists the ankle the opposite way, and I felt pain. His diagnosis was a meniscus tear. He said that my health insurance doesn’t allow a surgical procedure until you go through a couple of things. He shot me up which a lubricant in the knee area. I then go to several sessions with a Physical Therapist. If thing aren’t any better or tolerable, then he will do a simple scope job.
Linda has had a similar meniscus tear for a couple of years, but she is not a whimp like me, so she deals with her on and off pain. Well, good for her!
The Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army went very well. Linda and I went on a date after the Belling ringing. I had to fill out a betting sheet for my NFL picks for this coming weekend. Of course, this pool that I am in is for entertainment purposes only.
We then went off to do a little shopping in downtown Pittsfield. Our downtown is trying to revive an old practice, which fell by the wayside, of keeping the stores open on Thursday night. Linda and I were in a family owned hardware store poking around when a photographer from the Berkshire Eagle newspaper came over to Linda and me as we were looking at a heavy duty squirrel proof bird feeder. He snapped 20 or 30 pictures of me handling the bird feeder. He took our names. Our pictures might be in the local newspaper this morning.
For supper we ended up at the 99 Restaurant. We had red meat with all the fixings. It was wonderful.
We did get home in time so that I could watch the Bruins lose their hockey game, and the Celtics win their basketball game.
Politics – The compromise Tax bill passed the House and Senate. It goes to the President’s desk for him to accept or veto. Could real progress have been made?
Holiday Plans -- Linda and I decided that we won’t be in the Berkshires for Christmas. We won’t be having our Christmas Party / Open House / my Birthday Party (December 23, 2010).
We are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with our son in North Tewksbury as well as Christmas Day.
Social Calendar – I am pretty sure that we have nothing on our social Calendar for Friday, but that is okay. There are some matinee movies which we can go to, or we could do a little recreational shopping. I will need a nap for sure if I am going to make into and through any evening activities.
While listening to a Sports’ Talk program, I heard that the injured quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, got engaged to television reporter. He is 30, and she is 24 years old, and she was a former Miss Missouri beauty queen. I see a prenuptial agreement in the very near future.
I was also thinking about our son Kevin and how that he is going to deal with snow removal for the Northeaster which is heading toward the Boston area starting on Sunday night while the Patriots play their 8:30 PM game at Gillette Stadium. Kevin’s inclined driveway goes downhill towards their two car garage. Kevin doesn’t own a snow blower. I know he has a snow shovel at his Restaurant in East Boston, but I am not sure if he owns one for his home in North Tewksbury. I hope that he knows someone that he could hire to plow his driveway. Shoveling his driveway would not be an easy task even for a thirty something young man.
The Northeaster might not even reach us in the Berkshires. We are 120 miles from Boston.
Well, I have some quiet activities to take care of, and I have to finish my morning routine.
Have a great weekend.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
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