Dear Friends,
Another day in Curley World went as planned.
I did a good deal of socialization at our local Jimmy Fund Derby Ice-fishing Derby on Sunday. The conditions were brutal on the ice, and I am so glad that I made a decision to leave my gear home. The wind was howling, but there were some fishermen and fisherwoman out on the ice. I met one guy who said that he was out on the ice with his family at 4:30 AM hoping to catch the big one. His family caught the big chill! It was very good that I was there for several hours participating in the food, fun, and merriment. I met a lot of people who I haven’t seen for a while. I also ran into my radio talk show host friend who did make a donation and an appearance a little before 1 PM. He agreed that I made a good move by staying in the warm Pavilion instead of venturing out onto the ice.
When I did come home, I took my afternoon nap, but I woke up in time to watch the Boston Celtics beat one of the number one teams in the NBA. I didn’t do any studying like I had planned to do so today I am going to do some seriously studying of the ServSafe Manual for tomorrow night’s test.
While I was napping, Linda did a little recreational shopping before picking up some groceries. The semi plan of hooking up with two other girlfriends didn’t materialize. The birthday girl (she is 59 years old today) from West Stockbridge had a supper prepared by her husband. Her other girlfriend was tied up with family members for most of the day.
Social Calendar – Linda is being picked up at 7:15 AM this morning. She and a girlfriend are going on a Casino trip based out of St. Joe’s Catholic Church here in Pittsfield. I had thoughts of going ice-fishing with a couple of guys which I met while socializing at the derby, but my plans changed. I was in bed when the telephone rang last night. My sister called to inform us that Dad went back into the hospital’s emergency room because they staff at the nursing home suspected that he might be having a Gallbladder attack. I have started this blog at the time that I normally would be at Retro Fitness, but I decided to see Dad as my first stop of the day. I think that I will head to the hospital to check on Dad when Linda leaves the house. I will try and work in Retro Fitness after checking on dad.
I do have a UNICO board meeting at 6 PM at the Italian American Club. I will most likely be adding UNICO events to our social calendar when this meeting has concluded.
CNN News – I see where Syria would like a peace keeping NATO force to monitor the turmoil in that has been taking place in Syria. As usual, we Americans will be involved in some manner of the peace keeping. I wonder what other country will need our help in the near future?
CNN asked a question to its readers of how we will view the death of Whitney Houston. I pretty much expressed my feelings in yesterday’s blog. When some people are put up on a godlike pedestal, they just can’t handle the pressure of living up to that status. Fame and fortune takes a toll on some of these famous people’s lives that they just can’t handle.
We had a B’J. Warehouse Rotisserie Chicken last night for supper along with all the fixings, and it was wonderful. While Linda was at B.J. Warehouse, she picked up some ham and turkey at the Deli Counter. She said the line was long because these people like Linda have discovered B.J.’s Deli Meats are the cheapest as well as best tasting meats in town. Not many people can afford the Boars Head Deli Meat that other stores keep on touting. Our son used to use the Boars Head Brand when he started his restaurant, but the high costs were cutting into his profit margin.
We do have a bunch of friends who are so health conscious that they never purchase or eat deli meats. If they ever had one of the deli meat sandwiches that Linda makes, they might change their minds. We really don’t eat that much deli meat. Linda likes to take a sandwich with her when she goes to her Tuesday Mah Jongg session at a friend’s home.
The Grammy’s took place last night. I hope that your favorite artist won the top prize. Like I said yesterday, these people in the entertainment business always seem to have events that keep patting themselves on their backs. I really tried bonding with Linda and watch the Grammy Awards, but I gave up and went to bed.
Well, I have to cut this blog short and read the local newspaper and get dressed. I don’t have to be too quiet since Linda has to get up soon for her Casino trip.
Have a great week at work or play!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Hello on Sunday
Dear Friends,
We had a pleasant day on Saturday, and there were no bumps along the road of life.
I did go to Retro around 10 AM on Saturday which I will never do again unless I am desperate. When I walked in the door of Retro Fitness, every machine was being used. The muscle bound guys were grunting because of the large free weights that they were lifting. They don’t even use the machines that I use because the weights don’t go much over 200 pounds. The scenery of the landscape on Saturday morning is quite a change compared to the 4:30 AM crowd. Around 11 AM more machines started to free up so I could do my routine.
I took an early nap so that Linda and I could go to the movies at the Beacon Cinema. This is another place where seeing a matinee during the week is the best and least crowded time to go. Linda did make the comment that maybe if I skipped some naps that we would go to the mid week matinees more often! We saw the Denzel Washington movie called “Safe House”. There was a lot of action, which I like. I would bet that it was based on a real story about the workings of the CIA. Even if the story was fictional, I would bet that this is exactly how the CIA works as well as many other government agencies. Oh Darn!
After the movie, we cruised “Marshalls” to waste some time before our 7 PM reservations at the Salmon Run located in my home town of Lee. While at Marshalls, I tried some sneakers on, but one that caught my eye Linda wasn’t crazy about. She called them “Dorky!” Good thing that I have a significant other who could help me will clothes and footwear selections. We did purchase one functional item. Linda now has a charger for her cell phone that she can plug into the cigarette lighter of the car.
It was so good that we had reservation for Salmon run. There were about 10 people in line thinking that they could just walk in with out reservations. It was semi embarrassing walking by these people who were waiting long before we arrived. One couple that I said “Hello” to was from the Kelly Funeral Home clan! He finally got seated as we were almost done with our meal.
It is a balmy 6 degrees out right now. The Jimmy Fund Derby started at 6 AM. I am not rushing out the door because I decided to leave my ice-fishing gear home, and to just socialize with friends at the event. When the tournament ends at 2 PM. It will be 18 degrees. We never did get any of the predicted snow. This lack of snow also convinced me not to venture out on the ice. I explained to Linda that the distance from the Controy Paviliion to where I have to venture out on the ice is a several hundred yards before I can drill a hole without the weeds popping up through the hole. If I had a quad or I was brave enough to drive out onto the ice, I wouldn’t be wimping out!
My plan right now is to read the Sunday newspapers, and head off to the Derby.
Linda is going to hook up with some girlfriends at some point today. For one of her girlfriends, I think today or tomorrow happens to be her birthday!
When I return home from the Derby, I will be studying for ServSafe Recertification test which will be administered on Tuesday night at the ITAM.
We received our ITAM newsletter in the mail yesterday. The ITAM has their winter time Polenta Dinner scheduled for March 22, 2012 (Thursday night). If any of my local readers would like to attend the function with the Curley’s just let me know, and I will reserve a table or two. Details –Polenta, Sausage, Chicken, Salad, Bread, Dessert, and coffee. Cost is $15. Time is 6:30 PM. Tickets will be sold at the door. My friend Mario DeMartino is the contact person who I will reserve table(s) with.
Since I mentioned the ITAM, They also have on March 10, 2012 Italian Serenaders from Boston’s North Shore. This musical group has toured the United States and Italy. The dinner and the show starts at 5 PM. The cost is $25 per person. My UNICO brothers and Sisters are cooking a Ravioli Dinner. The tickets must be purchased in advance. The contact number is 499-1486.
Of course, this event is in conflict with the Sacred Heart Irish night at their Parish Hall which is also on March 10, 2012. This Irish event is $10 which includes a corned beef sandwich, with pickles and chips. They have a D.J. instead of live music, but they will have Irish Step Dancers.
At the ITAM a few years ago, they had an Italian Serenade Night that was absolutely awful. We had guests from our Irish Sister City, and I convinced them to leave early, and we ended up in my Man Cave.
That Seranade group was based out of Albany, and not out of the Italian North End of Boston. I am torn between the Italian and the Irish event. I might try and do both events. I will be wearing my Italian and Irish hats on March 10, 2012 for sure!
Social Calendar – We have one busy week coming up starting on Monday and going right through the weekend. Thursday appears to be the only free day that we have on our social calendar on which we can have a home cooked meal. Oh Darn!
Well, I have to do my morning routine, and head off for some socialization at the Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby.
Have a great Sunday!
As you see the Curley’s will be busy as usuaual.
Talk to you soon. The Curely Lad
We had a pleasant day on Saturday, and there were no bumps along the road of life.
I did go to Retro around 10 AM on Saturday which I will never do again unless I am desperate. When I walked in the door of Retro Fitness, every machine was being used. The muscle bound guys were grunting because of the large free weights that they were lifting. They don’t even use the machines that I use because the weights don’t go much over 200 pounds. The scenery of the landscape on Saturday morning is quite a change compared to the 4:30 AM crowd. Around 11 AM more machines started to free up so I could do my routine.
I took an early nap so that Linda and I could go to the movies at the Beacon Cinema. This is another place where seeing a matinee during the week is the best and least crowded time to go. Linda did make the comment that maybe if I skipped some naps that we would go to the mid week matinees more often! We saw the Denzel Washington movie called “Safe House”. There was a lot of action, which I like. I would bet that it was based on a real story about the workings of the CIA. Even if the story was fictional, I would bet that this is exactly how the CIA works as well as many other government agencies. Oh Darn!
After the movie, we cruised “Marshalls” to waste some time before our 7 PM reservations at the Salmon Run located in my home town of Lee. While at Marshalls, I tried some sneakers on, but one that caught my eye Linda wasn’t crazy about. She called them “Dorky!” Good thing that I have a significant other who could help me will clothes and footwear selections. We did purchase one functional item. Linda now has a charger for her cell phone that she can plug into the cigarette lighter of the car.
It was so good that we had reservation for Salmon run. There were about 10 people in line thinking that they could just walk in with out reservations. It was semi embarrassing walking by these people who were waiting long before we arrived. One couple that I said “Hello” to was from the Kelly Funeral Home clan! He finally got seated as we were almost done with our meal.
It is a balmy 6 degrees out right now. The Jimmy Fund Derby started at 6 AM. I am not rushing out the door because I decided to leave my ice-fishing gear home, and to just socialize with friends at the event. When the tournament ends at 2 PM. It will be 18 degrees. We never did get any of the predicted snow. This lack of snow also convinced me not to venture out on the ice. I explained to Linda that the distance from the Controy Paviliion to where I have to venture out on the ice is a several hundred yards before I can drill a hole without the weeds popping up through the hole. If I had a quad or I was brave enough to drive out onto the ice, I wouldn’t be wimping out!
My plan right now is to read the Sunday newspapers, and head off to the Derby.
Linda is going to hook up with some girlfriends at some point today. For one of her girlfriends, I think today or tomorrow happens to be her birthday!
When I return home from the Derby, I will be studying for ServSafe Recertification test which will be administered on Tuesday night at the ITAM.
We received our ITAM newsletter in the mail yesterday. The ITAM has their winter time Polenta Dinner scheduled for March 22, 2012 (Thursday night). If any of my local readers would like to attend the function with the Curley’s just let me know, and I will reserve a table or two. Details –Polenta, Sausage, Chicken, Salad, Bread, Dessert, and coffee. Cost is $15. Time is 6:30 PM. Tickets will be sold at the door. My friend Mario DeMartino is the contact person who I will reserve table(s) with.
Since I mentioned the ITAM, They also have on March 10, 2012 Italian Serenaders from Boston’s North Shore. This musical group has toured the United States and Italy. The dinner and the show starts at 5 PM. The cost is $25 per person. My UNICO brothers and Sisters are cooking a Ravioli Dinner. The tickets must be purchased in advance. The contact number is 499-1486.
Of course, this event is in conflict with the Sacred Heart Irish night at their Parish Hall which is also on March 10, 2012. This Irish event is $10 which includes a corned beef sandwich, with pickles and chips. They have a D.J. instead of live music, but they will have Irish Step Dancers.
At the ITAM a few years ago, they had an Italian Serenade Night that was absolutely awful. We had guests from our Irish Sister City, and I convinced them to leave early, and we ended up in my Man Cave.
That Seranade group was based out of Albany, and not out of the Italian North End of Boston. I am torn between the Italian and the Irish event. I might try and do both events. I will be wearing my Italian and Irish hats on March 10, 2012 for sure!
Social Calendar – We have one busy week coming up starting on Monday and going right through the weekend. Thursday appears to be the only free day that we have on our social calendar on which we can have a home cooked meal. Oh Darn!
Well, I have to do my morning routine, and head off for some socialization at the Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby.
Have a great Sunday!
As you see the Curley’s will be busy as usuaual.
Talk to you soon. The Curely Lad
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Hello on Saturday
Dear Friends,
I hope that you all had a pleasant start to the weekend on Friday. Our day almost went as planned.
I left the house first, and went off to my 8:45 AM medical appointment, but I never arrived home until noon. The medical appointment was done in about 15 minutes, but I had a lot of errands to do including my last stop at Retro Fitness. The beautiful people, who I was expecting to see, weren’t there. It was the weightlifters, and people my age or older. It was like being at the geriatric Olympics. I did see one of these senior friends who wanted to talk, but he saw that I had ear buds in and he figured that I wanted to be left alone.
I guess I convinced myself that the 4:30 AM time is the best time for me to go to Retro Fitness. Most of the people are half a sleep and they don’t like to get into long winded conversations. This is the way I feel when I go to Retro Fitness. I have my own little routine, and I like to do that routine without any interruptions.
Now if I was single, and I was looking for a female to hook up with, my attitude and approach would change.
When I arrived home, Linda was no where to be found. I guess I missed that she had another mid morning body maintenance procedure. After her procedure, she hooked up with here girlfriend; did lunch, and spent the afternoon shopping. I took an afternoon nap; did a load of clothes when I woke up, and finished reading another book on my IPad. Linda never arrived home until 5 PM. When she walked in the door, I had a feeling that she would be exhausted. She was so tired and she wanted to sit on her butt; do some knitting, and watch some of her previously recorded programs. I was psyched for going out somewhere, but it didn’t happen last night.
I grabbed some vegetables and some dip, and went down into my Man Cave and watched the Celtics loose to one of the worst teams in the league.
After last night’s kind of boring Friday night, from my perspective, I have decided that me repeating that situation will not happen again.
Retro Fitness doesn’t open until 6 AM on the weekends. When Linda wakes up, I will head off to the gym.
Politics – Our United States intelligence community is trying to determine whether the successor to the position of the leader North Korean people is dead or alive. If you remember, the son took over the leadership role when his 69 year old father died several months ago. I think that the son had a little more compassion for his people, and the tight fisted military of North Korea had no patience for a loving Despot!
There is still a lot of blood shed going on in Syria, but NATO voted not to intervene. The citizens who are being shot at and killed in Syria are asking for help from NATO and the United States.
Iran is touting their Nuclear capabilities too while all this unrest is taking place.
While this is taking place, the United States is trying to make military cuts. Not Good!
Mexico is still making drugs for the addicted citizens of the United States which is also troubling. The Mexican Police and military did interrupt a token Meth Lab the other day. When they arrived at the lab, not one bad guys was there. Oh Darn!
I see where President Obama changed the health care policy to appease the Catholics and the Catholic Church.
The Republican candidates are still “duking” it out as they go from State to State. I wonder who my fence sitter, semi conservative and Independent friends, will be voting for in the next Presidential election.
I was also thinking of all the awards nights that the people in the entertainment business have. Do these multi millionaires’ ever stop patting themselves on their backs? The cost of all those galas and the cost of the outfits that the women wear, etc., could do a lot help out to the not so fortunate citizens in our country. A few bucks to every food pantry in the United State would be a good starting place.
On the local scene, the accident which occurred at the end of our street in early December is on the front page of our local newspaper this morning. I feel bad for the driver, and the victim. The driver must be having trouble trying living with herself since she and her family are really nice people. The victim on the other hand is still suffering from his injuries. I saw in yesterday’s paper that they were doing a fundraiser for the guy at a nearby restaurant. The case is still in the court system as I type this email. A civil suit might be the next step according to the victim’s lawyers’.
There is a little light snow falling right now. A dusting to a couple of inches is forecasted. It will be cold on Sunday, but I decided that I will be attending the local Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby. A good deal of people who are on the Pittsfield Jimmy Fund Committee, and who I know will be working the event, will be there. I might not bring my ice- fishing gear, but I do the socialization part of the derby quite well. The cost is $15 dollars, and there is usually a bunch of raffle items. The fee covers the food at the event, hot dogs, hamburgers, and clam chowder which I can’t eat because of my allergy to clams! The tournament goes from 6 AM until 2 PM so that I will still have time to do a little studying for my SafeServ exam on Tuesday night.
Social Calendar – Nothing is booked in for the moment, but that might change. I would be happy to put something in the Crock Pot, and just stay home today!
Have a great weekend!
Talk to you soon. The Curley lad
I hope that you all had a pleasant start to the weekend on Friday. Our day almost went as planned.
I left the house first, and went off to my 8:45 AM medical appointment, but I never arrived home until noon. The medical appointment was done in about 15 minutes, but I had a lot of errands to do including my last stop at Retro Fitness. The beautiful people, who I was expecting to see, weren’t there. It was the weightlifters, and people my age or older. It was like being at the geriatric Olympics. I did see one of these senior friends who wanted to talk, but he saw that I had ear buds in and he figured that I wanted to be left alone.
I guess I convinced myself that the 4:30 AM time is the best time for me to go to Retro Fitness. Most of the people are half a sleep and they don’t like to get into long winded conversations. This is the way I feel when I go to Retro Fitness. I have my own little routine, and I like to do that routine without any interruptions.
Now if I was single, and I was looking for a female to hook up with, my attitude and approach would change.
When I arrived home, Linda was no where to be found. I guess I missed that she had another mid morning body maintenance procedure. After her procedure, she hooked up with here girlfriend; did lunch, and spent the afternoon shopping. I took an afternoon nap; did a load of clothes when I woke up, and finished reading another book on my IPad. Linda never arrived home until 5 PM. When she walked in the door, I had a feeling that she would be exhausted. She was so tired and she wanted to sit on her butt; do some knitting, and watch some of her previously recorded programs. I was psyched for going out somewhere, but it didn’t happen last night.
I grabbed some vegetables and some dip, and went down into my Man Cave and watched the Celtics loose to one of the worst teams in the league.
After last night’s kind of boring Friday night, from my perspective, I have decided that me repeating that situation will not happen again.
Retro Fitness doesn’t open until 6 AM on the weekends. When Linda wakes up, I will head off to the gym.
Politics – Our United States intelligence community is trying to determine whether the successor to the position of the leader North Korean people is dead or alive. If you remember, the son took over the leadership role when his 69 year old father died several months ago. I think that the son had a little more compassion for his people, and the tight fisted military of North Korea had no patience for a loving Despot!
There is still a lot of blood shed going on in Syria, but NATO voted not to intervene. The citizens who are being shot at and killed in Syria are asking for help from NATO and the United States.
Iran is touting their Nuclear capabilities too while all this unrest is taking place.
While this is taking place, the United States is trying to make military cuts. Not Good!
Mexico is still making drugs for the addicted citizens of the United States which is also troubling. The Mexican Police and military did interrupt a token Meth Lab the other day. When they arrived at the lab, not one bad guys was there. Oh Darn!
I see where President Obama changed the health care policy to appease the Catholics and the Catholic Church.
The Republican candidates are still “duking” it out as they go from State to State. I wonder who my fence sitter, semi conservative and Independent friends, will be voting for in the next Presidential election.
I was also thinking of all the awards nights that the people in the entertainment business have. Do these multi millionaires’ ever stop patting themselves on their backs? The cost of all those galas and the cost of the outfits that the women wear, etc., could do a lot help out to the not so fortunate citizens in our country. A few bucks to every food pantry in the United State would be a good starting place.
On the local scene, the accident which occurred at the end of our street in early December is on the front page of our local newspaper this morning. I feel bad for the driver, and the victim. The driver must be having trouble trying living with herself since she and her family are really nice people. The victim on the other hand is still suffering from his injuries. I saw in yesterday’s paper that they were doing a fundraiser for the guy at a nearby restaurant. The case is still in the court system as I type this email. A civil suit might be the next step according to the victim’s lawyers’.
There is a little light snow falling right now. A dusting to a couple of inches is forecasted. It will be cold on Sunday, but I decided that I will be attending the local Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby. A good deal of people who are on the Pittsfield Jimmy Fund Committee, and who I know will be working the event, will be there. I might not bring my ice- fishing gear, but I do the socialization part of the derby quite well. The cost is $15 dollars, and there is usually a bunch of raffle items. The fee covers the food at the event, hot dogs, hamburgers, and clam chowder which I can’t eat because of my allergy to clams! The tournament goes from 6 AM until 2 PM so that I will still have time to do a little studying for my SafeServ exam on Tuesday night.
Social Calendar – Nothing is booked in for the moment, but that might change. I would be happy to put something in the Crock Pot, and just stay home today!
Have a great weekend!
Talk to you soon. The Curley lad
Friday, February 10, 2012
Hello on Friday
Dear Friends,
Hope that you all had a pleasant Thursday like the Curley’s did. For a change, there were no bumps along the road of life for us yesterday.
I did show up at my appointment a bit early. I didn’t read the handwritten time, which I put on our calendar, for this appointment. The appointment was for 10:30 AM and not 10AM. I also show up early for every appointment which meant I had a lot of time to contemplate as I waited for the therapist to come and get me at exactly 10:30 AM. Yesterday was my last appointment! Yeah!
I do have an appointment today which is scheduled for 9 AM, but I received a call yesterday from the pulmonary receptionist saying that I should show up at 8:45 AM to fill out some paperwork. I am not sick. I am not experiencing any breathing problems. Since I switched healthcare plans to Medicare, they won’t pay for any replacement parts for my Sleep Apnea Device since I haven’t been to this doctor since January of 2010. Oh Darn!
Linda was a busy lady yesterday! She had a body maintenance procedure at 10:30 AM. She went back to the Dottie’s Coffee Shop knitting group for a second time from 3 PM to 5 PM. She returned home in time to freshen up before she was picked up by a friend so that they could attend their Book Club Dinner meeting. Linda is hosting the March meeting.
She never came home from her busy day until 10:15 PM. The “Separation is Good” principle seemed to work very well for us on Thursday.
It is a little after little 6 AM, and I did not go to Retro Fitness with the 4:30 AM crowd. I decided that after my appointment this morning, I will go directly to Retro Fitness, and do my thing with the beautiful people. The scenery does change quite a bit compared to what I see at the gym at 4:30 AM.
I skimmed CNN news, and the best article which I read was from James Carville, former advisor / strategist to several Democratic Presidents, most notably Bill Clinton. He assessed the Republican candidates just like he was reading my mind. He went through every candidate explaining how each one keeps on shooting themselves in the foot as the expression goes. If Mitt does get the Republican nod, the Democrats have enough ammunition to take him down especially when Mitt made that gaff of the poor people, and the safety net that the government has provided for them. Rick Santorum also thinks that women should be “barefoot and pregnant”, and stay home and take care of the offspring. Newt Gingrich, and his vision of family values, open marriages, etc., will be his downfall too. It is looking very good for the Democrats in the next Presidential election.
After I composed yesterday’s email, I read an article in a local newspaper of a couple who got arrested for stealing cans of Red Bull, and selling them to purchase heroin to feed their addiction. I guess the drug dealers need to stay awake during the wee hours of the morning to sell those illegal substances.
At various times during my travels yesterday, I listened to my talk show host friend on the radio. He and his main guest for the day said that our newly elected, Mayor Bianchi, should request a forensic audit for the City of Pittsfield to see exactly where all the budgetary funds are going. This got me thinking of our daughter-in-law Kyla (Certified CPA) who does this for a living. Her firm, located in downtown Boston, is called “StoneTurn” does this kind of work every day of the year. Their motto at StoneTurn is to “leave no stone unturned”. If there is any way that a person or a department in the City of Pittsfield is not using funds properly, her firm will discover the problem in a heartbeat. Maybe the City of Pittsfield should hire an independent firm like StoneTurn to do a forensic accounting.
Social Calendar – We have a free evening, but the Shamrock is closed this week because the owners are in Aruba using their 2 week timeshare. We are going to use one of those Radio Auction restaurant coupons which Linda purchased on Wednesday. We haven’t decided on which place to go to as of this moment.
Our week old grandchild, Piper Lee, is doing well in Tewksbury. We will be visiting Piper and her family next Friday. Even though Kyla is home on maternity leave, she is doing work from home, when Max is off to daycare, and Piper is sleeping.
I didn’t have a Chicken Novena last night. A friend gave us a piece of one of his smoked Salmon which he prepares himself. It was wonderful! My body is so happy that I gave it some healthy food for a change. We used to call fish “Brain Food”. Do think that it might help me, and my Liberal view of the political landscape?
Weather – They weather forecasters keep on lowering the high temperature for the day on Sunday, which is when the local Jimmy Fund Ice- Fishing Derby will be taking place. As of this moment, 16 degrees F, will be the high for the day.
I will be home on Sunday studying for my SafeServ Recertification test which will be administered on Valentines Day in the evening.
Our friend from Atlanta can’t wait to leave the Berkshires and get back to her house. Linda and I told her that she brought the cold weather. We have some mild weather for weeks until she arrived in the Berkshires on Wednesday.
Both of our cars need a good external washing. I am afraid to do so with the chilly forecast for Saturday and Sunday. I have done dumb things like that before, and then I couldn’t get into the cars.
Well, I have to read the local newspaper, and select clothes for my appointment, and clothes for the gym. I think sweatpants over a pair of gym shorts might be the best way to go.
I did watch some sports last evening while reading a book on the IPad. The Celtics lost an entertaining game because none of their aging stars could make a basket at the buzzer!
Have a great weekend!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Hope that you all had a pleasant Thursday like the Curley’s did. For a change, there were no bumps along the road of life for us yesterday.
I did show up at my appointment a bit early. I didn’t read the handwritten time, which I put on our calendar, for this appointment. The appointment was for 10:30 AM and not 10AM. I also show up early for every appointment which meant I had a lot of time to contemplate as I waited for the therapist to come and get me at exactly 10:30 AM. Yesterday was my last appointment! Yeah!
I do have an appointment today which is scheduled for 9 AM, but I received a call yesterday from the pulmonary receptionist saying that I should show up at 8:45 AM to fill out some paperwork. I am not sick. I am not experiencing any breathing problems. Since I switched healthcare plans to Medicare, they won’t pay for any replacement parts for my Sleep Apnea Device since I haven’t been to this doctor since January of 2010. Oh Darn!
Linda was a busy lady yesterday! She had a body maintenance procedure at 10:30 AM. She went back to the Dottie’s Coffee Shop knitting group for a second time from 3 PM to 5 PM. She returned home in time to freshen up before she was picked up by a friend so that they could attend their Book Club Dinner meeting. Linda is hosting the March meeting.
She never came home from her busy day until 10:15 PM. The “Separation is Good” principle seemed to work very well for us on Thursday.
It is a little after little 6 AM, and I did not go to Retro Fitness with the 4:30 AM crowd. I decided that after my appointment this morning, I will go directly to Retro Fitness, and do my thing with the beautiful people. The scenery does change quite a bit compared to what I see at the gym at 4:30 AM.
I skimmed CNN news, and the best article which I read was from James Carville, former advisor / strategist to several Democratic Presidents, most notably Bill Clinton. He assessed the Republican candidates just like he was reading my mind. He went through every candidate explaining how each one keeps on shooting themselves in the foot as the expression goes. If Mitt does get the Republican nod, the Democrats have enough ammunition to take him down especially when Mitt made that gaff of the poor people, and the safety net that the government has provided for them. Rick Santorum also thinks that women should be “barefoot and pregnant”, and stay home and take care of the offspring. Newt Gingrich, and his vision of family values, open marriages, etc., will be his downfall too. It is looking very good for the Democrats in the next Presidential election.
After I composed yesterday’s email, I read an article in a local newspaper of a couple who got arrested for stealing cans of Red Bull, and selling them to purchase heroin to feed their addiction. I guess the drug dealers need to stay awake during the wee hours of the morning to sell those illegal substances.
At various times during my travels yesterday, I listened to my talk show host friend on the radio. He and his main guest for the day said that our newly elected, Mayor Bianchi, should request a forensic audit for the City of Pittsfield to see exactly where all the budgetary funds are going. This got me thinking of our daughter-in-law Kyla (Certified CPA) who does this for a living. Her firm, located in downtown Boston, is called “StoneTurn” does this kind of work every day of the year. Their motto at StoneTurn is to “leave no stone unturned”. If there is any way that a person or a department in the City of Pittsfield is not using funds properly, her firm will discover the problem in a heartbeat. Maybe the City of Pittsfield should hire an independent firm like StoneTurn to do a forensic accounting.
Social Calendar – We have a free evening, but the Shamrock is closed this week because the owners are in Aruba using their 2 week timeshare. We are going to use one of those Radio Auction restaurant coupons which Linda purchased on Wednesday. We haven’t decided on which place to go to as of this moment.
Our week old grandchild, Piper Lee, is doing well in Tewksbury. We will be visiting Piper and her family next Friday. Even though Kyla is home on maternity leave, she is doing work from home, when Max is off to daycare, and Piper is sleeping.
I didn’t have a Chicken Novena last night. A friend gave us a piece of one of his smoked Salmon which he prepares himself. It was wonderful! My body is so happy that I gave it some healthy food for a change. We used to call fish “Brain Food”. Do think that it might help me, and my Liberal view of the political landscape?
Weather – They weather forecasters keep on lowering the high temperature for the day on Sunday, which is when the local Jimmy Fund Ice- Fishing Derby will be taking place. As of this moment, 16 degrees F, will be the high for the day.
I will be home on Sunday studying for my SafeServ Recertification test which will be administered on Valentines Day in the evening.
Our friend from Atlanta can’t wait to leave the Berkshires and get back to her house. Linda and I told her that she brought the cold weather. We have some mild weather for weeks until she arrived in the Berkshires on Wednesday.
Both of our cars need a good external washing. I am afraid to do so with the chilly forecast for Saturday and Sunday. I have done dumb things like that before, and then I couldn’t get into the cars.
Well, I have to read the local newspaper, and select clothes for my appointment, and clothes for the gym. I think sweatpants over a pair of gym shorts might be the best way to go.
I did watch some sports last evening while reading a book on the IPad. The Celtics lost an entertaining game because none of their aging stars could make a basket at the buzzer!
Have a great weekend!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Hello on Thursday
Dear Friends,
Another day in Curley World went as planned. There were only a couple bumps along the road as we made it through the day! Of course, I caused the bumps, but that is not new!
Linda spent several hours listening and purchasing some items in the WBRK Radio Auction while I was off visiting dad, and while I was doing multiple errands.
Dad was amazingly normal. They way he was, you would think that he could be back in his own home. He appeared to be the way he was before all the falls took place. The nursing home is still working on his leg strengthening. My sister is still working hard to get her house set up for an inspection with respect to grab bars, etc., to hopefully transition dad from the nursing home, to her house, and eventually to Dad’s home in Lee. My father really wants to get out of the nursing home. 100 plus days is enough!
There were two bumps along the road, but I will only relay one story. I purchased a 10 pound bag of my favorite Chicken Leg quarters. I took out a couple for my Chicken Novena, and the rest I used my Food Saver Seal a Meal device, and I froze the rest. I used the Food Saver device on the kitchen counter. Everything was going smoothly as I was dealing with the chicken during the mid afternoon. Just before Linda left for her 6 pm Panera Bread Knitting group gathering, she lights a Yankee Candle on the stove to hopefully mask the smell of cooked chicken. So far so good, and everything was going as planned. She comes home from knitting and she doesn’t smell chicken grease which was another good sign. She notices that the plug in air freshener has successfully masked the chicken smell. She evened used the word “fragrant” as she entered the house. Well, this sense that everything was perfect disintegrated in a heartbeat. The outlet that I used to seal up the extra chicken had the plug in air freshener in it, and it cover up both sockets. I had to unplug the air freshener, so that I could use the Food Saver Seal a Meal device. When I finished sealing the chicken, I put the air freshener in the outlet, but unknowingly I put it in upside down. The liquid in the air freshener dripped for several hours on the counter. Neither of us saw the mess until Linda came home from Knitting. She discovered it because she went to get her favorite mug which had a cover and have a cup of tea. She sees the puddle of the air freshener, and the sticky mess that the liquid caused. She noticed that the air freshener was in upside down. To add insult to injury, some of the air freshener got on the cover of her favorite coffee mug. I decided that it was best fro me to leave the kitchen, and watch my sporting contest in another room of the house. I left the kitchen as she was cleaning up the mess as well as ranting and raving about my stupidity. Oh Darn!
I just returned from Retro Fitness. The same 4:30 AM people are there almost every day. More people come in at 5 AM, but I exit the place at 5:30 AM. I have a couple sets of friends who bought year memberships when they were on sale for $89, but they haven’t started going to the facility. I must admit that I don’t kill myself using the various machines, but I do keep some body parts moving. I usually watch the Food Channel from 4:30 AM until 5 AM when I am on a treadmill. This program reminds me of what I am missing by being at Retro Fitness!
While at Retro Fitness on Wednesday, I met the organizer of the Women’s Imaging Polenta / Venison Dinner which UNICO will be preparing on February 25, 2012. The organizer said that he put tickets on sale right after New Year’s, and they tickets were gone in a couple of days. People will be sitting in the Bar area too because the Ballroom is all sold out. Some people do purchase tickets, and don’t attend the function. As of this moment, we will be serving over 350 people. Some people who have not made reservations will show up at the door, and they will not be turned away. Our Irish Sister City Committee President will be volunteering as the D.J. for the event. I am the Vice-President of the Sister City Committee, but I will be Italian that day.
Social Calendar – I have my last Physical Therapy Session at 10 AM today. Linda doesn’t have to move her body until her Book Club Dinner Meeting at friend’s home this evening. She will be going to one of those McMansion types of houses. This sometimes is a bad idea because the women can then go back home and find deficiencies in their own homes.
Linda also has her shopping buddy back for a few days. She flew in from Atlanta to see her elderly Mom who lives in Pittsfield. She will be in town for a few days before she heads back to Atlanta. She will be here fore the really cold days on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday we might not reach 20 degrees for the high of the day. The weather rebounds next week.
The Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby looks iffy for me participating in it. I usually don’t go ice fishing unless the temperatures are 25 degrees or above with little or no wind. Like I said before, I am not going out on the ice without a coating of snow on it. I don’t need to fall on the bare ice and hurt my body. I am going to therapy for an issue with one leg, and some neck problems. Linda said that she is done taking care of me. She worked her butt off as my caregiver when I had quadriceps tendon surgery in January of 2006. She would ship me off to a nursing home before taking on the role of a Home Health Care provider.
Well, I have to read the local newspaper, and relax a little before going off to therapy. I think that Linda wants me to be invisible today once again, but you know that that won’t happen.
Have a great day at work or play!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Another day in Curley World went as planned. There were only a couple bumps along the road as we made it through the day! Of course, I caused the bumps, but that is not new!
Linda spent several hours listening and purchasing some items in the WBRK Radio Auction while I was off visiting dad, and while I was doing multiple errands.
Dad was amazingly normal. They way he was, you would think that he could be back in his own home. He appeared to be the way he was before all the falls took place. The nursing home is still working on his leg strengthening. My sister is still working hard to get her house set up for an inspection with respect to grab bars, etc., to hopefully transition dad from the nursing home, to her house, and eventually to Dad’s home in Lee. My father really wants to get out of the nursing home. 100 plus days is enough!
There were two bumps along the road, but I will only relay one story. I purchased a 10 pound bag of my favorite Chicken Leg quarters. I took out a couple for my Chicken Novena, and the rest I used my Food Saver Seal a Meal device, and I froze the rest. I used the Food Saver device on the kitchen counter. Everything was going smoothly as I was dealing with the chicken during the mid afternoon. Just before Linda left for her 6 pm Panera Bread Knitting group gathering, she lights a Yankee Candle on the stove to hopefully mask the smell of cooked chicken. So far so good, and everything was going as planned. She comes home from knitting and she doesn’t smell chicken grease which was another good sign. She notices that the plug in air freshener has successfully masked the chicken smell. She evened used the word “fragrant” as she entered the house. Well, this sense that everything was perfect disintegrated in a heartbeat. The outlet that I used to seal up the extra chicken had the plug in air freshener in it, and it cover up both sockets. I had to unplug the air freshener, so that I could use the Food Saver Seal a Meal device. When I finished sealing the chicken, I put the air freshener in the outlet, but unknowingly I put it in upside down. The liquid in the air freshener dripped for several hours on the counter. Neither of us saw the mess until Linda came home from Knitting. She discovered it because she went to get her favorite mug which had a cover and have a cup of tea. She sees the puddle of the air freshener, and the sticky mess that the liquid caused. She noticed that the air freshener was in upside down. To add insult to injury, some of the air freshener got on the cover of her favorite coffee mug. I decided that it was best fro me to leave the kitchen, and watch my sporting contest in another room of the house. I left the kitchen as she was cleaning up the mess as well as ranting and raving about my stupidity. Oh Darn!
I just returned from Retro Fitness. The same 4:30 AM people are there almost every day. More people come in at 5 AM, but I exit the place at 5:30 AM. I have a couple sets of friends who bought year memberships when they were on sale for $89, but they haven’t started going to the facility. I must admit that I don’t kill myself using the various machines, but I do keep some body parts moving. I usually watch the Food Channel from 4:30 AM until 5 AM when I am on a treadmill. This program reminds me of what I am missing by being at Retro Fitness!
While at Retro Fitness on Wednesday, I met the organizer of the Women’s Imaging Polenta / Venison Dinner which UNICO will be preparing on February 25, 2012. The organizer said that he put tickets on sale right after New Year’s, and they tickets were gone in a couple of days. People will be sitting in the Bar area too because the Ballroom is all sold out. Some people do purchase tickets, and don’t attend the function. As of this moment, we will be serving over 350 people. Some people who have not made reservations will show up at the door, and they will not be turned away. Our Irish Sister City Committee President will be volunteering as the D.J. for the event. I am the Vice-President of the Sister City Committee, but I will be Italian that day.
Social Calendar – I have my last Physical Therapy Session at 10 AM today. Linda doesn’t have to move her body until her Book Club Dinner Meeting at friend’s home this evening. She will be going to one of those McMansion types of houses. This sometimes is a bad idea because the women can then go back home and find deficiencies in their own homes.
Linda also has her shopping buddy back for a few days. She flew in from Atlanta to see her elderly Mom who lives in Pittsfield. She will be in town for a few days before she heads back to Atlanta. She will be here fore the really cold days on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday we might not reach 20 degrees for the high of the day. The weather rebounds next week.
The Jimmy Fund Ice-Fishing Derby looks iffy for me participating in it. I usually don’t go ice fishing unless the temperatures are 25 degrees or above with little or no wind. Like I said before, I am not going out on the ice without a coating of snow on it. I don’t need to fall on the bare ice and hurt my body. I am going to therapy for an issue with one leg, and some neck problems. Linda said that she is done taking care of me. She worked her butt off as my caregiver when I had quadriceps tendon surgery in January of 2006. She would ship me off to a nursing home before taking on the role of a Home Health Care provider.
Well, I have to read the local newspaper, and relax a little before going off to therapy. I think that Linda wants me to be invisible today once again, but you know that that won’t happen.
Have a great day at work or play!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hello on Wednesday
Dear Friends,
Hope that your Tuesday went well. Ours went as planned although Linda wasn’t a winner at her Mah Jongg session, but she did have fun.
I am up early on purpose. I felt that it was time for me and retro Fitness to meet up once again. I am going to try and be more faithful to working out at Retro Fitness.
Today I will be at the gym with the 4:30 AM crowd.
The Beef Stroganoff dinner that Linda prepared with the help of the Crock Pot to cook the beef was spectacular. When I use the word spectacular, this means that we could serve this meal to any of our friends, and they would love it. Linda whipped up some of those Pillsbury Biscuits that take about 15 minutes to bake in the oven, and the meal was complete.
Social Calendar – Linda has knitting on her social calendar. I have nothing, but more studying for my ServSafe recertification which takes place on Valentines Day of next week. I am guessing that our female instructor must not celebrate Valentines Day since she scheduld the review and test on that night starting at 6 PM. Oh Darn!
Since Linda dines at Panera Bread before her Knitters begin to socialize, I think I might have myself a Chicken Novena. I am thinking of preparing a bunch of Chicken Leg Quarters. I will have supper just before the Boston Bruins Hockey game.
I see where a Caribbean Cruise was halted because of the Norovirus. Norovirus is one of the terms which I have to know for my Recertification test. Our West Stockbridge friends are going on a Caribbean Cruise during one of the upcoming school vacations. I am pretty sure that the captain of the ship won’t drive the boat into a reef because of the incident in Italy, but I would definitely be a little nervous about the Norovirus. This virus crippled two cruise ships after the Italy incident. Our friends better Google Norovirus before they even step foot on their Cruise Ship. Oh Darn!
In the political world, I see where Mitt Romney’s little role was halted in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado. The voters like the politics of Rick Santorum more than they liked Mitt. Newt has really started to fade. I will have to communicate with my Republican friends who want Mitt and Governor Cristie to go against President Obama. I wonder if my conservative friend will have to do some switching of the candidates before the election takes place.
I also see where Syria continues to kill it own people. The United States is weighing their options as I type this e-mail. I think that the United State will be getting involved in another conflict in the Middle East. I am starting to not like the proposed military cuts in the defense budget.
I only drove Linda crazy one time yesterday even though she was out of the house for almost 5 hours. I decided to wash some clothes as I left the house to do some errands. Before she went off to Mah Jongg, she decided to help out so that I wouldn’t have wrinkled clothes which I talked about in yesterday’s blog. Well, I didn’t realize that clothes put on the drying rack take at least two days to dry. She took her wet clothes off the drying rack to accommodate mine. She put her wet clothes on top of the bed hoping that would dry while was at Mah Jongg, but they didn’t dry that well. This little incident means that we have a two day rule for washing clothes. Could it have been simpler to live the life of a Cave Man and Cave Woman?
I also read where the ban on Same Sex marriages in California might come to an end. I thought that California was just a liberal as Massachusetts.
Isn’t it great that our small Liberal State of Massachusetts have same sex marriage and Universal Health Care before it ever became an issue in other States. We Liberals must be progressive thinkers.
It looks like this weekend’s local Jimmy Fund Ice Fishing Derby is a go. I might skip the ice-fishing part, and go there to socialize with all the people who organize the event and who enter the Derby. The organizer said that there was plenty of ice on Onota Lake where the Derby is being held. The temperatures on Sunday won’t even hit the 30 degree mark. I still need snow cover on the ice before venture out on to it.
Well, I have to put on some gym clothes and head off to Retro Fitness. I will also bring dad his newspaper at a more reasonable hour.
Have a great day at work or play!
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
P.S. 1. When I open the garage door, it will wake Linda up for sure. Luckily she has no trouble getting back to sleep.
P.S. 2. My words of wisdom might portray Linda as some kind of ill natured woman, but she has put up with me for over 40 years. Like I always say, I get some of my best material for my blog from her almost every day of the week. She is still my Valentine!
Hope that your Tuesday went well. Ours went as planned although Linda wasn’t a winner at her Mah Jongg session, but she did have fun.
I am up early on purpose. I felt that it was time for me and retro Fitness to meet up once again. I am going to try and be more faithful to working out at Retro Fitness.
Today I will be at the gym with the 4:30 AM crowd.
The Beef Stroganoff dinner that Linda prepared with the help of the Crock Pot to cook the beef was spectacular. When I use the word spectacular, this means that we could serve this meal to any of our friends, and they would love it. Linda whipped up some of those Pillsbury Biscuits that take about 15 minutes to bake in the oven, and the meal was complete.
Social Calendar – Linda has knitting on her social calendar. I have nothing, but more studying for my ServSafe recertification which takes place on Valentines Day of next week. I am guessing that our female instructor must not celebrate Valentines Day since she scheduld the review and test on that night starting at 6 PM. Oh Darn!
Since Linda dines at Panera Bread before her Knitters begin to socialize, I think I might have myself a Chicken Novena. I am thinking of preparing a bunch of Chicken Leg Quarters. I will have supper just before the Boston Bruins Hockey game.
I see where a Caribbean Cruise was halted because of the Norovirus. Norovirus is one of the terms which I have to know for my Recertification test. Our West Stockbridge friends are going on a Caribbean Cruise during one of the upcoming school vacations. I am pretty sure that the captain of the ship won’t drive the boat into a reef because of the incident in Italy, but I would definitely be a little nervous about the Norovirus. This virus crippled two cruise ships after the Italy incident. Our friends better Google Norovirus before they even step foot on their Cruise Ship. Oh Darn!
In the political world, I see where Mitt Romney’s little role was halted in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado. The voters like the politics of Rick Santorum more than they liked Mitt. Newt has really started to fade. I will have to communicate with my Republican friends who want Mitt and Governor Cristie to go against President Obama. I wonder if my conservative friend will have to do some switching of the candidates before the election takes place.
I also see where Syria continues to kill it own people. The United States is weighing their options as I type this e-mail. I think that the United State will be getting involved in another conflict in the Middle East. I am starting to not like the proposed military cuts in the defense budget.
I only drove Linda crazy one time yesterday even though she was out of the house for almost 5 hours. I decided to wash some clothes as I left the house to do some errands. Before she went off to Mah Jongg, she decided to help out so that I wouldn’t have wrinkled clothes which I talked about in yesterday’s blog. Well, I didn’t realize that clothes put on the drying rack take at least two days to dry. She took her wet clothes off the drying rack to accommodate mine. She put her wet clothes on top of the bed hoping that would dry while was at Mah Jongg, but they didn’t dry that well. This little incident means that we have a two day rule for washing clothes. Could it have been simpler to live the life of a Cave Man and Cave Woman?
I also read where the ban on Same Sex marriages in California might come to an end. I thought that California was just a liberal as Massachusetts.
Isn’t it great that our small Liberal State of Massachusetts have same sex marriage and Universal Health Care before it ever became an issue in other States. We Liberals must be progressive thinkers.
It looks like this weekend’s local Jimmy Fund Ice Fishing Derby is a go. I might skip the ice-fishing part, and go there to socialize with all the people who organize the event and who enter the Derby. The organizer said that there was plenty of ice on Onota Lake where the Derby is being held. The temperatures on Sunday won’t even hit the 30 degree mark. I still need snow cover on the ice before venture out on to it.
Well, I have to put on some gym clothes and head off to Retro Fitness. I will also bring dad his newspaper at a more reasonable hour.
Have a great day at work or play!
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
P.S. 1. When I open the garage door, it will wake Linda up for sure. Luckily she has no trouble getting back to sleep.
P.S. 2. My words of wisdom might portray Linda as some kind of ill natured woman, but she has put up with me for over 40 years. Like I always say, I get some of my best material for my blog from her almost every day of the week. She is still my Valentine!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Hello on Tuesday
Dear Friends,
We pretty much had the Monday which Linda wanted the day after Super Bowl Sunday. I only drove her crazy a couple of times during the day.
The first time was when I left the house in pursuit of my missing drivers’ license. I remember taking the license out of my wallet at local grocery to show an I.D. to purchase alcoholic beverages for our Super Bowl Party. I remember stuffing the card in a pocket of my cargo pants, and not in my wallet. When were out on the multiple days partying until midnight, I also remember stuffing bills in and out of my pockets after receiving change from a beverage purchases. I checked all over the house and car as well as in coats and jackets and sweatshirts that I was wearing. I checked my laundry basket too, but I never found the license. I went off to check to see if anyone turned in the license at the various places that I went to since the first grocery store, but I came up empty. I finally ended up at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and purchased a duplicate license. This little mistake was a $25 dollar one. Linda chastised me for not having patience when I purchase items at any store to take the time to return such items like a debit card, license, etc., back into my wallet before walking away! Oh Darn!
The second item was when I hauled a box of empty bottles and cans left over from our party from my Man Cave to the garage. I left a trail of sticky spots of liquids from the furnace room in my man cave, across the floor in the Man Cave which I had just washed with the wet swiffer, up the carpeted stairs, and across the first floor to the garage. Linda thinks that I do these things just to drive her crazy, but I guess that it comes down to me doing things without thinking. This is not a new revelation!
Observation – I notice that there is quite a difference when Linda washes her clothes (which she did on Monday), and when I wash mine, Her clothes come out so good, it looks like she ironed them. Her delicates she hangs on a clothes rack. When I wash my clothes, they come out wrinkled just as much as when I took them from the laundry basket. I try putting my non dryer clothes on the drying rack, but they still come out wrinkled. Once again, I don’t have the patience to calmly play with the clothes before I put them on the drying rack. I wonder if there was some way that I could talk Linda into washing my clothes too. Maybe I will try and be a little more patient when I wash a couple of loads of my clothes today.
I will not be watching the New York Giant Super Bowl Parade down the streets of Manhattan today.
As a matter of fact, I watched no Blah, Blah, Blah, sports’ programs at all on Monday.
One of the Boston teams are playing this evening so I won’t have to hear replays of the Patriots’ failure of winning the Super Bowl for a second time against the New York Giants.
Our next door neighbor middle school girl rang our doorbell after she got out of school on Monday to pick up the cash from the Curley Super Bowl football pool. The $34 dollars which she won made her one happy girl!
Linda is off to her normal Tuesday session of Mah Jongg today. I have to return a whole bunch of empty bottles and cans at the grocery store where my license fiasco first happened.
Linda also left me instructions of setting up the ingredients of beef stroganoff supper. The beef with all the necessary spices will be cooked in the crock pot, and the noodles will be prepared just before we are ready to eat.
World News and Politics – It was kind of clam on the news front today when I skimmed CNN on line.
On the local scene, a bunch of young adults are finally getting their day in court. They knocked over 200 grave stones (many from the 1800’s), and pulled up American flags in the Pittsfield cemetery last Spring. They will be getting jail time, and then have to get jobs to pay back costs associated with repairing the stones.
I did see where a small town in Pennsylvania is claiming that the process of Fracking to get at natural gas supplies has caused pollution in their water supply system. Besides putting up Wind Mills in Berkshire County which I am against, I don’t believe that Fracking is an environmentally safe way of getting natural gas from the ground. The companies who do the Fracking claim that the process is a safe one. Yeah Right!
Super Bowl Commercials – There was only a couple that Linda and I really liked. I don’t understand how and why companies can pay advertising firms to create these elaborate television commercials, and we as the consumers can’t figure out what product that they are selling. I like it when the average person(s) create the advertisement, and their commercials become a winner. Maybe these companies should have contests where all the commercials are created by average people. We have such a large number of creative people out there who could do a much better job at coming up with Super Bowl Commercials. These companies would save a great deal of money if they used the great ideas of these creative individuals.
Well, I have to do some quiet activities, and some chopping and dicing before I head out the door to return the bottles and cans. I also have to get back to studying my ServSafe Manual. I spent and hour or so yesterday, but I will need to spend a lot more hours studying before the test next Tuesday.
Have a great Tuesday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
We pretty much had the Monday which Linda wanted the day after Super Bowl Sunday. I only drove her crazy a couple of times during the day.
The first time was when I left the house in pursuit of my missing drivers’ license. I remember taking the license out of my wallet at local grocery to show an I.D. to purchase alcoholic beverages for our Super Bowl Party. I remember stuffing the card in a pocket of my cargo pants, and not in my wallet. When were out on the multiple days partying until midnight, I also remember stuffing bills in and out of my pockets after receiving change from a beverage purchases. I checked all over the house and car as well as in coats and jackets and sweatshirts that I was wearing. I checked my laundry basket too, but I never found the license. I went off to check to see if anyone turned in the license at the various places that I went to since the first grocery store, but I came up empty. I finally ended up at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and purchased a duplicate license. This little mistake was a $25 dollar one. Linda chastised me for not having patience when I purchase items at any store to take the time to return such items like a debit card, license, etc., back into my wallet before walking away! Oh Darn!
The second item was when I hauled a box of empty bottles and cans left over from our party from my Man Cave to the garage. I left a trail of sticky spots of liquids from the furnace room in my man cave, across the floor in the Man Cave which I had just washed with the wet swiffer, up the carpeted stairs, and across the first floor to the garage. Linda thinks that I do these things just to drive her crazy, but I guess that it comes down to me doing things without thinking. This is not a new revelation!
Observation – I notice that there is quite a difference when Linda washes her clothes (which she did on Monday), and when I wash mine, Her clothes come out so good, it looks like she ironed them. Her delicates she hangs on a clothes rack. When I wash my clothes, they come out wrinkled just as much as when I took them from the laundry basket. I try putting my non dryer clothes on the drying rack, but they still come out wrinkled. Once again, I don’t have the patience to calmly play with the clothes before I put them on the drying rack. I wonder if there was some way that I could talk Linda into washing my clothes too. Maybe I will try and be a little more patient when I wash a couple of loads of my clothes today.
I will not be watching the New York Giant Super Bowl Parade down the streets of Manhattan today.
As a matter of fact, I watched no Blah, Blah, Blah, sports’ programs at all on Monday.
One of the Boston teams are playing this evening so I won’t have to hear replays of the Patriots’ failure of winning the Super Bowl for a second time against the New York Giants.
Our next door neighbor middle school girl rang our doorbell after she got out of school on Monday to pick up the cash from the Curley Super Bowl football pool. The $34 dollars which she won made her one happy girl!
Linda is off to her normal Tuesday session of Mah Jongg today. I have to return a whole bunch of empty bottles and cans at the grocery store where my license fiasco first happened.
Linda also left me instructions of setting up the ingredients of beef stroganoff supper. The beef with all the necessary spices will be cooked in the crock pot, and the noodles will be prepared just before we are ready to eat.
World News and Politics – It was kind of clam on the news front today when I skimmed CNN on line.
On the local scene, a bunch of young adults are finally getting their day in court. They knocked over 200 grave stones (many from the 1800’s), and pulled up American flags in the Pittsfield cemetery last Spring. They will be getting jail time, and then have to get jobs to pay back costs associated with repairing the stones.
I did see where a small town in Pennsylvania is claiming that the process of Fracking to get at natural gas supplies has caused pollution in their water supply system. Besides putting up Wind Mills in Berkshire County which I am against, I don’t believe that Fracking is an environmentally safe way of getting natural gas from the ground. The companies who do the Fracking claim that the process is a safe one. Yeah Right!
Super Bowl Commercials – There was only a couple that Linda and I really liked. I don’t understand how and why companies can pay advertising firms to create these elaborate television commercials, and we as the consumers can’t figure out what product that they are selling. I like it when the average person(s) create the advertisement, and their commercials become a winner. Maybe these companies should have contests where all the commercials are created by average people. We have such a large number of creative people out there who could do a much better job at coming up with Super Bowl Commercials. These companies would save a great deal of money if they used the great ideas of these creative individuals.
Well, I have to do some quiet activities, and some chopping and dicing before I head out the door to return the bottles and cans. I also have to get back to studying my ServSafe Manual. I spent and hour or so yesterday, but I will need to spend a lot more hours studying before the test next Tuesday.
Have a great Tuesday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
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