Blinded by The Light I know this might sound odd but today as I sit pondering my next column I find myself at odds with the Magnificent Sun which has seldom been seen in the area recently. Here on the coast it’s been cold, damp, and generally uncomfortable for the last couple of months and…
Who Wins?
Okay, who will be the winner? Well if that isn’t a wide open question I don’t know what is. I mean who is going to win what? The NCAA college basketball tournament? The Major League baseball season? The hundred yard dash in the upcoming Olympics to be held in a heavily polluted and human rights…
Becoming Hip
Hipper Becoming Hip! hipGetting all the tests and paperwork in order before my hip surgery had taken its toll since I have very little patience when it comes to making phone calls and playing phone tag. However, that turned out to be a blessing in disguise because the night before surgery I was too worn…
Hold on I’m Coming
Hold on I’m coming was what the storm of December 2007 was saying and people were listening. All the weather services and media predicted a big one triggering memories of the famous Columbus Day storm of 1962 and the winds and flooding of 1995/6. So as the timeline approached the word “hunker down” became appropriate….
Gettin Hip
Gettin Hip How hip is hip? When I was a kid “being hip” was the coolest status you could get. The hip people dictated the way people dressed, what kind of music was cool and they mastered the art of looking down their noises at the non-hip. Fortunately or unfortunately I was never embraced by…
Let The Sunshine In
As is often the case hearing a song will bring back memories and recently I heard the 1969 hit “Let The Sunshine in” by the Fifth Dimension from the musical Hair. Actually it was part of a medley “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in” and it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks…
Choices
Today I spotted Krokos and Daffodils bursting forth outside and the sight of them knocked my internal clock into the Springtime mode. I know it’s not “officially” Spring, but when the sun breaks up the bleak, wet, weather I start mulling over the Choices I have. Like for instance; talking a walk, washing the salt…
A Gift that Lasted
In the past few days there has been a lot of conversation about Microsoft’s proposed buy-out of Yahoo at what they say will be a cost of $44.6 Billion dollars. That ought to point out the impact of the internet and the different search/e-mail sites. Google, the other big one, is opposed to the buy-out…
Patiently Hip
Well they say life is the result of experiences and in the recent weeks I had an experience that will certainly add to my life; my view of life to say the least! For the first time in my life I was a patient in a hospital. Sure I’ve been in the hospital before to…
February is a Month to Celebrate!
Well we made it though the Christmas month of December and the resolution filled month of January, and now February is here and full of great days to celebrate. This year it’s “Leap Year” with one extra day, 29 instead of the usual 28 which happens about every 4 years so this year it’s a…
Yes, it’s Super!
The Webster Dictionary definition of “Super” is “greater than others of the same kind” and when “Super” is used in “Super Bowl” it means it’s the greatest game going that day! Actually it’s been the biggest game of the year for the forty one years; this years Super Bowl is number forty two. Of course…
Party
Seems like everyone I know is going to some kind of Christmas party. They have them at work, church, the local pub; friends hold them and so do social agencies. Some women I know have parties to make things like cookies and treats, some have them to decorate things, and swap tales. As a rule…