My dad is 81 today. I talked with him this afternoon about 15:00 as Buzzy was wrapping up his nap. He was in good spirits. Apparently he'd had numerous well wishers call. My brother Danny awoke him at 06:45 thinking he would be up and about!
Buzzy and I made our usual trek to the library this Monday morning for "Storytime." I had forgotten it was Presidents Day but no worries the library was open for business. We checked out several books on airplanes, jets and trucks for him to peruse. After awakening from his nap we watched "Cars" for at least the 1000th time! He enjoys it.
The weather continues to be confounding. Cold and very windy. Yesterday a wind gust blew my huge gas grill across the deck and into the railing breaking one spindle in two and knocking loose another one. The grill had some cosmetic damage to the skirt on the bottom but otherwise I think it's OK.
Lately I've been sampling some late 60's progressive rock: Deep Purple, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Genesis. It brings back a lot of memories but I guess that's really what music is for...."so spoke the wizard in his mountain home." "The Wizard" Uriah Heep. And who can forget Iron Butterfly and "In a gadda da vida."
Monday, February 18, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Waiting for the Winter Storm......
Hi All,
Here at 10553 awaiting the winter storm that the local media has been revving about since last evening. Their tractor crawl during the Grammy's was as annoying as it was persistent. They just can't seem to do anything but try to whip people into a frenzy of paranoia and panic shopping! Anyway, as I type it's cold (20's) and increasingly overcast but no precipitation. I guess that's supposed to come later. They're predicting a mixed bag of snow followed with freezing rain and then rain.....
Aiden and I traveled to the library this morning for "Babes in Storyland." He wasn't much in to the story or the activities that followed so we browsed for a bit and then came home for lunch. He started to fall asleep on the drive home so I guess he's just tired this morning. He didn't eat much for lunch and took a long nap afterwards. Now he's watching his favorite toy "Lightning McQueen" as he stars in "Cars."
It's now been 3 weeks since I've done any running at all. I still have a lingering cough but for the first time I think it's all but gone. I'll give it the rest of the week and see if maybe I can get back in the saddle this weekend.
Patagucci has their "Winterfest 2008" starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to trying to get some discounted gear for the late winter and spring.
Dinner is in the oven and Linda's on her way home so I'll post this baby and get on to cooking.
Here at 10553 awaiting the winter storm that the local media has been revving about since last evening. Their tractor crawl during the Grammy's was as annoying as it was persistent. They just can't seem to do anything but try to whip people into a frenzy of paranoia and panic shopping! Anyway, as I type it's cold (20's) and increasingly overcast but no precipitation. I guess that's supposed to come later. They're predicting a mixed bag of snow followed with freezing rain and then rain.....
Aiden and I traveled to the library this morning for "Babes in Storyland." He wasn't much in to the story or the activities that followed so we browsed for a bit and then came home for lunch. He started to fall asleep on the drive home so I guess he's just tired this morning. He didn't eat much for lunch and took a long nap afterwards. Now he's watching his favorite toy "Lightning McQueen" as he stars in "Cars."
It's now been 3 weeks since I've done any running at all. I still have a lingering cough but for the first time I think it's all but gone. I'll give it the rest of the week and see if maybe I can get back in the saddle this weekend.
Patagucci has their "Winterfest 2008" starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to trying to get some discounted gear for the late winter and spring.
Dinner is in the oven and Linda's on her way home so I'll post this baby and get on to cooking.
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