Wednesday, June 24, 2009
My Impression of St. Louis
My initial reaction to St. Louis is, why did I drag everyone all that distance to Key West? Now, granted, the ocean is the ocean, and key West has more ocean than most places. So, for that, there is no other Key West. But for the "out of sight" prices on everything, they make you want it. St. Louis,...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Aha! Internet Access!
When school let out June 4th I finalized my plans to travel to Key West with the girls. We arrived on Monday this week and stayed three days and nights at the Sheraton Suites Resort. Very plush, on the beach here in Key West, on S. Roosevelt Ave. I used the fitness room each day and fell very strong...
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
I'M FREE!
I've lost track of the number of workouts I've done. My body is tightening up and bouncing back. My legs feel strong, and I was losing the ability to stand or walk; my right knee was popping and the tendons were slipping out of place. I'm in the vecinity of 21 workouts in 28 days. My oldest daughter...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Dieting with My Kids -- Aghhhhhh!
I napped while the girls went to class (math, ugh); I awoke with their return two and a half hours later. They sent me to the store for Weight Watchers ice cream snackies. I entered the front of store and made my way through fields of trepidation: the donut holes, glazed donuts, caramel corn,...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Gold Coast and Sequel The Gate House
Compulsively, I have read all the LeCarre portfolio, including his original short stories; my secret is that I have read Tailor of Panama at least thirteen times. He is quoted as saying, "...yes, I suppose I did a bit too well on that one." Of course it came to me in 1996, the year I became a single...
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Reviewing: Middle Eastern turmoil on hold pending Obama Administration peace-making. Hillary over there talking fast and doing the diplomatic soft shoe: PROTOCOL, ALCOHOL & PEPTO BISMOL. Russia regaining self-image (brute) as the dollar sinks and the price of oil reaches $70. So, the outlying...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
On Retirement: Pieces of April on a Morning in May
Today was the true test of a man's soul. One down and three days to go this week. Three days next week and summer starts. Summer for me marks my official retirement frmo public school teaching. I still have my license, so whether I continue to be called in will decide whether we eat next year. As...
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Monday, May 25, 2009
I watched the Cards-Brewers Standoff: More like a Hostage Situation.
After three days of not working out, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, I went out to Grays' Lake today. It was sprinkling which discouraged the younger set. I went alone. Hood up, umbrella in hand, I proceeded on a brisk 40-minute walk. The last five minutes it was pouring cats and dogs. Haven't had that...
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What We Have to Go Through to Be Worthy of Our Inflated Ego!
I watched the House Marathon today -- USA Network. Whatever you think, it is the smartest show on tv. Not just anatomy 101: psychoanalysis 101, and some classic psycho-sexual liaisons that at least inflate the envelope. Of course I tracked the MLB all afternoon. Yanks lost, Mets lost, Cubs lost, but...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Quote of the Day...
SCULLY: William Howard Taft served on the court after his presidency, would you have any interest in being on the Supreme Court? OBAMA: You know, I am not sure that I could get through Senate confirmation. C-SPAN
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