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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Is It REALLY Necessary For It To Be 16 Below?

At 7 AM, I woke up to make sure our water hadn't froze shut (it hadn't) and looked at the local weather station to get the 'official' temp. -16. Who ordered this crap? Add to the joy of that, we had a prevailing northern wind that just made it all seem even worse. Besides the fact that nearly... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

A Baseball Fan's Dream

Now I'm a lifelong fan of the Detroit Tigers, having listened to games on the radio since I was four or five (waaaay back in the mid to late 1950's!). I remember the years of having a great season only to end up second to the "M&M Boys" (dat's da Yankees for you non fans). I remember Al Kaline,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Holy Snowflakes Batman!

I had a meeting to attend tomorrow about writing but they just called to tell me it would be postponed. Now I've been busy writing all day and while I had heard the weather forecasts, I hadn't looked outside. Hmmmmm... four inches of new snow since 3PM EST, a 15 to 20 mph wind which makes for... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

My Tribute To A Hero of Mine

I am approaching the age of 62 and in my life, I've had exactly three heroes; my Father, Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger Hall of Famer, and Dale Earnhardt. We are coming up on the 14th anniversary of the death of Earnhardt and I'd like to pay my tribute to the man. I had met him twice, both times were just... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Baby It's Cold Outside!

My wife has settled down a bit and I am grateful for that. I took her in for blood work and she has a decent pneumonia setting in. They gave her a shot of Rocephen which is a very fast acting broad spectrum antibiotic, meaning it covers both gram negative and gram positive bacterias. She is catching... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Reflections...

My wife Judy has been quite sick lately to the point I thought she might be admitted to the hospital but they saw her tonight in the walk in clinic and dosed her up with three or four different meds. She is breathing better with less tossing and turning and for that, I am very grateful. It bothers... Sign in to see full entry.

Make Mine With Double Bacon!

Having a degree in Applied Biological Science, a fancy term for "I took a lot of biology classes," I had to laugh when I read this article. (The U.S. Government is poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol. The words in the headline should begin with caps... but then again, this is... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!

My cell phone has been acting up lately and while checking the website of my carrier, I saw one I wanted at a very nice price "for a limited time only!' type deal. Having done a lot of business with this company (my company owns 23 phones from them), I called and asked them to hold one for me and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

A Day of Family

It is amazing that even under the worst of stress, when a family that is scattered far away finally manages to gather, a day becomes a wonderful thing.Our daughter is also a nurse and just as she knew growing up, the families of nurses, medics, police, firemen, and the military know that Sunday is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Home From The Road

Whew. It seems that no matter how you tell yourself that you aren't gonna stay all day at this guy's house, you end up staying there too long... and I did. My intention was to be home by 5PM latest and we all know where good intentions take us. I pulled into the drive of home about 12:25 AM. My eyes... Sign in to see full entry.

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