Locked Out

As you may or may not have heard, Opening Day (and the first two series) of the 2022 Major League Baseball season has been cancelled due to a lock out between players and owners. Naturally, the players are blaming the owners and the owners are blaming the players. The core issue is money. Surprise surprise. … Continue reading Locked Out →

Happy Marching Music Day!

Today is March 4th and it is Marching Music Day! According to the "National Day" calendar: March forth to the rhythm of life on Marching Music Day every March 4th. Honor the dedicated musicians and performers of many diverse styles and backgrounds. Marching Music Day celebrates all varieties of art forms that bring us “music … Continue reading Happy Marching Music Day! →

Happy Birthday, Doc!

Today I thank you for the read. It is a special day indeed. You probably know him, for what it's worth, It's the day of Dr. Seuss's birth. He brought us the annoying guy named Sam Who liked to eat green eggs and ham. He often wrote of this and that And is best know … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Doc! →

Another Weekend Recap

Some sort of bug hit our place last week. Poor Ella woke up with a very deep cough. Friday was the worst of it. She had the cough, a runny nose, and puffy eyes. Thankfully, she did not have a fever. After a visit to the doc, she said she had the croup. She was … Continue reading Another Weekend Recap →

Are You Hip To That Jive?

Slang: a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. I have always loved watching old movies and listening to old radio shows. I have always chuckled at some … Continue reading Are You Hip To That Jive? →

Happy National Chili Day!

I LOVE chili! When I first moved to the Flint area from the Detroit area I remember going to a coney place and they asked if I wanted my coney dogs "Detroit or Flint" style. Who knew they were different? Not me. It's not that I dislike Flint style, but to me it isn't quite … Continue reading Happy National Chili Day! →

Thoughts on The Godfather (1972)

It has been some time since I have been able to participate in a Blogathon, but when I saw that The Ultimate Decades Blogathon was being hosted by my friends over at Tranquil Dreams and Drew's Movie Reviews, I had to take part in it. The basic theme is to blog about a movie that … Continue reading Thoughts on The Godfather (1972) →

Post Op Update

Today marks 1 week since I "retired the swim team." Without going into too much detail, upon examination my doc decided that the surgery would need to be done at the hospital. He told me that he'd feel better if we did it there. I was pleasantly surprised when I was told that I'd be … Continue reading Post Op Update →

Pure Sassy!

We took Ella to get her "Two Year Old" Pictures last week. I'm glad that we wound up getting the entire digital package, because I don't know that I could just pick a few pictures! Maybe I am biased, but I think she is one of the most photogenic kids! I don't know that she … Continue reading Pure Sassy! →

Ice On. Ice Off.

I debated whether or not to write about this. Then I realized that I've already shared quite a bit of personal stuff with you already, so what's one more thing? As I stated in my previous blog, I am home recovering from a minor surgical procedure (Somewhere hidden in this blog is a hint as … Continue reading Ice On. Ice Off. →