I live in Southern California and live the digital lifestyle. I love technology, engage in social networks and thanks to the Amazon Kindle enjoy reading again. I listen to many podcasts and am interested in the paranormal. I don't go ghost hunting or anything like that, but I love reading, viewing and listening to a great fright!
Monday, December 31, 2007
~ Chata's son was killed by a hit and run driver after a verbal altercation
~ Reconnected with Boo's aunt
~ Oompah arrived bringing much drama
~ Our cat Little Girl died
~ We bought a new car
~ Buddah had a horrible four month stretch of illness in which he used another three lives!
~ Full throttle stressful drama at work!
~ Tattie left the scene
~ Boo's pal separated from the company, while my area finally calmed down!
~ We didn't decorate this year
~ Chata's son was killed by a hit and run driver after a verbal altercation
~ Reconnected with Boo's aunt
~ Oompah arrived bringing much drama
~ Our cat Little Girl died
~ We bought a new car
~ Buddah had a horrible four month stretch of illness in which he used another three lives!
~ Full throttle stressful drama at work!
~ Tattie left the scene
~ Boo's pal separated from the company, while my area finally calmed down!
~ We didn't decorate this year
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Pedicure / manicure?
Pedicure / manicure?
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER,
STAY OFF YOUR THIGHS.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER,
STAY OFF YOUR THIGHS.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
I've just finished looking at them and I am amazed at the prices on standard DVDs and some music CDs. Of course, the sales run for four days only, so I need to get to Circuit City and Best Buy tomorrow or Tuesday.
I spent today indoors skunking about and watching DVR'd programming. It was sunny and fairly nice but I just didn't feel like being out and about. We did that yesterday and that was more than enough for me. Sometimes we spend so little time at home, especially during the week, that come the weekend I want to cocoon.
I've just finished looking at them and I am amazed at the prices on standard DVDs and some music CDs. Of course, the sales run for four days only, so I need to get to Circuit City and Best Buy tomorrow or Tuesday.
I spent today indoors skunking about and watching DVR'd programming. It was sunny and fairly nice but I just didn't feel like being out and about. We did that yesterday and that was more than enough for me. Sometimes we spend so little time at home, especially during the week, that come the weekend I want to cocoon.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
...began playing on local Southern California station KOST 103.5 FM on Friday. I'm sorry to say they're starting earlier each year. It used to be they'd wait until Black Friday to start with the 24/7 Christmas music.
I love Christmas music but prefer to listen after the Thanksgiving holiday. I know retailers are super excited about having an extra week of shopping, but if they keep this up, I'm one shopper that's going to revolt.
Whatever happened to giving us time to ease into the spirit? Of making shopping fun and exciting? Of making it a journey not a quick destination?
Maybe I'm getting old? Crabby? I just need a little more time, folks. Don't rush me!
...began playing on local Southern California station KOST 103.5 FM on Friday. I'm sorry to say they're starting earlier each year. It used to be they'd wait until Black Friday to start with the 24/7 Christmas music.
I love Christmas music but prefer to listen after the Thanksgiving holiday. I know retailers are super excited about having an extra week of shopping, but if they keep this up, I'm one shopper that's going to revolt.
Whatever happened to giving us time to ease into the spirit? Of making shopping fun and exciting? Of making it a journey not a quick destination?
Maybe I'm getting old? Crabby? I just need a little more time, folks. Don't rush me!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Thirteen things I've witnessed this week
~ At a potluck a lady walks in with a shabby grocery store-type pie and leaves with a shopping bag filled with left overs.
~ One gal leaves for lunch looking pretty average and returns with her nose bright red and teary eyes from a nose piercing.
~ A motorist signals a right turn and turns left from the center lane - not the designated left turn lane.
~ A gal dressed in navy blue is wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe of the exact same style and heel.
~ Buddah rubbing his scent on the bushes almost did a somersault because he lurched forward too hard.
~ A guy is viewing a joke email that reads F*CK YOU! as his boss walks past.
~ A man walking his stout, low to the ground bulldog each morning. You know the saying about dogs looking like their owners?
~ A motorist has changed his flat tired at the shoulder of the freeway and left behind his jack and crowbar in the lane of traffic. Traffic comes to a crawl on the Hollyweird frwy.
~ A woman dressed in scrubs (presumably from County General hospital three city blocks away) frantically waving her arms imploring motorists to slow down as she chases a German Shepard in a six lane highway during rush hour.
~ A guy fills the coffee pot with water only to find the carafe is cracked as the water gushes out.
~ Window washers washing windows on a high rise on a windy day.
~ A ghastly sight as Baby Jane shows the gals at work the free pair of leopard panties she got with her purchase.
Thirteen things I've witnessed this week
~ At a potluck a lady walks in with a shabby grocery store-type pie and leaves with a shopping bag filled with left overs.
~ One gal leaves for lunch looking pretty average and returns with her nose bright red and teary eyes from a nose piercing.
~ A motorist signals a right turn and turns left from the center lane - not the designated left turn lane.
~ A gal dressed in navy blue is wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe of the exact same style and heel.
~ Buddah rubbing his scent on the bushes almost did a somersault because he lurched forward too hard.
~ A guy is viewing a joke email that reads F*CK YOU! as his boss walks past.
~ A man walking his stout, low to the ground bulldog each morning. You know the saying about dogs looking like their owners?
~ A motorist has changed his flat tired at the shoulder of the freeway and left behind his jack and crowbar in the lane of traffic. Traffic comes to a crawl on the Hollyweird frwy.
~ A woman dressed in scrubs (presumably from County General hospital three city blocks away) frantically waving her arms imploring motorists to slow down as she chases a German Shepard in a six lane highway during rush hour.
~ A guy fills the coffee pot with water only to find the carafe is cracked as the water gushes out.
~ Window washers washing windows on a high rise on a windy day.
~ A ghastly sight as Baby Jane shows the gals at work the free pair of leopard panties she got with her purchase.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
10 Songs That Bring Back Memories (and why)
- Ambrosia Biggest Part of Me Boo used to serenade me.
- Parliamen Funkadelic Flashlight My friend Leti and I would sing this at the top of our lungs and change key words!
- The Johnson Bros. Stomp Boo and I would pump up the volume as we drove around town.
- Rolling Stones Brown Sugar My mom playing this loudly as an insurance agent knocked at our door. She blamed me! LOL
- ELO Roll Over Beethoven Listening to the radio forever so that I could record this song on cassette.
- Eagles New Kid in Town Boo loves the Eagles and sings this tune aloud.
- Various Going to a Go-Go A 12 inch disco medley that pulsated in the clubs.
- The Searchers Farmer John My sisters would play this 45 record over, and over, and over again.
- Van Morrison Blue Money Another favorite of my mom's.
- Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do? Live stadium concert at Anaheim Stadium that totally rocked.
10 Songs That Bring Back Memories (and why)
- Ambrosia Biggest Part of Me Boo used to serenade me.
- Parliamen Funkadelic Flashlight My friend Leti and I would sing this at the top of our lungs and change key words!
- The Johnson Bros. Stomp Boo and I would pump up the volume as we drove around town.
- Rolling Stones Brown Sugar My mom playing this loudly as an insurance agent knocked at our door. She blamed me! LOL
- ELO Roll Over Beethoven Listening to the radio forever so that I could record this song on cassette.
- Eagles New Kid in Town Boo loves the Eagles and sings this tune aloud.
- Various Going to a Go-Go A 12 inch disco medley that pulsated in the clubs.
- The Searchers Farmer John My sisters would play this 45 record over, and over, and over again.
- Van Morrison Blue Money Another favorite of my mom's.
- Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do? Live stadium concert at Anaheim Stadium that totally rocked.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
....because I've allowed this blog to languish and there really is no excuse. It's been pure laziness.
I visited a new Best Buy location in Sherman Oaks, CA this afternoon and I have to say, I had a very pleasant experience. Unusual, since it's a Best Buy. I actually had a sales associate approach and ask if I needed help and when I did need a price check the person actually answered my question. If this keeps up, I may shop there more often.
We ended up buying a DVD set of horror films directed by Japanese film makers. I have a fascination with foreign films, especially Japanese or Chinese films. If BB had the Chinese film The Red Lantern I would've bought that too.
We eyed the flat screen TVs as I'd like one for our bedroom. The current behemoth sucking up all the space on the stand is a 19" CRT with built-in DVD player that died within the first year. The sucker weighs a ton and I'd like the space for other stuff like candles and photos.
The prices have come down but I'm waiting for the sales to kick in. Unfortunately, a lot of folks are unemployed this holiday season and facing foreclosure, so I think retailers are going to have a hard sell, which means great sales!
....because I've allowed this blog to languish and there really is no excuse. It's been pure laziness.
I visited a new Best Buy location in Sherman Oaks, CA this afternoon and I have to say, I had a very pleasant experience. Unusual, since it's a Best Buy. I actually had a sales associate approach and ask if I needed help and when I did need a price check the person actually answered my question. If this keeps up, I may shop there more often.
We ended up buying a DVD set of horror films directed by Japanese film makers. I have a fascination with foreign films, especially Japanese or Chinese films. If BB had the Chinese film The Red Lantern I would've bought that too.
We eyed the flat screen TVs as I'd like one for our bedroom. The current behemoth sucking up all the space on the stand is a 19" CRT with built-in DVD player that died within the first year. The sucker weighs a ton and I'd like the space for other stuff like candles and photos.
The prices have come down but I'm waiting for the sales to kick in. Unfortunately, a lot of folks are unemployed this holiday season and facing foreclosure, so I think retailers are going to have a hard sell, which means great sales!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Ten Words to Describe You
I know it's not Tuesday...I'm like three days late...but I still wanted to answer this meme.
- Inquisitive
- Playful
- Music lover
- Spiritual
- Frugal
- Mischievous
- Serious
- Geeky
- Humanitarian
- Funny
Ten Words to Describe You
I know it's not Tuesday...I'm like three days late...but I still wanted to answer this meme.
- Inquisitive
- Playful
- Music lover
- Spiritual
- Frugal
- Mischievous
- Serious
- Geeky
- Humanitarian
- Funny
Saturday, October 20, 2007
An Angeleno Pleas...
An Angeleno Pleas...
Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
machine, inhales a big breath of air, and tells her that her hair smells
nice. After a week of this, she can't stand it anymore, takes her
complaint to a supervisor in the personnel department and asks to file a
sexual harassment grievance against him. The Human Resources supervisor
is puzzled and asks: "What's sexually threatening about a co-worker
telling you your hair smells nice?" The woman replies, "It's Carl. The
midget."
machine, inhales a big breath of air, and tells her that her hair smells
nice. After a week of this, she can't stand it anymore, takes her
complaint to a supervisor in the personnel department and asks to file a
sexual harassment grievance against him. The Human Resources supervisor
is puzzled and asks: "What's sexually threatening about a co-worker
telling you your hair smells nice?" The woman replies, "It's Carl. The
midget."
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Quite simply, I can't.
I haven't felt like blogging lately which makes me both happy and very sad.
Happy because it frees me to do other things.
Sad because I do enjoy and miss it. Maybe it's a love / hate situation?
Either way, I am trying to remedy it. Part of the challenge remains in the limitations of moblogging. Yes I know, all could be easily solved if I bought an iPhone. It would allow me to surf the web and read/write email, as well as post to my blog.
Problem is I don't have $700 lying around just itching to be spent. And if I did, I can think of more pressing things that could use that amount of attention, if you catch my drift?
Haven't been up to too much lately. I've taken a road trip here and there. Dropped some cash on a portable audio recording device, the M-Audio Microtrack 2496, which I totally love. The sound quality is fantastic.
Also bought a new car out of necessity. The old one died and I needed transportation.
Ah yes, I'm still in email hell with no end in sight.
This about covers it.
Maybe I've lost my touch and should simply Twitter my life???
Quite simply, I can't.
I haven't felt like blogging lately which makes me both happy and very sad.
Happy because it frees me to do other things.
Sad because I do enjoy and miss it. Maybe it's a love / hate situation?
Either way, I am trying to remedy it. Part of the challenge remains in the limitations of moblogging. Yes I know, all could be easily solved if I bought an iPhone. It would allow me to surf the web and read/write email, as well as post to my blog.
Problem is I don't have $700 lying around just itching to be spent. And if I did, I can think of more pressing things that could use that amount of attention, if you catch my drift?
Haven't been up to too much lately. I've taken a road trip here and there. Dropped some cash on a portable audio recording device, the M-Audio Microtrack 2496, which I totally love. The sound quality is fantastic.
Also bought a new car out of necessity. The old one died and I needed transportation.
Ah yes, I'm still in email hell with no end in sight.
This about covers it.
Maybe I've lost my touch and should simply Twitter my life???
Monday, October 1, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
The all American drink
The all American drink
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
I still appreciate and respect an old fashioned protest by a hard working customer. Many folks take to the Net to voice their dissatisfaction with a product or service and this method does serve a global purpose. But, for the regional folks who either don't Google this specific dealership or my city, they'll never know how this particular man feels about his purchase. I think this squeaky wheel will receive rapt attention from Jeep Chrysler!
I still appreciate and respect an old fashioned protest by a hard working customer. Many folks take to the Net to voice their dissatisfaction with a product or service and this method does serve a global purpose. But, for the regional folks who either don't Google this specific dealership or my city, they'll never know how this particular man feels about his purchase. I think this squeaky wheel will receive rapt attention from Jeep Chrysler!
Thursday, August 9, 2007
......has left me very sad. I wish Blogger had bought the service since it integrated so well and easily with their blogs. It was so convenient to record an audio entry in Odeo and simply cut and paste the entry into my Blogger account. The audio would seamlessly play from within Blogger and the listener didn't have to do anything other than click the entry.
I don't know which company bought Odeo, but they've rapidly let it go down the tubes, which is so unfortunate because Odeo had a loyal user base. The site launched when podcasting was just catching fire, so I don't understand how it could fail.
If Odeo had no users then I could understand its parent company wanting to offload it, but it did have users and provided a valuable service for free. I thought Odeo's original creators would care about selling the service to a company intent on maintaining and improving it. Alas, they didn't care and it's my loss.
......has left me very sad. I wish Blogger had bought the service since it integrated so well and easily with their blogs. It was so convenient to record an audio entry in Odeo and simply cut and paste the entry into my Blogger account. The audio would seamlessly play from within Blogger and the listener didn't have to do anything other than click the entry.
I don't know which company bought Odeo, but they've rapidly let it go down the tubes, which is so unfortunate because Odeo had a loyal user base. The site launched when podcasting was just catching fire, so I don't understand how it could fail.
If Odeo had no users then I could understand its parent company wanting to offload it, but it did have users and provided a valuable service for free. I thought Odeo's original creators would care about selling the service to a company intent on maintaining and improving it. Alas, they didn't care and it's my loss.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Let's go CD shopping!
Back in the day before the internet ruled the earth and people went to malls etc...
What was your favorite record store? Wow, I hadn't thought about Music Plus in eons. They were the ultimate music store for me and I would easily drop $50 each visit. I bought LPs, 45s, cassette tapes, cassette tape holders/carriers, CDs, black light poster art, audio/video cables, concert tickets, etc.
Are there any non-chain stores that you still frequent for your music needs? Non-chain? How about plain old CD stores? Let's see, I have Amoeba Records in Hollywood which is about twenty miles from me. I used to have used CD stores in my area called Penney Lane, but they're also "out of business".
What was your favorite "find" at your favorite store? Awesome concert seating. This is when you could camp out at the store and if you were fifth in line, you were fifth to buy your tickets. None of this junk of being assigned a random number: your fifth in line and given number 56. Right.
Let's go CD shopping!
Back in the day before the internet ruled the earth and people went to malls etc...
What was your favorite record store? Wow, I hadn't thought about Music Plus in eons. They were the ultimate music store for me and I would easily drop $50 each visit. I bought LPs, 45s, cassette tapes, cassette tape holders/carriers, CDs, black light poster art, audio/video cables, concert tickets, etc.
Are there any non-chain stores that you still frequent for your music needs? Non-chain? How about plain old CD stores? Let's see, I have Amoeba Records in Hollywood which is about twenty miles from me. I used to have used CD stores in my area called Penney Lane, but they're also "out of business".
What was your favorite "find" at your favorite store? Awesome concert seating. This is when you could camp out at the store and if you were fifth in line, you were fifth to buy your tickets. None of this junk of being assigned a random number: your fifth in line and given number 56. Right.
Monday, August 6, 2007
10 songs that sum up your weekend...or were on your weekend playlist...and one picture that relates back. (oh, and if you feel like it, tell us why you picked the songs you did)
I thought about Kiss after hearing that guitarist Paul Stanley had to miss a performance at the Soboba Casino in Riverside, CA because his heart rate rose to 190 and wouldn't decrease. Emergency personnel had to stop his heart and then restart it again. Talk about a scary experience! Of the Kiss band members Paul and Gene Simmons are the standing regulars.
~ Kiss Rock and Roll All Night
~ Dire Straits Money for Nothing
~ The Eagles Tequila Sunrise
~ John Lennon Jealous Guy
~ U2 With or Without You
~ Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark
~ Hall & Oates I Can’t go for that
~ Queen We are the Champions
~ Bryan Adams Run to You
~ Supertramp Take the Long Way Home
10 songs that sum up your weekend...or were on your weekend playlist...and one picture that relates back. (oh, and if you feel like it, tell us why you picked the songs you did)
I thought about Kiss after hearing that guitarist Paul Stanley had to miss a performance at the Soboba Casino in Riverside, CA because his heart rate rose to 190 and wouldn't decrease. Emergency personnel had to stop his heart and then restart it again. Talk about a scary experience! Of the Kiss band members Paul and Gene Simmons are the standing regulars.
~ Kiss Rock and Roll All Night
~ Dire Straits Money for Nothing
~ The Eagles Tequila Sunrise
~ John Lennon Jealous Guy
~ U2 With or Without You
~ Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark
~ Hall & Oates I Can’t go for that
~ Queen We are the Champions
~ Bryan Adams Run to You
~ Supertramp Take the Long Way Home
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Inexpensive Audio Recording Device
is priced below $99 after sales tax. None of the MP3 players I own
record audio, some do and this is a nice feature that I didn't consider
at the time.
I need something compact and lightweight with a recording time of thirty
minutes minimum, preferably sixty minutes. It needs to be unobtrusive
and use AAA or AA batteries I can't be running around looking for a
proprietary battery type at the most inopportune moment - Murphy's Law.
If you have suggestions, please share.
Inexpensive Audio Recording Device
is priced below $99 after sales tax. None of the MP3 players I own
record audio, some do and this is a nice feature that I didn't consider
at the time.
I need something compact and lightweight with a recording time of thirty
minutes minimum, preferably sixty minutes. It needs to be unobtrusive
and use AAA or AA batteries I can't be running around looking for a
proprietary battery type at the most inopportune moment - Murphy's Law.
If you have suggestions, please share.
Friday, August 3, 2007
DVR Freak Out Moment
So last Saturday night I went to check the living room DVR and make certain it still had room to record, it's a DVR included in our cable box. I turned it on and received "A Fatal Disc Write Error" message that caused my hair to stand.
Shocked and scared, I immediately turned it off, waited a few minutes and then tried again. I received the same message and pressing a variety of buttons didn't change a thing. I turned it off before Boo saw it and went to bed.
Sunday morning I checked the cable/DVR box and was greeted by the same message. Fear entrenched itself in the pit of my stomach because I knew the DVR had to be at least 80% full. It contained all of the summer season episodes of Psych, Monk, Eureka and Doctor Who that's a lot of shows to miss.
Now I rarely phone the cable company as Boo handles it, but since I knew Boo would freak worse than me, I decided I'd better handle it. Well several "Can you please hold?", "The screen is still blank?" and audible sighs of concern/stress from the Charter tech minutes later the issue was successfully resolved and all of our recorded shows reappeared.
This experience opened my eyes though, because what if Charter couldn't solve the problem? The sole solution is trade out the cable/DVR box and with it ALL saved recordings. My cable company doesn't back up any of the recorded programs saved on the DVR. Since I don't own the box, I can't alter it by adding a second drive. We would be totally screwed!
So try not to fill your Cable DVR box to the gills. You never know when it will die on you and with it all of your favorite can't miss shows.
DVR Freak Out Moment
So last Saturday night I went to check the living room DVR and make certain it still had room to record, it's a DVR included in our cable box. I turned it on and received "A Fatal Disc Write Error" message that caused my hair to stand.
Shocked and scared, I immediately turned it off, waited a few minutes and then tried again. I received the same message and pressing a variety of buttons didn't change a thing. I turned it off before Boo saw it and went to bed.
Sunday morning I checked the cable/DVR box and was greeted by the same message. Fear entrenched itself in the pit of my stomach because I knew the DVR had to be at least 80% full. It contained all of the summer season episodes of Psych, Monk, Eureka and Doctor Who that's a lot of shows to miss.
Now I rarely phone the cable company as Boo handles it, but since I knew Boo would freak worse than me, I decided I'd better handle it. Well several "Can you please hold?", "The screen is still blank?" and audible sighs of concern/stress from the Charter tech minutes later the issue was successfully resolved and all of our recorded shows reappeared.
This experience opened my eyes though, because what if Charter couldn't solve the problem? The sole solution is trade out the cable/DVR box and with it ALL saved recordings. My cable company doesn't back up any of the recorded programs saved on the DVR. Since I don't own the box, I can't alter it by adding a second drive. We would be totally screwed!
So try not to fill your Cable DVR box to the gills. You never know when it will die on you and with it all of your favorite can't miss shows.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Thursday Thirteen
~ As long as Dad had a deck of cards he could keep me entertained while
teaching me crucial strategy skills.
~ He loved to watch the bull fights and to this day is the only man I've
ever known to watch them. I still can't bear to watch.
~ He was very religious without blindly following the clergy. He would
have been sad to learn of the ongoing sexual abuse that was covered up
by bishops and cardinals. He would have reminded me that they are mere
mortals - men - first and foremost.
~ He was always very neatly dressed with shoes shined. He believed in
having very clean shoes.
~ He loved my mom's cooking and his favorite cuisine was Mexican.
~ He always wore two rings: one on his ring finger and another on his
left pinky.
~ Dad always had beard stubble no matter what. He would shave with
shaving cream and the old razors but still had "five o'clock shadow"!
LOL
~ The one time I really needed him he was there.
~ He'd made several attempts to quit smoking but didn't make it. All the
new Non-Smoking ordinances would have driven him nuts!
~ He didn't drive and felt no shame about it. He was very much his own
man.
~ He had a large stride and I would have to run to keep up with him.
~ Basically every conversation with dad was an opportunity to learn a
new lesson or moral.
~ He loved to go to the horse races. I don't know if he placed bets, but
he liked the atmosphere and freebies.
~ He taught me to take pride in anything I do and to not skimp on
details.
Thursday Thirteen
~ As long as Dad had a deck of cards he could keep me entertained while
teaching me crucial strategy skills.
~ He loved to watch the bull fights and to this day is the only man I've
ever known to watch them. I still can't bear to watch.
~ He was very religious without blindly following the clergy. He would
have been sad to learn of the ongoing sexual abuse that was covered up
by bishops and cardinals. He would have reminded me that they are mere
mortals - men - first and foremost.
~ He was always very neatly dressed with shoes shined. He believed in
having very clean shoes.
~ He loved my mom's cooking and his favorite cuisine was Mexican.
~ He always wore two rings: one on his ring finger and another on his
left pinky.
~ Dad always had beard stubble no matter what. He would shave with
shaving cream and the old razors but still had "five o'clock shadow"!
LOL
~ The one time I really needed him he was there.
~ He'd made several attempts to quit smoking but didn't make it. All the
new Non-Smoking ordinances would have driven him nuts!
~ He didn't drive and felt no shame about it. He was very much his own
man.
~ He had a large stride and I would have to run to keep up with him.
~ Basically every conversation with dad was an opportunity to learn a
new lesson or moral.
~ He loved to go to the horse races. I don't know if he placed bets, but
he liked the atmosphere and freebies.
~ He taught me to take pride in anything I do and to not skimp on
details.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
...keeping me company as I view video podcasts and relax. Obviously, he doesn't find it as intriguing as I do, he's always been a finicky a little guy and bit particular!
...keeping me company as I view video podcasts and relax. Obviously, he doesn't find it as intriguing as I do, he's always been a finicky a little guy and bit particular!