Have a Happy Fourth of July!

I love the Fourth of July. It’s all about how great our country is, and I truly believe that this country is the best in the world.

We get to enjoy our freedoms every day and we celebrate with parades, picnics, concerts and fireworks! Its a great weekend – be safe and have fun!

My girlfriend and co-worker, Wendy Carlyle, had a death in the family last month and had to travel to New York for the funeral.

Evidently both of her parents have brothers who are ill. I’m not sure which one passed away, but the office decided to send flowers to the funeral to offer our condolences to Wendy and her family.My secretary took care of it.

It made me realize that I have not had a reason to order or send flowers to anyone for a long time. That is unusual for me, as I used to work for florists when I was much younger, and I have always been eager to send or receive flowers. I’m sorry to say that might be one more social convention that is slowly disappearing.

A lot of my friends went to a surprise birthday party for Bobby Bare. They all got to his house about an hour before he was expected home and thank goodness it was dark before he did, as there were dozens of cars parked in the back yard. It was a huge surprise for Bobby when he walked in, and with all the musicians in the room, you would not believe the variety of wonderful songs that were played all night, well into the wee hours. Of course, musicians are used to be up until the wee hours, but regular folks like me start to droop after 1:00 or 2:00 am!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I love the way we are starting Daylight Savings early again this year. I wonder if it is a permanent thing now?

The easy way to remember how this works is to remember this little saying:

“Spring Forward and
Fall Back.”

Can’t you just make a mental image of springing forward, like in a race? And then to fall back, like that team building exercise where they tell you to close your eyes and let yourself fall backwards because you have to trust that your team mate is going to catch you. That’s what I think of when it comes to Daylight Savings time.

I’ve only been to Mardi Gras once but it was a total blast. It had some great moments and a couple of bad moments, but OMG – what a party! I do love New Orleans for their craziness and some of the best food anywhere in the world. Wish I had a fantastic costume like this one to wear for a day. Wish I was there right now. FML

Today is the day for lover’s, all over the world. Well, at least I think it is recognized all over the world. Maybe not in the muslim countries, though. I don’t even know how to check on that . . . but I hope the muslim countries celebrate love and caring somehow, even if they don’t recognize and celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. We all need a little love in our lives, even if it doesn’t last. Sometimes we need a reason to stop and look around, and appreciate what we have or what we could have.

This morning the groundhog sets our fate for the next 6 weeks. I beg of you, don’t see your shadow. I REALLY need an early spring. This winter has been too cold and too snowy for us to endure much longer. We have record setting snowfalls all over the country. Enough of that mess – let’s have warm days and pretty flowers blooming. Spring is soooo much nicer than winter!