Good Weather Is Speading Up Construction Schedules

Posted on 8th March 2012 in Entertainment/Fun, Opinion, Sports, weather, work

It looks like the park/playground down the road, that has been under construction for the last 7 or 8 months, but is ahead of schedule due to the extreme warm winter weather that we have been blessed with this year, is almost ready to be opened and enjoyed by so many kids, family and people of all ages, race and gender. They have really done a great job with the new landscaping, Picnic Tables, playground equipment, water fountains, Park Benches, rest rooms and various other items that has made this grand opening so exciting for so many people in the neighborhood.

They have even made a BMX bike trail for the kids to have a safe place to ride their bikes and to jump hills and fly off of  ramps, and all the other tricks that kids do today on their bikes. They even had some Bleachers put up for the parents and other spectators to sit on while the kids enjoy all that this new and improved neighborhood park has to offer us all now.

Their next project is expected to be a place for folks to bring their dogs and let them run and play, which has worked wonderfully in other areas and there is a great need for places such as this everywhere. So it’s all good.

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Bizarre Foods

Posted on 5th March 2012 in Entertainment/Fun, Food, Opinion, Shopping

One of my favorite TV shows has been Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern, that man has put some of the grossest things in his mouth. And very rarely do you see him crinkle up his face with the look of utter disgust that people do when they have just eaten something nasty tasting.  When this does happen his motto is to “try it twice” which I’ve seen him do on a rare occasion and usually he still doesn’t like it. You got to give him credit for trying so many ODD foods all across the world. I don’t think that I would enjoy sharing a meal with him though. I’m just saying………

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Making little Easter Baskets for the nursing home

Posted on 3rd March 2012 in Entertainment/Fun, Friends/Family, Life, Opinion

When my wife told me that she wanted to hold a party for her Red Hatter club to make Easter Baskets for the local nursing homes I thought that was a great idea. There are several nursing homes in the area that are always in need of volunteers to do things for them to brighten the lives of the residents.

I can remember when my wife and I got married it was in a church that was right across the street from a nursing home, and my wife arranged with the nursing home to use one of their empty apartment units to change into her gown. The residents of the nursing home were all so excited to see her dressed in her beautiful gown, right before she walked out of the door and across the street to the church.

We’ve always had a soft spot for people in nursing homes. I can’t really say why that is exactly, maybe it is because we know that one day we, too, will be old and feeble and in need of some love and attention.

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Bose headphones

Posted on 24th February 2012 in Entertainment/Fun, Friends/Family, Life, Opinion

When Allen told me that he wanted to get a pair of Bose headphones to take back to college with him I had to say that I wasn’t terribly surprised. Bose makes great sounding equipment. I can remember back around 1978 when I bought a pair of Bose speakers for my stereo system. They were the absolutely best sounding speakers I’ve ever had in my life. A little on the pricey side, but they are definitely worth the extra money.

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Fresh Vegies Traded For Clean Pool Privaleges

Posted on 16th February 2012 in Entertainment/Fun, Food, Home and Garden, Sports, weather

The stores are starting to put out all of the items that are needed for our spring work and our summer fun in the sun. The patio furniture, garden supplies, lawn mowers, flip flops and pool accessories are lining the shelves just begging us, the consumers, to start digging in our wallets and dishing out the bucks on all of things that we have become famous for buying this time of the year.

My neighbors are getting anxious just waiting for this warm weather that we have been experiencing this winter, to get just a bit warmer and they can start getting their pool supplies in order and ready for all the water activities that having a backyard pool can bring to friends and family members. I’m so glad that I’m on good terms with both neighbors on both sides of my place and that I have an open invite to go over and enjoy a dip in either one of their pools, or a whole afternoon if I please to. They get to deal with all of the various pool supply issues while I just get to enjoy the feel of the nice clean water that they are so careful to get with all of the pool filters and pool chemicals that they have to buy each year.

While I in return turn them on to all the goodies that I grow in my wonderful vegetable garden in my back yard. So it works out very well for all concerned.

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