My kind of weather today - currently 75, high of 79. Got all my windows open, listening the various birds chirping, some minor road traffic from the county road 1/2 mile away. And, then, there are my backyard neighbors, with their air conditioner running full tilt. Weird thing is, it looks as though their back door is open as well. Not sure whether I should go over and tell them (that their AC … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
Mr. Trump and his Tweets following “Orlando”
June 12, 2016 By
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and his Twitter tweets (please see the above photo), in chronological order, since Mr. Trump became aware of the mass killings in Orlando. I also looked at his official campaign website - no official statement from him (other than the tweets in the attached photo). As opposed to the following from Secretary Clinton: "I join the Americans in your prayers for … [Read more...]
An article from “The New Yorker”
June 12, 2016 By
An editorial from the "New Yorker" magazine's website, dated today: In the rhetoric of Donald Trump, mendacity and cynicism compete for equal time. It is hard to say which prevailed today as the Republican Party standard-bearer, a man who pretends to the most powerful political office in the land, tweeted this at his followers: “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic … [Read more...]
Orlando tragedy
June 12, 2016 By
My thoughts, prayers and tears are with the people in Orlando. Why do so many people have such hatred in their hearts and heads? … [Read more...]
Bobby Fischer Movie
June 11, 2016 By
Watched a pretty good biographical movie tonight: "Pawn Sacrifice", staring Tobey Maguire as a young Bobby Fischer (chess champion in the '60s and '70s). Tobey does a great job at portraying Mr. Fischer. The movie starts with us seeing him as a 6 yr old chess prodigy, thru his teenage and young adult years, and finishes with the infamous 1972 Fischer/Boris Spassky championship match in Iceland, … [Read more...]
Mr. Trump and his comment regarding Elizabeth Warren
June 10, 2016 By
"Pocahontas". Ok, I'm pretty sure President Obama has someone on his staff doing his Twitter remarks for him. I'm guessing that both Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton also have people to do that kinda stuff too. (yes, probably both candidates have input and/or are consulted at times, before a tweet is twittered - but, my guess is, 75-90% of their tweets are made by their staff's PR … [Read more...]
Chewbacca Mom and internet haters
June 9, 2016 By
Article on money "made" by the Chewbacca "Mom" First: Good for her! She made us laugh. She made lots (thousands, if not millions) of us laugh as we watched her laugh. Second: How can anyone feel a need to hate or criticize her for getting/making money off of her video? Doesn't make any sense to me. I truly dislike complainers/haters/trolls/bullies. Get a life. Rather than use the Internet to … [Read more...]
Dinner with Kelsey
June 8, 2016 By
Had a great dinner and conversation with BFF Kelsey Bruso, at MOA/Cadillac Grill tonight. Had an awesome Chicken Diablo Pasta, while Kelsey has some wonderful ribs. As always, it was great to see him. Always enjoy his company. … [Read more...]
Memories of the Killer Geese
June 6, 2016 By
"No! No! No, that's right, I said No!" Later: "Aieeeii, are they chasing me???!!!" She was a hoot with these Geese. Best. Day. Ever. (from a year ago - during Elyse's visit) ==== Elyse and Brian story #1 We're at PowderHorn Park this afternoon, walking around the lake. We are two thirds of the way around, and we run into several mama ducks with their new baby ducks, occupying the walking … [Read more...]
Dreams…
June 6, 2016 By
it's pretty hard for me to remember my dreams. But, I know I had one last night, and I should have gotten out of bed afterwards to type this up, because now, my memory of the dream isn't as vivid as it was immediately after my waking up. Setting the scene: The house got a bit hot in the latter part of the afternoon, but not so hot that I wanted to turn the air on. So, I turned on the fan I have … [Read more...]
Model Railroading thoughts
June 6, 2016 By
I'm mostly what's called an "Armchair" Model Railroader. Been one since 1973 when I was just fourteen years old, with my first purchase of a MRR magazine. That usually means I read the various hobbyist books and magazines but do not actually "build" things. Well, that's not 100% true in my case, since I've built ~8 buildings ("structures" in MRR terminology) from various model kits the last few … [Read more...]
Dad’s who Rock their daughter’s worlds
June 6, 2016 By
Video showing Best Dad Ever Best. Dad. Ever. I would do this if Lailah ever wanted to do mine - it's not that big of a deal (for me). I guess it's because I know who I am now at my age. Maybe, if I was age twenty - thirty, back then, I might have been (very) self conscious, but not any more. This dad rocks. … [Read more...]
Bullying movie…
June 5, 2016 By
If there can only be one status that you read of mine, this is the one to read. Please take two minutes to read this posting. I usually don't pick a movie at random to watch on the tube. I usually know what the subject is before I watch a movie. I was on NetFlix tonight, and under "New releases", I saw a title called "A girl like her". I didn't know what it was going to be about. I usually do … [Read more...]
Internet Haters
June 5, 2016 By
It's quite interesting (and ironic) that when someone posts a story about how she reacted to overhearing some teenagers and stuff they were saying, there are still "haters" who are bashing this woman, for telling the kids "to be kind". The "haters" just do not get it. If you are unable to say anything positive, just don't say anything. Original post about haters … [Read more...]
Lailah and Grand Days
June 5, 2016 By
Had a surprise opportunity to spend the day with the little girl today. We went to Grand Days in Saint Paul. There is a special area just for children where they had a pony ride (which she loved), two different inflatable bouncy houses - we ended up doing both bouncy houses - twice, because we'd bought $10 worth of tickets and had to get rid of them somehow. She wanted (and got) some … [Read more...]
HBO “Girls”
June 4, 2016 By
I must be one of the most clueless persons on earth... A month or so ago, I decided to check out this HBO comedy-drama called "Girls". Supposedly it's really "funny", and I thought I really needed to get some "funny" in my life. "Girls" in case you don't recognize the name, is this comedy created by a woman named "Lena Dunham", and, according to many comedians, she is supposed to be really, … [Read more...]
Graduation present from a friend
June 3, 2016 By
Received this awesome and very unexpected present in the mail today. What a great book - I absolutely love this photographer and his photos! It's even autographed by him! Thank you so much, Debbie! — with Debbie Riddell. … [Read more...]
Garrison Keillor retiring…
June 3, 2016 By
When I first moved to the Twin Cities almost thirty years ago, I thought this local legend was such a goofball. Now, after living here and hearing his show numerous times, he's grown on me, and while he's still a goofball, I think he's a pretty funny goofball. You're in our thoughts, Mr. Keillor. … [Read more...]
Grace and Frankie S1/S2
June 1, 2016 By
Binge re-watching season one of Grace and Frankie (before moving onto S2). Episode 12 has Grace (Jane Fonda), and Frankie (Lily Tomlin), dancing on top of a bar in a nightclub with a bunch of twenty yr old guys ("boys") cheering them on. I don't even want to go where I'm about to go, but how can two "girls" in their mid 70s still be "so hot"??? What's that new phrase, 70 is the new … [Read more...]
Lailah and her iPad
May 31, 2016 By
A year ago. That iPad was kind of an obsession with her - not any longer when she's with me. … [Read more...]
