No Sandals or Flip Flops, Tiaras Allowed
Our "Price is Right!" ticketsYesterday I requested and got my two tickets to attend a live "The Price is Right!" TV show taping for January 12th, 2016.As regular followers of this blog know my Canadian...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Mom!
Mom with the Christmas Teddy Bear I gave her December 2001Today would have been my Mom's 92nd birthday. Mom loved flowers. You could never go wrong giving her flowersYes, my Mom was a Christmas Eve...
View ArticleChristmas Day 2015
My Christmas card to Bill this year - photo doesn't show the true sparkle but trust me, it's there!Good morning folks and a very Merry Christmas to you all!This is the first time in years I've had off...
View ArticleThe Day After Christmas
Well, we got through another Christmasdidn't we folks? Tis the day after Christmas and nary a . . . . what? Mouse was scurrying through the house? I hope not. Something like that anyway.I for one am...
View ArticleJango!
"What's he up to now?" you may (rightfully ask). Folks, I've always loved music. Just about all types of music. Perhaps with the possible exception of folk music and way out jazz that doesn't make...
View ArticleCustomer Service - Comcast Style
Standing in line this morning at the Comcast Customer Service Center in Lewes, DE(yes, I know using "Comcast" and "Customer Service" in the same sentence is a classic oxymoron)Well that's an hour and a...
View ArticleThere Comes a Time in Your Life
Life is full of pain, sadness, loss, and frustrations. It's taken me a long time to realize and accept this basic fact of life. But you know what folks? I don't let those aspects of life drag me down....
View ArticleThoughts as 2015 Ends
Here we are at the end of another year. And what a year it has been for me. Remember last February 18th? That was the day I slipped and fell on the ice as I was leaving work, thus severing the...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2016.
Here we go folks, another year has ended and we get a reboot for a new year.Last night I worked at the hotel, which was almost full. And as usual, all the guests were so nice and friendly. During my...
View ArticleThe Beats
I've always felt that I have lived before. My earliest memory was when I was about three or four years old. I know that because it was before I started elementary school (1st grade) when I was five...
View ArticleHollywood - One Week To Go!
This time next week Pat and I will be flying the Big Bird (American Airlines) to our annual sojourn to Hollywood, California. Can't wait!I am especially anxious to get away from the continuing...
View ArticleWhat a Morning!
"My heart belongs to" (I'll never tell)The cold has descended on us folks! For most of the fall and winter (so far) we here in southern Delaware have basked in almost balmy weather. Remember how I...
View ArticleAnother "What a Morning!"
Early this morning I was again awoken by a power outage. I always know when there is a power outage because my white noise air filter machine cuts off. Folks, this is the SECOND DAY IN A ROW I've...
View ArticleThe Excitement is Building!
"AAAAHHHH!"Just got back from the dentist. Good news! I got another clean bill of health. Oh there is that one tooth that is ready to collapse but I've had that diagnosis for about fifteen years. I...
View ArticlePower Ball 700 Million Jackpot!
Okay folks, you're hearing it here first. Save your money, I just brought the winning Powerball ticket. Actually, I bought two Powerball tickets, one for Pat. Pat always buys me a Princess Margaret...
View ArticleCountdown To L.A.
Mostly packed (first run through) and ready to go to LALess than two days and we'll be on our way to L.A.! Of course I'm nervous that I'm not packing enough clothes. Always I take too many clothes...
View ArticlePacked and Ready to Go!
Me and Pat with "friends" last August in Toronto. Lookout LA, here we come!Well folks, I spent the best part of this day packing or shall I say, deciding what to pack. I still have that tendency to...
View ArticleWe're Back!
Hey folks, we're back! Actually I arrived back to Philly yesterday morning. It seems like so long ago now just as our ten day stay in Los Angeles seems like last year.This will be a short post as I am...
View ArticleOur Flight to Los Angeles and Landing
Now it seems so long ago but it was only Monday, January 11th, almost two weeks ago that I met Pat in Philly for our American Airlines flight to Los Angeles. The flight took off at about 1:30 PM in...
View Article"The Price is Right!"
We made it folks! Ron and Pat with our faux photo in front of The WheelCheck out the banner photo folks! That is the queue to get into the long-time running, very popular TV show "The Price is...
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