Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Dec 8, 2006 in Culture, Family, Fun Stuff, General, Holidays | 2 Comments
OK, this is so everyone has a good Friday afternoon laugh. Click on the title and you leave your wise-a%% comments. I’m sure most of friends have one.
By John on Dec 4, 2006 in Culture, Family, Friends, Holidays, Places | 0 Comments
This was not the most fun weekend. I got really sick with a cold Thursday night, and it’s stuck with me the whole weekend. I did get a few chores taken care of.
By John on Nov 27, 2006 in Culture, Family, Friends, General, Holidays, Kings Mountain, Mobile, Movies, Places, Southern, St. Petersburg, Technology, Weather | 0 Comments
We had a pretty typical Thanksgiving. As I’ve already reported, I drove to North Carolina last Monday, and then met friends up in Boone/Blowing Rock on Tuesday. Wednesday I stuck close to home and spent the day with Mom, and had dinner with her and some of her friends. It was overcast and rainy most of the day Wednesday.
By John on Nov 22, 2006 in Culture, Family, Friends, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Places | 1 Comment
I drove up to North Carolina Monday to spend time with the folks over Thanksgiving. Lay is flying in Thursday morning, and we’ll drive back together either Friday or Saturday (definitely not Sunday).
By John on Jul 3, 2006 in Culture, Fun Stuff, General, Holidays | 0 Comments
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy once reportedly said that you might be a redneck if your lifetime goal was to own a fireworks stand. But these days, operating a modern-era fireworks production is much more like Hollywood in the sky. Orchestrating the shows that will take place over the next few days requires artistry, a fanatical interest in safety, and a healthy dose of geek, to boot.
By John on May 30, 2006 in Culture, Friends, General, Holidays, Movies, Places, Weather | 0 Comments
It wound up being a far more active weekend that I had hoped for. I took Friday off and got most of my errands and household chores taken care of.
Friday night we went out to City Side for a while, and had a couple of drinks. The crowd was about average for a Friday night, [...]
By John on Dec 30, 2005 in Business, Congress, Constitution, Corruption, Crime, Culture, Education, Election, Gay Issues, General, Holidays, Politics, Presidency, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Science, Society, The Courts, War, Weather | 0 Comments
We human beings have created this concept of time. We like to have beginnings and endings, and we American’s seem especially prone to the shorter increments of time. We celebrate almost all of our important holidays annually. We acknowledge birthdays and anniversaries every year. We note seconds (nano-seconds sometimes), hours, days, the months, the annual cycle of the seasons, and especially the years. It?s pretty traditional, as the we close one calendar and open another, to evaluate the year just past, and contemplate the year to come. So as 2005 fades, I?ll follow tradition and offer up my review of 2005.
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