First, a few caveats. My digital camera is in sore need of replacement. Please do not turn up the volume on the video clips as the sound is horrible. The video itself, though, is much better than the still photos. My thanks to all those I met at the concert and a boo or two… Continue reading Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood – In Concert
The color pumpkin is one of my favorite colors. Case in point, the shirt I have on for the big concert tonight – I have floor tickets to see Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood – is pumpkin colored. My most requested baked good is pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. My favorite season of the year… Continue reading Pumpkin
One of the things I love most about living in upstate New York is fall. Not the kind our economy is taking but the season of the year. I am not sure I could live where there are not four distinct seasons. I have tons of photos of autumn colors. Now I have a small… Continue reading Autumn Colors
No, not the kind where the whole family comes into town. October means family weekends at the various colleges my older children attend. That also means – ROAD TRIP! This weekend is family weekend at the University at Buffalo. My 21 year old son is a student at UB. He is also president of True… Continue reading October Means Family Weekends
I tend to not think of myself as selfish. I am sure, when the boys ask for something and are told I am busy or some other response, they think so. I am not. I just finished reading an article by Rebecca Pratt about putting yourself first. Pratt hits the nail on the head as… Continue reading Put Yourself First
Three cheers for Bob Schieffer! He has moderated this last presidential debate in a manner that actually got some answers out of the candidates. He did so in a manner that did not make him the news story the next day. Next to Joe the Plumber, Schieffer should be the one who did the best… Continue reading The Final Presidential Debate of 2008
Okay, normally the goings on in the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District are of little concern to me. I live in the New York 22nd Congressional District. Unfortunately, I do know who the congressman for the PA 12th is as Jack Murtha is in the news a lot. He has been in Washington for a while,… Continue reading Congressman Jack Murtha (D-PA) Disses Constituents
We all know that candidates will spend a lot of money to get out the vote. The question is what is going too far. This particular issue is not about a campaign that has gone too far but a newspaper. The Tennessee Tribune – middle Tennessee’s leading black newspaper – is printing the names and… Continue reading Get Out The Vote!
I know we think that title sound preposterous. I would have thought so if I hadn’t just finished reading my local paper. Please bear in mind I have two college-aged children expecting absentee ballots for the election and I live in the Town of Union. I guess I need to be a bit more truthful. … Continue reading Voter Suppression by Government?
I am going to try a new tactic. I am looking to figure out what I want to hear from the two candidates in tomorrow night’s final presidential debate. The topic is domestic policy but I have to tell you all right up front – I am sick of hearing about the economy. I live… Continue reading What do you want?
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