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Sunday, October 30, 2005
What Random Gaelic Phrase???
Got this from Mary Helen's Website.
My Phrase tunrs out to be:
Is maith liom bananai - 'I like bananas?'.
I am laid-back and enjoy the simple things in life. Some might say I'm a little too laid-back. (That doesn't
sound much like me. Maybe I am not Irish after all?)
Try your own! Take the quiz:
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Wilma Makes New Friend
Met a new friend at a Hurricane party Sunday night at Trish and Joe's house. Walter is about 82 years old. He was a joke
writer for Dean Martin back in the hayday, before that he played in the Jimmy Dorsey band in the 40's-50's. These days he
is living in a trailer down the beach from us and works as a Packaging Specialist at the Publix supermarket (bag boy). He
also does stand-up comedy for the retirement-set, quite regular performances with great appeal I hear.
Walter started up about his mother, a Russian Jewish immigrant, when our hostess Trish was inisistantly offering him
something to eat. He accused Trish of being a Jewish mother. Joe, Trish's boyfriend took great delight in this
as he also had such a mother.
Walter told a story about a man who had a terrible car accident near to his mothers house, he limped to her building
and crawled up the stairs. He banged on the door and she opened it to find him kneeling with his shoulder against the door
stop. He had broken ribs and blood trickling down his cheek.
"Maam, I've been in a terrible crash and I need an ambulance" said he.
"Come in, sit, have something to eat, then
we'll talk" was her response.
When he was with Jimmy Dorsey they did a special gig for the famous baseball player Ted Williams and his family.
Walter
was a young man and so excited to have shaken the hand of Ted Williams that he called his mother.
Her response to his big news? "So who is Ted Williams?"
Joe had called Trish with a long list of things he needed to prepare the dinner party. Item by item Joe discovered Trish
had missed nearly everything on his list. Walter observed "Well the good news is, you can use the same list next time."
A wonderful evening. Walter stayed at Joe and Trish's for the night as his trailer was under a mandatory evacuation.
Happy to say his trailer survived just fine. he had power the next morning when he got home.
We made it OK!
We had 60 to 70 MPH winds whistling past the house for about 1 /12 hours.
But all is well. Boat floated, broke a few small bits. nothing to complain about really.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Here Comes Wilma!
Now Katrina formed an image in my mind of a tyrannical Princess bent on reeking havoc. Rita brought up
images of a jilted Latin lover who came back to kick ass. But Wilma...?
I just cannot get worried about someone whose image has been indelibly etched by Hanna-Barberra's Flintstone.
Let's hope we are not given new images to remember of Wilma that will displace the harmless ones. It now looks like Tuesday
before we will know for sure.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Taking Heather's Challenge!
So Heather posted the following on her "Perspicacity of H" site.
Go to google.com and type "(your name) needs" Then pick the funniest ones there and paste them in your blog.
My results are a bit skewed as there is a column writer for the Akron Beacon Journal named Mike Needs. So the first thing
I need after "Recent and past columns from Akron Beacon Journal public editor" is the Page Down Key
Then, Dr. Mike needs a sample on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mike needs our help. - Meetup.com reveals Michael Moore is in need...
Mike Needs A Date!! (But unless you want it to be a date in divorce court don't tell Syndi!)
Mike needs a good editing to clear away the clutter and realize his potential. (Well that is certaily spot -on.)
To quote my most perspicacious daughter. "I'm tiiiired! and my top-head hurts..."
Try this game with your name, maybe it will be more of a hoot for yuze.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Look who's making bubbles again!
Happy to be underwater again. In fact:
I'M JUST VISITING
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I LIVE UNDERWATER
I retook my certification, having done so much diving as a youngster that I have no idea what I will have forgotten.
I am now PADI Basic Certified, and have nearly completed my 5 Advanced Dives to get that extra certification to go to 130'.
Deep Dive, Wreck Dive, Night Dive, Naturalist Dive are all done, I just need my Navigation Dive to complete the
course. At the same time I took my NITROX-Enriched Air Specialty so I am 1/5 of the way to becoming a MASTER DIVER, which
is what I am aiming for eventually.
I am having such a wonderful time. The reefs and wrecks down in Pompano, just 2 1/2 hrs south of here are really awesome.
Some photos to the right to give you some idea. I have logged 14 dives already in just the two weekends since I started diving.
Caitlin and Syndi need to join me in this adventure. We can all have alot of fun down here if we take advantage
of being in Florida.
More updates to come.
Sorry to have been off-line for so long.
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