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Blog ideas... 'If' I were asked to be a moderator. I never run out of ideas to blog. Most of the time I write notes or comments on the back of envelopes or sticky notes and put them on my do list. The...	594	5	1	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
Billion Dollar Lottery... You can't win if you don't play... and last week the jackpot rolled up to $680 million. Reports last night claimed the jackpot exceeded $1.6 BILLION...	715	12	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 19
Yogurt... There must be some scientific explanation as to why I can open a container of yogurt and the top surface is smooth and solid. After taking a scoop or...	700	5	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
Things that don't go together... Years ago, I formulated a list of things that (I believe) don't go together. The list disappeared, so I'm starting over again. Pineapple on Pizz...	632	10	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	15 hrs ago
Then and now: Stevie Nicks or Christine McVie... I did a CS poll about two women who costarred on a 1960's TV show called Gilligan's Island, where passengers on a small fishing boat got lost at sea a...	689	5	0	Aug 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 22
Getting real about real estate... I've accelerated my home shopping this month. Last week, I went to see some single story townhouses. 1 and 2 bedroom 4-plex units in a 55+ community....	525	8	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 23
Laundry is perpetual... My entire bachelor life I did laundry nights and weekends at no specific intervals. The dryer is often a holding spot until I have to put wet clothes...	590	4	0	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
I got pulled over for speeding... On the way back from the Mexican shoemaker 'Zapatos' I had my new boots on and suddenly I see some blue lights flashing in my rear view mirror. It was...	555	2	0	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 29

Funny Johnny Carson's quips... Two generations stayed up late watching Johnny Carson host of the Tonight Show. I remember friends repeating some of the funny things he said. If you...	3,268	16	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	3 hrs ago
Complaint Desk... I was in multi-tasking mode today. Lots of interruptions. More than any normal Monday. Working hard to close a deal, I sent revised drawings and pric...	589	8	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
whiplash... Sometimes I sneeze so hard I get whiplash! After lunch I decided to get out of the office for a few minutes. Sitting in my car with the temperature a...	535	9	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
Spending a million bucks to look like a million bucks... I have some wealthy clients who know a healthy diet and exercise doesn't always 'hold back the years' and they resort to a little 'nip & tuck' (read:...	469	1	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 23
Nutthin' to FRET about... Stringed instruments have been around for thousands of years. Typically, all have a neck where the musician can press up or down the smooth fingerboar...	546	6	0	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 19
SPUTNIK... On October 4th, 1957 Russia launched a satellite into Earth's orbit. Named Sputnik, this satellite transmitted beeping radio signals that could be det...	934	3	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 28
TRACES: Steve Perry... Steve Perry best known as front man for the rock group JOURNEY from 1977 to 1987 also spawned a solo career in the 80's and 90's and left the music sc...	444	0	0	Aug 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 22
Judging a judge... I'm holding back on all the blogs and news stories about Kavanaugh. There isn't anything I could say or do that would influence another persons opinio...	693	10	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 26
Rear window family stickers... It started out pretty harmless... Stickers representing a dad, mom, 2 kids and a dog attached to the rear window of their SUV. The social calling card...	1,293	4	0	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 26
Rock musicians hand gestures... I cannot recall what cool cultural sign Americans made prior to the 1960's 'peace sign' but I do know that singer Ronnie James Dio popularized the 'si...	490	0	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	Apr 24
I prefer a condo that someone hasn't died in... I'm on again shopping for a condo near my office. One development has units in the right price range but the mandatory annual club membership at $70,0...	484	5	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 19
Possible side effects... I sometimes 'go off on a tangent' reading medical reports and studies on medicines. I have no desire to be a pharmacist but it intrigues me how pharma...	505	10	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 27
Bill Cosby's new apartment... On Tuesday, actor Bill Cosby had moved to a new apartment at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. He was found guilty of 3 counts of aggravate...	608	5	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 26

Winter or Summer... On the subject of relationships... with the exception of a relation that goes stale, as long as things are going good and there are no conflicts, rela...	387	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 19
Remembering John Bonham... John was the drummer of the legendary rock group LED ZEPPELIN. Born on May 31st, 1948 and died September 25th 1980. That was 38 years ago today. When...	409	4	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 28
Teaching new dogs old tricks... Most of the people I work with have been in cabinet manufacturing more than 30 years and it's rare to see some 'new blood' entering into this field. M...	389	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 26
Get out your Moon Cakes... It's time to get out your Moon Cakes and celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. From what I've read, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most i...	1,215	4	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	7 hrs ago
Harvest Moon... The moon followed me home last night. Very bright and lots of spots where it peeked through the clouds. I stopped to shoot a few pictures but my cellp...	488	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 24
How to improve your driving in 3 easy steps... 1) say "I'll call you back later" 2) press the red button once 3) rest your cellphone on the passengers seat. It cannot get much easier than that...	435	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 24
Howling... it's a full moon! Yesterday was the first day of Autumn and tomorrow will be the Harvest Moon. Pumpkins have arrived at the grocery stores. Halloween is just around the...	566	8	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 23
Product reviews: love or hate... I wanted to buy a new lawn mower last year. This is not the first time I've purchased a mower and knew what I didn't want. So, I checked online and fo...	461	8	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 22
Faces & Places... but what's his name? My dad could forget your name as quickly as you introduce yourself, but he would remember your face, the place, the car you drove and...	422	6	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 26
Junque... Little by little I've been downsizing to buy a condo or move into a rented apartment close to my job and rent out my house to offset the expenses....	492	4	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 26

Junior... I was around 7 years old when my family moved from New York to Miami. Life here was pretty simple. My neighborhood was a place where you didn't always...	519	5	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 19
Cough, cough... It was uncle Jason's 93rd birthday and we all gathered around a cake to celebrate. He got out of the hospital just last week as his Emphysema was gett...	406	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 27
Downwind from a steakhouse... I usually leave my office between 7:30 and 8pm (read: diner time) and have to travel a few main roads to get to the highway. This puts me past a mall...	490	3	1	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	5 hrs ago
Different roads: Some take longer... I was formulating a blog the other day and wrote on a 'sticky note' the speed or length of different roads in life and not necessarily ones you drive...	402	1	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 26
On this date in history: Jimi Hendrix... On September 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix died in London England. Life was short for Jimi who left this world at the age of 27, but the music he created insp...	565	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 25
Florence is headed to North Carolina... Born off the West coast of Africa, Florence had a small beginning that looked like it would head up the Atlantic Ocean and eventually fizzle out. That...	659	12	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 24
Things that annoy me #42,067... I'm shopping for a condo and called the realtor from one of the listings I'm interested in. She apologized as the property was sold and neglected to n...	594	5	1	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 25
She loved being in the Limelight... As a kid, every few years we would travel back to New York to visit family and I remember family taking trips to Florida to visit us. I have a girl...	533	5	0	Aug 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 22
Whacked... As predicted, Hurricane Florence made landfall at the North Carolina shore in the early hours Friday with 90 mph winds. Only 2 days ago, the storm was...	396	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 19
Outdoor Media 101... I do lots of driving in my job and most of it is on the highway. As much as 40% of the billboards are electronic and change advertisements every few s...	464	3	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 28
I sold the car and riding a horse now so stop calling me... Somebody must have passed out my phone number to a service who is trying to get me to buy an extended warranty. Six calls came through today with the...	482	7	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	Apr 28

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