Sharing thoughts that no one will read…
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Congratulations
First and foremost, the heartiest possible congratulations to our goddaughter and her fiance on their Valentine’s Day engagement! (I just learned something in checking the spelling of the word finace! With one “e” at the end, it’s the male in the engagement, with two e’s at the end, it’s the female. Who knew? […]
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Internet Connectivity Insurance
In the house, we have Verizon FiOS service (triple play, Phone, Internet, TV). In the apartment, we have Time Warner Cable (Internet and TV). Both services are very reliable (in terms of availability). Beyond that, Verizon FiOS is so dramatically better, I keep praying for when they’ll figure out how to deploy it […]
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Al Jarreau and Najee at the Beacon Theater
The Beacon Theater has been running a Valentine’s Day Concert for some number of years, sponsored by CD101.9, the local NYC Smooth Jazz radio station. Last year was the first time Lois and I went, and we saw Dave Koz, along with David Benoit and Jonathan Butler. The mention of that concert was […]
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Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood at Madison Square Garden
Lois and I have never watched a complete episode of American Idol, and the only time we’ve even seen a reasonable portion of one was at our godson’s apartment, the night that Jordin Sparks won. So, we didn’t know Carrie Underwood from that show (though, of course, we knew of her). We fell […]
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Borders CD Deal
Borders is currently running a deal where each customer can purchase up to three CDs at any of their stores at 40% off each CD. It’s a three day deal, with tomorrow being the last day. I don’t know if you need to be a Borders Rewards member, but I think you do. […]
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Disappointing Poker Today
So, we’re back in the hotel in Fredericksburg after spending the week in Florida. We were both exhausted, so other than a quick shopping trip this morning, we spent the day in the room. I spent a fair amount of time playing poker during the day, all in qualifiers. I won a seat […]
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Goodbye Florida
This morning, we drove from southern Florida, and arrived mid-afternoon in Savannah, GA, where we are camped for the night, before heading back to VA tomorrow morning. The weather in Florida was fantastic (84, sunny, and breezy) and our visit with my parents was delightful. Serendipitously, Lois and I interviewed a wonderful person […]
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A Semi-Vacation
As is now our annual custom, immediately after enjoying a wonderful Superbowl party with our friends in Richmond, we headed out early this morning on the long drive to Florida, to visit my folks. We drove for 10.25 hours today and are now in Daytona Beach, immediately across the street from the speedway. […]
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Super Superbowl
What a great game last night. We had a bunch of people over (or rather, we were two of the bunch of people at our friends’ house in Richmond, VA), and it was a great party all around (food, conversation, game, etc.). As I noted in this post, I didn’t bet on this […]