Where Can I go Skiing?

Got my first annual where can I get XC lessons locally e-mail. ( Drive North till you see snow on the side of the road. Then drive another hour or two! If it starts getting warm again you went WAY too far!)

Gave them the typical stuff and invited them to go on the Stowe trip. This is early for the XC questions to come up must be that cool snap in the air.

One Shot

Just finished reading One Shot. It took me a while I started this summer and finished up on our trip to Vegas.

This is a Jack Reacher novel. A sniper shoots 5 people. The police get their man. An open an shut case. But the accused asks for Jack Reacher to investigate the crime. Well there are tiny threads of evidence, romantic entanglements, and Russian mobsters, finally Jack cracks the case.

Not great literature but a great ride.

Don't miss it.

New Photo Album

The photo album for our Bar Harbor trip is now on line. I redid the album for the web let me know how you like it. The link for the album is here. The trip starts on album dp-2007-007.

Thanksgiving Epilog

Well our first Thanksgiving dinner is done!

Turkey ( precooked breast from Shop & Bag Deli )

Stuffing ( bread from Wawa )

Mashed potatoes

Gravy

Corn

Asparagus

Cranberry

Mmmm ... We made stuffing from scratch. Toasted some bread in the oven with herbs and spices tossed in some sauteed root veggies. Home made mashed potatoes. Also, we made bunch of other stuff bought from the store. It was a good dinner.

Now just have to loosen my belt and take a snooze......

It's Turkey Day!

Well I'd be running scared too!

Turkey and trimmings are set for later today. This will be our first Thanksgiving home. First things first we are going to take a walk this morning as it is just fantastic today. Then we are going to see Frances and then make a little turkey dinner home.

So even though we are not there we're thinking about you!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Leaving Las Vegas

Hey We're Back!

And we didn't break the bank.

Our only gamble was flying. The trip started with the luggage truck smashing into the plane. The result a big hole in the side of the plane and 2 hour delay waiting for a replacement.

After getting there theing went smoother.

Here is a quick summary. We went to Red Rocks outside of Las Vegas and spend half a day hiking. It was interesting walking around the desert. Most asked question. Why was Red Rocks red? Answer Iron Oxide, rust.

The services were at Beth Sholom in Summerlin. Very nice temple, very nice services. Harrison, the bar mitzvah did very well. ( I think, my Hebrew is non existant! )

The party was a kid extravaganza at Red Rock Lanes. This was the only bowling lanes that I have seen inside a casino. It was next to the Regal Cinema also inside the casino. Pizza, soda, loud rock music, bumper bowling, funny hats and glow sticks made a very festive atmosphere.

We spent the rest of the time visting Gillian, Larry, Harrison, Hanna, and Haily.

Best of all we made it home without getting stuck in the vacation travel crush.

Hitting the Slots....

A co working asked if we were going to hit the slots when we get to Las Vegas.

I guess so. I just have to bring my hammer!

Countdown to Vegas

We're getting packed for our trip to Las Vegas for the weekend.

We hope to head to Red Rocks on Friday and then the bar mitzvah on Saturday.

We're giving Southwest airlines a try which is going to be our biggest gamble this weekend.

Three Cheers!

It's Marilyn's Dad's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Now blow out the candles!

Another thing packed away for the winter

My motorcycle is now packed away for the winter. It's locked in the storage shed waiting for a nice warm spring day.

I'll still have a bracing ride to look forward to this year as Marilyn's bike is in the shop.

I'll deal with that when we get back from Las Vegas.

Clutch Player

Mike gave me a hand taking Marilyn's motorcycle down to Fast by Ferracci last night. The balky, cantakerous motorcycle would not get going and it complained all the way to the dealer. We got there with mere seconds to spare as they were turning out the lights when we stepped in.

Philadelphia Theater Co.

On Tuesday we wen down to see out first play of the year at the Philadelphia Theater Co. It was at the new Susan Roberts Theater. The theater was nice even though the balcony seats have less leg room than the Academy of Music. But once I folded my legs into my pocket I was Ok.

The play was Begin Alive. A musical review of Stephen Sondheim. To be honest I really don't like musicals. A musicals review is all of the music with out any plot or character development. So sitting thru this for me was like waterboarding at Guantanamo . Not quite torture but the senators were asking questions. This was not my cup of tea so two thumbs down.

New bed is great!

Now that we have the new mattress I can report to you that it is great! Sleeping has never been better.

Now if we can only wake up on time!

Been a little bit busy....

We been a little busy.....

Monday

I had Verizon install FIOS TV. They installed the cable and a box but they had to install something on the Internet. I did not want to have them mess up my Internet settings. So it was a few days till the TV, DVR and the internet was right.

Tuesday

We went to the Philadelphia Theater Co for the first play of our season. More on that later.

Wednesday is our day to see Mom and she is doing well.

More on all of these things later... I need to get to the litter box and get some cat nip......

New mattress

We went out today and bought a new mattress. It'll be delivered tomorrow.( wow Sunday! ) So we'll have a good night sleep tomorrow night.

Down to the boat

Went down to the boat just to see how thing are progressing. Looks good they have the new engine in the boat. But its looking like they have put work aside to pull boats for the winter. So it on the back burner for a couple of weeks.

Cable Out

Last night Comcast cable was out last night. Called up customer service and they said that there was nothing that they could do and that I should make an appointment.

Well if I have to make an appointment I'll make it with the Fios fiber optic cable guys to hook up their cable.

Busted Zipper

Drove my motorcycle to the train station this morning. It was a balmy 55 degrees. The ride was just super and it's supposed to be in the 70's on the homebound trip. When getting off the cycle the I unzipped my leather jacket. Stuck! I gave it a little tug and a bunch of zipper teeth came off and I ended up with a zip handle in my hand. Ugh! Nice way to start the day. I'm glad it won't be too cold on the way home.