So it is here - 2021. The longest year of our lives is finally over. Am I right? Did 2020 seem to go on forever? Time seemed to stretch a bit and just stopped at certain moments. I think time was playing with us there really. Well finally it is a new year so let's see what this one has in store. Let's get this going!

Today, I did stuff around here ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to one and all - I am sure people in other parts of the world have already passed midnight. It is 8pm here and all is well. I had a nice dinner here and watched a comedy show (Bob Marley from Maine) and right now I am tuning into CNN to see what is happening in NYC. It all seems pretty low key all around. Seems like the right way to ( Read more... )

I am getting excited. I am not sure why since there is absolutely nothing to do for New Year's and I never go out for it anyway. I will be staying in and sitting on the couch in my jammies. That is about what I do every night so no big deal. I have lots to watch. I got a ticket to this comedy show - this guy from the East Coast - Bob Marley. He is ( Read more... )

A very Happy New Year to one and all. I got back yesterday and am trying to recover from jetlag. I am going to brunch at a friend's house and to see the movie Nebraska today. I go back to work tomorrow. Uggles. I have a dental appointment tomorrow morning. Double ugh. I found out my LJ friend passed away (jetcas). Big shock. I am really saddened by this ( Read more... )

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Thank you to elflover59 for the beautiful holiday card. That got here today ( Read more... )

I had a good New Year's Day - 1/1/11 -- wanted to posted that date as it is ultimately cool. I took a good exercise walk, hung around and then went to see True Grit tonight at the theater. Really liked the movie. It holds together and is faithful to the book rather than the first movie version of the story. The character Mattie is well done as are ( Read more... )

I love the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne and upon closer inspection there are a few versions to this song. Here is the English translation and the link to the Wiki article on this song. As always there is more to something than meets the eye...the original words were by a Scots poet Robert Burns and set to a folk tune ( Read more... )

Just to let you all know that I have arrived safely back to Berkeley, CA here and with not too many issues on my travel. I think the sum total delay on my trip was 30 minutes. Go MHT Manchester Airport. They are troopers there and got us out of there with little trouble. I missed playing the slots in Vegas as I had to rush to my gate...oh wells. My ( Read more... )

*hums* oh the weather outside is frightful ( Read more... )