Monday is President’s Day, a holiday in the U.S., so we’re getting a three-day weekend, which means I finally get to TAKE A LOAD OFF. It’s been so busy at work lately that I’m making it a point to take it easy this weekend. Sure, I still have a list of things to do, but… Read more »
We’re having an unseasonably warm Christmas here in New York City. It’s strange, but no one’s complaining. Most of us are enjoying it, especially as we know the brutal wintry weather will eventually return. I, myself, have been busy lately, so Christmas this year means slowing down, taking it easy, and getting plenty of rest…. Read more »
Halloween has always been a spooky holiday where people put up creepy decorations and wear scary costumes. When you think of Halloween, you think skeletons & vampires & haunted houses & witches flying in the dark. People get pumpkins and carve Jack ‘o lanterns that are supposed to give passersby chills, right? SPOOKY, CREEPY –… Read more »
I’ve been home feeling under the weather the past two days. I think I caught my cold early last week when I started sniffling off and on. I must say I did a pretty good job keeping it at bay until Sunday, when it suddenly got worse and my nose started to run nonstop. 😐… Read more »
I usually make a PB&J to take to work every day–or my wife does it for me. 🙂 Recently, we decided to try blueberry instead of my usual raspberry, but I quickly realized I wasn’t too fond of the flavor. 😐 I like blueberry in pies and cakes, but it just didn’t go with peanut… Read more »
Today is June 21, the first day of summer 2015! The summer solstice arrives at exactly 12:38 p.m. EDT, when the sun reaches the highest point in the northern hemisphere. I’M not really INTO astronomy–the study of the planets and stars–but I love knowing what happens in THE HEAVENS when the seasons change. Because it’s… Read more »
#VOCABULARY BE INTO something/doing something – enjoy something PACKED – full; crowded DECOR – decoration; style BE FOND OF something – like something HIT THE SPOT – satisfying My wife and I ARE kind of INTO trying different ramen places these days. This one in the Upper East Side of Manhattan wasn’t bad at all. I… Read more »
We’re getting more and more fine weather these days now that it’s the beginning of April. It can still get a bit nippy, but the days are getting longer and it’s a lot nicer in the late afternoons when it’s time to head home. Last week, I took a quick stroll through Bryant Park in… Read more »
It’s late March; it’s still chilly out, but my nose is beginning to run, and I can feel my sinuses starting to get irritated, so I checked out the young trees in front of our building, and sure enough, I can see the flower buds starting to emerge. Soon they will be in bloom and… Read more »
The wife and I recently moved to a new place that’s slightly larger than our old one. The good news, it’s just next door, so moving wasn’t so bad. The bad news, I hurt my back hauling heavy stuff up the stairs. Fortunately, the injury wasn’t too severe and while I had some sharp back pain and… Read more »
