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Judy’s U.K. trip is postponed

My girlfriend Judy has to postpone her trip to England to meet up with an old boyfriend, who is now very married and has 3 kids.  It seems that the family has being doing some work on their house and until most of it is done the wife really doesn’t desire any company, the main room being the bathroom.

Judy has been corresponding with this guy for a while now and they send a lot of pictures to each other via the Internet, lots of pictures of families and vacations, but he has been sending her pictures of the house while under reconstruction.  And of course she sends them all to me to drool over.  The house is gorgeous and the grounds around the place are marvelous to look at.

 

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Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuba’s President

Fidel Castro stepped down Tuesday morning as the president of Cuba after a long illness. This announcement was made in a letter to the nation written by Castro and published early Tuesday morning on the Web site of Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party. His brother, Raúl will continue to rule, with the only change being his official title. Rather than being and “Interim President” he will now be “President.”

Fidel has been fighting his bad health over the past few years, so we knew that the end of Castro was getting nearer.  I just don’t know all of what effect this will have on his people, but I hope that it will be better than what he had to offer them.

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Monday Night Wrestling for him & A Bubble Bath for me!

Monday nights are my night off because Hubby and our youngest are normally glued to the television watching their favorite wrestlers beat on each other.  I’m glad our son watches it with Hubby because if he didn’t that would mean that I would have to sit and try and watch it.  I’d rather be doing something else, thank you.

I am still trying to get in as much reading as I can, taking a nice hot buble bath late in the evening with a good book I have found, is a nice way to end the day, plus it makes it easier for me to ease off to sleep.  So on Monday evenings I can count on being able to do just that while the guys, in the living room keep up with all the drama going on with America’s newest wrestling pro’s.

And off I go…….

blwaterbeaut

 

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I miss Katie Couric

NBC has always been the station that I watch for the news and every a.m. I enjoy catching glimpses of the Today Show here and there, they are part of my extended family and I really miss Katie.

I could go on and on about her because she has so many great qualities that I admire, you gotta admit going on national t.v. and having a colonoscopy for all to see isn’t something that most people would do.

Most people won’t have one done even in the privacy of their own exam room.  What Katie did really brought attention to the importance of taking care of your colon and we should be grateful for it.  It is a growing concern for men and women.

Here at the mall is a vitamin shop that our teenager worked at for a short time and I got to know one of the ladies there pretty well.  She knew her stuff and was very helpful when I had the chance to talk with her.  I remember one conversation we had when that I was thinking of scheduling a colonoscopy for myself and my Hubby, and she told me some things about her experience with the procedure that were very interesting and helpful.

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Survivor is back

Hubby and I have such different tastes in what we watch on the boob tube.  One of the very few shows that we both enjoy has been the Survivor series.  We have watched it since day one and still enjoy watching together when we can, and thank goodness for TIVO.

This season is different because it is pitting up a tribe consisting of regular people that are fans of the show against a tribe consisting of previous Survivor contestants from the past years.  Every season they find a way to change things around just enough so that it keeps things fresh and from becoming a bore.

A few years ago the kids and I were at a local parade and for some reason I was under the bleachers when I ran into “Tom” a Survivor contestant, a farmer from the southern part of Virginia, he was there because he was being featured in the parade, he was of course wearing his blue jean overalls and was very friendly, shook my hand, chatted a moment or two and went on his way, towards the back, probably to the Don’s Johns.

I know there are a lot of people that dislike the show but it has kept us entertained for several years and I hope that they can keep up the good work.

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Has Bush done something right this time

  President Bush, what a guy.  The war is still on but……….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure.

When we get our check, supposedly it’s expected to arrive in May, I’m afraid we won’t be going out and spending it on fun stuff to help stabilize the economy, we will be paying bills to help stabilize our very unstable checkbook.

Thanks President Bush, but now can you figure out how to end the war?

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Uncle’s new work at home opportunity

Uncle Gordon (Hubby’s little brother) is getting tired of his line of work (a long distance trucker) and has been looking for something that he could sink his teeth into that wouldn’t keep him away from his home and family the majority of time. 

We suggested that he check into being a Freight Broker, he would be doing the paperwork and logistical side of transportation, which he could do right from home, still doing something  in line with his years of trucking experience.  He’d be the middle man between the shippers and carriers, contacting the shippers and negotiating the contracts.  Next he would contact a carrier company to negotiate a separate contract for that carrier to move the load, while he never has to leave the house.  He has great people skills that would certainly be to his benefit in marketing his service, he has been trucking for so long that he surely knows a lot of people in the right places that could certainly assist him in his endeavor.

He has been told that Transport Training International is a good company that offers freight broker training and he asked Hubby and I to check out the company as to let him know what we think.  Their web site is very interesting and states that they offer a comprehensive beginners 5- day training class, imagine that, one week and you could learn everything that you needed to know to start your own brokerage right from home.  Several locations are available in the U.S and Canada and the classes are Monday – Friday 8-5, you get to leave at noon on Friday with the tools that you need and a business plan all that and more for $3,000.

I’m hoping that he will seriously consider this opportunity and I’m sure his wife would love the chance to be with him more, OR maybe he will drive her absolutely crazy and she’ll want him to get back on the road again.  Sometimes we just don’t know what we have until it’s gone!

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Another Snow day – school’s out again

Today’s storm is racing toward New England and winds are increasing along with colder air sweeping in this evening. A wave in the upper air may combine with moisture still over us to produce a period of wet snow later this evening into overnight before the snow moves off by 5AM. There may be enough moisture for 1-2″ of snow especially in the southern suburbs. High pressure builds in Thursday for a return of sunshine but the morning rush hour, before sunrise could be slippery again.

From NBC4 Chief Meteorologist:                   

TONIGHT:
Cloudy and Windy
Chance wet snow after sunset
Clearing Late
Winds: NW 10 – 20 mph
Lows: 24° – 28°

  

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NBC – Projecting Potomac Primary results

WASHINGTON — NBC News reported that Sen. John McCain has won Virginia’s Republican primary.D.C. is too early to call, and voting was extended to 9:30 p.m. in Maryland due to weather.

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WASHINGTON — NBC News is projecting victory for Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in D.C. and Virginia’s Democratic primaries.

NBC News projected a substantial victory for Obama in Virginia. The GOP race between John McCain and Mike Huckabee is still too close to call in Virginia, based on exit polling, and too early to call in D.C.

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My man, Gordon Ramsay

I don’t get much time to watch the T.V. but when I do get the opportunity I try and watch any show with Chef Gordon Ramsay in it.  He is a British chef that has a few shows on the BBC network that I really enjoy watching. 

May 2004 saw Gordon Ramsay star in the series Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, a series of four one-hour programmes. The program was launched at the same time with Gordon’s recipe book Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Heaven which is on my wish list, along with Gordon’s autobiography, Humble Pie.  Shortly after, Gordon was given two weeks to direct a group of celebrities towards Michelin standard cooking in the ITV series Hell’s Kitchen.

2005 confirmed Gordon as one of the UK’s major television talents. A second series of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares was followed by the very successful US version of Hell’s Kitchen for Fox TV. November brought the debut The F-Word, a high-octane food show with cooking, and celebrity guests. All the action was set against the backdrop of a full working kitchen and over the course of the show Gordon and his brigade prepared a three-course menu for diners.

My sister was really impressed with a T.V. celebrity chef years ago, which I could remember that old farts name, sometimes when  I watch Chef Ramsay I think of my sister’s fascination with her favorite chef and it makes me smile because I have my own chef now, and he does fascinate me.  If you get a chance – check him out!