Month: July 2008

F-O-R-D

You know the old sayings: F-O-R-D = Fix or repair daily F-O-R-D = Found on road dead And I’m sure there are more…. My Dad worked for GM and I was married to a “Chevy Man”, so very few of my cars were NOT… Continue Reading “F-O-R-D”

Bertha

The first storm of the season is in the Atlantic — Bertha! When I heard the name, the only thing I could think of was an old song from around 1972 that used to crack me up — “Troglodyte” by Jimmy Caster Bunch —… Continue Reading “Bertha”

Thank Goodness for Cable Repeats

Dang!!! I fell asleep on the couch and missed tonight’s episode of “Army Wives” — luckily, it is a cable series, so it will be rerun several times between now and next week’s episode – including in the time slot just before next Sunday’s… Continue Reading “Thank Goodness for Cable Repeats”

Memories of my first trip to NYC

When I say I am from New York, most people immediately think that I mean I am from New York City. When I first moved to Sanford in June of 1985, I soon learned to say “upstate NY”, not just NY. I actually lived… Continue Reading “Memories of my first trip to NYC”

Alright, Already……

Can the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on cable be any more “in your face” and invasive???? The network stations run the emergency messages along the bottom of the screen and we get the message just fine! Not cable — they interrupt the program with… Continue Reading “Alright, Already……”

Sanford Rocked Today!!!

The very first down town Fourth of July celebration was a huge success today! At least what I saw of it was. I was very happy to see a nice sized crowd and it looked like it was fairly steady, too. Kudos to all… Continue Reading “Sanford Rocked Today!!!”

Commercials

Ironically, both my current favorite commercials and my current most irritating commercial are advertisements for cell phone companies (well, in one case it is actually for the free TV part of the company, but it is still a cell phone company). My Current Favorites… Continue Reading “Commercials”

You Can Make a Difference….

Yes, you can make a difference in the life of a child! It doesn’t take much to improve the quality of life for children – just a small donation can help! Here are a few opportunities to do just that – please consider contributing… Continue Reading “You Can Make a Difference….”

Look what I found….

I was going through some files this evening and came across a newspaper clipping of an article I wrote quite some time ago.  I didn’t include the date in the cut out, but the hint written in the article makes me think it must… Continue Reading “Look what I found….”