Weekend Coming Up

Last night I switched over to Google's Blogger. We soon shall see whether that was such an especially bright idea or what. A couple of days ago, Marie F. from the Seaford (St. Joseph's )Carmelites in N.Y. sent me my old paperwork in case it turns out to be unavoidably necessary for the Pa. crowd. So far, though, they haven't bothered to ask for it out here. Wayne W., from my new KofC council (Assumpta) sent me the third degree dues. I got them yesterday. They're quite substantially less than O.L.P.H.'s dues. I've only been to the new council a grand total of maybe three entire times so far, unfortunately. The weather outside is absolutely & entirely atrocious. Although th temperature is hovering around 50's ish, it's a damp rainy 50's ish. In N.Y. I was very active in my church & council but over here I've been very quiet with them so far. If I don't get moving I'll lose my annoying side.

Congratulations Are In Order

Very muchos congratulations are in order to the Brianne & the Matthew, daughter & son_in_law of the Ronald. They're having a baby. I have no details but we've just found out she's pregnant. That's always mighty swell news. The world needs more kids. I only get to see these characters very rarely in person so I reckon I shall have to congratulate them indirectly. Whether things will be in pink or blue I have no idea.

Cold Continues

It's still cold out. The library's very quiet, not like Copiague's dysfunctional library. California Cathleen hasn't been available for any e mail lately. My blogs are getting lots of traffic. KrissyKrissyKrissy appears to be getting gradually acclimated to life here in the sticks. She used to work in the same place I did in Bethpage but now is in Jim Thorpe. I'm back to reading Mansfield Park. Jane Austen was quite an expert at depicting real people & real life in general in literature. My computer still wins the slow poke award. Yesterday I entirely forgot to mention the other connection between today's W. & the '60's Landslide Lyndon: They're both from Texas.

Cold Weather

The weather around here is getting more & more consistent with what I've always known to be the typical Pa. winter. Unfortunately, W. is sending (Like Landslide Lyndon in the 1960's with Viet Nam, W.'s hobby seems to be getting other people's kids killed for nothing) 21,000 more troops over to Iraq. See: http://www.fixiraq.com for all the details. KrissyKrissyKrissy is back from visiting her kinfolk in N.Y. for a very little while. My computer, old as it is, is very aggravating & the company whose internet services I use only gives me ten hours a month so I'm in the library. I've been most certainly progressing with that Jane Austen book. I've never liked sports so I make up for it with all sorts of artsy fartsy interests.

Gothic Melodrama

Last night I watched Return of the Vampire with Bela Lugosi & Nina Foch. This morning it snowed for a very short time before 7 a.m. Oddly, there wasn't a speck of ice on the windows although the temperature was in the low thirties. I really enjoy the radio stations around here. They all seem to play the stuff I've always liked. This morning I heard "The Loco Motion" by Grand Funk. The djs don't get me crazy. John Tesh has a program on 94.3 fm. He's a combination of Ask Heloise, Dear Abby/Ann Landers & other self help stuff but he plays mighty good music. I like these stations because I don't have to be bothered with anything the least bit new or trendy. I've started reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.

Elvis Uh Huh Uh Huh

Today is the King's birthday. I've never liked him anyway. The weather this morning was damp & rainy. By now, though, it's been getting much better. I've finally gotten down to the very last page of that RFK book. I have tons of books & The library I'm in now accepts donations. That's a good way for me to get rid of all the ones I've already read. Now that Christmas is over, I have to start losing weight. The sun goes down a minute later each night lately too so I'm happier by the day. Groundhog Day fast approaches & the famous groundhog it's named after lives someplace in Pa. A guy wrote a letter to the Citizens' Voice asking a good question I should like an answer to too: What makes groundhogs so special? My car has to be inspected before the end of this month.

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Yes, folks, I'm online on a Sunday. Because I went to 5 p.m. Mass yesterday at Our Lady of Sorrows, I don't have to show up today though I'll most probably go to Latin Mass later at Child Jesus. I found a cartoon yesterday that I suppose my old economics professor, Robert Reganse of S.U.N.Y. Farmingdale, may get a kick out of. It depicts hell as one long economics seminar. Sundays around here are generally pretty droll. The newspapers around here are usually thicker than average & usually cost about $2.50 instead of $.75 for two of them. I can't say right now but I'm assuming the weather will be warmer than average as usual. I dug up some batteries for my dvd remote control. That was the highlight of last night for me.

Groovy Weekend So Far

Thanks to the gentleman who gave me a tip about my http://www.mybloglog.com trouble. I shall have to check into it. At last & finally, KrissyKrissyKrissy has arrived. She's Cousin Larry's daughter and will need more than a few lessons about life in the sticks. I just heard one of the library ladies saying that our unseasonably warm weather around here is the beginning of a new trend. Great Caesar's ghost I just saw on my e_mail thingy that it's in the low 60s!!! I remember some January's in this area when there was enough snow & ice for any three other states put together! Today's the First Saturday of the month so I suppose everybody at O.L.P.H. will be finished with Mass by now & at the continental breakfast in either the convent basement or school cafeteria.

Annoying Rainy Friday

It's pouring out and fifty two degrees is pretty odd for January. It's a lousy day. Everybody should do the Friday dance, the first of our brand spanking new year. My blogs are picking up traffic like plum loco. I can't understand why my http://www.mybloglog.com site has gone down to saying I have no visitors. I know perfectly well I've most certainly gotten all sorts of feedback over there. I've still been reading those two books. The RFK biography is giving me all sorts of ammunition for the next time something relevant to those days comes up. I already knew most of his life story anyway. You'd be surprised how many people from that era have been household names since then too. I noticed the same thing when Ford died. January is usually flu season for me but somehow I've managed to avoid it so far. As far as I know, the weekend doesn't seem to be showing any signs of being all that nasty.

The Ronald & The Coin

My cousin The Ronald, in the State of Washington, with the help of other kinfolk, including his own young uns, has made all us kinfolk a commemorative family coin. Everybody is quite happy about it. It took lots of time & effort & we're all deliriously happy about the groovy job. Last night I saw Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow & Robert DeNiro in Analyze That. My computer still works but still I have to come usually to the library because I get only ten hours a month. KrissyKrissyKrissy will soon be visiting.