Life
My Dad
Today I want to take a moment to remember my Dad. He was born on May 5, 1936 and grew up in Connecticut. He loved cars and passed on that love of cars to me (along with my Mom – I didn’t forget you Mom). He also used create the most amazing gifts for me,…
Read MoreJesus in a Mercedes Benz E-Class
Yesterday I was filling up gas, and at the pump on the other side of the island was a Mercedes E-class, brand spanking new. It was filled with 5 people all dressed very well in suits and professional attire. One of the guys came back from paying for gas and I heard him say “Man…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Dorothy
This is just a happy birthday congrats to Dorothy Brittle 🙂 Craig, my Mom and I were down in Virginia for the July 4th weekend, and were lucky enough to be there to celebrates Dots birthday. She is my Mom’s brother’s mother in law. She got a new color TV/VCR combo unit.
Read MoreConnections
Today, we were supposed to meet up with Ron and Liz to see Fahrenheit 9/11 in NYC. After some scheduling conflicts, and then finding out that every showing in NYC from 2:00 until 11:00pm was sold out, we decided it would be easiest for Craig and I to see it up in CT and they…
Read MoreFleet Week
I’m a bit late on doing the write up on this. For Memorial Day we traveled down to NYC and met up with Ron and his family. We walked over to the Intrepid and went to see Fleet Week. By the time we made it up to the ships it was raining pretty well. We…
Read MoreIs there such a thing as perfect weather?
Yes! and I know because I experienced it today. Absolutely perfect weather. Sunny, no humidity, dark blue sky, light fluffy white clouds, and a nice breeze. You can not ask for a more perfect day. Oh yeah and it was a perfect 70 degrees. This is the kind of weather where you can work up…
Read MoreGraduation Day
Today started off cold and very early. Craig headed down early and then my Mom, Craig’s parents and I rode down together to Fairfield University. Today Craig graduated with his Masters in Educational Technology. We baked under the sun, but got to see Craig graduated. The commencement speaker was Cokie Roberts. She gave a really…
Read Morehappiness
Do you ever find yourself not confronting a situation because of fear of the outcome? Even though you maybe completely wrong and the outcome is better than you had expected, you put this off. Not wanting to deal with a very unhappy person, but rather avoid it while keeping this semblance of surreal happiness. I…
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