As the Monday blogger, I always blog on Memorial Day. In the past I’ve blogged on such topics as are you a burger person or hot dog person; topics I thought to be relevant to Memorial Day.
It's not exactly unknown that I root for the Mets. Friends and colleagues know, I have strong opinions on personnel, staffing, who plays, player moves, even in game strategy. When first discussed last fall, I was not on board with hiring Buck Showalter to manage my Mets. It turned out what I read about him was not what he turned out to be. It started with his introductory press conference and learning he collected data before data analytics became integral to the game. I found myself enjoying his interviews.
Last week I had to surrender my phone for nearly a full day to Connor, an IT guy, and, talk about addiction/withdrawal, it was down right horrible!The worst part was not being able to communicate. The isolation was palpable. I had to search out land lines and look up phone numbers to make a call.
It was the beautiful chirping sounds of birds that woke me the other morning. A symphonic cacophony.
A new musical has hit the stage in New York. And get this… it’s about divorce, depression, and bedwetting. More surprisingly, it is a raucous comedy. Comedian and actress, Sarah Silverman, infamous for her comedy routines, spotlighting her very open attitudes and vibrant language about sex had written her memoir “The Bedwetter” in 2010.
My children have each now collected a treasure trove of graduation experiences. From nursery school through college x2! I’m pretty sure there are more graduations in our future, but at this particular moment I am mighty proud -- just like Fred and Corey who shared their graduation pride over the last few days.
For all those “smokers,” out there I need tips. After years of asking for a smoker for Mother’s Day, I finally got one.
I always understood my husband’s hesitancy in buying me a smoker. Anyone who knows me, knows I do not eat meat. But I do eat poultry and fish. And every summer when he opened up the bar-be-que, I just wanted to be able to smoke some turkey, chicken or fish.