As we approach Thanksgiving in the week that follows the one that starts today, I call attention to a special day that takes place the Tuesday AFTER Thanksgiving, this year, Tuesday November 29, 2022: GIVING TUESDAY.

Winter is just around the corner   I need to get the shovels ready, buy some ice melter and prep my snow thrower...or should I?      

Last week I blogged about (and in favor of year round) Daylight Saving Time and this week’s is about the difficulty adjusting to the recent time change.

The election is over. I was so looking forward to November 9th. Not necessarily because I was looking forward to the results of the vote, but because I couldn’t wait for the tv ads, mailings, emails and text messages to end.I found the emails and text messages to be particularly annoying. And, like a bad whatever, I couldn’t get rid of them. Unsubscribing didn't help.

Two superstars are out with very intriguing projects.  Both songwriters are notable for the impact of their songs.  Bob Dylan’s songs fueled a generation’s fresh look at many aspects of the 1960’s and beyond. His songs are considered so influential and well-crafted that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.   Taylor Swift’s songs have become a haven for many people searching for meaning in their lives and their relationships.  Her knack for capturing the thoughts and feelings of a younger generation has catapulted her to superstar status.

I learned that I am a fan of early voting.   Sometimes it has been difficult to vote with Election Day falling on an inconvenient date or time.  But I always vote. I can’t think of an election I’ve missed as an adult.  

I have noticed that, through the years living with my husband, we are very different packers. I open my suitcase, pull out from my drawers and closet what I think I need and just pack.   My husband, on the other hand, is a very meticulous packer. He starts writing a list weeks before we leave. As the trip gets closer, he revises the list.  Then he uses his final list as a “bible,” to guide his packing. He rarely ever strays from the list.  

The last re-scheduled -- or is that delayed -- event that I planned to attend that COVID-19 impacted took place last Thursday eve in Manhattan; Marisa and I took in the "Marshall Tucker Band  Band 50th Anniversary Tour" with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes as the opener and the Beacon Theatre of amazing artwork and even better sound.