Ever notice how everything we see and read has a sense of urgency about it?   These are 3 of today's headlines... • Another intraparty revolt by Democrats imperils swift passage... • "It's our lives on the line": Thousands of young protesters demand urgent action on...

Thank you Corey Bearak for introducing me to Twitter!While I only have 351 Followers, I follow Twitter religiously as it is my top source of real-time, in the moment, news. 

Three weeks from today is Thanksgiving.

The best Situation Comedies reflect the times and make us think about circumstances and experiences beyond our reality.  A rating of the top 100 SCs in Rolling Stone covered a lot of territory.

Years past, I scheduled the day off every Halloween.  Trick-or-treating was always a highlight. Our neighborhood used to swarm with kids and we loved being part of the swarm.  

I’ve been playing around with the thought for several years. Last week I finally committed to it. I bought a journal. I bought it at Weight Watchers so, a part of the reason for the journal is for me to record and  review my eating and wellness habits. Which I did this past week and noticed some interesting habits.   

At Gotham Happy Hour I shared something about today’s Gotham blog. Friday’s blogger remarked nice to not discuss my outside office (he used a different term!).  Well I did go there but only to retrieve the coffee pot so Shelly’s brew could remain in the thermal pot parked inside the kitchen-based coffeemaker. And I still found some time for yardwork, albeit out front. What occurred today (see pic at upper left) involved a tattoo.

True story...   An employee refused to come into work because his girlfriend hadn't washed his socks. The scaffolder contacted his boss to say that he just couldn't make it in. He tweeted: "I can't come in I can't find any f****** socks she ain't washed f*** all so ain't got nuffin and can't where none because boots got big holes in ffs soz buddy van keys in that box in shelter again."   Mmmm, I wonder what's next...underwear?