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New Pillows

CWG — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:12:09 +0000

Last night I could not get comfortable and sleep well. Of course, I have a lot on my mind. But I blame my flat and worn out pillows for most of the insomnia. I am going to buy some new pillows today. Not the cheap $10 pillows from WalMart. I want nice, feather and down pillows, from either Macy’s or Bed Bath and Beyond. I don’t care how much they cost. I need my sleep and a good pillow is a big part of that equation.

Slow and Easy Today

CWG — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:08:07 +0000

New Year’s Eve was just too much fun We went downtown for the big street party. They had music on the riverfront stage, with the main act, Lynyrd Skynyrd. They rocked this town at midnight, let me tell you! We didn’t get home until almost 4:00 am. Today is going to be slow and easy – I am so glad I don’t have to work until Wednesday!

Here Comes Santa

CWG — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:05:16 +0000

The local CBS TV affiliate is doing 15 minutes updates all night long showing Santa’s progress as he makes his way around the world in 24 hours. They are claiming the maps show Santa being tracked by NORAD. It’s a cute idea – especially when the newscaster is ending each update by urging the children to get in bed and be sound asleep before Santa gets to our neighborhood.

Merry Christmas – and I hope Santa is good to you!

Marinating Steaks

CWG — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:59:01 +0000

Even in these hard economic times, we try to enjoy a steak dinner once in a while. I try to buy a good steak when they are on sale. The problem with the cheaper steaks is finding tender ones. If its not a tender cut, I can offset that by marinating the steaks for 20-30 minutes before grilling them.

My favorite steak marinade is dark brown, spicy sauce called Dale’s Steak Sauce and Marinade. If they don’t have Dale’s, I have like the Johnny’s brand, too. And once in a while I will use the A-1 marinade called Chicago Style.

Ding Dong

CWG — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:54:17 +0000

My dogs go crazy when they hear a doorbell. Any doorbell – even one on TV. That makes it incredibly difficult to watch the late night reruns of Frasier. I believe that every episode of Frasier has at least one doorbell being rung. Sometimes several in one show. When it is almost 1:00 and the doorbell rings on Frasier, they start barking and wake up the whole house. So I have to change the channel and find something else to watch at midnight.

Sing Along

CWG — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:49:02 +0000

We used to sing songs in the car on long trips. Now kids have their own little video monitor to watch movies and be kept entertained. I wonder if kids even get the chance to sing “Row, row, row your boat” anymore? They are missing out on a lot of family togetherness time if all they do is stare at a little flatscreen TV all day and all night.

Jingle Bells

CWG — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:43:05 +0000

As a kid, we played in snow for several days – if not weeks – every winter. Just because there was snow on the ground did not mean we had to stay in the house and be bored. We got dressed in snow suits, knit caps and mittens, rubber boots, and we went out to play.

Every kid on our street had his own sled and his own bicycle. None of us were stupid enough to ride our bikes on icy roads, but that didn’t keep us home. We just got our sleds out and we rode those for hours at a time down the big hill by our house.

It wasn’t until I was grown and married that I ever went on a real sleigh ride. We went on vacation to Vermont and the ski lodge arranged for us to go a sleigh ride – complete with jingle bells on the horse’s reins. I love winter!

Willie Nelson Never Ages

CWG — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:40:18 +0000

It seems that Willie Nelson has been old, wrinkled and long haired my entire life. I seriously remember hearing his songs as a little kid and seeing his picture on the record albums. He has always looked like this and he has always sounded the same, too. His style of playing guitar and singing is very distinctive. I think it is very cool that he is not all that great a vocalist, yet he is a living legend in the music industry. Yes, I’m a fan. Meeting him some day would be an historic moment for me.

Men in Skirts

CWG — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:37:57 +0000

Did you know that in the colonial days of America, little boys wore dresses and skirts while young? They did not get to wear short pants until they were school age. I wonder when America decided that boys should wear pants instead? And when did mean decided to stop wearing kilts? I don’t remember any of my history books in school addressing this at all.

Greensleeves

CWG — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:34:51 +0000

One of the classic songs that everyone has heard at least a few times by the time they turn 20 years old is Greensleeves. I have always thought it was a pretty song, a little sad, and for some reason turns up on a lot of Christmas music albums.

To be honest, I never really knew what the song was about. I could not recite any of the lyrics to this if you paid me big money to do it. So I decided to look it up on the internet. Wow. I had no idea and now I wonder how many other songs I have heard all my life that I have no real clue as to what they are about?