So gorgeous I took a short bike ride instead of going skating. Tomorrow looks good too. (Praying to Stan Wood, Hoosier intermediary to the weather powers that be.)
It may get a little smokey down your way. The DNR is controlled-burning 600 acres on the south side of the state park (between Blue Creek and Taylor Ridge). They toasted 200 acres of it today. Its supposed to stimulate growth of oak and hickory seedlings. That’s their story, anyway.
Aforementioned great, great granny Elizabeth. She married a Highland Scot. Obviously I never met her, but I would surmise she was not one to be messed with;-)
Mom’s family left Brooklyn in the 1920s for the Long Island suburbs, but Great Aunts Edith & Bessie stayed in the old walk-up until their deaths several decades later.
Although the forecast says we still might get a few more showers today, I think the rains have come and went. We got maybe 2 inches over the course of a week. The pond actually has about a foot of water in it for the first time in a long time. The ducks are happy.
Ninth grade Civics. He sort of took me under his wing when my father died. He was also the boys basketball coach and he told me which boys were bad news. He also paid me to mimeograph (!) things for him at lunch time because he knew I didn’t have lunch money. Somehow his wife had packed too much for him to eat alone.
I signed the guest book on the website and said essentially the same thing. Boy do I feel old though…the little girls of his that I used to babysit are in their late 30s!
I often run into people who were students of my dad who remember me and my sisters when we were young. It’s kind of weird that they remember us. But then none of them babysat us.
John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me life, between the legs of my wife!’
That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!
He went home and told his wife, Mary, ‘I won the prize for the best toast of the night.’
She said, great & what was your toast?’
John said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife.’
‘Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!’ Mary said.
The next day, Mary ran into one of John’s drinking buddies on the street corner.
The man chuckled leeringly and said, ‘John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary.’
She said, ‘Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he’s only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come.
I don’t know. It’s covered with 3 inches of leaves and mud. I’m sure there’s something growing under there, though. All of the trees are flowering and it’s gorgeous, but it would look even gorgeouser with some sunlight.
Gorgeous photo courtesy of AndiF.
And I have to head out shortly for fun and games with leukemia titles…I can’t remember the last time I left the house this early.
I guess I won’t so anything about having a good time. How about … have a productive time!.
It went really well…5+ hours in the car, 3 hours of actual working and discussion…
Time to head out for a nice glass of wine on a gorgeous spring day.
Its lovely here too at 73 F. Glad all went well for you with work.
So gorgeous I took a short bike ride instead of going skating. Tomorrow looks good too. (Praying to Stan Wood, Hoosier intermediary to the weather powers that be.)
It may get a little smokey down your way. The DNR is controlled-burning 600 acres on the south side of the state park (between Blue Creek and Taylor Ridge). They toasted 200 acres of it today. Its supposed to stimulate growth of oak and hickory seedlings. That’s their story, anyway.
Ugh on that long drive but I’m glad the work went well.
So what were the titles?
I’ll get paid for the travel time, so I don’t mind the ride too much.
The big winner out of the 4 titles was “Evolving Strategies for CML Management: A Decade of Progress”, by a unanimous vote.
And you didn’t even need my help to come up with that charmer. 😉
Sounds like a best seller.
This makes me really curious about what the three losing titles were. Let me guess at one:
“Achievement-Focused Implementation of Executive Policy Management Processes in Administrative Development: A Procedural Approach.”
Or something like that?
And people make fun of academics …
Have a good day.
Thanks, b2. It was nice to get out of the house for the day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone.
Thank you. I’m half Irish, so this is one of my favorite days!
May the blarney stone bless each and every one of you with the gift of gab this fine morning!
Happy Saint Patty’s to you! DId you already have your corned beef and cabbage this week? 🙂
It’s traditional for my birthday so my mom made it on Sunday and we had a little celebration.
I had it today too, along with green beer, at lunch. 🙂
Are you going out to celebrate or did you make your own green beer?
And the same to you and yours! My g,g granny was from Ballaghlain, a hamlet near Londonderry.
Aforementioned great, great granny Elizabeth. She married a Highland Scot. Obviously I never met her, but I would surmise she was not one to be messed with;-)
I love old photos.
She actually looks pleasant – a lot of those old photos end up with the person looking grim. Probably because they had to hold still for so long.
My people are from the southwest. In Limerick.
If that photo hadn’t said Brooklyn, NY, I might have thought it was something that Frank Hohenberger had taken.
Mom’s family left Brooklyn in the 1920s for the Long Island suburbs, but Great Aunts Edith & Bessie stayed in the old walk-up until their deaths several decades later.
Morning everyone.
Although the forecast says we still might get a few more showers today, I think the rains have come and went. We got maybe 2 inches over the course of a week. The pond actually has about a foot of water in it for the first time in a long time. The ducks are happy.
morning. Pictures of happy ducks?2
where the puppies are. Maybe you need to keep them all. 🙂
Happy st. paddy’s day everyone! My favorite teacher died today. I’m sadder about this than maybe I should be considering it’s been 30 years. Sigh.
That’s sad, sorry to hear it. What grade and what did he/she teach?
Ninth grade Civics. He sort of took me under his wing when my father died. He was also the boys basketball coach and he told me which boys were bad news. He also paid me to mimeograph (!) things for him at lunch time because he knew I didn’t have lunch money. Somehow his wife had packed too much for him to eat alone.
Sounds like a fantastic person. (boy does mimeograph bring back memories)
Is his wife still alive? She would probably like to hear that you still remember him fondly.
I signed the guest book on the website and said essentially the same thing. Boy do I feel old though…the little girls of his that I used to babysit are in their late 30s!
I read his obituary. It was nice.
I often run into people who were students of my dad who remember me and my sisters when we were young. It’s kind of weird that they remember us. But then none of them babysat us.
Eleven years ago I read a tribute to a teacher from a former student. I can’t believe this link still works.
Personally, I’m expecting dancing in the streets.
That’s a neat tribute. I doubt there will be dancing in the streets when it’s your time. They don’t allow dancing in Indiana, do they? :0)
RIP Bob Wonson obit
Very good one, SN! Thanks for the laugh;-)
Literally LOL!
The ears are an erotic zone …
Yes. Yes they are.
Bloom, little daffodil, bloom.
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Little daffodil, we’re so happy to see you!
Morning.
Howdy O.
You can take a picture when all the snow is gone and it’ll be just as good a harbinger. 🙂
Ah… spring and new beginnings. Nice rosy glow up top too!
That was last Wednesday. Was it visible in town, too?
Speaking of town, I can’t believe the bridge is going to be down to one lane the whole tourist season. Ugh.
You get tourists there? 😉
Shocking I know but even in flyover country it’s possible to live in a big tourist area. ;P
Heh, just wait till we all show up at your place now.
shhhhh
Hey … bring it on! (well it worked for Bush, didn’t it)
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I slept in a bit this morning, only to find it’s raining and we’re about out of coffee. Now I’m tempted to go back to sleep again.
Clearly that is your only option at this point. Rain and no coffee is a deal breaker, IMO.
Morning everyone. I think we might be getting some sunshine today after 6 consecutive days of rain, rain, clouds, drizzle, gloom, fog and rain.
So has the rain brought you all sorts of beautiful growing stuff is your very pretty back yard?
I don’t know. It’s covered with 3 inches of leaves and mud. I’m sure there’s something growing under there, though. All of the trees are flowering and it’s gorgeous, but it would look even gorgeouser with some sunlight.
We had sun yesterday, and today is rainy and gloomy.
I’m going to enjoy it anyway because today is the my first day with both the CBs at school this month (CBtE had spring break for 2 weeks).
Sounds to me like we need some pictures as soon as the sun comes out.
Must have coffee, rain or no rain. We’re so worried that we’ll run out some time that we keep a spare in the freezer.
I buy the big bags of beans at Whole Foods, and it takes us a while to run through them. Looks like I’ll be making a trip over there this morning.
In the meantime, it looks like Folgers for me (that’s our emergency back-up).
You know, the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.
Eeeeeeww! Give me my French Roast/Turkish bang yer eyelids open blend!
And see if you’d keep some decent coffee in the freezer this unseemly degradation would never have to happen. ;P
Very nice. Apparently those aren’t as hardy as the daffodils because we never find them growing “wild” at the old homesites.
Gorgeous photo, ID.