Tag Archives: Pirates

It Takes a Weekend to Return to Normal

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

Weekends are important part of life. At least they are while you’re working. I don’t know if I’ll still appreciate weekends after I retire. I hope so, but I wonder if I’ll start doing weekend things during the week so … Continue reading →

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Its April’s Turn

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Any man, woman, child, cat, dog, bird or rodent in New England will tell you that March never gave us anything close to spring weather. I guess those two warm days we had at the end of February constitute “in … Continue reading →

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School Nights and Absent Friends

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

If we were having a beer, you would start with a nice gesture. “Hey, sorry about your Steelers. Everything’s on me today, beer, wine, wings. Order up.” “Thanks. That’s nice of you. It’s also nice of you not to rub … Continue reading →

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Are You Sure We Have Time for a Beer?

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

When I arrived at the bar, you had already ordered. “You’re late.” “I know. I’m sorry. I had to drop some bills at the post office.” “Not to worry, my young friend, everything is under control.” “Hi Dan. Yuengling?” “Hi … Continue reading →

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Wipe Those Feets

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

Every morning that I get stuck with the duty have the privilege of taking Maddie out to make morning rounds, when we return to the porch I will tell her: “we have to wipe those feets.” Yes, Microsoft, I understand … Continue reading →

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It’s Opening Day Mom

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

I am not a nut-job crazy sports fan. Despite the fact that I am often wearing a Pirates shirt, or some other bit of team gear; I’m really not a crazy fan. I played very little in the way of … Continue reading →

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Bat, Bet, Bit, Bot, But

Posted on November 8, 2014 by

Once again, I am trying my hand head at the Stream of Consciousness Saturday challenge. The title is this week’s prompt. Kind of random, but as you can see in the tag line, I like random. I decided to just … Continue reading →

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