On my ride in this morning, I had some extra time to think. Picture that, extra time to think on the commute to the city, who’da thunk it. The snow came down at a pretty good clip and my thoughts began to turn to national affairs, government and our endless, spiraling plunge towards a [...]
Archive for January, 2009
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/30/2009]
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I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/29/2009]
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The alarm rang at 6 something A.M. and to my wife’s chagrin, I hit the snooze 3 or 4 times. She would say more, but I have the snooze set for 9 minutes and I know I was out of bed before 6:30 A.M. and starting the fire to warm up the house.
I’m thankful for [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/28/2009]
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I left the house this morning after cleaning off my car. The frozen precipitation that had collected overnight in the form of snow on my vehicle has quickly become an unwelcome nuisance. Waking up and looking out the window on days like this simply puts me in a bleak mood.
It dawned on me this morning [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/27/09]
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I mentioned yesterday I would write about a once in a lifetime experience I had. I’m referring to the time I had the distinct pleasure of running a late model race car around Lancaster Speedway for 30 hot laps. I was involved in a program that allowed amateurs a chance to take a race car [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/26/09]
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I’m starting to get excited about NASCAR’s Daytona 500 race coming up on February 15th. The excitement actually starts on February 7th for me. On the 7th, the Bud Shootout, which to me, is one of the most exciting races of the season. The format is a 70 lap shootout. The race is broken down [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/25/09]
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I was cooking chicken outside in the frigid arctic air and I was thinking about the times when my life was simple. I was reminded of another pet I had, spurred by the short story I had written in previous days. Herman was his name. He was brown and white and kind of reminded me [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/24/09]
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The weather was warming, the ice and snow was melting before another blast of Arctic Air arrived to freeze the region once more. I was consumed by thoughts of yesteryears. Back when I was attending Alexander High School and living in Darien, my family and I lived with my Aunt Toni and her family. This [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/23/09]
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Thoughts of old times and the fun I had engrossed my thoughts this morning as I drove to work. Barreling down the I-190 South on my way to the city, using up my squirts, I finally limped to the off ramp with seriously impaired vision from the salt and dirt remnants on my windshield. I [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/22/09]
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I was standing outside last night having a smoke before stoking the fire and heading to bed, like I normally do. I thought about how lucky I am to have a wonderful wife, who will probably be canonized into sainthood for putting up with me and my chiseled in stone way of doing things. I [...]
I’ll give ya five minutes… [01/21/09]
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I walked out into the bitter cold winds of downtown Buffalo yesterday around 11:20ish or so, hoping to not have a struggle finding a seat near a TV, so I could witness history. As I rounded the corner of Scott and Washington streets on my way to WJ Morrissey Irish Pub to join a few [...]
