One down. Two to go.

Two holidays to go. I enjoyed my Thanksgiving. The gathering was small compared to the past gatherings when there were cousins, grandchildren, grandparents. Some have moved away. Some have passed on. My day started by attending the local high school Thanksgiving day game. It's anywhere from the 3rd oldest to the 10th oldest high school rivalry in the country depending on where you check. I thought I was dressed warmly as it was about 30 degrees but by the 3rd quarter my legs were numb. It was time to leave. Besides we were getting squashed 21-0 in the 3rd quarter.  But it gave me an opportunity to try and take some action shots of the game.





Pregame  stretching. Notice the empty stands of the opposing team. We were the visiting team.

 

  

Well it's even colder as I sit and write this on Sunday morning. At the moment it's 28 degrees (f) though the sky is clear and the sun is bright. I have had the weekend off. This is a rare occurrence. I don't really care if I have Saturdays off but I love having Sundays off. I can still remember the days when everything was closed on Sunday save for small convience stores. We were the last state to allow big business to open on Sundays. That was in 1986 give or take a year or two. The only good thing about working Sundays is that all pay is overtime. I really did absolutely nothing yesterday except watched some television and started the latest book by Dan Brown (The DaVinci Code), The Lost Symbol. This guy knows how to write a page turner. I am not a particularly fast reader but I got 190 pages into it. Very entertaining so far. The week ahead looks to busy again. OK there's work and that's a given. I am fortunate as I have been invited out to dinner at yet another new restaurant opening and to my sisters for my birthday. I'm not pandering for happy birthday wishes here. It's just a statement of fact. Wednesday I am going to the lighting of the city Christmas tree and an exhibit of donated, decorated Christmas trees at city hall. They are supplied by local merchants and will be raffled off. I think I will take a shot and buy some tickets. I have not had a tree in the three years that I've lived here. Friday I'm going to the Auto Show. It's one of my favorites as I have always had a love affair with cars. I am looking to buy a new car next year and it will be a new one though I have had good luck with two year old cars. There have been a couple of turkeys. A 1970 Fiat. Which I owned for a grand total of one year. It was a nightmare. A 1995 Ford Taurus SHO (super high output) which I owned for 5 troublesome years. When it was running right it was a ball to drive. Very quick and the best handling car I ever owned. A poor mans BMW but it was prone to break down evey so often sucking my bank account nearly dry. After that I bought my present vehicle another Ford Taurus (1998) in December of 1999. It has served me well and been practically trouble free. The body and paint have held up well and it runs like a top. I will miss it when I replace it but I am going for a new one sometime next summer. At least those are my plans. It could be the last car I ever buy. Now there's a happy thought. Later this afternoon I will be dusting off my guitar, bass and amplifier and do some playing at my friends house. I do hope that we have a drummer. I guess I've taken up enough of your time. I will come visiting and see what's going on in the cyber universe. Until next time my friends...

I'm outta here.