A Likely Story!

Thanksgiving, Part Deaux

The 2005 Hurricane season officially ends today.

Finally.

This Was An Awesome 4 Day Weekend...

...and I'm bummed it has to end.

Plenty of rest, relaxation, college and pro basketball, football all day today (YAY E-A-G-L-E-S), hanging out with my new buddy J, Turkey Day with the roomies' family, and food...did I mention the food? Howard's sis can cook like all get out.

I have tons to be thankful for on any given day...and this weekend was no exception.

NNSD.

Still.....

...it's 1:15 in the am, sitting outside on the porch with a slight yet cool 64 degree breeze.

And the mosquito's are STILL biting.

Still...damn them!

Nordstrom = Prayer

At least it does for me. Why?

I'll tell ya why.

Tonite when I walked into Nordstrom (to pay off my account, yay!) the entire time I was in the store the line 'lead us not into temptation' was going thru my head. And I still wound up in the shoe dept! Go figure!

And then I saw them.

Merrill's. My FAVORITE shoe. In Purple. My FAVORITE color. Lined with fur. Warm. Fuzzy. Furry purpley Merrillness.

Oh man, did I want them BAD!

And I walked away.

'Lead us not into temptation'. 

Yeah, I'm a Jew, but if it works, don't knock it.

Breaking News

It's 59 degrees right now and I am so excited I could scream. But I won't.

Ok, back to Monday Night Football :-)

Decorating Fun

Nothing adds a touch of whismy and color to a kitchen like Corona bottles neatly lined up in a row. They also come in handy when your favorite college football team loses to their bitter long-time rival.

Chillin'

Came down with a cold/sore throat/general yuckiness Thursday afternoon. Have been sick at home since then. No interest in reading, surfing the internets or watching HGTV or NBA. (But I’ll watch anyway!)Yeah, you KNOW I’m sick if none of those sound appealing to me.

Managed to wash the dinner dishes last night and take out the trash today...and that’ll be about it. Saving my energy to watch the Michigan-OSU game where (HOPEFULLY!) Blue will CRUSH Ohio.

It would be nice.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The whole time South Florida was  without power, hot water, internet and the daily basics that everyone takes for granted, my constant thought was ‘we have it so much easier than the people in New Orleans’.  We are so lucky...we are so blessed.

At least we had a roof over our heads. And a bathroom in which to take cold showers. And a bed to sleep in at night.

To this day, many of the residents of New Orleans have none of these treasures. They were hit hard. Many lost everything they had;both material goods and lives.

Still, New Orleans exists. And the residents are returning, determined to rebuild.

Actions, not words, will help with rebuilding efforts.

One of my friends is spearheading an effort to help in the rebuilding process.  My friend Chris is a man of action. A strong believer in rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done right the first time, Chris is currently President of the Louisiana College Dems. Together, all the Louisiana College Democratic Clubs are banding together to stage a massive offering of help for New Orleans residents.

Billed as “A New Year For New Orleans Project”, they need volunteers and funding. Please help however you can.  If you are a blogger, please blog about this. I’ve  linked to the LA DEMS site on my blog as well as posted their link below.. If you can spare a buck or two...or $200...there is a donation button on the LA Dems website . If you can help house volunteers (54 volunteers signed up  on the first day and tons more are expected) please contact Chris.  And if you can’t do any of the above, please think kind thoughts and say prayers for the volunteers the  weekend of  27-29 January.

Louisiana College Dems

This is your chance to take action.

Thanks for listening :-)

Sporadic Internet...

...means sporadic blogging.

Maybe things will clear up this weekend.

Why???

...do old people in Delray Beach TALK SO LOUD!!!!!!!!