Dec 7th

My dad was a WWII vet. He enlisted in the Marines 2 days after he graduated high school, and served in the South Pacific as a tail gunner. Sometime during each December 7th, he'd say "Remember Pearl Harbor."

Pearl Harbor survivors are meeting today, as they have every 5 years since the day. Their numbers are dwindling--many are in their 80s and 90s--and they think this may be their last reunion.

Like the man in the article said, it's the passing of a generation.

Dec 7th

My dad was a WWII vet. He enlisted in the Marines 2 days after he graduated high school, and served in the South Pacific as a tail gunner. Sometime during each December 7th, he'd say "Remember Pearl Harbor."

Pearl Harbor survivors are meeting today, as they have every 5 years since the day. Their numbers are dwindling--many are in their 80s and 90s--and they think this may be their last reunion.

Like the man in the article said, it's the passing of a generation.

A lesson relearned

Your house always knows when you have money.

Yes'm, it sure does.

A lesson relearned

Your house always knows when you have money.

Yes'm, it sure does.

The rest of the day

The disappointment over the money-pittiness of my present domicile was offset somewhat by the fact that I received notice in the mail that I won a raffle prize. It's one of those big bucks charity raffles--the tickets cost $100, but the top prize is a dream home or $1,000,000, and the odds are a lot better than the lottery's.

No, I didn't win the biggie. You'd have heard me if I'd won the biggie. The value of my prize, in fact, only equals the price of the ticket. But one of the options I have is to take the winnings in the form of 2 tickets for next year's raffle, and that's the one I'm going with. And the money goes to a good cause in any event, so heck with it.

One of the skincare items I use can be got for about half-price on EBay. I had bid on a tube, but knew my bid was cutting it close. Sure enough, someone sniped me with minutes to go. But, I already had my eye on a backup plan, a Buy It Now of the same item that turned out to be a few bucks cheaper given that it came with FREE SHIPPING.

When that happens, don't you wish you could track down the person who sniped you and go "neener neener"?

Yes, I can be petty. Why do you ask?

And Joe Scarborough's rattling away in the other room. No, I'm not the one listening to him. One of his guests is Arianna Huffington. Her voice reminds me of Zsa Zsa Gabor's. I always expect to see her interviewed holding a chihuahua or a Peke and smoking a cigarette in a jeweled holder.

The rest of the day

The disappointment over the money-pittiness of my present domicile was offset somewhat by the fact that I received notice in the mail that I won a raffle prize. It's one of those big bucks charity raffles--the tickets cost $100, but the top prize is a dream home or $1,000,000, and the odds are a lot better than the lottery's.

No, I didn't win the biggie. You'd have heard me if I'd won the biggie. The value of my prize, in fact, only equals the price of the ticket. But one of the options I have is to take the winnings in the form of 2 tickets for next year's raffle, and that's the one I'm going with. And the money goes to a good cause in any event, so heck with it.

One of the skincare items I use can be got for about half-price on EBay. I had bid on a tube, but knew my bid was cutting it close. Sure enough, someone sniped me with minutes to go. But, I already had my eye on a backup plan, a Buy It Now of the same item that turned out to be a few bucks cheaper given that it came with FREE SHIPPING.

When that happens, don't you wish you could track down the person who sniped you and go "neener neener"?

Yes, I can be petty. Why do you ask?

And Joe Scarborough's rattling away in the other room. No, I'm not the one listening to him. One of his guests is Arianna Huffington. Her voice reminds me of Zsa Zsa Gabor's. I always expect to see her interviewed holding a chihuahua or a Peke and smoking a cigarette in a jeweled holder.