Monday, July 27, 2009
"Say it Ain't So, Joe"
One of my all-time favorite movie actors is Morgan Freeman. And MSN reported today that he is dating his step-granddaughter!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Words to Live By . . .
I was reading comments from journalists after the death of their colleague Walter Cronkite and one of them was especially meaningful to me. It was from Andy Rooney of CBS's "60 Minutes".
Andy said:
"I've been proud over the years to see Walter become not just one of the best-known people on television but one of the best-known people in the whole world of people. He was proud of me, too, and there's no better feeling in life than that. I wouldn't trade Walter Cronkite liking me for just about anything I've ever had."
I would love to live so that people could say they wouldn't trade me liking them for just about anything they have ever had. I don't think one has to be famous to aspire to that kind of legacy.
Andy said:
"I've been proud over the years to see Walter become not just one of the best-known people on television but one of the best-known people in the whole world of people. He was proud of me, too, and there's no better feeling in life than that. I wouldn't trade Walter Cronkite liking me for just about anything I've ever had."
I would love to live so that people could say they wouldn't trade me liking them for just about anything they have ever had. I don't think one has to be famous to aspire to that kind of legacy.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
The Word UP
The word UP is one of the most often used words in the English language. Here are a few examples:
We look UP toward the sky and wake UP in the morning.
At a meeting, a topic comes UP, we speak UP, our officers are UP for election and it is UP to the secretary to write UP a report.
We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP our jewelry, warm UP our leftovers, clean UP the kitchen, lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.
People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appitate and think UP an excuse.
We dress UP for a special occasion, and open UP a drain when it is stopped UP.
We open UP the store in the morning and close it UP at night.
If you are UP to it, think UP some ways, if it doesn't use UP too much of your time, that we use UP. Don't give UP, you may end UP with a lot more than I have.
We look UP toward the sky and wake UP in the morning.
At a meeting, a topic comes UP, we speak UP, our officers are UP for election and it is UP to the secretary to write UP a report.
We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP our jewelry, warm UP our leftovers, clean UP the kitchen, lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.
People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appitate and think UP an excuse.
We dress UP for a special occasion, and open UP a drain when it is stopped UP.
We open UP the store in the morning and close it UP at night.
If you are UP to it, think UP some ways, if it doesn't use UP too much of your time, that we use UP. Don't give UP, you may end UP with a lot more than I have.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Smart Cars - USA Style
When we were in Italy, we saw hundreds of Smart Cars. They are fuel efficient, are good for the environment, and certainly don't require much parking space. I have seen a handful in the United States but I'm guessing we will see more and more of them but given our desire to have everything bigger and better, I imagine we will see some Smart Cars that are "doctored up"!
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