Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Notes on a Wednesday Morning

-Diane and I have both been afflicted with head colds and persistent coughs these last few weeks and really unfit for any kind of commerce with the outside world. However, with the grand opening of the Hilltop Buffet, we're chancing some public exposure. Ribbon cutting is at 10:30; we'll be there with Jim and Wilma at 11 for brunch.

-Eric is at the golf course waiting on the reels for the greens mower and the utility mower - coming in tomorrow so the new grass is about ready to be trimmed. Hurray!

-The Notre Dame Men's basketball team looked pretty bad last night in losing to Penn State in the quarter finals of the NIT. Both the inside and outside games were effectively shut down. I watched a bit of it on espn360 but found Frontline and its discussion of the broken health care system here in the US much more riveting.

-In case you haven't heard it recently, war is still stupid. Here's an article by Juan Cole taking Obama to task for repeating the same old s**t and failing to 'talk straight' about the war in Afghanistan. He titles it Obama's Domino Theory.

-Speaking of domino theories: I added Good Morning, Vietnam to my Netfliz queue after watching Robin Williams in The World According to Garp last night. Very entertaining but just a shadow of the brilliance of the book.

-Still reading The Lead Dog by Willaim Strange. It's a good look at life here in Martin County back in the '30's and 40's. It's also pretty neat to read some, then go talk with the author's brother (Dave) and compare notes with the fictional character of the book, something his brother carefully noted on the flyleaf of the copy he sent to Dave.

-It's April Fools Day. Did you know that in some countries (not here though) the hoaxing only goes till noon? And that any prank after that made the perpetrator the April Fool? I didn't either. So, watch your back and be on your toes. Of course, you don't have to do anything foolish today.

-And that reminds me of the pbs program that came on after Frontline last night where the ladies are intent on having fun and not feeling a bit foolish in their red hats and purple garb: the Remarkable Red Hat Society. You have to be a lady and over fifty to belong. Have seen some of them around here although none recently. The society started small with just a few out in California back in the late '90's and is now hugh. It's cool and, yes, there have been spinoffs - ladies under fifty can join a Pink Hat group.

-Going to go get on with the day...

1 comment:

Liz Hinds said...

I'm sure the Red Hat Society is an April fool's joke! But I would love there to be one: I'd join straightaway!