Last night I was watching a repeat television show of My name is Earl. I’ve only ever watched that particular show two or three times in my life before because normally I am busy doing something else when it is on the air. But last night I was having trouble falling asleep and turned on the television just as that show came on. The show was about how tornadoes kept hitting the trailer park where the show’s characters were living, and that everyone’s possessions were strewn around. When the tornado subsided everyone was going crazy trying to take possession of the items that were strewn around.
In a way it made me think of a treasure hunt, people looking for the “best” find. They had a “finders keepers” rule – whoever gets it in their hands first gets to keep it. What was particularly humorous about this was that people were valuing some items that would hold the interest of most people. The adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” was demonstrated throughout the show. The next time I’m channel surfing and see that My name is Earl in on, I think I’ll watch it again. It was a little bit slapstick, but funny just the same.
Well, everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day. Or so they say. I see a lot of people wearing green today, but a few are sporting orange instead. I’ve asked them why they are wearing orange and they tell me that the Catholics wear green, but the Protestants wear orange! I had never heard of that before! I wonder what the story is behind the Protestants wearing orange and not green!
I think that if someone were to ask me what my all-time favorite song in the world is, I would have to answer that it is “The Impossible Dream” from the musical “Man of LaMancha.” I can remember when I was a pre-teenager my school was taken to a field trip to a theater in the round to see that as a live performance. I’ve seen it a couple more times as live performances, and seen the movie several times as well. At one point in time I had the sound track on an LP, but I don’t have any LPs any more – my ex got all of them as part of the divorce settlement. Every time I hear that song I get goosebumps. What is YOUR goosebumpy favorite song?
Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. I have some really great memories of spending hours upon end at our grandparents house decorating Easter eggs, eating the yellow chicken Peeps and and picking out my favorite jelly beans from the Easter Baskets that we were given on Easter morning. When we were children, the Easter Baskets were all about the candy, but every now and then there would be an inexpensive toy or two like pez candy dispensers, or a yo-yo.
Now that we’re all adults, we don’t color the eggs or buy the candy; we are all watching our weight and trying to lead healthier lives. But one thing that I DO like to do is to buy Easter Lilies to give to my mother, sisters, and my wife as Easter gifts. They are always very glad to see them, and are quite pleased that I would think to buy them a gift at Easter.
Ever since Jane and Fred got their swimming pool next door my wife and kids have been encouraging me to consider putting one in for our own family. There are a lot of things to consider when researching to REAL cost of a swimming pool. First of all, we have to decide whether to get an above-ground or in-ground pool. I’m inclined to want an in-ground pool because the above ground pools are so small and shallow. If we are going to have a swimming pool, I want one that you can actually swim in, not just splash around.
In addition there are the many different pool supplies and pool accessories to buy. I would want to get one of those automatic pool cleaners – you know the robot that goes around the pool and cleans it. I don’t like to think I’m too lazy to clean a pool, but I AM too busy to be interested in spending my time doing that. And yes, in theory you could ask the kids and/or wife to clean the pool, but reality is that will never happen.
Fun, General life, Home and Garden, Relationships, Shopping | Dean | 
April 3, 2012 5:07 pm | 
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