Happy Friday, which is also National Nutty Fudge Day and National Odometer Day! (WM: I thought National Odometer Day was rolled back. badum-tsh!) It's the end of a long week at work, with a few meetings that could have gone sideways but did not. For that I am grateful. Summer weather has arrived just in time for the Devils' hockey season to come to an end. They played really well and ended the season strong, losing in sudden death overtime. I'm sad to see hockey go because it was a great ...
Mothers Appreciation Phillies Game 2023
A while back I realized that, more than anything, my Mom enjoys spending quality time with us*. So rather than looping through the usual Mothers Day gift guides and/or paying a lot to go out to dinner with large crowds, we go to the (2022 National League Champion) Phillies Mother's Appreciation game each year. It also helps that Mom's a huge Phillies fan. Bryce Harper is her guy. We went this past Sunday and after years of freezing and/or rainy weather, we finally lucked out with a ...
Hard eight
As per Mom's wishes, this afternoon was spent at the Borgata. Again. (The gambling gene runs straight up my Mom's branch of the family tree...we are unrepentant.) I had a twenty dollar bill to play with. I was going to do slots and nothing else, then meet MomnJohn for a dinner in a half hour. I meandered by the craps tables and to my surprise found two with a $10 minimum bet. Usually I see tables at $25 and up...way out of my price range. Immediately I scampered to the ATM and took out $100. ...
