End of an Era?

It's sad to think that I've seen the last Kennedy brother's funeral. 

I was in school when the Principal came over the PA system (just before school was out) and said that President Kennedy had been shot in Texas.  He asked us to pray for the President.  When I went out to the bus (I was a bus patrol) the bus driver said that the President was dead - I didn't want to believe her but it was true.

A few (very few) years later I learned on the news that Bobby was killed in California.  I was working the summer between college semesters and found out when I listened to the news.

Now Teddy - it wasn't unexpected but still sad - it was very sad to see his sister, sister-in-law and wife during the service. 

Arlington is a beautiful place - I remember visiting the President's grave before it became a huge granite place - it was a simple grave with a white picket fence around it - and the flame. 

I'll be making a trip to Arlington in the near future - lots of MY people to visit there - maybe I'll stop by and visit the Kennedy brothers.

Weekends

Productive weekend - but could have done a lot more! Got the living room straighter (notice not completely straightened!).  Have to put a bunch of stuff in the garbage and, ultimately find a place for the coffee table that came from another house.  Anyway - the sofa & chairs are back where they belong - floors have been vacuumed and everything dusted.  Slowly - VERY slowly - getting back to normal. 

Did have priorities tho - naps both Saturday and Sunday!!  It was nice to have two days in a row - "as we get older" it takes time to recoup!!

We've also planned a vacation - a REAL vacation!! Exciting!!  Just have to put in leave!! 

15 years and still going . . .

Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of our meeting.  Doesn't seem possible but I know it's true because his granddaughter was born about 7 weeks after we met and her 15th birthday is the first week of October! 

It's been a good 15 years and I know I'm looking forward to at least 30 more!

New Phone . .

I got a new phone today - and went the Blackberry route!  I was really looking for another windows phone simply because it would sync easily with work email (since work won't get BES) but after looking at both and reading about both I chose the Curve.  I had to download another piece of software to get syncing with work but the trial download went well and I'm getting messages, contacts and calendar so that's good.  I'll buy the full version this week sometime.

I've already gotten the Facebook app - and it's pretty nice!  Have to look for others - but right now just want to make sure I can use the phone the way I want to!  Lots of new buttons and ways of getting to information that I need to learn!

HOT

It's swealtering out there today (and yesterday for that matter).  It's beyond swealtering - is *blinking* HOT.  Temps in the 90s with heat indexes in the 100s - YES, I know it's August, YES I know that it's Southeastern Virginia - but ENOUGH!

Tomorrow is supposed to be better - mid 80s - now that's something when the mid 80s is considered cool!! Oh yes - mid 80s accompanied by thunderstorms!! Of Course!!

Hurry up autumn!!

Annoyances . . .

Is it just me or are other people put out by the commercials advertising ways to get out of paying taxes that are owed??  You know the one where the couple says "we owed the IRS over 3 million dollars but only paid 1 million".  I mean really - if you have enough or made enough or got enough gains to actually OWE 3 million dollars - then PAY THE TAXES!!  Take all allowed deductions - but don't weazel out of paying because you don't think you should or you think you're better than the rest of us.

I don't like paying taxes either but geeze!

(And yes, I know they're actors but they're representing real people who aren't paying the taxes they owe - and if they can pay 1 million then I bet they could have paid the total amount.)

Ok - rant over - I feel better now!!