Snow..... and then some.

Yesterday, we received about a foot of snow. And for once, I was glad to see it come. The neighborhood looks great. Everything nice and clean looking. Kids out having a good time. My neighbors and I helping shovel each others driveways.

We actually had to shovel them 3 or 4 times yesterday as the snow continued and the wind was swirling around helping to coat everything anew.

I'm looking forward to having a white Christmas this year. However, after new years, I'm always ready to see Spring arrive. It's that period between January 1st and the end of April that can bring you down. A vacation is a true necesity that time of year.

This year, in recent discussions, the idea to visit Northeast Brasil has been bandied about. I can say that it would be a long flight. However, I think it would be a great vacation. Nice and warm there year 'round. And the beaches are some of the worlds most beautiful. So, I've heard anyway. Not to mention some of the worlds most beautiful women. Take all of these items and roll them into a vacation and you've got yourself a week to remember.

I will keep you posted as plans progress. In the mean time, enjoy that snow!

Just Another Monday

Is Monday morning really the beginning of the work week? I don't think so.

Quite frankly, Sunday afternoons should be considered the beginning of the week. You wake up, go to breakfast or church or whatever your normal Sunday schedule is. Then, the thoughts of Monday start creeping in. The heart rate picks up with each thought of the phone calls, emails and whatever else normally happens at the start of the week. Just enough to basically ruin a perfectly good day off from work.

I would much rather be thinking about what time my flight to Miami leaves the following morning! Or, what time do I want to go to the beach tomorrow. Or, I wonder if we have enough beer and cigars on hand? Positive thoughts!

It seems like my clock runs about 30 percent faster on weekend days than it does on work days. I swear that a Saturday or Sunday does not last anywhere near as long as a day during the work week. Friday comes to a close and the next thing I know, it's Saturday afternoon and rolling quickly into Sunday. Somebody put the brakes on this weekend!!

Well, all we can do is put the nose to the grindstone one more time and muddle through another week and pray that we come out on Friday afternoon in one piece.

Distracting yourself from such depressing thoughts is one of my favorite pastimes. The only way to do it is to think of something else, something tranquil, escape oriented, fun, ....... visions such as walking out the door at the Miami airport into the warmth and humidity of South Florida, walking on the beach, of good coffee at a sidewalk cafe, of warm sunny days, fine cigars on a balcony overlooking the beach, mixing icy martinis, palm trees blowing in an ocean breeze........

Keep on dreaming.......................

10 Degrees

Well, it's not Friday. It's only Thursday.

The other sad fact of the matter is that it's only 10 degrees out there this morning!

I was just imagining how nice it would be to be waking up down in Miami Beach. 80 degrees.......Slipping on your running shoes and a pair of shorts and heading out to the beach for a nice long walk. Watching the first rays of the sun come up over the Atlantic.

Hmmmm..... Then, by the time you come back, you're ready to stop at Starbucks at the South Beach Marriott. Get your Venti Italian Roast and a newspaper and settle in at one of the tables outside to savor the beauty of being on vacation, of the setting, of the people, of life without worries. However temporary that may be, it is certainly a feeling you never forget. Nor can you get enough of.

Soon, you will be looking for any opportunity to "exit stage left" and do a disappearing act.

I know I am.