I love, love, love Lee Newsome. He is a funny, kind, hardworking and a decidedly gracious man. He loves his wife to pieces and evidences a level of integrity across all he does that is comforting to those who appreciate genuineness and commitment to ideals. I can’t say it enough – I love Lee Newsome. [...]
Tag: Humor
Winter prediction system…
How do you know when winter is coming? I hear some folks can feel it in their bones. I am not sure how that works. I have no such predictive powers. The only thing my bones tell me is that they are a bit more audibly creaky as I age. Some folks can tell by [...]
Overactive flushers…
Well, I am headed back to the airport today so that I can return home to my real life. Yes, indeed - the life where my room is not tidied up by someone else and meals are not prepared for me. Back to my real life where blintzes and karaoke are not the standard Wednesday [...]
What do blintzes and karaoke have in common?
I love Wednesdays at EMI for two reasons – blintzes and karaoke. They are both guilty pleasures and both well-worth the investment. It am a bit ashamed to admit that I can actually tell you what is on the dining hall's breakfast rotation. It isn't really a function of how long I have been coming to EMI - it is [...]
The life and death of an ecosystem…
New rule – no eating or snacking at the computer. The other day in my frenzy to multi-task I dropped a blob of oatmeal on my keyboard. In cleaning the blob I was forced to take a good look at my keyboard and all the debris that was living in-between the cracks. Indeed there was [...]
Bellybutton lint…seriously?
Let’s talk about an ugly and often ignored scourge on the sensibilities of right-minded people – bellybutton lint. Seriously, how disgusting is it to find a stockpile of lint in a bellybutton? Now, lest you think I am a casual observer in regard to this phenomenon I assure you I am not. I have been [...]
A mega-list day…
I am most productive the day before I go on a trip. I will start with a list that has enough items on it to keep me busy for a week and miraculously 90% of it will be completed before I go to bed. Of course bed time will not be at a normal time. [...]
THE NEW FORTY 