Saturday, March 28, 2009
Month Past 03/01-03/31/09 (AJ's,DST,St Pat's,Red Cross)
Sun 03/01 W and I attended the celebration of Alexander Joseph (AJ) Simba's 1st Birthday. First child of DingDong and Cherie. Food was great. Filipino fare. With this type of gathering you also see how your other friends' kids have grown.
Sun 03/08 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Begins. Move your clocks one hour forward. I counted about ten clocks that needs adjusting including the car's. Days are getting longer...finally. It's nice to be going home from work when the sun is still up. Gives you that feeling it's still early in the day and do some chores.
Tue 03/17 is St Patrick's Day. The boozing actually started Sat 03/14. Green beers, green river (in Chicago), green pants, shirts, caps, faces and parade. You don't have to be Irish to join in the fun. Gives you another reason to get inebriated...another pint laddie and don't forgit me leprechaun...cheers. But I remain sober. After eight years or so in MN I have not really attended or experienced the celebration. Must be the age...On a side note the temps are beginning to look good. Yesterday 03/16 we almost hit the 70's. Today it's in the 60's. Couldn't be better.
Fri 03/20 is officially spring as indicated in the calendar. But a meteorologist mentioned that if you base it on meteorology spring actually started Sun 03/01. The calendar date is based on astronomy...uhm...vely intelesting.
Tue 03/24 is my bloodletting day. When you start receiving notice cards from Red Cross you know its time to bleed. I did it at the Lutheran Church in Burnsville. The attendant who took my blood is good. There was a slight prick when she inserted the needle but other than that all went well. She timed me at 6 minutes plus a couple of seconds in filling the bag. Now that is fast. And no bruise the following day.
Sun 03/08 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Begins. Move your clocks one hour forward. I counted about ten clocks that needs adjusting including the car's. Days are getting longer...finally. It's nice to be going home from work when the sun is still up. Gives you that feeling it's still early in the day and do some chores.
Tue 03/17 is St Patrick's Day. The boozing actually started Sat 03/14. Green beers, green river (in Chicago), green pants, shirts, caps, faces and parade. You don't have to be Irish to join in the fun. Gives you another reason to get inebriated...another pint laddie and don't forgit me leprechaun...cheers. But I remain sober. After eight years or so in MN I have not really attended or experienced the celebration. Must be the age...On a side note the temps are beginning to look good. Yesterday 03/16 we almost hit the 70's. Today it's in the 60's. Couldn't be better.
Fri 03/20 is officially spring as indicated in the calendar. But a meteorologist mentioned that if you base it on meteorology spring actually started Sun 03/01. The calendar date is based on astronomy...uhm...vely intelesting.
Tue 03/24 is my bloodletting day. When you start receiving notice cards from Red Cross you know its time to bleed. I did it at the Lutheran Church in Burnsville. The attendant who took my blood is good. There was a slight prick when she inserted the needle but other than that all went well. She timed me at 6 minutes plus a couple of seconds in filling the bag. Now that is fast. And no bruise the following day.
