http://hamptonroads.com/node/353319 Sports en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:41:20 -0500 I'm taking a page from the years I worked in the corporate world where we were encouraged to shamelessly steal ideas that were smart, beneficial and timely. Rather than shamelessly stealing it, I choose to call it shamelessly sharing. That's my intent today - to share.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/nod-wonderful-blogger-necessary-and-timely-blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:15:10 -0500 OK - Sunday I got things done. Not so much for Monday and today (Tues.), though.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/not-doing-so-well-whole-spring-cleaning-thing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:09 -0500 I hate Spring-cleaning, and I hate it so much I skip it altogether, some years. Many years, actually. Not this year, though. THE MR. and I had to bite the bullet last night and buy a new dishwasher. No, I couldn't make it without one - well, I could make it, of course, but not as a relative happy camper. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/day-1-spring-cleaning-begins-winter-day-wanna-join-me Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:49:12 -0500 I was reading a Face Book post today from Anne Rice (the novelist) and she was talking about the song, BARBARA ALLEN sung by Art Gunfunkel and how much she liked it. For me, though, it's a different Garfunkel song (that he wrote) that is my favorite, BRIGHT EYES, from the old, animated movie, WATERSHIP DOWN.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/funny-thing-about-song-i-hear-it-and-it-haunts-me-days Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:56 -0500 If you live outside of Virginia think twice before making a decision when you think VA might be a nice place to live. If you are a member of the GOP's far, far right, evangelical gang, you might find this a fun place. If not, you might want to keep on looking.    http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/va-senate-panel-oks-requiring-ultrasound-abortion   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/local-attacks-womans-right-choose Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:05 -0500 I pulled a large business-looking envelope out of the mailbox yesterday and let out a long, disgusted sigh. I figured it was yet another company trying to sell me health insurance. A lot of those envelopes have landed in my mailbox since I started approaching a certain age. Geesh!   Turning the envelope over I found a stamp and some familiar handwriting that made me smile from ear-to-ear. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/snail-mail-its-called-puts-big-big-smile-my-face Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:45:31 -0500 President Obama ditty of Al Green's song is a hoot; and he's not bad on vocal imitation, either.   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/obama-al-green-apollo-theater_n_1218070.html   You go, Mr. President! You made me laugh first thing this morning, and I appreciate that from anyone.   /Golf, POLITICS and Beyond http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/presidents-roll-and-sounds-pretty-good-too Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:57:23 -0500 If you haven't seen this short video message from President Obama to Betty White on her 90th birthday, here it is. It drew a big smile and chuckle from me. Click the link, and then click the big arrow in the frame where the president's sitting at his desk:   www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/obama-betty-white-birth-certificate_n_1210544.html   /Golf, POLITICS and Beyond http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/president-wants-see-betty-whites-longform-birth-certificate Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:07:44 -0500 In the Virginian-Pilot's SPORTS section today, a short quote from his Twitter tweet showed up from professional golfer, Luke Donald:   "It’s not that hard, be ready when it’s your turn. Slow play is killing our sport.”    http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/luke-donald-it%E2%80%99s-not-hard-be-ready-when-it%E2%80%99s-your-turn Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:35:47 -0500   As a result of the great weather THE MR.'s been hammering away out in the back yard for two days now. Curiosity being what it is, I took a walk out there a while ago to see just what he was up to.  Above is what welcomed me. What's this, I wondered.     A few moments later to my surprise, I turned around to find this  >   >   >   http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/bit-macabre-back-yard-new-years-eve Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:02:26 -0500