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Friday Morning

May 6, 2011 in Musings, Observations with 0 Comments

This gorgeous Friday morning got started out well when I pulled out Pandora and typed in Phil Collins. Hey, when you’re in the mood, you’re in the mood. Here’s a quick recap of a few choice selections by the wonderful music service.

Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins
No Son of Mine – Genesis
Higher Love – Steve Winwood
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Oh Sherrie – Steve Perry
(I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
Take Me Home – Phil Collins
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – The Police
Throwing it all Away – Genesis

Needless to say, this was a pretty great morning at work.

New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2010 in Observations with 0 Comments

Okay, so we all know that everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions. And we all know that within about a month, those big plans have gone out the window. I think the biggest problem is that we set our sights to high. I’ve decided to set a few New Year’s Resolutions, but to keep them within reasonable expectations. So here are a few of them.

1. Take, print, frame and hang at least 5 of my own photographs in my house.
2. Finish painting my kitchen.
3. Put in recessed lighting in my kitchen.
4. Shoot a sub-100 round of golf w/o mulligans.
5. Walk the dog at least 3 times a week.
6. Cut back on soda.
7. Make more meals at home.

These are just a few of my goals for this next year. I hope you all have a wonderful new year!

Life at the Laundromat

November 2, 2009 in National Blog Posting Month, Observations with 0 Comments

So, for the past 5 or 6 weeks, I’ve been without a washer and dryer. So I have been heading down to the local laundromat to take care of my clothes washing needs. With all the time I have spent down there, I have learned a few things.

1. I need constant input from various sources.

I have found myself relying on both my computer for video and also people watching to fulfill my time. I find it impossible to simply watch a tv show or movie on the computer without constantly scanning the room for interesting people to watch. Which leads me to…

2. There is no shortage of interesting people at the laundromat.

Since doing your laundry is a fairly private thing, it’s interesting the dichotomy that comes about when doing your laundry in a public place. One the one hand, you are aware that you are around other people, but there is an almost unwritten rule of non-interaction between laundry doers. You are sort of in your own world working on cleaning a big part of what tends to define you to the outside world. The state of your clothes can say a lot about you, and so this leads me to…

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