The Cubs WON last night! They WON!!! WooooooooAhhhhhhhhhhh!
This is the first time in 58 years that the Cubs have played in a post season play off. There aren’t a lot of people left who can remember them winning, so this feels like a miracle to most of us. Heck….the last time they made it all the way to the World Series was in 1908.
If you love the Cubs, you have learned to deal with disappointment, but that makes this season all the sweeter! Die-hard Cubs fans feel vindicated for their faith after a lifetime of loosing.
GO CUBS!!! GO CUBS!!! GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Quiet Day
We were planning on going out to brunch this morning, as a late celebration of my birthday. One of my all time favorite restautants is Pappadeaux, a Cajun place that is part of the Pappas brother’s chain. There are two in the Chicago area, and I’m relieved that none of them are any closer than 30 minutes, or I’d LIVE there.
We visited Jamie and Speedbump for New Years two years ago, and I discovered that they have ALL the Pappas restaurants in one place. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. There are at least six restaurants that feature seafood, barbeque, steak, Mexican, Cajun and Italian. Each restaurant features one cusine, and has “pappa” built into the name (Pappadeaux, Pappacitos, Pappas Brothers, etc.)
At any rate….we were supposed to go to brunch this morning, but it seems a cold has set in, and no one was up for it. That’s a first! We’ve spent a quiet morning. DH has been watching the History and Sci-Fi channels, I’ve been reading mail and blogging and Mother has been knitting and watching HGTV.
One of the problems associated with a change of plans like this is always…..what will we do for dinner. Today, it seems we are in luck.
At LAST!
The Arr!! has returned home for the winter. Friday night, Dear Husband went to Chicago to spend the night on the boat. He left the truck and trailer at the boatyard and then took his first EL ride to get to the boat. That alone was an experience. It seems the train didn’t stop at his stop the first time around. He stayed on and did the entire trip around the Loop to get to his stop.
Neither of us have ever ridden an elevated train, so it follows that we’ve never purchased a ticket, either. DH put a $20 bill into the dispenser for a $1.50 fare, thinking he would get change. Instead, he got a little credit card worth $20 of rides! I’m going to make him take me to Chicago to ride the EL and go Christmas shopping. That’s going to be one expensive elevated trip! lol
Cable TV
We are one of the legion of people who have cable TV. Our reception is so bad that we wouldn’t bother to turn the TV on if we didn’t have cable or dish reception.
About two weeks ago, DH turned the TV on and discovered there was absolutely no picture. We had a fuzzy gray screen and noisey static. So, he called to report that we were having a problem.
Friday Five
The Friday Five
(shuddering at the subject matter!)
1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?
Not if I can help it. When I am in the office I listen to the CUBS play baseball (on the radio.)
2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes? Chicago teams. I support our perennial loosers, and now it seems I might have a chance to support a winner. (The Cubs)
3. Are there any sports you hate?
Boxing, bike and motor cross, wrestling
4. Have you ever been to a sports event.
Yes I went to football games in college, and I’ve been to see the Cubs once.
5. Do/did you play any sports (in school or other)? How long did you play?
Only those required in P.E.
Wages
Have you ever thought about how we decide what a job is worth? To me, a buck a shirt at the cleaners is well worth not having to wash and iron shirts, and I’m at the stage in my life where I’d rather pay someone to wash the high windows and clean out the gutters.
“The Girls” on WGN were talking about how we set salaries. They felt that we should consider the following guidelines: If you love your job you get pennies to do it. If you have a dreadful job, you get $6,000,000 for it.
Farmer’s Markets
We have a plethora of Farmer’s Markets in our area from late May to late October. Most of them carry products other than farm grown crops, and they are a delight to the senses.
Shrimp, crab, kale, pumpkins, glads, squash, lettuce, vinegars, honey, mushrooms, apples, bread, cheese, ears of dried corn, bales of straw, dried sunflower heads, the last tomatoes and corn of the year. You can make incredible meals from the bounty they sell.
I’ll miss the giant garlic heads, and leeks, the tiny pickle cucumbers, the fresh green beans, and the raspberries, and the man who sharpens my knives.
We’re blessed with abundance. The Farmer’s Market is the best way I know to get food at it’s freshest. Seven months, and they’ll be back. I’ll know that summer is almost upon us when the Market opens again.
Spousal Abuse
Beauty salons and spas are being asked to watch for evidence of spousal abuse on their clients. It makes sense that people in the personal care industry would be among the first to see signs of abuse.
My understanding is that unless a woman asks for assistance, you can’t do anything about spousal abuse. If a salon is willing to educate people about abuse, or will act as a clearinghouse for assistance information, then this might be a good idea. If the salon is merely reporting the abuse, but doing nothing to help the woman, then what’s the purpose?
Paul Harvey
Did anyone else hear Paul Harvey today announce that France has vetoed proposed billboards showing bare female butts???
I need to surf some more to find out what that was all about….
Crowns
I have TMJ. If I remember correctly, thats Temporal Mandibular Joint disease. It means I grit my teeth unintentionally. Unfortunately, it also means that I am breaking some of my teeth, so I have been undergoing one tooth renovation a year.
My dentist has brought me to the final stages for a new crown. Next week it should be cemented in place, hopefully for years to come. In the process, we did a root canal, a crown lengthening, repair of a molar next to it, and then creation of a post to hold the new crown. To protect the post, and to keep the tooth from shifting, I’ve been wearing a temporary crown for the past few weeks.
The night of the wedding rehearsal, it popped off. The dentist and I couldn’t meet up, so I did without until Monday morning, when she glued it back in place. Last night…..