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So Ohio State blew a 13-point lead and lost by 2 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.  That loss ended their season and, worse, my hopes for a big win in the office pool.  Damn!  That $100 sure would have made retirement easier. I also failed to win the $600 million Mega Millions … Continue reading »

I refer, of course, to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, America’s largest and best opportunity to illegally wager small sums of money on the outcomes of amateur athletic contests.  The fun thing about March Madness betting is that you don’t pick a single game, you pick all 63 games (a “bracket”).  Since the odds of … Continue reading »

Jett and I leave tomorrow for a week in Mexico.  It will almost certainly be our last full-week vacation before we retire.  We will have a week in the sun to talk about the future, get rid of the last vestiges of that damn cold and consume vast quantities of alcohol (yes, it is an … Continue reading »

The Cold That Wouldn’t Go Away seems to be going away.  I still cough enough to annoy my co-workers but it is mostly under control.  And I no longer sound like a frog.  So I guess I survived this one. I had a good time writing about our planned trek west.  I can’t hardly wait!  … Continue reading »

This damn cold just won’t go away.  Jett and I both have it.  When one of us isn’t coughing the other is. Winter… bah humbug!  It will be a pleasure to be done with it.

Jett always gets whatever illness I bring home, so it is no surprise that she started coughing yesterday.  Unfortunately, she always gets it worse and sometimes ends up in the hospital.  I hope that doesn’t happen this time.

My “just a cough” illness turned into a full-fledged flu-like disease, complete with fever, chills and both chest and nasal congestion.  It seems like the flu to me, but as I received a flu shot this year it has to be just a cold, right?  But how can I tell the difference?  If I could … Continue reading »

One of the many reasons that I want to leave cold winters behind is my January cough.  It appears, without fail, every January and usually lasts most of the month.  Sometimes it is accompanied by the other symptoms of the common cold (runny nose, chest congestion) or flu (aches, fever).  But sometimes, like this year’s … Continue reading »

Jett and I had kind of a strange New Year’s Eve experience last night.  In the company of our good friends Barb and Bob – and, as it turns out, on their dime (thanks again, guys!) – we had a very nice dinner at Princeton Station in Chelmsford, MA. Prime rib, baked potato, squash, strawberry … Continue reading »

Jett and I will be having a very quiet Christmas this year.  We have no plans to see any of our kids or grandkids on Christmas but will see them soon.  The only family event we have planned is a Christmas party Sunday night at her sister’s place.  We have a 10lb ham that we … Continue reading »