tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289858462024-03-14T01:05:42.767-04:00Tom's HideawayA Getaway From The EverydayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-52188321483551405702013-03-31T12:49:00.000-04:002013-03-31T13:34:24.295-04:00NYC Car Show 2013Checked in at the NYC Car Show yesterday and I'd have to say, my new car was right out in front as the real fan winner in this, one of the Premier Car Shows in the Country.<br />
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Everyone was very enthusiastic about Hyundai's new sporty, yet affordable, Veloster!<br />
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In fact when a Model from one of Hyundai's competitors heard I owned a new Veloster, she begged to get a picture with me.<br />
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While I consented to pose with her , it really cut the show short for me , after being called out into the spotlight , EVERYONE wanted to hear about my Veloster. Repeated photo and autograph requests , forced me to cut out early.<br />
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I looked at some of Mercedes and Cadillac Sport Coupes, they still haven't been able to incorporate a 3rd door, like Hyundai has done with the Veloster, in their new cars.<br />
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Maybe next year. For now, Veloster is what you hear murmuring throughout the Javitt's Center at the 2013 International Auto Show.<br />
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My dad was something special. I really don't have the words right now but the pictures of him over the years say so much, I will let them start the story.<br />
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<b>From the movie Network (1976): Howard Beale (Peter Finch) tells the public what they need to do....</b></h2>
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<b>I believe Finch won the Oscar that year, and while the movie is a satire and does try to show how media can so easily manipulate the viewers thoughts and ideas, for example: Fox, the Tea Party, the Partisan News Broadcasts from all the major networks have been doing this for years. But this scene is special and aren't we all just Mad as Hell about how this country is being run and by whom?? Isn't it supposed to be by "The People" We are about to vote for President and the 2 Candidates with a chance to win are both flawed, and when that choice has been made they will have to work with a supremely flawed Congress where nothing ever gets done.</b><br />
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<b>We should be Mad As Hell, I think will write that on my ballot.</b><br />
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<b>And the News, I have an idea....take the Ads off !! The News team should not be managed by the Network or beholding to any sponsors and maybe they could start dealing with the things that are important in this country.</b><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-82802980997605257242012-10-21T06:52:00.001-04:002012-10-21T06:52:27.845-04:00Argo..Go See ItArgo, starring and directed by Ben Afflect is the first movie I have seen this year that I did not check to see how much longer I had to sit there and watch. I never got bored. It was as good as the reviews I read said it would be. The glasses you see characters wearing we're authentic 70's. Alan Arkin was great, the story was incredible. Ben Afflect was even able to insert a dig on directors in the script , "anyone can be a director". In this case Afflect was better at it than anyone I have had to pay to see at the theatre in a long time and some of his earlier projects were not. This is the best thing he's done since Good Will Hunting.<br />
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The theaters at Fenway in the old Sears building were very comfortable, I recommend them to all.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-78990600785050041942012-09-21T13:43:00.000-04:002012-09-21T13:43:06.468-04:00You Tube Video Courtesy Of SeandoYou have to stick with this slow starting video and see the Drummer pick up the pace. I have always admired the drummer in a band as they are often overlooked , in the case of this video...there is no chance you will miss the drummer....just wait for it...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As usual never have a good camera at a concert. Taken from my phone, Carlos Santana at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, Ma. He's still got it, saw him open for the Stones in 1978...so long ago. </span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-2254462061823537492012-07-06T21:29:00.001-04:002012-07-06T21:58:18.492-04:00Tall Ships Boston-Editing In Picasa<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Roseway - St. Croix was built in 1925 in Essex, MA as a private fishing yacht, she was later purchased in 1941 and was honored for her service during World War II.
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<b>Thanks Flip and Thanks for not looking at it directly (-:</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-63182835056378898862012-04-30T09:23:00.000-04:002012-04-30T09:23:09.881-04:00Funny Email from Jeff<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 24pt;">A</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 24pt;">re you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Southerner?<span> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Here is a little test that will help you decide.</span><span> </span><b><i><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br />
<br />The answer can be found by posing the following question:<span> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 24pt;">You're walking down a<span> </span><br />deserted street with your wife<span> </span><br />
and two small children.<br /><br />Suddenly, a Terrorist with a huge knife<span> </span><br />comes around the corner,<span> </span><br />locks eyes with you,<br />screams<span> </span><span>obscenities</span>,<span> </span><br />raises the knife, and charges at you...<span> </span><br />
<br />You are carrying a<span> </span><br /><span>Kimber</span><span> </span>1911<span> </span><span>cal</span>. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot.<span> </span><br />You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.<span> </span><br />
What do you do?<span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><br />THINK CAREFULLY AND<span> </span><br />THEN SCROLL DOWN:<span> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><br />
<br />Democrat's Answer:</span></u></b></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">What is a<span> </span><span>Kimber</span><span> </span>1911<span> </span><span>cal</span>. 45 ACP?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Does the man look poor or oppressed?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Is he really a terrorist? Am I guilty of profiling?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Could we run away?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">What does my wife think?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">What about the kids?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">What does the law say about this situation?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Should I call 9-1-1?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Why is this street so deserted?</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">We need to raise taxes, have paint & weed day.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Can we make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such<span> </span><span>behavior</span>.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is all so confusing!</span></li>
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Republican's Answer:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><br /><br />BANG!</span><span> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /><br /><br />............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......<span> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><br />
<span>Southerner's</span><span> </span>Answer:<span> </span></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></u><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><br /><br />BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!<br />
BANG ! BANG! BANG! BANG!<br />Click..... (Sounds of reloading)<br />BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!<span> </span><br />BANG!<br />BANG!<br />BANG!<br />Click<span> </span><br /><br />Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Daddy!'<span> </span><br />
'Were those the<span> </span><span>Winchester</span><span> </span>Silver Tips or Hollow Points?!<span> </span><br /><br />Son: 'Can I shoot the next one?!'<span> </span><br /><br />Wife: 'You<span> </span><span>ain't</span><span> </span>taking that to the<span> </span><span>Taxidermist</span>!</span></div>
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<b> Texaco Pledge from 1960</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I understand that there is a Presidential election underway but something is bothering me and I am not sure how widespread a problem it is so I am going to ask the ....the smart and insightful...readers of Tom's Hideaway for help investigating this Issue involving Tissue...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's Right!! Tissue, like Kleenex, the ones you grab for when you have to sneeze or blow your nose and I am sure many other things. My "Issue with Tissue" is not the product itself but the availability of it in Restrooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many I have talked to indicate, and this is verified, that most Casino's have Facial Tissue available in the bathroom, at Foxwood's in Connecticut, and many other casinos I've been to you will find an attendant in the bathroom too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I see no need for an attendant in every bathroom , although it might make for some better conditions overall, many bathrooms are "singles" and sharing it with an attendant would be a little uncomfortable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unlike Casinos, and many hotels I have been to, very few Restaurants and Nightclubs offer facial tissue in their bathrooms. When I need one , I refuse to blow my nose in public, I find myself in a bathroom stall trying to fish out some 2ply toilet paper out of a monstrous and hard to use toilet paper roll in order to get the job done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A box of Kleenex at the sink would be so much more civilized. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I crazy ? Wait...that's not the question. Is what I am asking for Crazy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hear that you are more likely to find a box of Tissues in the Ladies Room....but I really can't check that out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want my readers to investigate this and get back to me. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I see a list growing of Bathrooms With or Without Tissue Available beginning already.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Was it in the Ladies Room but not the Mens Room ??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lets Make it an Issue to have Tissue in the Loo...</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-4385247326592085462011-12-01T10:22:00.000-05:002011-12-01T10:22:32.893-05:00Pure Michigan: Winter Virgins<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XsR0DeY7f1g?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-76778840649430719952011-11-23T08:03:00.001-05:002011-11-23T08:11:45.035-05:00Turkeys Causing Trouble Again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Over the past few years Turkeys have begun to fight back during the Thanksgiving holiday. They are tired of being the center of attention on tables across America.</b><br />
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<b>I am sorry guys, all this graffiti across town has got to STOP !! Turkey tomorrow , leftovers the next. Heck, I might consider Turkey for Christmas if this public destruction of property doesn't stop!!</b><br />
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<b>HAPPY Thanksgiving !!</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-89149434210813537832011-11-15T10:21:00.001-05:002011-11-15T10:25:09.398-05:00Funny Email, Thanks Vita!!<br /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">At a wedding reception recently someone yelled, </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">"All the married men please stand next to the<br /> one person who has made your life worth living.</span></span></b></span></div>
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</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-70132926490067265422011-10-15T00:31:00.001-04:002011-10-15T00:48:16.365-04:00Still Crazy but not on FOX !, Glenn Beck , It's Time To Start Worrying About Chocolate!<p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>That Crazy Comedy Network <a href='http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579158,00.html' target='_self'>FOX News</a> came out in 2009 a skit about the climate change conspiracy they called CLIMATEGATE ! It was hilarious and they had their CRAZY Guy character GLENN BECK Break the story. Crazy Glenn of course had always been a non believer in the whole science of CLIMATE CHANGE and had joked about it a lot on that FAKE NEWS Site that FOX aired almost as often as The Simpsons.<br><br>Oh wait, I think I am confusing <a href='http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579158,00.html' target='_blank'>FOX News</a> with <a href='http://www.theonion.com/' target='_self'>The Onion</a>, because Crazy Glenn was serious !!</p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," December 2, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.<br><br><a href='http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579158,00.html' target='_self'>GLENN BECK</a>, HOST: We have been following the climate-gate scandal this week. If you haven't heard about it, you ain't alone: mainstream media refuses to cover it. E-mails hacked from England's leading climate data hub show that researchers behind the global warming hysteria, they're just cooking the books. If you are not outraged, you should be — $145 trillion is what the solution is going to cost us.</p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Ah, but the <a href='http://mediamatters.org/research/200912010002' target='_self'>CLIMATEGATE Scandal was Debunked</a>, and the story died. <br><br>Unfortunately, like many stories that get broadcasted with big headlines that are later found to be false, the damage had been done. Many, otherwise intelligent people, who believe everything that comes out of a blowhard like Glenn Beck and his cohorts, won't hear about the story being false and will continue to think Climate Change is a hoax.<br><br>Well I just hope they don't like CHOCOLATE !!!<br><br> According to many <a href='http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2011/09/Too-Hot-for-Chocolate' target='_self'>reports</a> I have read recently, due to rising Temperatures in West Africa and the Ivory Coast, where most chocolate in the world is produced! It is becoming "<a href='http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/Newsroom/Documents/news_release_africas_chocolate_meltdown_climate_change_threatens_cocoa_farmers.pdf' target='_self'>Too Hot for Chocolate</a>"<br><br>CHOCOLATE SHORTAGES, almost worse than running out of water!!!<br><br>Cocoa growers may have to start shifting to other crops in order to make a living, leaving us less chocolate. in fact they may shift to growing nuts!<br><br>Maybe they will name a new nut, a BECK Nut or a GLENN-B Nut<br><br>I like CHOCOLATE way more then Nuts!<br><br>On a happy note, Crazy Glenn must have really been grating on people other than myself. He announced on April 6th, MY BIRTHDAY, that he was leaving FOX News.<br>He left at the end of June as pompous as ever. of course the real conspiracy there was that it was a mutual decision. HAH !! I'm thinking after losing almost half of his viewers, falling ratings and the fact that HE'S CRAZY had a little to do with it.<br><br>Of course if you still love GB, you can visit his Web Page which has a great tag line.<br><br><a href='http://www.glennbeck.com/' target='_self'>GLENN BECK The Fusion Of Entertainment and Enlightenment</a> <br><br>OKAY, I have to go buy some CHOCOLATE !,</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-48884175379221182042011-10-03T11:22:00.000-04:002011-10-03T11:22:34.911-04:00WOMEN - from funny email..Thanks Jimmy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>She</b> will never stand him up and never let him down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>She</b> will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.</span></div>
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<b>She</b> will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>She</b> will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>She</b> will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident,
sexy, seductive and invincible... </span></div>
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<b>No wait...Sorry.....</b></span></div>
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I'm thinking of whiskey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's whiskey that does all that shit. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-22291452222027234822011-10-02T11:11:00.001-04:002011-10-03T11:23:24.716-04:00Patriots Win<div align="left" class="bloggerplus_text_section">
I predict a Patriots win over the Oakland Raiders. Why? because he's cut his hair. Obviously with all the Beber comparisons last year and the shaggy performance last week he has realized that his game is directly affected by the length of his hair. No scouting reports are necessary, he cut the locks and is now set to break whatever momentum the Raiders might be bringing on the field today at 4:15pm in Sunny California.<br /><br />I am glad it is going to be the Raiders that are going to be destroyed by Brady's return to the field, I've despised that team since I saw them move on to the playoffs in 1976 against my favorite Patriot quarterback and football player, before Brady, Steve Grogan in 1976 on a bogus penalty.<br /><br />Redemption Time</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-63618039686695507052011-09-30T08:25:00.000-04:002011-09-30T08:25:39.027-04:00For Margaret Mary, (MOM)Mom, everyone misses you, but I know that you are kicking it up there with the angels ! <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-35585637204629838142011-09-29T08:49:00.000-04:002011-09-29T08:50:42.275-04:00For Mary Margaret<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VxhIKD523Y/ToRj8tIe7oI/AAAAAAAATMU/W5hBpVK_Kaw/s1600/Downloads.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VxhIKD523Y/ToRj8tIe7oI/AAAAAAAATMU/W5hBpVK_Kaw/s640/Downloads.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b>Tonight a gathering will take place to celebrate Mary's life, who we lost September 29th, 2004. It's something her family, her friends and I have done since we lost her. She is gone but she left a mark and she will always be remembered.<br />
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Outspoken, funny, maddening at times !! She gave me her love and, sometimes her wrath, I probably deserved it ! It was her kindness toward my children and grandchildren, my family and my friends, that are my favorite memories of her. I will always miss her but I know that I was lucky to have known her and love her. Lucky still to have met her family and her friends so that on this day we can be together and celebrate her life and the spark she added to all our lives. <br />
</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-27825499563651363972011-09-26T16:16:00.000-04:002011-09-26T16:16:45.846-04:00My Three Girls !!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-13Ht1kL-Uf0/ToDdeJKnfoI/AAAAAAAATDk/BLvHYryRchM/s1600/DSCF6412.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-13Ht1kL-Uf0/ToDdeJKnfoI/AAAAAAAATDk/BLvHYryRchM/s640/DSCF6412.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="480" /></a><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Had to be up early but the view out the bathroom window made up for it.</b></span></i></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-90918899550056452112011-09-19T22:32:00.001-04:002011-09-19T22:32:03.467-04:00Need the right App <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>That's right, I am not sure what's going on here at Tom's Hideaway these days. I have this new iPad that frankly, I am addicted to, and while I have had some " great ideas for the blog" I find myself without the time to write anything original. <br><br>I have been a crazy Twitterer madly posting my Status via Facebook on my iPad 2 with my Facepad app. I am pretty certain that one day we will have " apps" for everything .<br><br>If I want to review the last place I ate, there's the Yelp App<br><br>Find out when my bus is due, I got that app<br><br>Games, maps, twitter, Facebook, they've all got apps..I have em.<br><br>The thing is, they don't all work as well as you would like them to, I'm still looking for a dating app that gets results!!<br><br>It should be pretty easy with what they have to work with, I'm a stud for heavens sakes!!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-r_ybi2YCYxk/Tnf7Ih3FYlI/AAAAAAAATDM/mbOqWnSnCu0/bloggerPlus.jpg' ></img></div></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28985846.post-30611350670334520062011-08-29T23:17:00.001-04:002011-08-29T23:17:43.212-04:00First Time and a little bit about forecast <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Using blogger+ app, I am writing my first post from my new iPad 2. <br><br>So lets talk about the weather...<br><br>What kinda of hyped up news event will happen this week ? It seems the network and local news stations are really loving all the possibilities for catastrophe we had last week here on the East coast. Certainly there were some unfortunate deaths associated with the Hurricane, but first the earthquake and then the hurricane supplied the news teams plenty of extra time sell advertisement slots and fight for viewers in the effort to really overwhelm the public with dire warnings. oh and to make some serious cash with all those ads.<br><br>It was almost comical to watch one weatherman, or should I say, meteorologist, almost look sad to announce that the hurricane had been downgraded to a tropical storm just before arriving in NYC and hours before it would strike this region.<br><br>When he realized it was NYC, he said something to the affect that ,they, New Yorkers wouldn't be able to say that they had suffered a Hurricane. It was a little of the rivalry between New York and Boston manifesting itself in Weather Central, sure we were probably never going to see the storm get here as a Hurricaine, but Ha Ha, NYC didn't get one either.<br><br>The fact is, it was already a CAT 1 hurricane. And weakening. Certainly a serious storm but nothing to warrant the attention it got.<br><br>Then there is this quote from Michelle Bachman...<br><br>" I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. She said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending."<br><br>This person is a potential Presidential Candidate? Glen Beck spun God into the picture too, jumping on the Mormon tradition of hoarding for the potential doomsday that waits for all of us liberals out there.<br><br>Those who don't drink the Glen Beck Cool-Aid will all meet an untimely end because we don't hoard. Even if we did, we are a bunch of stupid liberals who would just give everything away. <br><br>If the Michele Bachmans, the Becks, or the Palins ever truly capture enough of the hearts and minds of this country with their crazy rhetoric, then our world will be reduced to a small population of God fearing anti evolutionists who love money, guns and oil. They despise what many call " Women's Rights" while endorsing corporal punishment and the death penalty. Scoff at what scientists refer to as Climate Change and continually and mistakenly call it Global Warming, blaming Al Gore and the rest of the democrats and liberals and those pesky immigrants <br><br>Sure the deficit can' t be blamed for GE paying only about 3% in income tax. hey, they make a lot of money and 3% is a lot of money.<br><br>Wish I could get away with paying only 3% in taxes.<br><br>Well, let's see if this will post...<br><br><br></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1