received this picture from Carla…..
“Who?..no, Hu”
Then, I could not help adding the video.
Those were the days of comedy without cursing or sex…how could that have been?
That was a great generation of comedians…making parents and children laugh together without one blushing.
Many years ago, I recall being able to do my morning runs at a airliner graveyard near the strip in Las Vegas when I was there for conventions and workshops.
I loved being able to run around the old jets and would always extend my runs to spend more time looking at a part of history.
My guess is that it is now fenced off.
This reminds me of those days…..with a modern twist.
Stealth Grave Site
A few weeks ago, I re-blogged a post that concerned me. I was scared for a colleague that I have never met.
I called his funeral home and left a message for him.
Blue skies and storm clouds…a normal day.
I wrote the article and called it, He Needs Help…Please Pray
Several readers followed up, asking if I knew how the story ended.
I had not heard and assumed, that since his blogging returned to “normal”, he was doing better.
It appears my assumption was correct.
It is good to read that he has taken the steps to make some progress.
We need to take care of ourselves….our work, even on a good day is very stressful.
If we cannot take care of ourselves, we cannot continue to take care of those that call on us.
Good luck Caleb and I’ll be taking care of myself next week when we go to the beach for a few days.
I look forward to this view…
A glance back, diploma in hand.
Quite frankly, it does not matter.
Megan Graduated Sunday from Aquinas High School in Augusta, GA. The third and final Visotski to walk out of the Church of The Most Holy Trinity with a diploma in her hand.
We have not a single regret for the sacrifices we had to make and the miles we drove over the years, (The school is 26 miles from our home) to send our three girls there.
Kelliann, Megan & Jelly
Aquinas puts out a great product and for that I am thankful. That being said, the school is like everything else…you get what you put into it and Megan’s near perfect GPA surely is a indicator that she threw some effort at high school.
My parents and I get a picture with the graduate
Congratulations to Megan and may your successes continue at Marquette University and beyond.
Aunt Reggie, Megan, Alicia and Aunt Jane (Alicia and her sisters)
Family Friend, Jodie gets the “Best Gift” award….
The other day, I mentioned a new, bird’s nest that I discovered.
I thought it was a Bluebird nest, but now I am not so sure.
Here is a picture, with a reflected image off the glass, of mama bird. It is not easy to get a good shot because of location, lighting and the fact she refuses to cooperate.
What does she look like to you?
PS..My youngest daughter graduates from High School this weekend and with all the family and festivities, it will be a few days before I am back with my routine…..RJV
A few days ago, I read one of Kelly’s Aphorisms:
Freedom trap
Consumerism is to an adult,
what a play-pen is to a toddler –
recreational imprisonment.
~ Kelly Hartland
I have been thinking…about choices..
Thinking about the good choices, thinking about the bad choices and how those decisions interact with one another and how today could be so very different if any of those choices were made differently.
What is important?
Yesterday, I stopped at our local Walgreen’s to pick something up for Megan. As I walked into the store, I could not help but notice the lines in front of two, video dispensing machines. As I was leaving ten minutes later, there was a newer, but smaller group waiting to rent their little, silver discs. I was surprised by the shear number of individuals spending money to rent videos.
Lining up to be tranquilized….They would be better served if they spent their Friday evenings blogging
Where is the balance?
Several friends laughed when I stated one of the reasons I was selling the funeral homes was because I needed to slow down and take better care of myself. I have a new saying, “I only work part-time now…50-60 hours a week”
What are my priorities?
I am reminded of the fad during the 80′s when people had bumper stickers that read “He who dies with the most toys…wins.” Already a cynical funeral director, I had one that proclaimed, “He who dies with the most toys…is still dead”
What do I waste time doing?
Is the hour or two I spend late each night and early in the morning preparing and reading blogs, the best use of my time? Would I be better off reading good, solid books?
Can I be honest with myself?
In the quiet of my heart and when I look in the mirror, do I see only the successes or do I also acknowledge my shortcomings and failures?
Spotted yesterday on a F-150 in downtown Aiken.
Sunday is graduation day. The third and final of the Visotski girls graduates from Aquinas HS.
Our family begins to arrive on Friday and it is guaranteed to be great weekend.
A seemingly, innocuous porch light.
I was asked to hose off the front porch last night and as I was doing so, I spied some “stuff” in both porch lights. A closer inspection revealed bi-lateral bird nests. One appeared abandoned, but the other had five eggs in it, which explains why that Blue Bird has been hangining around the front porch the last couple of days.
Now, we get to watch and provide regular updates on the eggs.
Upon closer inspection…..
The lights are temporarily out of service so we don’t cook the eggs (which may have already happened) or light up the nesting material and burn the house down…neither a good thing.
