What did you do Last Week?

Happy Saturday.  Just in case you’re wondering, yes, my head cold is over and done. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that Marcia picked up right where I left off. Only she has a hacking upper chest cough along with a need to spend her days flat on her back. I think improvement is slowly creeping in.

Take a look, we’re actually number 4 in the nation for worst cold/flu related areas. Horrible!

Normally I get all BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles) stuff done online. This past week I had to manage one ‘bit’ at a nearby BMV office. Does the attached photo give some insight why I avoid the place at all cost?

Now some coffee:

And yes, it’s official, The St. Bernard Dairy Queen opens today, and you all know what that signifies — SPRING HAS ARRIVED!! It’s Official!!

A Birthday quotation:
My Birthday came and went this past week. As with every other year, nothing much changed and yet you just know that there is a change. So, in honor of my Birthday I’ll quote one of our foremost playwrights of the past century, Tennessee Williams: “Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the greatest magic trick of human existence.”

Now that I’ve reached my new milestone age, I must insist that when you enter the room you kiss my ring. Mind you, I’m not gunning for any potential Papal slot, just simply kiss my ring!

Crazy Aging Fact – When I took my first job, kids today would be blown away pondering the fact that then there was a special kind of black paper I’d put between two regular pieces of paper, and that when I’d write on the top page, it also showed up on the bottom page. It was so good that using your printer (then called a: typewriter) it would work just as well making one or two copies. Forgot? Think Carbon Paper.

Chili Week – Cincinnati restaurants create new menu items, deals for Cincinnati Chili Week:

Be sure you read the Bonus Points below for your Chili Week special.

Soccer: I just knew we were in for a treat when Jason, Cathy, and I entered our stadium, and the following was displayed on the score board.

No, not really, we were at TQL Stadium to be part of a great game and the start of a Champions Club play. We enjoyed our home team, FC Cincinnati, establishing the home team by moving on to Round 2 of the Concacaf Champions Cup. The opposition was FC Motagua, winners of the Honduran Liga Nacional Apertura season. We had a blast!

One of the highlights was a hard shot on goal one of our forwards took. Their goalie punched the ball over the top bar, and I watched things going into slow motion as that ball climbed row after row coming straight for our heads and becoming larger as it closed the gap. I even remember thinking that it’d be nice if I only filmed the event. Anyway, a guy two rows in front of us jumped up and caught that ball! Much cheering ensued!

Immediately in front of us was an extended family from Honduras. At the end of the game as we were beginning to head on out, we all stopped and had a round of fist-pumps. A perfect end to a wonderful evening.

Steel Drums – just was advised to clear the evening of April 5th for an event to be held at Miami University in the nearby town of Oxford. This should be an event to anticipate (I am already excited). The music will be a tribute to the group, Rush. Playing will be the steel bands of Seven different schools. Vai who is first Alto drum for Clark Montessori will be one of the seven schools represented.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the music of Rush, here is a short; Rush – New World Man:

Life is AMAZING!

Dirk

BONUS POINTS:

This is Chili Week in Cincinnati, and it’s a well-marked (marketed) event. In celebration which one of the following can be expected, gratis, if asked:

1) “buy 4 Chili Dinners at Northern Row brewery and get a free Growler”
2) “50% more Cheddar Cheese on any 3-way Chili at any Skyline; ask for Sky-Way”
3) “Buy three Coney’s, get 5 at all Goldstar locations”
4) “1955 pricing of 3-ways at Camp Washington Chili (limited quantity)”
5) “Buy a bowl of Chili at Dixie Chili & they’ll ‘sink’ a Coney for free ”