Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sorry Doesn’t Always Cut It

Based on a true story…

It was a typical Sunday morning, as I lay in bed in a deep sleep. My wife had been up for quite a while I guess, taking care of the dogs. I was startled awake as she burst into the bedroom. “I’m making pancakes for breakfast” she said, “but I’ve run out of milk. Go to Wegman’s and buy some.”

I lay in bed for another few minutes, trying to rouse myself. Her second call finally got me out of bed. I threw on some clothes and went downstairs. There on the counter was the half made batter. I started to leave, but was stopped by my mother-in-law, who asked me to pick up a cup of coffee for her while I was out. I graciously agreed. It was the least I could do.

I arrived at the supermarket a few moments later, briskly walking to the refrigerated section where I found the 1% milk. I grabbed a half gallon container, andimage proceeded to the coffee bar. I purchased a large cup, you know, the fill it yourself type which I began to fill with decaf. The coffee just trickled out, as if the container was just about empty. A closer examination showed that there was plenty of coffee left, so I pressed harder on the lever. The coffee began to fill at a normal rate.

As the cup filled to the top, I released the lever, but to my surprise, the coffee continued to fill the cup. The cup soon began to overflow, and despite all my efforts, I could not get it to stop. I was still holding the cup, and the hot coffee began to burn my hand.

There was a very cute blonde girl behind the counter, and I asked her for help. “Press harder on the lever and then release it,” she said. image I was assured that this would stop the flow of coffee. I followed her instructions, but to no avail. My hand was once again placed in the path of the hot flow, and for the second time I was burned. “The coffee is still pouring out,” I told her, and she finally came to assist.

After some hardship, she got the coffee to stop pouring out. She turned to me and said: “Sorry for the inconvenience. Would you like me to empty some of the coffee out of the cup?” I asked her to just put it in a new cup altogether, as the old one was quite soaked on the outside. She did, and I left.

I walked to my truck, got in and began to back out of my parking spot. As I did, it felt like I had rolled over a speed bump. Since there were no speed bumps where I was parked, I got out of my truck to see what I had rolled over. There on the ground, under my truck, was the same young girl who had just a few minutes ago so “graciously apologized” for my inconvenience. She seemed quite injured, and looked at me pleading with her eyes for help. I knew instinctively that there was only one thing to do.

“Sorry” I said, looking back at her. I got in my truck, and drove home.

allan
jai guru deva

Monday, March 9, 2009

Mike’s Birthday

Yesterday was Michael’s birthday.  He bowled in a tournament at Shore Lanes, went to a strip joint, and then we took him out to dinner.  When we came home, Jayne surprised him with a cake.  He wasn’t very good at blowing out the candle, and Jayne wasn’t very good at asking questions.

allan
jai guru deva

Friday, March 6, 2009

An Unexpected Surprise

I have gotten better at solving my crossword puzzles, thanks to my following the Rex Parker blog that I have mentioned in the past.  I occasionally click on another blogger’s name, just to get a sense of what they are all about.  Call it curiosity.

Today, I clicked an a blogger whose screen name is “fikink”, which took me to her profile.  In viewing her profile, I saw that she was posting to two blogs of her own.  My curiosity got the best of me again, and I checked one of them out.

What I discovered was some of the most beautiful photographs I have seen in a long time.  Honestly, when I think about blogging, I think about people writing about their experiences or opinions.  But here were just beautiful photos.

I then checked out her other blog, figuring this one would reveal the written word, but I was again mistaken.  More photos! Equally beautiful!  I have no idea if this lady is a professional, or just takes pictures for the sheer joy of it.  Whatever the reason, I direct you to her two blogs, and hope that you enjoy her work.

The first is called Cherry Picking the Reticulum.

The second is Fik Ink.

allan
jai guru deva

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Klingon Kemal Ataturk

To all of you uninitiated, here is a very short explanation of this post. In today’s NY Times Crossword, a clue was “_____ Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey”. The answer was Kemal. Crossword puzzle guru, Rex Parker stated the following in his blog:

“Today, accuracy was nearly compromised when I ended up at my final square: the KEMAL (52D: _____ Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey) / ELY (60A: English cathedral city) crossing. I'm sure I've seen both (particularly the latter) before, but intersecting at a vowel as they do here, they both may as well have been Klingon.”

Well, a little research revealed that general_mustafa_kemal a Kemal Ataturk was indeed a Klingon (see photo at right). This photo is a detail of the one posted on Mr. Parker’s blog. As further evidence, please note for aKOORDyourselves other similarities with a known Klingon, General Koord (oddly enough, pronounced kurd).

Well, Mr. Parker, once again you are correct. At least one of them was speaking Klingon.

QaQ ram 'ej QaQ poHmey

allan

jai guru deva

Monday, February 9, 2009

Here’s to New Friends

As I’ve said before, I have gotten into blogging thanks to the one I follow regularly, Rex Parker Does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. This past weekend, some of the regular posters to the blog met in Westport CT for a CWP competition.

Since I didn’t have the courage to compete, I didn’t go. But one of the bloggers was kind enough to forward some pictures of the group to me (shout out to chefbea). Rex was a little slow in posting the pictures, as he wanted some commentary on them before he put them up on his blog. I offered to put them up here, but by the time I got them, Rex had posted them.

I’ve decided to post them anyway, so that those involved in the blog will have a place to come to comment their hearts out without breaking Rex’ rules. So without further adieu, I present the Westport 5:

CIMG1918 CIMG1932
NYT Puzzle Editor Will Shortz Beet salad at the restaurant
CIMG1920

Rexites at Mac's house. From left to right : Ulrich, Mac, Karen,
IMSDave, and chefbea in front wearing t-shirt featuring puzzle by IMSDave

CIMG1922 CIMG1934
Beet brownies (a la chefbea)
chefbea enjoying the beet salad

Looks like a splendid time was had by all; wished I was there.

allan

jai guru deva

The Rodriguez Conundrum

It comes as absolutely no shock that Alex Rodriguez’ name has now been linked with steroid use. Does anyone really think that there are any major league baseball players in this day and age that have not used any performance enhancing substances? One would have to be awfully naive to still believe that.

So how will Arod respond to these allegations? Hopefully, he will take a different route than that travelled by Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. I expect that he will have no choice but to own up to his mistake.

Judging from the trouble that Bonds and Clemens find themselves in, maybe causing them to be denied entrance into the Hall of Fame, Rodriguez will be smart enough to follow in the footsteps of Andy Pettitte. Pettitte , of course came clean, apologized for his poor judgment, and went on with his life.

So Alex, be smart. Just admit it, apologize and try to move on. Sure you’ll get booed a little more; maybe even at home. But it’s your best shot at keeping that door open. And believe me, no one will be booing when you get some clutch hits in October.

allan

jai guru deva

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Bishop Richard Williamson II

The New York Times reported today that the Vatican has called for an immediate recanting of the remarks that Bishop Richard Williamson made in an interview last month. (See January 25, 2009 post)

The article states that Bishop Williamson “must absolutely, unequivocally and publicly distance himself from his positions on the Shoah”. The Vatican representative went on to say that the Bishop’s positions were “unknown to the Holy Father at the time he revoked the excommunication.”

Recant? You mean do over? This man made these statements last month!!! Does His Holiness really believe that recanting will mean anything??? Oh, yeah, like “C’mon you zilly Juuuden and Mooslims you know he vas only kidding.” (an attempt to get you to read in a heavy German accent, with some Bela Lugosi intonations).

He is kidding, right? He went ahead and revoked an excommunication based upon the fact that he had rehabilitated the Bishop without verifying that the Bishop was in fact rehabilitated. Now he wants us to believe that he is stepping up; that he is doing the right thing. Are we buying this?

The only thing the Pope can do at this point is to say:Pope Benedict XVI “Oops! I made a mistake. I am reinstating Bishop Williamson’s excommunication.” (No accent or intonations required here.) This of course, would make the Pope look like a fool, but not as big a fool and bigot as he appears now.

A special thanks to Nat for sending the on-line article to me. I missed it in today’s paper. Ok, it wasn’t short.

allan

jai guru deva

Monday, February 2, 2009

Don’t Count Your Chickens…

A Fable (Fables have morals, so stick with it)

A long time ago, there was a farmer who raised, among other things, chickens. Now he had some wonderful chickens. They lived to a ripe old age, farmer01and laid many eggs. Although the farmer did take some of the eggs the imagechickens laid to feed his family, most were hatched, and grew to be happy healthy chickens, which the farmer was able to sell at market for quite a nice profit. This profit helped him pay his monthly rent, and allowed the farmer and his family to live quite a happy life.

Times were so good, that the farmer thought he would be able to buy his land soon, and be rid of his evil landlord. It seemed that the landlord, who was quiteimage old and smelly, was in love with the farmer’s young, beautiful daughter. He hoped that one day, the farmer would not be able to pay his monthly rent, for then he would demand that the farmer allow him to marry the farmer’s daughter or the mean landlord would take back his lands. This seemed very unlikely though, because of the good times all were experiencing.

There soon came a time when economic conditions did get very bad, and in order to pay his landlord, the farmer began selling more of his chickens than was his custom. As times worsened, and taxes kept rising, the farmer had to sell more and more chickens to save his farm, and provide food for his family. Things got so bad that the farmer had very few chickens left, and it seemed that he was going to lose his farm after all.

But as luck had it, the old king of the land, who was quite mean and selfish died. His son began to rule the imagekingdom in a new way. He promised the people that he would make up for his father’s greedy ways, and restore prosperity to all the lands. The farmer, upon hearing of this promise began to rejoice. “We’re saved,” he exalted. “My lands will be saved and we will flourish once again.”

Now the farmer turned his attentions to restoring his stock of chickens. He was quite pleased over the next few weeks. His chickens laid eggs. The eggs hatched, image and the farmer’s income began to grow. Yes all was good, so good that he went to his landlord and offered to buy the lands.

The landlord, although very disappointed that he would not be able to marry the farmer’s daughter, agreed that he would take 200 hundred chickens in exchange for the land. “Why that’s wonderful,” exclaimed the farmer. “I will have the 200 in less that a week.”

Now we all know that things do not always go as planned, and there came to pass the worst chicken blight ever. All imagethe farmer’s chickens were lost. This left the farmer and his family destitute. The landlord got his wish and married the farmer’s daughter.

The moral of the story is: If you are participating in a Super Bowl Box Pool, and have the numbers 0 (AFC) and 4 (NFC), and the NFC team is driving down the field at the end of the first half and about to score a touchdown to make the halftime score 14 to 10 (in favor of the NFC team, and you have visions spending your winnings), but the AFC team intercepts the sure touchdown pass and runs that pass back 100 yards for a touchdown of their own, making the actual halftime score 17 to 7 in favor of the AFC team (and therefore there are no winnings), you should realize that you shouldn’t count your chickens … Or better yet, if there are less than 3 minutes to go in that same game, and the AFC team has the ball (although very deep in their own territory, like at their 1 yard line) and is leading 20 to 14, and on third and ten miraculously gets a first down that will just about allow them to run out the clock (and putting the BIG PRIZE in your pocket allowing you to envision even better ways to spend the money than before), but wait, there’s an offensive holding penalty IN THE ENDZONE, nullifying the first down and resulting in a safety which makes the score 20 to 16 (and thereby ends any chance of winning said pool, thus, for the second time in the same game have the money ripped out of your hands) you realize yet again, that you shouldn’t Count your chickens...

PS:

Remarkably, the landlord turned out to be quite a good and loving husband. He gave the lands to the farmer as a gift to his new in-laws, and even restocked the chickens. He and the farmer’s daughter had many children, and they all lived happily ever after.

And by the way you filthy minded pigs, where did you think I was going with the farmer’s daughter bit?

image

allan

jai guru deve

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

On Bloggers Beating a Dead Horse, Mel Blanc, Jack Benny and Everything In Between


This is going to be a ramble, not a rant, so stick with it. As usual, I did the NYT Puzzle, and have spent part of my day reading and commenting on the Rex Parker Blog. Now one of today's clues was, "Blanc who voiced Porky Pig". The answer, a three letter word was "Mel".

This of course got me thinking about Mel Blanc who was the voice of all the great Warner Bros. cartoon characters. But he was a very funny deadpan comedian, and a sometimes guest on "The Jack Benny Show".



Here's another link to a Mel Blanc clip about how he created all the voices which I think is worth viewing.

Now I posted that clip on the comments page, but shortly before I did, someone else posted a link to a very negative article about Billy Joel, causing the group to go off on this equally negative tangent (IMO because Rex had commented about the author, whom Rex seems to have a strong dislike for going back to a previous article the man had written). I mean a tangent! It seemed that every third or fourth post referenced what a jerk the guy is, and really got boring.

There were so many fun things in this puzzle that would make great fodder for commenting. So I finally said something, and now await the negativity aimed at me.

Anyway, Mel Blanc got me remembering how much I enjoyed listening to or watching Jack Benny. His show was a favorite of mine growing up, featuring many other great cast members. Here's a brief list:

  • Phil Harris
  • Don Wilson
  • Mary Livingston (Jack's wife)
  • Dennis Day
  • Eddie (Rochester) Anderson
I left Eddie Anderson for last because he was really ahead of his time. An African-American, in the days when very few were major players, Eddie was. In a way, the TV show Benson was derived from Eddie's character on the Benny show. Benson never took any guff from his employer either. Here is some Rochester at his best (I can still hear Jack saying Oh Rahchester).



Those were the days.

allan

jai guru deva

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Bishop John Williamson

In today's edition of the New York Times, there appeared a front page article headlined "Pope embraces 4 rebel Bishops". Okay, not very interesting, figuring the Pope had embraced a few Bishops who were in favor of gay marriage. I then read the secondary headline, "One denies Holocaust and has 9/11 doubts". I read the article, and was outraged, but I was not surprised. This Pope, as you may recall, is of German Heritage.

The four Bishops, who by the way, were elevated to that status in a manner not sanctioned by the Church, had been excommunicated in the 1988 for their part in supporting the Society of St. Pius X. This Society was formed in 1970 in protest to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

In short, the Pope's explanation for removing the excommunications of the four Bishops stemmed from the fact that he had rehabilitated them. I took this to mean that he had somehow brainwashed them into recanting their affrontations to the Church, thereby accepting the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, one of which was that God loves everyone, even those "who have not yet received the Gospel" (I believe this to be an exact translation taken from the papers issued by the SVC), and is generally regarded as the Church's efforts to reach out to Jews and Muslims.

Not wanting to believe this outrageous story, I googled Bishop Williamson. The first link that came up regarding the Bishop took me to the Huffington Post's website. There, I read another article which basically confirmed what I had read in the Times. There was also a video of a recent interview with Bishop Williamson which was held in Sweden.







Now does it really seem that Pope Benedict XVI has rehabilitated this man? I don't think so. Should he have rescinded his excommunication? I don't think so. Any criticism Pope Benedict receives in reference to agreeing with the Bishop's views are deserved. Any criticism His Holiness receives regarding his intentions is also deserved. He is openly moving towards the right, which is moving the Church backwards.

allan

jai guru deva

Friday, January 23, 2009

On A More Serious Note

President Obama lifted a Bush Administration ban on abortion funding today, according to the BBC. We begin to move out of the dark ages!

allan

jai guru deva

I Thought Blogging Was Fun

I have become an almost daily commenter on the Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle blog, and have been enjoying this new experience, at least until yesterday.

I made the mistake of posting to the blog without reading the author's comments; or anyone else's for that matter. On top of that, I announced the fact in my comment.

Later on, a frequent poster to the site took me to task for this faux pas. The blogger, who goes by the name PuzzleGirl, really laid one on (although I can't say for sure that her comments were directed solely at me, but it certainly seemed that way). I was told that posting without reading was like walking into someone's living room where a conversation was in progress, and blurting out a comment that was potentially off topic (she also posted a link to a site where someone had written a series of blogging rules).

Like the good little blogger that I am, I followed her link and read the rules, only to find that she had violated several of them herself in chastising me (at least in my opinion (hereafter written as IMO (has anyone realized yet that I'm in love with parentheses?))). (Must be my math background). (Are you really allowed to use a parenthetical sentence as a stand alone?).

Anyway, I tried to contact her outside of the blog comments (that's one of the rules (personal comments should be made only to the person that they are aimed at)), but could not find her email address. I knew from reading a different blog that PuzzleGirl was friendly with someone who posted their email address on their blog site (pronoun/referent issues? (but that's an inside joke to followers of the Rex Parker blog)), so I wrote an email to PuzzleGirl through that third party (yeah, that's keeping it just between the two of us!), asking her to forward the email to PG. She did, and I got a very nice response today (much nicer than I deserved (OK, enough with the parentheses, already).

Upon finishing today's puzzle, I was pretty apprehensive about posting a comment, but I finally overcame my fear and did. And, lo and behold, no one has as yet jumped down my throat. So it's back to blogging heaven, knowing the rules and having fun. (:>)!

allan


jai guru deva

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Revelations and Ramblings

While I was driving yesterday, I had two revelations. The first was why I have felt so euphoric about our new president's inauguration, and the second, although a recurring one (but I am still amazed that it always seems so new), was that John Lennon was a true genius. It hit me again as I listened to two of his songs.

The first song was "Give Peace a Chance" which I found very befitting in light of the hope that President Obama will somehow restore this nation to the true leader of democracy that we are supposed to be.





As I said earlier, I have been trying to figure out why I've been so upbeat in anticipation of yesterday's inauguration. In listening to GPAC I had a 60's flashback, remembering the Summer of Love, the already gathered storm clouds of Viet Nam and economic hardship, and how we came through those times.

The Summer of Love was all about peace and freedom, as the nation forged deeper into the depths of a war that almost divided us. I remembered how we went from love to hate in just one season. Yeah, the summer was filled with love, but with the fall came hate. Visions of the riots at the DNC in Chicago are haunting, to say the least. The recollection that I lost a cousin during those riots is once again quite vivid.

We then had to face the Nixon years, and Jimmy Carter. But we came through them, and had about 20 years of relative harmony and prosperity. The similarities between then and now are remarkable. So with a new administration in office, I am hopeful that this is the start of the upturn, and that we will somehow get back to the "Summer of Love".

My second revelation or should I say re-revelation that Lennon was a genius hit me while listening to "Imagine".




Imagine there's no country
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

How prophetic, in light of events of this decade; i.e. 9/11, the Iraq War. These lyrics speak volumes about my core beliefs, at least the religion part. Nationalism and fundamentalist beliefs are responsible for so many wars and deaths.

I want to be clear, I have no problem with people believing in their version of God. Just don't try to force those beliefs on others, which is what fundamentalists do. And while we're at it, stop holding back progress because you don't believe in science. Imagine if the rest of us tried to stop you from having faith. You go your way and I'll go mine.


allan

jai guru deva

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

We Are One: America Reborn

Today is one of the most historic days in American history. Seven score and three years ago our fathers ended a great conflict, that really did not end until today. In watching the Inauguration concert held on Sunday in front of the Lincoln Memorial, across the Mall from the Washington Monument, I was quite inspired.

I couldn't help remembering some of the major events of my lifetime that have led us to this point. Starting with Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional sports there has followed a litany of important occurrences.

Memories of Brown v. Board of Education, Rosa Parks refusal to sit in the back of the bus, James Meredith enrolling at the University of Mississippi, the assassination of Medger Evers (A bullet from the back of the bus...), the March on Washington which culminated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's rousing "I have a Dream" speech, President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, the murder of 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi (reenacted in the film Mississippi Burning), the assassination of Malcolm X, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the assassination of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Supreme Court upholding busing as a means of furthering integration of schools, Congress overriding President Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act, the senior President Bush signing the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and the conviction of Edgar Ray Killen of the murder of the 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi 41 years after the crime was committed flooded in. Today they culminate with the inauguration of President Barak Obama.

I now have faith in the ability of the next generation to run this country, for without their inexhaustible work I am not sure we would have gotten here. I am reminded of the hope we all had at this time in 1963. Little did we know the tough times that were ahead.

Now we know that we are facing hard times, but at least we can rest assured that, to paraphrase Mr. Dylan, the Times, They Have A-Changed.

Friday, January 16, 2009

A Practical Joke Gone Unnoticed

Jayne and I recently returned from Arizona, where we spent 10 days celebrating Aly's graduation from ASU. We stayed at Jayne's sister and brother-in-law, and had a wonderful time. It is very hard being a house guest for so long, and I hope we were satisfactory visitors. Upon our return home, I discovered that I had left my heavy winter jacket, the one I wore on the flight down there, at Debbie and Scott's house. I asked Scott if he would mind shipping it back since it is pretty cold up here. He graciously sent it, and I received the package on Tuesday. I wore the jacket when I went out Wednesday evening with a friend to see Gran Torino, and being that it was pretty cold, I wore the gloves that were in my jacket pocket. When I took them out of my pocket I found a rubber band wrapped around them. I couldn't remember putting it there. and just figured that for some reason Scott felt that the gloves would travel safer if wrapped with a rubber band. I removed the band and tossed it on the passenger's seat. When I got home, Jayne asked if I had found something in my jacket pocket, and I said that I hadn't, other than my gloves. She told me that Debbie and Scott told her that they had put a gag in my pocket. I finally convinced Jayne that there had been nothing in the pocket. In speaking with Debbie late Wednesday, Jayne told her that there was nothing in my pocket other than my gloves. Debbie told Jayne that the gag was that using the rubber band they had folded the gloves so that just the middle finger was sticking up. I guess that in shoving the jacket into the box, they disrupted their little joke, and I never saw it. I'm sure that I would have laughed if I had. So in keeping with the good humor, I have recreated the way the gloves were placed in my pocket, and included it with this post for all to see. Hope you enjoy.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Results: Day 1

I went 1 for 2 with or without the spread. The Tennessee-Baltimore game was all I thought it would be. Hard hitting and right down to the end.

Now I have to admit that I have shown Arizona absolutely no respect. I thought they'd lose to Atlanta, and gave them no chance against a Carolina team that was very close to having home field throughout. Yet they pounded the Panthers. Delhomme played one of the worst games in playoff history for the Panthers. Five INT's!!!!! And where was the Carolina vaunted defense? That's why the play the games folks.

Now if only my Giants can beat the Eagles later today...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

A Promising Weekend

This weekend is the best weekend of football of the entire season (college or pro). That's because it is do or die for the remaining teams, and all the riffraff is gone. Well Arizona is still around, but not for long. I think that any of the other 7 teams could win this years Superbowl.

Here are my picks (against the spread):
  • Baltimore +3 over Tennessee
  • Carolina -10 over Arizona
  • NY -41/2 over Philadelphia
  • Pittsburgh -61/2 over San Diego
Honestly, I am not confident about any of the above. If I was writing another blog, I would probably go the other way on all of them. However, I do feel confident that Baltimore will beat Tennessee, Carolina will beat Arizona, the Giants will beat Philly and Pittsburgh will beat SD. Those are not against the spread, just who I think will win.

The only game where weather will be a factor is the Pittsburgh game. SD doesn't play well in cold weather which is reminiscent of Tampa Bay a few years back.

Speaking of cold weather, take heart. Pitchers and catchers are only a few weeks away! Meanwhile, enjoy the playoffs.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Let's get started with this rant.

Is there anybody out there? I hate to think that I'm the only one reading this. A little background on why I started this blog.

As those of you who know me know, I am a devoted NYT puzzle doer. I've gotten hooked on the Rex Parker blog, and have even commented there. In writing my first comment, I discovered that I could start my own blog. So I decided to give it a whirl. I had a tremendous amount of trouble because I wanted the blog to appear on this site (my own site). I could not get the links right, and nothing was appearing.

I finally gave in, and called Joshua (my son for those who don't know this). In about 10 minutes, he had me up and running.

Now yesterday, I had a lot to say. But unfortunately that is all old hat. Maybe at a later date I'll get back to it.

Oh, OK. I'll get into it now. Yesterday's puzzle had an answer of "DEVILLE". In reading the posts on the RP blog, someone named Puzzlegirl posted that for some reason, that answer was pushing a song into her head, but she couldn't quite grasp the title.

Well, I immediately thought of the group, Mink Deville. So I googled them, to see if there was an appropriate song of theirs. I wound up on youtube, and listened to some of their music.

Now I was never into the group, so I was very pleased to discover that they were quite good.




Hope you enjoy,

allan
A special thanks to Joshua, who finally got this up and running.

Getting started

I'm really stumped as to how to post something to my own blog. Knowing that no one even knows it is here makes it all that more difficult.