Strange little men and pots of gold

Ahh another St. Patrick's Day has come and gone.
The fun of this day in honour of St. Patrick and Irish culture. I even recognise my own wee bit of Irish ancestry and take pride. Cheers to you great great granddad!
This day was so exciting when I was a kid. The thought of spending the whole day searching for some strange little man with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. You dare not blink and should you he will vanish.
Funny how that almost seems like life all these years later. You spend your whole life searching for some strange little man with a lot of money in the bank. If you don't think you will certainly vanish. ;-)

Having a serious Calgon moment

A trip to New York City is extremely long overdue. Entering my almost 8th month in the boonies and about to go stark mad. Lately I have been looking at several cruises to the Caribbean. Can't decide where I want to go. Barbados looks really good but very expensive. Jamaica and Bahamas are interesting but overdone. I need some place totally different. Calgon take me away--far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Natural crisis today

Today has been such a sad day for those who have become victims to that powerful earthquakes and tsunami in Japan and the Pacific Rim. I pray that the amount of lost lives is not too high. My thoughts and prayers are with the people at this time.

Mardi Gras

I have never been to a Mardi Gras celebration--well at least a real one.
Almost forgot about high school prom. It always looks exciting but I often
wonder how much of it could I really stand. Kind of reminds me of a few years
ago in London when I attended the Notting Hill Carnival with a friend--always
something I wanted to do and then that weekend came and now it's something
I would never want to go through again. Just a little too much for me.
All in all there's a first time and a last time in just about anything.
However I still would love to have a visit to New Orleans and Rio one day :-)