November « 2008 « Lilisms

Dunedin … a Great Place to Retire or so says CNN/Money Magazine

Just a quick note to brag about Dunedin. Cnn and Money Magazine just named Dunedin top of the list of great places to retire by the sea in the entire United States. I hear my property value climbing as I write this.

It’s great to live here while we are still doing so and when we [...]

Oh the Weather Outside is …Delightful

It’s winter in Florida. Time to don your light sweater and consider putting on shoes instead of sandals. Bundle up the kiddies in long shorts and nylon wind breakers before heading off to the beach for sunset.

At the cafe, people are eating soup and drinking lattes. Today really marked the start of the holiday season [...]

Her head is shaved but the show must go on

I have shaved Beth’s head. It’s fuzzy. Actually, it looks pretty cool. Still it is not the look she is intending to use on stage tomorrow night. Alycin gave her a wig and she will wear her waitress-like bandana over it.

We have three shows left of “Italian American Reconciliation” and Beth’s hair will not be [...]

So Long and Thanks For All The Fish

So Barack Obama is the new President Elect and, frankly, we could not be happier. I think that’s fairly unanimous considering the polls. But ….. Florida, Florida, Florida.

We watched in amazement as Florida went blue, even if it was by a small margin, and we rejoiced. We live in a blue state again!! How great!. [...]

Kahleigh Sure Can Eat

I promised my assistant Kahleigh that I would write something in the blog about her so here it is. Where does a skinny kid like this put the food? I have no salami much of the time and the broccoli cheddar quiche hides from her so she won’t eat it all. Soup is always in [...]

A Good Theater Weekend Was Had By All

So the first weekend of the Italian American Reconcilliation is now officially behind us. Friday night, a nice little crowd filed in and boy were they responsive. Everyone laughed. Mat did not remember all of his lines but he was so good and adlibbed so well that no one noticed. Everyone was awesome. My wife [...]

I Hope To Still Be Able To Hope

It is still too early in the day to tell anything. I am forcing myself to avoid CNN. I watched Anderson Cooper till near midnight last night and made myself go to bed. He is an odd fellow that Anderson. He may be an alien from the planet Really, Really Tidy. His hair is perfect [...]

To Chemo or not to Chemo

So … we went for Beth’s second Chemo treatment today …NOT. Her white blood cells are not co-operating. They are low. They are feelin’ down low and for a few minutes, so we’re we. But, we realized that this is a reminder that cancer is not easy and that we are not in control. We [...]

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