well its Sunday again, 13th of November, 4 days till the surgery , & one day closer to my next cigar, dammmm this has been tuff on me, I have become a hremit, I havent been hanging out at the cigar shop & I am missing a big part of my social life , dammmm this sucks , at first I didnt mind a little second hand smoke ,in fact I was enjoying it, but now it is torture , I wanted to get some before & after photos so I met one of the guys at the cigar shop to take the photos there, well I picked up a lit cigar , JUST FOR THE PHOTO , & man it was tuff to put it down with out taking a puff, BUT I DIDNT < I am going to hold out & not screw this up, no nicotene for 30 days plus & no cafine for 3 days before , the withdrawll head ache should be gone by then , hahaha
dammmmm getting old , & fat sucks , but I guess it beats not getting any older !
most of the maple leaves are all cleaned up & the patio furniture is put away for the winter, the deck looks huge with all the chairs gone, it is 10 x 20 & with all the stuff on it , there is a nice homey feeling there, but now empty , it looks like a football field , well soon the Christmas tree will go up & fill a lot of space, the ice cicle lihts are all in place but not plugged in yet, just to early, but I did want to take advantage of the great weather & get them out with out freezing my formerly fat @$$ off & freezing my poor fingers to the bone , ahhhh to live in the tropics & only worry about a few storms each summer hahahaha ! , I dont know, I did like San Diego when I was in the Navy, as well as L.A. & San Fran, Chicago was no different than Da Burgh & Philly wasnt any better , Norfolk was ok but not as nice as San Diego , but my roots are here in Da Burgh , the Grandsons are here & I dont see them enough now, it would be the PITS if I was clear across the country from them , & I dont know if I could get into the California life style, I guess I am just to set in my ways & I like the fact that there is no extra tax on Cigars in Pa. like there is on cigeretts ($1.50 a pack tax here ) , cigars , NO extra tax other than the regular sales tax on the retail price , but since I dont get them retail hahahaha !!!
The field next to me seams a little empty since the BIG BULL ole Angus McStudd was sold , right now there are 5 cows out there but no little ones , right after he was sold there were about 10 or 12 in the field but nothing since , I miss hearing him bellow & snorting , What a STUDDDDDDDD
The price of gas has come down a bit , from a high of $2.79 a gallon to a low observed last night of $2.08 , the last time I filled up it was 2.17, I guess when the profit statements came out the big oil companys cut prices to keep the customers from revolting !
No cigar since the 14th of last month , no fingernails left, no scotch left , no coffee starting Monday morning, but decalf isnt real coffee hahahaha !
Almost forgot, I marched in the Vets day Parade , it was a Wonderfull day , the sun was out there wasnt a cloud in the sky the temp was in the high 40's low 50;s & walked the entire route , I supprised my self , I might have been out of step , but not to many were in step hahahaha , there were 2 OLD GI'S from the Battle of the Bulge there , they road in the back of a vintage Jeep , there WWII uniforms still fit, a little tight , but still fit, I dont even know where my old uniform is , last time I saw it my daughter wore it to school when she was in 5th or 6th grade , (Just the jumper, & hat the pants would have been way to big hahaha !)
I dont think it would fit today , but maybe in a few months I might be able to get back in it , if I can find it ! I should ask my wife, she knows where everyting is, hey maybe W should ask her where the WMD's are hahahaha !
& that brings me to on other point , I have always supported the President , no matter what , Untill bill clinton, anyhow well I was standing up for W untill he put the medal of freedom on mohamid ali , sure he had the right to refuse induction to the service, & he did go to jail for his beliefs , more power to him, he did stand up for what he believed in , but I dont think he deserves the highest civilian award that this country gives , just my opinion .
well the chicken is thawing & I will be coating it with cheese & baking it today, as soon as It has defrosted a bit more I will cut it up, dredge ir in flour, dip it in egg & roll it in a mix of Parmagano & Romano , with a little Asiago tossed in , then about 10 minutes before it comes out of the oven a little sprinkle of feta & some fresh crushed garlic , if that dosent give me gas, Nothing will hahahaha
Enjoy, Vince
