NEW YORK TEMPS

First a quick note because I just know you are so interested in this sport. Rafa Nadal just won his first-ever Australian Open Tennis Championship -- hurrah! It was an exciting match and poor Roger Federer he was so disappointed and sad, he was literally crying during the trophy presentations. He is a great champion but today, he was beaten by a better player. Both men are wonderful men and have excellent character and great respect for each other and the game of tennis.

Cold is in your head --- When the temperature is:

60 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Upstate New York plant gardens.

50 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Watertown sunbathe.

40 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Upstate New York drive with the windows down.

32 above zero:
Distilled water freezes.The water in Saranac Lake gets thicker.

20 above zero:
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Upstate New York throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.People in Lake Placid have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero:
People in Miami all die.
People in Pulaski close the windows.

10 below zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico
People in Upstate New York get out their winter coats.

25 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Upstate New York are selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Carthage let the dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.Folks in Potsdam get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

460 below zero (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale):
ALL atomic motion stops. People in Upstate New York start saying..."Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

500 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Upstate New York public schools will open 2 hours late

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So now you have all you need to know about New York Temps, right? Plus, with tennis over, I can concentrate on the Super Bowl and as a long time Steeler fan, guess who I shall be cheering for -- ya, hard guess, right?

Wherever you watch the game, please be careful and if you drink, let someone else drive -- I wanna see all of you in the spring!

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"Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction"

Hockey Moms

*A must read for Grandparents. Those who aren't will love it, too.

At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old hockey players aside and asked. ‘Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'

The little boy nodded in the affirmative.

'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?'

The little boy nodded yes.

So, the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when a penalty is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the referee, or call him a pecker-head. Do you understand all that?'

Again the little boy nodded.

He continued, 'And when I call you to the bench so another boy gets a chance to play, it's not good sportsmanship to call your coach 'a dumb asshole', is it?'

Again the little boy nodded.

'Good', said the coach. 'Now, please go over there and explain all that to your grandmother'.

Remember.....

Okay, memory time. Remember pulling the petals off this flower and reciting “loves me, loves me not?” Or maybe you have a different saying but this flower was used for many an attempt to confirm or deny something happening in your life. I remember using it to learn whether or not we’d hay that day, “hay or no hay, hay or no hay!” It never worked, if Dad decided to cut hay, hay was cut it was that bloody simple!

The other day I bought this windmill bird feeder – hey, it is quite nice and looks great in the yard. I also bought feed for this feeder, which was totally stupid for this time of year. But I filled the feeder and sat back and waited for the birds to show up so I could see them. The only thing that I fed with any real gluttonous results were crows and let me tell you, they don’t need any assistance from us humans. Have you see the size of these crows lately--- small turkeys for crying out loud. Anyway, with an abundance of food all around the yard, trees, and wooden area, that bird feeder will not be filled again until Fall or this winter, when seeds are truly needed – amen!

Watching the local gardens and I gotta say, (1) these are well plotted plots, (2) are being maintained nicely and (3) weed free. My son has a garden in Minnesota and he says gardening is relaxing. He loves to go out and water his garden, weed it or just stand and look at the items growing and amazed at what actually does produce the goods! He too keeps his garden very well maintained and he tends to water it every day. As for me, I have two tomatoes plants and they are doing nicely they even have two tomatoes on them and I haven't killed them yet!

As you might imagine I have been eye-deep in Wimbledon matches lately. Yeah, I am a big tennis fan. It’s hard to sit here and watch American after American eliminated though. Hard to witness James Blake and Andy Roddick done the first week – ye gads, what is up with these men? Then we have the current number one player, Roger Federer who is hoping to win SIX Wimbledon championships in a row – whew, what will be a feat if accomplished. And trying to stop him and win his first Wimbledon we have the French Open Champion Rafa Nadal. Ya I can tell you are deeply interested in this subject -- well, it's a sport I happen to like and as mentioned before, still play if I can find someone to hit the courts with me!

So the weekend is here – hurrah. Oh by the way, in case you are interested my Indian name is – Runs With Beer! Have a great weekend!