tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:23:18 +0000mixingvinoBlogger!http://jackc50.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (jackc50)Blogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-7650117129862515618Sun, 23 May 2010 13:42:00 +00002010-05-23T07:00:46.181-07:00as i laze about on this hazy sunday morn , another day older, a little more worn, i'm thinking about families and why they do last, with each new addition brings something from the past and the stories that follow and weave throughout, that is what life is all about.......enjoy your sunday, jackhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2010/05/sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-3683349028222401561Tue, 18 May 2010 21:49:00 +00002010-05-18T15:08:17.688-07:00do dreams appear in your head by accident? can we control a dream? do we even remember them.....clearly? if i had a certain dream when i was say.....six years old, would i have the same dream now, when i'm going to be fiftyfour? i know there has been alot of research on dreams and alot of misreading of dreams but what exactly are these little movies in your head when you are lights out? are they the last thoughts before you dim the lights? why do they occur and why do they show up when they do? just wondering, i suppose i''ll never really know. pleasant dreams....jack c.........anybody out there have any dreams they would like to share? the rain is falling outside my window, in tiny drops they flow, off into the street they roll, surely better than the snowhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2010/05/dreaming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-7343222662185554581Sun, 16 May 2010 16:30:00 +00002010-05-16T09:41:25.763-07:00good afternoon, just watching the clouds fill a once sunny sky. it is a beautiful sunday afternoon and i thought i'd blog a little before enjoying some red wine and the newspaper on the front porch. yes, i'm one of those types who still like reading the printed word. i know the death knell has been sounded for the newspapers across the world, replaced by the world wide net but i''ll resist till they close the book on me. the two can coexist and they shall, that's all i have to say on that at the moment. went to the cape yesterday, great to be back at the shore in search of the stripped bass. they managed to elude me this time but i''ll be back, tis early. just watching the water flow, in and out, east and west, relentless in its precision is worth the trip. well, that's all folks, today, not forever......ciao, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2010/05/hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-8420825102785297587Sat, 08 May 2010 17:02:00 +00002010-05-08T10:12:44.216-07:00just sitting around on a rainy day in may. i started this blog a year ago january but i haven't written too much this year. blog world is really a great place to connect with folks all over the world and sometimes i just need a kick to get going. off to maine tomorrow to have brunch with mom and some other family members. york beach is the spot, a beautiful seaside town not too far up the coast. last weekend went to new hampshire to see a even more reclusive brother, michael. went kayaking, fishing and also swimming.......not by choice. getting out of kayak is an adventure sometimes. i see less and less of family and friends as i get older, and that's not right. should keep in touch more with the ones you love.....like yesterday was my good friend deedees birthday. i wrote on her blog but i should have called, maybe enjoyed a glass of wine with her and mac......soon, i will. back to my rainy day, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2010/05/rainydayman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-544722681633514601Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:58:00 +00002010-02-01T15:26:58.536-08:00it's the first day of february, 2010. here in new england it's cold. not bone chilling cold but cold enough. haven't been to blogworld in awhile so i thought i'd drop by and view things. spring is only a few short months away.......or a long hard drive. it depends on how you look at things. i know spring is coming and the lazy days of summer will follow. it's been that way forever. as i get older winter seems to get a bit longer and the other seasons lose a few weeks. i know that's not really what happens but it sure seems that way. well i'm off to read some blogs and see how everybody is doing. see ya just around the corner, jackhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2010/02/feb-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-4536323746484079716Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:17:00 +00002009-12-08T16:48:24.059-08:00tis christmas and like the old charlie brown christmas special i'm wondering what it all means. when your'e a kid it means toys, toys, toys. and a week off from school. then we get older and buying gifts for family and friends and maybe a nice holiday dinner is the norm. but this year seems different. the mood seems .......gloomy. maybe the economy has gotten people down.maybe the true meaning of christmas has become lost over the years. i don't own alot of ''toys'', haven't lived in a house since i was little and have no desire to acquire alot of stuff. i do like getting together with the family and friends, sharing good food and some fine red wine. on that note i was in millis, a small town i grew up next to, this past sunday for a holiday party. some good friends have been hosting this event for fifteen years or so and they finally invited me....heehee. i only knew a few folks, the hosts brother and family and a couple of others. the food was great, the mood jovial and at the end of the day they had a raffle. i didn't realize the proceeds were going to a local foodbank but as i drove home that day i thought what a wonderful idea that was. giving, so others can have.......now that is the true meaning of christmas. linus got it right and no, charlie brown was not a blockhead, he was a good kid. he was just like the rest of us. merry christmas everybody.....jack frosthttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/12/tis-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-974737899048373954Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:20:00 +00002009-11-02T17:45:34.949-08:00how do you stay warm in winter? layered clothing, hot toddys, another log on the fire? for those in northern climes you have to be creative. oh, i suppose if you have the time and money you could just flee winter's grasp and head somewhere, anywhere the temperture doesn't fall below eighty but for the majority of folks that is not an option. it's not just the cold, it is the dark, unrelenting night, the boredom of confinement, the narrowing of our lifestyles that tends to drag you down and put a freeze on things. you just don't come home after eight hours of work, grab a glass of wine and the newspaper and sit out on the porch, an open porch, and relax when the thermometer reads twentyfive and the wind is blowing in your face. it would be nice to follow the sun, to not have to deal with all the miseries that winter brings. maybe this year,maybe not. i''ll let you know. til then, i will do as i always have done and what my ancestors did.....struggle to stay warm and keep the faith....the faith that spring will be early this yearhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/11/winterize.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1309476583583069214Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:59:00 +00002009-10-02T16:26:40.827-07:00''there is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. it is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. it is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. this is the dimension of imagination. it is an area we call ''THE TWILIGHT ZONE'' ROD SERLING. 50 years ago the ''twilight zone'' debuted on television. it ran for only five years but it left a lasting impression. the creator of the show was a remarkable man named rod serling. he was only fifty one when he passed away in 1975 but his story lives on today. i saw a show on him years ago, probably on pbs and it recounted his early years in BINGHAMTON, NY. something he said on the show caught me. he spoke of a geographical womb, a place where you feel safe, at home. his was binghamton, mine is southville, a small town in southeast massachusetts. he was a great writer, an interesting presence in early television. if you ever get a chance, try watching some of his shows. they usually air around new years or perhaps just throw in a cd somenight, for your approval. take good care bloggers and enjoy a cool, october eve........jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/10/twilight-zone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-5139304179965875510Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-09-29T17:43:15.562-07:00summer is too short, winter never ends, spring is a renewal and fall is an old friend, the leaves are already falling and the animals seem to sense, there is a time to go, no sitting on the fence, the earth is slowly turning, a little farther from the sun, for us in the northern hemisphere, this is not alot of fun, so we gather in the outdoors and sing praises to the fall , perhaps thinking we can stave off winters icy call. .........sorry folks but we both know whats coming next, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/09/fall-is-calling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-9203445851334978923Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:40:00 +00002009-08-09T13:56:42.889-07:00this afternoon i went down to medway, my hometown. i only live the next town away but i don't often visit. i don't know why. it's comfortable driving the backroads of my youth. there is always new things but it's the old stuff, the house where i lived, my grandmothers place, the town park where my friends and i spent countless hours wasting.......countless hours. the park was named after my grandfather, five years after he passed on. my grandmother was around for the ceremony and i'm sure my grandad was watching from above. it's not a grand park or anything, always had a water problem. i made my way to the far end, a green bridge and made some casts. two small bass later i left but not before i ventured up in back of the b ball courts where 35 years ago lay a pretty good size series of fields dotted with irregular stone walls heading in all directions. now it's heavily grown over but there are still paths that wind there way to..... who knows?there were signs of teenage activity, ie. empty liquor bottles hidden behind ancient pines. its good to see things haven't changed totally. certain memories always come rushing back when you go home, some good, some bad but always interesting......have a nice sunday trip down memory lane yourself today, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/08/homeland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-3478433062118520234Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:12:00 +00002009-07-21T15:43:42.315-07:00it has been awhile......two weeks now. blogging is definitely a winter sport, at least for me. this weekend past i did go to new hampshire to visit my brother and his wife. nice time, great weather. we took the kayaks out, first to a small lake and then to a meandering river on sunday. the river trip was the best. the powdermill river takes its time flowing through barrington, in western new hampshire. it zigs then zags with no rhyme or reason, at least to me. water plants line the sides providing perfect cover for a large variety of fish. great blue herons sit quietly waiting for their chance to swoop in for a meal. it was a little windy so finding a spot amongst the weeds to place the kayak was quite the trick. summer in new england does not last but when it is here, it's a treat. fishing turned out to be productive too......one large pickeral, his smaller brother, perch and kivers were plentiful. the kayak is a wonderful way to ride the river. sitting low, gliding slowly or paddling madly, you can't beat it. exercise and enjoyment all i wrapped in a ten foot molded plastic floatation device. sounds fun?it was.....see ya round the bend, jack c.....ps. i'm off to maine next wednesday, the 29th for a few....long live summerhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/07/nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-9024733097550193361Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:59:00 +00002009-07-12T16:11:20.209-07:00yes it is summer which means there is no time. there is time but it moves with the pace of a sultry humid night. i'm not sure i could take summer the whole year round [i can hear most of you screaming ''why the hell not?''i like summer, just like i like spring, fall and yes winter. each season serves a purpose. summer time is to slow down, take it easyyyyyy. it would be nice to take the summer off, at the beach or perhaps a quiet lake. summer is a time to linger, read the paper a little slower each day whilst sipping on the morning coffee. sand castles and body surfing would fill my days while red wine over a soft sunset would lead me into evening.....a perfect summers eve. fall is right around the corner along with responsibility and cool air and clarity to follow. i'm not ready yet, summer is just starting to sink into our senses and i'm going to enjoy it all. on that note....i''ll see ya around, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/07/summertime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-817516756197257796Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-06-27T08:31:01.253-07:00farrah,michael,ed mcmahon.....three icons of the sixties, seventies,eighties all passed away this past week. people are born and people die every day.....not just famous folk.when the famous die there is usually a treasure trove of artifacts that appear all over the media, reliving the glory days. michael jackson, being the youngest and possibly the oh how to put this, the oddest of the three has garnered the most press. like elvis he will remain the king. people will show up every year at.....neverland? and leave flowers and makeshift shrines at his grave. in death , just like in his life i doubt he will find peace. there will be sightings, fan clubs insisting he lives and all the other hoopla that surrounds the other king, elvis to this day. farrah's death and the accompanying stories will be a little more subdued. the brave way she endured and the stuggle to live will be noted but her days in the spotlight are over. she was famous long ago, mostly for being beautiful and that's how she will be remembered. ed mcmahon's generation is already passed, he outlived most of his contemporaries and though we can still see him in black and white on the early tonight show clips that holds little for todays youth based culture. thats what happens when you live too long, your'e forgotten before you even pass. well thats enough from me today, i'm heading out to enjoy what we in new england call summer, be good and take good care, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/06/icons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1818966722259742991Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +00002009-06-18T16:14:30.285-07:00did the earth stop spinning? it must have, why else would this low/high whatever system you want to call it seem to be sitting on top of ......new england?, east coast, where is it not raining? i'm sure there are a few stretches of barren wasteland somewhere on the globe that has not been inundated by the cold, wet stuff. it is june, the 18th to be exact and summer is near. at least in concept. in reality summer could not be farther away. now i'm not complaining. it might sound like it but i'm not. really. i'm only making an observation. you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing. thank you bob dylan for that little gem. the real reason i'm blogging is today, at 3:04 i became a great uncle once again. my darling niece had a beautiful baby girl and that makes me very happy. i''ll head up to the hospital tomorrow to say hey and check her out but tonight i'm toasting her arrival with a glass of red and listening to the rain outside my window. here's to you mia catherine, live long and prosper....love dear old uncle jackhttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/06/ark-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-4219925295971159415Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:07:00 +00002009-06-11T17:20:20.720-07:00the last days of spring, it's cool and green and new, before the summer burns away the mornings drop of dew and promises that were written on winter's icy breath lay bare in open fields to die an early death and all along the hillsides, sprinkled deep amongst the trees lie remnants of an earlier time, one closer to the seas and every day we live upon this madly spinning rock shows us just how far we've come and how far we have to walk.......jc.....ps. has anybody seen the sun? just askinghttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/06/oh-to-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1278422853481847945Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:11:00 +00002009-06-05T15:37:17.959-07:00yes it is june, half way through another year. amazing when you think of it. a fellow blogger from o' canada writes today that it SNOWED yesterday. well, more sleet than snow but still...it' springtime in new england which means the weather outside changes almost daily. it's been on the cool side mostly, which i like. the heat come july is always welcome but when the humidity kicks in and you can see and taste the air it becomes dreadful. it only last a short time but it can seem a lot longer. i'm not a big fan of air conditioning but i can see why we have it. i adjust fairly well to the stuff but it just kills most folks. well here it is friday night , round 6:30 and i'm tapping away, just had my last glass of wine and i'm working tomorrow. the excitement never stops....heehee. take good care and i''ll catch you on the rebound....jack.......ps. snow....in june.....the indignity of it all...http://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/06/moon-in-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-6057179326259515721Sun, 31 May 2009 21:27:00 +00002009-05-31T14:44:41.680-07:00i watch the water flowing by and wonder where it goes, does it rise to the heavens and then return in measured, steady flows? six hours in six hours out the tides are keeping time, sometimes savage as a bullet, sometimes gentle as a rhyme. water is essential, it keeps us all alive, so i search the perfect pool and take an awkward dive and hold my breath and watch the bubbles arrive............june is here, yeahhhhhh...jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/05/waterunderthebridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1687085740491187903Sun, 24 May 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-05-24T10:22:27.766-07:00today is sunday, the 24th day of may. monday is memorial day. summer is creeping closer day by day. i'm off to the cape later to try my hand at striper fishing. every year from roughly may to october striped bass cruise the coastal waters of new england in search of a good meal. and i'm in search too!!i''ll be fishing near the railroad bridge tonight[ an elevated structure that rises and lowers when a train passes. it's quite a feat if you see it first hand.] the canal is an amazing piece of work that slices through a long stretch of the cape making it an island instead of a peninsula, which it once was. a great place to walk, ride your bike, rollerblade and watch all manner of ships pass. it's a wonderful place to relax and take in the great outdoors. only an hour away [massachusetts not being one of the larger states, but we don't mind] it is an easy day trip. traffic can be brutal but where isn't it? cars seem to have clogged most known roads and a few others less known. can't live with em, can't live without em......so true. i would like to have seen the cape, the old cape, about 100 years ago. long stretches of sand, little fishing villages and green everywhere.....almost heaven. well thats my blog for today, if the fishing goes well there will be an update. till then, enjoy this day and every day....jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-cape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-6476727234433968009Tue, 19 May 2009 22:33:00 +00002009-05-19T15:52:24.133-07:00i've noticed my blogging frequency, and others, seems to have dropped in relation to the weather. in january it was easy to plop myself down every night in front of the old keyboard and blog to my hearts delight. but now it is spring and the warm air has drawn me outside to bask in its glow. just sitting on the porch, glass of wine in hand and watching the birds flutter about is wonderful. spring is a renewal, an awakening sort of. the world is green today and all manner of wildlife is taking advantage. i threw some bread out to the street yesterday and in no time at all a half dozen sparrows and a lone starling descended to spar over the crumbs. its also fishing season, the stripers having made their way up the coast to spend the summer fattening up and hoping to avoid the barbed hook of the angler. i love the ocean and i'm drawn to it too. the waters are still cold and i'm not ready to take the plunge but just going down to the shore puts a smile on my face. memorial day is coming up [its crazy how fast a year passes as you get ....older] so i''ll have an extra day off from work. that's always a good thing. well i guess i''ll see ya around, hope all is well in your neck of the woods. enjoy the day wherever you are...jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunstruck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-2096343052667110592Sun, 10 May 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-05-10T08:04:13.406-07:00today, sunday the 10th of may, with a cool breeze whipping through my windows, is mothers day. i'm off to york, maine to meet various brothers and sisters, along with mom to enjoy the brunch at york harbor inn. moms getting along in age, something you don't realize until your birthdays start adding up. i've never really been that close to my mother, her and dad divorcing when i was 15 or so. me and my younger brother stayed with dad while my little sister went with mom. the older kids were on their own. she stayed in touch over the years, finally settling in maine. time has caught up with her now as nagging ailments have dogged her for the last ten years or so. but she's stubborn and really doesn't listen to most of the family. today will be bittersweet, a time to reflect on the family as a whole. there will be flowers and cards and laughs, always laughs. its easier to laugh than cry. every family is different but some truths are universal. it takes years to figure this thing called life out and then its over. they say youth is wasted on the young and i'm beginning to believe that......take good care everybody and have a lovely sunday, jchttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/05/mothersday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1887394172413013979Sun, 03 May 2009 14:20:00 +00002009-05-04T17:08:29.905-07:00this is not an easy post to write. thirtynine years ago tomorrow, may 4th four students were gunned down at kent state university in ohio. it's an incident that should not be forgotten. america was at war with itself in the late sixties, early seventies. all across the land college students were protesting the highly unpopular vietnam war. it was a generation thing. our parents, the greatest generation could not understand their own kids. we, later dubbed the boomers, could not understand the world we were facing. then it happened. kent state. they're killing us. tin soldiers and nixon coming....four dead in ohio. words to angry song released just after kent state. i was 13 that spring, still in eighth grade. i saw the picture.....yes the famous picture of a 14 year old runaway with her arms spread, kneeling beside a fallen student. who fired the rounds? who ordered live ammunition? it was a crazy situation all the way around. national guardsmen, most only a few years older than the students had been called in by the governor of ohio. student protesters had burned down the rotc building the night before. all across the land students were decrying the expansion of the vietnam war. nixon had secretly ordered bombings in neighboring laos. when word leaked out everything fell apart. classes were letting out that day and students were passing through and wondering what all the commotion going on was. then the shots rang out. then jeffery miller, allison krause, william schroeder and sandra scheuer lay dead on the ground. they had nothing to do with the protests, nothing to do with anything. just college students passing between classes. then they were dead. its been almost forty years since that day in may, a day we should never forget. they would have been 58 ,59 years old this year. probably have their kids in college. every year for awhile there were rememberences held. it was a dark chapter in american history. it gets less coverage every year, its too hard to remember for some folks. i remember though, i still get angry, i still cry when reading accounts of that day. this country we live in is still divided, still haunted. say a prayer tomorrow, for the families and friends of jeffery, allison. william and sandy. we can't forget.......jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-4th-1970.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1811879394610965103Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-04-26T12:58:09.849-07:00i know it's only the 26th of april, smack dab in the middle of spring but it is HOT, HOT, HOT. these last couple of days have late july written all over them. i'm not complaining, not after what seemed like six months of winter. all the blossoms in bloom, gardens strutting their best, bees all a buzz......it feels great. last night, with the warm air blowing in my windows felt so right. here in the northeastern part of the country we don't get this weather too often. oh it gets hot and we do get those humid days that wilt even the hardiest souls but.....it never lasts. it, meaning the weather, likes to change its mind a bit. temps go up and down like the dow jones. rain appears and disappears at a moments notice. today i'm wearing just a pair of flip flops and old jean shorts[ calm down folks, no pics available...heehee]the sun is still shining brightly, well it should be, it's only a quarter to four, and i'm waiting till the sun retreats from my front porch so i can read a little more of the paper. i know this hot stuff won't last, spring will return and those summertime blues will be put on hold for a month or two but for now i''ll enjoy the heat, the lazy day and perhaps a glass of red. yes, that's what sounds good, take care blogers....jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/04/summertime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-8284218824612605892Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:02:00 +00002009-04-20T09:32:37.620-07:00it's noontime, the 20th of april and i'm sitting here at the ol' computer, watching the redsox with one eye and tapping away with one finger. go ahead and laugh but that is how i type. i'm supposed to be working but alas i choose not to. it is patriots day and though it's a holiday for very few folks i decided to join the few and stay in bed today. after working 50 something hours last week with a nagging cough and stuffy head i thought today would be a good day to catch up. i saw a promo for a new show on the history channel [i think...] tuesday night about life on earth without people. interesting concept if you think about it. what if everybody disappeared, gone, blotto. the only things to remain would be animals, insects and what we left behind. nature would slowly reclaim its turf. it would take......a thousand years?....two thousand? before all our manmade work would return to dust. cities would no longer exist, roads, cars, everything would over time would just cease. and then what? it's hard to imagine because everything we know, all that we built is based on.....us. people. take away the people and you have?....could it happen? i don't know.....but i will be watching, tomorrow night. cuz i'm curious and well rested. heehee.....take good care blogworld, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/04/thats-all-folks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-6585810324925592000Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:49:00 +00002009-04-15T16:04:07.143-07:00i'm not feeling well today. actually i woke up monday with the proverbial frog in the throat. i'm trying to fight it. i have to work the whole week, plus saturday. just have to....and yet i ache. not alot of energy, quieter than usual [and thats not easy]. i hate feeling this way. i had been good for the last three months but without warning the easter cold struck. been going to bed earlier than i'm used to, which is okay.not much on the boob tube. my computer has been acting up so i'm trying to catch up on old blogs. i'm sure ya''ll read about captain richard phillips and his rescue. i am happy he's safe but the way in which it happened will lead to more trouble down the line. thats just the way the world works. it's brutal, it's harsh and it doesn't slow down for anybody. well , gotta go now.....sipping on some fine red and getting ready to crash. it will be a challenge to see who lasts longer...me or the computer. take care bloggers, hope to see ya soon, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/04/hoarse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74856400229869340.post-1173405982882536075Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-04-11T16:01:42.343-07:00quick blog....just wanted to wish everybody in the world a happy easter. i know this is not the best way as my audience is somewhat limited to the people who actually read these words. pass it on pray tell. i think most of the world has some beliefs, though they differ greatly. it would be nice to put aside our differences for one day and reflect on the world today. a man named jesus died for our sins and his life and death still reverberate strongly. faith.....faith is what holds us together in times of trouble and faith is what carries us forward daily. so say a little prayer to whomever you believe in tomorrow, whatever faith you are and try and remember why we are here today. and say a prayer for captain phillips and get him home soon. i knew the man, he was the brother of a friend i met many years ago living in worcester. played some basketball with him in the late eighties and haven't seen him or his brother for some years but they were good people and i hope for a safe return. it brought back memories when i saw his picture all over the newspapers. take good care captain, jack chttp://jackc50.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-easter-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jackc50)4