Entries tagged with “Nostalgia” from CrabAppleLane Blog

It’s Friday and it’s February 29. The last time February 29 fell on a Friday was 1980. I’m sure it was just an ordinary work day for me much like today is.

Patsy and I had lunch in Bogue Falaya Park yesterday. We both work within a half- mile of it. It was the second such time we've done that since I started working in Covington and I brought my camera this time. Unfortunately, I forgot to load the battery. I used to bring my camera to work every day in New Orleans and putting the battery in the camera was part of my morning routine. It saddens me a little that I have become such a creature of routine but there it is. The new employer's workplace is a little smaller than my previous employer's and I haven't found a place I can store it where it will be out of the way and safe. We're moving to a brand new facility in a few months and I will start bringing it with me every day again when we do. I digress. Bogue Falaya is a gorgeous park still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Pictures next time. :)

Quote of the Day

No calendars used today are perfect; they are off by seconds, minutes, hours or days every year. To make a calendar more accurate, new leap year rules have to be introduced to the Gregorian calendar, complicating the calculation of the calendar even more. It will, however, need some modifications in a few thousand years. As for the tropical year, it is approximately 365.242199 days, but varies from year to year because of the influence of other planets.

Timeanddate.com

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "When the base campers pitched their tents with us, our team was given a tremendous boost and now as they slowly begin to move on to pastures new, visiting teams like ourselves, it is the banter and bacon at the House that will be missed the most."

It was like a blast from the past. Denice dropped in and commented here. I remember the last time I saw her at a bar called Kaleb's in Fat City. I’m guessing it was 25 years ago. Maybe more. I was still a newlywed because I remember her asking me how the “wife life” was. I don’t know why that stuck in my mind but it did. Back in my foosball playing days in the mid and late 70s, Denice and I were mixed doubles partners. We won a lot of tournaments locally and played in the 1976 Nationals, losing in the first round to the eventual champion. We were an unusual team. Most, almost all, mixed doubles teams had the guy playing forward and the girl playing goalie. We were the opposite. In that same 1976 Nationals, Denice and her partner, Tess, won the Women’s Doubles Event. Denice was a great player, probably still is, and is a good friend. She seems to have done well in life if her website is any indication and I’m happy for her. It was great hearing from you, Denice.

My long, daily commute to New Orleans ended yesterday. Starting Monday, it has been replaced by a much shorter daily commute to Covington. Yes, it's a new job. Everyone I've talked to has been supportive and it is greatly appreciated. I'll miss the people and semi-regular City Park lunches but I won't miss the twin span or The Causeway or the two hours per day of rush hour traffic.

Happy Birthday to Mr Bingley of the Coalition.

Quote of the Day

You're lazy
Stay in bed
You're lazy
Stay in bed
You don't want no money
You don't want no bread

Lazy, Deep Purple

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "I think my laptop just burned my leg."