Gray Beard

Left a good job in the city Working for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been Big wheel keep on turning Proud Mary keep on burning And we're rolling, rolling Rolling on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis I pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Until I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen

I never knew who hated him

Annie Since Annie Oakley used to be part of Buffalo Bill’s traveling show. Pretty obscure. yeah, I got nuthin’

In college the mainframe was a CDC Cyber 70. When I started working, I used a Honeywell 6000. A few years later we started using VAX computers. Then we started using workstations instead of mainframes.

I remember touring this place in college as a field trip for a power generation and distribution class. northfield-mountain-hydroelectric-station It’s a pump storage facility. An impressive piece of engineering. It’s not far from UMass, my undergrad alma mater (I are enjinear)

You know my girl just called me up And she woke me from my sleep You should have heard the things she said You know she hurt my feelings deep. I'm gonna buy me a dog [A dog, a dog! Why?] 'Cause I need a friend now. [Say, you need all the friends you can get] I'm gonna buy me a dog, My girl, my girl, don't love me no how. She used to bring me my newspaper 'Cause she knew where it was at. She used to keep me so contented. But I can teach a dog to do that. I'm gonna buy me a dog, 'Cause I need a friend now I'm gonna buy me a dog, My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.

My son and his fiancé feel the same way. My wife and I completely understand. Our families aren’t huge, but the numbers add up. She worked for a wedding planner as a weekend gig, and she doesn’t want all the traditional American middle class hoopla. My brother in law had a a pig roast in the back yard for his reception, which I think is a great idea, but I don’t think that will happen.

For several years the Patriots have been almost guaranteed to win at least four of their six division games. There are usually a few blowouts among those victories, which means they can rest some of their starters. That makes their path to the playoffs that much easier.

I don’t know if anyone else out there is a Scotty Kilmer fan. I watch a couple of his videos when I do boring cardio machines. This particular video is about Chevy trucks with four cylinder turbo engines. He is not a fan.

Young man, there's no need to feel down I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy Young man, there's a place you can go I said, young man, when you're short on your dough You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time It's fun to stay at the YMCA It's fun to stay at the YMCA They have everything for you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys

Steven Douglas. My Three Sons George Jetson

Loose Lose That’s probably the only one of the similarly spelled word pairs that causes me to stop and think. I sometimes get loosen versus tighten mixed up if I’m flustered or angry, or if it’s at an awkward orientation, such as reaching under a sink. I have to stop and think when using a pipe wrench. One direction it grabs, the other direction it doesn’t.

The trains that run down the middle the residential neighborhoods in Utica to service the brewery are pretty wild. The guy that posted this video has several that show trains and cars getting in each other’s way.

And he said, "Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I know I wouldn't be there to help ya along So I give ya that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's the name that helped to make you strong" Yeah he said, "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do But ya ought to thank me, before I die For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye 'Cause I'm the son-of-a-B word that named you "Sue" Yeah what could I do, what could I do I got all choked up and I threw down my gun Called him my Pa, and he called me his son And I come away with a different point of view And I think about him, now and then Every time I try and every time I win And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name! Yeah

I have put my foot down that there will be no outings for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc. Those days just mean bigger crowds and slower service.

I wonder if the wineries that rely on microclimates near the lakes will have a bad year.

Two kids, one grandkid. Could be that one grandkid is all we ever get, which depresses my wife to no end.

I have a friend whose European river cruise was cancelled last year due to low water. They opted to have it rescheduled for this year. It looks like it will happen this time.

When the lake effect snow comes from Georgian Bay, Utica and Syracuse get clobbered. I wish they could drain that part of the lake.

I want you to want me I need you to need me I'd love you to love me I'm beggin' you to beg me I want you to want me I need you to need me I'd love you to love me I'll shine up my old brown shoes I'll put on a brand new shirt I'll get home early from work If you say that you love me Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I See you cryin' (cryin, cryin') Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I See you cryin' (cryin, cryin') Feelin' all alone without a friend You know you feel like dyin' (dyin', dyin') Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')

Don't want your love anymore Don't want your kisses, that's for sure I die each time I hear this sound Here he comes, that's Cathy's clown I gotta stand tall You know a man can't crawl When he knows you're tellin' lies and he hears 'em passing by He's not a man at all

I hate to say it but I told you so, don't mind my preachin' to you I said "don't trust 'em, baby" now you know You don't know ev'rything there is to know in school. Wouldn't believe me when I gave advice, I said that he was a tease If you want help you better ask me now So be sincere, convince me with a "pretty please" Laugh, laugh, I thought I'd die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught you how it feels to be Lonely, oh so lonely Don't think I'm bein' funny when I say you got just what you deserve I can't help feeling you found out today You thought you were too good you got a lot of nerve Won't say I'm sorry for the things I said. I'm glad he packed up to go You kept on braggin' he was yours instead Found you don't know ev'rything there is to know

I'm walkin', yes indeed, and I'm talkin' 'bout you and me I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me I'm lonely as I can be, I'm waitin' for your company I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me What 'ya gonna do when the well runs dry? You're gonna run away and hide I'm gonna run right by your side, for you pretty baby I'll even die I'm walkin', yes indeed, I'm talkin' 'bout you and me I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me