May 26- Ramblings on an Extra Day Off
Come on! It’s a holiday weekend! Do I really have to blog around today? Oh, all right…let’s see what bits and pieces I can pull together…
I have to thank longtime fan and blog reader Bluecat for correcting an earlier blog- I was talking about how I still go old school, and observe Memorial Day on the 31st. I guess I need to go BACK to that old school, because the proper date was May 30.I guess I’ve been brainwashed enough by the “Monday holiday” decree that I’ve got Swiss cheese holes in my memory…
Speaking of which, let us all not fail to remember that the original purpose of this day is not just to start the summer season, trot out the grill, or scramble to put together a blog out of odds and ends- it’s the day we’re supposed to respectfully pay tribute to the many military personnel that we have lost in battles through the history of this nation. Let’s hope that we never stop paying tribute to them, but that, at some point, maybe we can stop adding new people to pay tribute to.
Okay, now- back to the grilling- let me just give you one of my grilling tips- NEVER try to put a rubber chicken on the grill as a joke. The results are NOT pretty- in fact, they’re pretty disgusting and odor-ific.
Let me again toss in a reminder to you-next Sunday, I’ll be riding in the Berwyn (“BERWYN?!) Centennial Parade down Cermak Road. I’ll post the info again as it gets closer. My appearance there has sparked some interest from other communities, as far as having me make appearances- so, if we can work things out, you’ll be seeing me in other suburbs as the summer and fall roll on…
I just want to mention that the “spell check” on my computer gets annoying at times. Granted, when you’ve got a clumsy two-fingered typist at work, things aren’t going to be trouble free, but when I’m typing one of these, I see enough red and green lines that I start to think it’s Christmas again (see.. red and green are Christmas colors…WHY AM I WRITING ABOUT CHRISTMAS ON MEMORIAL DAY?!)
Maybe it’s a hint that I should stop, and enjoy the rest of the day off. I hope you do the same. Please check out our webisodes here on the site- you DO know that there’s an archive with all sorts of webisodes and past Sven bits available for viewing, right? And- don’t forget that you can always contact me at svengoolie@wciu.com …
I have to thank longtime fan and blog reader Bluecat for correcting an earlier blog- I was talking about how I still go old school, and observe Memorial Day on the 31st. I guess I need to go BACK to that old school, because the proper date was May 30.I guess I’ve been brainwashed enough by the “Monday holiday” decree that I’ve got Swiss cheese holes in my memory…
Speaking of which, let us all not fail to remember that the original purpose of this day is not just to start the summer season, trot out the grill, or scramble to put together a blog out of odds and ends- it’s the day we’re supposed to respectfully pay tribute to the many military personnel that we have lost in battles through the history of this nation. Let’s hope that we never stop paying tribute to them, but that, at some point, maybe we can stop adding new people to pay tribute to.
Okay, now- back to the grilling- let me just give you one of my grilling tips- NEVER try to put a rubber chicken on the grill as a joke. The results are NOT pretty- in fact, they’re pretty disgusting and odor-ific.
Let me again toss in a reminder to you-next Sunday, I’ll be riding in the Berwyn (“BERWYN?!) Centennial Parade down Cermak Road. I’ll post the info again as it gets closer. My appearance there has sparked some interest from other communities, as far as having me make appearances- so, if we can work things out, you’ll be seeing me in other suburbs as the summer and fall roll on…
I just want to mention that the “spell check” on my computer gets annoying at times. Granted, when you’ve got a clumsy two-fingered typist at work, things aren’t going to be trouble free, but when I’m typing one of these, I see enough red and green lines that I start to think it’s Christmas again (see.. red and green are Christmas colors…WHY AM I WRITING ABOUT CHRISTMAS ON MEMORIAL DAY?!)
Maybe it’s a hint that I should stop, and enjoy the rest of the day off. I hope you do the same. Please check out our webisodes here on the site- you DO know that there’s an archive with all sorts of webisodes and past Sven bits available for viewing, right? And- don’t forget that you can always contact me at svengoolie@wciu.com … 0 TrackBacks
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