Once again, the House of Commons is proving the old saying from "Yes, Minister" that it's often like a bucket of crabs where the ones on top are constantly being pulled down by the ones on the bottom of the bucket. The past couple of weeks are the clearest proof of how true that is... :)
Another pile of shingles in front of a neighbour's house and that means more roofing scammer solicitors on my doorstep. This one was at least rather unique and memorable which really isn't a good look for him or solicitors in general... :(
Bonus music time and spending the evening celebrating Billy Squier who celebrates his 76th birthday on the same day my grandmother did! That seems a hat-trick of happy memories to me... :)
Loyalty in the UK government lasts about as long as it takes for someone to get the idea of pinching the top job and moving in Number 10 Downing Street. Sir Keir Starmer seems to be trying to fight off a leadership challenge. Only time will tell if he'll be successful but if history is anything to go by, his chance of staying in post are not so hot!
Another year and my oldest child has gotten a wee bit older. But it's the wisdom that has come with those years that has truly taken my breath away this year... :)
Happy Mother's Day to all those who celebrate and may your day also bring you peace and contentment! :)
Alex Van Halen (in the striped shirt holding the drumsticks) turns 73 today so we're going to drive those speakers really hard with some seriously hard rocking tunes!
Special needs softball and tonnes of pictures taken to cull, almost making it through lunch at Olive Garden without incrementing of the year field being detected, and having two Labradoodle terrorists coming to visit. Yep, that's this universe's idea of a "low key birthday"... ;)
¡Tienes tres intentos —y los dos primeros no cuentan— para adivinar el tema de esta noche!
My cousin Cindy’s daughter graduated from Union College in TN with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. The direction she is heading for her future isn’t the one that any of us expected after hearing for years that she’d eventually follow a long line of McClerrens into the classroom. Sometimes having faith in the journey isn’t easy. But it is right and good and that is what truly matters! :)
My dear cousin Cindy in southern Illinois shared a lovely bit of news that her daughter Courtney has just graduated from Union College in Tennessee with her Bachelor's in Music where the original plan was to teach K-12. But a final examination led to the revelation of the love of "musicology" and that's how she's ended up in Oxford to do her Master's at Ole Miss...and that's how this theme came to pass! :)
That AT&T would unilaterally raise their prices because they can in a realm where "competition" is a complete joke is hardly a surprise. But the way they did it and the conspicuous lack of meaningful notice falls square into the realm of "deceptive trade practices". Now if only we had a Federal Trade Commission that actually cared enough to enforce the law...
It's not often that one of the songs in theme of the night provides the title but here's one that absolutely does do just that! :)
Tonight's theme features the King of Pop and not even a delayed start and lack of the Zamboni before the first game was going to stop us! :)
One of the quickest themes to come together but make no mistake, this is no mellow mix but you're going to be feeling just fine knowing it's 4:20 somewhere, man! :)
When it came to coming up with tonight's theme, my younger son Alex came to the rescue with the theme idea faster than a speeding bullet! :)
A new season is upon us and not just in terms of Ironclad hockey! :)
Just when you thought you'd found the biggest dingleberry amongst the door-to-door irritants, along comes one whose technique truly beggars belief. But I'll at least admit that I was impressed he was willing to use the word "nincompoop" in the 21st Century... ;)
We continue our tribute to the brave men and woman aboard Artemis II and their historic lap round the moon as they will be splashing down in the Pacific Ocean about one hour prior to puck drop for the first game...
What else could we possibly do to kick off the 13th season of Ironclad but honour the most amazing story in the news this week. And no, it's not all of the silliness in the Middle East... :)
Manticore captures the Phoenix Cup and Hydras win the Solara Cup to finish off a wonderful Season XII of Ironclad Hockey! :)
The playoffs continue with seeding in the finals at stake! But first, we say goodbye to Dash Crofts, a 1970's soft rock icon who left us a couple of days earlier...
We're into the home stretch of the playoffs and these playlists are designed to ramp up the power going into the team warm-up period!
There's a reason why the relationship between me and the HOA's pet management company works best when I don't have to deal with them other than firing off an annual check in their general direction once a year and then hoping they'll leave me the hell alone to live in peace. Sadly, their dodgy accounting ensured this would not be one of those years... :(
Éirinn go Brách! Were that my luck as good as the Irish as the speakers being off at the rink rather buggered the set on St Patrick's Day. But no worries, the set went off without a hitch on the Friday following... :)
