Hi, my name is Sylvia and I am a Sagittarian

I am on the fence if I believe in astrology, but every once in awhile, I’ll read my horoscope to see what the stars have in store for me. I read this article from MSN Astrology and thought it was pretty interesting.
I’m not sure if I believed everything it said about being a Sagittarians. But [...]

CSI: NY – “Yahrzeit”

I have always been a fan of “CSI: NY”. I like the stories and of course there is Gary Sinise who plays Det. Mac Taylor — mercy!! Plus, I love the them song for the show: “Baba O’Riley” by The Who.
I try to catch the show when it comes on during the week, but sometimes [...]

Today’s Cool Site of the Day: Omnipelagos.com

love finding new websites on the Internet. One place that I find new sites is from my daily e-mails from
Cool Site of the Day — 11/19/09
Today’s Cool Site of the Day:
Omnipelagos.com
Omnipelagos finds the shortest paths between any two things. Perform your own search. Try people, places, things, events, and concepts.
Here was my first shortest paths [...]

“The Groove Line” by Heatwave

When you hear a song, do you associate it with a place you were at or something that you did? One song that does that to me is “The Groove Line” (1978) by Heatwave.

The memory I have when I hear this song is roller skating with the lights out and the [...]

Happy Birthday, Mom!!

Today is my mom’s birthday and I just wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday!!
Not sure when this picture was taken of my mother, she must have just graduated from high school. Beside being a little older, she still looks the same.
Time goes by so fast, that I forget to tell my mom how much [...]

DWTS — Week 9

The finals of Dancing with the Stars (Season 9) is next week and here are my three picks for who I think should be in the finals and why:
Mýa and Dmitry Chaplin – from the start, I think Mýa was one of the better “stars” on the show and she has improved over the weeks. [...]

Happy Birthday, Jason Ryan!

I just wanted to wish an old friend a Happy Birthday.
Have you ever met someone that is just a cool guy! I first met Jason Ryan in the late 90’s, we worked together at The Palace of Auburn Hills. He’s just one of the special friends that you remember fondly. The last time I saw [...]

Let’s Say Thanks

I have been thinking about how I can show my appreciation to the men and women who are stationed overseas. And of course, like it seems to happen, I get an e-mail from my friend, Melanie about a program that Xerox is doing.
This is something that I am differently going to do and share it [...]

Long Island Iced Tea

I was thinking of the first time I experienced Long Island Iced Tea… it was on a trip I took to Chicago, Illinois when I was a student at Mott Community College. I went with some friends for the weekend and had a great time there. We were staying at a hotel at the beginning [...]

Things I remember…

Ever once in a while I have these flashbacks of things that I remember when I was growing up. Here are a couple of them:
Freshen-Up Gum — I loved that gum. Who didn’t like this? A  chewing gum with flavored gels inside! There are several sites that still sell Freshen-Up Gum.

Check out a Freshen-Up Gum [...]