Whew … an interesting weather weekend for Cincinnati. From Friday’s sunny and pleasant day, to Saturday’s sunny, very warm, and muggy, to Sunday’s rains. Then again, that’s April … and for us in the northern hemisphere, April is generally better than March.
How was the weather in your area? What did you do this weekend? Come on now – tell us something.
Our weekend involved an evening of ballroom, taking long walks, working Sunday, ushering at church, attending a wedding, and Quick Step formation practice. Meanwhile, I need to explain Quick Step.
For those remembering a geography trivia question in the last Opinions in the Shorts, see Stamford, go north, south, east, and west, from Stamford Connecticut (or Connecticut’s southwestern corner). For my standpoint, List of X was also correct – and as I responded to him, the person who first asked me the question many years ago included “population center” in the question. X – how did you determine your answer?
Celebrations for Your Week
- (Week) Cleaning for a Reason Week, Organize Your Files Week, Medical Labs Week, Human Violence Awareness Week, Laboratory Animal Liberation Week, Home Furnishings Week, Wildlife Film Week, Consumer Awareness Week, Money Smart Week, Infant Immunization Week, Park Week, Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week, Administrative Professionals Week, Bedbug Awareness Week, Coin Week, Fibroid Awareness Week, Oral-Head-and-Neck-Cancer Awareness Week, Crime Victims Rights Week, Environmental Education Week, Infertility Awareness Week, Karaoke Week, Pet ID Week, Princess Week, Bubblegum Week, Sky Awareness Week, Week of the Ocean, Bike Safety Week, Pan American Week, Boys & Girls Club Week, Adult Films Week, Explore Your Career Week, Science & Technology Week
- (Mon) Cuckoo Day, Food Day, Look Alike Day, Lima Bean Respect Day, Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day, Chinese Language Day, Pot Smokers Day, Medical Marijuana Day, Make a Quilt Day, Volunteer Recognition Day, Get to Know Your Customers Day
- (Tues) Red Baron Day, Bulldogs are Beautiful Day, Rosita’s Birthday (Sesame Street), Kindergarten Day, Jet Passenger Service Day, Surprise Drug Test Day, Chocolate Covered Cashews Day, San Jacinto Day, Tuna Rights Day, Big Word Day
- (Wed) Earth Day, Jelly Bean Day, April Shows Day, Administrative Professionals Day, Global Selfie Earth Day
- (Thurs) Talk Like Shakespeare Day, Take a Chance Day, Picnic Day, Nose Picking Day, Garlic Day, Movie Theater Day, Lost Dogs Awareness Day, Cherry Cheesecake Day, Impossible Astronaut Day, Take Your Kids to Work Day, English Language Day, World Book & Copyright Day, Home Run Day, Shirley Temple Day, Fire Drill Day, Lover’s Day, Laboratory Day, Peppercorn Day
Some commercials are very fitting to start your week with a smile. This one is from across the pond, so our European friends may be familiar with this one. Have a good rest of the week.
It’s been really hot here, and I stayed indoors today, “Cleaning for a reason.” With the family arriving on Tuesday, we had to clean out the cupboards in two of the bedrooms, so my winter clothes got put away in suitcases. 🙂
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Sylvia,
It seems your heat has started ….. then again, I imagine some very nice days are on your horizon.
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Forgot to say that I enjoyed the commercial. I did go to boot camp this morning, but didn’t shake my booty quite like that. 😀
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That a way!
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We saw The Woman in Gold this weekend. Such a good movie! I highly recommend it. Just as I highly recommend cherry cheesecake. And now that I know there’s a day for it coming up this week, I’m obligated to have a piece…
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Carrie,
We now know that cherry cheesecake cuts through your resistance. But I’m confident that you avoid the temptation of a second piece. Woman in Gold? …. what is it about?
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It’s about a woman in the US who tries to get her painting back from Austria. It was stolen from her family by the Nazis. Helen Mirren is in it, and is wonderful as always.
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Oh that one … I’ve seen the previews.
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Major storms hit the area this weekend, all those poor folks at the ACM awards over at AT&T Stadium – got nailed by rain and hail last night. We had the main trunk branch snap off one of our very large Oak trees – I know what we’ll be working on this week. This week involved starting to trim the hedges – love working hard in the yard. Nice long walk too. Have a great week Frank! Thank you for the song last week ~
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Mary,
I know that your state had a tough weather week … so if all you lost is a large branch, that’s good.
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Spring has been capricious, and I feel we’ve been under her thumb far too long.
I went to a surprise 60th birthday party for an old friend held in the same bar we all often gathered in. Where I seen bands like Rush before Neil Pert, the Guess Who, then Burton without the Guess, then BTO, then Rush with Neil Pert, Major Hoople’s Boarding House Band, I could go on but won’t. It was good time, plenty of laughs and good nature ribbing. Though upon leaving, driving home I was rather shocked as to how many faces were missing, passed on far to early in life.
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Calvin,
Interesting collection of acts who have seen at that location. Party sounds wonderful, and yes …. we seem to notice the number of missing faces. 😦
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I spent the weekend sorting out my tiny house to make room for an unexpected house guest. Trying and failing to find time to get into the garden and put her to rest for the winter…….. training puppy to walk off leash – long overdue training I might add, trying to write a succinct post about my US adventure and failing at that too……. so it’s coming in installments! I’m still jet lagged and just want to sleep! 🙂
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Pauline,
Installments about your trip is fine … and I look forward to them. Meanwhile, Siddy is more than happier that you are back!
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How I found the answer? Thanks to Google – although using Google Maps rather than Googling for the answer. I just figured out that if there is a part of one state that extends far enough diagonally into another, it would meet the criteria, and went looking for one along the curviest borders (which probably excluded most of the borders since they’re often go in a straight line). That place was the first I found, but I also found many more places like that along Mississippi river, and surely many places like that exist along other river borders.
I never thought about Stamford, even though I drove through it probably over 100 times.
Fittingly, I’ve watched a few episodes of How The States Got Their Shapes recently. 🙂
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X,
Cheers to your diligence! Knowing that you are close to Stamford, it was hard not to give you hints.
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Saturday’s weather was fantastic, Frank, even though Milton and I spent most of it indoors catching two plays on Broadway and eating in-between. The temperature climbed close to 80 and felt great. Sunday was much cooler, but again, I spent much of that day indoors, too, watching a few classic Preston Sturges films at a revival house in downtown Manhattan with my bud, Martini Max. We ate later and limited our quaffing to Sangria.
I noticed that you did not note that Tuesday is Jury Duty Day! Maybe it’s just that day for me? I am definitely not celebrating it.
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Lame,
Wow … a weekend full of the arts … hopefully some good ones. Because of the wedding, we found subs for our ushering, Good luck with jury duty …. remember – off with their head, then ask questions.
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Hows the weather here..? You ask… getting damn cold… I think you Northern Hemisphere people have stolen our heat again…. send it back please…..
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Bulldog,
Oh no … stay warm! Meanwhile, something important slipped by you (see Tuesday).
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Your post today led me to investigate on Wikipedia and Youtube exactly what Quick Step dance is, and what it evolved from.
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Tim,
I may be posting about it soon.
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I thought it was quite funny that Pot Smokers Day and Medical Marijuana Day coincide!!!
Cheers to cleaning for a reason and here’s a little contribution to that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVLSzzB43m4 A great new week ahead!!!!! 🙂
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Marina,
Not only funny … but new to me .. Thank you!
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I wonder if the dispensaries here know about Pot Smokers Day and Medical Marijuana Day? Maybe they’ll have a sale? 🙂 And no, not everyone in Colorado partakes…
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Cathy,
Time will tell what happens in your state over time. Like gambling, tendency is to overestimate revenue … oh well …
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Love that video!!! Rowing regatta for my son last weekend and he won 2 silver medals and his first gold! Got a sunburn out in 80 degree weather all day – now I’m in Pittsburgh until Tuesday for a conference where it’s rainy but warm. Hope you have a great week!
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Kelly,
Hooray for your son and the rewards for his efforts. Rowing is very demanding! Rainy indeed … and a cool week ahead for us – but hey – it’s April. Hope all goes well in Pittsburgh. Enjoy the conference.
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Thanks Frank! Yes, rowing is the most demanding sport I’ve ever encountered. He loves it though, so I’ll be entrenched for the next 3 years and possibly college. Have a great week – I will be reading my favorite blogs when I can 🙂
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So it was Stamford. Who knew? Certainly not me 🙂 although I did consider it for a while then talked myself out of it because if I went south I’d end up in the ocean.
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Fasab,
Ah ha … you feel into one of the traps, thus forgetting about Long Island. Nonetheless, one of my favorite questions … and now you can work it into one of your factoid posts.
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It has finally been warm enough for all our snow to have melted except two stubborn piles. Rain everyday this week will take care of that. Wish I could say I was doing something fun over the weekend but packing for a move doesn’t count. Loved the video…European commercials can be so clever. Hope you have a great week.
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Karen,
Life is getting short for the few stubborn snow piles! Meanwhile, packing to move? YUK! I did that last year … wow … lotsa stress, so good luck.
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Thanks Frank, life is definitely full of stress lately with the move ahead. Sorry I haven’t had the chance to visit your blog as I should with all the challenges lately. Your posts are always a breath of fresh air and a nice way to start each day.
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Many thanks for the kind words. Meanwhile, during our moving time a year ago, I had to minimize my blog time … and even at times, eliminate. So take care of the business at hand without worrying about us.
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Nothing but wall to wall sunshine and pleasant temps with low humidity here in “dreary” Portland. Amazing! Love the zippy video! 🙂
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Lorna,
Ah ha … tis the season for transitioning out of the wet season into the spring-to-summer mode. Enjoy!
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The head and neck cancer awareness week hits close to home for me since I have surgery scheduled tomorrow to remove cancer from my ear.
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LB,
Best of luck to you with your surgery. Thanks for sharing … and be strong!
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So far so good – back tomorrow for repairs.
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Great news … thanks for letting me know.
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Water polo all weekend, Frank, in beautiful Marin County. I have no complaints about the weather. We’re in the 80s already.
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Amy,
I’ve got the feeling water polo is at outdoor pools. Are they?
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Saturday was beautiful, I went to a plant sale and bought a sumac, and a
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OOps. that comment above didn’t finish for some reason, so I also bought an elderberry, plus a ginger plant and a few other things. Then on Sunday, the cold weather and wind appeared, just a horrible day.
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Catherine,
Buying for spring planting is a good thing … but the little bouts with cold fronts is part of April.
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Why… I do believe I inadvertently celebrated Cuckoo Day!
I made 2 vats of pasta sauce this weekend, and froze most of it.
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Resa,
Homemade pasta sauce? Catching a plane to Toronto in the morning for lunch!
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Back off my sauce! “lol” I’m on a job, and it’s my survival food.
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LOL …. OK … I’m cancel the plane charter. … and here’s my sauce. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/on-spaghetti-sauce/
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It sounds like you had a busy weekend! You already read about part of mine. The weather here was beautiful, but as you said capricious today–heavy rain in the morning, sunshine this afternoon, and thunderstorms expected later tonight.
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Merril,
A busy weekend indeed – then again, most of mine are. A cool week lies ahead.
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Am dying with the commercial Frank, I guess I don’t watch enough TV.
Our weather was storming, lots of thunder, lightening and rain. We need it so I will take it. Today though, it was beautiful.
I simply cannot pick a day, so I will take Human Violence Awareness week.
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Val,
You’ve been around here enough that I aim for chuckles and smiles to start the week … so it seems I achieve it! 🙂
I’ve heard about the storms in your state. Then again, you gotta get the rain before the summer heat.
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My weather in TN was a mix of everything from storms to sunshine and heat. LOL at the video. 🙂
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Susan,
I noticed the your recent weather because the heavy storms were south of me. Meanwhile, getting a chuckle is my aim on Monday Morning Entertainment, so mission accomplished. 🙂
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Totally missed this post…musta been because I was fretting over my son who decided to ditch school to hang out on Mount Royal to celebrate 4/20 as he calls it… 😉
Week-end was gorgeous and, other than taking down the Tempo, pretty relaxing.
I should be organizing and cleaning. I really should.
Almost always Food day in my house but ooohhh… pineapple-upside-down cake – haven’t made on of those in ages!
Chocolate-covered anything sounds good right now.
Gotta respect Mother Earth.
Cherry Cheesecake is my favourite of the cheesecakes! Especially when topped with that canned stuff that is for pies…
OK… I’ll “shut up” now…
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Dale,
Passing on school for a day at Mount Royal …. Having been there, I see his point. Meanwhile, for your favorite celebrations, do you ever think about food?
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Do I ever NOT think about food is the question!!
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Just another reason to like you. 🙂
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lol! Great commercial. Thanks for sharing it. My weekend was so full and busy that I’m still getting caught up during the week. Lots of yard work and gardening going on here at the ranch, and we’re getting ready to start the next room in the renovation process (the guest bath).
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Robin,
Glad the commercial get you laughing. Between your outside work and inside renovation, wow … that’s more than a full plate. Cheers to your time on the needed walks!
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