Day 57 ~ Big Screen TV at the USO

I stopped in at the USO and sat in their big comfy chairs and CNN was on. Turns out they found more Clinton  emails. Nothing will come of it. 

See you tomorrow.

Day 56 ~ Christmas Yodels

I went shopping for bread and came across these snack cakes in Christmas packaging . That means before ChristmAs gets here, Drakes will run out of the special packaging . Kinda iratates me. 

See you tomorrow. 

Day 55 ~ At Church, Celebrating my Patron Saint

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I alternate going to church with my wife with the Nazarenes and going to the Orthodox Church. Last Sunday I went to the Orthodox Church and I hadn't realized that they were celebrating St. James' Feast Day. He was the half-brother to the Lord (Joseph's son from his first marriage) and he was the first Bishop of Jerusalem.

See you tomorrow.

Day 54 ~ Watching a Movie!

Karen and I borrowed the movie THE BIRDS from the library. It is one of Hitchcock's best! To be honest, it's been so long since I've seen it that I forgot the plot so it's like watching a new movie!

See you tomorrow.

Day 53~ Apple picking

A couple of weeks back Karen and I went apple picking - it was great fun!

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Day 52 ~ During my Break

In the break room someone thought it would be funny to put a cup on someone's head. We laughed....I guess we are easily entertained.

See you tomorrow.

Day 51 ~ Volunteering at the USO!

Today is my first day as a volunteer at the USO and I love it already! The Newark airport doesn't have a lot of foot traffic at the USO but that is because it's relatively new. I had a great conversation with a navy guy who also has a cineotoghrapher business. It's great talking to military people...they are the best!

Here is a picture of the front door before it was open.

See you tomorrow.

Day 50 ~ watching the Debate !

I'm almost finished watching the debate. In many ways, Clinton is better at this than Trump but I am still supporting Trump. Clinton should be in jail for her mishandling of classified material and I believe Trump will do things to make the economy grow. Plus, he is for strong military and secure borders. I'm not sure if polls can be trusted so even though they say Hilary will win, I guess we'll see.

See you tomorrow.

Day 49~ Desert storm anniversary

26 years ago today I was deployed with my unit to Saudi Arabia. It was desert storm!  The picture above is me delivering mail to people in my unit. It  was an honor to serve with all of those in my unit.

See you tomorrow.

Day 48 ~Eating Meatballs for a Good Cause

The first aide squad had a fundraiser today. Meatball subs for four dollars! Sounds like lunch to me. I get to eat and support a good cause.

See you tomorrow.

Day 47 ~ A Belated Birthday Message

So I went to my bank to conduct business on the ATM and this B-day message pops up...8 days after my birthday. I guess I hadn't been to the bank in a while.

See you tomorrow.

Day 46 ~ Going to Vespers!

Vespers is the evening service in the Eastern Orthodox Church and local parish has one every Saturday night. I used to go all the time when I was on day shift but now that I work in the evenings, it has been a while since I went to Vespers.  Well, I went to work yesterday afternoon, only to learn that I had the day off (Long story short-I was on the standby list to have off but I never got the email that it was approved) So, I happily went home and then went to Vespers.

It was great to be back. I love the Icons, the chanted Psalms, the incense and the sense of awe! To me, it is worship!

See you tomorrow.

Day 45 ~ At the Gas station

On November 1st, you can add 23 cents to this price and that's what we will be paying. It may be lower than New York and Pennsylvania but that's small consolation because everything else is so expensive. I'll remember in November.

See you tomorrow.

Day 44 ~ At the Movies

When I was a teenager, I used to go to the movies by myself often. It's not that I didn't have friends but I really enjoyed movies and didn't mind seeing them alone. Well today I went to see THE ACCOUNTENT with Ben Aflek (sp?) and I thought it was really good. Normally I see you movies with my wife but I don't think she would've liked this one.

See you tomorrow.

Day 43 ~ A Delicious Dinner!

Karen spent the day cleaning and cooking. Karen's parents came and enjoyed a butternut squash soup (which I absolutely loved) and also chicken, green beans and potatoes. It was a great night! Thank you, Karen.

See you tomorrow.

Day 42 ~ My Trophy Case

This is my Snapchat trophy case for different achievements you make on Snapchat. Is there a way I can figure out what the other trophies are so I can fill up my trophy case? It is only after the fact that you get the trophy so I don't know how to plan for it.

See you tomorrow.

Day 41 ~~ In the City, at WTC Memorial

Karen and I went to the city, (New York, of course) and went to the World Trade Center Memorial.  We saw a lot of flowers next to people's names. I imagine for many this is the only place for them to visit to pay their respects because they had no body to bury.  God bless them all! 

A video of the same.

Another flower!

 A view of the pool.

The tower, which we didn't go in.

The first thing you see after you come out of the subway.

See you tomorrow.

Day 40 ~ in the City

Karen and I went into Nee York City. Other than the fact our feets were killing is, we had a good time .above you see we went to South Street Seaport. Sadly, at a lot of it was closed for renevations.

We also went to M &M world, which means I ate too much chocolate.

See you tomorrow.

Day 39 ~ Fresh Water

One thing I like about work is, in the break room , they have fresh water. Even when they run out of cups , I still have my   Water bottle I can refill...I love cold water !

See you tomorrow.

Day 38 ~ Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday ! One of my favorite snapchatters sent me a birthday cake, which I doctored up a bit and put on my own snapchat MY STORY. Yesterday started my birthday celebration and it continues into next week!

See you tomorrow.

Day 37 ~ Steak at UNCLE JACK'S

My brother Joe wanted to take me out for my birthday (which is tomorrow) so Karen and I drove to Bayside, Queens, NYC and Joey took us out to dinner. The name of the place is UNCLE JACK'S and  the steak was delicious! The name of the dish is THE FRED FLINSTONE and you can see why.

Here is the appetizer which was also delicious.

See you tomorrow. 

Day 36 ~ Giving Blood

I used to give blood on a regular basis but the last couple of times i went ,  The placement of the needle was wrong so it hurt. In fact, the very last time I went they put it in wrong and said they had to re-stick me. I declined and went home. I think they use different needles for "double reds" which may account for it hurting.

I decided to give it another shot but only am giving regular blood and not "double reds." Hey, I got free snacks out of the deal.

See you tomorrow.

Day 35 ~ Melting Metal!

My son has always had an interest in science so he bought some Bismuth, a metal that has a low threshold for melting. Above is the melted Bismuth, turned into some crystals. Below you'll see the whole process plus a video!

We begin with the grill!

Still solid.

It's melted!!!!

My son poured it into a mold which sits over a strong magnet. I think that helps make the crystals but I could be wrong. 

Here's a video of bubbling metal!

See you tomorrow. 

Day 34 ~ Harry's Razors at Target!

I like Harry's Razors. I got a set for $10 over the Internet but that was the introductory offer. The next time it cost me $15 but I liked them so I did it. Now I can get it at target for cheaper. It's a win-win.

See you tomorrow.

Day 33 - At Five Guys

My son got a hankering for FIVE GUYS so I took him to get some while I waited in the car. Maybe, next time I'll get one two.

See you tomorrow.

Day 33 - At Five Guys

My son got a hankering for FIVE GUYS so I took him to get some while I waited in the car. Maybe, next time I'll get one two.

See you tomorrow.

Day 32 ~ Deer in a Prayer Garden

On Saturday, I stopped by the church on the way to work so I could drop off a thumb drive they use to record the services. I saw this deer in the prayer garden and took a picture. There were other deer there too but only this one got in the picture. As soon as I went to take another picture  they all ran away. Guess they are camera shy. 

See you tomorrow. 

Day 31 ~ Lunch at Roy Rogers

I felt like chicken today so I got a two piece dark meat combo with fries, biscuit and birch beer. It was delicious. And, yes, that's my car in the background.

Here is a picture that adorns the walls of the restaurant. I actually like Roy's chicken better than KFC.

See you tomorrow.