This photo is from a year ago in February 2008. Who remembers Doug and the "Knife Incident"?
Friday, February 6, 2009
The Glass Half Full
From our friend, John S.
This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing, and cares less, tries to make your life miserable.
A woman was at her hair dresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded: Rome ? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?'
'We're taking Continental,' was the reply. 'We got a great rate!'
'Continental?' exclaimed the hairdresser. 'That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in Rome ?'
'We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome 's Tiber River called Teste.'
'Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks it's gonna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're overpriced. So, whatcha' doing when you get there?'
'We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope.'
'That's rich,' laughed the hairdresser. 'You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it.'
A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.
'It was wonderful,' explained the woman,'not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked, and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $ 5 million remodeling job, and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!'
'Well,'muttered the hairdresser,'that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope.'
'Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me.'
'Oh, really! What'd he say ?'
He said: 'Where'd you get the shitty Hairdo?
'
This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing, and cares less, tries to make your life miserable.
A woman was at her hair dresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded: Rome ? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?'
'We're taking Continental,' was the reply. 'We got a great rate!'
'Continental?' exclaimed the hairdresser. 'That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in Rome ?'
'We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome 's Tiber River called Teste.'
'Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks it's gonna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're overpriced. So, whatcha' doing when you get there?'
'We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope.'
'That's rich,' laughed the hairdresser. 'You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it.'
A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.
'It was wonderful,' explained the woman,'not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked, and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $ 5 million remodeling job, and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!'
'Well,'muttered the hairdresser,'that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope.'
'Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me.'
'Oh, really! What'd he say ?'
He said: 'Where'd you get the shitty Hairdo?
'
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Broken Hearted Muffin
Even love stories about baked goods don't end well. I was rooting for the bagel, of course.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Woo Hoo! Cancer Free!
All went great and I'm already home!!!! Thx again for your thoughts and prayers,
Love, Glenn
Am I in great hands or what? Today (Feb 3) is the celebration of St. Blaise, patron saint of Throat Illness : http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=28
Love, Glenn
Am I in great hands or what? Today (Feb 3) is the celebration of St. Blaise, patron saint of Throat Illness : http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=28
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Cna yuo raed tihs?
Yesterday, Doug was heading off to referee some basketball games and he couldn't find his keys. We all helped search at Sam's, but no luck. Just as Paul was going to drive Doug home for his spare keys, Jean suggested that I look in my purse. There were two sets of nearly identical keys in my purse. I had no memory of putting them there. Sorry, Doug!
John S. and I were just discussing dyslexia today and he sent me this email. Both John and I could read it,,,,,,how about you?
Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but interesting! fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of th e hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are,the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuot slpeling was ipmorantt!
John S. and I were just discussing dyslexia today and he sent me this email. Both John and I could read it,,,,,,how about you?
Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but interesting! fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of th e hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are,the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Snow and Ice
I showed Sarah helping set up for her party. Here she is all dressed up for her special night.
The bagel bunch in their fancy duds after dark!So another birthday has come and gone, and I had a lovely day. Thanks to everyone for the wishes, cards and trinkets. Haven't made it to Sam's all week due to the weather and crazy work schedule. Several folks have been sick with either a head cold or stomach virus, hope all are feeling better.
- Thoughts go out to Pat R on her big Florida adventure. Make it home safely. We miss you.
- Gladys and Jack had the very good news that granddaughter Beth had a good checkup from her cardiologist.
In a discussion on identity protection, Bill T was discussing technology about retinal scans. Well, he meant retinal, but said "rectal", which is an entirely new level of security.
Got to work before 7:30, just in time to catch the sunrise reflecting off of the icy snow.
My team leader, Gina, and I share the same birthday.
(We really worked hard other than this photo op, I swear)
Thanks to Katelyn for the surprise bouquet! Lovely. Sunday, January 25, 2009
Week in Pix
The day after the Ravens lost the play-off game, Zach and Glenn sport Orioles attire (Jan. 20th).The new restaurant opens at 10 Mellor Avenue, and Glenn and Jeff recommend it for breakfast or lunch.
Sarah celebrated her Bat Mitzvah with family and friends on the 17th.During the ceremony, helicopters flew overhead as President-elect Obama's train travelled from Baltimore to Washington, DC.
Below-freezing temperatures caused Harold to wear this.
New President Barack Obama on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20th.(From John S)
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when....
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING AT YOURSELF
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING AT YOURSELF
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Update from Glenn
Yesterday I met with Dr. Taylor, the surgeon on my cancer team. He showed us the CAT scan, amazing technology. It confirmed that there is still an enlarged lymph node on the left side of my neck. Last week Dr. Suntha had told us that it appeared on the PET scan. Dr. Taylor called it a dead cluster, a dead lymph node that DID NOT light up in the PET scan. We decided to surgically remove it on Feb 3. I've come this far to chance leaving it in. They will put me under, make a 3" incision, and remove the lymph node. They will immedeiately disect it and make sure there is nothing of concern in it. If there is something, then they will enlarge the incision a bit and remove the surrounding lymph nodes in my neck. Statisitcally there is less than 10% chance of anything, we feel there is nothing!!! I will then be 100%. Thanks, keep your thoughts and prayers coming,
love ya all, glenn
For Word Lovers Everywhere
(Hi Pat, Glad to hear from you! Hope YOU make it back safely! Sue)Hi Sue,
Thought you might be able to use thisl
So far I have had a very uneventful trip, excluding driving 95 in Georgia. That road has got be the worst in the country. I will probably have to replace my windshield when I get home.
Had a great visit with the Edwards Family in Burgaw, NC. Burgaw reminds me very much of Mayberry, USA, Then on to Bueaufort, South Carolina. It has been about 39 years since I lived there. It really is beautiful. The antebellum homes on the bay have been refurbished and tourism has increased. The Marine Corps Air Station is still there and busier than ever, but it does not dominate the economy as it once did. I have a few post card pictures to show when I get home. Next stop....Sunrise, Florida. Sun Rise is not laid back like other places in Florida. The drivers are wild and remind me of New York City. Turns out most of the people living in the area have retired from New York. My friend Glenda has a small condo in the area. This is a large complex and units are now selling for $28,000. They have lost half of their value.
I was very glad to hear about Glen. Doug needs therapy. I saw his last picture.
Happy hour calls. Will be in touch.
Pat
Subject: FW: For Those Who Love Words
1. Energizer Bunny Arrested & Charged with Battery.
2. A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative.
3. Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.
4. A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
5. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
6. Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.
7. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
8. Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
9. Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?
10. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
11. A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.
12. Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.
13. A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.
14 . Without geometry, life is pointless.
15. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
16. When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
17. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
18. What's the definition of a will? (Come on, it's a dead giveaway!)
19. A backwards poet writes inverse.
20. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
21. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
22. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
23. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
24. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
25. A grenade in a French kitchen results in Linoleum Blownapart.
26. A lot of money is tainted. It t'aint yours and it t'aint mine.
27. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
28. He had a photographic memory that was never developed.<>29. A short fortune-teller escaped from prison is a small medium-at-large.
30. Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
31. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine .
32. An actress who saw her first strands of grey hair thought she'd dye.
33. Acupuncture is a jab well done.
Thought you might be able to use thisl
So far I have had a very uneventful trip, excluding driving 95 in Georgia. That road has got be the worst in the country. I will probably have to replace my windshield when I get home.
Had a great visit with the Edwards Family in Burgaw, NC. Burgaw reminds me very much of Mayberry, USA, Then on to Bueaufort, South Carolina. It has been about 39 years since I lived there. It really is beautiful. The antebellum homes on the bay have been refurbished and tourism has increased. The Marine Corps Air Station is still there and busier than ever, but it does not dominate the economy as it once did. I have a few post card pictures to show when I get home. Next stop....Sunrise, Florida. Sun Rise is not laid back like other places in Florida. The drivers are wild and remind me of New York City. Turns out most of the people living in the area have retired from New York. My friend Glenda has a small condo in the area. This is a large complex and units are now selling for $28,000. They have lost half of their value.
I was very glad to hear about Glen. Doug needs therapy. I saw his last picture.
Happy hour calls. Will be in touch.
Pat
Subject: FW: For Those Who Love Words
1. Energizer Bunny Arrested & Charged with Battery.
2. A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative.
3. Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.
4. A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
5. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
6. Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.
7. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
8. Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
9. Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?
10. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
11. A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.
12. Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.
13. A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.
14 . Without geometry, life is pointless.
15. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
16. When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
17. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
18. What's the definition of a will? (Come on, it's a dead giveaway!)
19. A backwards poet writes inverse.
20. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
21. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
22. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
23. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
24. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
25. A grenade in a French kitchen results in Linoleum Blownapart.
26. A lot of money is tainted. It t'aint yours and it t'aint mine.
27. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
28. He had a photographic memory that was never developed.<>29. A short fortune-teller escaped from prison is a small medium-at-large.
30. Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
31. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine .
32. An actress who saw her first strands of grey hair thought she'd dye.
33. Acupuncture is a jab well done.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Serenity
( Submitted by our friend, John S.)Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, 'How old was your husband?' '98,' she replied. 'Two years older than me' 'So you're 96,' the undertaker commented. She responded, 'Hardly worth going home, is it?
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: 'And what do you think is the best thing About being 104?' the reporter asked. She simply replied, 'No peer pressure.'
The nice thing about being senile is You can hide your own Easter eggs.
I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, New knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes I'm half blind, Can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, Take 40 different medications that Make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia Have poor circulation; Hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license.
I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, So I got my doctor's permission to Join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, By the time I got my leotards on, The class was over.
My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.
Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.
It's scary when you start making the same noises As your coffee maker.
These days about half the stuff In my shopping cart says, ' For fast relief.'
THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference
Glenn Kicks Cancer's Butt, Ravens Thrash Titans
Jack, Max and Glenn sport purple to celebrate.
Jack even dyed his mohawk purple. He has to keep it that way through the Superbowl.
Mike took off Bill's hat and re-styled his hair for him.Mike also stated that Patty was hot and that he wants to date her.
Glenn's son gave him this awesome shirt to share the good news.
The guys look really happy as they celebrate Glenn's great news with him. 
When Doug showed up in 2009 again wearing pants with the ripped crotch, everyone had seen enough, especially when he used the hole as a napkin dispenser. New owner Andy ran over with a stapler to solve the problem. Doug's direct quote: "I stapled my thing".(Doug, I never got my blackmail $$$, so this is the result)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Quick Update
- Tomorrow is Glenn's PET scan at 8 am. I know you all join me in sending prayers his way.
- Pat R. starts her big car adventure on Thursday. She will be hitting the highways for 6 weeks. Hope you email your adventures to me for posting....we need to live vicariously!
- Go Ravens!!!
- From Alicia: Doug started a trend. I saw this recipe today for a scooped out bagel sandwich. http://www.rightathome.com/view.aspx?pid=732
- Busy week. Isn't it amazing how many days it takes one to finally relax and how quickly it all evaporates after a holiday?
- Andy was sporting his inaugural bagel burn on his arm from the ovens. Ouch!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Year's Resolution
Laura made this lovely arrangement for Jean and PaulWell, it's that time of year for making resolutions. Do any of you still make them? More importantly, do any of you intend to keep them? If so, check out the website and article below sent in by my friend, Jim. It will help you "stick" to it.
Get a load of this web site: http://www.stickk.com/ And here's the link to the CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/30/procrastination.economics/index.html
Sunday, December 28, 2008
New Owner at Sam's
Welcome to Andy, the new owner of Sam's Bagels
Goodbye to biker Doug (His Mom gave him a helmet for Christmas, thank God)
Doug and I take dueling photosMonday, December 22, 2008
The Monday Before Christmas
Another take on Bill, John, Dima, Glenn and Don- Glenn's wife, Lolly, wrote this comment on an older blog post. I am reprinting it here so no one misses it: " I just want to thank everyone for the love and support and prayers you have given Glenn and our family. You are all very special people to Glenn. Just knowing you were there for Glenn was enough. It has been a long, hard road for him, but I know that 2009 will be his year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't thank you enough for loving Glenn just like I do. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas,You guys rock!!!!!! Love to everyone, Lolly"
- Dima reported that when Timmy Kramer came to Sam's this morning, he seemed very confused. Tim has been recovering from a stroke. Dima called Tim's wife, and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Please keep him and his family in your prayers this Christmas.
- Laura came in with a dental appointment on her agenda. Bill W. asked if her appointment was at "tooth-hurty" ( 2:30). This joke went over everyone's head as Laura said her appointment was at 3:30. Hope it all went well.
- Katelyn arrived home for the holidays, yeah! I wonder if I will force her to watch the corny holiday movies with me shown on the Lifetime or Hallmark channels. I know they all have happy endings and are very predictable, but they are the perfect backdrop to all of the holiday preparations. I would need a support group to end my addiction, except I think they stop showing them come the new year. (My family will be grateful).
Sunday, December 21, 2008
A Very Merry Sam's Christmas
The stockings were hung by the ceiling with care,
In hope that St. Nick soon would be there.
Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.
Bill, Jack and Don
Bon voyage! Patty opens her gifts as Paul laughs.We hope you have a great trip to Cancun!
Santa hands out candy canes to Jack and Gladys. 
Does my suit make me look fat?
Bill, John, Dima, Glenn and Don. Ho ho ho!
The dolphin balloon (why does Sam's have helium in the back?)
The Fosters tell Santa their wishes.
And to all, a good night!
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