Chris Matthews and the "Cheney Connection"

Have you ever watched Chris Matthews on MSNBC in the afternoon. He loves to talk and boy does he. He gets so excited you would think he was on speed or something. He loves to pronounce the Vice President's name. " Cheney not Chaney " If he said once yesterday he said it at least three or four times. The Cheney connection came from Senator Obama's comment " Bush Cheney Light." Talk about spinning it would make you dizzy.

Harry Potter Mania

I have seen have seen a few of the Harry Potter movies and they are great. I have never read any of the books. I guess I should after all they are all the rage. When I was little it was Nancy Drew books and then the TV show. Then came The Hardy Boys and then the TV show on Disney. These were great shows and too bad the children today don't get to see them. I t would be well worth buying the DVDs if they are on DVD. There were so many good shows back then and the actors were high quality.

I never thought I would be talking like a old fogy but it's true. The shows for children are terrible. I would never let any of my children watch them. The stories and characters are too mature. Why doesn't the entertainment industry let children be children. They force children to grow up to quick so they can buy what ever they are advertising. Look at the recent news stories about children's cereal. Well that's another blog entry.

TGIF everybody

Thanks for reading my blog all week those of you that have stop by.

Chesapeake, Va

I thought I would post a picture of The Chesapeake waterways. It is a aerial shot of the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake, VA

and there is a picture of me too!

Presidential Debates

I will write about just about anything. Today is Super Tuesday again, and MSNBC is on a roll. Last night the Presidential candidates had a debate. It wasn't the usual kind of debate. It was done on with UTube videos. It was very interesting and different. It wasn't the usual old stand up and sweat like Nixon style debate. It was regular people like you and me asking questions straight from the hip.

For years I have been following politics and I guess I got the love of it from my parents. My Mother was a Democrat and my Father was a Republican go figure that.
My first real memories of a President was President Eisenhower and when I was a little girl he scared the crap out of me. So when President Kennedy came on the scene I was ready for a new kind of President. My mother was so happy since she was a Irish/Scot Catholic and he was right up her alley.

In the sixties in Queens they used to have political rallies at Sunnyside Gardens on Queens Blvd. They closed Queens Blvd for about 10 blocks and they campaigns all had band wagons and drove up and down the street. They played music and had live bands. They had all kinds of signs and banners. It look like a circus was coming to town. The bull horns blaring so loud. It was very exciting to see for a 8 yr old girl. It was so crowded in front of Sunnyside Gardens because John F Kennedy was going to speak there that evening. I was with my father and we got pushed around the corner because the street was so crowded. So the we stood opposite the side door and guess who was sneaking in the door? JFK and I was stunned to see him so close up. It still seem like a dream that I saw him but it is a memories that I will cherish always.

Do you have a childhood memory that you would like to share? If so drop a comment.