I was driving down our street yesterday and I saw a man sitting on his front stoop basking in the sun. I drove a little further where 4 kids were playing basketball in the driveway. In the evening I could smell bratwurst being grilled next door. The Brewers open their baseball season at Miller Park on Monday. So do the TimberRattlers. What is happening? What does this mean? Could it be? No it couldn’t! Spring? Really?
Easter is Sunday. My favorite memory is from the early 1960’s. Your Mom and I were visiting Grandpa George and Nana on Easter Sunday. Grasshopper No.1 was probably 3 years old and Grasshopper No.2 was “2”. Nana had hand tailor made two bright red matching cordoroy coats and red bonnets from the same material for No.1 and No.2. Of course, there were shiny patent leather shoes and cute dresses. All the parishners from St. John the Baptist Church turned their heads as these two cute little angles walked down the aisle. Angels? Little did they know. The festive nature of Easter and the “red outfits” punctuated the day.
I have my electronics “wish list”. Putting a bigger TV set in the kitchen was completed several weeks ago. I now have a sports bar (kitchen). Yesterday, I replaced the Blue-Ray HD DVD player in the computer room. I replaced it with an upgraded, high powered Blue-Ray player with Wi-Fi capability including such features as connecting to desired Apps. I can now get Net-Flix on two different TV’s. Some day, my wish list will get to a large screen, smart, 3-D capable LED, 1080p HDTV for the basement. After that, I want multiple TV screens in the computer room so that 2-3 programs can be played simultaneously. That will be followed by having a miniture hand telephone that controls all my devices. And then…. And then….
Marquette is still dancing. My NCAA bracket got “blown up” when favorite Indiana lost last night. Next year my picks will be based on “nasty”. The biggest, most physical, intimidating teams will get my pick. Shooting a basketball is secondary.
Have a Very Happy Easter.
Love,
Dad