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Tidbit Tuesday

1.  Last chance to get your Christmas tree on the blog on Christmas.  We did this last year and it was great seeing all of the pretty trees.  They represent the focal point of the holidays (or is it the kitchen?) in your home and I've never seen a bad one.   Send your pics to bfereporter@yahoo.com.  

 2.  Returned to Dr. Killjoy at the Orthopedic Center yesterday and, lucky me, it looks like the cortisone shot had little if any effect, so it looks like an MRI is in the future.  I told my humorless doc in this humorless place that maybe we should give PT a little time.  I go back January 16th so we'll see how the wing is at that time.  Speaking of humorless,  I suppose I don't need these guys to have much of it.  I mean, I don't need my pilots on Allegiant to be grab-assing, back slapping funny.  They have an important job to do and maybe its best they do it.  Guess I'll just stop with the quips and let these guys work on me.  Maybe my lines aren't funny.  Hmmm.  

 3.  No particular good post today, but I have a Christmas present for everyone who reads the blog.  Starting tomorrow there will be posts non-stop all the way through Christmas.  Even on the weekend.  Some will be of the Largo Botanical gardens that are lit up every year.  And I mean lit up.  Unbelievable.  Then there will be some reposts of stuff from Christmas past.  

 4.  I have my cam-cameras on and I see snow up North.  I am crestfallen to be missing winter once again, but whenever I get too depressed I just throw on my shorts and take a bike ride somewhere.  Hang in there till I get back.   Maybe if I can get some cheap tickets, I'll see you all in January.  

 5.  Hope, and I really mean it, everyone has a great Christmas.       

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