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Weekend

Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2002

Let’s see. Did some hedge trimming either Friday or Thursday night, leaving my arms the requisite too tired to lift. Various kitchen chores, etc.
Saturday am: Breakfast at IHOP, grocery store with requisite heavy lifting, cat litter, 5 cases of diet coke, bottled water. Vacuumed fireplace area, brickwork forming LOTS of little shelves and dust collecting [...]

September 11

Chuck Simmins | May 20, 2002

The pundits are having a field day with the facts that are emerging about our intelligence and security services and September 11.
Each day the President, his national security team, and select members of Congress receive a briefing that details, perhaps, dozens of threats to America, its citizens, and its interests worldwide. These threats are categorized [...]

The Banquet

Chuck Simmins | May 9, 2002

The wife and I had a nice evening. We try to go out on a date once a week, usually Wednesdays. But, we went to the Nazareth College Senior Banquet tonight, for this week’s date.
Honest… I’ll be years dead before I’ll ever object to being plunked down in a room with 100 or so women [...]