It's been 40 days since Easter. Look and see what happened

Steven Delopoulos of Burlap to Cashmere is going to play in Greenville at the Carpenter's Cellar this Saturday night. Burlap to Cashmere was a quirky yet inspired mix made up of folk music combined with full on amazing flamenco guitar, Cuban-american rhythms, with a dash of old world Greek Bazouki well truth is they are difficult to pigeonhole.


Steven Delopoulos as a solo artist will be right at home at the Cellar which is a small Christian coffee house club.

I have both B2C cd's and just got Steven's new EP. Based on that it'll be one of the best nights of music you'll ever hear.

Starts at 9 pm at the Carpenter's Cellar in Greenville.
123, S. Main St.
Greenville, SC 29601

Late last week I watched the British
gangster flick L4yer Cake. I watched it again tonight.

The name L4YER CAKE ( Layer Cake in the U.S. ) refers to the differing levels or layers of society. Especially in the crime world with and it's many plot layers.

The lead role of ___ ( we never learn his name ) is played by Daniel Craig) of Casino Royale ( 007 ) fame. In this movie you can see why Eon Productions who owns the 007 series picked Daniel as Bond for the re-booted Series. He is smooth, smart, and cool. Daniel plays an old school criminal who is far from traditional criminal stereotype. He is witty, educated, middle class, and very articulate. And he wants to retire early. However, his contact, sends him to rescue his friends daughter, who has fled her rehabilitation center with her drug addicted boyfriend.

In reality_____ ( Craig ) is being sent (unbeknownst to him) to kidnap the girl in an attempt to double cross and retrieve £13,000,000 the contact believes the girl's father cheated him out of and has trapped in a Swiss bank account.

Along the way Craig's character is mistakenly linked to a bungled drug king's rip off and must now solve that crime before they kill him.

The plot is full of twists and turns. There are a lot of characters in this story and it took more than one viewing to understand it fully. But it is a great film and has an interesting ending or

( Spoiler )

endings. There may be a part two in the works. Daniel Craig recently stated in an interview that if the new novel is adapted into a film, he'd be interested in reprising his role.
( End Spoiler )

( WARNING )

the movie has some adult language and graphic violence, on the same scale as say the GodFather series. Still you will not want to watch it when children are present.

When I started blogging I thought it would be something I would stick to for a few weeks at the most.

Now after eight months and more than 255 posts, I find that I love it.

Some times I have a lot more to say than comfortably fits into one blog.

Or something I read, write, or think just needs expanding or sharing.

So I am starting this second blog as just that. A supplement to my regular blog. It may stand alone but I will link between the two as needed.

You can find the NEW supplemental blog here .

I love a good cup of coffee. Several months ago I bought a two cup drip coffee maker. I know it costs more to make small batches. If for no other reason, than I use more filters. But I throw away less waste brew so it think it kinda evens out. And with only creating two cups at a time I never have to face skunky coffee.

Somehow today my cup of pure bliss was shattered by chunky Java. That last sip from the second cup was tainted by grounds. The filter had slipped. I suspect operator error, caused by my blurry early morning state. Uggh !! Spitting grounds ...yuk !!

Don't you just hate "chunky coffee" ?

I got this list of questions from my friend Jane who posted them on her blog BTW you should repost these yourself and then check out her site That way we can all get to know each other more.

What were you doing 25 years ago?

Living in Georgia, working hard so that one day I wouldn't have to. Trouble is I forgot to live my life at the time.

What were you doing 10 years ago?

How much things change, How little really changed. I was doing pretty much the same as now, only with more youthful energy.

What were you doing 1 year ago?

I just had returned from Canada where we trudged around in knee deep snow from a late season blizzard.

Five snacks you enjoy?

1. ice cream
2. Key Lime Pie
3. Atomic Fireball Jaw Breakers
4. carrots
5. Anything with peanut butter ( even celery )

Five songs that you know all the lyrics:

1. Most all the big Hymns ( hundreds )
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. about 9,000 other hits
4. every song I ever wrote, however bad.
5. most anything I've heard twice or more ( just happens )

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

1. disappear briefly except to my friends
2. tithe
3. help family
4. help others
5. splurge on my bride
6. honestly not much would change personally

What you would do with the second million:

1. still working on that one

Five bad habits:

1. procrastination
2. being lazy
3. web surfin' too much
4. eating everything I can
5. skipping the gym lately

Five things you like doing:

1. NewSpring
2. bloggin'
3. flying
4. blasting the cob webs away with my stereo
5. eating, sleepin' and wasting time ( see bad habits )

Five things you would never wear again:

1. PLAID Pants
2. speedo ( well if I had my high school bod... maybe )
3. guys will wear pretty much anything
4 " "
5. " "

Five favorite toys:

1. stereo
2. 'puter
3. plane
4. mp3
5. recliner and pillow
6. my collection of three stooges videos
7. the 'reset' button ( wish life had one )

So now it is time to tell me about YOU! Help me to see the world through your rose colored glasses!

We went to see the "mini-Sox " Saturday with our homegroup. The Greenville Drive baseball team is a minor league team of the Boston Red Sox. They have a nice ball park and it is modeled after Fenway Park in Boston. Right down to having a "mini" Green Monster. It is a good way to spend an evening and at 6-8 bucks a cheap night out too.

We were planning to picnic at River Falls park but it came up a thundercloud just as we got there. So we tailgated in the parking garage. It cleared quickly and we made to the game without delay.

Is there anything you can't buy on E-Bay? I just read where a man bought a British Sea Harrier "Jump Jet" for $19,975.

Neil Banwell, 39, of Wedmore, Somerset, was the winning bidder for a 1979 Sea Harrier c/n ZX494 . The 46-foot long aircraft comes complete with two 30mm
cannons, but minus its Pegasus engine and computer systems. Even the original ejector seat is still in place, though the explosive charge had been removed.

He bought the jet from an aircraft dealer in Suffolk, who had purchased it after the Falklands war, which is marking its 25th anniversary right now.

The Sea Harrier was built in 1979, and reportedly led the first attack in the Falklands and was flown by the commanding officer, according to the UK Mirror. On the historic flight on May 1, 1982 the jet was flown by Black Leader Lt Cmdr Andy Auld, dropping cluster bombs on Port
Stanley airfield.
LOOK OUT ..... I am bidding on the next one.

Let me tell you about mom. My mother was ( always mom to us ) was the second of four kids. She was born Frances Katrina on Aug 11th but because her brother could not say Katrina, she became known as Tena. Mom spent most of her youth growing up in and around the orange groves of central Florida where her family made their living. She had two brothers and a sister and was blessed with a loving family. Mom's family worked hard but had time for fun too. The hundreds of lakes around the area assured plenty of great fishing and there was always time for a little swimming. But caution was required and one always needed to be on watch for alligators. My mom and her older brother like to tell the story about how they caught a baby gator, raised him under the porch of their house and walked him on a leash, rode on him when he was older and even took him on swimming trips with them. (I had this story corroborated by several independent parties)
Church was always a huge part of mom's life. The lived within sight of their church, just across the tracks about a 1/4 mile away. She met my dad there. He was a young G.I. from N.E. Georgia stationed at the Air Force base across town. Dad was drawn to that church by the Quartet music group and radio program they had. Dad joined that group and about that same time so did mom. They sang together every week live on the radio and sometimes elsewhere. They even recorded a record. Mom and dad got married and started a family. Being an Air Force wife meant mom had to leave her family and go with dad where ever he was sent. I had not started school by the time we were sent to Denver. The nearest we ever lived to her home again was Fort Worth, Texas. But we made plenty of trips across the nation to visit.
One of my mother's biggest challenges was when dad got sent to Guam. And she had to pack us kids and travel 9497 miles over 4 days including 42 hours in the air..alone. This was pre-gameboy and pre-movie propeller driven flights. We lived in Jungles, and deserts. In Places where the temp soared to 115 and dropped to -35 filled with shoulder deep snow. Places where we knew no one. A situation that never lasted long. She became the neighborhood mom. A cub scout mom and the "cool " mom to everyone. The neighborhood kids stayed at our house most days.
Over the years mom worked outside the home in a few jobs. Especially after my sister and I got older. She worked for California Baptist College and later after dad returned to civilian life in the county courthouse near where they still live. Mom spent years working for a developer and running the private utility company they had. Later she retired after years working for a local dentist as a book keeper.
Mom stayed active in church too. And kept on singing. She sang in a missionary quartet group with dad while we were overseas. And after he retired from the service they sang with a gospel music group, traveling around in a bus for 27 years. It became a way of life for me, dad and her.
My mom is retired now. But still does things with church, and the community. She "den mothers" the third generation of our clan to travel and sing in churches.
My mom taught me about 500 million things, but mostly she taught me to love God, family and others in that order. My mother and father live about 30 minutes away and I don't spend the time with them I should, but I Cherish ever moment together, and I praise God every day for a mother (and father ) like I got. A mother who loves no matter what.
I love you too mom. Thanks.

Ok, yesterday and today have been just the normal routine.
Except for today I met some of my friends for lunch. Ted and I
were going to try out the new spot at Lakeside, Kacey or
whatever. They must be doing something right. The parking lot
was full and so was the building. We took a look and thought
maybe later.... So we drove all the way down to the Starr
highway, and ate at the 81 cafe. Terry, Bev, Scott, and Daniel
all work close by so I phoned them and we all hooked. Rea came
with Ted also. All of us getting together was long over due.