Last Day of Summer

Today marks the last day of summer and tomorrow Fall arrives. I've always loved the fall, it's the transformation period between summer and winter, and, there is so much to look forward to in the Fall. Everything from football and the NYC marathon to Halloween to the beautiful show nature puts on each year.

'Fall, leaves, fall'
by Emily Jane Bronte

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.

I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.

Mamma Mia - I want to see it AGAIN!!

I LOVED IT! Except I can't get the song Mamma Mia out of my head now!! And yes ok I admit it, I was wrong to scoff! And I want to go back and see it again! YES! Really. Mamma Mia is absolutely the most fun of current Broadway shows and this is coming from someone who saw Rock of Ages! Just go or go again!

Mamma Mia Lyrics
Ive been cheated by you since I dont know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I dont know how but I suddenly lose control
Theres a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much Ive missed you
Yes, Ive been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.

Ive been angry and sad about the things that you do
I cant count all the times that Ive told you were through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you wont be away too long
You know that Im not that strong.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much Ive missed you
Yes, Ive been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
Mamma mia, its a game we play
Bye bye doesnt mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much Ive missed you
Yes, Ive been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go

Now how did I get talked into this?

Being a recently divorced guy, well not too recent, it's been just over a year now. I haven't been really active in the social scene. So, somehow (and I don't remember being drunk when I said yes), I agreed to go see Mamma Mia with my sister and her friend tonight. Yes, I must be only New Yorker left to be a Mamma Mia virgin, this is my first time, and, I'm dreading the change to that status. What was I thinking? An entire evening sitting through endless ABBA songs? I am agonizing over the fact that I am throwing away a perfectly good evening to see this?? I might need to get out of the house but, at this price? I think I should have my head examined!

Summer Cold Number 2

Here I am sick as a dog again but, this time it is self-inflicted. I gave myself a doozy of a cold by sitting in my car with the air conditioning blasting on me after a day at the beach. The only good thing to come out of it is that I accidentally sneezed on a co-worker who was so kind to share her cold with me a few weeks ago - and she INTENTIONALLY made sure I caught it so I wouldn't land the same client she was after. She came by to tell me she now has a scratchy throat. How says revenge isn't sweet, oh yes it is...

Right now, I just want a kind hearted woman who can take care of me when I'm sick and vice versa.

It's nearly 100 outside and I'm sitting here freezing with chills and I can tell I have a fever. Why do we do such stupid things to ourselves?