I woke up to the sounds of suburbia...a snow thrower tooling up to move the snow. Lovely.   Then a knock at the door. Not just a knock but that four tap knock of familiarity. I thought a neighbor needed help so I quickly threw on some pants, a Tshirt and hurried downstairs only to find no one at the door. I opened it and heard an unfamiliar "Hello?"   It was an enterprising young man asking if I wanted him, his snow thrower and three guys to take care of my driveway and yard. I was both impressed and annoyed that he is knocking at my door at 7AM.

According to Wikipedia, sleep is a naturally recurring state characterizedby altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles. Wikipedia goes on to say that during sleep, most systems are in an altered anabolic state accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. So that's why I get so tired at around 9:30 at night and feel better in the morning. No wonder it is prudent to "sleep on it" when one must make an important decision.

I expected that it would be an easy flight. I smiled as the family with young children slid into the seats behind us. Two children who were about three or four years old. The father sat in the middle of the three-seat row. The mother, and another child, sat in the same row on the other side of the aisle.  

I remember years ago when the Budweiser ad campaign changed their commercials from "Real American Heroes," to "Real Men Of Genius," in the days following the attack on the WTC.  It was a tasteful recognition that the way we thought about the term "Heroes" had changed forever.    

When I was growing up we had a dog, a little chocolate brown poodle named “Coco”. The dog was really my sister’s. Truth is, I didn’t really like him. He just wasn’t all that nice. He growled a lot and wouldn’t hesitate to take a bite every so often.

I was touched by a post in the In Memoriam section of the New York Times this week.  I cannot comment on it.  It speaks powerfully for itself and the grieving father who wrote it.  Here it is:   "Transcending, ever flowing, my love is with its essence...you.  

From the world of OMG...Designer Alexander Amosu has deisgned two of the most expensive iPhone 6 you can buy. The cost...5.6 million. Talk about a luxury brand.   The first one is an iPhone 6 that comes with a cover made of 24-karat rose and yellow gold while the second design is just like the gold plated version, but comes with a crazy four side bezel and a diamond studded back.   I'll bet someone out there is just waiting to buy them. Are you?