Abby Van Buren

Plant on his Latest

Abby — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:07:05 +0000

Comics

Abby — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:52:27 +0000

As a kid, one of the best things about Sunday was getting the Sunday newspaper and pulling out the comics section. On Sundays the comics were printed in color! And most of them were 3 or 4 times as long as the ones in the daily newspaper.

My favorite comics included Peanuts and Garfield. How interesting that my favorites are about a dog and a cat? I just realized that!

Dogs Days Continue

Abby — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:01:05 +0000

The heat index is what I care about lately. How hot does it feel? How much more heat can we stand?

The temperature, humidity and lack of a cool breeze have made it feel like over 100 degrees for almost 3 months straight now. We still have all of August and most of September as our summer. Ugh!

We sure could use a couple of weeks of cooler temperatures.

Working Out the Kinks

Abby — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:03:43 +0000

Fresh Fish

Abby — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:54:03 +0000

With the problems in the Gulf of Mexico and the big oil spill, I am worried that buying fresh fish at the market is going to become a problem here. I asked the seafood and deli clerk at Publix if they are having any trouble getting the fish and she said that they are fine, no trouble yet. Thanks good to hear, but I worry about the winter and spring as the full effects become more evident.

Happy Fourth!

Abby — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:52:34 +0000

Happy Birthday, America. This is still the best country anywhere in the world and I’m proud to be an American!

Two for Tuesday

Abby — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:42 +0000

On the classic rock radio station that I listen to while working here at the home office, they play two songs by the same artist and call it two for Tuesday. I think that most radio stations around the world do this but I really love the songs they play on the classic rock station here in Nashville. Many years ago I worked at this radio station and I have loved their music since I moved here eleven years ago. You just can not beat The Rock for great music here in Music City. And no they do not play country. Not everybody here in Music City likes country music.

So cold

Abby — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:44:43 +0000

This winter I have been so cold and miserable it is a wonder that someone has not kicked my butt. I can not wait for spring to get here, it will not be a moment to soon. I know that we will have at least one more cold snap this winter, but I am ready for spring. I can not wait for the birds to return to our yard and for the grass to green up, I will not mind when it comes time to mow the yard again, and that is one job that I really hate. I miss the warm days and the nice cool nights of spring. Go away Old Man Winter and let spring get here as soon as possible.

March Madness

Abby — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:25:43 +0000

It is almost time for the month of craziness to begin, March Madness is the time of year that I truly love. College basketball is a passion to me and many others as well. I love the brackets that we fill out every year, and this year we have added a new game to our yearly brackets. A free bingo card is something that we have been talking about for a long time now. Take a look at our bingo card and I think that you can see how it works, I can not wait for the March Madness basketball tournament to get here for our fun to begin.

I think we will have a lot of fun with this new way to play at our March Madness party. I know that girls do not know as much as they guys, but I have won the bracket for the last three years and I plan on winning the bingo game this year as well. Come on guys ante up and lets get the game under way. Of course I know more because I had three older brothers who taught me the best way to win at everything I do. I want to thank my brothers for teaching me to play to win.

The Olympics

Abby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:58:26 +0000

While I have not watched every minute of the Olympics this year I have wound up watching some of the winter games. I think that curling may be the most interesting sport on the TV at the winter games. I like the fact that almost everyone can do this sport and have fun, it reminds me of shuffleboard and pool with the angles used. I think it would be a lot of fun to try curling. I am not sure if a curling lane could be found in Tennessee but I plan on looking.