Friday Roundup

Doc Ed and the gang drawn in ink on bristol board, scanned and colored in Photoshop.


With Valentine's day around the corner one's thoughts are on cards, candies (chocolate, of course) and flowers. I like Valentine's Day. Some folks condemn it as a day created by the greeting card companies to simply make a buck. Perhaps that's true but it's also what we make of it. You can buy a musical card with some clever or witty ode of love and affection and a box of Whitman's assorted chocolates of which a third are those cream- filled sugary bombs or go out for dinner and a movie. Or maybe doing something as simple as making a phone call...not an email but a call or better yet a visit to see a family member you should be seeing more often anyway. Whatever floats your boat, man!

Things have a way of evolving if we want them to, don't they? Take Valentine's day for instance. Nowadays it's generally thought of as a celebration of love but not necessarily of the romantic type. I send cards to my parents every year. Last week we bought cards that my kids will hand out to their grade school classmates on Monday. Though it's origins are in Christian martyrdom it has definitely evolved over the centuries. So make Valentine's Day what you will of it. I'll be going the heart-shaped box of chocolates, card and movie route myself.

Now on with the show! Doc Ed will be at Baskin Elementary presenting the Amazing Aquifer Adventure for the students in the Gifted and Talented program. Should be fun.

No road trip for the Ramirez family this weekend to check out Rob Merman's one man show at the Salado Silver Spur Theater. Our schedule here at Rancho Ramirez wont permit it. Bummer.

One last thing I'd like to mention. We're relatively new to the internet world. We've only had internet service for a few years learning to figure things out mostly by trial and error. I'm sure there's also some kind of etiquette that is commonly adhered to in this digital world. With regard to this blog that we've had for almost a year now we've gotten up to nine followers as of this week and that's great. At the risk of committing a faux pas I just want to say thanks for your time and interest in our little blog. We try to post as often as possible and present a variety of things that we hope will be of interest to you or at least provide you with a chuckle or two for the day. You'll also have noticed a few changes on our blog that I think will make it more fun to visit and explore. As we learn more we'll be sure to apply that knowledge in order to improve our site. Thanks again and happy Friday. Have a great weekend.