Ham sandwiches, tornadoes, and computers

The first night I arrived home, Dad asked me where I wanted to go and eat. I thought about Skyline Chili and Frisch's but I suspected Dad meant somewhere a bit fancier plus I can drive a couple miles down the road back in Florida and get Skyline whenever I want. I was thirsty to soak in some real Ohio flavour and I remembered a couple of our old haunts. Well, I used to get big, juicy ham sandwiches at them. The first place, Meyers, Dad doesn't even remember. I guess it's gone. The second, Les Flick's, we went to. I mentioned that a couple days ago. Well, when I went to order a ham sandwich at the end of giving the order, the waittress asked if I wanted that warm. Warm? Whoever heard of a big deli ham on rye WARM? When I told her I wanted it cold, she looked at me crosseyed. I got it but not before they made it wrong once. I have this same problem in Florida. I used to be able to stop at the Publix deli and order a COLD ham on rye with swiss and mayonnaise with no problem. In fact, that was my main lunch on a work day. A few years passed and I went to my son's Publix and tried to order one. The deli worker looked at me like I was daft. Finally, she asked me to go to the bread aisle and get a loaf of rye bread and bring it to her. Huh? Well, I did, and I got my sandwich, but I didn't bother to repeat the process. What is so frickin' hard about getting a decent ham sandwich? It used to be easy. Of course I can make them at home and take them to work with me...that's if the kids don't eat all the ham the first night we bring it home which is what usually happens. I'm tempted to buy the fixings and store them in the fridge at work - however, that's no guarantee as people take other people's lunches. Knock on wood, it's never happened to me yet, but to plenty of other people. Dad's internet wouldn't let us on yesterday. Well, it did for a few minutes early in the morning. I was in the middle of commenting on Amarinda's blog when it dropped out. It wouldn't work for the rest of the day. Finally, Dad called tech support this morning and got it back up. But that's not the end of my computer woes. My lap top cord broke right after I got here. Wouldn't you know? We called around to every computer place we could find in the phone book and none of them have it in stock. By the time I special order it and it arrives I might be back home. Bugger bugger. So I'm stuck using Dad's computer which is very slow - plus I can't sit in the same room with him and I'm here to be with him. So I won't be on the computer too much for the next week and a half. Lastly, there were tornadoes in the area last night. Not in Dad's county but not too far away so we were keeping an eye on the news. We don't typically get bad tornadoes in South Florida - only when hurricanes bring them and then you get a few days warning. I'd forgotten how nerve wracking tornado warnings can be. I'd forgotten to even listen for them as I don't have to in Florida. There's a bad thunderstorm here now, so I need to pop on TV and make sure there's no tornado warnings as well.

Armed Forces Day Celebration - Radio Interview with author-vets

You are specially invited to join me Saturday May 17th. I'll be participating in the CHERRY PICKING SPECIAL SHOW Saturday May 17th 9pm to 11pm EST at http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/rowena.htm Visit the radio station at http://www.internetvoicesradio.com to see the slide show and find out how to listen to or download our program.

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Y'all know I'm a disabled veteran of the US Air Force. So is my hubby. We served during peace time thus didn't have to endure the hardships of being away from friends and loved ones, being shot at, losing jobs, and many other hardships I can't even imagine like the brave men and women now serving. I was just told that my cousin Jonathan will be sent to Iraq to the fighting. I'm scared. And yet, I know we have to stand up to bullies or they'll try to walk all over us (like Hitler). Please pray for Jonathan and all his comrades, all our children, siblings, sons, daughters, cousins, friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parishioners, etc. that are part of this effort. Even if you can't come to the show, please pray for them.