Monday, June 11, 2012
Today's Words of Wisdom
"Don't allow those that speak for us, speak louder than us!" Anthony Steinberg©
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Typical!
It may just be me, but why is it always cloudy if
there is something really cool to view in the sky? An example of this has to be the recent
eclipse, here in Michigan we had to wait until almost sunset to see the
event. So patiently I waited feeling confident
under the clear blue skies above. I
guess that was my first mistake, never get too confident because life is guaranteed
to pull the carpet from under your feet. Sure enough, by the end of the day blankets
of grey cloud came rolling in from off of the lake! Talk about someone having a
laugh at my expense, I always used to joke that inanimate objects are self-aware.
You can
see where I’m going with this one?
Someone pays a compliment to you by saying...
“What a beautiful clock.”
“Thank-you, it keeps perfect time too.”
Only for
it to die a death later in the day! Darn it, stupid contraption must have died out
of spite. Well this is a similar
situation, blue skies all day up until you want to see the eclipse then Wham! It’s a non-event. So you end up having to see it on the
internet from a guy that lives 3 miles down the road … Grrrr
I should be used to it really; even my dad has
bottles of whiskey throwing themselves off the shelves as he walks passed!
Almost as if its life isn’t worth it any more. Sat there all day, knowing that all you've got coming to you is having your
head screwed off, and your life slowly poured away. So out of despair, it
throws its self onto the mercy of the Super Market Gods, crash!
Hey look, the suns come out again. Typical!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
ITS NOT A FOUR-WAY STOP!
Because I grew up in England, traffic islands were a
familiar sight on most roads. Whereas here in the good old United States of
America, they are still a rarity in the smaller towns that you may care drive
through. Although, I will add that slowly they are out breeding the four-way
stop, which in the next ten years will have to be placed on the endangered list
for negotiated traffic obstacles!
So this slight
rant is for all of you that still do not know how to negotiate the road traffic
island, or roundabout as it’s called in the UK.
First off, if no vehicles are going around the island. DO NOT STOP! Yes, this is correct…this is not
a four-way stop, and is designed to keep the flow of traffic moving as
quickly as possible. Second, remember to give way to those coming from your
left. This means from the junction from your left and not the opposite side of
the island! Third, not sure if people in America know this or not. Or maybe it’s just
here in Michigan, but cars come equipped with signals or
indicators. As you go around the
traffic island, the correct procedure is to signal as you approach your turning,
this lets other road users know of your intentions!
How you got to the moon and back beats me,
maybe it’s because there are no traffic signs or other extraneous obstacles to negotiate. I’m so fed up with drivers, especially here
in Michigan. You know the type; they pull out in front of you then stare
daggers, sounding their horn thinking it was their turn to go!! Not a four-way
stop people.
Older
drivers are the worst. To be fair, they probably have no idea what this
monstrosity is that they are approaching, so they decide to stop for no reason
other than to take a photograph. Perhaps they want to study it later at home
for further inspection? Pondering where it came from and what had happened to the
four-way stop they so lovingly now miss. I can just imagine them barking under
their breath, as they finally pluck up the courage to drive around it. Only to
find themselves blaming everyone as they drive down the road, from Democrats to
the communists for the carbuncle that has now appeared on their once favorite
drive home.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Today's Words of Wisdom
"Your destiny will only meet you halfway, so get up and walk towards it." Anthony Steinberg ©
Five Years Today
I never realized until a couple of hours ago that today is my Five years in America day.. Wow! .. how could I almost let that one slip by?
It feels like another life time ago viewing it now from my minds eye, how quickly time flashes by when you take your eye off of it for a moment.
Thinking back to that day when I left England for the last time, knowing that it would be as a visitor, and not as a welcome home return next time I set foot on UK soil, this felt odd. Trust me its a strange feeling, going a holiday is one thing, but leaving for good is a weird amalgamation of emotions. Excited for the challenges ahead, yet sad in a whimsical way. Still I knew that this was the best decision I had ever made, being fully aware of the obstacles that lay in front of me, and now 5 years on of the unforeseen problems I would have no way of knowing about.
It is frightening to think that if I'd never had the courage to follow my heart, and make the journey across the pond to be here with my wife in Michigan, there would have been so much I'd never have done!
All the great people I got to meet, the photography I took and went on to make my own, not to mention the 40 plus original words of wisdom I went on to write. Then there is the book that Jeanne my wife is now in the process of writing too, its possible non of this would of happened. Then again maybe it would have, guess I'll never know now, but if there is one thing it hammered home to me it is to " Follow your passion" After all, it yours, and your alone to miss out on.
So to all of you that may stumble upon this blog, remember these words .. "Your destiny will only meet you halfway, so get up and walk towards it." A.Steinberg© ( Yes you've guessed it, one of my words of wisdom.)
So thank-you Jeanne for being there for me, together we can accomplish anything that we can envision. It's the struggle that makes the success worth the wait.
It feels like another life time ago viewing it now from my minds eye, how quickly time flashes by when you take your eye off of it for a moment.
Thinking back to that day when I left England for the last time, knowing that it would be as a visitor, and not as a welcome home return next time I set foot on UK soil, this felt odd. Trust me its a strange feeling, going a holiday is one thing, but leaving for good is a weird amalgamation of emotions. Excited for the challenges ahead, yet sad in a whimsical way. Still I knew that this was the best decision I had ever made, being fully aware of the obstacles that lay in front of me, and now 5 years on of the unforeseen problems I would have no way of knowing about.
It is frightening to think that if I'd never had the courage to follow my heart, and make the journey across the pond to be here with my wife in Michigan, there would have been so much I'd never have done!
All the great people I got to meet, the photography I took and went on to make my own, not to mention the 40 plus original words of wisdom I went on to write. Then there is the book that Jeanne my wife is now in the process of writing too, its possible non of this would of happened. Then again maybe it would have, guess I'll never know now, but if there is one thing it hammered home to me it is to " Follow your passion" After all, it yours, and your alone to miss out on.
So to all of you that may stumble upon this blog, remember these words .. "Your destiny will only meet you halfway, so get up and walk towards it." A.Steinberg© ( Yes you've guessed it, one of my words of wisdom.)
So thank-you Jeanne for being there for me, together we can accomplish anything that we can envision. It's the struggle that makes the success worth the wait.
Queens Diamond Jubilee
Well here we go again, it only seems like yesterday that I missed the Silver Jubilee back in 1977. Maybe history does repeat its self after all!
I remember it so well, even at the tender age of eleven, I couldn't get my head around the fuss of someone who lived in huge houses and waved insistently.
Do you want to go to the Jubilee street party I was asked, err let me think, "No!" was my answer. I wasn't the only one to come to this conclusion, although many more did submit to the temptation of jelly, custard and cake. It was sort of strange looking through the window at all the tables and chairs surrounded by the myriad of small bodies busily guzzling the mountains of food. I wondered if they were having as much fun as it appeared from my side of the glass, if my experience of other party's were anything to go by then it wasn't all that fantastic. Yes, the idea of having a party seems to be more exciting than the party its self. Yet, here I was torturing myself looking at the all these kids gorging themselves on the intoxicating sweetness, the likes of which make me feel sick simply thinking about it ... "cream cake or bourbon biscuit anyone?"
What has any of this got to do with having a Queen on the throne for so long? It seemed to me that it was just an excuse to have a knees up, in fact as I got older, the concept of using any old ruse to have a celebration became even more apparent, yeah alcohol will do that... LOL
So here I am once again 35 years on, but this time I'm not looking through my bedroom window at the revelry, I'm seeing it through the window on my computer. It's not across the street this time either, but almost 4000 miles away a quarter of the way around the globe.
My conclusion seems to be that technology changes but people don't. The windows that we gaze through have changed from the peppered nose printed variety to the world wide web window on the global village.... but the party still goes on.
I remember it so well, even at the tender age of eleven, I couldn't get my head around the fuss of someone who lived in huge houses and waved insistently.
Do you want to go to the Jubilee street party I was asked, err let me think, "No!" was my answer. I wasn't the only one to come to this conclusion, although many more did submit to the temptation of jelly, custard and cake. It was sort of strange looking through the window at all the tables and chairs surrounded by the myriad of small bodies busily guzzling the mountains of food. I wondered if they were having as much fun as it appeared from my side of the glass, if my experience of other party's were anything to go by then it wasn't all that fantastic. Yes, the idea of having a party seems to be more exciting than the party its self. Yet, here I was torturing myself looking at the all these kids gorging themselves on the intoxicating sweetness, the likes of which make me feel sick simply thinking about it ... "cream cake or bourbon biscuit anyone?"
What has any of this got to do with having a Queen on the throne for so long? It seemed to me that it was just an excuse to have a knees up, in fact as I got older, the concept of using any old ruse to have a celebration became even more apparent, yeah alcohol will do that... LOL
So here I am once again 35 years on, but this time I'm not looking through my bedroom window at the revelry, I'm seeing it through the window on my computer. It's not across the street this time either, but almost 4000 miles away a quarter of the way around the globe.
My conclusion seems to be that technology changes but people don't. The windows that we gaze through have changed from the peppered nose printed variety to the world wide web window on the global village.... but the party still goes on.
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