Go away, snow! There are fun things to do in Feb.
Precipitation enough to make residents go nuts
IRISH KEMP n Contributing Writer
(Feb. 12, 2010) Help, snow’s falling and I can’t get out. All those books to read and the stuff piled 4 feet high to filter through on a snow day will remain a frozen fixation. Frankly, folks, 44 hours of fourwalling it has this old broad freaking out full time. Thanks to a bum knee, an old football injury, I’ve come down with a severe case of flop here reclinitus. I’m with O’Malley — Call in the National Guard!
Funky February is full of things to do and places to go before I lie. Floundering through 4-foot snow drifts flopped tight against every exit of my multi-door house is so frustrating. Bad news comes in bunches. Thanks to the flash of cameras from all over the world, Johnstown’s Punxy saw his shadow. Big deal. Whom do you trust? The descendant of the rat, Punxy, who’s loaded with fun filled, off the job benefits or me? Would you believe the woodchuck resides in a luxurious, underground, 15-story condo, chocked full of stainless steel appliances, 14 54-inch flat screen TVs, fantastic hardwood floors, spun gold-filled bathroom fixtures, plus a game room with a full-size bowling alley, pool table and full bar. Chefs fulfill his every fancy wishes, food- and feminine-wise, during all four seasons. Absolutely free, forever.
Having fun at High Stakes on Route 54 are Barbara, George, Jack, Bill and Carol PHOTO COURTESY IRISH KEMP
If you think he’s not playing those Pennsylvanians, I’ll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge and the Holland Tunnel for $50. Did I mention the subway runs right in front of his door? He falsified his Fillodelphian Groundhog Foundation’s retirement papers so his bodaciously, humongous palatial palace will be his forever. Would I fib about something so facetiously funny?
A snowy day when the whole world shuts down is truly the pause that refreshes, but let’s face it, four full days, enuf is enuf. A word to the wise for lovers: don’t let the freezing weather make you forget Valentine’s Day’s expectations. Trust me, a fib would never fly on that special day. Trust me, if you forget, your friend will never let you forget. Even if the snow is knee-deep, one has to eat. OMG! You forgot! If it’s Friday, best you call St. Andrew’s office, 410-250-0300, or in Delaware, Ed Holson at 302-436- 8247. Check to see if tickets ($20) are still available to the Valentine’s Day dinner and dance at St. Andrew’s Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m. with music by Ed Holson’s band of reknown. Surprise hon and make her day, ask her to dance.
Keep in mind that Valentine’s Day weekend isn’t just for lovers. What a fabulous way to show your friends and loved ones that you care about them. On Sunday, Feb. 14, 4-8 p.m. the Elks are holding a Valentine’s Day prime rib or crab cake dinner with music for your listening and dancing pleasure. For mo’ info, call the Elks at 410-250-4625 or drop by the club.
Put a fine flourish to a week of frolicking. Tickets to the fun-filled Polish Paczki Bal at St. Andrew’s Center, Saturday, Feb. 20, might be found. Call Helen, 410-723-2639.
Smart folks the likes of Jim and Helen Geslois, Jim and Pat Dembeck, Bill and Bobby Matiskella, Ernie and Ann Scott, Ken and Jodie Higdon, John and Nelsie Jameson, Fred and Cindi Dixon, Bob and Jessica Hammond, Charlie and Gerrie Fazio and Phil and Carol Brannan are celebrating anniversaries.
Trust me, a female never forgets an anniversary. Albeit the first or the 50th, unfond memories of their parents’ forgettery flare-ups are forever. No excuse if you have a Valentine’s anniversary date. Forgetting or fabricating fibs about why or how he forgot the date is unfathomable. So if you find yourself flitting past any of these guys, congratulate them. In case they forgot, fling your arms around ’em and remind them.
Many, many happy returns to birthday kids Jean Fohl, Tom Hannon, Vera Burlin, Doug Sullivan, Jeanine Lynch, Joe O’Neill, Judi Jenkins, Chuck Burnett, Rita Bell, Mike Carozza, John Worch, Ruth Biller, Bob Lewis, Joan Haffer and Steve Drocella. Oops! I almost forgot. My 40th birthday is coming up. Oops! Make that the 44th anniversary of the 40th. Just goes to show you how fast time flies when you’re having fun.
C U in OC.
