songbird's crazy world

 I subtitled this blog “life in and around New York City is insane”. Usually that is an exaggeration. But not last night. I’m not much of a basketball fan. But living in New York I am affected by the current basketball situation last night. Drew was watching game four of the Knicks versus the Spurs. He was not a happy camper, the Knicks were losing. I went upstairs. I was doing other things. And then I heard shout from all over the neighborhood. Happy shouts.  Even fireworks! It seems the Knicks won game 4. It seems that when an unwelcome president shows up at the Garden, things do not go well. But when a popular singer shows up  (Taylor Swift was there last night) it’s much better. Now they head to Texas, up 3-1, a single victory away from winning  the championship. And I know quite well the insanity that will ensue if they win the championship. I’ve been to many victory celebrations. I remember the parade when the Mets won the World Series in1986. I remember the pa...

  Saturday night in Central Islip.  A capacity crowd at the ballpark.  The Long Island Ducks versus the Staten Island Ferryhawks — and yes, there are Ferryhawks fans in the stands. We like to sit in the upper deck, behind home plate.  That gives us access to the Duck Club, much better food than is sold on the main level (they even have a gluten free menu!) It’s fireworks night, so we get a small preview during the national anthem.  There’s a burst of fireworks each time a Ducks player hits a home run (three home runs that night!) and during the 7th inning stretch, And then … Bottom of the 7th inning.  The score is 7-3 Ducks.  The inning ends.  And the skies open up. A decision is made to present the fireworks during the rain delay. Most of the crowd leaves.  We stay, thinking the game might continue. The umpires call the game 30 minutes into the rain delay. Still a fun night.

 And the theme? June boasts the most daylight hours. Share music about long sunny days. Express yourself in song however this prompt moves you!  That’s an easy one.

 Late afternoon, the shadow is so long it stretches past the fence.

 So you know I drive an older Prius-C.  A compact.  A hybrid that generally gets 40-50 MPG.  It’s got a 9.5 gallon gas tank, which I fill once or twice a month.   Considering gas is over $4/gallon … I love this car. I came out of a store the other night, and there was a large SUV parked next to me.  The owner was loading groceries into his car.  He jokingly asked where the other half of my car was …was I  cruel to respond by bragging about my mileage?   Drew hates it when I talk about mileage.  He drives a Pacifica. Long Island drivers may not be the worse in the world, but they’re certainly in the running.  I’ve stopped commenting on the craziness, but whenever we are in the car Drew feels the need to point out every idiot who thinks turn signals are optional, every loser weaving in and out of traffic, etc., every motorcycle riding between lanes, every lunatic who fails to stop at a stop sign … so our car rides are seldom quiet … K...

  For You Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: For You (1963) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) In this song, Rick Nelson tells us he'd give his girl the stars from sky or a string of pearls. Have you more recently given or received a gift? What was it? Received some chocolates. 2) By the time this record was released, Rick was already a show business veteran. He had been a regular on his family's sitcom,  The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,  since it began airing on radio when he was just 8. ...