An Amazing Light Show

It was quite the night last night. During the evening hours, we had some really intense storms pass through our area.
You might have heard about the devastation from some of the many tornadoes that swept through the Southeast and Mid Atlantic states.
We actually had a couple of tornado warnings that included our immediate and locally surrounding areas.
Veronica and I grabbed our emergency lantern, her Ipod Touch, a cordless telephone, a cell phone, my wallet, her purse, an envelope containing some emergency funds, a large comforter and headed down into our lower level bathroom, which is the lowest inner most room in our place.
We hung out there for a while, until the warnings had cleared.
I popped in and out of the bathroom to keep an eye on what was happening outside.
We didn't get any hail and less rain that I expected for the intensity of these storms.
What we did get an over abundance of was lightning. I have not seen a light show like that in years and it was truly amazing. Just flash after flash after flash...all blending in with each other.
I think that the last light show that even came close to this more natural one, was back in the late 60s or early 70s when I had been smoking a little something something and had my black light on and the strobe flashing, all while listening to some Black Sabbath. Wooo....what a flashback!!!
I just got back from my morning walk and found just a few tree limbs and some tree bark laying in the street. The only other things I found was a stray lost turtle that I promptly put in the grass and pointed him/her in the right direction to the wet marshlands and a tipped over Porta Jon that the workers use at the new house building site.
Needless to say, I did not tip the Porta Jon to its normal position. They don't pay me enough to do that job.

All I Want Is A Good Nights Sleep

I had a lousy night last night. I finally fell to sleep but woke up about 5-6 times with this nagging twinge of pain in my right groin and inner thigh area. The pain radiated down toward my knee but didn't quite make it there.
It wasn't the type of pain that you yell ouch about but it was enough of a nagging nuisance to keep waking me up.
I have recently had this happen before but it usually goes away when I change my body position. This time that approach didn't work.
Yesterday evening I went for a 3 mile walk. This isn't something that I normally do but decided to change my routine up a bit. I usually do all of my walking, as far as exercise goes, before dinner time. Maybe it was that change of routine that got my groin and thigh to start chattering to me last night.
In some ways it seemed to be saying "I'm still here and you need to pay attention to me. If you don't, I will keep pestering you until you do".
Because of my fitful nights sleep, I am a little sluggish this morning but will try to go for my walk and see if I can't perk up a bit.

2011 Relay For Life of Outer Banks, NC

The Nags Head, NC TJMaxx store that Veronica is Store Manager of, is a participant in the American Cancer Society 2011 Relay For Life of the Outer Banks, NC. This event is to be held starting on May 14th, 2011 at the First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, NC. I have decided to be part of their team and do some walking for a very worthy cause. From what I understand, each team must have at least one team member on the track at all times, including throughout the course of the night. Why?...because Cancer never sleeps! I am looking for people that would be interested in sponsoring me and making a donation for a worthy cause. If anyone out there would like to sponsor me by making a donation, please contact me by email at RickRosenshein@aol.com and I will provide you with information on where to send your donation. Your donation can be in any amount. It does not matter how big or how small your donation might be, because every penny is important in the search for a cure to cancer along with all of the additional programs and services that ACS are involved in and offers to those in need. All types of donations are welcome but checks made out to the American Cancer Society would be the preferred form of donation, if mailing them to me. Once donations are received by me, they are promptly turned over to those in charge of the event. I will send each and every person that sends in a donation, a receipt for tax purposes and for your own records.
If you would feel more comfortable donating directly to the event, please click here......
Donate to the ACS 2011 Relay For Life of The Outer Banks, NC  *Please note that there is a $5.00 minimum donation if doing it this way.
Each one of us knows of at least one person that Cancer has had an impact on. Here is your chance to do something to help out in whatever way you can. It would be my honor and privilege to be sponsored by you and to represent you during this event. I hope to hear from each and everyone of you. Pass this onto your blogging friends also, so that they might have the opportunity to be involved.
I would also love to hear from all of you "Fashionistas" and TJ "Maxxinistas" out there who would like to get involved!!!!
Here is the web site that tells you all about this event... The American Cancer Society 2011 Relay For Life on the Outer Banks, NC
Thank you so much.
Rick Rosenshein