Sirius Radio and Christmas

Another blog about my Sirius radio.
Last week we were in a pretty hairy storm off the coast of Hatteras, NC. and of course I had my Sirius radio to dance off the winds and waves. Well Classic Vinyl (ch. 14) was a little to much for all the wind and waves, Coffeehouse (ch. 30) was to mellow so I started the big search.
What is the appropriate background music for a storm off Hatteras?
It is December and I finally found Road House (ch.42) it had country Christmas, now I am not a big country fan but at least it was seasonal.
Today I got on line to see if I could find a little bit more appealing Christmas music for my ears. I must say they have several seasonal stations to pick from. Right now I am listening to channel 2. Nice mix of modern and traditional Christmas songs.
I am definitely looking forward to the 21 of December when they will activate a whole channel to Bing Crosby and and all of the old Christmas songs. I can guarantee you I will be there listening and reminiscing about being young and all of the warm and fuzzy memories and feelings that come with Bing and Perry, White Christmas, Mom and Dad, decorating the tree, black and white TV. So thank you again Sirius Radio you have made my day

Salad spinner

I have found a new use for my salad spinner. I live on a sailboat so I have to go to the laundramat to do dirty clothes. I work for a catering service and wash my tuxedo shirt and black pants quite often by hand. If you put the washed items seperately in your salad spinner and spin, it will remove most of the excess water and your clothes will dry much quicker. When I get home from work I spray cuffs, collar and any other stains with Oxy-clean put sprayed item in sald spinner, add enough water to cover item and let sit over night. When I rinse it in the morning all stains come out with out scrubbing.

So today I salute the salad spinner and Oxy-clean for making my life much easier.