It’s 5:00 Somewhere
I wanted to share what I've been listening to this week since it was released on Monday. The video is so moving, you really don't need to have been a…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's 5:00 somewhere this Friday the 13th, and we're 67 days away from Inauguration Day. Do you have your champagne ready? Unfortunately, we still have 67 days to survive until…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
The clock does say 5:00 here, but let's talk about time for a few minutes. (See what I did there?) We follow time with clocks, calendars and moons, and still…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Does this look like a guy who would approve of the Trump campaign using his music at superspreader rallies? Nope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UCrZbmATFo While many artists have objected to the use of…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Today marks the beginning of Big Ten Football, a conference that has agreed upon an eight game conference-only schedule. I should thank Trump for his intervention, right? Otherwise, how would…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Welcome back to "The Lounge" for October 16, 2020. You do realize it's only 18 days until Election Day? In my view, that calls for a drink! We've made it…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Bottoms up to 2020. We've had to deal with a lot, haven't we? From lockdowns, civil unrest, economic uncertainty, over 213,000 souls lost to COVID-19 and the efforts to dethrone…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Well, who knew that our virus fatigue and our Trump fatigue would commingle into this kind of peculiar Happy Hour? It seems that the news today traveled faster than SARS-CoV-2,…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It seems appropriate for our Friday News Views Happy Hour to be Ladies Night. Today's conversation with my dear sweet dimunitive mom quickly led to us talking about the life…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Peaches are everywhere at my house. All from one tree in my back yard. They're on my patio, they're on the kitchen counter, they're in baskets, they're in bags. Manna…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Happy Friday, Happy Labor Day Weekend! Good grief!! Has anyone given thought to a long holiday weekend? I'm sorry to rain on the parade of those still suffering heat waves,…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
After four long nights of drivel, droning on about the Dotard Party and the devilish Dotard himself, I have to admit I'm hung over. I've had a GOP headache for…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Happy Friday and Happy Happy Hour! I thought today we should drink to the newly-anointed Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, and tip our mugs to great possibilities in our not-so-distant future…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's the weekend! We made it to another Friday, and if it's not 5:00 yet where you are, it will be soon. Hope you all are making plans to enjoy…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Perhaps you were stuck under a cactus and didn't see what today is. Ready?? Imagine my excitement when I saw the news this morning, as smoke was curling out my…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's been a week of staycation in my neck of the woods, and it's remained hot and dry. As we've seemed to enter the dog days of summer, let me…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's 5:00 here in Culinary Confinement, where as luck might have it I came home with a bottle of Lime Absolut and some ginger beer. You can see where this…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Well, there's no place like home for the holidays, 'cause it matters how far away you roam. When you long for the safety of being virus-free, for the holidays, you…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
July is soon here, and it's often during this hot month that we pack a cooler in the car and head "Up North" -- a fuzzy, imaginary line that is…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Summer is fast approaching! What I mean is the astronomical beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere is at our doorstep. It's when the sun reaches its highest in the…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's 5:00 where I am, and in Dublin, Ireland, it was 5:00 five hours ago. So I'm thinking that one of the oldest bars in Ireland would probably be rocking…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
The end of the weekly rat race is here, and it's time to gear up for some weekend extracurriculars. This week found me facing up to my fears of interacting…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
So another Friday is here already, and not only is it a Friday, it's a holiday Friday. Isn't it great to remember the relief of relishing a long weekend? After…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It’s been a while since I’ve sat at an actual bar or roundtable for a group cocktail. Probably longer than I’m willing to admit, and definitely longer than a national…
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It's indeed 5:00 somewhere, and the News Views Lounge is open, friends. So, speaking of "friends"..... I've been thinking today about us. We've become regulars here, with a few random…