A Simple List

Ok, I know I will get some grief for this and that's ok... I get grief for a lot of things so this will be nothing new. But with the trip to Missouri coming up I feel like something important I will need will be forgotten. I have (at times) let Maria pack for me.. and she often forgets something that.. while usually not important... drive me crazy.

Random things that come to mind that Maria has neglected to pack for me (over the past 5 years)

Underwear
Deodorant
Toothbrush
Socks
(Will pack the razor, but not the shaving cream?)
Qtips

I always say "That's it! You aren't packing for me anymore!" but my lazy side wins out and I just let her pack for me anyway... not bothering to check if she forgot anything I might need or might think I might possibly could need.

RANDOM THOUGHT SECTION
One thing I need to bring is my cell phone charger. Today I spent some of my lunchtime getting a haircut (actually I got them all cut.. HAR!) and I had a fantastic stylist named "Baby Joy". How much do you tip when you are throughly pleased with your haircut? I gave her $4... thought about $5... am I in the ballpark? I also stumbled across some blogs of people I "know" and it's pretty wild how many people you know or knew in a past life now take part in the blogging universe.. it's bigger than any of us realize.. we are the internet

OK, mood recovery mode for the significant other... I loved our little slow dance last night in the kitchen.. the best use of that under the cabinet radio yet. Someday I will burn that CD of NPR Podcasts you have stockpiled. I will also buy you flowers again someday for no other reason other than being mad crazy in love with you.

There... I feel like I finished pretty strong there... dog house averted... (I hope)

I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast

I've been playing in a Softball League again this year... and we are even less competitive than last year. Actually we've had a lot of close games that have been pretty fun, only last week wasn't as fun because we lost like 21-2.

But I had fun if only because I hit my first Homerun... albeit with the bases empty and albeit being down 21-1... so celebrating wasn't really an option.. but it still felt good. It was funny.. people were like surprised I hit one... I actually was surprised myself that I haven't hit more by now. Being 6'2" and 230lbs, I should be Cecil Field'in the ball more often.

Not Turning This Into a Food Blog

But like Maria said, my mom out of the blue has now offered to watch the kids for about 2.5 hours every thursday (awesome). So today we went to Saladworks and had lunch... and while what I had today was mearly a salad, it was a mightily delicious version of a salad... greater than any mortal salad could hope to be (do people actually feed each other in public like this?). I like that they toss your salad (get your mind out of the gutter) in a wooden bowl.. only to pour it into a big ass upside down firehat of a bowl. I was excited that I might actually get mine in a wooden bowl.. so I was a little sad when it was not. And we had some super obnoxious douchebags there who didn't get along talking about work... one guy was talking about "The Office" and said he didn't find Michael funny.. that he offended him more than anything.

But it was fun to have a nice lunch with the wife and a more than decent meal to boot. Looks like we have a new Thursday mid-day date from here on out.

Maybe I Just Have Bad Taste

Panera keeps discontinuing my favorite salads and sandwiches. Just got word today when I stopped in the get my free lunch that they were not going to have the "Fuji Apple Chicken Salad" anymore.

I cried a little bit into my Smokehouse Turkey Sandwich. :(

A Shirt For You Baby

I saw this shirt today and I thought of you. I know you can relate to it on so many different levels. First would be your overwhelming support for the union worker. Second would be your insatiable appetite for the glorious game of bowling. See you at the lanes hottness.

Gather The Children

And Clap Yo Hands to This!

Not Becoming A Music Blog

But when I find something new (to me) that I really like I'm going to post it here. Found this band out of Denver called the flobots that I really dig. Very political and very much I like. I would say it's a mix of Cake, Emeinem (but better) & RATM (if only for the political part).

watch the whole thing, makes it's point towards the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs

another song I really like (no video yet, but a fan made one)

So I Found This New Band

Called MGMT... for some reason I really like their songs. I went to youtube to see if they have any videos...they scare and intrigue me all at the same time. "Time To Pretend" is their most popular song, but I like the song "Kids" better(although the video isn't MGMT.. it's a fan made video)



Here is a real video by them (they have disabled embedding for some reason.. and NO IT's NOT A RICKROLL)

click here

Testing

Read above, this is just a test to show you that hyper linking works just fine

and this don't forget this

The Great American Lawn

My neighbor just returned from over 1 year in Iraq, while he was gone his wife did an admirable job maintaining the house and yard last summer. Well since returning home he has proceeded to kick his lawns ass. He cut down all these nasty bushes in the backyard that Maria was trying to get me to cut down, (even thought I told her they were not in our yard, she still wanted me to do it!). I had just cut our yard a few days previous.. but he cuts his down to about half the height of mine, in the process making this house look like the house of a slob who is lowering standards in the neighborhood.

So you know what I did about it? I got out our new Craftsman LT2000 Lawn Tractor w/ 42" deck and cut my effing lawn down to bare dirt in the front yard... that'll show him! You may be a real American Hero "Mr. Neighbor", but I'm ready for you!

*Pumps Fist*

Keep Your Eye On The Ball

So our softball team had it's first game last night.. in near freezing temps. Actually it was in the low 50's.. but still, that's pretty dang cold with a stiff breeze. Had the game tying double late in the game... but we lost in the bottom of the 7th to a walk off 2 run homer. It was a very fun game though and I'm looking forward to playing with the guys & gals on the team this year. Last year we had a lot of cocky loudmouths who kinda pushed the limits of what is expected in a church run softball league. This year should be a whole lot more fun.

Holden & Larry start tee-ball next weekend, should be fun. Although lately Holden has shown little interest in practicing his batting and even less interest in fielding. Larry hasn't quite grasped the art of swinging yet, but he seems to really enjoy it when we are out in the backyard practicing.