The Olympics are over. I feel like I am missing something. I would come home, ride my bike and watch the Olympics. Eat dinner while watching the Olympics. Now nothing... Deal or No Deal was on but even that did not seem to have the same appeal as the Olympics did. I guess it will take a few days for my schedule to get back to normal.
Today's topic is a fairy tale of sorts (as told by my hubby).
Many, many years ago, in a suburban development somewhere in this great country, a housing developer got the brilliant idea for the Magic Chute. What is the magic chute you ask?? It is the hole in the wall that leads to the basement. What do you do with this hole in the wall that leads to the basement?? You throw clothes down there. Why?? So that they come back clean. Who cleans them?? I don't know that it what makes the chute so magic. I throw my dirty clothes down this hole in the wall that leads to the basement and the next day, I open my closet door and VOILA! There the clothes are all nice and clean and pressed. It must be magic for I am not the one who cleans them. This seems to happen every few days. So it must be magic, right??
Notice folks that this was my hubby's version of the story. Not mine. My version goes something like this.
Some asshole decided that instead of having guys leave their dirty clothes on the floor for their wives to pick up, put in a basket and carry to the basement to wash them he would put a hole in the wall so that guys could throw their clothes down so that we could wash them. This is all fine and dandy except for the fact that the clothes never stop falling from the ceiling in the basement. I can go down at 5:00pm and the basket will be empty. At 6:00pm, it will be full of dirty clothes. Usually it is my hubby's sweaty, smelling, gross workout clothes. Now I have to wash, fold, in some cases iron them and bring them back upstairs and put them away. When is it my turn to dump stuff down there and have it come back all nice and clean??
It's a travesty, I tell ya!!
p.s.... anyone know of a good Chinese laundry on the south side of town that still does laundry by the pound?? I used to love to take our clothes there. It was like a dollar a pound to wash and iron your clothes. I was sad when they tore the one down to make it a patio/outside deck for a bar.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
In a fight, be armed with an eight-inch knife
----OR----
a crowbar?
I am going with the crowbar. More leverage when swinging it.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Election Night and the Zoo
Every election, I work for a company that puts the results on TV. It is a gravy job that for the amount of actual 'work' I do, I am highly overpaid. Last night was no different. We had to get the results for about 60 races. Most of them we get off the internet or the League of Women Voters has people at different locations to call in the results. R & E run the show. R has been doing this for about the last 6-7 years or so now. For the most part, I like the people that I do this with. Except for one..... the skank. Every bar has one and Big Momma's is no different. This skank has a thing for my hubby. They went to high school together and I always end up hearing about how hubby and his friends were soooo popular and they ignored people like the skank. Hello... there is a reason why!! You are a skank. She used to be ok. As the years have gone by she has become more of a pain in everyone's side. I think it has to do with the fact she can't find a man. Back to a few sentences ago. Hello... there is a reason why!! You are a skank. You know it was bad when everyone would race to get to the bar on Packer Sunday's so that they wouldn't have the last seat at the bar and have to sit next to her for a whole game.
This skank also has a group of friends. More like a zoo. We have the Koala. We would rip on her at Packer games when she would rival Bruce Clark for the number of trips back to the food. I think we counted her going back like 7-8 times in one game. Her clothes fit like she has been to the food trough a few too many times. She is famous for her very tight stripped t-shirt that is wayyy to small for her, both around and in length. I am sorry if any of you are reading this while eating. Didn't mean to gross you out. The other friend is Muskrat hair. She is a bitch with some poofy, teased, hairsprayed to death, brownish pile of something on her head. It kinda looks like a dead animal. She is just not a very nice person.
So back to my original thought here... For two hours last nite, I had to listen to the skank cry (literally) over the fact that our friend, Dave had died and how she misses him sooooo much. And how good it was to see his family again. She has never met them before in her life. I think she was trying to impress the others there. The funny thing is that we all know better. Then I had to listen to her talk about her 'teaching' job. She works for minimum wage in a daycare. That is not being a teacher. You need to have a degree for teaching. I do like to be a bitch back at her tho' I made sure that I rubbed it in that there was a big group of us going to the hockey game on Sat. nite and see Sugarland play and she wasn't invited. I apologize to everyone now if she show up at the game. I can be such a bitch sometimes... and it is fun :) Okay, thats enough of that.... no more bitchin' about skanks. Thanks for listening tho'.
Tomorrow, hubby and I are taking my two oldest nieces to the museum to see an IMAX movie and for dinner. The kids are 10 and 4 so that should be interesting. I'll let you know how that goes later.
I was watching Idol tonight and I love Ace. I don't know his last name but he is HOT!! great eyes. hubba hubba.
So, I see that our friend DJW has taken his blog down again. He does this about once a month. Not sure why he does it but.... hey, he'll be back in a few weeks.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Be confronted on the street by a loud angry panhandler for a week straight
----OR----
by an unbearably persistent Bible thumper?
Going with the Bible thumper... they are kinda fun to get into discussions with. You can always talk them around in circles.
Coming attractions: A fairy tale.... The Magic Chute.
This skank also has a group of friends. More like a zoo. We have the Koala. We would rip on her at Packer games when she would rival Bruce Clark for the number of trips back to the food. I think we counted her going back like 7-8 times in one game. Her clothes fit like she has been to the food trough a few too many times. She is famous for her very tight stripped t-shirt that is wayyy to small for her, both around and in length. I am sorry if any of you are reading this while eating. Didn't mean to gross you out. The other friend is Muskrat hair. She is a bitch with some poofy, teased, hairsprayed to death, brownish pile of something on her head. It kinda looks like a dead animal. She is just not a very nice person.
So back to my original thought here... For two hours last nite, I had to listen to the skank cry (literally) over the fact that our friend, Dave had died and how she misses him sooooo much. And how good it was to see his family again. She has never met them before in her life. I think she was trying to impress the others there. The funny thing is that we all know better. Then I had to listen to her talk about her 'teaching' job. She works for minimum wage in a daycare. That is not being a teacher. You need to have a degree for teaching. I do like to be a bitch back at her tho' I made sure that I rubbed it in that there was a big group of us going to the hockey game on Sat. nite and see Sugarland play and she wasn't invited. I apologize to everyone now if she show up at the game. I can be such a bitch sometimes... and it is fun :) Okay, thats enough of that.... no more bitchin' about skanks. Thanks for listening tho'.
Tomorrow, hubby and I are taking my two oldest nieces to the museum to see an IMAX movie and for dinner. The kids are 10 and 4 so that should be interesting. I'll let you know how that goes later.
I was watching Idol tonight and I love Ace. I don't know his last name but he is HOT!! great eyes. hubba hubba.
So, I see that our friend DJW has taken his blog down again. He does this about once a month. Not sure why he does it but.... hey, he'll be back in a few weeks.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Be confronted on the street by a loud angry panhandler for a week straight
----OR----
by an unbearably persistent Bible thumper?
Going with the Bible thumper... they are kinda fun to get into discussions with. You can always talk them around in circles.
Coming attractions: A fairy tale.... The Magic Chute.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Book Review and More
I had off today for Presidents' Day. You would think that I would then remember that the Post Office is closed. Nooooo.... I had to get some .02 stamps. Apparently, they raised the price a while back and now I can't mail a letter. Does that tell you how long it has been since I mailed anything?? I use internet bill pay thru my bank's website so I never have to mail a bill. I think the last thing I mailed was Christmas cards well over 2 months ago.
I just finished reading a rather good book. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. It is considered juvenile fiction but is appropriate for all ages. A really nice story that takes place in a twelfth century Korean village. Tree-Ear is a 12 year old orphan who lives under a bridge with Crane-man who is a cripple. I would recommend checking this one out from your local library. My am now reading Bob Dole's autobiography. So far it is a good read. I will review it once I am finished.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Be granted the answers to any three questions
----OR----
be granted the ability to resurrect one person?
Wow! This is a hard one. I think of all the people who would be an awesome treat to bring back to life. Some that popped into my head were Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein, Da Vinci. But knowing the answers to some of life's greatest mysteries would also be cool. Which came first? the chicken or the egg? Do aliens really exist? I think in the long run, I have to go with bringing back someone.
I just finished reading a rather good book. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. It is considered juvenile fiction but is appropriate for all ages. A really nice story that takes place in a twelfth century Korean village. Tree-Ear is a 12 year old orphan who lives under a bridge with Crane-man who is a cripple. I would recommend checking this one out from your local library. My am now reading Bob Dole's autobiography. So far it is a good read. I will review it once I am finished.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Be granted the answers to any three questions
----OR----
be granted the ability to resurrect one person?
Wow! This is a hard one. I think of all the people who would be an awesome treat to bring back to life. Some that popped into my head were Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein, Da Vinci. But knowing the answers to some of life's greatest mysteries would also be cool. Which came first? the chicken or the egg? Do aliens really exist? I think in the long run, I have to go with bringing back someone.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Random Thoughts
A sure sign that spring is near is not if the groundhog sees his shadow or not, it is the day the pitchers and catchers report for spring training. I love baseball. The Brewers have gone thru a rough stretch but it seems like since Selig no longer owns them things have turned around. I am optimistic. Hubby on the other hand refuses to go to games since they went on strike several years ago. I don't get that but..... we watch ever single game on tv.
I have a feeling that my tulips that poked thru the ground last month are dead. I just suck at growing plants. I swear I am just going to buy fake stuff and plant that. Never have to water it and it never dies. They make some stuff that looks rather real from a distance.
StB is going for the 24 in 24 challenge. I encourage you all to stop over at his site and cheer him on!! He will need the good thoughts as the nite wears on! He started at 6:00pm tonite and will end at 6:00pm tomorrow nite.
Since it snowed out yesterday the number of idiots who are driving without clearing their windows, brake lights or turn signals off has increased. That is one of my pet peeves. How hard is it to brush the snow off of your car. I seen a guy this morning who had a pizza sized hole in his back window and drivers side windo cleared off. The windshield was about half cleared off. You could not see his brake or turn lights. I wish the cops would ticket for that more.
Have you ever clicked the 'Next Blog' link on the upper right hand corner?? I will do that from time to time and get some very interesting stuff. Lots of religious and political blogs. Here are a few that I just found when I clicked the 'Next Blog' button.
I have a feeling that my tulips that poked thru the ground last month are dead. I just suck at growing plants. I swear I am just going to buy fake stuff and plant that. Never have to water it and it never dies. They make some stuff that looks rather real from a distance.
StB is going for the 24 in 24 challenge. I encourage you all to stop over at his site and cheer him on!! He will need the good thoughts as the nite wears on! He started at 6:00pm tonite and will end at 6:00pm tomorrow nite.
Since it snowed out yesterday the number of idiots who are driving without clearing their windows, brake lights or turn signals off has increased. That is one of my pet peeves. How hard is it to brush the snow off of your car. I seen a guy this morning who had a pizza sized hole in his back window and drivers side windo cleared off. The windshield was about half cleared off. You could not see his brake or turn lights. I wish the cops would ticket for that more.
Have you ever clicked the 'Next Blog' link on the upper right hand corner?? I will do that from time to time and get some very interesting stuff. Lots of religious and political blogs. Here are a few that I just found when I clicked the 'Next Blog' button.
- http://shoutingloudly.blogspot.com/ - techie/political blog... not too bad
- http://shewouldhaveapinkblog.blogspot.com/ - a 20-ish actress/model/college student...4 out of 10
- http://alisonblogs.blogspot.com/ - a guy who live in Alaska and studies the snow and ice...also not bad - interesting pics
- http://willdiadorashoes.blogspot.com/ - some crap on shoes... couldn't stand to read more than a few sentences... bypass this one
- http://broadcastellan.blogspot.com/ - something about old movies. boring...
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Always spit when you talk
----OR----
always be spit on when spoken to??
Well, if you catch me when I am drinking I would have to go with spit when you talk. I tend to talk a bit fast when I drink. I probably spit and no one has told me so.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Snow Day
The weather was kinda lousy out today so I worked from home. Got some stuff done but it was hard when Riley wanted to lay on my lap for about 2 hours while it stormed. Yes, stormed. We had lightening and thunder here. Yes, this is Wisconsin and it is February. Riley doesn't like it when it storms and loves to cuddle. Good thing he is a small guy so I can move my arms around him while typing and stuff.
I was reading a story about Westminster Dog Show and how the dogs sometimes have problems getting to and around New York. Here is a funny excerpt.
"I'm flying with my Neapolitan mastiff named Strider," says Joyce Wolfe of Beverly Hills, California. "The dog weighs 170 pounds and his crate is the size of a Mini Cooper, so we have to check in at the oversized baggage counter. It's costing me $400 to fly him to New York and the ground transport service wants nearly $250 to ferry him to and from the airport!
"When he gets nervous he pants and when he pants, he farts. It's going to be quite a ride."
Panting and farting - what a life....
While driving around town last summer, I noticed that a house had put in a new circular driveway. It looked nice. All new blacktop. Then about a week later I noticed that they had striped it. As in painting lines down the middle and marking out the parking spots, including 2 handicap spots. Now this driveway isn't all that big. Maybe 30 feet long.... tops. Now it looks like a Wal-Mart parking lot. You never see any cars parked in the driveway either. Are they like 12 and think that is cool.... Who knows.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Always have to wear wet socks
----OR----
always have to wear wet underwear?
This is a tough one... I have a foot thing and hate to have my feet cold, wet or exposed. You will notice that I very rarely wear sandals in the summer and have socks on alot. I also hate wearing wet undies. Don't want to get the twat (love that word, hey Gambino!) all shriveled and pruney.... feet, twat, twat, feet..... oh, I don't know!!!
I was reading a story about Westminster Dog Show and how the dogs sometimes have problems getting to and around New York. Here is a funny excerpt.
"I'm flying with my Neapolitan mastiff named Strider," says Joyce Wolfe of Beverly Hills, California. "The dog weighs 170 pounds and his crate is the size of a Mini Cooper, so we have to check in at the oversized baggage counter. It's costing me $400 to fly him to New York and the ground transport service wants nearly $250 to ferry him to and from the airport!
"When he gets nervous he pants and when he pants, he farts. It's going to be quite a ride."
Panting and farting - what a life....
While driving around town last summer, I noticed that a house had put in a new circular driveway. It looked nice. All new blacktop. Then about a week later I noticed that they had striped it. As in painting lines down the middle and marking out the parking spots, including 2 handicap spots. Now this driveway isn't all that big. Maybe 30 feet long.... tops. Now it looks like a Wal-Mart parking lot. You never see any cars parked in the driveway either. Are they like 12 and think that is cool.... Who knows.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Always have to wear wet socks
----OR----
always have to wear wet underwear?
This is a tough one... I have a foot thing and hate to have my feet cold, wet or exposed. You will notice that I very rarely wear sandals in the summer and have socks on alot. I also hate wearing wet undies. Don't want to get the twat (love that word, hey Gambino!) all shriveled and pruney.... feet, twat, twat, feet..... oh, I don't know!!!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Being Sick Sucks
I can't shake this stupid cold!! It is pissing me off. Royally. I have not gotten a good nite sleep in almost a week. Now it is settling in my chest and I keep coughing and hacking up crud from my lungs. When I lay down to sleep, it backs up into my nose and I can't breathe. Cough or breath... tough choice. I broke down today and bought some cold medicine. I hate taking anything other than aspirin. My body does not play well with anything that may have a sleep aid in it. The last time I took some Tylenol PM, I scared the poop outta hubby when I woke up screaming with night terrors.
Something I have seen quite a bit over the last few days is people doing u-turns in a controlled intersection. What is it about the no U-turn sign on the pole that people can't see?? The one guy today almost got broadsided by a car going the opposite direction. That would have taught him a lesson.
This week we got our performance reviews at work. At the same time, my teammates and I found out that if you were rated a 3 or below (the scale is 1 being the highest, 5 the lowest, with 3 being competent) you did not get a raise or a bonus. WTF?!?! Luckily, for me I was a high 2 and got a nice raise but my bonus was less than half of what it was last year. That sucked!! I know that 2 people on my team did not get anything this year. The one guy I work with here was more than a bit pissed. He worked on a big project this past year that saved the company over $300,000/year... and that is the thanks he gets. I have the feeling that he will be leaving as soon as he finds another job. I can't blame him. I would do the same thing if that were me. My boss, who I really like, was also pissed when she found out that it was her bosses boss who made the raise and bonus payout decisions. What really sucks is that we reported to him from late August until November of last year and barely met him. And he is supposed to now what kind of job I did throughout the year?? Not very fair.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Have your thumb and first finger glued together for life in the 'OK' sign
----OR----
be forced to say 'thank you' before every sentence??
I am going with saying thank you. People would then think that I was raised right and am very polite. Even if I am just saying F#$K you!!
Something I have seen quite a bit over the last few days is people doing u-turns in a controlled intersection. What is it about the no U-turn sign on the pole that people can't see?? The one guy today almost got broadsided by a car going the opposite direction. That would have taught him a lesson.
This week we got our performance reviews at work. At the same time, my teammates and I found out that if you were rated a 3 or below (the scale is 1 being the highest, 5 the lowest, with 3 being competent) you did not get a raise or a bonus. WTF?!?! Luckily, for me I was a high 2 and got a nice raise but my bonus was less than half of what it was last year. That sucked!! I know that 2 people on my team did not get anything this year. The one guy I work with here was more than a bit pissed. He worked on a big project this past year that saved the company over $300,000/year... and that is the thanks he gets. I have the feeling that he will be leaving as soon as he finds another job. I can't blame him. I would do the same thing if that were me. My boss, who I really like, was also pissed when she found out that it was her bosses boss who made the raise and bonus payout decisions. What really sucks is that we reported to him from late August until November of last year and barely met him. And he is supposed to now what kind of job I did throughout the year?? Not very fair.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Have your thumb and first finger glued together for life in the 'OK' sign
----OR----
be forced to say 'thank you' before every sentence??
I am going with saying thank you. People would then think that I was raised right and am very polite. Even if I am just saying F#$K you!!
Monday, February 13, 2006
Monday humor... or not....
This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas, but there are more Catholic churches in Vegas than casinos. Not surprisingly, some worshippers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings. The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in. This is done by the chip monks.
Yeah, I know it was bad... but still kinda cute.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is on tonite. Riley is addicted to it. He sits in front of the tv and just stares at the screen. Every so often he will bark at the tv and run back and forth like he trying to get the tv dog's attention. It is kinda cute. I will try to take a picture and post it later on.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Take a bumpy two-mile ride sitting wedged (feet hanging out) in the main compartment of a small metal shopping cart
----OR----
take a 25-mile ride in the empty but rotating bin of a cement truck?
I am going with the shopping cart. I think that you would get tossed around less in the cart.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Ok, I Think I'm Back Now
I am finally feeling better. I have had a nasty cold for the last few days. It started on Wed and by Friday really sucked. I went and played poker (I really should have stayed home) on Friday nite and felt so-so. Thanks goodness the church smoker was non-smoking. My fever broke overnite and by Sat. it had settled into my chest. So now I am just hacking alot but feel much better.
Friday, hubby and I played poker in a church smoker. It was fun and I will do it again. I was just happy that I lasted about an hour longer than hubby did. Didn't make any money or stay around long enough for the food. I was home by 8:30 pm. Hubby went up to the bar where he ran into the rest of the gang. Gambino called me and talked me into playing in another poker tourney on Sat. afternoon at Big Mama's. I said yes. Sat morning rolls around, I was not really wanting to play but hubby already payed for me so I was kinda stuck. Good thing I played. I finished 2nd!!! That's right 2nd place. Netted myself a cool 150 bucks!! whooo hooo....We started with 38 people. I outlasted hubby, K, A, Gambino, and even the infamous StB. I got luckier than hell a few times but felt that I played a solid game. I think that most of the guys, who did not know me, under-estimated me. Here I was drinking soda, barely talking cuz my throat hurt and still a bit feverish. That was the third tourney I have ever entered and I was very proud that I did as well as I did :)
The Olympics are on and I am addicted. I have both dvr's going to record stuff so I can watch later. I may have to delete other stuff so I don't run out of room. Who would have thought that 80 hours of room is not enough?!?!
Went to my parents for hubby's birthday dinner. Always an adventure. My sister and her hellacious rugrats.... yikes... I am so glad that we have dogs and they are good dogs. My oldest niece, C, is almost 11 and my sister wonders where C gets an attitude from...rolling her eyes and talking back... Last week I stopped over there and heard my sister call C a little bitch... WTF!!!!! All I know is my mom never, ever swore at us and when she did damn was the strongest word that came from her mouth. Hello, she only repeats what she sees and hears! Then the kicker was that my sister kicked C out of the house. again WTF?!?! where is a 10 year old going to go. So C walked down to my parents house, who live about 1 block away, at 11:30 pm at nite and stayed there. My sister said that if C wasn't going to live by her rules then she was going to call social services and let them put her in a foster home. My sister is soooooo fu$%ed up. Those poor kids. Luckily, hubby is a good sport and is going to take C to the father/daughter Valentine dance for Girl Scouts next Sat nite.
ZOBMONDO!!!
Would you rather....
Marry your first boyfriend/girlfriend
----OR----
marry someone your parents chose for you??
I am going for my first boyfriend. He was a good guy. My parents don't choose my Christmas presents very well, trust them with picking my spouse, no way!!
Friday, hubby and I played poker in a church smoker. It was fun and I will do it again. I was just happy that I lasted about an hour longer than hubby did. Didn't make any money or stay around long enough for the food. I was home by 8:30 pm. Hubby went up to the bar where he ran into the rest of the gang. Gambino called me and talked me into playing in another poker tourney on Sat. afternoon at Big Mama's. I said yes. Sat morning rolls around, I was not really wanting to play but hubby already payed for me so I was kinda stuck. Good thing I played. I finished 2nd!!! That's right 2nd place. Netted myself a cool 150 bucks!! whooo hooo....We started with 38 people. I outlasted hubby, K, A, Gambino, and even the infamous StB. I got luckier than hell a few times but felt that I played a solid game. I think that most of the guys, who did not know me, under-estimated me. Here I was drinking soda, barely talking cuz my throat hurt and still a bit feverish. That was the third tourney I have ever entered and I was very proud that I did as well as I did :)
The Olympics are on and I am addicted. I have both dvr's going to record stuff so I can watch later. I may have to delete other stuff so I don't run out of room. Who would have thought that 80 hours of room is not enough?!?!
Went to my parents for hubby's birthday dinner. Always an adventure. My sister and her hellacious rugrats.... yikes... I am so glad that we have dogs and they are good dogs. My oldest niece, C, is almost 11 and my sister wonders where C gets an attitude from...rolling her eyes and talking back... Last week I stopped over there and heard my sister call C a little bitch... WTF!!!!! All I know is my mom never, ever swore at us and when she did damn was the strongest word that came from her mouth. Hello, she only repeats what she sees and hears! Then the kicker was that my sister kicked C out of the house. again WTF?!?! where is a 10 year old going to go. So C walked down to my parents house, who live about 1 block away, at 11:30 pm at nite and stayed there. My sister said that if C wasn't going to live by her rules then she was going to call social services and let them put her in a foster home. My sister is soooooo fu$%ed up. Those poor kids. Luckily, hubby is a good sport and is going to take C to the father/daughter Valentine dance for Girl Scouts next Sat nite.
ZOBMONDO!!!
Would you rather....
Marry your first boyfriend/girlfriend
----OR----
marry someone your parents chose for you??
I am going for my first boyfriend. He was a good guy. My parents don't choose my Christmas presents very well, trust them with picking my spouse, no way!!
Monday, February 06, 2006
I'm Back
Sorry it has been awhile since my last post. The past week has just been really exhausting and hectic. My eyes are finally looking like normal and not all puffy.
The funeral for Dave was beautiful. He was buried with military honors and it was extremely emotional to see the honor guard folding the flag and presenting it to his brother. Gambino gave an awesome eulogy as well as did Pete and my hubby. There were lots of tears shed and many great memories shared with family and friends. One of the best stories was of our friend, Mas. Dave always called Mas his little buddy. Dave was the Skipper and Mas was Gilligan, his little buddy. After the luncheon on Friday, one of the guys that Dave worked with at the Legion post came up to Mas and introduced himself. They chatted for a few minutes and the guy said to Mas, 'Yeah, Dave always said that he was the Skipper and I was his little buddy.' Mas' jaw hits the floor and he just kinda looks at the guy and says 'yeah, that was nice...' and they part ways. Mas comes back to the group and re-tells the story. We are all laughing our asses off. Someone had then made the comment about how many other little buddies did Dave have?? Was Dave two-timing Mas?? Mas said that he thought about speaking at church and was going to tell the everyone how he was Dave's little buddy. Good thing he didn't or who knows how many other people would have stood up and said that they were Dave's little buddy as well.
Went to P&K's last nite to watch the Super Bowl. I have to admit, I really did not watch much of it. I spent most of the evening talking or playing poker. Yes, I took 2nd place to StB's 1st. I won a cool 10 bucks!! woo hooo... K helped me put my new pedals on my bike. So today I spent the first 15-20 minutes of my ride trying to get my shoes clipped in and out of the pedals. Thank god, I was on my trainer and not really riding or I would have fallen over more than once. I am getting the hang of clipping my right foot in but the left one is a bit trickier. I guess my left foot is not as coordinated. It felt nice to ride today. The last few days did not afford me the time to ride at all. I am still trying to catch up on the 50 million loads of laundry. I swear I changed clothes twice, sometimes three times in one day.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather.....
Have every driver but you be a 'student driver'
----OR----
have every driver (except you) on the road be at least 75 years old?
I am going with the student driver on this one. I can tolerate someone who is learning (hopefully good habits). We all had to learn at some point in time. Let's jut hope they grow up to be good drivers.
The funeral for Dave was beautiful. He was buried with military honors and it was extremely emotional to see the honor guard folding the flag and presenting it to his brother. Gambino gave an awesome eulogy as well as did Pete and my hubby. There were lots of tears shed and many great memories shared with family and friends. One of the best stories was of our friend, Mas. Dave always called Mas his little buddy. Dave was the Skipper and Mas was Gilligan, his little buddy. After the luncheon on Friday, one of the guys that Dave worked with at the Legion post came up to Mas and introduced himself. They chatted for a few minutes and the guy said to Mas, 'Yeah, Dave always said that he was the Skipper and I was his little buddy.' Mas' jaw hits the floor and he just kinda looks at the guy and says 'yeah, that was nice...' and they part ways. Mas comes back to the group and re-tells the story. We are all laughing our asses off. Someone had then made the comment about how many other little buddies did Dave have?? Was Dave two-timing Mas?? Mas said that he thought about speaking at church and was going to tell the everyone how he was Dave's little buddy. Good thing he didn't or who knows how many other people would have stood up and said that they were Dave's little buddy as well.
Went to P&K's last nite to watch the Super Bowl. I have to admit, I really did not watch much of it. I spent most of the evening talking or playing poker. Yes, I took 2nd place to StB's 1st. I won a cool 10 bucks!! woo hooo... K helped me put my new pedals on my bike. So today I spent the first 15-20 minutes of my ride trying to get my shoes clipped in and out of the pedals. Thank god, I was on my trainer and not really riding or I would have fallen over more than once. I am getting the hang of clipping my right foot in but the left one is a bit trickier. I guess my left foot is not as coordinated. It felt nice to ride today. The last few days did not afford me the time to ride at all. I am still trying to catch up on the 50 million loads of laundry. I swear I changed clothes twice, sometimes three times in one day.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather.....
Have every driver but you be a 'student driver'
----OR----
have every driver (except you) on the road be at least 75 years old?
I am going with the student driver on this one. I can tolerate someone who is learning (hopefully good habits). We all had to learn at some point in time. Let's jut hope they grow up to be good drivers.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
R.I.P. Dave
Today a friend died. Dave, or Big Dave as we affectionately called him, as he was, well, a big guy. The details are still a bit sketchy but it sounds like he went out last nite and got a bit drunk. Some friends drove him home and when they called him to go and pick up his car this morning, he never answered the phone. His friends got concerned and went to his home and found him. It appears that he died in his sleep. He was 56.
One of my favorite memories of him happened about 10-12 years ago. Hubby and I went with Dave and Debbie to the Franksville Kraut Festival. Sounds exciting eh?? It is nothing more than a festival whose theme is the sauerkraut that is made there. But they have beer and usually good music so we go. Some of the details have faded a bit so not sure about the exact order of events. We spend most of a Sunday afternoon there and when we were getting ready to leave Dave went to get in the car and tore his pants. From the waistband in back to the fly in front. It was hilarious. So we stop at my parents on the way home to say hi and grab a towel so Dave can cover up in it a bit. We make him get back outta the car and come into the house to visit for a bit. He was an ornery crank over that. We leave my folks house and head towards the bar to drop everyone off at their cars. Debbie, hubby and I decide to go into the bar to have a beverage and drag a very unwilling Dave into the bar and he has to sit there with a pool towel tied around his waist, drinking a beer.
Thinking about it today make me realize how lucky we are to have the amazing friends we do. They will do anything for you and are there for us whenever we need them. And always ready to help us drink a beer or two.
One of my favorite memories of him happened about 10-12 years ago. Hubby and I went with Dave and Debbie to the Franksville Kraut Festival. Sounds exciting eh?? It is nothing more than a festival whose theme is the sauerkraut that is made there. But they have beer and usually good music so we go. Some of the details have faded a bit so not sure about the exact order of events. We spend most of a Sunday afternoon there and when we were getting ready to leave Dave went to get in the car and tore his pants. From the waistband in back to the fly in front. It was hilarious. So we stop at my parents on the way home to say hi and grab a towel so Dave can cover up in it a bit. We make him get back outta the car and come into the house to visit for a bit. He was an ornery crank over that. We leave my folks house and head towards the bar to drop everyone off at their cars. Debbie, hubby and I decide to go into the bar to have a beverage and drag a very unwilling Dave into the bar and he has to sit there with a pool towel tied around his waist, drinking a beer.
Thinking about it today make me realize how lucky we are to have the amazing friends we do. They will do anything for you and are there for us whenever we need them. And always ready to help us drink a beer or two.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Just a Zobmondo
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
be dating someone who insists that every electric device in both of your homes be controlled by those "clap on, clap off" devices
----OR----
that every piece of furniture have plastic covers?
I am going with the plastic covers. I hate the clapper devices and would probably go postal if I had to use them.
Have a good weekend, folks!
Would you rather....
be dating someone who insists that every electric device in both of your homes be controlled by those "clap on, clap off" devices
----OR----
that every piece of furniture have plastic covers?
I am going with the plastic covers. I hate the clapper devices and would probably go postal if I had to use them.
Have a good weekend, folks!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Stealing From Others
Since I cannot think of anything to write about today, I am going to steal some topics from a few other folks. I liked what they had to say and have some to add to it.
Let's start with StB. He talked about things he has learned over the last few days. I can't let a few of those topics go by without commenting on them.
Let's start with StB. He talked about things he has learned over the last few days. I can't let a few of those topics go by without commenting on them.
- He could save alot of money by purchasing a hair trimmer thing. Ok, Bruce Clark. You might as well get a Flo-bee not just a trimmer. There are better ways to save money.
- Co-workers not following directions. Some days it seems like I spend most of the time cleaning up after others. Doing the shit that they messed up and can't figure out how to fix. One of the girls (ok, woman, she is in her 50's) on my team is consistently late for things. She has more excuses than Carter has liver pills. We have a daily meeting that starts at 8:15 am. She is almost always the last person on the line. Another example of stupid people at work...One of the guys I work with had to put in some changes to a system that is used by 24 hour banking and this needs to be done off hours. The code migration guy who was supposed to actually do the change failed to show up at 2:00 am yesterday morning. His excuse... he was too tired. WTF??? Two other people who needed to be there to validate the change got their asses outta bed. These are grown men, not 22 year olds who were out partying until then.
- Don't even think about buying your pants outta that flyer. I have seen you when you dress up, you clean up well. Don't ruin it by getting some icky pants. We would have to burn them at the next campfire.
Next blog theft is from DJW. He comments about the PBR Martini. Not a big fan of the Blue Ribbon but that does sound mighty tasty. Also, the power windows in his van got a work out. Dave, you cannot smell as bad as E. Nothing should ever smell that bad and not be dead.
Now for my original (sorta) material.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Have regular encounters with aliens and not have any proof
----OR----
have your best friend invisible?
I am going with the aliens, I think. Well, maybe not.... I believe that there are other life forms in the universe but not so sure I want to meet with them on a regular basis. I am pretty sure that they would not eat Reeses Pieces and revive the yellow flower that I don't know the name of.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Busted
I seen the best thing this morning when driving to work. It made my whole day. I am driving along Rawson Ave approaching 13th St. The light is red and there are two cars in front of me and a cop on my left. As I approach the light, it turns green and a car goes tearing thru the intersection. The cop turns on his lights and pulls the guy over. I loved it. People try blowing thru that intersection quite often and it was nice to see the cops getting the guy. Now if they could patrol 124th and Capitol, life would be great. There are times when 5-6 cars turning left on to 124th blow thru the red.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather.....
Stick your hand into a sealed box of rattlesnakes
----OR----
stick your hand into a box filled with an unknown contents that are making a mechanical buzzing sound?
I am going with the buzzing sound. It could be a box of vibrators for all I know. How much fun could that be?!?!
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather.....
Stick your hand into a sealed box of rattlesnakes
----OR----
stick your hand into a box filled with an unknown contents that are making a mechanical buzzing sound?
I am going with the buzzing sound. It could be a box of vibrators for all I know. How much fun could that be?!?!
Sunday, January 22, 2006
A Milestone
I noticed that this is my 50th post. Wow, who would have thought that I would have stuck with this blogging stuff long enough to do it 50 times?? I kinda like it. It is a way for me to vent.
I got my new bike. It is so cool. I love it. We went with P&K to go pick it out on Sat. As K said, it was so much fun spending someone else's money. It weighs about 15 lbs. Pink and grey as you can see from the pics. Right now it kinda looks kinda freaky/funky with the orange trainer tire on the back and with my blue shoes. It will look better when I ride it outside with the black tire on it. The orange one is for using on my trainer only and not for outside. I am going to put some grey pedals on it and am going to get a pink and grey helmet that will match. I had looked at some either blue or yellow pedals but it kinda looked like someone threw up on it. I figured that if I get the pink pedals it will look a bit too foo-fooey, so I am sticking with the grey ones for now. I rode for an hour yesterday and today and really like how smooth it shifts and rides. A huge difference from my hybrid bike. If you live in southeastern part of Wisconsin, I highly recommend visiting Jesse at the Hales Corners Wheel & Sprocket store. We got a fantastic deal on both of our bikes.
I got my new bike. It is so cool. I love it. We went with P&K to go pick it out on Sat. As K said, it was so much fun spending someone else's money. It weighs about 15 lbs. Pink and grey as you can see from the pics. Right now it kinda looks kinda freaky/funky with the orange trainer tire on the back and with my blue shoes. It will look better when I ride it outside with the black tire on it. The orange one is for using on my trainer only and not for outside. I am going to put some grey pedals on it and am going to get a pink and grey helmet that will match. I had looked at some either blue or yellow pedals but it kinda looked like someone threw up on it. I figured that if I get the pink pedals it will look a bit too foo-fooey, so I am sticking with the grey ones for now. I rode for an hour yesterday and today and really like how smooth it shifts and rides. A huge difference from my hybrid bike. If you live in southeastern part of Wisconsin, I highly recommend visiting Jesse at the Hales Corners Wheel & Sprocket store. We got a fantastic deal on both of our bikes. ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather.....
Die before your spouse of fifty years does, knowing he or she will be heartbroken for another twenty years
----OR----
watch your spouse die before you after fifty years together?
Damn, this is a hard one. Do I want to be heartbroken for twenty years or have my hubby heartbroken for twenty years?? I think I would rather die first. I don't know if I could stand being heartbroken for another twenty years. My grandpa had always said that he wished he would have died when my grandma died because he spent almost twenty years after that being so lonely and missed her so much.
have a good week all..
Friday, January 20, 2006
Strange Gum Sayings
A few weeks ago, I went to Sam's Club to buy gum. I tend to chew a lot of gum at work. It is a good stress reliever. Chomp on gum, instead of yell at someone for being stupid. It is easier and cheaper to buy it in bulk. The flavor this time is Dentyne Fire. They have repackaged the gum recently into a little tri-fold type box instead of flimsy paper or push thru tinfoil. One of the things they have started including in their packaging is a thing called Dentyne-isms. Here are the ones in the packs I have opened recently.
#168 - Sticks and stones may break my bones, but rug burn really hurts.
#158 - Surfing used to be done in the water. Now it's done mostly at work.
WTF?!?! I don't get what it has to do with gum. But the first one is a bit odd to put in gum. My first thoughts were "get off your knees!". Maybe that is just my warped sense of humor....
One of the guys I work with in Portland found a link to this totally hilarious eBay auction. He had sent this to me back in November and I just found the email again. You used to be able to see the questions that folks had asked the seller. They were too funny. I wish I wouthought thoguht to post that a few months especiallyspecally love the pirate comments.
It is snowing out again. I had to go out and shovel the lawn so Riley could poo. He had to go so bad, and could barely wait for me to finish shoveling a 3x3 area for him to go. I will have hubby snowblow the rest of the lawn tomorrow morning. I have to say that it is nice outside. The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather...accidentallycidently hit in the head very hard with a sock with a potato in it
----OR----
with a rubber hose??
I am going with the rubber hose. Potatos (or is it potatoes?? Damn, where is Al Gore when I need him??) are hard.
The factiod to go with this is 'Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories in an hour.' Who would have thunk it.
#168 - Sticks and stones may break my bones, but rug burn really hurts.
#158 - Surfing used to be done in the water. Now it's done mostly at work.
WTF?!?! I don't get what it has to do with gum. But the first one is a bit odd to put in gum. My first thoughts were "get off your knees!". Maybe that is just my warped sense of humor....
One of the guys I work with in Portland found a link to this totally hilarious eBay auction. He had sent this to me back in November and I just found the email again. You used to be able to see the questions that folks had asked the seller. They were too funny. I wish I wouthought thoguht to post that a few months especiallyspecally love the pirate comments.
It is snowing out again. I had to go out and shovel the lawn so Riley could poo. He had to go so bad, and could barely wait for me to finish shoveling a 3x3 area for him to go. I will have hubby snowblow the rest of the lawn tomorrow morning. I have to say that it is nice outside. The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather...accidentallycidently hit in the head very hard with a sock with a potato in it
----OR----
with a rubber hose??
I am going with the rubber hose. Potatos (or is it potatoes?? Damn, where is Al Gore when I need him??) are hard.
The factiod to go with this is 'Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories in an hour.' Who would have thunk it.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Momma Needs a New Pair of Shoes
I know it has been a few days since my last post. It seems like the evenings just race by and soon it is time for bed. That and American Idol was on for the last couple of nites. It was too much fun to watch how bad some of these people are. I loved the guy from Chicago that sang "I Shot the sheriff" and the only words he knew were "I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy." He must have repeated it about a dozen times. He would sing the line, wait about 5-6 seconds and sing the rest of the line. The look on Simon's face was priceless. Then last nite was good as well. I am not sure what makes these people think they can sing. There was one girl who had a really bad tan and really bad blond dye job. Simon asked her about her tan and she said that she was from Chicago or something. Then he asked her again about her tan and she replied that she was going to sing some song. The third time he asked about her tan she is like yeah, I'm tan.... When she was done singing, the judges asked to speak to her mom and she was just as ditzy as the daughter. boy, oh boy.
We went to buy hubby a new road bike last nite. He got a really good deal on it. He can pick it up next week and can't wait to use it once it warms up outside. I bought a new pair of shoes for my bike. I have to say that this was the most expensive pair of shoes that I have ever bought before. I am not a shoe person and own more athletic shoes than I do other shoes. They are a very pretty blue. I can't wait to get my new bike and ride it, hoping that I can used to riding it inside on my trainer with my new shoes so that I don't fall on my ass when I can finally move outside and ride.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Walk around from now on wearing shoes with little suction cups
----OR----
metal cleats on the bottom?
I am going with the metal cleats. That would kinda be like walking in my new biking shoes.
We went to buy hubby a new road bike last nite. He got a really good deal on it. He can pick it up next week and can't wait to use it once it warms up outside. I bought a new pair of shoes for my bike. I have to say that this was the most expensive pair of shoes that I have ever bought before. I am not a shoe person and own more athletic shoes than I do other shoes. They are a very pretty blue. I can't wait to get my new bike and ride it, hoping that I can used to riding it inside on my trainer with my new shoes so that I don't fall on my ass when I can finally move outside and ride.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather....
Walk around from now on wearing shoes with little suction cups
----OR----
metal cleats on the bottom?
I am going with the metal cleats. That would kinda be like walking in my new biking shoes.
Monday, January 16, 2006
Happy MLK Day
Federal Holidays.... gotta love them. When you work for a bank, you get all these crazy federal holidays off. I'm not saying that the reason for the day is crazy or a bad idea, just that I would rather have the day after Thanksgiving off than today.
It was a productive day tho'. My cd burner in my pc is on its way out. I was going to buy a new one but figured for the extra 30 bucks I could get a dvd burner instead. So that was my project for today. I get my screwdriver out and the vacuum cleaner. I know from experience that the inside of the case is going to be dusty. OMG!! I could have had a family of dust bunnies living in there. No wonder it has been crankin' lately. It took me about 10 minutes to put the new burner in and take out my old cd drive. It took me 30 minutes to get all the crap out from the inside. I highly recommend taking the cover off of your pc every so often and cleaning it out. Air in a can is good for that as well. Now it runs like new. I am getting to the point where I am running out of space. My main drive is a13 gig drive and I am getting very close to running out of room. My second drive is a 60 gig and I have about 18 gig left. Do I get a new pc or get another hard drive?? I just hate the thought of configuring another pc to get all the garbage off of it that they stick on there.
Once I took the old drive out , I put it in the box with all my other spare parts. Which led me to cleaning out my old software bucket. I threw out several copies of Windows 95/98. There was a bunch of crap software that I had from my techie days. Most of it is now in the trash. It felt good to get that stuff cleaned up.
Had the gang over for a 'football' party on Sat. It was a fun time. Played some poker that went on way too long. I took out hubby ( pocket A to his pocket K) , Tim (I had quad 9) and Andy (pocket A). StB and I ended up the last two and just split the pot cuz we were both tired of playing. I would have these type of evenings every weekend. Just hanging out with good friends and beer.
Sunday was a lazy day. Did nothing except the dishes left from Sat.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
While trying to fight off a polar bear, be armed with a stun gun
----OR----
A spear?
I am going with the stun gun. I am not sure I would be strong enough to kill the bear with a spear.
It was a productive day tho'. My cd burner in my pc is on its way out. I was going to buy a new one but figured for the extra 30 bucks I could get a dvd burner instead. So that was my project for today. I get my screwdriver out and the vacuum cleaner. I know from experience that the inside of the case is going to be dusty. OMG!! I could have had a family of dust bunnies living in there. No wonder it has been crankin' lately. It took me about 10 minutes to put the new burner in and take out my old cd drive. It took me 30 minutes to get all the crap out from the inside. I highly recommend taking the cover off of your pc every so often and cleaning it out. Air in a can is good for that as well. Now it runs like new. I am getting to the point where I am running out of space. My main drive is a13 gig drive and I am getting very close to running out of room. My second drive is a 60 gig and I have about 18 gig left. Do I get a new pc or get another hard drive?? I just hate the thought of configuring another pc to get all the garbage off of it that they stick on there.
Once I took the old drive out , I put it in the box with all my other spare parts. Which led me to cleaning out my old software bucket. I threw out several copies of Windows 95/98. There was a bunch of crap software that I had from my techie days. Most of it is now in the trash. It felt good to get that stuff cleaned up.
Had the gang over for a 'football' party on Sat. It was a fun time. Played some poker that went on way too long. I took out hubby ( pocket A to his pocket K) , Tim (I had quad 9) and Andy (pocket A). StB and I ended up the last two and just split the pot cuz we were both tired of playing. I would have these type of evenings every weekend. Just hanging out with good friends and beer.
Sunday was a lazy day. Did nothing except the dishes left from Sat.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
While trying to fight off a polar bear, be armed with a stun gun
----OR----
A spear?
I am going with the stun gun. I am not sure I would be strong enough to kill the bear with a spear.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Another Day, Another Dollar
I am going to start today's post out with a message to DJW. QUIT DELETING YOUR BLOG EVERY FEW WEEKS. We enjoy reading it, most of the time. Yeah, you may have a few drunk and stupid posts but hey, don't we all. That is the fun of it. You can look back at it and say WOW! How drunk was I?? PS I hope you are still going to be at the party on Sat. It should be a good time.
Ok, on to other stuff....
A fun little trick to try. Go to Google and type 'failure' in the search box. Then click I'm Feeling lucky! Gotta love the result it returns. Just a bit of fun for today.
My rant for today is about what people wear or don't wear to work. I work for a bank in their IT division. My building for the most part is made up of older programmers and computer geeks. Most of the time, we are lucky they wear clothes. This has more to do with the women who work there. The dress code is business casual. Heavy on the casual. But since when did a scrub top become business casual. Unless you work in a medical facility, scrubs should not be part of your work clothes rotation. I could see this maybe happening on a Friday when it is a jeans day. But a Wednesday?? I don't get it.
The second part to this is the women who still wear the tight stirrup pants with the 1 inch pump and longer sweater. Get into the 21st century lady! This is her attire for at least two days a week. It was not a good look back in the early 90's let alone now. And if you are going to wear light colored pants, wear light colored underwear. Not saying you have to wear a thong but do not wear a light tan pant with a dark flowered underwear. Do you not look at yourself in a mirror before you leave the house?!?! The same thing goes for light colored tops and a dark bra. You are not a fashion model so don't think you can pull off that look.
Now this next part is geared toward the gals who like to wear pants that are cut low in the back. I do not, I repeat, do not want to see the back of your underwear either (also included in this is seeing your crack). Now if we are out in a bar or something, I don't care. I just think that it not appropriate to wear for work. I am no fashion plate and tend to be fairly conservative in my work dressing. But I would like to think that I can dress myself without looking like I just stepped out of the trailer park.
Whew!! Enough about that already!
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Slide down a 1,000 foot rope with every part of you body covered except for your hands
----OR----
do the same thing wearing only gloves and shorts?
I am going with gloves and shorts. No real reason as to why.... just cuz..
Ok, on to other stuff....
A fun little trick to try. Go to Google and type 'failure' in the search box. Then click I'm Feeling lucky! Gotta love the result it returns. Just a bit of fun for today.
My rant for today is about what people wear or don't wear to work. I work for a bank in their IT division. My building for the most part is made up of older programmers and computer geeks. Most of the time, we are lucky they wear clothes. This has more to do with the women who work there. The dress code is business casual. Heavy on the casual. But since when did a scrub top become business casual. Unless you work in a medical facility, scrubs should not be part of your work clothes rotation. I could see this maybe happening on a Friday when it is a jeans day. But a Wednesday?? I don't get it.
The second part to this is the women who still wear the tight stirrup pants with the 1 inch pump and longer sweater. Get into the 21st century lady! This is her attire for at least two days a week. It was not a good look back in the early 90's let alone now. And if you are going to wear light colored pants, wear light colored underwear. Not saying you have to wear a thong but do not wear a light tan pant with a dark flowered underwear. Do you not look at yourself in a mirror before you leave the house?!?! The same thing goes for light colored tops and a dark bra. You are not a fashion model so don't think you can pull off that look.
Now this next part is geared toward the gals who like to wear pants that are cut low in the back. I do not, I repeat, do not want to see the back of your underwear either (also included in this is seeing your crack). Now if we are out in a bar or something, I don't care. I just think that it not appropriate to wear for work. I am no fashion plate and tend to be fairly conservative in my work dressing. But I would like to think that I can dress myself without looking like I just stepped out of the trailer park.
Whew!! Enough about that already!
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather...
Slide down a 1,000 foot rope with every part of you body covered except for your hands
----OR----
do the same thing wearing only gloves and shorts?
I am going with gloves and shorts. No real reason as to why.... just cuz..
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
A Bit of Reality
I am addicted to reality shows. I like the Biggest Loser. American Idol, Survivor and Amazing Race rock. I am gearing up for the new season of these shows to begin in the next few weeks. I am thinking about running a Survivor pool again. Those of you who are interested, drop me a line. I will be sending out an email to those of you who have participated in the past.
So on the Biggest Loser last week it was families competing. There was a teenage girl on there who had a pink tshirt that said 'Trust me, I'm a Blonde' She was not really blonde. But it was a cute shirt. I wonder if this was the inspiration for Blonde to start her blog?? I know she is a blonde as you can see glimpse of her hair on some of her pics. This week was engaged couples. The one couple lost 55 lbs. in two weeks. Now they have to go home for the next five months and continue to lose weight. The winning couple gets a 50,000 dream wedding. It is cool to see how motivated these people are and how well they do. The week we will see who won.
Mike McCarthy. Who is that you ask?? Apparently that is the next coach of the Packers. He was the offensive coordinator at San Fran and was the QB coach under Ray Rhodes. Should be interesting. I wonder if they hired him because Favre will be back next year and they wanted someone Brett was familiar with. Only time will tell.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
Give birth to a child knowing there is a 25% chance you'll die during childbirth
----OR----
never have children of your own??
Going with the no kid option. Never had 'em, never will. This is intentional. Everytime, I think maybe, just maybe I may want them. I jus have to look at my sister's rugrats. Cures that urge everytime. Plus, it is hard enough trying to find a good dog sitter, let alone a babysitter. I would never stick my parents with that. They watch my sister's kids way too much.
'Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain' -Martin Mull.
So on the Biggest Loser last week it was families competing. There was a teenage girl on there who had a pink tshirt that said 'Trust me, I'm a Blonde' She was not really blonde. But it was a cute shirt. I wonder if this was the inspiration for Blonde to start her blog?? I know she is a blonde as you can see glimpse of her hair on some of her pics. This week was engaged couples. The one couple lost 55 lbs. in two weeks. Now they have to go home for the next five months and continue to lose weight. The winning couple gets a 50,000 dream wedding. It is cool to see how motivated these people are and how well they do. The week we will see who won.
Mike McCarthy. Who is that you ask?? Apparently that is the next coach of the Packers. He was the offensive coordinator at San Fran and was the QB coach under Ray Rhodes. Should be interesting. I wonder if they hired him because Favre will be back next year and they wanted someone Brett was familiar with. Only time will tell.
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
Give birth to a child knowing there is a 25% chance you'll die during childbirth
----OR----
never have children of your own??
Going with the no kid option. Never had 'em, never will. This is intentional. Everytime, I think maybe, just maybe I may want them. I jus have to look at my sister's rugrats. Cures that urge everytime. Plus, it is hard enough trying to find a good dog sitter, let alone a babysitter. I would never stick my parents with that. They watch my sister's kids way too much.
'Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain' -Martin Mull.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Sunny or Not...
So, John Malan said that it was sunny out today. I wouldn't know. It was dark when I left for work and almost dark when I went home. There was just enough light outside for me to do a once over of the yard and pick up doggy doo.
Have to make some comments about StB's blog today. He talked about how bad Milwaukee radio is. I agree. The first few weeks of the Hog coming on board, I was lovin' it. Lovin' every minute of it. Now it seems like I am hearing alot of fluff. It seems like George Thorogood is on every hour. No more Styx, Robert Palmer and more newer, heavier stuff. I like Jet, System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers. That is why I listen to my iPod most of the time at work.
I have found a station out of Madison that is pretty good. Charlie FM plays everything.... and I mean everything. We found it while camping this past summer. You will hear new stuff, heavy stuff, classic rock, country, 50's and 60's and even a bit of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It is almost like listening to my iPod.
He also talks about creepy commercials. How about the Burger King ones. That king dude reminds me of a pyscho stalker. The one where he is in bed with a guy for breakfast sandwiches or the new one where it is a take off of King Kong and he is peering in the window of the blonde.. Just way to creepy. I won't eat there just because I hate their commercials.
Well, enough piggybacking off of StB's blog, it is time for
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
Get a bad case of poison ivy way up inside your nose
----OR----
inside your inner ear?
I am going with the ear. Less gross to scratch all day.
Have to make some comments about StB's blog today. He talked about how bad Milwaukee radio is. I agree. The first few weeks of the Hog coming on board, I was lovin' it. Lovin' every minute of it. Now it seems like I am hearing alot of fluff. It seems like George Thorogood is on every hour. No more Styx, Robert Palmer and more newer, heavier stuff. I like Jet, System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers. That is why I listen to my iPod most of the time at work.
I have found a station out of Madison that is pretty good. Charlie FM plays everything.... and I mean everything. We found it while camping this past summer. You will hear new stuff, heavy stuff, classic rock, country, 50's and 60's and even a bit of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It is almost like listening to my iPod.
He also talks about creepy commercials. How about the Burger King ones. That king dude reminds me of a pyscho stalker. The one where he is in bed with a guy for breakfast sandwiches or the new one where it is a take off of King Kong and he is peering in the window of the blonde.. Just way to creepy. I won't eat there just because I hate their commercials.
Well, enough piggybacking off of StB's blog, it is time for
ZOBMONDO!
Would you rather....
Get a bad case of poison ivy way up inside your nose
----OR----
inside your inner ear?
I am going with the ear. Less gross to scratch all day.
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