FB - May 11th thru the 17th

May 11th

Congrats to Prince Fielder for hitting his 200th home run.

May 12th

08:29 out for coffee w/ Lisa [this is as rare as snow in July]

@ least 68 people are dead in Pakistan as a result of Al-Queda attacks

May 13th

Master Yourself

you're up to the hubs in mud, stockjobber

Sen. Herb Kohl has announced he will not seek re-election

A man in the Canary Islands decapitates an apparent stranger in a supermarket

May 14th

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew has announced he will be entering hospice

The silent movie "Saved From the Titanic" starring survivor Dorothy Gibson was released on this day in 1912. In the film she wore the same dress she work during the sinking. Sadly, the film was destroyed in a fire and no copy seems to remain.

An afternoon of compromise. W/ Lis & YaYa gone shopping, Netflix failed so I found a college gymnastics tourney for Lu to watch. We're starving, so I set out to make tuna casserole, but in the end found no soup, so we're eating noodles, peas, and tuna dry. Thankfully, Lu seems to love both. She's entranced by the gymnastics for sure.

May 16th

Lagniappe (lan-yap) This word is Cajun for "something extra," like the extra donut in a baker's dozen. An unexpected nice surprise.

‎20 years ago today (IIR the date right, and I usually do), I was confirmed in the Catholic Church. The retreat that preceded the ceremony was one of the turning points in my life. There was a clear, defined moment when I looked at who I was and who I wanted to be and realized the two were worlds apart. The last 2 decades would not be possible w/out that insight.

Before school LuLu and I went to the local high school in hopes of retrieving a necklace she'd left behind after a [rec swim] class this past weekend. I didn't think there was a chance in hell of it still being around, but lo and behold there it be. Storing it in a broken locker with a smashed, askew door probably helped her cause.

The Sahara Casino in Las Vegas is closing after 58 years

Given 10 min unsupervised, Lump decorated the vanity, sink, toilet, her clothing and her face with lipstick & eye shadow. We cleaned it up, yelled at her, & then sat down in the living room. I still had an angry, PO'd look on my face. "Just drop the act, she's out of the room" Lis said. "You know you live for this sh-t." I LOL'd - she's right.

Donald Trump has announced he is NOT running for President in 2012

14:28 @ Olive Garden w/ Lis, then off to work. [we had a gift certificate]

May 17th

I have a dishwasher repairman coming at 1 o'clock. That means I have to clean. Ugh.[it cost me $73 for him to tell me an egg shell had clogged a water line. Double ugh]

Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child ten years ago with a member of his household staff. Yikes.

Former Obama supporter Cindy Crawford now backs my boy Mitt Romney. I'm all for a Romney/Ryan ticket - America deserves some R&R!

Ryan will not run for Herb Kohl's seat, but it looks like my man Tommy Thompson is game! Whoo hoo! Welcome back Tommy, I missed ya.

RIP Harmon Killebrew

Watching The Voice on NBC w/ Lis and Erv, after a 2hr dWtS marathon

Arod hits two outta da park, leading my Yanks to victory. Hoo-ya.