Published writer, compulsive reader, Old School Whovian, Match Game enthusiast, NKOTB fan, data hoarder, and - surprisingly, given that list - married with four kids. Welcome to my take on life, fatherhood, entertainment, and whatever strikes my fancy. Enjoy!
Friday, June 30, 2017
Why Disney?
Disney is removing the infamous “bride auction” scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
What? Why? Because it isn't PC? That stuff happened. Quit putting your head in the sand.
LOL LuLu
Overheard while waiting for the camp bus to unloaded the kids this evening: LuLu: "Listen up! I want to get home and take a nap, so sit in the your seats until you're called so we can get this done!"
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
RIP(ieces)
A huge crash in the backyard just now; I'm sorry to report the storm blew over something and our new (to us) glass patio table lies shattered on the deck. I'm heartbroken.
I hardly knew yee. RIP(ieces)
Aunt Rosie
My Great Aunt Rosie is soon to meet her Lord and Maker. Please include her and her kin in your prayers tonight.
LOL OK Then
The storm has knocked out power in the house, yet I just saw someone leisurely biking through this mess. Only in Bay View.
Canoeing Ain't For Babies
Junie got roughed up canoeing at camp. True sad fact: my nine year old canoes, but I've never once been in one.
Too Harsh man, too harsh
After screwing up the order in front of me, the cashier didn't know how to subtotal my groceries, tried to void the whole thing, then failed two more times until I swore and told her how to successfully do the job she's paid to do. F'ing imbeciles are the new America.
Huh Bernie?
Wait. Bernie Sanders wife is being investigated for bank fraud . . .and he goes on CNN and blames the President? It's not her first shady deal Bernie. Get over yourself.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
The India Trip
Devastating news. The India trip YaYa has been working for and dreaming about for nearly a year has been cancelled. What's more, the Greater LA Girl Scout Council did not notify us - the local council did, when they found out by chance. Many, many tears
here tonight. Epic fail by Girl Scouts. :(
The ISIS Teen
Good. It is not a racial issue, it is a religious and philosophical one. His commitment to those tenets, regardless of race, are abhorrent.
This Hip
I say this as neither an alibi or a plea for sympathy, but merely as a placeholder: this f'ing hip.
Anthony Young
A heartfelt RIP to former MLB pitcher Anthony Young, infamous for losing 27 straight decisions. I remember following the heart wrenching streak. He has died of a brain tumor at 51 :(
Monday, June 26, 2017
The Trial of a Time Lord
4 stories under a single 14 episode title, there are a lot of ups and downs in this final appearance of the 6th Doctor. Baker's performance features a lot of overacting, the trial is as realistic as Legally Blonde, and it all just feels a bit tired and sad. But it wasn't all bad.
LK Goes to Camp
Dropping LK off at the camp bus stop was not easy-peezy, as the line took more than twenty minutes to advance. But whatev. She was in great spirits and I hope she had a blast at camp.
A Possum Tale
As she was getting her bike out of the shed Junie ran to me saying there was an animal in the fertilizer spreader. Indeed there was, a young possum that refused to budge until I carried the spreader out and tipped it over on the grass. It's age kept me from killing it, but i can't have it taking up residence in the shed. So I'll be cooking up some internet solutions shortly.
Bible Update
Finished Nehemiah (good writer, admirable man), Tobit (yawn), and Judith (women be trouble, then and now).
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Romines
Best meal ever at Romines, might have been the strong ass margarita that made the meal so good, lol. Good times with Dan and LK
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Friday, June 23, 2017
Makes sense
1.5 inches of rain after midnight and I wake up to sunshine and dry ground. Makes sense.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
A Political Post
No one seems to care, but Obama's DHS Secretary testified under oath that the DNC refused to cooperate with Homeland Security as it investigated hacking charges during the election season. The Democrats - speaking only in terms of the official party here - are as crooked and shady as they come.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
A Lesson
Life lesson from #DatelineTV: the 911 operator is not your ally, your confidant, or a neutral party. Anything you say, or don't say to her, and in what tone or lack thereof, in what is surely the most panic stricken moment of your life, will be abused and twisted by a prosecutor more concerned with victory than justice.
My Latest Painting
It's not up to my wife's level, but it a'right. I'm not sure what's up with my left arm in the picture, unless I was trying to honor Bob Dole.
Strange Victory
When you wake up having to pee and your kid consciously jumps into the bathroom ahead of you, and slams the door proclaiming "You don't control me!" in some odd pubescent victory.
The GA Congressional Race
If the numbers I've seen are accurate, Trump won GA-6 by less than two % points; yesterday Ossoff lost it by 5-6% pts. Any claim it is a closet Dem victory is woefully misguided.
Kay Eckstein
RIP Kay Eckstein, the Marquette benefactor that donated $51 million to the law school that bears her name.
My Thoughts
I think marriage is about the only decision you make for the rest of your life. Everything else is subject to change, unless you want the seventy year old you to be subject to the promises of an immature twenty year old.
A "Privilege" Quiz
A friend posted a quiz to determine your "privilege" in life, , and was I was honestly surprised by this result. I think the concept itself is largely apologetic hoohah, but I guess growing up poor, fat, and mildly crazy has its (dis)advatages. I'll try and link the quiz in the comments.
Showtime becomes a second-run theater
That was unexpected. Showtime has always been a high quality theater, but I guess Marcus owns it now so it is what it is. Good for my pocketbook if nothing else.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
The Holy Family Medal
Last week I bought Lisa a new bike and so now Team Slap can properly follow my evacuation plan when the zombie apocalypse arrives. Today our trip was more sedate, journeying with Smiley to a local Catholic store to pick out a Father's Day gift. I wanted a St Joseph medal, as I was born on his feast day and he's the patron saint of fathers. Alas, some were sold out and the rest too pricey, so instead I picked out a medallion of the Holy Family. Great gift guys!
A Neat Find
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A Lucky Day
Took a bike ride with Dan, not one rain drop. Went into Store, did a lil shopping. Came out and noticed it rained while in store but again, not a drop on ride home. Get inside, less the five minutes later the skies open up for a pour....I think I might buy a scratch off, luck is on my side today! 💚 - Lisa
Our Day
We're down one car (more on that later) and with appointments all over town this morning I biked to one, Lisa headed to Brookfield for another, and I sent the two youngest to swim class on their bikes. I came home to find PD and LK salty as heck. Apparently our calendar was wrong and there was no class and they were locked out of the house. They called grandma to come unlock the door but I got home in time. Hardly a tragedy. But what was is that a baby bird fell to its death in our yard. I buried him with honors.
By the way, if you are 300 pounds and have a bad hip, I strongly suggest you do not bike 2 miles uphill to an appointment unless you have ample time to do so. I made it in time, but I will pay for it shortly
Wrong
Disgusted to hear of another terrorist attack in London, this time perpetrated against Muslims. Pointless, divisive, and morally wrong.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Preach Danny
It never ceases to amaze me. Visit a weight loss FB site and scores of commenters criticize everyone else's food and exercise choices. B--ch, you ain't here because you're an expert. You didn't get to be 300 pounds by eating radishes. Shut the heck up and be polite.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Hip Pain
On the good news front, my hip pain finally subsided. Sure, it was bad enough that I was covered in a cold sweat and literally puked, but hey, don't bother prescribing me pain pills. I'd like to know what doc is responsible for this opiod "epidemic" and sign up as a patient.
My Anxiety
Misplaced my phone. My anxiety kicked in. Even pawed through a bag of rotten garbage in the search, and made bitter enemies of the children I made join me. don't handle the loss of items well; my mind swirls with conspiracy theories and worst case scenarios. I'm a nut. (OJ found it in the car)
Wow
I don't know, maybe the deck has inspired some pride of ownership in the kids. Their rooms were bad, so bad I have trouble coming up with even a fictional analogy - maybe Jackson's room on Hannah Montana? But of their own accord they've launched a two day cleanup, taking out multiple bags of trash, doing laundry, vacuuming their carpets, even moving furniture. It's a Flag Day week miracle!
Thursday, June 15, 2017
The Terror Attack on the Congressional Softball Game
FBI Special Agent in Charge Tim Slater: "Too early to say" whether shooting was an act of terrorism: Bull. No. It was terrorism. Not all terrorism is inspired by religon. In this case, it is the terror of the Left. And it makes me sick to watch all these TV anchors report on the very hate they inspire.
Insane to see who was there, and what leadership this nation might have lost. Kudos to the police for putting him down.
Make of this What You Will
At a fast food place last week I paid $3.58 in cash, the exact amount of the purchase. The cashier put it in the drawer, then counted out the same amount, returned it to me with a receipt, and went on her way. I returned it. A few days later Lisa paid with a twenty and was given close to $25 in change. Take what you want from this, given your preconceived political and social biases.
Old Man Grump
I detest being sprayed with water or hit with water balloons. Keep that malarkey to your fool self.
Mayweather v McGregor
Sure, it's crazy - the equivalent of the Patriots playing the best arena football team - but it's still boxing. And anytime you're in the ring one punch can change your night. I'll watch (hopefully). #TBE
An otherwise sane FB friend (blocked from viewing this post, a first for me ) believes the shooting at the GOP softball practice was a false flag designed by Trump to suppress the media, that the paid potential assassin was murdered like Oswald, and that the equivalent of martial law will follow. Sigh. Hate really is a blindfold, isn't it?
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Unbelievable
An otherwise sane FB friend (blocked from viewing this post, a first for me ) believes the shooting at the GOP baseball practice was a false flag designed by Trump to suppress the media, that the paid potential assassin was murdered like Oswald, and that the equivalent of martial law will follow. Sigh. Hate really is a blindfold, isn't it?
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Revelations of the Daleks
Again, needless violence, which really does seem to be the hallmark of the 6th Doctor's era. I see the value in not pretending people don't get hurt during these adventures, but is Who the place for realism? And violence is probably an ill-chosen word in the post. It's not violence so much as. . . I wouldn't say a sexual enjoyment of pain, but a misplaced joy all the same. There is too much glee at the recreation of suffering.
I'm told the episode was a reaction to hysteria about violence on TV at the time. I'm not analyzing it in contemporary political context because, frankly, I'm unaware of all but the broad strokes of UK history of the '80's. But having an enraged, spurned woman stab her oblivious boss *and move the plot not a cm* seems an odd sort of way to make a point that violence wasn't glorified on the telly.
The main story was straightforward and interesting, but was bogged down by a slew of subplots. I loved the guest stars, but as is my norm, I could have skipped the Daleks.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Vengenge on Varos
I objectively recognize this as a strong, well done episode of Doctor Who. Subjectively I'm not a fan. Using televised violence within a story as an allegory for our viewing choices was a tired concept even in 1985. Here it is also hypocritical, as the episode was riddled with torture and death for the sake of ratings (since when does the Doctor joke about two men boiling in acid?). Also, Jason Connery (Sean's son) was awful, although the Governor was great.
Congrats LuLu!
As you may have heard LuLu graduated grade school and is moving on to high school in the fall. I intend to honor her with a blog post tonight, on my first day off since the big day, largely because her friends visit the site. In the meantime tho, please join me in congratulating my Livvie Lu on her big milestone!
My New Deck
Done! Two days of hard work in 90 degree weather - the thermometer in my backyard reached past 110 at noon - and our deck is complete! It was a team effort, but major thanks go to my friend Eric. We agree on almost nothing in the world but we've been friends since '93, and we have an annoying habit of helping each out when the help is needed most (though I'll admit his skillset is more in demand). Thanks bruh!
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
The Last Walk to School Together For the Younger Trio
With LuLu graduating the night before, but going to school the next day for a class trip, a milestone:
the last day this trio of Team Slap would ever walk together to school.
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