I remember toys like this from when I was little!
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!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Eliminated
Thanks to Rob Gronkowski turning all "Boo Hoo Brittle Betty" on me this weekend, the Bay View Slapjacks were eliminated from the consolation tournament of my fantasy league. I finish the year 6-8 (6-7 in the regular season).
Quote of the Day
“The better we become, the less conscious we are of our goodness. If anyone admits to being a saint, he is close to being a devil. Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that of all men, he was the most perfect, but he had so many cracks in his soul that he abandoned his children after their birth. The more saintly we become, the less conscious we are of being holy. A child is cute so long as he does not know that he is cute. As soon as he thinks he is, he turns into a brat. True goodness is unconscious.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Yowsers
Smiley may never box, and God willing he avoids street fights, but let me tell you *that boy can PUNCH!* I was working on the bag when he put on his gloves. He stepped in and barraged it with some combinations, then ripped into it with hooks that would rattle any ribcage. Mein Gott, he's got some power for his age.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
They're Definitely Back
This is the My Little Pony aisle at Toys R Us. I'd say the characters are having a resurgence, to say teh least.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Christmas Card Time!
Addresses, addresses, I need your addresses! Please...my new phone has no addresses saved from the old one. If you normally get a team slap xmas card, then please private message me your address. If you don't normally, and would like to start receiving the coveted "most awesome family ever" xmas card, then PM your address as well!!! Basically, you don't send your address, you could be crying over the loss later :) Lisa
Monday, December 2, 2013
Marquette and Immunization
F'ing round and round with Marquette regarding my immunization records. They're long gone and my pediatrician is dead, so I had the bloodwork done to prove they'd taken place. Apparently, not good enough for Marquette, or at least complete enough, so round 2 of bloodwork awaits. They also claim that the bloodwork shows I need some booster, like I'm a g-damn five year old. I should have claimed some bogus religious exemption.
A Night of Boxing
Just watched Sergey Kovalev KO Ishmayal Sillakh 52 seconds into the second round . . . wow, that was impressive. Kovalev packs a thunderous punch for a light heavyweight.
update: I just finished watching the main event, the Adonis Stevenson/Tony Bellew fight. Stevenson has freaky power, it's true; but to my eyes (and I'm just a fan, not an expert) he seems very one dimensional in the ring. If he matches up against Kovalev - and from Stevenson's comments, Adonis is ducking that fight - I'd bet on Kovalev.
My Thoughts
RE: the (mild) hue and cry that we should remember the driver of the car too, not just Paul Walker, when talking about the fatal crash: if you want to be remembered when you die, *DO SOMETHING WORTH REMEMBERING*. If I die the same day a pop star dies, good luck finding my obit. I'm cool with that, in large part because I hope to one day be the somebody that overshadows Joe Blow's passing.
ISO
Anyone know of any discounts or coupons (other than the free audio tour) for the SkyDeck in the Willis (nee Sears) Tower in Chicago?
Say What RFK Jr?
On Ebay's front page: "Lean the Art of Falconry with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr." Yes, he's donating the proceeds to charity, but jeez louise, FALCONRY? Could you be more obnoxiously richy-rich?
Immunization Issues
F'ing round and round with Marquette regarding my immunization records. They're long gone and my pediatrician is dead, so I had the bloodwork done to prove they'd taken place. Apparently, not good enough for Marquette, or at least complete enough, so round 2 of bloodwork awaits. They also claim that the bloodwork shows I need some booster, like I'm a g-damn five year old. I should have claimed some bogus religious exemption.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Pitch Perfect
Watching Pitch Perfect with the family and some company. Anna Kendrick is simply LuLu transported to the future and assigned a different name. They look like clones for Pete's sake.
Thank You!
Thank you to JJ, DeLaura, Fred Bryan, and Jane - you each know how you helped Team Slap in the last week, in ways large, small, or both, and it's appreciated. :)
My Opinion
With the O-Line being what it is, I say rest Rodgers even if he wants to return early. Let the collarbone heal and scrap this miserable season. Even if the Pack stumbles into the playoffs in this pathetic division, they're not going all the way. And if they do, my God, what does that say about the quality of the NFL?
A Full Day
Sunday being my designated Project Day, I did the following, most of it with Lu's help: put up the outdoor Christmas lights, weatherized the outside cellar door, cleaned the backyard, sealed off the interior cellar door for the winter, did some grocery shopping, fixed the step machine, got rid of three boxes of crap in the basement, put Lisa's NKOTB jackets and sleeping bag in vacumm seal bags, and put 40# of sand in the base of the boxing bag stand. Candy Cane lane looks doubtful, in part because I'm pooped, in part because Junie and Smiley were absolutely no help at all on any of the projects.
Paul Walker
I didn't know Paul Walker as an actor, haven't seen any Fast & the Furious movies, and don't remember him in Pleasantville. Still, a human is a human, so RIP.
We Blew It (but innocently)
YaYa is upset we put up the tree in her absence. She was there when we bought it but headed out to Grandma's before the decorating. But as I told her, Mom did 96% of it, as she always does, because she likes her tree just so; all the rugrats did was hand her some ornaments and hang a couple at the end. They were also stuck going to Mass, cleaning the yard, and putting away laundry; think she'd still want to trade places with them? :)
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