I love this picture the lighting is so cool..... I wanna go back! #bestkidsever - Lisa
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, February 3, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Smiley - Professional Snow Shoveler
Bay View roads, minus the arteries of KK and Clement, are passable but only with effort and the risk of getting stuck at any point. Quite the mess.
Here's the house of Alys H. Gulp.
Our van is double parked down the road as there are no parking spots that aren't buried in snow. Smiley is kicking butt.
Alys:
He definitely earned the double pay! I see the wind is awful too. GREAT job, Smiley!! Thank you!
Grandma Jeanne:
Well done 
so proud
Sybil W:
what a great lad you have there Dan.
Snow on Top of Snow
A week ago someone in New Berlin called my lot small, which is true in comparison to her own but false in relation to other city lots; we are both visually and in fact, the largest on the block.
Lu finished the front but could not handle the wind tunnel of our backyard and alley, and so I was drafted into action. Ten to twelve inches of dense heavy snow, with a stiff wind and more coming down, made it hard going but not in the top ten worst of our time here.
YaYa proved an unwilling helper to LuLu and me, but help she did.
Now, time for some pain pills before trying to get out of the alley and taking Smiley to Alys's house.
Thanks Lu!
With me full of aches and pains from the accident and Smiley prepping for his job site, LuLu has gamely tackled the shoveling. Between this (the front walk),the back, the parking slab, and the alley I'm sure I'll be drafted soon. But thanks Olive!
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown
OMG!!! Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has died. RIP
He Earned this Reward!
Yesterday Smiley took all the money he's earned shoveling snow and bought a 9" Android tablet complete with a case and keyboard. I made sure to let the salesman know he earned the money himself, and the little guy could barely stop smiling. I'm proud of you Smiley. Enjoy your tablet!
A Car Accident
On the way home from work this morning my van was struck by a car that ran a four way stop at full speed. I saw her coming at the last second and hit the gas, which meant she hit my rear panel and not the driver's door. Two witnesses stopped, and one of them stayed with me until the cops arrived. I was fine at first but my lower back, neck, and elbow are sore now, and somehow the nail on my pointer finger was bent back and burns like heck. The van is drivable. #itcouldbeworse
Quote
"No man should tell a lie unless he is shrewd enough to recognize the time for renouncing it, if and when it comes, and knows how to renounce it gracefully." - Rex Stout, Before Midnight
Friday, January 30, 2015
Sad News from Mitt
Mitt Romney announced today that he will not seek the 2016 GOP nomination. I'm saddened by the news, although I didn't like his chances for winning next November. As I said in 2012, the ideas he expressed in his book were some of the most intelligent I've read - and I've read a bunch of them from both parties. Thank you for your service Mitt.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Backstrom
Just watched the premiere of "Backstrom". Based on the commercials I'd dismissed it as a cop version of "House", and it sorta is, but with a strong comedic bent and a Monk/Psych/USA Network vibe. It's worth watching again, at least for a few weeks.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Details Tell the Story
Historical documents - even lame ones like the program from my grade school graduation ceremony on June 4th, 1988 - can reveal hidden treasures. Celebrating along with us was the 50th reunion of the 1938 class. Among their members, according to the program, was Fr. Frank Yaniak. Eight years later he would officiate my wedding, and Lisa and I would grow close enough to the man to ask him to come out of retirement for YaYa's baptism in 2001. One more neat fact the program revealed: it was held fifteen years to the day before LuLu blessed us by coming into our lives
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Interstellar
"Interstellar" is a finely crafted, emotionally rich piece of cinematic science fiction, and even more proof of Christopher Nolan's ability behind the camera. Well worth the three hour investment.
Proud Papa
Proud as heck of Smiley. It's 6:23 a.m. and I'm watching him shovel the sidewalk at Alys' house. He woke up early to meet his obligation before school. #goodmanintraining
Paid in Full
YaYa's Washington D.C. trip, after many a bi-monthly payment, is now paid for in full. I am very jealous of her itinerary, which takes her to the Kennedy gravesites, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Bulls Run battlefield (none of this pro-Southern Manassas name dropping, thank you), Ford's Theater, and more. I loved visiting D.C. in 2005 but for security reasons it was largely shut down during the inauguration. #jelly
Monday, January 26, 2015
The Crazies
Watching "The Crazies" with the Centerpieces, which admittedly makes me an awful Dad. But in fairness it's a creepy, well done horror film and doggone it my kids deserve the best.
Yup
You know you watch a lot of movies when you start one up, recognize the production company when their credit appears on-screen, and say "Oh. *That's* not good."
Whitney
We just finished watching the Lifetime movie "Whitney." First, it's great to finally watch a music bio that has the right to the artists music. Second, it should have been called the "Bobby Brown Story" because, true or false, it was his version of events on screen. It's worth watching if you stumble upon it. #WhitneyMovie
Congrats to Coach K!
Congratulations to Coach K on his epic 1000th victory! You're a class act and an honor to the sport. #coachK1K #Duke #livinglegend
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