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!
Thursday, June 9, 2016
2016 Awards of Excellence
Wednesday evening Grace was invited to a banquet honoring her academic achievements in this, her freshman year. Due to my schedule Olivia Slap took my place alongside Lisa as we celebrated the event. Congrats kid! We're proud of you!
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Quote of the Day
"You don't want to start something with me."
To which my first thought is always:
"Welllll, I *didn't* . . . But now I kinda do."
An Update
Steve Chamraz, the anchor I blasted yesterday for his Hamilton mistake, just called me and apologized. He said as soon as he read the teleprompter he realized the mistake and spoke to the producer that wrote it, and corrected it before the segment repeated. It was a little awkward given the stinging voicemail I left, but while conceding my own mistakes aren't in the public eye, it was an error a newsroom full of reporters should not have made in the first place.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Product Endorsement
I'm not a huge fan of brand name products, as most generics are just as good, and Lord knows in the food-pantry years I wasn't buying it for the bling. But as I sit here eating food we grilled I'll admit that when it comes to dishwasher soap (Cascade Plus), laundry soap (All Clear), and charcoal (Kingsford) there's just nothing that compares to the real deal. Not a thing.
Facepalm
We're watching "The Now Milwaukee" on WTMJ and host Steve Chamraz just called Alexander Hamilton a former US President! WTH!! THESE are the people we turn to for information about the world around us. God help America.
2 pounds
Good news today. Although the loss was minor this week (just under two pounds), I'm now the lowest weight I've been since 2006.
Monday, June 6, 2016
A Hip Update
After a pair of walks this morning (one, by necessity, at Marquette) the hip has loosened and gone back to just a shade above the normal dull ache.
Mob Justice
Someone on FB posted a picture of a man, called him a rapist, and encouraged others to share the post. A FB friend did so. I objected to this mob justice, because mob justice is no justice at all, and engaged in a civil debate. One of her friends - Lefties all - then commented that I must be a rapist or potential rapist. Such is the quality of most of the Left - agree with them or else! - and since the sole criteria of some of her friends seems to be "As$hole", I have since unfriended her. I am angry enough right now to burn a village* .*metaphorically
On the Case with Paula Zahn
"Family said she (the murder victim) had no enemies."
Well, she had one Paula. She must've had one.
A Discussion on the Hip
8 am, one hour of sleep, my f'ing hip at an 8, I'm walking like a cripple.
Lisa: I hope you don't get addicted to prescription painkillers
Me: I'd have to TAKE painkillers for that to happen.
Lisa: I know, but I'm afraid if you have this pain your whole life . .
Me: The hip's better. I can handle the day to day sh*t. This is January pain. I haven't had January pain since March.
Gods of Egypt
Sunday, June 5, 2016
A Great Quote from Junie
At the little park with LK. 47 more promised trips here over the summer.
"When I grow up I want to be a singer, and a floral designer, and I want to work at MacDonald's while being a fashionista. And did you know I wrote all of Taylor Swift's songs? I retired four years ago. So I didn't write "Shake it Off." But I wrote the rest when I was four." - Junie, as we walked to the park.
Happy Birthday!
13 years ago I gave birth to the beautiful LuLu . Here's hoping we continue loving ❤ and trying to understand each other through these rough teen years. Let's try to keep our sense of humor! Happy birthday 🎂 baby! Ily xoxo - MOM
LuLu's 13th Birthday Party - pt 1
Yesterday Lu had the traditional sleepover birthday party for her 13th. For a craft project YaYa taught the girls how to make a folding origami book they then decorated with photos, quotes, and stickers. It was a big hit.
Thankful
LuLu's 13th birthday party by our count is the 46th birthday celebration we've had for the kids. A great day, thanks to those that stopped by for cake and laughs. Feeling appreciative for all the love ❤ in our life.- Lisa 
LuLu's 13th Birthday Party - pt 3
Our gift to OJ was an Ipod. Her name was engraved on the back, along with her signature question: "Guess What?", the answer to which is *always* "chicken butt."
Spring Grades
Grades were posted for the spring semester, and one (a C+) is both a shock and the lowest grade I've earned since I suffered through a mandatory statistics class back in the '90's. I was fairly confident after the be-all-end-all final. That confidence, it seems, was misplaced.
Saturday, June 4, 2016
LOL
My mother-in-law, asking Lu about Great America: "Did you get to go on the Legal Team ride?"
Lu: " ??? . . you mean The Justice League?"
LOL
Happy Teen Years LuLu!
Happy Birthday to my newest teenager LuLu. She is, like all the newly minted teens I've known, quarrelsome and judgmental and quick to drama. She's also (and I might ruffle some feathers with this), the ideal person to pick to watch any movie or television show, a voracious reader, the kid who inherited my goofy sense of humor, the most social of my four, and whenever it's needed, a valued and trusted mini-mother to her siblings. She is beautiful, to be sure - recently joking that her career goal is to be a stripper and "make it rain" - but her intelligence is great, even if she does her best to sometimes pretend otherwise. I'm very happy she was born, and I love her more than lips can tell. Happy Birthday LuLu!
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