So Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor, and I'm a bit surprised. Not at his age - I'm glad the show is FINALLY portraying the Doctor as a man old enough not to be carded for cigarettes - but I thought they'd go with a complete unknown, as I like to see the show *make* a career. (BTW, is this the first Doctor to have guest starred on the show previously?) I'm also oddly annoyed at his weight. What's with the continuing trend towards stick figures? At this rate, Doctor #13 will be Kate Moss.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
The New Who
Watching the live BBC broadcast that will reveal the new Doctor . . . butterflies in my stomach!
A Request
anyone going to the fair today? Lisa left her lunch and wallet in the car when i dropped her off, and I'd be forever grateful if someone could deliver it.... pretty please? lol
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Not a Good Exchange
Dysfunction, hear me roar!
LuLu returned from a night with friends at a waterpark just in time for me to take her to church, but she came back exhausted and with her inner B---- at full blast. The following conversation took place as Mass ended.
Lu: Are we still going for ice cream?
Me: We are. You’re not.
Lu: Why not??? You promised we could go after church!
Me: LuLu! You tried to *break your sister’s thumb* during the Our Father! You're not getting a reward for that. You’re lucky I didn’t lay you out flat.
Lu: Ugh. I knew you were lying. You’re a LIAR Dad. That’s why your family [Parents/Sisters] don’t like you Dad. When’s the last time they answered the phone for you, hmmm? Or answered a text? Kinda funny they’ll answer right away when it’s someone else, huh? How does it feel to have your parents hate you?
Me: I don’t know. You tell me.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Law School
Well, it's done. With a hit of the 'enter' button a big chunk of next month's mortgage payment instead went to Marquette as a down payment on the fall semester. A meeting there earlier this week gave me a lot to think about; I knew the financial cost (gulp!) but they were quick to tack on a year (at least) to my timetable, meaning even more time stuck in this miserable financial status quo. That . . . gave me pause. And by 'pause' I mean 'gut wrenching doubt'. But in the end it came down to a simple fact:the situation ain't getting any better on it's own, so I might as well bite the bullet and go all out to elevate Team Slap. Wish me luck.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
An all time favorite pic - circa '91 or '92
Those are my cousins Elliot and Mindy in my arms. The picture was taken in a hotel in West Bend, or at least I think that's where it was, when my Uncle and Aunt had my family stay overnight to watch the lil' ones while they attended a wedding.
It was my first hotel stay ever, and my last until '95.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Me - circa the end of the Carter era
This was taken in 1980 when I was 6 1/2 years old. It was inscribed to "Big Busha", aka my paternal Grandmother. My Mom (it's her handwriting) screwed up my age on the back of the pick, first writing "5 1/2" then correcting it in pen :)
My Thoughts - The Ryan Braun Case
Dumbest line from Tom Haudricourt's newest Braun article "Now you see why baseball fired arbitrator Shyam Das after he ruled in Braun's favor during his appeal. Certainly, by now, Das realizes he let a guilty player walk." Uh, nooooo. . . . Das let him 'walk' because -, whether or not it would have turned up positive if done right - it was a flawed testing procedure, and that wasn't a sufficient reason to trample a man's legal and collective bargaining rights. Das was fired because the Masters of the Universe had as much respect for due process and legality as Haudricourt, not because he was wrong.
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