Frank Torre

My baseball strike aside, RIP to Frank Torre, age 82.

Lu has an opinion on Mayweather

LuLu came home from a sleepover this morning and told me she'd watched the Mayweather fight with her friend. That made me ecstatic - what a kid! She then mentioned that she thought Floyd "got away with a lot of stuff", echoing the bull that the announcing crew spewed. *That* made me annoyed again at their jibber-jabber. I have the good fortune to have a copy of the Ali-Wepner fight stripped of the broadcast track (it has nothing but the noise of the crowd and the fight). Oh, if that could be the case for most bouts . . .

Bay View Bash

At  Bay View Bash with Lisa and Smiley

Watching the drag queen revue at the Bash

Found!

Explorers have found one of Sr. John Franklin's lost ships, missing with all hands since being stuck in the Arctic ice in 1845.

LuLu the reader

A (once) rare sight. LuLu with her nose buried in a book (Catching Fire). She's been reading a lot more lately. 

Congrats to the Prince!

Congrats to Prince William and Kate, who have confirmed they are expecting the "spare to the heir". :)

in Which I Rant

I changed my fantasy lineup Tuesday night - Tuesday, for f*ing sure, because it was on break between classes. The new lineup displayed, changes were 'saved' and I did not return to the site until last night. . . to find that my roster changes were reversed. Gronk is on the bench, I have no K in the lineup, etc.

Way to go Yahoo. I did my job. Maybe you should do yours.

#yahoofantasyfootball

Isn't this Fun?

In a waiting room where a little 2 yr old black kid keeps yelling "Shut up n****er" to which his Mom finally replied (after a few minutes) "You want a whuppin on your birthday? You aint gonna go to Chuck E Cheese." Apparently he doesn't like pizza cuz he keeps saying it.

Two Satcho's in the making

Junie playing - well, successfully holding a note . . ish - with LuLu's new trumpet. Lu, btw, woke me up with an ear piercing blast in my ear today.

Good job lk - Grandma J

i told her keep her cheeks not all puffed out but she did not listen - Lu

Isn't that like LK hehehe - Grandma J

The 2014 Food Pantry Charity Walk

This past Saturday #TeamSlap, for the third year in a row, participated in a charity walk for the local food pantry. 

The morning of the walk the kids were not thrilled with the notion, despite looking forward to it for weeks. 

 

YaYa, now a month shy of teenagehood, refused to have her face in any picture. 

Anyhow, soon enough it was time to hit the pavement. This year, for the first time, we took the "long route", the 2.6 mile option. 

Halfway into the walk, I finally got a face pic. Sorta. Kinda. 

Right around the time this picture was taken Lauren and I discussed the possible benefits of buying a Beetle; gas mileage was my point. Hers? "If we were driving in it we could watch people punch each other" [aka "white punch buggie no punch back"]

Lisa was on 'stand-by', just in case one of the kids pooped out and we needed a pickup. It wasn't needed :)

Once we finished the walk - THE FIRST TO FINISH by the way - the food pantry offered participants a sundae bar. The kids dove in. I abstained. 

On the walk home we walked through the road construction nearby, grateful that it wasn't our street that was torn apart by the city. 

 I am disappointed in a number of friends (not just one) who RSVP'd for the various invites that were issued for it and then failed to show. Y'all missed a beautiful day and the chance to do something good for the community. That aside, kudos to the kids of #TeamSlap. I'm proud of you.