Over the last few days I've done something that I would have thought was impossible. I have not had any caffeine since Thursday night. Jen and I were talking about how we have trouble sleeping and how we're getting jittery and twitchie. We tracked the source of both problems back to ridiculous caffeine consumption. We're both cola drinkers, and when I say we are cola drinkers I mean we drink on average the gross domestic product's worth of cola per week.
For me Coca~Cola is the drug of choice. Pepsi is a distant second, but still a favorite. In the diet cola realm Diet Pepsi is the clear winner with Diet Coke and Coke Zero not too far behind. As far as drinks without caffeine go, I place Ginger Ale at the top of the list... I guess. After that it's a mish-mash of decaf colas, sprite, and concentrated juice drinks.
After discussing how we weren't feeling all that great I decided to go all nazi general and declare that we were now a caffeine free family. Then Jen said she was tired and might need a pick-me-up to start the work day. I of course rescinded my statement in a full nazi general-esque manner. She said she'd cut down to one caffeinated beverage a day.
Jen has cut back a lot. I am very proud of her. As for me... I have cut back almost completely. We had our little discussion on Thursday morning. I had one diet coke on Thursday with dinner. Other than that I haven't had anything. It's been ginger ale and juice concentrate for me. I know those aren't terribly good for me either, but I have to eliminate one bad thing at a time or else I am going to get fed up and stop trying.
So good job so far Jenny! Keep up the good work. We are actually going to join a gym this week... something I've never done out of pure embarrassment. We're going to start eating better and we're going to get ourselves healthier. We've both promised ourselves this on a few past occasions, but this time we're doing it. We're off to a decent start. We didn't deny ourselves anything this weekend, but we did greatly reduce the between meal snacking. We didn't eliminate it, we just cut back. That's the secret, I think. If we shut ourselves off of everything right away we're going to cheat once and blow the whole thing. If we cut back a little more gradually we'll ease into the whole diet thing. Wish us luck!
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Change of subject.
I don't usually get into web series very often. I have found a few comic strips that I like to read pretty regularly, but no video series or anything.
I might have to make an exception for Zombie college though.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sixth Place
Looking at the NHL standings it appears that the Bruins are the proud owners of the sixth place spot in the East. If my math is correct (it's probably not... I was a crappy math student in high school... I redeemed myself in college with that string of A's in calculus, but old habits die hard, ya know?) the Bruins get to lose in the first round to either Buffalo or New Jersey, depending on the outcome of today's games.
The only playoff spot left in the league is the 8th position on the East. Philadelphia and the New York Rangers are tied with the Flyers owning the tie breaker. Those two teams are playing each other today at 3:00pm. I might have to find a radio broadcast of that one on the 'net somewhere and give it a listen.
In the AHL, the Lowell Devils have also clinched a playoff spot. The first time in their history. I think it's a cross divisional deal as five teams in their division have clinched and only three in the other division. I have no clue who they'll play. I would like to go to a playoff game, but the whole traveling-to-Disney-World thing might interfere. Still, congrats to the Devils on finally getting to the post season after 13582352 years.
(ed note: It has come to my attention that the previous paragraph isn't as clear as it should be. If I have two choices for my entertainment dollar and one is a Devils playoff game and the other is something... anything... related to getting to, visiting, or getting home from Disney World then the money goes to Disney World without any hesitation or regrets. I wasn't complaining about missing a Devils game... I was rejoicing in the glow of the awesomeness that is our planned Disney Vacation. There is no contest. We're Going to Disney World!!!)
Jen is in the kitchen making meatballs. I am about to drown due to the huge puddle of drool I'm making. Mmmm meatballs.
The Red Sox won last night. They beat the Royals. All was again right with the world.
Today's lazy Sunday is progressing well. The kids are taking their showers with minimal complaint. The laundry is underway. There Bruins and the Red Sox play today. We've discovered Superman the Animated Series. And Jen is making spaghetti and meatballs.
And all was right with the world.
The only playoff spot left in the league is the 8th position on the East. Philadelphia and the New York Rangers are tied with the Flyers owning the tie breaker. Those two teams are playing each other today at 3:00pm. I might have to find a radio broadcast of that one on the 'net somewhere and give it a listen.
In the AHL, the Lowell Devils have also clinched a playoff spot. The first time in their history. I think it's a cross divisional deal as five teams in their division have clinched and only three in the other division. I have no clue who they'll play. I would like to go to a playoff game, but the whole traveling-to-Disney-World thing might interfere. Still, congrats to the Devils on finally getting to the post season after 13582352 years.
(ed note: It has come to my attention that the previous paragraph isn't as clear as it should be. If I have two choices for my entertainment dollar and one is a Devils playoff game and the other is something... anything... related to getting to, visiting, or getting home from Disney World then the money goes to Disney World without any hesitation or regrets. I wasn't complaining about missing a Devils game... I was rejoicing in the glow of the awesomeness that is our planned Disney Vacation. There is no contest. We're Going to Disney World!!!)
Jen is in the kitchen making meatballs. I am about to drown due to the huge puddle of drool I'm making. Mmmm meatballs.
The Red Sox won last night. They beat the Royals. All was again right with the world.
Today's lazy Sunday is progressing well. The kids are taking their showers with minimal complaint. The laundry is underway. There Bruins and the Red Sox play today. We've discovered Superman the Animated Series. And Jen is making spaghetti and meatballs.
And all was right with the world.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Lazy Saturday
Yesterday my step son was dismissed from school because he was sick. This morning he was still really sick. He threw up a bunch of times and was feeling miserable. As a result his mom declared Saturday to be a lazy, stay at home in our pajamas kinda day. She was wonderful and made him scrambled eggs for breakfast.
We watched the movie The Sandlot together. It was okay. I thought the dog was pretty funny. The my step daughter asked if she could pick the next movie and she picked... Mama Mia. So... Jenny went food shopping, my step son went to bed for a couple of hours, and I sat on the couch with Stephen King's Under the Dome, and a playlist on my iPhone that included all studio albums by Yes that include Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson, and Chris Squire. (that eliminates the ABWH record and Union, partly because Union just sucks. The listing included Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Going for the One, Tormato, and the studio portions of the two Keys to Ascension albums. I have been listening to nothing but Yes for a couple of weeks now. I haven't been this obsessed since high school. You're fascinated, I can tell.)
After his nap the little man felt much better. We watched Planet 51. I want The Rock to just go away now, thanks.
After dinner Jen and I made a tentative schedule for our week in Florida, including stopping points for the drives there and back. Nothing is set in stone. It's all still fluid, but it is making all four of us really, really, really want to leave right now. Right this second.
I think all Toyota owners who have either had their vehicles recalled or gotten into accidents due to the manufacturer's negligence should file a class action suit to stop them from running advertisements saying how wonderful they are. Toyota is not wonderful. They are selling entire lines of cars that should have failed their QC department and putting their customers in danger. They should be spending their entire advertising budget apologizing.
The Red Sox are beating the Royals... unlike last night (urgh) and I am feeling good for the first time since opening night. Please beat the Royals. Please?
Have I mentioned we are going to Disney in a few weeks? Have I mentioned that we want to get there Right Now?
RIGHT NOW!
We watched the movie The Sandlot together. It was okay. I thought the dog was pretty funny. The my step daughter asked if she could pick the next movie and she picked... Mama Mia. So... Jenny went food shopping, my step son went to bed for a couple of hours, and I sat on the couch with Stephen King's Under the Dome, and a playlist on my iPhone that included all studio albums by Yes that include Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson, and Chris Squire. (that eliminates the ABWH record and Union, partly because Union just sucks. The listing included Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Going for the One, Tormato, and the studio portions of the two Keys to Ascension albums. I have been listening to nothing but Yes for a couple of weeks now. I haven't been this obsessed since high school. You're fascinated, I can tell.)
After his nap the little man felt much better. We watched Planet 51. I want The Rock to just go away now, thanks.
After dinner Jen and I made a tentative schedule for our week in Florida, including stopping points for the drives there and back. Nothing is set in stone. It's all still fluid, but it is making all four of us really, really, really want to leave right now. Right this second.
I think all Toyota owners who have either had their vehicles recalled or gotten into accidents due to the manufacturer's negligence should file a class action suit to stop them from running advertisements saying how wonderful they are. Toyota is not wonderful. They are selling entire lines of cars that should have failed their QC department and putting their customers in danger. They should be spending their entire advertising budget apologizing.
The Red Sox are beating the Royals... unlike last night (urgh) and I am feeling good for the first time since opening night. Please beat the Royals. Please?
Have I mentioned we are going to Disney in a few weeks? Have I mentioned that we want to get there Right Now?
RIGHT NOW!
The Boston Bruins Clinched a Playoff Spot
The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes today to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Effectively earning the right to get eliminated in four games by either Buffalo, Washington, Pittsburgh, or New Jersey.
They opened the second period by scoring three shorthanded goals on a single penalty kill. I have never seen anything like that before. I don't know if it's ever happened before, but it sure was cool.
Go Bruins!
They opened the second period by scoring three shorthanded goals on a single penalty kill. I have never seen anything like that before. I don't know if it's ever happened before, but it sure was cool.
Go Bruins!
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Weekend Approacheth
34 minutes until the weekend. Amazingly enough, we have nothing on the agenda other than the usual Saturday kid activities. There's laundry that needs to be done, and food shopping too... but otherwise we're free.
It's been a while!
What should we do this weekend? Make suggestions. Leave comments.
Did I mention we are going to Disney? We are.
If all goes well we're going to see Rush too.
Best summer ever? Very well could be!
Hockey fans: You should root for Philly to beat the Rangers tonight so that the Bruins will clinch a playoff spot. Of course that also means the Flyers and Canadiens clinch too, but who cares about them. I want the Bruins to not have to worry about it for the weekend... and then get routed in the 1st round by whoever is lucky enough to play them.
It's been a while!
What should we do this weekend? Make suggestions. Leave comments.
Did I mention we are going to Disney? We are.
If all goes well we're going to see Rush too.
Best summer ever? Very well could be!
Hockey fans: You should root for Philly to beat the Rangers tonight so that the Bruins will clinch a playoff spot. Of course that also means the Flyers and Canadiens clinch too, but who cares about them. I want the Bruins to not have to worry about it for the weekend... and then get routed in the 1st round by whoever is lucky enough to play them.
Disney!
We spilled the beans last night. All that promising I made you do yesterday, you can forget about that.
Jen came up with a great scheme. She went to Barnes and Noble and picked up two books about bringing kids to Disney World. During dinner last night she gave each kid a book and said they had to read it all.
They were pretty confused. Why does mom want us to read a book about kids at Disney World?
It took a few minutes but light started to dawn... are we going to Disney World? Yes!
We gave them all the caveats. We're driving and it's going to be brutally boring. We're staying in a cheap hotel. We won't have time to do all of the parks. It didn't matter, they were both excited.
Then we started looking at rides and they started getting really scared. We hadn't even left the couch yet and they were starting to look terrified. We told them we wouldn't make them go on any rides that were scary, but we would make them go on rides that are not scary. It didn't help. Panic ensued. Then we said if they were that scared we wouldn't go. Then they calmed down and stopped being scared and started being really excited again.
It's still a long way off... but we are ready for it right now. Right. Now.
In hockey news, the Bruins beat Buffalo last night. Read that again. It's not a lie. They beat Buffalo and jumped into sixth place. They haven't clinched yet. They can still blow it. Two loses in the final two games coupled with two wins for the New York Rangers in their final two games and Boston would be eliminated from the post season. Any combination of two points earned by Boston or lost by the Rangers will clinch a spot for the Bruins. It will also clinch a four game sweep that sends them back home before mid-April. But at least they will have made it.
We're totally going to Disney World. Just saying.
Jen came up with a great scheme. She went to Barnes and Noble and picked up two books about bringing kids to Disney World. During dinner last night she gave each kid a book and said they had to read it all.
They were pretty confused. Why does mom want us to read a book about kids at Disney World?
It took a few minutes but light started to dawn... are we going to Disney World? Yes!
We gave them all the caveats. We're driving and it's going to be brutally boring. We're staying in a cheap hotel. We won't have time to do all of the parks. It didn't matter, they were both excited.
Then we started looking at rides and they started getting really scared. We hadn't even left the couch yet and they were starting to look terrified. We told them we wouldn't make them go on any rides that were scary, but we would make them go on rides that are not scary. It didn't help. Panic ensued. Then we said if they were that scared we wouldn't go. Then they calmed down and stopped being scared and started being really excited again.
It's still a long way off... but we are ready for it right now. Right. Now.
In hockey news, the Bruins beat Buffalo last night. Read that again. It's not a lie. They beat Buffalo and jumped into sixth place. They haven't clinched yet. They can still blow it. Two loses in the final two games coupled with two wins for the New York Rangers in their final two games and Boston would be eliminated from the post season. Any combination of two points earned by Boston or lost by the Rangers will clinch a spot for the Bruins. It will also clinch a four game sweep that sends them back home before mid-April. But at least they will have made it.
We're totally going to Disney World. Just saying.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Nope, Not Too Excited
No, not too excited at all.
Looks like the choice between Boston and Uncasville has been made in favor of Boston. In honor of 2007's magical Garden Grady Rush Forum pre-show meet up at Madison Square Garden in New York, we expect to have a Garden Grady V2.0, Boston edition. It should be another great time followed by another landmark example of awesomeness in the form of three old guys from Canada playing the best music I've ever heard.
The whole idea of keeping the trip to Disney World a secret from the kids is probably going away. Two reasons, first we aren't sneaky enough to pull it off for almost two months. Second, if we tell them now they can have a couple of months to let the excitement build. We'll probably tell them tonight.
Also today was an Apple press event for developers that demonstrated some new functionality that will be included in iPhone OS 4.0 that will be available for us to install sometime this summer.
Some of the stuff looks really cool. The big one is Multitasking. The ability to run more than one application at a time without destroying battery performance. Another is the ability to group similar apps into folders to save space on the desktop. I am going to make good use of that, I assure you. There is also a gaming network ala the playstation network or xbox live.
Some good stuff all around.
Of course I won't get the big one. Multitasking is for iPhone 3GS only. I have a 3G. Apple teased me. I feel burned.
But everything all together today is so awesome that I don't care. I'll be due for an upgrade before long anyway.
Lots to be excited about.
Above all else, of course, is that I love my wife. I am excited about that all the time. Love ya Jenny!
Looks like the choice between Boston and Uncasville has been made in favor of Boston. In honor of 2007's magical Garden Grady Rush Forum pre-show meet up at Madison Square Garden in New York, we expect to have a Garden Grady V2.0, Boston edition. It should be another great time followed by another landmark example of awesomeness in the form of three old guys from Canada playing the best music I've ever heard.
The whole idea of keeping the trip to Disney World a secret from the kids is probably going away. Two reasons, first we aren't sneaky enough to pull it off for almost two months. Second, if we tell them now they can have a couple of months to let the excitement build. We'll probably tell them tonight.
Also today was an Apple press event for developers that demonstrated some new functionality that will be included in iPhone OS 4.0 that will be available for us to install sometime this summer.
Some of the stuff looks really cool. The big one is Multitasking. The ability to run more than one application at a time without destroying battery performance. Another is the ability to group similar apps into folders to save space on the desktop. I am going to make good use of that, I assure you. There is also a gaming network ala the playstation network or xbox live.
Some good stuff all around.
Of course I won't get the big one. Multitasking is for iPhone 3GS only. I have a 3G. Apple teased me. I feel burned.
But everything all together today is so awesome that I don't care. I'll be due for an upgrade before long anyway.
Lots to be excited about.
Above all else, of course, is that I love my wife. I am excited about that all the time. Love ya Jenny!
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can you keep a secret? Really, I need to know. I can't go on any further with this unless you all promise me to not tell the kids what I'm about to say.
Promise?
Cross your heart?
Okay, I'll let you in on the secret.
We're taking the kids to Disney World. Their father will be on his honeymoon so we're going to have them for a couple of weeks anyway. We told them last year that we'd be taking them on a vacation somewhere but then we started concentrating on paying down debt and started hinting to them that it might not happen. Well, it is happening.
We're going to drive. Two Nintendo DS's, two iPod Touches with tons of game apps, and iPods and portable DVD players should hopefully be enough to keep the kids from melting down during two days of nothing but driving.
Here's the reason for the secrecy. We are hoping (hoping hoping) that we can keep this a secret from the kids right up until the time we are actually in the car heading South.
Tentatively the plan is for me to take a vacation day so I can get the kids at school and take them to Jen's office where we'll pick her up. Then we'll hop on the highway and head toward the Happiest Place on Earth. At some point after we reach the highway we'll do something coy like ask the kids where they want to go, and then let them stew for a bit before asking if they'd like to go to Disney World... and then tell them, "Sure, let's go to Disney right now!"
There is no way on Earth that we'll be able to pull this much secrecy off. At some point one of us is going to slip up. But... think of how awesome it will be to spring something like that on them. It will be worth it. I know it will.
But we still need your help.
Yes, oh faithful readers, we need your input.
Jen has made the drive from here to there before. I did a similar drive from here to near Mobile, AL once. Those trips were both a long time ago though. We need ideas.
I am a freak of nature with a bladder so huge it can take days to fill. Therefore I rarely need to make pit stops. My three traveling companions (remember you promised not to tell the kids about this, right?) are normal sized humans with normal sized bladders who need to stop and pee from time to time. In other words, as much as we'd like to crank out 12 straight hours of driving it just isn't going to happen.
So...
Have you, faithful readers, done this sort of trip before? Can you make suggestions for interesting/neat/weird/cool things to see during our brief stops? Any roadside curiosities we should check out if the timing is right?
Let me know in the comment section. (yes, comments are in fact encouraged.)
Promise?
Cross your heart?
Okay, I'll let you in on the secret.
We're taking the kids to Disney World. Their father will be on his honeymoon so we're going to have them for a couple of weeks anyway. We told them last year that we'd be taking them on a vacation somewhere but then we started concentrating on paying down debt and started hinting to them that it might not happen. Well, it is happening.
We're going to drive. Two Nintendo DS's, two iPod Touches with tons of game apps, and iPods and portable DVD players should hopefully be enough to keep the kids from melting down during two days of nothing but driving.
Here's the reason for the secrecy. We are hoping (hoping hoping) that we can keep this a secret from the kids right up until the time we are actually in the car heading South.
Tentatively the plan is for me to take a vacation day so I can get the kids at school and take them to Jen's office where we'll pick her up. Then we'll hop on the highway and head toward the Happiest Place on Earth. At some point after we reach the highway we'll do something coy like ask the kids where they want to go, and then let them stew for a bit before asking if they'd like to go to Disney World... and then tell them, "Sure, let's go to Disney right now!"
There is no way on Earth that we'll be able to pull this much secrecy off. At some point one of us is going to slip up. But... think of how awesome it will be to spring something like that on them. It will be worth it. I know it will.
But we still need your help.
Yes, oh faithful readers, we need your input.
Jen has made the drive from here to there before. I did a similar drive from here to near Mobile, AL once. Those trips were both a long time ago though. We need ideas.
I am a freak of nature with a bladder so huge it can take days to fill. Therefore I rarely need to make pit stops. My three traveling companions (remember you promised not to tell the kids about this, right?) are normal sized humans with normal sized bladders who need to stop and pee from time to time. In other words, as much as we'd like to crank out 12 straight hours of driving it just isn't going to happen.
So...
Have you, faithful readers, done this sort of trip before? Can you make suggestions for interesting/neat/weird/cool things to see during our brief stops? Any roadside curiosities we should check out if the timing is right?
Let me know in the comment section. (yes, comments are in fact encouraged.)
We're Going to Disney World!
Rush Time Machine Tour Announcement!
The countdown clock at Rush.com has finished... and what did it count down to?
Tour Dates!
They are calling it the Time Machine Tour and they will be play Moving Pictures in it's entirety.
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss
Now the million or so Rushforum.com users can stop complaining that they never play "The Camera Eye".
It's looking like a nostalgia tour... which Rush promised us they would never do. They are probably getting around that by playing a couple of new, as yet unreleased (yet) songs. I am more excited about that then about hearing a complete Moving Pictures performance.
The question then becomes... which show do we go to? Jen and I have agreed that we are only going to one this time. There are two New England Shows: Mohegan Sun in July, and The TD Garden in September. The Garden will probably be easier to get tickets for, but Mohegan is a whole lot sooner. I'm leaning toward Mohegan, but either one will suit me fine.
Here are the tour dates, as posted at rush.com
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss
Tour Dates!
They are calling it the Time Machine Tour and they will be play Moving Pictures in it's entirety.
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss
Now the million or so Rushforum.com users can stop complaining that they never play "The Camera Eye".
It's looking like a nostalgia tour... which Rush promised us they would never do. They are probably getting around that by playing a couple of new, as yet unreleased (yet) songs. I am more excited about that then about hearing a complete Moving Pictures performance.
The question then becomes... which show do we go to? Jen and I have agreed that we are only going to one this time. There are two New England Shows: Mohegan Sun in July, and The TD Garden in September. The Garden will probably be easier to get tickets for, but Mohegan is a whole lot sooner. I'm leaning toward Mohegan, but either one will suit me fine.
Here are the tour dates, as posted at rush.com
| Jun 29 Jul 01 Jul 02 Jul 05 Jul 09 Jul 13 Jul 15 Jul 17 Jul 19 Jul 21 Jul 23 Jul 24 Aug 05 Aug 07 Aug 09 Aug 11 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 16 Aug 20 Aug 22 Aug 25 Aug 27 Aug 29 Aug 31 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep 14 Sep 16 Sep 18 Sep 21 Sep 23 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 01 Oct 02 | Albuquerque, NM Kansas City, MO Milwaukee, WI Chicago, IL Sarnia, ON Toronto, ON Quebec City, QC Toronto, ON Uncasville, CT Philadelphia, PA Saratoga Springs, NY Wantagh, NY Salt Lake City, UT Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA Irvine, CA Las Vegas, NV Denver, CO Wichita, KS St. Louis, MO Omaha, NE St. Paul, MN Columbus, OH Allentown, PA Syracuse, NY Holmdel, NJ Boston, MA Pittsburgh, PA Washington, DC Tulsa, OK San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Dallas, TX Atlanta, GA Tampa, FL West Palm Beach, FL | Hard Rock Pavilion Starlight Theatre Summerfest Charter One Pavilion Rogers Sarnia Bayfest Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Festival d'iti de Quibec Air Canada Centre Mohegan Sun Susquehanna Bank Center SPAC Nikon at Jones Beach USANA Amphitheatre White River Amphitheatre Shoreline Amphitheatre LA Forum Verizon Wireless Amphitheater MGM Grand Garden Arena Red Rocks Amphitheatre INTRUST Bank Arena Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Qwest Center Minnesota State Fair Nationwide Arena Allentown Fair New York State Fair PNC Bank Arts Center TD Garden Consol Energy Center Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater BOK Center AT&T Center Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Superpages.com Center Encore Park Ford Amphitheatre Cruzan Amphitheatre |
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
But Does it Support Flash?
Question 1) Does it support flash?
Question 2) Will it ever get approved by the App Store? (probably not)
Question 2) Will it ever get approved by the App Store? (probably not)
Allergies? Cold?
I am really stuffy all of a sudden. I mean it, like five minutes ago I felt fine but right now I am feeling like I have a cold.
Is it allergies? I am relatively knew to allergies. I only occasionally show symptoms, and they are never terribly bad. That means I don't really know when the allergy season starts, and I don't really know which times of year correspond to which symptoms and all of that.
Maybe I'm just catching a cold. I didn't sleep much last night, I probably weakened my immune system just enough to win the viral lottery. Crud.
The Bruins were dropped to eighth last night by Philadelphia's win, but thankfully everyone behind them lost. We still have a three point cushion with three games left to play.
The Red Sox however... so much for the huge defensive improvements.
Is it allergies? I am relatively knew to allergies. I only occasionally show symptoms, and they are never terribly bad. That means I don't really know when the allergy season starts, and I don't really know which times of year correspond to which symptoms and all of that.
Maybe I'm just catching a cold. I didn't sleep much last night, I probably weakened my immune system just enough to win the viral lottery. Crud.
The Bruins were dropped to eighth last night by Philadelphia's win, but thankfully everyone behind them lost. We still have a three point cushion with three games left to play.
The Red Sox however... so much for the huge defensive improvements.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Yes Rehearsing in '77
Saving this one for later. It's a video of Yes rehearsing Chris Squire's "Parallels" in 1977.
Steve Howe on Youtube
I just watched a bunch of these. Steve Howe is posting quick little videos of him playing some highlights from his catalog. There are two cameras, one on each hand. It's mind boggling watching this guy calmly and easily blowing through some of the most difficult music in recorded history.
Here's an example.
If you play guitar you are probably just as speechless as I am right now.
Here's an example.
If you play guitar you are probably just as speechless as I am right now.
Scheming
First of all, let us hope that this is the last example of one of these pictures:
That is Route 20 in Wayland and as you can see it is still closed. Based on the gigantic puddle right behind those barrels I would say the closure is rather justified.
The forecast is calling for a chance of isolated thunderstorms today and tonight. Hopefully they will isolate themselves from any flooded areas. Even better, hopefully they won't happen at all. I am sick of floods.
Now, on to bigger and better things. Are you good at keeping secrets? I'm not. Not really. I may have to do it for a while though. I may have to keep a secret from two people I live with. I don't know how I am going to do it, but I will manage. I know I will. I will probably blab it here at some point, but not until the details are worked out. There is some serious scheming and plotting that has to happen before I start flapping my gums (figuratively, of course) online.
I will say, in all honesty, that the scheming has nothing to do with this:
No. Seriously, it has nothing to do with that. I am not kidding, I am not being misleading. It honestly has nothing to do with that picture.
Subject change: Click on Rush.com.
Did you click on it? I wonder what that clock might be counting down to? Tour dates perhaps? (fingers crossed, red head vibes, the works!)
Subject change: The Bruins lost to Washington last night, but they made it to overtime which earned them a loser point. Here are the standings as posted by NHL.com:
The good news is that neither New York nor Atlanta can pass us tonight. The bad news is, they are still not out of the woods and there are only three games left. Tonight Atlanta plays New Jersey and the Rangers play Buffalo. They should both be beaten tonight. Philadelphia plays Toronto, and Montreal plays the New York Islanders. They should both win their game. That would put the Bruins in 8th. Oh, the drama. Oh, the drama.
On a happier note, the Red Sox and Yankees go at it again tonight at 7:00. Game two. Let's hope Lester puts New York in it's place.
Go Bruins
Go Red Sox
Go Devils, Sabers, Maple Leafs, and Islanders.
That is Route 20 in Wayland and as you can see it is still closed. Based on the gigantic puddle right behind those barrels I would say the closure is rather justified.
The forecast is calling for a chance of isolated thunderstorms today and tonight. Hopefully they will isolate themselves from any flooded areas. Even better, hopefully they won't happen at all. I am sick of floods.
Now, on to bigger and better things. Are you good at keeping secrets? I'm not. Not really. I may have to do it for a while though. I may have to keep a secret from two people I live with. I don't know how I am going to do it, but I will manage. I know I will. I will probably blab it here at some point, but not until the details are worked out. There is some serious scheming and plotting that has to happen before I start flapping my gums (figuratively, of course) online.
I will say, in all honesty, that the scheming has nothing to do with this:
No. Seriously, it has nothing to do with that. I am not kidding, I am not being misleading. It honestly has nothing to do with that picture.
Subject change: Click on Rush.com.
Did you click on it? I wonder what that clock might be counting down to? Tour dates perhaps? (fingers crossed, red head vibes, the works!)
Subject change: The Bruins lost to Washington last night, but they made it to overtime which earned them a loser point. Here are the standings as posted by NHL.com:
The good news is that neither New York nor Atlanta can pass us tonight. The bad news is, they are still not out of the woods and there are only three games left. Tonight Atlanta plays New Jersey and the Rangers play Buffalo. They should both be beaten tonight. Philadelphia plays Toronto, and Montreal plays the New York Islanders. They should both win their game. That would put the Bruins in 8th. Oh, the drama. Oh, the drama.
On a happier note, the Red Sox and Yankees go at it again tonight at 7:00. Game two. Let's hope Lester puts New York in it's place.
Go Bruins
Go Red Sox
Go Devils, Sabers, Maple Leafs, and Islanders.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Violently Stand By Me
This is the most violent rendition of Ben E King's Stand By Me ever recorded.
Might be the best ever too.
Might be the best ever too.
Call Me Paranoid
Jen and I went to my parent's house on Saturday. We were only there for a short time, but we got to enjoy a surprise visit by my sister and my nephew. He was his normal, incredibly adorable little self. We tried to get him to talk but he doesn't seem to like to do it on queue. He's about 20 months old and he is absolutely his own man.
Sunday morning my sister called me to tell me that the Easter Bunny brought my nephew some yummy goodness. He also got another Easter surprise: Conjunctivitis! WOOHOO Some holiday Pink Eye for my little man.
Oh yeah... and just before receiving his diagnosis Jen and I were both playing with him.
This is where the paranoia kicks in.
Since the moment my sister used the "c" word my eyes have felt itchy and watery. There's nothing wrong with them, it's just that I am a paranoid sad sack sometimes and when I know I was exposed to something I immediately start feeling the symptoms.
Some one has a cold? Boy my nose is stuffy.
Some one has pink eye? Boy my eyes are itchy, and I am really hungry for human brians. (the dead rising from the grave, and Tiny Yothers coming to town? Thank you, South Park)
Some one has a broken toe? Boy my foot sure hurts.
Kinda like that.
Sunday morning my sister called me to tell me that the Easter Bunny brought my nephew some yummy goodness. He also got another Easter surprise: Conjunctivitis! WOOHOO Some holiday Pink Eye for my little man.
Oh yeah... and just before receiving his diagnosis Jen and I were both playing with him.
This is where the paranoia kicks in.
Since the moment my sister used the "c" word my eyes have felt itchy and watery. There's nothing wrong with them, it's just that I am a paranoid sad sack sometimes and when I know I was exposed to something I immediately start feeling the symptoms.
Some one has a cold? Boy my nose is stuffy.
Some one has pink eye? Boy my eyes are itchy, and I am really hungry for human brians. (the dead rising from the grave, and Tiny Yothers coming to town? Thank you, South Park)
Some one has a broken toe? Boy my foot sure hurts.
Kinda like that.
Easter Success
Yeah, we did it. We hosted Easter for my parents and Jen's parents and we got through the day without burning anything down or blowing anything up. I call that a success.
We have one little issue that comes up whenever we have anyone over for dinner. We make waay too much food. There were eight of us yesterday and we could have fed 20. I'm not complaining. We're going to get to have excellent ham dinners for the next week at least. Everything was excellent and it will continue to be as left overs for the next 5-10 days or so. But, damn there was a lot of food! Better to have too much then not enough, right? So maybe it's not an issue at all.
Jen's folks brought two iPads with them. Woah. Jealous! They bought them on iPad day Saturday. Jen and I both want one. But... we're going to hold off for a while. We won't buy just one, we'll get one for each of us, and I am still thinking it would be better to wait for a revision or two before we start shelling out the money. Also, the price could always come down. That would be a good thing too.
Sports news: The Bruins are in seventh place by virtue of a tie breaker. Boston and Philadelphia are tied with 84 points. The Rangers are in ninth with 82 and Atlanta is in 10th with 81. Two of those four teams will make the playoffs. Two won't. (that's assuming Montreal, in sixth with 86 points doesn't have a monumental collapse in the next few days)
In the AHL, the Lowell Devils are in the fourth and final Atlantic Division playoff spot with a two point lead over Bridgeport and three games to go. My step son asked me when we were going to get to go to another Devils game. Maybe if they make the playoffs we'll go to another game. They've never made the playoffs before, so that might be worthy of a little celebration.
The 2010 Major League Baseball season is now officially underway. Finally, the quest to erase the taste of last year's first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Angels is on, and the Red Sox kick it off in style with a come back win against the Yankees. When we went to bed last night the Sox were down 4-1. I thought I was going to write about how our perfect Easter Sunday was soiled by the f@$#%&g Yankees. Nope, the good guys saved the day. One game down, 161 to go... and we're in 1st place! WOOHOO
One more important thing to mention this morning, and it's far and away the most important of all.
Three years ago today I did something smart. I don't often do smart things, so this was a bit of an abnormality on my part. Three years ago today, Jen and I went on our first date. Magically, I didn't do anything to spoil it or ruin things for her. Incredibly, she wanted to see me again. From that day on, all things worked out correctly and now we are quickly approaching our first wedding anniversary.
I love you Jen. Thank you for an amazing three years. So far, so good.
We have one little issue that comes up whenever we have anyone over for dinner. We make waay too much food. There were eight of us yesterday and we could have fed 20. I'm not complaining. We're going to get to have excellent ham dinners for the next week at least. Everything was excellent and it will continue to be as left overs for the next 5-10 days or so. But, damn there was a lot of food! Better to have too much then not enough, right? So maybe it's not an issue at all.
Jen's folks brought two iPads with them. Woah. Jealous! They bought them on iPad day Saturday. Jen and I both want one. But... we're going to hold off for a while. We won't buy just one, we'll get one for each of us, and I am still thinking it would be better to wait for a revision or two before we start shelling out the money. Also, the price could always come down. That would be a good thing too.
Sports news: The Bruins are in seventh place by virtue of a tie breaker. Boston and Philadelphia are tied with 84 points. The Rangers are in ninth with 82 and Atlanta is in 10th with 81. Two of those four teams will make the playoffs. Two won't. (that's assuming Montreal, in sixth with 86 points doesn't have a monumental collapse in the next few days)
In the AHL, the Lowell Devils are in the fourth and final Atlantic Division playoff spot with a two point lead over Bridgeport and three games to go. My step son asked me when we were going to get to go to another Devils game. Maybe if they make the playoffs we'll go to another game. They've never made the playoffs before, so that might be worthy of a little celebration.
The 2010 Major League Baseball season is now officially underway. Finally, the quest to erase the taste of last year's first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Angels is on, and the Red Sox kick it off in style with a come back win against the Yankees. When we went to bed last night the Sox were down 4-1. I thought I was going to write about how our perfect Easter Sunday was soiled by the f@$#%&g Yankees. Nope, the good guys saved the day. One game down, 161 to go... and we're in 1st place! WOOHOO
One more important thing to mention this morning, and it's far and away the most important of all.
Three years ago today I did something smart. I don't often do smart things, so this was a bit of an abnormality on my part. Three years ago today, Jen and I went on our first date. Magically, I didn't do anything to spoil it or ruin things for her. Incredibly, she wanted to see me again. From that day on, all things worked out correctly and now we are quickly approaching our first wedding anniversary.
I love you Jen. Thank you for an amazing three years. So far, so good.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter
Happy Easter (where applicable).
The kids are coming over today even though it's Dad's weekend. Jen's mom and step father are coming over. My parents are coming too. It's going to be a fun Easter for us.
The kids are coming over today even though it's Dad's weekend. Jen's mom and step father are coming over. My parents are coming too. It's going to be a fun Easter for us.
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