Friday, September 29, 2006

Baby milestone


Not only is my son a fantastic dancer, as evidenced in the picture, he is now able to roll from his back to his stomach whenever he wants. While this is mostly good news, it ends the days of setting him down where ever we felt like it. I guess I have to pay more attention now.
He has also started saying Gaaa, gheee, and goo. I am pretty sure he's trying to say "Golly daddy's a good looking man."

Male Bathroom Etiquette

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Weird fun last night



Last night I issued my standard push ups challenge to someone who doubted I could perform more than five. The challenge is you do as many as possible without me watching and I will double it without watching. Last night the twist was that the gentleman asked me to do mine with my kids on my back. My five year old weighs 43lbs. and the seven year old weighs 48lbs. I left the room while my 53 yr old adversary did his thing and when I returned I had the younger girl sit on my back. I was able to do 15 with her and 10 with the other. I was pretty disappointed, but luckily he only did six. Sometimes you just get lucky.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Today's events



Today I got a call at 0800 to get my son to the nursing home where "Grandmomma" is spending her last days. I ran straight out the door with him and we got there in time for her to interact with him a bit as she asks for him whenever she wakes up. It was not long after that when I realized I did not bring the diaper bag with me, this sucks. I borrowed a phone, mine doesn't work 'round these parts, and phoned back to the house to have my mother-in-law bring it when she came. After that my son and Grandmomma were hungry at the same time. As I am unable to feed my son in his current life stage, I fed grandmomma some yogurt. She seemed to think it was really good, and her roommate Miss Effie seemed to think that was hilarious. Miss Effie was a missionary in Africa before she was unable to care for herself; mostly, she sits on her side of the room and giggles in between random memories of her colorful past. I talked with her for a bit while the nurses gave Grandmomma her medication, if you consider talking me saying stuff and her laughing.

We Left after about two hours and, as always, I was terribly impressed with the people who work in those facilities. Definitely hard work, and definitely little pay. After that I cam back to my in-laws and tried to work for a few minutes, but got sidetracked with lunch preparation and my very chunky 4 month old. It was then time for the girls to have school, and my wife needed to leave, so I got that duty today. Second grade seemed much harder than I remember, and kindergarten did as well. I got through that and decided to take the girls swimming in the lake it was around 90 here and the water was about the same.

Now, I am watching the sun sink against the backdrop of this beautiful property and.... waiting. I
think we are having spaghetti then watching the movie E.T. later.

P.S. I love Matthew Mconahey (sp)

The Captain is on the road


I am currently spending half of my day in a nursing home conversing with the guests, and the other half chasing my children and attempting to school them on the road. To be sure this is a trying time for my family as a loved one approaches death. This death will come soon and she is ready to see Jesus. This knowledge will not prevent the sadness of loss but such is the price of sin, thanks Adam and Eve!
Additionally I am struggling with something I never thought I would. Don't feel sad for me though, it's something that has needed to happen for years and we will see where it all leads in time. I am hopeful that things will turn out as they should and that is giving me comfort during my struggle. Please pray that I will make the right decisions in the near future.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

The Captain is Tired (but very happy)


I am wearing my self out right now. I just got back from WV, and Monday I fly to Florida for an unexpected family illness; I come back Wednesday then head back to WV Monday. All that said, I am very happy right now.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Most Haunted (dumbest show ever)


So I watched this show tonight to see what the deal was. Pretty much, a bunch of people go into "haunted" houses or other places and attempt to film paranormal activity. What they do is shoot a bunch of stuff through a night vision lens so it looks like crap, and they back it with some scary tense music. One or two other folks are supposed to be "mediums" and they flap their gob-holes about a bunch of senseless crap trying to heighten the mood. After everything gets real tense you will hear some settling noises or some distant bangs or bumps which is supposed to be the "spirit" communicating. This show is whack, I can't believe people enjoy garbage like this. Oh, I forgot that every now and then a little bit of lint or reflection will be highlighted as a ghost too. FYI for anyone listening GHOSTS AREN'T REAL!! If the people would shut up and the backing track wasn't present you would be filming dark rooms which anyone can do at home.

Guys rules

From an e-mail:

The Guys' Rules

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At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally! , the
guys' side of the story. (I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear "the rules" from the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!

Please note.. these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men ARE not mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1 Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't Expect us to
act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways
makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one .

1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done
Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during
commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not! A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We
have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will Be scratched.
We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like
nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you
don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is
fine...Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to
discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation,
or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;


But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Rockstar: SuperNova (gone gay)


Last night Supernova chose this clown as their front man. I have to say that I was terribly disappointed seeing the two worst/weakest as the final two. Toby and Magni were much better singers and musicians than the final pair. Of the final pair Dilana was definitely a better singer but seemed to have some self control problems and relied too heavily on her "I love Satan" look. Lukas does this gimmicky thing with his voice and I doubt he will hold up very long. But hey, Taylor Hicks won American Idol so I guess anything can happen. What do I think should have won?
Well For Idol:


And Rockstar:

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Some war facts



Almost 3,000 men and women from our great country have died in Iraq. I have heard that this is too great a price to pay. With that said I wanted to offer some statistics.

Civil War: 618,000 total dead, 203,000 of them in combat.

World War I: 126,200 Americans died, total deaths from all participants 15,596,071.

World War II: 418,500 Americans died, total deaths from all participants 62,537,400

Vietnam: 47,378 KIA + 10,824 non-hostile deaths for 58,202 American deaths. 1,100,000 total death from all participants.

Korean War: 54,229 Americans died (my grandfather received a purple heart), 285,241 total deaths from all participants.

No those figures are not typos and while they may not be 100% accurate, based on my hasty research, they certainly paint the price of freedom. I would say that the main difference now would be the extended media coverage which focuses on the negative aspects of what is happening. Let us not dishonor the tens of thousands who have died in the past by pretending our generation is more precious or important than those men and women who died before us.

Brangelina


Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided they will not get married until "everyone" can get married. I think this means until gay marriage is legal. Pretty much I think this means one of the following:
1) One of them actually just doesn't want to get married and this is a convenient excuse.
2) They are greatly overestimating their influence on society.
3) They are just weird.

Feel free to mix and match as you see fit. I want celebrities to go back to acting and understanding their opinion is not important to anyone outside of TeenBeat.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Saturday, September 09, 2006

ABC's 9/11 controversy


So, first there were folks complaining about the fact that ABC planned to let people swear openly in this show. Next, I hear that some of the facts are incorrect. Soon after that little revelation former Secretaries of State and Presidents are complaining. Lastly, The ACTORS THEMSELVES said they had doubts about stuff that was shot.
What a crappy way to dishonor the memory of these people. Quit playing politics, and having an agenda on this day. There are already a small portion of jackasses that think this stuff was fake and/or perpetrated by the government. It's the same five people who think we never went to the moon. Well probably their grandchildren, but you get the idea.

Friday, September 08, 2006

For my friends in cubicles

I am no longer in a cubicle, but I am sure I haven't seen the last of them. Enjoy:

Monday, September 04, 2006

The Crocodile Hunter


I have to admit I loved watching this guy do what I considered very stupid things. I think we all envisioned that some animal would someday take his life. At 44 Mr. Irwin was killed when a stingray barb, apparently, punctured his chest and hit his heart. That has to be one of the most rare deaths ever. Without a doubt he boosted the popularity of his country and the Discovery Channel with his insane antics. He is survived by his wife and 2 children.

Friday, September 01, 2006

The News


I heard two interesting stories this week. One was that a "monster" had been found dead in Maine. You can read about it here. I think it looks like a dog, and isn't scary at all. The news must really be hurting, nothing going on so we start calling some mutt a monster.

But wait there was a terrorist attack in San Francisco. Some 29 year old Muslim man tried to run down a bunch of people in a Jewish community. Hmmm, accounts of this story seem to vary but some folks claim he was yelling "I am a terrorist" and others say he just misses his wife. No one seems to want to call a duck a duck anymore.

Lastly in San Francisco there is yet another example of how to do things very very wrong. This article talks about one school district is going to let kids decide for themselves if they are boys or girls. Is your gender some mystery, the anatomy is a pretty big clue most of the time. Children need guidance and instruction to help them through the confusing times, and also to assist them in making better decisions later in life. If we let children run themselves they would all get fat on chocolate and sit on the couch watching TV all day. Oh, wait that's how a lot of people "parent" these days anyway. Then they sue the school for having a vending machine.

Stupid! Be accountable for your family and how they are raised, and what they eat and what they do.