Catching Up on Random Things

Isn't it strange that we had more snow in one week in November than we have had in December, January, and February combined? Or so it seems. Only one use of the snow blower this year and that was in November. Car still looks nasty from all of the salt but I'm working on that today. Now it's just cold. And depending on which Groundhog you follow (Punksatawney Phil or Unadilla Bill) you decide how much longer this will last.

The Brews Brothers are back in business after a couple of huge weeks! They have taken 12 of the possible 14 points the last two weeks. If Fish wouldn't have left an open in the 10th last week, we probably would have taken all 14. I'm rolling this week along with Mr. Fink so the handicap should be in the 300s somewhere I think. The other team is going to love that!

This past weekend was a lot of fun. We met the nephews at the Great Howling Wolf Lodge at the Dells which has a huge indoor water park. The boys LOVED Hazel (no surprise there) to the point that they would have rather gone down most of the slides with Hazel, not with their Uncle Adam. Elliott is getting so smart and is reading pretty well. He'll be 5 next weekend. And little Al is still going to be the heart throb. He and I were hanging out in the hot tub while he would get out and jump in the hot tub (with his PFD - Personal Flotation Device - of course). Well one time he got out and turned around and dropped his shorts enough to moon me!! It was pretty funny! He just giggled and jumped back into the hot tub.

The concerts went well. We played alright on Friday night with a few scares just from our shortened rehearsal schedule for this concert. Our Guest Conductor had been sick, thus the reason he shortened some of the rehearsals. But Saturday night was something else! We played the first half which ended with a song from Brazil. It has a samba feel to it with lots of brass fanfare and the Maestro was dancing as he's conducting. The crowd in La Crosse loved it so much that we did a real Encore! Where we come back out and play the same piece again! (it's about 5 minutes long) That's what an Encore is supposed to be, not what it's turned into with the rock concerts where they play the best stuff only in the Encore. But anyways... it was a performance I think all of us will remember for a long time to come!

This week is full of relaxation and catching up on movies and reading. Catching up in sports - Red Wings are on a roll lately but have a big test with two games against Nashville this week. Timberwolves had a great road win last night over Phoenix but still need some help if they want to see the post season. I'm still following the Pistons in their quest for 70 wins. I don't think they'll make 72 like da Bulls did though! And of course my beloved Cyclones..... they layed the smack down on Colorado on Sunday proving there is still some Hilton Magic left. It's a big week of road games that could help push them to the top 4 of the big 12 which they need since the conference is so weak this year.

Song of the Day - Not sure why, but I have Come on Eileen going through my head. (The Dexy's Midnight Runners version, not the Save Ferris version). I haven't been to a wedding lately so not sure why this song is in my head today. Probably from the evil TV!

Video of the Day - I've been renting Pee Wee's Playhouse from Netflix the past week and watching them. Brings back so many memories..... I used to watch that every Saturday morning (there were usually two episodes on every Saturday). My mom hated me watching that show.... but it's educational as well as funny I think. I forgot that Lawrence Fishburne is on there (Cowboy Curtis... not Morpheus), as is Phil Hartman (Captain Carl).

Webpage of the Day - The single most pathetic use of internet space I've run across in a while..... I'm still wiping away the tears here!