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It's Friday, and I have the day off. I did want to wish my Grams a very Happy Birthday this weekend! She is a very devoted reader and a savvy computer user. I am the envy of my friends when I tell them that my Grandmother emails me and surfs the web.
Have a great weekend everyone! I plan on blogging next week even with the holiday. I am doing some fun things outside this weekend including practicing my new golf swing, playing some tennis, and enjoying the wonderful weather.
BigShow Out....
Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
TGIT... or TGIR
I always wondered where they got "R" for representing a Thursday class in college when I was scheduling. Why not represent Tuesday with a "U"? or an "H" for Thursday. Class meets TH.....
I'd like to talk about sports today (your favorite subject Dad!)
NBA Draft was last night. For the most part, it was uneventful since there are decent players in the draft, but no spectacular standouts (in my mind). It's the first draft with NO high school players which I think will be good for both the NBA and for college hoops. There was a lot of trading early on which is unusual, but in the end - the Timberwolves are still going to suck next year unless they get some bigger name help for KG. I still think they should make a case for Iverson who is unhappy in Philadelphia. Otherwise this could very well be KG's final season in Minnesota.
The Bulls did alright for themselves - adding to the already talented "Baby Bulls". And Jordan is back at the head office for the Charlotte Bobcats, who I think picked up the best player in the draft - Adam Morrison (from Gonzaga). He is the white guy with the ugliest mustache in college basketball last year. It looked like a porn star mustache but the look was catchy out West when he played.
And in ISU news - Will Blalock went very last (#60 overall - 30th in the 2nd round) and Curtis Stinson didn't get drafted at all. He'll be flipping burgers at Burger King on Lincolnway for a while.
Baseball fever is catching on now..... Boston rocked Pedro's return to Fenway. Boston's really looking good lately and they're on an 11 game win streak. They are also 13-1 in interleague play. Wow! The AL Central is really heating up though. Detroit, White Sox, and the Twinkies are all playing well and the three of them are some ridiculous 46-6 over the past month. Twins have won 14 of their last 16 and only made up a game and a half on the Tigers. With those three teams playing for the Wild Card most likely, one of the "Usual Suspects" might be going home early this year.... mainly either Boston or the hated Yankees! In the NL, the Braves continue to suck this year and I'm starting to wonder what they need to do to turn the season around... and fast! I'm pushing for Cincinnati this year (Griffey had another homer last night).
Agassi is on this morning at Wimbledon. I should have worked from home to watch the match. If he wins, the next round he'll see Nadal which is not a good thing. Nadal is the #2 player in the world and is unstoppable right now. No real upsets as of yet to talk about - more great tennis action this weekend though!
World Cup is down to 8 teams - action on Friday and Saturday!!!
Today's contributions for "Webpages of the Day" are courtesy Jim here in the lab. So instead of the usual format, I give you better laughs and things to talk about while at work today:
Webpage of the Day#1 - Title of article: "Awkward moments about in penis pump trial". The worst part is the person on trial is a JUDGE that was using it while in court. Funny part is the "sh-sh" sound that is made by the exhibit #1... or is that exhibit #69? "I don't even know what it is! That sort of thing ain't my bag ba-by!!"
Webpage of the Day#2 - Title of article: "Operation removes lightbulb from anus". How do you sleep so hard that you "wake up" to a glass lightbulb in your anus.... I would hope you would "wake up" in the process, not after the fact.
Webpage of the Day#3 - Of course the rage in Hollywood this week... Britney poses nude for Harper's Bazaar magazine cover. It's not totally nude, but more like the Demi Moore picture from years ago. She also has her black hair which is less trashy I would guess is possibly her motive. I hate to tell her but it's not the hair that makes you trashy, it's the girl inside... and the wacko you married.
I'd like to talk about sports today (your favorite subject Dad!)
NBA Draft was last night. For the most part, it was uneventful since there are decent players in the draft, but no spectacular standouts (in my mind). It's the first draft with NO high school players which I think will be good for both the NBA and for college hoops. There was a lot of trading early on which is unusual, but in the end - the Timberwolves are still going to suck next year unless they get some bigger name help for KG. I still think they should make a case for Iverson who is unhappy in Philadelphia. Otherwise this could very well be KG's final season in Minnesota.
The Bulls did alright for themselves - adding to the already talented "Baby Bulls". And Jordan is back at the head office for the Charlotte Bobcats, who I think picked up the best player in the draft - Adam Morrison (from Gonzaga). He is the white guy with the ugliest mustache in college basketball last year. It looked like a porn star mustache but the look was catchy out West when he played.
And in ISU news - Will Blalock went very last (#60 overall - 30th in the 2nd round) and Curtis Stinson didn't get drafted at all. He'll be flipping burgers at Burger King on Lincolnway for a while.
Baseball fever is catching on now..... Boston rocked Pedro's return to Fenway. Boston's really looking good lately and they're on an 11 game win streak. They are also 13-1 in interleague play. Wow! The AL Central is really heating up though. Detroit, White Sox, and the Twinkies are all playing well and the three of them are some ridiculous 46-6 over the past month. Twins have won 14 of their last 16 and only made up a game and a half on the Tigers. With those three teams playing for the Wild Card most likely, one of the "Usual Suspects" might be going home early this year.... mainly either Boston or the hated Yankees! In the NL, the Braves continue to suck this year and I'm starting to wonder what they need to do to turn the season around... and fast! I'm pushing for Cincinnati this year (Griffey had another homer last night).
Agassi is on this morning at Wimbledon. I should have worked from home to watch the match. If he wins, the next round he'll see Nadal which is not a good thing. Nadal is the #2 player in the world and is unstoppable right now. No real upsets as of yet to talk about - more great tennis action this weekend though!
World Cup is down to 8 teams - action on Friday and Saturday!!!
Today's contributions for "Webpages of the Day" are courtesy Jim here in the lab. So instead of the usual format, I give you better laughs and things to talk about while at work today:
Webpage of the Day#1 - Title of article: "Awkward moments about in penis pump trial". The worst part is the person on trial is a JUDGE that was using it while in court. Funny part is the "sh-sh" sound that is made by the exhibit #1... or is that exhibit #69? "I don't even know what it is! That sort of thing ain't my bag ba-by!!"
Webpage of the Day#2 - Title of article: "Operation removes lightbulb from anus". How do you sleep so hard that you "wake up" to a glass lightbulb in your anus.... I would hope you would "wake up" in the process, not after the fact.
Webpage of the Day#3 - Of course the rage in Hollywood this week... Britney poses nude for Harper's Bazaar magazine cover. It's not totally nude, but more like the Demi Moore picture from years ago. She also has her black hair which is less trashy I would guess is possibly her motive. I hate to tell her but it's not the hair that makes you trashy, it's the girl inside... and the wacko you married.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The Reason My Hearing Is Bad
So yesterday I was still in concert mode all day. I decided to come up with a list of all the concerts I've gone to (or at least that I can remember in my "old" age). These are all Ticketmaster-type concerts, not the pay $5 cover to get in to see some local band. If you figure that Ticketmaster is getting at least $10 from me per ticket.... and I didn't go by myself to any of these concerts.... that's a lot of money that they get from just myself. This list also doesn't include any classical or musicals that I've gone too. I might have a lot harder time coming up with that list.
My list of "to see yet" is shrinking. The main band to see yet is Beastie Boys. The other ones I want to see are going to be a little more expensive and difficult to get tickets. Eminem, Prince ($300+ for his concerts), Michael Jackson, Wynton Marsalias Septet, and NEIL DIAMOND. Yeah, I want to see Neil Diamond. My mom said she'd go with me. I'd add Elvis to the list but he's left us unfortunately. Someday in Heaven, I'd like to think that Elvis will give a free concert every now and then and I'll be waiting in line INSIDE the gates to get into his concert. I'd also like to think that God has connections to get me a back stage pass to meet Elvis.
Golf League tonight - I'm determined to not suck as bad as the last two weeks. I'll let you know. Lesson #2 went well last night and I have a lot of new things to work on, just not sure if I can get them all ticking together by tonight.
Have a great Wednesday!!!
Song of the Day - I can always listen to Elvis, or Pearl Jam after the concert this week. But today the Song of the Day belongs to Neil Diamond:) You all love him!
Video of the Day - Another Hitchcock movie down, this time it was The Trouble With Harry which I found rather amusing. It again only has the one plot (no sub-plots) about a group of folks that find a dead body and each of them thinks they may have accidentally killed him. So they bury him... then dig him up.... then bury him... then dig him up again.... then bury him... so on and so forth. I liked this one. Not really suspenseful, but still good.
Webpage of the Day - England moves on in the World Cup. Some English Newspaper is claiming that Germany is saying that the extra English fans around Deutschland are drinking them dry. Not sure how you drink Germany dry, but I'm sure there are a lot of folks trying to do this....
I wasn't allowed to go to MC Hammer (Vanilla Ice opened) back in the day because my folks were ultra-strict and wouldn't allow me to have any fun. I've been permanently scarred from not being able to go to MC Hammer when I was in 7th grade. Blame this event in my life as to why I'm "like this".
- U2 - 6 times
- Pop-Mart in Metrodome (Smashmouth opening)
- 3 Elevation (Target Center, Bradley Center, and United Center - PJ Harvey opening each time - only saw her twice... Drew and I were a little late to the Chicago one due to traffic)
- 2 Vertigo (Target Center with Fall Out Boy and United Center with Kings of Leon)
- Harry Connick, Jr. - 3 times (all in Ames)
- Pearl Jam and Tom Petty (Excel Energy Center in St. Paul)
- Summer Insane-asylum Tour (Somewhere in St. Louis)
- Metallica, Korn, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, System of a Down
- Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd (Excel)
- Family Values Concert (Excel)
- Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Staind, Static-X
- Wheezer (the place next to Excel with 1000 high school kids... we were the oldest ones there)
- Ozzfest meets Warped Tour of 1998 (Somerset, WI)
- A lot of loud bands. Ozzy and Tool were the headliners
- Mancow's Lazer Luau of 1998 (Ankeny, IA)
- Anthrax, Drain STH, Local H, Candlebox, Gravity Kills
- Dave Matthews Band - 2 times (Target Center and Alpine Valley)
- Sevendust and Creed (Ames)
- Creed (Excel - can't remember who opened)
- Godsmack (Supertoad in Des Moines... that was a fun one)
- Smashing Pumpkins (Ames)
- Brooks and Funn with Reba (Honky Fest in Ames..... worst concert ever!)
- DC Talk (Ames)
- Velvet Revolver (Excel with Hoobastank opening)
- Green Day (Des Moines - Jimmy Eat World opening.... didn't see them)
- Bare Naked Ladies (Excel - Proclaimers opening.... didn't know who they were till we heard the walk 5000 miles an hour song)
- REM (Excel - can't remember who opened)
- Live and Counting Crows (Excel)
- Garbage (First Ave)
- Audio Adrenaline, Newsboys, Third Day (with my bro in Ames)
- Jars of Clay - 2 times (Ames and once at some place in the middle of Iowa)
- Nylons (Cedar Rapids - acapella group)
- Take 6 (Iowa City - acapella gospel group)
- Christian McBride and Joe Lovano (Ames - jazz concert that went till midnight)
- Carmen (Cedar Rapids - gospel).... ok, this one was a free concert but it was my first concert that I went to along with my big brother!
My list of "to see yet" is shrinking. The main band to see yet is Beastie Boys. The other ones I want to see are going to be a little more expensive and difficult to get tickets. Eminem, Prince ($300+ for his concerts), Michael Jackson, Wynton Marsalias Septet, and NEIL DIAMOND. Yeah, I want to see Neil Diamond. My mom said she'd go with me. I'd add Elvis to the list but he's left us unfortunately. Someday in Heaven, I'd like to think that Elvis will give a free concert every now and then and I'll be waiting in line INSIDE the gates to get into his concert. I'd also like to think that God has connections to get me a back stage pass to meet Elvis.
Golf League tonight - I'm determined to not suck as bad as the last two weeks. I'll let you know. Lesson #2 went well last night and I have a lot of new things to work on, just not sure if I can get them all ticking together by tonight.
Have a great Wednesday!!!
Song of the Day - I can always listen to Elvis, or Pearl Jam after the concert this week. But today the Song of the Day belongs to Neil Diamond:) You all love him!
Video of the Day - Another Hitchcock movie down, this time it was The Trouble With Harry which I found rather amusing. It again only has the one plot (no sub-plots) about a group of folks that find a dead body and each of them thinks they may have accidentally killed him. So they bury him... then dig him up.... then bury him... then dig him up again.... then bury him... so on and so forth. I liked this one. Not really suspenseful, but still good.
Webpage of the Day - England moves on in the World Cup. Some English Newspaper is claiming that Germany is saying that the extra English fans around Deutschland are drinking them dry. Not sure how you drink Germany dry, but I'm sure there are a lot of folks trying to do this....
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