Are They Trying to Tell Me Something?

Should I be getting a complex?

As I mentioned in a previous post I have been getting these in my email junk box. Here is the one from today!



I just want to "rock her all night"!

It's Raining

Ahhhh.....the Northwest suddenly remembered that it is, in fact, the Northwest. It is absolutely pouring down today. There is a reason that everyone thinks it rains all the time up here, and today it showed why!
Seriously. We have rolling thunder, dark skies and torrential rain.
No more sun for a while I think.
After all the sun, it is nice though, I will say that!

Meltdown!

Whoa. I got blindsided last night. Seriously.
As you know, Steph, Jo, the girls, and the little man are all down in Sac-town for a few days.
I am up here all alone and just chilling. It's sad really because I actually enjoy just spending time on my own and watching TV and stuff. I used to do that a lot when I was 'single' and I just like to get a good movie in and watch it. What can I say, I am a home-body.
Anyway, so Autumn comes home and asks me if I want to go to the bar for a drink. I think to myself, "well, heck, why not?" I have been on the couch most of the day, so I thought I would just go and have a couple of beers.
So off to O'Briens we go for a couple of bevvies. Very nice, low key and just chilled.
Steph called and was not happy about it. Not because I was out or anything, but just because I was doing things and no-one takes her out at all. She said that she feels like she is losing her identity and is basically tied to Jack and it is frustrating. Again, I have to stress that she wasn't mad at ME, but just at the whole situation.
So, we got into a big fight on the phone (mostly my fault) and she said that she is feeling very down at the moment.
I believe this is a small example of what they call post-partum depsression. Not that she is a nut-case by any means, but just that she is going through what most moms go through at around this time. I tried to tell her that it was normal, but she just feels weird. She feels like a loser. At home all day, no money, no visitors, can't go anywhere significant because of the baby, and the moment I am alone I go out on the town. Not good. I guess I could have used better judgement.
She apologized this morning and said she felt awful about it, but I am the one who feels terrible that she feels like that.
I know she didn't intend for me to feel bad, but in a way, I was glad that i did feel bad. I think it will help me to understand witha little more clarity, what she is going through. I have a job and am the bread-winner int he family now, which has many advantages, but two significant DISadvantages, too. First, I get to go out of the house every day and interact with other adults. She doesn't. Second, she is, for the first time, not contributing financially to the family. I have told her all the time that she contributes so much in other ways, but I guess, looking at it from her point of view, it must be weird feeling like you are not helping, especially when there are a few finanical worries. Like I said, I am glad ina way that I had the conversation, as it gives me a little more insight into where she is coming from and how I can help.
I want her to know how much she means to me and that there isn't a day in my life that goes by that I am not more in love with her than I was the day before.
So, anyway, I was just really caught off guard. I know a couple of other people that have experienced this sort of thing and I knw it is "normal", it is just hard to deal with, and even harder trying to convince the person that there is nothing wrong and that it is really just her imagination.
Tough day though. Really tough

My Eleventh Anniversary

Today would have been my eleventh wedding anniversary. Awwww...everybody say it together.
You know there are times when you look back on your life and think why things didn't work out? Well, today was one of those days to quietly reflect. I have Naomi, that is a good thing right?
I thought I might be able to share some of those reflections by sharing some beautiful pictures that remind me of my ex, and how things were with her.

This one was nice. It reminds me of the love she has for me now, too.


This one was also special. She has slimmed down a little since this was taken.


When you are in isolation, in Astoria, this becomes a mantra of sorts...


and finally, this one reminded me of her mom.


Sorry Sam. :)

The 5 Day Bachelor

So, Steph and Jo and the kids are off to Sacramento for a few days starting tomorrow morning.

I can't go with them as they are staying through Wednesday.
So, it would appear that I am a bachelor for a few days.
So what exactly does a bachelor do?

Give me your thoughts...

Oh that's right....

Trying to bring British to the world...one country at a time.

Oregon Maintains It's Weight !!

The percentage of Americans with bulging waistlines is growing in just about every state, with residents of Alabama joining the obesity ranks the fastest. Only Oregon failed to fatten, according to a report released Tuesday.

The advocacy group, Trust for America's Health, said data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the percentage of obese adults for 2002-04 stood at 22.7 percent nationally. The percentage for the previous cycle, 2001-03, was 22 percent.

Alabama had the unhealthiest increase. There, the rate increased 1.5 percentage points to 27.7 percent. Oregon's rate held steady at 21 percent.

The report said the states with the highest percentage of obese adults are Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee.

The states with the lowest percentage of obese adults are Colorado, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Montana. Hawaii was not included in the report.

While certain regions of the country fared worse than others, particularly the Southeast, the organization said that no state meets the federal government's goal of a 15 percent obesity rate for adults by 2010.

"Bulging waistlines are growing and it's going to cost taxpayers more dollars regardless of where you live," said Shelley Hearne, executive director of the Trust for America's Health.

Hearne said the United States is stuck in a "debate limbo" about how the government should confront obesity. She used the report to call for more government action on several fronts, such as ensuring that land use plans promote physical activity; that school lunch programs serve healthier meals; and that Medicaid recipients get access to subsidized fitness programs, such as aerobics classes at the local YMCA.

"We have a crisis of poor nutrition and physical inactivity in the U.S., and it's time we dealt with it," she said.

Radley Balko, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute, said he is wary of the call for more government action on obesity. The institute is a think tank that prefers free-market approaches to problems.

"I think obesity is a very personal issue. What you eat and how often you exercise, if that comes within the government's purview, it's difficult to think of what's left that isn't," Balko said.

Health policy analysts maintain that obesity increases the burden on taxpayers because it requires the Medicare and Medicaid programs to cover the treatment of diseases caused by obesity. The report issued Tuesday said taxpayers spent $39 billion in 2003 for the treatment of conditions attributable to obesity.

The Trust for America's Health recommended mandatory screening for obesity among Medicaid recipients, as well as nutritional counseling.

"Better prevention and disease management programs will result in cost savings to the system as a whole," the report stated.

Balko said it's not clear the government really knows how to persuade people to make better decisions. He said open-ended entitlement programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, don't provide much of a financial incentive for people to watch their weight. The government just picks up the cost of treating diseases for those patients, regardless of the amounts, he said.

He prefers that the government give Medicaid and Medicare recipients an incentive to open medical savings accounts, which would allow them to save money when they did not access the health care system.

"If they knew they only had so much to spend, or what they did not spend could be saved, then maybe you could instill a certain sense of responsibility and ownership," Balko said.

Adults with a body mass index of 30 or more are considered obese. The equation used to figure body mass index is body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. The measurement is not a good indicator of obesity for muscular people who exercise a lot.

To read story in CNN, click here.

The Ultimate Relationship

I thought this was cute...
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A man and a woman, who had never met before, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train.

Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, the two were tired and fell asleep quickly; he in the upper bunk, and she in the lower.

At 1:00 a.m., he leaned over and gently woke the woman, saying, "Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold."

"I have a better idea," she replied. "Just for tonight, let's pretend that we're married".

"Wow! That's a great idea!" he exclaimed, obviously flattered and slightly aroused.

"Good," she replied. "Get your own damn blanket!"

After a moment of silence, he farted.

My "New" Site

Okay, so it isn't as impressive as Nealobus' blog redesign, but I am quite pleased with my new look blog.

I updated some of the logos to the right of the page which are links to my friends and family's blogs, and then I also added (as you can see) some music to it. My Wife thinks I am a geek for spending about 2-1/2 hours figuring out the code for inserting this music, but secretly I think she is very impressed, and won't admit it to me.

Either way, I hope you like the added elements and the new music to go along with it. Your comments are appreciated.

The First Night Alone with Jack

BIG DAY TODAY !!

Today is the first day have been left alone with Jack! Yes, that's right...Steph is off to Kimber's bachelorette party ("hen night" for you folks in England), and so I have the babysitting job! It is good actually and I am enjoying it on many levels.

Firstly, it is the first time Steph has been out of the house, and AWAY from Jack since he has been born. That is good, because I don't want her to feel like a "mom" all the time. It is important for her to be just Steph and enjoy herself.

Second, it gives me some one-on-one time with the young lad. I can obviously look after him well, and Steph knows that, but we haven't actually tried it. The only "issue" was that he was going to primarily get formula tonight instead of boobs. Steph pumped a bottle and a half, but Jack, being the fat bugger that he is, eats about 2 bottles at one feeding! So, the formula was tried before she left and he seemed to like it.

The last thing is just the psyhological aspects of it. We are a team, and Steph should not have to be the one with the baby all the time. Raising a family is a team effort and that is how it should be all the time. Starting this week, her and Darla are going to start a workout routine next week and that means I have to be available to look after him. We both love each other obviously, but sometimes need to do our own thing. I have soccer as an outlet, but she doesn't have much going on recently. These workouts will be good for her to get out, and also to look good again, although she is already in her pre-pregnancy jeans!

So anyway, I am looking after the young lad, and he is fine. I just laid him face-down, on some soft pillows, with plastic bags all around, and the neighbors' cat snuggling up to him. That's cool, right?

I Tell The Greatest Stories

So, once upon a time, there was a big bad wolf. This big bad wolf had lots of big teeth to eat you with, or something like that...

hey Naomi....come on....jeeez.....

I get no respect!

Gimme The Damn Boob!

This was a cute one...



...and so was this one. She is soooooo over her little brother when Spongebob is on.

Chillin' In The Rocker...

Here is most of the family just chillin' in the rocking chair...

Oh that's right....that's MY kid...

...and he is friggin' cute.



Yeah okay, sure, my wife is damn hot, too, but really...I think he gets his looks from me.

Anyone?

In Sarasota

I am in Sarasota, Florida right now.

Very exciting. For work. Can't wait to have frsh orange juice on my balcony in the morning.

Later...

Stay Hard for 36 hours!

So, I get into work this morning, and answer the emails waiting in my work email inbox, grab a cup of coffee and then check my hotmail account quickly.
Nothing new really. Couple of soccer related emails reminding me I have practise tonight, something from Mens Style, and then a couple of older ones that I have saved. My wife and I joke that my email box (like my phone) is pretty dull. The only emails and messages I get are from her!
Then I click over to my 'Junk E-mail' which contains 36 entries...which is about standard for a day's worth of junk. 90% of it is from Fathers-For-Justice and then there a couple of others in there, too.
I usually delete them all with a simple click, but one, however, catches my eye. Instead of deleting it, I have decided to post it here, minus the links that inevitably lead to porn sites. Not that I would know, of course, as I have never visited a porn site in my whole life. Right...? Anyone...?

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Subject line: "Stay Hard For 36 Hours!"
Are you a guy that is unhappy with your manhood? Are you in a relationship that is missing something? Does your woman look unsatisfied when you are done?
If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then click >here< (link removed).
In just THREE weeks you could add inches to your manhood and double it's girth or we'll refund your money, 100%.
Please your woman with a unit that stays hard for up to 36 hours! Click >here< to get your free sample now.
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Now, don't get me wrong, I am sure there are guys out there who would probably be suckered into this and give it a try, but the alarming thing for me is that why the hell would ANY guy want to be hard for 36 hours? I mean seriously, why?
Maybe when I was 14 that sounded like a cool idea (and lord knows, I tried!), but can you just imagine how inconvenient that would be now.
To add to that, what woman would want a guy who is hard for 36 hours. I am all for 'lasting the distance" etc etc (hey, I even cuddle, right honey?!), but 36 hours would seem a little on the extreme side, don't you think? I got a laugh out of it, though.

Anyway, the solution is clear, and much easier when it comes to size. My friend Neal has the answer.

Now, where did I put that credit card....

Celebrating My 100th Post

Yes, that's right, my blog has finally reached the century mark when it comes to entries.
I think, as I reflect back, that this will be a good theraputic thing to write in over the next few years.
I anticipate a lot of changes in the near future, and so I want to be able to write abuot them for myself and my family to see.

Iran Executes Two Men for Being Gay

So, those of you who read my blog (yes, both of you!!) will know that the majority of the stuff I write is complete tripe, and basically designed to catalog stuff for my family and friends who live a long way away, and to keep a record of me and my family over the years so that I will have something to look back on and reflect on.

Occasionally though, I will find something that has a little more substance and is a little more politically charged than just my daily life. Today is one of those days.

The following is a story (with pics) that I read about in the Portland Independent Media Center today, and it outraged me. I cannot believe I live in a world where this shit still happens. It is seriously like the Dark Ages in Iran. Don't get me wrong, I am all for the freedom of religion and such, but such 'crimes' like these are ridiculous. I can only imagine the horror that these boys went through at the end.

It covers not only the scope of crime and punishment, but the validity that homosexuality is a crime and a sin. Many people honestly believe that it is a sin, based purely on religion grounds. I know many gay people and, wait for the shocker here, they are normal people! Wow. Imagine that. Yes, it's true, these people are fully-functioning normal people like myself and you.

I know in the Bible, Leviticus chapter 18, verse 22 says that 'homosexuality is absolutely forbidden'. Okay, point taken. It also has a lot of other things in there that are not accepted as law nowadays by modern society. The argument has always been that is SHOULD be the same, and I don't dispute that you cannot pick and choose your parts of religion...it should be an all of none. So, what about the eye-for-an-eye thing? What about women honoring and obeying their men? You can't pick and choose. All or nothing. So why is the homosexuality clause pulled out by every religious nut?

Over here in the United States it is particularly bad because of the religious groups. Oregon isn't too crazy, but the whole legalizing gay marriage was a HUGE issue in the last election. Sad. They are regular people...let them have regular lives. If they want to get married, who am I (or anyone else) to stop them. People over here are so opinionated and there is a drive to make people conform to what you believe. What I believe is for me. No-one else. For those religious nuts that think God will be keeping score in such a way, I think are off the mark.

Islam is just another religion. I know, at this particular time with all the Muslim factions bombing people and creating mayhem in the world there is a lot of dissent towards them in particular. I think that is unjustified. They are just whacked out people who carry out their mission under the guise of religion. Islam, I read, is a very peaceful religion. History, on the other hand, shows that Christianity was responsible for the massacre for (hundreds of?) thousands of people in the middle ages.

This story however is just wrong. The laws of Islam should be tolerant of gays. So should everyone else. Why can't everyone just accept people for what they are? What is wrong with that theory? Isn't it about loving your neighbor, after all?

Anyway, I don't want to take away from this story with my own rhetoric, so please take the time to read the story below. I would love to know what you think. Please leave a comment.

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Iran Executes Two Young Men.

Two gay Iranian teenagers -- one 18, the other believed to be 16 or 17, were executed this week for the "crime" of homosexuality, the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported on July 19. (The ISNA report is in Farsi, and was translated into English by the British gay rights group OutRage!, which released its report today--ISNA also provided the terrifying photos of the teens' last moments you see on this page. You can see an enlarged version of each photo by left-clicking on them) The two youths -- identified only by their initials as M.A. and A.M., were hanged on July 19 in Edalat (Justice) Square in the city of Mashhad in north-eastern Iran, on the orders of Court No. 19. The hanging of the teens was also reported by the National Council of Resistance of Iran.



The website, Iran Focus, not only confirms the story but provides more details, reporting that "Members of Iran's parliament from the north-eastern city of Mashad, where a minor and an 18-year-old man were publicly hanged yesterday, vented their anger on Wednesday on foreign and domestic news outlets for reporting the ages of hanged prisoners...

Ultra-conservative deputy Ali Asgari said that the two deserved to be hanged in public, adding, 'Whatever sentence is decreed by an Islamic penal system must be approved, unless proven otherwise.' Asgari complained of foreign and domestic reporting that the two were mere boys. 'Instead of paying tribute to the action of the judiciary, the media are mentioning the age of the hanged criminals and creating a commotion that harms the interests of the state,' the member of the Majlis Legal Affairs Committee said. 'Even if certain websites made a reference to their age, journalists should not pursue this. These individuals were corrupt. Their sentence was carried out with the approval of the judiciary and it served them right.' "



Consensual gay sex in any form is punishable by death in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the website Age of Consent, which monitors such laws around the world, in Iran "Homosexuality is illegal, those charged with love-making are given a choice of four deathstyles: being hanged, stoned, halved by a sword, or dropped from the highest perch.

According to Article 152, if two men not related by blood are discovered naked under one cover without good reason, both will be punished at a judge's discretion. Gay teens (Article 144) are also punished at a judge's discretion. Rubbing one's penis between the thighs without penetration (tafheed) shall be punished by 100 lashes for each offender. This act, known to the English-speaking world as 'frottage,' is punishable by death if the 'offender' is a non-Muslim. If frottage is thrice repeated and penalty-lashes have failed to stop such repetitions, upon the fourth 'offense' both men will be put to death.

According to Article 156, a person who repents and confesses his gay behavior prior to his identification by four witnesses, may be pardoned. Even kissing 'with lust' (Article 155) is forbidden. This bizarre law works to eliminate old Persian male-bonding customs, including common kissing and holding hands in public." And Outrage, in its release about the gay teens' execution, noted that, "according to Iranian human rights campaigners, over 4000 lesbians and gay men have been executed since the Ayatollahs seized power in 1979. Last August, a 16-year-old girl , [Atefeh Rajabi] was hanged [in the Caspian port of Neka] for 'acts incompatible with chastity,' [i.e., sex before marriage]."



In the case of the two teens hanged in Mashhad, "They admitted having gay sex (probably under torture) but claimed in their defense that most young boys had sex with each other and tdhat they were not aware that homosexuality was punishable by death," according to the ISNA report as translated by OutRage. "Prior to their execution, the gay teenagers were held in prison for 14 months and severely beaten with 228 lashes. The length of their detention suggests that they committed the so-called offenses more than a year earlier, when they were possibly around the age of 16."

"Ruhollah Rezazadeh, the lawyer of the younger of the two boys, had appealed that he was too young to be executed and that the court should take into account his tender age (believed to be 16 or 17). But the Supreme Court in Tehran Ordered him to be hanged." The Iranian authorities are putting out a cover story that the two boys had participated in the rape of a 12-year-old, but OutRage affirms from its sources that this accusation is a smokescreen for inhuman conduct and is without foundation. However, the Murdoch press (e.g., the Times of London) is putting about the Iranian government's story as a virtual statement of fact. But there is no mention of this Iranian government accusation in the original ISNA report, otherwise quite detailed.-- which rather suggests it's a recent invention.

Left-click on the first photo above and look at the enlarged version, which shows the younger of the two adolescents weeping as he faces the end of his young life. Then, if you would like to protest the barbaric hanging of these two lads to whom nature gave same-sex hearts, be aware that, while the U.S. has no diplomatic relations with Iran, there is an Iranian embassy in Canada. You may write, telephone, or fax the Iranian ambassador in Canada:

Ambassador Seyed Mouhammad Ali Moosavi, Embassy of Iran, 245 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario .K2P 2K2 Canada Telephone (OO1-613- 235-4726, 233-4726; Fax, 233-5712

The full story, in it's entirity, can be read by clicking
here.

A Broken Man's Plea

I read this online today, from a great blog from someone who is a quadriplegic. This is a truly amazing blog. I found myself reading it for hours while at work. Okay, I should have been doing something else (like checking soccer scores!!), but this was really quite an inspiring blog.

I would encourage you all to read it. I feel humbled, and couldn't imagine how I would handle something like this. Holding my kids and by wife is something that I need to do every day. I htink that changes people when you havea family. I need to hold them every day.

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A broken man's plea

Make sure you appreciate your lives. Thank God every day for the blessings he's given you. Tell friends and family every day exactly what they mean to you. Enjoy the smallest things in life. Give someone a hug. High five somebody. Go to the beach. Walk under the stars. Walk in the rain. Make a snow angel. Play a board game. Make someone a CD. Take a road trip. Go to a ballgame. Have a drink, but don't waste time being wasted, life is better experienced without an altered state of consciousness. Be a crying shoulder. Play with the little ones in the family. Tell a joke. Give someone a piggy-back ride. Play outside. Be early. Run late. Sleep in. Get dressed up. Take long showers. Watch movies. Go out to dinner. Order out. Watch a sunrise. Marvel at a sunset. Go to the ocean. Learn something new. Spend some money on yourself. Spoil a kid. Make time for you. Go to church. Write down your thoughts. Meet new people. Laugh at yourself. Go camping. Travel the world. Don't hold grudges. Go bowling. See a show. Feel the grass under your feet. Take a swim. Play on a swing. Never stop learning. Wear pajamas all day. Complement someone. Smile. Say hi to someone you don't know. Read a book. Go for a drive. Build something. Tell a secret. Spoil dinner. Have a slurpee. Surprise someone. Surprise yourself.

Find " that someone." Find the one person that was meant for you. The person that gets you in every way imaginable. The person that, when you're with them, the whole world disappears. Be open to finding them in the place you would never expect. Once you find them, give them your heart. Cherish them for who they are, and don't try to change them. Stay up all night, just talking. Don't ever fight dirty, it only leaves things to be regretted. Be honest with them always. If they know your deepest, darkest secrets and still love you, that means they are the one. Never go to bed angry. Keep them on the front of your mind, and the tip of your tongue at all times. Talk on the phone for hours, like in junior high. Open up to them. Make love, anytime, anywhere. Make them the most important thing in your life, and they will reciprocate. Always, ALWAYS carry yourself in their absence as you would in their presence. Never give up on them. Stay at their side, through thick and thin. Never be complacent in your relationship. There's always something new to learn about the person, and a new way to show them you love them.

Guys-find that girl. Find the girl you think is more beautiful on both the outside and inside than anyone on the planet. And tell her you think that of her. Make her feel like the queen of the world. Give her flowers, not on Valentine's Day, not on her birthday, on some random Thursday when she won't expect it. Never miss a chance to tell her what she means to you. Pull her close at night. Remember what she wore the night you met. Study her eyes, they could be the softest brown, or the most electric green, but they are unique to her and are beautiful regardless. Tell her that you miss her. Hold her face when you kiss her. Brush her hair. Pick her up and swing her around when she hugs you. Find the most unthinkable way to show her that you love her. Pay attention to everything she says. Cook for her, mac'n'cheese or fillet mignon, she won't care. Surprise her with something she always wanted but never got. Don't get jealous. Trust her completely. Always pay. Don't back down from showing her affection anywhere. Complement her on the way she looks, every single day. Take her dancing. Be her rock. Give her the life she always dreamed of, no matter what the cost. No matter how tough she is, always treat her as the most fragile thing ever. Make it so all girls are jealous of her. Give her space when she needs it. Take note of everything she likes, and dislikes; favorite food, favorite song, favorite place, etc. Bring her breakfast in bed. Plan ahead, the more thought she sees that you put into something, the more she will appreciate it. Go shopping with her, and pretend you like it. Come to terms with the fact that she IS more important than your boys. Think before you speak. Wear out the phrase "I love you" like it is going out of style.

Ladies-find that guy. You have it slightly easier. Let him make you his world. Let him do all of the above. Realize, that to an extent, all guys are the same. We are all dumb, clumsy, insecure, jealous idiots. So don't settle for just any one of us. But, when you find the right one, he will treat you right. Even though we tend to fumble through our words, try to keep sight of our good intentions. Jealousy and insecurity come quickly and naturally to us, so find ways to make him know that he is your one and only. But understand that our hearts are probably even more fragile than yours are. Call him "your man." We love that. Greet him with a big hug and a kiss every time he walks through the door. Only dance with him, and no one else. Help him shop for clothes, we don't care how we look, and whatever looks good to you, looks good to us. Make him feel more important than anyone else. Come up behind him and give him a hug. Wake him up with a kiss. Let him do little things for you, like hang a shelf or work on your car, it sounds dorky, but he lives for it. Be patient with him, because he is kinda like a little kid. Laugh at his jokes. Pretend to be interested in his stupid stories. As tough as we are, we really depend on your support. Bury your face in his chest. Tell him what you need, we are terrible at figuring that out. Spend time with him. Tell him you love him EVERY day.

Treasure it all, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed...

Everyone Loves Me

Screw that Raymond Guy. Everyone loves me...and I can prove it.

Look at all my friends below. That's right, LOOK ! You only wish you had this many friends.

I have so many friends it is amazing. I am so damn popular. I think >Knish and Nealobus are in there, too.

Clap if you love me...go on...CLAP!

I Must Be Getting Old

I think I must be getting older. There is no doubt, but recently I have really been taking some hits to by body, and I am aching and creaking all the time. This morning, getting out of bed was terrible. I was really in bad shape, and I didn't do anything yesterday to warrant the soreness this morning.

I play soccer a few times a week, although that will increase now that the Fall is coming and the leagues start up again. I think part of the problem is that I don't stretch enough before, of after, practise or a game. I think I need to be better at that. It will help I am sure.

I think I also need a vacation. You know, somewhere where I can get away from everything except my wife. Yes, that means Jack, too, but not because he is a big issue (he is awesome) but because my batteries were already running low when he was born, and since then it has been pretty hard.

I think I would like to go to somewhere hot. Yes, maybe an island resort. Somewhere like the Bahamas would be very nice indeed. This would be cool, but Steph is a afraid of sharks, so she would not go into the water at all. That's okay. We could just sit on the sand drinking coronas. How cool would that be?

100 Degrees Today

It is supposed to be 100 degrees today here in Oregon.

Damn. That is really hot. Too hot. I might die.

My Wife Wants to Look Like Jessica Simpson!

So, my wife and I have committed to getting in shape.

I have soccer to rely on and she has her new workout buddy, Darla, to begin working out. She has done so well recently about losing the pregnancy weight, that I don't think that she is going to be in any trouble at all. She only has another 15lbs to go to reach her goal. It's funny how women worry about that sort of thing. I mean, it's a good thing, and I want to be totally supportive, but it is still funny. Guys just don't worry as much about that. It's just one of those things in society I guess.

On her mirror, in her bathroom, she has a picture of Jessica Simpson with her head pasted over it, where Simpson's head goes. It was the picture I am sure you saw of Jessica in the June issue of Vanity Fair. Looks pretty hot, but my wife is going to be hotter, still. I know she can do it.

Then she can wash my car like this...



I bet my car gets dirty a lot in the near future. :)