Call me old, call me a fuddy duddy, call my taste in music queer, but I just saw an ABBA documentary. They were awesome. Did you know that the only musical acts to EVER sell more records than them were Elvis and the Beatles. Now, do you call THAT queer taste?
To add to music news, Van Halen is announcing their tour next week, with the original VH bad boy, DLR. Not sure if I'm man enough to see that show. I spent most of my white trash kitchen pass to go see ZZTOP (which were NOT white trash), but, David Allen Coe on the other hand...
BUT, we can't just let all of our white trash go, so, tomorrow night, I'm going see XCW - eXtreme Championship Wrestling in the wrestling capital of the world - DENTON, TX. $10 to get in, bring your own beer. BRING MY OWN BEER. It must be GENIUS day at the wrestling arena. Josh got him and his big brother WWF Tag Team championship belts. I think we may wear them in just to show we're legit, not just some drunk poser punks. That's Friday night.
Saturday afternoon - we head to what is effectionately known as the Vodkaplex to see Rush. All you need to know is that it's an ampitheater, and we have lawn seats and beer will cost, well...it will cost us dearly I'm sure. But, I pay extra for quality, so I don't feel so bad.
I'll be thinking of each of you as I relive my fleeding youth, again.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Where's your dinner plate
Kylie, last night, as usual, took about an hour to "finish" her dinner. I was in the living room and I had her bring me her plate to see if she was "finished" enough to come away from the table. I said she was. She got some ice cream later in the evening and then it was bed time. As I was walking down the hall downstairs, the hall closet door was partially open. I went to close it but something was in the way. I opened the door to clear the obstruction. What could it have been? YES, it was her DINNER PLATE. Apparently she didn't understand earlier when I said she could be finished, so, now we have to deal with her lying. As a result, she got spanked (I HATE doing that, but there's a standing "spanking" penalty in my house for lying.) It's a zero tolerance policy. Today she gets no snacks between meals, maybe that will help her be hungrier for dinner.
Her bed is still dry in the morning, but Suzanne's not convinced it's "clean". She things she's actually peed in it at night, but it's dry come morning.
What's new with you?
Her bed is still dry in the morning, but Suzanne's not convinced it's "clean". She things she's actually peed in it at night, but it's dry come morning.
What's new with you?
Monday, July 30, 2007
Rosie turns down The Donald, Kylie doesn't pee in her bed
So, BIG news this week...
Rosie, the idiot's Rush Limbaugh, has turned down an offer from The Donald to be on The Apprentice. Damn, I was contemplating starting to watch that show, but without her on it, I STILL have no reason to watch it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291363,00.html
BIGGER NEWS -
Little miss Kylie has graduated from pullups at night to panties!!! You would think it was the day before that girl graduated from college when we made the transition. She sure is proud of herself. Let's hope we don't have to do too much laundry in the coming weeks.
James and Rachelle - How's Colorado? Have you become Liberals yet?
Things have been kind of slow, I've been at home and not travelling too much. In fact, I've travelled so little, I'm not sure I'll be able to keep my gold status with American next year. Hey, there's worse things in the world. I'm in Chicago in 2 weeks, Memphis the week after that, and then a few weeks after that, NY, NY, other than that, no travelling.
How's the neck? Thanks for asking! I'm doing fairly well. Very little stiffness, and it's not preventing me from sleeping at night (my own psychosis is keeping me from sleeping, but not my neck.) However, I think it will still be about another year before I am as good as I'm going to get. It's not keeping me from golfing or drinking beer, so I can't ask for much more than that right now.
OK, that's it, not too much else to report. Have a good week!
Rosie, the idiot's Rush Limbaugh, has turned down an offer from The Donald to be on The Apprentice. Damn, I was contemplating starting to watch that show, but without her on it, I STILL have no reason to watch it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291363,00.html
BIGGER NEWS -
Little miss Kylie has graduated from pullups at night to panties!!! You would think it was the day before that girl graduated from college when we made the transition. She sure is proud of herself. Let's hope we don't have to do too much laundry in the coming weeks.
James and Rachelle - How's Colorado? Have you become Liberals yet?
Things have been kind of slow, I've been at home and not travelling too much. In fact, I've travelled so little, I'm not sure I'll be able to keep my gold status with American next year. Hey, there's worse things in the world. I'm in Chicago in 2 weeks, Memphis the week after that, and then a few weeks after that, NY, NY, other than that, no travelling.
How's the neck? Thanks for asking! I'm doing fairly well. Very little stiffness, and it's not preventing me from sleeping at night (my own psychosis is keeping me from sleeping, but not my neck.) However, I think it will still be about another year before I am as good as I'm going to get. It's not keeping me from golfing or drinking beer, so I can't ask for much more than that right now.
OK, that's it, not too much else to report. Have a good week!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
Jeff Lewis on TV
No, not me, although some people might argue that we're more similar than different. If you have 15 minutes, watch the video, he's got to be a pleasure to work for.
Jeff Lewis - Flipping Out
Enjoy your week, I'm off to Shreveport, WOO HOO!!!
Jeff Lewis - Flipping Out
Enjoy your week, I'm off to Shreveport, WOO HOO!!!
Sunday, July 08, 2007
You got robbed by a WHAT???!!!!
I was working in Manchester just a few weeks ago. If I would have known that robbing a bank was so easy when I was there. JUST KIDDING...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288542,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288542,00.html
Friday, July 06, 2007
Don't mess with Texas
I found this today. Seriously, it may be old but the addage holds true, you don't mess with Texas.
Other goings on:
DFW is still flooding. The golf course I go hack on is running out of holes for people to play on. It backs up to a lake and the lake is rising and flooding out the course. It's so wet, that I actually saw a beaver on the course the other day. A BEAVER!!!
VISTA - OMG - it's a completely different world, and I'm not liking it. It's like...everythings, oh, I don't know, DIFFERENT.
TRAVEL - Got stuck in Chicago the other day. Literally, STUCK. Got to the airport at 3:30, waited for a flight til 10, almost everything was cancelled (weather all over the country), jumped in a rental car, got to my hotel 25 miles away (nothing closer was available), got on the phone with AA at midnight, wrapped the call up at 1 am, woke up at 3:30 for a 6AM flight. I heard it took some people over 2 days to get out of O'Hare.
Speaking of travel, anyone else getting tired of every road becoming a toll road?
Not much else happening. Working from home most of this week and heading to one of the nicest cities I've ever seen, Shreveport. In a couple of months I'll be heading to Manhattan on assignment, my wife is NOT happy about it. She just needs to realize the amount of sacrifice I make for my family. It's tough going from Shreveport to Manhattan, it's like going from New Orleans to Chicago (inside family joke).
Peace...
Other goings on:
DFW is still flooding. The golf course I go hack on is running out of holes for people to play on. It backs up to a lake and the lake is rising and flooding out the course. It's so wet, that I actually saw a beaver on the course the other day. A BEAVER!!!
VISTA - OMG - it's a completely different world, and I'm not liking it. It's like...everythings, oh, I don't know, DIFFERENT.
TRAVEL - Got stuck in Chicago the other day. Literally, STUCK. Got to the airport at 3:30, waited for a flight til 10, almost everything was cancelled (weather all over the country), jumped in a rental car, got to my hotel 25 miles away (nothing closer was available), got on the phone with AA at midnight, wrapped the call up at 1 am, woke up at 3:30 for a 6AM flight. I heard it took some people over 2 days to get out of O'Hare.
Speaking of travel, anyone else getting tired of every road becoming a toll road?
Not much else happening. Working from home most of this week and heading to one of the nicest cities I've ever seen, Shreveport. In a couple of months I'll be heading to Manhattan on assignment, my wife is NOT happy about it. She just needs to realize the amount of sacrifice I make for my family. It's tough going from Shreveport to Manhattan, it's like going from New Orleans to Chicago (inside family joke).
Peace...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Where does the time go?
So, somewhere around 26 1/2 years ago I moved away from the Chicagoland area, back to the motherland, south Louisiana. Today, I was fortunate enough to be in the Chicagoland area on business and I made my way to 245 Windsor Drive in Bolingbrook, IL. My, how time has chaned that house AND neighborhood.
BEFORE
AFTER
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Jeep Commander - Slower than a Peugot
So, continuing on my quest to bring my loyal readers information they can use, here is my 2nd installment in my series of rental car reviews. This time, the 4 door Jeep Commander, in white.
Initial thought, looks like a refrigerator box. Second thought, looks like a refrigerator box.
Third and Fourth thoughts, "this has ABSOLUTELY no power". I figure they must've taken any left over Peugot engines from France and put them in this vehicle. Now, to be fair, it's a rental car and I'm sure they didn't ask for the biggest engine they make, at least I hope they didn't, because it's lacking in power.
There are some really cool things about the Jeep Commander though. It has seating for 7. The far rear seats fold down really easily. On this particular model, there were rear air controls, a sun roof and these two other windows which were like sky lights in your living room. Weird, but provided for tons of natural light (if you ever watch House Hunters, you get the reference.) It came with Cirius Radio which was awesome.
There were some really uncool things as well. I've mentioned the power, it was lacking. Did I mention the lack of power though? There wasn't much umph in this thing at all. The windshield was too small as well. I equate it to driving around town with your sun visors down all the time, there was that little real estate to look out of. Even though it was lacking in power (did I mention that?), I did take it to the Rocky Mountains to see if it was "Trail Rated", it passed.
At a sticker of $37,000 though, I can't recommend it. If your negotiating skills are sharp, you can get a Tahoe or Expedition for that price. I give it a 3 out of 5.
Question - for all you green thumbs - what do I do to get rid of my dalisgrass, nutgrass, and crabgrass? I'm almost to the point of putting down salt, that should kill it...
My kids are TOTALLY bored this summer, ALREADY. Dillon has been asking me to go to "guy stuff" lately. We've been riding bikes, but he really wants to go play Putt Putt. We might go do that today and have a guys lunch of Subway.
Signed,
Oozing testosterone...
Initial thought, looks like a refrigerator box. Second thought, looks like a refrigerator box.
Third and Fourth thoughts, "this has ABSOLUTELY no power". I figure they must've taken any left over Peugot engines from France and put them in this vehicle. Now, to be fair, it's a rental car and I'm sure they didn't ask for the biggest engine they make, at least I hope they didn't, because it's lacking in power.
There are some really cool things about the Jeep Commander though. It has seating for 7. The far rear seats fold down really easily. On this particular model, there were rear air controls, a sun roof and these two other windows which were like sky lights in your living room. Weird, but provided for tons of natural light (if you ever watch House Hunters, you get the reference.) It came with Cirius Radio which was awesome.
There were some really uncool things as well. I've mentioned the power, it was lacking. Did I mention the lack of power though? There wasn't much umph in this thing at all. The windshield was too small as well. I equate it to driving around town with your sun visors down all the time, there was that little real estate to look out of. Even though it was lacking in power (did I mention that?), I did take it to the Rocky Mountains to see if it was "Trail Rated", it passed.
At a sticker of $37,000 though, I can't recommend it. If your negotiating skills are sharp, you can get a Tahoe or Expedition for that price. I give it a 3 out of 5.
Question - for all you green thumbs - what do I do to get rid of my dalisgrass, nutgrass, and crabgrass? I'm almost to the point of putting down salt, that should kill it...
My kids are TOTALLY bored this summer, ALREADY. Dillon has been asking me to go to "guy stuff" lately. We've been riding bikes, but he really wants to go play Putt Putt. We might go do that today and have a guys lunch of Subway.
Signed,
Oozing testosterone...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Chevy Suburban - Environmentally Conscious
I told you I'd start reviewing the cars I rent. Here's the first in that installment, the 2007 Chevy Suburban.
First off, it's bigger than the dorm room I used to live in, and maybe even bigger than the first apartment I had. Many of my early automobiles would fit INSIDE this thing. If I still had my motorcycle and I had a Surburban, there would be no need to trailer the bike anywhere, I could just drive the bike into this urban assault vehicle (Stripes reference).
So, I get to Avis to pick up my, err, "car", and I was shocked to see the size of this thing. My first thought was, how am I going to pay for the gas in this thing? Certainly it just barely gets better mileage than a Sherman tank. I was correct. 161 miles cost me nearly $40 to fill back up. With the price of gas, that translated to around 14 miles / gallon, of which almost all was highway. Here's my list of pro's and con's with the vehicle.
Pro - Roomy enough for a family of 40
Con - Now you have to take your neighbors with you everywhere you go
Pro - You can feel free to bully people on the highway, they'll all get out of your way
Con - NOT
Pro - Room enough for the soccer team AND snacks
Con - Try to find a place to park. Not even in the garage...
Pro - Chevy did a nice job upgrading the dash. No more of that cheap looking plastic stuff
Con - I'm sure it costs $8k more for the better plastic
Pro - Heated seats!!!
Con - How do you turn them off???
It was a decent vehicle (even if it had a dvd player and no blue tooth!), and I'm sure it has it's utility, but it's not the vehicle for me. I've got an Expedition I desperately want to downsize, but I can't find good reason to get rid of a car that's paid for and take on a new car note.
I give the Suburban a 3 1/2 out of 5. Great power, size, and nice interior but poor, POOR, mileage and just plain difficulty driving around town. Check out this vehicle if you're a soccer mom, a construction worker who has to carry around a bunch of equipment, or a clown with a large clown family (get it, they always travel around in the little cars and like 40 of them come out)???
First off, it's bigger than the dorm room I used to live in, and maybe even bigger than the first apartment I had. Many of my early automobiles would fit INSIDE this thing. If I still had my motorcycle and I had a Surburban, there would be no need to trailer the bike anywhere, I could just drive the bike into this urban assault vehicle (Stripes reference).
So, I get to Avis to pick up my, err, "car", and I was shocked to see the size of this thing. My first thought was, how am I going to pay for the gas in this thing? Certainly it just barely gets better mileage than a Sherman tank. I was correct. 161 miles cost me nearly $40 to fill back up. With the price of gas, that translated to around 14 miles / gallon, of which almost all was highway. Here's my list of pro's and con's with the vehicle.
Pro - Roomy enough for a family of 40
Con - Now you have to take your neighbors with you everywhere you go
Pro - You can feel free to bully people on the highway, they'll all get out of your way
Con - NOT
Pro - Room enough for the soccer team AND snacks
Con - Try to find a place to park. Not even in the garage...
Pro - Chevy did a nice job upgrading the dash. No more of that cheap looking plastic stuff
Con - I'm sure it costs $8k more for the better plastic
Pro - Heated seats!!!
Con - How do you turn them off???
It was a decent vehicle (even if it had a dvd player and no blue tooth!), and I'm sure it has it's utility, but it's not the vehicle for me. I've got an Expedition I desperately want to downsize, but I can't find good reason to get rid of a car that's paid for and take on a new car note.
I give the Suburban a 3 1/2 out of 5. Great power, size, and nice interior but poor, POOR, mileage and just plain difficulty driving around town. Check out this vehicle if you're a soccer mom, a construction worker who has to carry around a bunch of equipment, or a clown with a large clown family (get it, they always travel around in the little cars and like 40 of them come out)???
Next review, Jeep Commander. Hint, it doesn't get close to a 3 1/2.
Oh, by the way, JAMES LANDRY, of Debcoe Road in Austin, Texas, if you throw another comment like that on my blog, your cell phone and address go up on my site. You've been warned. ;-)
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Where's all the new posts?
Yeah, I haven't put any out there.
Been busy as of late, travelling to the land of liberals and liberals. Just got back from a trip to Boulder, CO and then to Manchester, NH where the political debates were going on. Wow, I love how people get all defensive of that unelectable beauty queen Hillary. I hope she gets the nomination.
Even though I haven't been blogging, I've been dreaming up great ideas for this kickin blog of mine. Look soon for rental car reviews (salivating already, aren't you?). I drive so many different cars, some are awesome, some just completely suck. Upcoming reviews include (all 2007 models) Chevy Suburban, Jeep Commander, and Chrysler Town and Country.
I'm also going to figure out how to incorporate an online photo album to this blog.
Many have asked how the job has been going now that I'm back on the road. Answer - fine. I'm extremely busy, but it sure beats the alternative. Like I said, I just got back from Colorado and New Hampshire and have visits in the coming weeks to Chicago, Mississippi, and Shreveport (apparently, someone already thinks I've visited enough cool places). As cool travel stories present themselves, I'll post those here too. I've decided that if I'm going to travel the country, I'm going to see the country. I started by driving throught the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and that's about as far as I've gotten. Who knows, you may soon see pictures from Wrigley field, or...the Isle of Capri in Bossier City.
Other news...Kylie had her first dance recital this past weekend. The 4 year olds were EXTREMELY cute. I can't say the same for the Jr. High and High School kids, however. It was very disturbing to watch all of the suggestive movements they were making (yes, I'm talking sexually suggestive), and their costumes left little to the imagination. One group came out in Catholic School girl outfits with the white button down shirts tied in a knot (just like the Brittney Spears video). Another group came out with feathers on their rear, dancing to "Shake Your Tail Feather". Wouldn't if have been easier for me to have 2 boys? This "dance" studio won't get anymore of my money. However, if any of you would like your daughter to become a pole dancer, I recommend it wholeheartedly.
OK, so, what's been going on in your world. How about a comment back to the blog to let me know how you all are? If you can't figure out the password thing, just post anonymously and put your name at the end of your post.
Hasta Luigi
Been busy as of late, travelling to the land of liberals and liberals. Just got back from a trip to Boulder, CO and then to Manchester, NH where the political debates were going on. Wow, I love how people get all defensive of that unelectable beauty queen Hillary. I hope she gets the nomination.
Even though I haven't been blogging, I've been dreaming up great ideas for this kickin blog of mine. Look soon for rental car reviews (salivating already, aren't you?). I drive so many different cars, some are awesome, some just completely suck. Upcoming reviews include (all 2007 models) Chevy Suburban, Jeep Commander, and Chrysler Town and Country.
I'm also going to figure out how to incorporate an online photo album to this blog.
Many have asked how the job has been going now that I'm back on the road. Answer - fine. I'm extremely busy, but it sure beats the alternative. Like I said, I just got back from Colorado and New Hampshire and have visits in the coming weeks to Chicago, Mississippi, and Shreveport (apparently, someone already thinks I've visited enough cool places). As cool travel stories present themselves, I'll post those here too. I've decided that if I'm going to travel the country, I'm going to see the country. I started by driving throught the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and that's about as far as I've gotten. Who knows, you may soon see pictures from Wrigley field, or...the Isle of Capri in Bossier City.
Other news...Kylie had her first dance recital this past weekend. The 4 year olds were EXTREMELY cute. I can't say the same for the Jr. High and High School kids, however. It was very disturbing to watch all of the suggestive movements they were making (yes, I'm talking sexually suggestive), and their costumes left little to the imagination. One group came out in Catholic School girl outfits with the white button down shirts tied in a knot (just like the Brittney Spears video). Another group came out with feathers on their rear, dancing to "Shake Your Tail Feather". Wouldn't if have been easier for me to have 2 boys? This "dance" studio won't get anymore of my money. However, if any of you would like your daughter to become a pole dancer, I recommend it wholeheartedly.
OK, so, what's been going on in your world. How about a comment back to the blog to let me know how you all are? If you can't figure out the password thing, just post anonymously and put your name at the end of your post.
Hasta Luigi
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Inmates rights
These jerks in prison have more rights than you or me. Ridiculous.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277254,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277254,00.html
Monday, May 28, 2007
Tragedy
Broadway actor Nelson Reilly dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Charles Nelson Reilly, a lauded Broadway performer and campy game show guest in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Los Angeles, a representative for the actor said on Monday.
Reilly, one of the few openly gay performers of his generation, died of complications from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital overnight on Friday, Dawn Altyn, a spokeswoman for the actor's one-man show said.
Reilly's health had been declining for about a year, Altyn said. He was 76.
He last performed his autobiographical show, "Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly" in 2004, and a filmed version of the show is due to be released to theaters in October.
Reilly won a Tony Award in 1962 for his role in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and was nominated again in 1964 for "Hello, Dolly!" and in 1997 for directing "The Gin Game."
He also received multiple Emmy Award nominations over his five-decade television career, but it was his lengthy turn as a game show panelist on "The Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" that made him a pop culture fixture.
The bespectacled, pipe-smoking actor cruised the edge of 1970s TV propriety with his double-entendres about his openly gay persona. He later speculated that being a game show panelist had hurt his acting career.
He also was known for his roles in the 1970s in two children's programs, "Lidsville" and "Uncle Croc's Block" and the TV series "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
In the early 1990s, he directed several episodes of the TV series "Evening Shade," and in the past few years performed the voice of The Dirty Bubble for the hit cartoon series "SpongeBob SquarePants."
The Bronx-born Reilly is survived by his longtime partner, Patrick Hughes.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Charles Nelson Reilly, a lauded Broadway performer and campy game show guest in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Los Angeles, a representative for the actor said on Monday.
Reilly, one of the few openly gay performers of his generation, died of complications from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital overnight on Friday, Dawn Altyn, a spokeswoman for the actor's one-man show said.
Reilly's health had been declining for about a year, Altyn said. He was 76.
He last performed his autobiographical show, "Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly" in 2004, and a filmed version of the show is due to be released to theaters in October.
Reilly won a Tony Award in 1962 for his role in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and was nominated again in 1964 for "Hello, Dolly!" and in 1997 for directing "The Gin Game."
He also received multiple Emmy Award nominations over his five-decade television career, but it was his lengthy turn as a game show panelist on "The Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" that made him a pop culture fixture.
The bespectacled, pipe-smoking actor cruised the edge of 1970s TV propriety with his double-entendres about his openly gay persona. He later speculated that being a game show panelist had hurt his acting career.
He also was known for his roles in the 1970s in two children's programs, "Lidsville" and "Uncle Croc's Block" and the TV series "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
In the early 1990s, he directed several episodes of the TV series "Evening Shade," and in the past few years performed the voice of The Dirty Bubble for the hit cartoon series "SpongeBob SquarePants."
The Bronx-born Reilly is survived by his longtime partner, Patrick Hughes.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
The J. Peterman Coat
We got a J. Peterman catalog in the mail today (you may be familiar with the company from old Seinfeld episodes, J. Peterman was Elaine's boss. Even though the show was ficticious, the company is real.) I had to read a few of the descriptions of the clothes they offer. I found the J. Peterman Coat to be eloquaintly defined.
"Classic horseman's duster protects you, your rump, your saddle and your legs down to your ankles.
Because it's cut very long to do the job, it's unintentionally very flattering. With or without a horse.
Although I live in horse country, I wear this coat for other reasons. Because they don't make Duesenbergs anymore."
Seriously, who's on their writing staff?
J. Peterman Catalog Online
"Classic horseman's duster protects you, your rump, your saddle and your legs down to your ankles.
Because it's cut very long to do the job, it's unintentionally very flattering. With or without a horse.
Although I live in horse country, I wear this coat for other reasons. Because they don't make Duesenbergs anymore."
Seriously, who's on their writing staff?
J. Peterman Catalog Online
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