Archive for: November 2004

The family and I made it through the holiday weekend healthy and unscathed.

Last Wednesday I went to Mikes house to pick up my comics and Patty had a half-day of work.
Thursday we all slept in and had a wonderful pancake breakfast. We watched the first half of the Lions game (that’s all we needed to see) and went to Carol and Joe’s for dinner. At Grandma’s, we had a ton of food to eat, and the Trader Joe’s wine was excellent. We came home and the kids crashed immediately.
Friday and Saturday we ran a few errands and Patty did some shopping. We ended up at the new Ralph Lauren store at Sommerset. Patty thought it wasn’t that big of a deal. There are lots of high priced items and not a lot of room to move. The kids enjoyed the new water fountain that was built.

Sunday, I dropped Patty and Patrick off at birthday party in Franklin. Erin and I went to check on Mom’s house. Later I picked them up and we went to Coney for dinner. Later tonight, we’ll watch Desperate Housewives – currently, our favorite show.

Overall it was a nice relaxing long family weekend.

I’ve come down with a bout of the 24-Hour cold. I feel terrible and my head aches. I hope I make it through Thanksgiving.

I did get out and pick up my comics today. Among them are Golden Age Sandman Archives Volume 1 and The Spirit Archives Volume 15. I’m proud to say I own all 15. It’s good to see Sandman in print. I really enjoy Golden Age comics more that Silver Age. I think its because I like the history and the evolution of writing and character development. I’ve got a few half-done scripts that focus on Golden Age characters Starman and Green Lantern, specifically. Some day I’ll send them into DC.

All of sports went to hell this week for people in Michigan.

Friday Night
First and foremost, The Pistons/Pacers game on Friday was a complete and utter mess. As far as I’m concerned everyone is at fault: fans, Wallace, Artest, security, coaches, other players. There is just no excuse for the behavior. I was watching it live and the foul came down. Patty was on the computer in the basement and I “softly� yelled at her (not to wake the kids) to turn on the TV, a fight was breaking out. The next thing we knew Artest was in the stands and fists were flying. What more can be said. It’s a black eye on the NBA and Detroit.

Saturday Afternoon
Michigan v. Ohio State was a complete and utter lay down. Lloyd got out coached by Tressel again. Where was the defense? And please let’s not make excuses for a Freshman Quarterback and a Freshman Running Back. Both theses guys are very good and if U of M won we would all be crying as to why Hart is not in contention for the Heisman.
Michigan State v. Penn State was even worse. Joe Pa is now terrible as a head coach and he was parading around like he won the National Championship. PSU beat an underachieving MSU team. That’s all.

Sunday Afternoon
I blame the Lions defeat solely on Steve Mariucci. You simply don’t give Culpepper 3rd and 12 when the Vikings should of had 4th and 2. In all likelihood they would’ve kicked a field goal and the Lions would still be up 19-18. Now if Minnesota did go for it and get a first down or a touchdown. It’s all washed out. But Mariucci made Tices’ decision for him. Bad call coach. Don’t pin this one on Joey.

Today I upgraded Firefox from Version 0.92 to 1.0. Boy what a difference! All the bugs have been cleaned up. What a great browser.

I forgot to mention that last Wednesday was the Clubs’ Caddy Banquet. What a fun time we had. Barry Smith, the Associate Coach of the Red Wings was our honorary speaker.

I put my old Dungeons and Dragons stuff up on eBay this week. I think I priced it too high.

I put in for a job at Verizon. We’ll see if I get it. If I do, I’m not sure what Patty and I will do. She doesn’t want to quit for another year. But it’s an opportunity that I can’t pass up.

The Disney/Family Channel is rerunning the 90’s Animated Spider-Man show. It’s a great way to catch up on episodes I’ve never seen – and work out at the same time. It’s a pretty good show. I wonder when the complete DVD will come out?
Speaking of that, my blood work test results should come in tomorrow. I’m curious as to what my cholesterol is.

I finally saw the Opening to Monday Night Football with the Desperate Housewives “scandal�. I think it is a little over the top. But ABC, the NFL, the Eagles and the FCC are all hypocrites. They knew what they were doing and they knew what the impact it was going to have. T.O. is the “Bad Boy� of the NFL. No way would this opening get off the ground with Tom Brady or Payton Manning. And this all come after many TV station refused to air Saving Private Ryan for Veterans Day because of obscure language that goes on in the background of the movie. I used to like Michael Powell, but I’m beginning to think Howard Stern is right.

I had my physical this week. Everything checked out OK, except fro the fact that I could stand to lose a few pounds. It’s something that I planned on doing anyway.

Patty and I saw Alfie last week. Good movie but Jude Law speaking to the camera the whole movie got to be annoying.

Erin is starting to get into everything. Lately she has been hitting and throwing things a Patrick for mo reason. She thinks its all a big game, but tonight she split open his lip with a toy train. He’s fine and she was punished. She just doesn’t know any better.

Saturday, Patty and I have a family wedding to go to. It’ll be nice to finally go out and have some real fun with her.

I’ve also just got done selling a few comics on eBay. I certainly didn’t get as much money as I wanted. That’s the hand I was dealt. Better luck next time.

The election is over and Bush has won. Patty and I are glad to see it come to pass. We never had faith in Kerry. He seemed too smug and sure of himself. He underestimated the support that Bush really had. And we are sure that it will come out that Kerry’s wife Teresa had a negative impact on the campaign. We both could never imagine her as a First Lady. As I read the papers across the Internet, I’m surprised that so many Democrats are upset at the lack of voter turnout of the 18-30 year-olds. That percentage was right on target with the 2000 election. The Dems and the Media got it wrong, the turnout did not increase. Some blame should go to the young voters, but blame should also go to the parents and educators of these people. Education starts at home and ends with personal responsibility. The Democrats should not of put so many eggs in their baskets.