Wiffle Ball!

OK, I Know...
No one has mentioned the wiffle ball game that is supposed to be Oct 5th! It might be canceled or rescheduled but I would like to do something fun this weekend! I worked 12 straight days, had one day off and now I am on another long streak and have the pager for 4 or the next 5 weeks! Deer season is just around the corner and bird hunting starts tomorrow! I should get up early and go duck hunting tomorrow morning! You know what? I think I will ! I have been sick ever since I left for Florida and I haven't slept all that well this week either! I really need to work out tonight so I am off to throw down a work out and take a shower and then settle in to watch some TV! Sean and I have plans to go bird hunting tomorrow after work and I am sure he hasn't forgot! Well, off to go do something! Night

Sunday

What Are Politics Good For?
Well, in Colleen and I's case, fighting! I don't think we agree on a single thing regarding politics! We have the same views on some things but see them totally differently! In her mind, I am total idiot because the most important view I see in politics is the Second Amendment! Yes- the economy sucks and that is important but I really don't think either candidate for the president is going to solve that in four years! Taxes are also important and I understand enough about business to see the $700 billion bail out is and know what that means! I read an article the other day that says the bail out will cost everyone in America $10,000! Why do I base my vote on one thing? I don't think I can answer that one! I think it has to do with my belief that the ONE thing that scares me more than anything in this world is not being able to protect my family if someone breaks into my house and wants to harm my wife or children! I own a lot of guns! They are all used for legal hunting! I guess you could say the NRA has done a good job of scaring me into believing that certain people are a real threat to me owning firearms! My other biggest fear is the government showing up at my door some day with a list of guns that I legally own telling me to turn them over! Sorry- that isn't happening! THAT is why I do not like or trust liberal democrats! I have seen them pass bans on guns that they characterize as assault weapons when they are not! I have seen them confuse people because people don't know as much about guns as I do! That scares me!

Another Busy Friday

Today Was Crazy...
At work! Fridays usually are bad- because I am all alone and it is busy! Today was crazy busy! It turned into one of those days where everything I touched went sour, Al went to Auburn for the day and Todd was around but not inside much! Couple that with Ty getting fired yesterday and it made for a pretty crappy day! I was some happy to FINALLY punch out around six and head home! I am hoping for a much quieter Saturday tomorrow and some much needed catch up time! I hate being away from work for long periods because everything just piles up and is waiting for me when I come back! Hopefully, I will have help soon and things can get back to normal! I am glad I am home since I miss my wife and kids when I am gone! We have some projects planned for Sunday even though the weather looks like it will be crappy. We need to get our house puppified and ready for my new dog next Friday. Colleen is going to New Hampshire tomorrow to close out her Nana's things and the Vikings play at 1 PM on Sunday! I think I need to get my NFL radio thingy so I can at least listen to the games on line when they aren't on TV! I have been pretty lucky so far- I got to watch all of the first three games and that has ruled. Well, I am off to surf the web for awhile and spend some time with my wife before she goes to bed and leaves tomorrow morning! Night

I'm BACKKKKK!!!!

From Florida That Is!
I am sure everyone is riveted to know how my EXCITING AND FUN trip went so I won't tease! We flew out WAY too early on Sunday morning! Uneventful flights and we get in Florida at 1230 PM and the Vikings play at 1! I am panicking because I do NOT miss Viking's games! Period! We get to the hotel and we check in and I run my stuff up to my room and ask a lady if they have a sports bar in the hotel! She says yes and tells where it is so I run over, find the bar and ask the bartender where the Vikings game is and she sends me upstairs where a couple are watching the game and four or five guys in another table watching it. I get in there and it is 3-0 Carolina and they are driving for another score! They score and go up 10-0 and I notice the guy in front of me isn't happy about that! We keep watching and the Vikings tie the game up by halftime and I am being my normal self and watching the game! The guy finally turns around and asks me if I am a Vikings fan and I point to my shirt and he starts laughing! He is actually from Minnesota and we start talking and watching the game together! It was awesome! The Vikings came back and won behind a solid defense and enough offense and I had a BLAST! The bar is set up so you can watch like five games at once, I was getting PAID to watch the Vikings win, with OTHER Vikings fans! Probably the highlight of the trip for me! Shane wouldn't be caught dead in a sports bar which made it somewhat of a haven and I have NEVER watched a game with Vikings fans! The rest of the trip was boring classes that no one who reads this would care about, layovers and delayed flights that totally piss me off and stupid shit people wouldn't give a squirt of piss about! I did meet some cool people from Texas and we ate some good food and drank some beer while listening to a concert they put on for us! The food was pretty good- I thought it was better in Charlotte and the classes were not enough hands on in my opinion! I did learn enough to warrant the trip and I get to implement the stuff I learned tomorrow- a short six hours from now! Well, I need to get some sleep so I am off to bed! Night

Jessi

OK, So Tonight, Jessi Gets Her Turn!
Where do you start when she is the first person I ever fell in love with INSTANTLY? She was born at 11:30 PM on October 25th after a very hard and LONG labor on my poor wife! When she came out, her cord was covering her privates and we never found out whether we were having a boy or a girl so I had to wait a few more seconds until the doctor said, "it is a girl!" They cleaned her up, I got to cut the cord, they wrapped her in a blanket and handed her to me! I looked at her and was instantly in love and in AWE! I couldn't believe that I made something so perfect! It was the same thing with Sean but the first one! There is just something about becoming a Dad for the first time! The whole day, I will NEVER forget it! OK, enough about the day she first came to us! She is an incredibly bright yound lady! She is smart and popular and has lots of friends! She has fashion taste I only wish I had! She is my daughter and I am her father! I can't say that I am the best guy in the world to have a teenage daughter but I will manage when the time comes! I have some tricks in my bag and I have grown over the years a look to give when some teenage boy comes over to see her or pick her up! I know for a fact that I WILL leave an impression on them! If the thought of a pissed of me is what it takes, then that is what I will deliver! She is a wonderful cook! She can just whip something up with virtually no planning and going by memory and NAIL a recipe! I am not much of a girly man so I don't think her and I connect these days like we used to when she went hunting and fishing with me! I know what boys like to do because I have been a little boy for 39 years! I don't keep it secret that I work my ass off when I have to but I LIVE life whenever I can! I think that Jessi is actually more like me than Sean is! She is smart and picks things up instantly! She is patient and doesn't need to study very hard to get really good grades! She is very similar to me in a lot of ways! the things that she likes- she is very passionate about and she gives herself to the things she likes! She is a wonderful daughter and I think I will keep her! Some day, hopefully years and years from now, I will walk her down the aisle and give her away! I will get to see her graduate high school and college hopefully before that happens! Well, off to pack a little for my trip! I leave Sunday for Orlando so I will blog about my trip when I get back! Night!

New Nemesis!

Couple of Mallard...
Pictures to get me PUMPED up for October 1! I got pictures of the puppies from Joey today and I need to call tomorrow and see if they have any broen females left! I don't see what is wrong with a black one! They are cute, too! I leave for Orlando Sunday and I can't wait! NOT! I am not looking forward to it and what will be waiting on my desk when I come back! Work was uneventful today but busy as heck! The Vikings benched their QB today and I don't know if that is good or bad! I guess my opinion is he couldn't be any worse than Jackson and they were close to winning both games! I guess Sunday will tell the story! We fly into Orlando at 12:30 PM and the Vikings play at 1 PM so I have to find a bar that has the game on so I can watch it! I am thinking Shane will probably not be up for that! Well, it is almost 9 PM and I haven't slept that great this week so I am off to check a few more things online and go to bed! Night

Goose Hunting

OK, I Had a Monday Off From...
Work, so I decided to get some steel shot and a duck stamp and take advantage of the extended season on Canadian geese! I got up at 5 AM, got all ready and went out back with Dad at 530 AM. So, we didn't see any geese but we did see six turkeys and a couple of partridge. Then we went for a ride and still didn't see any geese but I talked him into driving down a road close to my house and checking out a huge swamp that Colleen had told me about! Well, that place was LOADED with ducks! There were mallards everywhere and I saw a couple of wood ducks and some black ducks, too! Well, Dad dropped me off, I went home and took a nap then went back to the spot colleen had told me about! I could TOTALLY get into duck hunting! There is all kinds of calls and trinkets and decoys! You get to have a dog to go get your ducks and I have an absolute duck haven just down the road! I am off to Cabela's to see what kind of money I am talking about before October 1 when ducks open! I have to say I know next to nothing about duck hunting but I learned turkey pretty good on the fly so I am going to dive head first into duck hunting! I can't wait to get a retriever and start training him or her to go get ducks! It will be nice to have a hunting companion to hunt with until Sean is old enough to tag along with me! Colleen seems to be OK with everything so far so I am off to do some research on decoys and calls! Later