On Thursday-night FOX television, there is a show called "Tru Calling." It is about a lady who works in a morgue. Once in a while, this lady "meets" a decedant who will ask her help to "fix" what it was that caused him or her to die. After being asked, her day rewinds, and she has to solve a mystery surrounding that death. If you haven't seen it, I can understand. It goes up against "Friends." That said: FOX had a good idea to give a quick recap of the first half of the show once people ...
Happy Early Valentines Day to all of you out there. Since the holiday lands on a Saturday, we here at schools across America will have to observe the holiday on Friday. Working at an elementary school, one can almost cut through the electricity with a knife. The kids are all hopped-up on chocolate, and the good-will that only a Valentine can bring. I really like the way that kids are allowed to enjoy the holidays when they're this age. Since I work as a specialist, pulling kids out of c...
Honest Abe, what would we be doing had you not come along. When I think of Abe Lincoln, the following images come to mind: tall guy, big hat, a beard, the Gettysburg Address, a five dollar bill, and a penny (before Lincoln the fiver and the penny were blank. Look it up!), the Civil War, Illinois, and a log cabin. If I could think of one word to describe President Lincoln, I would choose: "good." Honest Abe, what would we have done without you? If it weren't for the combined power of y...
Hi there friends. Have you been having a nice evening? I have been having fun. After watching "American Idol," my wife and I spent some time playing Dance Dance Revolution. That was fun. By the way, what did you think about tonight's American Idol? I was pretty sure that Diana and Fantasia were going to win. I am surprised that Matthew got third place. (I voted for Diana.) Anyway as I said in my headline, I have some experience of playing Scrabble with kids. You see, I work as an...
The first eight finalists have finished their performances. I was REALLY impressed with the first group. This is probably one of the strongest top-32 finalist shows that I have seen. I think that I enjoyed everybody's performance. I don't like the studio audience though. I think that there was a bit more pressure with just the singers and the judges. That said, Simon was pretty chipper tonight, wasn't he? Diana DeGarmo- Really good. She is my favorite so far. (She's who I voted for....
Hi there friends. I hope that you all had a good day! I am making a pit-stop here at home. After I finish writing this weblog, I am going to go out and run some errands. I will also run to pick up dinner. We're having a fancy dinner tonight... Burger King! On the way home from work today I stopped by the barber to get a haircut. I suppose that it turned out okay. That is a really hard part about moving. Since we moved to Monticello, I haven't had my hair cut by the same person twice...
It isn't often that I discuss politics in my weblog. I think that it is too divisive, so I try to leave my personal views on things out of here as often as possible. (Of course the most disparaging comment towards me in a weblog came in when I wrote about the Spice Girls. Go figure...) I suppose what I have to say is less "opinion" than "fact," so I doubt that there isn't much room for debate, rather my point does lend itself quite well to plain "commentary." Listening to the morning news...
Hello there friends. I hope that you're having a happy evening. After work I plowed my driveway. It is good and clear now. I hadn't plowed for a week because I didn't really have the inclination to run to the hardware store to buy a new belt for it. Now that I have, it cuts through the snow like nobody's business. In the evening, my wife and I had to take baby Kenny to the doctor. He has been coughing and wheezing for a couple of days. The doctor said that he has "bronchilitis," (n...
Hello there friends. Today is Monday. No American Idol tonight. I am looking forward to Tuesday's competition, and Wednesday's results show. Tomorrow's contestants include: Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, Jennifer Hudson, Marque Lynche, Matthew Metzger, Ashley Thomas, Erskine Walcott, and Katie Webber. Of the first eight, I am most eagerly anticipating Katie Webber's performance. I am however more than willing to be surprised by anyone's performance. Regarding my headline: I am sur...
I have three pet hedgehogs at my house. Their names are Skippy, Yuki (brother and sister,) and MozoMozo (their mother.) They're each 2-3 years-old. They're really cute. When I fed the hedgehogs tonight, I inadvertantly switched bowls. I put MozoMozo's bowl in Skippy's cage. Hedgehogs have a funny habit. When they find a new smell, they like to lick up whatever is making that smell, swish it around in their mouths, and then spread the smell all over themselves with their long tongues. (I...
Hello there. I hope that you're having a nice weekend. It is Sunday evening now, what happened to the time? My wife, the baby, and I didn't do much this weekend. We stayed at home. It seems that baby Kenny is a little bit sick. He is congested, in a bad mood, and has a slight fever. We'll bring him in to the doctor tomorrow. I was able to take a few cute pictures of the little guy. He will turn three months-old this week. Kenny doesnÂft look to be in the best mood today. He ...
A few years ago I rented and watched the video "Fools Rush In," starring Matthew Perry amd Selma Hayak (spelling may be off there.) I remember thinking that the movie was sweet, and a lot of fun to watch. I think that I had even recommended it to a number of people. Last night they played that movie on TBS. I watched it with my wife. I had built it up as a really good movie that we'll enjoy watching. Well, it wasn't horrible. It just wasn't nearly as good as I remembered. There were a...
Hi there friends. This morning as I was beginning to wake up, I heard the familiar sounds of the beginning theme to "Beavis and Butthead" coming from the television. As my wife had been flipping channels this morning, she came across the show on MTV2. That was enough to get me out of bed. I really enjoyed watching that show while it was on. I am a little surprised that MTV Networks never got a syndication deal for it. There are tons of episodes. That said, I was surprised that MTV nev...
Hello there friends. TGIF to all of you out there. This morning I was at a gas station. I put gas in my car, I bought some coffee, and a doughnut. After paying, I put the receipt into my wallet. As I did this, I noticed some writing on one of my dollar bills. The writing told me to visit www.wheresgeorge.com. At this site, you can enter the serial number on the dollar bill to find out where it has been. It is pretty interesting. I found out that my dollar bill had previously been ...
Hello there friends! I hope that you're having a happy Thursday. This week is just flying by! Last night was the final evening in a three-night stretch of "American Idol." I enjoyed watching each episode. Last night's episode contained its fair-share of heart-wrenching cuts. You already know my favorites. (If you don't, just scroll down my weblog a little.) The good news is that most of them made it. The final 32 seems like a really interesting and talented bunch. Now I have to w...