Blue Skies

Once again the clouds have lifted ... blue skies ahead. Its been a rough two weeks struggling with finances and battling a nasty cold. That's all over now ... and I'm back to bloggizzlin'!!!

Bday coming up ... have reservations at the Chop House ... yea-yer!

New deck arrived ... something to do this weekend.

Money in the bank ... now I can pay rent and eat agan ... waahooo!

Mid-terms coming up next week ... but shortly after ... fall break ... can I get a "AMEN"!

Fish Sticks

Thank you Herm ... you did your job! I was pleased with the Jets performance yesterday ... a wonderful 17-7 win over the Dolphins. Chad went 19/30 with 190 yards and 2 TDs ... thankfully no INTs. Curtis ran well as did Blaylock ... but there was still some disappointment in the O-line and offensive play calling throughout the game. Hopefully they'll make the necessary changes/improvements by next weeks meet against the Jags. The defense played very well ... I feel safe with Donnie leading the Jets' defensive machine. And how about that punter?! I'm impressed ... Graham's long was 54 yards! Yeow!

With 13 games left in the regular season ... I propose Jets to finish 11-4 heading into January.

Dim Sum, not Dim Mak

The weekend kicked off on Friday when I called in sick to work. New ride = day off. Lost $40 in poker that evening ... I didn't have the stamina to stay alive after 4 hours of play. Played 11 holes at Indian Peaks on Saturday afternoon ... ended with a wonderful +20 on the front 9. My new $22 Cougar X-Cat putter didn't help any ... another wonderful impulse buy! Sunday morning we trekked down to Denver for dim sum. I've been craving dim sum for over a month now. I needed to fulfill my crave ... and it took a whopping 30 mins to do so. We arrived, we sat, we ate ... we left. Beat that mickey-d's!!! No bull, no waiting! Afterwards, I felt the wrath ... toss me a pillow please!

Latest Ebay Purchase

What do you do when you're sitting at an internet coffee shop waiting for the maintenance on your car to be finished?? Shop on Ebay! I just purchased a Kenwood KDC-1028 deck for my new vehicle.


Grand total including shipping $80. Retail price ... $120.

10 Things I Noticed This Week

1. I've got mad gray hair!
2. Lost was added to my tv series favorite list.
3. Miraculously my feet don't sweat as much anymore.
4. I haven't been to the theatre in over a month.
5. Super Target has 36 check out lanes.
6. I have an impulsive buying problem.
7. My wallet never has cash in it ... neither does my checking account (see #6).
8. I don't miss my Pathfinder.
9. I found a zit in the middle of my right thigh.
10. My parents are livesavers.
    

The Greatest Show on Earth

I don't know if its the "Greatest Show on Earth" but its probably worth a look. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to Denver (Oct 5 - 16). Personally, I'm looking forward to the Inner Mongolia Acrobatic Troupe. Maybe I can find a greese man for my next job!

QOTD

"A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain." - Robert Frost

Thank You Craigslist

After a five week vehicle search, I finally found it ... a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo ... bling!Ain't she purdy! We all know how much fun it is shopping for a vehicle. But sometimes it can be really frustrating. A few days ago, I found a 00' VW Passat w/ low miles, clean, 5 speed, etc. etc. When I got there a couple was out test driving it. When they got back ... they bought it! SOL! But, thanks to craigslist ... my spirits are back up again! I'll be pickin' her up later this afternoon ... good-bye RTD ... hello, 16.1 mpg!!!

Fumble on 2 .. HUT HUT

8 penalties (80 yards lost), 7 fumbles (2 lost), 1 blocked kick, 1 INT, and 27 points allowed ... what happened Herm?! Tell me you took the team out Sat. night for drinks. Tell me you got em all drunk and finished the night with fish scale. Tell me that the team didn't get home till 4 am. Tell me something!!!

Peek-A-Boo

In my Engineering Drawing class a young 18 maybe 19 yo girl sat next to me. She's cute ... nothing special ... sorry sweetie, I've seen some good ones in my time. Anyway, after about an hour of drawing I got up to hand in my work. Out of habit, my eyes lingered to her bootie ... and bamm ... thong, thong, th-thong thong thong!!!! There it was ... red, bright and tuggin' dat ass. Immediately I felt dirty! And it was great!!

Burn Baby Burn

I didn't learn my lesson the first time. When I first moved to Boulder back in 02, I had my 95 Jeep Wrangler shipped from NY to CO. As part of my relocation agreement with NG, they picked up the tab. But finding a transporter was my responsibility. After a few days searching the web for a transporter, I decided to go with National Auto Transport. Long story short ... they picked up my vechile 2 months from the requested pick up date and my Jeep ended up stranded in Bonham, TX ... danger mouse!!! I con'd a friend into driving with me down to Bonham to pick up my vehcile. On the drive back to Boulder, I kept repeating to myself, "I will never ship a car again ... I will NEVER ship a car again!"

Here we are in 2005 and my parents were nice enough to ship me their 2000 Honda Accord LX. The vehicle was in mint condition and extremely clean ... black, tinted windows ... did I mention clean. My brother recently upgraded the vehicle by installing a remote starter ... a bonus for the real cold winter days. After searching the web ... FedEx was the answer. Amongst all the wonderful services that FedEx provides, they also transport cars. They aren't the primary shippers but even as an agent, I trust them. We submitted the order about 2 weeks ago and was assigned a truck last Thursday. The truck arrived on time at about 8 pm Thursday as promised. I was told that the vehicle will arrive in Boulder around Sunday, Monday or Tuesday the latest. Well, Sunday came ... no car. Monday ... no car. Tuesday morning ... no car and no call. I got home from class around 1 pm and received a call from FedEx. The conversation went something like this ...

"Hello!"
"Hi. This is Donna with FedEx Auto Transport."
"Yes. I was expecting a call. Where's my vehicle?"
"I have some bad news about your vehicle. The transport was driving on I-95 on Friday in New Jersey. Unfortunately, the transporter was involved in an accident. It caught on fire and most of the vehicles on the truck were damaged and/or totalled. The driver suffered major burning trying to put out the fire. If would get a pen I will provide you with the information we have regarding your car. I just gave you some shocking news, so take this information down, OK?"

OK?? Hell no I ain't OK! You gotta be f'ing me! What are the chances??? Moments after I hung up with Donna. I heard the echoing in my head ... "NEVER transport a vehicle again!"

Earth by Google

Google dominates ... tour the world by Google Earth. I'm confident you won't be disappointed!