Sometimes I come to this page and think - I want to blog about something. But often times, nothing comes to mind. As I've mentioned in previous posts, blogging about work is not something I can (or should) do. Sadly that is where the interesting posts would come from.
So often this ends up being a diary/journal of my day or weeks (if I've been a little slow in maintaining the blog). After breaking my ankle I had good material. Around the time of getting Zed and the other dogs in the family there was more material. Just not much right now.
Steve is doing something on his computer that is making a repetitive noise that is more than a little annoying.
I'll keep thinking about where I might want to focus my blogging energy. Keep checking back - I may hit upon a winner of all winners in blogging material. You just never know......
By the way - it's after 9:30 and I know I shouldn't be posting. I did do spellcheck - that should be fine. If the post doesn't make sense, well that's another story.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The Dark Knight
We took in The Dark Knight over the weekend. Yes, we helped Warner Bros. (ever so slightly) hit their $300 million in 10 day record for this movie. I will have to say it was well worth the money we spent to see it. We got extra lucky in that the time we decided to go ended up being the movie shown in the "Monster Screen" theater. It's not an IMAX, but it is much larger than a regular movie screen.
It was a great movie and I would definitely recommend it. It's action packed and the 2.5 hours goes very fast. Heath Ledger is great as the Joker.
There is a very cool ride that Batman has - called the Bat Pod. Basically a motorcycle type contraption. They actually had the Bat Pod at work several months ago. My company has a lot of tie ins with the movie, so we saw the Bat Pod live and in person.
Go see it! 4.5 out of 5 stars.
It was a great movie and I would definitely recommend it. It's action packed and the 2.5 hours goes very fast. Heath Ledger is great as the Joker.
There is a very cool ride that Batman has - called the Bat Pod. Basically a motorcycle type contraption. They actually had the Bat Pod at work several months ago. My company has a lot of tie ins with the movie, so we saw the Bat Pod live and in person.
Go see it! 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Cookie Dough Fondue on a Stick
9 years after moving here, we went to our first county fair tonight. Great night for it. It was overcast which kept people away and it was Thursday - also kept people away. We started out by just checking out the sites and sounds of the fair. We then stopped at the 4-H Diner for a little dinner - bbq pork sandwich for me, hamburger for Steve.
We then visited the animal barns and the other exhibits. It was fun seeing all of the animals. I actually heard a cow mooing and a pig oinking - up close and personal. The rabbits were very cute. The chickens and other bird types were ok, but frankly birds freak me out a bit. And no, I've never seen the movie The Birds. Don't think I could see that movie at all!
We ended the evening with dessert. Cookie Dough Fondue on a Stick. 3 disks of chocolate chip cookie dough (chilled) on a stick. They then dipped it into either chocolate or butterscotch - we chose chocolate. They then poured either sprinkles or peanuts over the chocolate. We chose the sprinkles. It was very rich - it was pretty tasty though. Something different. Not sure I'll ever have that again - ever. It was still fun.
We're now back home and I am getting ready to enjoy a day off of work tomorrow. We might take in The Dark Knight - we'll see.
We then visited the animal barns and the other exhibits. It was fun seeing all of the animals. I actually heard a cow mooing and a pig oinking - up close and personal. The rabbits were very cute. The chickens and other bird types were ok, but frankly birds freak me out a bit. And no, I've never seen the movie The Birds. Don't think I could see that movie at all!
We ended the evening with dessert. Cookie Dough Fondue on a Stick. 3 disks of chocolate chip cookie dough (chilled) on a stick. They then dipped it into either chocolate or butterscotch - we chose chocolate. They then poured either sprinkles or peanuts over the chocolate. We chose the sprinkles. It was very rich - it was pretty tasty though. Something different. Not sure I'll ever have that again - ever. It was still fun.
We're now back home and I am getting ready to enjoy a day off of work tomorrow. We might take in The Dark Knight - we'll see.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Blogging Curfew Is Messing Me Up!
So, I posted the last blog to which Steve pointed out I had misspelled absolutely. I then was trying to name this post and had to ask the question about is it "time is pushed up" when moving from say 10:30 to 10:00 as a bedtime. He quickly read through my question and said "I'm not going to help you write your blog post."
Therefore, the new title is above. I think I need to establish an earlier "blogtime". Past 9:30 and I make less sense.
If you were able to read and understand this post - congratulations!
Therefore, the new title is above. I think I need to establish an earlier "blogtime". Past 9:30 and I make less sense.
If you were able to read and understand this post - congratulations!
Hot Child in the City
Took a quick trip to St. Louis for the annual family baseball outing this past weekend. 100 degrees yesterday after we left the Arch. That's a little too warm for my northern climate blood. Made today's 85 seem like a cold front.
The Cardinals won on Saturday when we went to the game. They were down 5-0 and came back and won it 6-5. I think Puljos was credited with all of the RBI's. Cards won yesterday as well, but we weren't at the game. As mentioned above, we were at the Arch. First we went to Grant's Farm. All of the times I had been to St. Louis and I never once had gone to Grant's Farm. Very cool to see and the Clydesdale Horses are absolutley huge!
Can you believe it's already July 21st? Where is this summer going??????
The Cardinals won on Saturday when we went to the game. They were down 5-0 and came back and won it 6-5. I think Puljos was credited with all of the RBI's. Cards won yesterday as well, but we weren't at the game. As mentioned above, we were at the Arch. First we went to Grant's Farm. All of the times I had been to St. Louis and I never once had gone to Grant's Farm. Very cool to see and the Clydesdale Horses are absolutley huge!
Can you believe it's already July 21st? Where is this summer going??????
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Blogging Curfew Established
For those of you who still happen to read this blog...
I've had to edit the entry with the picture of Zed twice. I posted it last night and it didn't make sense this morning.
So....blogging for me will be banned after 10:30 p.m.
I've had to edit the entry with the picture of Zed twice. I posted it last night and it didn't make sense this morning.
So....blogging for me will be banned after 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Zed's Alter Ego
This is a great picture of Zed looking into a mirror and growling at the "other" dog. Anytime he sees his reflection he starts growling - it could be the mirror, the fireplace, or even the back door. He's a little neurotic!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Walk of Shame
Gorgeous evening up here. Nice night for a ride in our recently running VW Bug - convertible! We enjoyed a great evening in a neighboring downtown - dinner, sitting in a park - just a nice relaxing evening.
On our way home, the bug sputtered a couple of times and Steve was able to get it to a side street. Of course we had just picked it up from the shop this morning, so our first thought was something didn't get fixed. Until we realized that the gas gauge was low. It wasn't on empty by any means, but the car is 30 years old and if it doesn't want to read the gas correctly, it doesn't have to.
Serves us right - we decided not to go to the gym and now we were forced to hoof it to the nearest gas station and hope they also sold gas cans. Thankfully we were only 7/10 of a mile from the gas station - and they had a gas can.
After getting the gas and heading back towards the car we passed a few people outside of a restaurant that had seen us walk by earlier. Now with gas in hand, we were doing a version of the "walk of shame". Anyone who saw us had to know what was up with our situation.
We got the car filled up and headed to the gas station for more. We were glad to know we really had just run out of gas. The bug is safely tucked away in the garage now and we've learned our lesson on keeping an eye on the gas.
Neither one of us has run out of gas before. It made us review our cell phones to see who in the area we could call to bail us out. Thankfully we have a few people in mind. This time we were self-sufficient though.
Happy 4th of July!
On our way home, the bug sputtered a couple of times and Steve was able to get it to a side street. Of course we had just picked it up from the shop this morning, so our first thought was something didn't get fixed. Until we realized that the gas gauge was low. It wasn't on empty by any means, but the car is 30 years old and if it doesn't want to read the gas correctly, it doesn't have to.
Serves us right - we decided not to go to the gym and now we were forced to hoof it to the nearest gas station and hope they also sold gas cans. Thankfully we were only 7/10 of a mile from the gas station - and they had a gas can.
After getting the gas and heading back towards the car we passed a few people outside of a restaurant that had seen us walk by earlier. Now with gas in hand, we were doing a version of the "walk of shame". Anyone who saw us had to know what was up with our situation.
We got the car filled up and headed to the gas station for more. We were glad to know we really had just run out of gas. The bug is safely tucked away in the garage now and we've learned our lesson on keeping an eye on the gas.
Neither one of us has run out of gas before. It made us review our cell phones to see who in the area we could call to bail us out. Thankfully we have a few people in mind. This time we were self-sufficient though.
Happy 4th of July!
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