Late last week a good person died. This woman was the sister to someone very close in my life. I got to know Judy through my work at the Sovereign Center and many other family events that we were invited to. During the viewing on Monday, while we were walking through the line, we saw photo after photo of a woman who lived a full and happy life. All of those photos just radiated with her happiness. It got us to thinking:
When you die, what will the photos reveal about your life?
Route 422 East between Pottstown and King of Prussia… all motorists should get out of their vehicles and start to crawl. You might get to work quicker…
The guy next to me at work who insists on talking to all his customers ON THE SPEAKERPHONE, please let me do the world a favor and let me KILL YOU NOW!
I have a sinus headache and I got whatever Mo decided to pass around.
I guess I need to post a rebuttal about yesterday’s post. It appears that I was remindedscolded flat out busted!
Yes, I enjoy text messaging. I can’t help it. No, I don’t want to keep my distance from people, I just always feel that I’m bothering people with what I have to say. Am I boring? Am I redundant? Who knows. I just have the fear that I am.
On to other news......
During the summer I had the opportunity to work for a Minor League (Independent) Baseball Team. I was one of two main performers who’s job it was to work as their mascot. It was a great gig. I withstood high temperatures, muscle spasms and various other joys and trials. The end result?? Well, the Lancaster Barnstormers won the Atlantic League Championship!! Here is a picture of what I got for my time and troubles…
I love to text message. In fact, the older I get the more I hate talking on the phone. Maybe it’s because I have a short attention span and can’t focus on one thing for an extended period of time. Last month I set a record with over 5,000 text messages. Thank goodness I have unlimited built into my plan.
I know after reading that article you must be thinking that I’m gonna get myself and or someone else killed (i.e Mo). Don’t worry. I don’t text and drive while she’s in the car. I’m good that way. But while I’m out and about walking… well that’s another story.
Thank goodness there isn’t a subway anywhere nearby.
3 bits of news for you folks today… I know I just posted something, but I have a few updates that just can’t wait!
1. Thanks for my good buddy Cheryl(AKA Fred) for creating new links for TMP.com. They look awesome!!!
2. I tried getting tickets for The Police playing Madison Square Garden on August 3rd. In less than 10minutes they were SOLD OUT! Holy Crap!!
3. Happy Birthday to MonkeyGirl. Please go on over and wish her a Happy Birthday.
I love to take pictures. If you browse my Flickr page you’ll see that I have taken pictures of just about anything. On my computer at home I have over 13,000 pictures stored on my external harddrive.
With this craving to take pictures comes the fear of getting in trouble when taking all these photos. You may wonder what I’m leading to. Mr. Whistler, have you experience a situation where you have gotten in trouble for taking pictures??
Last Saturday, I decide to go and do some REAL grocery shopping. This means going to only one place. WEGMANS. My goal was to do some shopping and snap a few pictures in order to share with you good folks here on TMP.com. I snap ONE picture and within 30 seconds some lady approaches me and kindly suggests that I refrain from taking any more photos. I ask her why and she tells me that they don’t allow the taking of photographs in order to protect company secrets.
I told her that I found it rather odd that I’d be taking company secrets from a public place but told her that I put away my camera and refrain from taking more pictures.
This is where the fun began… I kept my shopping list on my phone/PDA. I took it out of my pocket and started to shop. That same lady starts following me and then makes a call. Another manager shows up and they start to talk. I knew they were talking about me because one of them pointed in my direction. This was getting fun. As I wondered around the store I would see a manager type person somewhere in the distance. I wasn’t hard too spot because I was wearing a bright red hockey jersey. Maybe they thought I was taking picture with my phone.. Maybe they wanted to tackle me for squeezing the Charmin??
The whole way around the store I was thinking how stupid this was. What company secrets was I going to steal? It’s a public store. Am I going to steal how they lay out their candy bars?? Or how they stack the toilet paper?
Do I still love Wegmans? Yes. Do I think they need to take the stick out of their butt? Abso-friggen-lutely…
I told you earlier that people in my area should be grateful for the small amount of snow we received. My Aunt Grace was kind enough to send some pictures to share with the rest of the class. Now THAT’s a snow storm!
(NOTE: The black speck in the second picture is her mailbox)
I’ve held off the past few days to unleash my wrath in regards to the winter weather storm system that just passed through our area.
To organize my thoughts, I’ll put them in number order. They are not in any particular order, just as my convulsing brain spits them out.
1. Amity and Exeter Township (to the east of Reading, PA): What the hell were you thinking? Was your road crew inside watching American Idol or some stupid reality show? May someone shove all that slush down the back of your pants!!
2. My daughter’s nursery school: I fight through the sleet Tuesday morning to take her to school. There was hardly anyone there except for the nasty lady who sits at the front desk. After dropping off Mo I ask her if they were going to close due to the bad weather. Nasty Lady tells me “no”. I get a call 90 minutes later from MG saying that they closed. I had to turn around and go back. When I picked up Mo, Nasty Lady was read the riot act. Her excuse. She had to go to the bathroom! WTF?!?
3. Clueless drivers: Either you had dildos driving oversized SUV’s thinking they own the road or people who are scared and drive 2MPH in THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!!!!
4. My apartment complex: You took your sweet time coming with the snow plows, but when you get here you only plowed the road and not the extra parking spaces. Hello?!? Isn’t this why I pay you rent? I can see unburying my car, but after that I should have been able to just move it into a cleared spot. This is yet another reason why I want to move.
5. My boss: I was told I could try to VPN in from home due to the weather and when I wasn’t able to, he said that because Mo’s school was closing he would charge me a personal day. Don’t think so! Lucky for me, he was nice enough to change his mind.
The worst of us is behind us. The roads are still icy and there are some areas that haven’t even been plowed yet. I guess I should be grateful we didn’t get the amount of snow my Aunt Grace got or what my buddy Noodle got in Syracuse. I’d hate to see how people around here would react.
While waiting for my friend Erik (InfamousCow) to show up at Lowe’s so he could buy a snowblower(and forgo the truck rental by using my Element) I walked around Target to check on a few things. One of my usual stops is to browse what new music has come in; especially the Red Room endcap. There, I can usually find a band or two that I’ve heard of and a few that I’m curious about.
I’m cheap, there is no denying that fact. I love CD’s that are on sale. Tonight, I picked up two for $6.98 a piece and WOW! What an awesome find. Had they been the full price, I might not have bought them.
I heard an interview with Lily Allen awhile ago on Satellite Radio and I was liked her right away. She’s British and mixes Rock Steady and Pop with a female like-type attitude. The first few tracks of the album grabs your attention. Now, I only have to get through the rest without being interrupted.
Silversun Pickups - carnavas
I went out on a leap of faith with this one. I usually try to listen to a few tracks before I decide, but I couldn’t get Amazon to play friendly on my phone. The band reminds me of a couple bands that I’ve been listening to for years. Their sound is unpolished with lead vocals that don’t seem to overpower the band.
So run out to your local store and pick up some new music. Make sure you let me know what you’ve purchased. I’d love to hear about it..
Those that know me are well aware that I am a HUGE fan of the band The Police. I’ve liked them for years, but alas they’ve been broken up and my only enjoyment has come from CD and videos.
Until Now.
Sunday night during The Grammys; Sting, Stewart, and Andy played live for the first time in a long long time. When I heard the news I was beside myself with happiness.
To make my enjoyment even more, they’ve set tour dates. That’s right baby. I’ve always said that I would drive 200-300 miles to see them live and it looks like I will get my chance. Some August 1st or August 3rd, I will be sitting in Madison Square Garden seeing them live for the very first time. I’m putting in my vacation request already. It’s gonna be one heck of a show.
Having a kid means you have to endure watching the same shows over and over again. As much as I despise Comcast, I have to give them praise for On Demand. While Mo is in her Blue’s Clues phase, it has been wonderful to call up an episode of Blue and let her watch it whenever she asks.
I have a few celebrity crushes, but I would not expect to find one while watching one of Mo’s TV shows. At the end of most of the On Demand Blue’s Clues shows they have been featuring The Laurie Berner Band. I instantly thought that Laurie Berkner was cute.
Yes folks, I have a celebrity crush on a woman who sings children’s songs for a living. What’s next?
If my hour long commute didn’t suck enough, add in the fact that the roads are supposed to be bad with this upcoming snow storm. People around here tend to act like big babies when the roads get bad and forget how to drive.
