tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152394212024-03-07T18:01:29.496-05:00Things I'm Not Writing AboutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger639125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-5637375058050248302012-01-25T00:38:00.000-05:002012-01-25T00:40:16.025-05:00Cool RunningsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-77149370325831494402009-12-09T00:15:00.002-05:002009-12-09T00:28:34.661-05:00jcp.com: Can't Truss ItIn terms of baby gear for Little K, I love most anything peeps-related. Recently, a Carters peeps layette set at Kohl's caught my eye. LRK approved and even viewed it as a possible "going home from the hospital" outfit. Yes! Too bad Kohl's was selling it for $24 and I had no Kohl's coupons/cash/etc.By chance, I was perusing JC Penney's website the other day. I saw they had the exact same Carters Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-29788129804146470872009-11-10T23:45:00.001-05:002009-11-11T00:13:33.925-05:00The First KindIs it wrong that when I play with Little K (which consists of me poking and prodding LRK's belly with Little K responding with kicks and punches) that I make sounds similar to the organ guy in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-955895448473029122009-10-02T11:19:00.004-04:002009-10-08T22:26:18.942-04:00Radio ChoicesOn the radio, when you have the choice between listening to a classic (David Bowie - "Moonage Daydream") or a song you currently like (Jordin Sparks - "Battlefield") ALWAYS choose the classic. After Bowie, I was rewarded with GnR's "Sweet Child of Mine" and John Lennon's "Watching the Wheels" - nice!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18979390860082723442009-09-21T17:30:00.001-04:002009-09-22T00:14:11.598-04:00LRK FTW!LRK and I were watching College GameDay last Saturday (I like the whole show, she likes the "picks" segment at the end) and Chris, Lee and Herbstreit (who LRK once, hilariously referred to as "Curbstreit") were in Austin, TX referencing the "Hook 'em Horns" and "Guns Up" hand gestures of Texas and Texas Tech, respectively.With all these Big XII hand gestures floating around, I queried LRK as to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-23997883069718651702009-09-20T22:55:00.003-04:002009-09-21T17:07:29.652-04:00Pro Bradley10 years ago today (September 20, 1999) Milton Bradley, then playing for the Harrisburg Senators, hit a two out, full count grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning in the deciding game of the Eastern League Championship.Geoff Morrow of The Patriot-News revisits the final inning. Although ol' Milton did not cooperate in contributing to the article, Morrow does solicit some first-hand accountsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-15803597613365324112009-09-14T20:21:00.006-04:002009-09-15T09:47:34.699-04:00LCTCB PleezeI received a "Final Notification Letter" Saturday from the Lancaster Country Tax Collection Bureau stating they had not received my 2005 tax filing and that if they didn't receive my filing by October 15 they would proceed with prosecuting me.As Angie Tempura would say, "B!!!!!!tch, pleeze." Those Greenspans did not receive my filing because I did not live in Lancaster during 2005. I resided in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18038005553932874832009-09-05T21:27:00.007-04:002009-09-05T21:54:58.736-04:00Fire SaleLeGarrette Blount jerseys (#9 for Oregon - the guy who went cuckoo for cocoa puffs in Boise Thursday and was subsequently suspended for the year - you may have heard?) are now 40% off.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-35977628552739437412009-09-02T23:30:00.007-04:002009-09-03T01:20:56.904-04:00HyperizingWow, one post for August? Weak.What commercials annoy you? My list includes any of the Progressive Insurance spots featuring that irritating quirky woman who reminds me of Jillian from The Bachelorette, the numbers intensively cheesy grey and yellow Sprint Mobile commercials, NBC's promos for Trauma (I really can't stand the "I love my job" chopper pilot) and Mercy, and Safe Auto's "Justin Case" Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-45602574508281940522009-08-07T15:27:00.007-04:002009-08-07T15:57:07.297-04:00The Lethal WeaponLast time I experienced a celebrity sighting was when I spotted REM bassist Mike Mills sitting across from LRK and me at our gate in Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica, waiting for our flight back to the States.Well, yesterday evening I accompanied LRK to the Capitol City Lowes. As we were checking out, a familiar, bearded face accompanied by a pair of large arms got in line Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-35083592961078336562009-07-07T22:23:00.003-04:002009-07-07T22:54:27.738-04:00Will You Be ThereJennifer Hudson performing "Will You Be There" today at the Michael Jackson Memorial. My favorite performance from the event.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-6622542959580959232009-06-25T23:36:00.009-04:002009-09-04T12:33:01.314-04:00Wave the WheatLRK and I arrived back in PA late Wednesday night. Props to AirTran - their service was good, flights were smooth and the price was right. Southwest may well become the Wally Pipp of TINWA air travel to Kansas.Some highlights:+ Awesome home cooked meals that frequently featured vegetables straight from the H garden.+ Watching Gran Torino - awesome.+ Rock hunting with Mr. H.+ Dinner at the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-31912746725145458942009-06-19T15:41:00.003-04:002009-06-19T15:44:38.629-04:00My Yellowbrick RoadStole the title from a Scrubs episode. LRK and I are heading to Kansas Saturday. Be back late Wednesday (AirTran, I'm looking at you).The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien's Twitter Tracker is hilarious.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-17508011821339061222009-06-16T15:52:00.002-04:002009-06-16T15:59:47.459-04:00Craigslist: Not Just for Psychos IIStill with time on my hands, LRK and I started thinking of some other stuff we could sell. Upon a recent trip to the TINWA mothership, my parental units suggested a portable grill I won a little over a year ago, now residing in their basement.To craigslist (again)!I posted the grill (a Weber Q 100) Sunday afternoon. By early evening I had two interested parties. I contacted the first, who tried Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-24289528801005198332009-06-06T01:10:00.002-04:002009-06-06T19:54:56.069-04:00Pity PartyHey, I was one of 345,000.So I got that goin' for me... which is nice. Not!To top that off, I discovered Friday afternoon that I provided PA Unemployment with the wrong/incomplete account number to get funds direct deposited into our bank account. The hits just seem to keep on coming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63420233971178810272009-06-05T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-05T12:00:00.248-04:00Arbitron Crank YankersA few weeks ago, I agreed to be random sample for Arbitron's radio ratings. It seemed harmless enough, and they were sending me a couple bucks with every communication. As part of the agreement, I had to keep a daily diary of the radio stations I listened to and where I listened to them (i.e. car, Internet, work, etc.) for one week. At the end (yesterday), I would mail back my diary to Arbitron, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-58565712175931479522009-06-04T23:55:00.001-04:002009-06-05T00:10:05.614-04:00Craigslist: Not Just for PsychosLRK and I (through marrying her) had a treadmill. Since we both belong to a gym and make an effort to hit it at least two times a week to justify paying the monthly charge, we never used the treadmill. It sat in an unused bedroom. One day LRK suggested we get rid of it.To craigslist!With some time on my hands, I got around to snapping some photos of ol' tready. Then I basically plagiarized some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-57149918226818920332009-06-03T12:37:00.004-04:002009-06-03T12:58:20.372-04:00This StinksI got laid off... a couple weeks ago. Wtf? You know the deal about the economy. And the company I worked for wasn't exactly well-run. Ugh. Hindsight being 20/20, I rather regret taking that job. I have stories. Brett, Flood and LRK know a few.Yes, I did think of quitting this blog (hence the lack of recent posts). But like Jack Twist to Ennis Del Mar, my internal discussion over this dumb blog Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-38099060761371464002009-05-08T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:32:20.384-04:00TillmanArizona State and Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman died over 5 years ago by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Mike Fish's four-part investigative piece surrounding Tillman's death and the Army's response - An Un-American Tragedy - is around 3 years old. V. late to the party, I know, but if you have time, pour through it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-46202827061795920402009-05-01T13:39:00.004-04:002009-05-01T13:50:00.504-04:00Being DekeWho doesn't like some quality Dikembe Mutombo impressions?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18787289334379740872009-04-30T19:25:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:25:00.252-04:00H1N1I'm waiting for M.I.A. to cut a song titled Swine Flu. Related.+ Caught some of The Punisher last night on F/X. I watched some bits of it before. I'd like to see the whole movie in its entirety one day. It looks decent. Any confirmation?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-23986225693265214192009-04-30T16:35:00.004-04:002009-04-30T16:58:19.593-04:00Home DepotI'm not a Redskins fan, but I think Cooley's quite a character and I liked having him on my fantasy team last year. I check out his blog on occasion, and via AthleteTweets (my current web fixation) I follow him. He just tweeted his most recent blog post - a funny story with vid on a recent adventure cutting down a tree. Oh no, you didn't.I've had similar experiences undertaking a home project Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-83575956466231112962009-04-24T11:05:00.001-04:002009-05-01T13:46:28.561-04:00The SoloistI appreciate classical music, but am in no way an aficionado or anything along those lines. Still, when I caught The Soloist trailer for the first time, I was immediately pulled in by the song (see, I don't even know what it's called) performed on the cello. Anyway, I was interested in seeing this movie - especially since it seemed to fall into the elusive category of a flick both LRK and I wouldUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-60852349634028556132009-04-17T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:24:43.908-04:00Bleacher BumFan buzz is positive over the improvements to the Harrisburg Senator's Commerce Metro Bank Park. I'm strongly considering hitting City Island Saturday evening for a game.+ Have you noticed every weekend Wolf Furniture drums up a reason to hold a sale?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-5666470762346654242009-04-15T22:52:00.006-04:002009-04-16T10:56:31.592-04:00Tea PartyStolen from the brilliant Josh Marshall at TPM:"Does the lack of any actual tax increases undercut this anti-tax rebellion?"I would also add air quotes around the word "rebellion." The turnouts for these astroturfy events were not exactly stellar.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1