tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152394212012-02-16T22:03:12.711-05:00Toddnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-5637375058050248302012-01-25T00:38:00.000-05:002012-01-25T00:40:16.025-05:00

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-77149370325831494402009-12-09T00:15:00.002-05:002009-12-09T00:28:34.661-05:00

In 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-29788129804146470872009-11-10T23:45:00.001-05:002009-11-11T00:13:33.925-05:00

Is 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?

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On 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!

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18979390860082723442009-09-21T17:30:00.001-04:002009-09-22T00:14:11.598-04:00

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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-23997883069718651702009-09-20T22:55:00.003-04:002009-09-21T17:07:29.652-04:00

10 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 accounts

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-15803597613365324112009-09-14T20:21:00.006-04:002009-09-15T09:47:34.699-04:00

I 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18038005553932874832009-09-05T21:27:00.007-04:002009-09-05T21:54:58.736-04:00

LeGarrette 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.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-35977628552739437412009-09-02T23:30:00.007-04:002009-09-03T01:20:56.904-04:00

Wow, 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"

Toddnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-45602574508281940522009-08-07T15:27:00.007-04:002009-08-07T15:57:07.297-04:00

Last 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-35083592961078336562009-07-07T22:23:00.003-04:002009-07-07T22:54:27.738-04:00

Jennifer Hudson performing "Will You Be There" today at the Michael Jackson Memorial. My favorite performance from the event.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-6622542959580959232009-06-25T23:36:00.009-04:002009-09-04T12:33:01.314-04:00

LRK 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-31912746725145458942009-06-19T15:41:00.003-04:002009-06-19T15:44:38.629-04:00

Stole 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.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-17508011821339061222009-06-16T15:52:00.002-04:002009-06-16T15:59:47.459-04:00

Still 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-24289528801005198332009-06-06T01:10:00.002-04:002009-06-06T19:54:56.069-04:00

Hey, 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.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63420233971178810272009-06-05T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-05T12:00:00.248-04:00

A 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,

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-58565712175931479522009-06-04T23:55:00.001-04:002009-06-05T00:10:05.614-04:00

LRK 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-57149918226818920332009-06-03T12:37:00.004-04:002009-06-03T12:58:20.372-04:00

I 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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-38099060761371464002009-05-08T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:32:20.384-04:00

Arizona 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.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-46202827061795920402009-05-01T13:39:00.004-04:002009-05-01T13:50:00.504-04:00

Who doesn't like some quality Dikembe Mutombo impressions?

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-18787289334379740872009-04-30T19:25:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:25:00.252-04:00

I'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?

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-23986225693265214192009-04-30T16:35:00.004-04:002009-04-30T16:58:19.593-04:00

I'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

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-83575956466231112962009-04-24T11:05:00.001-04:002009-05-01T13:46:28.561-04:00

I 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 would

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-60852349634028556132009-04-17T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:24:43.908-04:00

Fan 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?

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-5666470762346654242009-04-15T22:52:00.006-04:002009-04-16T10:56:31.592-04:00

Stolen 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.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-4746543505927851752009-04-09T16:30:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:30:00.651-04:00

The peacock net is prepping for a big night. Parks & Recreation and Southland bow.P&I tries to replicate The Office magic. "Troubled." Needs to "find its footing." Majority of characters unlikable?I'm not getting my hopes up.Southland replaces ER. Heavily promoted. A "clunky" cop drama.How awesome is Training Day!? Still. Anyway... I told LRK that I highly doubt Southland will give NBC 15 years

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-80439915666232663392009-04-09T12:45:00.006-04:002009-04-09T13:18:58.778-04:00

In what world is it okay for supervisors and zoning board officials to violate their own regulations, reward and support illegal puppy mills and direct a stenographer to cease making a record of a public proceeding?Colerain Township, Lancaster County.Smells fishy (as well as hypocritical, unjust and unlawful) imo. Sounds like someone should look into these Colerain Township supervisors and *cough

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-43399103197140932482009-04-02T16:21:00.001-04:002009-05-01T13:47:06.837-04:00

Uh... yeah.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-81920877800937603922009-04-02T09:54:00.001-04:002009-04-02T09:56:26.871-04:00

It's a sad state of affairs for journalism/media when the hardest hitting, most objective outfit out there is Comedy Central.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-86417373503786547222009-03-26T11:35:00.002-04:002009-03-26T11:39:37.843-04:00

Everything's coming up Milhouse!The superstars setting in gmail is very nice, too.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-13451919023575706992009-03-26T08:01:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:01:00.122-04:00

Office "spin-off" Parks & Recreation isn't receiving the most positive of buzz.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-84231433745355874822009-03-25T18:27:00.000-04:002009-03-25T18:27:00.273-04:00

Geithner unveils his toxic legacy asset plan. A few days pass. Dr. Doom approves. Wow.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63731236797967783222009-03-25T11:36:00.003-04:002009-03-25T12:07:21.485-04:00

Bill O'Reilly is a... what's a harsher word than "idiot"? (Latest) case in point.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-42439002601948375942009-03-19T15:01:00.001-04:002009-03-19T15:02:49.898-04:00

Props to CBS' March Madness On Demand. They really outdid themselves this year. As mistercellaneous and I discussed earlier, the video quality is amazing.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-47219326992708122912009-03-19T12:21:00.008-04:002009-03-19T14:30:05.796-04:00

12:21 PM: Butler v. LSU to open. Meh. Capacity crowd on hand.12:30 PM: Switching to CS-Northridge v. Memphis. Matadors up 9-4 early...1:19 PM: Two out of my three early picks are looking crappy. Thanks Butler and BYU. At least Memphis is up by 3... to 15 seed CS-Northridge.1:51 PM: Mels from CS-Northridge just drills a three and we're tied at 40 with 15:00 left.1:53 PM: Another three and

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-48922994992105059172009-03-18T15:02:00.006-04:002009-03-18T18:12:46.687-04:00

BHO released his bracket today.Official White House photo by Pete SouzaClick the brackets for a closer look. Operative BAH and I briefly discussed. A few thoughts:+ Who crosses out teams on their bracket?? He does this multiple time, most glaringly having the 'Ville as National Champion, then crossing them out and inserting UNC. Flip-flopper? Bleh.+ Alabama State over Morehead State in the

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-15773540335539387892009-03-09T12:59:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:00:29.414-04:00

WGAL recently reported on a vandal tagging some residences in Susquehanna Township with some interesting language. Here's some pics:After studying the evidence, and being the Cartoon Planet aficionado that I am, I'm pretty sure I know who is behind these shenanigans...Zorak.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-7578219452488049092009-02-27T13:43:00.004-05:002009-02-27T13:52:22.337-05:00

Spring Training. I'll probably lose interest in baseball the closer football season approaches, but I always look forward to Spring Training. Maybe it's the memories. Glory days!Baseball fever... catch it.More pics at boston.com's Big Shots.Still pining for the return of Josh Hamilton. Jay Bruce, we're looking at you. Volquez Power. Cueto Power.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-78636663182165966672009-02-24T16:08:00.004-05:002009-02-24T16:28:43.987-05:00

+ Suckers.+ Congrats to USC head coach Pete Carroll on becoming a grandpa (via my facebook friend-age).+ I really need to download the songs sitting in my iTunes shopping cart.+ LRK and I hit the tax man last Saturday. Weinstock. He was a Pitt fan/alum. Pitt has fans? (that was for Flood). Flood would have liked the guy.I like him, because we're getting some money back.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-5821447697860285322009-02-20T16:52:00.002-05:002009-02-20T17:00:31.145-05:00

I'm looking forward to catching The White Stripes on Conan's last Late Night show tonight. I wonder what they'll play.I don't know how many of you saw or heard about CNBC moron Rick Santelli's "theatrics" (thank you Barbara Boxer) on the Chicago Exchange floor yesterday regarding BHO's mortgage program. Anyway, this grade A d-bag who, conveniently, I don't hear a peep out of while the gov't dumps

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-21593928258996404002009-02-13T11:22:00.002-05:002009-02-13T11:25:54.829-05:00

What the heck.Awesome.+ Judge Dredd Judd Gregg is a big d-bag. Good riddance. I don't know why BHO nominated that doofus, anyway.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-6892260725280088542009-02-11T15:48:00.003-05:002009-02-11T16:10:53.766-05:00

I am not a fan of "Dancing with the Stars." Sorry, it is cheesy, boring, corny, too drawn out and the "stars" are rarely stars. And I don't care about ballroom dancing.Still, LRK usually enjoys watching it, and I guess the new season is about to start up. Maybe hoping to generate a fleck of enthusiasm for the show on my end, she emailed me, "Look who is going to be on Dancing with the Stars," and

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-76516682896203206452009-02-05T18:15:00.000-05:002009-02-05T18:15:59.594-05:00

Strike up the band! Ed DeChellis must be doing something right I'm feeling a tad bandwagony - on the way home from work today I contemplated making the drive up to State College sometime to take in a PSU men's hoops game.The Nits need to improve their free throw shooting if they hope to make any kind of noise post-season, though.+ Who said I can't write copy? No one? Okay. Anyway, yours truly was

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-81090629338494757812009-02-04T19:01:00.007-05:002009-02-04T19:06:43.090-05:00

This is hilarious. I wish it would happen around here..msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-43461063441800152692009-01-31T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-31T22:10:04.695-05:00

Herbert Hoover Lives.Bra-effing-vo, Frank Rich.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-88862924853637989702009-01-21T11:35:00.002-05:002009-01-21T11:35:00.574-05:00

LRK's car wouldn't start last week. She had a local garage look at it. The verdict: bad starter and bad battery.Aside - when LRK and I visit the grocery store, we "bid" (a la The Price is Right) on what we think the bill will be. (I usually win.) Anyway, we decided to do the same thing with the garage bill. As it turned out, we were both under by a pretty solid amount. So, as I am aught to do, I

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-86227538596895729922009-01-20T09:30:00.002-05:002009-01-20T10:22:48.182-05:00

I wanted an excuse to post this again and what better reason than today.I'm fired up! Ready to go!

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-83297304005310643042009-01-19T15:07:00.001-05:002009-01-19T15:21:39.799-05:00

One of my pet peeves is when people scoff at the idea of celebrating this man's life and accomplishments. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the face of the civil rights movement. He possessed undeniable strength, conviction, passion and courage. When faced with insults, hatred and ignorance, he advocated equality, respect and peace. He was a wonderful writer and thinker. His life merits honor.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-20252611587703120872009-01-05T16:35:00.001-05:002009-01-05T16:42:38.266-05:00

Fresh off my volleyball team's domination of the 2008 East Shore YMCA Volleyball League (undefeated regular season and playoff champs), we learned today that we are no longer welcome in the league. Banned!Evidently, the competition felt our team was "too strong" and they "feared for their safety." (that statement caused a patented TK eye roll) Really?! Really, small-minded,

Toddnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-91305367468787889102008-12-31T23:58:00.000-05:002008-12-31T23:58:00.682-05:00

It's New Year's Eve. Any resolutions?

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63508168488646368082008-12-31T11:05:00.001-05:002008-12-31T11:15:06.953-05:00

During Christmas in Nebraska, I watched a few movies.Kung Fu PandaLRK's nephew owned Kung Fu Panda, so one evening we all watched it. That's okay, because I wanted to watch the movie for some time, anyway. I had heard KFP was humorous, featured cool animation and detailed a good story. The movie did not disappoint. I enjoyed Kung Fu Panda and would recommend it for adults and kids... or adults

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-83327136376757920142008-12-29T08:25:00.002-05:002009-04-08T10:15:16.493-04:00

Sinclair station, outside Greeley, Colorado.[me, posing with the Sinclair dinosaur]

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-45864488479675991232008-12-24T11:20:00.003-05:002008-12-24T11:25:00.865-05:00

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. This year, I'll be celebrating with LRK and her extended family in Nebraska. Operative BAH and wife LDH will be there briefly, Mr. and Mrs. H among others. I hope anyone reading this has a Merry Christmas!+ Track Santa with NORAD. It's pretty fun and has some great pictures of the places he's visiting.+ XPN also has The Night Before with Robert Drake.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-36436267329349538812008-12-23T23:54:00.005-05:002008-12-24T11:25:18.209-05:00

The picture says it all. I didn't want to comment on my co-ed volleyball team's exploits during the season, so as to not jinx it. But now that the season is over, I can confidently say Ryno Cable dominated.We were regular season champs, going undefeated and only losing two games throughout the season. That was good enough for a $10 Dick's gift card for each player. We breezed through the

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-83914697674060618632008-12-19T09:35:00.001-05:002008-12-19T09:35:01.355-05:00

In the event that future spawn between me and LRK do not receive full rides from the school of their choice (except if they decide to legacy and attend Etown - no athletic scholarships) I am posting how to go about DIY athletic scholarships.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-73721874604096954802008-12-18T20:57:00.000-05:002008-12-18T20:57:00.369-05:00

Huffington Post suggests giving a book or two as a gift this Christmas to help save the publishing industry. They wrangle some "media elites" to offer recommendations.Well, I'm happy to say I did my part. And I was ahead of the curve. I purchased a book to give as a gift a few days ago. Albeit a birthday gift - not Christmas. But, this person's birthday is in February, so... win/win?Also, can I

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-10159660000458459392008-12-18T13:46:00.001-05:002008-12-18T13:51:49.114-05:00

What is up with this guy's hair?Creepy.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-81517772907073288782008-12-16T16:18:00.002-05:002008-12-16T16:27:49.738-05:00

+ I despise John and Kate of John & Kate Plus Eight. Horrible people.Their kids are bratty and whiny, too.+ I loathe when people use the phrase "down the shore".+ I'm totally bummed my volleyball team's league championship game got postponed until next Tuesday.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-8900098406824426082008-12-12T09:21:00.001-05:002008-12-22T14:50:21.856-05:00

You know, I'm not a huge fan of bailing out anything, but if Congress is okay with ask-no-questions throwing $350-$700 billion at Paulson's house of cards, shell game-playing boys in the financial industry, them I'm okay with making GM and Chrysler jump through hoops to get $14 billion.So it angers me now that Paulson and some Republican Senators are throwing a hissy fit and blocking $14 billion

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-19828751803233416952008-12-05T12:30:00.005-05:002009-04-08T10:16:58.329-04:00

H/T XPN. Cruising around Wednesday night, heard this classic.Everyone knows Monday night means wrestling.Yes, and now it's on the iPod.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-89561521069100682282008-12-05T10:15:00.003-05:002008-12-05T11:35:22.872-05:00

TINWA Who's Now Olympian Hyleas Fountain is now my facebook friend!Could a TINWA interview be forthcoming?

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-89559089066847155392008-12-04T22:30:00.006-05:002008-12-04T22:55:42.639-05:00

LRK and I hit Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday. We convened with the H's (Mr. and Mrs., operative BAH and wife LDH) for some family time, walking around, eating, gambling and the Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament (for the guys). The women saw Cirque du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio.We stayed at Palms two nights - with the Cincinnati hoops team - and Harrah's for one. The Palms

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-40246228769842279482008-11-28T12:01:00.000-05:002008-11-28T12:01:00.454-05:00

I Am...Neel KashkariInterim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Economics and DevelopmentBut I ain't no chump.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-33491082113777176622008-11-24T20:29:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:29:37.758-05:00

I like this guy...Watch CBS Videos OnlineAustan Goolsbee. "That era of dithering is going to end. Starting January 20, Obama's coming in - we're out with the dithering, we're in with a bang." Nice!

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-58049851432013862302008-11-14T16:36:00.001-05:002008-11-14T16:38:22.256-05:00

Iowa giveth. Iowa taketh away. What's with the dramatics? Well, the same state that planted the seed making BHO as POTUS possible, is home to the school that ended PSU's hopes of a 2008 football national championship. Penn State moreso choked/gave the game away, but... I digress.That being said, if I had to choose, I would definitely, 100% choose BHO as Prez over an undefeated PSU football season

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-45060068907282880782008-11-04T14:25:00.003-05:002008-11-04T15:13:27.636-05:00

Ready to go!(BO in Manassas, VA last night - H/T TPM) You really need to watch the whole vid (under 5 minutes) to get the story, but the last minute or so will give you a charge.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-85807914381966528482008-11-04T08:38:00.001-05:002008-11-04T08:38:58.351-05:00

It's time.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-91549790172663136192008-11-03T13:55:00.003-05:002008-11-03T13:56:29.980-05:00

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Happy Halloween. (HT, Hot Clicks)

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-14509946228180382992008-10-30T13:15:00.001-04:002008-10-30T13:17:39.715-04:00

All across America, something is stirring... I've heard from numerous people today regarding their super positive impressions on the BO infomercial last night. So here it is. Like the Powell endorsement/interview, BO TV definitely warrants repeat viewings:+ You'd probably like Charles, a BO campaign volunteer who voted for FDR.+ Like him or not (I happen to like him) Whitlock puts a certain

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-52204172067664693622008-10-20T08:01:00.001-04:002008-10-20T08:01:06.092-04:00

100,000 for BO in StL Saturday. (75,000 later in KC)Wow.Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed BO Sunday via Meet the Press. If you can, go watch the sit down with Brokaw. Powell delivers perhaps the most clear, succinct case for voting for BO and against McCain. Do yourself a favor. Afterwards, he was approached by the media and offered some additional excellent commentary:

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63818764902178821942008-10-16T12:59:00.003-04:002008-10-16T13:08:09.142-04:00

The Hate Talk Express is making a stop in Lancaster Saturday. Why, oh why can't PA receive the same treatment from the McCain mob as Michigan, Maine and Wisconsin? It's over, Johnny. Give up.Anyway, this time the hate-mongering liar Sarah Palin will be "gracing" Lancaster, PA with her presence at Clipper Magazine Stadium.As if the Lancaster Barnstormers playing at "the Clip" didn't ensure that I

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-19340119354168599282008-10-15T10:52:00.000-04:002008-10-15T10:53:07.809-04:00

For the Seinfeld fans...Is Babu Bhatt the official commenting on current Pakistani instability? (2nd paragraph)

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-13400685332130732952008-10-14T13:42:00.005-04:002008-10-30T10:42:27.702-04:00

Campbell Brown will should be the next host of Meet the Press (after Brokaw is finished mumbling through the election cycle).Chuck Todd? Please!Update: No one will replace Tim Russert. Not Campbell Brown, not Chuck Todd. No one. Maybe they can just get a TR hologram and broadcast that.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-73305334284429357972008-10-10T12:30:00.002-04:002008-10-10T16:08:30.327-04:00

I like Miami's Wild Dolphin formation.Thanks to hulu for providing an alternative outlet to catch Heroes, since DWt"S" presently occupies the TINWA household tv Monday nights. Hopefully ABC makes Life on Mars available online, too, because I imagine E.R. winning the Thursday night TINWA tv slot after The Office/30 Rock.Pennlive with a clutch sit-down with Olympic silver medalist heptathlete (and

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-36342363458636150112008-10-09T15:45:00.002-04:002008-10-09T15:47:44.343-04:00

Tim Tebow is going to be President of the United States one day.Depending how long his NFL career is, mark down either 2036 or 2040.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-69514009949025039602008-09-30T16:18:00.000-04:002008-09-30T16:18:56.191-04:00

I mailed the "payoff amount" check last week, but my one college loan provider reflected today my account was "paid in full." Granted, I still have another (more vicious) college loan outstanding, but I officially paid off the easier, more manageable one. Yay! It feels good.+ WXPN providing my office soundtrack keeps paying off. Not only have I caught MGMT's "Time to Pretend" (blogged about

Toddnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-17231491005513525682008-09-25T13:45:00.001-04:002008-09-25T13:45:00.770-04:00

I enjoy reading Brett's work radio posts. I am now in the same boat. I started a new job two weeks ago and occupy a space where one radio serves me and four other employees.The first week was heavy on Warm 103. I am not a fan of the corny Kelly West morning show, but I quite like their all 80's lunch.Recently, the dial switched to WXPN out of Harrisburg (via Philly). I love this station and its

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-27281330518975600142008-09-24T11:55:00.006-04:002008-09-24T11:55:00.887-04:00

Watching tv with BAH and LRK over the weekend and caught the Dodge commercial featuring the US Women's soccer team.The ladies commandeer two Dodge Journeys and trek down to Rio de Janeiro for a rematch with Brazil? What - the Olympics did not count??Funny how the one vehicle was watching the infamous Brazil 4-0 2008 World Cup white-washing. The girl quickly clicks off the tv.Hope Solo was along

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-17914859098313946912008-09-23T09:45:00.002-04:002008-09-23T09:58:24.206-04:00

By the time I got to Arizona (PE reset) Friday with LRK, it was hot. We met BAH at the airport and he provided the $2 tour of the PHX and Tempe area. We cruised by Chase Field, America West Arena, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe Town Lake and the PHX metro area's light rail system - scheduled to launch in December.BAH had a company softball game that evening. He and his company were cool enough to let

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-20171168303577344932008-09-19T11:00:00.001-04:002008-09-19T11:00:41.137-04:00

A few hours from now, LRK and I will be departing for the PHX*! I am excited. Not only will it be my farthest trip west ever, but we get to visit operative BAH and his wife, LDH.In addition, BAH and I will be taking in - which until last week was one of the games of the year until ASU spit the bit against UNLV - Arizona State v. Georgia! Still... it's the Saturday primetime game on ABC and still

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-42460052542200758912008-09-18T13:05:00.001-04:002008-09-24T15:04:10.380-04:00

LRK and her four teammates LH, DH, NH and MDeP were gracious enough to invite me onto their co-ed indoor volleyball team at the Capital City Y. Note that I fancy myself as "athletic" but probably haven't played volleyball since high school and haven't participated in an organized, competitive fashion since my last game on the diamond at EC. Wii, 5 mile runs and pitch-n-put do not count.Last week,

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-71292816494243346692008-09-17T23:08:00.001-04:002008-09-17T23:13:00.312-04:00

Operative BAH (who I will be visiting this weekend) emailed me about a Wisconsin Badger linebacker getting busted for drunken driving... on his moped.Sounds like somebody is friends with J.D. from Scrubs. Wonder if he named his moped "Sasha?"

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-63331471646521420502008-09-16T10:34:00.002-04:002008-09-16T16:03:25.442-04:00

A few months ago, I asked who you were more tired of seeing on tv - liar McCain, Gus the 2nd most famous groundhog in PA or Capital BlueCross President and CEO Anita Smith?McCain won... or lost... the poll. And while Ms. Smith did not receive any votes, it is she tv watchers will not be seeing on their sets any longer - Smith resigned yesterday. As in resign effective immediately or be fired.No

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-54706558446942926042008-09-13T12:30:00.002-04:002008-09-13T12:30:00.353-04:00

LRK and I ventured out to Kansas for a long weekend last week. We had grand plans and I'm proud to say we accomplished all of them! We saw these stragglers on the side of the road on our way to Manhattan Saturday. They kept moseying on their way.Friday we woke up and visited the H's at MJSHS. Mr. H had a planning period. Afterwords, we hit up Pizza Hut lunch buffet. It was quite nice and filling.

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-52995140465369102572008-09-11T16:44:00.003-04:002008-09-11T16:50:47.373-04:00

For those not aware, Facebook is implementing a redesign starting today. Boo! It's like the transition to DTV, only totally unnecessary and unwarranted. Where were our town hall meetings?!C'mon, VZW! Ever since I moved to Capital City the battery life of my le chocolat has been in the crapper. What gives, man?Btw, clicking that link is totally worth it.Movie I enjoyed last night while trying to

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-26305532927713300062008-09-04T13:49:00.000-04:002008-09-04T13:49:39.314-04:00

Sadly, I will miss Oldy Olderson's acceptance speech tonight. I'm really broken up over it.NOT!Lolz. Really, I am counting down the time until LRK and I depart for KS this evening. Big time stuff going on. Friday lunch buffet at Pizza Hut. We got Minneapolis High v. Ellsworth High in some Friday night lights. Go Lions! Then we have an afternoon in Manhattan concluding with Kansas State hosting

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-40589652006396217312008-09-03T23:55:00.002-04:002008-09-04T13:40:34.993-04:00

Palin. Some style. No substance. Many lies. No vision.Epic Fail!+ Thankfully Serena v. Venus provided a wonderful diversion to this charlatan. Now those are two women worthy of respect and admiration.+ Update: Preach on, Kathleen Sebelius!

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Wow. So many times high expectations are met with a disappointing realization. But tonight, Barack Obama not only met expectations, he absolutely destroyed the barrier.Nike totally needs to do an Obama spot following his magnificent masterpiece of an acceptance speech. Something along the lines of the "Witness" campaign. I'm watching it again.+ I knew there was a reason I like Shawn Johnson. That

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-73925035858618939492008-08-25T08:30:00.008-04:002008-08-25T08:30:00.241-04:00

Operative BAH sent me this link with comment, "This is what happens when you live in western Kansas."I read the story, watched the video (language nsfw) and responded, "Wow, they are certainly not master debaters. I award them no points, and may God have mercy on their souls."

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Against my better judgement, I stayed up and watched the Team USA v. Spain gold medal game. Got into bed around 4:35 AM Sunday morning. What some talking heads and Coach K are calling the greatest international game ever was a roller coaster ride experience. All I know is if I was giving out a TINWA Clutch 5, it would be Kobe, Dwayne Wade, 'Melo, LeBron and The Bosh.Check out the underdressed

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-56040731724679439742008-08-24T00:30:00.001-04:002008-08-24T00:12:16.977-04:00

Congrats to TINWA Who's Now Olympian Kim Glass - and the rest of the US women's volleyball team - on their hard-fought, silver medal-winning effort. The US fell short of the gold this morning v. Brazil, but thanks in part to Glass' Who's Nowsiness, they made it all the way to the gold medal game. That's a world class, Glass!Note to News 8 nerd Matt Belanger: Glass went to Conestoga Valley High

Toddnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-40135381169928168112008-08-23T17:02:00.000-04:002008-08-23T17:02:21.649-04:00

So I'm sitting here, watching the US women's volleyball team in the gold medal game, knowing full well they get rocked 3-1 by Brazil. Boo-urns to NBC for not airing the game live at 8:00 AM ET this morning. As the Games have gone by, I've grown increasingly dissatisfied with NBC's tape-delayed coverage.To makes matters worse, the Redeem Team's gold medal run concludes tonight with a 2:30 AM ET

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-60318967433164174902008-08-17T08:30:00.002-04:002008-08-22T12:28:18.099-04:00

Congrats to TINWA Who's Now Olympian Hyleas Fountain, who is clearly Who's Now as evidenced by her bronze silver! medal-winning effort in the women's heptathlon. Way to go, Hyleas!+ I'm not going to say anything about USA men's basketball because I don't want to jinx them, but kudos to NBC for utilizing the clutch NBA on NBC intro music in its coverage of Team USA at the Olympics. Music to my

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-2358610763469152772008-08-13T13:04:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:04:29.507-04:00

I think I saw a number of the Chinese "womens" gymnasts in that McDonald's ad featuring the little kids playing soccer. Suuuure, China... those girls will turn 16 this calender year. Just like that little girl really sang that song during the opening ceremonies. And all those fireworks were real. Sure...+ Bela Karolyi is the Dick Vitale of gymnastics commentary.+ Ask LRK - I do a pretty solid,

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-1169529944941877752008-08-12T15:10:00.000-04:002008-08-12T15:10:37.968-04:00

Two of my favorite things - Chick-fil-A and college football - will further collide this season with the news that Chick-fil-A is becoming a sponsor of ESPN's College Gameday. Note to ESPN: more Chick-fil-A, less Big & Rich.Yes, I snapped a pic of the Chick-fil-A stand at Falcon Stadium when LRK and I visited.+ Huzzah! Dunn is done in the 'nati. Finally, my three least favorite (or most despised)

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-91531104306530649212008-08-11T11:30:00.002-04:002008-08-12T00:00:10.761-04:00

Did we all travel into the future to view China's opening ceremonies? Did Senor Spielbergo produce that number? Wow, what an aesthetically stunning event. But did anyone else think for a second the flame lighter was going to plummet to the stadium floor after that hitch occurred when he started "running?" Yipes!+ It was pretty late, but you missed out if you missed that electric mens 4x100 relay!

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-4805764662462233402008-08-09T13:15:00.002-04:002008-08-09T13:23:39.653-04:00

Why do people have to make things so hard*? A few months ago, the Seattle Sonics decided to bolt the Pacific Northwest and relocate to Oklahoma City. As a gesture of goodwill, they decided to leave the Sonics name to the city of Seattle. Now OKC is trying to figure out what to name their franchise, bandying around weak names like Thunder, Barons, Energy and Wind.C'mon, T. Boone Pickens does not

Toddnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-56300468519917902352008-08-08T08:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T08:08:15.186-04:00

8-8-08... you might have heard???We'll have our eyes on TINWA Who's Now Olympians Kim Glass and Hyleas Fountain, the KSU track assistant that's high jumping as well as the Redeem Team, women's volleyball, swimming, track & field and maybe diving.While most people are poo-pooing the Olympics or simply not giving a Forbidden City, the TINWA household is down for the Games - even planning an

Toddnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239421.post-77633239283824915242008-08-07T11:10:00.002-04:002008-08-07T11:10:11.496-04:00

I wrote a post promoting Barry O and criticizing geezer (he puts the "old" in same old politics) McCain and his annoying, facetious campaign, but I decided not to post it because I try to keep this blog fun and non-polarizing. But just know I closed said post quoting the classic Owen Hart stating, "I am not a nugget! I'm a blackheart, a sole survivor" "Enough is enough, and it's time for a change

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