Our Prayers Are With John, Patri and Maia

John, our prayers are with you, I don't think much more needs to be said.

Crusades & Columbus Crew

You are probably asking, what the heck are these two subjects in the same heading for a post? Darn good question. I had lunch with a football (soccer) buddy of mine today and we were talking about how great Wikipedia is. Mike says "I want to do a 6 degrees of separation experiment with Wikipedia to see if I can go from one thing to something else in 6 mouse clicks or less." How we landed on Crusades to Columbus Crew I don't know but it clearly has footy origins.

Anyway, after lunch I tried to see if I could perform this seemingly impossible task and well, it's not that impossible. Not only did I perform this minor miracle in 6 mouse clicks I actually did it in 5. Here is the path I followed so if you want to check my work, go for it! Believe it or not the following links are on the respective Wikipedia pages.

Crusades to Western Europe
Western Europe to United States
United States to Sports in America
Sports in America to Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer to Columbus Crew

Red Sox Go Home!

Today is a happy day in the land of a perennial Yankees fan, the Red Sox lost to Tampa in 7 games. They get the same thing my team does this year which is absolutely nothing. Granted my emotion is mixed because the Yankees are being run so poorly and Brian Cashman needs to be shown the door. Maybe some day we can get us back to what had us winning in the 90s. A mix of guys who are not over paid, know how to do their job and not cause trouble in the locker room. Is that too much to ask?

Dad Survived The Weekend

I know it's no big deal but I think this is a exercise in relativity. I survived the weekend alone with no naps! For whatever reason Owen has decided on weekends he does not like naps. I did everything I could think of, car rides, TV Owen does not like and Stroller rides. I thought the stroller ride was going to work yesterday and I thought I had won the battle but when I went to pick him up to take him upstairs all hell broke loose. No nap for Owen, no nap for Dad either and I really needed one!

I know Patri will have to deal with much, much greater in a week but I feel proud of my accomplishment. I commend all those single parents out there who don't have a loved one coming home after only a week away or have a loved one away for an extended period of time. I grovel in your greatness because it is a truly amazing feat.

I didn't get to cut the grass

Whoops! I am ashamed! Well, not really.

Weekends Go Too Fast!

Yes, I said it, weekends go way too fast! Friday you feel so free and you have 2 whole days to relax or get done what is needed to be done. Then Sunday night rolls around and you are not feeling so free anymore because you know at about 8 AM the next morning means sitting at a desk in front of a computer. I should have practiced golf like that was going to be my job then maybe I could be like Tiger! Or maybe not...