24 starts in 44 minutes, I can't wait, this show rules. My wife and I both love it. Something we both like and can enjoy watching together. Believe me, our TV watching habits are extremely different.

Mondays are kind of tough for the O-Monster. A) he doesn't want to eat from the bottle according to Barb, the woman watching our son and B) after a weekend of rest and relaxation for the boy, he is a crab apple because his wonderful schedule gets all out of whack. What about us Owen? Hmmm? Ha, just kidding of course... maybe. :)

NUFC do indeed look like they are going to sign Oguchi Onyewu, one of the biggest football (soccer) players I have ever seen. He is built for the Premiership, I can't wait to see him run someone over. Here is a picture of the big guy below...



My brother deployed overseas yesterday. It feels kind of bazaar knowing that he is going to be many miles away in a foreign land serving his country. It is a very surreal moment and Patri will be home with Maia for 6 months while John hangs out far, far away. No worries, we will be seeing her in 54 days and we all cannot wait. Puerto Rico watch out, the Rikers are coming!

I had to DVR 24 on Monday because I did not get a chance to watch it. Wendy had a play to go on Tuesday so we finally watched it last night. Man, 24 rules, that is all I know. I know parts of it are fairly unrealistic, like being able to get to all parts of LA in 5 minutes. We ALL know that is a bunch of bunk.

Reports are that Onguchi Onyewu, the big American defender who was probably their best player in the world cup, is being touted to go to my beloved Newcastle United. I hope it's true but Glen Roeder, the manager, says he isn't interested in signing him. What a fool.

Owen is growing like crazy, it seems as though he is getting stronger by the day. He is getting to the point where he is able to sit up by himself and hold him self up when he is on his belly. Pretty impressive if you ask me. It is amazing to see the transformation unfold before your eyes. Pretty soon I'll be watching him run around a soccer field scoring crazy goals.

Well, what a week and a half... The national championship was decided, Florida crushed OSU, and the Superbowl is now set, Bears vs. Colts. "Are You Ready For Some Commercials?" I better trademark that now so I can make some money.

Florida vs. OSU:
What a blowout, I think OSU forgot to get off the bus. I don't care that Ted Ginn was out for the whole game other then his electrifying kickoff return, Jim Tressell was flat-out out coached in that game. That was the first time I had ever seen that happen to be honest. It was amazing to see OSU not make the necessary adjustments to get back in the game. I bet the OSU message boards will be going crazy for a while.
For Florida, wow, Urban looks like a genius. His team was so well prepared it was sickening. It did not matter what OSU tried to do they had an answer for everything. With Tebow coming back Florida has to be in the top 5 teams next year.

Superbowl
Colts vs. Bears, O vs. D. It does not get much better than this, Peyton vs. Bears D. I don't know who to root for in this game. I am a Cowboys fan so naturally I have an affinity towards NFC teams but I would love to see Peyton win a Super Bowl unlike Marino. All I know is we are having a party for the 4th year in a row and it should be a good time.

Newcastle United
These guys drive me crazy, we should be in the top half of the league table but we can't even beat the 19th place team. OK, we went down 2-0 in the first 25 minutes but after that it was total domination. If not for 3 or 4 tremendous saves by Carroll in the West Ham goal that game would have been 4-2 easily.

Syracuse
We beat Marquette on the road, then only beat Cincy by 1 at home and then lose to St. Johns who might be the worst team in the league not name South Florida. These guys drive me crazy too. Where is the energy? the effort is sometimes so pathetic I want to break something.

As far as the football team goes.... they suck. Greg Robinson should be fired and we should hire Norm Chow. That is all I am going to say about that.

Well tonight is the BCS Championship game and the culmination of a great college football season. Ohio State vs. Florida, it doesn't get much better than this, hopefully the game will live up to the hype. I live in Cincinnati and people are going crazy, many people are wearing Scarlet and Gray. Whatever the hell scarlet is anyway. I thought it was a character in Gone With the Wind? I saw a guy dressed like Jim Tressell, only in Ohio.

This year has been very interesting in the world of college football, Rutgers went 11-2, Boise St. beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and 3 Big East teams will probably end up in the top 10 when the final polls come out. No, you did not read that wrong, 3 Big East teams, the lowly Big East, the basketball conference.

Syracuse finally won a basketball game against a team in the top 25, Marquette in Milwaukee. I have no idea how they lose to Pitt at home and then win on the road against Marquette. Pitt is not that good, SU was just worse on that night. Pitt are a bunch of thugs posing as college basketball players to escape the law I think. I don't know how we got homered by the away team but it happened. What would you call that, Awayed by the refs? Ha, what a farce.

My son is almost 5 months old which seems crazy to me, I can still remember the day he was born. Next I will wonder what the hell happened to my life and I will be 50 and watching him graduate High School. It is so hard to take life one day at a time, the days just whiz on by, it's scary how short life really is.

I am applying for a job back in EyeMed. I said at one point I would never go back there but if this opportunity works out I cannot pass it up. However, I would only leave my current position for something that is equivalent to the level I would be should I get promoted soon. If this does not work out I will stay where I am, I will not take another lateral move. Besides, things are going well in my current department.

That is all for now.

It's Thursday and has been a great week of college football. Boise St beat Oklahoma, LSU killed ND and Louisville beat Wake. I honestly am not surprised by any of these results, I knew Boise St. would give Oklahoma all they could handle and possibly more.

So that begs the question, should there be a playoff? Maybe, there is no answer that is easy I can tell you that. Between money and these smaller conferences it's a mess. Ok, BSU beat OU but that was a one off, they had time to get healthy and prepare for the Juggernaut that is OU.

I think right now some type of plus 1 format would be best. However, when you look at the way LSU and USC both dispatched their opponents this week I think both could lay claim to being one of best 4 teams in the country. If OSU wins the point is mute and everyone goes home happy, especially the BCS committee.

I also posted a new picture of myself and Owen on my page. My future soccer(football) star, I hope anyway. SU plays Pitt tonight on ESPN, should be interesting. Pitt has been struggling and SU can't beat anyone who is decent, we'll see how that goes.

My XBox 360 crusade continues, I think I will end up getting one, just not sure when. I went over to my friend Matt's house since he just got one for Xmas and holy crap, it is awesome. I was playing Gears of War and that is one of the craziest games I have ever seen. The graphics are amazing...

I pretty much want an XBox 360. All my buddies are getting but alas I am not. Wendy is probably sick of me asking my friends to sway her, hopefully she still laughs.

The other issue with the XBox is that she does not want me to hook it up to the plasma. So do I go out spend money on another TV so I can play my XBox in HD? Seriously, why even purchase the 360 or any next generation console if you don't have a nice TV to hook it up to? To me that is pointless, playing a 360 on dark age TV technology.

My friend Matt says he wants to talk his wife into getting a new TV as well so he can hook his XBox up to that. For him it's a little different though since his wife routinely works a goofy schedule. Sometimes nights, sometimes on the weekend too.

I don't know, this is a battle not worth waging I am sure since I know in the future I will get it eventually anyway. Patience is a virtue and I should be happy my life is so great. When I think about people in other countries we have it so good here in the USA and we should be proud of that.

Holy Crap, how does life move so darn fast? I have not logged onto this site in ages it seems like... Anyway, I have had a son, who you can see on my blog. Man he is a cute kid, must be good genes or something. Good thing my wife is hot! :)

Work is going, I think it is time to get away from systems. I am talking to someone in planning next week after I get back from the annual Milwaukee trip. I hope it bears fruit because I think am ready for some change.

Bowl season starts tonight, TCU vs. NIU... Who cares, seriously. These useless bowl games to get teams on TV who are never on national TV. It's time for a playoff IMHO. This past weekend every other division, including the NAIA crowned a national champion in football using a playoff system. Of course the obvious dilemma is money which is too bad. Everyone makes money except for the guys out there killing themselves every Saturday in the fall.

What else... In 2 days we make the yearly pilgrimage to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Christmas. I can't wait, time away from work and time with friends and family. Until next time, Zai Jin!

UNBELIEVABLE!!! I got yelled at, at work, for of all things LAUGHING!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?? I am glad it is Friday otherwise I would be getting fired right about now!!!

I am back and I have not written anything in a very long time. On Wednesday I am going to Florida with Wendy, if you couldn't figure it out by now, my fiance, for my brother's wedding. I can't wait because i am going to get to play golf in February!! That to me is sweet because in Cincinnati you usually do not get a chance to play golf in February unless you are crazy.

Wendy is travelling like mad for work but that is all I can say on that, top seccret stuff, and that is all I know.

My work is busy but alas I still get paid like dog crap, what a wonderful thing. I had my review and it was confirmed that I absolutely kicked butt in 2003, I don't understand what else I could possibly do to make these people see I am worth more than I am given and deserving of more responsibility as well. That is very touchy subject at work since many of the leadership team gain their value by how much they do and their titles. Or should I say by how much they don't do, meetings all of the time. It's the greatest way to feel like you are doing work without actually doing anything at all. So what I am saying is that is fine, I want a new title!! :)

It is Saturday, one day before we head back to Cincinnati and I really don't want to go back yet. I wish I had more time off but unfortunately my job does not permit this. Work is going to busy when I get back. It almost sounds like I do not like what I do but that is not true. I do like what I am doing for my job I just wish a couple of things were different. No biggie.

Again, one more day, hopefully it will be a nice smooth ride back. I will get to see my sister tomorrow night so that will be nice. Wendy, my fiance, is wonderful, I love her so much. 8 more months to go and then my life is over!! :) Hope everyone had a Merry Xmas, bye for now.

Well, let's see, it is the day before Xmas and I am in Milwaukee, WI which from a weather perspective is much different than Cincinnati, OH. I am here with my beautiful fiance Wendy, visiting her family for the holidays. We brought Rocky with us, our yellow lab, and he is currently eating a treat I just gave him about 10 minutes ago. It has been for the most part uneventful since we have arrived, a little shopping and a little bit of seeing some friends.

Yesterday we pretty much just sat around and did nothing, I watched Triple X and it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, it was actually ok much to my surprise. Other than that I read and wished I had brought my XBox to Milwaukee. I have been playing NCAA 04 like crazy, I am sure that thing will cause Wendy to kill me sooner or later.

Today a bunch of Wendy's family will be coming over in the afternoon, not exactly sure when. But this will be gift exchange day #1 and tomorrow obviously #2. Tomorrow is the good day because all we do is eat and eating is a wonderful thing. Tomorrow is the day we go to Chicago to visit, you guessed it, more family and to eat like crazy people. Last year I had a lot of fun so I am hoping this year will be much of the same.

What else is going on, ah yes, WORK. Work has been crazy lately but exciting at the same time. We are starting some new initiatives that hopefully will lead to many good things for me in the future. It has been a little frustrating tho as I am sure many can attest to. I do basically 4 or 5 jobs in one and get paid like absolute dog crap but I think that may be a sign of the times. I guess the plan is to learn as much as possible in the next 2 or 3 years and go somewhere else so I can actually earn a favorable wage.

Well it sounds like someone is finally getting up around here so I will write more later. Who knows what I will write next, it may be interesting to folks or it may not. Maybe I will write more later, we shall see. I will sign off for now and say s my brother always says when he says goodbye, CIAO!