Yearly Archives: 2009
Tragedy and All That Crap
So I haven’t been sleeping well lately. I’ve been having weird dreams involving vampires and Nazis and I even dreamed about having sex with an ex coworker whom I haven’t worked with in over 15 years. As a result, I’ve been very tired lately. But I don’t contribute all the tiredness to my recent sleep …
Eagles Sign Michael Vick
And Lose the Pre-season Opener I raced home after rehearsal last night to catch the end of the 3rd quarter of the Eagles’ pre-season opener. I switched on the set to see the Eagles were trailing considerably behind the Patriots. In true Eagles fashion, they fought back, trailing by only 2 points with less than …
Heather’s Pop-pop Has Passed Away
Albert V. Cabal, 1913 – 2009 Heather’s Pop-pop, my stepfather, my mother’s husband for the past 33 years, passed away quietly at home with his family around him on Thursday, August 6, 2009. During the past month, Al’s condition had rapidly declined and his last weeks were spent bed ridden, barely able to eat and …
And The Winner Is…
Heather at Nobody-But-Yourself That’s right kids, the winner of the Nanny McPhee DVD and the Electronic Catch Phrase game was Heather from Nobody-But-Yourself. I was totally thrilled when random.org picked Heather as our winner. Heather is a really sweetie and I just love reading her blog. She’s a SAHM who’s been married to her best …
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Trashing of the Pacific Ocean Man is destroying the Earth at an alarming rate. From greenhouse gases to deforestation to overfilled landfills loaded with plastic products that will last longer than the dinosaurs did, we are slowly poisoning our future on this planet. As huge chunks of Antarctic ice shelves plunge into the ocean …
Win Nanny McPhee, Electronic Catch Phrase, & $25 Target Card
Enter to Win and You May Help Someone Else Win, Too! Note: Contest is over. Winner has been selected and notified. Commenting has been turned off for this post. More info to follow. Please continue to vote for Matt as his contest ends August 18. I’m throwing a contest in order to help my friend, …
Top Ten Reasons to Clean Your Grill
or How to Grill Your Food Instead of Incinerating It Summertime surely is the time for grilling. Stroll down the street of any hometown neighborhood during dinner time and the charcoal smells of steaks and burgers sizzling away on some not-so-distant grill will be wafting through the air. Mmmmmmm. Grilling embodies everything that is …
Top 10 Search Terms
How People Find Me and the Blue Skies On April 27, 2009, I launched my new blog at Me and the Blue Skies located at it’s own domain. In addition to having its own location, I switched from Blogger to WordPress. One of the benefits of WordPress is that it provides you with blog stats …
Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians
And Then There Were None… I’m happy to announce that I will be in the Village Playbox’s production of Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians. I will be tackling the role of Mr. Blore. This is my fifth production at the Playbox and my second time in an Agatha Christie play; I was Giles in the …
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