Million Dollar Bill WTF

Once you read this article, there is nothing else to say except WTF! Did this guy really think he could get away with depositing a million dollar bill. When they send him to jail they should give him extra stupid years because he's an idiot.

Wife Googles Husband

In the good old days you could probably get away with running away from your spouse after you won the lottery and they would never know. Well not anymore. Take a read of this article. The guy has got to be an idiot to think he would actually get away with this. If he had half a brain he would have at least got a post office box and had his mail delivered there. Duh - you think getting a postcard sent to the house congratulating you on the purchase of your new home wouldn't tip her off. Dumbass!

And the worst part of this is when you click on the link, the newspaper shows the current weather in Miami and it's like always 80 degrees and sunny. Even in the middle of the night it's sunny. I hate them!

Jess Visits Santa

We got up early this morning and went to see Santa at the mall. With the uncertainty of when Baby G2 will arrive, we thought we should take Jess ASAP. She looked adorable, as usual, and was very excited to see and talk to Santa. She told him everything she wanted for Xmas and Santa told her to make sure she's good. Jess was very honest, she said she is good most of the time.

We also got all the Xmas decorations out of the attic, put up the tree and decorated it. We all had a fun day together.

Happy Black Friday

I hope everyone enjoyed stuffing themselves and watching some boring football. Sue and I ventured out today at 10am to Monmouth Mall for a couple of hours. We left at noon as it was getting kind of crazy. 2 hours and I was done! We got some good deals but nothing I would have went out at 4am for.

November Snow

I hate snow. It snowed 3 inches or so today. This happens every year now it seems. Summer runs late, winter comes early and fall gets screwed. I like fall a lot better than winter. But nobody asked me.

Black Friday

It's that time of year again. It's Turkey Week which not only includes the always famous Thanksgiving Day, but the more important Black Friday. Some people I know even go out Thanksgiving night to catch sales at places that are open at midnight. Then there are the stores that open at 5am, 6am, 7am and so on. You can get some great deals but you need to have a good plan.

Well here is something that will help you plan out the day. If you go to http://bfads.net/ you can see some of the circulars early to get a leg up on the competition. Cause let's face it, you need to be in shape to compete on Black Friday with those crazy freaking people looking for the great deals. I've had some good success on Black Friday but that was when I was much younger and in much better shape. And I don't really want to get up so early in order to get the best deals. So I'll play it by ear, see if there are any great deals I really need and see what time I happen to wake up.

Most likely though, I'll be asleep at 5am, 6am, 7am and so on.

Snopes.com

In case you've never been to www.snopes.com, you should definitely check it out. Snopes.com is one of my favorite sites on the internet. On Snopes you can check out urban legends, whether that latest email you received is true or false, the latest gossip and rumors, etc.

I often have to use Snopes to confirm or deny the many junk emails I continue to get from my mother. She is a regular abuser of forwarding emails that are blatant lies and fabrications. It drives me nuts. I ask her why she continues to forward these types of emails and she replies, "Well it sounded true."

Just today she forwarded an email about Barack Obama being a radical muslim and all this other nonsense about him. She said since the email said it was verified on Snopes it had to be true. Well at least she now knows what Snopes is, but just like I told her, if somebody calls you and says they're from the IRS and asks for your Social Security number, you shouldn't believe them and give it out. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ!!!

People - please don't forward any more stupid emails. It's nice to warn others but really, if you aren't sure something is completely true, then why continue to pass along rumors, hearsay and blatant lies. Don't we all get enough junk email already. Do me a favor, go over to your computer, turn it on and scream, "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO SEND OUT ANY MORE STUPID EMAILS!"

Thank you and good night!

50 Ways to Beat the Reaper

I read an interesting article on MSNBC.com about 50 different ways to add years to your life. It has some basic stuff we all know and some weird stuff we probably don't know.

My favorite is #30:

Dodge a deadly lightning bolt
Stay off the toilet during severe thunderstorms. If lightning hits within even 60 feet of your house, it can not only jump through phone and electrical lines but also run through plumbing, according to the National Weather Service.

Great! Just one more thing in my life I now have to worry about. You watch - you'll be thinking about this during the next T-storm. Read the article - it's got some good stuff.

Bee Movie

Sue and I took Jessica to see the Bee Movie today. It was cute, we all enjoyed it. I had heard bad reviews but since it was a crappy day we wanted to take Jess to a movie. This was only her 3rd movie in the theater. She was good the whole movie. It kept her attention which was good. The movie had some funny lines that only the adults caught but enough silly stuff to keep kids entertained. Sue said she would rate it a Bee(get it! She's pretty funny). Near the end of the movie there is a scene where they are singing Here Comes the Sun and Jess gets up and starts dancing like crazy. She wanted us to dance with her. We politely declined and just enjoyed watching her.

Best line in the movie went to Chris Rock's character Mooseblood(a mosquito). A cow asks him if he's an attorney too and he replies, "Ma'am, I was already a bloodsucking parasite. All I needed was a briefcase!" All the adults laughed at that one. How can you go wrong with bugs and lawyer jokes. If you got kids, definitely take them to see it. You'll enjoy it too.

Dilbert WTF

The creator of the Dilbert comic, Scott Adams, answered questions about his new book in the virtual world of Second Life. Second Life is a 3D make believe world on the web. Millions of people that don't like real life go there to be somebody they aren't to meet other people pretending not to be themselves.

Anyway back to Scott Adams - he was answering real questions about his new book in Second Life. This website is not just for people that want to live in a fantasy world, there are even real companies that set up stores in the virtual world to sell products, services, etc. For some reason at the end of his presentation, he lets people come up and kick him in the balls. It seems so stupid but this is childish humor at its best. Check out the video on YouTube. If you watch the whole thing, you'll eventually see Dilbert beating him up as well. This is funny stuff!

Redskins 23 Jets 20 OT

I went to the Redskins/Jets game yesterday at Giants Stadium with Sue's Dad. We had a good time - we picked up my co-worker Dina and her husband and we all hung out before the game. The game didn't start well - the Jets ran the opening kickoff back for a TD - but it got better from there and the Redskins eventually found a way to win in Overtime.

While we were at the game, I couldn't help but wonder how a family of 4 can afford to go to a game. The ticket prices were $70 each, parking is anywhere from $15-25, drinks are anywhere from $4-7.50 and it goes on and on from there. It would easily be a $400 day to take 2 kids to the game. And depending on the age of the kids, they would probably be just as happy or happier to spend the day at the park. At what point will professional teams just completely outprice the average family? I think that day will unfortunately be coming sooner rather than later.

Xmas Music

On November 1st, XM radio began playing Xmas music on a dedicated station. I like Xmas music as much as the next person – but not the day after Halloween. Why must we always rush the next holiday? I understand that retailers like to get an early start on the Xmas season because they make most of their money then - but Xmas music on the radio? Is anyone really out there dying to hear Silent Night or Santa Claus is Coming to Town while they finish off their kids Halloween candy? C’mon!! Even at the mall when we took Jess to Trick or Treat they already had Santa’s Workshop set up. Shouldn't Santa still be at the North Pole making toys?

I truly believe that Xmas doesn’t start until Santa Claus arrives during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. So please – stop rushing it.

Okay I gotta go raid Jessica’s candy now while Sue and Jess are in the other room.

Halloween

You gotta love Halloween. You ring your neighbors doorbell and they give you candy. I guess if you don’t like candy it doesn’t do anything for you – but for those of us who do like candy, it’s great. My daughter even asks the people that give her Reese's Peanut Butter Cups if she can have an extra for her daddy. I didn’t even teach her that – she’s just smart like that!

But how come it’s only that one day you can get the candy. I always thought about that as a kid. You know the people still have candy in their house the next day. They would probably be very happy to get rid of it. Unfortunately it doesn’t work like that so we’ll just have to wait til next year.

Halloween this year will be remembered for several things:

1) Costumes – Jessica was Snow White, Sue was the Evil Queen and I was the Minister of Death(very scary!).

2) We saw a bear while we were trick or treating. Caused a bit of a panic but we made it home safely.

3) Jess threw up on the porch of our neighbor. I think she may have had one too many pieces of candy.