TJ and his toes

It's great to watch how fun and amusing a babies toes can be to the baby. First he tries to catch them and then when he catches them, it's all he can do to continue to hang on to them. Then to see all the effort that goes in to getting them close to his mouth - it is all good. We adults take our toes for granted most of the time. Well, maybe not women who like to get pedicures, but I think guys just ignore them. I know I do.

The Mets are 10-9

I don't know if I can watch the Mets anymore. They are driving me crazy. They can't hit the ball. Scoring 1 or 2 runs a game just won't get it done. I don't care how good the starting pitching has been. They were looking good after beating the Phillies 4 out of 5 but they couldn't finish the sweep and then they lost a 2 game series to the Cubs. I'm not watching this week until they win a game.

Shaving

Shaving is annoying. We all have to do it - for the most part. Guys shave their faces - women shave their legs. One of the reasons I like my goatee so much is that it's less I have to shave. Well Sue had never seen me without my goatee so I decided to shave it off last week. It had been about 10 years since I grew it so I was hesitant about it at first but finally said WTF. Before the goatee I had always at least had a mustache. So it had been a lot longer since I didn't have the mustache - probably over 15 years. Anyway, Sue said she liked how it looked without it but liked me better with it. Well I completely agreed with her and thankfully, it has grown back. Not fully, but it's getting there. If I looked good in a beard, which I don't, I would let that grow in.

Oh No - Four O

I don't know how I got here exactly but somehow I turn 40 today. I tried to work on stopping time so I wouldn't reach this day, but that didn't work out. In my mind, I don't feel 40, but lately my body feels older than that. Thankfully I have a wonderful wife and two cute kids to keep me active and feeling young. Happy Birthday to Me!

Boston College Wins National Championship

The Boston College Eagles won their 3rd national hockey championship over the weekend defeating Notre Dame 4-1 in the finals of the Frozen Four. It's very exciting when your school wins a national championship, and since they will probably never win in football or basketball, this is the next best thing. Thanks to the nation's leading scorer, Nathan Gerbe, BC won the title after two straight years of losing in the finals. Gerbe tallied five goals and three assists in the two games he played in the Frozen Four. Way to go BC!

Weight Watchers Week 14

I think I may discontinue my weekly Weight Watchers updates. I stayed the same weight this week and Sue dropped another pound. Nothing much more than that to report. I think from now on I'll just give periodic updates to how we are doing as compared to our goals. I have 3 pounds to go and Sue has about 6 or 7.

Frozen Four

Everyone knows what the Final Four is but have you ever heard of the Frozen Four? The Frozen Four is the NCAA Men's Hockey version of the great basketball tournament. Except for the fact that most people don't know or care about it. Tonight is the beginning of the Frozen Four and my alma mater, Boston College is playing against North Dakota. The other semi-final would make a great classic football game, Notre Dame vs. Michigan. BC is playing at 6pm on ESPN2, so if you have any interest in watching some great hockey you should tune in. This is Boston College's 21st time in the Frozen Four and the fourth time in the last five years. However, they have only won it twice in their history - the last time being 2001. Go BC!

Jessica Loves to Dance

For those of you that have never seen Jessica dance - check out this video of her dancing to The Sugarhill Gang. She has a few moves that worry me for when she gets older. Luckily I have a few years to figure out how to keep her locked up when she gets to be a teenager.

One Shining Moment

One Shining Moment is about all that is left of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament. Oh, and of course, the title game, but at this point, most people probably don't even care. Most people have been eliminated from their office pools - heck in our 3 person office pool Luis has already been declared the winner cause Jason and I were pathetic and Luis happened to get the two teams in the finals correct - nice job Luis. For those who don't know what One Shining Moment is - you have to either stay up for the end of the championship game, or just record it like I do. They play the song over the 5 minutes of credits and show highlights of the best plays of March Madness. I always enjoy it because it reminds me of the great plays over the last 3 weeks and gives some of these kids one last shining moment before we forget about them forever. Because just like the commercials say, most of these kids will be going pro in something else besides basketball.

Smart Marketing IQ Test

Check out this Smart Marketing IQ Test and see how well you pay attention to current brands. Let me know how many you get correct. I had 18 out of 20. Thanks to Soraya for sending me this test. She got 19 out of 20. Check it out.

Weight Watchers Week 13

Another week and another pound gone. So after one quarter of the year, I have lost 25 pounds on Weight Watchers. I'm just 3 pounds from my goal. It feels a little tougher now that I am home with TJ every day. I had my certain routines at work as far as eating and so I will have to develop some new routines at home. I drank more water at work for some reason and ate more fruit. Don't know why - that's just the way it seemed to work out. I have more options at home and tend to go for the candy more - what a shocker. Something is still working so who am I to complain.

Pedro Goes Down

Well it didn't take long for a regular season injury to happen to the Mets. I thought Pedro Martinez was in the best shape of his life. It just goes to show you that you can't stop time. It's better for Pedro to get hurt now as oppposed to later in the season, but it's not a good way to start off. I think the Mets will be okay, especially after the way they won last night, 13-0, behind Oliver Perez. Hopefully Pedro will be back by early May and can regain his health.

3rd Graders Plot Attack on Teacher

Children ages 8-10 planned to attack their teacher in Georgia with a knife, handcuffs and a toy gun. WTF!!! What is the world coming to? It's when I read things like this that I start to realize how bad television is for little kids. I don't care what learning disabilities these kids have - how could they ever think trying to attack their teacher with a knife is ok. What are the parents of these kids teaching their children? Is there some new video game they are playing called kill your teacher? Acting up in school is one thing, but bringing weapons into school is another. Unfortunately, some day in my lifetime there will probably be metal detectors at every school in America. That is very sad!