Facebook Murder

Be careful what your post on Facebook or any other social media site. Your spouse may be watching you. Now this is taking things to the extreme - that's for sure. Read more here about the Facebook Murder.

The Great Schlep to Florida

I really don't like Sarah Silverman, but I have to say this was very funny. I know she is urging people to vote for Obama, but no matter what your political affiliation, I'm sure you will get a laugh. Check out The Great Shlep to Florida.

Xmas Stamps

Xmas stamps have arrived at the post office. Why do I know this you ask? Because I happened to be near the post office and needed 1 cent stamps and found out they just came out this week. So I bought them. I have had a few run-ins in the past having trouble getting xmas stamps. One year I ordered them online and they never came. Other years Sue and I waited too long to get them and then had to wait at lunch time in December for 30 minutes just to get them. I know it's not even Halloween yet but I don't care. I'm happy I got them. Go me!

Shea Scoreboard

It’s weird to see the Shea Stadium scoreboard disappearing, but if you are interested, check out this link on MetsBlog.com. By the way, if you are a Mets fan like me, the MetsBlog.com is awesome for getting Mets news. I write better pieces about how the Mets drive me crazy, but their stuff is good too.

TJ Visits the ER

Last night TJ took his first trip to the emergency room. Something tells me it certainly won’t be his last. It was a little after 7pm and he was playing in Jessica’s room with Jess and Sue. He was standing on the chair acting like a monkey as he usually does and he fell off. Now this is far from the first time he has fallen off that chair but something was different this time. Sue said she didn’t see him hit his face on anything so it must have just been the floor that caused all the blood. As we would find out later from the ER doctor, he tore the upper labial frenum, which is that little piece of skin that attaches the top lip to your gums.

The bleeding wouldn’t stop for 20 minutes so Sue called the doctor and he said go to the hospital. So we were off to Saint Clare’s in Denville. Jessica was very upset about all this because she was very worried about her little brother. Once we gave her some peanut butter cups, the crying stopped.

On the way to the hospital, the bleeding stopped, of course. But it did start again when we were in the ER. After about 90 minutes of waiting, the doctor takes a look and tells us this is very common and there is nothing to do for it. Just give him soft food for a day or two and it will heal. I wish the doctor could have told us that on the phone but better safe than sorry.

TJ was fine and happy this morning at school eating his waffle and being the happy little boy he is. And I’m sure tonight he’ll be right back in Jessica’s room climbing on the chair!

Some Interesting information on Halloween

According to a recent survey, more consumers plan to celebrate Halloween this year (64.5% vs. 58.7%), with the average person spending $66.54 on the holiday, up from $64.82 one year ago. Total Halloween spending for 2008 is estimated to reach $5.77 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and BIG Research. Interesting considering what bad shape the economy is in. The study also says:
People will spend, on average, $20.39 on candy
an average of $24.17 on Halloween costumes
$18.25 on decorations
$3.73 on greetting cards
And, 18-24 year-olds plan to spend $86.59 on the holiday, the most of any group??
People will celebrate Halloween in a variety of ways,
Handing out candy (73.7%)
Carving a pumpkin (44.6%)
Decorating (50.3%)
Dress in costume (35.3%)
Throw or attend a party (31.1%)
Take children trick-or-treating (33.6%)?
Phil Rist, Vice President of Strategy for BIGresearch, says "After months of bleak economic news, consumers are looking for a reason to let loose... and with Halloween falling on a Friday this year, consumers may plan to celebrate all weekend long."
I like Halloween - it's fun for the kids and who doesn't like kids having fun. Plus it gives me a reason to dress up however I want. This year I think I'm going back to my scary football guy. I always like that one.

Oops!

Maybe I was a little too quick on announcing the World Series matchup. The Red Sox came back from a 7-0 deficit to win the game last night over the Rays, 8-7. I still don't care about it, I just want the Phillies to lose.

It looks like a Rays-Phillies World Series

I haven't watched any of the postseason in baseball this year. After the Mets choked again, I just didn't have it in me. And now that World Series matchup isn't that exciting. But go Rays - I hate the Phillies!

Sports Venues

My brother sent me an interesting article on the top sports venues. I went through the whole list and I've been to 22 of these. There are some that you don't exactly go to, as you'll see when you read the sports venue article. Also, the Astrodome as #4. That's ridiculous.

Citi Field - No Shea

Here is a rendering of what Citi Field will look like from the sky and Shea Stadium is all gone. It's kind of weird thinking Shea won't be there but hopefully the new stadium will help the Mets not choke in the last week of the season. Citi Field.

7 Weeks til Disney

We are leaving 7 weeks from today for Walt Disney World. Everyone is very excited. I asked Jess this morning what ride she wants to go on first. She said the spinny one (tea cups) with Grandpap. I also have to update everyone on the Gordimer Year of 100 Treats. I'll do that as soon as I update that list.

Unbutton Your Beast

Jay Leno was talking about this the other day. I don't know what Levi's was thinking when they came up with this, but someone has a warped sense of humor. Check it out. Unbutton Your Beast.

Mets Wait til Next Year Kit on Ebay

For you fellow Mets fans that have it all - check out the Mets Wait til Next Year kit on Ebay. Make sure you read all the things it comes with - some are very funny. I especially like the picture on ebay of a sad Mr. Met crying. I know exactly how Mr. Met feels year after year after year. Why do I put myself through this kind of hell every spring? I should do like Nancy Reagan said and just say NO. But I can't. I just can't. It's like some weird f&*%ed up addiction that I just can't kick. I mean in my lifetime the Mets have won the World Series twice, and that first time I was much too young to remember it. So basically I've seen them win it once, and if not for Bob Stanley and Bill Buckner, it may have never happened. Maybe I need to buy myself this kit.

My Head is Stuck

I saw this picture and thought it was funny. Poor lego guy.

Fantasy Football Freakout

I love fantasy football as much as the next guy, but this person took it a little too far. This guy may want to switch to decaf. Click here.

Google Turns 10

I'm not sure how many of you heard this or not, but Google recently turned 10. Google is by far the most used search engine. If you are interested in viewing the Google timeline from birth til now, click here. I actually use Yahoo more than Google for some reason, but I use both. What do you guys use?

Finally Watched Shea Goodbye

It took me a couple of days to finally watch the goodbye to Shea Stadium. It was a nice little ceremony but it just lost something due to the pathetic way the Mets blew it again this season. It was nice to see the old players and have Tom Seaver throw the last pitch to Mike Piazza and then the 2 of them walked all the way out to centerfield and closed the gate. The End. But it still hurts to go through spring training, 6 months of the regular season and then have the team not make the playoffs again. The last day of the season - 2 years in a row - that hurts. It really is hard being a Mets fan.