My friend, "G" and I have been discussing dreams today. I have had some wacky dreams in my time, usually involving friends or people I work with either visiting or working in some strange place. Most recently, my co-workers and I have worked at Disney World. (Huh, wonder why that is?)
"G" on the other hand has dreams involving swimming supermodels and Barney. I've been teasing "G" and asking what she takes before bedtime....but I should talk, because dreams can be weird and wonderful...(not as weird as Barney, perhaps...)
I haven't had any really interesting dreams in awhile...but it isn't like you can flip a channel to the dream that you want either!
At the Bookstore we sell a lot of dream dictionaries, which I think are a load of hooey! They're similar to horoscopes if you ask me. (although I'd love to see what they say about Barney!)
Just teasing you, "G" and you keep on having those crazy, weirdo dreams... after all, it gives us something to talk about at work.
David
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Royals offer to kiss and make up
Well, I guess I need to offer a retraction since Renee from the Royals contacted me and offered me replacement tickets...
She explained that they do have a "no reentry" policy, and that all of their employees should be following the same rules...and apologized that they obviously had not been doing so.
I'm okay with that... I'd rather they have a blanket policy than a random one.
And I'm okay with the replacement tickets too.
Thanks, Renee and thank you KC ROYALS.
David
She explained that they do have a "no reentry" policy, and that all of their employees should be following the same rules...and apologized that they obviously had not been doing so.
I'm okay with that... I'd rather they have a blanket policy than a random one.
And I'm okay with the replacement tickets too.
Thanks, Renee and thank you KC ROYALS.
David
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Parent of "Teen Choice Awards" demographic has coronary while viewing
As the parent of a Twelve-Year-Old, I have to say I'm completely mortified by what I saw on Fox television this evening. It was as if Spike TV, MTV and Girls Gone Wild had all invaded FOX for the evening. They then proceeded to rape and pillage the minds of young kids everywhere who tuned into the show hoping to see some of their favorite teen stars.
Okay, so a show that awards surf boards for trophies can't be taken all that seriously, can it? Well the problem with that thinking is that kids who don't take it seriously might want to think again...and parents who don't watch what their kids watch....REALLY SHOULD FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!! Remember the old saying that a "mind is a terrible thing to waste?" If you watch this show, be ready to kill off a bunch of neurons, because you will have wasted plenty of your mind as well as minutes of your life, watching this crap.
Let us begin with Kevin Federline...a.k.a. "Mr. Brittany Spears." In a feat of daring only matched by Vanilla Ice in his heyday, Mr. Federline somehow managed to "ghetto-wannabe" his way through what can charitably be called a song that had entire passages bleeped out. How can FOX (not normally known for their good taste) even think that this poser belongs on their network?
Overcompensating for lack of talent by cussing should never be allowed, nor should it be encouraged...Shame on you FOX!!!
Then there were other comments... Chingy on Love: "First you get all cozy, then you pop some buttons...You know how it goes..." This is advice for teens? OH MY GOSH!!!
Then some teen dancer/singer/employee of a pimp started singing and performing some sort of sexually explicit yoga-dance that most men have only seen in some sort of men's only club.
And get this, she is a teen!!!
Oh, and if that wasn't wonderful enough, after awarding the Disney Channel movie "High School Musical" with an award (one sparse moment of good judgment during the broadcast) they went to a break featuring the guys from "Jackass" doing one of their typically stupid stunts.
I'm not necessarily for censorship, but a little good judgment and maybe showing it on SPIKE or the PLAYBOY channel at a later time in the evening might be a better move.
Come on, FOX.... Grow Up!
David
Okay, so a show that awards surf boards for trophies can't be taken all that seriously, can it? Well the problem with that thinking is that kids who don't take it seriously might want to think again...and parents who don't watch what their kids watch....REALLY SHOULD FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!! Remember the old saying that a "mind is a terrible thing to waste?" If you watch this show, be ready to kill off a bunch of neurons, because you will have wasted plenty of your mind as well as minutes of your life, watching this crap.
Let us begin with Kevin Federline...a.k.a. "Mr. Brittany Spears." In a feat of daring only matched by Vanilla Ice in his heyday, Mr. Federline somehow managed to "ghetto-wannabe" his way through what can charitably be called a song that had entire passages bleeped out. How can FOX (not normally known for their good taste) even think that this poser belongs on their network?
Overcompensating for lack of talent by cussing should never be allowed, nor should it be encouraged...Shame on you FOX!!!
Then there were other comments... Chingy on Love: "First you get all cozy, then you pop some buttons...You know how it goes..." This is advice for teens? OH MY GOSH!!!
Then some teen dancer/singer/employee of a pimp started singing and performing some sort of sexually explicit yoga-dance that most men have only seen in some sort of men's only club.
And get this, she is a teen!!!
Oh, and if that wasn't wonderful enough, after awarding the Disney Channel movie "High School Musical" with an award (one sparse moment of good judgment during the broadcast) they went to a break featuring the guys from "Jackass" doing one of their typically stupid stunts.
I'm not necessarily for censorship, but a little good judgment and maybe showing it on SPIKE or the PLAYBOY channel at a later time in the evening might be a better move.
Come on, FOX.... Grow Up!
David
How I got dissed by the Kansas City Royals
Okay...Here's how it all started...
On Saturday night my in-laws came to pick up our family (the Wife, the Sons and Me) to take us to a Kansas City Royal's game. We had gone for the double-header the previous night and had planned on going on Saturday to see them beat the A's again and collect some George Brett Bobbleheads.
The In-Laws had picked up some Domino's Pizza and some sodas and we were going to tailgate, but when we got to the stadium a rather sizeable crowd had already arrived some two hours prior to the game. Thinking they might run out of bobbleheads we decided to go on into the stadium, collect our bobbleheads and then take them out to the car and eat.
As we approached the gate we could see dozens upon dozens of people returning to their cars with their bobbleheads, so thinking we were on the right track, we entered through the gates.
We approached an employee to inquire as to which gate to go out of so that we might get our hands or tickets stamped for return. The employee then told us that we would not be allowed to return to the stadium if we left.
Knowing full well that we had done this several times in the past, we decided to ask someone else. This employee told us to go to the entrance with the tent and they would let us out and back in, however, when we got to the tented entrance we were told that if we left we could not come back.
There we were...hungry as well as angry about our situation...so we went to guest services which already had a long angry line of fans there...(Wonder why?) We were told that since Sept. 11th the security rules had changed... Excuse me, but WHAT??? The Royals didn't start giving out bobbleheads until around 2003 and we have ALWAYS taken them back to the car before the game...!!!
Not wanting to pay stadium prices and having already seen two previous Royals vs. A's games the evening before we thought we'd let the kids play for a bit, watch batting practice and part of the game and then head to the parking lot for pizza and a ride home.
Since I'm not made of money but do enjoy and support the Royals (SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER!!!) As soon as I arrived home I fired off a "YOU OWE ME MONEY" e-mail to the Royals.
I do understand the need for security, but c'mon you guys lighten up!!! This Sept. 11th thing is getting really out of hand. Why don't you just admit that you had a big crowd and you didn't want to deal with people coming and going? Did you not realize that you would tick off hundreds of fans?
Our family consists of some of the few die-hard Royals fans that you have...do you really want to make us angry? It isn't that we'll desert the team, but we feel as if you don't care enough about us...so, what is up with that???
So I guess I'll just have to be happy with my George Brett (that doesn't look a bit like him) Bobblehead, won't I?
-Dave
On Saturday night my in-laws came to pick up our family (the Wife, the Sons and Me) to take us to a Kansas City Royal's game. We had gone for the double-header the previous night and had planned on going on Saturday to see them beat the A's again and collect some George Brett Bobbleheads.
The In-Laws had picked up some Domino's Pizza and some sodas and we were going to tailgate, but when we got to the stadium a rather sizeable crowd had already arrived some two hours prior to the game. Thinking they might run out of bobbleheads we decided to go on into the stadium, collect our bobbleheads and then take them out to the car and eat.
As we approached the gate we could see dozens upon dozens of people returning to their cars with their bobbleheads, so thinking we were on the right track, we entered through the gates.
We approached an employee to inquire as to which gate to go out of so that we might get our hands or tickets stamped for return. The employee then told us that we would not be allowed to return to the stadium if we left.
Knowing full well that we had done this several times in the past, we decided to ask someone else. This employee told us to go to the entrance with the tent and they would let us out and back in, however, when we got to the tented entrance we were told that if we left we could not come back.
There we were...hungry as well as angry about our situation...so we went to guest services which already had a long angry line of fans there...(Wonder why?) We were told that since Sept. 11th the security rules had changed... Excuse me, but WHAT??? The Royals didn't start giving out bobbleheads until around 2003 and we have ALWAYS taken them back to the car before the game...!!!
Not wanting to pay stadium prices and having already seen two previous Royals vs. A's games the evening before we thought we'd let the kids play for a bit, watch batting practice and part of the game and then head to the parking lot for pizza and a ride home.
Since I'm not made of money but do enjoy and support the Royals (SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER!!!) As soon as I arrived home I fired off a "YOU OWE ME MONEY" e-mail to the Royals.
I do understand the need for security, but c'mon you guys lighten up!!! This Sept. 11th thing is getting really out of hand. Why don't you just admit that you had a big crowd and you didn't want to deal with people coming and going? Did you not realize that you would tick off hundreds of fans?
Our family consists of some of the few die-hard Royals fans that you have...do you really want to make us angry? It isn't that we'll desert the team, but we feel as if you don't care enough about us...so, what is up with that???
So I guess I'll just have to be happy with my George Brett (that doesn't look a bit like him) Bobblehead, won't I?
-Dave
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Strange and random thoughts
If a Catholic Person and a Jewish Person marry and they have constant arguments about which services to recognize... "Should we go to Mass or celebrate Hanukkah?" If they combine them would it be a "Massukkah?"
Jared's (my Six-Year-old) was asked by his older Cousin the other day...
"Jared, I hear you want to play for the Royals someday..." to which Jared replied...
"Well, If Boston offered me a contract, I might consider that..."
Since the show "Queer Eye" got canceled do you worry that the guys from the show will become "Lazy Eye?"
I can't draw....my teacher said my stick people look fat! (I know, I've told this one a million times, but it's one of my better ones...)
When I was a kid, we were so poor we couldn't afford air for our basketball....we could only dribble it once...
When I was a kid, we were so poor we couldn't afford rope for a swing so we had to sit on a board under the tree and kick our feet up off the ground and yell "wheeeeee."
Dave
Jared's (my Six-Year-old) was asked by his older Cousin the other day...
"Jared, I hear you want to play for the Royals someday..." to which Jared replied...
"Well, If Boston offered me a contract, I might consider that..."
Since the show "Queer Eye" got canceled do you worry that the guys from the show will become "Lazy Eye?"
I can't draw....my teacher said my stick people look fat! (I know, I've told this one a million times, but it's one of my better ones...)
When I was a kid, we were so poor we couldn't afford air for our basketball....we could only dribble it once...
When I was a kid, we were so poor we couldn't afford rope for a swing so we had to sit on a board under the tree and kick our feet up off the ground and yell "wheeeeee."
Dave
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Why Walt Disney World has the Best Customer Service on the Planet!
Okay, so just to be clear...I LOVE DISNEY WORLD...I really, really do...!!! And in spite of my undying enthusiasm for them, I went to their web site recently to issue a teeny-tiny complaint about the seating and line situation at their Car Stunt Show at Disney MGM.
Let me say it again, I LOVE DISNEY WORLD...but, after going to several shows where they have the entire audience move all the way to the end so that everyone can get a seat, we arrived at the stunt show (Fast Pass in hand and for those of you who don't know about the fast pass, it allows you to jump to the head of the line at a pre-determined time)...
Anyhow...when we got to the stunt show we discovered that the fast pass line had a couple thousand people in it! (and we were at the back!) So, we slowly follow the crowd all the way around this amphitheater till we get to the bottom of a mountain of stairs. Half-way up the stairs the show starts and the crowd stops moving.
Long story short, we stand in line on the stairs for 10-15 minutes before someone herds us to the top of the stairs, along the back and down the other side to a seat on the FAR SIDE OF THE THEATER!!! So, I shot off a very nice, very cordial e-mail saying that while our trip there was beyond fantastic and nearly perfect, I thought the line and seating situation could have been handled a lot better.
About 3 days later, a very nice, very cordial person name "April McKenzie" or "Mackenzie" or something calls and we have a great visit on the phone about the parks, our trip and the fact that due to my email, they are in the process of revising their seating and line set-up at the stunt show.
"WOW!" I thought, "This is Wonderful customer service if a business like Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida can take the time to handle all of their complaints one-on-one!" I mean, really, they have about a billion people a day in their parks and they're going to deal with my piddly little problem as if it is a HUGE, Mammoth, Disruptive occurrence? Amazing!
I told April that I thought she was a terrific representative for their company and that she deserved a raise and I thought she should tell her boss that I said so.
You know me...I couldn't let it go... A couple of days later I fired off another e-mail to Corporate Disney and told them that I thought April was a terrific representative for their company and that it was a pleasure doing business with them and that their customer service was over-the-top and the best I'd ever received.
So what do those crazy nuts at Disney do? Thomas (who talks a bit fast so I didn't catch his last name) calls from the Executive Offices at Walt Disney World and tells "Thank you" for Thanking them and that Yes, April is one of their best employees and that she was being recognized for her achievements based on my call.
Dang! Thanking me for thanking them? I LOVE WALT DISNEY WORLD! Do you think they'd let me live there?
Dave
Let me say it again, I LOVE DISNEY WORLD...but, after going to several shows where they have the entire audience move all the way to the end so that everyone can get a seat, we arrived at the stunt show (Fast Pass in hand and for those of you who don't know about the fast pass, it allows you to jump to the head of the line at a pre-determined time)...
Anyhow...when we got to the stunt show we discovered that the fast pass line had a couple thousand people in it! (and we were at the back!) So, we slowly follow the crowd all the way around this amphitheater till we get to the bottom of a mountain of stairs. Half-way up the stairs the show starts and the crowd stops moving.
Long story short, we stand in line on the stairs for 10-15 minutes before someone herds us to the top of the stairs, along the back and down the other side to a seat on the FAR SIDE OF THE THEATER!!! So, I shot off a very nice, very cordial e-mail saying that while our trip there was beyond fantastic and nearly perfect, I thought the line and seating situation could have been handled a lot better.
About 3 days later, a very nice, very cordial person name "April McKenzie" or "Mackenzie" or something calls and we have a great visit on the phone about the parks, our trip and the fact that due to my email, they are in the process of revising their seating and line set-up at the stunt show.
"WOW!" I thought, "This is Wonderful customer service if a business like Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida can take the time to handle all of their complaints one-on-one!" I mean, really, they have about a billion people a day in their parks and they're going to deal with my piddly little problem as if it is a HUGE, Mammoth, Disruptive occurrence? Amazing!
I told April that I thought she was a terrific representative for their company and that she deserved a raise and I thought she should tell her boss that I said so.
You know me...I couldn't let it go... A couple of days later I fired off another e-mail to Corporate Disney and told them that I thought April was a terrific representative for their company and that it was a pleasure doing business with them and that their customer service was over-the-top and the best I'd ever received.
So what do those crazy nuts at Disney do? Thomas (who talks a bit fast so I didn't catch his last name) calls from the Executive Offices at Walt Disney World and tells "Thank you" for Thanking them and that Yes, April is one of their best employees and that she was being recognized for her achievements based on my call.
Dang! Thanking me for thanking them? I LOVE WALT DISNEY WORLD! Do you think they'd let me live there?
Dave
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Why am I blogging when I should be asleep
Okay, I have insomnia...
I've read the newspaper...
I've checked my e-mail...
I had a snack...
Now I'm blogging...
Please just let me get some sleep!
I've read the newspaper...
I've checked my e-mail...
I had a snack...
Now I'm blogging...
Please just let me get some sleep!
Monday, August 07, 2006
Bigots of every kind
Okay, today is a good day to rant. Over the weekend, someone I know had the gall to call me a male chauvinist because I am Pro-Life. Then this person went on to say that because I am a Conservative, I will only vote for Pro-Life candidates who are willing to cut Medicare, school funding, welfare and all social programs.
Hmmm... Interesting.... Obviously this person (and if you know them, they think they are ALWAYS right) is totally wrong. This you know if you know me at all.
Here are the reasons that this person is wrong:
1. I love and respect women. Just because I am pro-life, does not mean I am anti-woman.
This is one of those insane Howard Dean-like statements designed to rally the Liberal base.
Maybe they should listen to Democrat Tim Russert who said after the 2004 election that if
Democrats ever hope to win a modern election they may have to realize that just because
Republicans have differing opinions, this does not make them stupid.
2. I have voted for candidates that were Pro-abortion. Although this would not normally be my
first choice, it is not the deciding factor. It is a HUGE factor, don't get me wrong, however,
if the candidate meets my other criteria, then I might be able to move a bit on one or two other points. (oh, and please don't say that if they think abortion is okay that they are not "Pro-
abortion" they are "Pro-Reproductive Rights!!!" Reproductive rights does not mean
stopping reproduction!!!)
3. If I had called anyone a male chauvinist, I would have been called an intolerant Republican.
4. I tend to lean toward the right politically, but if there is another candidate from another
party that shows me that they can do a better job...They will get my vote. Case in point,
Mike Sanders, our current county Prosecutor, who I would vote for in a second. He is a Democrat, and according to some of my friends, fairly liberal, however, I'd vote for him in a second. He's fair, he's tough on crime and he's honest.
5. Honesty... If my acquaintance would inject this into their blunt, blowhard ways, it might
this person's rantings a bit more tolerable...But then again, I'm an intolerant Republican...
Remember?
6. This stupid ranting about Republicans killing off social programs should have stopped a long,
long time ago... President Bush has (mistakenly in my opinion) spent more on social
programs than any president in history. I think sometimes he thinks he can buy his way out
from under bad criticisms. Unfortunately, he has spent money like a drunken sailor, and
while I like the man, he is far from the fiscal Conservative I thought I was voting for.
(I still shudder at the thought of what a Kerry or Gore Presidency would have brought!!!)
Dave
Hmmm... Interesting.... Obviously this person (and if you know them, they think they are ALWAYS right) is totally wrong. This you know if you know me at all.
Here are the reasons that this person is wrong:
1. I love and respect women. Just because I am pro-life, does not mean I am anti-woman.
This is one of those insane Howard Dean-like statements designed to rally the Liberal base.
Maybe they should listen to Democrat Tim Russert who said after the 2004 election that if
Democrats ever hope to win a modern election they may have to realize that just because
Republicans have differing opinions, this does not make them stupid.
2. I have voted for candidates that were Pro-abortion. Although this would not normally be my
first choice, it is not the deciding factor. It is a HUGE factor, don't get me wrong, however,
if the candidate meets my other criteria, then I might be able to move a bit on one or two other points. (oh, and please don't say that if they think abortion is okay that they are not "Pro-
abortion" they are "Pro-Reproductive Rights!!!" Reproductive rights does not mean
stopping reproduction!!!)
3. If I had called anyone a male chauvinist, I would have been called an intolerant Republican.
4. I tend to lean toward the right politically, but if there is another candidate from another
party that shows me that they can do a better job...They will get my vote. Case in point,
Mike Sanders, our current county Prosecutor, who I would vote for in a second. He is a Democrat, and according to some of my friends, fairly liberal, however, I'd vote for him in a second. He's fair, he's tough on crime and he's honest.
5. Honesty... If my acquaintance would inject this into their blunt, blowhard ways, it might
this person's rantings a bit more tolerable...But then again, I'm an intolerant Republican...
Remember?
6. This stupid ranting about Republicans killing off social programs should have stopped a long,
long time ago... President Bush has (mistakenly in my opinion) spent more on social
programs than any president in history. I think sometimes he thinks he can buy his way out
from under bad criticisms. Unfortunately, he has spent money like a drunken sailor, and
while I like the man, he is far from the fiscal Conservative I thought I was voting for.
(I still shudder at the thought of what a Kerry or Gore Presidency would have brought!!!)
Dave
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