Okra... I think I've mentioned this before, but I'm addicted to Okra
Fried Chicken... Unless you're vegetarian, you have no excuse not to love Fried Chicken
"Lost," "The Office," "My name is Earl," "Scrubs," and "30 Rock" if you haven't seen these shows you're hopeless!
Nat King Cole, Norah Jones, Eva Cassidy, Steven Curtis Chapman and Chris Tomlin... start listening today, get hooked on them today! Some of the best Singers and Songs...EVER!
Baseball... I'm not the only one hooked on it, am I???
Baseball part II: The Royals, Yankees, Boston and Cardinals... My Favorite teams!
Baseball part III: Buck O'Neil, George Brett, Ozzie Smith, Mike Sweeney, Lou Gehrig... My Favorite players!
Jesus Christ... He's the real thing; the only one! IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIM YOU REALLY, REALLY SHOULD GET TO KNOW HIM BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM....There's NOTHING!
Church... We're lucky, because we go to the best church in Independence, MO... EAST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH!!! AND, We have the best PASTOR EVER!!! Take a bow, Pastor Fred!
Friends, we have a lot of great friends in this world!!!
Family, hey, we have a great family too!
The Ocean... one of the many wonderful things God made!
These are just some of all the stuff that's good!
David
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
The point I'm trying to make...
I had two really good blog ideas this morning on my way to work...but somehow I've forgotten them both.
CRAP!
Dave
CRAP!
Dave
Sunday, July 22, 2007
How Harry Potter changed my life
Once again I have survived "Harry Potter Night..." that is, the bookstore where I work and the momentous occasion that is the new release of J.K. Rowling's boy wizard and his latest adventures.
This being my third "Potter" party, I consider myself an old hand at these things. This one was no worse than the previous two... maybe a bit louder and rowdier, but still a lot of fun. One really nice aspect is that some of my good friends and former co-workers, the seasonal employees and some past employees often come back and help out, as do family members.
My family was there to assist, including Cousin Kyler from Colorado and several of my friends from B&N... Karen, Cynthia, Mary, Amy & Adam, Steve and many more showed up to help along with My Wife and Two Sons, and Kyler of course
.
It was fast, it was furious, it was sweat-inducing and it was fun. Some of my cohorts even showed up on TV on the local news. (If you look closely you can see Dustin's shirt, Steve's back and my fat head in a Harry Potter Hat.) Ashley got some decent air time, as did Mark, and you can see some of our regular customers in some of the crowd scenes.
I'd guess we had over 1,000 people there, but you know what? As busy as it was, it was a bit hard to count! I took about 400 some pictures of Harry Potter fans, some of whom were dressed to kill (or to quidditch...one might say).
We got out of the the store sometime after 3:30 and I was tired to say the least. The Newspaper was in my driveway when I got home and I was too wound up to sleep, so I read it and then crashed in bed. Later that night (at 6PM to be exact) I was back at the store selling Harry Potter's book... I haven't read a one of them, but I've probably handled thousands over the years...
Dave
Goodbye Harry, and good luck!
This being my third "Potter" party, I consider myself an old hand at these things. This one was no worse than the previous two... maybe a bit louder and rowdier, but still a lot of fun. One really nice aspect is that some of my good friends and former co-workers, the seasonal employees and some past employees often come back and help out, as do family members.
My family was there to assist, including Cousin Kyler from Colorado and several of my friends from B&N... Karen, Cynthia, Mary, Amy & Adam, Steve and many more showed up to help along with My Wife and Two Sons, and Kyler of course
.
It was fast, it was furious, it was sweat-inducing and it was fun. Some of my cohorts even showed up on TV on the local news. (If you look closely you can see Dustin's shirt, Steve's back and my fat head in a Harry Potter Hat.) Ashley got some decent air time, as did Mark, and you can see some of our regular customers in some of the crowd scenes.
I'd guess we had over 1,000 people there, but you know what? As busy as it was, it was a bit hard to count! I took about 400 some pictures of Harry Potter fans, some of whom were dressed to kill (or to quidditch...one might say).
We got out of the the store sometime after 3:30 and I was tired to say the least. The Newspaper was in my driveway when I got home and I was too wound up to sleep, so I read it and then crashed in bed. Later that night (at 6PM to be exact) I was back at the store selling Harry Potter's book... I haven't read a one of them, but I've probably handled thousands over the years...
Dave
Goodbye Harry, and good luck!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Name Dropping
Here's some of the famous people I've been around these past few weeks:
The Kansas City Royals
The Chicago White Sox
Minnie Minoso
The Goo Goo Dolls
Governor Matt Blunt of Missouri
Miss Missouri
Miss Kansas
Miss Northeast Kansas
Ozzie Smith (St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Hall of Fame)
Willie Wilson (KC Royals)
Frank White (KC Royals)
Joe Carter (Mets or Phillies...I'm drawing a blank)
Joe Azcue (Reds, Indians, Brewers, Kansas City A's, etc...)
Bert Campaneris (Kansas City A's, Oakland A's)
Tommy Davis (Dodgers)
Bobby Dernier (Phillies, Cubs)
Al Fitzmorris (Royals, Indians, Angels)
Ed Hearn (Mets, Royals)
Jay Johnstone (Phillies, Dodgers)
John Mayberry (Royals, Blue Jays)
Amos Otis (Royals)
Freddie Patek (Royals)
Bill Pecota (Washington Senators, Royals)
J.R. Richards (Houston Astros)
Ron Robinson (Reds, Brewers)
Steve Trout (White Sox, Cubs, Yankees, Mariners)
Jon Warden (Detroit Tigers)
I've met the Governor several times... (Duh, we grew up down the road from each other!) and got to meet Willie Wilson... and have met Frank White before... the rest of the group I got to watch play baseball, or join me in watching baseball (in the case of the Goo Goo Dolls), and Miss Missouri was with Governor Blunt, while the two Miss Kansans were at the Willie Wilson game...
It's been a busy couple of weeks...
David
The Kansas City Royals
The Chicago White Sox
Minnie Minoso
The Goo Goo Dolls
Governor Matt Blunt of Missouri
Miss Missouri
Miss Kansas
Miss Northeast Kansas
Ozzie Smith (St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Hall of Fame)
Willie Wilson (KC Royals)
Frank White (KC Royals)
Joe Carter (Mets or Phillies...I'm drawing a blank)
Joe Azcue (Reds, Indians, Brewers, Kansas City A's, etc...)
Bert Campaneris (Kansas City A's, Oakland A's)
Tommy Davis (Dodgers)
Bobby Dernier (Phillies, Cubs)
Al Fitzmorris (Royals, Indians, Angels)
Ed Hearn (Mets, Royals)
Jay Johnstone (Phillies, Dodgers)
John Mayberry (Royals, Blue Jays)
Amos Otis (Royals)
Freddie Patek (Royals)
Bill Pecota (Washington Senators, Royals)
J.R. Richards (Houston Astros)
Ron Robinson (Reds, Brewers)
Steve Trout (White Sox, Cubs, Yankees, Mariners)
Jon Warden (Detroit Tigers)
I've met the Governor several times... (Duh, we grew up down the road from each other!) and got to meet Willie Wilson... and have met Frank White before... the rest of the group I got to watch play baseball, or join me in watching baseball (in the case of the Goo Goo Dolls), and Miss Missouri was with Governor Blunt, while the two Miss Kansans were at the Willie Wilson game...
It's been a busy couple of weeks...
David
All roads lead to....baseball?
Okay, I have to admit it...I am addicted to baseball. Specifically the Kansas City Royals, but I find myself reading all of the stats, every article...for every team! It's sad really, because I don't remember all of the stats, but I do know this... This is the first season in several years that the Royals aren't DEAD LAST amongst all baseball teams. (Insert your own "WHOOO HOOO" here)
I'm also addicted to watching my Son, Jared's baseball team. They're coming along nicely this year, and although they had more losses than wins, several of the kids have "gotten it together" pretty well on the field.
We recently went to the Willie Wilson (Former Royal) Baseball Classic here in Kansas City and had the chance to see Willie (and meet and get his autograph), and got to see Ozzie Smith, Frank White, Amos Otis, Joe Carter and many, many more who, even in retirement, can still move the ball around pretty good. (As if to prove this point, Joe Carter smacked a ball out of the park and right onto the roof of our van... We have the huge dent to prove it!)
So I'm thinking of entering a twelve step program so that I can rid myself of this Demon...baseball! Or maybe I'll just get hooked on the NBA...
David
I'm also addicted to watching my Son, Jared's baseball team. They're coming along nicely this year, and although they had more losses than wins, several of the kids have "gotten it together" pretty well on the field.
We recently went to the Willie Wilson (Former Royal) Baseball Classic here in Kansas City and had the chance to see Willie (and meet and get his autograph), and got to see Ozzie Smith, Frank White, Amos Otis, Joe Carter and many, many more who, even in retirement, can still move the ball around pretty good. (As if to prove this point, Joe Carter smacked a ball out of the park and right onto the roof of our van... We have the huge dent to prove it!)
So I'm thinking of entering a twelve step program so that I can rid myself of this Demon...baseball! Or maybe I'll just get hooked on the NBA...
David
Friday, July 13, 2007
How I spent my summer vacation
Today I survived Scout Camp. I am Proud...I earned beads.
I'm not sure why I did it, but I again volunteered for another round of Scout Day Camp. This makes my fifth year at day camp and doesn't even include time spent at Boy Scout camp or Webelos camp.
Maybe I enjoy it, or maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but somehow I soldier on and keep volunteering year after year.
Actually I enjoy it a lot, but sometimes I have to question the sanity of marching up and down a monster hill in 90 degree heat or even rain. I guess I did what a lot of people do on vacation... I lost weight, I got a tan and I spent time out of doors. (and all it cost me was vacation time!) Other than that, I saved a ton of money!
The kids were pretty good for the most part, with the exception of a few "Breakfast Club" personality clashes, and getting cranky from the heat.
This year went better than most of the other year's that I've been, due in no small part to my co-leader Vic, who was there with me every day. Most years I've had a different parent there every day, which means I'm constantly having to explain and train over and over again.
The weather was good this year, save for two sticky days. On the third day it was in the 70's and very, very nice and then it gradually warmed up from there, but never got miserable like it has in the past.
Other than a barfing incident on the hottest day (day one of course) and a small puncture wound thanks to a fall on day two...(same kid, go figure!), we stayed fairly pain free! No one even hooked themselves (or ME!) during fishing, and there were no burned pinkies during cooking class! (AMAZING!) My broken-down knees even held up during hiking...(which turned out safe in spite of reports of rabid groundhogs!)
My lovely Wife, Sherry and Son Dustin helped out a bit during the week, and some of the other parents showed up here and there to assist a bit too. One of the Dad's even donated buckets for the kids to store their projects in... so that was mucho helpful as well.
One tick was found (in my Son's hair...of course) and no one got sunburned or chigger infested for the entire week! God was watching out for us!!! In spite of a couple of crabby campers, I think it was a very successful week... and don't tell anyone, but if my kid wants to go back next year, I might even sign up again...
(A sure sign that I'm losing my mind....)
Dave
I'm not sure why I did it, but I again volunteered for another round of Scout Day Camp. This makes my fifth year at day camp and doesn't even include time spent at Boy Scout camp or Webelos camp.
Maybe I enjoy it, or maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but somehow I soldier on and keep volunteering year after year.
Actually I enjoy it a lot, but sometimes I have to question the sanity of marching up and down a monster hill in 90 degree heat or even rain. I guess I did what a lot of people do on vacation... I lost weight, I got a tan and I spent time out of doors. (and all it cost me was vacation time!) Other than that, I saved a ton of money!
The kids were pretty good for the most part, with the exception of a few "Breakfast Club" personality clashes, and getting cranky from the heat.
This year went better than most of the other year's that I've been, due in no small part to my co-leader Vic, who was there with me every day. Most years I've had a different parent there every day, which means I'm constantly having to explain and train over and over again.
The weather was good this year, save for two sticky days. On the third day it was in the 70's and very, very nice and then it gradually warmed up from there, but never got miserable like it has in the past.
Other than a barfing incident on the hottest day (day one of course) and a small puncture wound thanks to a fall on day two...(same kid, go figure!), we stayed fairly pain free! No one even hooked themselves (or ME!) during fishing, and there were no burned pinkies during cooking class! (AMAZING!) My broken-down knees even held up during hiking...(which turned out safe in spite of reports of rabid groundhogs!)
My lovely Wife, Sherry and Son Dustin helped out a bit during the week, and some of the other parents showed up here and there to assist a bit too. One of the Dad's even donated buckets for the kids to store their projects in... so that was mucho helpful as well.
One tick was found (in my Son's hair...of course) and no one got sunburned or chigger infested for the entire week! God was watching out for us!!! In spite of a couple of crabby campers, I think it was a very successful week... and don't tell anyone, but if my kid wants to go back next year, I might even sign up again...
(A sure sign that I'm losing my mind....)
Dave
The most dramatic rubber bone ceremony ever
In last week's episode we continued to follow Luke's dilemma of whom he should choose for a mate. Vying for his affections were Miss Daphne, a lovely young Sheltie who is a distant relative, and Miss Lucy, a beautiful red-head who is a recent addition to the neighborhood.
After a romantic evening alone with Dapne, the odds are that he's leaning her direction, however, he has confessed to liking "bigger dogs" in his past. Only time will tell which of these beauties he will choose.
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