4/19/09

It occurred to me as I rolled back home this afternoon that the guys from the Kenworth dealer never called to say that my truck was ready. Of course, this comes as no surprise. They never call when they say that they will. It just reminded me that I still need to get my truck back tomorrow.

Mom got the family together for dinner tonight, so I guess that puts the finishing touches on my week. Time to transition toward a working mentality again. I'll have to earn some money sooner or later.

4/18/09

How does the old saying go? That's right... I'm never drinking again.

This year, I actually think Our Lady's lads have the talent level to surprise a lot of the naysayers out there. That was nice to see. They used the same goofy scoring system as last year though. Dumb. The defense outplayed the offense rather convincingly and still lost by thirty points.

We got an ideal day for hanging around and observing the 'scenery,' as the sun was shining and the temperature was pleasant. The beers were flowing, the grill was hot, and all was right with the world.

But I'm never drinking again.

4/17/09

Given three forlorn travelers, two of whom slept for roughly three hours each last night, would you think it possible that four cases of empty cans might amass in their hotel room? Unfortunately... we won't answer this question tonight. Think whatever you want to think.

4/16/09

Dude, get me to Notre Dame already. If I have to get together with one more group of friends this week, my pants may not fit by the time I go back to work. As expected, my famous lasagna was worthy of its title tonight. Beauty. I ate one piece too many though. My buddy's kid was all smiles while I was holding him and he cried when he went back to his father. Take that. I'm like a regular domestic fella... or something.

On the way out to Walled Lake, I caught some of that odd little Mitch Albom fella's radio show. He was talking about Susan Boyle - the show stopper from Britain's Got Talent. I don't watch television and I must live under a rock because I had never heard anything about this chick. 16 million views on YouTube, oy. That link is worth a click if you appreciate good music. In an odd twist though, I find myself agreeing with Mr. Albom and wondering if we're all to cynical and jaded. The song itself was powerful and moving, but I couldn't help but wonder if the audience was being sandbagged. Some of the production seemed a little too over the top to be indicative of a legitimate surprise. Do you suppose that they knew what she could do and just played the surprised role for TV? I would prefer to think that she's really just the weird cat lady who got a chance, but I wonder. In any case, if you can knock anything from Les Miserables out of the ballpark, I'm impressed.

Bedtime now. Lou Holtz tomorrow. Beauty.