Hello, President Obama

Dear Mr. President (nice ring to it, don't you think?)

Hello, and welcome to the most powerful position in the world, President of the United States of America. Now, it is true that I do not agree with most of what you do, however, you are the president of my country and will treat you with the respect and admiration that the position deserves.

Now, I have a few things that I'd like to say. Your inauguration speech was good, but I've heard you do better. Okay, that sounds pretty petty, and I apologize but I have heard you make some pretty good speeches and this one only garnered an eight from me - if you cared.

Some highlights for me:

"We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

And this:

"As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains.They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages."

There was one more, but I can't find it, so either I imagined it or something. :)

A couple of things I would like you to reconsider. The Freedom of Choice Act, also known as FOCA. Bad idea. Really, really bad idea. You talk on the one hand about loving life, yet you want to sign into law a bill that will basically allow women, for any reason, to get an abortion. It will also force hospitals, including Catholic hospitals, which by Canon Law are not allowed to perform such violent acts of murder, to either perform abortions or get sued for not performing an abortion. The Bishops in the United States have already, unanimously agreed (which never happens) to close all Catholic hospitals. Do you realize that this is more than a third of all the hospitals in the country? It will effectively keep Catholics from performing various acts of charity, because they would be required to mention that abortions are a viable option.

Sorry, but ending the life of another human being, and make no mistake that is what they are, should NEVER be an option.

Dude, may I call you dude? If not, I apologize for my informal tone. Please shake yourself loose of the Chicago politicians that will bring you closer to Satan. Okay, maybe that's a bit extreme, but really, how can you associate with these people? They are crooked. They perform illegal acts on a regular basis. They like to tax the snot out of everyone and everything. Please just stop it. You don't need them.

Speaking of taxes, do you realize that by raising taxes you will be stifling the economy that you say you want to help. It's time for you to realize that, I mean just read a history book. One of the great icons of your own party, John F. Kennedy, even lowered taxes in his first 100 days.

Terrorists? They need to stay somewhere safe, and out of trouble (meaning not back on the front lines). They also cannot be brought into our country, because of a funny thing called the ACLU will immediately file all kinds of trouble, because they feel like they are "helping" some poor man. Guess what, these guys are evil, and would not hesitate to do something bad to man and country. Keep them on Gitmo, hell they are living better than most of their fellow terrorists, they probably don't want to leave anyway. Remember that they hate us, just because of who we are. Just see how much they love you in Iran today.

I think that I have taken up enough of your time, I mean you do have a country to run - after the parties are over, that is. Just remember that America is strong and will do anything to keep it that way, in other words even if we disagree with you, we still got your back!

Good luck and

God Bless,

Goodbye, President Bush

Thanks for the good times.

Sure there were times I didn't agree with you, hey it happens. I mean I am sure that there are times that my wife and kids don't agree with me either.

Thanks for doing the best you could with the terrorists - they don't fight fair, and neither do the liberals. I think you have a done an excellent job keeping us safe here in the U.S. of A. No attacks on American soil, by people and groups that do not like us, since that terrible September day.

Thank you for the tax cuts, that helped to keep this economy growing for most of your time in office. It's too bad that you will probably be remembered for the last year when it all went down hill. Some of it was your fault, most of it wasn't. I believe you when you say that you put your free market principles on hold, to do this whole bailout crap. Yes, I mean crap. I don't remember getting a bailout when I lost my job. Yet, here I am four years later, still surviving and without any government assistance. So why can't the big three automobile makers, and various banks and insurance companies so it without the government helping out.

I appreciate that you stuck to your guns, no matter how unpopular you became. Of course, Congress has a lower approval rating than you did, and we the moronic Americans, put them back in office. Personally, I think they all need term limits; the House gets two terms, while the Senate gets one. no more Kennedy's, and Thurmond's and Pelosi's and any one else that has made a career out of what was only envisioned to be a short term "service project" of sorts. I know there is a better term, but my son has decided to eat chips next to me, so I am a bit distracted.

Thank you Mr. President for keeping your head up when dealing with the idiots in the media that like to try and keep you down. I appreciate your service to this country and wish you the best in your future endeavours.

God Bless,

Somebody Has To Be Pulling My Leg

To Whom It May Concern:



What the H-E- Double Hockey Sticks is going on around here?



My entire house and everything I own, or at least it seems that way, is breaking.



Now, we don't do laundry like The Philosopher-Mom Kalynne (Happy 20th anniversary, by the way!). However, we do do(hee hee) a fair amount. Okay, I know, I know, Mom does most all of it. Anyway, with six - seven if you count me- kids, our washing machine and dryer get quite the workout. The agitator stopped agitating for a little while (not good), but it does seem to be working, at least until magical Leek week. :) It needs to be replaced, and will be by year's end. I just hope that it lasts until then.



So what are you complaining about there Mr. Mylhibug?



I'm getting there.



Next thing we know, our oven doesn't work. Now, thankfully my in-laws were in the process of re-doing the kitchen and letting their oven go. While we were at Disney World last year, the range was moved into our garage. (Don't go there about our trip to Disney being in September... I have deaf ears to that... just ask Jenni).

You just know that there will be pictures at some point, due to the fact that I just Love do it yourself projects. Which began yesterday, and will continue through Benjy's high school graduation (I kid) - I think.

The dishwasher quit working, last week. I was able to fix that! (Yea Me!)

Bathroom faucet - Kaput! Again, I fixed it - in three hours. You know they make it look so easy on the packaging.

Trampoline - A hole/rip in it. Can you believe that?

Car - Leaky gas line, new car in line, once they find the title.

Teeth - Don't really want to go there, I'll just say that I am a good example of BAD dental hygiene.

Which brings me back to the oven. I was able to get the old oven out, without blowing up the house. Our oven was one of those 'double ovens' which is kind of a misnomer, since the bottom half was just a broiler and not usable for making chocolate chip cookies, cakes, etc. The new oven is a range (I guess) that has an oven and a stove top, so that means (naturally) I need to replace the cabinet, which then leads to the floor, which needs to be replaced due to the water damage from a leaky dishwasher, which means....

I'm NOT giving up on my DISNEY DREAM, darn it!!

Anyway, Mr./Ms. Whom it may concern, thanks for the good times to come... no, really, I mean it. I promise.

Have a nice Spring...

ME

I Think I want To Cry

Dear Rain,

Have I got a song for you...

'Rain, rain go away, come again another day...'

Sure it's going to be 70 tomorrow, BUT rain all day Thursday AND Friday. I wonder if the kids will ever get to play soccer this season. Must be making up for all of the non-rain out days over the past seven seasons.

What? You want it All back now?

Dear State of Illinois,

Okay, I get the fact that it was Cubbie's first tax year to file, but really, rejecting it because I wrote out his entire middle name (like you asked for on the form), when all you needed was the first letter. Couldn't you guys have figured that out, I mean it is the FIRST LETTER?!?!?

Not that it matters, because he owes nothing and is getting nothing back. It's just annoying because, well, today is THE day!

On the bright side, it looks like my bank account will have some extra federal stimulus around May 9. Disney Here We Come!!

And people gives us a hard time for having six kids, sheesh!

Dear Letters committee,

I think I am at a point where I don't want to write letters anymore. They are kind of lame lately and I don't really like lame. I'll give it another day or two. Maybe.

Have a good night and God Bless!

P.S. - Don't forget to keep Jordan in your prayers, she could use the comfort.

A View From the North Side...

Dear Andy,

I am enjoying your new blog, and see that you are very adept at writing long posts that make way more sense than mine. Maybe I should practice more. :)

Seriously, I am very proud of what you have done, and you just keep proving to me and your mother that you do indeed know what you are doing. We should just relax about the whole homework thing, or should I say lack of homework? But I must digress, after all I will need more material for later. Maybe.

I am glad that you have finally jumped on the band wagon of your local sports teams. I love the fact that you get excited at the prospect of going to a Cubs game, when before it used to be a rather lackadaisical attitude at best. Now, a new season doesn't come around without you asking if we can get tickets for this game or that. I just wish we could go for more.

As I have told you many times, that 'money tree' is long gone, and the new one just isn't coming up. :)

Anyway, just thought that I would drop you a line and plug your blog. Also, I wanted to encourage the four of you reading this to check it out as well. Just don't tell him that you are a White Sox or Cardinals fan, otherwise he might just have to ban you.

Good Night and God Bless!!

P.S. Don't forget about Jordan.

Down to a 'T'

Today's topic is the letter T.

Yes, instead of an actual letter that is being written to somebody, somewhere. I decided to honor the letter T. Mostly in honor of Damama, because she pointed out - a while back - that I had neglected to mention it as one of my favorite letters. Still not in the top five, but definitely in the top ten. :)

This letter should not be confused with the following:

Tea - A drink with jam and bread (you can sing along if you know the words...)

Liked it so much, I put it in here twice!Tee - What them there golfers hit that little white ball with, or something that little league baseball and softball players use to help get them started.A 'T' - also a technical foul in basketball, when you do some bad things like share your expansive use of four letter words, or talk about dating some one's mother, or daughter.

A 'T' - Also can mean a timeout in football, basketball and hockey.

There is also Tee-shirts. I mean what other letter has a shirt named after it, you tell me.

The longest word, in English, that starts with the letter 'T' is twenty-one letters long: tetrahydrocannabinols - which from what I can gather is a really long word for pot - the illegal substance that people say makes them feel good, or something like that. I have no experience myself, so I cannot share.

There are three words that have the length of two letters that start with the letter 'T': To, Ta, and Ti.

According to my math and http://www.morewords.com/ where I got the previous tidbits, there are 8782 words that start with the letter 'T' in the English language.

What else could I tell you about the letter 'T?' Why, I'm not sure, but I will end this now, while I still have a sense of sanity...

A Recipe For Nonsense

To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to resign my email account on yahoo, due to the fact that it has nothing but SPAM in it lately. Therefore, you can take your SPAM and eat it anyway you like it. I hear that frying it is pretty tasty, don't forget the pepper!

Have a good day!

Mylhibug

A Letter to a Nutcase (in my humble opinion)

Dear Albert Gore,

What is up former VP of the USA? Or should I say Mr. Nobel Peace Prize? What exactly did you do to get that again? Oh yeah, you said it was going to get very very hot and all life all the planet will be OVER!

Aside from the obvious reasons why the Nobel Peace Prize committee got it wrong, like the fact that Global Warming has absolutely nothing to do with promoting peace and goodwill among man, but it is still kind of chilly here.

Oh yeah, it's supposed to snow tonight as well. Guess you fooled somebody.

Let me tell you what I think. I think recycling is a great idea and that everyone should do it. I think that conserving energy by turning off the lights in rooms that aren't being used is a great idea. I think that everyone should have their thermostats set to a more reasonable temperature in the winter and the summer, to conserve energy is a great idea as well.

I also think that carbon footprints are a joke. I think that preaching about saving the planet, while using more energy than the average American, heck than the average American block is a big bout of hypocrisy, and you should be ashamed. Being carbon neutral sounds all impressive, but you know what, you still used up that fuel, and you still polluted that air. What difference does it make what else you do, it isn't going to change that fact.

News flash for you, almighty former VP. If a volcano were to erupt today, say the equivalent of a Mt. St. Helen's, it would leave a bigger carbon footprint than the entire population of the United States. How you planning on stopping that?

How about ideas for alternate fuel sources, like wind energy, solar energy and others like that? Why not try to get your buddy in Massachusetts to go for those wind turbines? Oh yeah, that's right it will ruin his view. So what you really want to do is have your cake (unlimited use of fossil fuels and the like), and eat it too (by depriving the little guy the opportunity to use renewable resources by scaring the crap out of them).

Mr. Gore please retire peacefully and leave us hard-working people alone, and quit trying to scare the heck out of us - it's not nice.

Good Day

Me

Why I Hate Do-It-Yourself

Dear DIY,

Will you please quit lying to me. Sure, doing things yourself will save you money and help you to build character (whatever!), but please quit putting words like easy, simple, and any body with half a brain could do this.

They do NOT pertain to me, an I am thinking of calling a lawyer.

Seriously.

Okay, maybe not, but come on.

Two faucets, one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom, have been in need of replacement over the past two months.

"Piece o' cake," the maniacal wannabe mechanic/plumber, handyman side of me says.

"Um, sure. But isn't there someone we could pay to do that?" the wussy, sensible, knows exactly what I am not capable of doing side of me says.

"Disney," is all that evil side has to say to that. Because he knows that if I spend $250 to have someone replace my faucets, that is $250 less of 'Dole Whips' at Disney.

Dang that evil side, hitting below the belt like that.

Okay, I think I mentioned the kitchen disaster previously, but basically it HAD to be replaced that day (back then), because when you turned on the water, instead of vertical flow, it was horizontal. You get the picture?

Now, the bathroom faucet suddenly, over the past three weeks or so, has decided to go green and limit the flow of water to one gallon per HOUR. Not good, not good at all. I mean Doctors will tell you that you need a nice flow of water when you are washing your hands - I know I saw it at a hospital or Doctor's office once (really)!

So in a fit of motivation not seen since the ice cream man came down the block, I went to my local Menard's (save big money...) and purchased my new faucet, figuring I could do it before I went to bed. Heck figuring I could do it and blog ~ mission accomplished.

It just took a LOT longer than it should have.

First off, the hot water hose came off in a snap. Not a literal snap, but rather quickly. I'm thinking that Jenni is going to finally have faith in my mechanical abilities. OOPS! Spoke too soon. The cold water hose would not loosen up, at all. I have a blister forming on my hand from all the exertion (I know, what a wuss), but seriously, it is only supposed to be finger tight, not crazy glue your head to a beam tight. Sheesh!

So after, lets just say a really long time that I am embarrassed to discuss in real terms, so I will say that I started it during Desperate Housewives and finished during ER.

Anyway, I get the new faucet put back in and the hoses all connected. That part was easy, really it was. I turn on the water and leak city - not nearly as much fun as Kalynne's Magical Leek Soup. What the heck? The washers were no longer part of the assembly, they were in the garbage.

Gonna need those.

Okay, I recover the washers and get the hoses reconnected. Turn on the water - no leaks (so far, so good), then I turn on the faucet and.... drip, drip, drip.

No Way!!! (Jenni saw this and started laughing ~ yes she did).

Now what? I disconnect everything and see that the washers are askew, so I straighten them out, reconnect and get the same thing. Now I know that there isn't any blockage in the hoses, because I actually turned the water on to make sure that wasn't the original problem (I'm not as dumb as I think I am). I look to the instructions for guidance.

Nothing.

For giggles I take the filter/screen thing off the end of the faucet, and turn on the water. Good flow. Hmm. Could there be a safety valve to prevent flooding or something built in to the filter/screen thing?

I reconnect that and...

I came here to blog before midnight.

Good night and God Bless!!

The Blog, It Is A Changin'

Dear Friends and Foes,

What do you think of the 'new' me? I am trying to figure it out myself. Actually, I am in the process, I think, of trying to get all my widgets and pictures and all the other stuff back. If I can't get the ones I like back, I may be going back to the 'old' me.

So, was there any widget that you all liked in particular? I'll be playing around with a few new ones as well. Can hardly wait, I bet. :) The one that I am missing that I would love back is a picture of my kids at Disney, but because of the split columns it doesn't allow me to do it. I don't like what it will allow me to do.

I've been using Google reader lately, so I may not mess with a blog roll. Then again, I like everyone else's blog roll, so if I like yours who is to say that you won't like mine, right?

Well, that's it for now. I'm on the hunt to find my missing, or better yet, new stuff!

Talk at you all later,

Mylhibug (See I need that signature back.)

Self-Pity One-Oh-One (Or Why I Should Ride the Storm Out)

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Dear Roger,

I know that you ad some great ideas for something to write about earlier today. What happened? Did you get cold feet? Are you afraid that people won't be entertained by what you write? Are you really writing for them, or for yourself?

Why are you envious of others web hits, or whatever they are called? To paraphrase something we heard in a movie once... "If you write it, they will come" (eventually). Besides,what would you do with all the added pressure? Seriously, you freak out when it comes to coming up with something, like this letter, or the lists from last month. You have been surviving both as far as I can tell.

You want to feel pain and anguish? Join the Memphis Tigers.

Now, we do have a problem, you and me. I want you to be happy, as do you. I want you to be creative as I think you do, but you seem to balk at my ideas. True they may not be any good, but you don't know until you try, right? Heck you are great at giving advice, yet clam up when it comes to listening to some. Afraid to open up, or something I imagine, but I'm not a psychiatrist.

I am sure that I have more for you to listen to, or read as the case may be, but I don't want to hit you with it all at the same time. I will tell you this though, you will have some fantastic ideas coming tonight and the rest of this week. See if you can capture that magic and use them.

I look forward to seeing what you can do with what you see/sense and I, at least, will be watching.

Sweet Dreams,

Your Muse

P.S. ~ The Nietzsche quote is appropriate, as you should be well aware.

Good Night an God Bless

Things In The World That Deserve A Two-fer!

Dear Mr. I'm-in-a-hurry-so-who-cares-if-I'm-weaving-in-and-out-of-traffic Dude,

What the heck are you thinking? I mean, seriously, you have been swerving in and out of all the traffic this whole way to work. Want to know what I find to be very funny. I'm sitting right next to you at this light, just like I was two lights ago. Since your little brain isn't quite comprehending what I just said, let me spell it out for you. Swerve in and out all you like and you still haven't gotten ahead of me.

Ha, ha, ha!

Me

Dear Miss I-know-it-says-only-fifteen-items-or-less grocery shopper,

Let me help you here. Fifteen items is one more than fourteen, and less than sixteen, or in your case twenty-six!

Yes, I did count them. Yes, I was impatiently sighing and visibly counting your TWENTY-SIX items. Was I surprised that you couldn't find your check book? Or that your credit card said "no way Jose!" Then you didn't even make an attempt to help bag the TWENTY-FREAKING-SIX items that you had, no that would be beneath you, I guess.

So, please don't mind me if you hear my exclamation "she had twenty-six items... how rude." Because to be honest, I think you might deserve it.

Happy Shopping!!

Me

Double Dog Dare Does A Body Good

Dear Blogger Friends,



I am writing this for you now, at 10:35. As you know I am not what you would call an enjoyable person at this hour. However, I am going to turn over a new leaf.



***What's up with the Final Four? BLOWOUT City. At least North Carolina almost came back, but almost only counts in hand grenades and atom bombs***



Tease time! Why is this man so happy?



That my friends is what I will be talking about, soon. I promise.

As long as Benjy can get me those pictures.

Have a nice evening.

Absolut-ly Ridiculous

Dear Absolut Vodka~

You have a lot of explaining to do. What are you implying, or trying to imply here?

It's quite obvious in my humble opinion. You are trying to incite a craziness of thinking for the uneducated. By this advertisement you are implying that the Western United States belong to Mexico, and that they were taken illegally from the Mexican people. Time to open a history book now, because the western United States, with the exception of Texas which both countries (technically the Republic of Texas and Mexico) were fighting over possession of the land. We won, the Mexicans lost, how's that go... "All's fair in love and war..."

The remaining territories were purchased, that's right, purchased with cold hard cash for $15.5 million and we relieved your country of it's debt at that time. So, guess what? The western states are the property of the United States and have been since.

All this is rhetoric is going to bring is the patriotism of the United States citizens, and push forward an agenda that would leave the countries to look like this:

Anyway, that is my three cents - which by the way will no longer be used to purchase your product, if you care.

Sincerely,

Roger W. Miller II

What is Going On?

Dear Blogger,

I seem to be having issues with your service today. For instance, my Dashboard looks like a mutant page, granted I can still get here to post this letter and fulfill my obligation on that end. However, I have some super-cool photos that I would love to share with my thousands, hundreds, two readers, and your service will not allow it to happen.

Please get on this right away immediately as soon as you see fit.

Sincerely,

I Don't Feel Like A Big Mac Anymore.

Like I said yesterday, this is the month of "Letters" for nablopomo.com. Here is an example of a letter received via email that I feel very strongly about. Why do "family-oriented" restaurants like McDonald's care to do something that is so anti-family?

They really won't be losing any money from me (I personally can't stand their food), and I will have to find an alternative for the few occasions when I get food for the family from there.


McDonald's CEO: Company will put full resources behind gay agenda McDonald's has signed on to a nationwide effort to promote "gay" and "lesbian" business ventures.

Dear Roger,

According to McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner, McDonald's will aggressively promote the homosexual agenda.

In remarks on McDonald's Web site concerning the company becoming a member of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Skinner wrote: "Being a socially responsible organization is a fundamental part of who we are. We have an obligation to use our size and resources to make a difference in the world … and we do."

The company gave an undisclosed amount of money to the NGLCC in return for being recognized as a major promoter of the homosexual agenda. In return, NGLCC placed Richard Ellis, vice president of communications of McDonald's USA, on the NGLCC Board of Directors.

Ellis was quoted as saying: "I'm thrilled to join the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce team and ready to get to work. I share the NGLCC's passion for business growth and development within the LGBT community, and I look forward to playing a role in moving these important initiatives forward."

McDonald's refused to comment to World Net Daily on the placement of its executive on the board of the "gay" advocacy organization but did send an e-mail confirming the corporation's support for the agenda of the homosexual business lobby.

"McDonald's is indeed a Corporate Partner and Organizational Ally of NGLCC. Our vice president of U.S. communications, Richard Ellis, was recently elected to its board of directors," said Heidi M. Barker, senior director of media relations for McDonald's.

NGLCC describes itself as promoting the LGBT community first and always, including same sex marriage.

NGLCC gives credit to sponsors such as McDonald's for its financial and other support that helps in its work. "Through the commitment of our corporate partners, the NGLCC has been able to advance the ideas and causes of the LGBT business community," the Chamber said.

Take Action! Very important!

~Call your local McDonald's and ask why McDonald's is using its size and resources to promote the homosexual agenda.

~Send an e-mail to McDonald's

~Forward this e-mail to family and friends.

Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution?

Sincerely,

Donald E. Wildmon,Founder and Chairman American Family Association

Good Night and God Bless!

What April Is All About (At Least On This Blog)

Just so you don't think that I am crazy, or anything like that. I want to explain what you may be seeing during the month of April.

Now, I use this blog to try and improve my skills as a writer, believe it or not, and I really do dig constructive criticism, so please by all means, let me know when I write a bad sentence, use a comma incorrectly, or even (God Forbid!) misspell a word. I'm a big boy and I can take it.

Most of the time.

To that end, I am a big fan of this NaBloPoMo concept, in case you couldn't tell, because it forces encourages me to write more. As every aspiring writer knows, the best way to improve your writing is to; write, write and write again. So finally, after many years of procrastination, I think I have found a way to get off the couch (so to speak, since I am sitting on my couch as I type this) and get back to doing something that I love. Blogging, er I mean writing. :)

This month, April for those of you that may be calendar challenged, the theme is letters. I used to love writing letters, then I think email came around and ... well you know, I kind of got lazy. Heck if I write an email that is more than a paragraph (especially with my current boss) it is considered too long.

I don't get that. Of course, I have been known to get a little long in the wind category, in case you hadn't noticed.

Anyway, you will notice posts that are letters. As you may have noticed I already wrote to the Colorado Rockies. I wonder if I will ever send these letters out - okay, no I really don't wonder, I know it won't happen - have you seen the price of a stamp lately?

So look for letters that will, hopefully, be entertaining and maybe even controversial, or educational. (No Way!)

Anyway, enjoy your April, whether you come along for this ride with me, or not.

Good Night and God Bless!

Rox Reign Begins With Rain, Thankfully

Dear Colorado Rockies,

Whoa! Did you guys get a break there, with the rain! I left work and saw that the score was 5-1 in favor of the Redbirds, and figured that you had lost the game. Only just now (I know, some fan right?) did I look at the standings and see that you were a half game behind the Dodgers and Diamondbacks.

How could this be? I mean Jeff Francis couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, by the sounds of it. Okay, sound isn't really a true representation of what I saw/heard. It was actually the visual that I was getting in my head as I watched my Gamecast showing pitch after pitch after pitch going for balls. You threw ten of them in a row. Ten!

After two and one-third innings you had given up 5 runs, something like 4 base-on-balls, a double and a home run.

Yikes!!

You sir, are the ace of this magical team. Although my daughter could have done just as well yesterday as you did. Okay, obvious hyperbole, but still.

Yikes, again!!

Fear not, for after one out in the third inning, the skies opened up. The rains came down, and kept coming. Finally after more than an hour and a half of the sky perspiring, the umpires called it.

Your stats for the day now read 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Way better than the alternative, don't you think?

As for the offense, guys you need to hit the ball AWAY from their defenders. Actually you all did an outstanding job, compared to the ace of the staff. So enjoy the re-opening day today and bring one home for the purple and black.

Go Rox!!

A Preview, Of Sorts

I have a complicated life.

Okay, maybe not.

I do have a life that needs some guidance and an occasional push in the right direction, whatever that may be. So, in order to prepare for next month's topic of 'letters' I thought that I would make a list of letters that I will be writing.

Or something like that.

LETTERS TO BE WRITTEN

1. To the love of my life, Jenni.
2. To my sons.
3. To my daughters.
4. To the Sci-Fi Channel for putting freaking wresting on!
5. To the editor of a paper that has bashed my Catholicism on a regular basis.
6. To Deborah Gibson. Okay, not really, just trying to be funny.
7. To the graduating class of 1985, what the hell happened?
8. To Britney Spears, what the hell happened?
9. To Santa Claus, it's never too early, right?
10. To Walt Disney.
11. To Stephen King.
12. To Terry Brooks.
13. To Clive Cussler.
14. To NBC, why did you cancel Journey Man?
15. To Fox, why did you cancel Firefly? Okay, maybe I will leave this dead horse alone.
16. To the Presidential nominees, be careful what you ask for.
17. To that brat down the street that thinks she can pick on MY kid.
18. To the loser that keeps asking for a handout, while going to a spa to get her hair done.
19. To the makers of 'Rock Band' (EA, I think)what's up with the broken stuff?
20. To my Mom.
21. To my Dad.
22. To my Brothers.
23. To myself.
24. To Coca-Cola for inventing/creating a wonderful addictive drink known as Diet Coke.
25. To God.

Just a few ideas, not all of them will be used, but most may. Until then have a great evening.

And I Thought Making a List Was Hard

Well let me tell you what the gang at NaBloPoMo.com have in store for the month of April.

Letters.

You got it. Love Letters. Hate letters. Dear John Letters. Photographs of Letters. Etc.

So in honor of that, my list du jour.

MY FAVORITE LETTERS

1. R - What other letter would you expect, I mean my name has three of them.

2. L - So versatile, and another biggie when it comes to my name, with four!

3. J - So many fun words start with this letter, as do the names of a couple of my favorite people. :)

4. K - I just love the sound that this letter makes, it definitely puts an exclamation point on words when it is involved.

5. M - Another favorite for more than just personal reasons, it looks so Majestic.

6. W - Such an action letter, walking, writing, whining, etc...

7. A - Needed a vowel, sooner or later and why not this popular letter.

8. B - Big Bad Baby Bees Beg Beavers Biting Bark Beat Bugs - see how much fun you can have with that letter, I mean come on people!

9. D - Because I am a Daddy and it has three Dee's in it. Also you can't have determination with a 'D,' nor Desire or Diet... oh yeah, and DISNEY!!

10. E - 'A' was feeling lonely, besides there is no "team" without an 'E.'