So today's Dilbert is highly appropriate for Lew and his lunch obsession that drives him to share it with the rest of the world.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
A Dilbert just for Lew
So today's Dilbert is highly appropriate for Lew and his lunch obsession that drives him to share it with the rest of the world.
Ernesto - why do you ruin Labor Day....
This damn storm is keeping Amy and I from enjoying a great Labor day out in the wilds of Tobyhanna PA State park.
Anyway I guess we will make the most of it. The good news is Comcast is scheduled to come tomorrow to fix the weak signal that is keeping me from getting Video On Demand and hence keeping me 3 weeks behind on Entourage. Also a strong desire to actually accomplish something on this crappy weekend will probably end up with me painting my home office and organizing my tools. I love condo living but the one downside is no garage. I really want a garage to keep stuff like tools, bikes, kayaks, etc, someday it will happen. Look for updates on the blog as the weekend progresses and the rain drives me into action.
Anyway I guess we will make the most of it. The good news is Comcast is scheduled to come tomorrow to fix the weak signal that is keeping me from getting Video On Demand and hence keeping me 3 weeks behind on Entourage. Also a strong desire to actually accomplish something on this crappy weekend will probably end up with me painting my home office and organizing my tools. I love condo living but the one downside is no garage. I really want a garage to keep stuff like tools, bikes, kayaks, etc, someday it will happen. Look for updates on the blog as the weekend progresses and the rain drives me into action.
Monday, August 28, 2006
ESPN Announcers don't appreciate Skyline
So while watching the last part of tonight's game on ESPN I was shocked that the ESPN announcers not having much to discuss about the game, as the Bengals were whopping up on the Packers, they start talking about Skyline and how great it is. Then a beautiful 3-way appears in the studio and no one wants it! Damn them - I would have paid $20 for that 3 way right then - it looked so good....Skyline. I will be back in the 'Nati in a couple of weeks to get my fix, 3-ways and coneys with mustard here I come.
ESPN Announcers don't appreciate Skyline
So while watching the last part of tonight's game on ESPN I was shocked that the ESPN announcers not having much to discuss about the game, as the Bengals were whopping up on the Packers, they start talking about Skyline and how great it is. Then a beautiful 3-way appears in the studio and no one wants it! Damn them - I would have paid $20 for that 3 way right then - it looked so good....Skyline. I will be back in the 'Nati in a couple of weeks to get my fix, 3-ways and coneys with mustard here I come.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Deep Sea Adventures
So the long anticipated fishing trip was not the tuna bonanza we had hoped for. I think it was memorable and worth it for the stories we all now have to tell, but a pleasant day on the Atlantic is was not...
The trip started out at the crack of dawn - wait make that the end of Friday night. Below is a picture (a much more clear version of a clock than another blogger I know recently took) of the car clock as we left Jamie's house in Ventnor, NJ.
As we got to the boat filled with anticipation and dreams of battling huge tuna on the blue waters of the Atlantic we see the Top Shelf come in to view with her captain "Capitan Bill" and his mate Mike (an out of work NJ State Marine Biologist - way to go Corzine!)
One the 2 hour ride out to "Elephant's Neck" a spot in the Atlantic about 40 miles from Cape May, NJ 3 brave fisherman crack open the first beers at ~4:30 am.
Turns out that may have been a bad idea as Karim found himself very seasick about an hour later, still pitch black and already chumming the water. I am not one to throw stones as about 2 hours later I was giving my morning coffee and breakfast back to king Neptune. This resulted in my spending most of the rest of the trip laying in the middle of the cabin on my back with my eyes shut trying to ignore the pulsing waves of nausea - and all of that after popping a Bonine that morning!
Well after a couple of hours we did manage to land a fish, and a pretty large blue fin tuna at that, however it need to be about 5 inches longer to be regulation. Scott was more than a little disappointed after having made the effort to land the fish to watch Capitan Bill throw it back in.
On a side not - the entire group is unanimous about this, we do NOT recommend Captain Bill for trips he was an ass to his mate Mike and the only time he came down from the wheel was to throw Scott's fish back in and get some Aspirin for his headache which I am sure was the remains of his hangover. He did not make an effort at all to make a somewhat miserable situation any better.
To try and capture at least some of the feeling of being on the boat for 13 hours I took this short video of what it looks like sitting in the fighting chair:
Finally I was up next to catch fish, and after walking outside to talk with Mike he asked me to reel in one of the poles. As the line got near the boat I realized there was a fish on the line. A 21" Dolphin or Mahi-Mahi as it is sold commercially, was on the line - just long enough to keep. Anyway here is a group shot of the salty crew and next year we are going to Miami to fish.
The trip started out at the crack of dawn - wait make that the end of Friday night. Below is a picture (a much more clear version of a clock than another blogger I know recently took) of the car clock as we left Jamie's house in Ventnor, NJ.
As we got to the boat filled with anticipation and dreams of battling huge tuna on the blue waters of the Atlantic we see the Top Shelf come in to view with her captain "Capitan Bill" and his mate Mike (an out of work NJ State Marine Biologist - way to go Corzine!)
One the 2 hour ride out to "Elephant's Neck" a spot in the Atlantic about 40 miles from Cape May, NJ 3 brave fisherman crack open the first beers at ~4:30 am.
Turns out that may have been a bad idea as Karim found himself very seasick about an hour later, still pitch black and already chumming the water. I am not one to throw stones as about 2 hours later I was giving my morning coffee and breakfast back to king Neptune. This resulted in my spending most of the rest of the trip laying in the middle of the cabin on my back with my eyes shut trying to ignore the pulsing waves of nausea - and all of that after popping a Bonine that morning!
Well after a couple of hours we did manage to land a fish, and a pretty large blue fin tuna at that, however it need to be about 5 inches longer to be regulation. Scott was more than a little disappointed after having made the effort to land the fish to watch Capitan Bill throw it back in.
On a side not - the entire group is unanimous about this, we do NOT recommend Captain Bill for trips he was an ass to his mate Mike and the only time he came down from the wheel was to throw Scott's fish back in and get some Aspirin for his headache which I am sure was the remains of his hangover. He did not make an effort at all to make a somewhat miserable situation any better.
To try and capture at least some of the feeling of being on the boat for 13 hours I took this short video of what it looks like sitting in the fighting chair:
Finally I was up next to catch fish, and after walking outside to talk with Mike he asked me to reel in one of the poles. As the line got near the boat I realized there was a fish on the line. A 21" Dolphin or Mahi-Mahi as it is sold commercially, was on the line - just long enough to keep. Anyway here is a group shot of the salty crew and next year we are going to Miami to fish.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
College Football is almost here
Alright Bucs fans, it is almost that time of year, where Saturdays start with Game Day on ESPN and end with Buckeye victories! The season gets under way Sept 2 at 3:30 PM against against Northern Illinois. In good news The Bucs have toped the ESPN Power 16, and 4th among the computer rankings. The Bucs they have quite a bit to live up to this year. I am looking forward to seeing a lot from Ginn this year and the new superstar recruit Chris Wells. I hope the mostly new D will get eh job done.
This also means I know have to have some general animosity towards Liz and her damn school - even if they are ranked 7th by the computers...
This also means I know have to have some general animosity towards Liz and her damn school - even if they are ranked 7th by the computers...
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Comcast Sucks, Mountain biking & Tuna
So video on demand has now been broken for over a week and all I really want to do is watch Entourage. The show is great, but Comcast can not seem to get out to fix my cable. Even at $135 a month they are having me wait over a week to get VOD back. You can bet I will be calling about credits on my account after this wonderful customer service.
On a more positive note Lew and I did some pretty serious mountain bike riding yesterday. Wissahickon Creek, for those non-Philly residents is a great park about 5 miles from my house and is 5+ miles of trails and paths through some great wooded land all inside city limits. You can even find people fly fishing in the creek. After 22 or so miles yesterday I am fully embracing the indoor life today.
Also I am looking forward to posting some great pictures form next weekends deep sea fishing adventure with Doug and crew. We shove at 4am from the Jersey shore and hopefully will return 12 hours later with a boat so full of Tuna we will all be rich from selling it. There is a bit of gold rush feeling to this trip b/c if we catch a big enough fish apparently we can sell it and keep some of the profits. And the potential upside could be 10s of thousands of dollars with the right fish. Chances are we will all be drunk by noon but it will be a good time anyway.
On a more positive note Lew and I did some pretty serious mountain bike riding yesterday. Wissahickon Creek, for those non-Philly residents is a great park about 5 miles from my house and is 5+ miles of trails and paths through some great wooded land all inside city limits. You can even find people fly fishing in the creek. After 22 or so miles yesterday I am fully embracing the indoor life today.
Also I am looking forward to posting some great pictures form next weekends deep sea fishing adventure with Doug and crew. We shove at 4am from the Jersey shore and hopefully will return 12 hours later with a boat so full of Tuna we will all be rich from selling it. There is a bit of gold rush feeling to this trip b/c if we catch a big enough fish apparently we can sell it and keep some of the profits. And the potential upside could be 10s of thousands of dollars with the right fish. Chances are we will all be drunk by noon but it will be a good time anyway.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Liquid Terrorists....
So apparently what else sucks while flying - British liquid terrorists. These fuckers were going to mix up a bomb while on board and blow up planes over the Atlantic. Hats off to the British for busting this one up and anybody starts mixing shit on any planes I am on in the future beware, you are likely to get a punch to the back of the head.
Although I do applaud the entrepreneurs out there that are already figuring out how to make some money on this by opening up toiletry booths at airport for arriving travelers.
Although I do applaud the entrepreneurs out there that are already figuring out how to make some money on this by opening up toiletry booths at airport for arriving travelers.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Dallas thunderstorms Suck while flying
So I was on my way to Dallas on Monday afternoon and the flight pushed back from the gate right on time at 2:45. We were cruising along all fine with the world when the plane started a big banked turn to the right. The pilot comes on and tells us that b/c of the thunderstorms in Dallas that are not moving we are being diverted to Little Rock, Arkansas. Ok I am thinking not to bad we will pull, they will let us off, re-fuel and in an hour or so we will be off again only an hour or so late - guess again. We get to AR and we sit on the runway with little AC, no water or snacks - not even some damn pretzels! We take off 2 hours later, land in Dallas and then sit there for another 2 hours waiting for a gate.
As a the cherry on top of this flight disaster sunday, as we finally pull into the gate they announce there is a a medical emergency on-board in the LAST row of the plane. SO they open the doors to the jet way and make us all sit there for 15 minutes as the medics come and load this poor kid that looks nearly passed out on to a gurrney and take him off the plane. So moral of the story, NEVER get on a plane without something to eat and drink - after 8 hours on that plane with nothing I was ready to chew my arm off, and always bring a book or magazine. After my laptop died I flipped through the SkyMall like 62 times. Anyway back to work I am hoping to get home by 10 pm tonight......
As a the cherry on top of this flight disaster sunday, as we finally pull into the gate they announce there is a a medical emergency on-board in the LAST row of the plane. SO they open the doors to the jet way and make us all sit there for 15 minutes as the medics come and load this poor kid that looks nearly passed out on to a gurrney and take him off the plane. So moral of the story, NEVER get on a plane without something to eat and drink - after 8 hours on that plane with nothing I was ready to chew my arm off, and always bring a book or magazine. After my laptop died I flipped through the SkyMall like 62 times. Anyway back to work I am hoping to get home by 10 pm tonight......
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Ham and Pie
So the 2006 Ham & Pie hosted by one Carl Irace in the hamlet of East Quoge was a rousing success. Upon arrival last evening at 6 there was quite the garden party in full swing and potato cannons marked the evening with their familiar whoosh and the corresponding splash of the potato into the bay. Below are some pics from the event.
And after a short nap in the tent, I was PA bound at 6am this morning. But not before catching this great sunrise. After a 2 hour nap back in Philly I was almost back to normal. Overall a great weekend!
And after a short nap in the tent, I was PA bound at 6am this morning. But not before catching this great sunrise. After a 2 hour nap back in Philly I was almost back to normal. Overall a great weekend!
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Cool new movie
My sister Kristin had this movie linked from her blog. Apparently she loves Zach Braff, I think he is in some pretty good movies, Garden State is a favorite. But this looks like one to catch come September.
Great Weekend
So while it may be a little strange to be posting about the weekend on Wend. I am just now getting around to it...Anyway I had a great time this weekend with my sister and Mom in town for a visit. It was hot but we managed to stay relatively cool and have some fun along the way. Below are a couple of good pics.
Jenn in front of the gates of hell...
My Mom and Jenn on the North Wind. This boat is a not-for-profit, City Sail, that uses the 78 ft boat as a way to educate kids. On Saturdays they run sunset charters for the public, you can bring a picnic (with wine) and have a great 2-3 hours on the Delaware.
Jenn in front of the gates of hell...
My Mom and Jenn on the North Wind. This boat is a not-for-profit, City Sail, that uses the 78 ft boat as a way to educate kids. On Saturdays they run sunset charters for the public, you can bring a picnic (with wine) and have a great 2-3 hours on the Delaware.
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