Well, a couple of nights ago I mentioned that I had the urge to go see a Phillies game.

Well, as trystan830 sometimes says... "mischief managed."

I got tickets to go with yumemitai to see the Phils play Baltimore on June 20th ( Read more... )

I've just run across some news from a former buddy of mine. In the year-or-so since I broke off contact with him, he's exhibiting the same negativity and self-pity that drove me crazy. Some people just don't get it. ***Sigh ( Read more... )

I had watched the Phillies win the World Series on TV when I was 10 years old -- in fact, one of the games fell on my birthday. My parents had let me stay up late and watch the game. When Tug McGraw struck out the final batter to win Game 6 and the World Series, I was going out of my mind with glee, jumping up and down and just going as bananas as ( Read more... )

Ice skating was fun, and I fared better than I thought I would. :-)

( Rink events )

I survived another Passover event tonight. That said, this Seder was easily the most enjoyable one I've been to in the 14 years I've been invited/expected to attend, thanks in no small part to yumemitai and toy frogs flying around for something like 30 minutes straight. trystan830, J, M, my BIL and SIL joined in on the fun as well ( Read more... )

4:00 PM today. Three of my agents tell me they need their monthly "scorecards" (a measure of their productivity and quality) for all of 2007 for their year-end reviews.

They needed them ASAP.

Now, mind you, I was supposed to be done at 4:30, and I had plans to go to the in-laws for dinner (the weekly thing trystan830's parents do to try to get the family ( Read more... )

I made it to the mountains to ski today. My brother was a no call/no show, but no biggie. I had an inkling he wasn't going to be there since I didn't hear from him all week, and he's leaving for Florida with my SIL to visit my SIL's daughter ( Read more... )

My sister-in-law, R (trystan830's brother's wife) is throwing my brother-in-law a surprise birthday party tonight (MH had his 29th birthday yesterday). R needed a reason to get MH out of the house so she can get set up for the party, so trystan830 and myself participated in the chicanery by asking MH to watch the aliens kids for a few hours this afternoon because we ( Read more... )

I hope everyone had a happy and festive time ringing in the New Year! :-)

We spent a quiet night in. yumemitai came over a little after 8, and we just hung out and talked. The kids went to sleep at their normal bedtimes. At 11, the TV came on and we watched the festivities at Times Square while waiting for the ball to drop, and continued to talk. The kids ( Read more... )

Being brave -- or crazy, take your pick -- I took the girls skiing.

( The Day On The Snow )