Good Things Take Time...
88 days until I turn 30 and likely die
Random Picture...

Our hotel was next to a graveyard. Here's a ghost-face (maybe) in the reflection of the sign.
Time Machine:
07-13-2008
· 07-13-2007
· 07-13-2006
· 07-13-2005
07-13-2008: The All-Star Game is on Tuesday and on Sunday I found out Kerry Wood was going to be replaced by none other than Carlos Marmol. Although Marmol has been awful lately, if he's able to bring his "A-Game", he will be the most unhittable pitcher available. Too bad you don't know which Marmol you'll get anymore. For that reason I'd have to keep him on the bench which is pretty sad. In his defense he'd probably be nervous and overthrow and his fastball would likely be over 100mph so it wouldn't really matter if his slider was 50' off the plate.
Looking at the lineups, I don't really see how the National League could lose except that Cliff Lee is really good. As far as hitting though, I'd much rather have the NL lineup--especially as you work your way towards the bottom. Kevin Youkalis wouldn't even be an All-Star in the Glover Park Softball League, so the fact he's there at all is just fantastic for the NL. To a lesser extent, this is true for Dustin Pedroia. Thank God for stupid Boston fans voting in their crappy players (and crappy players voting for their crappy-playing friends).
The Cubs have too many All-Stars. I would have only sent Dempster and Soto. Fukudome is a fine player but not an All-Star. Whatever. This is the NL's year which is good because the Cubs are going to the World Series and clearly can only win at home.I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.
07-13-2006: Where to begin...it's been a week and I'm not sure I remember how to blog except I know it involves not using many paragraphs and not saying anything
interesting. I was in Orlando for the last week at a marketing conference where I was somehow selected to speak. There were about 1200 people at the
conference and I would say a good sixth of them saw my high-energy, high-interest lecture on affiliate marketing. There were a couple of awkard pauses where
the mob of 200 people, all of whom essentially get paid to run their big fat mouths for a living, said nothing and looked blankly as though I was talking
about quantam mechanics or Schenkerian theory. Oh well. I got a lot of nice feedback but the makeup of people was such that I think I'd rather go back to
cleaning toilets than go to another one. I did manage to meet a few really talented, smart people (whose heads weren't professionally sutured up their
assholes) including our CJ account rep Brian. I really wanted to tell him he should leave his company and do something that would make him happier; one of
those people that you know would succeed in any profession so you have to wonder what the allure of a certain job is. Unfortunately it was not my place
after only a couple hours so I kept my mouth shut. Of the 1200 people I would have to estimate that about 1100 of them should be put down. I mean that in
the nicest way of course but if you're contributing nothing to your business NOR society what purpose are you serving? Begging, lying and buying others
beers is not really how the world works. Unless of course it is and I just don't get it. I think I do get it though because my company is doing well and I
would like to think that I contribute daily to that succeess. I just wish people would shut up for about 30 seconds before they speak. That's all.
Upon my return I did three things: lose at poker, buy pchris' drumset and take Chompy to the
vet. Chompy was given a clean dog-bill of health so I feel like a pretty good Food Guy. And she's dropped a pound since last year. Score! The vet advised
I feed her 1/4 less food each day so I think I'll give that a try. I was trying to fatten her up a little bit for the long, harsh winters
fights with jamie's sisters dog but with him living in Jacksonville Chompy and I are probably safe from his cruel
attacks.
In sadder news, three weeks from now five of my friends will be moved away. Bummer.07-13-2005: For the ninth time since I've been blogging, the Taurus won't start. Had it not been for the kindheartedness of Jerry, I would have been stuck at home and at the complete mercy of the apathetic AAA people. Tomorrow I'm bringing the car into McCann's Automotive's shop. It's owned by the husband of my former boss (from the City of Tallahassee). I found out she no longer works for talgov and everyone told me to wish her the best when I saw her. I wonder why she quit...well, of course she had more job responsibilities than anyone else I knew there and probably didn't make enough money. To her credit though, she was a damn good employee (not to mention a very good supervisor). I don't think I'll ever work with anyone as detail oriented as she was. Three cheers for Helen (as long as her husband can fix my stupid car).