Finally Friday

Well off the bomb of my last blog I hope to be better this week. This week flew by. Comming off a real shitty week as far as hours go I topped it off with the worst day I have had as far as customer complaints as well yesterday. Going 16 days with only 2 days off is so brutal. Not to mention the getting up at 600 am and going to bed around midnight or 100 am. It tkaes its toll. Fast. Only good thing about closing is I gt to spend some time with the kiddo's. They are growing so fast and they are to that age where they are sooo curious about everything. Lacey is starting to play a big sister roll with the boys even at the age of 2. She will have great mother instincts when she gets there. And Sara is just the crown jewel. I mean she is not only a big help, smart, respectful, sweet, beautiful, she is everyting and anything a Dad could ask for.

I absolutly hate that I havent seen Jenn for about 1 week. I always miss her so bad. Love that tonight I get to see her. I love her so much. And baby our Saints are tearing it up. They are on fire and I think we will have a lot to cheer about this year. Thats right. Who dat? And as I got up this morning I notice I have several more toys to clean up. I dont know who I have to thank for doing this to me....... I mean for the kids but thank you.

Summer Slam is this weekend. I rememeber as a kid loving Summer Slam fro mall the good matches but hated it cause I was back in school. Should be a pretty good show Sunday night. I am ready for our little tri pthat we have comming up. It will be so nice to get away. Plus it will be nice to see my brothers and sister. I am only dreading hauling these kids so far. I hope all goes well. It will be a long drive and I am braced for that.

I guess comming off of my long part of the schedule I always think of the little things I love about my baby and miss the most. These are such trivial things that I look forward everytime that I am around her. These I guess are little things that if something were ever to happen to her these are things that I would always rememeber.
-wathching her undress to get into bed
-looking at her 3 year old " i didnt do it look" when she burns a meal
-getting into her car and her telling me to "shut up" beforeI comment on the fact there could be a Cuba refugee living in there
- drinking alone with her
-having her tell me no cereal or snaks right before bed and then giving in( real arm twister)
-seeing her face as I destroy her at a game we played
-watching her celebrate when she happens to win one
-sitting outside and just talking with her over a smoke and a drink
- skinny dippin( oooo lala)
- walking in to talk to her in the bathroom nad her telling me to get the hell out
- watching her play with the kids
- seing her intensity as she cracks crab legs open then indulges in every bit
- proving her wrong in a debate and listening to her excusses how she could have been right
- watching her have sex with another woman. nevermind was a dream
- her proud face when she remembers to bring home the 40 coffee cups from work

These are jsut a few of the goodies I love. Small and meaningless to most but things I cherish everytime they happen.

Till next time,

LJ

Nothing better then todays headlines for this blog.

I am not sure if it is the lack of sleep or I am at a loss for words but only thing I can think about to talk about is todays new's stories. So I will give my outlook on them. Yeah I know pretty boring but I always love to hear what other people think of what is going on in the world.

Trapped miners: I have always belived that it is better to be a "realist" then an " optimist". I find it hard to belive that they are alive down there right now. Granted the news today does paint a slightly better picture still just look at the facts. Yesterday they found the mine to be in good shape, the geophones have detected some sound down there for about 5 minutes, and there appears to be some drinkable water down there. But now we are going on 10 days down there. No food. The water is not like a pond it is just small amounts of running water. Oxygen is a rare commodity if there is any at all. Folks these guys are dead. And you will see a long list of people who will inspect the mine, and try to place blame. Bottom line, this is just the nature of the beast. These guys all know the risk. They get paid accordingly. Unfortunate, yes. And if I was a family mamber I would expect the worst and hope for the best. Under promise and over deliver should be the tone the mine owner and rescue teams are using. If I was running the PR for this operation then I do not think I would have disclosed the fact that noises were found. It confuses. They even said could be an animal, rocks falling, anything. I do hope they find they find them soon. Dead or alive.

Wrestler found dead: Now anyone who has read my blog knows I am a die hard fan of wrestling. And this is the worst form of a witch hunt I have seen in a long time. Of course everyone has heard of the Chris Benoit murder/suicide. Yes he wrestled for WWE at that time. Yes, he took steroides. But the facts of that story are he was a fucking nut. Didnt talk to people, was abusive, and had some personal demons. Fact, the toxicology show a track of steroids but not near enough to have " roid rage". ANd you think if he just shot up and had a " roid rush" The guy would have put Bibles next to them? Or live in the house with a dead body for almost 2 days. No he was just sick in the head. Now then lets fast forward to today. A wrestler by the name of Brian Adams is found dead at the age of 44. Loaded with steroids, drugs, alcohol. Yeah probably and over dose or heart failure. But what gets me is the headline reads " another WWE wrestler found dead" . He has not been employed by WWE for 6 years or so. He fractured his spine so I am going to guess he was getting his steroides legally for that. So now any person tht is not a fan of wrestling is saying burn the WWE they are killing guys. WWE has ahd nothing to do with this guys for years. What about the promotion he last worked for in JApan? Why not post their name in the headline. He has been retired for a few years. And if I had to make an educated guess he used to be on top of the world. And when you sustain an injury that takes you out of the sport you love you will get depresed. And if you are taking drugs and such mixed with depression, bad things will happen. I would be willing to bet that if you polled all the wrestlers who have died prematurly they would tell you wrestling had nothing to do with it. They loved the business and wish they could still be in it. Do you see Universal Studios or other movie companies getting the blame for Phil Hartman or Chris Farley dying? Nope. The media has an easy target and if it sells, you will get a sicking dose of it.

Michael Vick: I hope this asshole burns at the stake for what he did. If you havent seen the photos of the dogs that were recused from the house you need to google them. It is enough to make you wanna slap the black off his dumb ass. He gets everything he has comming to him. His career is done and he better be as fast as he was on the field. Because there will be many boys chasing him in the showers where he is headed.

Well that is it, getting ready to go have lunch with my great freind Don. Where he and I will debate why my dmocrates will destroy his republicans next year.

LJ

I see trees of green, red roses to......

What a wonderful world. I noticed my wife listed some things that made her day. Well I am gonna go one step further and list some of the things in life that I love. Everyone has these and I would love to see some comments back on what yours are.

- smell of puppies breath.
- the feel of a crisp fall morning.
- smell of the woods on opening day of deer season.
- smell of fresh cut grass in the evening sipping a drink.
- Alaskan King snow crab
- unplanned sex
- new car smell
- pat on the back for a job well done
- first big snowfall of the year
- being snowed in with the one you love
- 1st regular season football game
- staring at Jenn while she sleeps
- poker old school style. ( not overly holdem)
- seeing an asshole get theirs
- seeing someone who struggles, overcome
- Monday Night Raw
- seeing children smile
- babies laugh
- a dance with my daughters
- parting hard, drinking smoking, darts, skinny dippin, ect... all with just my wife
- having spare cash just to blow ( been a long time since that has been poss.)
- going on a real vacation ( this year looks like it might happen)
- big cedar lodge
- mowing the grass
- hot tubs
- my inlaws
- beaches
- steak,potatos, asparagus dinner
- smell of burning leaves
- being held by Jenn out of the blue for no good reason
- riding a 4 wheeler

Those are some of the things that come to mind. I really cant wait for fall to get here. Alot of those things seem to come in the fall. Get to take Jenn hunting for the first time so I am stoked about that. Football will be in full swing, weatehr will be cooler, jst cant wait for it to get here.

Some things I hate:
- Liars
- summer heat
- people who are phoney
- mean dogs
- most cats
- stale chips
- asshole co workers
- price of gas
- most republican poloticians
- being broke all the time
- closing late at night
- things not organized
- tempratures over 85
- death of loved ones
- people who harm children
- todays cars and trucks
- gas prices
- taxes
- womans period
- snobs
- rude customers
- stereotypical rednecks
- arrogant yankees
- people who complain about money that have plenty of it
- people who abuse unemployment, welfare, ect
- people who force their belifes down your throat
- companies that screw people out of their life savings
- rapid inflation and a 15cent an hour increase every 4+ years to compensate
- men who abuse women
- suicide
- drunk drivers
- people who abuse animals ( damn you Michael Vick)
- mower cutting uneven
- steping in dog piss or shit first thing in the morning

I probably could go on and on with this one but I guess that will do. Love you baby!!!

LJ

Random thoughts.....

Is to honest to much? If someone asks me a question I am going to give the brutal hard truth for an answer. I would like to think that even though they may not want to hear it, they would respect the fact that I am as honest as it comes. I know I would want the same.

Should I be worried that I am getting like your average old person as far as memory goes? I can remember 1995 and earlier like no problem. Even yesterday will hang with me for a day or so. But 2 or 3 days + and I am lost. Please tell me I am not the only guy still hangin in his 20's that has this problem.

If your significant other was lying in a deep sleep and started to play with themself would you have concern?

Notice as time goes on friends are sort of treated like cloths. I mean after you look in your closet and realize you have not worn that in some time, you decide to get rid of it. That shirt may have some great memories and you may have worn that shirt everyday but you realize it is not "in" anymore or it just doesnt fit your lifestyle. You realize that you need to do less laundry and need more room in your closet for other things. I dont think that you dont like that person anymore or they are a bad person but you just dont keep in touch and realize between work and family that they just dont fit in the closet anymore. And some of those shirts I thought would hang in the closet for a while if you know what I mean.

There are bold pen people and there are fine point. There are blue ink and black ink people. Ball point and gel. For me I am a blue ink, bold print, and side twards gel unless I am using carbon copy paper.

I am very proud of the fact that the wife and I have merged into the New Orleans Saints football team. Comming from the Cowboy's and the Bear's ( respectivly) I have agood feeling about OUR team. But should I find my loving wife is straying for the Bear's the I am going to give her a beating much like the rest of the NFL will put on the Bear's.

Where has the time gone? already been 6 years since 9/11, 12 years since Oklahoma City bombing, 13 years since Bill Clinton's 1st term, 9 years since my firstborn came into this world, 12 years since out of high school, 15 years since my " first time", and 3 years since the the hottest, long legged woman I have ever seen became my life, my world, and my purpose for being alive. I love you baby!!!!

LJ

Slave for a day? What should one do?

Havent we all wanted a slave for a day? Well how about for 5 day's? Now with all those days to fill up what would one do? I am looking for some good suggestions from fellow bloggers. I can think of the regular goodies to come up with but would love some input. I mean some creative idea's. Now I know she is a great friend to most of you but be true to the cause. I know that if I were the slave you guys would be shooting out some pretty tough task's. I am asking for the same. If any of you need some strong advice I would be more then happy to help. Now as a fellow blogger I am looking for some help here. Cant be cruel. Love her to much to toture her. But some fun loving things.

Now that she has seen the title to my blog already and broken the cardinal rule of NEVER READ ANOTHER PERSONS BLOG UNTIL FINISHED, I am already in the dog house. Needless to say she lost a bet fair and square and has been a very good sport so far. Because betting is about as serious as it gets in our house, it would be a mojor war should one of us welch on a bet. Again I do not want to abuse it cause I have to live with her. But all I ask is for some good ideas from you people. Help a blogger out here. I look forward to the comments.

LJ

Shave or not to shave? That is the question.

What is it that makes a girl like a guy with facial hair? Is it the tickle when he goes " down south"? Is it because it gives him that tough grizzly woodsy lumberjack look? I am not sure. I know that I go back and forth between shaving, full beard, and goatee. I like the full beard because there is almost no shaving at all. Saves money on razors and time in the mornings. On the same hand it does after time make me look like a bit scruffy like I just found civilization. Then there is the goatee. Now I like this very well. A nice even balance between keeping a clean face with a hint of tough guy facial hair. Only problem is and it is the same with the beard, the "platinum" highlights add at least 10 years to me. And I am really not that vain, but even after a while I start to look in the mirror and wonder where all the years went. Then the clean shave. I love it. Looks good. Feels clean. And makes me look my age-ish. Of course there is the cost of razors and the time in the mornings. But I really like it. Now I am sure I wil lgive into my wife and grow something back. And I am sure tha I will be ready for it but of all the options I do know that when I shave, that day I feel so much younger, cleaner, and more comfortable. So I guess I know why I like all the diffrent types facial hair/ clean shaving. But I would love to hear why women like their man clean shaving or with hair. And baby if you are the only one who reads this, ask some of the ladies to comment on it and post it so I know it is comming from them. Be honest and dont bull shit me. I wanna know why you like the facial hair or hate it.

LJ

Girls always patting on the back.

I was reading my wifes blog and usually check the comments as well. And it got me thinking. I am sure that this will cause most of you girls out there to wanna argue with me but if you are honest with yourself you will know it is true. And maybe most of you havethe answer to it.

Why is it that girls are always haveing a personal pep rally for each other. I mean it is really quite sickening at most levels and maybe it isbecause I am a guy and dont understand. But even for the littleset thing you girls are ..... " you go girl, you are the best and the world loves you" or " that a girl, put your big girl panties on" whatever the hell that means.

And again I am not tryingto pick fights, just trying to understand, but I thought that women were equals. On some level superior. And I would agree with that. Women are on the forefront of many important things in the world. WE are about to have a woman president and I am gonna be proud that i voted for her. But I think women are acting alot like some African Americans.

Women seem to always play the " we are the underdog" card even after you burnt your bra's. Just like you find some blacks that still think that whites owe them the world. There is a saying... confidence breeds sucsess. Women dont need the you can go girl mentality. girl power. How many guy power shirts you see out there? It is because it has been installed in the minds of everyone that men are superior. We have dominated the white house. Why? there are jsut as many men that vote as there are women. THere should have been a woman running for President every year for the past 30 years.

women need to stop playing the underdog card. If you best a guy at something be it a game, be it a political race, a job promotion over a guy or anything that strengthens the fair gender dont be suprised. Act like it is something you knew was gonna happen. The stong do not survive, the smart do. I will take brains over brawn any day. THis is one of the features that make Hillary such a great woman. She is not running as the first possible woman president, she is running as the confident best choice. Her confidence inspires me and it should be a measuring stick for how all women should act.

So save the "you go girls". Keep your " I am with you sister". Keep these firey statments in your head. Because in my eyes and eyes of maybe male bosses, peers, friends all it is saying I am walking into this meeting, conversation, debate, challenge thinking I do not belong here and should not win this but thanks to girl power I got ya. It plays the underdog card and in any kind of fight the underdog may get lucky a time or to but the confident one will come out on top more times then not.

This is not, and i repeat, NOT a girl bashing blog. Just some personal friendly advice on how to strengthen your slot in the world. I think women are in so many more ways much stronger then men. They may not be lifting the 200lb moving box but they are smart enough to get the furniture dolly and move it with ease without breaking her back. Women and men equal? Of course but maybe it is time that you guys show the confidence that says " you are not in my league" without saying a word.

LJ