Waiting at my brother's house for his F-I-L to show up to help us with setting a hot tub. It's been that kind of a weekend for me.
My parents-in-law get here for a five-day visit today. It's nice for the girls to see them and vice versa, but I couldn't have a whole lot less in common with them. My FIL is a mild baseball fan and we like a few of the same action movies if they hit that sweet spot where it's not too intellectual, but also not too bereft of plot. We do both enjoy good wine, but we also both like to argue, so that positive's occasionally a negative.
I was at an event this weekend where I didn't know many people (friends of my wife's parents 50th wedding anniversary). I was introduced to a lawyer and I was visiting with him about lawyer stuff. He proceeded to tell me about his career dedicated to breaking unions and how much he really enjoyed it (my dad was a union activist for 30 years).
My wife would have been outraged if I had said anything. Sometimes, you just have to bite your tongue.
Filling out applications. boo.
The state of today's application is ludicrous. I feel like I should be getting paid by the hour to fill out just a single one.
Back in the day when I used to have to fill out the standard "what have you done in the past year?" reports when I worked at Hughes Aircraft, I would always be sure to write down "I completed this form"
We have a pretty old gas grill here, and when the tank ran dry, it was time to get a new one -- the tank had the old style hose connection that is no longer the standard. We ended up getting a nice little bare-bones grill at Home Depot for less than $90 that had none of the features that we didn't need (except a starter button - big whoop). Best part? Free tank exchange.
I found a gas tank hidden behind the shed when we first moved into this house. The tank is new, safety certified, and has about a quarter tank of gas in it and I can't give it away. I tried to return it to the exchange site telling the customer service manager that I just wanted to drop it off, he told me to sell it on craigslist.
My grill needs no gas tank refills, nor has a starter button. It's always ready to go at the drop of a hat.
[Weber kettle pic]
Yeah, I balls my weber, but not the burn ban.
burn ban? What kind of a commie state do you live in, man???
You can do what I did a few years ago. I had an old propane tank that didn't have the safety relief valve. After paying for an exchange at Menards (and waiting in line for ten damn minutes), I went out to find out that they wouldn't exchange that tank and I wouldn't be able to get the exchange price. And they were jerks about it. So after getting my money back, I left the old tank next to the exchange station for them to deal with.
That was also the last time I ever did an exchange. I got a nice enough tank and take it to Uhaul for fill ups.
My grill is all rusted to hell and not safely usable. We'll have to get a new one once we stop maxing out our home repair line-item each month. I did remove the actual grille and can use that over the fire pit.
From Danny Valencia's Twitter:
Nobody likes a tattle tale, it seems like it's a common trait of a slightly older generation...#yeaisaidit
Do you suppose that Danny wants to replace capt'n jeets?
An entertaining, if not particularly career-friendly choice of words.
after going to a short Memorial Day program, I spent the rest of the morning listening a couple of albums I havent listened to in a while: The Beatles 'Let It Be...Naked' and The Velvet Underground 'Loaded'
NPR on the radio. Terry Gross re-run of interview with Keef, now a show about Bob Dylan. I'm feeling all memorial-ish.
I got to drive my buddy's BMW 335i last night. Holy balls does that thing have some giddy-up.
Gators pitcher Brian Johnson was knocked unconscious and sustained a mild concussion when an errant throw from his catcher Mike Zunino struck him in the back of the head.
It happened just six batters into the game. Georgia had already plated two runs off Johnson and were looking to add on when they put a runner in motion from first. Zunino came up firing behind the plate, but appeared to trip over the foot of batter Jonathan Hester, which changed the trajectory of his throw, but unfortunately didn't alter the velocity.
Johnson, who had kneeled down facing away from the plate, had no chance to protect himself. Upon impact he grabbed for his head immediately before falling unconscious right in front of the mound.
Don't give Butters or Rene any ideas.
This will happen to Baker.
And Bert will blame Baker for not getting out of the way.
That's what you get for looking toward the bullpen all the time.
It looks a lot like the batter deliberately interfered with the catcher.
Yeah, there's not really any other way for me to interpret the way he moved his back foot.
After homering 12 times in five games, the Twins have not homered in their last six games, their longest drought of the season, surprisingly. However, they have scored at least four runs in four of those six games (they scored one run combined in the other two games, a 3-0 loss and the 1-0 win).
No grilling for me today. I had a couple pounds of shredded, roast chicken left over from friday. Most of it went into chicken enchiladas. Mmmm, I loves me some enchiladas. Sides of pinto beans, brown rice, and a green bean salad (steamed, then chilled green beans, dressed in an orange/mustard vinaigrette). Fresh pineapple for dessert.
Waiting at my brother's house for his F-I-L to show up to help us with setting a hot tub. It's been that kind of a weekend for me.
My parents-in-law get here for a five-day visit today. It's nice for the girls to see them and vice versa, but I couldn't have a whole lot less in common with them. My FIL is a mild baseball fan and we like a few of the same action movies if they hit that sweet spot where it's not too intellectual, but also not too bereft of plot. We do both enjoy good wine, but we also both like to argue, so that positive's occasionally a negative.
I was at an event this weekend where I didn't know many people (friends of my wife's parents 50th wedding anniversary). I was introduced to a lawyer and I was visiting with him about lawyer stuff. He proceeded to tell me about his career dedicated to breaking unions and how much he really enjoyed it (my dad was a union activist for 30 years).
My wife would have been outraged if I had said anything. Sometimes, you just have to bite your tongue.
Filling out applications. boo.
The state of today's application is ludicrous. I feel like I should be getting paid by the hour to fill out just a single one.
Back in the day when I used to have to fill out the standard "what have you done in the past year?" reports when I worked at Hughes Aircraft, I would always be sure to write down "I completed this form"
We have a pretty old gas grill here, and when the tank ran dry, it was time to get a new one -- the tank had the old style hose connection that is no longer the standard. We ended up getting a nice little bare-bones grill at Home Depot for less than $90 that had none of the features that we didn't need (except a starter button - big whoop). Best part? Free tank exchange.
I found a gas tank hidden behind the shed when we first moved into this house. The tank is new, safety certified, and has about a quarter tank of gas in it and I can't give it away. I tried to return it to the exchange site telling the customer service manager that I just wanted to drop it off, he told me to sell it on craigslist.
My grill needs no gas tank refills, nor has a starter button. It's always ready to go at the drop of a hat.
[Weber kettle pic]
Yeah, I balls my weber, but not the burn ban.
burn ban? What kind of a commie state do you live in, man???
You can do what I did a few years ago. I had an old propane tank that didn't have the safety relief valve. After paying for an exchange at Menards (and waiting in line for ten damn minutes), I went out to find out that they wouldn't exchange that tank and I wouldn't be able to get the exchange price. And they were jerks about it. So after getting my money back, I left the old tank next to the exchange station for them to deal with.
That was also the last time I ever did an exchange. I got a nice enough tank and take it to Uhaul for fill ups.
My grill is all rusted to hell and not safely usable. We'll have to get a new one once we stop maxing out our home repair line-item each month. I did remove the actual grille and can use that over the fire pit.
From Danny Valencia's Twitter:
Do you suppose that Danny wants to replace capt'n jeets?
An entertaining, if not particularly career-friendly choice of words.
after going to a short Memorial Day program, I spent the rest of the morning listening a couple of albums I havent listened to in a while: The Beatles 'Let It Be...Naked' and The Velvet Underground 'Loaded'
NPR on the radio. Terry Gross re-run of interview with Keef, now a show about Bob Dylan. I'm feeling all memorial-ish.
I got to drive my buddy's BMW 335i last night. Holy balls does that thing have some giddy-up.
How can Ichiro most help the Mariners? By sliding headfirst into first base and scraping his face on the dirt, obviously.
man, I miss FJM.
Money quote:
I thought that signified how they played the last couple of years.
At least this hasn't happened to our guys yet.
Don't give Butters or Rene any ideas.
This will happen to Baker.
And Bert will blame Baker for not getting out of the way.
That's what you get for looking toward the bullpen all the time.
It looks a lot like the batter deliberately interfered with the catcher.
Yeah, there's not really any other way for me to interpret the way he moved his back foot.
After homering 12 times in five games, the Twins have not homered in their last six games, their longest drought of the season, surprisingly. However, they have scored at least four runs in four of those six games (they scored one run combined in the other two games, a 3-0 loss and the 1-0 win).
No grilling for me today. I had a couple pounds of shredded, roast chicken left over from friday. Most of it went into chicken enchiladas. Mmmm, I loves me some enchiladas. Sides of pinto beans, brown rice, and a green bean salad (steamed, then chilled green beans, dressed in an orange/mustard vinaigrette). Fresh pineapple for dessert.
The 'Twins Way.'