Summer Movies

I admit, I am not much of a movie buff. I like what I like and make no apologies for it!

I have been watching previews online, TV, youtube and anywhere else I can see them and I am very excited about the upcoming movies. Looks like this summer will be loaded with awesome movies.

I am most excited about the new Transformers movie and the toys that will come out as well. The new Wolverine Origins looks good, plus it FINALLY has Gambit. He should be a great add to the movie. Also, the latest Harry Potter is coming out, GI Joe and another fav will be Angels and Demons. I love Tom Hanks and I loved the book, should be a good combo, I mean the DiVinci Code was awesome, so I have no worries.

I am sure there are others but I cannot think of them currently. I will be sure to frequent Regal Cinemas this summer and get my chair time in front of the silver screen.

I might even review a few here. Stay tuned.

Tubes Out

Took Lily to the ENT today and the tubes have to come out! She has had trouble the past few weeks and the ENT suggested that the tubes are no longer working properly and should come out. Hopefully it will not be too bad. The Doc says it will only take a few minutes, she will be in and out and hopefully this will clear up the issues and the infections. We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Another Day, Another Game

Played Tuesday night and whipped another team badly. I think I am growing accustomed to this type of offense. I did not even care that this team had zero chance of winning. I just wanted to play, get the 20 run rule and get out of there.

Tonight's game and next Tuesday's game will be our tests. Both teams are pretty good, but I have a feeling that if we put up 30 or so like we have been doing that we should be victorious. We will see! Will be nice to have a challenge, I think some guys are getting bored with winning!

Anyway, big game tonight.

BTW I was 3-3 with a double and reached on an error.

Redlight Cameras in Louisiana

Fight the good fight and protect your rights. Please go to my friend's site and get involved!

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Your rights and wallet are in danger of taking another hit from BIG GOVERNMENT.

Wii FIT?

No, Wii Not! But Wii will be!

Today is my wife Lorna's birthday, happy birthday baby. She is, as a friend put it, 25th with eight years experience. You can do the math. Anyway, as a present she wanted to get the Wii fit game and exercise board so we got it and another fitness game.

I was surprised at the difficulty level. I thought that like any other video game that you could get the hang of it and learn the tricks but so far, no! We played last night for almost two hours and worked up a good sweat. I think it will be good for us both, plus we get to spend time together and that is always a bonus.

I will keep you up to date on this as Wii get fit!

Another drumming

Again last night we pounded another helpless team. We scored 21 and only allowed one. We finished them off in three innings. My defense picked up with a nice play in the first and a double play in the second. My bat cooled a little though, I was 1-3 with a double. Oh well, cannot hit them all!

Tea Party - Shreveport/Bossier City 5:00 PM

If you are like me and you are tired of this government and their oversized way of business, get involved and head out to your local "tea party" today.

What is a tea party you ask? See below.

A Tea Party is a grassroots organization formed by ordinary citizens. We are you!

Every day people here in Shreveport Bossier who refuse to stand by while our government is overrun by forces that do not respect our Constitution and republic form of government. We refuse to be the generation of Americans that were asleep at the wheel, destroying our way of life.

In over 600 cities, Americans are stepping forward and doing what our ancestors have done when our country has been in a time of crisis, we are returning the country to the objectives imagined by our founding fathers. Low taxes and small government.

Our unique form of government requires that citizens step up and remind our government who hired them, and who can fire them.

We stand at a crossroads in our country. Our government has forgotten that they answer to us! It is critical that we begin to put the fear of the people back in the local and national politicians, as well as the media.
This is your chance! Citizens around the country are banding together to create massive demonstrations. Lets show our state and nation what we already know, that the voices of the citizens of North Louisiana cannot be underestimated.

So get out there and party like it is 1773! Dump your tea and dump the current political effort to ruin this country.

Our local tea party is in front of the Bossier Civic Center on Benton Road, across from Tubb's Hardware. Hope to see you there!

(No) Mercy Rule?

We played our first softball game of the season tonight. Good game for us, we stomped some poor team 33-12 and only because we let up and let a few "go through".

Everyone hit well and played well, we shook off the rust in a hurry and jumped up 16-1 in the first inning and it was smooth sailing from there. After two it was 26-5. We were not in danger of losing by any stretch.

Since it is a Church league and you never want to show up a team and you want to be a good sport, we let up on the poor guys by not exploiting their errors and miscues. We thought we were doing the right thing by only running a base at a time and stopping. We could have score 50 but alas we are nice guys. One problem!

The umpire thought that we were trying to show up the guys and keep hitting by only running one base at a time. Completely the opposite! He called time and called both coaches and warned us that if we did not "just play" that he would call us to forfeit and the other team would win! How absurd, we were trying to be nice and we get in trouble! So we laid it on thick and the next guy hit an in the park grand slam. Guess it never pays to be nice. So much for the mercy rule.

We went three innings, and torched the poor team. Next up another team that lost by 25, maybe we will be mean this time.

BTW I was 3-5 with three doubles. Woo hoo!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

I have been out of town all weekend and have not had an opportunity to do any updates. Sorry for the delay but I was in Winnfield and had no Internet access. That is ok, it is good to get away sometimes. I hope to have a few entries this week so check back soon.

Green LIGHTNING

Yes, I said green lightning. Last night was a very eventful night. Let us just say that I do not want to be a storm chaser any time soon, at least at night that is.

Last night was date night, hence no entry but I made up for it with lots of adventure. Like I said, it was date night. My mom took Lily for the night and Lorna and I decided to have a night out on the town and enjoy an adult meal and entertainment without the kid. The night started off nice, we had dinner at a local Italian restaurant and it was great. We sat and talked and ate and even ran into an old friend. The experience was great, an no one had to go to the potty or need a bite of my food.

After dinner we decided to take in a movie and proceeded to the Boardwalk to snag a few tickets to the new Fast and Furious movie. We arrived, bought the tickets and did a little light shopping before settling into our seats for two hours of action packed car driving. The movie was fun, it will not win any awards, unless there is one for bad one liners'. I enjoyed the cars, crashes and explosions. Lorna enjoyed it as well so all was good...until we left the theater.

As we exited the theater we noticed the sky was lit up with some really cool lightning. I could have stood and watched for a while but Lorna was not having it. We jumped into the jeep and decided to head to Target for some Easter essentials but I made a quick call first.

After talking to my mother and learning that the lightning was a rather ominous sign, we decided against another stop. Luckily we tuned into the news and learned that the approaching storm had spawned tornadoes. Oh no, what to do?

Being that we could not go home as the storm was fast approaching and the tornado separated us from our home, we headed south to go around the storm. A smart move on my part. As the storm got closer, we made our way through the back roads and to a "safer" part of town.

One call from my dad changed it all. He informed us that the tornado had been spotted miles from our location. Instead of continuing to make our way home, we opted for plan B. Being near the hospital, we parked in the garage and made our way to the lobby and eventually the ER to hang out and ride out the storm.

While waiting we stood near the windows, I know stupid, and watched the show Mother Nature was giving us. That is when we seen it, the green lightning. The lightning was part of the tornado as it passed just north of us, cutting down trees, power lines and doing untold damage.

As quick as it came, it was over. We waited a little longer, and then headed out. What destruction. We encountered downed lines, trees and red lights. The path the storm cut was wide and scary. We could have been out in that. Fortunately we were safe, all family and friends we safe and no one that I know of suffered any major damage.

Easter and Shreveport tornadoes seem to go hand in hand, let us hope this was the one for this year and all will be well.

I will be in Winnfield (pig land) this weekend for Easter, I will be sure to pack my camera and hopefully get some good stuff. To my two readers, have a safe and happy Easter and remember what Easter stands for.

Raceday at TMS

So Sunday I attended the Nascar Sprint Cup event in Denton, Texas, just outside of Dallas. One of my birthday presents was tickets to the event. I had a great time and my favorite drive won! All in all it was a good day, a long day, but a good one.

In order to make it to Dallas and the racetrack in time, I got up at 5 am, long before daylight and before the birds and squirrels and any other creature that is smart enough to stay in bed that early. I rode with a friend and we met up with the rest of our party on the highway. The drive was not too bad, other than the fact that I was sleepy and it progressively got colder as we approached our destination. Once we hit town and made a stop at a local gas station, I realized that I was very thankful to have brought jeans and a sweatshirt because it was freaking cold. Cold and windy to be exact.

Upon arrival at the track, we were greeted by idiots in all directions. As we tried to park there were idiots going the wrong way down a one way street, there were idiots zipping around in golf carts and out in front of traffic, there were also idiots trying to tell us a parking lot made for fifty thousand or more cars was full because he could not find a spot. God must love idiots, because he made a TON OF THEM.

Once we made our way through the sea of stupidity and into the vendor area, we ran into other individuals of low intelligence. There were women in tank tops and shorts with HEELS, this in a place where you have to walk everywhere. There were also guys that were walking around topless and did not need to be showing that much skin or stomach.

Now I know that NASCAR has a negative connotation to it, and most of the liberal elite think that we are all beer drinking, Dale Earnhardt loving rednecks but for the most part there are some fans that do not fit the mold, such as me and the party I traveled with. I mean I love the races, but I do not get into the brand loyalty and petty in fighting that others do. I will not stop buying a product or supporting a brand if I do not like their driver. How is my fifty cents going to affect whether or not a driver gets funds to drive the M&M’s car.

Anyway, we saw lots of displays of loyalty, from the guy with his drivers number painted on his chest to upper chest of a gifted woman who supported another driver. I think the funniest display of driver support was two Mexicans dressed with luchador masks in their driver’s colors, very strange, very strange in deed.

Once we got to our seats, it was almost time for the race to start, a few cokes, order of fries and a burger later, I was set for 500 miles of high speed action. My aunt secured great tickets as we were right on the start/finish line, two rows up. We could see the drivers in the cars as the passed. We also had a spectacular view of the pits and got to see most of the action there as guys would come in for a fresh four and fuel. I love watching the races on TV because you know what is going on with everyone, but to watch a race live is completely different. You get to hear, smell and feel the race. You hear the engines race by and it gives you chills, the roar of the engines shakes your insides and the smell of the fuel and rubber is something you just do not get from the couch at home. All of the senses are involved.

Good times were had by all, we survived the masses and hey my drive won! I had a blast and cannot wait to do it again!

Raceday

Sorry about the lack of posts for yesterday and today. I was away from the computer all day yesterday and had dinner with some friends tonight. I spend Sunday at the racetrack in Dallas and I will give a full and complete wrap up tomorrow complete with all the "special" people I saw there. Lots and lots of "special" people.

Geaux 24!

Donks

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Long Friday Afternoons

Looks like it is shaping up to be a long Friday afternoon. You know the kind I speak of, where the clock moves two minutes for every five that pass. These days remind me of being in high school, last hour where everyone is ready and packed up to go, just watching the clock, tick, tick, tick.

Nothing compounds this problem more that the lovely spring day that we are having and the fact that both bosses are gone, probably fishing. Ugh. I guess I will get a head start on next week's work and do some of the little things that I need to do. Stay tuned this weekend, I have been doing some camera work and I have an upcoming blog on something that fascinates me, but I am not sure why. Until then, I hope you are off to do something fun this fine day or this weekend at least.

The Week of Medical Issues

Last night I told everyone about Lily, and she is doing better, thanks for all the well wishes from everyone. But now and actually last night too, Lorna is hurt. She did something to her back and is not doing well. She refuses to go to the doctor but can hardly stand. She has a lot of work to do and I understand that but I hope she is not making things worse.

Given the situation, I am becoming superdad/husband. I do not realize how much Lorna has to do until she cannot do it. Wow, tonight I had to corral the kid, cook dinner, load and unload the dishwasher, wash and fold laundry and give the kid a bath. I am wore out! On top of that I had extra home work tonight from the office. I am burning the candle at both ends. I hope there is light at the end of this tunnel. Please pray that we make it to the weekend.