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Brush yer’ tooth and jump in the truck!

Tonight, I’m takin Sarah to the County Fair......Woo hoo! As far as fairs go, we have a pretty good one. Sarah loves the animals, the rides, the lights, and the whole exciting feeling of doing something fun and special and different. I like spotting the extra fingers and mullets, and seeing the smile on Sarah’s face. It’s gonna be fun..........


Here's an update on our fair experience:
2 wristbands to get into the fair and enjoy unlimited rides: ...$32.00
1 lemonade, 1 sprite and a funnel cake: ..............................$10.00
spinning in a thousand different shaped circles
and trying to hold down the funnel cake while
Sarah beams heavenly joy into my eyes................................Priceless

Dog Days

Man, oh man. It’s freakin hot. These are the dog days of summer, which are so named because Sirius (the dog star) is in conjuction with the sun. This is the perfect time of year to stay in, which is exactly what I’ve been doing..... staying in and lounging around. It’s becoming apparent that the more I stay idle, the less energy I have at my disposal. This is especially obvious after bustin my butt for the last 7 months with boundless energy the whole time. It’s been hard to kick back and relax, but having Ben around seems to facilitate long bouts of chillin homestyle. Ben’s doing great and is slowly transforming into an earth dwelling life-form....eat....poop.....sleep. Sarah has a sore throat and her 1st loose tooth, and is trying to find new ways to entertain herself while me and Mom take turns holding Ben and doing housework. I’m taking this opportunity to re-charge, because as soon as autumn rolls around I’ll be building a front porch, tearing down the back deck, rebuilding the back deck, and painting the whole house. Fall is my favorite time of year. Bring it on.............

Eruption

While listening to "122 songs that dont suck" this morning, I got a special treat. I heard "Eruption", then when it was over I heard "Eruption". Both songs gave me goosebumps. I'll give a copy of
"122 songs that dont suck" to anyone who guesses what 2 eruptions I'm talking about.

Speak Up!

I'm not sure if it works yet, but I've added comments to my blog.
Git bizzy and say something so I can see if it works.

It's a boy!

It’s impossible for me to adequately elaborate on the events that have unfolded since my last post, but........We have a new baby boy! Benjamin Brooks was born Wednesday morning at 12:01 am, during a full moon, after 25 hours of laboring. He’s a whoppin’ 11 lbs 1 oz and 21 ½” long. He is super healthy and good, and so is Suzy. She delivered Ben completely naturally without a hitch, and from this day on shall be known as "Superwoman". It was obviously a gnarly and intense day and night, but the reward is the greatest gift imaginable. Big Sister is very excited, and to top it all off, today is her 1st day of 1st grade. I'd like nothing more than to completely pour out the complete story of this week, but I don't have the writing skills necessary, or the energy to fully capture the hurricane of emotions and events that have just passed. whew...........life is good............

On a side note, I'm also the proud holder of one bright shiny ticket to see WEEN!

122 songs that don't suck

This weekend my hot water heater split a pipe and started spraying a fine mist into the tiny closet that houses it. Only by the grace of God did my wife notice that something was amiss. She said it seemed “humid”, so she looked in there and saw a puddle. It was quite an ordeal working in that tight space but after 2 attempts I got it put back together properly.

The next predicament was an uninvited guest....it seems a mouse has taken up residence in our kitchen........leaving “evidence” here an there....including a small pile of dog food that it has collected. This mouse is now my sworn enemy and will soon meet his demise.

My 6 year old angel jumps off diving boards now, and swims to the ladder with passion and precision.

I wooped up a CD full of MP3’s this weekend. It’s a gnarly compilation of “122 songs that don’t suck”. 11 hours and 17 minutes of pure delight. It's got Egocentric Molecules, Murder in the Rue Morgue and Paranoid Android, Its got Awaken, Tank, Beercan, Shape of a Word, Lateralus, Natural Science and Mutilated Lips. It's got Velvet Green, Majestic Dance and Red. It'll lull you into a sense of inspired solitude, and then kick you in the head and make you beg for mercy. It’s in my CD player on shuffle right now, with a surprise around every corner. Those that know me, and share my musical tastes know that it kicks ass. If anyone’s interested let me know, I’ll be glad to share.

Any second now, my wife is gonna go into labor and call. It may still be another week, or it might be RIGHT NOW.............................

Flying Burrito

Last night I had the pleasure of trying “The Flying Burrito Company”. It’s set up kinda like Subway....only with burritos instead. You just pick a tortilla and then the dude loads it up as you tell him what you want on it. Mine kept gettin bigger and bigger and the burritoman started gettin nervous, I could tell by the way he started gettin all manly and defensive. The look on his face said, “What...You think I can’t handle this burrito?..... I can roll any burrito you can come up with pal!.” But he was nervous, he got a twitch in his eyelid as beads of sweat formed on his brow. When he was done putting all the stuff on the tortilla, he held his arms out to the side and shook’em around like he was warming up for a big event, then he kinda looked around like he wanted someone to witness this. He grabbed the burrito at both ends and simultaneously folded and rolled with great skill, and as the back end of the tortilla made contact with the front, completing a full 360 degree tube of delight, the top burst open... and the burritoman groaned defeatedly. He walked back to the tortillas and put a fresh Jalapeno & Cheddar tortilla in the steamer, and stood there....... waiting in shame for the replacement. When it was done steaming, he put on a clean pair of plastic gloves, you know....... to get a fresh start. Then with a determined expression, he rolled.......his legs were in the right position, his elbows at exactly the right angle, even his face muscles seemed to be involved in the rolling of the burrito. As the back end of the tortilla made contact with the front, he continued rolling, until finally, there it was........... a culinary masterpiece..... a mexican miracle.......a flying burrito. He then wrapped it tightly in a sheet of aluminum foil and put my name on it. As he set it gently into the bag, he looked me in the eyes and gave me an almost imperceptible nod, as if he had just won an unspoken bet, as if I had challenged him to a dual, and though I was a worthy opponent, I was no match for him. I will definitely be returning to “The Flying Burrito Company”. The burrito kicked butt.

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aaaaaahhhhhhhh..........done

last night I woke up at 3:00 am to a kaleidoscope of red white and blue lights dancing through my windows and across my walls. I went to the window to investigate and saw a slew of emergency vehicles across the street. Finally I noticed an upside-down car relaxing on its roof in the grass across the street. I was too sleepy to go out and check on the situation so I went back to bed, wondering how a car could have gotten there in that position, it isn't possible. This morning I went to the site of the scene and scoured for evidence.......no skid marks, no tire tracks in the grass, no glass or car parts, just a place where the grass was scraped when they towed it off, and a pile of kitty litter. I think it fell from the sky

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