Saturday, February 28, 2009

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night

Ok, Saturday morning...lol.



~ Glenn

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Eye of the Tiger

Would someone please explain to me the lure of Tiger Woods?

I understand he plays a great game of golf...but this deifying him is a bit much.

I wrote about this before in a blog on Myspace.

But now that he is making his miracle comeback the slurping at the alter of Tiger has gotten worse.

Let's get the facts. The guy had a hairline fracture (we're told) and had some knee work done. Then, because he can afford it, he took nine months or so off to recover with the best doctors and therapy you can buy.

Now he says he is ready to go back to hitting a little white ball and walking around for a few hours?

And we celebrate that?

Anquan Boldin had to have screws and a plate put in his face after a hit on the football field and was back in two weeks!

I have a guy at work who (for less than $15.00 an hour) is upset that he has to take time off for shoulder surgery. He hurt it actually working. He's looking at a minimum of 6-10 weeks off and he's spitting nails about wanting to come back as soon as possible.

But Tiger is an amazing story?

Please.

The fools who run the PGA have no one to blame but themselves.

Tiger is an amazing golfer, but that story writes itself. If they had any sense they would have been pushing the fringe players too. Get the everyman story out there.

But no...they only saw the dollar signs from Tiger and when he took his nearly a year off for his miraculous recovery they we left with nothing to promote...except when Tiger would come back.

So they made their bed...I'm no more interested in golf whether Eldrick is playing or not.

But please don't give me the amazing comeback stories anymore.

~ Glenn

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Every picture tells a story

So I've slacked and not updated in a couple days...I have an excuse! (signed: Epstein's mom)

Michelle and I are fortunate enough to have some wonderful friends and neighbors. One in particular is gracious enough to invite us for an over night stay at a cabin owned by the company he works for.

This past Saturday we went with four other couples and spent the day riding quads, and drinking and playing cards, and eating!

Here are some pictures of the adventure!

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First thing we found out was the water line tot he cabin had frozen! The guys there spent all morning working on it and got everything up and running by 1pm!

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No, they are not playing hide and seek! LOL! Lisa (our neighbor) and Michelle are watching Lisa's dog dig for moles and are scared to death that she might actually pull one out of the ground!

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It was more than a little chilly riding of the quads but most people dressed appropriately! As shown here by my sister-in-law Michelle.

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And my brother-in-law Jim.

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The rides might be a lot quicker if everyone did stop for beverage breaks so often!

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See what I mean? LOL

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This is one of the beautiful sights along the quad trails. Oh, and the Spark can was the drink of choice this past weekend. 7% alcohol with ginseng AND caffeine!

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I TOLD you it was cold!

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Now SOMETIMES people don't do the smartest things! Mark, our neighbor, told us not to run through the puddle because it was too deep. Then drove into it because someone else said they were going to!

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He kicked up a little mud trying to get out...which he did with some help from a couple of the guys.

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Another wonderful sight. A natural pond that you can actually see bubbling up from an underground spring!

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It was also my brother-in-law's birthday so there was some celebrating going on!

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Then there were card games too!

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The next day we woke up to a few inches of freshly fallen snow! It was great riding around in that!

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Even if it was COLDER than the day before!

So like I said...I had a good excuse to not be blogging! LOL!

Again, we had a wonderful relaxing time and I hope to do it again sometime.

~ Glenn

Friday, February 20, 2009

Headline News

My World is dead...long live My World.

After 49 shows dating back to last March I will no longer be hosting my Internet radio show.

But that is because I am launching a brand new show!

Back in the day I worked in "real" radio with a good friend and we are going to reunite to bring you something a little different on blog talk radio!

Beginning Thursday March 5th at 10pm it will be "Jeff and Glenn @ 10!"

Thirty minutes of talk and all kinds of stuff.

There will still be the "People I Hate" segments, weird news and a lot of the things from My World, but there will also be more interviews, contests, and new features like "Dial a Date" and "Facebook Profile of the week"!

I want to thank the ones who listened and supported my little folly for the past year and I also want to encourage you to listen to the new show starting in March!

One of the very first contests we are running was announced last night:

The Limerick Show!

For the next month we want YOU dear reader to send us your favorite limericks. Actually we want you to read them for us! Send an audio file, post it to YouTube, brings us a copy personally...we don't care!

Over the next few days I will post links to YouTube and Daily Motion where you can post your videos and emails where you can send the audio files.

If you need some technical support just drop one of us a line and we'll do what we can.

The best ones will be compiled for the show on April 2nd (one day past April Fools Day) and played back!

So, as they say, stay tuned!

~ Glenn

On Top of the World

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Paint It Black

Not much to say other than about half way into this we decided to hire someone to do the rest of the house! LOL!

Basically it took about two hours of prep, two hours to prime and four hours painting two coats.

Everything done in about a day though and Josh loves his new room!

The sports theme was his idea and he got a lot of the stuff for Christmas.

~ Glenn

The initial mess.

After the primer went on.


Still quite a mess.


Josh slept in Roni's room that night. Luckily he was at my sister's for a sleep over the next night.


Some of the trim work done.


Trimming with the new color.


One good coat of paint.


Second coat and the Steeler stuff is starting to go up!


Josh's new bed.


New rug!


Wall hanging over his new bed.


More decorations.


Finished product!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Barefootin'

Before I get around to posting up the pictures of the room we painted and redecorated for our son I wanted to make an important public service announcement:
Do not paint without shoes on!
A couple years ago I painted our basement door. Simple enough task, right?

Well I was using spray paint on a metal door. It was a nice summer day. I wore my sandals. (For the record I HATE wearing shoes and socks.)

The result was a nicely painted door and this:

I'll the story of the scar some other time.

So anyway...do you now hard it is to scrub paint off your feet? It alternately hurts and tickles like heck!

Fast forward almost two years and we are painting Josh's room.

Maybe I should have told Michelle about my past adventure?
Of course she would have been fine if her "bull in a china shop" husband hadn't kept spilling paint everywhere!
And I don't have enough room on my digital camera to take pictures of all the places I got it all over myself!
Did I mention that we are looking into hiring a painter for the rest of the house?
~ Glenn

Friday, February 13, 2009

Luck be a Lady

Friday the 13th?!?!

Did anything bad happen to you today?

Probably nothing out of the ordinary.

13 has been considered an unlucky number for quite a while.

Some say it is because there were 13 people a the last supper.

And Friday the 13th would be equally bad because Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

I think they are all crazy! LOL!

Its another day...hope you enjoyed it!

~ Glenn

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Brett Favre is retiring...again.

The rest of the talking heads can have fun making jokes and comparing Brett to the all-time greats.

I wanted to share this little tid-bit that I heard some time ago.

Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons originally.

You didn't know that?

Maybe because he only threw four passes his entire time there. His first one for a TD...scored by the opposing defense who pick-sixed him.

So after than inglorious start Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers.

But the interesting part of the trade was the physical.

It seems Farve had the same condition that ended the football career of Bo Jackson and the GM of the Packers took him anyway.

Farve ended up starting a record 269 consecutive starts in the NFL!

For all his other records and accomplishments I personally feel that has to take the cake!

So say what you will about the retirement drama and everything that happened last season...the guy is/was amazing.

~ Glenn

Birthday



Another one! LOL!

Today my one and only Godchild turns seven years old!

Alex is the first born of my only sister.

Really, when you think about it being a Godparent is quite the accomplishment.

It means that someone ELSE thinks you are going to be good enough to raise THEIR kid if anything ever happens to them! LOL!



When my grandmother passed away a few years ago I met my mother's Godfather at the funeral home. I told him that my mother (then in her 50's) was now his responsibility. I mean does your responsibility ever end? Am I going to be responsible for Alex when he's older?



That's a lot of pressure!


Still all of my nieces and nephews are a treasure to me. Each has their own unique personality and bring something different into my life as I am sure they do for their own parents.



~ Glenn

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

You can't always get want you want...

For the man who has everything?




(via my inbox...keep 'em coming kids!)

~ Glenn

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Too Little, Too Late

A bit late, but here is you Saturday monring fix...in the early evening!


Thursday, February 5, 2009

Never Been Any Reason

Good music to kick off the show withe Head East!



The show focused exclusively on the Pittsburgh Steelers winning their SIXTH Super Bowl this past week so I'm not going to bore you with lots of links.



NEXT WEEK:



- The return of the "People I Hate" segment! I promise this time! I just couldn't build up any hate after that big win Sunday! LOL!



- My take on the stimulus bill whether it has been passed or not and why people on both sides of the aisle are acting like idiots.



- A very special announcement on how YOU the listener can help me with a special show coming up soon!



Check me out all over the web!

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Talk with you next week!



~ Glenn

Does Anybody Really Know What time It Is?

So my homepage has one of those convenient reminders on the left side where you can put doctor appointments and the like.


It even reminds me of my favorite sport team schedules and holidays.


Sometimes though I wonder if I should trust it:



If can't see that double click and it will open up for you, but since when is Ash Wednesday on a Friday?
~ Glenn

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Friends in Low Places

The last time the Steelers were in the Super Bowl I made a little video from all the games we had watched during the season.


So this year I did the same only I used pictures from all of our various gatherings over the year.


Set to the tune of "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith.


Enjoy!



~ Glenn

Super Bowl Shuffle

Six-burgh!

The six-pack!

One for the other thumb!

Call it what you want it was a finish for the ages and a game that no Steeler fan will forget!

First things first...the Cardinals played one heck of a game and if they had won it would have been fair and square. Their history may not be much (no championships since 1947) but they have some classy players and a good coaching staff.

Now on to celebrating!

First (again) the records:


Mike Tomiln becomes the youngest coach in a Super Bowl and the youngest coach to WIN a Super Bowl!


The Steelers (who were the first team to win four super bowls) become the only team to win SIX Super Bowls. For perspective here: The Steelers have one 6 of the 43 games played...13%. Fifteen teams in the league have NEVER won a Super Bowl.


James Harrison set a record with the longest play in the history of the Super Bowl. A rumbling 100 YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN!!!!


Now the fun stuff:


What a game! For the last Super Bowl the Steelers were in I was so nervous I couldn't even drink!


This time I was more relaxed and with a 17-7 half time lead and the Cardinals looks unworthy it was a fun time!


Then things got out of hand...quickly.


My main thought as the Cardinals scored the go ahead touchdown? Man the Larry Fitzerald is fast!!!


So with just over two minutes left I was hanging head and ready to give up. Something I have never done during the playoffs.


I went to the bathroom and as I was looking the mirror I could not process the thought that the Steelers might lose! It couldn't happen!


I started asking for some sort of miracle.


I started talking to people I knew were on the other side to pull some strings!


Anything!


And they did it! The Steelers drove down the field and won the game!


Of course I though it might have cost me my soul...until I realized that there were probably a lot of other people doing the same thing!


I just hope there was someone else they wanted more than me!


So the celebration went long in to the night and we Steeler fans will bask in it for quite some time!


How long, you ask?


As a Steeler fan I can say that we will believe in our team until they eliminated next season...when and IF that happens!


Congratulations Steelers and thank you for ANOTHER great season!


Oh...and one more thing:

~ Glenn