Yeah, Dawgs!

March Madness is a fantastic time of the year . . .

. . . especially when my team is rocking it out!

Go, Dawgs!

A little tune is in order:

We'll sing the Butler war song,
We'll give a fighting cry;
We'll fight the Butler battle--
Bulldogs ever do or die.
And in the glow of the victory firelight,
Hist'ry cannot deny
To add a page or two
For Butler's fighting crew
Beneath the Hoosier sky.

Sad Death

This was sent to me, and I love it and wanted to share it. Enjoy ... and RIP, Common Sense!

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on.

Engaged!

...not, not me!

But I will be welcoming a brother-in-law into the family in the Spring!

Congrats, Katelin and Paul!

Mom

Check this out: Racing Lupovs

Order of Things

NO CHRISTMAS BEFORE THANKSGIVING!!! AAAAHHHHHH!

Long-Distance Fun!

As some of you know, I'm doing the "long-distance" thing between Milwaukee and Philly. Blah. For those of you in the same boat, here are some ideas to bridge the gap.

SKYPE SKYPE SKYPE!!!
1. Watch a movie together at the same time (We even pause/fast forward to make sure we're on the same frame - haha!)
2. Scrabble on Facebook interactively
3. Sporcle games together (It's even fun on your own!)
4. AIM, Gmail, FB chat
5. other quizzes/games online together
6. e-cards (I especially enjoy Hoops & Yoyo!)
7. phone calls, texts, pix messages (Thank you, iPhone for finally figuring out the pix message feature!)
8. CD with favorite songs
9. good 'ole fashioned snail mail cards/letters
10. date-in-a-package
11. go on a walk "together" (talking on the phone)

12. save up the (lots of) money it costs to see each other in person (NEVER FLY UNITED - i won't even link you to their website - . . . unless you want them to screw up and get a free flight, but only if it's "their error." idiots.)

If you have any other ideas for me/us, please pass them along! We're always looking for something new to do together!

(Also, enjoy all of the links ... the Packer game is pretty bad so I had fun putting a little something extra into this post.)

It's just not the same ...

...without all of you around! I miss you all!