Well, fantasy football season is here again. Something to make watching all those other games worthwhile, the ones you have players in, at least. I'm not quite sure what the appeal of fantasy football is; I resisted it for a long time myself, but now I'm going into my 8th season. New league (2 new leagues, actually), new teams, new rules. It should be fun, but being an optimist, I always say that. Fact is, the last 2 seasons for me have sucked big time. Injuries and running into everyone's hot week have gotten tiresome. I probably won't watch more football because of fantasy; less so, actually, as I'm now hopelessly addicted to deer hunting.
My first draft is in half an hour...here's to pretend pigskin!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Happy Happy Joy Joy!
I like to think of this blog as my Laughin' Place: somewhere I can hide out for a bit and just talk about fun and interesting things without glomming it all up with rants about politcs or religion or why the Cubs suck.
Well, here's something that makes me VERY happy indeed: I'm not using an archaic desktop for my computer needs any longer! My wife's birthday is Monday, and she wanted a new laptop for us to use, bless her heart. My buddy hooked us up, with state of the art gear, and we're rolling!
Awesome!
Well, here's something that makes me VERY happy indeed: I'm not using an archaic desktop for my computer needs any longer! My wife's birthday is Monday, and she wanted a new laptop for us to use, bless her heart. My buddy hooked us up, with state of the art gear, and we're rolling!
Awesome!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
It Isn't, But It Is...
According to meteorologists, summer isn't over. It technically lasts until September 23rd, but that's just so much scientific jabber. We all know that summer ends when school begins.
And not a moment too soon around my house. My kids were at that "we're bored with everything, so we're going to pester each other constantly" stage. That's the surest sign it's time for more structure. Summers at our house are a weird mixture of activity and laziness. Both of my kids play sports, so between practices and games for softball, baseball, and lacrosse, we had to be somewhere almost every evening of the week. Plenty of activity. Knowing that, I allowed the days to be relatively lazy and unscheduled. There were always the day-to-day chores to be done (theoretically), but beyond that, the days held little structure, as an antidote for the havoc of the nights. My "plan" was always this: we have to be here at __:00; we need to be ready by __:00; until then, do what you want. It works well for us. But soon the games are over, the playoffs and the tournaments wind down, and the beginning of August heralds the waning of the "no school" bacchanalia.
I for one am glad to see summer go. I've never been a big fan of the heat and humidity, and the bright sunshine hurts my eyebulbs (which is why I wear sunglasses even on cloudy days). I am ready for fall: cooler, shorter days, longer nights, a rekindling of the fireplace, and hunting season. Not to mention the kids out of my hair for 6 hours a day. So I have all kinds of projects planned, a solid half of which I'll never get to. But I'll think about doing them while I engage in the other half.
And not a moment too soon around my house. My kids were at that "we're bored with everything, so we're going to pester each other constantly" stage. That's the surest sign it's time for more structure. Summers at our house are a weird mixture of activity and laziness. Both of my kids play sports, so between practices and games for softball, baseball, and lacrosse, we had to be somewhere almost every evening of the week. Plenty of activity. Knowing that, I allowed the days to be relatively lazy and unscheduled. There were always the day-to-day chores to be done (theoretically), but beyond that, the days held little structure, as an antidote for the havoc of the nights. My "plan" was always this: we have to be here at __:00; we need to be ready by __:00; until then, do what you want. It works well for us. But soon the games are over, the playoffs and the tournaments wind down, and the beginning of August heralds the waning of the "no school" bacchanalia.
I for one am glad to see summer go. I've never been a big fan of the heat and humidity, and the bright sunshine hurts my eyebulbs (which is why I wear sunglasses even on cloudy days). I am ready for fall: cooler, shorter days, longer nights, a rekindling of the fireplace, and hunting season. Not to mention the kids out of my hair for 6 hours a day. So I have all kinds of projects planned, a solid half of which I'll never get to. But I'll think about doing them while I engage in the other half.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Back Soon
Yea, verily, I have been away for some time. Wish I could say the time has been spent charting lands where the stars are strange...but not so much.
But quite soon, I will be back in force, and with alarming regularity. Jump back, Loretta...
But quite soon, I will be back in force, and with alarming regularity. Jump back, Loretta...
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