Katie and I are doing a little house hunting in Caledonia, WI. Some "town" just north of Racine. It's a bit of a commute from Milwaukee but not that bad. The area has some pretty nice houses for a decent price. We have appointments with 6 different realtors at 6 different properties today -- making this the first sunday in I don't know how long where I've skipped a packer game. We'll be bringing our camera of course and if there's anything I like I'll post some pictures up here.
Now lets hope the Brewers win this one today! It will ensure us an awesome 3 game sweep in the playoffs. If we win and the mets win, does that mean we have to throw Suppan against them in a one game playoff? That would be awesome!
Packers are playing the Bucs. I've never been less interested in a Packer game. I hope they win though. Otherwise this could go down as one of the worst sports weekends in WI history -- Brewers get tossed out of the playoffs, Badgers get beat by Michigan, and the Packers lose their second straight.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Brewers season is far from over...
So lets start talking about that.
CC Sabathia is inhuman. 107 pitches. 11Ks. 1 ER. Second consecutive start on short rest. Unbelievable. In his short tenure as a brewer he has already become the greatest Brewers pitcher of all time. I have never seen a pitcher try to pick up a team like this guy is. No one does this. Word is Sabathia's agent is complaining to the brewers because we're over pitching the guy. Sabathia told the agent to back off. He is doing everything he can to get us into the postseason.
Then we got the Sveum! or however the heck you spell it. Brewers are looking like a different team out there. I saw nine walks, a couple bunts, and 0HRs. That's how you win baseball games. 4 runs on 2 hits... Awesome. I love the new lineup, especially Hardy in the 5 spot. The sad thing is, this is the type of lineup fans have been screaming for during the entire yost regime. It just seemed like common sense. Hopefully they can grab a win tonight. Looks like the Mets are gonna get rained out so if we win, we got the wild card lead by a half game. Go brewers, lets get some runs.
Now I'm going to continue my house hunting.
CC Sabathia is inhuman. 107 pitches. 11Ks. 1 ER. Second consecutive start on short rest. Unbelievable. In his short tenure as a brewer he has already become the greatest Brewers pitcher of all time. I have never seen a pitcher try to pick up a team like this guy is. No one does this. Word is Sabathia's agent is complaining to the brewers because we're over pitching the guy. Sabathia told the agent to back off. He is doing everything he can to get us into the postseason.
Then we got the Sveum! or however the heck you spell it. Brewers are looking like a different team out there. I saw nine walks, a couple bunts, and 0HRs. That's how you win baseball games. 4 runs on 2 hits... Awesome. I love the new lineup, especially Hardy in the 5 spot. The sad thing is, this is the type of lineup fans have been screaming for during the entire yost regime. It just seemed like common sense. Hopefully they can grab a win tonight. Looks like the Mets are gonna get rained out so if we win, we got the wild card lead by a half game. Go brewers, lets get some runs.
Now I'm going to continue my house hunting.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Brewers season is over
no more speaking about that.
Work was incredibly busy last night. Happy hour was booked, and the dining room was full until 10. Good night for everyone. I looked at the reservations for tonight and we have a full restaurant from 5-6:30 then absolutely nothing after that. Is there something going on that I'm not aware of tonight? Why does everyone have to be somewhere by 7?
In other news, Katie and I are thinking about looking for a house. This is gonna be incredibly difficult because I'm pretty sure neither of us are going to agree on anything. After seachring realtor.com I found some pretty cool ones up in the north suburbs that are decently priced. Some of them have enormous yards. The taxes up here are a joke though. That alone is making me consider a house in the city but I really don't think I can give up a yard. Living here is nice but I hate having to be considerate towards other people. I want to blast my stereo, scream obscenities at the brewers, and have people over on a school night without having to worry about upsetting the neighbors.
I have an idea -- I'm gonna post a list of things I'd look for in an ideal house.
1) A finished basement. This one is key because I've already been given verbal confirmation that if I get a basement, I'm allowed to decorate it however I want. Seeing how I couldn't do this to any other room in a house, I really want a basement. Hell, I'd even throw a bar and a tv next to the laundry machine.
2) A decent yard/deck. If I could grill out for every meal I would. I just got this weber grill off my wedding registry (thanks to the Rivases) and I'd love to be able to just keep it outside. Here I have to move in and out of the house because it'd literally take up half the back yard.
3) A kitchen with a lot of cabinets. We are loaded with kitchen appliances and dishes after the wedding. We have nowhere left to put it. I would definetly like a bigger kitchen.
4) A secret underground room that can be accessed from a backyard shed or garage. I would equip this room with security cameras that give me pictures of every room in the house. Then I'd require a mini fridge, a couple recliners, a tv, and an internet connection. Maybe a storage area where I could keep things like, ibuprofen, charcoal, extra milk and beer... just random things that I'd normally be sent to the store for. That would allow me to be like, "ok Katie, I'll go get that from the store... I'll be right back." Yet in reality I'd just go to my secret room and figure out my fantasy sports roster and read a few packer articles.
That is all I want, is it too much to ask?
Work was incredibly busy last night. Happy hour was booked, and the dining room was full until 10. Good night for everyone. I looked at the reservations for tonight and we have a full restaurant from 5-6:30 then absolutely nothing after that. Is there something going on that I'm not aware of tonight? Why does everyone have to be somewhere by 7?
In other news, Katie and I are thinking about looking for a house. This is gonna be incredibly difficult because I'm pretty sure neither of us are going to agree on anything. After seachring realtor.com I found some pretty cool ones up in the north suburbs that are decently priced. Some of them have enormous yards. The taxes up here are a joke though. That alone is making me consider a house in the city but I really don't think I can give up a yard. Living here is nice but I hate having to be considerate towards other people. I want to blast my stereo, scream obscenities at the brewers, and have people over on a school night without having to worry about upsetting the neighbors.
I have an idea -- I'm gonna post a list of things I'd look for in an ideal house.
1) A finished basement. This one is key because I've already been given verbal confirmation that if I get a basement, I'm allowed to decorate it however I want. Seeing how I couldn't do this to any other room in a house, I really want a basement. Hell, I'd even throw a bar and a tv next to the laundry machine.
2) A decent yard/deck. If I could grill out for every meal I would. I just got this weber grill off my wedding registry (thanks to the Rivases) and I'd love to be able to just keep it outside. Here I have to move in and out of the house because it'd literally take up half the back yard.
3) A kitchen with a lot of cabinets. We are loaded with kitchen appliances and dishes after the wedding. We have nowhere left to put it. I would definetly like a bigger kitchen.
4) A secret underground room that can be accessed from a backyard shed or garage. I would equip this room with security cameras that give me pictures of every room in the house. Then I'd require a mini fridge, a couple recliners, a tv, and an internet connection. Maybe a storage area where I could keep things like, ibuprofen, charcoal, extra milk and beer... just random things that I'd normally be sent to the store for. That would allow me to be like, "ok Katie, I'll go get that from the store... I'll be right back." Yet in reality I'd just go to my secret room and figure out my fantasy sports roster and read a few packer articles.
That is all I want, is it too much to ask?
Thursday, September 18, 2008
SPORTS!
So the Brewers are collapsing and the Packers are 2-0... must be September. I don't know what I'd do if it weren't for the Green Bay Packers. Year after year they save me from baseball. I don't even know why I watch the first 5 months of the season. None of that mattered at all. Just horrible. 
Packers are playing the cowboys this week. Their offense looked ridiculously good last week against Philly. I'm not looking forward to playing this one. Atari Bigby is not gonna be playing. This big news after watching Rouse's pathetic performance against Detroit. Both of Detroit's 4th quarter TDs could of been stopped with smart safety play. These are Dan's keys to the game!
1) Jam Jason Witten. You can't let this Tight end break free on his routes. He's Romo's favorite target and from what I remember last year, our LBs have a lot of trouble covering good tight ends.
2) Al Harris can not cover tall, strong receivers in man coverage. Just ask TO. He has flat out OWNED Harris in the past few match ups. Remember Plaxico Burress in the NFC championship game? We're gonna need to put two men on him from the start of the game. Woodson can handle Crayton.
3) Trust in Aaron Rodgers. He played great against Dallas last year. Unfortunatly we had to watch number 4 suck it up for the first half and ruin our chances of winning. Is it just me or do I feel way more comfortable watching Rodgers instead of Favre. I don't find myself worrying about that spazoid INT everytime Rodgers drops back to pass. It's nice.
4) We got to hope our front four can get pressure on Romo. This would be ideal because once we're forced to blitz it will free up Witten in the passing game. Philly did their crazy blitzes all game and it really didn't seem help.
5) I've played this game in madden at least 4 times. I've noticed that Dallas' defensive speed is incredible. If you're gonna run you got to run right at em. There's no chance of turning the corner on an outside toss. They like to play a lot of man coverage with two safeties over the top. This severely limits the chance of the deep play so we're gonna have to do a lot of short mid field routes. Look for the tightends to have big yards this game. If Romo isn't pressured, he will complete a 12 yard pass and Marion Barber is a fricken horse. Takes five guys to bring him down.
That's my game plan against the Dallas Cowboys. I'm pathetic.
Packers are playing the cowboys this week. Their offense looked ridiculously good last week against Philly. I'm not looking forward to playing this one. Atari Bigby is not gonna be playing. This big news after watching Rouse's pathetic performance against Detroit. Both of Detroit's 4th quarter TDs could of been stopped with smart safety play. These are Dan's keys to the game!
1) Jam Jason Witten. You can't let this Tight end break free on his routes. He's Romo's favorite target and from what I remember last year, our LBs have a lot of trouble covering good tight ends.
2) Al Harris can not cover tall, strong receivers in man coverage. Just ask TO. He has flat out OWNED Harris in the past few match ups. Remember Plaxico Burress in the NFC championship game? We're gonna need to put two men on him from the start of the game. Woodson can handle Crayton.
3) Trust in Aaron Rodgers. He played great against Dallas last year. Unfortunatly we had to watch number 4 suck it up for the first half and ruin our chances of winning. Is it just me or do I feel way more comfortable watching Rodgers instead of Favre. I don't find myself worrying about that spazoid INT everytime Rodgers drops back to pass. It's nice.
4) We got to hope our front four can get pressure on Romo. This would be ideal because once we're forced to blitz it will free up Witten in the passing game. Philly did their crazy blitzes all game and it really didn't seem help.
5) I've played this game in madden at least 4 times. I've noticed that Dallas' defensive speed is incredible. If you're gonna run you got to run right at em. There's no chance of turning the corner on an outside toss. They like to play a lot of man coverage with two safeties over the top. This severely limits the chance of the deep play so we're gonna have to do a lot of short mid field routes. Look for the tightends to have big yards this game. If Romo isn't pressured, he will complete a 12 yard pass and Marion Barber is a fricken horse. Takes five guys to bring him down.
That's my game plan against the Dallas Cowboys. I'm pathetic.
My one political post.
I found this in the "Savage Love" column in the back of The Onion the other day. Has some rough language so if that offends you don't read this.
"The 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, the GOP's vice-presidential nominee, is pregnant. The news was released by the McCain campaign during a busy news week—a major hurricane, the Republican National Convention, Dick Cheney getting us into a war with Russia—so it may not have received the coverage it deserved. So allow me to bring you up to date, gentle readers…
Seventeen-year-old Bristol Palin got her ass knocked up five or so months ago by 18-year-old Levi Johnston. Among the hobbies listed on Levi's since-yanked MySpace page—"fishing, shoot some shit, and just fuckin' chillin'"—was this revealing tidbit: "I don't want kids." But Bristol, says her mom, "made the decision on her own to keep the baby," and is now engaged to Levi "Shootin' Shit" Johnston.
As the adoptive parent of a child born to a pair of unwed teenagers, I'm certainly not in favor of abortion in all circumstances. But I believe that it's a choice teenagers should be able to make for themselves—with input from their families whenever possible—and, so it seems, does the GOP's VP nominee. Sarah Palin is pleased that her daughter made the decision—on her own—to keep the baby.
But Sarah Palin doesn't believe that other girls should be able to make their own decisions. Sarah Palin believes abortion should be illegal in almost every instance—including rape and incest. So Bristol Palin is being celebrated for making a choice that Sarah Palin would like to take away from all other American women. Apparently, today's GOP believes that choice is a special right reserved for the wayward daughters of Republican elected officials.
Oh, and Sarah Palin also believes that birth control shouldn't be made available to teenagers, she opposes medically accurate sex education, and she backs abstinence-until-marriage sex "education."
Sigh.
The GOP has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into abstinence "education" programs during the Bush years. I believe this enormous investment of public funds raises the obvious question: Is our children abstaining? Sarah Palin's aren't. Despite this massive outlay on the part of the American taxpayer and the example set by her Christian parents, Bristol Palin became sexually active while still in high school. Excuse me, but if abstinence education can't keep the daughter of the evangelical governor of Alaska off the cock, what hope is there for the daughters—and some of the sons—of average Americans?
I'm a cad for even writing this, of course, because shortly before Bristol and Levi were paraded before cheering throngs at the Republican National Convention, the Palins asked the media to respect their daughter's privacy.
Another special right: When it comes to respecting your family's privacy, Palin and the GOP see no need. They want to micromanage the most intimate aspects of your private life. And if their own kids fail to live up to the standards that Palin and the GOP seek to impose on your family, well, that's a private matter between the Palins, their daughter, their God, and the thousands of screaming imbeciles in elephant hats waving McCain/Palin signs on the floor of the Republican National Convention."
All I have to say is how come I never heard of Shootin' shit Johnston until I read the article written by the onion's sex columninst? I blame the liberal media.
"The 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, the GOP's vice-presidential nominee, is pregnant. The news was released by the McCain campaign during a busy news week—a major hurricane, the Republican National Convention, Dick Cheney getting us into a war with Russia—so it may not have received the coverage it deserved. So allow me to bring you up to date, gentle readers…
Seventeen-year-old Bristol Palin got her ass knocked up five or so months ago by 18-year-old Levi Johnston. Among the hobbies listed on Levi's since-yanked MySpace page—"fishing, shoot some shit, and just fuckin' chillin'"—was this revealing tidbit: "I don't want kids." But Bristol, says her mom, "made the decision on her own to keep the baby," and is now engaged to Levi "Shootin' Shit" Johnston.
As the adoptive parent of a child born to a pair of unwed teenagers, I'm certainly not in favor of abortion in all circumstances. But I believe that it's a choice teenagers should be able to make for themselves—with input from their families whenever possible—and, so it seems, does the GOP's VP nominee. Sarah Palin is pleased that her daughter made the decision—on her own—to keep the baby.
But Sarah Palin doesn't believe that other girls should be able to make their own decisions. Sarah Palin believes abortion should be illegal in almost every instance—including rape and incest. So Bristol Palin is being celebrated for making a choice that Sarah Palin would like to take away from all other American women. Apparently, today's GOP believes that choice is a special right reserved for the wayward daughters of Republican elected officials.
Oh, and Sarah Palin also believes that birth control shouldn't be made available to teenagers, she opposes medically accurate sex education, and she backs abstinence-until-marriage sex "education."
Sigh.
The GOP has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into abstinence "education" programs during the Bush years. I believe this enormous investment of public funds raises the obvious question: Is our children abstaining? Sarah Palin's aren't. Despite this massive outlay on the part of the American taxpayer and the example set by her Christian parents, Bristol Palin became sexually active while still in high school. Excuse me, but if abstinence education can't keep the daughter of the evangelical governor of Alaska off the cock, what hope is there for the daughters—and some of the sons—of average Americans?
I'm a cad for even writing this, of course, because shortly before Bristol and Levi were paraded before cheering throngs at the Republican National Convention, the Palins asked the media to respect their daughter's privacy.
Another special right: When it comes to respecting your family's privacy, Palin and the GOP see no need. They want to micromanage the most intimate aspects of your private life. And if their own kids fail to live up to the standards that Palin and the GOP seek to impose on your family, well, that's a private matter between the Palins, their daughter, their God, and the thousands of screaming imbeciles in elephant hats waving McCain/Palin signs on the floor of the Republican National Convention."
All I have to say is how come I never heard of Shootin' shit Johnston until I read the article written by the onion's sex columninst? I blame the liberal media.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
I have returned.
Sorry about the lack of posting. I have been busy getting married. Waiting for some pictures to come back but things couldn't have gone better. It looked like everyone had fun and the ceremony was better than I expected. Katie and I have been hanging out in Door County pretty much doing nothing for the past couple days... it's nice. Now on to more interesting topics.
The Green Bay Packers. What a start. Number 12 couldn't have looked much better. That td pass that hit the fullback of all players was ridiculous. We had the vikings coming to town with that pathetic qb of theirs. Seriously. Why was I told Tavaris Jackson was gonna be good this year? The guy has been a joke in every game I've seen. Every brilliant nfl analyst was giving the brilliant scoop that Jackson "got smarter" over the off season and that is going to change everything! How's that make sense? Who was the one who discovered this newfound intelligence? Why did so many people listen to that guy? Just makes no sense to me. Oh then there's that amazing Vikings D-line. They were incredible -- 0 sacks, grant goes for 95 yards. You'd think the Vikings might of checked out the tape of the Packers vs. Chiefs game last year. You know, the game where Chad Clifton made Jared Allen obsolete. Maybe they should of considered that before offering up those draft picks and that cash. He was useless. On another note, anyone know this guy owns a restaurant in kansas city called, "wine, dine, 69 em." Also has a few DUIs on his rap sheet. This guy's a real winner.
Brewers... man, the brewers. What the hell is going on? Am I going to have to use the packers to once again help me forget about the pathetic milwaukee brewers? Why can't we win a damn game in september? Our offense is an absolute joke right now. Prince Fielder is useless... As I predicted at the beginning of the year. Way to whine about not getting paid and how cows are people too. You really backed that talk up. Enjoy your mediocre arbitration. I hope you're still tradable in the next few years. His drop off this year is horrible. Imagine how many more games we'd win if he hit 22 more hrs like he did last year. Maybe he can hit that magic number of 30. It's hard to find a fat .240 30 HR hitter in baseball nowadays. Brewers need to fix this now. I can't stand it.
With all that said, getting married has been the best decision I've ever made. I couldn't be happier. Life is too fun right now. It's now time to settle down and get down to business. We're gonna head back to work on thursday and continue making enough to get by but we're gonna start looking forward soon. Maybe after the honeymoon. What's the rush? GO PACKERS BREWERS AND DAN'S MARRIAGE! Thanks to everyone for showing up and having a blast. Now it's your turn.
The Green Bay Packers. What a start. Number 12 couldn't have looked much better. That td pass that hit the fullback of all players was ridiculous. We had the vikings coming to town with that pathetic qb of theirs. Seriously. Why was I told Tavaris Jackson was gonna be good this year? The guy has been a joke in every game I've seen. Every brilliant nfl analyst was giving the brilliant scoop that Jackson "got smarter" over the off season and that is going to change everything! How's that make sense? Who was the one who discovered this newfound intelligence? Why did so many people listen to that guy? Just makes no sense to me. Oh then there's that amazing Vikings D-line. They were incredible -- 0 sacks, grant goes for 95 yards. You'd think the Vikings might of checked out the tape of the Packers vs. Chiefs game last year. You know, the game where Chad Clifton made Jared Allen obsolete. Maybe they should of considered that before offering up those draft picks and that cash. He was useless. On another note, anyone know this guy owns a restaurant in kansas city called, "wine, dine, 69 em." Also has a few DUIs on his rap sheet. This guy's a real winner.
Brewers... man, the brewers. What the hell is going on? Am I going to have to use the packers to once again help me forget about the pathetic milwaukee brewers? Why can't we win a damn game in september? Our offense is an absolute joke right now. Prince Fielder is useless... As I predicted at the beginning of the year. Way to whine about not getting paid and how cows are people too. You really backed that talk up. Enjoy your mediocre arbitration. I hope you're still tradable in the next few years. His drop off this year is horrible. Imagine how many more games we'd win if he hit 22 more hrs like he did last year. Maybe he can hit that magic number of 30. It's hard to find a fat .240 30 HR hitter in baseball nowadays. Brewers need to fix this now. I can't stand it.
With all that said, getting married has been the best decision I've ever made. I couldn't be happier. Life is too fun right now. It's now time to settle down and get down to business. We're gonna head back to work on thursday and continue making enough to get by but we're gonna start looking forward soon. Maybe after the honeymoon. What's the rush? GO PACKERS BREWERS AND DAN'S MARRIAGE! Thanks to everyone for showing up and having a blast. Now it's your turn.
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