April 2006

Please support the Anti-Cruelty Society

April 30, 2006

Next weekend, Scout, Carrie, and I will be walking in the Bark in the Park event here in Chicago. No, it’s not a marathon. No, it’s not the AIDS Walk or the Breast-a-Thon. But I still think it’s important. And if you think it’s important too, please donate to the Anti-Cruelty Society via my webpage [...]

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Go Cubs go…sorta

April 29, 2006

Ronny Cedeno Originally uploaded by mugsy1274. So today I had the best seats at Wrigley I’ve ever had (if you don’t count sitting in the press box for post-season games, that is). Chris and I were third row, right off of home plate. And the Cubs lost, 16-2, to the Milwaukee Brewers. And it rained. [...]

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"I don’t know what kinda airline you’re running here, but you got a reptile problem."

April 25, 2006

Courtesy of Snakes on a Plane auditions

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One of the many reasons ESPN sucks

April 24, 2006

So the Cubs/Marlins game is on ESPN tonight. Now, I always hate watching baseball* on ESPN. But a fine example was when it was commented “by the way, Andy Pettitte is currently pitching a no-hitter”. A minute or two later, what do I see on the crawl? “Pettitte’s no-hitter broken up by a home run.” [...]

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Carrie and Katelyn

April 23, 2006

Carrie and Katelyn Originally uploaded by mugsy1274. Yesterday was a busy day! Scout and Carrie and I went to the dog beach, where he ran like a crazy person into the water, and quickly got himself covered with wet sand all over his fur. Which resulted in a doggy bath. I have to say, Scout [...]

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New Phone

April 22, 2006

So, as we move further and further into the adventure of consolidating our lives, Carrie and I got new cell phones yesterday. Previously, I had been with Sprint, and she had Verizon. The Bank gets mad discounts with almost all wireless providers, so we ended up going with T-Mobile (because Sprint didn’t have any phones [...]

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I’m sorta an uncle

April 20, 2006

Carrie’s sister just had her baby. Six pounds or so of little girl. I haven’t heard the name yet, but I understand it will be either Amanda or Caitlyn. Update: The name is Katelyn Rebecca.

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