Too many things going on!

I'm late. I had weird dreams last night and after the 2nd time I woke up the dream actually ended - like a movie - it all made so much sense and I vowed to remember it as the dream would make a great short story. Too bad I can't remember the weird parts. The basic premise (I guess) was that I was doing some rescue thing and the entire dream was me remembering something. But then I came back to the here and now (DJ probably kicked me) and I found...

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Retire in Ecuador Report?

It's always interesting to see what those little worthless Google ad's are touting. Even though I have decided that I will retire (from State Service) in late March I don't think I will take the family to Ecuador . . .although it would be blog worthy. -----------------------------------Blake loves his pain meds. We got home last night and he was still limping drastically and I gave him a RIMADYL that I got from the vet. One hour later he is PRANCING into the living room with a big smile and I open the door and he RUNS out! Then a while later...

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Football - The Bears STILL suck.

All I'm going to say about the Packers is that the Bears did not impress me! I believe a very unlucky bounce and 17 penalties were the kicker on a loss last night! Along with zero running game and poor special teams and a handful of interceptions that were nullified by said penalties.We basically HANDED them the game and they STILL had problems winning. With that said I have an "A" pick for all of you gamblers out there. At one point in my life...

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The World Series of Football

All year long I've been playing it smart when it comes to Festivals and my photography.  After getting a huge response from my work hanging in Starbucks and last September people telling me to "get out there", so I spent a good amount of money preparing for a test year of "being out there".So it started in Portage and I worked my way to bigger and bigger and more prestigious fairs all summer. This past weekend was my final fair of the season...

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I'm not Grumpy damn it!

I've been told that I sound rather pissy lately. Well - I suppose a few things have bothered me and I had to get them off my chest. Not that that is a good personality trait I suppose. Sort of like Survivor when people think that stating their mind and not being able to control the vast amount of insults that spew from their mouths is just "me being me". They don't realize that sometimes "me being me" means you are just being an ass which means...

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Kestrel Ridge Golf Course Piss's Me Off

Just before I'm to go and get interviewed by Capitol Newspapers on a Two Men and A Beer Landscaping article (more on that later) I come home and have a piece of paper stuck in my door "Thanking me" for understanding why the Kestrel Ridge Golf Course will now allow it's member's to grip it and rip it again on the 16th fairway so errant golf balls will once again ping off our houses. The reason was that the 5 yard wide wild area 40 yards from the center...

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Is Columbus Illiterate? Or just Lazy!

I WAS SHOCKED!Boyd Kraemer was speaking to the City Council with one of his pep-talk speechs (I believe . . I can only imagine . . . OH OH  was the CDA meeting last night? Did I miss it?) and he was talking about city streets and repairing them.  Seems many people want them repaired and would embrace being taxed for the repairs.Wait - would they?  Well there was a survey that went out to 1137 random citizens (I was one) but get this...

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Two Guys and a Beer Landscaping

My buddy and I received permission to terra-form the rock wall under the water tower on Tower Drive.  At first we were thinking  we could just take out ALL the rocks out and rearrange them in some semblance of order.  If you have ever tried to groom a rock wall you know it's a pretty hard thing to make pretty.  Usually because of the lack of dirt between the boulders.  The main problem was that each boulder weighted like ...

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This and That Friday

Want to know what it's like to work on the worlds tallest tower? I bet these guys make a LOT of money - the area after about -2.50 remaining is INSANE!! Good thing they are wearing helmets to protect them if they fall. I watched this from the beginning and felt - yea - I could do that, not a problem . . . but they keep up UP and UP!!   I avoided watching The Apprentice last night as I did not want to get sucked in . . . .but DJ went to bed...

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POOP!!!!

O'Man - we are driving home and turn the corner and . . . .WHAT IS THAT SMELL!!! I instantly think of my feet and what did I step on but then realize I had not had that odoriferously malodorus smell earlier in the car . . is it outside? Is the car burning up? So we get into our driveway and I go to get the mail and OH MY GOD!!! Are we under attack? OH YUCK - I just drank yesterdays cold coffee - excuse me WRETCH!! So of course what is the...

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I'm conflicted

I'm not sure how I feel about Ryan Grant going down for the season. OH! don't get me wrong, I would rather he was not out but is it THAT big of a deal? It's not that the Packers rely on the running game. I feel Jackson brings something to the table as long as he is healthy and I like John Kuhn as he is totally different then Jackson. Jax is also a better pass receiver the Grant. Some will say that Grant kept the defense honest . . .I don't think...

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B's Bee's and Bea's

 ---------------------We have a little problem developing at our place with a variety of bee's invading our basement and setting up hotels inside our walls. Now I'm not against bee's typically but when I literally have to duck and cover when I go in the basement and have wasps setting up multistory hotels in our intake vents and any other cracks and crevices in our house that is a different story. Then we saw our neighbor outside with a can...

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That's the best play we can think of?

What a fine and tiring weekend. Packers - so you watched the game and said "wow - Packer offense looked sort of out of whack - I'm concerned". Well - if the offense can look sluggish and out of whack and score 27 points and win. I'm happy. What really concerned me was when Vick started the 2nd half. I told DJ I was concerned. You create a defense against a certain QB and then the other team has a completely different scrambling QB. Problems...

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Talking head Minnesota team rant

Grinders Warehouse - the original Poker blog is back up and getting attention in case you are looking for poker thoughts and my current attitudes towards poker. -------------------------------------------This is not a Favre rant. More of a Talking head Minnesota team rant.  I thought Farve was OK in this game. Flashes of goodness.The thing was that the announcers kept making excuses for Favre about how he does not "know" the receivers and he...

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RAIN - MOST EVER!!!

According to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office "Wisconsin has established a new record in 2010 for the average statewide summer rainfall:18.65 inches. This top rank is based upon summer (June-August) data for the past 116 years.  The old average statewide summer rainfall amount was 16.24 inches set back in 1980."Here in Columbus we accumulated 22.74 inches of rain in those months with 29 dates of measurable rain.  "Summer temperatures...

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Rush Poker

I'm not sure how much I'm typing today. I'm pretty much doing this one handed. My left hand seems to have a tendon (or the Exterior Indicsis Proprius) that is hurting every time I use the finger next to mt pinky finger.Probebly due to to much raising at Rush Poker last night!DJ walked into the photo room about 9:30 and she said "you must be having a good night".  I said why do you say that, a little too loudly and she said I sort of had wild...

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Who passed the wind!

I see The Bridges Golf Course has a Windy Day Special - $18 for 18 holes and a cart. What they are not telling you is you will lose 20 golf balls at $2 apiece in the 45-50mph gusts today! The Atmospheric Oceanic and Space Science Building and had a gust to 46 so with a constant wind speed of 31 at this moment. -------------------------Happy post Labor Day.  Well - who is REALLY happy today.  hmmmmmm raise your hands!  Not seeign...

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