ROUS's!

Do you think he said, "I don't think they exist," right before it attacked?

Anybody seen a six-fingered man?

Shades of NYE 2004-5

The Mazzucco family is oozing out yuckiness from all quarters today.

 It harkens me back to when the Walshes were quarantined at New Years because they had the Norwalk virus (Wesley was 1 week old), and still Jason managed to get sick. I believe that was the year Amanda missed her flight because she was writing thank you notes at the gate.

Ahhh, memories.

When in Alabama...

Joe's house is the place to be.


We drove through Alabama this week and were fortunate enough to get a couple hours with Joe. (And Kristin and Jay, of course.)


Eliza has admired Joe's dancing, cleaning, and guitar-playing skills via blog, so she was delighted to meet him in person.

Jon's Purpose in Life

Jon,

I was going through some old documents and found a document titled "Goals for the Term." I'm pretty sure it's Jon's from circa 1997. One of the goals is to be "more personable to others."

In the history of baseball, only four teams have traded away the reigning Cy Young award winner. Two of them are the 2007 and 2008 Cleveland Indians.

How is that goal coming along, Jon?

Dan

Hey, Joe!

Happy 2nd birthday. I hope I get to meet you soon!

If you like being tackled, you might like playing with my son, Ben, who just turned two in March.

I need a lawyer!

Anyone know a good patent lawyer?

And is it just me or does Josh's pic look a lot like a cd cover for a Baptist Acapella group?

Diocesan Celebrity

Study with Josh online!

Roman Masterpiece(s)?

Jill and I were going through old photo albums today and stumbled across this stunning specimen.

I hesitated to make this public domain, since it might have a nice market value following the announcement of a certain jurist's appointment to the high court. But, what can I say, I'm a giver.

Father's Day

You know...last weekend I saw a lot of great fathers in action at BLD NYE Summer.01

And I missed seeing the other great BLD fathers that couldn't make it.

Cheers to the great fathers! We at raw fish in Hawaii...how 'bout you?

Palm Tree Towel

Did anyone leave a palm tree towel at our house?

And do you want it back?

For those that weren't here, you missed a good time.

More BLD NYE

1. Bring bathing suits. If the weather is good, we can swim at my parents' pool.

2. You can show up anytime starting Friday morning if you want. I'll be taking Friday off to clean up the house and mowing the lawn and stuff.

3. My parents offered their house for the weekend for folks to crash at. They will be there, but they have plenty of rooms, and they live ~15 mins away. It may make sense for folks with portable kids (i.e., newborns) or no kids. Let me know if that's something you want to consider.

Dan

BLD NYE 6/13

Hey, all!

Just a quick note about New Years in June.

I have the following people coming and their residences...

Hurst (3) - motel

Slack (4 or 5 and maybe) - backyard

Adin - house

Amanda (2) - house

Willis (2) - ?

Walsh (5) - their house

Porter (2, maybe) - ?

Doucet (4, maybe) - ?

Ellsworth (maybe) - ?

We can definitely put another small family in our house, if necessary.

I wanted to check out the Hursts' motel, but life is pretty hectic with a 7 week old. I also have wanted to plan some activities, but instead I site the same lame excuse. Any suggestions will be greeted warmly (zoo, minor league baseball game, ladies trip to do something interesting while guys try not to kill children, etc.).

Cavs eliminated

Jon, I'm sorry to hear that the Cavs were eliminated last night.

I don't know if you also heard this, but it's true: the Indians have also forfeited their next 75 games due to injuries, thus mathematically eliminating them from playoff consideration.

And I'm sure you heard that Eric Mangini has already declared 2009 a rebuilding year for the Browns, and they are already aiming for a good position in the 2010 draft.

I guess it's a bad day for Cleveland sports fans.

At least you'll be going to New Jersey in a few weeks.

Dan

Now if this isn't cool...

I don't know what is.

Indian Comeback.

I just happened to be watching sportscenter and noticed a huge comeback by a certain Cleveland Indians ballclub. I assume knee-high socks had something to do with it.

It was probably only over-shadowed by a rousing sing-a-long for the Cubs during the 7th inning stretch led by the only and only Mr. T. There's no way anyone or anyteam can overshadow B.A. Barrackus.