I am no Mike D., Worm or Johnny Chan for that matter.

I believe I have realized one simple fact about myself. I am terrible at poker. I just got home from a game over at my buddies house where I broke even. Oh but what could have been. I think I folded about three full houses and laid down winners when the rest of the cards were shown. I am definitely not a poker professional.

Anyway this week was just fine if I do say so myself. But man I am ready for the weekend. I think I am just going to sit around and watch football all day tomorrow. As far as Sunday goes, I am a much bigger college fan than the NFL. I guess it is all of the tradition and pageantry that goes with the college experience.

Now if I could just figure out what the hell is going on with my beloved Iowa Hawkeye’s the world would be a much happier place. I feel that it is probably due to the game really passing the Offensive and Defensive coordinator positions by. Also, it always seems that Iowa has a huge let down the week before a big game or the week after a big game. I don’t know maybe 2002 was the only season of dreams for us Hawkeye faithful.

Here is a little pregnancy information for those that want to know. My wife Jennifer went to the doctor today and her blood pressure was exceedingly high. I know what you are probably thinking. Why weren’t you with her? Well, I had forgotten all about the appointment and scheduled a meeting clear up North of where we live. Oops. And to top it off the doctor says to my wife, “Great day for your husband not to show up.” Anyway she had to go to the hospital where they ran a bunch of tests on the babies and everything on that front was ok. Only now she has to collect every ounce of urine for the next 24 hours. How disgusting is that? Not just an occasional sample, but all of the urine. What will the medical field come up with next?

Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. Please keep those comments coming. Thanks for reading.

Joe

What Really Grinds My Gears

Peter Löwenbräu Griffin

In one of the very funny Family Guy Episodes Peter is on the local news station giving viewers a piece of his mind. Following in his footsteps here is a list of things that just really make me angry at the present time. Of course if you know me and see me doing some of the items listed below, please give me a boot to the head.

1. Blue Tooth Ear Pieces - Is it really necessary to have these on your head every minute of the day? Even when you are not talking on your phone? I will leave the BlackBerry items off the list for now just because I kind of want one. But those might make a list in the near future.

2. Dane Cook. Is it just me or is this guy not really funny at all? Sure he is a good looking guy and possibly an ok actor, but his comedy to me is not funny. Am I missing something here? Please let me know.

3. Bob Costas. It's bad enough he is from St. Louis. Having said that, he is the main reason I don't watch Sunday Night Football.

4. Using stupid old cliches. "Let's think outide the box." Or, "We are really getting into the weeds on this topic." I don't even know what the hell that means.

5. Republicans who still believe President Bush is doing a good job. On another note, I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read: "Somewhere in Texas a village is missing its idiot."

Well that is about all I can think of right now. I had no idea that writing these posts were going to be this difficult. Hopefully my creative juices will start flowing with more regularity and I can post something a little more interesting.

Thanks.

Joe

Today Is the First Day Of The Rest Of My Life.

Today being October 1, 2007 I have decided to start a blog. I suppose I am a bit late in the technology craze of blogging, but here I am. The main reason I am starting this is because of the new additions to our family in a few weeks. For those of you that don't know we are expecting twin boys. We are very excited and cannot wait to have an "instant family"

Yesterday I spent the entire day out at the Kansas Speedway for the LifeLock 400 Nextel Cup Chase Race. And I must say my wonderful Jeep Grand Cherokee Sponsored Race Team did a wonderful job of getting me to the race and back home. I just love how during every NASCAR interview they have to mention every sponsor of the car.

Now don't get me wrong I am not a huge race fan. I would much rather be hitting the little white ball around some nicely manicured golf course. But when the big NASCAR circus comes to your town and your company decides to entertain guests with a fun little tailgate I must attend.

I did have fun grilling up some burgers and brats for the guests. And the race was exciting for the laps that I saw. But if you pay attention to racing news you know what kind of cluster the actual race was yesterday. We got plenty of rain and plenty of standing around waiting. So I made the executive decision to get out as fast as I could. Which wasn't all that fast. Other people had decided to leave with me. I got back home just in time to watch the Chiefs upset my Chargers. When will just one of my sports teams do something good for once?

I suppose this is a fine enough start to my blogging life. I will hopefully keep it updated regularly. Thanks for reading.

Joe