Song Of The Day

GARTH BROOKS

Calling Baton Rouge

This was the worst day ever.

AAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

When you grab a hold of me

Tell me that I'll never be set free

I'm a parasite, creep and crawl

I step into the night.

Two pints of booze

Tell me are you a badfish too?

Are you a badfish too?

Ain't got no money to spend

I know the night will never end

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef

Baby your a big blue whale

Grab the reef when all duck diving fails

I swim but wish I never learned

The water's too polluted with germs

I dive deep when it's ten feet overhead

Grab the reef underneath my bed

Ain't got no quarrels with god

Ain't got no time to grow old

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef

Ain't got no quarrels with God

Ain't got no time to grow old

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef

Song Of The Day

Sublime

badfish

White Christmas

Well, just as opened the door to let the dogs out at 5:00 am I noticed it was really bright outside.

Snow!

The girls woke up and were immediately excited, but I was noticing that it was already turning into that cross between snow and ice. I guess they won't get to make a snowman this time. How disappointing.

Well, at least there's snow.

While I was sitting down with my coffee to check my e-mail I was watching MSNBC, which had a story telling us today is the biggest shopping day so far this year. Bigger than the day after Thanksgiving.

Great. Nothing like waiting til the last minute AND having to buy toys with the girls with us AND having to bring all three girls out on during a public shopping event.

With sick little Willow already miserable.

Sounds like I'll have more to talk about tomorrow.

Merry Christmas. We got snow and you didn't, HA HA!

Song Of The Day

Bing Crosby

White Christmas

Nothing Like Waiting Til The Last Minute

So far, the girls haven't got much for Christmas.

Granted we do have this year's big ticket items waiting at the bike shop. We had to preorder those for assembly. That's right, we got them REAL bikes this year.

Unlike the el cheapo Wally World bikes that break before February. These puppies are guaranteed to put smiles on the girls' faces.

Other than that, all I have gotten is Strawberry Shortcake Dance Dance Revolution.

I'm so pissed that we have to wait until the last moment this year.

It hasn't been easy with the baby coming early and less time to get ready. I still can't get over the fact that women in this country are treated so unfairly when they get pregnant. I mean I'm not asking for two years paid leave, which is what Swiss women recieve.

Robin's employer only "saved" her position for her. No pay. In fact, we had to pay her monthly insurance premiums to keep our insurance out of pocket. They wouldn't even take care of that while she was away.

I guess I should be grateful that we have insurance at all as Americans. If a company that makes millions on government contracts won't support female employees by at least giving them extra paid vacation days, then how are single mothers working at Wally World supposed to survive?

Anyway, as I sit here waiting to hear from a station here or there I can't help but look forward to Robin leaving such a short-sided company. Of course, she may get offered that job in Seattle before I do.

Song Of The Day

Bob and Doug McKenzie

12 Days Of Christmas

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

First of all, yes I know it's not every day that someone might happen to pick a Slayer song especially during the holidays.

But I found some old cd's from my metal show stash earlier and my ears have been bleeding ever since.

But the picture is friggin awesome, too!

Anyway, as you make your way to whever you are going this weekend please be careful. Don't forget if you are in Columbia this weekend, the Tigers have a home game on saturday night.

There is also a little matter of a Dallas Cowboys match-up with the Eagles you CANNOT miss. So set the Tivo, the Moxi, or VCR to record America's Team on America's Holiday.

Because this Christmas is a hard one for so many, be thankful for your family and friends. Be thankful you have your health. Be thankful for the new lives joining the family during these times. Because these are good times, despite how difficult things can be with everyone so spread out.

Think of Bobby in Iraq, and don't forget to write your congress person to bring our troops home NOW.

But most of all, thank you for your support and love throughout the year.

Song Of The Day

SLAYER

South Of Heaven

Kayla's First School Performance

Here's a couple of pics taken at Kayla's first school performance at Heritage Christian Preschool.

Growing Up

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Family Christmas

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... why? I think it ate the rat poison I put out after the first freeze. I hate living right on the river sometimes, but man that deck is nice in the summer.

I'm really sad today as it is abundantly clear that we won't be going home for Christmas. Driving is just not a possibility with Robin still bleeding from c-section and the slow pace at which we now travel as a group of five.

I've been thinking about it since having to go through boxes of memories as I search for aircheck tapes and other forgotten items from my life before I got married.

I also happened to find some really cool pictures from my childhood. So, since I can't go home for the holidays I'll just have to take a look at growing up and remember what it was like at Christmas as a kid.

So look for the pics of my childhood to pop up over the next few days. This site began as a photo blog anyway.

Song Of The Day

NIRVANA

Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam

Memory Lane

Ok, Ok. I have spent waaayyy too much time on MySpace lately.

It is extremely time consuming right now since I have been putting up all kinds of audio I haven't heard myself in a long while.






(The first band that asked my to buy pot for them... Tripping Daisy)


I found a box of tapes I have been collecting over the years with samples from almost every radio station I have ever worked at.

There is so much embarrassing stuff from my early days at KCMQ and KZZT. (You won't be seeing that stuff up there! lol)

Anyway, if you are one of those that lived outside those markets check out some of the links to hear a part of my radio past.

There are about a dozen mp3 files to hear, plus some photos I found in the same box.

It's amazing how much perspective you have when looking back at yourself, almost ten years later in some cases.

Too bad you can't help how stupid you are when your young, or I'd have dropped little note in my pocket a few dozen times back in the day.

Song Of The Day

TOM PETTY

The Last DJ

Song Of The Day

NIXONS

First Trip

Christmas 2006

What a difference a year makes.

We visited the mall for some reason this afternoon and happened to walk too closely to the Santa display.

So, with messy hair and faces the girls took a picture with Santa Claus. Not only that, but Chloe and Mikayla asked for a new bike.

(Which, is cool because I know Santa has two brand new ones on layaway!)

There was no crying or running away this year. Just a little shy whisper for her new bike from Chloe.

We even got Willow in the picture.

Stagnation

I got a new webpage going at MySpace.com, but it appears as if I'm the last guy on earth to do so.

I have found a lot of old friends, a few others I would rather run over with a Mack truck, but so far I haven't found anything more than a place to put up my resume.

I figured I might as well, since it's too freaking cold to go fishing lately. Of course, after watching those guys fishing for calamari in downtown Seattle I'm ready to drop a line in somewhere.

What an amazing weekend with the parents.

We found people fishing in downtown Seattle with temps hovering in the 30's.

I love this part of the country.

Anyway, despite my new address on MySpace, I like this blog too much to change homes for my daily thoughts or random pics of the kids.

So, despite so many people I know wandering the MySpace clutter I really don't get it. How do people have so much time to waste on MySpace?

I'm lucky if I can check my e-mail and check the comments on my blogs in the same sitting.

Song Of The Day

RUN DMC
Christmas In Hollis

School Picture Time!!!

Chloe's class picture. I think she's sweet on the boy named David. (He's the one sitting next to her)

Mikayla holds off the tears long enough for one picture.

Chloe opts for the serious look.

Family Weekend

We had such a great visit with Mom and Dad in Olympia over the weekend.

I sincerely hope that the paper tries to hire Mom and moves them up here.

We got in late Thursday thanks to a big snowstorm between the Tri-Cities and Seattle.

While we didn't spend the whole time together, I felt so glad to see them. I wish we had more money right now so we could have made a complete visit and greeted them at the airport and spent the entire weekend in Seattle.

The only thing that made the sting of saying goodbye away was knowing that we'll see them a whole lot more come January.

It was good to see my girls warm up to Papa and E.

Next time we stay in hotels though, the dogs stay at the kennel and we're getting our hotel on Priceline.