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I was sitting here just now trying to remember all of the nice things I got for Christmas this year and so I thought I would write them down. I'm sure I've forgotten something, and a few items I left off the list on purpose. From my Wife and Kids: Black Jacket 2 Dress Shirts 1 pair of jeans Black Warm up pants Cologne Meat thermometer for my grill 6 cell Mag Lite Movie - The Dark Knight Movie - I Am Legend Movie - Uncle Buck The Office - Season 4 The Dark Knight Calendar 20lb Weight Tiger Woods Golf 2009 for the Wii Wii Fit (for the whole family, not just me) 1 Big Hershey Special Dark Candy Bar Teriyaki Beef Jerky From my My Parents: Dremel Tool Goggles to use with Dremel Tool Gloves Striped Long Sleeved T-Shirt 2009 Budweiser Collectors Stein (I don't drink but I collect steins) From my My Sister: Fleece Sleep Pants with Smiley Faces on them From my My In-Laws: Digital Photo Frame Black Warm up pants $75 From no one iPhone Thanks everyone, and Merry Christmas to me.

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you are filled with joy and peace. And food.

Hey does anyone want to buy me an iPhone and pay for the data plan? Surely there's some generous person out there that wants to bring some joy into the life of someone less privileged than themselves. If that person is you I can help you fill the void in your life with a little cheerful giving. Giving being on your side of course, and the receiving on mine. So just run down to your nearest Apple store and grab one up, prepay for oh...10 years of service or so(honestly I dont think you can do that but it helps the story) and then send the phone my way. Your payment will be a lifetime of glad tidings.

Ding Fries are Done

I know it's a little flaky having it snow on the web page, but it'S NO joke. Do you get my drift? What, you don't like these jokes? Are you giving me the cold shoulder? I thought these were funny, I figured they would sleigh you. Well you can just take a chill pill. Give me a break here, I'm working alone. Snow man is an island. You should congradulate me for my effort. "Freeze a jolly good fellow.." Ok that's enough.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Now, lets eat!

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Sorry cousin Gerald.

We were watching the new show "Twins, Twins and Sextuplets" the other night. It's about a family that has 10 kids. Zane came in the room and asked about it: Zane: "What's this show?" Me: "It's some show about a family with 10 kids" Zane: "Whats that other show with all the kids that aren't twins? How many do they have?" Me: "That one about the Duggars ? They have 17 kids." Zane: (Spins around and yells at the family on TV with 10 kids) "IN YOUR FACE, 10!" (oh by the way, you might be wondering about the time I posted this... its right down here \/...yeah i can't sleep)

It's my lunch hour and I'm bored so I was looking over old posts in my blog. I can't believe it's already been 2 years since we bought our current van . I wish it still looked that nice. It's usually always dirty and about a year ago someone put a big ding in the right front wheel well. And then this summer I opened the passenger door and slammed it into this wooden sign so now there's a big white smudge on it that I cant get out. We were hoping to keep this car for a very long time but at this rate it's going to be pretty ugly in no time. I'm planning on putting up Christmas lights this weekend so be sure and look for pictures of the house. Or you could just go back and look at the posts for the last couple years because it looks exactly the same every year . OK that's not really a picture of my house. If only I was that lucky.

That's it, just "Brrrrrr". You took the time to stop in and read my blog and all I'm giving you is "Brrrrrr". I'm sorry but I'm cold.

This time no one sent me the questions to answer, I just saw them on Chads page and I'm bored so I thought I'd answer them since most of them are different from the last list: 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name, London, is my moms maiden name. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Probably at my nieces funeral. 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING Not really, that's why I type everything 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey 5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes 6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so, I crack myself up so I'd probably be a lot of fun to be with 7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Yes. And sometimes people don't get it (which is referred to as falling in to a "sar chasm") 8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS They were there the last time I checked. 9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Probably 10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? Cocoa pebbles. But just a small bowl at a time so they stay crunchy. 11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN Y...

A friend sent me one of these question/answer things that you're supposed to fill out and send on to other people you like to harass. Instead I thought I'd post mine here: 1.What time did you get up this morning? 6:00 am 2. Diamonds or pearls? This is girly and I'm not answering it 3. What was the first film you saw at the cinema? Who knows, that was way too long ago 4. What is your favorite TV show? The Office 5.What do you usually have for breakfast? Nasty Quaker oatmeal with splenda, cinnamon and a little butter 6. What is your middle name? London 7. What food do you dislike? Pretty much all vegetables 8.What is your favorite CD at moment? This should be favorite MP3. And yesterday I went old school and was listening to "Mary Mary" by Run DMC 9. What kind of car do you drive? Altima 10. Favorite sandwich? A meatball sub 11. What characteristic do you despise? People who are condescending 12 Favorite item of clothing? Jeans and a t-shirt and a ball cap 13.If yo...

Why does everyone keep saying Obama is the first black president to be elected? He's half white. I'm not trying to start a race argument, and I have no problem with a black president, I'm just curious how that works. I guess he identifies as black or something? I'm just trying to figure it all out. Cracker out.

Did you? I'm a little ashamed to admit it but I had never voted for anything before, ever. I wasn't even registered until about 3 or 4 months ago. Every election is important but this one just seems to have such a greater impact on our country so I felt I should do my part. I got to my polling place at 6:45 and there were already about 150 people waiting ahead of me. I think I stood in line for roughly an hour before I got my turn. It wasn't that bad, and I would have waited longer if I needed to (although not much, nature was calling). Now we just sit back and see what happens, although I think most of the country already nows.

If you make a 2 layer cake, and you think its a cool idea to put a thick layer of pudding in the middle, and one of the main ingredients in your pudding is milk, you should probably refrigerate your cake. On a related note, sour butterscotch pudding tastes a little bit like beer.

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...so it's probably time they changed this.

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I've been playing with Google Chrome for the last two days. Its a new web browser from Google. So far I like it. Its fast and fairly low profile. Give 'er a try.

You may have heard that money can't buy happiness. I disagree. If you want to see it in action, click the button below. Your 1 time E-Z payment of only $29.95 will be used to buy me the OU game on Pay-Per-View (August 30, 2008). And I will be a very happy man. 8/31/2008 Update: Too late. I'm not happy.

That's what I have right now. In fact everyone in our house has it, though the kids aren't as bad as Deborah and I. And thankfully so since they start school tomorrow. I usually try fighting off a cold with about 2 gallons of orange juice. Since Saturday I've consumed 1, 1 gallon jug of Minute Maid pulp free orange juice, about half can of Minute Maid pulp free orange juice from concentrate, and 2 of the single serving bottles, however big those are, 12 ounces or whatever. And I don't feel any better. So now, I'm drinking this . Its horrible. I'm not a drinker. I never have been, and I never will be. But I'm willing to have a little Crown Royal if its going to get rid of my cold. So far I'm not feeling any better. Maybe I should make it a double. And then I think I'll operate some heavy machinery. PARTY! (Wow 2 posts in one day. It must be the Crown talkin')

I just remembered an embarrassing moment from many many years ago. I'm not sure what triggered the memory, maybe the rain. I was 16 and had the pleasure of driving myself to church one Sunday evening in the summer...in my dads old station wagon. (No that's not the embarrassing moment, I drove it all the time. My friends dubbed it 'the party wagon') There were some visitors at church that night, one being a girl my age that I thought was pretty cute. After church me and my buddies stealthily followed them to see where they lived. We were lead to an apartment complex not too far from my parents house. We didn't stop but did come back later, performing the typical teen "drive-by-the-cute-persons-house". Cute girl was outside, with her sisters, and her friends. She recognized us, waved at us so we stopped to meet her. We had only been there a few minutes and it started to rain. My buddies and I piled back into the party wagon, drove out of the parking lot, tu...

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Coke Zero: Very Good Coke Cherry Zero: Not so much

Deborah and I took Zane to see Wall-E today. It was pretty good but it was a bit more serious than most Disney-Pixar movies. The movie had 2 very prominent themes at the root of the storyline. One was that we need to take better care of our planet and reduce our amount of waste. The second was that we need to take better care of our bodies and exercise and eat right. Deborah and I discussed it over lunch at McDonald's .

Happy first day of summer .

I think I might have a food allergy. Oddly enough, it seems to be related to how much I eat rather than what I eat. Because of stress over my job situation over the last 6 months, and well just the fact that I like to eat, I've been consuming more food than I had been. Apparently this has triggered some sort of allergy because my body seems to be more swollen lately. It's really weird.

Tanner and Zane were eating some sort of random candy or something the other day: Tanner: "Here try this one" Zane: "What does it taste like?" Tanner: "I dont know, try it" Zane: (Puts some of it in his mouth) "Hey its Waffle!" Tanner: "What!? Let me try...(puts some in his mouth)...Thats butterscotch"

We had a pretty amazing thing happen at our house a few weeks ago and I can't believe I had forgotten about it until just now. I thought it was just something that only happened to other people but this time it happened to us. I still can't believe it happened. It's something you parents can really appreciate. Three weeks ago today, all 3 of my kids slept over at a friends house on the same night. I know, you wish you were me.

I finally got a new (to me) car. I've been driving the same Isuzu Rodeo for over 10 years now and it was on its last leg. I was too lazy to go out, take a picture, and upload it. This is the picture from the dealers website.

Well it is official. I no longer work for Hertz . I worked there for 10 years and 2 months. Up until the last 2 years or so I always saw myself retiring there. It just wasn't meant to be I guess. I made the best friends I've ever had while I was there, and I'm really going to miss them. Monday I start a new chapter in my life at a new job. Hopefully this chapter is as good as the last (at least until that end part where I quit).

Here's the latest thing that's impacting my productivity: Magic Pen . I've wasted way way too much time on this over the last 3 or 4 days. I'm not sure what to think about my obsession. Either I'm a super genius and I enjoy giving my brain a work out while figuring out these puzzles...or I'm a big geek. I'm sure it's the former.

Well it's no secret anymore so I guess I'll post it here. After 10+ years working for the same place, I've decided to move on. I've been offered a job working elsewhere and I've accepted. It's strange timing and the logistics are odd, but I had to give a 1 month notice. I wont bother with the details right now though. So full-time job number 4 begins April 28th. In more exciting news, we got a Wii (finally). It's the coolest thing I've ever owned. I love it and might possibly be addicted. But my right arm and shoulder are very sore. If you know me, send me your console id so our Mii's can "Miingle". You have to be connected to the internet for this to work though. Oh and I bought the internet channel so I can surf the web through my Wii. Its awesome.

Here are a few of my favorite things, and they are subject to change: Movies: Uncle Buck, The Shawshank Redemption, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Street Hooligans, Rudy Musicians: Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Beastie Boys, Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Gnarls Barkley, John Mayer, Rascal Flatts, Puddle of Mudd Food: Pizza, hamburgers, pizza, mexican food, pizza, boneless buffalo wings, chicken cordon bleu. Places: My couch (sad but true), San Francisco, San Antonio, Washington D.C., my parents house with all my family, my in-laws house with all my in-laws, anywhere with my work buddies Drinks: Coke, Coke Zero, Dr.Pepper, Peach Tea, Hot Vanilla ...and pretty much the entire Starbucks menu Places to eat: Hideaway Pizza, Buffalo Wild Wings, Earls Rib Palace, Rainforest Cafe Things to do: Play Wii, hang out with my wife and kids, watch OU football, go to a Redhawks baseball game,

1. I grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma 2. I have 3 older sisters 3. I have no brothers 4. I played the trumpet from the 5-12 grade 5. I played football in the 9th grade, and I was very bad 6. I played baseball from 3-6 grade, and I was so-so 7. I played soccer from 6-8 grade, and I was very good 8. When I started college in 1987 I weighed 135 pounds 9. When I started the south beach diet in 2004 I weight 226 pounds 10. I lost 35 pounds 11. 4 years later I'm still maintaining, but I need to lose about 15 - 20 more 12. I love junk food (see number 9) 13. I love Mexican food 14. I have never been out of the country 15. I need to get out more 16. I am not very organized except for my dress shirts 17. I keep my dress shirts organized by sleeve length and pattern; solid long sleeve together, solid long sleeve plaid together, short sleeve stripe together, etc 18. I love OU Sooners football 19. On February 19, 2007 I bought my first HDTV 20. On February 18, 2008 I officially hooked up HD...

That title might be a bit of an exaggeration. Saturday I was in my garage and I kept smelling this odd strong smell of plastic. Later that afteroon Deborah came in the house from some shopping and said the garage door wouldn't go down. We both went out and looked, I played with the sensors a little, and told her to try it again. She says "hey look there's smoke coming out of the garage door opener". Sure enough there was. I took the cover off the opener so I could look up at it and think "wow, look at all the shiny parts. I wonder what they do" and then had Deborah hit the button again. This time we saw some pretty sparks. Lots of them. And I noticed that the big circuit board had a hole burned right through it. With my vast knowledge of garage door openers I came to the following conclusion: "I think its broke". Growing up we never had a garage door opener (well we did, and its name was Scott) so I figured a few days of opening the door by hand wo...

Ok men, here's an idea for Valentines day. I'm not talking about the expensive gifts, the elegant dinner, the dozen roses, anyone can do that, if you have the money. I'm talking about the little extras. Last year I just went out and bought a box of valentines like the kids give out at school. The kind you punch out and fold over and close with a sticker. I wrote sweet messages to my wife in each one, and then hid them everywhere I thought she would look. I put one in her purse, one in her coat pocket, one on the steering wheel of her car. I taped one to the orange juice bottle, one to the bathroom mirror. There were about 30 in all. She loved it. And I'm sharing this with you, because this year I cant think of anything to rival it and I need some help. Last year I basically set myself up for failure this year. I'm not that creative. I had one good idea and its been used. So, any ideas?

We went back to Pops this afternoon. This experience wasn't quite as great as last time. For starters we had to wait for about an hour. What we thought would be an off time for dining, it wasn't. Last time we got there about 4:00 and got seated within about 5 minutes. Today we thought if we got there even earlier there might be no wait at all. We were wrong. That's fine, we knew we just got lucky last time, and its fun to look around at all the different pop they have. While waiting to be seated Tanner and I both noticed a table of ladies who were all eating the chicken fried steak. It looked so good. And thats where the rest of the problems started. We both ordered it. It was the worst chicken fried steak I have ever had. It was tough, it was chewy, and it had no flavor at all. Poor tanner had a big bite in his mouth that he couldn't bring himself to swallow. He chewed on it for about 5 minutes before it ended up in his napkin. At $10 a plate I couldn't bring mysel...

We had an interesting night last night. About 6:45 I got a call from a parent of a student my son goes to middle school with. Apparently another student, one that rides my sons bus never made it home yesterday afternoon. They were calling us to see if my son remembered seeing this boy on the bus, and he did. They called back about 5 minutes later to ask some more questions. Then at 8:15 two police officers came to our door and talked to my son for a few minutes just seeing what he remembered on the bus, who the kid might have been sitting with, that type of thing. My son doesn't really even know this kid, just rides the bus with him. They told us that the kid answered his cell phone when the parents were looking for him, but wouldn't say where he was and hung up, then wouldn't answer any more. That put us at ease a little bit because it sounded like the kid just took off, rather than being abducted. But after they left, then a police helicopter flew over our neighborhood...

My birthday is this coming Wednesday, and being on a church night I decided to have my family birthday meal tonight instead of during the week. Deborah suggested Pops and I thought it was a great idea so that's where we ended up. The food was actually really good too. The menu is pretty limited, burgers, chicken fried steak, sandwiches etc. But the big draw is all the different selection of "pop". The walls are lined with different flavors of Jones soda but from what I deduced, those are only for display. Other than fountain drinks, your selection is limited to whats in the cooler, but its still a pretty big selection. Stuff I've never heard of. But I was really hoping for a big huge and strange selection of Jones sodas. I've heard horror stories of some of their weird flavors and I was hoping to try something like Peanut Butter and Jelly or something. There was supposedly a drink menu but I never saw it, so maybe there was more than what I saw in the cooler. Ma...