Chicago doesnt have anything over my city when it comes to wind.

Today is a typical day in my home town, meaning we are experiencing hurricane force winds.  I am exaggerating a little but you get the idea.  My assistant said the weather man was right that winds with 40 mph gusts would start around noon today.  I was looking out my office window and I swear I saw a small child blow by.  Windy is an understatement for this town .  I am sure if a child were to try to fly a kite today they would end up in Canada with in the hour.  Back to the weather man in our town.  Predicting wind is no big feat.  It is like saying today the sun will rise.  There is always wind in this town. 

How to sleep when your wife is out of town.

When my wife is out of town I have a hard time falling asleep.  I have come up with a few suggestions if you find yourself in my shoes and needing sleep.
1.  Sleeping pill
2.  Beat head on wall until you pass out.
3.  Don't sleep
4.  Have friend punch you in face until you fall asleep.
5.  Try reading until you fall asleep or until the alarm goes off.

Personally I like to use the sleeping pill or the don't sleep method.  But you can do as you choose.
Hope my little list helps!

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Here Kitty Kitty

A week or so ago my family and I went to Twin Falls Idaho for a swim meet.  Twin is a bit of a drive for us and because my daughter had to be there fairly early in the morning, we went to Twin the night before and stayed in a hotel.  That night we went to dinner, and then we decided to go see the Shosone Falls.  They are called the Niagra Falls of the west.  With all the snow we have had this last winter and all the rain we have had this spring the falls were spectacular.  It was a very beautiful sight. 

My kids had recently seen Toonces the driving cat from Saturday Night Live.  As we were looking at the falls, my youngest daughter started talking about how toonces the driving cat took his family down the river and off of a water fall.  It was so funny to watch her laugh as she was talking about Toonces, but what was even funnier was the fact that she wasn't even saying his name right.  She was calling him toosences (I think that is how it would be spelled).  I know reading this that you really aren't experiencing it the way I did, the point I am trying to make is that every now and again I am amazed at how wonderful little moments with our kids can be.  I will remember that night always.

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John Pinette

One of the funniest men I have ever heard.  You need to watch his act.  I have netflix and the wii.  I streamed his show I'm Starvin very funny.

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First bike ride of the year

The other day I went for my first mountain bike ride of the year.  Now normally for this event I am required by law to contact the paramedics so they can be standing by to save my life, after I have ridden for a block or so.  Once they jump start my heart I am usually good to go for another couple of blocks.  I joke of course, but the first ride of the year for me is usually a hard event which always makes me wonder why on earth am I doing this?  I typically want to die by the time I have reached the top of the hill I live on which is a whopping distance of three blocks.  Yep I am the epitome of health.  As you may know I have been using the Insanity DVD series to get my fat butt in shape.  A couple weeks ago I stopped using the DVDs, but I am here to tell you that although it had been a week and a half since I had done a work out when I hopped on my bike, (which was crying at the thought of my mounting it) I was pleasantly surprised at how good I felt.  I went for my normal ride on a loop called roller coaster, and by the time I had reached the top of the loop I was wanting more in fact the only reason I didn't do a second loop was because of time constraints.  That amazed me a little I have to say.  For those of you who love to mountain bike, happy trails.

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Sonoran Dog

About a year ago my wife and I went to Arizona on a little trip.  We were there for a few days.  We spent most of our time in the Phoenix area.  We did however spend one night and a day in Tucson.  We had seen a hot dog called the sonoran dog on the show Man v. Food.  We both wanted to try it.  Now you need to understand that my wife isn't a big hot dog fan.  She almost never eats one but because she loves me she wanted to try one with me.  We went to one of the restaurant's featured in the Man v. Food show.  A sonoran dog is a bacon wrapped hot dog held in a steamed home made bun covered with pinto beans, onions, tomatos, jalapeno sauce, mustard, and mayo.  It was delicious!!  Best hot dog I have ever had hands down.  My wife really liked it as well and that is saying something.  She isn't a convenience store hot dog lover that is for sure!!!  If you want a really tasty treat and your in the Tucson area you have to get a sonoran dog.
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Life as a teenager

I am convinced that there is nothing more strange and yet more wonderful in this world than a teenage girl.  The metamorphosis is incredible.  One night you go in and kiss your sweet little innocent girl goodnight, and the next morning you wake up with a moody, irritable, emotional, irrational, stranger who is embarrassed by you.  In what seems to be a single night you go from being their super hero to a world class dork.  It is fun to see them grow and mature and at the same time it brings home the fact that they are growing into a person who wont need you much longer.  I have heard that after about 18 years of age the sweet girl you know and love returns, not as a child but as a strong woman. 

I love my oldest daughter to death.  She is funny and sweet and beautiful and so smart it is a little scary.  She is in that awkward stage of life where she is trying to figure out who she is and trying to navigate the labyrinth of middle school.  I love to tease her it is one of the way I show love (I know maybe I'm the one who is odd) I find it so funny how she can give me a look that would kill a charging rhinoceros instantly, I am very fortunate that she doesn't have lasers that shoot out of her eyes as I would have been fried long ago.  There are times when I want to rip every last stand of hair from my head one by one because I just don't get it, and there are other times where I think it doesn't get any better than this.  Raising girls is not easy but it is so worth it. 

 Like the title of my blog says I am a lone man afloat in a sea of estrogen,  I work with only women all day and go home to only women all night.  I wouldn't change it if I could.
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