The weather outside is frightful...
NOT!!!
I brought some nice warm weather with me to Chicago so all the snow is melting. I am still hopeful that I can ambush my nephews, Max & Gunner, with a nice snowball fight. :-)
OK, so I have been WAY out of the loop on recent events folks... naturally, between that and working so damn much I have had too little to say. So, for the New Years, I am setting myself a couple goals...
1. Learn to play guitar
2. Write at LEAST once per week in my blog
3. Write at LEAST once per week in my book
4. Get my keester on 88.5 FM in Tampa (that's the public access radio station)
I've literally had a half dozen people over the past year tell me I should be on radio. So, I've decided it's time to start working towards that end. Even if it is just an hour a week or so, I think it is time to get it rolling. If I die not doing it, I'll be pretty frikkin pissed with myself.
Heading into downtown Chicago in a few hours to hang out, imbibe a few beverages, and hit Michigan Avenue for a little shopping. The highlight is going to be the show at Improv Olympic tonight... haven't been there in quite a while and I am curious to see the Harold up close and personal again... I LOVE "YES, AND..."
One thing I love about travelling is the people watching... back in the day before all the security checkpoints and stuff, my friends and I would take the train to Midway Airport, sit in one of the bars and hit on women travelling from elsewhere. Not too easy to do that any more since all the security stuff put into place... not a whole lot of airports have bars outside the security checks. Ft. Lauderdale is one that does, maybe I will move there someday to open up that hunting ground. :)
The only other new stuff in my world is bad news... specifically, The Bad News Bears... season is over. No playoffs the season after losing the Super Bowl... nothing like falling flat on your collective face, huh? If Ron Turner is NOT fired, it will be a travesty. Visit http://www.fireronturner.org to join me and Uncle Meatball in our campaign to get rid of Ron Turner, the architect of the woeful Bears offense.
The only bright point is that we can still sweep the Green Bay Packers... of course, the season after going to the Super Bowl, settling for last place and a sweep of the Packers is kinda like when you are on wingman duty and have to bed down with the ugly friend so your buddy can pickup the hottie.
The ugly friend usually is not NEARLY as much fun... :(
Peace out...
Heitz
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
'Sup Homeys!
First off, I must apologize for my absence... totally unacceptable... Suffice it to say, I will try to keep my flow going. It's been a crazy couple weeks with trips to Orlando (see previous posts...) and Ft. Lauderdale thrown in the mix, not to mention the pending Holiday schedule coming up.
Anyhoo... it's been a rough couple weeks on the sports fan front as well. My SIU Salukis are suddenly allergic to being on National Television. The hoops team lost two games on TV that they didn't bother even showing up, and the football team laid an egg against Deleware on Saturday.
Seriously, if you lose a team called the friggin' Blue Hens then you should all be flogged in public. WTF is a Blue Hen? Is that some kind of retirement village euphipism? I didn't realize Deleware was a big retirement state. I thought that is what Florida was for?
The worst part about the Saluki football game was it was EXACTLY like watching a Chicago Bears game. they SHOULD win, and at points play well enough to give you that hope, then the offense disappears only to be apparently rescued by a great kickoff return. In the end, they couldn't take care of the fundamentals and lose the game.
Yup... JUST like watching the Bears... oh, and in case you were wondering about my sour mood the past couple days it's because the Bears were officially eliminated from the playoffs when they lost Thursday night to the Washington Redskins. The only poistive from that game is that after the 'Skins knocked Grossman out for the season we returned the favor by knocking out Jason Campbell. On top of that, Grossman at least left the stadium under his own power. Campbell ooked like a heroin addict... he was wheeled out in a wheelchair, an IV in his arm and a glossed over look on his face... PRICELESS...
So, that's been the icing on the cake of a rough couple weeks. There is a realization I have come to in the past month or more since starting to work in downtown Tampa. Basically, the next 5-10 years will determine the future course of this city. Either the city leaders will step up and insist on some REAL planning that will make this area a popular place not only to visit but also to live, or a LOT of people will end up somewhere else. In the two days I spent in Ft. Lauderdale, I was amazed at how much more it actually FELT like a city. There was a hustle and bustle around that Tampa just flat out lacks. I love the Tampa area, but if it's still the sleepy little place 5 years from now I may find myself down in Miami or back up north. Who knows? Anything in possible at this point...
One last item... one of my nieces called me this morning and some of the info I got was that her younger sister (my other niece, of course) is in LOVE with her Gameboy. So, I started singing... "Gabby & Gameboy, sitting in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!"... word to the wise... don't make an 11 year old laugh too much when they are on the phone with you... they don't understand the whole "inside voice" thing and they tend to drop things a lot.
That's all I got for you on this Sunday night... more to come... I promise!
Peace out...
Heitz
Anyhoo... it's been a rough couple weeks on the sports fan front as well. My SIU Salukis are suddenly allergic to being on National Television. The hoops team lost two games on TV that they didn't bother even showing up, and the football team laid an egg against Deleware on Saturday.
Seriously, if you lose a team called the friggin' Blue Hens then you should all be flogged in public. WTF is a Blue Hen? Is that some kind of retirement village euphipism? I didn't realize Deleware was a big retirement state. I thought that is what Florida was for?
The worst part about the Saluki football game was it was EXACTLY like watching a Chicago Bears game. they SHOULD win, and at points play well enough to give you that hope, then the offense disappears only to be apparently rescued by a great kickoff return. In the end, they couldn't take care of the fundamentals and lose the game.
Yup... JUST like watching the Bears... oh, and in case you were wondering about my sour mood the past couple days it's because the Bears were officially eliminated from the playoffs when they lost Thursday night to the Washington Redskins. The only poistive from that game is that after the 'Skins knocked Grossman out for the season we returned the favor by knocking out Jason Campbell. On top of that, Grossman at least left the stadium under his own power. Campbell ooked like a heroin addict... he was wheeled out in a wheelchair, an IV in his arm and a glossed over look on his face... PRICELESS...
So, that's been the icing on the cake of a rough couple weeks. There is a realization I have come to in the past month or more since starting to work in downtown Tampa. Basically, the next 5-10 years will determine the future course of this city. Either the city leaders will step up and insist on some REAL planning that will make this area a popular place not only to visit but also to live, or a LOT of people will end up somewhere else. In the two days I spent in Ft. Lauderdale, I was amazed at how much more it actually FELT like a city. There was a hustle and bustle around that Tampa just flat out lacks. I love the Tampa area, but if it's still the sleepy little place 5 years from now I may find myself down in Miami or back up north. Who knows? Anything in possible at this point...
One last item... one of my nieces called me this morning and some of the info I got was that her younger sister (my other niece, of course) is in LOVE with her Gameboy. So, I started singing... "Gabby & Gameboy, sitting in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!"... word to the wise... don't make an 11 year old laugh too much when they are on the phone with you... they don't understand the whole "inside voice" thing and they tend to drop things a lot.
That's all I got for you on this Sunday night... more to come... I promise!
Peace out...
Heitz
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