Seven Songs

Hey everyone!
My good friend Tom (Click here for Tom's site) has tagged me, so I intend on honoring the tag...it reads:

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what they are. They must be songs you are presently enjoying. Post these instructions in your MySpace / Blogger / Wordpad / Squarespace (or whatever it is you use) along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to. Include your sender as a non-tag.

So here are my 7 songs I am listening to right now (and links to their sights if you dont know who they are - it will open a new window for you):

1. Pantera -- 5 Minutes Alone (Click here for Pantera)
2. Lauren D'Aria -- Fly Away (Click here for Lauren Daria)
3. Kabury Lane -- Freight Train (Click here for Kabury Lane)
4. Christina Aguilera -- Candyman (Click here for Christina Aguilera)
5. Jose Satriani -- Up In The Sky (Click here for Joe Satriani)
6. Evanescence -- Tourniquet (Click here for Evansescence)
7. Eminem - Shake That (Click here for Eminem)

I am officially tagging Dawn (along the Broken Road), Will, Half-Pint, Kelli (SoBeIt), Raggedy, Haley (Cheaty Monkey), and Heather (in Beautiful BC)...everyone is welcome to join in! Just leave a comment and I hope you tag 7 people yourself :) HAVE FUN! And hopefull find some new songs you might like. My song tastes are all over the map...so dont be shocked.

J-Dawg

Thursday Thirteen -- 03/08/07

Hey everyone! Welcome to a late, but here, Thursday Thirteen. I believe this is my 23rd edition (I will have to verify, but I am pretty sure)....anywho.....I would like to that Amy for creating some masculine TT13 logos :) So with that being said, here are thirteen mostly random thoughts, in just about every category:

1. Always remember that it is the small things that matter :) Sorry if you are still waiting for the program Dawn --- it is coming!!!
2. For those of you into sports, you have to see what is BY FAR the worst telecast I have ever seen. Click here to check this out -- BOOM Goes the Dynamite!!
3. I have never seen Reno 911 except in passing...only because it is on the nights I work. So this weekend, decided to go see the movie Reno 911 : Miami - Oh my gawd I laughed from beginning to end. So now I have to go back and watch the show!
4. Still have yet to commit every week to visiting each person who has visited me here, but I am making progress :)
5. Stress in my life -- I am back to not sleeping (3 or less hours a night) again - this really sucks
6. I still cant figure out how to move my labels section of my blog underneath the line that says "Posted by me"or figure out how to change the font/color so it doesnt just BLEND.
7. Clutch went out on my truck this week (or so I thought). I was looking at over $870 in parts PLUS labor. Ended up being just one minor part...$150 INCLUDING labor! <>
8. Baseball is just around the corner ..... 25 days and counting....
9. NASCAR is back this week after the Busch race in Mexico City. Still think JPMontoya was just a bit aggressive on his teammate - but that is just me - you dont take out your teammates!
10. Speaking of NASCAR, have you checked out the new Cars Of Tomorrow (COT) that Nascar wants to debut? Its interesting the schedule they have for these. A couple races this year, most of the races next year. The only tracks that wont have them is the ISC tracks ... interesting how money talks! ISC gets what they want when they want. I still think the enw COTs look like the GTP and GTO cars they race at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
11. Joe Horn is no longer with the New Orleans Saints -- good riddance! Like Randy Moss to the Vikings and Raiders, he has been a cancer to this team. Him and his endzone "pull a cellphone out from under the goalpost" crap are no longer....CYUH! More money to sign Colston and a few others.
12. I am craving shrimp - at 1130 at night!!! I have no idea!
13. Thankfully, the TT13 will be continuing....and so shall mine! I hope you keep coming by!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

J-Dawg

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Spring Training is in FULL Swing

Hey
Just a quick post about my beloved

Baltimore Orioles...Spring training is in full swing, and we are already down a starting pitcher this year. Kris Benson's arm didnt last two weeks. At least Jaret Wright and Steve Trachsel are pitching in the spring. There was talk about their arms not being ready, but I think given the right amount of time to get ready, they will be. Opening day is just 27 days away! We open with 3 on the road at Minnesota, then an off day, then 3 more against the Yankees. First home game is a mid-day game Monday April 9th against the Detroit Tigers.

Is it April yet?? :)

J-Dawg

Random thoughts

No more BETA for this blog- I was forced (with my hands behind my back and a stabbing feeling in my side) to change to the new Blogger/Google. Oh well!

The only thing i dont like is my "Labels" section. I dont like that it is the same font as the rest of my blog, and it comes before the "posted by me" line with the number of comments. Would like it to be after, and stand out a bit -- anyone know how I can change that in my template?

Well today was another test pilot at work with the way we do our jobs (I tell the trucks in my company where to go to pick up freight and where to deliver it)...totally new concept on how we do this. Was a very good test run today, but it was exhausting by the end...just trying to get used to the new way. Came out from work, and my truck was caked with about 1-2 inches of ice! So I scrape and let the 'Yota warm up...get ready to leave and the windshield started going "DINK......DINK DINK....." then and onslaught of ICE!! It was coming down in SHEETS! It was so loud in my truck I could hardly hear myself....my normal 12 minute commute turned into almost 35 in 4WD --- it was a mess!! Then about 630 this evening it turned back over to snow, but just as it did, I was looking out my window and I saw a HUGE FLASH!!! I thought with the ice, a transformer had blown -- then BANG....RUMBLE....it was thundering and lightning! It was soooooooooo weird! I am a weather buff, so I was soaking this all up!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend...I will be back to doing my TT13 next week.

J

Thursday Thirteen -- 02/22/07 (Farewell to TT13)

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Thursday Thirteen. Last week, I was sick ALLLLL week -- AGAIN!!! I was sick for almost 9 days...I FINALLY felt better only after drinking (what seemed like) 3 gallons of Gatorade -- oh man! That flu bug hit me hard. That was the worst I have been since in probably 15 years. With all of that being said, this week, I thought I would talk about 13 random thoughts I have had over the last week in no particular order – some coming from TV overload:

1. OK, at 39 years old, yes – I think it is a travesty that Anna Nicole Smith died. However, with that being said, I DON’T think we should devote 8 hours a day on just about every channel between ABC and Z-Net to her death. I DO think that she was a fool for not updating her will, especially since her man is a lawyer! How foolish.

2. Virgie Smith – mother of Anna Nicole. OK, where does she get off asking to be the legal guardian of Dannielynn? First of all, she DIDN’T EVEN KNOW ANNA NICOLE WAS PREGNANT until her birth was announced on TV! Your 5 minutes of fame are over…please exit stage left.

3. Is it me, or do shows now seem funnier now that they are in re-runs? (ie Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker)…maybe it was the flu thinking for me too :)

4. I really love it when they have show marathons…This week, I was able to catch a Law & Order marathon, and Top Chef marathon, and a M*A*S*H marathon (of sorts). Not to mention my daily 2 hour dose of COPS, and my daily dose of Stump The Schwab.

5. HOT……cold…… HOT……cold…… HOT……cold…… HOT……cold……it was the story of my week. I need a new internal thermostat.

6. Lethargic suites me well :) Don’t ask me why, maybe it was the flu talking again, but I was content (even sick) to just lay on the couch and do nothing. Maybe it’s independently wealthy I like the thought of LOL

7. There are some REALLY stupid movies being made anymore. I watch these movie trailers and think “WTF!” The only one I can actually say I want to see is the new Jim Carrey movie “The Number 23” – that actually looks REALLY good!

8. Food TV did a BEST OF the top 10 places to pig out…there is a place in the Sierra Nevadas that serves 5 pounds (yes, 5 POUNDS) of pancakes for their breakfast!!! WITH fresh maple syrup! Mmmmmm not what I need, but it sure did look good!

9. I cannot wait for winter to be over – for the most part we have been lucky, but I am done with winter – bring me spring and bring me my nice weather and baseball

10. NASCAR is here – I am happy! My daughter loves going to the Home Depot so she roots for #20 Tony Stewart. Now me, I am a fan of whoever puts him into a wall – whenever she is not visiting :) I was flipping through and she goes “DADDY RACECARS VROOOM!!!!” … yes, my daughter loves NASCAR!

11. My daughter also registered for her first soccer lessons – so she asked me if I would buy her a soccer ball so we could practice…how can you say no? BUT, she did say it HAD to be purple and pink soccer ball – her favorite colors. So Daddy is going to be her goalie

12. My son is up and running around the house like a wild hibanchi!! It was just a couple weeks ago he could barely stand with him holding your fingers to walk – now, runs the house! LOVE it

13. I love my kids – I wish there was a way to bundle up their happiness into a jar and carry it around with me :) You cant describe it in words sometimes.

In closing, I would just like to say to Leanne, the creater of the Thursday Thirteen, thank you so VERY much for all you have done with the Thursday Thirteen. I wish you all the best in everything you choose to do, and for all those faithful readers of my musings, please continue to stop by - I plan on continuing to write ... with or without the TT13.

J-Dawg

S U P E R B O W L C H A M P S ! ! ! !

FINALLY!!!! 22 years after moving from my beloved Baltimore (DAMN you Bob Irsay!) the Colts are on top of the NFL with their win over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Now I grew up a Colts fan when they were in Baltimore. Just because Jim Irsay wanted to pull his infamous (click here for video) Midnight Madness Mayflower Move to Indianapolis on March 29, 1984 (not that I remember that day or anything -- YEAH I DO!!! SNOWING!!!) doesn't mean I am not a fan of the Colts -- I am happy they were able to beat Wrecks Grossman (OOOPS, I meant Rex Grossman) and the Bears. Wrecks played a good game, but Indy was prepared for everything they threw at them. For my friend Tom, a die-hard Bears fan, I am sorry...but you need to dump Wrecks, and get you a quality quarterback...Its like having a lamborghini, and putting a Ford Escort engine in it -- its just not good! GREAT team with an OK QB.

Just 212 days until Opening Day of the NFL :)

J

Thursday Thirteen -- 02/08/07

Hello everyone! Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Thirteen. For the last week, it has been brutally cold here. Temps for 3 straight days were below 0°F and windchills in the -30°F to -45°F range. This makes staying inside so nice!!! Unfortunately the next time you go to start your car --- be prepared! It may not start! Mine BARELY started on the 2nd full day of sitting... For ALL of this cold talk, I thought about 13 things I cant wait to do once this cold spell breaks:

1. Spring Cleaning! -- I hate it, but I will do it! Clean everything top to bottom. This INCLUDES the truck.
2. BASEBALL!!! Baseball players start reporting Feb 14th (for my beloved Baltimore Orioles) so the smell of grass, hot dogs, and pine tar are just around the corner.
3. NASCAR!!!! Only 10 more days until DAYTONA! How can you think racing and COLD WEATHER?
4. The great outdoors. I can't wait to walk around in shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt again.
5. Playgrounds -- I love taking my kids to the playground when it is nice!
6. Family webpage --- well, I can do that now, but I want to include pictures from summer, fall, and winter....so I just need to set aside time to do it
7. Deep clean the truck -- yeah I know I said it on #1, but man, it is salty/snowy road dirty!!
8. Go up north - I want to go up and spend 3 days in the Nicolet Forest or someplace up there -- just to clear the mind.
9. Fishing - Its time I get back to doing the things I liked to do....
10. Swimming - I wanna go swimming - anywhere! Even if it is an indoor water park!
11. Open windows - I love having fresh air in my place -- miss having my windows open
12. Grill season!!!! I love BBQ/Grill season -- I love using my grill!
13. Sweet Tea --- I am getting me a suntea pot and BABY, we're makin some SWEET TEA!

I hope you have enjoyed this edition...make it a great week!!!!

J-Dawg

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