Liam & the bag of dog poop

Our beast(chocolate lab) poops a lot. You would think he is on an all-bran-diet. He would do his business in the backyard. In the same spot Thank God! There is nothing like wandering around and searching for poop. Anyway enough with the sordid details. Here is the story...



It was during the summer. We were setting out for an afternoon trip to Wally-Mart. We loaded up the kid's in the truck. I went out to the yard and filled up a gallon storage bag of poop. I would do this about every 2-3 days and then take the deposit to the nearest trash can on one of our outings. today it would be the Wally-Mart can.



On our way in I gave the bag to poor Liam. I had to carry Tony and my water bottle(it was so hot that day). And anyway it looks really strange carrying a big baggie of poop. I could tell by Liam's pained expression that he was quite content to be seen strolling across the parking lot carrying a bag of...well you know what it is.



Normally I throw this out at the gas stations I visit because the cans are right there at the gas pump and I can very non-chalontly toss it in unrecognized.



We enter through the garden end. THERE IS NO CAN OUTSIDE. I tell liam there is one as soon as you enter the garden area. Well we enter the garden area. There is the can. There is the door greeter also. She is putting one of those little green dots on somebody's return. She is also standing directly in front of the can. I tell liam to go behind her and hurry and drop it in. Liam holds the bag up and looks at the woman. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD LIAM WE ONLY HAVE A FEW PRECIOUS SECONDS HERE. THROW IT IN THE CAN BOY, THROW IT IN THE @#%$ CAN ALREADY.



Liam is not getting my telepathy. He is just standing there holding up this bag. Just as I am about to grab the bag myself and throw it in the can before we have to embarrassingly explain why we are entering the store carrying a bag full of fecal matter, the woman looks at us . BUSTED. BANNED. Maybe even ARRESTED.



But no... The woman looks at the bag and puts a little green sticker on it and waves at Tony on my shoulders. I guess the legend is true. That place will take back ANYTHING!

The saga continues

Cbs has now fired Imus. Will the insanity ever stop. I wonder why BET has never been scrutinized like this. The video content they show and promote uses this "joke" in probably half the videos they promote. It corrupts more minds than anyone is realizing. This is seen as "life in da hood". As long as these "artists" can promote this, it is fine with joe public. When Don Imus uses it as a joke, it's all over.

Just listen to Snoop Dog's comments over this. I wish I had the transcript. If Don Imus was to follow up his statement with snoopy dog's statement, he would have been drawn and quartered. It has something to do with who the real ho's are. Snoopy dog is the ambassador of this filth. Nobody ever questions him because he is black and fron "da hood". Does anyone see a double standard here??

I still see Imus's "joke" as a delivery in bad taste. He didn't mean what he said. It was a horrible wordplay on something that is said everyday in the filth of rap music. I guess as long as your from , or in, "da hood" it's okay.

Tony is a punk rocker

A little note...While playing Ramones today, the song Blitzkrieg Bop came on and I turned it up a bit for my little one who really seemed to be digging the sound. He immediately went to the couch and kept climbing on and jumping off. He makes me so proud!

The Imus "schticky" situation

Watched a Bill Maher interview on MSNBC and he hit the nail right on the head-GET OVER IT! Imus is known for this type of humor, and as bad as his "nappy-headed ho's" sounded, it is no different to his style of schtick. I think people are taking this way to serious. Give the guy a break. He apologized over and over. Just like Howard Stern-if you find it offensive, turn it off.

And now entering into the ring are Sharpton and Jackson. If they can't turn this into a media circus, we're all in trouble. These two are bigots in their own rite, and both have said outrageous things themselves. They both seem like they wait for these types of things and rocket out and jump right on the podium. They make my head spin watching their "schtick".

Don Imus is always putting people down and degrading them. The one key here is that it is not malicious and has always been perceived as his schtick. Not this time. When you are "live" sometimes you say thing when the humor ball is rolling that you wish you didn't. That is what happened here, and his apology is real and should be accepted.

The advertisers that are pulling off are only doing this to sell more in a different way. I mean come on, how ridiculous can you be. If you are a stand up comedian and you say something like this in your show, some laugh, some don't. You either get up and walk out, or you stay because that's what you expect. This is a media circus and the advertisers that are pulling ads are doing so for their own gain and that's all.

I wish they would just forget this and leave the poor man alone. he apologized and that isn't enough. It's a "schtick" that went horribly wrong. But all in all it was just a schtick. If you don't like it or get it, turn the darn channel.

The Inconvenient Truth

Just watched Al Gore's "An Inconvenient truth". I think everyone should see this film. It was well done and brought to light many disturbing realities. It's amazing that some will deny these FACTS and bury their heads in the sand. ESPECIALLY those supporters of the BUSH regime. I am glad I voted for Mr. Gore in 2000. One of the main reasons was his fight to bring an awareness to Global Warming, and all his accomplishments in politics as well as in life. I didn't see anything to report from the other side, and still don't. I won't get political, so I will end this here.
If everyone who sees this will make just one change in their lives and how the effect benefits mother earth, then he has helped this world in more ways than anyone could possibly believe. My one change will be small, but significant for me. Sometimes at work, when I am rushed, I throw the cardboard down the trash chute instead of spending time compacting it with the "recyclable" cardboard. It takes too much time. From now on I will take the time and do what is right. This may seem really insignificant and on a really small scale, but like I said, if everyone just does one thing...

Me and The Boyz!!!!

This picture says it all. These 2 guys are what keeps things funny as well as demanding(sorry little Tony but I call it as I see it). The other day Tony realized that floor registers can be pulled up very easily, and you can put things down the ducts. Some things of note have been empty water bottles, sippy cups and Dad's Elvis Costello CD's.

Liam is still an ANGEL!

The little Cowboy!

This is Tony. He is more of an Indian than a Cowboy. Unfortunately, we couldn't find any feathers. For right now we'll keep him as a cowboy.

It's SNOWING!!!!

It's snowing outside. Liam is outside having snowball fights with his friends. Tony came back in crying cuase his little hands got real cold quick. The kids in the neighborhood are all excited, not only because snow is cool to play in, but there is always the possibility of no school tomorrow. I think nature is just teasing these poor kids.
My nemesis, our chocolate lab, got loose and ran down the street to the neighbors house. He always goes to this house when he gets loose. I told them they could have him because he always seems itchin' to get over there. They declined.
As I watch the kids through the window it brings me back and also reaffirms that snow is cool.

The Ox's Tale

Watched AN OX'S TALE, which is a documentary on JOHN ENTWISTLE. In my opinion the greatest rock bass player. The WHO were who they were and where they got that signature sound because of this man.
I got to see him perform with his solo project back in 1985(I believe) at The Living Room in Providence, RI. It was one of those shows that, for a lover of all things musical, come once. I even got to shake his hand as he walked through the crowd after the performance. Just to let you know, it is extremely rare to meet anyone after a performance, let alone stroll through the crowd on your way out. I think that the fans in Providence let him know just what we thought of him and he was returning the favor in his own gesture.
Some may scoff and say "Oh big deal!", a musician walked through the crowd and you got to shake his hand. Shiver me timbers!!! To those I say, it was a big deal and another memory and absolute treat for me.
And for those who still don't get it, put on QUADROPHENIA or WHO'S NEXT, crank it up and begin to understand.