I know in my heart of hearts that it shouldn’t limit his RSS and won’t now for you RSS Readers (Astin, Wawfuls etc). But I need people to visit the site and comment there, not just on Twitter or Facebook. Well at least until Wawfuls helps me with the blog intergration.
Other things that I know:
No matter how hard I try, the garage door will have to be looked at after the first of the year. The stopping in the middle of the way up is annoying as hell!
Big Win for the Red Raiders last night versus Washington. But it means NOTHING unless you follow it up with a win versus TCU on Tuesday. Winning at home is expected. Winning on the road is where you make your RPI look good for the NCAA’s.
It’s not the holidays. It’s CHRISTMAS DAMMIT! I’m so tired of people filled to the brim with political correctness. The holiday that causes people to wait for deals at 4 in the morning isn’t Kwanzaa, it isn’t Festivus, it’s Christmas. Stop wasting my time with “Happy Holidays”. It’s either Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. All the other imitators need to go away now.
I know that if it takes a paid subscription to read your stuff , I won’t be subscribing.
I’ve wanted it to snow more and more and every time I hear 1- 3 inches expected we get nothing. It’s kinda disappointing. All I want them to say is “this storm won’t drop much” , and then we’ll get three feet.
That the wedding is closer and what needs to be done are the little things. But those little things are KILLING Joanna and I now. If we had a weekend to get it all done it would be easy. But it isn’t . Joanna leaves in 8 days to go home for her final wedding preparations.
I will say it for the record. I am NOT NERVOUS! Just depending on other people to take care of certain things are driving me crazy! The wedding planner for the site is horrendous.
Alot of work this week for the wedding with wedding music. I’m putting together the list and the computer with the music on it. I refuse to have the following songs played at my wedding :
We aren’t having a DJ at the wedding reception because :
A. We don’t have the room in the room to have a DJ.
B. I’m not listening to crap at my wedding. I remember some of the music that the “Alleged DJ” thought would be “perfect” for my first wedding, and watched as the dance floor stayed empty. We’ll have a great mix of rock , country , a little hip hop. But unfortunately, I can’t have Steel Panther played at the wedding reception otherwise I’d offend the offensive.
C. We have a former XM Satellite PD as our official button pusher/programmer. Thanks John for helping us out!
D. The usual requests at the wedding are so esoteric that we would rather listen to music that we like rather than what other people like. Maybe that’s a bit selfish, but it is our day. I have no desire to listen to anyone that I can’t stand ie The Macarena, Anything by Vince Gill, Joanna has banned U2 and I’m still wavering on the chicken dance. It may be on the play list but it won’t be pulled out unless I’m feeling right!
One last reunion…
In a way , this may be the last time I’m going to be seeing this group of my good friends together again ever. Each of the wedding party on my side has a special purpose. In Alphabetical Order:
My best goat blowing friend Joe… What can I say? We toughed out some of the toughest years of our lives with the other encouraging the other. When he was dealing with Family Auto Spots, I was laughing along with him. When I was dealing with divorce, he was there to tell me that I would find love again. As for the goat blowing, its a inside joke. I was honored to be Joe’s best man at the wedding of him and Ann.
My brother Liam… He is my tie to my family, been there for the last 29 years supporting me when I wanted to pull away from everyone and hide in Lubbock. He’s the one who told me to go play cards after Pat died and started me back onto the road of self strength. I know when the phone is ringing at 1 in the morning that it could be only one man. My brother. I can depend on him.
My college friend Mitchell… who has been there since college, doling out the advice on a when I really needed it basis. Stayed quiet when I discussed Angie before I got married the first time, but now tells me how Joanna is such a good fit for me. If he approves someone, he will back them up. Also knows where the bodies are hidden and where to hide them !
My work friend Reid… host of donahue.org, instanttragedy.com and my first friend in radio in Lubbock. We worked overnights , him at FM 99, me at KLLL and yet we’d talk to each other to keep each other awake. Bring the term Eleanor Roosevelt up to him and he’ll tell you a sidesplitting story about screwing with Kelli the overnight woman at Mix. Don’t forget the chicken call and some of the more interesting .
My brother from another mother Shawn… What can I say about Shawn? We played cards, and helped each other with our poker play. Him to a world series seat, me to a top 6 finish in the APL National Championships. I knew he was a great guy when him and Curtis just listened to me talk to my kids one time back from the lake to Oklahoma City and pulled me aside to say that he knew my pain and he would always be behind me. Unquestioned friendship. I’d tell you more, but he’d ask for a dollar for the bad beat story.
And there are many other people that I could substitute in there for almost each of them. People that have made an impact in my life; Dalby, Hyatt, Ken, Jon, McDermott and the list would continue on and on. But I chose this fabulous five for this moment. At this time I needed them, and they will be there.
The days approach to the wedding, and I have no fears. Except the one where the wedding planner doesn’t call us back.
I found out that I have to be at work at 5A on Friday. Joy. I’m SOOOOOO Excited. Maybe I can get some shopping done before my shift at 9A.
When it rains it pours…
A week ago I didn’t think Joanna and I would have Thanksgiving plans. Since I work at the aforementioned 5A on Black Friday, I would be unable to have Thanksgiving with either of our families in Hurst and Fredricksburg.
We’ve been busy doing things for other people and getting Jewelry parties set up as well as wedding showers for Joanna and we’ve been too busy to think of what we are going to do for Thanksgiving. Just Sunday night, her parents asked us what we were doing for T-Day.
I just stared at her as I held her on the couch and said…
“Right now we don’t have any solid plans,” I said clueless to the Big Guy’s plan.
Because my usual single place for Thanksgiving – Dennis and Kristi Simmons , well, he’s the wide receivers coach for Tech and I had it in my mind that he would have practice in preparation for the FRIDAY game and not holding Thanksgiving this year. Except the game is on Saturday at Jimmy World in Dallas.
So they kindly invited us back for yet another year of shenanigans starting at 2. BTW Kristi cheats at cards. I’m not kidding, just ask Dee Brown. But I still hold the Turkey Bowl Trophy for spades against her and my wife to be. (Have I mentioned that they cheat horribly?)
COOL! We are normally done at 7 or so and I usually rolls myself into bed for a nice winters nap.
WRONG
Yesterday we were invited at 7 to the Dalby’s for a Thanksgiving Feast. I love Kym and Mike Dalby. She’s a nurse, he’s a firefighter and there isn’t a bad time that we have EVER had with them. Every year I find a way to sneak out a Fantasy Football win against him and he is always yelling my name in vain.
By the way GO NEW YORK NASTY BOYS!!!!!
SCORE! So we get baby Ava time with the Dalby’s because Mike won’t get home from the Fire Station till after 6-6:30. Every man needs to wind down a bit before he has to carve turkey!
Then this morning at 7:45 in the morning… we were invited to the Kruegers for a Thanksgiving shot of goodwill Thanksgiving morning.
A couple of days ago I was cursing because I felt that Thanksgiving would be a quiet one between Joanna and I.
Now , we will be surrounded by our friends being very thankful that they are in our lives.
Tonight it will be “Go to the wine store and figure out what Lubbock wine will go the best with Turkey!”
I’m a blessed man.
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Now I admit last night I got very frustrated because I was working on an accounting issue for someone I love. However my English and her English were not meshing.
Because she LEFT SOMETHING OUT!
Now the logical part of me is going crazy because she doesn’t give me all the facts. It was like this…
“How does 2 +1 = 4? Because it doesn’t!”
“But 2 + 1 + 1 = 4!”
“Where did the other 1 come from?”
“Didn’t I tell you about the other 1?”
“NO!” (red angry face)
“Oops!”
I’m a logical person but in every equation you can’t solve for X if there isn’t a X to solve for.
25 days and I can’t wait.
Each day we get closer and closer, and each day I look more forward to it all being done and she being mine…
I’ve been working on the house a lot and it’s almost finished. I’m really proud of the work and the handyness that I have discovered in me. Maybe it was latent in me and I just had to do it on my own. Maybe it wasn’t my hands doing the handy stuff.
Maybe it was Patricks.
Never the less, I’ve reached the point of what is done is done, and what can’t be done won’t be. (more…)
Part two will be finished in the morning, all ready by Sunday DROP DEAD Deadline.
I love it when a plan comes together.
I gotta crash, shift in the morning and then I get to play.
BTW Major props out to Carol who made a run at a big poker tourney and fell a little short. Crubs always make it dear. You’ll get em next time, I believe in you.
But I believe in a lot of things. I should have done this long ago.
Today was a great day, because Joanna and I got up on time and met Kristi at church. I sat through the message and let it sit in me and at the end of his speech he mentioned the Super Bowl. I was saddened that the Pittsburgh Squealers made it and later this evening I was saddened further when the NFL gave them the Super Bowl.
We went home, changed clothes and then went off to the store to get last minute supplies for the Super Bowl party that I go to every year. We made calls to many of our friends and I was disappointed when Woodyard had “better things to do ” than talk to us. He sucks and he can start a bus.
I did talk to OOOSSSUU and Riggstad, I was hoping that I could get a reverse jinx by having Waffles (Marshall) call for Pittsburgh to win but it wasn’t to be. That should have been an omen.
I’m in charge of the 50 or so prop bets that keep me busy throughout the game. Otherwise, when its two teams I don’t like, I tend to get bored easily.
I was excited that Arizona made the miraculous comeback but angry at the conservative playcalling at the end defensively. If you have a lead , the prevent is the easiest way to lose. And lose they did.
At the end of the night Joanna and I went home and found out that Kristi had a Level 2 ankle sprain from tripping on a acorn at Tech and we almost rushed her to the emergency room if her ankle had swollen up at any time.
We almost crashed at 10 o’clock but I had some things I needed to do for the office. I am glad that we are so close to CMN but yet I feel that we are so far away from getting what I need done accomplished.
The wounds are almost all healed and I am at 95% of operation.
The countdown to Ireland has begun, I have my passport and I can’t wait.
C World has put out the list of the Top 11 Lamest blogs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27792365/ has the list. But during this holiday season I thought I would put out the Instant Donahue list of
This award goes to the Top 8 blogs/rss feeds that I will check before anything else .
8. I will teach you to be rich -It’s a personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else — including entrepreneurship — for getting rich. I read it to help remind me about the little things that I could be doing to help me save money, for vacations and things for my kids. “Action is more important than reading 50 blogs.”- Ramit Sethi And thus it’s one of the Elite 8.
7. Dilbert – DUH. In the land of cubical hell he encompasses all the pointy head bosses in the world.
6. Blog Maverick – Mark Cuban’s blog is filled with promotion of his HD enterprises and his unique take on everything. Not many people would explain why they are investigation by the SEC. And he’s a MFFL. Go Mavericks!
5. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing – Astin is a culinary GENIUS. Though I am still waiting for his recipe for Egg Bread, he always has a unique and delicious way to look at things.
4. The life and thoughts of a midwest geek – Tim is a man who has a bunch of blogs, a bunch of kids and a lot of heart. He is the reason I’ve been looking at Digital SLR cameras again.
3. Gcox – Though he has been busy with hunting, karaoke and work. Gary is my brother from another mother. Even though he is an okie and roots for Boomer Sooner, which has to be the STUPIDEST Fight song ever. What you sing Boomer Sooner over and over again? Sheesh. I will sing it at Okie Vegas but I will insist on NO VIDEO/AUDIO. There is a limit to my shame.
2. (tie) The Wife and Doc Chako – Yup, you can’t have one without the other. I alternate which one I open first since there are some days where I don’t feel like “ladies first”. The Doc is always there with a grin whether it be a poker story or the opportunity to make you smile with a OOPSY! The Wife’s pictures are always one where I had wished I took myself.
1. Bam-Bam – A brother of mine, no we’re not related, but the time we spent in Vegas talking and his offers to help me with anything I needed to get Doc Chako’s guitar ready is just a mere portion of the man. Though I love the Frantic Fridays and the ability for him to tap in and let me into his life, he is an older brother to me.
Elite Friends
This award goes to the Top 8 blogs/rss feeds that are my friends that I haven’t mentioned above.
6. Poker Stage – Falstaff is the man. When people don’t want to do something, he is there. When it needs to be done, he is there. When you are tired and exhausted needing a drink… he is there.
5. oossuuu – Not many people depend on you to get the hardest ticket in town then after watching his team lose come and help mount a big screen tv. A scholar and a gentlemen.
4. Dead Money = SirAlCantHang – Ever since he was put on “Vacation” the blog seems like its lost its fuel. But I have a feeling that the blogger gathering in december will put him back onto a topless woman state of mind.
3. Everyone else that I haven’t mentioned yet.
2. Poker and other Stuff - My friend Recess has had a hard year. I feel for him and remind him that the greatest joys are around the corner.
1. The Poker Enthusiast - Dusty is a hell of a man and I consider him one of my best friends. He listens without judgment and offers advice when I don’t need it but I should listen to it anyway.
…I could afford that new thing that I want so bad.
…I could win the lottery.
So after talking to OhCaptain this morning about what I would do since I couldn’t make it up to his Halloween poker game, I’m putting my list now.
IF I WON THE LOTTERY…
I would do these 11 things:
I would continue working. Why leave my job? I would give more visability to my station and would have the ability to just tell the boss “Bite me!” What’s the worst that could happen? They could fire me?
I would establish scholarships for Shelby and Ryan so they could go to whatever school they would like to go to.
I would pay off my families debt. Then they would be told that they are on their own. They get a free get out of debt payment and that way I feel like I have allowed to not only change my life but the lives of those I love.
I would go and buy me a 1964 1/2 Mustang that looks just like the one my dad got stolen and stripped from him. I would give it to my dad.
I would finish restoring my 67 Mustang.
I would pay off my current house and build my dream house.
I would go back to school.
I would make than one blogger gathering a year.
I’d tell someone that is clueless, the truth about what I think about them and then tag the end of it with “and that’s why I think you’re a miserable excuse for a human,” hand thema check for $5,000 and walk away.
I would give a charity very close to my heart a large donation, and then tell them to never ask me again.
Take the remaining $ invest it in secure instruments and live my life like each day would be my last.
That’s what I would do If I won the lottery.
Doc Chako, The Wife, OhCaptain, Waffles, Riggstad and of course Joanna are officially tagged.
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