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Posted by Brian at 9:38 AM | Permalink

Remember that flat piece of concrete??

Click here to see a picture of my almost completed office as well.

Posted by Brian at 4:20 PM | Permalink

Especially if you watch "Law & Order".

So tonight I decide to spend the evening watching my first real TV season start on the big HD in the now windowless living room (sunlights get installed later next week).

Anyhow, after forcing myself though "West Wing" (of which they couldn't have done a better job of making the Republicans look like fat, war-mongering toads...maybe that's why I don't like it); I happily tune in to watch Law and Order (no stupid title after it).

L&O has been one of my favorite shows for a while. Decent storylines, law is upheld, life is happy. Every now and then however, there is one case that goes awry and the wrong side wins (namely the DA's office when hey have zilch evidence and the guy gets a jury holding a noose). That was the case tonight.

Tonight we had our psychopathic serial killer who preyed on little girls. The actor who played him did an absolutely perfect job of capturing the true twisted view of society that these people usually have. But he wasn't the focus of the trial at the end. No, the focus was on the guy from "Spin City" who was playing the upwardly mobile "Legal Aid" guy (how upwardly mobile are you if you work for legal aid?).

Anyhow, the serial killer tells his counsel that he killed a whole bunch of other little girls and tells him where they are, and the clueless Legal Aid guy decides to go check it out and confirms it. Since the conversations were between attorney and client, he couldn't tell the courts what he saw or where it was since it was priviledged. Good old Jack McCoy didn't like that answer so he had the attorney arrested and found guilty of conspiracy to commit multiple murders.

You know what the funny thing is. There were a total of four people in that room when the guy said that his Legal Aid guy knew. Why isn't the Bar Association disbarring Mr. McCoy?

Oh yeah, that's right, it's a TV show. And one that's getting suckier all the time.

One more show off the list...

Posted by Brian at 12:31 AM | Permalink

Let's See.

32 orbits ago, we had already walked on the moon a few times. The Soviet Union was causing trouble. Cars got 10 miles/gallon and the Internet comprised of two routers that could barely route a packet between them.

Damn, it's been a really cool time to be around. :-)

HBTM.

Posted by Brian at 1:02 PM | Permalink

Here's where "stunned" is properly used.

Northern Illinois 19, #21 Alabama 16

Posted by Brian at 12:09 AM | Permalink

Tonight's Blog is brought to you by the lovely Radisson Inn in Arlington Heights.

But that's not who I want my money back....

It's from the lovely guys up the road at Medieval Times. Yes, tonight the Wohlgemuth clan put on the "Burger King Wannabe" hats and strolled off to watch 20 somethings play good knight/bad knight.

And it's always quite entertaining. Explosions, cool lights, nice choreography, everything that makes for what you would normally see in "The Cable Guy". Except now this is the "new" storyline (as opposed to the one which we've seen before. Guys smack each other with dull blades, group that cheers the loudest wins.).

So as I'm prodding on the kids to scream, boo, heckle (hey dammit, I know it's not real, but I don't want to lose); we win. The "Black and White" knight pretends to kick the crap out of the sneaky "Blue" knight and everythng is great. He kneels down to get this really nice looking sword and take off with the fair princess.

(Spoiler Alert, if you really don't want to know what happens next; then you most likely need psychological help)

Except this is where the storyline takes a turn. The secret evil guy is the person who's knighting him and of course, takes a whack at him. My kids are stunned. This guy who fought off all these other knight gets whacked when he isn't looking.

So who saves the day? The second place "Blue Knight"? No, it's the GD "Green Knight" who was the first out of competition with an ingrown toenail. He comes in a steals the spotlight and beats the "Evil Knight" and then the show is over.

Now that I'm sitting here stunned (ok, stunned is WAY too strong of a word. I'll save that for my next post), my kids are ticked that their guy who won every tournament is now proverbial worm food. And the team who really does win is the icky green side who now has the princess rubbing her jewels all over his flesh wound.

So Medieval Times, while your new storyline is quaint; let the damn team who cheered on their people to win actually enjoy it. :-)

Posted by Brian at 12:07 AM | Permalink

Maybe it's me, or maybe it's how I was brought up. But for those people who live in a flood plain; I think it's time to grow up...

The lead story tonight on Fox News is Frustration Mounts in Wake of Isabel. The general gist of the story is that people are frustrated by the lack of power, and the slowness of the federal government is handling the situation.

Handling the situation??? This storm hit North Carolina only three days ago. The flood waters still haven't receded in Annapolis, and people are complaining about the lack of electricity, fast food, dry cleaning, etc... Here's a clue to those people on the Outer Banks. If you decide to live on an island, and a hurricane hits while you are living there, don't expect Starbucks to keep serving double-mocca Frappachinos while the Category 2 storm is slamming the six foot above sea level island with an eleven foot storm surge.

No offense but if a damn tornado hit my house tomorrow, I don't think I would be too damn worried about the federal government cutting me a check at +72 hours. I would probably start sorting through my stuff (which BTW, should have been evacuated several days beforehand when the warnings started coming out) and would be glad my families were alive and healthy.

My personal favorite quote:

"We have phones one minute and then we don't have phones," said Phil Reale, whose home in Williamsburg was condemned because a large tree fell on it. "You're so confused. You really don't know what to do. We're going to have to live on the street."

Wait a minute Phil, your home is now the world's largest pile of toothpicks and you are worried about the god damn phones? And maybe I'm wrong, but I think the Red Cross has been setting up shelters all up and down the coast so people like yourself have a place to sleep and get a meal. So Phil, time to get your head out of your "Feeling sorry for myself" ass and get your family taken care of.

Posted by Brian at 11:38 PM | Permalink

After four days of mind-numbingly dull classes, I've remembered why I love working from home so much.

No Cliques
No Dress-Code
Don't have to worry about doing something that will initmidate your coworkers
Breaks "Whenever you Want"
No worrying about the Internet Police

What else have I left out....

Posted by Brian at 10:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Quick updates so that my blog dosn't look deserted...

Stuck in a training class for a week in Chicago.
Addition is about 85% done, waiting for drywall work to be done.
Possibility of the Wohlgemuth clan increasing to four kids.

Posted by Brian at 10:10 AM | Permalink

To the tune of "The FUN Song" from Spongebob Squarepants. Sing along if you know the tune!

F is for "F*ck, the GD roof is leaking"
U is for "Up on the ladder to stop it!"
N is for "No shit, I've got to replace my two year old carpet now"
And my builder might not cover it!!!!!

Around 10:30 last night I noticed a slight bulge in my wall. What it turned out to be was a 3" x 6" bubble of water being held back by drywall paper and paint. Needless to say, the water won. I'm now waiting and hoping that the carpet guys can save the carpet, but judging from the smell, I'm guessing I'm too late.

All on a Monday Morning....

Posted by Brian at 12:22 PM | Permalink

More insight about the whole Depleted Uranium flap.

Posted by Brian at 10:34 AM | Permalink