October 2005 Archives

Every school day, Zoe checks out a book from her school's library and we read it to her before bed. It seems like a pretty good deal, but there is a problem with this scenario. Zoe can't read. All she knows about the book she picks is what she can tell from the pictures. Last Friday we had to put our cat Annie to sleep. Zoe didn't know that was coming, but she brought home a book called "Dog Heaven" that speculates about what awaits dogs in the after life. Serendipitous, eh? To follow up, on Monday she brought home a book that obviously appealed to her with pictures of a happy family wearing funny hats dancing around some candles. The book was Hooray for Hanukkah!

On an unrelated note, U2 will soon announce they are breaking up. Two weeks after the announcement, they will reform as a Cheap Trick tribute band. I can't tell you my source. Remember that you read it here first.

It's been a while since I posted photos here. In case you haven't seen them lately, this is what my girls look like.

We went to the St. Matthew's Fall Fest -- St. Matthew's is Zoe's preshool alma mater -- Zoe rode a pony.

Ava rode a pony too. She was a little less confident about the ride but no less proud of herself.

Zoe will be a butterfly princess for Halloween.

I took the girls to the Hairy Man Festival. They loved the petting zoo.

Ava doesn't like posing for photos. I had to trick her by snapping this one as she crawled out of a hole in a playground wall.

This is just a candid playground snapshot that I like.

Dear Peyton,

Congratulations on the 5-0 start to your 2005 season. That's really something to be proud of.

I am writing to ask you a personal favor. When you're in the red zone - which is pretty frequent this season - consider sticking with the same sort of passing plays that got you there. I realize Edgerrin is doing a pretty good job getting the ball into the end zone for you, but that doesn't do anything for my fantasy team. My fantasy football team - named Zova after my two daughters, Zoe and Ava - is currently 2-2. I expected to be 4-0, or at least 3-1, at this point. I had the first pick in the draft this year, and I drafted you instead of LaDainian Tomlinson. There is no doubt that LaDainian is a great player, but I was after week-to-week consistency. The kind of consistency I associate with you, Peyton.

I don't want to put undo pressure on you, but I can't help but notice that if I had opted for Tomlinson in the first round, Zova would now be 4-0. It is still early in the season, and an extra TD pass per game would help out a lot.

Your Fantasy Owner,

Will

P.S. When your looking for open receivers, if it's all the same, give Reggie Wayne an extra look. He's on my fantasy team too.

When we housebroke Zoe, we talked a lot about panties. Instead of explaining that, because I am far too manly to wear panties, my undergarments are called briefs, I just referred to my briefs as panties. Now Zoe thinks that everybody who is out of diapers wears panties. Some day, maybe soon, she will raise a boy's ire by suggesting that he wears panties, and it will be my fault.

I noticed this job description on the "Jobs for Wimpkillers" jobroll to the left.

Job Description Crew Members Hurricane Katrina Cleanup Jim Thompson and Co., Inc. has immediate openings for CREW MEMBERS to help clean up New Orleans. Long Hours. Hard Work. Tough Conditions. Crews are working 7 days a week, 12+ hours a day. Must have a clean driving record. Must be bondable and drug-free. Wimps need to apply. Office located in rural Washington County, MO Come by our office and fill out an application. 1 Jim Thompson Way Blackwell, MO 63626 1-800-839-6789 www.disasterjim.com AROUND THE CLOCK AROUND THE COUNTRY E.O.E. Location MO-Park Hills,US