Santo

So ole Ronnie's been denied another shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Should've known this was coming, right? It's not the first time this has happened. What's keeping him out? The Veteran's Committee.

Seems odd that the last 3 times they have voted nobody into the Hall... or Ron Santo really is a dick. Maybe he burned a few bridges along the way. Who knows. Or do you think everyone's sick of hearing him bitch about not getting in? I don't know.

I really do feel badly for him, but at the same time, I'll admit I get a little sick of hearing about it. He does talk (whine?) about it a lot in the media. Seems to me if you have to ask to be honored, it shouldn't mean as much. It doesn't seem like you should demand to be honored in the Hall of Fame. Sure, it would be great. But still, it's an honor, not a right. The Cubs retired his number. That should mean a whole lot, if not everything.

I don't mean to diss, I do love him, really I do. I do feel a little bit dirty writing this. He has done a lot for the Diabetes cause... hey he got that crazy dude to walk to Chicago from Arizona! That's something to be proud of. Maybe just lay off the Hall of Fame smack-talk, and let's see what happens in 09.

Oh, and Thurman Munson didn't get in either.

Oops, she did it again

I'm sure I'm joining the legions of wacky morning news anchors with that headline, but it's hard to resist.

First off, can someone tell me why this is Front Page News? I mean, really. It's a hairdo. It's Britney. Y'all shouldn't be too surprised by anything she does anymore, right?

Question: "Um, well, then why are you writing about it? I mean, if it doesn't matter and all."

Answer: "Because I don't write about things that are important. Except my daughter. She's important to me, of course. But I don't think her recent advances in language and motor development should be front page news either. I like to write about dumb shit."

Not that Britney is a dumb shit. Wait, hold on, okay. Let me just say I don't dislike her. I'm kinda fascinated by her. Which is, of course, why I suppose she's Front Page News all the time. Let me just say I'm confused. I watched the interview, yes the one with Matt Lauer (don't get me started on him...). She seemed to be upset, nay distraught, nay tormented by all the media attention that was thrust upon her. "I'm jus' tryin' to live mah liiieeefe," she pleaded in her sappy sweet southern drawl. I felt sorry for her. Poor girl's just trying live huh liiieeefe. Leave her alone!

But now, with the clubbin' and the Hiltonin' and the flashin'... I just don't know. I was reading in US Weekly, oh maybe in the dentist's office or something, not really sure where I happened upon that trash rag exactly...ok fine. I was reading it in bed because I have a subscription. There, I've come clean, feels good. So, they tend to track celebrities and it just blows my mind. "Britney parties in NYC Feb 12." Then another pic: "Britney parties in LA Feb. 13." "Britney enters rehab Feb. 14." "Britney parties til 5:30 am in NYC Feb 15."

I just don't get it. I felt sorry for you. I wanted to hide you away from the paparazzi in my basement. MY BASEMENT for frick's sake. Now why are you trapsing around the globe partying til all hours of the night?

Now I would never doubt another mother's skills and abilities as a parent, especially one I have never met. Lord knows I've got a lot to still learn in that department. But babies wake up early, and what time do you get up girl? Those lil chaps need you, look who their father is, good golly.

I posed this question to Devin this morning: "Why doesn't she just take her kids, her money, her family & friends and just hide out and enjoy life?" I mean, if she's so harassed by it all.

He answered, "She's addicted to the attention." I think he may have a valid point. Really, what else could explain it?

Lice?

Oh come on...

Already???



Cubs' Wood hurt in fall from hot tub

The Associated Press
Published February 15, 2007, 3:35 PM CST


MESA, Ariz. -- Oft-injured Kerry Wood is out again -- this time because of a flub in a hot tub.

The Chicago Cubs pitcher is not expected to throw off the mound for a few days after he slipped this week getting out of a hot tub at home. Wood landed on his stomach and chest.


Something is seriously wrong with this man. Like on Lost last night. Desmond's subconcious ( in the form of an old lady antique dealer) said, "The universe has a way of course correcting. If I saved that man today from the scaffold, he would have been hit tomorrow by a taxi. If I saved him from the taxi, he would have died the next day."

One gets the feeling that the universe has it out for Wood. Maybe the universe wants him to play somewhere else. I mean, the season hasn't even started yet.

In the words of Gob Bluth, "COME ON!!!!"

Dear Pinheads,

It's called a snow day... ever heard of it?????? I don't suppose you need to worry about driving in the snow, of course. You probably have a well-paid driver, paid for with my money.

How was my commute? Oh, thanks for asking! I left school at 3pm. It took me 45 minutes to get from 57th to 55th on Lake Shore Drive. There was a plow a few cars in front of me, but he had the plow up and wasn't salting. Hmmm, that's weird! Anyhow, I pretty much had a death grip on the steering wheel down LSD because I really did fear for my life. I couldn't see in front of, or in back of me. We couldn't see the lane markings, so people were driving everywhere. If I went over 5 mph my car slid back and forth. Windshield wipers let me down, man. Had to sit way up in the seat to peek through the wiped part. I screamed a lot.

Is it worth it? Wouldn't it just be better to take a day and know that all the teachers and students are safe at home?

Oh, and then I got stuck in the alley for 20 minutes at home. Dev & I had to shovel out.

Total commute time= 3 hours.

Sooooo, I won't be in tomorrow. Hope you don't mind. Maybe you can take my class. Don't forget the ISATs are in a few weeks...

Warmest regards,
Kroushlconflict

At the museum

So we decided to blow of E's Saturday morning class. We've been doing this a lot lately, mostly because we hate it. We made the mistake of enrolling her in a 12 week (pretty expensive) baby music-n-fun class. It's a franchise of one of the cute baby clothes stores. Faulty reasoning led me to suppose cute clothes = cute baby class. So wrong, so wrong, so wrong.

First off, there's the teacher. Think if Otto the busdriver mated with a crazy drunk sorority girl. One would guess that if you were to be singing for a group of 1 year olds you would lay off the cigarettes and bourbon the night before. Or, if your job required you to walk around in socks, you would be sure to wear ones without giant holes in the toes. Not our girl. I'm not sure if she's too hungover to remember the words, but each song has only one verse and they're all sung to the tune, "The Wheels on the Bus."

Then there's the busy boxes. They bring these out, filled with toys, for about 2 minutes. Don't worry if your child gets attached to one, you can purchase them by the door on your way out! It's such an obvious plug to buy their crap it makes me ill.

The real kicker is that they try to justify each activity with an educational spin. "Now we are working on our communication skills! Toddlers are developmentally at the stage that they need to..." Blah blah blah shut up Boozy! Really? Let's talk child development then. Can you please, oh please explain how bouncing on an air log helps my daughter with her communication skills? Can't we just let em bounce???? For bouncings' sake?????

Anyhow, we ended up touring the Children's Museum at Navy Pier. Quite cool. They have a whole Blue Man Group exhibit about making music, pitch, tension, etc. She had a blast going through the lighted tunnels, the blacklight room & playing the PVC pipes. She probably learned and enjoyed herself more in our one trip than she has in our 10 other sessions of class. I know I did!