Try This

A friend of mine sent this to me. At first, I thought this was funny. Then, not so much. For any of you PC'rs, sorry to offend any of your sensibilities.


- Enter Mexico illegally. Never mind immigration quotas, visas, international law, or any of that nonsense.
- Once there, demand that the local government provide free medical care for you and your entire family.
- Demand bilingual nurses and doctors.
- Demand free bilingual local government forms, bulletins, etc.
-Procreate abundantly. Deflect any criticism of this allegedly irresponsible reproductive behavior with, "It is a cultural United States thing. You would not
understand, pal."
- Keep your American identity strong. Fly Old Glory from your rooftop, or proudly display it in your front window or on your car bumper.
- Speak only English at home and in public and insist that your children do likewise.
- Demand classes on American culture in the Mexican school system.
- Demand a local Mexican driver license. This will afford other legal rights and will go far to legitimize your unauthorized, illegal, presence in Mexico.
- Insist that local Mexican law enforcement teach English to all its officers.
- Have a traffic accident without liability insurance.

Good luck! You'll be demanding for the rest of time or soon dead. Because it will never happen. It will not happen in Mexico or any other country in the world... Except right here... Land of the naive.

March Texas Hold'em Tourney At Crowell's

Saturday
March 26th
6:00 PM

Wow. We're already ready for a second tourney. I lost my shirt at Coco's, but it was a blast. The only bad part was that everyone went home except for DeCola, Baroo, myself and senor Coco. Let's try to make a better effort at Crowell's. Dan, you have no excuse, it's at your house. Maguire, it would be nice to see you more than an hour. You had a sick wife and child, so I understand you leaving from the last one. This one though, you get no passes. Alan and Couni were the big winners of the last tourney, so we'll have their legs broken on the way into Crowell's house for a handicap :-)

Email Dan if you need directions or have any questions, etc.

On A More Serious Note

Bibby asked me to post this. It's worth a read and a good topic to familiarize yourself with.


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As you know, our country is getting older and many people are misdiagnosed as having Alzheimer's or just plain old age. Symptoms include difficulty walking, thinking clearly and an over all poor quality of life. New research has shown, some of these people could be suffering from NPH, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, which is fluid build up in the brain.
The below link is full of information regarding NPH as well as the story of Bob Fowler as seen on the Today show.
I feel very strongly about this because so many elderly are being diagnosed incorrectly and continue to suffer, along with their families. Some of these people probably have NPH, which is curable.
I am turning to all the people I know to get the word out for people to speak with their doctors about NPH and give these people their life back. I know my grandfather suffered from Alzheimer's and I was especially moved with the piece on Terrel Owen's grandmother during the super bowl.

The link is www.allaboutnph.com
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Good words Bibby.

Some Perspective

My sister sent this to me in an email. She didn't write it, but it's some nice words for us to help keep some perspective.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the 2 cups of
coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and
empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked
the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor
then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the
jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the
jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous yes." The professor
then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire
contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the
sand.

The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter
subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf
balls are the important things-your God, family, your children, your health,
your friends, and your favorite passions your life would still be full. The
pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and
your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no
room for pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend
all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for
the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play
with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out
to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house
and fix the disposal."Take care of the golf balls first, the things that
really matter. Set your priorities.The rest is just sand."


One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to
show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for
a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

I Killed My Cell Phone

I killed my cell phone on Thursday. I dropped it in a fine cup of coffee while driving home. Thankfully, I called Cingularman!!!



Cingularman, who's daytime identity is David DeCola swooped in from the sky and provided a loaner cell phone. Thank you Cingularman! He can drink tall Pilsners in a single bound!!!

Boink At BU.... A Double Standard

So Boston University is joining the litany of schools proliferating their so-called free speech. Forgive my harsh words if you are alumni, but allowing a pornographic magazine to be sold on Campus is a one-way street.

Now for you you emotional types, you could be thinking, "Craig, I may not agree with it, but under what law or statute should this be stopped?" or "Are you on some moral high-ground and think this should be removed for religious or moral reasons?"

Now, just to be clear, the pornography on it's face does not bother me. A moral question could be raised for students under the age of 18, but that's not my problem either.

Let me pose the following questions to you:

Let's look at the opposite side of the spectrum for a moment.

1. From what I read, this magazine was started by a young woman. What would have been the outcome of this if it had been a young man who started this eandevor? Be honest with yourself. Would it be "as-o.k.?" Do you think the magazine would have ever made it to the stands?

2. What would have happened if instead of a pornographic magazine, a religious magazine was published? How about a magazine that discussed pro-life opinions or abstinence?

Again, be honest with yourself. In today's ultra P.C. society, do you think that a magazine like that would have been allowed to be sold? Can you see the ACLU getting involved in an attempt to stop the distribution of that kind of a publication?

We both know what would happen. Although it has it's own separate arguments and ramifications, get beyond the fact that this is pornography for a moment. Is it o.k. for free speech to exist only if it fits politically correct criteria?

You can read the article on the topic here.

Texas Hold 'em Tourney This weekend

It should be a hoot. It's been a while since I was out for a night with the guys.
It could happen more, but I don't see my kids enough already. They're growing up so fast. I only have weekends and a couple of hours each night (which I'm thankful for).

So a bunch of us guys from college are getting together for cards this Saturday night. If you were left off of the list inadvertently, don't blame Coco, he's got a lot on his mind. Don't be a punk either and say, "Well, I wasn't invited...blah blah blah" Email him at j22c_2000@yahoo.com. He would like for everyone to be there.

And yes, I'll be taking pictures... When they'll get posted is another discussion :-)

Finally added the last of the Disney Photos.......

from August. I'm a little behind. I'll be working on it though....


click here to log in and see them...

Magoo.......

You've been giving me crap about not posting your ND photos.
1. If you've noticed I haven't posted any new photos since October.
Some of us have to work.

2. I know you need to prove to people you actually went to ND so to start you off, here's a photo. That would be the proverbial olive branch.

Do you think Andy Reid choked?

As a long time Patriot's fan, I have to admit, I was happy and frustrated watching the Eagles fail to run the no huddle offense in the last five minutes of the Super Bowl. Let's face it. The Eagles played a heck of a game. We certainly could have played better, but it was a competitive game that could have been won by either team.

But what was Andy Reid thinking? In my opinion, only a small percentage of blame lay on McNabb. If his coach didn't send in the no huddle, then I can understand why McNabb didn't run it. However, McNabb, clearly the team leader, should have at least at a minimum been following his center's example and telling the team to hurry up to the line. It's inexcusable.

New baby is here

I would like to announce the Keith and Josie Martell had their baby girl the other day.
Her name is Adrianna. I think she was around 6.5 to 7 lbs. She is very cute and a little peanut.
Keith and Josie look very happy and Josie looks great!

Let the blogs begin......

Hey folks.

Sometimes "reinventing the wheel" just takes too long.
I started writing a blog in php about 8 months ago.
Guess what? Doing it properly takes lots of time.
As you know, having two kids and a night job doesn't provide for much of that.
So I came across blogger.com on Google's site today, so I'm giving it a try.