Ok, I need to vent.
I have been going to San Jose Sharks games since they played in San Francisco the first couple of years. My friend Mike and I bought 10 game mini plans for a number of years. I am a whore for free tickets when offered, I take my boys at least once a year to a game and we watch them on the tube every chance we get. I am a fan of the Sharks.
Previous years have been disappointing as they had good teams and either blew it in the playoffs or started off so crappy in the beginning of the season, they missed the playoffs altogether.
This year...they had a great team. Had the best record in the NHL. Had home ice advantage EVERY series...had they made it past the first series! Yes, my Sharks got their asses spanked in the first round. I wish I could tell you why. Saying they SUCKED the past 4 games is too easy. Why they sucked? I dont know. No heart? No sense of urgency? No leadership on the ice? Yes. Yes. Yes.
Its frustrating, as a fan, to have ALL the teams in your market LOSE every year.
What do these teams have to do to WIN?
I wish I knew.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Updates and Other Filler
So... awhile back I mentioned that we were visiting schools for my oldest son. We went to several open houses and tours, had him do "shadow" days at the school where he was a student for a day. We met with admissions people, principals..or the Head of School (ckd feel free to laugh)... all in the pursuit of education. It was enough to make my head swim and take up drinking as a fulltime job.
Well...it all paid off. My son was admitted (and we accepted) to a great private school in San Francisco. He is very excited, we all are, and it should be a great experience for him.
But there is more....
This weekend, we begin part 2 of the saga. My youngest son was invited to apply for the same academic program that his brother is a part of. Tomorrow he has an assessement day and we have a family interview as part of the process. I am hoping that nepotism is part of the program's manifesto but also making sure my son is scrubbed behind the ears just in case. If he is accepted, I am thinking he will have a good chance at attending the same private school in a year and having them at the same school would be awesome.
Lets keep our fingers crossed!
Ok...let me rant....
What The F**k is going on with the Sharks? Are they going to blow it again? They are folding faster than a Kmart Lawn chair. They had better get their heads out of their asses or they run the risk of losing this fan....and many others too!
Play like you want it guys. Play like you mean it. For Fucks sake, just fucking play!
Well...it all paid off. My son was admitted (and we accepted) to a great private school in San Francisco. He is very excited, we all are, and it should be a great experience for him.
But there is more....
This weekend, we begin part 2 of the saga. My youngest son was invited to apply for the same academic program that his brother is a part of. Tomorrow he has an assessement day and we have a family interview as part of the process. I am hoping that nepotism is part of the program's manifesto but also making sure my son is scrubbed behind the ears just in case. If he is accepted, I am thinking he will have a good chance at attending the same private school in a year and having them at the same school would be awesome.
Lets keep our fingers crossed!
Ok...let me rant....
What The F**k is going on with the Sharks? Are they going to blow it again? They are folding faster than a Kmart Lawn chair. They had better get their heads out of their asses or they run the risk of losing this fan....and many others too!
Play like you want it guys. Play like you mean it. For Fucks sake, just fucking play!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Lifestyle Changing
I have been on the South Beach Diet for about two weeks now. If any of you (all one of you), know anything about this diet it's that for the first two weeks you can have no carbs or sugar at all. Nothing. Zero. Not one little, tiny chocolate morsel that may have fallen off of a cookie in a Chips Ahoy package. Zilch. If any of you know me, I love chocolate. See the dilemma?
I have done this diet before and it worked. I had lost about 15 pounds before I gave in and regained my plump figure. This time, I am determined to stick with it.
The idea is behind the no sugar, no carbs cold-turkey torture is to reteach your body what its like to be satisfied with what you ate. Carbs are filler. They fill you up for the time being but shortly later you are hungry again. Also, carbs turn into sugar. If you don't burn the sugar off, the sugar and calories gets stored as fat. (This may not be entirely accurate but it works for me so all of you peeps that got A's in biology shut up). The book says after a few days you dont crave carbs anymore. I would have to agree. I dont crave that piece of garlic bread...but I wouldn't mind a piece! Once the two-week hell week is over, I can "reintroduce" carbs into my diet. However, because I have been following the SB Diet bible, I now know what kinds of carbs to eat to limit the amount of sugar in my body. I will wheat bread instead of white. I should have whole wheat pasta instead of the regular stuff. Don't eat those potatoes Mo, have wild rice instead. (Did you know wild rice isnt rice at all?) Shit like that.
This Saturday is the end of the hell week. I am a bit nervous about being able to eat sugar again. What should I eat as a treat? Can I make this lifestyle change stick?
Only time will tell. I will keep you posted.
I have done this diet before and it worked. I had lost about 15 pounds before I gave in and regained my plump figure. This time, I am determined to stick with it.
The idea is behind the no sugar, no carbs cold-turkey torture is to reteach your body what its like to be satisfied with what you ate. Carbs are filler. They fill you up for the time being but shortly later you are hungry again. Also, carbs turn into sugar. If you don't burn the sugar off, the sugar and calories gets stored as fat. (This may not be entirely accurate but it works for me so all of you peeps that got A's in biology shut up). The book says after a few days you dont crave carbs anymore. I would have to agree. I dont crave that piece of garlic bread...but I wouldn't mind a piece! Once the two-week hell week is over, I can "reintroduce" carbs into my diet. However, because I have been following the SB Diet bible, I now know what kinds of carbs to eat to limit the amount of sugar in my body. I will wheat bread instead of white. I should have whole wheat pasta instead of the regular stuff. Don't eat those potatoes Mo, have wild rice instead. (Did you know wild rice isnt rice at all?) Shit like that.
This Saturday is the end of the hell week. I am a bit nervous about being able to eat sugar again. What should I eat as a treat? Can I make this lifestyle change stick?
Only time will tell. I will keep you posted.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Opening Day
Today, Americans all across the land are full of hope and optimism. Today, millions of people, big and small, short and tall, of all colors, sex, religious and political beliefs will be united in their thinking and wishing for same thing. Yes, today is Opening Day for baseball (the season actually started Sunday night but the Giants, my Giants, start today...and thats all that matters) and fans across the globe all think that their team will win the World Series in October.
Many have waited through a cold winter for today to come. Spring is here and with it, the smell of fresh cut grass and hot dogs is in the air. The roar of the crowd, the boos directed toward the opposing team (and umpires) and the distinct cry of the peanut vendor will be heard today by the hoards of fans who were insightful enough to ask for the day off of work weeks ago or resourceful enough to come up with a good ailment to use to call in sick.
Among the crowds will be Opening Day virgins, experiencing the spectacle firsthand for the very first time and veterans alike, who have witnessed more than one Opening Day but still look forward to the next one like a kid waiting for his turn to ride the slide at ATT Park.
Kids, of all ages, will fall in love with baseball today for the first time or the 100th time. Today, every team is in first place, and every fan thinks that their team will still be there 162 games later.
People will come together, united, toward a single cause. Today, more than most days, many of us are more alike than we will ever realize or admit. Today, a game unites a lot of us. America's past time. Baseball.
Go Giants.
Play Ball!
Many have waited through a cold winter for today to come. Spring is here and with it, the smell of fresh cut grass and hot dogs is in the air. The roar of the crowd, the boos directed toward the opposing team (and umpires) and the distinct cry of the peanut vendor will be heard today by the hoards of fans who were insightful enough to ask for the day off of work weeks ago or resourceful enough to come up with a good ailment to use to call in sick.
Among the crowds will be Opening Day virgins, experiencing the spectacle firsthand for the very first time and veterans alike, who have witnessed more than one Opening Day but still look forward to the next one like a kid waiting for his turn to ride the slide at ATT Park.
Kids, of all ages, will fall in love with baseball today for the first time or the 100th time. Today, every team is in first place, and every fan thinks that their team will still be there 162 games later.
People will come together, united, toward a single cause. Today, more than most days, many of us are more alike than we will ever realize or admit. Today, a game unites a lot of us. America's past time. Baseball.
Go Giants.
Play Ball!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Diets and Random Thoughts...
I started a diet (change of lifestyle) yesterday and it is no April Fools joke. I am doing the South Beach diet...low carbs, good carbs only type...or at least a modified version of it. Its a tough diet (change of lifestyle) for carbo-holics like me but it worked in the past and Im seeing if I can catch lightning in a bottle again. If I can just get my ass off the couch and exercise some I think it will work. Stay tuned for angry rants and general bitching....diet (change of lifestyle) induced of course.
Time for some random thoughts....
Baseball season is less than a week away. Nice
How many USEFUL apps do I have on my iPhone? Not many...as in, they might be useful but I dont use them.
I am using twitter...I may actually link this blog to it....but Im still not sure I get it.
I went to Seattle a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Went to the Space Needle, Pikes Market, ate at Dicks. Would go back in a heartbeat.
If any of you go there or are there now, you have to try Assaggio. Its a great little Italian restaurant on 4th St right next to the Andra Hotel. The service is great and the food is awesome. I would go to Seattle just to eat there. www.assaggioseattle.com
On my next trip up, I am going to take a picture of every Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee shop I see. I need to buy a bigger memory card for my camera.
Spring is here. Allergies too. This sucks.
Have a great day.
Time for some random thoughts....
Baseball season is less than a week away. Nice
How many USEFUL apps do I have on my iPhone? Not many...as in, they might be useful but I dont use them.
I am using twitter...I may actually link this blog to it....but Im still not sure I get it.
I went to Seattle a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Went to the Space Needle, Pikes Market, ate at Dicks. Would go back in a heartbeat.
If any of you go there or are there now, you have to try Assaggio. Its a great little Italian restaurant on 4th St right next to the Andra Hotel. The service is great and the food is awesome. I would go to Seattle just to eat there. www.assaggioseattle.com
On my next trip up, I am going to take a picture of every Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee shop I see. I need to buy a bigger memory card for my camera.
Spring is here. Allergies too. This sucks.
Have a great day.
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