November 27th...AJ TURNS FOUR!
On Saturday November 27th 2004 @ 2:50 PM at St. Alexius Hospital in Hoffman
Estates IL, Alexander James was born...8 lbs, 4 oz. Here we are four years
later, and we have the pleasure of celebrating his birthday AND Thanksgiving on
the same day! Here's a few pics from the
the day he was born & the few weeks that followed in 2004. To see more
recent images, you can visit his main picture page which is updated through June
(with a big update coming this weekend).
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Picture of the Moment Yup, that's our four-year-old boy!
This one was taken on the official pre-school picture day in early November.
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November 27, 2008
What not to be thankful for on
Thanksgiving
I am borrowing this Thanksgiving “wish
list” (if that’s what you call it) from a Chicago Tribune article by
Rick Morrissey; it’s from the Sports section and weighs a bit
heavier on the Chicago teams. Enjoy, and have a very Happy
Thanksgiving!
What not to be thankful for on Thanksgiving
Rick Morrissey / In the wake of the news
November 26, 2008
It's the day before Thanksgiving, and
all through the house … oh, wait. Wrong holiday.
It's the day before Thanksgiving, and I would like to take this
opportunity to say I'm thankful for sunrises, barefoot strolls on
the beach … oh, wait. Wrong columnist.
It's the day before Thanksgiving, and there are things I'm not
thankful for, including the stupid rule about not ending a sentence
with a preposition. There. Right holiday, right grumpy columnist.
I know this approach is going to come across as really, really
ungrateful, seeing as how this is the time of year when we reflect
on all the good things in our lives. But I would like to point out
that I didn't ask for, say, the Detroit Lions. They were thrust upon
me.
I suppose I could be more positive and say I'm thankful for the New
York Giants' excellence, but the truth is that I'm more not thankful
for the Lions' wretchedness.
I'm willing to acknowledge that this could be considered a character
flaw.
Past Postings
(2005-2007) Includes all sorts of crap, such as my brief, personal summary
of 2007, history lessons, the "F" word, sports, politics, random
thoughts & funnies, and much more. Sorted by date posted so
you may have to scroll a bit to find stuff. Good luck!
Quote of the Moment:
"To get
something done, a committee should consist of no more than three
men, two of whom are absent."
CN Railways...huge assholes Read here about how Canadian National
Railroad is threatening to basically destroy many towns in the
Chicagoland area...all in the name of a foreign business.
Hmmmm...
Leon Rebodos - updates since
the surgery One of my very good friends since grade school,
Leon Rebodos,
underwent emergency open heart surgery early morning on Thursday, December 6th.
Some notes on other health issues he's encountered on the long road
to recovery are
are in the news section.
Pictures of the Kids You
can always find the picture pages for our child
Alexander (A.J.) under the Alex
Pics link in
the left side near the top. These are updated roughly every
couple months. Additionally, on this page there are links to
pictures of my niece Isabella and my
new nephew Rory.
Dorsch
Family - Moved to AZ
Gene started a new job that had his family relocate to Arizona. Read more here
and check out pictures of their new house at
Dorsch.org.
Site Updates
A log of 2008 updates to this site (by week) can be found
here.
I already have a
song from this group posted, but this particular one
from their latest CD is so catchy I just can't get
it out of my head. That actually pisses me off
a bit, but fortunately it happens to be a great
song. They also performed it on a recent SNL.
For prior "Tunes of
the Moment" see the FUN
STUFF section
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Memory of my mother... Mary McGonigal 1944-2006
You will always be with us.
