Adventures in Babysitting

The wife and I spent the weekend babysitting our 2.7-year-old niece Allison and 5-month-old nephew Will while their parents went up north for a wedding. The weekend was pretty uneventful, but since I got woke up early with a work issue Saturday morning combined with Will not wanting to sleep Saturday night I didn't get a lot of shut-eye. I'm paying for it now.

A shout-out to all you parents out there. Taking care of kids is a lot of work, and both Elizabeth and I decided that we're not in any hurry to join the club. =)

Food, Fun & Fire

Elizabeth and I were invited to join Heather and Adam at their house for dinner last night. We brought home-made beef jerky and it was enjoyed by all. They made turkey brats & burgers, excellently seasoned, on the grill with some tasty early season sweet corn on the side.

It was a perfect night to be outside, so we sat around the fire for a couple of hours. Heather made strawberry shortcake for dessert and it was quite yummy. After things got a bit chilly, we went back inside to watch Thursday's episode of "The Office."

As always, Adam and Heather are great hosts and we had a wonderful evening!

No Alternative

It's a sad day for Twin Cities radio. Our only commercial Alternative station, Drive105, has been replaced by a new format devoted to sappy love songs. I literally screamed when I heard the call sign while driving this afternoon!

Disney really pisses me off sometimes. Listen to this drivel yourself...even the logo makes me cringe.

Spider-Man 3

My good friend Adam won tickets to see Spider-Man 3 at the IMAX theater last night. He graciously invited me to join him, and we trekked 'south of the river' after work yesterday to get our seats.

Not only were the seats perfect (center screen, half-way back), but the movie itself was spectacular! We agreed that it's the best of the three. With multiple villains, good story line and superb special effects you can't really go wrong.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!

And thanks again to Adam - you rock!