Way to go Philly! Good choice!

Time to break out the batteries or a heavier object I guess. A propane tank perhaps. The Eagles really signed Michael Vick. Yippy!! Of course...bring in this guy to fix your QB problems. It's not like AJ Feeley wasn't the guy that helped get you to the playoffs where McNabb choked in the Superbowl. There are plenty of NFL players that have screwed up...alot, Dante' Stallworth most recently and many professional athletes for that matter. Maybe the penalties and suspensions need to be a lot more brutal in general so some of these geniuses get the point. Screw up bad and watch your money go bye-bye. Maybe Andy Reed will keep Vick chained to an axle on the side lines and beat him when he isn't paying attention. Or if he throws multiple interceptions will they decide he is no good and take him out back to shoot him? Maybe, just maybe they could turn the Link into a stadium like in the movie Gladiator. Trap doors that open and tigers jump out when Vick is on the field. You would have to make his pads out of meat so the tigers go after him though. Ugh...what a waste of talent this beeping beephole is. Guess you can tell I am not a fan in the least. Whatever.

Matthew James Bauer

Matthew was born on June 16th at 11:17 pm. 7.34 lbs and 19 inches long. I have a couple hundred photos of him to go through. I will add more soon. Let the cuteness begin!

I could screw up this bad for half the money.

WOW! Yes, the cubs were losing this game, but as a major league ball player you would think you should know how to keep track of how many outs there are in an inning. Obviously not, watch in awe as this guy throws a live ball into the stands. In my illustrious baseball career that ended with me riding the bench in high school I never did anything this dumb. He should have to play the rest of the year for free and attend night classes for 1st grade math. I think you get to use the real big fat crayolas in the 1st grade too. Good job Milton. Glad you are named after a company that makes board games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d2VE6P-fEg

Baby's Room is Finally Finished!

FINALLY! We just finished hanging up some pictures in the baby's room. The only thing missing is the baby. Only a few more weeks to go. Our son will have the nicest room in the house as well. How does that happen? He doesn't even have a job yet.

Spring Flowers

Down the road from my house there are a lot of empty corn fields. One of the fields happened to have these bright purple flowers blooming all over. It was very windy so some of the pictures may look out of focus, but the flowers are just blowing in the wind.

Pets and Plants

So we have a basil plant in the window getting some sun and I forgot it was there, but the dog happened to find it. It was funny, she had a "I swear I didn't touch it" look on her face, but the smell of fresh basil coming from her mouth told a different story. The link below lists both toxic and non-toxic plants for pets. It's a handy list to have around. Basil is non-toxic. I guess we have a gourmet puppy on our hands.

www.sniksnak.com/plants.html

Hockey is Awesome

One sport that I never played competitively growing up was hockey. One of my "dream jobs" would to be a goalie in the NHL. Since that is probably not going to happen I try to go to a few NHL games per year and I joined an adult hockey league. Not quite the same glamour as an NHL player and I don't get a paycheck for it, but it is a lot fun. Below are a couple shots of Tim Thomas and one of Nitty, from a recent Flyers game. Tim Thomas is arguably one of the top goaltenders in the NHL at the moment and made some of the most insane saves in this game that I have ever seen. We sat 8 rows off the ice...pretty sweet seats and I was surprised how well some of the photos came out shooting through the glass. I still think sitting up a little higher is much better b/c you can see all the action and get better photos. Playoffs in a couple weeks. Go Pens!