Big hitter, the Lama

The weather has been pretty nice lately so I have gotten a few rounds in this last week. I really wish I was a better golfer... it is just not the case though. If you find yourself in the Western Mass., Northern Conn. area, check out the Canaan Country Club. http://www.canaancountryclub.com/index.html
It is a nice little 9 hole course has a lovely new clubhouse and bar and is run by some great people. Am I ashamed of myself for this no holds barred family promotion? No. Maybe. Yes, just a little. Anyway, we were down at the in-laws for Memorial Day weekend and it was really great. I was so relaxed. Of course the moment I got home I tensed up like Michael Douglas in Falling Down. Seriously, I was going to baseball bat somebody! Unfortunately, the only person around was my lady and I like her alot so no dice. Anywho... couple quick hits

3:10 To Yuma = 2:02 to blahhh... You have to love movies that have a ridiculous ending and 2 main characters who you can't find anything to like about!

Red Onion breakfast sandwich... Booyeah! delicious!!

Vermont Pub and Brew. Interested in severe stomach distress? Well then, drink the water in Mexico or one of the fine handcrafted beers at the Pub!!!

Old guy w/ his family in the black Subaru who flipped me off on Rt 22 Monday... right back @ you chump! Jaybird holds grudges!!

Video of the week http://gheorghe77.blogspot.com/2008/05/ceai-complet-greatest-video-ever.html

Hillary... thanks for the dignity. What your party needs is for you to drag it down w/ you in an election year that should have been a slam dunk. Well played!!

Scott McClellan... telling us what most people already suspected? I think folks will allow for many political untruths... one that leads us to war though? Not so much

L.A. Lakers... Very interesting team, beware of the Black Mamba!!!

Celtics... Rondo making me a little nervous w/ those 5th grade lob passes at the end of game 5. Need a little more composure from your point guard.

Best new show? Three Sheets on the MOJO HD channel!

So Carl Spackler finally went over the edge... could kind of see that one coming

Uh, I guess that's it

It's for a COP!

So yeah, the rumor is true... I do have a dirt squirrel on my upper lip and yes, I am now the sexiest man alive! Go ahead People Magazine, bring the camera crew to VT now and beat the rush!!! So this last weekend was a little sunny, then a little rainy, then a little overcast. Did a bunch of work around the house. On the bright side, my lady and I did have a little fun. We hit up a concert Friday night at Higher Ground, Toubab Krewe. If you have a chance to check them out I would definitely suggest you do. The concert had really been talked up before we went so I was prepared to be let down. These guys were really good though. Yes, they are a "jam band" of sorts. But they are very adept at controlling tempo and bringing the music to a crescendo then bringing it down, and then bringing the intensity back up... all without going into a 40 minute drum jam where all but the spinning hippies fall asleep! I give them a hearty 2 thumbs up.

We also took in a movie on a rainy Sunday night, Iron Man. I really liked it. I am a bit of a comic book movie dork anyway, but I thought the special effects were cool, the acting was not terrible, and the overall visuals were quite good. Plus I generally enjoy a snarky Robert Downey Jr. and Gweneth Paltrow is hot. So there you go.

One forgettable piece of the weekend, Beowulf. It was fine, even entertaining at times; but for f*** sake, why does the here have to get naked to fight monsters?!?!?! I don't know anyone who needs or wants to see naked cartoon man-butt!!!!!

By the way... if the Spurs and Pistons somehow make it to the finals I might have to pull a double Jeff Gillooly (totally spelled wrong) on Tim Duncan/Rasheed Wallace.

John Lester's no-hitter is a great story. It was really electric watching the game, wish I had been at Fenway. The guy is less than 1 year removed from cancer treatments.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/05/21/the_heart_of_the_matter/

Sometimes do you get the feeling... (trust me, stick w/ this clip for a bit)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M3YElLVMjEs

You Want a Piece of Me?!?!

Just had a business lunch over at Sweetwaters so I am a little sluggish the afternoon... I had a Chicken parm sandwich. Not bad, but a little too large for lunch fare. It is hard to take down Foghorn Leghorn @ noon on a Thursday. The sweet potato fries were crispy and delicious though. Always a funny interaction when you go to a business lunch and there is that weird pause between when the waiter/waitress asks if you want drinks, everyone looks at each other to see if someone has the sack to order a martini, everyone is silent until the client or most senior person orders a soda, and then you all fall in line w/ iced tea or diet cokes! Good times.

Speaking of funny office dynamics... I read this little vignette from the Boston Globe about how to deal w/ office conflicts.
http://www.boston.com/jobs/galleries/workplaceconflict/
Now, everyone has an office conflict from time to time. You spend most of you life w/ these people for pete's sake. But the Globe was way off. So without further ado, I present... Jay's 8 Ways to Handle Office Conflict!

8. Ignore the problem. Like a family issue or an internal injury... if you ignore it long enough, the problem is sure to go away!!!

7. Pretend the co-worker you are having an issue w/ is a different person who really pisses you off, like say, your arch-nemesis for instance. When the conflict comes to an inevetible head you can kill two birds w/ one stone by releasing all of your anger on just one person!!

6. Quit! F*ck 'em!!

5. Try to see the problem from the other person's point of view. That way you can understand how truly stupid and backwards the other person's argument is and then you can tear it apart more easily! That will show those turd burglars!!!

4. Tattle to the boss. Worked for Cindy Brady.

3. Take a few moments, leave your desk, and go get a cocktail. It is always much easier to work through an issue w/ a nice buzz.

2. Put an old piece of food like leftover fish in the person's desk drawer. Hide it nice and good and then totally acquiesce and agree they were right all along and you were being pig-headed. As they cruise back to their seat w/ that smug look of self satisfaction, you can go tell your buddies what you just did and laugh all the way to the bank (unemployment line).

1. Throw hands. There is no better way to settle an issue that to kick some body's ass. Case closed NERD!

So there you have it. Good luck and I'll see you at the top of the corporate ladder!

NERDS!!!!!!!

You say geek? I say visionary! And by visionary I mean huge nerd!!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355268,00.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb_LYmk8lrY

Yeah, I got some stuff to Say!!!

So here are just a few quick hit thoughts...

Hit up a little dvd action on a rainy Saturday, the movie du jour? ATL starring Big Boi and a bunch of other rappers I am unfamiliar with. Drugs, life choices, class division, family friend and love issues... roller skating wars?! WTF?! Hey, I am not from the south and I am not from the hood so I don't get it, but I did enjoy the movie and give it 1 rainy day/ see it on an airplane thumb up.

My lady made a delicious meal which included Jerusalem artichokes. Ever had 'em? Thought not. You would have to be a foodee like myself to be into something as culinarily uh, wait, where was I going w/ this? Oh, yeah... check these little morsels out. They look freaky, taste like an artichoke and have the consistency of a potato! Seriously!!

Made a trip to the deli up the Sadie Katz deli for a Reuben. Man it was good... I think my heart may have stopped beating a couple times though this afternoon.

We had a survey today at work concerning 9 different types of animal crackers (courtesy of Jane). We judged them not on taste but on definition, variety of animals, and detail. 2 take aways I had... 1, standard old school Barnum animal crackers are still the gold standard, and 2, local hippy mart crackers suck! You cannot make cookies w/ wheat grass, flax seed oil, patchouli, and love... it takes butter, sugar, and child-labor!!!!

I guess you shouldn't mess around w/ Yankees fans?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3382644
Unless they are A-Rod

http://cache.boston.com/images/sports/redsox/2004/1020_arod_1024768.jpg