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Sunday 28 June

    Little T's Big Adventure (17:55) - When my grandson Tomas comes over for a visit I always try to get him to go with me for a walk. I need to walk for my health and Cassie and I have been very worried about his weight.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 25 June

Wednesday 24 June

    I had a successful surgery (19:03) - Yesterday morning I went the Vantage Surgery Center in Medford where my surgeon Dr. Grey (and a host of other's, 'not Losties!') performed a rotator cuff repair. Dr. Grey had to fix two tears, snip one of the two tendons on... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 13 June

    Today was The First Official Meeting of the DrG-DSers (08:33) - Today was the first Official get-together of the DrG-DS Group! We are patients of Dr. Greenbaum who have had the Duodenal Switch (Bariatric Surgery) What a great time we had! Our first meeting started with a cookout (we ate in... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Friday 5 June

    That's What Love is Like! (18:39) -     "You know when you listen to music playing from another room? And you're singing along because it's a tune that you really love? When a door closes or a train passes by so you can't hear the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Aah, the Golden Years! (Sent to me in an email from my sweetheart Cassie!) (01:02) - Really; the only thing golden is the color of  your urine from taking all those dammed pills!!! LAUGH A LITTLE EVERY DAY....     SPECIAL POEM FOR OLDER FOLKS A row of bottles on my shelf Caused me to analyze... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 4 June

    Sears repair technicians (18:08) - Cassie and I have been having trouble with our Frigidaire refrigerator the last few weeks. The refrigerator side wasn't getting cold enough and we had food going bad a lot quicker than it should have. Because we are on a fixed... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 2 June

    Cubby Cat (20:44) - How can you not love a kitty that adores you! This little guy is always perched on my desk seeking attention (or snacks) and is just so cute. If anybody tells me cats and dogs don't smile when they are... | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 25 May

    Silly Kozmo (00:00) - I came in to the living room to sit and read with my sweetie, just as I sat down to get comfortable I looked over and saw Kozmo sleeping on the top of the sofa. He was tangled up in... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 20 May

    Me and Little T my camera and the great outdoors (04:08) - What a beautiful day it was. I picked up my grandson Tomas from school and when we got home he had some mac & Cheese (his favorite after-school snack) then I asked him if he would like to go for... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 19 May

    I love Spring Flowers and Kozmo Kat and Mouse! (07:19) - These are flowers in front of our doctors office. I love the color! Kozmo likes to chill out on Cassie's and my bed. I can almost read his little mind in this photo. He just told me to get... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 10 May

    The pigsty upstairs UPDATED! (00:17) - Since I made this post Kristin has gotten help from her big sister Heidi to clean her room. Heidi really stepped up to the plate and became a wonderful big sister. Kristin was so overwhelmed at how big a mess... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 9 May

    Meals on Wheels! (07:30) - Tonight while Cassie and I were watching DR. Phil I happened to notice Moue acting very strange. His tail was twitching very excitedly and he was chirruping very loudly. Then I noticed the pigeons sitting on our van out the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Happy Mother's Day from Jib Jab (04:22) - JibJab Presents... Famous Mothers by JibJab ... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 8 May

    The Race is on... (09:59) - My Weight Ticker:   Cassie's Weight Ticker:   Cassie and I are running neck and neck in this losing race! Right now I'm down 5 pounds from her! I'm at 253 and she's now 258 and still losing! Yesterday evening... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 7 May

    I have GOT to get me one of these!! (02:37) - My wife, Cassie and I live in a very nice quiet neighborhood in New Jersey, there is only one problem though. The road we live on is long and windy and some of the folks who live here think they are... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 4 May

    Kristin's Semi-Formal (21:17) - My youngest step-daughter Kristin, (I consider all three of my step children; Bill, Heidi & Kristin, as my own. Michele my oldest and Linda my youngest make a total of five kids!) tries on the dress for her semi formal dance at... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Sunday 26 April

    Mouse and Kozmo have their way with Cassie's Lion purse (17:01) - I don't know what they get out of it but Mouse and Kozmo like to get on Cassie's Lion Purse and knead the dickens out of it. It looks very obscene! Mouse has his way with it first. Kozmo checking... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Another Kitty Essay (16:48) - Yesterday I discovered Cubby sleeping on my desk (He is always doing this because he has a better chance of getting a treat this way!) He sort of turned his head towards me as if to say; Cubby: Well! It's... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 9 April

    78 pounds to go (19:38) -   I got on the scale this morning and discovered to my delight that I'd lost another 4 lbs. Cassie said I had to let her take some pics of me. Here are the best 2: As I was looking... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Spring Party 2009 (02:00) - Today was Tomas' Spring Party (Easter, but they can't say that because of stupid people, but that's a whole other post. Nuff said!) Cassie and I love going to Tomas' parties and concerts, it's one of our favorite perks as... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Kozmo likes to play Peek-A-Boo! (01:38) - Monday on my way back to our bedroom, I passed through the door and stopped short!There was my kitty Kozmo sort of hiding behind the rumpled bed covers. As I watched he popped his head up to see what I... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 8 April

    Hooray! (02:44) - I found the problem! It tuned out to be our firewall. I disconnected each of the devices in turn and connected directly to the modem and then the router and then hooked the firewall back up. It started to happen... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 3 April

    Spring flowers (17:17) - Cassie and I picked Tomas up from school yesterday, and in front of the school is a pretty tree with beautiful white flowers. I just had to snap a few pics!  ... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    I'm such a loser! (15:39) - I got on the scale this morning and discovered I now weigh 271 pounds! Hooray! It hasn't been all fun and games though, even with the bariatric surgery I still need to watch the kinds of food I stuff down... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Thursday 2 April

Saturday 21 March

    Another Cubby encounter of the snackin kind ( A picture essay) (14:08) - Cubby comes in to my office every now and then to make sure I'm behaving myself and mostly cause I hold the key to his heart (Or is it just all the kitty treats!) Cubby: Hey dad! Me: Hi there little... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Bill Bought his first car! (06:30) - Last week after looking through Craig's List My Step Son Bill found a couple of cars he'd thought were interesting enough to check out! So off we went to a place in New Egypt Annies Used cars on RT 537... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 20 March

    To my daughter Linda (08:30) - A few weeks ago on a Sunday night, we got a call from my grandson's dad, Kennan, who by the way is a great dad to Tomas And a good friend to Cassie and Me. He is less like a... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Wednesday 18 March

Saturday 14 March

    Oops! I learn something new every day! (06:18) - Today Cassie told me the comments were not working on this post and that I had to fix it ASAP! Oops! I discovered that when you want a post to stay in the front of the posts and you use the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 31 January

    Random Survey (08:50) - Today at 11:03pm Fill out this survey then tag all the friends who's survey you would like to see filled out. While your at it, tag the person who tagged you in the first place, just so they know... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 5 January

    Our Photo Gallery is back up and running! (02:08) - I had installed the open source program Gallery 2 a few years ago and it was great! Cassie and I stored all our photos on it and my family and friends could view them. Something happened to it several months... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 31 December

    Bariactric Surgeries Explained with links (21:11) - One of my friends who is overweight and fighting the battle for many years like me, asked me about my surgery and what I went through before and after my surgery (Gastroplastia Duodenal Switch Surgery ). Well here goes! After... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Saturday 27 December

    Good bye to a wornderful sweet kittie Sox (06:53) - We had to have a very sweet and lovable cat put down today. Sox developed a cancerous growth in his mouth. Yesterday he could no longer eat even watered down baby food. This is the first time I had to... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Saturday 20 December

    Today is my sweetie's 54 Birthday (07:55) - Cassie turned 54 today and we celebrated it by my cooking her a wonderful dinner of prime rib steak potatoes and green beans. And for dessert we had a delicious Black forest cake. For Cassie birthday presents she got a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 17 December

    I found this article while not sleeping (13:41) - I woke up at 1 AM today and decided that if I couldn't sleep I'd surf the web. This article I found gives me some insight to my diabetes and weight related issues. Even with the weight loss surgery... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 15 December

    Ole Brownie's in the shop! (23:55) - Our van, affectionately called Old Brownie has been needing a tune up for the last 4000 miles. Due to financial woes Cassie and I have been putting it off in the hope that we would get it serviced when my... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 29 November

    What a great day to be alive! (19:16) - I woke at 5:30 this morning with a terrible backache. I took two percocets and tried to get back to sleep, no good, I was wide awake. Ok, now what? I thought about it and decided to walk on our... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Dieting update! (04:54) - Tis the day after Thanksgiving and all through the house people are moaning and groaning but not this mouse. (Heh heh, my poor attempt at poetry) I just weighed my self and there has been no change as yet since... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 23 November

    Did you ever wonder how other desktops and computer spaces look like? (05:45) - I read a blog a while ago the owner asked people to send him pics of their office setup and he'd post them. I don't recall the url but I thought it would be fun to let the world see... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Surgery minusTwelve days (05:31) - It's been twelve days since my Duodenal Switch Surgery. Yesterday after my first post op visit to Dr Greenbaum I tried some pureed chicken, sweet potato, and peas and decided; FOOD BAAAD! I ate slowly and the yam and peas... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Sunday 16 November

    We Shall Overcome!! (04:39) - I woke from my nap this afternoon. I have been having very strange lucid dreams this week. Not Disturbing just strange. I usually don't remember much of them immediately but every now and then a remnant stays with me. Such... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 15 November

    Learning Life lessons in an unusual Way (23:44) - When I was growing up my biological father never taught me the life lessons every boy should be taught if he is to be a successful man. Fortunately my mom remarried a man who showed me the love, discipline and... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 8 November

Friday 7 November

    Some Dieting Tips (23:25) - I found these tips at GreatestJournal.com 1. Start the day with one 8 oz. Glass of water before breakfast. It helps to get you on the right track for the day. 2. Remember your ABCs – All Bites Count. 3.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 6 November

    More diet chuckles (15:04) - Diet update: I have lost a total of 52 pounds since I decided to get the bariatric surgery. The surgery will take place on Monday the 11th. I started drinking only the shakes the doctor provided last Thursday and lost... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 5 November

    Dieting Chuckles (01:08) -   How can I not laugh at Garfield's dieting woes. I understand exactly how he feels though. Happily heading towards the dinner table only to be confronted by... A Vegetable! ARRRGH! Or in my case a foul smelling, and tasting... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 4 November

    Words to consider when voting tomorrow (09:54) - | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Dieting Blues Update! (02:26) - This is day five of my "Liquid diet." (Yechhh!) I lost fifteen pounds! I can't believe it! The three "shakes" I have to eat (drink) are 280 calories each (that's only 840 calories total) and even with my cheating the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Monday 3 November

    Dieting Blues (02:03) - One of the things I have to do to prepare for the Bariatric surgery on Monday the 10th is go on a special diet. I get to enjoy this un-delicious nutritional diet shake three times a day. It's called Ultramet... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 30 October

    Finally (02:24) - I have finally got a date for my bariatric surgery; November 10th. I have been anxiously awaiting this surgery because of all the problems I have associated with the weight I'm carrying. Not least of which is my back injury.... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Thursday 16 October

    It's 4AM and guess what? I Can't Sleep (15:58) - I hit the sack tonight at 12:30 PM. I was tired and fell asleep almost right away. But at 2AM after a potty trip I'm wide awake. Sleep has become a major problem for me. I have sleep apnea and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 10 October

    Burlington County Pet Expo (13:39) - Last Saturday Cassie and I went to the Burlington County Pet Expo at the county Library. A friend who just happens to be an animal cop emailed us an invite. I didn't post this last week as my computer was broken!... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Kozmo and Cubby getting along (09:00) - This post is for Jean and Matt When Cassie and I adopted Sox and Cubby Cubby used to chase Kozmo all around the house. I don't think Cubby had any bad intentions towards Kozmo, I believe he just wanted to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 9 October

    Computer crashes SUCK! (17:34) - Last week while I was fiddle-ling around with my computer (something told me not to) I broke the motherboard connector for the SATA controller where the  hard drives get connected. It wouldn't just happen to something cheap or easy to... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 1 October

    Cubby with a big smile 8^) (01:58) - This picture of Cubby, one of our cats is for my "doubting Tomas" daughter who thinks "cats don't smile, only dogs maybe." That she posted in comments under Oooops! Check out that very happy kitty with the big smile Michele!... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 26 September

    Update To Sticker Shock (00:23) - The next day after we purchased our glasses, Cassie and decided to cancel our order. We felt we were taken advantage of, and misled by the advertising at America's Best Eyeglasses. So after discussing our options Cassie called them up... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 22 September

    Sticker Shock! (15:36) - Heidi and I need new glasses. The place we used to go to when we had insurance was great. But now that the union insurance is gone and we now rely on Medicare Cassie and I pay out of pocket... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 12 September

Thursday 11 September

    We Will Never Forget! (08:12) - It is the 7th Anniversary of the Terrorist attack on our sovereign soil. My family and I pray for the victims families and those still affected by the horrific massacre of innocent civilians. When the planes crashed into the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Barak on Letterman explaining his "lipstick on a pig" remark (07:36) - Hmmmmmmmmmm, Barak has good ideas and a great sense of humor, I will have to change my view of Democrats based on this man alone. All the rest of them scare me though!... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 10 September

Monday 8 September

    First day of school (17:54) - Cassie and I had the privilege of picking Tomas up from school on his first day back from summer vacation. The teacher said he was wonderful and enjoyed his first day! We could tell by the big smile he... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 25 August

Saturday 23 August

    Angel Food Ministries (18:56) - When I became disabled way back in September of 2007 I applied for NJ State Disability. It took a while to get approved and in the meantime there was very little money coming in. When we were approved we were... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Grandparents Day at Tuckerton Seaport and museum (01:00) - Thursday's are Grandparents day at the Tuckerton Seaport and museum. Cassie and I decided we would take our grandson Tomas there yesterday. The three of us went on Sunday, There we had a great time together even though we didn't... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Friday 22 August

    This information is just a little bit too late for me (00:17) - I wish I had known about this when I was younger! But much like when I was a smoker I probably wouldn't have heeded the warning. I was young and dumb and full of... Killer Carbs - Appetite Control Cells... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 30 June

    I am losing my mind! No one cares... (23:48) - Six years ago when Cassie and I met and decided to get married I went to my pastor friend, Paul and asked him to perform the ceremony. He agreed, but asked to have a talk with the two of us... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Thursday 26 June

    The Tennessee gang has arrived (19:43) - This morning the harsh side of reality hit me in the gut with the force of a shotgun blast of double aught buckshot!  Yesterday after a meeting with our lawyer, we had been discussing our possibility of declaring bankruptcy, we... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Thursday 19 June

    My Children are PIGS! (18:48) - So Cassie and I are going through some extreme financial and health woes. I've been out of work since last September due to a severe and progressive back injury. I applied and received NJ State Disabilty which is only good for... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Wednesday 14 May

    Hobbes and I are reunited (06:32) - When I was a young lad I had a stuffed tiger. I can't for the life of me remember what his name was but I do remember how he was with me wherever I went. I don't know what happened... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 5 May

    Bad to the Bone Bath (05:22) - The other night while sitting at the computer (another night I couldn't sleep) I filmed Kozmo taking a bath.  I was working on our server and Kozmo was running around my desk acting very curious, watching every move. When I was... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 27 April

Monday 31 March

Monday 17 March

    Cat Collars (21:31) - Cassie and I don't believe in allowing our cats outdoors. But just in case they manage to get out we decided they should all have collars with tags on them. Just in case... The last kitty to receive his collar... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 12 March

    I just wanna be sedated! (13:40) - My life goal right NOW! NUFF SAID! THE RAMONES "I Wanna Be Sedated" Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated Just get me to the airport... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 7 March

    I'm Still A Cat Lover! (13:11) - Kozmo and I have a special bond. The moment I saw him at Pet Smart I knew he and I would get a long. He's a big fat old cuddly cat just like me and I love him. Cassie and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Much nicer pictures this time! (12:55) - Yesterday was a beautiful day and so when Cassie and returned from picking up our grandson Tomas from school, we decided it would be fun to play "Bubbles" Tomas' favorite game. Naturally I had to grab some pictures to record... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 1 March

    Colonoscopy (09:24) - Thursday I had a colonoscopy. Me being the strange character that I am, I asked the doctor to print me a picture of the inside of my colon. I don't know why I get a kick out of gross people... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Friday 22 February

    My Sweetie And Sox (10:16) - My darling Cassie and Sox, one of the newest kitty additions to the family. Sox is a cuddly cat. He loves to cuddle with Cassie when she takes a nap or turns in for the night. Sox is a... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Tuesday 19 February

    My Neighbor (10:42) - I was driving by my neighbors house when I spotted Bob in the front. Since Bob likes to take pictures of us and our house, especially when we are getting work done (I don't know why) I figured I'd take a couple... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 15 February

    Oh What A Night! (The aftermath) (06:58) - Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays. I like to be romantic every day with my darling bride Cassie but especially on Valentines Day.     The day started out normally enough. Pain from my back, Cassie was in pain, Tomas... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 14 February

    For My Forever Love (06:43) - For my Sweet Wife Cassie The Color of Love     For some folks the color of love is     Red ... fiery and hot,     For others the color is     Blue ... placid and calm,     For some... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Things I've Learned, Nuggets of Gold (Some Thoughts for Valentines Day) (06:19) - Nuggets of Gold Things I've Learned I've Learned ... that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I've learned ... that no matter how... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 12 February

    Proof that I've been converted to a cat person! (22:09) - Cassie and I can now show conclusively to my family and the world that I've been converted to a real life cat person! Kozmo and Me                                            Mouse and Me                                      Sox and Me  We now have six cats Our newest additions... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments
    It's BaaaaacK! (21:23) - Yeaaaaaa! My Photo Gallery is up and running again! I'm not sure what exactly happened, but a few months ago my domain host (One World Hosting) moved their servers to a better facility, since then my photo gallery has been... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 19 January

    MY EYES! MY EYES! (07:15) - Yesterday I went to a retina specialist to have my eyes examined. (No not my head, though that may need to be done soon. As I have many children) My Opthamologist noticed some retinopathy at my last checkup. (Tiny blood... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 15 January

    My Pain Dr. Visit! (17:38) - Today I went to see a pain specialist. Wait let me back up a bit as I haven't posted much about this situation before. I have been suffering from extreme back pain since September last year. I'm not exactly sure... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 5 January

    Circuit City, Their extended warranties SUCK! (20:27) - A year ago Cassie and I bought an Acer computer at Circuit City in Moorestown, NJ. It was going to be used by our school age children. After two months it just up and stopped working.  Cassie said, fortunately we... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 30 December

    I hate not being able to work (12:33) - After my first injury in 2003, and I was out of work for two years, I got a taste of retirement. It was a blessing in disguise because I was able to spend so much time with my newly wedded wife Cassie.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 29 December

    I'm an old beat up Tinnocker! (12:25) - I have been badly neglecting my blog. Talking with my sweetie about our (I hate to say it) New Year's resolutions, one of the things I really wanted to do was be more faithful in blogging. There isn't any lack... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 13 November

    What a week! (19:50) - I am feeling miserable! My shoulder is giving me more problems the last few days. In fact everything hurts. The arthritis in my hands and neck, my shoulder feels like it did when I tore the rotator cuff. My back,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 5 November

    Physical Torture (I mean therapy) (17:35) - Today was my first day of physical therapy. About a month ago the doctor I had seen for the intense back and leg pain sent me to see a pain management center for an epidural steroid injection into the L-4... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 28 October

    Update on "KIDS!" (12:17) - In my last post I took away the kids video games, and the family access to the Internet telling them that if they didn't learn to pick up after themselves or do their chores that the cable DVR was going to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 14 October

    Johnson's Farm (19:22) - What a fantastic day we had today! The weather was perfect! Cassie and I had wanted to take our grandson, little T (Tomas)  to Johnson's farm to get some pumpkins, look at the animals and maybe go for a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 9 October

    Nerd Test; Are you one... (08:42) -   <a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/nt2ref.html"><img src="http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/nt2/faaac5a573925f04.png" alt="NerdTests.com says I'm a Nerd.  What are you?  Click here!"></a> Your Score Summary For Science/Math: 36% scored higher, 4% scored the same, and 60% scored lower. For Computers/Technology: 37% scored higher, 4% scored the same,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 21 September

    What the hell is going on with me! (09:23) - It's Friday and I've been out of work all week. In fact this is the first time I've been sitting up for more than an hour at the computer at home. About two months ago, just before Cassie and I... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 5 August

    How to Get Your Adult Children to Move Out (07:25) - Cassie and I went on vacation a month ago we had a great stress free week away from work. home and especially the people who have caused the most stress in our lives lately; Our ADULT living at home children! There are... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 11 July

    V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N. (18:47) - Monday Cassie and I returned for our vacation. We left the previous Sunday morning and drove up to Mystic Connecticut. Because we left early in the morning the traffic was good to us. We cruised along at about 65 or... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 18 March

    It's been a long time! (16:42) - I am a lazy Blogger. Many times I have had inspiration to blog but just thought ahhh, I'll get to it later. and then I forget and lose the inspiration. My darling bride, Cassie posted three or four posts just this afternoon!... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 7 January

    Happy New Year (16:24) - Happy New Year! To all my family, friends and anybody who still stops by to read my seldom posted entries. There never seems to be time to blog anymore. When I was injured and out of work I had all... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 25 December

    Merry Christmas (13:53) - Cassie and I (and the rest of the crew here at The Man's Side) wish all of our family and friends a very Merry Christmas! Walls for the wind, And a roof for the rain, And drinks beside the fire... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 10 December

    Our House! (21:28) - Like the song says: Our house is a very very very fine house. With 3 cats in the house a dog and 2 bunnys in the yard. A bunch of great folks living here and some new Christmas decorations! This... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 10 September

    My conversion is complete... (13:35) - Before I married Cassie four years ago I was a total dog person. I didn't care much for cats, in fact my whole family thought I was a cat hater. Well when I fell in love with Cassie I... | 1 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Tuesday 8 August

    Sunday was interesting... (08:41) - A friend once told me that there was an old Jewish curse that went something like: "May you be blessed with interesting times." I want to find the Ne'er-do'well (Never does well) that blessed me with that curse! Sunday morning... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 6 July

    Gram's Party (10:55) - My Brother remarried last year to a wonderful gal. Problem was that he lives waaaay down in Florida and the rest of the family couldn't be there to meet Karen and her son Cody and celebrate with them. My mom... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 19 June

    Robosapien V2 (13:41) - Guess what I got from Billy, Heidi and Kristin for Father's Day? Can't guess? A Robosapian! Wowwee Kazowie!  ... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 8 June

    Our new Photo Album (23:19) - I just finished installing Gallery 2, an online photo album. I will be posting all my photos here from now on. I still have some changes to make to my blog to make navigation better. and I will be... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Counting Carbs and Diabetes (10:33) - A few weeks ago I went to the Brendan T Byrne (Lebanon) State Forrest to hike and after walking about 3 miles my feet began to go numb (BTW, I have type II Diabetes and have started getting a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 2 May

    Update on my walkabout (08:20) - I did some research on the flora and fauna I discovered during my little walkabout. The turtles are either: Eastern Mud Turtles or Red Bellied Turtles. The snake was a Northern Pine Snake. And the lizard is a Northern Fence... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 1 May

    Walkabout (07:44) - Yesterday was such a beautiful day, unfortunately Cassie was feeling under the weather with some kind of bug. So when she decided to go back to bed around 11 o'clock I had to figure out what to do with my... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 17 April

    Drive-In nostalgia (07:48) - I saw this post yesterday: Drive-Ins Make A Comeback and started to reminisce about growing up in NJ and visiting some of the many Drive-In theaters we had. Camden, NJ was the home of the first Drive-In theater, invented by... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 8 April

    Kid's are so much smarter these days! (19:12) - Did you ever notice how much smarter kids are nowadays? I remember how dumb my parents were. They used to give me advice on everything, based on their (Heh heh) life experiences. In our house things are no different. Our... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Sunday 26 March

    Kindness! (18:46) - I took this quiz Cassie had on her blog Scribblings. I'm not one to take much stock in these cute games but this one is right on the mark with my sweetheart. Cassie fits the description to a TEE! She's... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 5 February

    Layoffs Suck (11:35) - I work for a pretty good company, it's small but the folks there are great. The problem is; It's small. I've been off work now for two weeks. I'll call again tonight to see if there will be work for... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 3 February

    FAT FRIDAY AT THE VINCENTOWN DINER (18:54) - Cassie and I decided that we felt well enough finally to leave the house and do some shopping. On the way to ShopRite we stopped at The Vincentown Diner. When we walked in, the very first thing we noticed was... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Sunday 22 January

    Bible Quotes (19:25) - I saw this on Cao's blog and decided to repost it here. I've read that many so called historians have said that our forefathers were not Christians. Are not these qoutes the work of men and women devoted to God?... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Saturday 31 December

    Happy New Year! (23:00) - To all my loved ones and friends, My prayer to you is for a wonderful and prosperous New Year! May you be blessed with everything you need and most of the things you want! The Man's Side [composed and posted...

Friday 30 December

    Tenneesee road trip (16:20) - Last Friday on the 23rd, at the very last minute, my boss tells me he is shutting the shop down for the Christmas week. The work load is slow and There had been rumors floating around in the shop but...

Saturday 3 December

    We got to spend some time with Tomas today (17:02) - Today is the first time I've seen my grandson Tomas since last April. It was a very nice time. We drove up to the East Brunswick Mall and met my daughter Linda at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. After a...

Tuesday 8 November

    A RECIPE FOR OVEREATING (16:11) - OK, I'm stressed, deprived and I am tempted to eat every darn thing I see. Now what the heck do I do! Maybe I should eat rat food? Found at:APA ONLINE November 6, 2005 Contact: Public Affairs Office (202) 336-5700...

Saturday 5 November

    Fall colors! (17:35) - Cassie and I took the girls on a road trip today. I had three agendas in mind for this trip. One; to see the beautiful Fall colors (The trees in our area just aren't very brilliant). Two; I had a... | 2 Comments

Sunday 23 October

    How 'bout that! I'm a red-blooded Ubersexual! (18:31) - Don't you love the labels they give us guys. I can never know just exactly what I am unless some idiot in the British media tells me! Metrosexual man bows to red-blooded ubersexuals Paul Harris in New York Sunday October...

Tuesday 11 October

    We got a new Sienna! (06:33) - Yesterday after a grueling 5 hours at the Toyota dealer we drove away with our new 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE Limited! This car is vantastic! It has so many great features. It will do everything but make you a sammich!...

Tuesday 23 August

    We miss Tomas and there seems to be no end in sight! (10:23) - Today was the mediation hearing between my daughter and my grandson's father and Cassie and I. We arrived a few minutes early, (Our hearing was scheduled for 8:30 AM) and settled in to wait for the mediator to arrive. We... | 4 Comments

Friday 12 August

    God and the Spider web (18:34) - My friend Matt always seems to know when I need a little inspiration even though we are miles away from each other and don't get to chat. This is such a wonderful story I thought I would share it. God... | 1 Comments

Sunday 7 August

    How did I do that? (16:59) - Friday evening, after I got home from work I sat down on the couch to relax just after dinner. I had some pain in my feet which I associated with walking around a job-site on Thursday. I had taken some... | 1 Comments

Monday 4 July

    Happy Birthday America! (11:48) - As I was sitting here this morning reminiscing some July 4th's from the past I recalled how as kids we would sing America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, God Bless America and some other patriotic songs. These were songs...

Sunday 19 June

    Happy Father's Day! (23:07) - Happy Father's Day to all you dads and soon to be dads and wannabe dads! I've had a very nice day today. I woke up at 5:30 this morning, a lot earlier than I wanted to. Made some coffee and... | 3 Comments

Sunday 12 June

    I can do many things, but I can't do pools! (20:33) - I can do many things. I have a multitude of skills and talents. I can build stuff, fix stuff, you name it and I have probably done it. That kind of stuff comes naturally to me. Oh and I can't... | 6 Comments

Sunday 5 June

    STARWARS Episode III Revenge of the Sith (00:57) - I finally went to see the final move in the Starwars prequel trilogy. Episode III. I was very overwhelmed by it all. I wish I had checked my email before I took the grandkids today. a friend had sent me... | 4 Comments

Saturday 28 May

    Broken Hearts (17:17) - I haven't posted any updates on the situation with my daughter Linda because I didn't think it would do any good. I still don't. There is nothing I can do to change Linda or her mind, so I let go...

Wednesday 18 May

    Status Quo (22:56) - I've been back to work for a few months now and we are still trying to catch up on our bills. I worked overtime last week and so with that extra money we can start to see the light at... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 10 May

    Workman's Compensation (00:27) - Today was my hearing for settlement of my Workman's Comp case. I heard Friday evening from my lawyer and he told me that he and the insurance company negotiated a settlement amount of 30% permanent partial disability. The insurance company's... | 9 Comments

Monday 9 May

    To all Mothers everywhere (03:24) - To all Mothers everywhere, especially my own. A Mother's Love There is no love, like a mother's love, no stronger bond on earth... like the precious bond that comes from God, to a mother, when she gives birth. A mother's...

Tuesday 12 April

    Grandpa's Hands (17:44) - My friend Matt who sends me inspirations and exhortations when I desperately need them, (I wonder how he knows?) sent this to me today and I thought it would be nice to share with everyone. Especially with me being a...

Thursday 17 March

    Irish prayer and blessings (19:44) - I started a new Tradition today. After thanking God for our food, I read this little Irish prayer and these blessings to my family. Cassie and the kids are predominantly Irish, with a smattering of Norwegian and German thrown in....

Saturday 5 March

    The chronicles of my life (06:00) - It's been a while since I last posted. For those that follow the chronicles of my life, I apologize. I've been back at work for a month now and it's kept me very busy. I get up at ten to...

Saturday 19 February

    Defensive driving (19:09) - As any one in New Jersey can tell you, we pay the highest auto insurance premiums in the country. Auto insurance is a no-win situation for the consumer and a win-win for the insurance companies. So Cassie had gotten a... | 1 Comments

Wednesday 9 February

    First day of work was great (05:33) - My first day back to work was great! Thanks to all my friends and family who keep me in prayer. Now I gotta run!... | 1 Comments

Monday 7 February

    I've got the jitters! (19:51) - Tomorrow is my first day back to work after being out for two years. I'm as nervous as a virgin in a vampires nest. I got a call from unemployment today, I will be getting two weeks unemployment benefits. I... | 1 Comments

Friday 4 February

    Ecto 1.5 Beta test (16:26) - I just installed the latest version of Ecto, 1.5 Beta for Windows. The interface is more like MS Outlook. There are a few things I like about this so far and one thing I don't like. The category window should...

Wednesday 2 February

    I'm going back to work! (16:08) - I got a call from my business agent this morning, They have a drafting job for me! I start on Tuesday. I am so looking forward to this.... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 11 January

    Old age and diapers (15:24) - You might think by reading the title that this is about older folks who have to wear Depends or some other incontinence undergarment, but it's not. Last night Linda had to work. The standing order, is that if her son...

Monday 3 January

    Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Solution (21:27) - Cassie and I haven't really talked about this but we need to loose weight, a lot of weight. So does everyone else in the household, with the exception of Tomas, my grandchild. Cassie had picked up Dr Phil's "The Ultimate... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 7 December

    So you like Christmas lights! (07:03) - Check out these photos at Planet Christmas I like to drive around at night admiring the simple and sometimes very elaborate Christmas decorations. There is one in our neighborhood that looks like the Titanic from across the lake. I saw...

Thursday 25 November

Wednesday 24 November

    Update to "What a relief!" (15:39) - The check we have been expecting from that rotten insurance company came in the mail today! It was for the full amount they owed us! The best part was, they acknowledged they were wrong! Nah, the best part was getting...

Monday 22 November

    What a relief! (19:40) - I've been out of work for two years due to a work place injury. I've had to have three surgerys to correct my shoulder(rotator cuff). I was receiving Workman's Comp up until May of this year. The insurance company (Selective)... | 3 Comments

Sunday 14 November

    Leonid Meteor Shower (22:33) - I first saw the Leonid Meteor Shower in November 19th. 2001, I was feeling very lonely and grief stricken, my wife of 28 years had passed away on October 5th. I don't know why I wanted to see it, but... | 2 Comments

Saturday 6 November

    Another Saturday night and I ain't got no money.... (21:29) - This is one of those, I'm bored what am I going to do nights. There were some good movies at the Regal Cinema and we can get in for free (thanks to Billy's job there) but I didn't feel like... | 3 Comments

Monday 1 November

Sunday 24 October

    Too close for comfort! (11:32) - I live just a few miles from Fort Dix and McGuire AFB. My family and I have lived in this area for over sixteen years. We see planes of all types fly overhead, yesterday afternoon while doing stuff in my...

Tuesday 5 October

    Charlie Brown (13:51) - I've been out of work for quite a while, since Jan 03. It was a work related injury, actually happened on the job. I worked for Halo Sheet Metal in Lakewood, NJ for over fourteen years, always gave them a...

Sunday 3 October

    Moving on (16:07) - three years ago on October 5th, Audrey my first wife passed away after a hard battle with PPH, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. It was heartbreaking to see her suffering with this disease. I had read all the information I could find... | 3 Comments

Wednesday 29 September

    Freakin' JOE! (00:36) - Every time someone in this house utters that hateful sound, I shudder. That's because I know something else has gone wrong with our house! That is the only time that man's name is allowed to be used around here! Cassie... | 2 Comments