Sweet 16

My NCAA March Madness Pool started off....poor....to say the least. I feel that I have rebounded a wee bit (pun intended). I have 10 teams still in for the Sweet 16. I have all of my Final Four and Finals teams still in.....could be interesting. Honestly...kind of a boring year though.... tons of top 5 teams still in. I picked a few good upsets. I don't really like Duke...picked the huge VCU upset....sweet. And I had UCLA too. Fingers crossed. My pool winnings is for work...so it goes into our yearly fundraising for work...but hell...gotta love winning!

She's having a baby

I ripped off the title to this post from one of my favorite silly movies "She's Having a Baby" starring Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Bacon. Good flick. Well written and has a great soundtrack. I digress. The post was to announce that my (baby) sister NJD and her hubby are expecting a baby. Yes!!! Woo Hoo! The wee one is due on November 20th.

....that deep exhale you hear is.... me....full of relief that the pressure of a grandbaby is off my shoulders....for a year at least.

Wow...I am actually gonna be Auntie EM!

College dear friend and team mate Steph and her hubby Scott are expecting their first baby in November as well. And as I have posted before Cherill is expecting her 4th wee one. Babies galore. Weeeeeee! (Don't drink the water.) Ha.

Gag

I think it's so weird when couples share an email address. Seriously are you so connected at the hip that you can't have your own identity or at least your own email address? I think it's weird. And it leads me to another simple...yet deep question....WHY? Is it a trust thing? Wanting to be able to see and check each other's email? That can't be it. Any person with an IQ over a monkey can make different user name/email address. I just don't get it. Gag.

Not EVERYONE gets a ribbon

I am so pissed about the theory that I see coming out of kids, parents and schools today. OK. NOT EVERY KID GETS A RIBBON. I am gonna start by telling you....yes...field day at school was a BIG day for me. I typically won any and every athletic deal, trophy and ribbon...and had a ton of blue ribbons on field day. I did. Shoot me. I am more going to talk about this freaking mess in everything I see to deal with our next generation. OK. Every kid gets a ribbon at field day....just for showing up. Wha? Are we a socialist society? No. "Everyone is equal." No. I heard on the news today that parents are telling their kids to put down the pencil and not take the CSAP test....because....get this....it's TOO STRESSFUL...and they don't want to expose their kids to "that kind of stress". I want to kick these parent's asses with my yoga mat. You're right...my boss will give me a get-out-of-jail-free-card because turning my work in ON TIME might be "stressfull" for me. NOT EVERY KID GETS A RIBBON. GET OVER IT. Life is tough. People win. People lose. Learn to deal with success and 2nd place. Parents. I am sure if you are reading my post...I LOVE your kids. I am sure of it. However, I am not sure your kids are the smartest kids in the class...the one who should be starting pitcher on the baseball team....star player on the soccer team. Folks. Let's wake up. ACCEPT THE FACT: Your kid(s) are cool. But they are NOT the best at everything they do. They NEED you. Please don't shout at their coach. Think....do "I want to be their coach?" Sure as shit....you don't. Parents....your kids are cool...but I will bet a paycheck...there is a kid...or 75 times cooler than your kid....teach your kids how to win....not how to make mistakes. You AND your KIDS are NOT perfect.

The dick, the dork and the darling

Something I have always always enjoyed is watching the entertainment world use the same formula for the comedy or entertainment shows....the dick, the dork and the darling. Generally it's a dick-head stubborn man...and dorky guy and a sweet or stupid girl...the typical giggle box. Stop and think about the radio show you may listen to. The reality TV show. Think about it. Remember Frosty, Jaime and Frank? Bingo. Watch American Idol? Bingo. Enjoy Deal or No Deal? ANY soap opera. Think about it. It cracks me up.