Oh...Someone's real funny...

Last week while out of the office, someone at Yamaha decided to have fun with my recent office move and decorate while I was gone...

I come in Monday to an empty office, Zach Efron, Hannah Montana, pink pillows, pictures of other people's wives, cardboard cut out of pro fisherman and little high school musical stickers all over the place...

Someone's gonna pay...

What does one do while in Sarasota?

I love You Tube because of stuff like this when I'm extremely bored sitting in a hotel room...Thank you internet...

USA Today says I'm old School...

Saw the below article in today's USA Today on the front page of the money section...It made me laugh....

Because remember when I posted this...

It's just how I roll...Get it, "How I roll"...Like how I roll down my own window...

The Big "D"

As I was perusing the bookstore today, I couldn't help but get a chuckle out of this book title and cover...It would be cooler if he was wearing a ninja suit...

"WWJBD"

Let me first start off by saying that I'm not an economist so I don't know the "ins" and "outs" of this $150 Billion Stimulus Package. What I am, is a West Wing freak that knows that something like this was tried before and it didn't work. Let's go back to season 3 of West Wing and the episode called Stirred. If you don't remember, I highly recommend you stop what you're doing and buy the entire season and watch just this episode. For those of you who find that stupid, I'll fill you in. Besides for the stuff going on with the VP and the Uranium rod nuclear issue, Charlie is filing his tax return online. After a little help from the Man Himself (Jed B), he finds out that he has to pay taxes although he makes $36k a year and gives to charity. He was perplexed at why this happened until Jed enlightened him. Here's where the Govt' needs to takes note. Jed explained to Charlie in the prior year the Govt' issued a tax rebate and the idea behind it was to stimulate the economy. Sound familiar? Well, Jed goes on and explains that it didn't work...Catch that...Because people like Charlie either put it towards credit cards or save it.

I mean seriously, it's been tried...It didn't work. I don't mind the check. I'll stimulate the economy by using some of it to pay for my honeymoon but come on now guys...Bush, Bernake, Pelosi, Paulson, and the rest of Govt'...Ask yourself..."What Would Jed Bartlett Do?"

Food Art...

This morning as I was making my lunch, I had to stop myself and take a step back to fully appreciate this feast I was making. Not only was it providing healthy vitamins and minerals, it was a cornucopia of colors. A feast not only for the stomach but for the eyes as well...

If Picasso was a chef, his food probably would have looked like this...

Red Headed Manatees

Yesterday I met Mac at the "Y" for a little swim action before work. We head into the pool area and see that all lanes are filled with pro swim dudes/chicks with shower caps, speedos and not fat. Mac and I at least have the goggle thing working but are wearing board shorts and don't really look like swimmers...Fortunately, there was one lane open and there was only one person using it...I asked the lifeguard if we could get our swim on in that lane and he was cool. Well the lane I'm referring to is the floatie lane...Basically, if you're an old person wearing floaties, this is the lane for you. Needless to say, Mac and me looked like Olympians in that lane...

this is pretty much what we looked like in the water

Look at me go ma!!!!

Old and Poor?

So a couple of weeks ago I took one of the little dudes from UpStreet out for a fun little day in the ATL. We had a great day consisting of breakfast, bowling and video games. Well, it was getting a tad warm so he wanted to roll down the window and he had this confused look on his face because he couldn't find a button to make it go down. He finally asked what the scoop was and I had to show him that you have to manually roll down the windows in the DX. He thought it was the coolest thing ever that he had to do it that way. Then, the next day in UpStreet that's all he could talk about. Not the The Flying Biscuit, not bowling and not video games at Andretti's. It was all about the roll down window...Wow, should I feel old or poor?

My New Pal Steve

In my post here, I shout out to Mr. Jobs to hook me up because of my lameness and my new found love of all things Apple. Just to reiterate, the IPhone is sick and I want one. Well, last Wednesday as I was minding my own business doing my deal at work, I receive a box from AI. Huh? I think to myself. I recognize the box as being from Apple and get kind of excited inside and somewhat confused because I know I haven’t ordered anything from them…

So I open up the box, tear through some bubble wrap and see a micro envelop addressed to yours truly. My heart begins to thump…I open the envelop and pull out a little note…What does it say you ask?


Boom, bang, sha-zaam, holy I-Phone….WHAT!!!! Steve Jobs reads my lame blog and sends me an IPhone. At this point, I’m in a cold sweat, totally disregarded anything I was doing and did cartwheels around the office bragging about how Steve and me were bros and I was going to spend Christmas with him and his family…Ok, some extrageration here but I was pretty stoked…

Now, I could end here and you all would think that Steve and me drink Lattes together whenever he’s in Atlanta but I don’t want to make people jealous...

Later in the day, I found out that ol' Pops was the one behind all of this. Pretty good stuff...I also learned that my work doesn't support the I-Phone so they wouldn't pay for it...Streams of tears rolled down my face as I realized I would have to give it back. Boo bears to me...

So I took it back to the Apple Store and exchanged it for the phoneless IPod Touch. I'm pretty stoked on it although I would love to have the IPhone...
I'm still Dancin' on the Ceilin'

Not really a great Fantasy...

This is my first official year playing fantasy football and I have to be honest, I'm not very good. I thought I had a good team but Stephen Jackson went down, Anquan Boldin, Matt Leinart, Vince Young and now Marvin Harrison...Boo bears...

I thought that Daunte C. was going to be a horse for me but apparently I don't check out what's happening and both him and Harrison didn't play this past Sunday...Look at this weak performance...Zeros are no bueno in Fantasy Football.

Still in a 4 way tie for fifth...Got a chance for the playoffs...

How bad I want an I Phone

I don't know why, but I really want an I Phone. Don't know if I'd ever fully utilize all that it has to offer but it doesn't matter, I want one. I looked at them at the Apple Store and I was messin' around with the I Pod Touch at Best Buy and I was convinced that I need to go all in and get the I Phone. The thing is just rad...

So as I was reading something on espn.com, up popped the banner ad for a free IPhone. Anybody that has ever been on the internet has at least seen one of those Free I Pod banners. I've never ever have been tempted to look at one of these but for some totally un-intelligent reason, I clicked on it and filled out the survey along with my email address thinking for some reason at the end an I Phone would magically appear along with a hologram of Steve Jobs telling me out to use it...I tell you right now, I didn't get the I Phone. What I did get and I'm so happy about is lots more email. It seems I'm a popular guy now and everybody is offering to give me a great interest rate, enlarge certain limbs on my body, sell me prescription drugs...You get the point...

Everyone has idiot moments and I had mine...Mr. Jobs, if you're out there please see my passion for your product and just hook me up dude...

Bummer...

Pay Day for the machine and that's about it...

My New Best Friend...

So I get home a couple of nights ago from work and I noticed that the house had been vacuumed. Did I do this while sleeping? No, I don't do it while awake so why would I do it when sleeping...Did Mac (Roommate) hire a service? No cause the rest of the place is a disaster. Did Mac do this? No, he's in Brazil...

But wait, I then suddenly realized that Mac last week had purchased the Roomba...The lazy man's vacuum. So I walk around the place trying to find the little guy and there is was in my room all tuckered out...Apparently he had run out of juice before he could make it back to his resting home.

If you don't like vacuuming but don't want your place to look like a dump, make the investment and do it...

I'm waiting for them to come out with the Coomba...Washes, folds and hangs up clothes...

Here's the little guy in his resting spot getting all charged up

Holy Hawaiian Shirt Day!!

Tomorrow, could possibly be the best day I've had on earth thus far...No, not getting a raise...No, not eloping...Take another guess...

That's right, Hawaiian Shirt Day at Yamaha!!! Every once and awhile, Corporate throws us a bone and lets us wear jeans and tomorrow they're going deep into the "Keep the Employee Happy" handbook and allowing a Hawaiian shirt to be worn. This is monumental. I'm actually digging through my closet now trying to find the right outfit tomorrow to fully embrace the day...

The entire day will be dedicated to the author of "Hawaiian Shirt Day"...Bill Lumberg...

Here's to you Bill

A head scratching phenomenom...

Where are June Bugs the other 11 months?

My Two Cent Dilema

For the first time in my life I buy a book of stamps opposed to just buying singles when I need them and then the postmaster does this to me.....

I wonder if these will be worth something one day....

Texas Adventure Part I

So this past weekend was my trip to Texas for my buddy Austin's Bachelor Party. Before I get to the actual "vacation" part of the trip I have to describe my travel experience just to get to Texas. That's why this is just part I because they will be more......

Here's a timeline of events of the beginning of my trip....All times actual

3pm (EST) - Check in and grab some grub and a couple coolskis at The Sports Scene (Terminal C)

4:15pm - Announce there is some weather and our flight is going to be delayed. Was supposed to leave at 4:25pm

4:30 to 6pm - Hang out in the Delta Crown Room with some random dude that didn't want to drink by himself. Interesting fella.

6:30pm - Board plane and take off (Fall asleep immediately)

7:30pm (CST) - Am awakened to the announcement that we are diverting to Austin because of crazy weather in Dallas

7:45 - 8:30pm - Hang around Austin Airport and eat some bottom of the barrel Chinese food

8:45 - 10:30pm - Sit on the runway in the plane because weather still sucks in Dallas

10:45pm - Get off plane again in Austin

11pm - Get back plane ready to take off after another 45 minutes or so but captain comes again with the announcement that the plane is having mechanical issues and we can't go...BOO

1:30am - Get off one plane and get on another that is right next to ours.

2:30am - Get on new plane and taxi out to runway,,,,waiting,,,,,waiting,,,,,waiting,,,,,captain comes over loud speaker again to tell us that FAA has just pulled him from flying because he had already worked 16 hours....And here's where people flip.....

3:30am - Taxi back to gate and wait for groundcrew to unload luggage

3:30 to 4am - Wait around at gate to tell us where we need to stay for the night

4 to 4:15am - Take a taxi to a Hyatt with some random people....More interesting people

4:30am - Get checked in and go to room....Check out some news and shut it down at close to 5

WOW!!! I travel a fair amount and something like this has never happened to me. Fortunately I am a patient dude and I don't sweat stuff like this so it really was kind of funny to me. Now for some others, this was the end of the earth. It was amazing to watch people totally crack in a tough situation, especially those that didn't have anymore juice on their Blackberry. Just hilarious.....

Needless to say, we were able to get on a flight the next morning at 10:30am. And to show you how Karma works, I got bumped to first class on the flight due to my Silver Elite status. Well as I was about to board there was a lady that was totally wiggin' out because she wasn't sitting in first class anymore so I'm like "here's my ticket, first class doesn't really matter to me." So we traded tickets and when I was about to board, her ticket got upgraded too. Freakin' beautiful.....Nothin' like flying first class on a 30 minute flight....

Anyways, what a night and a way to start a trip....I'll post some more about the actual trip along with some photos.....

Spring is Here Vol 2

So in my previous post talking about the awesome weather I mentioned the pollen count being 4 billion. Now although this was slightly exaggerated it's still pretty ridiculous outside right now. The actual count today was 3,906 which essentially means that in a cubic foot there are more particles of pollen than oxygen. I really couldn't imagine trying to deal with allergies right now. I'd probably have to rock a SARS mask. It honestly looks like a little leprechaun sprinkled his magic dust on pretty much everything. The only cool thing about this is I'm not the only one with a messy car.....



The Culprit......