This Week's Sign That I Am Getting Older...

Ok, I have a couple of posts rolling arond in my head, but have not had time to put them down what with the SSC, BSC, softball, church, etc...so let me take a moment to chime in on the AI craze (of course, before this season AI always stood for Allen Iverson, but we give and we take).

I am a fan of American Idol, so is my wife...although she supasses me in allegiance to the show. You see I declared AI dead-to-me after Chris was eliminated...what a travesty.

Anywho, back to the story...the season finale was last night (during church) and like good little 21st century TV watchers, we used the DVR to make sure we didn't miss a thing. After church we even went to a restaurant with no TVs to make sure we wouldn't inadvertantly hear the results before we got home. Overall I give the show high marks...good variety on the guest stars (although we could have done without Meatloaf's awkward performance...that was painful)...and decent numbers for the eliminated that were making their comeback to the show.

The highlight of the show for me was the surprise appearance of the purple one...Prince. Laura was so surprised by his appearance that she nearly kicked over the TV tray beside the chair :)

Now, I've always been a Prince fan, at least since 1999 (the album, not the year). Prince is a strange character to say the least. Great artist, but for the longest he only sang about 2 things...sex or God, interesting combination. He's been around for a long time and has had more hits than I can count, but apparently I had forgotten how old he was...and how old I am...when I heard people having to explain to their teenagers who Prince was. That really took me by surprise. Who doesn't know who Prince is? Diamonds and Pearls was my soundtrack for a summer in college.... what about the Revolution...the NPG...Prince's Purple Rain was my very first cassette. I got it when I turned 13 years old...

Ok, ok...I guess I should have known...afterall it's been a few years since college and even more since I was 13. Oh well, sing on Prince (now that you apparently have cleaned up your songs a bit)...you're cool enough for a whole new generation :)

It's Official...

That's right folks...it's official...Laura and I are having a house. The contracts have been approved, and our big bundle of bricks and mortar should be available mid-November (baring any hurricanes, of course).

We are anxiously anticipating its arrival. It does have a name, but due to safety constraints we cannot reveal that at this time :)

If you'd like to learn more about the plans for the house click here.

We do plan to post pics during the development process, so be sure and drop by for the latest updates...

But for now, here is our land in all its glory...



Don't get too excited though...the big dumpster doesn't belong to us