Miranda Goes Back to Work

If I had to guess which would be harder - me going back to work after a couple of weeks off with Alex or seeing Miranda go back to work after 12 weeks - I would have picked the prior.

I would have been very, very wrong.

Last night was very difficult for me. I was helping Miranda get some pictures of the kids on a flash drive so she could have them in her digital photo frame.

All of the pictures were making me smile; then in turn they made me sad. Certain pictures in particular prompted this strange phenomena.

Maleah on the counter making strawberry milk with mommy.

Maleah & Alex spending time with mommy.

Alex being adorable and smiling at his mommy.

I had to stop finding pictures for me because it made me sad. It is not as if I am worried about their care. Stacy is more than able to take care of our kids. Miranda will only be gone four hours a day anyhow.

It is the fact that there will be moments that she will not get to experience. These moments - though they happen everyday - are so precious to us. With Miranda being home I felt like I experienced those moments as an extension of myself.

I feel awful. I feel as if I should have done more so that she could stay home. I know that unless a day comes where Miranda can stay home I will always be sad that she has to miss any moments with the two most wonderful children in the world.

I miss those moments everyday, but with Miranda being home it made missing them a little easier to miss.

Random Passing Thoughts, Iss. 14

Why does it suddenly feel like America is the kid in school that gives away their lunch money to avoid being beat up?

North Korea says, "you better not try anything or else".

America says: Yes, of course Kim Jong-il... We're sorry.

Iran says, "We're going to go ahead and make nukes after all".

America says: Sure, we understand that. Sorry for the confusion.

We're finally starting to stand up for ourselves, but only to a certain degree.

Speaking of degrees... I have like 50 of them... and none are specific to my current job.

Speaking of jobs... you have one? Good. Many people don't anymore.

Speaking of good... it is getting harder to find in this world.

Speaking of hard to find... the older I get the more I lose things.

Speaking of losing things... do you ever feel like one day we'll find a landfill overflowing with keys, socks, and class rings (that last one might be specific to me).

Speaking of socks... My back is doing much better since the "sock incident" of 2009.

Speaking of bad backs... Miranda's is not getting better. Hopefully they can figure it out soon. :(

Speaking of Miranda... did you see her Random Passing Thoughts? I'm rubbing off on her.

That may be good or bad depending on what you think of my sense of humor...

I heard a Kings Island radio ad for their new Roller Coaster called "diamondback". It said "Your first ride may be your last". In light of recent injuries and rides being shut down I think that ad is in poor taste.

Miranda's family is coming from Alabama next week. I love those Alabamians... those Alabamists... those Alabamamytes... Alabamans? Those people from Alabama!

You can teach a man to fish, but make sure you teach him how to clean the fish too... Otherwise he'll still starve.

If you ever see someone stranded on the side of the road with a gun or a knife do not stop and pick them up... Unless you are a ninja.... or Chuck Norris.

I miss Chris Farley. I didn't know him, but he seemed like a good guy. Drugs/alcohol suck.

Maybe he just needed some love. We all want to be loved.... Tell me... What's wrong with that?

Oh the HUMANITY!

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly - FOXNews.com

Miranda shared this article with me... you may have heard the news.

President Obama killed a fly! Why, God, why? Why do these innocent creatures have to be killed??? On national television to boot!

Seriously PETA? Seriously? It is not April, so it must not be a joke.

Let's see what you do when a fly covered in who knows what comes to a cook out and lands on your steak... and.. wait. You don't eat steak? Well, then it lands on your hamburger and you have to... what? No hamburgers either? Well, at least you eat hot dogs... So, the thing lands on... are you kidding me? No hot dogs either?

What if he lands on your jello? Shoot, made from animal bones... hmm... This may take awhile. You do eat something, right? Nevertheless....

It is a FLY! A fly, a fly, a fly... A FLY!!!!

You protect animals... A fly is annoying parasite of a bug. What in the world, PETA? You're serious? A FLY?

Watch the Obama Fly Masacre of 2009 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTpiwngOg7I

For once... I am on Obama's side. Unless he apologizes for this too.

Iran Rocks the Vote

It is estimated that nearly 80% of Iran's registered voters voted today in their Presidential Election. Some are predicting that this large turnout points to Ahmadinejad losing his job. What does that mean to us? Maybe very little.... at least for now.

One of the guys running against Ahmadinejad is Mir Hossein Mousavi, the former prime minister and moderate "green" candidate. Mousavi was Prime Minister for about eight years before his position was abolished. He's been out of the political spotlight ever since.

One interesting thing he has promised in his campaign is opening up television networks to the private sector. Currently all television stations in IRAN are ran by the state. You think CNN and MSNBC are too biased? Try a government run TV station. Yikes.

Mousavi also promised to review women's rights and fight for their equal treatment.

He has pledged to review the Nuclear program, but vows to not make any "massive changes" if he were to win.

This could mean one of two things. Either he agrees with the program, or he doesn't agree and does not want to make waves yet. There is a lot of tension among Iranians over reaction to a possible Ahmadinejad defeat. Some militia groups have made their feelings known that certain changes to the way things are done now will not be accepted.

So, Mousavi could either be a welcome change for America... or more of the same. Time will tell... that is if the election isn't rigged. Here is some audio about this story:



Read the Full Story from The Guardian

Random Passing Thoughts, Iss. 13

OK... so what is with everyone hating on Kris Allen? The guy won American Idol, but is getting dumped on. Some call it the greatest upset in Idol History. Read this blog post if you like Adam. Don't call Yahoo's Lyndsey Parker unbiased!

Speaking of upsets... Taylor Hicks wins Season Five's American Idol - CD sales: under 800,000. Chris Daughtry comes in 4th that year - CD sales: 4.4 million. That's an upset.

Speaking of American Idol... I'm just glad it is over.

Speaking of things being over... Is it just me or does anyone else think Nancy Pelosi's political career is in jeopardy? I mean she was so likable before... What in the world happened?

Speaking of Jeopardy... remember 74 time Jeopardy winner Ken Jennings? That guy made Jeopardy cool.

Speaking of cool... Have you watched Glenn Beck on Fox News yet? You really should try.

Speaking of trying... I'm done.