dammit

Absolut and nicotine is working for me.

Soho7

Exclusivity. It's a good thing.

Mo's

OK. No word from you tonight.

WTF?!?!?

Ouch

Ugh. Flannery's. I'm old.

Comes with an angioplasty!!

A burger, topped with cheesy hash browns, an egg, then cheese sauce.

I wouldn't even eat it, and that's saying something...

Oh Eight

Hasta La Vista 2007.

You weren't the best, glad you're gone.

10 Bells

Wow.

VERY low key. Nice, actually.

Cali's

What a freaking riot.

I love these guys, but hate being here alone.

At least I know people here.

Early in the 4th

9 minutes left.

Slaughter.

4

Fear the 4.

In

Freaking awesome.

I love this state.

Walking

Almost there. :)

Chili

Tailgating.

Craig is my hero.

First Stop

Gotta get coffee first.

Just Buy It Baby...

The debut CD from some friends of mine.

Dig it.

working for the weekend...

SO - it's Friday night - and as always - I'm Mr. Mom. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining in the least. It's a statement of fact.

Friday nights, I have my son - and my ex goes out. Saturday nights, she has said son, and I go out. It's the delicate balance in my little universe. :)

This weekend is going to be my busiest in a LONG time. I'm actually already dreading work on Monday.

Tomorrow, Jennifer and her daughter, and me and my son are going to see "Walking With The Dinosaurs." It should be completely amazing. My boss took his Grandchild to it this afternoon, and was just floored at the spectacle. I was floored that he took a Friday off.

After that - the children will be dropped off at their OTHER parents' homes, and Jen and I will attempt to get some dinner, and hopefully grab a drink with my best friend. He turns 37 tomorrow.

Sunday, we're heading up to the (almost literally) Frozen Tundra® of Lambeau Field© to see the Packers take on the Raiders.

Tailgating beforehand is of course, a necessity.

Blog pics to come whilst the merriment ensues.

Omaha Shootings

A friend of mine who lives in Nebraska was working at the mall while everything with the shooting was happening.

This is posted with her permission:

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Dec 5, 2007 8:36 PM

I was there. It was awful.

Little old ladies were running (RUNNING!) for their lives.

After I shut my gate to my store... and hid in the shelter of the bathroom... I shook from head to toe and was literally scared to death... and then as I peeped my head out... I saw ATF and FBI and Omaha PD with MACHINE GUNS and they were using my store as protection as they look for the 'perp'. (he was still at large)

I grabbed my stuff in haste and fled the store with FBI agents with SHIELDS.

I was petrified and saddened because I knew by watching the news in my store that there were already TWO confirmed dead.

They shuttled us to a secluded hallway... where after they completely secured JCPENNEY, they shuttled us in to there... my friend, Sam, and I cut in front of a line of almost 200 people (mostly mall employees) and gave a statement and were then permitted to leave.

As we left the mall... I saw more police vehicles and ATF agents than I've ever seen in my life and every single one would stop us and question us and make sure (which is kind of relief considering the situation).

Once we were finally outside the confines of Westroads.... I couldn't help but feel somber and completely saddened by all that I had witnessed.

Like the lady covered in blood from the gunshot wounds of her now deceased husband.

and why? because some poor kid apparently didn't get hugged enough and decided he wanted to "go out in style".

Guess what ASShole... Style is not causing grief to everyone and inflicting fear in the American public.

You were selfish and awful.
You deserve to rot in hell.

ok. i'm at the bar right now and sad and it's taking everything not to cry....... at the loss that Omaha has suffered.