Ain't feelin' so great

Debbie called me yesterday afternoon and said she was feeling really bad. Sore throat. No energy. One of the women in her office missed several days because of the H1N1 virus. Hoping that is NOT what Debbie has. Debbie called the doctor and was able to get a prescription for the Tamaflu or whatever that stuff is called. Hope that helps her. She stayed home today.

Debbie ain't feeling well. It's raining. The sky is crying.

Saturday was... odd

Finally got the lawn mowed on Saturday. Didn't get enough cuttings for a bale of hay, though. It sprinkled several times while I was mowing. Not long after I finished mowing, the clouds started moving away and the sun came out. Weather-wise, the day ended up being pretty nice.

Debbie and I had some Rib Crib for our pre-game meal. Pretty good as always. Megan and Kelsey were working, but were able to sit and eat with us. If you call wolfing down your food "eating". LOL.

Deb and I went to the game. OSU has some serious work to do. Offensively they are, well... offensive. Not at all what anyone expected them to be this year compared to last season. But, OSU won the game and that's the important thing. Hopefully, the Pokes can win ugly but still win.

Tara, during halftime, Rebecca and Michael McLaughlin stopped by our seats and chatted for a few minutes. Their little girl, Emma, is a cutie. She was wearing a cute little OSU tu-tu. Guess what Debbie has in mind? hee hee.

Speaking of ugly, well... I'll let the photo speak for itself. LMAO. Hope you are not trying to eat while reading this blog. Gotta love Sooner fans!



HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!

Good Friday

Debbie and I each had a pretty good day. Debbie is the worker-of-the-day (wod) in her office on Fridays. There are some Fridays when the looneys are loose and decide to visit her office. Other days, it's just a steady stream of people looking for some assistance and asking questions. Sometimes, it's like today. Quiet most of the day with an occasional person coming in the office. A good Friday for Debbie.

My Friday was pretty quiet too. An early morning site visit that I thought would take a couple of hours lasted less than 30 minutes. Got the mirror replaced on Deb's car for about a third of what I thought it would cost. Got alot done at the office with few phone calls.

Sometime during the afternoon Deb and I were emailing back and forth. She said something about celebrating the day. I emailed that we should go to Crab Town for dinner. Turns out that was her thoughts, too. So, we went to Crab Town for a shrimp and crab boil dinner. Shrimp, crab, andouli sausages, new potatoes, corn on the cob all cooked together in Cajun seasoning and dumped on the table covered in butcher paper. Large mug o' Boulevard Wheat beer. Deb had an iced tea. Dang, that's good eatin'! I'm full and I'm likin' it! Dinner with my favorite gal. Great way to end the day.

Hope everyone else had a good day.

New Mirror

The dealership replaced the mirror on Debbie's car this morning. Took about 10 minutes and $32 instead of $110. Nice way to start the day.

Now, gotta figure out some way to keep large birds from attacking Debbie's car. Think one of those devices mounted on the front bumper to scare deer will work for birds? Maybe a scarecrow hood ornament? I could take one of those freaky Barbie-doll replicas with the weird hair and put on the hood. Or not.

Anyway, have a good day.

The Moods of a Cowboy Football Fan

Someone on gopokes.com posted this. Thought it was hilarious and a lot too true. Replace the "Tigers" with any team of your choice. LOL

Oklahoma State Football Fan’s Psychological Cycle

Saturday - Before Kick-off: "Poke Dementia"
My Thought Process: "WE ARE GONNA KILL 'EM!!!!!"
Comment: Wife wont talk to me on Saturdays

Sunday: DENIAL
My Thought Process: "I cant believe we lost in OT to the Tigers...AGAIN?!?! . Cheatin' Bastards! How can their receivers be open every F*&^%-ing play?!?! Our receivers are TWICE as talented as theirs!"
Comment: Wake up with a "Cowboy Football hangover" and feel like crap; which is a mystery because I didn’t drink anything the night before.

Monday: ANGER
Thought process: "F*&%-ing Tigers!!! I HATE that team. We SUCK!!! 19 point underdogs to the Horns next week. It should be more like 49!. We SUCK!!! "
Comment: I am usually very tired at work Monday mornings due to the stress of the weekend. No work gets done. Boss asks me if my dog died or something. I tell him "I wish".

Tuesday: CONSPIRACY
Thought process: "Bryant was IN BOUNDS on that catch!!! How many holding calls can the freakin' refs miss?!?! Why do we get shafted on calls EVERY game, year after year?!?! I heard that the head ref's son-in-law was a Mizzou grad...that's why he called Bryant out of bounds. Why did the Oklahoman choose to run stories on the Sooners' undefeated season and OU/UT game instead of our big match up against Mizzou?"
Comment: In hindsight every week- I generally feel like an idiot on this day.

Wednesday: ACCEPTANCE
Thought process: "We just don’t have the tools this year. Savage just isn't the threat we had hope he would be this early in his career. Reid has got to learn to hang onto the ball to be a big-time college QB. Maybe next year"
Comment: This is the only day of the week that includes any type of rational thought. Work actually gets done in the office and the wife is happy because you aren't complaining about football.

Thursday: OPTIMISTIC
Thought process: "OK, we have 6 games left. All we have to do is beat UT and Colorado at home and OU in Norman . We still have a shot at a bowl."
Comment: Call to get airfare price and hotel reservations in Shreveport in December

Friday: DELUSIONAL
Thought Process: "UT can shove those 19 points right where the sun don’t shine. I can’t believe we are underdogs AT HOME!!! This is OUR HOUSE!"
Comment: People at work laugh at me.

Saturday - Before Kick off: "Poke Dementia"
Thought process: "WE ARE GONNA KILL 'EM!!!"
Comment: The viscous cycle continues...

Traffic snafu

Most days, I take Debbie to her office and then go to my office. Today, I asked her to drop me off at my office. Doing that generally allows me to get an extra hour or so of work done. Well, today happened to be the traffic day from hell. Sometime around 5 am, a large truck wrecked on the freeway between my office and Debbie's office. The wreck happened about two miles south of my office on the Broadway Extension. The road and barriers were damaged badly enough that they closed the road so repairs could be made. Problem is the officials never announced to anyone they were going to close one of the most heavily travelled roads in OKC during morning rush hour. Debbie dropped me off at 8 am. By 8:45 am, she had travelled about 1/2 mile from my office. She should have arrived at her office by that time. Around 9 am, she called and said the road was closed and traffic was being diverted from Broadway Extension onto I-44. The I-44 exit is about 1-1/2 miles south of my office. We were on the phone together while I gave Debbie directions on how to get to her office. Eventually she arrived at her office. Sometime between 9 and 9:30. What a mess.

Daughter rejects Daddy's foul ball gift

I saw this on tv while Debbie and I were getting ready for work. At a recent baseball game, a guy caught a foul ball and handed it to his very young daughter. Who promptly tossed it back toward the field. LOL. Too cute.

Daughter rejects Daddy's foul ball gift