MARCO!

POLO!





MARCO!









POLO!





No, I'm not in the pool playing that goofy "find me by the sound" game. I am referring to the new Nissan Rogue commercial where the guy and the girl are driving all over the city trying to find one another and using there in car Bluetooth or whatever it is to yell Marco and Polo and by the background noises, she finds him and tags him it.





Now, this is a ridiculous commercial considering that gas is 4 bucks a gallon. Even if th car gets great gas mileage, you are not going to waste it playing the Marco Polo tag game while driving all over town!

Stupid.

Monster Jam

Have you heard of this? No, Frankenstein, Mummy and Werewolf haven't formed a heavy metal band........

Do you have Channel? Monster Jam is a show where Monster Trucks and Cars race each other or do Freestyle Competition. It's on everyday at 5 p.m., EDT. The racing is boring, but the Freestyle can be awesome! They jump over various objects like campers, busses, cars, dirt hills, and stuff like that. They pick 3 people in the audience to be the judges, and they have cards they hold up that range from 1 - 10 to score the vehicle's performance. They have to perform for 90 seconds and fill the clock, otherwise there are point deductions if they wreck too bad that they can't continue before the time is out. With those big ol' tires, they can get a lot of bounce, and if the approach an obstacle right, they can make those things fly! I'm talkin' huge air! The vehicles get broken from bad landings, they get rolled over, they do "donuts" or "cyclones", they do wheel stands, some of the things these drivers can do with these things is incredible!

And the body styles are crazy! There's Gravedigger, whose body looks like an old fashioned herse but it's green and black with red headlights, there's TAZ, and yep, it's the Tazmanian Devil from the Bugs Bunny cartoon, there's Superman with the cape and all, Monster Mutt, of course, looks like a dog, a '55 Chevy, and Blue Thunder; a Ford that has Blue Lightning bolts all over it. I love watching these guys. There's even a huge championship competition in Vegas every year! And to think it all started with Bigfoot. No, not Sasquatch. A blue Ford pickup that someone put huge tires on and an extreme lift kit. What it has evolved into today...............

REAL Road Rage

Do they do this where you live? Oil and chip the roads? Well, they have done it to several roads in our area and it seems like they just don't want me to have a way to get home! First, they did Thompson Run Road. That's the road that comes off of Buttermilk Hollow and past the old Woodlawn drive in to Homestead Duquesne Road. And they did half the road one day and the other half the next. Except, that the day they did the first half, we had a torrential downpour, probably right after they finished, so all the chips are gone and it has left an oily mess! When you drive on it, it sounds like you have a flat tire or something! So, I quit coming home that way.
My alternate route was to come out Lebanon Church Road Extension, past Mr. Hoagie and what used to be the Airways lounge, and hang the left onto Bettis Road. Well, the chipped that road too and the same thing happened. So, the side coming home is all oily and no chips! It's weird how that happened on the same side of both roads!
Yesterday, I had to go to Giant Eagle after Dean was done at the chiropractor and we had gone out to dinner. He takes the "T" from town and gets the truck from my work, goes to the chiropractor, then comes back and gets me. Anyhoo, we went to Armstrong's for dinner last night. Yum-O! We both had linguine with clam sauce. His was red sauce with scallops, mine was white with shrimp. We each ahd really nice salads and lots o' bread! We left there and drove to where Dean parks the car in the morning to get the bus, and they I proceeded to the Giant Eagle. Well, they have oiled and chipped Commonwealth Avenue too! This the road that goes from Homestead Duquesne road, past what used to be Duquesne Golf Club, and towards West Mifflin High and Kennywood. The side of the road that I was traveling had the chips washed away as well. Is there a conspiracy here or something? Don't the people that order this done know what it does to your vehicle. The chips can chip your paint when they fly up and the oil just makes a mess when it splashes up.....................Jeesh!!!!

Pens lose in game 6

'NUFF SAID.

I do want to say that the Wings deserved to win the. They were great opponents and fought very hard for the prize. They skated well, passed well and even fought well.
This a pic of their first period goal.



And then there was this. The game winning goal scored by Fleury's ass for Detroit. Yep. The puck went between his knees and stopped behind him outside the goal line and he didn't know where it was. Went he sat back, he sat on the edge of the puck and his ass forced the puck into the net.
What a bummer. (get it? bummer. heh heh)



And the final horn sounds ending the game, and Detroit is victorious. Gino (Evgeni) Malkin hangs his head after a disappointing loss.
But there is no need for the Pens to hang their heads. They played a hell of a season and a real hell of a playoff package! We fans commend their efforts.



Our Pens are young. Most players are under 25 years old. Alot of them aren't even old enough to drink yet. Our older players? Around 30 years old or so. So it's a very young team. They have gotten something that money can't buy. Experience. They'll be back next season and will apply the lessons they have learned in these playoffs. There can only be one winner, but in the hearts of the Pittsburgh fans, the Pens are winners.

Pens Win Game 5 in Detroit!!!!!

Last night, the Pens played a hell of a game. Marc Andre Fleury was phenominal! Yes, he "allowed" 3 goals by Detroit, but, that stat doesn't tell you how incredible he was during the game. He stopped over 50 shots. I think t he actual number was 58 shots on goal for Detoit, with 3 scoring. The Pens had about half (32)that many with 4 scoring. Can you say more effective shooting?
The Pens started out winning in t he 1st 2-0. The Wings came back and tied it. Then they went ahead 3-2. With 30+ seconds left in the 3rd period, Max Talbot stuffed one in the net to tie the score. Here we go to overtime! And a second overtime! Fleury was incredible in these two OT periods! Then, we go into the 3rd OT period. They are skating like sharks on a feeding frenzy! Then Wham! Rob Scuderi get caught in the face by one of Wings' sticks. He was later interviewed and said he prayed there was blood. There was. And lots of it! the Wings had to serve a 4 minute minor for the incident. With the Pens being composed, it seemed, they were patient and just pounded the Wings' end of the ice. In a beatifully set up play, Petr Sykora dumps the puck in the net for the win! It was a great game, bu I wish we could score 5 goals and then let Fleury play like he did last night! He was so awesome. But they all were. Gonshar took a nasty header into the boards and it really rung his bell. Ryan (Bugsy) Malone took a puck to the face that was a line drive of a shot from Detroit and it sent him into next week. And broke his nose again. 2 broken noses on the same player in the same playoff series! Imagine! Then Scuderi got his chin and upper lip cut. They looked liked they were on the wrong end of a boxing match instead of playing hockey. Phenominal Hockey.
So, we come back to the Burgh for game 6. We need to win this one. Then another win in Detroit will get the cup to Pittsburgh. One game at a time.................LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uh-oh!

Our Pens are in trouble, folks. They lost last night at home. It was bad. Now they are down 3 games to 1 and have to go back to Detroit tomorrow night. If the Redwings win, the will get the Stanley Cup. If they lose, which I hope they do, then they come here for game six. So, let the Pens win tomorrow and win game 6 for the Stanley cup!!!!!!!!!!!
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Today, I went to the bridal shower for Lauren, Wynn's fiance'. Wynn is my boss' son, as I am sure you know by now from reading different stuff about work and that on here.
The shower was at the Club at Nevillewood and was a very nice luncheon. We had wedding soup, then Cobb salad and chocolate mousse cups for dessert. I had 3 glasses of Sangria which was the bomb. Jim, the bartender, and Diane's friend, really hooked us up with those.
Lauren got a whole lot of great things to start homemaking after she and Wynn are married. She is a Kindergarten teacher in the Crafon Ingram school district. Wynn, as you know, works with me at Parker Plastics. Diane is his mom and my boss. And I guess you could say she is also my friend on some level. She's a great lady, and really great to work for and with.
Wynn and Lauren's wedding is July 26. It is also at Nevillewood. I am really looking forward to it. I think it will be alot of fun.
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We finally were able to get the camper out of storage on Friday after work. We were supposed to get new tires on it, but when the guys at Bruce Brothers went to put the tires on that they had ordered, they discovered that the distributer had sent the wrong size tires. So, we will get that done this week some time I guess. And we brought home and I cleaned it really well and stocked the non perishables so we will be ready to go. After our usual breakfast at the diner Saturday, we got it inspected and took it back to where we keep it, the back lot where I work. One of the perks, ya know.
Then it was off to Bed Bath & Beyond to get the shower gift. Then Giant Eagle for a little shopping, then the meat store and Pep Boys. Our Saturdays have really become busy.
So, now, I am going to go put my feet up and relax for a while before bedtime......Have a good week, people!