Liverpool's terrible start

Since Liverpool has basically stumbled out of the gate this season like a drunk man leaving a bar at 4 am, maybe they should look into signing this girl. I really don't think that but this woman has some very impressive ball handling skills.

(Warning - the video comes off very loud for some reason for me)

DC

Well, work has been just crazy lately. It is good to be busy but wow...i feel like I am working in a sweatshop! Yikes!

Anyway, tomorrow we leave for DC for a long weekend. I am pumped to hang out with Kathryn and tour the city. It looks like there is rain in the forecast for Sunday. I am pretty sure we will be hitting the zoo up for sure. If the rain holds off, we will be going to a Nationals game as well.

Three day weekend here I come! (unless I work all weekend.............)

Happy Thursday!

So long B&D - You will forever be missed!

Well, Michelle and I made a quick 48 hour trip down to Nashville...one of my favorite places on earth. Why did we go? Brooks and Dunn were having their last tour ever! B&D...I have a lot of love for this band. In high school, a friend of mine made me listen to Hard Working Man, their first album and that album is was got me back into country music. Well, then George Strait entered my life. Anyway, they have always been a favorite of mine and I have seen them in concert more than any other band. Keep that all in mind as you read these notes from that night. I use the word 'love' or some variation of that word NUMEROUS times in these notes.

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Nashvegas baby!!!

Love this town. Love that barry is here.

We got in to here at 730. Found seats and grabbed a beer.

800- tyler dickerson came on. 16 year old. This is your opening act. He is
kinda a punk. He is on his 3rd song. Please be done.

Sidenote: concert is bd & friends. Very hush hush on what that means. Since
we are in nashville it could mean basically anyone!!! Michelle says " make
sure you say my wife looks beautiful" - she is right...look amazing as
usual!

Ummmm- tyler is on like song 6. I am upset and barry is livid. Give me a
reason for being here! Wtf. They couldn't get gary allan to open? Really???

825- he finished. Yessssssssssss. Lights on. No idea what's next.

Bd clip on screen right now...

Now 15 min clip on bd and crew. Slideshow for 15 min. Halfway through it
amd its awesome.

Sidenote: 2.5 year old girl next to us who is super excited and holding a
sign. Makes me miss my daughter terribly.

Cma award for best duo I'd called the b&d award for a reason. Best duo
ever! No one argues this. Thank you bd. Slide show is awesome!

847 a tribute to your staff ove the years. That is class

They are on!!!

I am a GEORGE STRAIT JUNKIE!!!!!

That is how you start!

I am beyond fired up.

Song 2 - take the girl out of the honky tonk.

Michelle said I shouldn't yell. Oops. 30 second later - michelle screams.
Hahahaha.

Mama don't get dressed up for nothing!! +i old school. Wowowowowowoow!!!! -
9 pm

Until u put a girl in it - good but downshift from the classic.

I never forgive my heart- Don't know the name. - barry gave it to me.
Another old school. Awesome. Love them! -907

On of mich's favs - 908 - miss me when I am gone! - love kix - he is the
best!!!

I am so glad I am within myself and not too gone in any way. Greatest duo
ever in country music and I want to embrace everything. I love them.

Aint nithing about you - maybe my best karaoke moment ever in vegas - love
that song. Love everything about it

Here comes kix - on a chair - talkingi fired me up. Kix wants to party.
Don't know the song wtf

I know this song...my top 5! I lobe it!!! Love it!!! Top 3! Lost and
found!!!!! Love it! Never thought I would ever ever jear it! Sorry I am
mistyping. Sooooo happy!!! Last time ever that song is live. Teary.

That's what's she gets - ronnie is rocking

While I was in the bathrrom they said they would play what got them here...
Hence lost and found. 6th time seeing them...first time ever hearing it.
Wow.

Love these guys.

Better al the time - ronnie is an amazing vocal and the song carries to a
lot. I am a fan but not as big as prob everyone here. I am starting to see
the end and it is dishearting.

938 - ronnie tearing up. And now talking.

This is live music? Wow! Cowgirls dont cry is the song.

Grew up with country influence. Went away from it. Brooks and dunn - hard
working man opened the door to country in my adult life and george strait
closed the door...country for life! Thank you bd!

Btw this song ivolves reba and she just showed up! Reba was with us!!!!
Wow!

Wowowowowowwow- how long gone - top 5 fav again never heard it live ever.
Love it love it. I need nothing else from this concert. Red dirt road for
michelle I hope.

Well - 5 second later - red dirt road for michelle- her fav ever. Top. 5
for me. Great great song,

Old man wrigley now - that's fine. Good song but not my gig. I can't get
over how much I am going to miss these guys and how much they meaned to my
world in general.

Side story - on a weekend canoe camping trip, barry and I drove together.
It was around 2005. We played b&d for the 5 hour road trip and sang every
song...every song lyric for lyric. What a compliment to them. We knew every
song...

I believe - ronnie killled it!!!

She likes to get out of town - kix song I don't know - not happy about
about. Funnt considering my last story - it is 10 and my battery is dying.
F!

Neon moon - ummm #1 for me... Go get it ronnie

Rounding out my top 5 - arguably. Yes. Rock my world little cpountry girl -
my first ever karaoke song. Loved. People we're two stepping two it. Kix
killllllled it!!

Only in america! Go usa! Hellyeah!b!!
They brought out some marines. Teary eyed. Love u dad and thank you!

My maria- go get it ronnie!!! 1030 - loving lovign this and soooo happy I
am with michelle.

Encore just started - boot scoot boogie!!!!! Top songs ever in country-
love u guys!

Brand new man!!! Loooooooooooove!

1100- concert done. Love it love the people I am with and loved it!!!!!!!
Loved that I was with my wife michelle and she loves them as much as I do.

Good night and god bless.

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Well, those are my notes. The whole trip down to Nashville was a great time. It always is.

Accountability and Goals

I have not been lifting/working out near as much as I would like over the last year. As such, my numbers in the gym have suffered. Well, this is where I draw the line. This is where I draw a line in the sand. I have two goals in the gym...405 deadlift and a bench press of 265. By when you may ask??? December 31, 2010. I want to start off 2011 with these in my pocket.

Well, it is nice to have the goal. Now I need a way to stay accountable. I am going to post my attempts at the end of the year on my blog. Actually at the end of September, I want to max out just to see where I am, to get a feel if these goals are within reach. I am pretty sure they are. To be honest, I am going after it. I guarantee my numbers improve regardless.

I do not have a squat goal because frankly, I really need to work on my form more than anything with that lift. As for nutrition, Michelle and I have been getting better every month.

There you have it. My goals out in public. Look for a video at the end of the year. If I am not in Chicago on 12/31, I will do this around that date.

405...I am coming.

Bar Crawl to Fenway

So, when we were in Boston, a co-worker of mine made a path from the PwC office to Fenway with some stops on the way. It was nicely designed and I love bar crawls so I was super excited! To set this up, the walk is around 2.5 miles. We have ourselves about 4-5 hours or 2 bars an hour. Totally doable and the weather was perfect on that friday. I took notes along the way. Here you go....my comments will be in italics

2pm start-first stop good life - jack and diet - not ready for a beer.
Anxious to have my calls done. So, I had to do a quick client call. I just wanted it over.

Bar 2 - jason wirth - 15 min until my call - ordered a jack's dark beer. Boston has a good selection of micro brews. It really is a great town.

Bar 3 - sweet water cafe - pbr on draft - in the "club area" of boston.
Went through chinatown to get here. It was chaos. By, this time my call is over. Work is over. Game on!!!!! Chinatown by the way is random collection of people...very random!

Bar 4 - parish cafe - got some food, snacks. Had a beam and diet. They had
46 on the shelf. I promised to go to CP if we did a shot. It was really
good. Smelled lik caramel. 2nd time having it. 46 is makers new whisky. I like it. I had every intention of going to Cressey Performance the next day...of course that is before the fire happened and we were outside all night.

Bar 5- rattle snake - rooftop. The beam and diet is out of a 16 oz drink.
Not much of a sight. This bar was on a rooftop with no view. Every building around it was taller than the bar. I have never been to a rooftop bar with no view before.

Bar 6 - solas irish bar - horvath is being a big time judger. Ridiculous.
Coors light. Hotel bar. Quick stop. This hotel had a bar but had multiple entrances. Well, Michelle and I went ahead to use the bathroom at the hotel before going into the bar. The boston boys went in one door and we went in the other. It took a few minutes to fine each other.

Bar 7 - whiskey -had newcastle - talked to colin how people don't know how
to jump. Lesnar convo too. UFC talk starts between Colin and I. I was telling him that I have never been good at jumping. I jump off one foot but two seems strange to me. Yes, a RANDOM conversation for sure! BTW, the weather was PERFECT for the crawl.

Bar 8 - little steve's pizzeria. Had a bud here. Pizza good. Stadium soon. We are close to Fenway and getting ready. It was awesome.

Bar 9 - Yes, I stopped writing. We went into Cask'n Flagon. Colin knows the bouncer so we walked right in ahead of the giant line. It was awesome. 9 bars for a 9 inning game. Of course, we went into Fenway after this place. The Red Sox got killed but it was very enjoyable time in the stadium.

Another successful bar crawl in Boston...

Post coming soon

hSorry I have been MIA from the blog. I have been two three different cities in a four week period and to top it all off, work has been crazy. I mean I shouldn't be charging over 40 hours in a 3 day period right?

Anyway, here is a little list of the next few blogs which I hope to have written by Sunday....

1. Bar crawl in Boston on our way to Fenway
2. Drawing a line in the sand...accountability.
3. So long B&D - You will forever be missed.
4. Random thoughts on fantasy football and fantasy sports in general

Ok - back to work. Hope all is well with everyone!

Cheers!