We saw Despicable Me… and we all liked it, Bing laughed out loud many times during it.  We went to the 9:30am showing on Sunday morning and over half the audience was adults without children (And about 80 % of them were men)… I’m sorry butif I didn’t have kids you wouldn’t find me at an early morning weekend screening of a kids film.

Lucy continued to kick butt on her bike… Well, except for a tiny spill that resulted in a minor scratch, that she needed to stare at for about 15 minutes waiting to see if it would bleed… Bing napped in the bike trailer during all the drama.

Bing was excited, we found a bowling game at the Toy’s R Us annex near the Burbank AMC (you  can see pics on my twitter feed ) … That little Toy’s R Us is pretty cool, everything is on sale (It’s just down from the Urban Outfitters).  That kid is crazy for anything bowling… he played with that thing for the rest of the day.

I was kidless on Friday night and did what any single guy in Los Angeles would do… Stayed home, watched a dvd and went to bed early – OK, maybe I did what any 80 year old guy in Los Angeles would do!

So far the remaining fish is still alive… Which is good because Lucy is still reeling in the drama of the last fish passing.

America’s best place to live.  Where not to go with the kids this summer.   He had a good run.  He fails.   Bacon fight.   Look what they found in the garage!

Rock On, Jack

Bing, Lucy and I went to dinner at Tony P’s last night ( I had a meeting in the hood, which I’ll tell you about shortly).  The food there is so good! Bing is still sporting his cast (It comes off Friday) and is doing great… Although, he’s still not 100% cured of his bowling fear, he told me I could throw the ball for him.

My meeting was for Lucy’s schools new Radio Club, which I am going to help them get going.  It’s a really cool after school program to get kids interested in radio, I’m excited to be a part of it.

I posted my fish photos on facebook,  They are OK, I know my sisters will be much better… She hasn’t posted hers yet, she had a biopsy today and is recovering (Initial reports are that all looks good, but she’ll get the official results in a week or so… She was resting today).  So I’ll let you know when she posts hers.

Stretch has a job!!! But he cannot give details for a few weeks… But, congrats anyway!!!

That’s a lot of weed!!!  Only joking.   It’s dollar drink night!  This is horrible. Goth Kitty.   Tower of touch.   Change your password.  Maybe having a fat boy isn’t such a bad thing.  Dog kisser!

Rock On, Jack

Craig Shoemaker was really great Friday night, rumor has it he’ll be hosting his own show on CRN soon… I’ll post as soon as I know all the details.

The kids and I had a fun weekend.  Saturday we played a little tennis with Grandma and Wendy…  Well, most of us payed tennis, Bing mainly ran around the court collecting the balls which he would then lay claim too and not allow anyone to play with them.  Lucy really enjoyed playing, as soon as I get a job I’m going to get here into classes… I took lessons when I was a kid, I even remember my teachers name, Daisy Wong.  I hit a few serves, I was surprised I could hit it as well as I did. Sunday we met my Cousin and some of her friends at The La Brea Tar Pits… We didn’t know when we decided to go there, but there was a huge dog adoption fair going on which turned out to be a lot of fun.  Lucy got to do some hula-hooping , which she really enjoyed. ( Thanks to Hoop Kitty!)  Although it was kind of a bummer to see so many dogs that needed homes… Lucy really wanted to get one, and I would have if I could have.

I’ll post more at you soon!  Have a great week!

Oh ya, new photos posted on facebook.

Rock On, Jack

I have to admit, I’m kind of excited that Up! comes out on DVD tomorrow…  I really enjoyed it in the theater.  Speaking of DVD’s, Target, Walmart and Amazon are in a DVD price battle with pre-orders of some of the seasons hottest releases at only $10.  Here’s a link to Targets deals, hey G-Force for $9.99.  here’s Walmart’s, G-Force is $9.98.  And just to be fair, here’s Amazon’s page.

Bing is such a unique little man… Not only is he obsessed with bowling, and chalk, and his Yellow “Buggy Car”, oh and we can’t forget his best friend Baby, but he is able to identify most makes of cars, and a bunch of different models.  I like that he has a bunch of options for when he gets older… Pro-Bowler, Artist, Monkey Trainer (Did I mention “Baby” is a beret wearing monkey?) or Car Salesman, in fact the other day he told me he was going to buy me a Mustang, so “I wouldn’t have to drive the busty old car.”

I can’t gush over Bing without giving equal time to Lucy, who is way more focused… At six years old she knows more about marine biology than I do at 38!  On the way home from our birthday celebration yesterday she was explaining to me what a crustaceans were and what kind of rays eat them…  Luckily, Angela got her a membership to the Long Beach Aquarium yesterday, so we’ll have many more opportunities to learn more.

I guess it didn’t need my help, seeing as it’s already sold out, but if you were lucky enough to get tickets, you’re in for a really cool night with some of the greats in 80’s television (including my Uncle!)

Give him the death penalty.   Maybe LT hit my car?  Important: Stroller Recall. Just in time for Christmas shopping, Elvis hair.  This is Stretch’s kind of beauty queen.   Gay parents rule.  He bet and lost.   Cool new L.A. Marathon route, I may do it this year.  Cheap Pink’s Hot Dogs this week!  Invent a sandwich.  I’ll do it!  Don’t text and bus drive.

Rock On, Jack

Tomorrow is Boss Day (As in your employer, not Springstein)… So if you’re lucky enough to have a job be nice to your boss.

Last night the “busty old car”, as Lucy and Bing call it, got busted.  Apparently, a woman in a white suburban backed up into it and fled.  Thank you so much to the kind Sun-Land people and the folks at Francisco’s Halloween Shop ( 10493 Sunland Blvd. 818 352-0503) who got her license plate number.  The car is still drivable, so that’s good news.  I went to the police station and made a report, but I seriously doubt anything will come of it.

I’m a huge blueberry fan, I like the fruit and anything that smells like it, so when I was at Target I picked up some Blueberry Tone bar soap… I didn’t notice until today when I busted a bar out that the packaging claims it has Antioxidants.  Come on, do antioxidants really do anything in soap?  Heck, do they really do anything in food?

Kids are here this weekend, I have to find some good Halloween stuff to do… It has become a month long celebration with us.  Bing’s “Polka-Dot Bowling Girl Costume” is coming together nicely… I found bowling shoes in his size, Polka-Dot Jammies and a nickelodeon bowling ball bag (in which he can put his red bowling ball he loves and use it to collect candy).

Caylee update.  We spoke about this on the pod.  Now were did I leave that pot?  Racism alive and well down south.  Where the buffalo roam.  It was just a drill.  We need to get this Ap for the Love Boss.  Dodger divorce.  Speaking of the Dodgers. He just went back to bed. Fire water.

Rock on, Jack

When you drive home from Santa Barbara you pass so many beautiful beaches, and on a holiday weekend the traffic moves slowly.  I was in the back seat of Ethan and my sisters car, wedged between two car seats holding sleeping kids.  As I sat there, the sun setting on the last day of summer, I watched as we passed the remainder of beach BBQ’s and fun in the sand.  Lucy’s head leaned against the window, her hair glowing orange from lowering sun, her eyes shut, resting from the day of otters and snakes, lions and penguins.  She looked so peaceful.  I remembered that feeling, of being maybe 7 or 8, riding my bike in the late afternoon warmth, knowing that tomorrow I would be sitting in a class room wearing the brand new Tough Skins and terry cloth shirt my Mom had bought me a week earlier… The sadness that the freedom of summer was ending, trying to squeeze a couple more hours out of it.

Tomorrow will be Lucy’s first day of real school, and she is nervous, excited and scared of the unknown… Just like we all were.  And tomorrow is my first day of having a “big girl”, And I’m nervous, excited and scared of the unknown… Just like all parents are.

Rock on, Jack

P.S. CRN has now started re-running the show the next day from 6a-8a on CRN 6, so if you get us on your cabe you’ll be able to hear us while you get ready in the morning!