37 Years

My parents have been married 37 years as of today. Not to sound cheesy, but hopefully I learned something from them.

I feel the need to recycle this excerpt from an old MySpace blog since MySpace is dead to me...

Quoting my Mom: "Marriage isn't about how many rooms of the house you can have sex in; it's about being there for the other person when they need you... it's having your husband hold a pillow against your boo boo."

As Andre 3000 would say, "Thank God for Mom and Dad, for sticking through together."

Location, Location, Location

Barb and I want to move in the fall of 2010. We know what we want but we don't know where it exists. On our own, we both came up with a list of 10 requirements that our new location would ideally have. Do you know if this place exists? Help!

My Requirements (in no order):
- near the ocean (preferably with an irregular coastline)
- town has a "main street" (plenty of food options)
- within 1 hour of mountains/hiking
- no-snow winters
- major music scene within 1 hour
- close proximity to a major sports market
- affordable real estate for future house buying
- lots of outdoor activity options
- town is a little funky / has charm / history
- must photograph well

Barb's Requirements (in no order):
- walk-able "downtown"
- ocean or lake within 30 minutes
- MLB park doable in a day
- university / college to work at
- mild winters, low humidity
- young family vibe (not old or young high school / college vibe)
- potential to buy property before we're 30
- classy food scene
- free outdoor entertainment and fun (ex: beach movies)
- slower pace of life

Bellybutton Legs

I had a dream a few nights ago and it's been freaking me out ever since. In my dream I had what I'll describe as "bellybutton legs".

I was sitting on a chair on a dock. Sticking out of my right thigh were 2 cardboard toilet paper tubes. They were about half-way in and my reasoning for having them was to hide my disfigured leg. I pulled them out and I had 2 "bellybuttons" on my right thigh ("innies", not "outies"). These were big bellybuttons though and whenever I picture them in my head my right leg tingles.

The Mirror Smearers

Note to Self: Nobody cares about your Fantasy Football team as much as you do.

Now that that's out of the way, our draft was last night and, as always, it was a great time. I'm not overly thrilled with my team, but I think I could put together a good season and even surprise myself a little bit.

With no further a-do, ladies & gentlemen, I present to you... the 2009... Mirror Smearers!!!

QB - Matt Ryan - ATL
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew - JAC
RB - Kevin Smith - DET
WR - Anquan Boldin (Keeper) - ARI
WR - Roddy White - ATL
Flex - Pierre Thomas - NO
TE - Kevin Boss - NYG
K - None Picked*
DEF - NY Jets
BN - Carson Palmer - CIN
BN - Darren Sproles - SD
BN - Michael Bush - OAK
BN - Jerricho Cotchery - NYJ
BN - Donald Driver - GB
BN - Bobby Engram - KC
BN - Mike Vick* - Free Agent

*I planned on picking a kicker in the last round, but I had the second-to-last pick so any kicker I would've ended up with would be mediocre. So I took Vick. I hate Vick, but my thinking was that I'll hold on to him for the next few weeks to see if he signs anywhere. If he does I can keep him or trade him. If he doesn't I drop him and pick up the kicker I would've drafted anyway.