Blaise turned the big 9 yesterday. He is becoming such a gentleman...So refreshing watching these two boys maturing and taking responsibilities....they still fight with each other, but everyday I gain more trust in them.

Flashback: What was I doing 4 years ago??

What is up with ignorance? I guess this next piece isn’t really ignorance more wacked…then anything. I can see this happening more at a younger age, but when people mature their mentality should grow and this stuff shouldn't happen. My option....
When you’re friendly with people sometimes they pour their heart and feeling out to you. For instance they will talk about their last significant other and just rake this person over the coals, how bad they are, how they hurt them so much, what they did to them physically and mentally, etc.. How they did this and that and were just so wrong for them…….The sad part…. before too long they go right back to that person, that can make one sick to their stomach, especially me. I hate watching that happen. Witnessed it again yesterday…Wow….things just don’t add up right……None of my business really, but they shouldn't spill their guts to me and I wouldn't care. Just try to stay away from those types of people. Enough of that.

Austin is healing nicely; hopefully he can get back to basketball by Wednesday.

Wine Tour
1st stop was the Covered Bridges Winery in Winterset…..9 of us, about 1:30pm. Cindy had a little too much tastings with people dumping the sweeter wines in her glass. They had some decent wines. The only one I preferred was the Marechal Foch , nice dry red…..Kevin was extremely knowledgeable on growing grapes and bottling wine. I’m guessing but I would have to say he’s more knowledgeable about the process than 80% of the small wineries here in Iowa. Just based off some one the processes he was talking about that they run with the wine…Above and beyond the normal winery.
Then we set off for those losers….aka(extremely rude people at that brick winery)

Red Brick Winery in Ellston …Jerk-off….We get there at 3:30, call the number on the sign. Hours on sign read 12-4pm on Saturday. It was locked, so we called the number. 10 minutes later the owner arrives, we tell them we have 4 more they are about 10 minutes behind us (Chris had them lost). The owner is…Well I have an appointment I have to go, locks the door and leaves…that is it!…..What a jerk-off…this is after Cindy had them called before the weekend to tell them that a group was coming……
Luckily I got to meet Darlene's of Darlene's Place. Pretty run-down authentic OLD place, but Darlene was nice. She even had bottles of Schlitz’s . I did stay away from that, High life was refreshing after the long drive from Covered Bridges Winery.
The other vehicle never made it to Ellston, so we were to meet them in Osceola. Even stopping at Darlene’s and of course I was driving, we still beat them to Osceola…. Southern Hills Winery… which for some reason it wasn’t even open…Sign read till 6pm…WTF??? Casino is right across the street………..

ISU Basketball looked good today, but not as good as they should have.. Much, much, much better then the McDermott era

Hickory Park was good too....

Football not too good

Tour De Lights this weekend!

So the photographer was right down there in the action and this is the best he can do of Austin? Austin had a great game and some excellent plays and this is it? Also $40 to purchase each of these in High Resolution??? Decent price and I may have considered it....can't make a profit when no one buys.

....and yes pointing is extremely important in football.

The room was full of pregnant women with their partners. The class was in full swing.

The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly and was telling the men how to give the necessary assurance to their partners at this stage of the pregnancy.

She said, "Ladies, remember that exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial.

It strengthens the pelvic muscles and will make delivery that much easier. Just take several stops and stay on a soft surface like grass or a path."

She looked at the men in the room, "And gentlemen, remember, you're in this together;

it wouldn't hurt you to go walking with her."

The room suddenly got very quiet as the men absorbed this information.

Then a man at the back of the room slowly raised his hand.

"Yes, answered the Instructor."

"I was just wondering if it would be all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk??"

This kind of sensitivity just can't be taught..

Happy Veterans Day!!!

At the Royal Flush(good sausage sandwiches) we lost league last night by one point...of course if I wouldn't have dinked around we easily should have won......I was phenomenal at Big Dogs on a 9 footer later.....

Sullys and Dirty don't mix....

Baskeball tonight.....

Dane Cook is here next week......

Wine tour on Saturday

KickAss

Plane Restoration in NY
Austin goes under the knife tomorrow....


I was in Beverly Hills 2 years ago and stayed at The Standard...(sheik place)...I noticed it's featured in the opening of the Green Hornet trailer. At the time it had also been used in two other movies(they are currently slipping my mind)
This looks way cool..... The Green Hornet

The AKO with the SUC, learning JNEM and ISU in the ERF. All because the GAC with the CAC is AFT and using JCATS along with the YNEM. ACTN

Working with alot of pretty cool guys, intelligence level higher than of late.

Wow talk about white trash or people not having any pride in ones self.....probably always been that way, but last night I really noticed it. Checking out at Fareway all these people coming in and shopping, scary.....Felt like I'm in the wrong world almost.....

Pool tonight.....Time to recoup after the last couple failures.....

NY and PA in 2 weeks

Deep Thought of the Day: For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese. Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock. That's what happens to cheese when you leave it out.