Another Friday… another busy week…
First of all, for all of you who were kind enough to donate $240 to my Radiothon for the Salvation Army’s Bed and Bread Club… I have good news. “The Plate’s in the mail!” I know you’ve been waiting a long time and I apologize… We were told by the company firing the commemorative plates that they would be ready in April. But as is so often the case, there was a “production delay” (whatever that means). The point is, they’re on the way even as we speak. I thank you for your patience and your generosity!
Now a look back at the week…
- Judge David Groner kicked Kwame’s request to attend a 90-day boot camp to the curb. That means no early parole… Speaking of that, does anybody know the visiting schedule at the prison up north? I’m thinking of heading to the Traverse City Cherry Festival in July…
- After much thought, “The Wizard of Iz”, Tom Izzo decided he’s staying at MSU… despite a big bucks offer to move to the NBA and coach the Cleveland Cavs. Kudos to the coach for picking the “Green and White” instead of just the “Green”…
- Sadly, oil continues gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Watching BP CEO Tony Hayward being grilled by Congress made me think he should have his “BP” checked or he’s going to have a stroke.
- Perhaps the most shocking news this week came just this morning: Franco-American announced that “Spaghetti-O’s with Meatballs” are being recalled. Apparently there is a concern that the meatballs weren’t cooked at a high enough temperature. There go my Friday night dinner plans…
- Speaking of meatballs… US Magazine is reporting that Kate Gosselin has a set of twins we didn’t know about! Apparently her bodyguard convinced her to get breast implants last spring. No wonder she was so lead-footed on Dancing With The Stars… she was top-heavy!
On a personal note…
Gail and I took care of my daughter Jessica’s kids (The Amazing Preston, 8, and equally amazing Jack, 6) and Jackie’s son, 8 year old Charlie - who’s amazing, too (I had to say that) one night this week. We had dinner at a Coney Island and I actually refrained from lecturing the boys on what the hot dogs and cheese fries can do to their arteries.
If I may digress for just a second… Why is it that French Fries are so bad for you and at the same time are THE GREATEST TASTING FOOD IN THE WORLD? (With the possible exception of Cheetos!!!)
Anyway, after dinner it was back to the house for a two-and-a-half hour crash course on the wonders of “Pokemon”. For those not “in the know” like me, Pokemon are animated Japanese creatures that star in a never-ending series of TV shows, movies and video games. Being the good guy that I am, I pretended to listen, smiled and threw in the occasional, “Wow!” as the boys thumbs flew over their hand-held players faster than Kwame texting Christine. “Archeus from the Sinho Region just used the Hyper Beam against Charmander!” declared, Charlie. “All right!”, I said. “That’s great!” And in that instant, I realized I was busted. The looks on their faces said it all: Archeus using the Hyper Beam against Charmander was not a good thing at all. “Haven’t you been paying attention?” Jack said. You’d have thought I just intentionally ran over their bikes with my car. Whatever happened to throwing a ball around the backyard?
Kids, of course brings us to the fact that Sunday is “Father’s Day”, (or as Maury Povich and Jerry Springer call it, “Father’s DNA Day”).
Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s out there! Hope it’s a great weekend!
-Dick