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February 27, 2003
Well, that's just sad...
Mr. Rogers, Fred Rogers, died this AM of stomach cancer at age 74. I don't know about the rest of you but I LOVED that show and watched it every single day when I was growing up. Mr. McFeeley would always bring those cool movies of factories and stuff so you could see how things were made. I just loved that. Mr. Roger's Neighborhood also gave me my first introduction to jazz music.
Fred Rogers will be missed.
*update 7:00 PM*
Visit Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood's home page for more information on a man who was the best neighbor any of us have ever had.
Posted by Pepperguy at 06:56 AM | Comments (2)
February 26, 2003
Funny...
Just came back from lunch, and there's a Jeep Grand Cherokee in front of me. The guy driving turns around and starts making a face at me and waving...Turns out it's Jeff Greene!! WOO HOO!! So I followed him back to Ryder where he's working which is in the next building over and chit chatted. Kind of cool that we work so close! Lunches are inevitable, although he just found out he'll be out of town on our group birthday 3/6. :-(
Posted by Pepperguy at 01:16 PM | Comments (2)
February 25, 2003
New name...same great flavor
I've changed the name of my blog from "Nuthin much..." to "Nasal Passage" I think the reasons are obvious, don't you?
I took several pictures of my nose last night and will be integrating them into the site soon. Isn't that fun!? Wow...Grant sure knows how to keep us interested!
The new job is great so far! The people I'm working with are great and it seems like a good fit. Plus, I don't have to wear a tie!!
If anyone in the NW Ohio area likes Hungarian food, you've GOT to check out Zsuzska's in Genoa. They have a website, unfortunately, it needs some work, but it WILL show you the menu and will give you directions to get you there. VERY yummy and you get SO MUCH FOOD!! Seriously, my last entree lasted me 3 meals, and for those of you who know me, that is saying a great deal about the portion!
Yesterday was Moss' birthday. Happy 33 Moss! I'll be 33 on 3/6. The birthday of choice for all the cool people like Eddo, and Jeff G! Oh...and Shaquille O'Neal...but who cares about him??
Posted by Pepperguy at 01:08 PM | Comments (1)
February 19, 2003
So far so good!!
Well, day one at Glasstech is in the books. Everything was good. Commute was short and sweet, the people seem great, and the day flew past!! Now I'm going to eat dinner.
Posted by Pepperguy at 08:15 PM | Comments (2)
New Job
Well, I'm about to head out for my first day at Glasstech. Wish me luck!
I hate nerves.....
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February 17, 2003
Happy Birthday MJ
Today is the 40th birthday of my biggest non-family hero, Michael Jordan!! Wish I had some of my photos scanned in to share...my shoes, my SLU Action Figure, the photo of me with MJ's Vette at the old Chicago Stadium... Maybe I'll do some scanning soon.
Jordan: By the Numbers (thanks to NBA.com)
866 -- Consecutive games in double figures*
172 -- Career 40-plus point games
69 -- Points against Cleveland on March 28, 1990, a career high
63 -- Points in a playoff game against Boston on May 20, 1986*
52 -- Sports Illustrated covers (an SI record)
45 -- Number Jordan briefly wore when he returned from his first retirement
41.0 -- Scoring average in the 1993 NBA Finals*
40 -- Happy Birthday, Mike
37.1 -- Highest single season scoring average (1986-87)
37 -- Times scored 40-plus points in 1986-87
33.4 -- Career playoff scoring average*
30.3 -- Career scoring average*
26 -- Current number of NBA assistants younger than Jordan
23 -- Well, duh
18 -- Versions of Air Jordans (the latest are suede)
14 -- All-Star Game appearances
13 -- Jordan's shoe size
10 -- NBA scoring titles*
9 -- All-NBA Defensive first-team*
7 -- Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring*
6 -- Finals MVPs, NBA titles
5 -- Regular season MVPs
4 --Coaches played for (Kevin Loughery, Stan Albeck, Doug Collins (twice) and Phil Jackson)
3-- NBA head coaches who are younger than Jordan (Golden State's Eric Mussleman, 37, Seattle's Nate McMillan, 38, and Cleveland's Keith Smart, 39)
2 -- Olympic gold medals (1984, 1992); retirements (so far --1993, 1998)
1 -- Rookie of the Year award (1985)
* NBA record held or tied
Anyhow...I'm off to watch Come Fly With Me for the umpteenhundredth time.
Posted by Pepperguy at 07:49 PM | Comments (1)
February 15, 2003
Bourne Identity
Watched the Bourne Identity last night. I haven't seen a good action/suspense movie in a while. Gotta say I really enjoyed it!
I hate to admit it, but I really like Matt Damon, from Good Will Hunting to Dogma to Rounders to Chasing Amy, he's been in a LOT of good flicks, plays a good variety of roles and is convincing in all of them!
The female lead in Bourne was new to me, Franke Potente. She did a great job and was pretty cute too. ;-)
Posted by Pepperguy at 09:03 AM | Comments (2)
February 14, 2003
Upgrade
I've upgraded my blog to Movable Type 2.6.
Should anyone see any issues with it, please let me know.
Posted by Pepperguy at 01:20 PM | Comments (0)
Bork Bork Bork!!!
This is hillarious!! Way to go Opera!! It's always been a favorite browser of mine and I've always had it installed, but this puts it at the top of my list. Sometimes Microsoft just really sucks!!
Posted by Pepperguy at 11:33 AM | Comments (0)
February 13, 2003
Whew... what a week!!
Well, last night was the visitation and today was the funeral for Maryellen's dad. The visitation last night was pretty nice. Got to see a lot of people we don't see very often from Maryellen's family. Lots of her cousins and aunts and uncles. Got to see Sheryl for the first time in over a year (she's the brown haired, non-Maryellen girl in these pictures) which was really nice.
It was wonderful to see all the people who John touch and affected during his lifetime. Teachers, classmates, friends, card-playing buddies and all kinds of people showed up with stories. All of them said the same things...he was such a wonderful man. He was dealt some seemingly unfair cards in life, losing his wife at a young age, living with mental illness and being disabled, and cancer among other things...and he never complained or said why me. He was very optimistic even in the worst of situations and he would always "make lemonade out of lemons". Just a great guy and a wonderful model for people to emulate.
The funeral today was rough...and then we hung out with Karen and John (Maryellen's sister and her hubby) and we talked about some of the estate things. It's been nice spending some good time with them...unfortunately it's been under bad circumstances, but it's been nice seeing Maryellen and Karen grow even closer though this ordeal. And they have four kids that I actually LIKE! Can you believe it?!??!?!
Needless to say we're exhausted. Maryellen especially more-so than me, I'm sure, but I'm feeling quite whipped too. Lots of driving, standing, crying, and not much sleeping.
Tomorrow is my last day at Savvy. Unfortunately, it seems pretty anticlimactic now.
Did I mention we're pooped?
Posted by Pepperguy at 10:00 PM | Comments (2)
February 10, 2003
John Lee
Maryellen's dad, John Lee, passed away last night...this morning really...at about 1:20 AM. We'll be heading to Wauseon today to meet with the funeral folks and get everything set up.
Thanks to everyone who has sent support through this whole ordeal.
Posted by Pepperguy at 09:15 AM | Comments (5)
February 07, 2003
Lots of news...
Well, let's see...
We were told that Maryellen's dad has 2 - 3 weeks left "Give or take a week." That's obviously not good. In fact, I just talked to Mellen and she is on her way to Wauseon right now b/c the nursing home said he's taken a turn. Part of me wants this all to be done and over with. He's not experiencing any quality of life that's really worth living I don't think... But part of me doesn't want to see him go either, ya know?
The other big news...I've got a new job! I start on the 19th at Glasstech, Inc. The job kind of came about out of the blue from an interview a while back. They weren't able to hire me then because of budgetary constraints, but things changed recently and they're able to bring me aboard.
I'll miss the people at Savvy and many of the clients too, but the 45 minute commute and the fact that the Glasstech job will be about a 20% raise were the determining factors. Perrysburg is much easier to get to than West Toledo from Elmore.
Oh, there's tons more to talk about...but I don't have the time right now. I'll try to post more soon.
Posted by Pepperguy at 04:07 PM | Comments (2)
February 03, 2003
FREE PEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
FREE PEEPS!!! Need I say more?!?!?!?!
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February 02, 2003
Groundhog's day
Happy Groundhog's Day!!!
Posted by Pepperguy at 05:05 PM | Comments (0)