catch up pics/events and a smidge of social commentary

for starters, i have some pics that have been piling up that i need to post for your personal edification.

this first pick relates back to a prior post, the one where aim and i, and by aim and i, i really just mean me, went dumpster diving to find a hard-drive one of us had tossed in the garbage. this is also the time we left jameson unattended in the apartment and he got scared and awoke alex, the frenchman, who ran to his aid. well, alex was recently in these united states and went to visit the old stomping grounds in san jose where he was kind enough to take a picture of the dumpster for us for our posterity's sake. thank you, alex.



on the subject of leaving jameson alone, whether that be in a car or at home, let's just say that you think we would learn. unfortunately, we have not... or at least i haven't since i think it is always my idea to abandon the kids. in fact, i owe an enormous thank you to two people, who i know frequent the blog, for the help the other day with a similar incident... thank you, again! don't ask, aim.

speaking of alex, here are a few more pics from his trip and time in vegas i have been meaning to post. i really like the one of caleb making the peace sign. as alex would say, "france is in the place!"















alex, we're already waiting for you to come back and visit again.

and last, but certainly not least, here are some more pics of caleb from his t-ball league he started this year. overall, i think it was a great experience for him. we enjoyed going to watch him play each game, mostly because the games haven't gotten all that competitive yet and we could just sit and watch without our egos as parents being on the line (well, mine at least). he had some outstanding coaches who did an excellent job with the team and it was always fun having grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins show up to support him. caleb enjoyed the attention so much that it was not uncommon for him to step out of the batter's box, turn to the crowd and waive with both hands as if he were on the gold medal podium at the olympics. as a bonus, i am also throwing in some pics from the team's game to see the 51s. that jar jar binks looking thing is the mascot for the team.













good job, cabes... you're a superstar!

in closing, i would just like to say thank you to all those who are supporting the cooperfive's sponsors. i am anxious to hear back about how the single mom debt counseling is going, how the high earnings stay at home mom's jobs are going (especially for the navy moms), and how all the new mini-coopers are driving for the zombies. no need to thank me, just thank, and continue to take advantage of, the grand system of capitalism while it's still around. it won't be long before all blogs are socialized and have to compete with some government subsidized blog that will control the rest of the blogging world's ability to define the market... it will be kind of like the matrix, but for bloggers... because it's just not fair that some people's blogs get more traffic than others.

why should i have a nation of blog zombie salivating over every word of my posts, when someone who has less engaging content only gets a few hits here and there? moreover, why can some people make a living off their blogs while i struggle and toil as semi-professional blogger to put food on the table... and that's with a walmart wall model at my side? (how much mileage do you think i can get our of this walmart stuff? it always comes back to walmart... the other day i was at the community pool and one of our neighbors who i do not know very well asked if my wife had ever done any modeling or done photo shoots, i said no, but i knew what he was getting at. that's right, he had recognized her on the walls of walmart and when i confirmed to him that the pic was in fact her, he gloated to his wife saying: "see, i told you!" apparently, it had been a point of dispute in their household. i was impressed).

my point is that life isn't fair and i expect someone to make it fair but only as they define fair because there has to be some human in our world who can define and implement fairness on this earth with complete justice and mercy... and i need him/her to do it because i certainly can't be expected to make an effort to make life more "fair." why should i be expected to do that? no way, the big-wig bloggers have had it too good for far too long on this world wide web of ours, it's time for them to start helping out some of us small guys. i mean, why is it fair that they get to pay a higher tax rate than i do? why is it fair that they subsidize more federal, state and local programs than i do? why is it fair that they spend more time and effort on their blogs than i do? do they not have tv shows to watch, parties to go to, x-box games to play? speaking of which, the prophetess oprah is about to speak and i must obey. i'm out.

so, what will it be, the read pill or the blue one?