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Oh TV … You DO Love ME!

Alrighty … so what do parents of two children both under 18 months do with the majority of their free time? RECOVER!!! And what’s the best thing to do to recover? WATCH THE BOOB TUBE!!!

Shari and I haven’t been too bad with getting sucked in lately … we’ve only added Hell’s Kitchen to our schedule in the past couple of weeks … watching the ‘new’ season at 8 and then last season on the Food Network right afterwards at 9 … (I like it when Ramsay yells at the cooks … it makes me laugh … I’m cruel like that) …

However Shari and I are going to be in BIG trouble REAL soon … for one … Survivor starts next week … ruh ruoh … and then the following week, not only does Thursday get better with the CSI premiere … but also the Amazing Race starts that weekend … god, and that’s just one network …

Apparently the Race is going to have a pair of Harlem Globetrotters this year … I can’t wait to see two gigantic basketball players crammed into tiny little taxis …

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My Daughter … The Future Dream Team Member

Now … when I say dream team … I’m not talking hockey … or basketball … nope … I’m talking about what Shari refers to as the dream team … the group of friends who go to the Mandarin and attempt to shut it down with their capacious eating …

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We took the kids to the Mandarin for the first time the other night … clearly Logan didn’t partake but his big sister did … and really, I don’t want to talk about how much she enjoyed herself … I think that’s evident from the photo … no, I want to talk about how proud I was of her that night …

She’s been learning sign language so that we can have an easier time of communicating with her … and she’s learned how to say a few phrases, but at the restaurant she was saying “Thank You” to EVERYONE like crazy … initially she was doing it upon prompting … but by the end of the evening, she knew that she had to say thank you to people without any hints from her parents!

Once we were done eating, it was Logan’s turn to get topped up.  Since we were out in Niagara, Shari had to feed him in the van.  Which left Brie and I to play out on a nearby grassy knoll.  That alone is fun enough but I thought I should continue with the teaching.  So I patted a nearby tree and said to Brie, “tree”.  I was rewarded with a big smile and a response of “ree”.  That’s good enough for daddy!  😀

I’m so proud of my little girl.  She’s just so smart.  I knew I was going to enjoy being a parent, but with my two kids it’s been that and so much more.

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Don’t Look Now …

… but I’m being followed …

I was checking my Inbox this weekend … and apparently I have a tasty little stalker!  I wonder if the donuts have gained sentience and are now following me in an effort to relieve my suffering?  After all … everyone knows how much I love my Tiny Tom’s …

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Has It Been Four Or Five Weeks?

Well … either way … fatherhood has left me a little drained … again … so I have to apologize for the lack of any kind of post …

How’s Logan doing?  Well he’s ahead of the curve for weight gain … at least at his last checkup … I’ll tell you this much about my son … he’s a farting machine!  All day long he’s just firing them off, left right and center.  Which … as far as Shari and I are concerned … is all right because if he’s farting, he’s at least letting off the gas … as opposed to hanging on to it and putting himself through pain … which is what his sister did …

Speaking of his sister, she’s officially said her first crystal clear word.  It’s “Bye”.  I know there’s going to be a lot of moments where as a father I’m going to be proud as hell … but to hear that adorable little voice say that word as she’s waving goddbye to someone … she’s got it figured out and I … LOVE it!

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This Is What I’m Talking About …

OK … so Michael Jackson has died … which I would say is tragic … however the true tragedy is the media frenzy which has errupted over this whole event.  Seriously people …

Take a look at this link … that’s the amount of news stories which were on the net for the past five years leading up to last month … and what’s in there?  Several stories about trials, felony charges, articles about whether or not MJ could ever be as good as he was … nothing positive.  At all.

Then the poor man dies.  A tragedy when any life is ended, but then the media pounces and suddenly everyone all around the world loves him.  Everyone will miss him.  He was such a genius.  The world’s greatest entertainer.

The man was broke.  His estate was in the hole to the tune of a half a billion dollars.  He faced several lawsuits not only here in the Americas but abroad as well.  The last studio album he put out was 2001 … and before that, 1991.  The only reason he was ever in the headlines was for yet another stupid thing which he had done.

Now … I loved him when he was on his game.  Perhaps if this had happened some 15-20 years ago, all of this attention may have been deserved.  But the man who passed away yesterday was NOT the same man who electrified the world and earned the title of the King of Pop.   And this isn’t the first time something like this has happened.

When John Lennon was shot, no one had cared about his solo work.  Instead he was the guy who had broken up the Beatles.  Suddenly through the tragedy of his death he became this sensational thing which we realized that we had lost.  What’s the difference you say?  Lennon deserved the recognition which he didn’t get until his death.  Jackson?  He wasted that recognition with all of the antics which he’s pulled over the past decade and a half.

Once again the cancer of celebrity is rearing up and slowly degrading society again.  I guess at least this is taking some of the heat off of the Gosselins and their unfortunate divorce.

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Three Things From E3 2009

Currently down in LA … the E3 convetion is running … for those not in the know, that’s the Electronic Entertainment Expo … basically the biggest video game trade show … period …  There’s been a lot of announcements this week … but really?  For me there were three games which stood out …

A new game starring Jack Black called Brutal Legend.  While this isn’t a NEW announcement, it’s apparently the talk of the show.

A sequel of sorts … Rock Band: The Beatles.  I MAY pick up the disc so I can play with the kids when they’re older … but just check out the trailer …

And a Star Wars based MMO … now I’ll join the internet chorus and ask why the three prequels couldn’t have been done like this?

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The Cancer Called Celebrity

Alright … I watch Jon and Kate Plus 8 … it doesn’t matter how that started … or whether or not I watch it religiously … suffice to say in the Carder household on Monday nights, the tube is tuned to TLC … Now if you’re not aware, Jon and Kate themselves are going through a rough patch … and might be headed for divorce …

This is troubling to my wife (who’s the real reason why I ‘watch’ the show) … but it’s more troubling for me because what seems to be the root of just about all of their problems … is their new fame … the season premiere last night showed just how bad things have gotten for them.  They actually had paparazzi shadowing them at the kid’s fifth birthday party.  Like, camped out on the other side of a river with telephoto lenses!

I mean, who are Jon and Kate really?  At best, they’re maybe MAYBE C Grade celebrities … and yet they have a small gaggle of newsies chasing after them.  How bad is it that I can even GRADE how much of a celebrity they are?  You know, they may not be the perfect couple, but like I’ve said this celebrity has to be the cause of many of their problems.

Now in recent times … I’ve tried my best not to support the media circus … I haven’t read anything about Brittney or Lindsay … I don’t hit TMZ unless it’s to hear Christian Bale losing it at a sound tech … I’ve basically not supported the beast by not paying attention to it.  It’s been tough in recent weeks because I have become interested in Jon and Kate … and I have been curious as to what’s been going on with them.

All this may sound a little hypocritical from a guy who runs a blog … has a Facebook page AND a Twitter account … all of which is of course the biggest “come look at me” in this day and age … however the purpose of my blog has changed from when I first set it up … initially yes, I was trying to get the world to shine a little bit of a spotlight down on me … but now?  I look at these tools as more of a chronicle for myself and more importantly my children … my random thoughts as I say …

I really do hope that Jon and Kate can work things out … figure out a way to be together under the glaring spotlight … after all, fame is fleeting and the media circus will eventually leave town.  Once that’s happened, they’ll still have each other and their family.  Let’s just see if we can help them out a little and not fuel the hype machine.  Put down the tabloid.  They’ve already invited you into their lives.  Meet them on their own terms.  After all, wouldn’t that be what you would ask for?

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JT A Dolphin Again!

I forgot to talk about this earlier this week … but Jason Taylor is once again with the Miami Dolphins!  I guess that means I don’t have to feel shame in wearing my JT jersey!

What I really enjoy thou is a snippit from this article in the Miami Herald …

“Everyone knows the Patriots made a strong play for Taylor, but few recognize that the Jets also called. That call from New York offered Taylor a chance to unite with coach Rex Ryan, the architect of Baltimore’s ferocious defense the past few years.

It offered Taylor a chance to be a star as close to Broadway as anyone can get without actually performing in a play. But Taylor rebuffed that flirtation because he passionately dislikes Jets fans to the point that playing for them is slightly less preferable than death.”

Hah hah hah … god I hate the Jets … and clearly I’m not alone!

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Exactly One Year Ago …

… Shari’s water broke … and I didn’t believe her … sigh …

One year ago today we CASUALLY made our way down to the hospital to investigate what had just come forth from my lovely wife’s pregnant crotch … let me tell you, looking back on that day I’ve never been through a bigger range of emotions in my LIFE … fear, worry, confusion … I guess if I had the ability to send myself some kind of a message in the past … I think it’s pretty clear what that message would be …

“Wait until you see what’s coming tomorrow!”

PS – Logan will NOT be allowed to pull the same kind of shenanigans with his mother’s inner crotch parts … he’s cooking for a full term …

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Exercise At The Office

Soooo … I’m currently participating in this 100 day weight loss challenge at work … there’s a bunch of us seeing who can drop the biggest % of weight …  but it’s tough finding time to exercize … after all, I’ve got Brianna waiting at home for me … plus I need to be helping out Shari as we get closer and closer to Logan’s arrival date …

So I’ve taken up exercizing at the office … in my cube … doing pushups, planks, etc … but a bunch of people have told me that it’s kind of weird that I’m doing that … anyone have any thoughts or opinions on that?  I can’t go the the gym before work … I’m looking after the Boo … after work is the same thing … so unless I go in the evenings … but that’s the only time I have to spend with Shari …

So I guess people in the office are just going to have to deal with the unusual sight of me doing pushups in my cube …