Been loving this lately...

so, plans have been good, life has been good everything has been great, then I get the call today that my grandma who is almost 90, has stage 4 cancer, the cells have spread all over her body :(...

Kayla, God bless yer gramma for the battle she's facing. He will take care of her.

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there, and most especially to my dear, lovely, teeny lil beautiful mum. She's going to be 90 years old in June and she still worries over me, lol! I try not to give her reasons to, but somehow she finds something to fret about...guess that's just being a mom :)

Hi Everyone!

Indianapolis was good for me & my Dad last night and into this morning. I ran the Indy-Mini (half-marathon). My time was 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 38 seconds. I was 70th in my age division, and I was 260th overall out of 35,000. Not much change compared to last year's race; it was about the same time & place I got last year. I did get an extra medal for finishing in the top 500, so I brought back home another two medals.

Skippygirl, js black dog, ovation1, and everyone: Thank you all for your praise & support.

I started listening to some Dream Theater for two days now. I listened to, "Awake" & "A Change of Seasons." I was impressed by both of them; amazing I would say.

Kayla, prayers to your Grandma.

Ibanezplyr: Best to your brother.

Talk to you later peeps. Tomorrow morning, I have to work Mother's Day Buffet at the Marriott (Mandatory work). We are expecting about 600+ people to come eat. Have a good one everyone, and I'll post more about my running.

Joe, best to you, and I do hope that I'll be able to come see you in Hammond, Indiana this July. If I don't, that's cool, have a great time performing.

Randell, good news about yer bro.

Mikey, that's the great thing about Jager, if yer boat does sink, who cares! lol! There are a lot of famous people from my area. Ahh, look what I found...

Famous People

The Great-Great Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Grandfather of Abraham Lincoln all resided in Berks County.

John Phillips Sousa died in his sleep at the Lincoln Plaza Hotel in 1932 at age 77. The last song he conducted was “Stars & Stripes Forever” played by The Ringgold Band.

Two Pulitzer Prize winners were born here, too…John Updike and Wallace Stevens. Not to be outdone, Dave Cullen just recently won a Grammy.

Sports Gus Alberts, Major League Baseball player (b. 1861–d. May 7, 1912)

George Bradley, Major League Baseball player (b. July 13, 1852–d. October 2, 1931)

Allison Baver, American Short track speed skater

Kristy Kowal, United States Olympian, (b. October 9, 1978)

Donyell Marshall, NBA power forward (b. May 18, 1973)

Lenny Moore, NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer (b. November 25, 1933)

Chad Henne, Quarterback, Miami Dolphins, (b. July 2, 1985)

Kerry Collins, Quarterback, Tennessee Titans, (b. December 30, 1972)

Sergei Trudnowski, professional skateboarder, (b. Sep 20, 1973)

Charlie Wagner, Boston Red Sox (b. December 3, 1912; d. August 30, 2006)

Arts Jack Coggins, Artist and Author (b. July 10, 1911 – d. January 30, 2006)

Michael Constantine, Actor, (b. May 22, 1927)

Meg Foster, Actress (b. May 10, 1948)

Megan Gallagher, Actress (b. Feb 6, 1960)

Keith Haring, Pop artist (b. May 4, 1958– d. February 16, 1990)

Chip Kidd, Book jacket Designer at Knopf Publishing Group (b. 1964)

Lawrence Santoro, author of fantasy and horror (b. September 2, 1942)

Jim Steranko, Silver Age comic book artist (b. November 5, 1938)

Taylor Swift, Country Music Singer-Songwriter, (b. December 13, 1989)

John Updike, Author, (b. Mar 18, 1932 - d. January 27, 2009)

Delores Wells, Actress, (b. Oct 17, 1937)

Thomas C. Zimmerman, editor at Reading Times and Pennsylvania German language writer and translator, (b. 1838–d. 1914)

Nicole Tranquillo, American Idol Season 6 Top 24 finalist

Not to shabby!

Little Loki is a trip! He's 2.3 lbs, and 9 weeks old. He's sooo little! My other cats are still a bit leery. Bubba just jumped up on the sofa and licked him a few times, but Stew keeps slapping him in the head. lol! He popped him so hard earlier that Loki fell backwards and landed looking at the ceiling. lol! Poor lil' dude. I hope he lets us sleep. Last night i thought he was going to sleep in the cat bed I took upstairs for him. He was in it when I turned out the light. Next thing I feel him climb up the blankets and onto the bed. He started attacking me from my feet to my neck. He had me laughing so hard! He's only 2 friggin pounds, so it's this little buzzing fur ball tromping around like a maniac! My hubs finally came up and took him downstairs because I had to get up for work this morning. He's sleeping on the sofa now on his woobie blanket, so I think I'll shut everything down and try to sneak upstairs.

Happy Mother's Day!

Just had a good laugh. I said to my son that John Phillips Sousa died right at 5th & Penn (close by). In his smart arse way, he shrugs his shoulders and says "Who's that?" I said the musical guy. He says "Did he write Seussical the Musical?"

They're so clever...

Uh oh...kitty is awake again...

Kayla: Sorry to hear the sad news, but try to remain positive, your Grandma has lived a long wonderful life :-) Our prayers are with you....

Glitz Man: Congrats on your race, don't work too hard on the buffet, lol, and enjoy your DT experience..I am really looking forward to their new album!

michelle: That is SOME famous people list, and I gotta show you mine (Medford, MA) now, lol....

Edwin Adams, (1834–1877), stage comedian of the 19th century[26] Lou Antonelli, science fiction writer Rev. Hosea Ballou II Minister of 1st Universalist and 1st president of Tufts College. Shawn Bates, professional hockey player, New York Islanders Jessica Biel, actress, resident while attending Tufts University. Michael Bloomberg, current mayor of New York City Dale Bozzio Lead singer of band Missing Persons, worked with Frank Zappa. Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz drummer Lydia Maria Child, anti-slave activist, writer of the poem "Over the River and Through the Woods" Martha Coakley, attorney general of the State of Massachusetts. Thayer David, successful TV and film character actor during 1950s, 60s and 70s Rich DiMare, singer, producer of the Matty in the Morning Show on WXKS-FM[27] Amelia Earhart, pioneer aviatrix Fannie Farmer, culinary expert Frank Fontaine, comedian and singer Paul Geary former drummer of the hard rock band Extreme, music manager for acts such as Godsmack Colonel Edward Needles Hallowell, merchant and commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War John Honeycutt, TV producer for the Discovery Networks Robert Kelly, comedian, Tourgasm, Comedy Central Brian McGoff, Fetch with Ruff Ruffman cast member Laurel McGoff, actress and singer Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996, media personality (Entertainment Tonight), actress Bill Monbouquette, former Major League Baseball pitcher 1958-1968 (Red Sox, Tigers, Yankees) Priscilla Morrill, actress, played Edie Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore Show John Forbes Nash, Princeton professor, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Julianne Nicholson, actress (Ally McBeal, Conviction) Mike Pagliarulo, former Major League Baseball player Jerry Pallotta, children's book author Rev. John Pierpont James Pierpont, writer of "Jingle Bells" Ruth Posselt, classical violinist William Zebina Ripley, American economist and racial theorist Robert D. Richardson Historian grew up in the Osgood House Isaac Royall, Jr., 18th century benefactor of Harvard Joe Sacco, NHL Hockey player (Toronto, Anaheim, NY Islanders, Washington & Philadelphia), NHL Hockey coach (Colorado) David Sacco, NHL Hockey player (Toronto & Anaheim) Elizabeth Short, aspiring starlet, brutally mutilated and murdered, dubbed the "Black Dahlia" by the press Clifford Shull, Nobel Prize winning American physicist Rev. Clarence Skinner Dean of Religion Tufts University, minister of Hillside Universalist Church (1917–1920) Theologian and Pacifist George Luther Stearns Leading industrialist, one of John Brown's Secret Six, lead recruiter of the 54th and 55th Regiments. Paul Theroux, author Keith Tkachuk, NHL Hockey player (Winnipeg, Phoenix, St. Louis & Atlanta) Ed Tryon, halfback at Colgate University, elected to College Football Hall of Fame in 1963 Bob Tufts, Major League Baseball pitcher

Holy cow, sorry for the cut-n-paste, but look, Amelia Earhart!! And I knew the "Sacco" brothers..everyone did, they ruled the hockey world here when I was a kid....

Pics before bed.

After a much need scream today, I am much better! Pretty intense few days!

InHonor: Wow, that really sux to hear that, your boyfriend Alecs had Joe's music in his soul like we all do, and I'm sorry he couldn't overcome his battle with depression. May you find solace in knowing that Satch made his life more bearable, and I wish there was a way we could have helped....

Alecs Mundt you are not forgotten.... Feel free to talk about it, or anything else that is on your mind. As you can imagine, there are many caring ears and hearts in Satch Land :-)

Barrie Poole: haha, lol, glad everything is fine where you are, and hope the guitar building is going good as well....

michelle: I love the pic's of Loki, he really has some great colors! And how the hell does he sleep in a sneaker, lol, cat's are crrrraaaaazzzzzzyyyyyy (do you hear Joe's voice??), lol!!

I see Lent is truly over....

Uh oh! It's another face off between Al and Mark! I better run and hide!! ;-)

Bloody hell, it's like Christmas all over again! lol!

I love all you crazy bastids!

There's no place to hide around here! I feel naked! YIKES!