a sad event today

two posts in one day, you 5 readers are in for a treat with me today. i had an event happen today that i had to share with you. we all know that under this tough exterior, the anchor has a soft side. this afternoon i was talking with the misses about our boys (we have 2), and i told her that our boys wouldn't even care if i left cause they only want to be with her. so i put it to the test, and posed the question to the mini anchors "would you care if daddy was gone"? the older son broke out in tears, and said that he doesn't want me to join the army, and be gone for a year. he got physically upset at the question, but then when i tried talking to him he just smiled. here is what happened when i posed the question to the younger anchor. his response was that it was okay with him cause he doesn't like me. he said to me that i only like mommy, and he can go ahead and go. this type of talk went on from him for a little while, all the while saying how much he didn't like me and just would be happy if i left. so the misses let him know of her disapproval of this talk, but he still continued on with it till finally she bribed him. he comes over to me in our bedroom, and tells me that he loves me. when i start to ask him questions about why he said those things he says to me that he's done talking, and goes into the living room where the misses is sprawled out over on the couch. he walks over to her and tells her that he told me that he loved me. when i come into the living room and ask him what she bribed him with he says i can't tell you, and goes back into my room to play on the computer. anyway, i know this story maybe pretty boring to you, but for this anchor, it crushed my little heart. i knew my boy was a mama's boy, but i didn't know till today how much he really just doesn't like me. weep weep.

dinner anchor style

last night, the anchor decided it was time to treat the family to nice dinner. after picking up the misses, with the mini anchors, i proceeded to drive around with them trying to find an eating destination fit for a king (or in this case an anchor, and his fam). we stopped at several places, but they where all overfilled with people waiting to get in (must have been payday for them also). after driving around for what seemed like an eternity (more in the range of 15 minutes give or take), the anchor threw down, and said let's eat at arribas mexican grill. it's a nice mexican food place that none of us had ever been to. we went there, and got a table with no wait. i didn't even have to bribe the hostess to get us in past the wait list. we all sit down at a nice table, and get our orders taken. naturally the anchor being an enchilada man ordered up some enchiladas, the misses ordered up a taco plate (her favorite food), and the mini anchors shared a beans & rice plate. it was a nice evening minus the waitress who seems to walk past every couple minutes tending to all the other tables except ours, and the mini anchors having to go to the bathroom every 5-10 minutes. now here is the reason i wanted to share this story with all 5 readers. at the end of the evening when i was picking up the tab and getting the to go boxes for the leftovers, i scrapped every piece of food from the plates we had into the to go boxes. now the misses was embarrassed by this, and let me know that my white trash roots were on full display. i continued cleaning up all the plates, and even took the chips and salsa that the restaurant gives you while you wait for your food, and put it them in the to go boxes while having the misses covering up her face due to the embarrassment, and stares from the other patrons in the area who can afford to leave half eaten plates of food behind. due to the fact that i had just paid a $25 tab for this food, i wasn't about to just leave it behind to be thrown away. so we leave the restaurant with minimal problems, one of the mini anchors wanted to cause some problems in the bathroom, but i will leave that for another story. i wanted to ask the 5 readers of this blog whether or not they agree with me, and with scrapping all chunks of food in to go boxes is must when your paying a large tab ($25.00 is quite a bit for this poor bum), or was the misses in the right to be embarrassed by these actions? i would like some feedback from the 5 readers of the blog, and please let me know what you would do. i'm trying to gauge if i am being just sensible anchor or if i am just plain white trash. i appreciate any, and all feedback on this matter. thanks.

p.s. the food in the picture above looks much better than the food we ate. just an f.y.i.

obsession part duex (2)

the wait is now over for all 5 readers of this great blog. the object of my obsession currently are a few so i will do as all bad writers do, and list them in no particular order:

1. party down (tv show)

2. the bird and the bee - 2010 interpreting the masters volume 1: a tribute to daryl hall and john oates (album)

3. facebook - need i say more

4. south park 200-201 episodes

5. anything conor oberst

6. entourage (tv show)

7. reading (just need to find some more good books to read)

8. sleep (when it happens)

9. steven seagal movies (as if i need to list this, it goes without saying)

10. nba playoffs (go suns)

so here is quick list of somethings that i am obsessing about currently. this is list changes daily so maybe i will need to do an updated list sometime soon.

p.s. i left stuff with family off the list because like steven seagal movies, its just a given.

obsession

my wife said to me today "are you still doing your blog?", and of course i know i couldn't leave my faithful fellow readers (all 5 of you) without a little anchor each month. i am at a loss for ideas, because my wife is very commit ed to her blog, and in doing so gets to takes all our family stories (the good, and the bad), and put them down on the internet for all to read. she has a much larger audience to entertain, so she wins that war (hands down), so that leaves me with just the left overs (which isn't much of anything) to blog about. with that in mind, i'm sure you know by now that i usually like to waste your time writing about whatever thoughts or opinions are going on in that little area full of grey matter (at least that what i believe it is there), and put them down on internet paper for you to read. so as i was thinking about the question posed to me by my wife today i started to think about what i could type that would make a difference in the lives of those who have the undertaking of spending their time reading my posts, and trying to rationalize why they just wasted whatever amount of time it just took to read it. with this in mind i came across something that has been on my mind lately "obsession". last week for a little treat i purchased a $5.00 movie for my older son as a reward for all the hard work he's been putting into his schooling, and behaving. the movie is "charlie and the chocolate factory", the updated remake piece of junk done a few years ago. i hold willy wonka and chocolate factory as one of my all time favorites, but that is besides the point. back to the topic at hand, so i made this purchase, and gave it to him on wed (of this past week). since then he has watched the movie 4 (possibly 5) times. he loves the movie so much that tonight for some family time we played charades, and movie quotes and every time it was his turn all he would quote or act out was something from the movie (including things from the 2nd disc which are the special feature that no one watches). he even got upset with himself cause that was all he could think about doing when we where playing. this obsession isn't a first for him (or any of the anchor's other family members). my younger son can only discuss and play with transformers, and my wife barely functions without reviewing, and posting on her blog. as i out my family members for their current obsessions it's only fair that i out myself as well. my current obsession is.................................................. tune in next time to find out what is the anchor's current obsession, and is he currently getting professional help for it. just remember that in the movie willy wonka there was 5 golden tickets, and could so there was only 5 winners. i have 5 readers to my blog which means that each of you get a golden ticket in my book.

you guessed it!

stephanie is the winner, and has proven yet once again that her great taste in actors, and action movie stars are impeccable. thanks steph for also being the only one willing to take the task at hand, and treat it like steven does to the bad guys in all his movies. till next time.

personal fave

today i watched another film by one of my all time favorite actors. this actor has played so may character driven roles it so hard to pick any that aren't oscar worthy. he's portrayed so many different ethnicity's such as native american, italian, russian, chinese, japanese, european, and others over his vast career that it hard to know which is ethnicity he really is. his roles have allowed him to bring to life a barrage of characters such as a deadly assassin, undercover f.b.i. agent, grieving father & husband, a good cop, reality sheriff, father figure to an orphan, and ex military to name just a few of his starring roles. his skills in acting, and martial arts are too numerous to count, and even more potent than a cobra snake. he's so diverse with his acting that in a single movie you can witness his acting abilities with a little comedy, romance, action, drama, and even a little horror all in a single movie. when i watch this actor in action, there is no one even close (although i do love chuck, but even he can't hold much of a candle to him) to bringing the big screen to life for me. the reason your reading this post (cause i know its probably one of my most boring est to date) because of all the stupid movies, and remakes that hollywood continues to put out each year and the level of quality getting less and less, this guy still makes several films a year, and for the most part the quality doesn't get diminished from one film to the next. he's had to overcome so much in his personal life (i will my readers do the research of they want more on that), and is still standing today. i don't think i could be as lucky as he's been. i don't want to give the answer just yet on this tribute, so i will let those 5 readers ponder this post, and decide who it is (but i will disclose his identity in a couple days after the novelty (if there is one) wears off). i leave you with a parting quote from this actor that to me says it all.... "Yeah, I want some blow. Put your hands where I can see 'em or I'm gonna blow your head off.". i can't leave you with just a movie quote, so i'm also gonna share a personal quote from him....“I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.” now let's see if you can guess this oscar deserving actor is!

country bumpkin

i go through various stages when comes to music: when i'm ready to break a leg and dance the night away i listen to more upbeat music (ie: gangsta rap & 80's retro), and when i'm angry or upset i listen to more aggressive music (ie: metal & harder metal), and when i'm feeling at ease with the world i listen to more of the music i'm familiar with (ie: college radio & alternative), and when i am feeling down and depressed i listen to (the types of tracks i have on my blog currently). please enjoy them with me. these are just a small sampling of the great country singers (a dying breed that as far as i am concerned are all but extinct).