sick days r here (again)!

this anchor has been out in the scorching heat way too much and has developed a bad sinus infection. i won't bore what's left of my faithful readers with those details, but since i'm down for count right now i wanted to do what all great bloggers (and the not so great bloggers - myself included in that category) post about when they have nothing to write about, or just do not feeling like thinking about something to write...... the top 10 list. without further ado (because my head is pounding right now) here is my current 10 top (in no particular order):

1. my mix cd's - i have made several recently, and that's almost all i've been able to listen to for the most part.

2. HTVOD - i will let you figure that one out

3. Bottle Rocket / Rushmore - two of my ALL TIME fave films. after just listening to their soundtracks recently i've right back on the wagon watching them over and over again.
Note to wes - PLEASE make something good for us soon i've been dying for something good since the royal tennenbaums

4. dallas maves beating the heat for the nba title. ive never been much of a mavs fan after what cuban said about steve nash, but once they demolished the fakers, they've become my team (at least after the suns.

5. swimming pool - amy purchase a small above ground pool for the kiddos, but with it being so hot, im finding this anchor sinking into it at nite (after the sun goes down - cause this anchor has 2 shades of skin, see though & red lobster)

6. a weekend without kids - for the first time since i believe we had kids, me the mrs's had a weekend alone after my folks took the kiddos for the weekend. this was to help us celebrate our 10 wonderful & most blissful years together in holy matrimony. i feel bad cause when we got married i had no money to take her on a honeymoon, and now 10 years later i have even less money and had to have her enjoy another stay cation. we enjoyed going out for 2 dates, had a pig look down my wife's shirt while we ate bbq, and watched some ufc while eating buffalo wings. i could do a whole post about those 3 days of bliss, but my wife beat me to the punch & wrote about it right after it happened. maybe next time i will beat her to the draw (actually i won't)

7. michael scott's leaving of the office - i say this only because of how the show did it. i felt the transition of him leaving was done almost perfect, and the couple remaining episodes where good as well.

8. eckhart tolle - recently some friends at work let me in on his writings, and ive found myself absorbed in them (of course i don't comprehend most of it, but i just blame that on the ego).

9. super marios games for the wii - for our 10 year anniversary my wife got me the first 3 mario bro's games from the original nintendo. yes they have a 25 year disc game where those 3 games and 1 additional mario bro's game from super nintendo are all on 1 disc. i'm not the only one who's hooked on the brothers.

10. my wife - i don't like talking about her cause i usually get in trouble, but she's been working SO HARD lately that she deserves a shout out. she's been homeschooling our kiddos, keeping up with the house chores, driving me crazy with redecorating, cooking (occasionally), and to top it off taking care of me. not an ez chore by any measure, but im sure happy that she puts up with me (and when i say put up with i mean SHE REALLY PUTS UP WITH ME!!!).

so in a nutshell, those are just the top 10 things i could think of right away without really thinking. please feel free to drop me a message (if there is still anyone left reading this blog), and let me know what's on your top 10 list.

questions?

lately i've been asked some major questions pertaining to getting to know this anchor a bit better. not question's that have any real meaning like why are we here on earth? what happens when we die? where do babies come from (thank goodness the kiddo's haven't asked that one yet, cause i'm not really sure where this anchor is from (nor do i wish to find out)? no! the questions i've been asked as of late are: what superpower would u have if u could have any superpower? & where would i go if i could go on any vacation & money didn't matter? so i am going to use this forum to educate the few, the proud, the 5 reader's who are still the last men (and hopefully a woman or two) still left wasting their precious little time here on this earth seeking further knowledge & insight from this anchor. the questions are in no particular order:
q. what superpower would u have if u could have any superpower?
a. i would have the superpower of being able to read people's thoughts. the main reason is cause i would like to finally know what my wife is really thinking about when she tells me "u really r a special person" or "does this dress make my backside look fat". i will use this power to finally be able to correctly identify both what she is saying but also when a question is presented where there is a consequence attached if i answer incorrectly hopefully will help me have the right response for her(cause heaven knows i don't have the right ones lately). i would also like to use this super power for the betterment of the male population. since as far as i know, NO MAN KNOWS WHAT A WOMEN WANTS, not even mel gibson. i would use this power to help interpret their thoughts to men (for a small fee of course).

q. where would i go if i could go on any vacation & money didn't matter?

a. its a simple, hawaii. since a young anchor from back n da day i've always wanted to go to that paradise, and cause as far as i know i don't need a passport to travel there.

q. if u could have one wish (and wishing for more wishes isn't an option), what would u wish for?

a. since i will already have the power to read women's thoughts i would wish for 1 day of being an attractive person. the reason is very simple, i'm ugly. i don't say this out for sympathy, but that is my reality (and has been so since i was born). i've always had the fine code's working against me. money is nice and so would be being really smart, but being beautiful trumps that. just look at all the no talented people who are on reality tv & and in pageants. i would like to see how much different people would treat me (and maybe get that raise).

q. what talent would u have if u could have any talents?

a. going with the idea that i can read people's thoughts i would like the talent of being able to write and perform music. since a young anchor i always thought of being on stage performing for the masses. i have always wanted to write music that matters (like the ghost gambler's/newton gang/& the ampersandersons) and to be able to perform like they do as well.

q. what would u like ur last meal to be?

a. i'm going with texas bbq brisket (still haven't tasted anything that tops that).

q. how did u make it 10 years being married (seriously i had someone ask me that when i told them about our current anniversary)?

a. simple my wife puts up with me much more than any women could. i'm very confident had it been anyone else i married we wouldn't have even gotten married, cause they would have dropped me back to the bottom of whatever lake i came from.

i think that's enuff of those important question's for the this time. hopefully u gained some insight into this anchor (and i don't blame u if u happen to be the reason when i post next there are only 2 readers of this blog left). if there is any question u would like to ask this anchor please do. no gurantees i will answer,but then i might u just never know. adios cinco amigos!

victory

today was a special day, and not just for what you the fab five readers of this blog may have thought it was for... june 1 or the first day summer. although here in az it feels like summer 8 months out of the year. no! today was the day i celebrated diez anos with my wife. yes today for those who are not bilingual (as myself), was my (and my wife's) 10 year wedding anniversary. what a crazy 10 years its been. during this time we have moved between 2 diff states, had 2 kids with special needs (they get it from the mother's side of the family - jk rich dad), had my face removed, our oldest removed from public school and home schooled, some college & university degrees, divorce scare (sorry again chetman for that post), and a car engine almost blow up. crazy, yeah most would say that, but this anchor says its just another day in the life of an anchor. as the saying goes if it weren't for bad luck i would have no luck at all. although i would alter that quote a tad and say as long as i got my sweetheart with me then bring on the bad luck (and if you believe in the universe then you would know that the universe has brought me my fair share (and then some more) of bad luck). i know i wouldn't be where i am today without her in my life. not to get all emotional and chick flick style (cause u know this anchor don't play that way), but i am truly grateful to have her by my side helping me along the way of life. my biggest regret is that as an anchor i don't provide the lifestyle that the primadonna deserves. i can see this post is heading into julia roberts movie style, so before he water works begins i want to end this post by letting my wife know how much i love her (although she never reads my blog unless a call comes from the bosses that she needs to get on her to clean things up - refer for my april fool's day post for more on that) and am appreciative of her putting up my shenanigans. love ya sweetheart. happy anniversary, and i will make my next post on our 15 year anniversary.

open forum

today i want to see how faithful my 3-5 followers are by turning over this post to u to fill in the blanks about me. if u would please fill in the blank that bests answers the question about this anchor from ur opinion:

i think the anchor would be best suited for this line of work ___________________! any takers will make this anchor feel extra special (and it's needed now more than ever).

i got some tunes 4 u

honestly i am really bored tonight, and instead of going to bed and getting the much needed rest my body and mind really need right now i am going to see what will my mind think of to write for my loyal readers (all 5 of ya). the thought that keeps coming to my mind is to tell the masses of the historic event of finally getting my p.c. fixed after some evil doer sent an incredibly horrible virus to my p.c. that ended its life or so they thought. lucky this anchor is very blessed with some incredible friends that have some incredible talents (i am sure as i am writing this post there are several of my followers (around 5) that have some incredible talents as well). so i spent the day at some friends house playing rock band and getting my p.c. rid of the horrid virus which had plagued and worked on it's demise. after we (my friend doing all the work & me watching) got the old baby up and running again. after the o.s. there was 1 thing that had to go on first and that being the most important of any pc....... ITUNES! after being without itunes for several months my taste in music had started to wane and my ears needed a pick me up from all the garbage i was forced to listen i needed it and in a big way. i kept thinking about becoming a terrorist just so i could go over to guantanamo and listen to some better music. it was a very sad and dark time in my life not being with my tunes. so now i have my tunes back and my depression (although somewhat still there) is almost gone and the grey skies are clearing up for now. on that note, i am listening to some new tunes and u can't wipe the smile off this anchor (at least for now).

i want my time back!

the title of my post today is the best way i can describe how this past men's ncaa (no one watches the women, especially if its notre dame and tx a&m) basketball tournament went. i'm not saying that cause none of the teams i picked made it to the big dance, but because almost every game i watched was either a blowout or a close game but played really poorly. there was some great moments as there always is, but overall it was really one bad team advancing over a decent to mediocre team. my final four picks where ohio state vs. duke and kansas vs. ucla with ohio state and kansas playing for the championship and kansas taking it all. to my credit i think any combination of those teams tonight would have been better than what i witnessed tonight with butler vs. uconn. come to think of it i would have rather watched a youth center game with 10 years old trying to learn the sport than the game tonight. if i was brad stevens i would have my team (and possibly even staff) put on a suicide watch for at least tonight possibly longer, and tomorrow morning i would have the team go back to a youth center and relearn how to make a bucket,block out for rebounds, and make free throws. start them off with the basics (appears to be much needed after what i witnessed) and then have them do lay up drills. the only highlight for me tonight when i was watching the game (and not doing chores to keep myself awake) was listening to the announcers and commentators try to say and do anything to keep people wanting to keep watching the game cause of how bad it was. i know now that thanks to tonight's championship game that in a little less than a year when march madness kicks off again there is going to be some majors changes to ncaa basketball to make sure a game like tonight's doesn't happen again. good night and good luck to those guards posted outside the butler mens team hotel rooms.

a response to my previous post

as i stated in my previous post that i would give my 5 readers a quick update before i move out of my house. so before i move out today (for my own security now) i would like to say (as if my 5 readers didn't already know) happy april fools day. yes this anchor is happily hunkered down with his wife who in a couple months we will be celebrating 10 year of marital bliss (and some not so martial blissful moments). i want to apologize to the chetman for shaking up his march 31 evening with the post. i do appreciate the concern, and sorry that my last post cut into his nice evening with his folks. hope they enjoy there stay with you (and hopefully no muggings will occur on ur watch). i must admit my wife and father n law almost got me on april fool day by using my post against. luckily for me, my wife can't keep a straight face when she's trying to prank me, but like i told her there is always next year. so i hope this clears the air on yet another april fools day come and gone.

p.s. - steph - luckily for me our couch is really comfortable right now, but i think the payback will be when the kids are running around waking me up before dawn.