"64 Shades of Face Tan"....Chapter 2

He didn't want to, but new it had to be done. He pulled on his worn New Balance kicks that went well with the khaki shorts and standard white t-shirt that was a little too tight, showing of his new found rippling abs. His tank was filled with the fuel that could start only his motor running, and with the strenuous pull of the cord, his adventure began. The slow rhythmic pace only quickened as he continued...back and forth, back and forth. Sometimes the activity would seemingly last hours and, while it was wearing on him, he new that it was good, as only he could achieve the desired results. At the end it seemed as if his heart would burst as the pace quickened...back and forth, back and forth....finally with one final burst of heretofore unheard of passion and energy, he pushed and released, sending the machine that he had used flying across time, his strenuous activity finished. His final thought as he settled into his chair...."Man, I cannot wait to move into a Town home so I don't have to mow the damn lawn anymore!!!"

Initial reviews sound encouraging....

I thought you may be interested in some of the reviews "64 Shades of Face Tan" has received...

New York Times-This well crafted novella from a relative unknown could well have saved Borders Books from extinction....well done, DL, well done!!!

Borders Books Review-CRAP!!! We would still have been in business with this book flying off our shelves!!!

Coon Rapids Herald-Well folks, looks like we'll have to go through with our plans to change the name of "Main Street" to "Face Tan Boulevard"...we cannot afford to lose another of our most cherished residents to Andover or, God forbid, Maple Grove!!!

Psychology Today-While some may find certain "Shades" kinky, we can assure you they are not, and honestly, we feel that "Shade" 61 may redefine how we think of not only ourselves, but humankind as well!!

People Magazine-Move over Clooney, Pitt, Banderas and all you other poseurs...Face Tan has moved to the head of the line!!!

George Clooney Fanzine-We have suspended operations and thrown our allegiance squarely behind Face Tan, and the view from behind Face Tan is incredible!!!

Super Hot Models Magazine-Well, it looks like our hidden treasure has been revealed. We are not happy about this, and as super hotties we have our ways to keep admiring our crown jewel aka...Face Tan...while Face Tan shuffles between other hotties, we will return to our earlier stated goal of achieving world peace...remember, Face Tan, we know where you live, and really, who doesn't with that stupid looking pickup you drive with the backup beeper!!!

Conservative Right Monthly-We are not only disgusted by the success of this trash, but realize that now we have to come up with a new angle on telling people how to live their lives. We would discuss the situation further, but we have lost the pool boys number, and are opening up another bank in the Cayman Islands.

These are just some of the early reviews that I thought you may enjoy!! Central v Plymouth...5:30 in the Robbinsdale Wood Bat tourney...Catch the Fever!!!!!

64 Shades of Face Tan, a novella, by DL Hill

                                                                          CHAPTER I

It was a warm, muggy morning in the CR as Face Tan confidently strode across the diamond to retrieve the oppositions lineup for the big game. He had decided to bust out his infamous strut "Hitch in my giddy up", as not only was it a big game, but a game against the sun kissed lasses of Tonka. His "devil may care" outfit had taken him hours to put together...a fresh pair of Nike kicks, a super cool coaches polo and a freshly pressed pair of khaki cargo shorts with a too big belt that reminded no one but himself of his days as a lard ass. You could hear the fluttering heartbeats of the Tonka moms as he proceeded to strut his way to the 3rd base dugout...he knew what they were thinking..."look at those hands, must beg people to buy paint for a living"..."wow, I wish my husband didn't make so damn much money so we could move to the CR and hang out with that "Man candy"...or, his favorite, "damn, what outstanding penmanship"......he had these pretty little things wrapped tightly around his cute lil' pinkie, figuring it was time to bust out the 14 extra shades that he had cleverly come up with.....all he had to do was make it back across the field before anyone figured out his secret....he decided at that moment that the only way to go, was to moonwalk back to his side of the field, which drew cascades of laughter from the previously swooning hotties...what they didn't know, that Face Tan did know, is that his right buttock was much more bulbous, and truly his calling card, while his left buttock was, although still cute,  somewhat misshapen and lumpy.....oh well, thought Face Tan, guess I'll have to try my extra 14 shades on somebody else.....Central 9 Tonka 7!!!

Randumb Blogs....

Random thoughts from the desk of Bloggy.....

-Bloggy is up at 3AM. Getting ready to leave for Superior by 4, so I can work until 2, to pick up the boys at school, to go to Sams Epiphany game at 4, to go home and eat, to get to Sam and Austins WhiteSox game at 8, to get home at 10, to try and get some paperwork done, to be sleeping by midnight. So a minimum of a 10 hour work day, with a couple ballgames to boot. To some that may seem crazy, to me it is the PERFECT day!!! Well, except for the working part!!

-Props to the impish one, who, quite honestly, isn't the biggest baseball fan. She is always there supporting our boys maniacal baseball habit. Also props to my favorite community for supporting the CR's maniacal baseball habit!! Also, props to nuns, who where habits!!

-I am thinking of running for office, and making jeans, hoodies and white Nikes the official outfit of our country. In the summer you would be able to replace that with shorts, t shirts and some white sneaks. Why so radical Bloggy, you may ask?!?! Because....I can't stand wearing Khakis and polos, or dress shirts...and I hate ironing!!!! I'm so glad the Blog gives me the opportunity to get this off my chest!! Remember to vote for Bloggy for Umpire Coordinator in November!!!!

-I got nuttin else.....Have a GREAT day, my lil CR peeps!!!!

Bloggy Wilf

Bloggy's baaaaaack!!!!

It has been an eternity....3 months to be exact, since Bloggy regaled you with his wit and witticisms!!! Bloggy has been very busy with Hoops and Hardball, and that silly time waster I call employment!! But, I thought the time had come for a Bloggy return...with that said, Bloggy answers some "Letters to Bloggy"....

Dear Bloggy,
 Was that you I saw at the Virginia holiday station on Monday....Dude, nice lid!!!
V. Sassoon New York, New York
Dear V,
 It was. I had the freshly Fantastic Sam's windswept doo cooking...the best hair day I've EVER had...dang, I should have taken a picture!!

Dear Blogoyovich,
 Just wondering if you, as a man of style and culture, have any fashion tips for those struggling to stay hip in today's world?
B. Favre for Wrangler Jeans Green Bay, WI
Dear BFFWJ,
 Sooo funny you should ask! I was just telling my good friend Chris Theenz, er Tines, er Tennis the other day my newest idea. It is the reverse thong. It will be called the "Rong", and I'm thinking it will be a big hit with all the kids. I can see it now...I'm struttin' around in my 'Rong at the local beaches when I hear "Hey Bloggy, nice 'Rong" or " 'sup Blogs, that 'Rong is kickin'!!" Or, most likely, "Hit the dirt freak! That 'Rong is Wrong and we're taking you downtown!!" The PoPo is always out to stifle the fashion sense of the Blogster!!

Dear Blogenhire,
 Word on the street is that the "Hardball for Haysoos" club is off too a 1-3 start...what gives??
Skip Gardenhire, Target Field
Dear Skip,
 Seriously dude, the team we played today all drove themselves to the game!! Believe me...you know I was constantly reminding them that they were playing a bunch of 6th graders!!! Nice field Maple Grove!!! What a crap hole!!! (Can you sense my bitterness?? Actually we played pretty good considering, but MG still blows!! Maybe take some of that money you spend driving to Wayzata for the Wayzata School District you're all so enamored with, and build a baseball field, so we don't have to play on a slow pitch diamond, you clowns!!!!) Dang, that actually felt kinda good!!!

Thats all I've got for now...so, in other words, just the same old rehashed bits 3 months later!!!
As always.....CR Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloggy

Blogservations....

-For what seems like the first time in a month, I get to be home during the evening.....between basketball, teaching classes on the joys of paint, overnights in my territory, and trips to Florida, it seeems like I'm never home at night lately. I will spend the evening folding clothes and watching my favorite little Spaniard light up the Charlotte Bobcats!! Ole', Ole', Ole'....Oleeeeee', Oleeeeeee'!!! First no look, behind the back, through the legs alley oop to K Love, and I'll come unglued for my little man crush!!

-Lil' Bit is off to a pedicure with a friend, and I've decided that it is time for someone to quit keeping the man down, and have a business where guys can get a dudicure. It can offer such services as nose/ear hair trimming, unsightly neck hair clean up, and even toe nail clipping. Maybe the T Wolve cheerleaders could perform some of their sparkling routines as well. Speaking of nose hairs...I purchased an electric trimmer at Target the other day, and it was like Christmas in February...I was so excited that I even told Showty....I am very easy to please!

-Stuck at 48 pounds on my Hoggybloggybiggy diet...my guess is that I won't be losing any more soon, as the 6Red Traveling Fun Show is headed to Mankato this weekend for some hoops!!! My goals are simple...many Miller Lites, but not as many as last year....reason being, it's 1 hour before the Championship game last year, and I'm holed up in the bathroom, not feeling so good...yuck!!!

-Maybe I'll do some drunken Facebook posting from the tourney, for the simple reason that it makes me laugh. As I've stated many times before...It is wayyyyyyy to short, not to have as much fun and laughs as you can!!!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!!

Bloggykato

Why the "Nugget" is cool, reason #infinity....

So, all dudes favorite "Holiday" is coming up. Personally, I don't consider it a holiday, unless there's something in it for me, because, as you know, I'm all about me! At our house, a certain low rider has a birfday only 4 days later....aka...double the trouble!! This is why I love the Itty Bitty....she tells me she doesn't want anything, and actually means it!! I say, well, let's at least go out for dinner this week...she replies that she thinks it would be better to just wait until after Hooping for Trophies is done in a month....see, she gets it!! So I stop by my 2nd favorite store today, lets call it Target, to at least get a card (it would be #1, but man, do I like looking at the big Tvs at Best Buy...No offense to marketing guru, D Roll!!), but it was like a bunch of Joe Mauers heard there was a sale on hot tubs...people everywhere. So I will just make her a card, and I have come up with the perfect present, as all Hotties like outfits.  It is called the "Birthday Suit", and can be worn anywhere. I suggest that you work out for months on end, as it is skin tight, but will definetly turn a lot of heads. I'm not sure that it can be worn at the office, unless you have casual Fridays, where I'm pretty sure it won't be a problem. No charge for this piece of advice Dudes, as the former "Round Mound of the 28 foot bomb for 3" from the corner, always has your back!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!!

Bloggy Vanderbilt

The price of tea in China...

I'm not sure I care what it is, and am positive that this is the point of the phrase, so kudos to you, inventor of the phrase!!

-We play either St. Paul or N.St. Paul in the semis today of the White Bear Lake tournament. The season is going well so far, kids are getting better for sure, and we only have 3 tournaments left after today. I never knew 65 games could fly by so quickly!
-That being said, Little League signups are starting next week, and I think we have at least a week break between the end of hoops, and the beginning of baseball. I will be sleeping the whole week in preparation for a possible 80 games of ball....no matter what season we are in, how busy we are, or how the teams are doing, I enjoy the heck out of it, because I KNOW I will miss it dearly in a few years.
-Noah just called me Gray Hair Boy.....he is something else!! (I could tell you what else he said earlier this morning, but that may get me shut down from the internet. But, let me tell you, it was highly innapropriate, but damn funny!!!)
-I got nothing else......

STAY SAFE ERIC!!!

Blogs

My interview with the Spanish Kid....

An interview with the Spanish Kid....

Bloggy: Welcome to Gods Country, Spanish Kid!
Spanish Kid: Thanka you, Blogga...greata to bea here...Minnesota isa very nicea, very pretty girls!

Bloggy: I agree, my little Spanish friend, I agree...great play to end the Nets game the other night...I always wondered why players don't just lob the ball in the air down the court with a few seconds left, so time runs out, instead of getting fouled....lo and behold, the Spanish Kid does just that!
Spanish Kid: Greata brains think together like! I'ma not so surea about the crush man thing you have on me, as I, how you say, like the girls so pretty. Not that theresa anything wrong with that!

Bloggy: Actually, it's a man-crush, and isn't about dating you, not that theres anything wrong with that!, it's just that I think you're cool and want to be like you, except for passing the ball to Beasley, of course.
Spanish Kid: I getta everybody, how you say, evolved in game...itsa what makes me Spanish.

Bloggy: Well said, my European friend, well said! Tell me about Tuesdays Wolves promotion..
Spanish Kid: Wella, I heard the Grove Maple Village is in the turmoil, so I bought 500 Wayzata High School bumper stickers to give away to them, to make people smile.

Bloggy: You are a true humanitarian, Spanish Kid! Good luck this week Spanish Kid, I will be watching you from afar, via the interweb!
Spanish Kid: Yes, I hearda that "The Suit" has to makea nother show, to hanga with the others suits...gooda luck with that all!

Bloggy: Yeah, thanks Lil' Spaniard...you gotta do, what you gotta do!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!

Bloogy Howser

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret....

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....don't tell anybody, but all the crap I put in this Blog, is just a bit. I know that you are probably stunned, but I couldn't keep it too my self any longer. So, when I say stuff about how hot and saucy I am, don't believe me. I can't lie to you, I'm not a Brad Pitt...more of a George Clooney. And when I talk about how chicks dig me, it's not that they want to make out with me or anything, it's more like they can't believe how lucky Lil' Bit is to get to hang out with me everyday. (On a serious note, I don't know how she does it, I'm sick of me, and I'm me....must be something to do with her closer proximity to the ground...I don't know, I'm not a doctor, I just went to high school with a couple....jeeeeesh...quit trying to analyze me, me!!)  I may, or may not Blog again this weekend, as we don't have any hoops.....42 combined games so far (50 if you count the fall 3 on 3 league)....these dudes are remarkable!!! Oh, before I forget....Maple Grove's windmill doesn't blow...it actually sucks!!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!!

Bloggy Rubio

This may cross the line, but I don't care, cuz it really made me laugh!!!

Per request, and, as a dude who is secure in his dudehood,(and realizes that Chicks Rule!) I have decided to list things I have worn that could be construed as somewhat, kinda, maybe (but isn't), cross dressing....

1. The mansier- While I am a slightly lighter dude, I still have moobs, or should I say, measts, so as to be politically correct. If my mansier is in the wash, and we have big plans, I just resort to duct tape.

2. The mirdle-Helps keep everything in place when I'm out clubbing with the co-eds. Usually, I work up such a lather on the dance floor, that I totally forget it's on, and the darn thing basically explodes when I take it off.

3. Manties- usually reserved for special occasions...i.e. my birfday, me and Showtys anniversary, a really important, late season Twins game...etc....

So, there you have it, I bare my soul, and dammit, I feel liberated!!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!!!!

Bloghilda

Bloggy's All-Time Gopher Hoops team....

My top 5 Gopher hoopsters....

#5 Trent Tucker- The only person who could hit from further out, was me, and I had to turn down a full ride from the Dakota School of Mines, mainly because I didn't want to spend my life in a cave!

#4 Slam Jacobson- The only white guy who could dunk with more flair, was me, and I had to turn down a full ride to Aakers Business College because I can't stand wearing suits...by the way, in case you didn't know...I don't like buying suits, wearing suits and, most especially, don't like hanging out with suits!

#3 Willie Burton- Part of Clems group that brought the program back to prominence. If it wasn't for Kevin Lynch shooting an airball (I would have made it, then waved my arms in the air like I just don't care!), they would have beat Georgia Tech...should have given me a full ride Clem!!

#2 Lindsay Whalen- I love Lindsay. She was Ricky Rubio, before Ricky Rubio was Ricky Rubio...an absolute pleasure to watch play!!

#1 Bobby Jackson- Almost single handidly beat Kentucky in the Final Four. Bobby Jack was a warrior!!

Press Pass Bloggy

Bloggy makes em swoon....

So....we're playing Rogers in the Irondale tournament in Mound over the weekend....(I love it when it gets all confusing!!) Hanging out with a couple Dads, Nuggets hanging with the Fun show Hotties before the tilt....she tells me to come over and do a twirl...so I kinda dance over and shake my money maker, like you knew I would!! Little Showty lifts up my super cool Little League jacket, and all the Hotties laugh at my buttocks....even when I'm all super cute, I can't seem to catch a break!! I'm probably gonna blame Obama, or maybe Bush, how about Carter, or maybe Reagan, or maybe I'll take the blame for not taking the plastic surgeon up on his offer of a Brazilian Butt Lift.....I'll let you know!!!!

STAY SAFE ERIC!!

CR Loves Ya!! Bliggy Bloggy esq.

My All-Time Favorites.....

The Minnesota Twins are, without question, my favorite team. In my attempt to get a press pass, I will occasionally blog about them. Today, I will list my all-time favorite Twins....

#5 Tony-The Killer-Carew...While I only remember watching Carew, these 3 players have always represented the Twins in the most classy of ways. Tony deserves to join the others in the Hall of Fame.

#4 Corey Koskie- Stand up player, who made the most out of the talent he had. Willed himself into being an above average ballplayer.

#3 Torii Hunter- The king of accountability would have never let my favorite team deteriorate to the level they did last year. Led the group in the early 2000's that saved the team. We need Torii back!!!

#2 Gary Gaetti- The heart and soul of the '87 Twins. We have no chance against the unbeatable Tigers in the ALCS...Game 1..."The Rat" hits 2 bombs...let's play!! This is how weird I am...when we beat Detroit, in Detroit, in game 5...I cried...I was 22 years old at the time....LOSER!! (Not really...I am a Twin fanatic!!)

#1 Kirby- Showed us how to play the game the right way..never took a play off..always had a smile on his face...if you want to know how we felt about him, search You Tube- Late Night With David Letterman-Minnesota night, and push play.....

Honorable Mention....
-Joe Mauer/Justin Morneau...we need these guys on the field!!!
-Brad Radke....his last year, we had a huge game in Detroit, and his arm was killing him. He still took the mound and absolutely gutted out 6 innings to get the win...between innings, you could see the pain he was in...good dude/big heart!!

Bloggy Rivera

BREAKING NEWS.......

Hot off the wire from the toothy guy on KARE 11.....

-Panic in the streets of Maple Grove, as Wayzata High School has banned the sale of their bumper stickers to the residents of Maple Grove....Osseo High reports that they have plenty available, if needed!!

-Ricky Rubio has declared that he has a reciprical crush on a "Super Hot" showty from Coon Rapids!! Said Showtys' husband is absolutely Ok with it, as he has a crush on the little Spanish kid as well!!

-Former Lard Ass from Coon Rapids regains 3 of the 47 pounds he lost, basically because he is sick of dieting....takes him 150 days to lose 47, 2 days to gain 3...WTH!!

-For the first time since November 5th, we don't have a basketball tournament this week...Under NO circumstances will I not be drinking Miller Lite with the Jacques Lemaire of Coon Rapids this weekend!!  (JT..please tell Jacques not to screen my calls, as we need to hang, drink, talk about girls, and laugh at our own stupid humor!!!)

-STAY SAFE ERIC!!!!

Blogsky

Running on, running on empty...

I haven't posted much lately. Maybe it's just the winter doldrums, and there isn't much going on, or maybe, just maybe, I'm having writers block and can't think of anything interesting to write about. I'm gonna go with the latter. Here are a few items from the CR to warm you up on those cold winter nights...

- How is this for arrogance. I'm at the grocery store, spending WAY to much money (thank you Cub foods!!), when I overhear a couple talking about low calorie salad dressings. I don't know these people at all, but procede to butt in on their conversation and tell them that the "Free" dressings are very tasty, at only 1/3rd the calories...I then tell them I've lost 43 pounds in almost 5 months, like they could give a crap!! This makes it official...I am a complete loser!!! But, you know what, I kinda like being a loser!!!

- I have formally filed the papers, transferrring my man-crush status squarely at the feet of the little Spaniard....Ricky Rubio!! Many know that my first was Eldrick"Tiger"Woods, then he couldn't keep it in his wranglers, so I switched to Joe Mauer, who doesn't even play anymore, so I figured it is time....congratulations are in order for the little court magician!!! "She of Small Stature" even digs the hardwood maestro...maybe he will be our celebrity cheat!! (Not that there's anything wrong with that!!)

- I don't think that I could ever vote for Newt, but am positive I could hang with him! This dude gets all the hotties and would be a good hang when I'm out clubbing!! Here is a good campaign slogan....
"Newt in '12....Even I don't know why, but Chicks seem to dig me, so why shouldn't you!!!"

- Hope all is well, as you are all honorary members of our CR community!!!

Bloggy esq.

Bloggy hits the Bloggy wall....

I gotta tell ya...this blogging thing is getting tough...I mean, seriously, as nice as my, shall we say, "Tookus" has become, you can only write about it so many times, before it just becomes redundant...that being said, I'm thinking that maybe I'll take both a Bloggy break, as well as a "I'm way too fat, and need to lose some serious poundage, to shape up both my body and mind" diet break....but, then again, maybe not!!! That being said, here are some random thoughts from the desk of a certain lover of the worlds greatest 'burb, The CR........

-The CR vs. Maple Grove...the CR, hands down, every time...just because I haven't mentioned you lately, Maple Grove, don't think I've forgotten you....you still blow!! Nice windmill, you clowns!!

-Technology at our house just hasn't been working well lately...the van, both laptops, the printer, my phone, water softenener, dishwasher etc etc etc.....I'm not making this up....I just heard a ping from the washing machine, and a certain smallish, imp like, super cute, super hottie say..."What the heck was that?????"....UH OH!!!

-Hoopies won the Cambridge tourney last week, which was cool, and we got to spend an evening with some of the "Hooping for Trophies" parents at a celebration of TeLoRe that evening, which is always a good time!! (mental note to self...the advil works for the headache, not so much for the stomach or queaziness!!)

I'm sleepy....nighty night from the worlds greatest 'burb....The CR!!!

Randoms...

More randoms from "The 'Burb"......

Hotel rooms- Word on the street is that I'll be spending less time in them in the near future, and I couldn't be happier!!! Due to some pending territory shifts, I get to lose about 15-20 nights a year of not sleeping, eating out of boredom, and staring at the ceiling....yeehaw!!!

Tebow- Does Jesus really care who wins the Broncos-Patriots game? I dig the passion, love J, G and the HS..but pretty sure football games are not their top priority....just my opinion!!

The "Nugget"- Whenever I think of her, I smile....to me, that epitomizes love....a collective, ahhhh, is now in order!!

New "CR" hoodie- What I'll be sporting at the "Fun Show" tourney in Cambridge Saturday....Catch the Fun Show fever!!!

Tuck- Nothing cuter than a tilted head glance from the CR doggy....that, and the fact that he is kinda weird make me happy he is in our home!!

Sam- Tells us yesterday, non chalantly, that, "Oh I forgot to bring the sheet home last week, but I made the "A" honor roll....but, just about everybody did, so it's no big deal". Miss Shell and I are like, "What!!! It's a BIG deal to us!!!" Take pride in your accomplishments, my diminutive little buddy!!! He is such an good kid!!!! Very proud!!

Bloggy Readers- Hope you are well, smiling, having fun, and living the dream!!

Live from the city by "The Gitchigummi"....Bloghilda

Tuck N Me...Chapter 3....

Me and the little dude are just sitting here, waiting for my phone to show up, when I figured I'd get to work on the next installment of "Tuck N Me" (don't forget to enunciate the "T" distinctly, because if you don't, it sounds naughty, is a whole 'nother less interesting, not as time consuming, shall we say, book!). I can't believe how much I like this dog. He is so funny! We'll go for a walk, he'll pass by other dogs, stick his nose in the air, and prance by like he's King Doodoo on Tickle Biscuit Island. But then, we get to the heavy equipment being used on some boulevard work, and he won't even walk by...we have to carry him...kind of a weird dude....reminds me of someone I know that writes a blog known throughout the Midwest!! We couldn't be happier that we adopted the little fella!!!! Maybe I'll do another illustration, and maybe I won't....decisions, decisions.....

CR Bloggy

Bloggy updates....

Truthfully, I got nuthin'....but here are a few recent happenings from Bloggy and the Blogglings...

-Tuck had to have "The Surgery" this weekend....I can descibe it in one word...Ouch!!! Well, at least now we have that in common, as I was neutered/spayed (he's a dude, so not sure which one it is!!)....hold on...wait for it...here it comes...just about here...on its way...getting closer..and...now.....15 and a half years ago!!! Badumpdump!!!

-"Hoopin' for Heysoos" is up in Cambridge for a quick one day tourney this weekend.....the FunShow always entertains, and my Dad and brother will be there, so that is cool!!

-Heavy D has it down 43 pounds since September 1st...no fad diets, no exercise, just simply counting calories...kinda proud of myself, which is, of course, offset by the fact that I'm not proud of myself for my previous bigness!!

-I promise to try and get back to writing more often...I gotta start carrying a notebook, as I think of stupid stuff to write, make myself laugh, and then forget it before I get home!!!

-"Word on the street" is that someone, Ok it's me, got a new black CR hoodie that will be unveiled this weekend...not sure why anyone would care, but I love hoodies, and the CR....maybe I'll get some new sneeks too...you never know, and I like to keep people guessing!!

Goodbye from the heartland of America, The CR!!!
Blogs

Bloggy teams stink....

So, let's see, it's 5:20AM, Bloggy is in Duluth, can't get back to sleep, and figures what better time, than to give a Bloggy breakdown on his favorite teams, listed in order of favoritism.....

1. Minnesota Twins-99 losses, never know if 40 million of payroll is gonna play, but, it's hot stove time, and as my favorite team, I have hope!!

2. Minnesota Gopher Football-A loss to NDSU for God's sake...no offense Fargo friends, but a loss to NDSU is unacceptable. I do have hope here though, as I think Jerry Kill is the answer!!

3. Minnesota Timberwolves-A decent start considering the last 4 years....Love, the Spanish kid and Adelman have me hoping..at least they are interesting to watch, even if they lose. Heck, the Nugget even likes watching the little Spaniard play!!

4. Minnesota Gopher Basketball-If our best players didn't get hurt every year, we would have a chance. This program needs to be better...I mean, we got Tubby Smith as our coach, for Nzgmazabo's sake!!!

5. Minnesota Vikings-Hoping they move to Los Angeles, and while they are at it, move the whole league to LA,....snoozarama!! (Kinda reminds me of my blog!!)

Please forward my press passes to Bloggy at Bloggy@Bloggy.Bloggyboy.Biggybloggy.Woggy.Shnizzle

CR Rules!!

Chapter 2 Illustration.....

This picture that will accompany Chapter 2 of the soon to be top seller, "Tuck N Me", written by Bloggy, illustrated by Bloggy, photos courtesy of, you guessed it, Bloggy....

(Please note: I forgot multiple Michelle nicknames, including....Quilty and, my favorite, Quilty Pants)