Another Turkey Day is Finito!!!

Well, I just had to write a little something while my Dad is here visiting Tobin, Vicki and I. To say that it has been a good visit has been an understatement. While I would not recommend always having an elderly parent hang around your house, asking for food and beverages, Dad has been a perfect gentleman.

We've totally just hung out, and had a good time. Dad flew in last Monday, and has been here the whole week. We haven't done anything too rock n' roll. However, we were really busy w/ the Thanksgiving preparations. With both the layout of the table, and the actual preparation of the bird, my gorgeous wife, Vicki totally outdid herself!!! It was an amazing day, it really was a day where I actually took some time, and was thankful for friends and family.

Our West Coast chill friends, Abi, Andy (of Boy's Night Out Fame!!) and Aidan came over for the day. Football was watched, Turkey was eaten and many, many laughs were had, big time. In fact, I think that the day really could not have gone much better. There were no arguments, there was a lot of laughter and delicious food was had. What more could you want? The only thing that is slightly lame is that it's back to work tomorrow!!! I originally had the whole day off to take Dad back to the airport as he is flying home tomorrow.

Dad's visit was quite memorable. He gave Tobin his Hanukkah/Birthday present, which was a train set!!! It's great to see Tobe say "Choo Choo Daddy, CHOO CHOO" all the time. Vicki put it together, and he is LOOOOOOOOVING playing the conductor. Right now, the train clang clang clang noises are reverberating in my head :) Aaaah the joys of parenthood!!!!! In all seriousness, it's great to see Tobin to have such joy on his face!!! It makes all the aggravation of everyday life all worthwhile.

It's going to be sad to say goodbye to Dad tomorrow. I'm not good w/ goodbyes as it is. As we both get older, the distance between Florida, and New Jersey seems deeper, longer, almost a continent away. Getting older, and time going bye is the name of the game, I guess. It does not make it any more easier to deal with, however!!!

Congrats go out to Juan Manual Marquez and Michael Katsidis who fought a GREAT fight on HBO last night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. JMM came out on top, but Katsidis has nothing to be ashamed of, he showed alot of heart!!!!

The Return of Murder Incorporated!

Well I have some new pics to post of the Grandfather visit! This weekend was kind of great as far as seeing my Dad spend time w/ Tobe and really enjoy it. He truly seemed at peace. However, there were 2 major snowstorms over the weekend. The first, on Friday morning sent me home early from work. The 2nd occured on Saturday afternoon. We were basically snowed in all weekend. Happilly, but people are getting a bit testy. Bickaboo was inferring some mega stuff just now when I was on the phone w/ her! "Hey Does Ethan Sincoff have to choke a parent!?!?!??!?" LOLOLOLOL

Sigh, I hope it was not about the cost of groceries, or some such foolishness like that....For the rest of the work day, I'm a gonna think what could have set off the friction? In-laws man, it's a difficult scene. They produced a wonderful son/daughter that you married. However, the In-laws themselves can be freakalicious!! Am I right, all of my married pals out there??

Forget the remake, and rent 1979's "The In-Laws" with Alan Arkin and (sadly recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's) Peter Falk!! I still can scream out "Serpentine" (Cut to Peter Falk vaguely gesturing in a circle while smoking) !! Whenever I get stressed about In-Laws!!!

Hey, In-Laws and Spouses; Can't we all just get along, please?? :)

My Father is visiting his Grandson!

And he is not even bugging me that much!!! He flew in on Thursday night, and has actually been a real pleasure to be around. Genuinely emotional, and happy to see Tobin. I will post some multi generational Sincoff pictures tomorrow. I know, I know, we are due for some. I just would love to have one of Tobe, Dad and I. I mean that's 3 Generations of Sincoff males who can shoot craps moderately well!!

Friday was wack because I went to work at gnirreF, and by the time I got out of one pointless meeting, the company was cancelling the day already due to the snowfall!! So, no one has to tell me 2x, right? I jumped into our trusty car to go home to spend time w/ Tobe, Dad and Vicki. However, Vick calls saying that a breast pump was on hold for her at the Post Partum Place.

Of course I went to pick it up. Main Street from Madison into Chatham was a parking lot. This is how great a husband, and Dad I am: I parked my car in the snow at the CVS, and walked over a mile to get Vicki's breast pump!! How cool am I??? I hope that future Dad's and Husbands can come accross this blog at some point, and seek out my advice here!!

Dad also took us out for a great breakfast, and then we went to Toyota of Morristown to check out new cars. Regular visitors here will know that our Oldsmobile (or "OldsmoBuick" as Fletch would say) sucked balls, and died 2 weeks ago. Well, lo and behold, we went into the dealership, and did well. My Ma and Pa raised a really heavy handed Goniff, because I got us a decent lease price for a new Corolla!!

To top it off, I'm on my 2nd Jack Daniels & Ginger (for medicinal purposes), and we just saw a unique Holocaust Drama called The Counterfitters. It was totally gripping, it tells the tale about this Jewish con man in Berlin in the 1930's, of course he's a counterfitter, and runs a nightclub. Well the Nazi's come into power, and the "Final Solution" begins. He gets sent to a "special" camp to help with the German War Effort. I don't want to give away too much here. However, if you want to check out another side of the Holocaust, give this movie a chance. I think some of the performances were haunting. It also further adds to my extremely low opinion of Germany!! :-)

I want to leave you with this great picture. Look how much Tobin is copying his Daddy here!! All of that stressing about the Obama Campaign in utero can drive a newborn nuts, I tell ya!!

Sometimes You Can't Beat Father Time

I've been thinking about the recent UFC 91 PPV alot this evening. My friend Dina wrote on my Facebook wall that she was surprised I had not blogged about the Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar Heavyweight Title Fight. Vicki and I did not get the PPV. While there were some good fights on the card, and I love Randy Couture; I had a funny feeling that he was gonna be 45 years old this fight.

So many other fights, Randy has managed to turn back time, and look like a fighter decades younger than his real age. This fight was different. Brock was too big, and too fast. First off, it is a crime that a guy who is the size of a truck, like Brock Lesnar can cut from like 300lbs to make the Heavyweight limit of 265lbs. By fight time, he probably rehydrated to 285 or 300!!! Randy was 6'2" and 220, and solid, but it looked like he was fighting a cartoon character.

I always feel bad when I see a fighter that I really admire who hangs in there too long, and takes a ferocious beating. Dina said Randy got hit on the ground like 40 times too many. Too bad the referee did not jump in sooner to stop the fight.



It looks like Brock is gonna be a force to be reckoned with in the Heavyweight division. I still feel that the verdict is still out on him as a total fighter, however. Could he beat Nogueira? Can he beat Mir in a rematch? We will see. Until that point, congrats to you, Champ. The "Next Big Thing" has arrived!!

Even now, when there is a fight on TV, be it MMA or boxing, and there is a fighter who is past his prime who gets beat, our phone rings. It is always my dad, and he goes "Ethan they NEVER learn... You can't beat Father Time. They Never get it." It's sad. I can count on one hand the # of boxers who hung it up when they were on top. MMA is still a newish sport, so I can't speak for those fighters. Poor Randy, I hope you are ok, and keeping your chin up! Concentrate on training fighters, and doing your charitable work for returning Veterans w/ head injuries. You've done alot, there is no need to get into that Octagon again.

On a happier note, the Sincoff Nursery is starting to look awesome!! We managed to purge alot of stuff, to clean out the 2nd bedroom to make it nursery ready!! Also, Vicki put down a cool looking rug, and hung lot's of cool jungle themed stuff on the walls!! I especially like the giraffe picture that says "Tobin's Jungle"!! It's the best.

December 4th is coming before we know it!! Vicki and I went to a breastfeeding class at St. Barnabas hospital the other night!! Not that I plan on doing any breastfeeding. It was fascinating to see how to feed your child correctly!! I can't wait to participate and help Vicki out in any way I can!!!