Tobin Sincoff is a rock star!!

Tobin was the center of attention for both Saturday and Sunday. It was such a blast!! Saturday we drove out to Brooklyn for the day. We saw my Aunt Eileen and Uncle Joe. They hadn't seen Tobin since his welcome home party in January of 2009. He loved running around (and around and around) their house!!! Non Stop he was, from the living room, to the dining room to the kitchen, and even up some of the stairs

Now, Joe & Eileen are the 2 closest relatives to my family on my Mom's side. Joe & Mom were 1st cousins, but always acted like brother and sister. Hence Uncle Joe, & Aunt Eileen. I've always been close to them, and their kids. It was Joe being a professor of History that encouraged me to major in History, he really made the subject approachable. Eileen was a life long teacher in the elementary school system of New York City. 2 great people.

Did Tobin love them!! :) He totally rocked Ocean Parkway, and then he had a blast @ Marine Park which was just down the road. He ran around from the moment he got there, til the moment we dragged him out of there (where does he get his energy). As I watched Tobin scale a foam octopuss; It got me thinking,

How come adults search near and far for that kind of elusive happiness?

We never seem to quite grab it, no matter how much good stuff (family, love, wealth, iPad) we have.

We try therapy, medication (legal and illegal), some of us drink, some of us abuse ourselves in other ways. It's fascinating, and makes you think. Perhaps it's the work thing coupled w/ the aging thing; but as we get more stressed in life, it becomes harder for us as adults to find that spiritual foam octopuss. Perhaps we can get back to that state of glee somehow.

Uncle Joe kept on going to Tobin; "Boy, would your Grandma have been crazy about you". Of course, that got me thinking about my Mom, who has been gone a long time. It's true, she would be soooooooooo in love w/ Tobin as her grandson, I smile now thinking of it! She would have made such a fuss over him. I get a kick out of that :)

Sunday was spent brunching w/ Rachel M., Rock Star Rollie & the lovely Susannah in Jersey City. Again, Tobin had the flashbulbs popping, and was the star of the meal!! Susannah and Rachel had their cameras going so fast, it was like some sort of movie premier or something! We laughed, caught up, and no one counted any calories :) Topped that off with a great evening w/ a killer episode of "Breaking Bad"!!!! Life is pretty good.

2010!!

Well Good afternoon, Dear Readers, I'm baaaaaack!

I've taken some time off from writing the old blog, just did not feel all that creatively inspired. However, my therapist, Dr. Dave,has strongly suggested that I return to the creative out put no matter what. So, you will see my posting on here a bit more frequently than once every 4 months!!

Tobin turned 1 on December 4th. It was pretty wild and emotional. We had a little party for him at the indoor playground at the Madison YMCA. Lot's of little kids running and screaming and climbing on things! It was a blast. My Dad flew up from Florida and we did not even fight that much :) He kept his distance, and I kept mine!!

Special shout outs to Rock Star Rollie and Rachel for staying until the "after party" was over!!

Young Mr. Sincoff has matured and developed at an amazing rate. I'm not saying my son is a genius or anything, but he's developed quite the sense of humor!!! It's pretty amazing to come home from a day at work at gnirreF to see my little boy giggling and jumping up an down when he sees me!! It's pretty wonderful.

We celebrated New Years at the lovely Newcomer residence just a couple days ago (I write this blog posting from the in-laws in PA) . A rocking time was had by all. I needed yesterday to recover. I'm feeling slightly better today, more human and less hung overish. Kayly and Nate really know how to throw a party, and are great hosts. Kudos to them, and even thanks to Ethan Newcomer for letting us crash in his room!!

So, all eyes are on the prize so to speak. It's the beginning of 2010. What does the year hold? Well, The Sincoff family machine will struggle on, and we are hanging in there. I plan on sticking to blogging alot more. It is refreshing to be back on here again.

Why can't I post 2x in 24 hours?

Who can say that I can't? Huh, huh?? I wish I had the cynicism of my good friend, Rockstar Rollie Fingers. Though he is not the infamous Oakland A's relief Ace from the 1970's. I mean if it was Rollie Fingers, what would I talk to him about? His sharp mustache? See RR has the cool stuff happening, stuff that he can vent about. With his rockstar life in the Heights of Jersey City, and the new outdoor Beer Garden place that opened up.. I sure he was there 1 month ago during a pre opening shindig! Seriously, Rollie knows I love him! However, it's fun, and crazy being a parent to an almost 8 month old! Sometimes you run out of time!

I know everyone is awaiting my UFC 100 review. I will only say this, Georges St. Pierre is an incredible athlete, perhaps the best of his generation, and a true gentleman. Dan Henderson was out of line (but SO awesome) in hitting Michael Bisping with that flying forearm after he was already out cold. And Brock Lesnar was a total douche bag of the highest order in beating Frank Mir, and then getting into his face afterwards, and flipping the crowd off!

I mean, you don't get in the face of a guy you beat, and get all macho on him, that's bogus. Not to mention, I think that some of Frank's stand up was working prior to getting taken down, and just viciously pounded out

What the Hell Ever Happened to Mickey Rourke!?!?

I was thinking that he is the perfect example of a Hollywood star, who (some of the time) made edgy, stylish films in the 1980's. I remember falling in love w/ NYC because of "The Pope of Greenwich Village" and I had an "Angel Heart" Poster on my wall in college. He was such a dickhead that he burned pretty much every bridge in Hollywood. Aside from a few supporting roles here and there , Mickey has been gone for a long time.

I know, I know his face looks fucked up big time. Like, how much plastic surgery can one guy from Miami take?? It seems like Mickey is on the verge of quite the career comeback! I am totally psyched for his new movie "The Wrestler". It was directed by Darren Aronofsky, the director of "Requiem for a Dream" C'mon, I know I'm not the only person who remembers that mind trip!

Apparently, The Mick plays an aging, 1980's star, now broken pro wrestler named Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who invites people into his trailer to watch his 1980's self on a video game, when he is not engaging in indy wrestling matches where he takes a staple gun to his forehead. There is serioius Oscar Buzz (for real). I'm hearing things like "touching performance" and "I cried" from the reviews I've heard from the Festival Circuit.

Good Luck, Mickey! Here's hoping you have a career rejuvination!! I still remember the great actor you can be if you center yourself.

While I'm posting, I gotta give a shout out to my main man Rollie Robeast His musings on the posturing of elected officials is not only written w/ great Jersey gusto, I think he is right on the money!! Way to go, Rollie!


Did anyone catch Letterman's performance vis a vis John McCain cancelling the show at the last minute?? Have you ever experienced (and it can be both good and bad) television, that was so electric (again, both either pleasant or unpleasant) that you: a) can't believe you were lucky to catch it b) you almost thought it was fake because it was so real? Simply put, this was one of those "electric" viewing events! Dave was so on! He literally threw a TON of barbs McCain's way. Awesome.

I would also be remiss to not mention that Sarah Palin kind of had that deer in headlights look while being interviewed by that (not) notoriously tough interviewer, Katie Couric. I think the Palin bump for John McCain may be quickly be a think of the past. I truly feel that even the most passionate Conservative, has to ante up, and say "C'mon now, this gal is not qualified". She really is a joke, right? Savvy, but a joke? Props to Chuck Hagel for saying it loud and proud!!


I have to end w/ some fluff! I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO psyched to see Mr Suede get voted off "Project Runway" last night. I HATED his talking about himself in the 3rd person! I know, I know, Kenley Collins is getting really big for her britches (she is always complaining about how they don't get her or that "this is REALLY hard"), but I hope she mellows out!!!