Vacation was a success

We really gots the best 7 month old on the planet. Not only did Toby make it 4+ hours in the car from Pennsylvania, to Rehobeth Beach, Delaware with nary a peep. He loooooooved the beach, and enjoyed his wading pool! He was the rock star, big time. He also flew 2 1/2 hours to Florida, and flirted and laughed with everyone around him!

He had a great time in Florida visiting hs Grandpa, as did his Mom and Dad! In fact, my father and I didn't argue at all. Thank heavens for grandkids, I guess!!

It was sooo darn hot down there, we could only hang out by the pool in small increments. However, Toby was a big fan of his swim lounge thing :)

We even were down there for Father's Day. It was my first Father's Day. It was incredibly special, and felt like like it was very normal. It put a smile onto my face!!! In fact, the entire vacation was an all around success, we saw my Dad, Toby saw his Grandpa, we did Father's Day down there, saw my Aunt Cynthi, and just had a few good meals out!!

On a pop culture note, it's crazy how all these celebs are dying at once. My friend, and former NPHS'er Amy Jo make a fine posting about the Michael Jackson death deal. All I can say is, what a media circus!! I have never seen a guy w/ so much talent, become this "other" type of celebrity. It was more than like when you stop making new hits, you can always play Vegas... this was an entirely carnivalesque sense of living.... I found the whole hysteria crazy :(

I was saddened to hear about Billy Mays too :( Shame. Guys, you gotta watch your cholesterol, and have your stress test every 6 months!!

Ok, off to bed, more later.!!

ME MY MEMORIAL DAY

Oh yeah, we're just kicking it here at The Sincoff Chateau (The Ranch, The Compound, The Center, if you will). Enjoyed a groovy Long Weekend here w/ Bickaboo and Mr. T. Went out to Dinner w/ The Family, and Abbie, Andy and Aidan on Friday night. We went to this new Mexican Restaurant; which was pretty good!! My steak had this awesome Lime rub spice deal on it, and it rocked the hizzouse. I even watched my caloric intake (somewhat) and had the second portion of it for lunch on Saturday.

We truly had GREAT weather this long weekend, and that totally rocked my socks off. It makes one MUCH MUCH MUCH happier to be in sunshine, than in lame ass cold gray weather. One day, I will have my wish, and we will live in either the desert, or a tropical setting, cos that is how Ethan Sincoff rolls! LOLOLOL

Gotta mention that I was blown away by Lyoto Machida's win over Rashad Evans from the UFC event on Saturday night. Check it out on PPV, or youtube it if it's available. The era of The Dragon is in full effect!! I never saw Rashad get so dominated before! He went down like he was shot, and landed in one of those totally unnatural angle type deals that wil be a highlight of many many PPV intros to come!!

Shocking end to "Breaking Bad" last night!!!!! That show is the best. LOVE IT.

And we ended the long weekend w/ a little cook out action! How can you beat that?!?! Gotta love the Jamaican Jerk Chicken!!!

Now, if only I can hear some news on the professional front (vague, vague...), life could not be finer!!

I know, I know, I'm SORRY, I'm sorry....

Jeeze Louise, you have one child, one newborn comes into your life, and suddenly all thoughts of having a creative output like this gets sucked into some other kind of vortex... some distant otherworld type deal.. Things have been flying by. Tobin is getting bigger and bigger (well, within reason; look who his parents are). He just had his 4 month checkup and shots. He is now 13lbs! He rocks.

Vicki, and her BFF Kayly just had a "Girl's" weekend up at Mohegan Sun.... where they drank swanky cocktails, had pedicures, and generally got their freak on. So, it was just Mr. T and Me for the whole weekend! We both made it through ok!! It was an amazing experience having the bambino to myself... He doesn't like to sleep w/o his mommy, that's for sure!! It all worked out in the end.

My workplace at ol' gnirreF kinda blows. The issues that are network wide, are kind of blamed on little old me. See, just when I tell my shrink that I'm not gonna play the victim card, I end up getting hasstled!!! What can you do??? I guess that is what I'm striving to do; figure it out...

We took Tobe to see his grandparents in PA this past weekend. They had a blast hanging w/ him. It's nice to go there, and see 'em... but things (not my in-laws per say, but LIFE in that area) is suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure kinda different.... Eh, again what can u do???? Different Strokes, Right, Mr. Drummond??

SOO psyched that "In Treatment" is back on HBO!! If you have not seen it, check it out... amazingly powerful show. Also check out "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" if you can.. truly a sweet, heartwarming show.

UFC this weekend!! I think the Iceman is gonna get got!!!

So what have we been up to,you may ask?

Why, Vicki and I have been busy raising our little football hooligan! His Aunt Sarah from Engerland sent this over the other day. He looks like he could be heading out to watch a game at Nevada Smith's in the East Village on PPV or something! Now, all he needs to do is get his parents to watch some games at some point.....

I've been so busy, and sooo "eggshausted" if you will, that I have not posted of late. I truly apologize for that. Things have been kinda dickish at work at gnirreF lately. In short, VP bossman gave me bad review, and told me he did not want to look at my objectives. Then, he has me report to someone new, and now I am being penalized for not having achieved any objectives so I don't get a bonus. Awesome, right?

Also been dealing w/ carpal tunnel issues. I hope that I don't need surgery, but, if I have to; I have to, y'know? I'm tired of tingling in my fingers, and semi paralysis as well.... this is particularly hard when I have to deal with getting work done at said dickish job :(

Tobe is awesome :) He is smiling big time, and he makes this "whoo" noise like a little Ric Flair! Vicki is an amazing Mom. She went to do her knitting/bead stuff today, and I had Mr. T on my own. By the time she came back, I was glad to see her! I don't know how she does it every day!!

I do have some satisfaction that I did much better w/ this parental solo deal than Thursday.

It's an amazing experience all around!

ps: Kudos to Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz for their great fight on HBO last night!

Tobin's Open House Welcome Party

Before I go give you guys some dish regarding the great weekend we had in the Sincoff house, I have to go back a couple weeks to let you know why I've been so quiet. I've tried to not fall into a rut, and not post. However there have been some events that really made me unable to do so. To begin, I got really sick just after my last post. It was some kind of cold/cough/aches/pain/chills infection thingy. It really, really really sucked! I was on anti-biotics for 10 days, and even then did not feel great until just recently. I was just miserable.

Also, just after I had "gotten over the hump" w/ that deal, I messed my back up big time. I don't know if it was the constant carrying of the baby around, or if I slipped on the ice, or what. My mobility was like ZERO. Thankfully, w/ some chiropractor visits, and some stretching, I am beginning to feel like a human being again.

We had a wonderful "Open House-Welcome Home Tobin" Party on Saturday. Vicki really rose to the occasion, and did a groovy job. She made the best cupcakes EVER. Everything had a baby boy blue theme, and she had lot's of little ducks on everything!! We actually had 25 or so friends and family over . Tobe was a great baby, and smiled for everyone!

There are more pics up on Facebook, so check 'em out.

Before I go, I have to say a few words about the Affliction PPV. What an incredible card! I usually judge a PPV by "how deep the card is". Many UFC PPV's have been guilty of having a great main event, but HORRIBLE undercard fights. I felt that this card was awesome, top to bottom. From Renato "Babalu Sobral submitting Soukoudjou w/ an awesome Anachonda Choke, to Vitor Belfort KTFO'ing Matt "The Law" Lindland (you know someone is KNOCKED out when their leg is spasming as they lay there unconscious) these were awesome, exiting fights. Mega props to Gilbert Yvel for hanging in there against Josh Barnett as long as he did.

He so has to find a ground game however. He does have killer tattoos:

Finally, just some words of advice to Andrei Arlovsky: "Hey, Pitbull; if you are gonna go for a flying knee against Fedor Emilianenko, keep your guard up!! You are gonna get knocked out cold FLAT ON YOUR FACE!!

I will return soon w/ my thoughts on the Obama Presidency, and the long needed farewell to the worst president of Modern Times, George W. Bush