You ever get the vibe where the work day is just dragging, and dragging and DRAGGING??? It seems like time is going in reverse here at the ol' Chocolate Factory today. Not that it is a bad thing or anyting. I'm just sayin' that 5pm can not come here more quickly for my tastes (as cultured as those tastes are!)
First off, as my last posting states, if you have not seen the Pacquiao vs. Morales fight .... check it out. Buy it from a tape trader, watch it on HBO , whatever. If you want to see what makes boxing so passionate... so exciting, so wonderful, please do yourself a favor and check it out. Winning or losing, both are warriors in my book.
Crazy couple of days w/ the whole Terry Schiavo deal. I'm gonna try to keep my mistrust of organized religion out of here for the time being. Let me just say that it should have been a very private family matter, not one decided by the Senate, or our vacationing President. Shame on them for exploiting grief. Having been someone who has had to say "no more procedures" regarding a dying loved one... I know the whirlwind of emotions there.... shame on the Religious Right. . Period . Jeb Bush is lame, btw.
Also, we have Pope John Paul II moving on to that high rise Vatican City loft in the sky. I remember Pope John I who died after like 30 days "on the job"... I was in 2nd grade when that happened. Crazy.
Looking forward to a very relaxing weekend! Susannah is in Oklahoma (seriously, and hey she's talking to me again) , and Kirk is in Beantown.. so it is a total Ethan and Vicki weekend!
Watch out , we're hanging w/ the Shingletons tonight!!
4.01.2005
3.23.2005
3.19.2005
A Fight worth Paying Double for
For those (all 2 of you who read this) of you out there who wonder why I'm a boxing fan, there's a fight on PPV tonight between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao that will explain why.. It is going to showcase 2 130lb guys, who simply do not know the word quit (literally). After all the bad heavyweight fights, where there are 2 fat guys hitting each once every round, after all the BAD things that come out of boxing... It's gonna be so awesome for good stuff to happen for the sport.
Every once in a while, there are fighters who come along, who are SO passionate about what they do, you can't help but be a fan, and also be completely humbled by how much they leave of themselves in the ing each time they fight. It makes you wonder how they come back for more. I'm sure coming from poverty helps.. Erik is from Tijuana, Mexico , and Manny is from the Philippines. Neither of those communities have a plethora of wealthy people... I think these guys both turned pro at age 15!
Irregardless of my musings here. I just had to say, this fight tonight is what makes you a boxing fan. It's so good a match up, that you don't mind sitting thru a year's worth of bad decisions, and one sided knockouts!! The whole card is gonna rock as well!
So to Erik "El Terrible" Morales , and Manny "The Pac Man" Pacquiao, I wish you both well tonight.. I'm slightly favoring Erik for some solid technical, and personal reasons... but both guys are excellent fighters.
There really are no losers w/ a fight like tonight!!
Every once in a while, there are fighters who come along, who are SO passionate about what they do, you can't help but be a fan, and also be completely humbled by how much they leave of themselves in the ing each time they fight. It makes you wonder how they come back for more. I'm sure coming from poverty helps.. Erik is from Tijuana, Mexico , and Manny is from the Philippines. Neither of those communities have a plethora of wealthy people... I think these guys both turned pro at age 15!
Irregardless of my musings here. I just had to say, this fight tonight is what makes you a boxing fan. It's so good a match up, that you don't mind sitting thru a year's worth of bad decisions, and one sided knockouts!! The whole card is gonna rock as well!
So to Erik "El Terrible" Morales , and Manny "The Pac Man" Pacquiao, I wish you both well tonight.. I'm slightly favoring Erik for some solid technical, and personal reasons... but both guys are excellent fighters.
There really are no losers w/ a fight like tonight!!
3.09.2005
Weddings, Parties, Bar mitzvahs, Anything
Well, the jet lag thang is slowly wearing off. I was in lovely Manchester England for Natalie and Elliott Chevin's wedding! The weekend started off on an ominous note. I got to the airport at like 5:30pm for my 7:30pm flight. When I get to the check in counter, the heavily Eastern European woman goes something to the effect of: "Dasvedana bubbeleh, your flight is delayed til 10pm" Oy vey.
After 3 Jack and Diet cokes, and reading many pages of a Detective Harry Bosch novel by Michael Connelly, I finally boarded the flight at like 11:48PM. It really sucked. I took 2 non prescription sleeping pills (just wanted to spell that out in case my father reads this), drank a bottle of non prescription red wine, and fell asleep the entire flight. THAT part rocked!
I am neglect in reporting that Vick could not come. The $ and cents of me missing work as a contractor, and not getting paid, the plane tickets, and kennelling Fred and Lulu would have made it like a $1,400 venture. Just too much of an expenditure sadly.
Our great friends, Mr. Arsenal, Rob DaCosta and his lovely girlfriend Amanda Hyams (she's a chemist, you know!) picked me up at the airport. I was one tired, unshaven mess!! We caught up and made up for lost time on the ride to the humble burg of Prestwich. Rob and 'Manda dropped me off at the home of septuagenarian hipsters (and neighbors of Michael and Helen Lewis) Murray and Margaret Fink. Ironically, 7 years ago, a slightly slimmer, single, less sane version of this punk rock blogger had stayed w/ the Finks for Abigail Lewis (now Yaffe) wedding.
While I caught up w/ M&M Fink, I mananged to grab a shower, and shave ( not w/ M&M in attendance!). The lovely Helen Morris called, and off we went for a walk around Manchester.... and no, we did not find out what Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke have been up to in the 20 years since the Smiths broke up!!
Finally I got to see Nat and Elliott that night. It was awesome to catch up w/ them. SO great to see Michael and Helen, Nat's parents. I really feel close to them, and consider them family. Natalie really is like a sister to me, the BEST friend anyone could ask for! I totally would have flown to the farthest distance from America to attend this event. I can't tell you how many highs and lows we both have gone thru together (although sometimes I have not always been immediate w/ my return phone calls when she needed me, and I greatly regret that) . I actually got to talk more w/ Elliott as well, and found him to be a really good guy. I feel we really bonded on this trip.
What can I say about the wedding? Hopefully I will have some scanned photos on here once Rob D. or 'Manda H. sends me some. It was a rocking event. Aside from the Shul being overly warm, as the Hilton Suite was.. it was a lovely ceremony, really emotional .. .and the party just ROCKED. I even got a shout out during the thank you bit from Elliott! How rocking is that? I even met some new peeps, and talked to some old ones that I hadn't seen in ages. All in all, a lovely evening. Just when it started, it was sadly ending. Everyone was singing a James Taylor classic ("you've got a friend") and that was the night. It was time to say good bye!
Although I must say I missed Vicki TERRIBLY... (That's Vicki Sincoff, not Vicki the Terrible:-) . My return flight took off on Monday, on time at 9:30am , I actually landed 30 minutes early... now that almost makes up for the 6 odd hrs I waited in Newark :)
To be serious, I would have waited 70 hrs. It was just a wild wild weekend . I'm so glad that Vicki and I have friends all over , it makes the world a much smaller place.
After 3 Jack and Diet cokes, and reading many pages of a Detective Harry Bosch novel by Michael Connelly, I finally boarded the flight at like 11:48PM. It really sucked. I took 2 non prescription sleeping pills (just wanted to spell that out in case my father reads this), drank a bottle of non prescription red wine, and fell asleep the entire flight. THAT part rocked!
I am neglect in reporting that Vick could not come. The $ and cents of me missing work as a contractor, and not getting paid, the plane tickets, and kennelling Fred and Lulu would have made it like a $1,400 venture. Just too much of an expenditure sadly.
Our great friends, Mr. Arsenal, Rob DaCosta and his lovely girlfriend Amanda Hyams (she's a chemist, you know!) picked me up at the airport. I was one tired, unshaven mess!! We caught up and made up for lost time on the ride to the humble burg of Prestwich. Rob and 'Manda dropped me off at the home of septuagenarian hipsters (and neighbors of Michael and Helen Lewis) Murray and Margaret Fink. Ironically, 7 years ago, a slightly slimmer, single, less sane version of this punk rock blogger had stayed w/ the Finks for Abigail Lewis (now Yaffe) wedding.
While I caught up w/ M&M Fink, I mananged to grab a shower, and shave ( not w/ M&M in attendance!). The lovely Helen Morris called, and off we went for a walk around Manchester.... and no, we did not find out what Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke have been up to in the 20 years since the Smiths broke up!!
Finally I got to see Nat and Elliott that night. It was awesome to catch up w/ them. SO great to see Michael and Helen, Nat's parents. I really feel close to them, and consider them family. Natalie really is like a sister to me, the BEST friend anyone could ask for! I totally would have flown to the farthest distance from America to attend this event. I can't tell you how many highs and lows we both have gone thru together (although sometimes I have not always been immediate w/ my return phone calls when she needed me, and I greatly regret that) . I actually got to talk more w/ Elliott as well, and found him to be a really good guy. I feel we really bonded on this trip.
What can I say about the wedding? Hopefully I will have some scanned photos on here once Rob D. or 'Manda H. sends me some. It was a rocking event. Aside from the Shul being overly warm, as the Hilton Suite was.. it was a lovely ceremony, really emotional .. .and the party just ROCKED. I even got a shout out during the thank you bit from Elliott! How rocking is that? I even met some new peeps, and talked to some old ones that I hadn't seen in ages. All in all, a lovely evening. Just when it started, it was sadly ending. Everyone was singing a James Taylor classic ("you've got a friend") and that was the night. It was time to say good bye!
Although I must say I missed Vicki TERRIBLY... (That's Vicki Sincoff, not Vicki the Terrible:-) . My return flight took off on Monday, on time at 9:30am , I actually landed 30 minutes early... now that almost makes up for the 6 odd hrs I waited in Newark :)
To be serious, I would have waited 70 hrs. It was just a wild wild weekend . I'm so glad that Vicki and I have friends all over , it makes the world a much smaller place.
2.28.2005
Nor'Easter
yes, ladies and germs, (but seriously folks) we are about to get hit w/ about a FOOT of snow this afternoon. Lock up your valuables! Your Daughters! Break out the old sled, put on those snowshoes, shovel that driveway, etc. Let's see, can I think of any more snow related cliches that I can throw out here :)
In my continuing effort to "keep it real" , I'm actually not going to stay in due to the aforementioned inclement weather. I'm going out on the town, big time tonight. Watch out Manhattan! The Sincoff's (well, at least moi) are comin'!! In all seriousness , there's a friend in from out of town who wants to meet up ... should be good fun
Hey, did anyone else watch the Oscars last night? Is it me, or is Sean Penn just a humorless DICK??? I mean first off, he looked like he just rolled out of bed, 2ndly, why can't he take a joke. I'm sure even Jude Law would say "hey mate, i was in alot of films in 2004, Flippin' 'eck!"... I wish Chris Rock would have gone off on him more...
George W. Bush still sucks, btw.
In my continuing effort to "keep it real" , I'm actually not going to stay in due to the aforementioned inclement weather. I'm going out on the town, big time tonight. Watch out Manhattan! The Sincoff's (well, at least moi) are comin'!! In all seriousness , there's a friend in from out of town who wants to meet up ... should be good fun
Hey, did anyone else watch the Oscars last night? Is it me, or is Sean Penn just a humorless DICK??? I mean first off, he looked like he just rolled out of bed, 2ndly, why can't he take a joke. I'm sure even Jude Law would say "hey mate, i was in alot of films in 2004, Flippin' 'eck!"... I wish Chris Rock would have gone off on him more...
George W. Bush still sucks, btw.
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