lol. i once had my boss pull a box off a truck. dude got knocked out by a box of lingerie. out for a good 20 minutes. he took two days off and came back to an office full of bras. best boss ever.

oh. and vudu. totally seconded.

haikupoet: therapist

yeah, i think i'll finally get around to calling that referral

OK - ran my errands. Books back to the library, dry cleaning picked up and grocery store done.

I loved Pat Conroy's new one South of Broad, my husband didn't like it as well. But he grew up Catholic and figured out the kicker early on.

Where's my football! I guess this means I have to clean the bathrooms instead. :(

I've decided -- temp to be a high of 68 today, drizzly -- first chili of the season -- it's a GO!

Now we just need a fire in the fireplace. I love fall.

bow chick a wow wow.

Klitschko beat the hell out of Arreola

It needs to get cold here so I can burn stuff. I need to burn a lot of stuff.

Sun to southern sky
Short blah days, longer blah nights
Alas, fall at hand

Drizzle, "Welcome to
New York. Duck! Mother farker!"
And a soaked hoodie.

RE: The Browns

2007
Must have been a fluke, I guess
This year looks 0-fer

Bad habits die hard.
People on the other hand...
Toilet clogging turds.

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penis vagina

medius: Klitschko beat the hell out of Arreola

I just wanted to say "Arreola".

A September haiku:

The morning dew grows thick.
I cut the cheese in the wind.
Oops! A poopie.

Dress like a golfer
Drink with hot Texas women
golf skirts and argyle

how was Texas?

Knob, have you been to Cabo San Lucas?

No, but I was on a $900K Ovation 52 that I kinda liked. Reduced down from $1.5M

have you drank cabo wabo?

900k? I'd kinda like one also. Oh well, I bought the neighbor glasses and a new fuel pump fot the truck.

you'd probably need some water to put it in. prbably be more fun that way.

Just $900K? Chump change. Twin diesels?

Water would be a good start. Warm weather would also be a plus.

Just $900K? 3 Volvos I think. We really luved the American tug 34' (~$300K) and the Norden Tug 34. Perfect for 2 to live/travel on. Add a flybridge and it kicks major ass.

So, what's up with this "Gossip: Music for Men" ad? Is this a Farker's band or something?

Ad?

Jax, I'm really surprised you don't own a major boat. My skrink buddy says it's the ultimate "you've arrived" statement.THe flybridge on the Ovation sits ~15ft above the water line, it's like being king of the world. And I never guessed how cool the electronics stuff is today - GPS, Radar, Depth, auto pilot etc the consoles look like the starship Enterprise.

Texas was most excellent. My sister has some really hot friends. I'm having trouble remembering all the details.

Don't have enough money to comfortably own one of those. I have two coworkers who have them. The one I know best has a 54 ft. It is his third large boat. When I have been with him he constantly works on it. Something always needs doing.

That is ok if you want to spend your time doing it, but I don't. It costs a fortune to have someone else keep it up. I'll just lounge on the beach and drink beer.

knobglobbler55: My skrink buddy says it's the ultimate "you've arrived" statement.

Let me guess -- a boat owner himself?

I usually count on my expensive perfume to do that.

a boat owner himself? No, he's a Woody Allen Manhattanite, never even been to a boat show.

Something always needs doing.

Like what? Look at Gorby and all his machines?

Lemme ask you, if it's so expensive etc why are there still boat shows with tons of new expensive toys to buy? Somebody must be buying these things, no?

Saltwater is a biatch.

Because there are still plenty of super rich people out there. But mostly, the giant boats are probably more show pieces. There might be one or two potential buyers there, but mostly they attract people who will then also check out the less expensive boats. A friend from college, her husband sells yachts. And he does very few shows. He usually has a crew that take one or two boats down to Florida for private showings/cruises. But the big shows do provide the landlocked with touch and feel. Not that many cities do big boat shows. I know Chicago's has shrunk over the years.

it shrinks?

Dreadstar: Ad?

Yah, no FF at work.

still plenty of super rich people out there Yeah, I guess. I don't know any of them. Boating is probably pretty big around Chicago esp North of the city (and in the warmer months). Must be nice to go out on the lake on a nice day.

knobglobbler55: Lemme ask you, if it's so expensive etc why are there still boat shows with tons of new expensive toys to buy? Somebody must be buying these things, no?

Of course someone is buying those things, the someone just is not going to be me. I have owned a boat, and that cured me. In addition, for 3 summers I worked every day as a divemaster on a 55 foot trawler. Divemaster translates as crew who does everything. Cleaning the boat, changing the oil, fueling the boat, rewiring the constantly breaking electronics, etc. I don't like doing that stuff.

I used to restore cars too, I don't want to do that anymore.

I do like going to the Caribbean and Mexico and having things fetched for me.

Speaking of which, we had a couple stay with us at the beach this weekend. They invited us to go to Cabo with them this January for a week. All we have to pay is the airfare. I'm psyched.

I'm perfectly happy with my bass boat. If I'm on the water, I want to be near the water. Plus, it pulls my kids around in their tube very well. The only statement it needs to make is Gone Fishin'.

I do like going to the Caribbean and Mexico and having things fetched for me.

That sounds good too!

I used to restore cars too, I don't want to do that anymore.

Sounds like you're getting a little long in the tooth, son.

Lake Michigan has a great boating scene. A guy in my group of friends, his dad owns nice big boat that they all frequently go out on. I don't get the invite all that often: there is limited room, I'm not a close friend, and I don't have breasts. Once a summer they have the Chicago Scene boat party, where everyone docks up together out from Oak St. Beach (the play pen). It's a giant booze fest.

www.chicago-scene.com/cs-parties/boatparty.htm (some pics nsfw)

Sensei:
I usually count on my expensive perfume to do that.
hahaahaahacoughcoughackhahahaah.

I'm ready to put the car in the garage and forget about it for 6 months.

It's a giant booze fest.

Lot's of girls in bikinis. How bad could that be? Looks like a lot of fun. How swimable is that water? Looks pretty clean.

wib: hahaahaahacoughcoughackhahahaah.

That's how we know the secretaries have arrived to work.

Totally swimmable. They test the water once or twice a day. I don't recall too many days where the beaches were closed this summer. And yes, very fun. We jump off the top of the boat all the time. Lots of naughty at the Scene. I'll have to go back out next summer and get some pics. Hell, all the other weekends are just about as fun - you can get a dozen or more just on one boat.

that's amazing a city that large could have a play pen that nice and close. looks like miami. get a jet ski, that's really all you need

where's all the brothers and the older (fatter) white dudes?