Funky Chicken

This was the only highlight of the Olympics, other than Ice Dancing.

A streaker promoting the GoldenPalace.Com gaming site ran onto ice during men's curling bronze medal match between the U.S. and Great Britain at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pinerolo, Italy.

Mr. President

Get your position here

Yep, My Parents would be so proud!!! It could happen, and you can help!!! Just click on the box and it will ask you to move me up or down...

Help me out...

Pączki Day!!!

Fat Rich really misses Paczki Day, prounounced "poonchkey" (roughly), is celebrated in Poland on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, and in Polish American communities it is celebrated on "Fat Tuesday" the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Polish paczki (filled doughnuts or Bismarks) were traditionally eaten on this day in Poland, as well as chrustiki or faworki (angel wings or bowties).

When Poles immigrated to America, the custom continued, but there were so many other European ethnic groups who celebrate "Doughnut Day" on Tuesday, instead of Thursday, that the day changed over time. This is Big in Detroit!!!

Paczki (Polish Doughnuts):

1 cup sweet cream

2 x yeast cakes

10 x egg yolks

1 teaspoon salt

5 Tablespoons butter

4 cups flour

2 oz Rum

6 Tablespoons sugar

Method: Egg yolks, beat 'til thick. Cream butter and sugar. Put these into largebowl, add yeast dissolved with 1 Tablespoon sugar and mix thoroughly. Addrum then flour and cream alternately and, beat hard 'til dough blisters.Setin warm place to rise. Punch down and let rise again. Place dough onflouredsurface and stretch and fill with pitted prunes. Fold over and cut intodesired size balls. Place on floured surface and let rise. Fry in deep hotoil turning once.Paczki should be very dark colour before turning to ensure that they arethoroughly cooked. Drain on soft absorbent paper. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Enjoy your Paczki!!!!

Celebrity Mug Shot Game

Q. Do you know who this is?

A. Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman)

Q. Do you know why he was arrested?

A. Well a couple of things, in November 2002 he turned himself into Los Angeles police after being charged with misdemeanor possession of kiddie porn. It was not the first run-in with the law for the 50-year-old actor, who was arrested by Florida cops in July 1991 and charged with indecent exposure. Pee-wee, who was nabbed at an adult movie house, later pleaded no contest to the charge. He was fined, had to pay court costs, and ordered to produce an anti-drug public service announcement.

If you got these questions right or would like to test your celebrity mug shot knowledge click HERE...........

Outhouse Classic 2006

I do have to admit that the Mo-Jo was working this weekend, but it did come at a price.. Amy and I missed the Outhouse Races in Trenary, Michigan (the UP).

Basically, it’s just a reason to get together and drink out in the cold… Ah, the UP!




State Police Will Be Watching Outhouse Classic

It's one of those unique events of the Upper Peninsula's cold, snowy winter: the Outhouse Classic races in Trenary. Nearly 20 teams are registered for the competition on Saturday.

It attracts up to 4000 people every year, and many of them drink. State Police say they'll be cracking down this year.

"We've had some complaints in the past that there have been quite a few minors drinking, underage drinking," explains Trooper Jeff Seaberg of the Michigan State Police. "We just want to take a pro-active stance on it."

Officials remind spectators and participants that there is a zero tolerance policy. That means its illegal for anyone under 21 to buy, possess, consume or transport alcohol.

Congratulations Jaylene & Pete

Congratulations to Jaylene and Pete. They had a quaint ceremony followed by a beautiful dinner cruise of the bay.

And its official, Pete is now Pete-lene…. Of course, Pete will stay with the traditional spelling for everyday use but he’s hyphenated it just to set the record strait..

During the booze cruise, I mean dinner cruise.. I took the liberty of “borrowing” Uncle Ed’s snappy jacket. I did have to take it off right away because it was driving the broads crazy. And you really don’t want to cross Ed, especially when your so far from land….

After the cruise we all met at a local watering hole where

Todd gave a little speech. I don’t know what he said but he did it in (Vitittio) style.

Also, this blog was made possible by the FREE Wi-Fi at the Country Inn & Suites....

And, I also got free Wi-Fi at RST and PNS...

Rehearsal Day

Last night was rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for Amy’s brothers wedding, Pete and his fiancé Jaylene.

Dinner was at cool place in Fort Walton Beach, Fl called the Magnolia Grill. The food was terrific and they had an old dude playing the squeeze box all night. Amy’s parents really picked a great site, thanks Paul and Claudia…

You would have to agree that it takes a real man to pull off horizontal strips….

Here’s an action photo our niece Hayley. She loves spaghetti!! I was very impressed her dexterity and her ability to eat with a fork.

This blog is brought to you compliments of the free Wi-Fi at Country Inn & Suites…

Got the Mo-Jo Work'n

Well this trip keeps getting better. Today when we got into Pensacola, Fl we had reserved a mid-size car for the low price of $17.00/day. I guess Dollar Rent A Car was all out of the flashy midisized cars, because when we got out to the lot our car turned into a Chrysler Sebring Convertible..

First the Free Wi-Fi and now the free convertible upgrade!!!! I'm hot baby, hot!!!

Free Wi-Fi in FLA!!

Tomorrow, Amy and I will be in Destin, Florida for her brother Pete’s wedding on Saturday (see count down clock at bottom of page).

Anyway, I just got the best news about the entire trip. The beautiful Country Inn & Suites that we will be staying at offers complimentary Wi-Fi!! Dude, I’m stoked!! Nothing can go wrong now (for me). I was bummed about the weather, mid-60’s and raining, but this sure brightens up the day…

Cool Sticker Website

I was getting my hair cut yesterday at Barbers Exceptionale’ and ran across an ad for making your own stickers in Rolling Stone.

The website is called www.stickerjunkie.com.

Any cool ideas? Put them in the comments!!!

Oh' Ya the sticker above (actual size) is not refering to the sticker above...

Pimpjuice vs. Crunk

Energy drinks are all the rage these days.

Now these two sell-outs, Nelly and Lil Jon, have their energy drinks. Nelly has pimpjuice and Lil Jon has Crunk. I guess when your not part of the West Coast vs. East Coast Hip Hop rivalry you must feel left out.

Personally, I don’t like the energy drinks. Too many empty calories and I don’t like the taste.

Also, the big thing now is to mix energy drinks with alcohol. I have tried a couple or more Jäger Bombs and it wasn’t the ideal drink for me. First I’m a little hyper. Then add the effects of caffeine and alcohol to the mix and I’m on fire baby!!!! Reference: the Tour de Flat Rock 10 mile flat tire bike ride at 4 am or Scavenger Hunt 2005.

Olympics XXX

I do like the Ice Dancing. Maybe, I'll start watch Skating with Celebrities after the Olympics. Lots of hot babes..... and nasty falls.....

Russia's Maxim Shabalin carries his partner Oksana Domnina during their free dance final in Figure Skating Ice Dancing at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

This combo picture shows the Canadian pair Marie-France Dubrueil and Patrice Lauzon's fall as they perform their Ice Dancing Original Dance event during the Figure Skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics. This fall lead to them pulling out of the competition.

UP Health Watch

Amy and I have been asked... Why wouldn't you be intrested in returning to the UP? Please read below.. and no the square footage is not a type-o!

This month, the Munising Memorial Hospital Board of Directors has approved plans for a new medical care facility. Officials say the current 47-year-old building is too old to keep up with advancing medical technology, and 75% of inpatient rooms go unused.

The new 5,700 square foot facility will consolidate five buildings under one roof, allowing for more outpatient services.

"The technology we've kept up on, we got the newest, state of the art equipment," explained Munising Memorial Hospital CEO Carl Velte. "The problem is getting the wires and stuff (technical jargon) from one area to the other is almost an impossibility."

Officials say they hope to break ground in June of this year and will have the new facility completed by January of 2007

My Hero!

My Man! Nick Lachey is not going away without a fight. Not only did he pull the pedals off that flower... But now he's kick'n dirt on her...

On Friday, the ex-Newlyweds star responded to his estranged wife Jessica Simpson's divorce petition with some demands of his own.

According to his divorce filing, the erstwhile boy-bander agrees with Simpson that "irreconcilable differences" were behind the breakdown of their three-year marriage. However, he disagrees with his flaxen-tressed ex as to the date their split actually went into effect.

Though Simpson's filing lists the couple's date of separation as Nov. 23, 2005, Lachey contends that he officially went solo on Dec. 13, 2005.
The calendar discrepancy is important because the twosome had no prenuptial agreement, meaning that any income that either party earned before the split is considered community property and would be divided down the middle.

On Dec. 5, Simpson earned a reported $850,000 for performing at a private concert in Cincinnati. If Lachey's date is accurate, he would be entitled to a 50 percent chunk of the "With You" singer's paycheck from the event.

Though the couple announced their separation on Nov. 23, Simpson reportedly did not move out of their conjugal home until Dec. 13, three days before she filed for divorce.

The verdict on the date of the duo's official division will ultimately be up to a judge to decide.

Lachey also reserved the right to seek spousal support from his ex, who earned more than $30 million last year from record and concert ticket sales and her film debut in The Dukes of Hazzard. Simpson, seeking to protect her hard-won income, had previously asked the court not to award alimony.

Lachey also asked the court to confirm that "miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects" would be considered separate property, and that the division of additional property assets was still to be determined.

Both halves of the couple have moved on to new abodes since selling off the marital pad forever immortalized by MTV to Malcolm in the Middle actor Justin Berfield. Simpson plunked down $3.3 million on a new home in Beverly Hills, while Lachey dropped a reported $5.5 million to acquire a residence previously owned by Heidi Klum and Seal.

The Empire Brokeback

Before the movie Brokeback Mountain there was a story about 2 droids and their passion for each other and their master…




Always be aware of droids orbiting Uranus…

Zygote Tip #1

This 62-year-old broad (above left) gave birth Friday to a healthy 6-pound, 9-ounce baby boy, becoming one of the oldest broad in the world to successfully bear a child.

Janise Wulf gave birth to her 12th child. She is also a grandmother of 20 and a great-grandmother of three.

Family members said the delivery went smoothly, despite earlier concerns about the mother's health. Wulf, a diabetic, experienced swelling and higher blood pressure earlier this week, prompting doctors to perform the Caesarean section a week early.

Wulf and her third husband, Scott, 48, named the red-haired boy Adam Charles Wulf. He follows just 3 1/2 years behind his older brother, Ian.

"I hate to raise one alone, without a sibling," said Wulf, who was impregnated both times through in vitro fertilization.

The oldest broad on record to give birth is a 66-year-old Adriana Iliescu of Romania, who had a Caesarean section Jan. 15, 2005.

The Guinness Book of World Records also lists two 63-year-old broad who have given birth: Rosanna Della Corte of Italy in 1994 and Acheli Keh of California in 1996. News reports, however, list Della Corte's age at 62 when she gave birth.

Why is this happening? I hope this isn't a new GILF craze...

The bright side to this is that Amy and I can hold off for at least 30 more years....

Money Talks

It was Worth $1

Powerball numbers for 02/18/2006 are:

15 17 43 44 48 Powerball 29 Powerplay 4

The estimated Grand Prize was: $365,000,000 ($177,270,519.67 cash).

There was one Grand Prize winning ticket in the state of Nebraska!

The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 with an estimated Grand Prize of $15,000,000 ($7,300,000 cash).

Alex and Yellow Dog are Reunited at Last

Our dog Alex has been visiting with his grand parents in the UP since the 3rd (or the day of Amy’s foxy snowsuit). It was very nice of my parents to dog sit him while Amy and I went out to Colorado.

Alex will be 14 in about a month and he’s just getting too old to check into the kennel anymore. The people at the kennel are terrific it’s just Alex has a hard time adjusting to change any more… He doesn’t do well….

Today, I met my parents in Oshkosh, WI to pick him up. Oshkosh is about half way between the UP and Rochester. So after a full day in the car the first thing Alex did was grab his buddy Yellow Dog….

Marriage Contract

This country, as you know, is filled with the deranged. And then there's Travis Frey, a 33-year-old Iowa man who is facing charges that he tried to kidnap his own wife (not to mention a separate child pornography rap) ooooops.

Frey, prosecutors contend, apparently is a rather demanding guy. In fact, he actually drew up a bizarre four-page marriage document--a "Contract of Wifely Expectations"--that sought to establish guidelines for his spouse in terms of hygiene, clothing, and sexual activities. In return for fulfilling certain requirements, Frey (pictured) offered "Good Behavior Days," or GBDs. Each GBD, Frey wrote, could be redeemed by his wife to "get out of doing the things" he requested daily.

A copy of the proposed contract, which Frey's wife never signed and later provided to cops, can be found by clicking PAGE 1, PAGE 2, PAGE 3, AND PAGE 4. A must read!!!! WOW!!!

Good idea, but too bad he's nuts!!!!!!

February Gourmet Club

Tonight was Gourmet Club and the theme was Celebrating the Winter Olympic Games.

This event was hosted at our home this evening. We typically rotate the location and divide up a menu that serves 8-10 people. It’s actually really good.

Everyone does a great job preparing their portion and it cuts down on the burden of one couple preparing the entire menu. For each course prep time averages about 2-3 hours… Once I made green beans that took over 2 hours…

Here is what we enjoyed this evening.

Appetizers: Tarte a L’Olynon, Edamame (Pete and Sarah)
Salad: Garden Salad with Miso-Tofu-Carrot Ginger Dressing (Pete and Sarah)
Entrée: Ribs with Chipotle-Molasses BBQ Sause, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (Rich and Amy)
Dessert: Bicerin, Masarpone Panna Cotta with Mixed Berries (Scott and Lauren)
Wines: Domaine Bott-Geyl Gentil d’Alsace, Leaping Lizard Zinfandel (Mike, Goldie and Henry see pic) my favorite...

If you would like the receipts for this meal just request it from comments@richmcintosh.com.

McRetire

Today is a special day for my mom. She has worked at McDonalds in Escanaba, Michigan for over 18 years and today will be her last day.

I know that the people (both employees and customers) at McDonalds have been a big part of my mom’s life and happiness over the past 18 years. I’m sure she will miss the comradely but probably not the early mornings.

I’m glad that she will be taking more time for herself. My folks plan on traveling and spending time with family and life long friends.

If you happen to be in Escanaba today take a pass thru the drive and say good-bye to Lois… She will be in the Drive-Thru fro 8am-2pm..

And, of course she has a blog!!! Click HERE to check it out!!!

Zip It, Top 10

David Letterman's Top Ten Most Polite Ways to Say Your Zipper Is Down:

10. The cucumber has left the salad.

9. Quasimodo needs to go back in the tower and tend to his bells.

8. You need to bring your tray table to the upright and locked position.

7. Paging Mr. Johnson... Paging Mr. Johnson.

6. Elvis is leaving the building.

5. The Buick is not all the way in the garage.

4. Our next guest is someone who needs no introduction.

3. You've got a security breach at Los Pantalones.

2. Men may be From Mars.....but I can see something that rhymes with Venus.

1. I always knew you were crazy, but now I can see your nuts.

Thanks Rudi...

Fan Additions:

Do you have a license for that hot dog stand? - Abdul

Hobby shop's open. - Dan

Feel the Need for Speed

This Minnesota speeding ticket from a couple of summers ago should be in a museum someplace. That's because motorcyclist Samuel Tilley, 20, was clocked on a Saturday afternoon going 205 mph on his Honda. That was 140 mph over the limit on U.S. Highway 61. Tilley was clocked at Indy car speeds by a State Patrol pilot flying overhead, stopwatch in hand. The pilot radioed ahead to a state trooper who pulled Tilley over and issued the reckless driving citation. Tilley, is also the son of a sheriff's deputy.

This highway is only about 35 miles from Rochester and runs along the Mississippi River. I ride this same road on my bike quite a bit and I can’t imagine going 205 mph…

Pimp’n Ain’t EZ

Just an FYI the Pimp’s and Ho’s site has been updated. This update features a couple of John’s. I think the John’s are the best part!!

I’ve even had the luxury of recognizing a John on this site once… Ya, I exploited him….

Bah! Means No!

A man who pleaded no contest to a sodomy charge involving a sheep says he should not have to register as a sex offender.

Jeffrey S. Haynes said the state registry is intended to keep track of people who have committed crimes against humans.

But Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt told Haynes at his sentencing hearing that once he is released from prison, he must register with the Michigan State Police Public Sex Offender Registry. (put your zip code in, it's creepy!!!!)

Haynes, 42, of Battle Creek, was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years to 20 years in prison. He entered the plea in January. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.

Police said Haynes had sex with a sheep at a Bedford Township farm on Jan. 26, 2005. The animal's owner caught him on the property and the sheep was found injured.

Haynes was arrested in June after a DNA sample taken from the animal matched Haynes' genetic material.

Haynes has prior convictions for burglary, home invasion and uttering (has nothing to do with a cow) and publishing, and was on parole for burglary at the time of the sex crime.

Ahhh, Hurricane Relief!

Some victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita used federal assistance money to pay for "adult erotica," a pistol, strip club fees, and at least one $450 tattoo, according to a new government audit. A Government Accountability Office review of weaknesses in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's distribution of aid describes some of the abuse connected with FEMA's dispensing of $2000 debit cards. While most of the February 13 GAO report addresses the use of multiple social security numbers to secure unwarranted handouts, auditors also examined where some of those funds were expended.

Click HERE and HERE to read the documents from above...

Fill'r Up

A Picture Share!, originally uploaded by Rich on the Road.

Watch out for falling gas prices in Owatonna, MN… $1.999 per gallon!! Seems sort of sad that this is a good deal..

To find the best gas prices in your Minnesota neck-of-the-woods, click HERE.

I Love Asparagus

Have you ever noticed how your pee smells after eating asparagus?

It's because some of its constituents are metabolised and excreted in the urine, giving it a distinctive, mildly unpleasant odor. The smell is caused by various sulfur-containing degradation products (e.g. thiols and thioesters). As a result of studies it was not only shown that only around 40% of the test persons displayed this characteristic smell, but also that not everyone is able to smell the odor once it is produced. I have the order....



I wounder if this monkey ate asparagus before he drank is pee..

Baby Tip #7

The Pee-pee Teepee™


...for the sprinkling wee-wee. This cone-shaped cloth product makes diaper changes dry and easy! The ultimate diapering accessories for boys; the perfect addition to any baby shower gift.

• 100% cotton
• Each pack contains 5 Pee-pee Teepees™
• Fully washable and re-usable.
• Available in three package styles: cellophane, laundry bag, and terry cloth
• Pee-pee Teepee gift box includes laundry bag and cello pack
• Made in Canada
  

Check it out HERE...

Jon always has naked babies on his blog so I thought I would give it a shot....

Happy Valentine's Day

St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to a Catholic Church feast day, in honor of Saint Valentine. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated.

The day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that broads purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

Hat Trick Answer

Pete wanted to know the origin of a hat trick. So here it is.....

Hat-trick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A hat-trick in sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts. In North America it is often rendered as hat trick, with no hyphen. (The Oxford English Dictionary has it unhyphenated and gives a variety of examples published in the 19th and 20th centuries both with and without the hyphen.)

The term was originally used in cricket, and was connected with the custom of giving a hat or cap to a bowler who achieved the feat of taking three wickets in a row. It may be connected with the concept of giving someone their "cap", i.e. acknowledging them as a regular member of a representative team. Another school of thought mentions that a bowler was challenged if he could take three in three. Hats were passed around to collect the odds. The bowler succeeded and collected the large amount of cash. Thus the term hat-trick could have been also derived from this event.

Cricket
A hat-trick occurs in cricket when a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count; i.e., run outs do not contribute to a hat-trick.

Hat tricks are very rare and as such are highly treasured by bowlers. The term was first used to describe H.H. Stephenson's feat in 18581 and was used in print for the first time in 18782. In Test cricket history there have been just 36 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879, and the most recent by Irfan Pathan for India against Pakistan in 2006. In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, and Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999. Nuwan Zoysa achieved a hat-trick with his first three deliveries in a Test Match against Zimbabwe in the 1999-2000 season.

In One-day International cricket there have been 20 hat-tricks, the first by Jalal-ud-Din for Pakistan against Australia in 1982, and the latest by Charl Langeveldt for South Africa against the West Indies in 2005. Chaminda Vaas has taken two one-day international hat-tricks (against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh).
Taking two wickets in two consecutive deliveries is occasionally known as a brace, or being on a hat-trick.
Four wickets in four balls is sometimes called a double hat-trick - as it will contain two different sets of three consecutively dismissed batsmen.

Marbles
In this sport, a hat-trick occurs when a player hits all marbles in a single turn.

Hockey
In both field hockey and ice hockey a hat-trick is when a player scores three goals in a single game. The term was brought to ice hockey in the 1940s when Sammy Taft, a Toronto hatter, gave free hats to Maple Leafs players who scored three goals in a game. It is not certain whether he picked up this practice from cricket.
If a member of the home team in ice hockey scores a hat-trick, fans acknowledge it by throwing their own hats from the stands onto the ice, often causing a delay in play. In the mid-1990s, Florida Panthers fans celebrated goals (not hat-tricks) by throwing plastic rats onto the ice. The history of this goes back to an incident in December of 1995, when Scott Mellanby scored what teammate John Vanbiesbrouck dubbed a "rat trick" after ridding the Panthers' locker room of an unwanted rat with his stick on the same night he scored a pair of goals. When Mellanby scored a hat trick in a later game some fans threw plastic rats on the ice, and the practice became universal for Panthers hat tricks. The NHL later responded by banning the throwing of objects onto the ice by fans at the cost of a penalty for the home team, but specifically allowed the traditional throwing of hats to continue.

The term natural hat trick refers to either of two feats: when a player scores three goals in the same period, or when a player scores three goals consecutively.
A player accomplishes a Gordie Howe hat trick by scoring a goal, getting an assist, and winning a fight, all in the same game.

Football (soccer)
A hat-trick occurs in football when a player scores three goals in a single game.
In most professional games the scorer of the hat-trick is allowed to return home with the match ball as a souvenir.

Some regard a "true", or "perfect" hat-trick as one where the player scores with both feet and their head in the same match (or less commonly by a header, leg shot, and penalty or free kick), though this is obviously very rare. The most common definition of a "true" hat-trick is where a player scores three goals in the same half of the match. Yet another definition, known in Germany and in Norway, is that the player scores three goals in the same net without anyone else scoring between the player's first and third goal, a "flawless" hat-trick.
Scoring two goals in the same match is also commonly known as a "brace".

Rugby
In both codes of rugby football (rugby union and rugby league) a hat-trick is scored if a player scores three or more tries. A related concept is that of a "full house", scoring a try, conversion, penalty goal, and drop goal.

Baseball
When one batter strikes out three times in a single baseball game it is sometimes jokingly referred to as a hat trick. Four strikeouts in one game is referred to as a golden sombrero, five in one game is called a platinum sombrero, and six in one game is known as a Horn, after Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles who accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991. Alex Gonzales of the Toronto Blue Jays tied the record in 1998.

References
Note 1: Extended Oxford English Dictionary 1999 Edition : "It came into use after HH Stephenson took three wickets in three balls for the all-England eleven against the twenty-two of Hallam at the Hyde Park ground, Sheffield in 1858.
"A collection was held for Stephenson (as was customary for outstanding feats by professionals) and he was presented with a cap or hat bought with the proceeds."
Note 2: The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket (Oxford University Press, 1996) mentions that the word hat-trick was used in print for the first time in The Sportsman to describe Spofforth clean bowling three consecutive batsmen in the match against Hastings and Districts at the Oval on Aug 29, 1878.
Spofforth did take a hat-trick and nine wickets in 20 balls against the XVIII of Hastings and Districts in 1878 (not a first class match), but the dates are incorrect.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick"

Sick of NWA

For our trip to Colorado we flew Frontier Airlines.

I had a great experience. Based on my experience, I would recommend this airline to anyone. I thought they had excellent customer service, a clean roomy aircraft and great value for your dollar. (Our flight was only $204 pp…)

And, you could watch TV or a movie for a small fee ($5-$8).

Last Day @ 12,000 Feet

Today, a couple of us tried out the backside bowl at Copper Mt.. It was pretty cool. This part of Copper Mt. is actually National Forest. Lots of rocks, trees, and vertical drop-ins… Definitely the toughest terrain that I’ve ever skied to date.. Note the elevation....

Well you do have to ski down in to the tree line...

This is Nate dropping in...

To give you a point of reference how much bigger this is than anything
I’ve ever skied. Copper Mt has over 2,300 feet of vertical. Where as, the previous best for me was Indianhead in the UP with less than 700 feet of vertical.

I look forward to skiing bigger and better in the future..

The Coveted WOOT Bag of Crap

Dude!!!! I missed it again.. That damn WOOT!!!

Bag O' Crap IX: Crap Is A Force Of Nature Crap is a many-splendored thing.
If crap be the food of love, crap on. It is better to have crapped and lost than
never to have crapped at all. Crap, lift us up where we belong.

Yes, crap is in the air once again, so we're sending this randomly
crappy, bag-shaped valentine to all the people we really love. If you don't
manage to get one, it's because we're sulking over something you've done to
upset us. Try to guess what it was!

ALERT! ALERT! Somebody misunderstands this concept every time, so
please READ THE BIG PRINT:

1. WHEN YOU ORDER THIS ITEM, YOU'LL GET ONE BAG WITH (up to) THREE
CRAPS IN IT.

2. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE QUANTITY OF THREE WHEN YOU
ORDER.

3. YOU WILL WASTE FREIGHT IF YOU ORDER FEWER THAN THREE.
The item
quantity you select is the number of crappy items we'll put in your bag. Select
THREE. You will only get one bag. Later, you can watch with smug satisfaction as
a surprisingly large number of less observant Wooters complain on the forums
about their two missing bags. We say again: YOU WILL ONLY GET ONE BAG.

We make absolutely no promises about the bags or what's in them. You
give us real U.S. legal tender, we send you whatever worthless garbage we
couldn't fit into our dumpster this week. God bless the Internet!

THE HOLY CRAP COMMANDMENTS v2.0:

I. Thou shalt expect nothing beyond one bag of some kind and your
chosen quantity of crappy items (which should be THREE).

II. Thou shalt not whine and complain when some people's crap turns out
to be nicer than yours.

III. Thou shalt take a moment to consider whether you might be better
off just not buying this crap.

IV. Thou shalt not order just one crap and blame it on anything but
your own inattention.

V. To paraphrase Stephen Stills, shalt thou not get the crap you want,
want the crap you get.

Warranty: you wish

Features:
1 (one) bag
Some (some) crap

Slope Style

Amy and I are in Colorado for a little ski vacation.. It’s awesome!!!

We are a Copper Mt. It’s about 20 miles from Vail and Breckenridge.. Oh, and again I have to pay for Wi-Fi!!!

Well, gotta go the Silver Bullets is calling my name!!

And yes, I skied this!!!

Baby Tip #6

If a bun was in your oven for 9 months wouldn’t you secure it before gong to grandma’s house…

Pictures like this one started showing up on the internet of pop star Britney Spears driving a car with her infant son (Sean Preston) in her lap, in apparent violation of motor safety laws, caught the attention of child welfare authorities and ignited a media uproar on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said a deputy paid a visit to Spears' home in Malibu to obtain "contact information" at the request of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

Spears, 24, issued a statement insisting that she is a good mother and that incident in question was the result of a "frightful encounter with the paparazzi."

Pictures published in the New York Post and elsewhere on Tuesday showed Spears at the wheel of her sport utility vehicle, holding her 5-month-old baby, Sean, on her lap. A man identified as her bodyguard is shown next to her in the front passenger seat. According to the Post, Spears drove for at least two miles along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Monday.

She moved the baby to her lap after stopping at Starbucks to let her bodyguard go inside, then became unnerved as photographers swarmed around the vehicle as she waited for him to return, the source said. When the bodyguard got back in the car, Spears quickly drove off with her son still in her lap.

"I had a horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi while I was with my baby," Spears said in a statement issued through her publicist. She said Monday's episode reminded her of an incident last summer in which she was "trapped" in her car by a throng of photographers.

"I instinctively took measures to get my baby and me out of harm's way, but the paparazzi continued to stalk us, and took photos of us which were sold to the media," she said. "I love my child and would do anything to protect him."

Under California law, automobile passengers are required to be secured in a child-safety seat or booster seat until they are at least 6 years old or weigh at least 60 pounds.

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Numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday night. Good luck..

Broke Butt Tattoo

Have you ever thought of getting a tattoo? Ya, a tattoo would be cool. All the broads would want me then.

Well, think again, or at least get a cooler tattoo than this dork!!

I Need More Cowbell

Click HERE to view a list, sorted alphabetically by title, of studio-recorded songs that feature as part of their instrumentation a cowbell.

I pirated this from the “Undisputed World Blog Champion”

Superbowl Commercials

The Superbowl commercials where pretty good this year.. Prehistoric Fed-Ex, Sprint Anti-Theft, Bud Light Streaker and the Baby Clydesdale..

However, the old Miller Lite Superbowl commercial with the “catfight” will always be a favorite of mine.

Winter Wonderland

These are photos taken this morning at Amy’s parent’s home in the UP before we left for our return trip to Rochester. Gladstone is a Winter Wounderland!!

Actually, before we left for the UP I had been watching the weather pretty close and all of the reports would lead you to believe that on “significant” snow fall was on its way.. Well, that wasn’t the case!

It snowed the entire time that we where in the UP.. We probably got 6-8 inches, which isn’t bad. The wind, blowing the snow, is what created the problem. This morning when we where leaving I got my Jeep stuck in the road, due to a 3-4 foot high drift.. After a little work, I got the Jeep unstuck and luckily some dude in a big ass bubba truck came along to break up the drifts for us or we would still be sitting in the middle of the road..

UP to Fun

Today we had lunch at the Buck Inn with my parents. Pete put us all to shame with his Big Buck Burger (1lb’r).

After a filling lunch we went Tubing in Gladstone at the Gladstone Sports Park.

Oh, and click HERE and HERE for a better view of Amy’s snappy outfit!! It’s her mom’s snowsuit from the 70’s!!!

Sarah is modeling the finest in plastic bag shoe liner wear… She used Wal-Mart bags in place of the standard bread bag, an UP tradition.. Growing up in the UP one of the only class distinctions was what type of bread bags you used to line you moon boots. If you had Wonder Bread bread bags you where the coolest, then Super-Value, and you where made fun of if you had Red Owl bread bag.. I either wore Red Owl or Hillbilly Bread bread bags.. You make the call!!

We went to Hereford & Hops for dinner. It’s a brew pub in Escanaba where you can grill your own steaks.. Pretty tasty..