Dark Lord of the Sith

You want to mess with me. I am the freaking Dark Lord of the Sith. Your powers are weak! Just watch as I bring the so called Jedi Master, Yoda, to his knees with my force lightning grip.

You have nothing on me.

VADER OUT!

New Stools and Pizza!

Happy Days! My father's life long dream of owning stools for our breakfast bar has finally come to pass. He found a good deal on craigslist that were located in our local community. That evening he took off from our home in pursuit of his dream stools. The next morning I awake to quite the surprise. I believe my quote was, "Hey, how did those get in here". Later that day we celebrated with pizza, milk and wild faces.

LTN

They live among us...

Here you go. Scientific evidence that Aliens are living among us. If seeing is believing, then there can be little doubt that that Aliens are living here and trying to control us. Just look as this Alien attempts to control my gaze by standing perfectly still, which causes me to do the same.

They have wicked powers these Aliens.

Two is Company

There is something to be said about a rainy day. It makes a young man utilize his imagination and discover activities that do not involve getting kissed by rain drops. Truth be known I do not mind the rain, but my parents have been resistant to my puddle explorations. So, when the rain drops fall outside, I grab my favorite gal and head towards my double decker bed. There is nothing better than a little James Brown on the radio and tumbling up and down a pillow mountain. One can even fall all the way to the floor without risking serious injury.

Bring on the rain, I need an excuse to break the trundle bed out.

LTN

You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side.

I think the title says it all. Birthday, Legos, Star Wars, Dark Side. Enough Said.

Padawan Luke

The Falcon Lives

My father tells the story of a Millennium Falcon purchased years ago for my cousin Michael. My father and Michael built the Falcon over Christmas break. Years later my father took the Falcon with him to Chicago. It was carefully packed and moved with my father from apartment to apartment. That was until my mother packed for the latest move at which time the Falcon was thrown in a grocery bag and tossed into a box. There is sat, broken and torn for 3 years. However, like the mythical phoenix who rises from the fire to fly, the Falcon to has risen. A few weeks ago, with the help of Lego.com, my father and I rebuilt the Falcon and it once again lives!

Dreaming of 2011 Season

In case you do not follow the world of professional sports, let me bring you up to date. The NFL owners and the NFL players are in a dispute on how to share the revenue generated by the league. The owners argue that their expenses have gone up over the past five years and then would like a bigger share of the profits. The players argue that their long-term health is on the line and they deserve a larger percentage of the profits. It is a case of the billionaires against millionaires.

This morning we learned that a federal judge has ended the owners lockout of the players, which is a move in the players favor. It looks increasingly likely that there will be a 2011 season. This means I will be able to sleep soundly at night, with dreams of James Harrison sacking Joe Flacco dancing in my head.

LTN

Science is Great

Last weekend I hit the Museum of Science and Industry with my Pop. The present main exhibit is Storms; dang that electricity generator is loud. Not well suited for children under the age of 18, in other words those who have not damaged their hearing from years of listening to music through earbuds. The other exhibits were not as loud or stressful. My favorite was the robotics factory, where you can watch toys being made. My least favorite favorite was the WWII submarine, because submarines are big and freaking scary when you are a little kid.

We finished up our visit with a virtual ride on a train. (My grandpa will appreciate that.)

LTN

The Great North Ice Pond

The Great North is known for three things, awesome beer (so my dad says), great lakes and cold winters. One of the perks of having a cold winter is that everything freezes. The sidewalks freeze, the snow freezes, ponds freeze and yes even the grass, with a little help from a garden hose, freezes. This makes for some great fun as we pretend to ice skate. The problem with pretend ice skating is sometimes you fall down for real and OUCH that can hurt on your tush.

A few ice packs on your buttocks and your are ready to get back out there.

LTN

The Gates are Back!

Sisters, they seem to mess up everything. Here I am, enjoying my personal freedoms, you know the ability for a person to come and go as they wish. Then lo and behold I am stopped in my tracks by a child proof gate. This gate is not meant to keep me in, but to trap my little sister in the family room. (Why the family room, I have no idea as it has an equal amount of death producing situations as the other rooms) Now for the next 9 months I must endure having an adult lift me over this gate in order to do simple everyday functions, such as, I don't know, going to the bathroom. Clearly my parents have not fully thought this plan out.