*PG-13* Friday (Don't let the kids read this)!

I'm a lucky son-of-a-bitch* to have such great friends. I didn't think I had a diary in me tonight, I just spent the last 45 minutes thinking of something to say. That led me to the idea of posting a Classic bobborden.com Diary. Just looking through all my entries, you see the same people (friends) over and over again, it's neat. I say I'm lucky because I'm a prick* to get along with.

Tiffany, for example...I met her ten years ago, she was my upstairs neighbor back in the day -- she left the building after about 5 years, I'm still here, ha ha! She recently moved to Chicago (She's doing nicely, thank you very much). We caught up the other day after about two months. It's neat to hear her new way of life. Going to church with her parents, new job, etc. What's my point here? I don't know.

Remember Paula's Notes?

Old bobborden.com

This was the feature where my friend Paula would write a note and put it in my jacket. I'd usually discover the notes going home on the bus. I was talking to Paula about this the other day...we both missed it until I remembered why I stopped it...it became quite the chore to get a note out of her, ha ha!

I was toying around with changing my diary this week. Pam (link to your left) changed her site and it looks 100% better. My big idea? Change the black background to green, ha ha! Walter (Friend/Webmaster) made the change for me but I picked the wrong green and it looked like a Swedish whore house*, ha ha. I was Back in Black (ac/dc) in record time. "Switch it back, switch it back, switch it back!" Ha ha!

The black does get a little gloomy at times.

I just saw a Pay-Per-View commercial for Wrestle Mania 22...that's not the funny part, the funny part is that they played a clip from a match and inside the ring, there were these HUGE ladders. The wrestlers were jumping off of them...I always love flipping by that stuff..."Wait a second, why is there a full dining room table set in the middle of the ring...uh oh, LOOK OUT!" Ha ha! I can't remember if it was Dancing or Skating with the Stars but there was a female wrestler, oh man, she was hot! Can you be a dirty old man at 36? Oh God, I'm 36! NOOOOOOOOO!!!

You know what I need to get better at? Sleeping. I need to get to bed earlier. I made it to my bed this week, maybe twice. I shut my eyes on the sofa and I'm done. The sofa sucks the life out of you the next day...throwing up in the sink doesn't help either, ha ha. Such a small entry yesterday and it got a lot of comments. Maybe less is best.

That's all I got! Have a bitchin'* weekend! Today is the last day of March. F* March!

Best,

Bob

I like JENNY LEWIS and the Watson Twins.

My friend Walter told me you have to be in the mood for this kind of music...I was in the mood last night and damn, it's good!

I wish I had something great to talk about today...I don't. I want to talk about something that happened to me Tuesday night but I think it's just too gross. Let me just try it and see how I feel. Did you ever wake up at 3 AM after falling asleep on your sofa...you have a coughing fit and end up throwing up in your sink? OK, nevermind, I can't tell that story.

OK, I have nothing.

Be real --

Bob

Have I ever mentioned how much I love music? Damn, I'm addicted to a good beat and a nice riff. My ipod was cranking out the tunes on the way home. I had it on shuffle play and it spit these out:



Paul Westerberg -- Between Love & Like
The Cult -- Rain
The Strokes -- Someday
Frank Black -- All my Ghosts
R.E.M. -- Cuyahoga
Aerosmith -- Back in the Saddle
Guided by Voices -- My Kind of Solider


I could go on but you get the point -- that's a sweet mix!

Oh man, have I talked to you about Seltzer?!



This stuff is great! I've been done with soda for all of 2006 because of this stuff. Every now and then when life gets too crazy, I grab a Coke to give myself a pick me up. Coke has kind of become my version of a shot of booze. Isn't that interesting? (YAWN!) Hey, how do you like how I posted the photos today? Pretty snazzy...at least it seems that way now.

You know I love the nephews/niece, that goes without saying BUT...they're involved in all kinds of things for school that need money. The latest thing was yesterday, my nephew Lucas was in a jumprope-a-thon. "What?!" Exactly. I get the e-mail from Lucas and I may have forgot about it, I'm not sure...anyway, my brother calls me up, reminds me and gives me an amount to give that will put Lucas over the top. The amount? $75! I said to my brother, "Damn! What the hell?!" Then I got the hard sell -- it's for a good cause, blah blah blah. I gave in, of course, but here's the thing...there's three more of these kids! I'm not a rich man! Lucas sent me an e-mail thanking me...I wrote him back and told him that I'm not getting him anything for the next three birthdays, ha ha! Uncle of the year!

Any idea what 'Fall Dog Bombs the Moon' means? It's a song on David Bowie's Reality CD...it's really good but I don't know what it means. If it's not about drinking or screwing (AC/DC), I'm lost, ha ha.

That's it!

Be real --

Bob

Right before I left work last night (late night), I thought to myself that there's NO WAY I'll be able to write a diary when I get home. I was tired beyond words. I walked home fast, sucking in that fresh spring air and now I'm fine. Life is grand!

I have to get something off of my mind...A couple of weeks ago a guy, Bob H, left a message on my board announcing the birth of his new baby boy Maxwell (born on March 9th). I totally glazed over it and didn't give him the props he deserves. Bob H and family from St. Louis: Congratulations! That's great news!

Speaking of great news, I've added a new link to the left of this page...bobborden.com is happy for you to enjoy the site of John Achterberg. My friend Carl designed it (he's still working on it). John's a goal keeper for Wirral (I don't know much about John or soccer for that matter but what the hell).

John Achterberg

You know what I did to my toilet the other day? I added one of those pucks that makes the water blue. It feels like I'm living in a hotel!

OK, I don't know anything else.

Have a good day.

Best,

Bob

Today's diary is an exercise in writing nothing, ha ha. You have your great weekends and then sometimes you just need to chill. I chilled. Starting off on...

Friday night I got home and caught up on my Tivo viewing. I like that Garden State movie. I think a while ago I said it didn't do anything for me but it grew on me, what can I say. Later that night is when I first noticed my little pile of bills/taxes that need to be paid.

Saturday I got up early, for what I don't know. I got my laundry together, looked at the pile of bills again and walked out the door. The laundry mat was empty, a little too empty if you ask me (I don't know what that means).

A couple of weeks ago, I got these new sofa pillows from Wal-Mart. They were beyond being on sale...they may have given them to me for free. I get them home, rip off the tags and now I have to live with this:

Is this what life's all about?!

But I don't blame it on the pillows, sadly, it was user error. Are you still reading this?

Saturday night more of the same...still looking at the bills. I walked around Hoboken a little bit. I caught the repeat of SNL...Prince was on, I missed the first song (Fury) the last time he was on.

Sunday I woke up feeling great, hard to explain...My Dad always said to me that today is first day of the rest of your life...I forget that sometimes. I thought about going here and I thought about going there but the dollar bill signs in front of "here" and "there" just made me want to lay low. Everything costs money...speaking of...my bills. I finally paid them...turns out, it wasn't such a big deal...but it did bring together the old diary nicely.

I just watched The Clash documentary - Westway to the World, damn that was good. OK, that's all I know.

Have a great day!

Best,

Bob

Buck Owens
1929 - 2006

My friends Walter, Tom, "Sally" and I saw the new Beastie Boys film last night!


Beastie Boys

Here's the deal, they gave 50 0f their fans video cameras and let them do the shooting when they played Madison Square Garden. Walter, was one of those 50 people! How cool is that?! I really liked it! I will say that during the first 4 or 5 songs of the film, they REALLY let you know that this is being shot by amateurs...after that, all gravy. No spoilers here...they really did some cool/smart things with that footage. Walter's name is in the closing credits! There's even a quick shot of him...very cool. After the film, "Sally" took this photo:

Not the Beastie Boys
[L to R]: Bob, Walter, Tom

Ha ha...here's the thing about that photo, no one really put up a fight, ha ha! We're all in the mid-30's range.

Before the film, we stopped off at some quick tourist trap s@#t hole called Pizza Villa. Walter got a bottle of soda with his food. The soda was flat and not very good. He went to the manager to exchange the soda and this neanderthal was just looking at the bottle. I heard him say to Walter, "You opened this?" Oh my...Walter got pissed...I yelled at the guy, 'you're not going to exchange the soda!' Dumb piece of crap! F YOU Pizza Villa (On the corner of 42nd and 8th). The number one thing they should have taught you was customer service! Fing A-holes! On another note, the pizza wasn't bad, ha ha. There's always a joke somewhere, thank goodness. F them.

Hey, it's Friday...finally the end of this crap week! But I'm fine. That's it! Have a great weekend.

Best,

Bob

PS Savvy bobborden.com readers will notice that I didn't edit the curse word on the Beastie Boys' movie poster. That's a first! Enjoy this foray into my first PG-13 diary, ha ha! We're too uptight in this country...can I get a witness?!

Last night I had a nice dinner with my friends "Sally" and Walter. We enjoyed lovely conversation and some lovely Chinese food. I had the Kung-Pao chicken, "Sally" had the sesame chicken and Walter had chicken & broccoli. Walter and I also shared a bottle of wine...more on that in a second. It was a nice way to break up what has been a pretty hard week for me. And as an added bonus, sitting one table away...Mr. Jeff Greenfield from CNN.

Celebrity sighting

I was going to say hi but then I thought that may just end up being confusing for everyone involved, ha ha.

The wine. Wine's good, there's just no way around that...the downside, eventually, you will have to use the bathroom. We parted ways and I walked to the Port Authority. By the time I got there, I really had to use the restroom. "So, use the restroom, what's the big deal?" Well, you call it a restroom, I think of it more as the homeless depot. I think that's where they all meet up to plan their days. It's a little hard to do the business at hand, with some guy standing behind you, screaming in some language you've never heard of. But when you're in this situation, don't panic...there's another restroom on the second floor. I get up there, they're cleaning half of it and the other half is crazy busy...I don't like an audience.

Cut to me on the bus to Hoboken, in pain. Our bus is behind another bus and we're making ALL the stops. I finally get off the bus, I'm very uncomfortable, there's no way I'm going to make it home. I do contemplate taking care of business right where I stand...but just then I look up and see my oasis in the sand...Seven-Star Pizza! The guy lets me use the restroom (it's a small place)! That's the BEST feeling...I can't even put it into words. I gave the guy a nice tip, he was trying to turn it down and I told him, you don't understand, I WAS NOT going to make it home...ha ha. Anyway...

The music Gods hooked me up yesterday...My friend Tom let me check out his copy of the new Prince album.

3121

Damn, it's good! He's a talented guy. Honorable mention to my friend Carl in the UK...Carl heard my need for Prince and sent me a CD -- Carl's the real deal -- thanks buddy!

OK, that's enough...Great friends, wine, Jeff Greenfield, Prince...what more do you want?!

Have a good one!

Best,

Bob

Last Friday I introduced a new feature to bobborden.com called; LOTTERY UPDATE! What I didn't share with you is that I took 20 minutes to make an audio opening. I tried to upload it but I had the wrong password...20 minutes down the tube - such is life. But, all hope isn't lost as this is the Internet -- anything's possible on the Internet! Ha ha, that sounds like a bad catch phrase on TV...all together, "Anything's possible on the Internet!" Ha ha! And now, the long lost opening to LOTTERY UPDATE!

Anyway, after all that...I don't have any lottey news. You know I've been doing this website for over 5 years, right? Well, there you go.

I said this recently but damn those VW commercials are funny!

Funny!

I wonder what it's like to work in advertising. I like that creative vibe.

New music? I like The Subways right now. I haven't bought the new Prince CD yet...I thought it was going to be on itunes but it wasn't there yesterday.

OK, I don't know anything else today. Honestly, I was lucky to get this information out, ha ha.

Be real --

Bob

I just lost today's whole diary due to internet problems. I was going to not post today because i didn't want to redo everything and then I thought, hey, this ain't the Gettysburg Address! Ha ha. Anyway, here's the diary...

When I left for work Monday morning, it was cold...on the way home, it was absolutely freezing! I got a haircut on Sunday and didn't bring a hat with me yesterday. That combination does not work, ha ha! By the time I got home, I looked like this:


Oh no!
(Does it look like my head is a block of ice? That's what I was going for.)

I think I mentioned (not sure) that I picked up some of those under-the-bed storage things last week. Damn, they're good. I had 10 years worth of junk in my kitchen cabinets. Now all that crap is under my bed, ha ha! Kidding...it took a lot of shredding and sorting. I still have a ways to go but that's what weekends are for.

One great thing that came from this, I put my cats' wet food and paper plates in the same cabinet! That little change cuts twenty minutes out of my routine -- twenty minutes! Yes I'm kidding again.

You know, maybe this diary was better off when it was deleted, ha ha!

That's it!

Best,

Bob

Let me tell you about Friday...the biggest thing I did on Friday was NOT going to Atlantic City. I wasn't needed at work (thanks Eric/Justin) and the temptation to do something like AC was high (very high). I'm glad I didn't go...I fought with the beast and won! And I didn't lose money -- that's a good feeling. My Friday was spent relaxing!

Saturday my taxes came in and boy, was I really glad I didn't gamble. I don't owe a lot but I do owe. Also in my mail...my Mom sent a letter with a doodle attached:

Doodle

Ha ha, I thought that was funny. The thing is, that looks exactly like my Mom, ha ha!

Saturday - more chillin'! I did my laundry, went to the A & P and did some shopping. I hit Target, Linens & Things and Pier 1 Imports. I bought some stuff at Pier 1...they gave me a bag that made me feel less than manly:

Something's amiss

Come on Pier 1 -- why you got to do a brother like that! That's some stand up from my Def Jam comedy days.

Here's a photo "I" took right before that last photo:

Ha ha --
Damn self timer!


What else, what else...Oh, I cleaned out my closet...excuse me for a second...YAWN! OK, I'm back. I gathered up a couple of bags of stuff I don't wear anymore and gave it to charity -- good for me. There must be Big & Tall people down on their luck...Eh, that was almost a joke. I also found my favorite tie:

I like this tie

I bought this about 10 years ago when I went across the pond with my friends Paula and Lorraine (nothing happened). Oh the times we didn't have, ha ha! But I got that tie.

My medicine chest, the damn magnet doesn't catch anymore...I've taped/glued it until the cows came home. Sunday morning it wouldn't close for the last time, in a rage, I took it off the wall and went to buy a new one. Well, new ones run around $50! I put it back up later in the day, ha ha. Fits of rage usually don't work.

That's it! Have a great day/week.

Best,

Bob

My ability to post photos is back! But timing is everything. The photo I wanted to post on Tuesday doesn't mean too much now but let's try it anyway...

This past Monday, Howard Stern was on the Late Show. I think it's safe to say that my audience and his audience are probably pretty similar. With that in mind, I give you a bobborden.com WORLD EXCLUSIVE! Here's a photo of Howard you WON'T see in your trashy supermarket tabloids:

Howard Stern

Man I went A LONG way for a joke I've done before (but that really is him).

Did you see that show 'American Inventor' last night? It was kind of fun. I'm convinced you can take four judges, put them in front of a bowl of light bulbs and you'd have a hit show. I thought I invented something earlier this week:

I invented an Orange Peeler. But after two seconds of research, many people have had the idea before me. When I peel an orange, I can't stand using my fingernails because I keep 'em short and the peel doesn't come off in an easy fashion. So, I started using a spoon and it works great. My design was basically an improvement on the spoon. This product niche is SO overdeveloped, I found what could easily be described as the Cadillac of orange peelers (it costs $75!)...check this out:

Hugo Pott Orange Peeler

Here's the description: "Hugo Pott Orange Peeler. Made in Germany of high quality stainless steel with a satin finish. For those who demand the very best. Gift boxed."

Ha ha! For $75 the thing better peel my orange and draw my bath! Praise the Lord it's gift boxed...that must be the deal breaker in a lot of $75 orange peeler sales. "OK, but does it come gift boxed? No? Come on honey, we're out of here! I know where we can buy a $150 ice tray."

Time for a LOTTERY UPDATE! I did win $157 in the Pick 4! I took $100 of that and put it in my pocket. What did I do with the other $57? Oh, you don't want to hear about that.

That's it -- have a great...Wait, you DO want to hear about it?

((SIGH)) OKAY...I'm a firm believer in two things; #1. Love and #2. LETTING IT RIDE! I bought $57 of Pick 4s. I was one number off, twice. Had I played the pick 3, I'd be gold but such is life. It was fun -- I HAD to do it.

I just bought a lovely album.

Cat Stevens' Teaser & The Firecat

Damn good listening.

OK, that's all I know. Have a great weekend.

Best,

Bob

Hello. Blogger still hasn't worked out the bugs in posting photos. My diary seems naked without them. Such is life.

I stopped in the store where I do all of my lottery transactions last night. I say hello to the guy and he says, "Hey chief, how's it going?" Ha ha, I like that...I responded, "Eh, it's OK...how's it going with you?" He says, "Same old crap, my man, same old crap." Ha ha, I love an honest answer! I ended this charming banter by pointing to the lotto machine and saying, "Give me $5 of anything" - He says, "Let's try the Pick 4, maybe that will do something" -- Well, guess what, it did something...I think I won $157 bucks! I'll let you know tomorrow.

There was just a verbal argument out on my street. I wonder what would have to happen for me to get as upset as that guy was...he was going off! I looked out my window but couldn't see anything. You have to be careful when you make that move...you don't want to catch a stray bullet. Welcome to da hood (not really...you can relax, Mom).

I LOVE those new VW commercials. The guy in the white lab coat who "tricks" out people's rides. That guy was in The Big Lebowski..he was also in Fargo...his name is Peter Stormare. I'd post his photo but you know. Anyway, VW knows how to make a good commercial! If it wasn't for them, I probably wouldn't have heard of Nick Drake...remember the ad with the Pink Moon song? That song still gets me.

Speaking of TV...there's a show on CMT called 'Trick My Truck' -- they trick out 18 wheelers! Ha ha! I told this to my friend Walter and he said, "Is there anything left to pimp out?" I'd guess that the answer is no.

"My peoples are you with me where you at?
In the front, in the back killa-bees on attack
my peoples are you with me where you at?
Smokin meth hittin caps on the block with the gats"
-- Wu-Tang Clan

We out.

Bob

I couldn't upload photos (or anything) for some reason last night (Blogger problems) -- crazy world. Hopefully, it will be fixed by tomorrow...I hate it when stuff doesn't work!

Best,

Bob

Something nice happend to me as I entered work yesterday. A woman came up to me, knew who I was and said something like, ' Oh my goodness, I'm in my 60's, this is my first time to New York, it's so great to see you...' I say, "Oh, cool, welcome to New York." I also feel a little bit odd as this doesn't happen to me often. She goes on to say, '...To me, you're a celebrity.' You could file that under 'not a compliment' but she was really a sweet woman. I didn't get her name and I didn't take her photo -- I'm a bad celebrity. Shame on me, ha ha.

When I was talking about taking my nephew to the movies yesterday, I forgot to post a photo we took right before we went in...check this out:

Bob and Lucas

That's what it's all about. I love those good ol' fashion photo booths...they cost around three bucks now. They get you coming and going...can I get a witness?!

I'm having problems adding more photos to today's diary...so, that's it! Have a great day.

All my best,

Bob

I'm back...we're back.

I had a good week off. I went to Ohio, chilled out with the family...nothing out of the ordinary, just needed to recharge the batteries.

Highlights? Oh, there were a few. Eight Below with my nephew Lucas. Due to my not buying him a birthday gift (Bad Uncle!), I had to make good on a promise to take him to the movies and buy him dinner. I thought the kid would have forgot but no such luck, ha ha. After the movie we went to get some Chinese food...he loves General Tso's* Chicken, so I got an order for him and an order for me...turns out, that's A LOT of chicken! Live and learn. I gave the leftovers to my brother George and he finished it off the next day.

My Mom and I had a couple of good days. We went to Costco**. Checkout all this Sweet & Low!

Bulk Sweet & Low

After that, we hit Red Lobster...man, that was tasty! Red Lobster in the midwest is great! Here (NJ/NY), not so much. I'm not sure why, just one of those weird life things. We hit the local casino the next day and I'm happy to report that I finally left with more than I brought.

The nephews/niece were in school, so there wasn't a lot to do with them. I played Madden football with my friend Tim one day. That's about it.

Have you listened to Nirvana's Unplugged CD in a while? I gave it a rest for about a year, put it back in the mix and it's just SO GREAT!

Sirius radio on the road is the best! I listened to Stern for 7 hours straight! It was so great! I love driving and laughing my butt off -- makes the time fly by.

OK, that's all you get today...I have to watch The Sopranos. (just watched it -- darn good!) And...FLAV PICKED HOOPZ! Good for them.

Be real --

Bob

*General Tso Tsungtang, or as his name is spelled in modern Pinyin, Zuo Zongtang, was born on Nov. 10, 1812, and died on Sept. 5, 1885. He was a frighteningly gifted military leader during the waning of the Qing dynasty, a figure perhaps the Chinese equivalent of the American Civil War commander William Tecumseh Sherman. He served with brilliant distinction during China's greatest civil war, the 14-year-long Taiping Rebellion, which claimed millions of lives. -- Michael Browning

** Costco, is a discount retailer and warehouse club.

*The road was long but we finally made it!

Hello, hello, hello. Hey, we got some snow yesterday! It looked beautiful as it floated to the earth but we didn't get a lot.

What a view!

We got a visit in the office yesterday from a former intern/staffer, Frank. Frank's an easy-going guy, I liked the cut of his jib, in other words, he's a good guy. Five months ago he left to join a rock band (drdogmusic.com). When he left, he looked like this:



Last night, he looked like this:



Ha ha, wow! Looks like Frank has done some living in the last five months -- good for him! Godspeed Frank!

Time for a new feature to bobborden.com, I call it, GET TO KNOW BOB! (I stole this quiz from kipleywentz.com)

Q. What were you doing ten years ago?
A. Ten years ago, I just moved from Ohio to NJ to work at the Late Show, my dream job. Everything was new. It took me a year before I realized I could take the subway to work, ha ha.

Q. What were you doing one year ago?
A. I was doing the same thing I'm doing now. Is that bad?

Q. Five snacks you enjoy:
A. This list was a lot different a couple of weeks ago but now that I'm on the wagon: Oranges, grapes, nuts, seltzer and, Hmmmm...I don't have a 5th item.

Q. Five songs you know the words to:
A. -Purple Rain
-The Rain Song
-Welcome to the Jungle
-Back in Black
-Live Wire

Q. Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
A. -Split it with my friend Walter if I won it through the lottery (we have a deal).
-I would drive across the country and take the time to enjoy it
-Spend more time with family
-Not worry about bills
-Buy my cats one of those huge cat trees

Q. Five bad habits:
A. -I don't have five...
-lately I've been worrying about things that haven't happened.
-I can hold a grudge like a son of a bitch, not good.
-Falling asleep on my sofa.
That's about it.

Q. Five good habits:
A. I can only think of three.
-Is honesty a habit?
-Listening to friends
-Helping others (I ran after a woman the other day on the bus, she forgot her umbrella)

Q. Five things you enjoy doing:
A. -Working (really)
-Listening to music
-Driving
-Watching movies
-Sleeping

Q. Five things you would never wear again:
A. -Sweater vests
-Pants with not enough belt loops
-That's it, I'm not picky about what I wear

Last one: Q. Five favorite toys:
A. -ipod
-Sirius radio
-x-box
-My car (While not a toy, it's a luxury in these parts, It's fun to drive)
-TIVO

That was GET TO KNOW BOB! Tell your friends.

This extended bobborden.com diary was brought to you by the letters "S" and "Y" -- As in SEE YA, *I'm taking a week off. I'll be back on the 13th.

Have a good one.

Best,

Bob

Wednesday I talked about doing well with watching what I eat...then, everywhere I look around the office...

Girl Scout Cookies!

The temptation meter was off the charts! I'm sad to admit that I did break down and asked my bosses (Eric/Justin) if they'd share, and to their credit...they didn't give me any. If you have one of those suckers, take a seat because you ain't stopping until the box is gone. At the time, I thought Justin/Eric were sum bitches, I mean, I just asked for a cookie! But looking back, they did the right thing and I thank them for it...I take my virtual hat off for helping a brother in need. I got through the Girl Scout Cookie crisis, I don't see any temptation on the horizon until Easter.

I had something else I wanted to say but darn if i can't think of it now...oh wait!

New York City is supposed to about 6 inches of snow today. No, that wasn't it...OK, I'm done here.

Wait, I know what I wanted to say. I've had Google ads on the left side of my page for about 3 or 4 months. They pay you to put the ads on your page...readers click on the links and I get a kickback. I checked the figures for the first time yesterday, after rounding up, I have a whopping eighteen bucks coming my way! Gee, I think I'll book a cruise! Maybe I'll put a down payment on a Maybach. It probably costs them more to cut the check. I don't understand why my readers aren't clicking the ads more..."Candied Pecans, Macadamia Oil, Yogurt Almonds and Nut Roasting" to me, are very intriguing ads. SIGH, I'm poor. Crap, I have to send my taxes out.

It's March 2nd already! Where's this month going?! (ha ha)

That's it.

Have a good one!

Best,

Bob

And you thought yesterday's matching-jacket diary was exciting...wait 'til you read this!

So I bought a can of mixed nuts last night, I really wanted a can of almonds but they didn't have any, so you get your mixed nuts, you figure you've got your bases covered. I'm enjoying a few peanuts when I pull this out of the can:

Mystery nut

What the hell kind of nut is this?! It's not a cashew, not a walnut, I sure as heck am not going to eat it...this is going to keep me up all...oh, wait a second, let me look on the can...it's a Brazil nut. Nevermind.

Health Update: I'm doing well, thank you very much. I've had salad for lunch everyday for about two weeks and let me tell you, I hit the wall yesterday. I could only eat half and I was done. I need to find something new. When I get home from work, the snacking hour, that's what I'm really proud of. I usually have an orange where I used to have a candy bar and/or Pringles and/or whatever the hell else I had. I've been walking my ten blocks in the AM. Things are well.

In other news, I don't have anything else.

Have a good one!

Best,

Bob