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10-31-02
It's rare for me to talk about Late Show on this website. I figure, if you want to know anything about Late Show, you'll go to the Late Show site - BobBorden.com is all about Bobby! But I just have to say something about the Wednesday night show. Warren Zevon was the only guest. Warren Zevon is a great singer/songwriter and about a month ago he announced that he has terminal lung cancer.

Warren has been a friend to the show since Late Night at NBC. I'm not sure what I'm trying to say? It was just a very touching/great/entertaining/sad show. I felt proud that my boss (Dave) was able to give this man a platform to talk about what he's going through and a platform to perform - probably and sadly for the last time.

That's the only thing running through my mind right now. Warren mentioned that he had a phobia about doctors. That hit too close to home for me because I'm not a fan of going to the doctor either. I've been to the doctor once in the last 17 years. My last doctor used to give me a lollypop after my visit - that's how long its been. I should get a check up but here's the rub - you go to a doctor, you know they're going to find something! I'm going to at least think about going.

Damn, RUN-D.M.C.'s Jam Master Jay was gunned down in a Queens recording studio Wednesday night. What the hell?! Don't you just feel like the world is shifting for the worst? Evrything just seems too pointless/crazy now.

RIP
OK, that's it for today. I'll have some photos and some great stories from the BobBorden.com 2nd Anniversary Party tomorrow.

God Bless America.

10-30-02
Man it's nippy out. Nippy nippy nippy! I just like saying that. Nippy nippy nippy. What's the best thing about the change in weather? That's right, I get to wear my Pea Coat.

Bob models his Pea Coat
Come to think of it, I think I like saying Pea Coat. Pea Coat Pea Coat Pea Coat. That's very calming. I think I want to make a permanent change to posting on Wednesday. From now on, the diaries on Wednesday don't have to make sense. That would make things a whole lot easier.

Damn it's cold! Whew! I didn't do much last night. My friend Pam let me borrow her copy of Tony Hawk 2 for the old school Playstation. Who would have thought that at age 33, I'd be in to skateboarding games? And who would have thought that at age 33, I'd still be living alone with two cats? Oh SWEET LORD, is this it for me? Is this the plan Lord? Why, WHY?!! Lord. Lord? LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Internet praying, thank you, thank you very much.

OK, that's it for today. Tune in tomorrow for my feature article: Pumpkin - King of the Gourds.

God Bless America.

10-29-02
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes you just want to scream.

I have a very strong urge to get a manicure. I need some cuticle work, big time.

Meaningless photo of Bob
The new Foo Fighters CD has officially grown on me; I like it. I wanted to see Jackass this past weekend -- I never made it. Punch-Drunk Love was on the must-see list too - there's always this weekend. Those movies are playing at the Hoboken theatre too. They couldn't be more accessible to me. However, the seats in that theatre are as comfortable as sitting on a sharp stick. Anyway, I have to start making plans for myself and actually do things on my weekends -- preferably things that don't involve spending money. Ha ha, that pretty much narrows it down to me, the weekend and watching the grass grow.

I don't know what the hell else to talk about. The BobBorden.com 2 year anniversary is fast approaching. 2 years! It's ironic that I started this site on Halloween -- ironic because I do not like Halloween. Maybe subconsciously, I started it to forget about Halloween? I hate it when I do things subconsciously.

I have to cut my nails. Do you think the Cavemen worried so much about vanity? Doubtful. I'm writing the old diary by the window, fall is in the air. I'm sitting in a chair, with a blanket around my legs. I feel like a grandmother. It's just odd that a 33-year-old guy is using a blanket in that fashion. I thought it was odd anyway. Do you think Tiger Woods really likes Buicks? I mean, come on! I drove a Buick for over 11 years and I hated every minute of it. Here's a helpful car-buying tip for anyone in the market for a new car: Don't buy the first shiny car you see - shop around! I think the new Ford Thunder Birds stink. They're too big!

OK, that's it. Have a great day. God Bless America.

10-28-02
Again, I don't know a lot about sports but I do know about TV. And I have to say that Fox's opening of game 7 last night was absolutely the worst! They had some guy dressed like a wizard, giving the game-by-game highlights of the series. Why a wizard? Your guess is as good as mine. The woman co-anchor of the opening looked like she was dressed for the winter formal - she was so distracting. I'm not sure what the female equivalent of the male suit is but she wasn't even close.

How did I like the game you ask? I don't know, I watched something else. Ha ha. I enjoyed The Sopranos and Curb your Enthusiasm. That's a solid hour and a half of great TV. I also watched this new show on TLC, Full Metal Challenge. It's co-hosted by the old host/producer of Junkyard Wars. Full Metal Challenge is just a weak retread - and a total waste of Henry Rollins, the other co-host.

Friday, I got out of work and decided to pump a little money into the Hoboken economy. First stop, Super Cuts. And then I was off to the old record store to buy the new Foo Fighters CD. My hair has never looked better and the jury is still out of the Foo Fighters CD, I need to give it a few more listens.

Saturday -- laundry. I didn't do it last weekend; I've never had so many clothes to wash. I don't plan on skipping any more laundry days. I made a few phone calls and had some pizza from the place next door. I went to the A & P after that. It was a solitary day, to say the least. I watched TV Saturday night.

Sunday, I forgot about daylight savings time and woke up around 8:30. I went back to sleep and woke up around 12:30 - that was a sweet feeling. I went into the city and played PS2 with my friend Walter. Good times. I said it once and I'll say it again, Tony Hawk 3 is great! I got back home around 8:30 and ate Popsicles all night.

Mmmmmmmm
And that's it! Oh, also on Saturday, I ate a whole box of Alpha-Bits cereal - NOT GOOD!

Have a great day. God Bless America.

10-25-02
Hello. How about that World Series? I'd like to add to that opening remark but what I know about sports could fill a thimble, I was in the band. I took some diary time off this week, it felt pretty good. We're not taping this week and I just wanted to live a somewhat normal life. Writing this diary for all to see is part of my abnormal life, ha ha.

I'm so thankful/hopeful that the sniper was caught. It's hard to comprehend why someone would do such a thing. I'm without words.

I'm behind on popular culture right now. I haven't seen Punch Drunk Love yet and I haven't picked up the new Foo Fighters CD. I did do one interesting thing this week. I bought some new shampoo.

Bob bought a
new shampoo
The good people over at Suave have harnessed the power of the coconut so I can have clean hair. My hair has never looked/felt so good. *Today's diary is brought to you by Suave*

OK, I just wanted to check in - I'll be 100% back on Monday. Have a great weekend.

God Bless America.

10-22-02
Hello. I woke up this morning, started typing my diary and I just stopped and said to myself, just take some time for Bobby. Call in sick, go pick some apples or drive up to Maine and watch the leaves change -- just live your life already!

So, that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm taking this week for me. I'll be back on 10/28/02 with ALL NEW stories and adventures. See you then.

10-18-02
Hello. I'm posting today's diary late today because I was out on the town last night and because my site was down this morning. Anyway, last night -- my friends Jay, Walter, Tom and I caught the Wilco concert across the street at Roseland. I like Wilco a lot. But after a long day, it's hard to get into a festive mood. Plus, because we work so late and got there so late, we only heard 3 songs before they started playing encores. But, that's our fault. I finally got to see Wilco and enjoyed them.

At Roseland, there are no seats. We were all the way in the back of the house and people were working their way in and out of the crowd. It was really distracting. People suck. Just deal with your bad spot, stop trying to one-up everyone else! I didn't bring a camera. So I took this photo of myself holding the Wilco CD:

Bob saw Wilco last night
After that we had a few drinks and then I took off. I got back to Hoboken and stopped in Dunkin Donuts. I bought two chocolate donuts. That's always a nice treat for yourself at 1:30. I bring this up because there was this girl in there. She got in her change purse and ordered one donut hole. I said to myself, are you f***ing kidding me? Good for her for not overindulging like yours truly but it just seemed like such a joyless act. Live it up sweets! Order a bear claw, you know you want it!

OK, that's it. Program Note: I'm taking Monday off to wash my socks BUT my webmaster, Walter Kim, has agreed to take over my BobBorden.com obligations. Every word, every photo on Monday will come from the mind of W. Kim -- DAMN, this just in -- Walter may not be able to do it after all. In which case, I'll be back on Tuesday. Get all that?

That's it! Have a great weekend. God Bless America. 10-17-02
I'd like to start off today's diary by acknowledging how bad my Photo of the Day is today. Whew! I just took a photo of my CD player and 17 layers later, I had an Electric Company reject. Keep it simple stupid -- such a true statement. I'm learning all the eccentricities of Photoshop. Cut me some slack!

I was touched at work yesterday -- by the generosity of friends - get your mind out of the gutter! They threw a lovely surprise belated birthday party for me. We had cake and just hung out -- two things that I happen to enjoy. Here's a photo of the festivities:

L-R: Jonathan, Tom, Gabe, Jill,
Gerry, Justin, Lee, Jeremy, Eric, Greg,
Steve, Steve H. and Jim
Damn, I like cake. That's my blessing and my curse. Thanks to all for the good time. I appreciate it.

Today is my brother's Birthday. I was going to send him an e-card but then I remembered, I can just say what I have to say here. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO, love you dog!!!

Happy Birthday George
(file Photo)
OK, another short one - working on the photo of the day really messed me up. Tomorrow's another day.

That's it! Have a great day. God Bless America.

10-16-02
Hello. I want to take a second and say thanks to all the friends that made my birthday really great yesterday. I had a great day. I want to list everyone that gave me a little love yesterday but I don't feel like writing out all those names. Instead, I'd like to thank the first person and the last person to give me a gift yesterday. I'm hoping the unnamed friends will live vicariously through them. Here we go:

Yesterday morning I was so happy to receive a big plate of homemade cookies from my friend "Sally". Thank you "Sally" and Walter for thinking of me! The chocolate chip cookies are incredible, as usual.

And last night, I got home and opened my mail. My Mom came through with a touching card. What made the card so special was the cash inside! Thanks sweets! And thanks again to everyone!

I don't have a lot to say today. Yesterday was just work and birthday. I'm kind of tired as I post this. This is a photo of my crazy birthday night:

Happy Birthday Bob!
It may seem sad but I didn't want it any other way. Sometimes it's just good to chill.

I know this is short but I have to get to bed. That's it! Have a great day.

God Bless America.

10-15-02
Hello. MTV2 just played Nirvana's Unplugged. I'm going to go on record and say that's the best Unplugged MTV ever did. And yes, I am including the LL Cool J unplugged when I make that statement. Speaking of LL, his new CD drops today. I just saw his video and LL has been hitting the gym. Good for him.

Today is my birthday. I'm 33. Age doesn't really matter to me. I don't feel like 33. I feel like a young 25 or a 26. 33 kind of crept up on me. I haven't even hit my stride yet. Everything up to this point has been great but I have a long way to go. My goal for the next 33 years is to go out on a date. My fingers are crossed. Sweet Lord are they crossed!

Around midnight, I'm watching TV and I hear this commotion in my kitchen. My cats are meowing and making a lot of noise. I walked into the kitchen and couldn't believe what I saw.

Bob's cats made a
Birthday cookie for Bob
My cats baked a Black and White cookie for me. I was almost in tears. Just when you think they've forgot, they go and do something like that. This website doesn't make sense anymore.

I'm hoping for a lot of mail and some phone messages when I get home tonight. That'd be nice.

Also celebrating a birthday in October - My good friend Pam 10/9, from my Links page, Zach 10/14, also from my Links page, Rick 10/15, my brother George 10/17 and my friend Chris 10/18.

Famous people celebrating birthdays today: Sarah Ferguson, Tito Jackson, Penny Marshall, Linda Lavin, Lee Iacocca and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Famous people not celebrating birthdays today: Emmylou Harris, Sir Alec Guinness, Daniel Day-Lewis, Huey Lewis, Andre Agassi and Larry Bird.

OK, enough. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a great day. God Bless America.

10-14-02
What a gray, rainy, gray, rainy gray weekend -- All day Friday and all day Saturday, nonstop rain. I dealt with it the only way I knew how; I stayed in.

Friday night, I walked home in the pouring rain, picked up some Mexican food and kicked back. I can't remember what I watched on TV that night. I do remember lying down on my bed for a minute. The next thing I knew, it was 3 am. Damn, I cheated myself out of a night.

Saturday, It was still raining. Again, I can't remember what I watched. I only left my apartment once, to get some dinner. Sometimes, there just isn't anything to do. I could have gone to the movies with Walter and "Sally" but I would have been soaked by the time I got into the city. I'm not going to sit in a theatre with wet pants. That's where I draw the line. I watched Drugstore Cowboy -- a modern classic.

Sunday, I stayed local to do my laundry. I went over to Jersey City; it was crazy over there, kids everywhere, driving me nuts. I like the Nutley laundry mat so much better. After that, I went to the A & P. By the way, this may be the most boring diary I've ever written. I just wanted to let you know that I'm aware of that. I wrote to Apple Computers and asked them to send me a free computer and ipod. I'm not sure if that works but I thought to myself, what the heck.

Bob writes Apple asking
for a free imac and ipod
Mystery Train was on TV, that's a great film. Drugstore Cowboy and Mystery Train were both released in 1989. A coincidence? Probably.

Note to the TV show Iron Chef -- I'm not going to watch a show called: Battle Potato. Enough already!

OK, that's enough. Have a great day. God Bless America.

10-11-02
I want one of those ipods. I want to make the switch to Apple but I find myself in a quandary. I don't have any money and them Macs is pricey! My friends are carrying around 1000's of songs at the touch of a button and I'm still listening to CDs like some kind of sucker! I could easily talk myself into an ipod -- at $299, it's somewhat affordable. But at the end of the day, do I really need it? The answer is probably no. I hate it when that answer is probably no. "Probably No", that's a good title for something. Sounds like one of those hip new teen movies.

I'm going to see the Jackass movie this weekend. That's on Bob's To Do List. I'm glad the movie stayed true to the TV show. They didn't stray from the formula that made the TV show a success, very smart. Also on Bob's To Do List: dream. I don't know what that means, it just sounded funny.

Website thoughts: I hate my message board; I think I've always hated it. I'm thinking of just taking the damn thing down. Message boards are pretty pointless when you think about it. I need to update The Plan today. I also need to figure out a new way of displaying my Photo of the Day(s). It's getting bigger and there's no way to skip around, you have to click through all of them.

I have a birthday next week. I bring this up because today, I received the first of what I'm sure will be many birthday wishes. Card number one, from a shoe store. Card number two, from a casino.

Happy Birthday to Bob
from FootAction and
Mohegan Sun casino
Story of my life. Well, it's still early, there's still a chance that an actual human will remember. My Mom will remember -- she's always good for a card. I don't like sending cards. I have 3 nephews and a niece; I'm so backlogged on sending out cards, it's not even funny. I love the kids, isn't that enough?

I'm tired. I'm posting this at 12:30 am. After a long day at work, I'm dead on my feet. I wonder if I look as bad as I feel?

Bob at 12:30 am
Right before the flash went off, I got my second wind. Boooooo! I guess it's true; I can't take a bad photo. Ha ha.

That is it! Have a lovely weekend. God Bless America.

10-10-02
Hello. Work, sleep, work, sleep. You hate to get caught up in that pattern but sometimes life seems to being living you. It's not supposed to be that way; at least I don't think it is.

Have you ever thought back to a period in your life that at the time wasn't so great but now, after experiencing the "real world" you long for those days? I was thinking about that yesterday while I was walking home. I was in one of those dream-like moods, pretty much just contemplating life. I opened up my mailbox and there was a postcard from my first boss. This was the time in my life that I was just thinking about! Sometimes life is funny that way.

When I graduated High School, I was lost. I didn't have the grades to get into a real college and the idea of going to a junior college scared the crap out of me. Against my parents' advice, I loaded up my car and just took off. I headed west, not really sure what the hell I was doing. After 4 days of just straight driving, I got to Lindsay, California -- just as my money ran out. Being broke in a strange place isn't a fun spot to be in. I ended up in a restaurant, Bob's Drive In, enjoying my last good meal.

While I was eating I could overhear the family next to me talking about their farm. They were talking about the big crop this year and how they're going to have to hire more farm hands than normal. It was fate. I offered up my services and the next thing I knew, I was following them back to their farm. I didn't know a damn thing about a farm but I didn't really have a lot of options at that point.

Jim Robinson and his family took me in and taught me a lot that summer. I fed hay to the cows and even became pretty good at driving the old bulldozer. We got the crop in and I have to say, that was the best summer of my life. Here's the postcard that Jim sent me:

Jim Robinson's
farm
He gave me my pay and some advice. He said, "You're a nice guy but you make a lousy farmer. Go back to Ohio, find that one thing that makes you happy and do it." I gassed up my car, drove back to Ohio and the rest, as they say, is history.

Bob gassed up his
car at Mobil
OK, today's diary was 100% BS. Think of it as a late April Fool's joke. I didn't have anything today and I asked Walter to send me some photos, any photos, for inspiration. --The part of Farmer Jim was brilliantly played by Simon. Simon is Carl's friend; Carl posts on my message board.

Have a great Thursday. God Bless America.

10-09-02
I haven't eaten a salad in about three months. I thought of that out of the blue yesterday. I wasn't concerned about my health, I just thought that and said to myself, damn, that's a great opening line for my diary. I can talk about anything now. That line gives me limitless potential --now the hard part -- building on that great line.

I've mentioned before about how much I love watching car shows. Anything you can do to a car, I'm interested. The 'shade tree mechanic' / 'do it yourself' shows are just great! They'll drop an engine into anything at the drop of a hat. My dream is to have a somewhat cool car, nothing fancy, just something I like. I don't care about the outside; I just want it to have a great engine and a good suspension -- a mild hot rod. I don't have the technical know-how to build my own engine, so I looked into crate engines yesterday. A crate or pre-assembled engine actually saves you some money in the long run. Buying all the parts individually adds up. I went to a website and was shocked by the price.

Bob's dream engine costs
about $5000
$5000, can you believe that? I thought it'd be somewhere around $2500!? If my TV career ever dries up, I think I'm going to go to hot rod school.

Now for a new feature to BobBorden.com -- I call it, BobBorden.com's Top 4 Movies Out Now That I Don't Want to See - Here we go:

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. The Tuxedo
3. The Banger Sisters
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

That was BobBorden.com's Top 4 Movies Out Now That I Don't Want to See. Thank you, thank you very much.

It's getting colder in the East. I had to break out the old comforter the other night. Excuse me for a second - "YAWN!!!!!!!" - OK, I'm back and that's all I have.

Have a good day. God Bless America.

10-08-02
Hello. I started updating my diary at night. I'm not sure if this trend will continue, I just felt like mixing it up a little. After I posted Monday's diary (Sunday night) The Straight Story came on again. I stayed up until 2 am! And let me tell you something, I was tired yesterday.

Last night at the Hoboken Barnes & Noble, there was a book signing for Hoboken native/actor, Joe Pantoliano. He has a new book out called, Who's Sorry Now - A True Story of a Stand Up Guy. I like this guy's acting and he seems like a man's man. He's been in some really great films, everything from Memento to The Sopranos to The Matrix, to Eddie and the Cruisers. And I'd be interested to hear about his life growing up in Hoboken. So, after work last night, I headed straight for Barnes & Noble.

I've never been to a book signing before. You have to buy the book and then stand in line. The line was moving too! A person was at the front of the line making sure that people had their books opened. I asked this nice lady if she wouldn't mind if I took a quick photo with Joe. She said, "Sure, I'm sure Joe wouldn't mind." I got up there, told him my name and handed her my camera. I'm posing with Joe and nothing - no flash. She tried again, again nothing. I took the camera to check it out and the flash worked. I gave her the camera back; she took another one, again, nothing! She gave up and gave the camera to a gentleman and finally, the flash worked! Joe said something like; you should go to Brooklyn and buy yourself a camera that works. Ha ha. I just wanted to get the heck out of there at that point! I got home and loaded my photos on the computer. The camera was working the whole time! There was enough light in the bookstore and the flash didn't need to go off - I have six photos of Joe and I! -- Story of my life.

Joe Pantoliano and Bob

My own autographed copy!
That was exciting! I watched Monday Night Football after that. I'm in a Fantasy Football league this year and football is more interesting now. Out of 11 people, I'm in 8th. But I missed the first week, so I'm doing pretty well for me.

I woke up yesterday with a sore throat but it was gone after I was out of the shower. I did feel a little off yesterday but I think that had more to do with little sleep. I hope I'm not getting a cold.

OK, that's all I have today. Have a great Tuesday. God Bless America.

10-07-02
Another weekend has past. Friday night, my friend Jay and I went to see Red Dragon. I have to say, I didn't like it. The Silence of the Lambs is the gold standard, Hannibal was just too over the top and Red Dragon was just more nonsense. Great cast but 12 years after the 'original', who cares?! During one of Edward Norton's scenes, I was reminded of his performance in Primal Fear - that's too bad. That's two not so great movies in a row for Jay and I. The last one we saw was Barbershop. How am I going to remedy this bad movie situation? I'm never going to the movies with Jay again - Sorry Jay.

Jay and Bob can't find a
good movie to enjoy
(file photo)
Saturday, I drove to Nutley to do my laundry. Holy crap, the traffic! The Turnpike was severely backed up and that backed up everything else. It took me about 40 minutes to get there, it usually only takes about 15 minutes. I washed my clothes, made some calls and ate some pizza. I drove to the A & P and did some shopping. I needed shaving cream and blades. I'm partial to the Mach 3 blades. But I haven't bought them in a while. I've been using disposable razors for about a year. Anyway, damn, blades are pricey!

Bob paid $17.89
for razor blades
When I got home I looked at my receipt, my bill seemed kind of high this week. I bought Mach 3 Turbo blades by mistake. They were $17.89!!! I couldn't believe it! I took them back the next day. Who the hell buys blades for $17.89?!

Saturday night, I could have gone to a birthday celebration for my friend Pam. I didn't go, usually birthday celebrations involve drinking and I didn't want to go somewhere and get caught up in a night of that. I stayed home and watched Singin' in the Rain. Now that's a good movie! I've never seen it before -- I was pleasantly surprised. After that I watched SNL and called it a night.

Sunday, I didn't do much. I went back to the A & P to return the $17.89 blades. And check it out; I got a parking spot right in front of my building, a rarity these days.

Bob found a great
parking spot
During the summer, people drove to their beach homes and it was easy to park on the street but alas, autumn is here.

Sunday night, I watched The Sopranos and Curb your Enthusiasm. They both haven't hit their stride yet. IFC was the place to be last night. Sweet and Lowdown and The Straight Story were playing. I really like Sweet and Lowdown and I watched 20 minutes of The Straight Story before The Sopranos came on. That seems like my kind of movie. Can't wait to see the rest of it.

OK, that's it. Have a great Monday. God Bless America.

10-04-02
Yesterday I asked to hear from everyone on my message board. I wanted to get a rough count of 'real' users that check out my website. Well, wouldn't you know it, they were fixing their website all day and left me hanging! What a pain in the butt! That's what I get for using a crap board. It's free, don't ya know.

Something different today - I'm writing and posting this diary Thursday night. I thought I'd update my site from home so I could sleep in a little Friday morning. I usually get up at 6 am. 7 years ago, I set my alarm that early so I wouldn't be late for my new job -- I never really changed it. It's been so busy this week, I feel like I need sleep. I went to bed at 10:30 last night. That's early for me.

Because of this very special edition and because I don't really have a lot to talk about - I've decided to add a new level of excitement to today's diary. What new level of excitement you ask? That's right, booze. For every paragraph I write in today's diary, I'm going to drink a can of beer. Enjoy.

Three paragraphs, three beers.
Bob is hanging tough.
I'm so sick of the state of music today. All of the sudden, I'm being inundated with 'garage bands' -- they're all the same! Three chords, played fast and loud. These new bands are the new Teen Pop that was shoved down our throats. I'm not buying it! All I want is the Foo Fighters. That Dave Grohl is one talented SOB. He was back behind the skins on the Queens of the Stone Age CD, and that rocks! Foo Fighters' new CD, One by One, comes out 10/22. It's the little things. Why does Moby sell all his songs? Well, that was a stupid question. The answer, of course, is money. Good for him.

What else? You know what I'm sick of also? Money. More specifically, not having any. I'm 32; I'd like to drive a car that wasn't built in the eighties! Blah blah blah!!!! I'm sick of hearing myself talk!

I'm not looking forward to Halloween this year. I told this story before but one year while I was walking home in Hoboken - some punk kids hit me with an egg! The egg broke skin too! Hell, the first diary of this site, I told you how my candy got stolen when I was a kid. Traumatic? You bet your sweet - you better believe it! I think I may have had too much.

6 beers - Bob
doesn't feel so good
This diary wasn't such a great idea. I ended up just getting angry. Hey! I think I saw Michelle Pfeiffer on the subway yesterday. I forgot to mention that. I doubt it was her but she was FINE!

That's it! Have a great weekend. God Bless America.

BobBorden.com does not condone drinking. The use of Coors Light in today's diary was for entertainment purposes only.

10-03-02
Hello. I haven't checked my 'hits' for BobBorden.com in a long time. I guess I could check it myself but I like to meet and greet the fine people checking out my website. If you wouldn't mind, drop me a note on my horrible, pop up riddled message board. Just say Hi. And no, it's not a contest. I'm just curious to see how many unique hits I get on an average day.

Speaking of my message board. If you've read my message board I'm sure you've seen the numerous posts of an English gentleman that goes by the name of Carl. Well, Carl came by the show last night to say hello to another staffer, Tim Mann.

Tim Mann
(file photo)
Tim has been showing Carl and his friend Simon around for about a week. Actually, they've been enjoying their fair share of pints, ha ha. I met Carl and his friend Simon. They were good people. Carl even invited me out for a drink but I had to decline.

Back, L to R: Carl, Bob
Front: Simon
It was nice to meet you guys. Sorry I didn't want to go out, I had a busy day and was tired.

I got home last night and watched Junkyard Wars. It was the only thing on at nine o'clock. I'm cutting it really short today, as I have nothing else to say.

That's it. God Bless America.

10-02-02
Today is all about getting over the hump! I rode the bus home last night with my friend Tiffany. Two people, exhausted from working all day trying to have a conversation, that's always fun, ha ha.

I don't know what the heck to talk about today. I've been writing this diary since October of 2000. There have been some real stinky diaries since BobBorden.com's debut. I'm not ashamed to admit that, that's just the way it goes sometimes.

I did do something fun last night. I put in a great videotape that I borrowed from the show. Telly Savalas' The ABC's of Winning Blackjack.

Bob picked up some Blackjack
tips from Telly Savalas
What a great tape! I learned a lot more about the game. Telly's a great teacher -- Here's what I learned from the tape:

Telly's 10 Commandments

1. Keep Your Emotions Under Control
2. Expect To Win
3. Don't Even Think Blackjack If You're Under The Weather
4. Focus On The Dealer
5. Drink At The Bar Not At The Table
6. Be Comfortable
7. Know How Much To Lose and How Much To Win
8. Use Rent Money To Pay The Rent
9. Know How To Bet
10. Remember The Other Nine (Commandments)

What a great video! Telly's Ten Commandments are in the video, cool! I also watched the rest of A Hard Day's Night. I liked it but didn't love it. I enjoyed it more for the historical significance. Now, I'm going to sell it, ha ha.

That's it for me. Have a great day. God Bless America

10-01-02
Hello. I got home last night and watched Monster Garage on Discovery. I like watching shows about cars. But they do this stupid challenge at the end. It just seems very forced, very phony. I feel the same way about TLC's While You Were Out. The show sends away one family member, usually to a spa, while the other relative redecorates a room. They do these stupid multiple-choice challenges where you can win something for the room. Totally messes up the flow of the show. Junkyard Wars isn't that appealing to me this season. The host/producer left to do another show and it's just missing something. And it's filmed outside and has a washed out look to it. I love TV.

You know what I'm sick of? I'm so sick of these politicians and their sweetheart deals for the special interest! Man, that breaks my hump! Come Election Day, that's number one on my list - that and no more telemarketers. I got home last night and I had three messages on my machine. I was feeling pretty good. I enjoyed my newly self-proclaimed title of Mr. Popular. Mr. Popular didn't check the machine right away. Let them wait until I'm ready to respond to them. Turned out that every call was an automated message trying to sell me some crap I don't need. Telemarketers are just doing their job but I ain't buying! Do you hear me telemarketers?!

When I was walking back from Walter's house on Sunday I looked down the street and I could see it coming: There's a guy with a coffee cup begging for some coin. I hate this situation. Early on, when I had some spare change, I'd hook someone up. But now, I leave that to the tourists. I'd like to help everybody but I simply can't. I must look like a sucker, these guys always ask me for something.

Does this look like
the face of a sucker?
Getting back to the guy, this guy has a different approach. He said, "How are you doing?" I thought to myself, this guy cares how I'm doing, how nice. Then he says, "Hey Big Man, help a brother out." Big Man! Is this the way to panhandle? He had me at 'How are you doing' but lost me with 'Big Man.' I am a big man but I don't like to be reminded of that all the time. I kept walking. Big Man! Why don't the homeless give me the respect I deserve?! Ha ha. I got off track today, not sure how that happened.

That's it! God Bless America.

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