Friday wrap up.....

Yet another week is in the books and life continues to be quite entertaining in the House ‘o’ Estrogen. Its birthday month with 2 of the girls having birthdays in this month and one of them having a birthday during the first week of next month. I have to chuckle at the “birthday lists” that the girls provide for Mrs. Sheldon and myself; most of the things on said lists will still be in the stores long after the young ladies birthdays have passed. So with that in mind let’s proceed with the weekly update of the goings on in the House ‘o’ Estrogen and in the lives of Mrs. Sheldon and myself.

First thing of note is that the first week of December I am talking a week’s vacation, and Mrs. Sheldon and myself will be driving to Spokane to see one of my all time favorite musical ensembles play: Mannheim Steamroller. I absolutely love their Christmas shows, and I have seen The Steamroller 2 times thus far in my life. Once was back in the 1980’s when they were touring for their “Fresh Aire II” record. And the most recent was their Christmas show in 2004. They put on an incredible show complete with a miniature Christmas village and a train circling the village and guarded by toy soldiers. (The soldiers are life sized, with people wearing costumes, but they look fucking cool...) At one point in the show it appeared to snow in the arena, and there were 22 people dressed up in a variety of Christmas themed costumes in the lobby of the arena. And the band it self was fantastic. Backed by a small but very talented and competent orchestra, and 3 giant video screens the Steamroller put on an outstanding Christmas show, and if you get the chance to see them play on this Christmas tour, I very highly recommend that you get your tickets quickly, as they will undoubtedly sell out and really quickly.

My Seahawks forgot they had a football game to play on Sunday and didn’t fucking show up. The offense was non existent, but the defense did as good a job as could be expected considering they spent most of the game on the field while our offense sat on the bench watching. Memo to the Seahawks: The defense is nails, and did a good job on Sunday. Now if you guys on the offense would like to step the fuck up and play, that would be really nice. IMHO if the Seahawks can ever get both offense and defense clicking at the same time, well they would be a tough team to beat. The problem has been that the offense has sputtered or completely been absent from most of this seasons games. C’mon offense, time to sack up and play like you’re capable of playing.

In NASCAR Nextel Cup news, my boy Jeff Gordon got a last second win at Talladega thus completing a sweep of this years races at the super speedway. He put a fucking sweet move on teammate Jimmy Johnson on the last third of the last lap to get the race win and the Chase points lead, and in the process he sent Tony “I am a whiny bitch” Stewart to a 8th place finish. Nothing brings a smile to my face more than watching Gordon making Stewart his bitch, and getting a hard fought, well earned win. WTG Gordon!!

My Niners offensive woes continued this weekend, and the defense was once again very impressive. Our D held the Ravens to only 9 points, all field goals, but the offense could only muster a touchdown and some questionable play calling in the 4th quarter when the game was on the line. It does my heart a world of good to see the defense hitting the way they have been and swarming to the football the way they have been. However my heart would be doing a whole lot fucking better if the offense would get their collective shit consolidated and start putting some points on the board. C’mon Niners, time to get the fucking job done!!!

In baseball the Red Sox advance, but the Cubs don’t. I am pulling for the Sox in the ALCS, and now I am pulling for the Colorado Rockies in the NLCS. Maybe next year Cubs fans. And for the record I am hoping that the Skankees bite the big one yet again this year and bow out of the playoffs quickly. I think that would be hilarious to see the biggest payroll in the majors get their heads handed to them yet again and thereby prove that money really doesn’t buy championships.

And the Skankees LOSE!!!! The Cleveland Indians went into the House that Ruth built and handed the Skankees another post season loss, in fact it was the third year in a row that the Skankees have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. And for his efforts in getting the Skankees into position to win a first round series Joe Torre is going to have the chance to work for another team as the Skankees owner George “How much money do I have to spend to get a World Series ring?” Steinbrenner let Torres know before the series was over that if he didn’t win he would be let go. Memo to Steinbrenner: Take a look at the last 3 World Series winners. They all had payrolls that were way smaller than yours. And you and your over priced team got to watch the playoffs from your homes. And you will again this year. All of the talent in the world hasn’t bought you a ring since about 2000. Money isn’t going to buy you a championship. But heart, desire, and playing like a team will. And here’s another memo, this one is to A-Rod the over priced shortstop for the Skankees: All of the money in the world has gotten you ZERO rings since you “took the money and ran” to Texas and eventually the Skankees. And talk about choking with a bat in your hands? All of the regular season home runs and great hitting doesn’t mean SQUAT when you’re hitting into double plays and striking out. One home run during this post season? You’re an overpaid, under producing baseball player on a team that gets the chance to watch the rest of the baseball playoffs from the comfort of their own homes yet again this year. Buh bye Skankees!!!! So here are my picks for the World Series: From the National League I am really liking the Rockies, they swept the Phillies out of the playoffs and will play the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS. And in the American League I am pulling for the Boston Red Sox who swept the L.A. Angels out of the playoffs and will face the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS. SO GO SOX and GO ROCKIES!!!!

In local news a teen-ager was killed in a drunk driving accident. Here’s the thing: The teen-ager wasn’t the one that was drunk. 27 year old Cerrisa Christiansen, a convicted felon that had been in previous trouble for drunk driving was going to wrong direction on northbound I-5 (headed south) in a GMC Yukon when she collided with a Chevy pickup that was carrying 2 Washington teen-agers, one 18 and the other 19 years of age. (The speedometer of the Yukon was stuck at 65 mph. The police suspect that was the speed Christiansen was going when she collided with the 2 unsuspecting teen-agers) The 18 year old was killed at the scene; the 19 year old is in critical condition at a Seattle hospital. Normally I wouldn’t have said anything about this, but here’s the thing: This drunken BITCH had been in trouble for this shit before and had in fact missed a recent court date for a DUI conviction in 2002. Why does she have her license back? Why is she not on an interlock system? Why is it that innocent people have to lose their lives in these kinds of tragedies? It is my sincere hope that this drunken female gets to do some heavy jail time, and lots of it. I have been fortunate enough to have never had a DUI, but there were countless times I drove well over the legal limit and it is only through Gods grace that I never hit anything or hurt anyone while driving. Listen up people, when you get behind the wheel of an automobile after having drinks you become a potential MURDERER! If you feel the need to go out and party, that’s your business. When you get behind the wheel of an automobile after said party that’s when it becomes the publics business. If you’re going to drink, don’t drive. Make arrangements for a designated driver, or save some of your money and take a fucking cab home. I have everyday contact with people who have ruined lives (theirs and others) because of drug and alcohol abuse. I get to see families that have been devastated by the chemically dependant and their actions. I am sick and tired of seeing the pain that drugs and alcohol can bring into both the families and the addicts lives. Memo to the drunken BITCH that used her SUV to kill that young lady: I hope you have many sleepless nights over this. I hope you get your ass tossed into jail for this. And when all is said and done I hope you seek out the help you so desperately need for your disease. My heart goes out to the friends and family of those 2 young people who were starting out a new life together. You see they had just moved in together and were planning a future with one another. And while I see lots of pain surrounding the disease of chemical dependency I also get to see the joy and happiness that comes with the chemically dependant getting the help they deserve and the relief the families get when they see that their loved ones are getting better. Again my heart goes out to the families of the victims of this senseless tragedy, and I hope that the perpetrator of this crime gets her well deserved punishment, and then seeks the help she so obviously needs.

In music new Kid Rock released his new CD “Rock and Roll Jesus” this week. And to that I have to say “SO FUCKING WHAT???” His new single “So Hot” is the worst kind of musical pablum/garbage I have heard in quite some time. The lyrics are insipid, moronic, and contrived. I actually liked his first release that featured “Cowboy”; in fact there were a couple of songs that I really liked on that record including “Wasting Time.” And I liked his song “American Bad Ass” that featured the guitar riffs from “Sad But True” by Metallica. But this new stuff is just not getting it done for me. I know I shouldn’t pass judgment on the whole CD on just the first release, but more often than not the artist and record company pick the first release on it’s strength. And the only thing that is strong about his first single from his new CD is the stink.

It’s official people; KAITY TURNED SIXTEEN THIS WEEK!!!! (WOOT-WOOT!!!)
That’s right; Kaity is now a beautiful 16 year old. And we all know what that means don’t we? It means that she can get a job!! (Riiiiiiiiiight) It means that she is becoming a beautiful young woman. (Definitely) And it means that she will be able to drive!!! (Please pray for me.) Why pray for me you ask? Well it’s like this: Mrs. Sheldon informed me some time ago that I would be the one to give her the initial instructions on how to drive a car. Having seen how Mrs. Sheldon drives, I can only assume that her daughter has the same skills behind the wheel of a car as does her mother. Hence the plea that you all pray for me. (It’s a joke Mrs. Sheldon, I quit white-knuckling it in the car when you drive a long time ago….mostly) Anyhoo, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITY!!!! I love her and the rest of my girls, and although there are times when their actions make me want to drive a 9 inch nail through my head repeatedly, I love them with all of my heart. (Teen aged girls huh?)

16 DAYS UNTIL HUNTER AND I GO TO SEE KoRn in Seattle!!!! (WOOT-WOOT!!!!) It’s gonna be a ton of fun, it’ll be my 4th time to see the boyz from Bakersfield, and Hunter’s 1st. Heather’s boyfriend Gary will be seeing KoRn for the first time also, so it is looking to be a good time for everyone involved. The 3 of us will be spending the night in Seattle, and the best part: NO GIRLS!!!!!! (Double WOOT-WOOT!!!!) How cool will THAT be? Pretty cool lemme tell ya. Don’t get me wrong people, I loves my girls and Mrs. Sheldon, but when you swim in a sea of estrogen 7 days out of the week, it’s kind nice to find the beach from time to time and lounge in the sands of testosterone. (You like that analogy people?)

Well that’s about it for now faithful readers. Another week in the books and life rolls on in the House ‘o’ Estrogen. There will be more birthdays, and further reports from the front lines by your truly. I will be going back into lurk mode and leaving comments on the blogs that I read. Thanx for listening everyone…