How old are you?

How old am I?
* So old that I have 2 kids in school.
* So old that I know what a "Sally Foster" fundraiser is.
* So old that I'm telling another person to do their homework. And they listen.

A and M started the school year this week, with A in kindergarden and M preschool.

M's first day. They say the best camera is the one you have on you, which in this case was my LG6100 camera phone. Better than nothing I guess:



A's first day of kindergarden was a rainy day, so we couldn't get any good shots, but he did ejoy getting some use out of his umbrella.



And yes, that's a picture of him inside the house with the umbrella open. 10 years from now, when he's sitting in the principles office, pondering how he got to that point in his academic career, he might look no further than this moment.

Frack'in pass the crack

Contemplating how awesome it is that the NFL season has finally begun (HD ta-boot!), I realized how great fall HDTV is. Even though the Deadwood season's just wrapped up, The Wire is a pretty good replacement. The Wire + NFL + BSG = HDTV heaven.

Basking in my dorkdome I went to scifi.com to check on the date for the BSG Season3 premier. Guess what I found? A 10 "webisode" season (currently on webisode3) called "The Resistence". Its a bridge between the season2 finale, and the season3 premier. A teaser really. As MK once said: "BSG - its like they're slipping me crack thru the tv". I couldn't agree any more. More crack please.

P.S. Season3 premiers October 6th at 8/9c on the scifi channel. The trailer:

To the beach!

Another Griswald family vacation is sucessfully in the books, and we're all back in good shape (just missing hurricane Ernesto, which rolled through the afternoon we left). We stayed in Salvo, which is just south of Nags Head in North Carolina's outer banks. Its our first time staying that far south, and upon reflection I think its the way to go. We rented a place called the "Regal Seagull". It was super remote, and really low key, however I would have preferred a nicer/larger place. Another lesson learned - always rent a place with a pool. Its a must have. Two weeks later, and one state away, I'm still rifling thru sand in all my stuff.

Its pretty much the kind of vacation we (I) needed. Sunny, mild temperature, and warm water. We fished every morning from about 6-8, and ended the day the same way. Ad caught a couple spot on his birthday:



With the exception of the first day, we drove to the beach rather than walking (took us a sec to catch on). 20psi, 4low, and a Chevy Suburban will get you anywhere:




...fished some more:



..ate some birthday cake:



..watched some movies:



...ate the fish we caught:


..then fished some more:


That's basically the whole story. We fished a ton, wrecked a new $30 kite in the surf, watched some meaningless pre season football, and relaxed. I think next year we may try to adventure further south, maybe to Avon, and look for a larger place with a pool.