Bleacher Bummin'

I got to see my very first Cubs game from the bleachers today. In all the games I've been to I've always ended up in one of the regular seats, but today was different. Its a whole different atmosphere in the bleachers. Its mega-casual, sunny, and has kind of a frat party feel to it. I was also just a mere 8 feet away from catching a home run ball by a John Mabry. Seeing that ball come straight down to me, only to veer to the right at the last few moments was pretty damn cool. One of these days I'd like to actually catch one.

Sweet Mother of Bloglessness

This is how I break my blogless streak...

I got some spam in one of my email accounts today that advertised a website with "pretties with sticks" YIKES!

(note: picture not included in this post for obvious reasons)

They Call Me Blumpkin

So I was supposed to go in to work today at 12:00, but boss lady said that since we have inventory tonight I might as well come in at 2:00 with her and she can pick me up instead of riding the bus. Then, around 1:00pm she called to tell me she was out drinking late last night so we're just going to go in at 3:00-3:30 instead.

Gotta love riding the curtails of the boss's excuses.

Dr. Devil Dog

I was watching CNN and they had on a clip of the Surgeon General talking about second hand smoke. Did you know this guy actually dresses like a real General? He wears a jacket with medals all over the front and on the shoulders just like something a military general would wear. The only difference is his is white. Does this mean the postmaster general has one a blue/grey version of the same uniform?

Oogah-Boogah!

When I was younger my family and I went on a little vacation to San Francisco and nearby areas. It was one the first big-city visits in my life so there were a lot of new experiences in store for me. Some of the things I remember the most from that trip was; Alcatraz, really fast cab rides up really steep roads, self-cleaning public restrooms, and paying $2.50 for a soda refill. I also remember the homeless people very vividly. San Francisco has a huge homeless population, and I guess since there are so many of them, and there is so much competition for begging money, the homeless have to get creative if they want money. I saw one guy who would hide behind a big tree branch and scare people as they walk by. Onlookers enjoyed it so much they would tip the hell out of him. Another guy tried to tell us bike parts or as he called them "sprockets" which is also what he told us his head was missing. I was, and still am, a little impressed by some of these guy's creativity.

When I came to Chicago I was a little dissapointed in the lack of creativity of our homeless population. They all just sit there, and literally half of the ones on Michigan Ave hold a sign over their face that says, "I'm just hungry." They're very unoriginal.

Just the other day though I actually came across a San Fran type homelss guy. He held a sign that said, "Why Lie? I need beer money!" and he held a bucket from a Huck Finn-esque fishing pole. I didn't give him any money, but I appreciate his creativity and honesty.