That's Bill-ievable

If I keep going to Bills games, I'm going to run out of these kind of lame titles.  I guess I better pace myself or enjoy it while it lasts...

Bills vs. Titans.  I have a feeling we'll need a few bloody mary's to make this a good game.


Tailgating outside of Conklin's Bar & Grill




Just to make my sister jealous, an entire huge box full of Herr's potato chips

Megan enjoying her Buffalo Wing



Buffalo lost 35-34.  My philosophy about football doesn't focus on the QB being the cause of all that is good and bad with a team, but Fitzpatrick may be changing that...


Megan and I at Postcard Falls on Allen's Creek at Corbett's Glen looking for salmon.  They are there, but not quite ready to swim upstream.  We were late last year and are constantly checking this year.

Random Randomness

Gertie is back for more adventures with Megan and Mike.  Just look at those eyes.  They say "I will wake you up all night and steal your pillow!"



Snowman with a dog food rainbow.  Hmmm...



Megan came home with Stinky Gringo Margarita's to celebrate our upcoming trip to Florida.  36 proof and 18% alcohol...  That will do it...



Geez Louise looking like she had a few Stinky Gringo's herself.  



Some really funny kittens at Lollypop Farm.


And...  Done...

Duel At the OK-Cubicle

A wee bit belated, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH!

Here's everyone at Noah's b-day looking at Ms. Doctor who looks like she needs a doctor...






Noah in the foreground with everyone in the background


A series of photos of Frances and SME trying to "get it right." YOU DECIDE AMERICA!






My new duelin' screens at work. All I need now is some World of Warcraft to be the ultimate nerd...

PS - Who's going to the Southside St. Patty's Day Parade on Sunday?

We're Going To Need A Few Drinks If We Actually Do This...

Megan's work, AIAChicago, decided to throw us a Martini Engagement Party last Friday after work. It was very nice of them to do that for us and a lot of fun. Pictured above is my Orange Bitter Martini with Gin. It was damn good.


Here's Steve. He's an interesting guy. Every time I talk with him, some fascinating story or event happens. This Martini event is one of them. I had no idea he was such a Martini artist. He had this whole thing planned out with chilled glasses, ingredients, and crafted each drink to perfection by rubbing various fruit and stuff. It was amazing just to watch.


Here's Megan cutting up some Mango for a few drinks.


Here's the team at work


Here's Steve explaining the fine balance of making a Martini, "Well, it's a lot of alcohol with a small splash of juice." And that is why Megan and I ended up at Gino's East and ate a whole pizza afterwards...

PS - Has anyone else been watching the "THIS" Movie Channel? It's like HBO that you get with an antennae, but only shows really terrible B movies. And, if you know me, I love B movies. They had Charles Blakely's Monster, Species III, and millions of others I've never heard of before. It's pretty awesome. I highly suggest it...

Lollapalooza starts this weekend. Are you going to be here?

A BBQ from a couple weeks ago at Brent, Angela, and Evan's place.


Noah and Evan


An over-the-shoulder shot of Andrew pondering the glory that is hot dogs


Rosie putting mustard on her dog while Mike looks like a prophet


It started to rain a bit, so everyone hid under the pine tree.


Always with a solution, Brent broke out the HUGE umbrella and it took three people to finally get it fully open.


The natural umbrella


Evan looking like a good Michigan man.


This is the reason why it took so long to post these. I lost another camera recently. Actually, I lost Megan's camera recently. For some reason, it just stopped functioning in camera mode. I wasn't very impressed with this Olympus. The pictures were kinda poor and blurry. It's battery monitor would say it's full right up until it was dead. The flash was weird. Oh, and it broke for no reason...


Here's the new camera. I'm back to Kodak. The last Kodak camera I had should have broke and it didn't for another couple years. So, here's to a new love...

Southside Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade!!!

Creepy little fella, ain't he?


A couple mounted police protecting the interests of BP gas.


Megan looking at the mayhem


Noah seems a bit overwhelmed.


Frances and Noah beginning to celebrate Chicago's Southside St. Patrick's Day Parade


Just a few of the hundreds of thousands of people having a good time.


Iconic


A lot more of Chicago's Police State made it's presence this year.


Did you know there's a parade going on?


These cops are actually arresting people for drinking. Now, look at this picture. EVERYONE IS DRINKING. Even the police are drinking. They are drinking at a drinking festival. People come here, pay money, move to Chicago, and make a life and economy based on this fact. Yet, they still arrest people for it...


This guy is talking to the cops saying "ARE YOU SERIOUS? You are arresting them for drinking? What about the other 300,000 people around here drinking? What about the cops and firemen in the parade drinking? You have got to be kidding?"


This is what is going on right above the cops head. A three story building of partying.


Me and Frances making our obligatory stupid face picture.


MORE LEPRECHANS!!!


HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY RANDOM GIRL!!!


Channel 7 trying to get above the peons and little people of Chicago and pretend the Southside parade is something a bit more "classy."


No one did this at all.


Megan, Frances, Noah, and Mike along Western Avenue.


Cops surrounded by chaos.


Side street near the Beverly Arts Center


Just a few Chicago residents


Frances and Megan waiting for Mike and Noah to get back from their $5 bathroom excursion


Just a few more people


Girls with camera phones.


Megan, Mike, and Frances




Mike with some pizza


Frances


Noah


Megan




USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!


This guy never stood up again...


The line for the portajohns where it so filthy it "seemed someone blew up in there."


Noah and Frances talking to some guy about Sloth from Goonies.


Some cop arresting some 10 year old.


Some more cops arresting some more kids.


Frances and Mike


Mike and Noah


Noah and Frances


Storm Troopers going down the alley


More kids... More arrests...


I should have been a lawyer...


Another one off to Gitmo... There must have been a bounty put on kid's heads this year...


CSX Railroad security watching kids.


Noah waiting for the bus


Frances and Noah on the Kedzie bus home


Mike!

A good time had by all. Got to see the parade, had some fun, watched some kids roughed up by the police. All and all, a great St. Patty's Day.

xoxo,

Mike