Babies & retards & stingrays, oh my!

It's been a while since I posted a blog entry. Over that time there have been a number of things I've meant to write about and just haven't. So, here they are in a condensed format.

1. We're Having a Baby! - Yep, that's right, the wife is knocked up. Woohoo! Since you can see all the details along the way on our "family" blog I'll not post them here. Just go there and read it (you know the URL - and then come back to finish this).


2. NASCAR Fan or Retard? - I know, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. We live in these townhouses, and there's this area between the buildings where the garages all open to. It's pretty quiet here for the most part, but loud noises can kinda echo around back there. A while back, when it was really hot (see previous blog entry "Holy crap, it's hot"), we started hearing this whaling noise coming from the area behind our house. It was pretty loud. At that time, everyone had their windows open pretty much all day and night. We figured that there must be a new baby back there and that, with the windows open, the whaling was just more noticeable. But it went on and on. WOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! At some point, Heather started yelling back. This went on for a couple of weeks. Early in the morning - WOOOO! During the day - WOOOO! At night - WOOOO! We thought, that can't be a baby. And it sounds like those drunks watching NASCAR raising their beers and screaming as the cars go by. Then one morning just after school started we discovered the truth. At about 8am, the short bus pulled up and out came an overweight teenager yelling WOOOOO! heading for the bus. Question answered.


3. Crikey! That Sucks - I'm not even sure what to say about the death of Steve Irwin. I know a lot of people think he was crazy or had it coming. To them I say "fuck you". Steve Irwin was an amazing environmentalist and wildlife conservationist. He brought the face of wildlife into the living rooms of people all around the world - people who would never have known anything about those animals. The man was so full of life, it's hard to imagine him dead. My condolences to his family. Rest in peace, mate.