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Tear It Up In Cow Town

Tyler says he’s getting six horses next weekend and that will fill the new barn. He was so excited and I know his folks are really proud of him for coming home to help.

His dad has been sick but actually responding well to the chemo. He’s already outlived the original prognosis of 6 months to live by over 2 years. So that says a lot for good doctors and catching cancer early. Sounds like chemo really wipes you out, but it’s the only weapon we’ve got against the big “C.”

I think one of the worst things about being stuck on a big ranch in the middle of Nowhere, Texas, is that you don’t meet many girls. He says he hardly ever goes into town to just go drinking and dancing. So maybe my visit will help him with that, because I plan on dragging him out to the clubs for at least a couple of nights. Watch out, Cow Town!

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Party Season

The winter doldrums can be fought with lots of parties. At least, that’s the logic we’re going with around here. People are itching for an excuse to get out of the house and be around people. So we have parties scheduled for one reason or another just about every weekend through the end of February, and then the weather gets nicer in March and we can get start heading outdoors again.

Of course the motherload of parties will be the Super Bowl party in two weeks. That is an event unto itself and the competition for holding the biggest and best gets higher stakes each year. Personally, there might be a few of my friends hosting Super Bowl parties that I’d like to attend, but I’m going to the boss’s house for his party. At least the food and beverage will be top shelf and he has a 52 inch HD plasma screen to watch the game – and commercials.

I want to throw a dinner party the following weekend for about 10 people. The web site www.celebrations.com has some nice ideas for choosing a dinner party theme and then building the party around that, with invitations, decorations, menu items, etc. With all of their dinner party ideas it’s almost like dinner in a box, but you provide the food!

The last dinner party I threw was an Italian theme to celebrate the final episode of the Sopranos. It was so much fun but it was a sad occasion. I miss the Sopranos and it broke my heart to see the show end, but it was a great night with lots of authentic Italian food. If I had known about the Celebrations web site back then, I might have kicked up the decorations a few notches. So I’ll cruise the site and find some new ideas for my party on the seventh.

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Party Decorations

My secretary came back with a list of party supplies and decorations that she wants to buy for the baby shower next month. It’s not all that elaborate, but we do want it to be festive. I read over the list and told her to spend up to $200 at the party store and the bakery to buy everything they need for the party.

If there is any money left from the $200, she can use it to buy a gift card for our receptionist at a “Babies R Us” if there is such a place, or a children’s clothing store or outfitters. I can’t even think of the name of any of those stores. They just aren’t on my radar and I’ve probably never even been inside one. That’s just not something I have to deal with in my life. But I know they exist. They might even be at the mall and I’ve just never noticed. But my secretary can deal with that.

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Baby Shower

Our receptionist is going to have a baby in March, so the women in the office approached me yesterday about hosting a baby shower for her. They want to take over the big conference room and decorate it with balloons and streamers, have cake and ice cream, and ask each employee to bring a small baby gift. This is obviously a female thing, as the thought of doing something like that at work had never occurred to me. My secretary explained that the women are so fond of our receptionist that they really want to do something nice for her, and they hope that after the maternity leave runs out that the receptionist will want to come back to work here.

I agreed to book the conference room for the afternoon in February and for them to put the word out that it is a surprise and that gifts should be bought. My secretary offered to buy the baby gift for me, which is a big help because I know nothing about baby shower gifts. She suggested a moby wrap baby sling, which is a popular accessory for today’s new mothers.

Baby slings evidently wrap the baby and keep it close to the mother’s body without the mother straining to hold the weight of the baby in her arms. The baby slings redistribute the weight and pressure, which is a really good idea for women with a tendency for shoulder or back pain, especially when the child gets older and puts on some weight.

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Go Titans!

This weekend is the sudden death playoffs for the NFL top teams. The Tennessee Titans are considered one of the best teams this year, with their 13 wins and only 3 losses in the entire regular season.

The game will be against the Baltimore Ravens. Now, the Titans don’t historically do well against the Ravens. Personally, I despise the Ravens team for being a bunch of low class thugs. But they do win football games.

Haven’t decided where I want to watch the game tomorrow. Have some invitations from friends and even a couple people from work. We’ll have to see which ones sound the best for serious football fans and not so much gossip and chatting during the game. Lots of cold beer is a must-have, too.

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No Hangover!

Last night really rocked and I’m amazed that I don’t have a hangover from all the fun.

The lodge was the perfect place for a New Year’s Eve party. We ate like pigs, drank like fish and partied like a room full of crazy but “smart enough to not do anything totally stupid” people. It was really nice to be able to totally relax and let loose.

We called a cab about 2:30 am and decided to just leave my car there for the morning. Much better to pay out $30 and not worry about DUI issues. I’ll catch a ride back over there with my brother to fetch the car later this afternoon and maybe we’ll share a late brunch. Don’t want to break my arm for patting myself on the back too much, but I think that was one of the smartest things I’ve ever done!

Here’s hoping you had a nice New Year’s celebration, too. Here’s also hoping that 2009 is good to you, and that we all see great things for America and our families.

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New Year’s Party

Heading out to the New Year’s party in a few minutes. We are going to the Lodge as guests of my brother and his wife. I know lots of the guys there although I’ve not joined the lodge. These are good people and the lodge is the perfect place for a private, adult party. They have booked a local band and a DJ so that when the band takes a break there will still be music playing. That’s a good idea, as the DJ can play some of the different types of music that the band might not be into.

It’s a BYOB party, which save some bucks. You buy the mixers there and the ticket price included a big buffet dinner with a prime rib carving station. It includes party hats, noise makers, and a glass of champagne for a group toast at midnight.

Sound like a really great deal for the price and the fact that you are among friends and family makes it even better. So let me get out of here and wish everyone a very happy and safe New Year.

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Happy Birthday, Google!

Wow – can youbelieve that it was just 10 years ago today that Goolge applied for incorporation? I’m not sure which day they are using to celebrate their birthday, as they applied on a Thursday but it was not accepted until that Sunday. I would think that it was birthed on the day that they applied and the real party started on Monday after it was approved.

Either way, the company is officially 10 years old and it’s amazing the progress they’ve made and the impact they have on everyone’s daily lives.

I use their search and their maps quite a bit, and I was one of the first users to sign up for their email. I also use their translate tool and Have bought a subscription to Google Earth.

This week they announced the launch of a new browser called, “Chrome.” I wonder what new goodies they have in store for us after this?