list Monday - Puking

• vomiting
• throwing up
• up-chucking
• tossing doughnuts
• hurling
• yakking
• ralph
• chucking biscuits
• heaving
• be seasick
• disgorging
• regurgitating
• retching
• spewing
• barfing
• losing lunch
• spewing cookies
• technicolor yawning
• blowing chunks
• making love to the commode
• pray to the porcelain god

list Monday - Favorite Cereal

1. Apple Jacks
2. Frosted Flakes
3. Nut & Honey Corn Flakes (discontinued)
4. Alpha Bits
5. Froot Loops
6. Frosted Krispies
7. Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries
8. Golden Crisp
9. Lucky Charms
10. Product 19

honorable mention:  King Vitamin

List Monday - States of the Union

That I've been to:

• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky (only drove through, would go back)
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• N. Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• S Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin

That's 36 states.  72%.  I've also been to D.C. , Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Top on my list of states I'd like to go to:   Alaska, Maine, or one of the big sky states (Montana, Wyoming or Idaho).  Favorites:  Cali, CT, & Oregon.  Least favorite:  Wisconsin, Ohio and Oklahoma.

Last list monday of the year...Goals for 2011

• Survive 2011 (i.e. no major belly button surgery or such...)
• Trade consistently profitable at an increasing rate (sub-goal:  out-trade my mentor, JM)
• Take family to Europe (well, not all of it....just the highlights)
• Read more (and read more in Europe)
• Finish novel (the story of a trader trying to take his family to Europe)
• Get into better shape, only slightly (sub-goal:  not increase poundage)
• Sell/re-lease AZ properties
• Plan a family re-union trip for 2012
• Get new cars?  (that's a long shot...besides, shouldn't we have jet packs by now)
• Watch the Cubs win the world series (well, you can't accomplish everything)

List Monday - Year in review

• Kids first sushi restaurant
• San Luis Obispo
• Las Vegas with wife
• Segway tour of Newport Beach
• Arizona 
• San Diego with wife
• Atlantis 
• San Francisco
• New hammock
• New York with wife
• sailing camp
• Chicago trip (without me)
• Myrtle Beach
• Arizona, again
• Mammoth
• SF/SLO (without me)

Not a bad year, so far......

things I want to show kids in London, Paris, Italy (if we go)...

• Big Ben
• Tower of London
• Eye
• Greene King Ale
• Westminster
• Chunnel
• Eiffel Tower
• Louvre
• Rodin's house
• McDonald's on the Champs De ellysee
• bursting sidewalk fountain
• Venice's Jewish quarter
• Ponte Vecchio
• Il Duomo
• Tower of Pisa
• Vatican City
• Bocca del Verita
• McDonald's by Spanish Steps
• Amalfi coast

(list is a work in progress)

Chanukah presents, so far...

1. soap
2. socks
3. wafer cookies & Cherry RC cola
4. almond cookies
5. flannel shirts (both Chanukah and Christmas colored)
6. computer software
7. waffle, eye pad (literally)

Hooray for Hanukah Harry!!!

List Monday - the Hanukah List

1. I wish Hanukah didn't come so early this year.  Still digesting turkey and stuffing.  This will make for a long Christmas season.
2. I wish Ipad 2.0 comes out sooner, rather than later.
3. I wish Cubby could pick-up his own poopie.  Speaking of poop, I wish for less Justin Bieber and more Vampire Weekend.
4. I wish the Flubbies would sign a left-handed first basemen who can hit 60+ homers next season.  I wish they unload Z.  And I wish for career years from Rami and Fonzie.
5. I wish to see Europe with my family ( I wish they appreciate it) in the new year, and possibly, Cabo.
6. I wish the housing market returns to pre-bubble levels.  Or I wish Michael Buble buys my AZ casa.
7. I wish to master my vocation, become closer to my wife, walk my dogs more, and to yell less at my offspring.
8. I wish for health and happiness and success for mine and yours....

Jilly's Favorite Animals

Pokey = King Charles Springer Spaniel

list monday - favorite fast food

1. Potbellies
2. Popeye's
3. White Castle
4. Wahoo's
5. Dunkin' Donuts
6. Fat Burger
7. Chik-fil-A
8. Chipotle
9. McDonald's
10. Arby's

honorable mention:  Sbarro's, Wendy's, Cousin's

List Monday - Best Resorts I've stayed at

1. Esperanza - Cabo
2. Vedema - Santorini
3. El Conquistador - Puerto Rico
4. Atlantis - Bahamas
5. Delano - Miami Beach

honorable mention:  El San Juan, The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, Dolphin Bay Inn - San Luis Obispo, Westin Kierland

List Monday - Favorite Restaurants

1. Club Lucky - Chicago
2. AZ88 - Scottsdale
3. Gibson's - Chicago
4. Dan Tana's - Los Angeles
5. Buddha Bar - Paris
6. La Mela - New York
7. The Office - Cabo
8. Javier's - Crystal Cove
9. Potbellies - Soon to be everywhere
10. Nick's - San Clemente

honorable mentions:  Joe's Stone Crabs - Miami, NOLA - New Orleans, Culpepper's - St. Louis, Everest Room - Chicago, Michaelangelo's - San Fran, Tru - Chicago, Edith's - Cabo, Cafe Absinthe - Chicago, Charlie Palmer's - Vegas, Twin Anchors - Chicago, Gates - Kansas City

list monday - cars i've driven

99 Jag XK8

90 something SAAB

1989 Acura Integra

1984 Dodge Omni

76 Olds Cutlass Supreme (but more burgundy)

list monday - best of baseball moustaches

Honorable mention:  Ryne Sandberg

10.  Cap Anson

9.  Rod Beck

8.  Louis Tiant

7. Jim "Catfish" Hunter

6.  Dennis Eckersley

5. Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky

4.  Rich "Goose" Gossage

3. Rollie Fingers

2. Keith "Seinfeld" Hernandez

1.  Mr. Baseball

 

list Monday - best cartoon characters

1. Jerry Mouse
2. Mr. Peabody
3. Dr. Doofensmirtz
4. Bugs Bunny
5. Fred Flintstone
6. Scratch
7. Bart
8. Underdog
9. Grape Ape
10. Michigan J. Frog

List Monday - best of Art (no Carney's or Garfunkel's)

1. Rodin's The kiss
2. Manet - Philosopher (with oysters)
3. Monet - Thames and the House of Parliament
4. Renoir - Two Sisters
5. Delacroix - Liberty
6. Chagall - Stained Glass
7. Picasso - Guitarist
8. Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at night
9. Modigliani - Jacques Lipchitz and wife
10. Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel

honorable mentions: Escher, Dogs playing poker

list Monday - best musicians i've seen live

1. Frank Sinatra - Las Vegas
2. Grateful Dead - Soldier Field
3. Neville Brothers - House of Blues
4. Joe Jackson - Chicago Theatre
5. U2 - Soldier Field
6. Green Day - Glendale Arena
7. Harry Connick Jr. - Chicago Theatre
8. Prince - Chicago Stadium
9. Pete Townsend with guest Eddie Vedder - HOB
10. Neil Diamond - various

honorable mentions:  Bruce & E Street Band, Hot House Flowers, JGB, They Might Be Giants, Poi Dog, Rush, Journey, willie nelson, Placido Domingo, pink floyd, the commodores, berlin, thompson twins, & the elvis brothers

List Monday - best athletes of all time

1. Michael Jordan
2. Muhammed Ali
3. Michael Phelps
4. Usain Bolt
5. Barry Bonds
6. Nolan Ryan
7. Walter Payton
8. Pele
9. Tiger Woods
10. Wayne Gretzky

honorable mentions:  Nadia Comeneci and Secretariat

List Monday - Holidays

Top 10 Favorite Holidays

1. Groundhog's day - just for the absurdity of the holiday and the Bill Murray movie
2. Chanukah - what's not to like:  presents and latkes
3. July 4th - Hot dog eating contest, beaches, and fireworks (but don't make me watch that same parade again)
4. MLB All-Star Break - ok, technically not a holiday, but ya can't beat the home run derby and watching all your favorite ballplayers in one place
5. Thanksgiving - feasting with family
6. Flag Day - a little anniversary bias
7. Christmas - good movies and Chinese foooood
8. MLK day - because Arizona is a messed up, backwards state
9. Cinco de Mayo/Fat Tuesday - any excuse to party
10. Labor Day - a relaxing 3 day weekend

Top 5 Least Favorite Holidays

1. New Year's - serious amateur hour and nothing ever good on TV
2. Columbus Day - America was here long before Chris hit the Carribean.  And so were the Vikings.
3. Valentine's Day - oh the pressure of a Hallmark holiday
4. Palm Sunday - not applicable
5. St. Pat's Day - I'm Greene 365 days a year...

List monday - oh, the humidity

It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.  Top synonyms for humid:

1. damp
2. clammy
3. dank
4. moist
5. mucky
6. muggy
7. oppressive
8. sticky
9. stifling
10. soggy
11. sultry
12. sweaty
13. sweltering
14. dripping
15. heavy

Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in a parcel of air to the saturated vapor pressure of water vapor at a prescribed temperature. Humidity may also be expressed as specific humidity. Relative humidity is an important metric used in forecasting weather. Humidity indicates the likelihood of precipitation, dew, or fog. High humidity makes people feel hotter outside in the summer because it reduces the effectiveness of sweating to cool the body by reducing the evaporation of perspiration from the skin. This effect is calculated in a heat index table.