Can't win for losing

Well, the Cub's are on the board.  They have finally won a game.  They lost their first game after 10 innings.  They lost their second game in 16 innings.  All this despite their new utility man Emilio Bonifacio setting a MLB record for getting on base 9 times in the first two games.  With the aid of Mike Olt's first major league homer, the lovable losers avoided getting swept by the Pirates to get their first W - even if outfielder Junior Lake wore the wrong away uniform today.  It's going to be a long season.  Go Flubs Go!

Jillian, On the history of beer (an excerpt of a school project she created):

Haircut by choice

Most excellent dinner of the Peaking (into the past) Dragon in a Turkish Prison Cell

Fun, reminiscent dinner last night.  (Shwack lunch and Proud Mary goodbye nice too. ) Food was meh!  But kids enjoyed hearing about some of our most famous trials and tribulations.  Topics covered included:

• the Hot Tub Story
• Justin and the season of summer that never was
• Sleeping out for Neil tickets
• the Cheap trick
• the blind date of 2 Bruce's
• the frozen vomit
• Dustin
• Jared vs. Napoli
• How many of Uncle Dude's body parts we broke
• and various tales of the Perlows

Good times...

March goes out like a wildebeest

Photo by Bubbe

So much for optimism. The Flubbies lost in 10. They have been mathematically eliminated. And that's no April fool's joke.

Enjoying the visitors and the wintry weather. Had a nice meal at home, brunch at Beach Garden Cafe, drinks at the pier, and some banned Mexican food. Today, Shwack and Peking a Dragon.

Illuminating

California Girls

Let's play two!

It's opening day.  Please see blog post:  The Case for Optimism.  Let's go Flubbies!

Weekendlings

• Jilly came home with another outstanding report card yesterday and declared, "I get to choose the dinner."  Apparently, we work on the bribery system around here.  So, despite her "listens attentively" grade declining, she managed to talk us into a Chinese foood dinner.   Meanwhile, her big brother was enjoying a late afternoon Skurfing (launching a skim board while on a surfboard) at Calafia.
• After shopping for the least outlandish quotes, we are having the trees trimmed today.  It's been two years since the last lacing, and these trees grow like weeds.  But seriously, I had to come to California for pine trees and not palms?
• Cleaned the garage and behind the bed today.
• The wifey took the money-hoarder to open her first bank account today.  She's really got a sense for the currency, saving for the pink Beetle that she wants someday.  Actually, she wasn't too happy about handing her money over to the bank, as she distrusts them.  
• Her brother, on the other hand, can't spend it fast enough.  Luckily for him, an unexpected residual check came this week.  Thanks Modern Family reruns.  
• Dog beach tomorrow, weather permitting.
• And then a brother from the same mother arrives...along with said mother, father, sister-in-law and niece.  Fun times.

Miss Moneypenny, I presume