Sunday, October 31, 2010
Some new pictures of the boys
Sunday, October 24, 2010
UFC 121
I do not think there was any doubt what my plans were going to be last Saturday Night.
Brock Lesnar is my favorite MMA fighter. He has fought 7 times now and I have made sure I have seen 6 of his fights. The only one I missed was his very first one which was not broadcasted in the USA - I don't think. The man is a beast. I pick him to win every time, and every time I hear every reason in the world why he is going to lose. At the end of the fight Brock’s hand is normally raised in victory. But that was not what transpired last night.
I should have seen this coming. Everyone started to pick Brock Lesnar to beat Cain Velasquez. My friend Matt who got me into MMA could give me no reason why Brock Lesnar was going lose. My friend Richard who will swear to me that Brock Lesnar is not a very good MMA fighter, thought Brock was going to win.
Well last Saturday Cain Velasquez destroyed Brock Lesnar. The fight lasted 4 minutes and 12 seconds before the official stopped the fight. The only way to describe Brock’s loss was that it was brutal. Brock had maybe 30 seconds or so of the fight where I had some hope but once Cain started to land his punches you knew it was only a matter of time. At the end of the fight Brock's face looked so badly beat up that Cain almost got arrested for assault.
The rest of the card was pretty good. I had a lot of fun with my friends Buzz and Richard over. I probabl;y didn't pay as much attention to the under card as much as other because I was having a lot of fun with Richard and Buzz. This was probably my last UFC show for the year and it was a great show to end it on.
Brock Lesnar is my favorite MMA fighter. He has fought 7 times now and I have made sure I have seen 6 of his fights. The only one I missed was his very first one which was not broadcasted in the USA - I don't think. The man is a beast. I pick him to win every time, and every time I hear every reason in the world why he is going to lose. At the end of the fight Brock’s hand is normally raised in victory. But that was not what transpired last night.
I should have seen this coming. Everyone started to pick Brock Lesnar to beat Cain Velasquez. My friend Matt who got me into MMA could give me no reason why Brock Lesnar was going lose. My friend Richard who will swear to me that Brock Lesnar is not a very good MMA fighter, thought Brock was going to win.
Well last Saturday Cain Velasquez destroyed Brock Lesnar. The fight lasted 4 minutes and 12 seconds before the official stopped the fight. The only way to describe Brock’s loss was that it was brutal. Brock had maybe 30 seconds or so of the fight where I had some hope but once Cain started to land his punches you knew it was only a matter of time. At the end of the fight Brock's face looked so badly beat up that Cain almost got arrested for assault.
The rest of the card was pretty good. I had a lot of fun with my friends Buzz and Richard over. I probabl;y didn't pay as much attention to the under card as much as other because I was having a lot of fun with Richard and Buzz. This was probably my last UFC show for the year and it was a great show to end it on.
World Series 2010
I sure did not see this World Series at the begining of the year.
My predicition is the San Francisco Giants in 6 games. I think I am going to root for the Texas Rangers. It would be nice to see them win their first World Series in franchise history.
The 2nd Drexler Family Gathering
Better late than never is what they say.
Way back on October the 2nd my family held the 2nd Drexler Family Gathering.
On September 1, 2008 my grandmother Julie Drexler passed away and her three daughters and one son all decided to have a family gathering. This was to make sure everyone stayed in touch (especially the cousins and their children).
This is the second year for the gathering and for the second year we held it at a place very near and dear to my heart Gun Powder State Falls Park in the Hammerman Area. Yes I used to work there years ago and even helped build the tire play ground that we were next too.
I know I had an absolute blast and Lex is still asking when he is going to see his second cousins Aly, Macy, and Megan
Below are some of the pictures that I have taken from my family facebook pages. Enjoy.
Way back on October the 2nd my family held the 2nd Drexler Family Gathering.
On September 1, 2008 my grandmother Julie Drexler passed away and her three daughters and one son all decided to have a family gathering. This was to make sure everyone stayed in touch (especially the cousins and their children).
This is the second year for the gathering and for the second year we held it at a place very near and dear to my heart Gun Powder State Falls Park in the Hammerman Area. Yes I used to work there years ago and even helped build the tire play ground that we were next too.
I know I had an absolute blast and Lex is still asking when he is going to see his second cousins Aly, Macy, and Megan
Below are some of the pictures that I have taken from my family facebook pages. Enjoy.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Did he just lose the election?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!! Come on Bob!!!!!!! What were you thinking?
Below is an article from the Baltimore Sun.com dated 10/6/10 by Annie Linskey
“Ehrlich would cut school funding to offset tax rollback”
“Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. says he would chop $126 million in education funding that goes primarily to Baltimore and Montgomery and Prince George's counties and use the savings to offset a penny rollback to the state's sales tax.
“Ehrlich, who is campaigning to win back his old job, said Wednesday that he views spending the money as "discretionary" — a position similar to the one he held when in office. He would prefer to lower the state's sales tax to make it more competitive with Washington and Delaware and encourage consumer spending.
“But Democrats have seized on the issue, first reported last week by the Associated Press, as a key distinction between Ehrlich and Gov. Martin O'Malley on education funding, seen as important to the Democrats that O'Malley hopes to energize.
“Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, whose city received $21.9 million in funding, said the reduction Ehrlich proposes would have a "dramatic impact" on the city schools system, which announced Wednesday that its dropout rate has plummeted.
“"There was a notion in Annapolis that putting money in the school system was like putting water in a bucket with a hole in it," Rawlings-Blake said. "We are not in that place right now."
“Democrats organized a news conference Wednesday in the Washington suburbs, where Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Rushern Baker, who is expected to be elected Prince George's County executive next month, criticized Ehrlich's plan. Montgomery County received $31.4 million this year from the formula, known as the Geographic Cost of Education Index; Prince George's County rececived $38.6 million.
“Ehrlich questioned O'Malley's commitment to the index, pointing out that the governor did not fund it in his first year, and only funded it fully in the last two years, when federal funds became available.
“"Martin O'Malley wants to use stimulus dollars and say he funded it," Ehrlich said.
“O'Malley called the money "a critically important part of full funding of education in our state."
“The reason we chose to fund it is the same reason it was enacted by the legislature," he said Wednesday. "It recognizes that in some jurisdictions the cost of education is greater, sometimes because of the cost of living, sometimes because of the impact of poverty."
“The index was created as a part of the landmark Thornton education law, which mandated billions in additional state education funding. Ehrlich called it a costly carrot that legislative leaders used to persuade the Montgomery County delegation to vote for the Thornton law.
“The index is one of the few state funding mechanisms that benefits Montgomery County because it is intended to add to teacher salaries in parts of the state where the costs of living are high or where working conditions are undesirable. Baltimore and 12 counties received some money from the formula.”
Look, I make no bones about it, I do not like the politics of Gov. Martin O’Malley. I wanted him to lose in 2006 when he ran for Governor and I want him to lose badly now. There are many reason why I want him to lose, but I can boil this anti O’Malley down to the 1% increase in the sales tax. I loved the fact that Bob Ehrlich proposed rolling back and removing that. How often do you see a politician putting money back in you wallet (stimulus package excluded)?
I have no idea what he was thinking. I hope he has a plan because I officially have doubt that he is going to be able to beat Martin O’Malley.
This is really depressing me and I feel like the only hope to "save" Maryland has been lost.
Below is an article from the Baltimore Sun.com dated 10/6/10 by Annie Linskey
“Ehrlich would cut school funding to offset tax rollback”
“Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. says he would chop $126 million in education funding that goes primarily to Baltimore and Montgomery and Prince George's counties and use the savings to offset a penny rollback to the state's sales tax.
“Ehrlich, who is campaigning to win back his old job, said Wednesday that he views spending the money as "discretionary" — a position similar to the one he held when in office. He would prefer to lower the state's sales tax to make it more competitive with Washington and Delaware and encourage consumer spending.
“But Democrats have seized on the issue, first reported last week by the Associated Press, as a key distinction between Ehrlich and Gov. Martin O'Malley on education funding, seen as important to the Democrats that O'Malley hopes to energize.
“Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, whose city received $21.9 million in funding, said the reduction Ehrlich proposes would have a "dramatic impact" on the city schools system, which announced Wednesday that its dropout rate has plummeted.
“"There was a notion in Annapolis that putting money in the school system was like putting water in a bucket with a hole in it," Rawlings-Blake said. "We are not in that place right now."
“Democrats organized a news conference Wednesday in the Washington suburbs, where Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Rushern Baker, who is expected to be elected Prince George's County executive next month, criticized Ehrlich's plan. Montgomery County received $31.4 million this year from the formula, known as the Geographic Cost of Education Index; Prince George's County rececived $38.6 million.
“Ehrlich questioned O'Malley's commitment to the index, pointing out that the governor did not fund it in his first year, and only funded it fully in the last two years, when federal funds became available.
“"Martin O'Malley wants to use stimulus dollars and say he funded it," Ehrlich said.
“O'Malley called the money "a critically important part of full funding of education in our state."
“The reason we chose to fund it is the same reason it was enacted by the legislature," he said Wednesday. "It recognizes that in some jurisdictions the cost of education is greater, sometimes because of the cost of living, sometimes because of the impact of poverty."
“The index was created as a part of the landmark Thornton education law, which mandated billions in additional state education funding. Ehrlich called it a costly carrot that legislative leaders used to persuade the Montgomery County delegation to vote for the Thornton law.
“The index is one of the few state funding mechanisms that benefits Montgomery County because it is intended to add to teacher salaries in parts of the state where the costs of living are high or where working conditions are undesirable. Baltimore and 12 counties received some money from the formula.”
Look, I make no bones about it, I do not like the politics of Gov. Martin O’Malley. I wanted him to lose in 2006 when he ran for Governor and I want him to lose badly now. There are many reason why I want him to lose, but I can boil this anti O’Malley down to the 1% increase in the sales tax. I loved the fact that Bob Ehrlich proposed rolling back and removing that. How often do you see a politician putting money back in you wallet (stimulus package excluded)?
I have no idea what he was thinking. I hope he has a plan because I officially have doubt that he is going to be able to beat Martin O’Malley.
This is really depressing me and I feel like the only hope to "save" Maryland has been lost.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
So This is 31
If you have not guessed by now October is my birthday month. I make kind of a big deal about it. I find it funny that everyone is so hush, hush about their birthdays and almost seem embarrassed when it is their birthday. That is not me. As you can see by my previous post I have announced that for the first 30 days October has been changed to Scotober. Maybe it is vanity, maybe I just find it funny but I like it and I am going to continue to run the joke into the ground.
My actual birthday was this past Monday the 4th. The day started out great when Lex woke me up. I said to him that today is my birthday. I think he may have been more excited than I am about my birthday. He immediately broke into a rendition of Happy Birthday. This may have been the best moment of my birthday. It was so cute and sweet that it really made my day. At work I was treated to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory by three of my co workers. It was an enjoyable time with a fun conversation. That night Lisa took me and the boys out to dinner at Kobe’s Japanese Steak House at the Avenue in White Marsh. It was another good time. Lex & Jack really enjoyed the show the chef put on for us. Jack was mesmerized by the whole routine and I am sure he was wishing he had more teeth so he could eat with us. Lex was scared of the fire and got bored about an hour into dinner and wanted to walk around. At that point we knew we were done and packed our things to go. We may not have finished dinner but the plus side of that is we have a ton of leftovers from there. When we got home Lisa gave a Superman bag to Lex and told him to give me my presents. In another adorable moment from Lex, he showed me the bag and said, “Here daddy” and then put the bag on the ground and wanted to open the presents himself.
Now for those of you wondering I received for my birthday
1) A Blue Tooth – stupid new Maryland Laws
2) Season 2 of Dexter
3) Season 3 of Dexter
4) Iron Man 2 on Blue Ray
5) And some clothes
All in all I am happy with the results. I will chalk this up to another good birthday. Thank you to everyone who got me a card, who called, sent me a present, took me to lunch/dinner and for everyone who sent me a note on Facebook.
My actual birthday was this past Monday the 4th. The day started out great when Lex woke me up. I said to him that today is my birthday. I think he may have been more excited than I am about my birthday. He immediately broke into a rendition of Happy Birthday. This may have been the best moment of my birthday. It was so cute and sweet that it really made my day. At work I was treated to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory by three of my co workers. It was an enjoyable time with a fun conversation. That night Lisa took me and the boys out to dinner at Kobe’s Japanese Steak House at the Avenue in White Marsh. It was another good time. Lex & Jack really enjoyed the show the chef put on for us. Jack was mesmerized by the whole routine and I am sure he was wishing he had more teeth so he could eat with us. Lex was scared of the fire and got bored about an hour into dinner and wanted to walk around. At that point we knew we were done and packed our things to go. We may not have finished dinner but the plus side of that is we have a ton of leftovers from there. When we got home Lisa gave a Superman bag to Lex and told him to give me my presents. In another adorable moment from Lex, he showed me the bag and said, “Here daddy” and then put the bag on the ground and wanted to open the presents himself.
Now for those of you wondering I received for my birthday
1) A Blue Tooth – stupid new Maryland Laws
2) Season 2 of Dexter
3) Season 3 of Dexter
4) Iron Man 2 on Blue Ray
5) And some clothes
All in all I am happy with the results. I will chalk this up to another good birthday. Thank you to everyone who got me a card, who called, sent me a present, took me to lunch/dinner and for everyone who sent me a note on Facebook.
Friday, October 1, 2010
HAPPY SCOTOBER!!!!!!
It is the 1st of Scotober. The next 30 days are going to be a blast.
HAPPY SCOTOBER EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
HAPPY SCOTOBER EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
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