I am a fan of Grey's Anatomy. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's because the female cast is attractive, or maybe it is because I like seeing The Nazi give all the interns a hard time. Anyway, as I was getting ready to tape the Thursday Night lineup on ABC, there was a promotion for a new show called "October Road". I figured I would tape it and watch the series premiere when I get a chance. That chance was last night.

The show isn't bad. It's about a young man who left his hometown 10 years ago to go to college. Over that time, he writes a book about his hometown. And some of the things he has written about has made some people angry. Especially an ex-girlfriend who currently has a husband and a ten-year-old child.

Anyway, throughout the show, songs are being played, and there is a scene where the author finds out that a few friends of his teenage years still get together once a week and play "air instruments" to recorded music. They are playing their imaginary instruments to "The Boys Are Back In Town", which was a popular hit in the 1970s. Other references to rock and roll bands and songs played on the show are from the 1970s.

Let me get this straight. It is currently 2007. The story revolves around a man who left his hometown ten years ago. That would be 1997. That would make him about eighteen years-old as he goes off to college. So ten years later, he would be about 28 years-old.

Now, I would imagine that an 18 year-old leaving for college in the year 1997 would be listening to a band that was from the 1990s, don't you think?

I would imagine that he would be listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Oasis, or possibly the Gin Blossoms or the Wallflowers.

Is the show targeted for people in their late 20s, or is it targeted for an older audience? The show is about a group of friends from 1997, and they are making references to R.E.O Speedwagon and Thin Lizzy? Most of the people I know who grew up in that era listened to Phish, Dave Matthews Band, or Nine Inch Nails, or other 90s' bands for that matter.

If the show is going to be about people who grew up in the 1990s, play the music they grew up with. Not the music their parents grew up with.

Besides, I have a friend who would really get a kick out of hearing The Pixies on the soundtrack for the television show.

Good morning everybody!

So it's UCLA against Florida and Ohio State against Georgetown for the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. And who is your favorite to win?

I am going with Ohio State. Let me know which team you want to see win the championship.

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and I'll holler at ya' later. Now if you excuse me, it's time to make the coffee.

Hey Folks!

I have just finished an inspection of our neighborhood center and the surrounding area. And now I am currently on lunch break, so I will fill you in on the details. Last year, the new director for the recreation department came up with a monthly inspection for the neighborhood centers. Once a month, an employee from that facility is given a form and is required to walk around the neighborhood center to see if anything needs to be cleaned, repaired, etc...

Which is good because you want to have any public facility clean and in proper working order. You want to have a great appearance because this reflects on the city.

Anyway, we are required to walk around the surrounding area of the facility. Whether it be a park or athletic fields, we have to make sure that everything is clean and in working order. Since I work in maintenance, anything that needs to be cleaned or repaired in the recreation center is my responsibility.

Anything that does not fall under my job description (electrical, plumbing, carpentry...)is reported to facility management in a work order. Then someone will come out and do any needed repairs. It is also the same procedure for parks department.

Excuse me while I start to laugh.



You see, since we have been doing these monthly inspections, I have reported a dead tree near the front of the facility that needs to be removed. Our facility is operated by the city. The school next to our center, however, is operated by the county. There is an argument as to whether the tree is on city property, or county property. So naturally, both municipalities try to pass it off on one another.

If I can get access to a chainsaw, I can cut the damn tree down myself! But then that will cause a problem.

So here I am, writing about this as someone drives by our facility and see a dead tree out front.

I should put a damn noose in the thing!

"Look honey", as the man tells his wife while they drive by,"they're starting to decorate for Halloween already!"

I wonder how many more "inspections" I will have to do in order to get that tree cut down.

Keep the thing up. We can use it as a prop for our haunted house.

Now where's that noose?

Here is a joke my sister from Ohio e-mailed me. I thought it would be great to share.

The Ohio Woman

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their wives new duties.

The first man had married a woman from Colorado and had told her that she was going to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day he came home to a clean house and dishes washed and put away.

The second man had married a woman from Nebraska. He had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the cooking. The first day he didn't see any results, but the next day he saw that it was better. By the third day, the house was clean, the dishes were done, and there was a huge dinner on the table.

The third man married a woman from Ohio. He told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal.

He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything, but by the third day some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye. Just enough to fix himself a bite to eat and load the dishwasher.

Good morning everybody!

I am currently taking a coffee break, and I'm on the computer viewing fark.com. I could not help but laugh about three news stories covering criminal activity.

The first story featuring a dumb criminal focuses on a Ohio man who was held up by a few robbers. One of these robbers happened to be his grandson.

Now how in the hell can you steal from a family member and live with yourself? Even though the grandson was wearing a mask, the man was able to recognize his grandson by his eyes and hair. I don't think that this kid will be in grandpa's will.

The second story happened in Titusville, Florida. That is on the east coast. It is a 45 minute drive from where I live in Orlando. Anyway, a young man was arrested for breaking into a home. How did police catch him? He left his cell phone at the residence. Then came back to get it.

I guess you might say that the factory is there, but production has slowed down a bit.

The third story deals with a guy from New York who stole a coin container for "Jerry's Kids" from a 7-11. The employees were able to give a description of the thief's automobile, which police later found on the side of the road because the man had ran out of gas.

Inside the car was several crumpled dollar bills and "a lot of change".

I guess the 7-11 didn't have gas pumps out front.

I am currently thinking about one of my favorite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption". In the movie, there is a scene were a young convict is telling the fellow inmates about the bad luck he has had during robberies. After they have had their laughs, Tim Robbins tells the young man that if he is no good for a life of crime, then maybe he ought to do something else for a living.

Which leads me to think. If these guys are this dumb, what can they do?