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| I'm back! |
| Posted by Erick on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 10:45pm |
A friend prodded me about my site not being active for a long time, so I fixed it up and made it live again.
Life is good, Emily is great.
Brett Favre retired. That sucks. |
| Firecrackers... |
| Posted by Erick on Thursday, July 5th, 2007 at 5:08pm |
| I took my daughter to see fireworks last night. After the first couple, she said "daddy, they go pop pop pop" and she'd open and close her fingers above her head. Then she sat on my lap to watch them and every once in a while she'd say cool or awesome. Then she said "what do you think daddy?" and I said "I think they're pretty. What do you think Em?" and she said "I think they're pretty, too!" At one point she said, "Where's your camera, daddy?" I asked her why? She said, "To take pictures of firecrackers!" Anyway, she liked it a lot and it was amazing having her for that. And she just turned 2... |
| The Packers, The Draft and The Moron |
| Posted by Erick on Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 8:35am |
Thompson and others repeat the mantra of picking the best player available with each pick. That's ridiculous and a farce. If that were true, it's conceivable that a team could end up picking players at a single position through the whole draft. You have to balance need with that logic or you'll end up with a glut of people at some positions and lacking at others - as is the case now. The Packers didn't have a major need for a DT and certainly not a first-rounder. Time will tell, but building for the future - the future never gets here. You have to compliment the team you have and build toward something, not ignore what you have and just grab whomever.
Thompson also claims his philosophy of building solely through the draft comes from his mentor Ron Wolf. That's garbage. Take a look at the roster for the Packers super bowl team in 1996. How many of them were drafted by the Packers? How many of the marquee names on that roster were free-agent acquisitions? Far more than there are on the current roster. He's taken this philosophy to an extreme that cannot work. Like anything, moderation is best and he doesn't get that.
Ted Thompson is a moron. He might pull something off in the future, but I won't hold my breath. He has talked about the future for 2 seasons and 3 drafts now - when is that future supposed to arrive? |
| Almost a year. |
| Posted by Erick on Sunday, April 29th, 2007 at 10:00pm |
Been almost a year since I wrote anything. Bit of news: my isp is shutting down and I have to move to a new service, hence the update.
Emily is awesome. She's sooo smart. She'll be 2 in a couple of weeks. I can't believe it - she's so awesome!
Business is good. Life is good. No complaints.
An ex's husband has been saying some real unflattering things about her and is now looking for a reason for a divorce. She seems to think everything's ok and it makes me consider saying something, but it's really not my problem and I don't want to get involved. I'm glad I don't have things like that to deal with in my life.
Oh, got a new dog. She's a black lab. Named her Lily. Her name has been good practice for Emily - the only sound she really had trouble with was an L sound. 
Nothing else today. Maybe I'll write more often, but don't hold your breath. |
| It's been a while... |
| Posted by Erick on Friday, May 12th, 2006 at 5:00pm |
A lot new, but the biggest is that my baby is now a year old! She's doing awesome, walking, jabbering a lot, learning everything she can and having fun.  |
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| Working out... |
| Posted by Erick on Monday, March 20th, 2006 at 12:45pm |
| So, I've been working out at the gym. I haven't done that in a long time (years), but it's fun. I'm finding I'm not in bad shape at all. I do things to stay in shape, but nothing regimented like working out on a regular basis. |
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| Bored!!! |
| Posted by Erick on Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 at 4:45pm |
| I am bored! Very bored! I've been working a lot and taking care of Emily. Poor thing has pneumonia. That sucks, but she's getting better since the antibiotics kicked in. And she learned how to cough - at first it was pretty feeble - sad actually, but now she's clearing things out! |
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| About time! |
| Posted by Erick on Friday, February 24th, 2006 at 9:34pm |
| Finally! I am now on my daughter's birth certificate! She's only 9 months old.... It's about time! I'm extremely happy about that. It might not mean much to most people, but it does to me. I got my copy today and it's so cool to have that - her name at the top and me - yes, me - listed as her father! Sweet! |
| Merry Christmas! |
| Posted by Erick on Sunday, December 25th, 2005 at 8:00pm |
| I had a great Christmas. |
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| New Truck |
| Posted by Erick on Friday, December 16th, 2005 at 3:00pm |
| I got a new truck and was told I should report that here. It's a 2006 Honda Ridgeline. I love it and if you're considering one - you can't go wrong. More details and pictures inside... |
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