Our beloved Boston sports franchises are just dazzling me with their trades this year. They are bringing into town one supremely positive role model after another.

I’ve talked about the Bruins trading for Joe Corvo already. I don’t want to get into how I feel about that particular pile of puke anymore, but to sum up he was once convicted of assaulting a woman. Like I said, puke.

Now we learn that the New England Patriots have traded for Albert Haynesworth. I don’t follow the NFL much, if at all, so I was unfamiliar with this winner.

I read a story on espn.com today that said that already this summer he has been arrested twice, once for a road rage incident in which he settled out of court, and the other for fondling a waitress in a bar. He is currently facing a misdemeanor charge of sexual abuse for that one.

I wonder if Joe and Albert know each other. Maybe the two of them can hang out in Boston area bars and talk shop.

What positive role models they both are.

Step daughter is still fine today.
Step son is better today but still sniffley.
Jen was a little better last night, but still up to her eyeballs in this black plague/head cold.
I’m better. Still congested, still coughing a lot, still tired and sore, but none of it is as bad as it was yesterday.

There is a light at the end of the sickness tunnel. We will all be 100% by the time we fly to California!

Optimism, people. Optimism and confidence in our immune systems!
Go white blood cells go!

I have known this day would come eventually, and now it has. Ever since we set up a second living room in the cellar I knew that one day I would come home to find one of the kids in the upstairs living room and the other in the cellar.

Today is that day. When I came home from work my step daughter was doing her thing, all by her lonesome, downstairs.

Independence hath been discovered and duly declared.

A look back, but also a look ahead…

The San Diego Zoo.

I wanna go NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!!!!!

Oh Mr. Ford, please say it’s not true.

The vacation is coming soon. It’s not imminent, but it’s coming soon.

I have a really bad cold. Bad enough to stay out of work one day this week, and I never stay out of work when I’m sick. Right now I have a five alarm headache that is making my eyes hurt. Hooray.

Jen is sick too. She’s working from home today, but she’s probably feeling bad enough that she could have called in sick.

My step son is sniffling and complaining of a little sore throat.

My step daughter woke up with a minor sore throat, but by the time we left the house she said she was fine.

I WILL NOT FREAK OUT.
I WILL NOT PANIC.

There is plenty of time for all of us to feel well again. More than enough time. We’re all going to be feeling fine when we board the plane for the six hour flight to California. There is nothing to panic about at all.

Yet.

Crap, I am freaking out.

I WILL NOT FREAK OUT!!!

Here are the lessons we have learned from our fish tank.

1: Neon Tetras (excuse any misspellings of fish names) are strong and hearty little suckers. We bought three of them after setting up the tank. All three are still going strong. Good going, little fish!

2: Glo Fish (I think that’s the full name, but I might be missing something) are the polar opposites of Neon Tetras. We bought three of them, a couple of weeks after getting the Neon Tetras, and all three are now dead. Glo Fish are weak and stupid fish who can’t handle the rigors of doing nothing but swimming and eating.

I will add to this list when (if) we learn new things about the exciting world of fish tanks. For now, though, to sum up:

Neon Tetras = Good
Glo Fish = Bad

I’m sick, my nose is blocked but running at the same time, my eyes are watering so much I’m seeing double, and I’ve got a headache. Jen fears for California. I don’t. It’s just a cold and there is plenty of time (pause to sneeze) before we go. I just have to sleep it off today and not get close to my wife and step kids for a few days. Ah, there’s the downside.

Oh, now the bad news. We’ve lost another fish. The three original fish are still alive and kicking, but the three from the second group are all dead. Stupid fish.

Mondaaaaaaaaaaaay, SUCKS!

(high school flashback, sorry)

My nephew’s birthday party was a blast. All of the kids were great, it was a lot of fun. Our present was a big hit. Good, good, good.

Right about the time we got home from the party I started feeling sick. Oh good. I’m sicker today. Not sick enough to stay out of work, but about 60 minutes into my 75 minute commute I was starting to think I should have. We’ll ride it out until lunch time and see how it goes.

California is getting close. I can’t wait to go. All of us are getting really excited. It’s going to be so good to get away from things for a while.

For now though, this package of kleenex and I are going to spend some quality time together.

Good day!