The Aldrich Avenue Weekly

This picture(please excuse the fingerprint) doesn’t really pertain to what I am going to talk about today. Just to remind you that I will back in the Rocky Mountains in early Jan. 2007 and just wante3 to rub it in you’re faces. Jelous? Congratulations Mr. Murdoch. You decided not to run O.J. Simpsons interview on Fox News and cancel the publication of his book. Dumbass. It took you THAT long to come back to reality and how dumb of a story this is? Even Geraldo Rivera was critizing Fox. That in intself should tell you its bad. Why is this man(Simpson) still getting press? His new book was to explain "how I would have killed my ex-wife and friend" had I done that murders. I am speachless. Its a shame someone was even going to run and publish this "book". Sad really. My jaw dropped big time today. More hints of a draft for the Military. If that happens I’m moving to Canada. I should have the option to decide myself if I want to go into the Military. Not forced. If they are running low on troops, maybe that is another sign we don’t belong in Iraq. However, on the other hand, we can’t just drop everything we’re doing and leave Iraq. We have to fix the problems we created. It’s a lose-lose situation. The worst kind. I suppose all things today can’t be sad news. I mean, it is the week of Thanksgiving. Good ol’ "Turkey Day". I can’t wait. I love eating all that food, watching football and relaxing. I mean think about it. Those three descriptions probablly account for what every American will be doing this coming Thursday. Well, pretty damn close. Last weekend was quite entertaining. Had a couple good nights at the house. Many laughs, and drama was about. I think there’s still a little hint of burndt Badger’s hovering around the U campus. Oh yea, thats right, the Gophers swept Wisconson Sat. and Sun. SHIBBY!!! I get to go on my very FIRST business trip this coming December. I get to go visit the SRAM corp. in Colorado Springs the second week of Dec. Those of you who aren’t of the bicycle "ilk", its kind of a big deal. Also thats almost 2 weeks out of 5 I will be in Colorado. No complaints here. For some odd reason Radiohead has made me very hungry and the pasta calls my name. Here’s to a good week, good company, and Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Cheers

weekly quote - "Anywhere is walking distance, if you’ve got the time". -Steven Wright

Y’all remember that Suntan lotion song? NO, not the Adam Sandler version. The one that offered advice. Anyone? Well, I’m gonna offer my thoughts, advice, whatever ya wanna call it today, this 13th day of November, two thousand and six. Enjoy….. If you buy 30 tortilla’s for only 95 cents be aware that there is a reason they
are only 95 cents. 75% of the people that get off of Freeway 94W onto the
Hennepin/Lyndale exit are idiots, drive wisely. Cheese is overrated and should
be celebrated. The first time she gives you that "look" should never be forgotten. That look that makes you fall in love for the first time all over again. It makes you want to smother her with kisses and hugs. Priceless. The =w=eezer self titled "Blue" album slowly seeps through your pores and into your thoughts and emotions like water through a paper towl. You soon become saturated with musical and lyrical genious. ALWAYS remember where you came from and be proud of that. Never overlook a good conversation and cup of coffee. Love should be something that everybody gets to experience in their lifetime. Next time you see someone looking down and in the dumps, all they might need is a smile and a "hello." Try it sometime. If you are an avid cyclist, I highly recommend you try a 24 hour solo mt. bike race. Clip your toenails and fingernails on a regular basis. People watching is more fun then you may think it is. Anytime you think that you’re gonna explode from stress, just take a deep breath, drink some Squirt, and tell yourself "Woah dude, it could be much worse." Bush jumping while intoxicated is hilarious to watch, a trip to do, and a good laugh to see the next day(photos). Don’t overestimate the satisfaction of a tasty, icy cold, beer. I’ll leave it at that. Ta Ta folks. Ciao

Weekly quote - "Common sense is the collection of prejudices aquired by the age eighteen" -Albert Einstein

My brain is in a funk and I can’t decide what to write about. I was feeling really motivated to write about the possible new Porky’s opening up in NE Murderapolis, but there’s not enough material to go with right now. Soooooo, until next week, here’s to snow on the horizon, ski’s getting waxed, clean laundry, the last kick ass week of mt. biking coming to a close, chicken, and a helluva weekend coming up. Cheers

Weekly quote - "That best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." -William Wordsworth

Tsk, tsk, tsk Mr. John Kerry. Ya know, all ya had to do was make your speech about the upcoming election, who you support , and be done with it. Nope, you had to take it one step further. Those of you who have no idea what I am talking about here ya go. John Kerry while speaking at Pasadena City College on Monday. "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effor to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t you get stuck in Iraq." Of course the wonderful and oviously bored journalists we have in this country blow this up into a firestorm. Being that it is, I would like to shed my 2 cents on this subject. Myself, being of the "uneducated"(otherwise known as a non-college attendee) ILK take offense to this quote. Yesterday, Mr. Kerry said "I apologize to no-one" and went on a 5 minute tangent of pointless and worthless dribble said that the statement was a "botched joke" and was more directed at the Bush administration. He even starts condradicting himself. He said his comments couldn’t have been directed at the military because you have to be smart to be in the military. Wait a minute? Is this making sense? I think not. So if I’m hearing this right, first he said if you aren’t good in school you get stuck in the military, then he says you have to be smart to be in the military.  I call shenanigans RIGHT now. I do not believe that in any way that it was "botched". He said what he said, and this subject should not have even come up. Why even joke about what our current situation in Iraq is? How about giving a helping hand with the administration. Ya know, Mr. Kerry was in favor of our situation in Iraq at first. Since then, he has gone back and forth many times. Another tid-bit of info I heard. President Bush got better grades in college and on his SAT then Mr. Kerry did. Cripes, my head hurts. I hope he does apologize, although I’m convinced he won’t. Its a damn shame. Thats that. I will leave it at that and nothing more.

On another not, I know I just started up with the weekly quote and hope to have a weekly log, this week is a little different. Its the one and only Top 10 list myself, Matt, and a few wonderful guests came up with after a night of consumption and hilarity I would like to share. Enjoy.

Top 10 Reasons not to leave a Wounded Soldier(i.e. a beer)

10. You paid for it
9. Its only cold once
8. There’s not as much swill as you think
7. Show of Masculinity
6. You don’t remember it anyways
5. Satisfaction of a job well done
4. You want it all for yourself
3. ITS THE LAW!!!
2. Show that person of leaving one behing
1. Hey!!! Its alcohol, quit complaining.

Good night, I’m out. Word.