Focus don't mean nothin' to Herr Colin

It's been a bit of a slow week 'round the house. We're waitin' for the Bucks to kick off and the 'Canes to drop the puck. Sadly, the Reds haven't given us a reason to hope since May.

Here's a few pix to tide everyone over 'til Sept 5 when the Bucks kick off against Navy. First up - Colin defying focus:
Mommy didn't want these pix posted, but let's face it - she's wearin' matching Canes hat and sweater, and Colin is representin' the Descendents. Does it get better than that?

Answer: NEIN.

Here begins the record of Herr Colin enjoyin' Thursday (sans CFA football or NHL hockey) with Lightening McQueen in hand:

Again, who needs focus?

This pic is post-tickling:

BTW - that is a Bam-Bam t-shirt he's wearing. The most appropriate garment the kid has ever had:

Here's some video of Herr Colin reading Green Eggs and Ham to tide everyone over:

Cheers.

Stay classy - thanks for stopping by!

Emma the taxpayer

Here's Ms. Emma working the coveted drive-thru:
She's officially become a taxpayer! Hats off to her!

Kudos, kiddo.

21 Days

If that doesn't get the blood pumping, nothing will.

21 days 'til Navy visits the Shoe . . .

GO BUCKS!!!!!

It's like 'Frampton Comes Alive', but BETTER!

Here's a bunch of recently taken pix for those folks that don't know the Stones output from the mid to late '70's.

Shaadooby-Shattered:

"I will come to your Emotional Rescue"

And then, here's Jon - sportin' the Rhinestone Cowboy duds:

He's tryin' to hide it - but he's a happy camper wearin' the pink duds:

See what I'm sayin? He LOVES wearin' the pink:

Here's the boy refusin' to put on any duds:

Post the puttin' on of the duds:

A bit of the chasin' of Daddy:

After the kid's had almost enough:

Here's some video to support things:

And here Herr Colin is at the end of it:

Thanks for stopping by.
Stay Classy.

Contrition

OK - it's been a slow week - not much going on 'round here. This video is the best I can offer.

Normally, the kid is bouncing from one end of the leather sectional couch to the other. In this instance, you have very controlled bouncing:

So there you have it - this week's addition. Hopefully there's more to come this coming week.

One other thing to note - Emma got her first paying job this week. She's working for the Dairy Queen in Cary. Hats off to her - she's become a tax payer now. I am very proud of this fact.

I just hope she doesn't start complaining about Barack TOO much to me. ;-)

For Grandma Warbel

This is a post for Grandma June. There's no Colin in this one. Colinfans might want to skip it. :-)

Every year we go down to where Mollie and her boyfriend Paul live for the 4th of July. It is a neighborhood in Cincinnati called Northside. The houses in Northside were mostly built post-civil war up to the turn of the 20th century. It's a neighborhood that's rich in heritage. In fact, it's one of downtown Cincinnati's very first suburbs; long before cars were dominant.

Anyway - the Northside 4th of July parade has become a Cincinnati institution. Cincy being a reactionary right-wing enclave, the Northside 4th of July parade is the one place where Cincinnati is willing to let her freak flag fly a little bit.

In other words - it's an absolute blast and something not to be missed. Colin's been several times - and he always has a gas. One of the staples of the Northside parade is the Lawnchair Ladies. It's a precision drill team comprised of ladies and their lawnchairs.

We mentioned the Lawnchair Ladies to June this year and she'd asked to see some of the Ladies in action. A day late and a dollar short, here's some video that Paul shot of this year's performance, by request for June:

Here's some older video of the brigade in action on a somewhat dryer 4th:

And that's a little flavor of Cincinnati letting her hair down. Hope you enjoyed it.

If you find yourself in Cincy on the 4th, ask 'em to take you to Northside - it's the only place to be!