Strikes my fancy

Went to 2 baseball games in 24 hours.... Pops wanted to go for 3, but we was worried the Little Lady might not be too happy with that (and me, I don't know if I could have taken it!) I AM taking credit for the Nationals little 2 game streak. If they want more, they can call me when they play the Mets ;-) Hanging with the extended family that I almost always refer to as the in-laws (although they aren't) was actually good this time. Spent an entire day in a museum yesterday. Touched base with a cousin I probably haven't seen in 25 years and probably didn't talk to when I did meet him. I liked him & he used to live in Queens (but now Chi-town). Great aunts & uncles, 2nd cousins and regular aunts and uncles.... all good times. Uncle asked me at the wedding reception if I was going to reenact Wedding Crashers...nah. Getting back on the road again.... which will lead me to my sisters!

So after a month, I have found a space of time which allows me to contribute to the lives of my siblings. Poor excuse, I know. I accept full responsibility for being a slacker. Of course, now H1 will be joining us shortly, an occasion to greet with excitment and gratitude. Not too long before the season arrives that will allow all of us to revel in each other's company. For those who dont know (how could you not?), I took my first grad class this last week (8-5 every day). Not too demanding, thankfully. I have five for the rest of the semester, starting next monday. Those are promising to be a bit more demanding. Mom was hoping this grad class would be an introduction for me to the future Mr. I did so hate to disappoint her... Alas, soon she will have to try something more industrious. Hope all is well in your prospective tinsle towns. The land of opportunity awaits! How come I cant find it?

I just really don't have anything to say that I don't say at my other blog. Um Heidi is awesome for letting me come crash and see Bob Dylan the other night. Also I think me and her have way too much fun when I come up there, you know why? Because all we do is EAT!! Or at least we do it a lot, the other night we each ate a Pint of ice cream! I had the Stephen Colbert "Americone Dream" ice cream. Yea it was awesome.

My good buddy KTL has mentioned that for a blog with the title "Shonkkids", I hog the blogs. I quickly pointed out that it just means the rest of my sibs are actually living life rather than just writing about it.... I think he didn't really buy my argument and started e-mailing me articles to read (which I took to mean: comment) Here's one that I read today: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/14/AR2008081403446.html?nav=rss_email/components I won't comment on much of it because well, while those close to me know I am very opinionated, I would have to say that politics is where I am not. Might have something to do with the fact that I don't know how much voting for one person within our current 2 party system really will make a difference..... but I'm also still thinking that through and enjoying being cynical, so don't try to debate me. I did like how the article mentioned that tomorrow both candidates will sit down with Ri...

I fear that this is becoming a forum for my rants, so I will start with something "non-ranty". My brother is now living a mere 2 hours from me. And even though neither one of us has cars - it is doable. I think that he will live in Philly and then "weekend" in NYC... although the accommodations are a bit worse than most people's weekend homes (we make up for it with the food). I'm excited about having a sibling so close! Last week a group of students came from NKY to work with a church in Bay Ridge. Some of these folks were in the 8th grade small group that I lead..... Good times with them playing kickball, making fun of them eating KFC and Uno's (I STILL don't know who comes here and does that!) They also were gracious enough to bring G & I some stuff from home and carry a table back for me. Getting that little table out of my room increase my floor space by 25%, I think! We are starting our bi-annual question of "What should we do f...

Hello All. Finally found time to read my email and found this. Life is good everything is moved in and in a place somewhere. Still training at work which is really just like full sail "Here make a game see you when you are done and we will grade it." So yea I have as much time as I want but I decided on a week (ending tomorrow hopefully). Work is awesome we get free food (usually once a week but we have had it 3 times this week and there is a ton left in the work fridges) we goof around, we play practical jokes, we make fun of everyone that isn't us in the studio. Yes it is true we are elitist. Tomorrow I go to NY to visit Heidi ($20 round trip WOO) should be fun. Ok that is it back to other stuff. Love you all Grant PS These are private right I don't want my shoddy random writing showing up on my professional search ;) PPS This is for Heidi and her Feist hatred http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fciD_II7NI

First, I need to say that every time I think of this song, I think of one man: Don Strunk. He shaped my middle school years and beyond by singing this song....alot :-) On my way to work yesterday I passed by the subway stop. Usually there is a man with a mohawk at this corner passing out free newspapers. I realized as I was crossing the street that it was a different man (also signaling that it was a different free paper). I also noticed the man had a cane, a cane like blind people normally walk with. As I got onto the sidewalk I was going to continue down the avenue (as opposed to into the train like most people would be doing) and the man asked me if I'd like a newspaper. I was pretty amazed that he heard me walking by in tennis shoes while big trucks zoomed past us. I'm lucky if I can hear the conversation that's meant for me to hear it in these situations.