1st Day of Bass Season

Today was the 1st Day of the 2006 Bass Season and the lake was pristine at 5:30 AM



Al Guari caught a nice smallmouth to get us started.


I followed up with a nice bass to get the ball rolling.


Later in the evening, my brother-in-law, Ed Lupyak caught one to end a great day of fishing at Newton Lake.

1-2-3 KURTZ !

I wonder if this is how Charlie's Angel's started ?

Here is Annie, Molly & Elisa after a hard fought tee ball victory !

what a crew

Princeton University Bound !

Leah, Tony, Brad & Joellen



Congratulations to my nephew Brad. He graduated from Lakeland High School tonight, and is now headed to Princeton University. Best of luck to you !

Great fishing weekend !

Had a lot of fun catching bass this weekend ! Here is a sample of the 8 bass I caught today !

Kindergarten Graduation !

Congratulations Annie ! Graduated from Kindergarten today ! Great Job ! Have a great summer !

WOW ! you even got a kiss from the principal, you must be pretty special ;)

Great Job Emily !

Emily graduated from pre-school today ! It was a long, long year ... we didn't think you'd make it ;)

I have a delicious bass for you !

another nice smallmouth taken at Newton Lake (all fish are caught and released)

Saturday morning fishing !

nothing better than coffee and bass fishing !


Paul and Keith with the twins !

Fishing with Gramps !

Annie and Emily went fishing with Gramps ... and look what they caught !

MOAB Fishing & Drinking Club

The inaugural meeting of the MOAB Fishing and Drinking Club was held last night. A good time was had by all.

St. Patrick's Day in Scranton

Just another great St. Patrick's Day Parade day in Scranton this year. Weather was warm, the crowds were huge.


Everyone had a great time, including this guy...even though he won't remember.




Only 52 more weeks until NEPA doesn't suck again.

Dancing with the Stars ... not quite

Here is a link to some future contestants for Dancing with the Stars!

PSU Orange Bowl - Instant Classic !

One of the most intense, and nerve wracking football games I have ever watched. It reminded me of a Yankees - Red Sox playoff game.

Congrats to PSU ! Nice to finally see you playing football in January again !

...in a sad note... my thoughts and prayers are with the families of the Coal Miners who were killed in West Virginia. What a crappy way to start 2006 :(

First time on Skates !

Annie went Ice Skating for the first time today and had a blast. She didn't fall once !

Happy New Year 2006 !

Another year in this hell pit of NEPA. YIPEE !

Shoveled a little today ... I am sure we will now get 2 ft of snow in the next week.
;)

Skate-O-Rama !

Went rollar skating yesterday for the first time in about 20 yrs.

Last time I went it was at Skate-O-Rama and the music was My Sharona !

Thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee !

For Red Sox fans... this has got to hurt !

JohnNY Damon - Captain Shaveman !

Look who is the latest Red Sox to jump ship and join the Yankees ... none other than JohnNY Damon.

This is great ... now we can watch as the Boston Press and the Red Sox front office start a smear campaign against him, as if he was the worst player to ever put on a Sox uniform.

Funny how Boston's stars always want to come to the Yankees, but you never see the Yankees star players wanting to join the Sox.

My guess is for $52 million Johnny Damon will be able to afford a really good razor now.

SNOW DAY #2

Another day off from school for the girls. Snow and ice last night, so school was canceled. Could be a long winter at this rate.

Annie & Emily were not complaining !

SNOW DAY !

Had a Snow Day today ! No School or Work ! Mother Nature dropped off a foot of #$%@(_+^ snow last night. So we took this opportunity to make our annual trek with the Sokoloski's to find the perfect Christmas Tree. Once again...we failed ! Marion and the girls had fun while I trudged through the snow looking for the tree. ;) ;)

PA Bear Season

Beer and Bear ... Pennsylvania Hunting at its best !

Congrats to Al Guari for getting his first bear on 12/3/05 !

Bear Steaks for Everyone ! ;)

Pro Bowlers Tour

Took the girls bowling ... it was quite an adventure. There is definitely a reason people drink when they bowl.

;)

MURTHA SAYS: BRING 'EM HOME

The Hawk has spoken... Rep. John Murtha, Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Committee , wants the troops out of Iraq now. WOW! He wields a lot of power because of his position... this could really start to turn the tide against the Bush regime.

Murtha is also a decorated Veteren of the Vietnam War. This should prove to be interesting.

Big Pimpn' his way to $52 million

The Yankees resigned Matsui last night for 4 years $52 million. Again...the Yanks probably overpaid, but he is a class act, and I'd rather see a guy like him make the money than a loser like Terrell Owens.

Hey T.O. if you wanted to make really big $$, you should of played baseball.

Visiting for the Weekend

Had a couple of visitors in my backyard this afternoon. I think they just wanted to see how the patio project turned out.

:)

Congrats Jim Wansacz !

Congrats to State Rep Jim Wansacz and his lovely bride on their wedding today ;) ;)

What a great day for a November wedding !

How about that Nittany Lion !

You gotta give him credit. He's original.

Here is a link to him pretending to be Napoleon Dynamite.

WHITE OUT !

This is why TO wants out of Philly

Can you blame him ?

I called it !

Just as I had posted on October 27, Bush has now appointed a radical conservative for the Supreme Court. Harriet Miers was just a smoke screen, who had planned to withdraw all along. (and yes we can not wait for book to hit the shelves)

The American people are so naive, they don't understand all this is scripted. Nominating Alito was the plan all along. Now as soon as people complain about him... all the talk show hosts will say...they didn't want Miers and now they don't want Alito... you can't satisfy the liberals.

People need to wake up !

They're not so scary...

Saw these Halloweeners today.

We are in so much trouble when they get older. ;)

... another project ... DONE !

... finally finished the rear sidewalk ... thanks to Al Guari for additional labor ... and of course Paul & Ed Sokoloski of Ed N Paul Walls for their work on the patio ... and can't forget Jermyn Supply for all the materials.

Now I finally have someplace to drink my beer :)

Harriet Miers withdraws nomination to the Supreme Court

White House Counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court. Now this is a shock ! You know what... I am withdrawing my nomination too. What the hell... since I have spent as much time being a judge as Ms. Miers, then what right do I have to be Supreme Court Justice.

I have said from the beginning that this was a set up. Bush has some radically conservative judge he wants to slip in, so he put up Ms. Miers...she would stir up all kinds of controversy, and withdraw, and now they can slip in the person they really wanted all along.

Just Watch !

...and so it begins

Woke up to this lovely sight this morning !

Now we can look forward to 6 more months of this crap. I hate living here ... I should move to Florida like the rest of the sane people. Who cares that they have to give up their ability to vote just to move there. At least their warm. :)

2,000 US Soliders killed in Iraq

Today the official death toll of US Soliders in Iraq has surpassed 2,000. Let's remember them today and everyday.

• IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE REPORTER,WHO HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
• IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE POET,WHO HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
• IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE CAMPUS ORGANIZER,WHO HAS GIVEN US THE FREEDOM TO DEMONSTRATE.
• IT IS THE SOLDIER,WHO SALUTES THE FLAG,AND WHOSE COFFIN IS DRAPED BY THE FLAG,WHO ALLOWS THE PROTESTER TO BURN THE FLAG.

World Series Ratings Down Over 30%

Without the Yankees or the Red Sox in the World Series the TV ratings are down over 30%.

This is a shock ( saracastic ) . Who didn't see this coming?

In other news...Emily and I went to pick out some pumpkins for carving ;)

NBA Dress Code ??

I guess NBA stands for:
No Bling Allowed or Normal Business Attire

I think this is a good idea ... so I guess because I am a white male this must make me racist.

Lynn Swann for Governor ?? WTF ??

I see that Lynn Swann is running for governor. I guess standing on the sidelines of a football game and reporting why a team decided to go on 4th down rather than kick a field goal makes him qualified.

This is a joke. Of course in this country full of idiots that would elect Bush to a 2nd term, I guess anything is possible.

I wondering if he'll take O.J to be his Lt. Governor. ;)

Love that Pumpkin Patch !

Annie loves picking out those pumpkins !

Baseball Season is OVER

Yanks choked last night. Season Over. I'm kinda glad ... it was getting too stressful.



Bernie if it was your last game as Yankee, best of luck. You were class all the way.

Thanks Columbus !

No school today...yipee !!!

Bush.. Worst Disaster to hit US

This is what I have been saying for the past 5 years. ;)

Red Sox Swept - I love it !

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES !

(unfortunately the Yankees are probably going to get beat too)

We have a new cousin :)

This weekend Emily and Annie got to meet their new cousin Charlotte.

Poor Charlotte :)