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Monday, June 29, 2009 - 11:47 a.m.



















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HR2454
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 10:02 a.m.

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is my hero of the moment. As I was the sole employee of Daddy Daycare of Holdenland Friday afternoon, I watched the house debates on the climate change bill. John Boehner did what I didn't think anyone had the guts to do. He called the Dems out on the piece of crap legislation. I only regret that he flipped through the 300 page amendment that went out at 3:08am the morning they voted on it. He should have flipped through the 1200 page document and let the American people know what all was being voted upon, however, America was too tuned into the Michael Jackson circus to care. No one, not even Fox News, covered the proceedings on the House Friday when this massive tax increase was passed. Hopefully no one famous dies when the Senate takes this measure up. All I have to say is shame on the 8 RINOs that crossed party lines to vote in favor of this bill:

Mary Bono Mack - CA
Mike Castle - DE
Mark Kirk - IL
Leonard Lance - NJ
Frank A. LoBiondo - NJ
John M. McHugh - NY
Dave Reichart - WA
Chris Smith - NJ

I hope these RINOs got more than 30 pieces of silver

Don't get me wrong, I love the environment and want to take steps to protect it, but this is a pork laden bill that will tax us into oblivion. Having researched this alot, I know that they green house gas emission goals they have are not realistic and the Tennessee Valley will be unduly punished because we already have renewable sources that won't count as reductions since we are already using them (hydroelectric). I also know alot about biomass and that if we planted the entire US with trees to be used for biomass energy, that it still wouldn't be enough to power Rhode Island, much less the US. This bill will do nothing but lower our standard of living and cause our taxes to go up. And btw, if states can't make the reduction quotas, guess what, they have to pay a hefty fine to the the federal government. Like I said, the goals are not realistic, and this bill is nothing more than a huge tax increase. The only person to make money on this is Al Gore who owns stock in the company that will decide who gets the carbon credits and who doesn't. Not to mention that the rest of the world (India and China) are building more and more coal burning plants everyday bringing the cost of their electricity down and polluting the environment. I don't care what kind of "leadership" we provide, the rest of the world is not going to get in line on this. They are ROTFLTAO at us as we have shot ourselves in the #$%^&. They have cheaper labor and cheaper raw materials, and when they have cheaper power and we have record taxes, we won't have any manufacturing left in this country. I should have gotten a degree in FLIT and learned Chinese, cause that's the only way I will ever get to work with another manufacturer. Thanks alot Obama! Things are going to hell in a handbasket, and his speech writers can't get him the right words for Michael Jackson. Where is his priorities? This is why legislators make lousy Governors and Presidents. America survived one Jimmy Carter administration; I pray it can survive this administration

An interesting stat I heard on the radio this morning - The Apollo rockets were 97% built in the USA; the Aries rocket - 27% built in the USAs.

If I didn't have enough reasons to be against it, the 300 pages they added at the 11th hour that NO ONE had time to read is reason enough. This is not how legislation is supposed to be passed. Shame on everyone that voted for HR2454. Thank you Alabama Representatives (all) that voted no. I for one will remember when I go to the ballot box!

Boehner 2012 (And hell no to Sarah Palin as VP)

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Yesterday was...interesting
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 10:57 a.m.

This is too funny not to share. Yesterday afternoon, I got home and needed to cut up a big tree limb that fell behind our privacy fence over the weekend. Part of it was in the back yard, and the rest was on the other side of the fence. Since I wasn't sure how big a job this was going to be, Brianna and I decided to take a walk around the fence to inspect the job. As we get to the side of the house, two boys are at the end of my fence giggling and peaking around the back of my fence. I walk up to them and ask them what they think they are doing. One of them quietly informs me that he thinks two people are having sex behind my fence. Here I am with my baby girl thinking, "No f***ing way". I peek around the corner, and guess what, the kid wasn't lying. Lying on the ground up against my fence in the overgrown wild violets were two teenagers going at it. I took a second peek just to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me and to verify that a rape wasn't occurring. Certain "mutual" activities were taking place that instantaneously confirmed this was consensual. I told the two younger kids to run along, and I walked back into my house and told Heather what was going on and asked her to hold the baby. After thinking about things for oh, 10 seconds. I walked back out there, and using my dad's sternest tone, I told them they needed to get dressed right now. I stood at the side wall of the fence to let them have their modesty as the dynamic duo scrambled to get their clothes back on. As they rounded the corner to leave, the guy said "sorry, man". Though I wanted to say a number of things, all I could muster was, "I don't want to catch you behind here again." I was somewhat torn as to what to do. They appeared to be 15-17 yrs old. I had half a mind to call their parents, but I don't know who they belong to and didn't want to get in the middle of any dysfunctional family drama. I have seen these two wandering the neighborhood giving PDAs numerous times. It kind of indicates to me that the parents aren't taking an active interest in what is going on in the kids lives. I though about calling the police to let them deal with it, but that would have been a little overboard. However, in hind sight, the two kids that caught them, I probably should have escorted them home and told their parents what they saw so they could have some uncomfortable conversation. I never occurred to me that they were victims in this matter. There is a reason we have community standards and ordinances so kids aren't supposed to see this in public. Not sure what the right thing to do was other than to run them off my property. Probably should have lectured them about using condoms and having enough forethought to bring a blanket, but alas, all I did was run them off. Hillary Clinton would likely not approve as I didn't use the Village to deal with this situation comprehensively. If Brianna was older and I had walked up on them, things would likely have been different. I would have been one of those ninnies that raises a fuss over this kind of shenanigans as it would have put me in an uncomfortable position with my daughter. However, this whole silly situation did cause Heather and I to have a serious discussion about how we are going to raise Brianna to deal with sex. I unilaterally decided Brianna isn't
1) dating a boy like I just encountered
2) dating anyone until she is 25
3) to be alone with a boy ever

That is strange that I have become such a prude since having a daughter. The inner Barney Stinson (a.k.a. Opie) in me is conflicted with the rational Anthony that is in charge 97.3% of the time. Doh! I should have blackmailed that teenager into cutting my lawn a time or two as restitution for trespassing and indecent exposure (and for not telling his and her parents). If you are reading this, they might be heading behind your fence. Most likely, they will check and make sure no one is home before going behind my fence again. Still, I am slightly troubled. Should I tell my neighbors to be on the lookout for wayward teenagers getting busy on their property?

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Finally - Obama administation takes a position with which I agree
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:50 a.m.

White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

Kerlikowske Says Analogy Is Counterproductive; Shift Aligns With Administration Preference for Treatment Over Incarceration

Click on the hyperlink above for the full article.

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New Photos - New to you at least
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 04:12 p.m.

No caption needed photos

















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Source of swine flu located
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 01:14 p.m.

I never thought scientists would be able to pinpoint exactly when the H1N1 swine flu jumped species, but today, scientists have released a photo detailing the exact instant it happened:



Enjoy the swine flucation while it lasts!

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Nice photos of Brianna courtesy of Sarah
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 11:05 a.m.





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OK already - here are more photos of da baby...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 02:10 p.m.

The Easter bunny exists - I have proof


Just the two, er...three of us


You've got happy feet!


One of my favorites


And a close second


Tummy time


Three weeks and poor ole Gnash still doesn't know what to make of Brianna


Working on developing the neck muscles


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I saw it on tv and cheered just like I was at the game
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 10:19 a.m.

Jared Ross nets first NHL goal! All of us UAH Hockey fans are very proud! Go Roscoe! Go Flyers!



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$h!tt!3 Day So Far
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 08:57 a.m.

Heather's dog had an @$$ explosion in his dog crate at 3:45am this morning. It has so potent, it woke me up. The "aroma" had filled the entire house. His crying wanting out of his box did not help. Both dogs were put outside before 4am ans I had to clean and sanitize the dogs bedtime dwelling. I nearly gagged! The furry critter needs a bath when I get home - just how I want to finish my day! (dripping sarcasm) Anyway, I finally got back to sleep around 5am, and proceeded to oversleep. Woke up at 7:30 and was out the door by 8:05am. On my way to work, my client called me to reschedule their appointment this morning. Doh!

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Day so far
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 08:36 a.m.

I was up at 4am. The storm woke me from my slumber. The roar of the rain pounding the roof and the gentle rumblings of the thunder were more than enough to keep me from getting the sleep my body craved. At 4:20am, Brianna began wiggling in her sleep and whimper - unsure if she needed to cry. I kept my eyes shut tight thinking the thunder had awakened our tiny baby and that she would quickly sooth herself back to sleep. I was wrong. Our baby decided to be the rooster for the Holden clan. I quickly snatched Brianna from her bassinet before Heather awakened from her much needed slumber. I shuffled from the bedroom to the nursery with Brianna in my arms, being careful not to run into door jams or walls that seem to jump out of no where and hit me (or it could be my poor sense of balance). A cursory examination quickly uncovered the source of baby's discomfort - a soiled diaper. Knowing what needed to be done, I performed "Operations Squishy Diaper Swaperoo". Brianna didn't realize this was a serious combat operation to eliminate odoriferous emanations. Her legs were like vines constantly crisscrossing and flailing about. It could be said that she had "Happy Feet". She may just be a goalie afterall. If my hand were a puck, she made kick save after kick save. I deeked left, then right, but was denied. I went glove side high, glove side low, stick side high, stick side low. I even went for the hard to score shoots under the arms. But if Brianna could talk, she'd be saying "get that week stuff out of here". If diaper changes were a game, she would have had like 30 saves. What should have been a 2 minute job turned into a 10 minute (albeit fun) ordeal (of course the fact that I was not really awake and lacking what mental facilities I normally utilize didn't help). Looking at a cleaned up baby, I would have expected her to be fully prepared to settle down and go back to sleep (that is her standard operating procedure). Oh no, I am staring as the baby's peepers, and thrashing limbs. I had to harnesss all my Jedi powers and focus. The lighting crashed outside and I swore I heard the baby say,"Where's the boob; I need milk to get in my belly!" By now, it was about 4:30 in the morning. Since my man boobs don't produce anything, I woke up Heather and told her I thought da baby was hungry (her gnawing at my man boob through my shirt might have been a giveaway). So Heather took over and I laid down just in time to hear my alarm clock go off - Friday morning, before the sun comes up, hockey! Being I was semi-conscious, I threw on my clothes, kissed my ladies good-morning, and hauled @$$ to the rink. Played decent, not to many turnovers and scored a garbage goal using a quasi spin-o-rama in front of the net off a rebound. Played till 7:15am. Went to McDonald's for some post-hockey fuel. Waited in the drive-through 10 minutes and ate my food in less than 5 minutes. Got to work and checked my email, and decided to document my morning. Of course, I could be imagining all this took place. I could be unconscious on the ice right now imagining that I am typing this, or really be typing this, but have all my facts garbled up. I did get drilled by my teammate behind the net this morning :) Anyway, rest of the day will be busy writing reports and preparing for next week, which will be busy as well. Tomorrow, we will be visiting immediate family with the baby, but will be in hawkish protective parent mode. Anyone even looks like they have a sniffle will have to be quarantined. According to the doctor, we probably shouldn't even go on this trip. Brianna has grown well, but doc said yesterday she shouldn't be out in public till she hits 2 months due to her size and being born so early. But we are just going to be at my parents house (with hand sanitizer, paper masks, and latex gloves). I pity da fool that makes my baby sick! I guess I could get productive...

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Update
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 03:30 p.m.

Less inmportantly than the Brianna news, I had my braces removed last Wednesday. I am having difficulty talking with retainers in. I have to wear them 24/7 for 6-months, then 8-hours a night each night I guess that is better than the 3 full years I had to wear braces. My front teeth, gums, and tongue were fairly painful the first week, but have adjusted. I am considering a frenectomy though. Should help with my slurred speech.

I also managed to score another goal in SOL D1. That brings me to 4 goals, with one of them a game winning goal, for the season. Not sure of the assists, but it is quite a few (thank goodness I tend to headman the puck! :) Two playoff games to go and the season will be over. Looking forward to a real summer break - no hockey, no classes, just home with my ladies!

Brianna had her checkup today. 19.5" and 6lbs-8ounces She also got to meet the Easter Bunny! I'd post a photo, but Heather has them. Peace out!

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More photos of da baby
Saturday, April 4, 2009 - 05:05 p.m.

Brianna first time in her crib

Brianna yawning – our baby doesn’t cry…much

Brianna and Virgil the Gator relaxing

Heather and Brianna

Brianna’s Nursery Decor

Brianna in her pink preemie outfit (that fits)



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Brianna's first week at home
Saturday, April 4, 2009 - 09:07 a.m.

Heather and Brianna

Snug as a bug in a rug!

The hands can not be contained!

Little Fonz

Brianna and daddy doing what we do best ;)



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By demand (popular or otherwise)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 05:42 p.m.

Note: Click on photo to enlarge
Beautiful diaper cake for shower that didn’t occur:

Beautiful diaper wreath for shower that did not occur (btw - is on display on nursery door):

Cake so delicious we couldn’t give it away:

Daddy at the end of his rope:

Brianna introduces herself:

What is needed is a sense of scale:

Brianna in her take home outfit:

Brianna in her bassinet:

Brianna resting peacefully:

Proud Papa:

Brianna and Brianna’s Mom:

Brianna and Mommy Heather:

Brianna – Heather and I made a good looking kid!:

Brianna being a adorable without trying:

He has no clue what he is doing:

For all the boys out there – Daddy has a shovel and a gun, he doubts you will be missed (joking):

The Holden Family:


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OMG - LOpie is a GIRL!!
Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 09:04 p.m.

In the words of Rocky, "Today is the greatest day in the history of my life. [HEATHER], WE DID IT!"

At 9:41am, weighing in at 6 lbs - 5 ounces and 19" long, Brianna Marie joined the Holden clan. We already adore her!



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I am winning the war against weeds!
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:47 a.m.

Despite little help from mother nature, I am killing the weeds in my yard (i.e. I have had few days where the temperature has been consistently above 60 degrees F to move the chemical from the leaf to the root). I am taking advantage of the dormancy of my Bermuda grass and spraying my yard weekly with roundup. Fescue, wild violets, corn speedwell, and wild onions beware. Resistance is futile. My simplistic single minded focus is stronger than your will to survive and piss me off! Die weeds die! If it was green, it WAS green! Brown is beautiful!



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No doot aboot it, LOpie is coming!
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:47 a.m.

A little late getting this up, but ain't LOpie cute?



LOpie's mom is doing a good job percolating LOpie



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Opie's Corrupting Influence
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:47 a.m.

Heather was flashing at Mardi Gras - "Throw me some beads mister!"



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Opie Made a Brief Appearance
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:35 a.m.

Anthony will have to go to the doc to have his meds increased to better contain the great Opie that lurks beneath...



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