Brad, Lori, and Jack
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Weekend in Brussels, Belgium
Dan had a somewhat odd 30 birthday last year as we moved to Germany ON his birthday, so I figured he deserved a more special one this year. We spent this weekend in Brussels, Belgium as I knew he would be happy anywhere with beer. Brussels ended up being a surprisingly charming and fun city. We learned a lot about Belgium in general on a city tour and learned that people speak more French then Flemish. Went on a Belgium Brewery tour (I'll let Dan explain this one later) and Dan topped off the day by having a fantastic massage before we headed to dinner. The food was great - favorites of Dan's were the mussels, oysters, and Belgium waffles. I really enjoyed the pastries, cookies, and beer that has a raspberry flavor to it absolutely awesome (Dad - I now know why you like those windmill cookies - they are all over the place here and in the Netherlands, too). This coming weekend we head to Basel, Switzerland to meet up with Amy and Brian. Cannot wait to see our friends!!!
Dan's actually birthday in Tuesday, so we plan to head to dinner with friends and then to the Irish Pub...
Have been meaning for weeks to post a congrats to Brad and Lori as they had their bundle of joy, Jack Bradley, a few weeks early. We couldn't be happier for them and of course want to share some pictures...
Sunday, February 19, 2006
How bout dem Spartans!
No reason to post this picture besides the fact that I think it is pretty sweet. This would be my next Opel. It is going to be the SAME car as a Saturn in the US starting this year. That's all for my GM sales pitch
Loved listening to the Spartan dogs pour it on that little team from down the road last night. 12 out of the last 14 games does not make a rivalry so pipe down when you happen to steal one now and then. And we all know the old story about "the sun shining on the dog's......" so I do not want 
hear any more about the "foul ridden" game in January.
Tommy I will have the Spartans in top shape for the games that matter most. Believe it! All bow down to the greatest floor General of all time!
The roster for Oktoberfest 2006 is filling up quick. This is gonna be one hell of a week. Prior to Munich, I will be making a tour of the Nordics with Brian Chambers, John Mauck and Dave Marcum. Then all hell will break loose when we hit the Wiesn once again. I can not wait!
This week is the German festival of Fasching. It's essentially their version of Mardi Gras and the city nearest to us (Mainz) is one of the biggest places for it. Parades, costumes and tons of booze is what I was told to expect. Sounds like my kind of bash.
take care all
d
Friday, February 10, 2006
Roma!
"When in Rome" has taken on a whole new meaning now that Kelli, myself, my buddy Brian and his girlfriend Aurea ran pretty wild last weekend. Details are sketchy but we hit every major sight (except for the Sistine Chapel which closes at noon on Saturdays, damn it!) as well as created some new memories in locations that would seem there without a "you had to be there" preface.
Case in point, we spent two hours in what was pretty much a gas station drinking cheap Spanish wine and had a blast, we went to an underground club, literally, an underground club, it was in the Subway station. Brian and I were nearly kidnapped by Canadians. We were nearly stranded on top of a hill overlooking the city. I would need to elaborate in person....
We had some great meals, we had some OK meals. We had great service in some places and just plain out rude in other places. We finished up a dinner at 12:30 in the morning on Saturday night BEFORE going out for the night.
Let's just say that Rome is a LOT of fun. For the most part it is also very beautiful. Dirtier than most German cities but the historical places more than makes up for it in my opinion. Seeing the Vatican was a once in a lifetime possibility as well. We took the somber trip to see the crypt of Pope John Paul the II and wandered around St. Peter's for quite a while. By far, the biggest church I have ever been in. It was very humbling. We went back on Sunday before our flight and also saw Pope Benedict address the people in St. Peter's Square. He had a brief few sentences in English and German but the rest was obviously done in Italian but it was great nonetheless.
It's a Friday and I am about 40 minutes away from my 5pm Hefeweizen!
Take care and enjoy the photos!
D
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Awesome article about Detroit
His story is similar to my brother Tim's with the sod taken from Tiger Stadium. I wonder if that grass is still growing around the flagpole in Roseville?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=fleming/060201
Everyone have fun this weekend. I really wish I could be there as it looks like this might be shaping up to be the best weekend in Detroit history.
Anyone going to any of the high end parties?
Kelli and I fly to Rome in the morning. We will be back Sunday afternoon and I think that I may be heading onto the US Army base to watch the game with a couple of friends. Lots of Italy pics next week.
Ciao!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Terry Tate - Office Linebacker
Anyone remember the Office Linebacker commercial from a couple of years ago? The guy that would run around beating the crap out of people in the office for doing things like not refilling the coffee, or forgetting to put a cover on the TPS reports?
Reebok made a bunch of these that I had never seen. Here is a link to all of the Terry Tate commercials. The sensitivity training one is the best.
http://www.whoomp.com/media/showphoto.php?photo=287
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