Random Stuff

Central Washington State.

If you only saw the last 5 minutes of yesterday's Super Bowl then you saw the best 5 minutes of any Super Bowl.

Clichés that need to go away:
At the end of the day.
It is, what it is.
The Next Level.
And what not.

My prediction list isn't looking as fortuitous as I had hoped. Two predictions have already gone south on me; Charles and Catherine are having a girl and not a boy and New England didn't win the Super Bowl.

House is my favorite show.

Recently downloaded songs:
A Certain Romance-Arctic Monkeys
#1 Crush-Garbage
Rainy Season-Howard Devoto
Flying High-Jem
My Worst Enemy-Lit
Nothing Natural-Lush
Right Now-Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
Heaven-Rolling Stones
Phantom Limb-The Shins
Disarm-Smashing Pumpkins
Shut Your Eyes-Snow Patrol
Incinerate-Sonic Youth

I love me some POI

Abigail, the wife of David and the Mother of Daniel

Abigail Katherine Custack is scheduled to join the human race tomorrow at 7:30am. Amy is going in for a C Section due in part to the complications she had with Marin. I asked Dan if they could incorporate my name into Abigail's name and he said he'd see what he could do. Then I looked up her name on my source for everything Wikipedia, and found the connection, though way unintended. I'll still take it. Then there was the further connection to Dan. Too crazy.
Possible nick names are Abkat, AbiKathy, Abstack. As long as no one calls her Gail. You can't call a new born Gail.

If you have a pulse you may have symptoms of...

Disease dejour, headache for sure.
How do we find the right prescription?
Where do we find the cure?
You may have ___ and not even know it.
If you have an erection lasting more then fours hours see your doctor
What are your symptoms?
Side effects may include nausea, constipation, dizziness, impotence and dry mouth.
Tell your doctor if you've been experiencing...
Don't take if you're pregnant, have a history of liver disease
Ask Your doctor
Could be a sign of a worsening condition

There was a time when advertising prescription medication was banned from television. When the ban was lifted they were relegated to mainly Sunday morning news programs but now they've proliferated print TV and radio.
Some of these advertised drugs have proven to be more dangerous then the symptoms they're designed to treat. Avandia Zelnorm and Vioxx have caused congestive heart failure and strokes in some patients. My favorite side effect can be found in Mirapex, which treats Restless Leg Syndrome (who the fuck came up with this one?), it may cause an increase in gambling. Seriously. They mention it in their ads.

I don't really have a point with all this, other then to ask or wonder how we ever got along without all these medications treating every conceivable human condition? I must be reaching the curmudgeon stage of life. What would the drug to treat that be called? Someone somewhere is working on itnow I'm sure.

23 Predictions for 2008

1 Presidential finalists-Romney and Obama.
2 US will elect their first black President.
3 Stanly Cup Winner-Detroit Red Wings.
4 The local office of AccessGLT will be awarded the first of many transportation jobs.
5 Chris will shoot his first commercial job and consider leaving the pharmaceutical industry.
6 Taryn will graduate from college and become a US Citizen.
7 Super Bowl Winner-New England.
8 The Georges will have a Boy.
9 Kim and Ethan will announce that they are pregnant.
10 Teresa and Scotty will announce that they are returning to Raleigh.
11 Led Zeppelin will tour the US including a stop in Charlotte.
12 Custack and Associates will reclaim the success of it's glory years.
13 Advertising trend towards youth will be reversed as people get tired of those whiny entitled bastards.
14 Summer temps will be more reasonable.
15 NBA Champions-Detroit Pistons.
16 Lori will crusade an effort to get high school grads to forgo college for two years to perform community service domestically and internationally.
17 Kim, Chris, Lori, Dan and I will run the NYC Marathon.
18 All things eco friendly will become mainstream leaving NPR listeners scrambling for a new cause.
19 Gas prices will reach $4.00/gallon and no one will bark about it.
20 With more reality shows TV will sink further on people's "to do" list.
21 Stock in companies that deal with obesity and problems of aging will be a great place to put your money.
22 World Series Winner-Detroit Tigers.
23 Everyone I know will have a wonderful, prosperous and fulfilling 2008.

My people

The Kleinstacks are going to join me in Michigan over the Holidays. It's going to be an all star event this year which will include my cousins Anne and Tim from CA and my brother Matt also from CA. I haven't seen Anne or Tim in a whole gob of years. I'm not sure the Kleinstacks are going to be ready for the cold. They'll be staying with my sister in Ann Arbor where 12 inches of snow fell yesterday. It'll be fun. I'm so glad I'm not driving this year. Chris and Taryn are going to look after Clio. That right there is a gift, otherwise I'd have to leave out a hundred bowls of food.

I hope everyone has a most wonderful holiday season and a safe, healthy, prosperous and adventurous 2008 with lots of love and respect and without drama.

peace.

I can transmit my thoughts to store front windows

Charlie Brown Chrismas is on tonight. Christmas Season can now begin.

Since our last episode there's been a transition with POI. She has advance to POEI (person of extream interest), a position sought by many, obtained by few. Things all changed in New York during the Marathon weekend. Since then things had been crazy fun and really nice, very ahhh like. I've shared all the drama with my friends and I know they need a rest. I can't promise anything but one of my early New Years resolutions for 2008 is to be drama free. Dare to dream.

4:59.26

Dan and I approching Chris and Kim between miles 12 and 13 in Brooklyn.


This past weekend was the marathon. I'm not sure if anyone is keeping score but that was maybe the best weekend of the year. For the fifth straight year the weather was great as was just about everything else. As if that weren't enough the Kleinstacks drove up to join in the festivities. John Potter was a great host.

Kim and Chris met us between miles 12 and 13, again around mile 23. The Kleinstacks met us around mile 18. Then they all met us after the jog and death march getting out of the coral.

For the sense of having thousands of people yell out encouragement along the way many runners write their name on their number. So people will yell GO... One guy put Nads on his number so people yelled GO Nads! I was thinking about it and next year I may put as my name ...speed racer-go or even better ...home; Go "Speed Racer-go" or Go "Home". Go home is kind of sadistic but funny.

There's already rumors floating around that Kim, POI and even Teresa are going to register for next year. That would crazy fun.