This post has nothing to do with Chicago baseball.

by Joe Doyle on July 2, 2008

It was great to sweep the Cubs, but I’m a little over it now that the SOX appear to be on a decent winning clip (at home).

OK, so the post has a little to do with baseball.

First, if you’re in Austin, consider donating blood through the Tweetup Blood Drive. I’ll be there at 10:15am. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate your Independence than by helping others with vital materials for life. I don’t donate enough.

OK, maybe if they lit off fireworks while your arm was being tapped – that would be a better way.

If you’re unfamiliar with a Tweetup, it’s an event started by someone on Twitter, but open to all. I’m @joeyTWOwheels, if you dare join the microblogging world (Stalelife is on there, too: @Stalelife).

There’s no cost, and Twitter is a great way to keep up with friends, news and companies – some people use it for polls, to find work and/or hired help. All the uses are still being created every day, by people who use it.

Second, for you Austinites, if you watch videos online, consider filling out this survey for KLRU, the local PBS station. It will help them greatly. Psssst - you could also win two tickets to a live taping of Austin City Limits.

Pre-Independence Day Goods:

moonroof_wash.jpg
The carwash is very cool, but I didn’t always think that. As a kid I imagined the carwash eating the car. Scary. As seen through my moonroof. ^

thing.jpg
Does anyone know what the hell that is? We’ve got a few of them hanging around on the house.

pj_wagon.jpg
When people ask to see pictures of the kids (in person), these are the most recent ones on my phone.

katie_wagon.jpg
Of course, they couldn’t both look at me at the same time. But they do love their Red Wagon.

Have a wonderful Independence Weekend!

Related posts

{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Colonel Tribune 07.02.08 at 3:52 pm

A Tweetup/blood drive, eh? Now we know it won’t have alcohol, like 99% of Tweetups! (Kidding. )

Anyway, it’s a great idea, and I hope the turnout is great!

2 Joe Doyle 07.02.08 at 3:56 pm

Thanks, Colonel. I think we should all go straight to the bar afterward and take advantage of the lowered blood level in our bodies.

3 holly 07.02.08 at 4:12 pm

tag you are it. Check killjoy’s blog to find out what you need to do next.

Damn, those kids are getting cuter by the minute!

4 Joe Doyle 07.02.08 at 4:15 pm

Sweet. I kinda like these games.

Thanks for the kid kudos. Every morning Stacey always says “damn are those kids cute today”. Like that’s going to change.

Well, there are the awkward teenage years…

5 Jewy Matt 07.02.08 at 5:50 pm

I think that’s a stinkbug…

…I’m not talking about the kids.

6 Jewy Matt 07.02.08 at 5:54 pm

Nope…wrong…leaffooted bug. See:

http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg65.html

7 Joe Doyle 07.02.08 at 6:05 pm

Nope, they’re stinkbugs, too, but of a different genus.

Talking about the kids here.

That leaffooted bug - seems like an agricultural thing, but there ain’t no farms ’round here.

Leave a Comment

You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>