Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Soccer Super Star!

Last Sunday, Christina and Robby had a "Soccer Date" with Julia and Fernanda Muccilli. What's that, you ask?

Well, Humberto and I were out on the field running ourselves ragged and getting our butts whooped while the ladies and the babies were chatting away. Did we film it? Heck yeah!



Check out the moves! And yes, the commentary has nothing to do with the action.



Running around like a dummy.



Free Kick!


Here are a few less exciting still shots, but the subject individual is obviously a soccer star!!


The Beautiful Game.

Tuxedos and Sea Dogs

After the Beluga Whales, we took Robby to see the Sea Lions and the Penguins.


Here's the tiny tubster hanging out at the tank.



Here's Robby and the Big Ol' Sea Lion swimming by. There were 5 sea lions, ranging from seal sized (150 lbs) to super tubby Bear sized (600+ lbs!). Rather impressive creatures.



We wandered through the "New England Swamp" exhibit. Best Part: Seeing Robby and his Mommy!


Maybe a frog or two? Small, ugly fish? Reeds? Take a look out there Robby. What do you see?


The Family Penguin met up with the Family Davis.



We took a few minutes to wander through the penguin house and see the swimming birds. So well dressed!


Mommy enjoyed it!


BONUS FEATURE:

Check out the slide show of Robby in the Penguin Tank.





Penguins were darting everywhere. He was sleepy. Not interested one bit!


Comics time!

Hanging with Tiny Tubs, catchin' up on some stories.



Robby loves the Dark Knight.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Roll over, Robby!

Robby Rolled over for the first time on tape tonight!!!



He had rolled over three times right before we shot this. Regular tumble tot.

Awesome boy!!!!

Something's Fishy in there Robby

We walked Robby through the Tanks so he could get a look at the Tropical fish and Jellies, the lobsters and the eels. He slept through it, of course!


African Rift Lake Fish, such as Cichlids. Ugandans eat these fish. See this month's National Geographic


Coral Reef fishes. Check out the super nose fish in the upper left. Crazy.


Seahorses making out. Gross.


Hammer Head and a Puffer Fish.


Zzzzzzzz............


Grumpy Fish!


 The Indians call me "Turtle that lives in muddy water"
Snapper to me.

Granny and Pop-Pop visit Ashford!

Mom and Dad came up to see Christina, Robby and I. We had a great time hanging out for four days. Here are a few shots of the gang in action!


The Family



Somebody's Getting Burped!


Hanging at the Aquarium


Thanksgiving Turkies!




Cuddle with Granny
Thanks for coming up to see us. We had a great time!



Monday, November 28, 2011

Bull Belugas!

We spent Saturday at the aquarium in Mystic. Robby go the chance to see the Beluga Whales, among many other slimy, swimmy creatures. Here are the shots from the Whale tank. Stay tuned for more pictures of Robby in the Penguin and Sea Lion exhibits, and in the Fish tanks!


I'm a Beluga!


Babies love Beluga Whales


Whales love Robby!


Here's the family at the Whale Tank.


I don't have a toaster or a Microwave. Start the Judging now!

And while we're at it, we only have the bottom 20 cable channels.

What does this all mean?

1. We don't reheat very much food--and let's be honest: how good are leftovers, anyway?


Yummy


2. Our TV sucks: our choices are Big Bang Theory or NCIS, Dr. Phil or People's Court. We use Netflix and ESPN3. Christina and I read lots of magazines and listen to NPR, which makes us better than everyone else, for the most part.


Why would you not watch Mark Harmon?

3. I make toast under the Broiler.

Toast me to your leader

4. Bottles get heated in hot water.



Skin test

5. I have counter space.



You should all try it.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Look who runs the joint

We bought the lot next door so that we could spread out if we wanted to. Maybe even give it to Robby so that he can raise his family next to us (no pressure, right...)

But now I see who the real sheriff is:



She'll be enjoying her new hunting grounds soon.




Saturday, November 26, 2011

Occupy Washington, Dummies.


I was going to do a satirical post that went something like this:

I'm sick and tired of the top 10% paying the vast majority of the income taxes in this country. We need equality! Heartless corporations are employing the vast majority of people in the US and paying health benefits and retirement out of some cool calculation that would incentivize people to stay employed at their corporation in lieu of going to another corporation. Shouldn't we strike a more balanced public/private approach? Families, (yes, even the gay spouses of gay people!) are given access to these benefits as well. Not like our government, thank goodness.

Then we bail out the largest banks due to the actions of just a few and they have the audacity to make money on the deal?

We save 10's of thousand of jobs through government action and support and it somehow costs us money that we need to get back?

Silly, right?

Then I read this from the Washington Post:




The nefarious scoundrels on Wall street have made more money under Obama than under George Bush. That didn't sound right to me. Then it hit me: Big business is a bad guy, right? Well their bankroll is sitting at opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue!

   Preparations for George W. Bush inauguration on Pennsylvania Avenue, view of Capitol building

Occupy Washington, Dummies! And we don't have to sleep in the rain to do it. It's called an election! You don't ensure your rights in a democracy by protesting and marching and petitioning and assembling: those activities are all protected by those that operate under the authority of the constitution. The real power comes from our responsibility to chose who is given that job.



Vote, Dummies. (Caution: Honest language ahead!)


Stupid People

To all of you moderate democrats (non tree-huggers or non enviro-nuts or non abortion-lovers or whatever the right wing nuts call you) go to the polls at primary time and vote against the wackos! Pick the guy or gal who actually understands economics and the cooperation between corporations (who are actually made of people) and the government (again, real people not fix-it-all super gods), has a stake alongside society and it's citizens, and would make a decision or two that benefits the country and not just the party. Please?


Stupid Rhetoric & Stupid People

You're not off the hook either, moderate Republicans. You need to do the same. There are millions of you out there that aren't the religious right or the social conservative, anti abortion, corporation loving,  racist ideologues that the left wing wackos like to parade in front of the cameras to get their NPR listening, MSNBC watching base all up in arms against. Lets speak truthfully: there's like 10 of those right wingers in existence, and for some odd reason they're the only ones that get on TV. The rest of you are normal people, and you have to speak up and let the non-crazy Democrats know this.


Silly at Best

Maybe if you go to the polls at primary time and send a normal candidate (one that doesn't tell you God divined that he be our senator or that the Bible tells us that corporations need 22% tax rates or that he knows best how we should teach or kids) then we may be able to get the country actually doing things again. Like promoting trade and industrial progress. Funding all research, not just the Pius type? And, yes, there are left wing nuts that like to tell us how to raise our families. They're stupid too. Sorry for the unequal treatment, Dummy.

Just plain Stupid

And don't give me a line about honest people don't run and you have to pull the party line to get nominated. That government is the answer when big business won't listen. Nobody's listening because we're all stayiong quiet where it matters. Seriously: the reason that this holds true is that us normal people don't speak up and send new, moderate, modest, good intentioned, big thinkers to the Capitol when we need to. It's time to Occupy Washington with normal people.






Traditional Non-Normal People. All Stupid.

Got it? It's time to Occupy Washington with normal people. Get the current crop of Dummies out of the joint and get back to serious business.

That is all.