Monday, July 19

Twins Win!

Due in no small part to Derek and I discussing how, as of late, the Twins can't get a run to save their lives... they exploded for a 3 run 7th inning and conquered the mighty Tigers.

I'm currently enjoying the end of a bottle of Black Opal 2001 Shiraz, yesterday Susan and I polished off the [yellow tail] Chardonnay that our wallmates Frankie and Glen included in a wonderful "welcome to the neighborhood" basket last week. Did I mention that Frankie is from Kenosha, and that she happened to visit the evening that our water was turned off last week?

Neighbors come in handy sometimes - case in point, this past weekend when Susan and I thought we saw and smelled the smoke from the California/Nevada wildfires, Glen was kind enough to straighten us out by mentioning that they burn the rice fields every year east of Stockton, and this was a terribly normal thing to be experiencing.

Oh, and the garbage gets picked up on Tuesdays.

After purchasing, assembling and half cooking some chicken shish kebobs on a new Thermos charcoal grill, Susan got the itch to finish busting up the random pour of concrete by the air conditioner (thanks Jason).

We tested out our first church on Sunday, and started close to home with the Church of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I enjoyed it, but Susan thought it a bit "old school," so the search will continue once I return from some debauchery in Vegas...

I heard a familiar sound on the way out of church, it turned out to be Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps practicing at nearby Lincoln High School. As today is my Dad's birthday (and Dana & Gabe's anniversary), I bought him and me and my Mom and Susan tickets to the 2004 Tour of Champions, a brand spankin' new DCI production in Cupertino that is sure to be a hootinanny.

Boulez is done, MMW just started, I'm out like a girlie man.

Now Playing: Boulez/CSO - Mahler Symphony No. 1

posted by Brad at 7/19/2004 11:24:00 PM | permalink | 2 comments

2 Comments:

• Since you finished breaking up the random cement pour, what is my incentive to come see you two? Oh, thats right, reno is close, very close.--Jason

  By  Anonymous, at 7/20/2004 1:46 AM 

• Hello Bradley,
  
  Allow me to introduce myself. When you emailed me about your job change and move, I thought to myself, "Who the hell is Bradley Johnson and why do I care about his new job?" Three days later at a Twins game my mom told me that Rebecca's sister is moving to California. "Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! That's Bradley Johnson" So I must apologize for never congratulating you on your new job. I have been reading your blog since very soon after its inception (thanks again to the infamous 'Rebecca') and have now become inspired to start my very own blog. So this is my first official announcement and I'll be interested to see how long it takes for my brother and his wife (yep...Rebecca) to find me. :) Have a great day! I gotta run.

  By  Unknown, at 7/20/2004 10:02 AM