Entertaining
This past weekend was a great weekend for watching. I'm not talking about watching a movie or a tv show, I'm talking about watching my son. Griffin had his second soccer game last weekend. In his first game he mostly stood around watching the other 5 kids on the field fight for the ball. I think he might have gotten a foot on the ball twice when it rolled in his direction. Maybe he was protecting himself from the ball when it got too close, I'm not sure. In this beginner league there is no goalie and parents cheer for both teams. When the coach asked if anyone wanted to rest he ALWAYS raised his hand. Apparently the bench was much more appealing with it's water bottle and no running. As I watched my son gargle water on the bench last week I wondered if this was a good idea. Obviously there wasn't much to cheer about with his play one week ago.

This weekend I expected the same kind of game although when we were practicing at home he seemed to understand better. Within the first 2 minutes Griffin scored a goal and looked at me. I was literally jumping up and down cheering. I couldn't believe it he was playing the game, not just watching. There was another goal and an assist before the game was done. It was amazing.

On Friday I was scanning the channels and found the Spiderman 3 movie. It wasn't a great show but Griffin (or Olivia or Mallory) had never seen it, so we started watching. I missed several parts of the movie because I was watching my son, watch Spiderman. His eyes were huge, his mouth was open and he had trouble sitting down. Spiderman was real! He would yell things at the tv to cheer Spider-man on or yell when he punched a villain. After the movie finished he collapsed in a heap on the couch. When I asked Griffin what he thought of the movie, he kept saying, "He's living the dream Dad, he's living the dream." Does that rock or not????

This was a good weekend to be a Dad, a very good weekend.
Ron

Chicago Comic Con -
This morning I spoke with a very nice guy from C2E2
(Chicago comic and entertainment expo). www.chicagocomicandentertainmentexpo.com They are the same people who put on the New York Comic Con which attracts 64,000 to 77,000 people annually. That makes me think that they can promote a great comic book show in Chicago. Plus this is the first show for them in the second city and I think there's some excitement in the novelty of it. Chicago is a great comic book town. The show is April 16th to 18th, I wonder if Chicago will cooperate?

I'm going to set up a booth and try to promote my www.ComicBookGeeks.com site. If people knew that they could get current pricing for all kinds of comic book statues I think they would use my site more. If you're buying a statue it's the first place that you should look.

If you know me at all you know that I can't have a normal booth. I have to have something special, something that attracts attention. That is the only thing holding me back. There are a couple ideas but both include a wi-fi computer. Me in a booth isn't really a draw, although I'm very personable. There has to be a "wow" factor. A Supergirl appearance might be just the thing. Maybe fun, friendly people dressed in a logo ridden polo shirts would be the right move. Hmmmm

Free give-a-ways are always a draw too. It seems like it should be easy to set up at a booth but there are a lot of things to consider to do it right.
Ron

Trying too hard

As most of you know we bought a new house (a foreclosure) through our friend and real estate agent, Jake. He did a great job for us, gave solid advice on the selling of our old home and the purchase of this one. All was good. And then I receive a letter from him this week. Now I'm not sure if all is well with Jake.

Have you ever received letters that are kind of personal and kind of not? Well Jake is obviously trying too hard. To get the full effect of this goofy letter let me quote a few lines.

"this is one of my favorite times of year, football time. Just like the Colts, our real estate team is striving to be the best!! Knowing that you are the quarterback of my team I want to make sure that I keep you well hydrated with real estate knowledge"

My friend, Jake, wants to make sure that I'm "HYDRATED WITH REAL ESTATE KNOWLEDGE" hehehehehe What happens if I get dehydrated? I hope that I don't pass out from a lack of real estate knowledge. Imagine an evening where my real estate knowledge starts to slip and I have to frantically call Jake.

"JAKE GET OVER HERE NOW! I need some information about home prices in central Indiana. (cough, cough) It's getting dark, the walls are closing in on me. Just hurry Jake."

Apparently I'm the "quarterback of his team". So what is Jake on the team? I really hope he's not the center, cause I don't want to put my hands between his cheeks to take a snap. Do I get to throw stuff as the quarterback?

Jake, Jake, Jake you're trying too hard...we love you but please stop sending me these goofy letters.

ever sarcastic,
Ron