Simple Pleasures

It's gray, cool, breezy and drizzly outside right now.  Crappy.  I'm grilling some steaks and drinking an ice cold Hoegaarden.  I get to sleep in tomorrow, which is rare.  I have a training class at 8:00 and the parking is great there.  Normally I'm out the door by 5:30 AM to get one of the few available spaces at work.  Approximately 15,000 spaces for 18,000 employees makes for a little anxiety, especially when it rains.  Hoegaarden is one of the finest white wheat Belgian ales ever made.

But right now I'm grilling and chilling.  Tomorrow might suck, but right now things are good.   Read more about Hoegaarden here.

Father's Day

I'm a simple person. My kids go insane every year because whenever they ask what I want for a present (Christmas, birthday, Father's Day) I say the same thing: Nothing. Then I typically follow that up with a wishlist:

• A day of peace and quiet, clean rooms, laundry put away, no chores to do.
• A hug from each kid (and yes, the wife too)
• An hour to take a nap with my dog on the couch
• Something to eat

It never works. They always beat themselves up and buy something instead. I really would be happier with the four items above.
Tomorrow will be a little busier than my typical Father's Days since it will also be the final team picnic for Zach's baseball team. At least it will be short, so I can drop in, hang out and head out with plenty of day left to enjoy at home.
On a sidenote: The newest Alltel commercial is hilarious. But I wonder how they will change now that Verizon is buying them. Hmmm.