March Madness

Sorry for the delay and lack of posts over the last couple of weeks. An uninvited squirrel in my house, an income tax preparation dispute, a busy time at work, and the NCAA BB tournament have had me distracted.

As of this weekend the squirrel has hopefully relocated, I have received my returns, got things under control at work, KU is still in the NCAA tournament...and the blog has been updated!

Thanks for reading (and comments are always appreciated)!

Happy Easter!

This past Sunday was Easter and my family gathered at my parents' house for Easter Dinner. The Easter Bunny showed up, too.

Actually, it was just me in a bunny suit. Here I am with my two brothers - we all look so much alike!

What to Do When a Squirrel Gets in the House

Some people think squirrels are so cute - obviously they have never had an uninvited squirrel in their home. Squirrels are dirty, smelly, nasty rodents and can be very destructive, which is not so cute.

Some helpful hints in case a squirrel gets in your house.
1. Don't Panic (easier said than done).
2. Hope it gets somewhere out in the open (and not stuck in a wall or duct).
3. Get a live trap - call the local Animal Control during normal work hours M-F, otherwise the local police will show up and scare the crap out of your neighbors
4. Set the trap and put crackers with peanut butter in it.
5. Hope the squirrel is hungry for peanut butter and stupid enough to go for it in the trap.
6. Make sure the house pets are up to date with their rabies vaccinations.

If you catch the squirrel in the trap...
1. Don't Panic!
2. Cover the trap with a towel or something to keep the squirrel (and you) calm as you carry it outside.
3. Take the trap 50...no, 500 miles away from the place trapped and let it go.
4. Find the place where the squirrel entered and fill it with dense concrete and cover with 3" thick sheet metal panels.
5. Buy a live Owl to perch near where the squirrel entered.
6. Pray the squirrel cannot trek 500 miles to get back to your house.
7. Buy industrial cleaner and air freshener to clean up where the squirrel and the trap had been (and try and keep your pets away from there, too)

If you don't catch the squirrel...
1. Don't Panic!
2. Hope it goes away.
3. Hope it dies.
4. Hope it doesn't smell too bad.

If the squirrel comes back...
1. Don't Panic!
2. Pray that it will get hit by a car (Dear God, of all the dead squirrels in the road why can't one be mine?)
3. Really consider buying an Owl - a helium balloon has been working this week.
4. Really consider putting up sheet metal siding - the squirrel has chewed through the wood shingle siding as easy as butter.

As of Monday the squirrel has not been back - or it has been really quiet. Thank God!

Mazel Tov!

Way to go, Marty! Our pelt winner on March 16th.

Pelt Missing Again!

Shawn was awarded the MVP award after the game on the 9th - but no pelt again! Kari got the sissy pink bracelet for backing away from the caveman and letting him shoot and score early in the game. Scott won the donkey nuts for not showing up.

Because Scott did not show were we not only short handed - we also had no pelt - Scott had custody of the pelt after the ATM event.

Putting Scott in charge of the pelt is dangerous and probably a health hazard. Who knows what he and Eric are doing with it here.

Pelt Recovered

As suspected, Heimy had the pelt and was sporting it at the Alert The Media event on March 7.

The beloved pelt is the weekly MVP prize of our Sunday Beach hockey team. Since Kendall and Heimy don't play with us anymore they have to steal it rather than win it. Even Jeanine is wearing the pelt. As an opponent of the Beach she has to be enjoying the thrill of donning the pelt.

Friday Night with Alert the Media

Friday night was a great event at The Final Approach in Overland Park. The band was great and there was a good crowd - about half were people from our Sunday night league.

Sorry for the delay in posting and not having more pictures but Blogger is having technical difficulties this weekend.

Alert the Media - Pelt Update!

It is rumored that at the ATM event tonight Heimy will have some extra fur - he doesn't need any more (and I'm not talking about the Cottonelle puppy).

Alert the Media!

Don't miss Kendall, Heimy and the rest of the band tonight. Alert the Media will be playing again @ 9:00pm Friday at the Final Approach Bar in Overland Park - The address is 7955 Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66204. The bar is on Frontage Road (on the East side of 1-35) between 75th and 87th Streets.

Now you see it...

The pelt was delivered to the locker room before last night's game by Christian's son, Gabe.

...Now you don't!

During our game the pelt was stolen from the locker room and is being held for ransom and I am sure these guys have something to do with it missing.



Even though we won and Shawn played well most of the game, he was given the nuts for a couple of plays that weren't so stellar (nice bracelet, too.) No pelt winner this week.

Alert the Media Event Next Friday

Alert the Media will be playing again @ 9:00pm this Friday at the Final Approach Bar in Overland Park - The address is 7955 Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66204. The bar is on Frontage Road (on the East side of 1-35) between 75th and 87th Streets.