Having already downed a few power drinks, she turned around, faced him, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Listen here good looking, I screw anybody, any time, anywhere, your place, my place,in the car, front door, back door, on the ground, standing up, sitting down, naked or with clothes on, dirty, clean . . . it doesn't matter to me. I've been doing it ever since I got out of college and I just love it."

Eyes now wide with interest, he responded, "No kidding. I'm a lawyer too. What firm are you with?"

Good news - MSU is not changing their logo. Thank goodness. I didn't like the new one, and I didn't see the point of changing it. So not only do we get to keep the familiar and better looking Spartan logo, the university doesn't have to waste a bunch of money on new clothes, stationary, toilet seats - whatever has the logo on it.

Andrea and I saw Young Frankenstein at the Wharton Center last night. It was funny, but definately not for the kids. If you've ever wanted to see Frankenstein's rendition of "Puttin' on the Ritz", then this is the show for you. It was a late night for us, being out until 10:30 on a weeknight. I felt like I was in my twenties again.

And I was fortunate today - Andrea brought back lunch from Chipotle. I was able to have Baracoa tacos and chips with guacamole. Chipotle has the best "fast food" Mexican in town, but they're in downtown East Lansing and the Lansing Mall, two places I don't usually find myself for lunch.

It's been a while since I posted an Elena picture, so here is one from Richard's 40th birthday party at Old Chicago.

Mom and I had lunch at Clara's today. I found something on their menu to avoid - the nachos. Not good. But I had some of mom's fries and those were much better. Next time, I'm getting a sandwich.

I've got a cold, so my running schedule has been paused while I recover. I don't get colds very often, but they tend to linger. Still, I'm taking Zicam and hopefully it will not last as long as they usually do.

Andrea ordered a new TV, a Toshiba 46". It came down to two TVs, one of which was a Samsung. But since our last Samsung broke, we're going to try Toshiba. It can't be worse.

Oh, the goodness of a Taco Bell Volcano Box. High quality food, and lots of it, for only $5. Those people from south of the border sure no how to make a Gringo feel lucky.

But before last night's awesome dinner, I took a walk - in the dark - through Lake Lansing North park. I like the quiet and cold. Very peaceful - except for the dog that tried to attack me. Besides that, though, it was peaceful.

We spent the weekend in up north. On Saturday, Andrea and I went into Traverse City for lunch at Amical, Andrea's favorite lunch spot. We split some olive twists, one of the world's best appetizers, and I had the penne rustica style. Olives and sausage, that's some good stuff.

Elena did better than average on both legs of the trip, though she slept very little. Andrea bought some new Laura Berkner music (if you don't have small children, and even if you do, you have probably not heard of her), and that seemed to help.

We found out today that our TV, which was in the shop, would cost more to fix than it would to buy a new TV. So we'll be getting a new TV. What can you expect from something that is just over a year old?

Work has been busy, but actually rewarding. I've got an assignment to create a new page to track students moving from grade to grade, and it is actually interesting. I'm moving right along with it, so the managers here better keep up with me.

Only two more months until my first 5k of the year in Grand Rapids. I've been slowly increasing my speed, 1/10 of a MPH every few weeks while slowly increasing the distance as well. I'd like to break a seven-minute mile this year. Doable, but tough.

Two new links on my other blogs, The Traveling Michigander and Michigan Foodies.

This just in:

Organizers of the new Mackinac Island Film Festival are now accepting submissions.

The event will be held Oct. 7-10 at Mission Point Resort on the island.

This is the perfect time to reveal my film about a war among the stars, with rebels led by a princess who is the brother of a farmer from a desert planet with a laser sword. They go blow up a giant space station, and the main villain is called "Darth Vader." I think it's a winner.

This YouTube video was shown at church last Sunday. It is about how we, as a society, expect things immediately. The best part starts at 1:30 into it, but the whole thing is funny.

Elena is getting better at swimming with her floaty backpack, and enjoying it more. She still doesn't want to shower in the men's locker room, so I hope that holds true when she gets into high school.

On Saturday night, we went to a surprise birthday party for my brother-in-law Richard, who turned 40 last week. Everyone I know is getting old, except me, of course. It was at Old Chicago, which is a good place to have it. For $11, you get all the pizza and pop you can eat. That's a good deal, and I had enough leftover for lunch today.

I've started a food blog called Michigan Foodies. What, another blog? Well, as you can probably tell, that one is just about food, and since I write about food already, it shouldn't be too much more time spent writing. But I have been known to have opinions about things, so that is one more place to express them.

If you're keeping track, I have this blog (family-type stuff and a generic catch-all for things I like to talk about), the Clinton County Republican Party, The Traveling Michigander, and Michigan Foodies. Rumors that I'm starting a Teletubby blog are unfounded.