June 2008
1 post
Skeey Family Addition
Congrats to CK and Jen on their 8lb. 13oz. baby boy named Milo.
April 2008
6 posts
Seriously, what's up?
Last night I was flipping through the channels and saw “Aftermath: Population Zero” on National Geographic. Always intrigued by any title with “Aftermath” in it (“Aftermath: Gym Class” was my favorite growing up), I watched a couple minutes of it, but realized it was the same exact premise of The History Channel’s “Life After People”, which I...
February 2008
6 posts
Finally, there's hope for me....
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/single-marry -al
Well that'll be the end of civilization as we know...
I don’t like to start all my stories with “Just went upstairs…”, but I just went upstairs and saw that they had a new Snickers bar named “Snickers Charged”. And guess what it contains? Caffeine. We really need a Snickers bar that contains caffeine? That’s a rhetorical question — of course we need it. -al
Hmmm.....
Just went upstairs to grab a turkey sandwich on wheat bread. While she was placing the tomatoes on the bread, I asked her to cut it diagonally (less seepage that way). So she took the tomatoes off, sliced them, and put them back on the bread diagonally. Then she placed the lettuce on the bread diagonally, and did likewise for the American cheese. Then she put the turkey on and put the other...
Welcome to Cockeysville
I’m working on a client site and one of the towns listed is named “Cockeysville.” Which makes me happy - the first time I’ve been happy in this post-Super Bowl wretched world we now live in. I bet the dudes that live there are really arrogant. And do Jagerbombs. -al
Don't blame me when you get addicted →
January 2008
9 posts
The "Oh, like [faux negative]" blog post
Oh, like the season premiere of “Lost” isn’t on tonight? Oh, like Gavin and I don’t get tizzy just thinking about it? Oh, like the Patriots aren’t in the Super Bowl this weekend? Oh, like I’m not drinking a Nantucket Nectars Half and Half right now? Oh, like golf season doesn’t start in three months? Oh, like it’s totally not awesome to be alive...
Me & U23D
Saw the U23D movie at the IMAX in Providence Place Mall last night with the MNCC (Monday Night Card Crew). Awesome movie! 80 minutes long, which is just about the right length for it. Some of the shots they got were incredible. Check it out. Tell them Al sent you. They’ll have no idea what you’re talking about. -al
"Life After People" -- talk about a Debby...
If you’re looking for two hours of depressing television, check out “Life After People” on the History Channel. It predicts what would happen to earth if humans were extinct. It starts with “the day after” and ends with 10,000 years from now. The gist of the show is that everything mankind has produced in the past 5,000 years would start decaying as early as 25-50...
Three weeks - time for new challenge
The three-week coffee challenge has been successfully completed, and it was much easier than expected. My next liquid challenge will probably be to see if I can go an entire week drinking nothing but water. Sounds incredibly boring. -al
My latest guilty pleasure
This past week I drank Diet Root Beer like it was going out of style. Previous guilty pleasures include: ripping the tag off my mattress, driving five miles over the highway speed limit, and 48-hour cocaine-fueled benders. -al
Two weeks and a confession
Two weeks sans coffee. Three weeks is in the bag. Who’d have thunk. And now, a confession. I cannot spell “specialty” correctly. I always go with “speciality”. Not since “receive” in 5th grade has one word given me so much trouble. “Guage” vs. “gauge” also drives me nuts. Anyhoo. -al
Yeah, definitely tailgated.
Last night some buddies and I tailgated at the Pats-Jags game. We didn’t have tickets, so we hooked up a 32” TV, set up the grill, food table, and fire, and hung out in the parking lot for 7 hours. Some guys and gals from Worcester (Wis-tah!!!) joined us, so it turned into quite the affair. Sure, I still smell like cigars, beer, smoke, and buffalo chicken dip, but that’s the...
One week!
It’s officially been one week this morning since my last cup o’ Joe. I was completely miserable the first four days, and now only moderately miserable. My goal for next week is to have someone come up and say, “Hey Al, you look only slightly miserable today.” And I’ll say, “Thanks [name here]!” and then I’ll skip away while humming a show tune. ...
Same old resolution
Time to give up coffee again. Had my last one at about 10:00 am on 1/1/08. I think I can go three weeks without any. Any bettors? It’s a complete sucker bet, as there’s no way I can go three weeks. I just like the action. -al
December 2007
11 posts
Juno soundtrack
Listening to the Juno soundtrack in my car this morning….definitely not your normal CD, but I liked it. One of those you have to be in the mood for. My mood? “Rt. 495 on a sunny Friday morning” mood. Anywhere, gotta love lyrics like this from “So Nice So Smart”: I was quiet as a mouse when i snuck into your house and took roofies with your spouse and i like...
Back at the office
First day back since last Friday. Which is good, because I was getting sick of eating chocolate and feeling like every day was Sunday. Plus I miss my Gavin. -al
Well, it's in the U.S. So that's good.
Tracking a package at Amazon that was supposed to arrive yesterday…. Date Time Location Event DetailsDec 20 05:35 AM US Arrival ScanDec 18 05:55 AM US Mis-sorted by carrier Dec 17 12:18 AM SPRINGFIELD MA US Arrival Scan -al
I will help you get rich
Step 1: Play Mega Millions - ($1) Step 2: Get three numbers correct - $7 I made a $6 profit and it took 30 seconds. Send me $49.95 and I’ll send you a starter kit for this exciting home-based business. Act now! -al
Bad news
Gavin shaved this morning. Boo! Please email him to voice your displeasure. His email is nolongerawesomelooking@skeey.com. -al
Best Potato Chips ever
The real reason for the new blog is so I can brag about discovering the greatest potato chip ever — “Kettle brand - Buffalo Bleu krinkle cut chips.” The tagline on the bag reads “Brazen spice mellowed by bleu cheese”. Who can read that and not want a piece? Though I’m troubled by their constant use of “bleu” instead of “blue.” Why go...
Welcome to the Skeey tumblelog
Anything we haven’t written to the blog 1.0 because we’re lazy will now not be written here. If brevity is wit, wait ‘til you see how witty we are. -al