What is up Elderly people.

So today is how can an elderly person test your nerves day. I was at the post office. I had to wait in line because as is tradition only people go to their post office at noon. That is is. I think the hours should be change from 11:30- 1:30, because when else do people really go. So as I was 15 people deep, a lady walks up to me and says, " I am not waiting in a line." Granted she was second from the front. Then she goes on to ask me, " Where can I cash a check?" What? I know most people use banks these days, but your at the post office. The post office is for mailing packages, or if your desperate asking the rates of 300 different packages to everywhere, U.S.A. So I in my infinite wisdom choose to respond by saying, "I tend to use the bank". Well I guess that would have helped most people, but she just looked at me funny, huffed, and said, "Where is a bank? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rules of Engagement at the restaurant.

Rule 1: If in a group of more than two people, always have enough cash on hand if you do not intend to pay the bill.

Rule 2. Somehow figure out who has neglected to pay their fair portion of the bill.

Rule 3. Get a separate check or have check grouped into what everyone ordered separately.

I need someone to explain how you go to restaurants and the money put in is never enough to cover the bill or the tip. If you go out with a group of 6 or more people watch to see how accurate this scenario actually is.

It's been awhile.

Blogger land. I have been on a sabbatical from the peps of blogger. I have been busy. Raising a kid, going to work, hanging with Becky, going to college, watching the Brewers self-destruct and then make it into the playoffs, (Who Knew that would happen?) then to exit the playoffs as quickly as they entered. I have seen a former football icon in this state just act like a complete moron. So all in all it has been busy. I am cranking out a 3.5 GPA in school. I think all things considered that is an amazing achievement in itself. My bowling is not up to speed as of yet. I am embarrassed to say three weeks ago I shot a 465 series. Yes that was a three game total. I am dealing with some mechanical issues(yes, there is a science to bowling. Who knew?) that have not been fixed as of yet. With 64 shopping days till Christmas, this last part of the year should be a blast. Still to come my thoughts on baseball out east, and WOW, New York is GINORMOUS!!!!!!!.

Go Brewers Go!

It has been a weekend.

Let's just say with the 105th Harley fest in town and all the kids going back to school, we needed some help working this weekend. So I worked 11-cl on tuesday and thursday, 4-cl wednesday and Friday. Saturday I worked from 8am -cl, and last night 11am-1am. If we do the math that is close to 40 hours the last three days. I am beaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Doing Well.

I have received my grades for my second set of classes. I received two A-'s. So far that makes it one A and 3 A-'s. Things are going well in school. I hope to keep my A streak going.

What did we do before the Internet?????

The end of the Internet is near — and in less than three years, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The reason? More than 85% of the available addresses have already been allocated and the OECD predicts we will have run out completely by early 2011.
These aren’t the normal web addresses you type into your browser’s window, and which were recently freed up by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the body responsible for allocating domain names, to allow thousands of new internet domains ending in, for instance, .newyork, .london or .xxx.
Beneath those names lie numerical Internet protocol addresses that denote individual devices connected to the internet. These form the foundation for all online communications, from e-mail and web pages to voice chat and streaming video.
When the current IP address scheme was introduced in 1981, there were fewer than 500 computers connected to the Internet. Its founders could be forgiven for thinking that allowing for a potential 4 billion would last for ever. However, less than 30 years later, the Internet is rapidly running out. Every day thousands of new devices ranging from massive web servers down to individual mobile phones go online and gobble up more combinations and permutations.
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“Shortages are already acute in some regions,” says the OECD. “The situation is critical for the future of the internet economy.”
As addresses run dry we will all feel the pinch: Internet speeds will drop and new connections and services will either be expensive or simply impossible to obtain. The solution to the IP address shortage is an upgrade to new addresses that can accommodate our hunger for online connectivity. Such a system, called IPv6, was agreed more than a decade ago, providing enough addresses for billions upon billions of devices as well as improving Internet phone and video calls, and possibly even helping to end e-mail spam.

Can I please get some warning!!!!!

OK. This last week has been frustrating for me as a driver. I have had three instances where I felt like the Illinois road construction crew had been contracted by Wisconsin. Last Friday night I was on my way home when the ramp to get off was closed. Oh by the way I was warned about 300 feet from where the ramp is. No problem I'll go to the next ramp, or the next ramp, or maybe I will go all the way to the lakefront before I can turn around. NICE, REAL NICE. Then on Sunday we were going to church and were at least 1/2 hour ahead of schedule so we could finally get Mel in to the nursery, because I think the lady in the nursery thinks we are not going to put here in there, when we come to our exit from the freeway and, BOYAH, the ramp is closed. WOW!!!!!!! This is great. So now where are we going. I am being sent on a detour I have no idea where its going. Well we got to church 30 minutes late. Great!!!!! Can a brother get any love. Scenario three. Monday going home from work, taking the back roads home like normal, and in the middle of this street it says road closed. I quit. There has got to be a way for people to communicate to drivers that roads, ramps and construction is going on before they drive right into it. COMMUNICATION PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!

A river runs through it.

We have had rain all week. I have been trying to keep the basement clear of water just flowing in from who knows where. It has benn raining all night and will through the night as well. So far no water. I am praying it stays that way.

Daddy day care part 1.

Well mom is back to work and lets just say that things are a bit hectic. There are still bilions of things that need to get done, but wait..... THERE IS A KID WHO WON'T LET ME PUT HER DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is fed changed, but wants to be held. HMMMMMMMMMMM. How do I get my things I need done?

School update.

Sorry I have not updated lately. I mean with school, having a baby, moving, and work it seems I have had little time for anything else. My first two classes went well. I got an A in GEN 105 which I scored 997/1000 points, and an A- in my COM 140 class. I am just starting my second block. Hopefully I will continue my good grades.

Second Lieutenant Young

Today my brother was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. He is scheduled to do more training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Then he will move on to a base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Can anybody say ma halo to us going back there for a second time. I LOVE HAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!

740 series.

Last monday I bowled my highest series ever. Yes a 740 series. How did you guess? My first game was a 278. Then I had games go 226 and 236. I have been having a great year. This was my 3rd 700 of the season. I also had my high ame this year of 288. So far I have had 5 games of 277 or better.

100 calorie snacks.

Are you serious? What have we become? What is the deal with these 100 calorie snack packs. I mean is this really something that the American people are buying into? This is a joke. What they are trying to sell you is a joke. Oreo crisps. Brownie bites. Other crazy things. first of all let me just say that those are not the real thing. Not even by a long shot. why would I want to eat them. not only that they cost more than the real thing. I opened a pack of the brownies. five little bites that equaled 1/3 that of a regular brownie. On top of that it was all air. ALL AIR!!!!!! No sustenance. Now if you are trying to "diet" and "cut back " please run 30 extra miles so you can have the real stuff. This fake excuse for a diet plan does not make me want to get in shape that way. I say have the real oreos or brownies. Forget the air filled packs of not so tasty morsels that cost you a fortune. Stick to the real stuff. Like mom use to make.

March Madness!!!!!!!!

I know it is that time of year where college basketball takes center stage, but I am refering to the fact that the second day of spring is here and we are being dumped on with 8-12 inches of the white stuff. ARE YOU SERIOUS??????????????????

Offer Accepted

So as of tonight our offer on the house has been accepted. Now while there are a few t's to cross and I's to dot, we are just about set to get a great house. Many pictures to show.

Off into the sunset.

Well for all those non-Packer fans the joy that they will not have to see #4 on the sideline makes for more enjoyable Sundays. As for me the last 17 years have been great. While there have been good days and bad ones. 4-12 seasons, and Superbowl heroics. There may not be a better QB ever to play the game. Mr. Favre never wanted the spotlight or looked for it. Even at his retirement conference he came under dresed and gruffly looking. "This is how I live my life everyday. I thought about wearing a suit, I thought about shaving, but this is who I am and will always be. I am just like everybody else. The only difference is I got to play professional football". With that I say thank for all those crazy plays on Sunday that we use to do during recess at school. Thanks for making the game really fun to watch. Thanks for being just another ordinary guy with "crazy" football skills. I know there will never be another 17 years where football was that fun to watch. So long Mr. Favre, or should I just call you Brett.

I'm back.

It has been an interesting last couple of days. I am sorry for not keeping up, but it has been real crazy around here. Today I started my first day of school. I feel like an "old" guy, but after looking at the bios on some of my classmates, it would appear I am not the only one. Which is a bit nice. Today Becky and I are suffering some flu like symptoms which makes it hard to get through the day. Last Monday my brother Gabe and his wife Ana had their second baby, Madeline Grace Young. It is just a bit weird to me that in 9 weeks or so we are going to have our own baby. They say it's the best thing that can happen to you. I am still somewhere between a bit nervous to super excited to is this really going to happen. Yes I know it is, so it will be awesome.

This weekend my team and I are going to bowl at the state tournament. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just picked up a new ball which I will post some pictures for later. Then to round out this week on Sunday my Dad, Mike, Gabe, and I are going to see Billy Joel at the Bradley Center. I can't wait for the fun and for this flu thing to go away.

This is a must read!

So go to www.dailymail.co.uk and read the story of the teacher who survives 400lb lion attack. Yes,m I said 400 lb lion attack. My favorite part is where it says a lion jumped on her. " I thought oh my God I'm a gonner. I was scarredenough when the lion pinned me to the ground, but when I looked up and saw the other two, I really thought i was a gonner." WOW!!!!!! One lion didn't shake her, it took three of them. Hilarious!

What will they think of next?

So I am driving by my parents house and there is a At&t cellular store on the coner. Well that seems normal until I see it has a drive through. Yes, a drive thru. One of those things you find at a McDonald's or Starbucks. Not a cellphone store. I mean really are we just that lazy. what next? Churches will institute that. "Yea I'll take your number 4 sermon and could you supersize that please."

One week ago.....

Well it was one week ago that things got real dicey in Young land. Boy what a difference a week makes. The Chargers are still in the playoff as well as the Packers. Who says Brett Favre is washed up. I was laid off, Becky was put on some kind of bed rest till the baby is born. So it has been real stressful. We know that in all things(key word: all) God works toward the good. Sometimes the good he is referring to is not how we see it because we like to see the full picture at all times. But I assure he is working in our lives his good. So on Monday I decided to go back to school. I was accepted. On Tuesday Becky was put on leave till Melodie comes. Wednesday I applied for unemployment, Thursday I got my job at Oscar's( it's like Culver's, but less expensive) the same position as when I left with all the perks. Even though I told them I wasn't sure how long I would be around for. We registered at baby's rus. Lets just say this whole having kids thing is starting to settle in. It makes me a bit edgy because I am not sure how this is going to go. I now it will be awesome, having kids is a great blessing, but sometimes I get a little nervous. So today everything is starting to swing toward that good part. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been a day.

Well today was just one of those days. It started like a normal day. Wake up early to catch up on work missed the day before. Started with a venti carmel machiato from Starbucks. Then off to work. The stuff left to do was not bad from missing the day before because we had to go to the hospital to make sure mom and baby were OK. So I got caught up and decided to get my requested days off for the aforementioned trip to Michigan and the first two days of the NCAA basketball tournament. Well that was about it for the good news. I walked in to my bosses office and gave him my request to which he looked at, frowned, and said sit down and close the door. Well from the looks of his face something bad was going to happen. The plant was either shutting down or I was getting my pink slip. The later was the correct answer. While it would take a long while to explain this disaster, I am glad to say I feel OK with what went down. I am not really OK being laid off, or let go, or whatever seems to be the best so as to not be offended. I know God has a plan and it will work out. Which is definitely not how I usually take news like this. I should be stressed out, but I am at peace. So any prayers would be great. It has been a day. I just can't wait for what tomorrow will hold.

Til Midinght.

There is a restaurant in Holland called Til Midnight. Now while my family was in town for the wedding last February, My Uncle Dale went out to this restaurant. Now little did I now the amount of research that went into his trip. It appears he went online to find a great restaurant to eat at on that Friday night. He learned that Til Midnight was four stars. So he got there and had the best time of his life. Also he scored Becky and I free dinner there on our first honeymoon. So Becky and I are coming back for that dinner. I learned my Uncle wants to come. He went as far as to say if he could get a job of equal pay he would move. To Michigan. Just like that. This seems crazy. So now I find out he has saved all his personal time to come with us that weekend just to go to this restaurant. I have been to great restaurants, but this place must be out of this world for someone to just pack up and move on the spot. Should make for an entertaining weekend.

Really people!!!!!!!!

While driving today as well as the past several days I have noticed that many people on the road don't care about the rest of us. They have places to be yesterday, and show zero regard for the rest of us. They ride your tailgate no matter which lane your in and expect you to vanish so they can keep cruising. Today was a day where a medical transporter was that guy. He was on me in the slow lane, and then about five minutes later he goes zooming passed. Well I thought nothing of it till we got to about two blocks from the hospital (22 minute trip). Who did we come upon, but the same van. Looks like speeding doesn't make you get there any faster.

Happy 2008!!!

Well what a year we had in 2007. Lots of memorable moments for the Young's. We got married on the 10th of February. I had a couple of surgeries. We got pregnant, just to name a few. Becky got a new job. We got news my brother and sister-in-law were pregnant again. I would be writing forever if i tried to include it all. I wish all of you a great and prosperous New Year. I know it is going to be another memorable year once again.