Other blogs out there.

reading (yes, i read) a column on MSN.com about other blogs. It's an odd happening blogging is. either way, here are a couple that i checked out along with the link that listed them all. and no, mine did not make the list. by the way, this pic has nothing to do with blogs, blogging or anything other than it is a Jimi Hendrix lego man. how sweet is that! okay. days are getting busy but i feel slow so you will hear from me again. am i rambling? bye

http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=5051140&GT1=10138

http://www.retrothing.com/

http://photomatt.net/

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/

http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

http://laughingsquid.com/

http://www.gawker.com/

http://www.bnlblog.com/

http://www.daddytypes.com/

thats all i got for now

okay, real quick, more ideas...

those people faces would be uber cool, but i hate no idea what these are running for price. also i would have to be careful that i cut them in the right direction to get them correct. i didn't think of that until i was writing this. hmmm, nevermind on that one. still slick looking.

it's time for your debriefing.

Hello all. great to see you again. you've been missed. so here is what is shakin in E-town. ummmm..... well.......huh. the wrist is still feeling quite good. Cortizone. big fan. good times. Saturday evening E and I went out with Craig and Stacy to Hoolihan's. i bet thats not how you spell it, but i don't seem to care enough to go check, so that is how you are getting it. Either way it was good to get out for a meal, without kids. Good ole' ma and pa watched to kids and then we went back and picked up Marley and Layla got to stay the night. Sunday i then had band practice at 1. or so i thought. Brian, the bass player and mother figure of the band, told me that he talked to Shawn Monday and Wednesday and that he was bringing out 2 singers. 1 guy, 1 girl. i arrived at 1. Brian was there. I did get to play the snare that Robbie built me. beautiful! totally different sound than "Penny". Has a lot more crack to the sound. Anyways they never showed up. i think this has been a long time coming for some reason. i also can't quite get myself to really care. i love playing in bands. Thick Toez rule!!!!!!!!! i just hate all the crap that comes along with it. to find a band that has responsible people in it is always impressive. the nice thing is that Brian doesn't care that i don't care. i let him do all the leg work and show up to practice. He put in an ad in the newspaper for a guitar player and we have had 3 calls from guys that are all singers/guitarists so next Sunday we will audition the first one. i wanted 2 of them to come out together but i guess one guy works on Sunday and i don't want to have to practice on Saturdays. maybe this third guy can come too. who knows. so when i left practice on Sunday i brought home some of my Pearl kit so i can start to refinish it. the Blue velvet is falling off is some places. i stripped down to the wood, but really havn't thought about what to finish them in yet. i will be brain storming for a while. i have lots of old countertop here that i thought could look cool, but we'll have to see. Also wondered how thin Jeff could get Stainless Steel that i could wrap around the shells, but i really dont' want to spend money on this, so we will see what we can come up with. spray paint looks good, but can get pricey after while. With the countertop material like the one shown here, i can get them in a gloss finish from one of my suppliers here at Kropf. We'll see. the wood is in good condition but must be covered. it looks like crappola. i think that is all i have right now. i might post some other laminate options. tell me what you think. I the idea of doing newspaper clippings sound retarded? not sure. i think it might be. Holla!

Cortizone shots.....goooooood!

well i am pleased to say that i got a cortizone shot in the right wrist. i went to OSMC, orthpedic med's and waited in the main wating room for one hour. then they moved me into my own room, answered questions that i had answered only an hour ago, and waited another 40 minutes. NOT TO SHABBY!!!!!! finally the doctor came in to my room. he did appologize, not that i was that friendly about it. either way, he looked at my tendonitis. squeezed it, which i really wanted to bust his jaw. I JUST TOLD HIM IT HURT!?!?! anywhoo, he mentioned surgury as a last hope, but he suggested the shot, and iceing it. he did have much good to say about the splint that it was in. so he leaves and a nurse comes in to prep me. ahe asks where he marked me....i tell her that he did nothing of the sort. she disagrees and tells me he did. we argue, he walks in and says, "oh, i forgot to mark him." TA DA!!!!!! so they prep me and he comes at me with this 12 foot needle. he says, "don't woory, i won't use the whole thing" i'm thinking that he is taking it to the next room and using it on the next patient. no reason to toss perfectly good Cortizone?! so she sprays me with some cold spray to numb the area and i see him moving in for the kill. i look away......still........not looking........seriously...........OKAY I'M LOOKING! he's whirlling around in there with that needle like he knitting me socks! next thing i know, he used all the Cortizone, and i have this huge mound of goo under my skin, right were he shot me. he removed the large Arby's straw out of my arm and mooshes gallon of goo around my wrist. he says okay, your done!........okay.

that's it???? so do i need to keep using the splint?

ummm.... good question, it doesn't matter. i don't really like them. if you want you can.

Okay. do i need to just keep taking ibeprofin?

ummm.....good question! ummm, no, i'll give you something different. if this doens't make your stomach upset, then keep taking "this"

and "this" is?

the main ingredent in Aleve. it's strong.

okay, do i need to come back?

ummm.....if you want you can. yes.....well, no just call and let me know either way. if it worked or not.

Needless to say, it feels much better today. i did ice it last night and i think that this is the best that it has felt since May 12th. Ole' Dr. Hixs did ask (and he asked not to be offended) if it could have been something that happened at the bachelor party. ummm....NO i woke up at home, before going to that bachelor party, and it hurt. but thanks for prepping everyone for a great bachelor party story. speaking of bachelors....

My good friend Trevor Kropf is now a engaged man. Trevor and i went to Georgia last year and to Tennessee the year before that to see the University of Georgia Bulldogs play great football. He got engaged to Angie on Saturday. the date has already been set for Aug 2, 2008.

Also i want to say that i buzzed Rob's head on Saturday. fuuuuuun. he looked best with the mohawk! i bet that you can link to his blog to see pics.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

This is Elizabeth Elane Kattau. today she turns....30! i wish her a happy birthday. I love her very much. good bye for now all.

Today is June 12th, 2007. here is what is happening

greetings and hello. my name is Brent, and i have a problem. i just don't want to be working right now. don't get me wrong, i like my job, it's just that i really would rather be at home today. i know that yesterday was rough on Elizabeth who is having a birthday tomorrow and party tonight. Elizabeth did just call me and tell me that the results from the EKG that they did on Marley last Friday came back. our pediatric doctor is not in this week but they said that there was a post it note on the folder saying that everything looked normal. we will probably get a more in depth answer next week when Dr. Reed comes back in, but for now, we know that she is doing just fine. for those who were not informed of the procedure, it was checking on a heart murmur. it sounds like it is all going to be fine. i would like to thank Angie, Trevor's girlie, for the handy wipe seen above that came from Hooters. this is one of my favorite sayings when the time is right. Obviously, i change the number all the time. i am normally in the 70's. so Jeff ask's me yesterday, "what is happening on the band front?" i reply that i havn't really heard anything positive or much at all really. then last night i get a call, well 3 calls, with one voicemail from Brian saying that we have a singer. Male. that is all that i know. they want to practice on Monday. i have to call Brian today to get more info. i presume it is the guy they have called "Mike". we have talked of this "Mike" before but i know nothing of him. i look forward to getting back to playing. Especially now that i have Rob's snare to show off. that is one sweet machine. It will have to compete for basket time with Penny more than anything but having 2 kits, they will see themselves fitted in a kit no doubt. Penny will probably be fited to the Gretch and Bloodshot to the Pearl. i know many of you will be very conserned in this matter. i will keep you all informed. stay calm.