Dan's Stories

Nintendo Wii

2008-06-13T10:25:00.002-04:00

Have you guys seen this thing? My wife and I have had it for a couple of months and we love it. We can't stop playing. We are both trying to lose some weight so we bought the Wii Fit. This game is out of this world. Not only does it have a bunch of great games that you can play and get fit with but it also weighs you everyday and measures your body's BMI. It is nuts. You should all check this thing out. For years, video game companies focused on graphics and how realistic the games could look. It is nice that a company has finally gotten all these gamers off their asses and worked on practicality rather than fattening up more Americans.

Post Pesach Update

2007-04-11T15:41:00.000-04:00

So things have been going pretty well. I am surprised to report that over the first half of Pesach I actually still lost 2 pounds and I am still going. We had a great time in Florida and then Southfield, although the weather was less than desireable, but it is nice to be back to normal. I am hoping the Tigers will start winning more consistently and then all will be in order.

Weight Watchers

2007-03-28T14:46:00.000-04:00

As many of you may know, about two and half weeks ago I decided I had to make a change in my life. I knew that my weight was an issue but I had never done anything serious about it and I had always joked about being a little heavier than others. Well, a little heavier became a lot heavier and unfortunately my weight got a little out of control. I was no longer happy about how I looked in pictures and my weight was starting to limit me in some of the things I could do. I decided to start weight watchers and after my second weigh-in I am now down about 13.6 pounds and counting. I will be giving weekly updates on my progress so that you guys can see how I am doing and encourage me to continue. Dieting is not easy but I know it is something I have to do. I hope to make you all proud, but more importantly, I hope to look and feel great in the end.

March Maddness

2007-03-09T11:53:00.000-05:00

I will be hosting a pool for the big tournament this year. If you are interested in joining, please visit http://osuh.mayhem.sportsline.com/brackets to sign up for brackets. Each bracket is only $5 and you can enter up to 3 brackets. Feel free to let anyone you know about the pool as the more entries we receive the mroe money you can win.

I'm Back

2007-03-09T11:52:00.000-05:00

I apologize that I have not been blogging much as of late but I hope to be back regularly as I will be able to check in more from work. Look for great topics to be coming soon.

New Job

2006-12-03T21:29:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
I am so excited to announce that I am starting a new job tomorrow. I will be working for a nationwide company that outsources technicians to fix dental equipment. As it stands now I am kind of running this company under the guidance of those who started it but we are hoping that the company will grow into a true prosperous organization like any other out there. I am very excited about it and I can't wait to tell you all how it goes.

Turkey Day

2006-11-23T13:44:00.000-05:00

I have heard from some people around our community that they do not celebrate Thanksgiving. One person told me: "Thanksgiving is a Christian holiday and we shouldn't celebrate it". This really upset me. How can an American living in America not feel that Turkey Day is important? The holiday does not have any religious significance, it is a day to be thnakful for being an American and having a free country to live in.

I say now to all of you living in this fine land that if you can not find a way to be thankful today then get out of our country. Our ancestors fought for our freedom and fought for this land so that we could live good lives and be proud of who we are. If you don't feel that way then you are heartless and selfish. I realize that there is a certain Christmas aura around the day but it is still only Thanksgiving and we should acknowledge things that we are thankful for. Plus, it starts the biggest shopping time of the year with the best DEALS, and as Jews, that should trully be our biggest holiday of the year, j/k.

So, to all you Jews who really don't think they owe anybody a thank you or can't find something to be thankful for, be thankful to Hakadosh Baruch Hu that your ancestors survived the evil hand of the Natzi's - Yemach Shemam - and that The United States not only helped rescue them but welcomed them into this country with open arms and gave them hope and oppurtunity to live full and meaningful lives, giving us a chance at life and prosperity. I know that I am thankful for that, today and every other day of my life.

Eliptical

2006-11-23T13:41:00.000-05:00

So Gillian and I got an eliptical a while back and I have to say it is such a pleasure to have it in the house. Many people toy with the idea of purchasing workout equipment because they fear it will become a clothing hanger or a bulky item that takes up a lot of space. I am proud both to say that we do use it and that we are actually enjoying it. I definitely reccomend that everyone get a piece of workout equipment at home. If you have the will to work out and get in shape then you will use the machine. It only takes a little bit of discipline for the first few weeks and then you get into a routine that works for you and you are on your way. So here's to working out and getting healthy and living life to its fullest.

Playstation 3 Problems

2006-11-21T12:50:00.000-05:00

According to a news report on Channel 4 last night, many cities are seeing major problems with the new Playstation 3 systems. Many stores are reporting game glitches and countless customer complaints as well as many incidence of returns. I must admit I find this to be a bit humorous. How many people spent months saving up money and sacrificing so they could enjoy this new system to find out it was a bust?

The story was broken as a Detroit video game store on Gratiot was robbed yesterday right before closing. According to the store's employees, two men in ski masks came in with guns demanding the new Playstation consoles. The clerks informed the two men that they had none in the store and the men instead stole two xbox 360's and a bunch of games as well as the two register tills. The report also claimed the men stole the surveillance tapes as to not be found later by police. As a side note, I commented that perhaps it was the clerks who staged the robbery in order to each get a game console and some cash. It seemed a little strange that nobody else saw what happened.

The story was topped off by a comment by channel 4's reporter. The reporter commented that one of the clerks told him that the games were not even worth all that trouble because of all the problems being reported about them.

Check out this link below to read the story.

Police: 2 Men Rob Store Of Game Systems

Black Friday

2006-11-21T00:58:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to remind everybody that Black friday is coming up this Friday and you can check out all the great deals by clicking on the link below. I tried to do this last year and go to one of these stores but I couldn't get up; the turkey got the best of me. I am going to give it another go this year and see what happens. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!!

Great Deals!!

Crash

2006-11-17T16:47:00.000-05:00

Our Computer crashed this week and we lost everything. All of our documents and files are gone. If anybody knows how to fix this, PLEASE HELP!!!!

Throw The Jew Down The Well

2006-11-14T10:47:00.000-05:00

So if anybody thought that there was no more antisemitism in America, you are sorely mistaken. We all are aware of the recent Borat movie and some of the craziness and whackiness it includes, but what we may not realize from the film itself is that antisemitism is alive and well right here in our own backyards. In the film, most of the antisemitism takes place either by Borat himself or outside the counrty - i.e. the running of the Jew in Kazakhstan.

However, a clip that was cut frim the movie, but that can be seen on www.youtube.com, shows that there is plenty of hatred toward jews here in america as well. Borat visits a country bar and decides he wants t operform his version of a country song. The name of the song is In My Country There is Problem. In the first verse of the song, the country's problem is transport (transportation). This dosn't seem like anything crazy and the bar's audience chuckles a bit.

The rest of the song, however, is a ranting about the problem is the Jew and that the Jew must be thrown down the well in order to free Borat's country. Not only is the song crazy, but the entire bar starts to join in with Borat singing together. I will admit, I thought the song was absolutely hilarious, but it still shows the sadness of the world that people can still hold hatred for someone simply because of their skin color or their beliefs.

Why are people so ignorant and stupid as to not learn to love others as human beings and nothing else but that? If these southern folks are so religious, why don't they see Jews or blacks or asians or anybody else as creations of G-d? Do they really think minorities are some alien being that they can treat like dirt? If we truly want to improve the education system in America, I think it needs to start with this topic. We wil never be able to learn together if we can not learn to live together.

For anyone who would like to hear the song, this is the link Click Here to Hear the Song

Kosher Starbucks

2006-11-13T23:30:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
It doesn't look like this is really going to pan out, but I think it is pretty sweet that I made it in the article. Take a look.

Starbucks Article

Playstation 3

2006-11-13T23:01:00.000-05:00

So I am sure everyone is aware that Sony has decided to release a new version of its popular game system, Playstation. This will mark the 3rd version of the game system that was first introduced in 1994. There is one problem that I feel is linked to this new release, it is very limited. Many reports have already stated that there will only be a handful of PS3's brought to the United States; many reports that I have heard suggest only about 300,000 will be sold here. That is not the only problem we face. The other problem is that Sony has said it will stop producing games for its highly popular PS2 console, but that any games produced to date will work on the version 3 console. Is Sony out of its mind? Millions of PS2's are played around the owrld every simgle day and if Sony is only intending to sell about 3000,000 copies of the PS3, where are the PS2 owners supposed to play their games; or even worse, what will they play when they want new games? It isn't like we can just simply go buy the new version. Not only are there limited copies, but the 2 version of the PS3 - a 20gb version and a 60gb version - sell for $499 and $599 respectively. As a PS2 owner, I am upset that Sony would throw its loyal game players under the bus like this. If they were continuing to make both PS2 and PS3 games it owuld be one thing, but I feel like Sony is trully making a mistake with this latest move.

Lions

2006-11-12T23:37:00.000-05:00

I am not sure what is more pathetic, the fact that the Lions played so bad or the fact that I sat at the game and watched them play that bad. I just don't understand. These guys are paid millions of dollars and they look like little kids playing in an after school league. The 49ers ran the same play over and over again and these idiots couldn't figure it out. If we thought Millen had to go before, you can sure as hell bet we need him gone now.

Borat

2006-11-07T11:23:00.000-05:00

So I went to go see Borat last night. I will admit to you this, I actually thought it would be a little bit funnier but I must say that I enjoyed it. It was very nice. There was one interesting thing about the movie that intrigued me and I think truly brings out the true genius in Sacha Baron Cohen. Every time in the movie that Borat is speaking the language of Kazakhstan, he is actually speaking modern hebrew. It is hysterical. Most people will never pick up on this because they either don't speak hebrew or aren't even Jewish, but that fact that there are so many Jewish jokes in the movie yet he is speaking hebrew the whole time made me laugh. If you guys have a chance, it is worth seeing the movie.

Voting Blunder

2006-11-07T11:21:00.000-05:00

This is a letter I just sent to the news staff and Channel 4

To whom it may concern: I wanted to write to you to tell you what happened as I voted today. I was not privileged - or cursed by the sounds of some reports - to have a voting machine and I voted the old fashioned way with a pen and some ovals. I finished filling out my ballot and submitted into the feeder and I left, proud of myself for having voted today. As I was driving down a local street however I passed a sign that said "vote no on 2" and it hit me, the proposals were not on the ballot. I thought, how could this be? I turned around and returned to my polling center and was told that the proposals were on the ballot, they are on the back. Unfortunately, nobody told me there was a back and it turns out most of the people at my polling site did not vote on the proposals because nobody was aware there was a back side. Perhaps it is my own error for not checking, but seeing as this is only the second time I have ever had a chance to vote, it would have been nice if one of the staff members would remind people about the back. I thought perhaps you would find this an interesting news story because seeing as most of the people at our site did not vote the proposals, who knows how may others did not vote them as well. In addition, I realize I should have asked where they were right away but in all the other confusion and commotion that was going on at my site, I guess they slipped my mind for the moment. When I did inform the people after of the error, they simply told me there was nothing at all that they could do and they sent me on my way. Whether this makes the air or not, I thought it was something worth telling the media world. Thank you for your time.

Remeber guys, if you haven't voted yet, CHECK THE BACK!!!

The Prestige

2006-11-02T00:58:00.000-05:00

I went to see this movie Sunday night at about 10:30. Let's just say the previews started at 10:30 and the movie started more like at 10:50. The reason I note this is the movie is 2 hours and 25 minutes long. Anyway, the movie was actually very good. It is a little bit twisted at parts and sometimes can eve be difficult to follow but the movie was great. One thing that surprised me was david Bowie plays a character in the film, and he is a damn good actor. And of course, how can you not love Scarlett Johansson. I definitely reccomend you guys check this one out, assuming you have the time.

Basketball

2006-11-01T10:43:00.000-05:00

So did anybody watch the pitiufl Miami vs. Chicago game last night? I mean are those really the guys that we lost the Easter Conference to? I have to say I would be embarrassed to be a Miami fan today the way they got wiped off the court last night. I guess we can at least take comfort in knowing that Ben Wallace didn't play that big a factor with only 5 points and 11 boards.

Kenny Rogers

2006-10-23T11:40:00.000-04:00

I don't know about all of you, but I saw one of the best pitching performances of my life last night. The pitching throughout this season has been fantastic and has continued throughout the playoffs, but the schooling I saw given by Kenny Rogers last night was truly amazing. Unfortunately, this feet of excellence has been shadowed by many accusations of cheating. I am sickened by the idea that a television announcing crew could have such an impact on America's past time. In case anyone missed it, in the first inning of last night's game, Joe Buck and his crew made a big deal about a substance they noticed on Kenny Rogers' left hand. They then showed clips of him from the first innings in the Yankees and A's series in which he pitched showing similar markings on his hand. One happened next was crazy. Soon after the broadcast Tony larussa suddenly wanted to chat with the umpires and didn't want to comment on it at all after that. Jim Leland claimed Rogers was asked to wash his hands but Rogers said that nobody told him, "he noticed the dirt and washed it off". He said the only thing the umpire mentioned to him was that he had more time in between innings and he should relax and use that time to warm up. Larussa claimed that his players thought "the ball was doing funny things" and that is why he said something. But, in post game interviews the players who batted in the first inning claim they never said anything about the way the ball was being pitched. This is what I know. Whether Rogers had something on his hand in the first inning or not, it was gone by the second. And I also know this: he was amazing through EIGHT!! So for all you haters out there that think the Tigers don't deserve to be here, too bad. We are here and we are proud and we will win this thing fair and square.

ESPN Article

Sports Illustrated Online Article

Sporting News Article

What's with the Rain??

2006-06-21T16:08:00.000-04:00

So are you guys like me? I woke up this morning at about 7:00. I realize this is a bit late for some of you but please bare with me. Gillian had to get up and start getting ready for class, and the weather was already looking pretty bad. I did a few things around the aprtment and noticed as time went by tha the weather wa sonly getting worse. By 10:00, it was raining and thundering so hard that I thought for sure we would have no power ofr days. In addition, it wasso dark outside, I had truly no idea what time or day it was. How crazy is that? May G-d never send us rain like that again!!

NBA Finals

2006-06-21T01:08:00.000-04:00

So the Miami Heat won the NBA Finals tonight. Ladi Freakin Dah!! I have to be honest, I didn't even realize there was a game tonight. Gillian and I watched a movie and when it ended, we turned on Sportcenter and found out the horrible news. I am pretty pissed off about it, but I am still a bit torn. I am not sure if it would have been better for us if they won or lost. On the one hand, we can say hey, at least we didn't lose to a sucky team. The did win the title. On the other hand, if they lost, we could say, thank you dallas for beating them for us. But then, we look like panzies for losing to a losing team. I don't know. I do know on ething, however, I am so glad this crap is over so we can all go back to focusing on the Pistons next year.

Sam's Club

2006-06-21T01:04:00.000-04:00

So Gillian and I discovered the world of Sam's Club today. My father has a business account there and was able to add us on. The store really can save some serious dough if you can afford to shop in bulk. I mean these prices even beat out Meijer, a store I used to think was a G-dsent. Well, I just thought I would share this because it was so amazing.

Sticky Situation

2006-06-15T02:34:00.000-04:00

Ok guys, I have a serious question/issue and I need some advice.

Recently, Gillian's great uncle past away. Even though he was Jewish, his body was cremated rather than having a funeral. Because there was never anything done, the family is haveing a "memorial" (get together) at Gillian's aunt's house this sunday. Here is the weird part. Gillian has class and is unable to go, but I don't have anything better to do that I can use as an excuse. Do you guys think I should go or will I feel like a moron with my in-law family?

HELP PLEASE!!!

Return

2006-06-15T02:32:00.000-04:00

Hey friends, after quite an absence I am making my big return to the world of blogging. So did you all hear this crazy story about demitri young? Supposedly he beat some woman and he didn't want to go to court so he said he was sick but he couldn't prove so now there is a warrant out for his arrest. What crazy crap is that? Just thought I would throw that one out there.

Shaving

2006-04-28T13:12:00.000-04:00

As many of you may have seen in the YIOP eupdate, today is both Rosh Chodesh and Erev Shabbos. According to the Mishna Brurah, because today is a double simcha day, not only is one allowed to shave, but if one normally shaves outside of Sfirah, he is encouraged to do so today. I know I shaved this morning as soon as I could and it was awesome. I have to admit I really was starting to oget itchy. Have a good Shabbos everyone.

Rent

2006-02-23T23:34:00.000-05:00

So Rent came out on DVD this week and I am pretty excited about it. Have any of you guys seen it yet? I thought the play wa sway better. I have been seeing shows since I was a little kid so I guess you can say I am in to that stuff. Just thought I would tell you if you haven't seen it yet, get on that.

Tigers

2006-02-21T12:52:00.000-05:00

Hey guys, does anyone think it would be worth while to get Tiger's tickets for the upcoming season? Le tme know if you think I am crazy.
Dan I

Question of the Day

2006-02-15T14:08:00.000-05:00

Who do you think the fifth player shuould be to play with the four Piston starters on the floor atthe All-Star game?

$5 Refund Law

2006-02-14T15:50:00.000-05:00

Hey all, as most of you know there is a $5 refund law in the state of Michigan. This law was put in place to ensure that stores are charging their customers apropriately. The law says that if you are oveercharged for an item, you are entitled to the difference plus 10 times the difference up to $5. For example, let's say you bought an item that was marked $1.19 and it rang up for $1.39, you would $.20 back plus 10 times that up to $5, so you would get back $2.20. Pretty cool huh?
Well, I had the privilege of having this happen to me today. I was at Office Max buying ink for a fax machine and the black ink was marked $12.89 and I was charged $14.49. In this case, the difference plus 10 times would exceed $5, so I was only entitled to my five dollars back, but the store people were nuts!! They first tried to tell me I was only going to get the difference back. Then they tried to give like $9 back. The whole thing was crazy and it took a while, but the important thin is I got my $5.

Question of the Day

2006-02-14T15:45:00.000-05:00

Hey guys,
How many polocks does it take to nail in a board?

Question of the Day

2006-02-13T11:46:00.000-05:00

Hey guys, I am going to try to pose a question of the day so everyone can answer and throw a little fun into their day. I will start with a simple one so everyone can get the hang of it.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Breakaway Minyan

2006-02-11T20:06:00.000-05:00

For all those who are interested, I am willing to host a breakway minyan for certain Shabbosim when certain people are laining. I think those who are interested would know who I am reffering to.
Daniel

Renting

2006-02-11T19:58:00.000-05:00

Hey all, what is new? This post is going to be more of a vent but here it goes. Renting an apartment sux!!!! I know you don't have to worry about maintanence and all that, but it is the worst. I want to kill our neghbors. Some of you already know the story, but for those who don't, it is too long to repeat. The bottom line is they make a ton of noise and I have had it. I may even end up in jail, so if a few of you could help me out with the bail actually that would be great. Anywho, just had to get that off my chest.
Daniel

All Star Game

2006-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
How rediculous is the NBA and the lack of respedct to the Detroit Pistons. It really isn't only the NBA, but rayther sports media in general. How is it that a team as good as the Pistons can be shown such disrespect and be trashed as much as they are. If any other team in the league was playing half as good as the Pistons are right now, they would be placed on the highest of pedistals. What's wrong, nobody likes it when guys just come out and work hard every night? It always has to be about the finesse and the Hollywood crap?
I have been searching all night to try to find out the full rosters for the All Star game in Houston later this month. Right now only the starters are finite, but the reserves are yet to be anounced. Some writers and experts are saying that both Rip and Chauncey should be the backups and others leave Rip out of the running. Listen to what we are talking about people!! We are discussing whether the BEST backcourt in all of basketball is worthy of playing in the All Star game. Are people completely out of their mind. This simply proves tha the balloting is a popularity contest and not based on the best players.
I admit it, Kobe and Nash are deserving of their honors. But, do we really think that Wade and Iverson come out every night and play as hard and carry their team every night like Rip and Mr. Big Shot? Since voting has been allowed on the internet is it any wonder that Yao gets the most votes? HELLO!!!!! China has the most people anywhere. I think the league and the fans owe the Pistons and its starting five an apology. Flip is already coaching - in my opinion, we should have a game of All Stars against the Pistons; is there any question who would win?

Update

2006-02-02T14:26:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. My life has been a little nuts. As most of you know by now, we are the proud parents of a new cat. We decided to name him Nemi. We did this because he is orange and looks a bit Tiger-like. The Hebrew word for Tiger is Namer and we got Nemi for short. He really is the cutest thing in the whole wide world. Unfortuantely, he is having surgery today and he will be at the vet until Sunday so we miss him very much.
Nothing much has really been going on. I am sick and tired of hearing about the Super Bowl but I do hope that the Steelers will kick some Tuchas!!!! Go steelers!!!!!!
That is all for now, see you all at BKC.
Dan

Florida

2005-12-26T17:58:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
We have been in Florida now for about 10 days and we are happy to report we are having a wonderful time. The weather wasn't too great for the first week but since Friday it has been perfect. For our first few days we did a lot of hanging out and watching T.V. After the weather turned better, things really changed.
Friday was the first nice day and we were able to golf. I played ok considering I haven't touched a club since August. I even parred a hole. Shabbos we did a lot of laying around and we played go fish. There is a new Kosher restaurant/market by my in-laws place so we were able to get some good Israeli food to eat. When Shabbos was over we had a little bite to eat and we went to see The Producers. It was pretty good if you are in to Mel Brooks.
Sunday there wasn't much to do because of the big birthday so we had brunch at someone's house and then we went to see Munich after dinner. I thought the movie was pretty good considering the topic but it was a bit long (3 hours). Today was cool. We went down to the Everglades and took an airboat ride and we saw some alligators and some beautiful birds. It was cute because when we turned on the digital camera, the first picture was Jonah sleeping on our pillow chair. We thougth it was cute. Anyway, when we finished the ride we hopped over to Miami for lunch at Shem Tov's Pizza.
Now we are back home and waiting to have dinner. We just lit candles, don't forget to light number two. Happy Chanukah everyone. We miss you adn can't wait to see you all when we get home. Chow for now!!
Dan

Northwest Airlines

2005-12-14T12:58:00.000-05:00

I had an amazing occurence with NWA yesterday and I felt I should share with all of you since, afterall, this blog is all about what happens to me, and also because I am sure we have all had bad experiences with airlines in the past and this positive one may help us all get bpast those trying times.

Last night, my sister-in-law flew from a small airport in New York to Detroit. From Detroit she was supposed to go on to Florida with a 3 hour layover at Metro. My wife and I decided we were going to pick her up and go out for a bit so we could see her before she had to board her next flight and go home.

As we picked her up, however, we noticed something wasn't right. She was very pale and she was shaking and she said she felt sick. We thought she was just shivering from the cold, bu we soon learned she really wasn't doing well. Thinking it wasn't a great idea for her to fly again last night, we made a few phone calls and decided we would try to get her on a flight this morning rather than have her fly when she wasn't feeling well.

So, I contacted NWA by phone (800-225-2525) and explained to the woman on the phone our situation. She explained, that because my sister-in-law was already checked in, we would have to talk to a ticket agent in the airport. I explained to the woman that what she told me made sense and I thnaked her and hung up the phone.

We proceeded to the airport and the place was fairly empty. I went up to the line and we were shown to counter #48, Edie's counter (pronounced like the ice cream). I explained to Edie our situation and she told me that we were advised on the phone that we would have to purchase a new ticket for one way from DTW to FLL for this morning. I calmly questioned her since the women on the phone said we may be able to get her on a flight by way of exception. Edie took another look and realized the note said the worst case scenario would be to buy a new ticket, but not that we would for sure have to. Within 30 seconds she issued a boarding pass for this mornings light at 9:10 and we were on our way back to Oak Park.

In short, I was impressed at how the airlines was so nice and courteous and how they helped us so quickly. After all, my sister-in-law was already checked in for last nights flight and went to the conter 5 minutes before they were starting to board. The only thing I thought was wierd or that I questioned, was they never checked her ID. All I showed the woman was the boarding pass for last night's flight and she used the information from there to issue the new pass. What if we had found that boarding pass in the baggage claim area and someone else was looking for it to get on their next flight to Florida? We could have simply picked up a free one way to the land of the sun. Of course that wasn't the case, and all is well.

Till next time all.
Peace

Blog Complaints

2005-12-14T12:54:00.000-05:00

As many of you have noticed, I have not been able to post on my blog these last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, due to a busy schedule and some computer glitches, I was sidetracked in my blogging experience. However, for your viewing and reading excitement, I'm back.

I am sorry for all of you who have missed me these last coupe of weeks but I hope to enlighten your lives with my telling stories in these next few weeks and months.

Dan

Lions vs. Vikings

2005-12-02T01:41:00.000-05:00

Hey all. It has been a few days since I have been able to post. It has been a crazy week. My father called me late last night and asked me if I was available to go with him to the Lions game this sunday. As many of you know, my father has season tickets to the Lions and I have been going to the games since I was alittle kid.

After some thought and consideration, I decided I would go with him to the game. I decided this based on a few different reasons. First of all, I don't get to spend a lot of quality time with my father and the games are a chance for us to go out and have a great time together by ourselves. I know it sounds sappy, but it is true, and we do have a lot of fun. Second, I was thinking about the all the changes the Lions have made this week, and how great it would be to see these changes up close and personal. I mean, who knows, the Lions may never lose again, and I want to be there for the the first victory if this record breaking streak.

The third reason, however, was the one that really put me over the peak. Earlier this season, around Sukkos time, my father and I, and my two siblings, all went to a Lions game together. It was week 6 - we lost to Carolina in a heartbreaker 21-20. The Friday before the game, my brothers and I all went out to buy jerseys. We bought one for my father as well. Now who do you think my father and I both got, Dre Bly. So it should all be coming together now. I want to be able to where my jersey one more time while Dre is still on the team. After all the comments that were made this week and all that is going on, I am thinking I may have made a very poor investment. Either way, I will still where the jersey proud, as I still do my McCarty jersey when rooting for the Red Wings.

With all this being said, I guess I somewhat look forward to ruining a perfectly good Sunday downtown at Ford Field. May your teams all win wherever you are from, except Minnesota. Peace for now.

Dan

Sudoku

2005-11-28T11:17:00.000-05:00

I learned yesterday that there is a new craze sweeping the world. The game sudoku is a puzzle that involves boxes and numbers. Some of the numbers are already filled in for you, but you have to fill in the rest yourself. The kicker is, there is only one solution so you have to know exactly how to fill in the numbers. If you want the rules and stuff you can click on the link and see them for yourself. http://www.sudoku.com/ I hope you all can find this game as intriguing and fun as I did. Peace!

Shopping Spree

2005-11-25T14:15:00.000-05:00

Today is my parents' 26th anniversary. My wife and I therefore decided we were going to buy them a gift since today is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. It sounds pretty crazy, but they really needed a new phone for their house and we figured today would be the best day to go out and buy it.

Now allow me to back track. Last night, after three, yes count em, three amazing Thanksgiving dinners, we went out with another couple to see the movie Rent. It was pretty good. The movie let out at around 2:00 a.m. so we decided we would swing by the local Best Buy to see what the line looked like. It was totally out of control. It was at that time that I decided I would not go to the store at 5:00 a.m. as I had originally intended. I remembered that someone had once told me they only let a certian amount of people in the store at one time for safety reasons. Therefore, had I actually gone at 5:00, I would have waited outside the store forever in the cold anyways.

So we decided we would go later in the day, and we still were able to get whatever we wanted. We bought my parents a really nice phone system, and they love it. We also got ourselves itrips for our ipods so now we can listen to them in the car. We felt it was productive outing.

The one thing we couldn't believe, though, was how many people were at the store. It was out of control. I realize Best Buy is a great store, but the number of people was insane. It was very hard to get someone o help you if you had a question, and it was chaos to wait in line to pay. However, I do want to give kudos to Best Buy; they were well stocked and tried there best to move things along in an orderly fashion.

One word of advice though. When it was time to check out, the lines were longer than you can ever imagine. Picture waiting in line for a ride at Disney World and then you might understand. However, my wife and I decided to pay at the counter over by the cell phones. The guy in line was finishing as we walked up, we paid, and we were out the door. We didn't even wait a minute to pay. If you ever find yourselves in a situation like this, use this advice, it will help you.

Peace for now,
Daniel

My sister

2005-11-24T12:38:00.000-05:00

Hey guys, check out this article from the Jerusalem post. If any of you know my family, you may recognize the girl in the picture. Jpost Article

Roy Williams

2005-11-24T12:22:00.000-05:00

I was just watching the Fox NFL Sunday Pregame Show and they had an interview with Roy Williams. Terry Bradshaw asked him what his favorite childhood memory was. Roy responded that when he was about 5 or 6, his family used to go camping and fishing. One year his father had bought him a Snoopy fishing pole and he lost it in the water. To this day he has not seen his Snoopy pole again.

Well Roy, I am with you brother. When I was about 8 years old, my parents took my family and I to Charlevoix for a fishing trip. I was surprised when I arrived to learn he too had bought me an orange Snoopy fishing pole. Unfortunately, however, on that trip, the pole was broken and never used again.

I was surprised this morning to learn that Roy and I had such an amazing connection. May you catch many touchdowns today Roy; you are on my fantasy team.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Dan

Starting my Blog

2005-11-23T21:14:00.000-05:00

So I am sitting at my friends' house one night and they are telling my wife and I all about their blog. I am listening with such enthusiasm as I am amazed as to how easy it is to get your story out for the world to see. After a few minutes of pondering, I decide I am going to start a blog of my own.

So here it is. This is my blog. I have decided to use the url "Dan Does Detroit" because it will tell my ife stories for all to see. After all, I have lived in Detroit for all 23 years of my life and I have so many cool stories to tell and so many great adventures I have had in my life and it is time to share them with all of you.

I hope you all enjoy this blog. I am excited to get started and to allow the world a sneak peek into my life. I look forward to all of your insights and opinions. Peace for now.

Dan