TC the Terrible

Yesterday morning while the kids were eating breakfast THE BOY made an announcement. He’s lactose intolerant.

Needless to say, THE WOMAN was not surprised. He’s a regular gas machine and could power a couple of camp stoves if we could find a way to harness him. Not to belabor the point, but he can replay the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles almost on demand. This is after all the kid that once expelled gas and made a large dog howl in disgust. We haven’t let him eat Taco Bell for months because no one can stand the after effects.
Still she was amazed at the flow of the conversation.

THE BOY – Mom, I’m lactose intolerant.

THE WOMAN — Where did you hear that?

THE BOY – On the news commercials the other day.

THE WOMAN — Why do you think that?

THE BOY — See? I told you I’m ‘lergic to milk.

Say what you will, he understood the meaning of the phrase. And his mother has now banned him from any and all dairy products.

At this point I really don’t care about respect for the Tigers. If you don’t respect a team with 25 straight wins, you have no brains in your head.
They played a hell of a game last night and beat a quality team. What else would you call a game with 16 lead changes and no team ever getting up by more than five points? The Tigers looked fresher at the end than the Aggies did. Plus they’ve been knocking the bottom out of the net on free throws. They pass well and make good shot choices. The half time adjustments by Calipari were just enough to hold off A&M. The best story on the game can be found here.
I was shocked as hell that the refs took over a full second off the clock at the end just like everyone else was. But I also saw a couple of shots of the refs using a stopwatch to time the replay so I’ve got to think they got the call right.

The main thing about the game is the Tigers won. That makes THE WOMAN happy, which makes my life much better.

Here’s hoping that OSU has no gas left in the tank after last night. After all, THE WOMAN has the Tigers going all the way on her bracket sheet. And I’ll have hell to pay if she loses her five dollars.

It’s back to the salt mines after an eventful Christmas weekend.

The first wave of family left an hour or so after the second wave arrived, so the tense intra-family moments were kept to a minimum. The gifts were a big hit this year, with SDSM making the biggest haul of the kids. She got the normal assortment of clothes and trinkets, but she also hit it big with a new iPod and cell phone. Both gifts made FDSM rather jealous and perhaps made a point about who the good kid really is.

I finally scored the coveted Red Swingline stapler for my desk and a back-lit keyboard for my home machine. FDFM knitted me a brown skull cap that could have come straight from American Eagle and with proof MY MOM loves me more than anybody, she got me the watch that I’ve been eyeing since October. Not the most expensive watch ever made, but the one that completely fits my personality. THE BOY got a butt-load of cheap crap, topped off with the single coolest guy gadget ever invented, ROBO-SAPIEN V2. This thing is so guy oriented that it even belches and quotes Johnny Bravo. And since it is electronic, the hacks are already on line.

THE WOMAN, and SDFM made out pretty well too, both getting pretty much everything on they put on their list to Santa. Of course SDFM momentarily forgot who she was dealing with (i.e. ME)and was stunned when she realized that it really was a Hello Kitty watch in her stocking. Another reminder to be very careful of what you ask for because you will end up getting it.

Back with more later.