Character

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Character is what you really are. Reputation is what people say you are. Reputation is often based on character-but not always.
Character is how you react to thing-sensibly, without getting carried away by yourself or your circumstances. A person of character is trustworthy and honest, and for a dollar he or she will give you a dollar.
The other kind of person looks for the easy way out.
I like to think the players I coached, however they came to UCLA, left as men of character. But in truth, if they didn't have it when they came, I couldn't give it to them. By then it was too late. That's a job for a mother and father."

THANK YOU JOHN WOODEN

Done...for now

Well, it has come to an end...after a lousy showing against the mighty fast Flying Dutchmen of Oostburg High School, the football season has come to an end. The Spartans managed just 3 points in their first round playoff outing Tuesday night to put an end to their season. The final score you ask?...47-3, what happened you ask?...#33 of the Flying Dutchmen, 10 carries for 298 yds. and 6 touchdowns, yeah, thats a touchdown every 1.8 carries...ridiculous.
On a brighter note, the Junior Varsity completed their season this past Saturday with a convincing with over Whitefish Bay Dominican...5 different Spartan players managed to reach the endzone, this victory brought the Spartans to an 8-1 record and looking forward to next season where the Spartans look to continue winning and avenge their only loss to the Catholics of Burlington Central. Next year we hope to bring the Reformation victory back to the Lutherans...
Now, onto the search for the next more permanent working position as my afternoons have become free again, maybe i will get to spend some time in my studio space perfecting my most recent ideas in clay, as well as the continuation of the riveting (insert heavy sarcasm) daily life of a substitute teacher...hope this finds you all well...

Wedding

Well, i did it, i went and got hitched...and here are the pictures to prove it

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Enjoy, i know we did

Pete

FINALLY!!!

FINALLY...yes, well on multiple levels, finally I have posted something, but on a personal note, FINALLY I got my first win as a football coach. This afternoon the mighty Junior Varsity Spartans of Martin Luther High School took the field at University School of Milwaukee and scored on the first play of the game and hit the PAT for a 7-0 lead. This lead would carry the Spartans through out a fierce defensive struggle of a game. A failed 2 point conversion by USM in the third quarter kept the Spartans in the lead with a 7-6 score. The final play of the game was an interception on the 1 yard line by the dominant Spartan defense to seal the victory. And there was much rejoicing in Spartanland.

On a personal note, only 4.5 weeks till the wedding, and only 3.5 weeks till the Hidden River Art Fair in Brookfield, WI...Still subbing this year and looking for something bigger and more steady. Not much else to say, spent most of the summer traveling from coast to coast and a little in between. Oh, and another move, out of the city, less gun fire, but more train...yeah, its close.

Observations

1. Fast food Chinese...why do 99.99%* of them serve Orange Chicken? Is Orange Chicken far superior to the other Chinese delicacies. Why not Sesame Chicken, or a beef perhaps...

2. Teryaki - Chinese or Japanese?...served at both types of restaurants, both seem to lay claim. is it one of those multi-national marinades? BBQ is clearly American, Soy sauce is clearly Chinese, Hollandaise is clearly Holland, but that pesky Teryaki...where does it belong?

3. Lunesta - Those crazy Pharmaceutical companies have gone and done it again...Lunesta, a prescription sleep aid as advertised...common side effects include: Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Eszopiclone will cause drowsiness and may cause dizziness. If you experience drowsiness or dizziness, avoid these activities. Good to know that a sleep aid causes drowsiness

4. Not only is this a bit of an observation, but it's a bit of a pet peeve...
In my recent viewings of the morning showings of Saved by the Bell (SBTB), there is the obvious, we all know that the years spent at Bayside High School are far superior to those spent at the Jr. High (yes, remember when there used to be Jr. Highs, not Middle Schools) or even "The College Years." but becoming the SBTB aficionado that I am (special thanks to the two hour time slot Monday through Friday 6-8am on TBS), there are slight discrepancies. Part of the superiority of the high school years was the cast, the departure of friends Nikki and Mikey, as well as the beloved teacher Miss Bliss from the Jr. High and the addition of Jessica "Jessie" Spano and Kelly Kapowski, (Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater was an Army transplant addition to the group) the supposed life long friends, but what happened in Jr. High. How could Jessie be riding bikes in the 4th grade with Zack if she wasn't even there until the high school years, and how could Zack have loved Kelly his whole life if she wasn' around for it? Does the school district of Bayside have two Jr. High's, causing this closely knit group of friends to split up after elementary school only to be reunited for high school?...if so, thats pretty crappy that the district lines happen to run between the neighboring Morris and Spano houses. And what happened to Max, he was soon replaced by the aspiring actor and then by Jeff, the man that ruined the Kelly and Zack prom? He just disappeared. But we are happy that Mr. Belding made it to the high school fulfilling his dream of being a high school principal, not to be stuck in the Jr. High. but i will continue my watching of SBTB because it brings a smile to my face to watch that zany kooky cast of characters get into a jam and find their way out in a humorous way.


* I was once informed that 87% of all statistics are made up on the spot. you decide for yourself.

life soundtrack

Directions: If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?

1. Open your mp3 library
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool.
7. Don’t skip songs.

My Movie:

1. Opening credits: Wild Kingdom - 2 Skinnee J's
2. Waking up: Another Day - RENT
3. First day of school: Allentown - Billy Joel
4. Fight song: Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
5. Breaking up: Whisper Your Name - Harry Connick Jr.
6. Happiness: Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
7. Life’s okay: I Am - Bon Jovi
8. Mental breakdown: Ticket to Ride - Beatles
9. Driving: Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
10. Flashback: Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles
11. Getting back together: Shiver - Coldplay
12. Wedding song: Moondance - Van Morrison
13. Birth of first child: Morning After - Howie Day
14. Final battle scene: Tricky - Run DMC
15. Death scene: So Sad About Me - Cowboy Mouth
16. Funeral song: When You Say Nothing at All - Allison Kraus
17. End credits: Le Freak - Chic

Finally some NEWS!!!!!!

Well, I am fully aware of the neglect i have shown towards my blog page, which I really do feel horrible about...really I do...but anywho, back to the reason in which I am blogging...a few weekends ago, and by a few I mean like 2, i got engaged to Hannah, my girlfriend, well I guess now she would be my finance. but anywho, thats the news, i am getting married, i know I didn't really think it would ever happen either, but it did, so yeah, now i am letting the masses know, and if you would like to read about how it happened you should check out her blog...but here and only here at the moment you will get to see the picture of the ring...

Weekend Getaway

I know its been a long time since i posted, and now two in one day, but i wanted to tell you of a wonderful weekend getaway hannah and i had a month ago to camp LuWiSoMo in Wild Rose, WI...it was really nice to get away for the long weekend, not having to worry about things like, Jobs...

Pee Your Pants Funny

I cant stop laughing

Inner city ghost town

I was driving through Milwaukee last week and decided to drive up through and around the old Pabst Brewery on Highland. While I was driving through I thought it would be cool to come back and take some pictures. Well, this past Friday I went up there, parked my truck and a film camera with black and white film loaded in and my digital camera ready to go. There were some construction workers up there doing some stuff on the edge of the brewery where I-43 goes by (Marquette interchange construction), but other than those couple of guys it was like a ghost town. There was no one around, and there were weeds growing everywhere. It was really quiet, and you could see inside some of the buildings. Sort of an eerie feeling, it was as if the brewery wasn’t closed, but more a feeling of people just stopped showing up. There was still office furniture in the buildings, there were still some lights on, there were beer cans set up in a display, but there were rooms that were empty, and overgrown court yards, and broken doors and windows, but it was those few windows I could see in that had desk chairs and lamps still set up that made it so eerie. Below are some pictures that were taken, enjoy…

Traska Wedding

Well, i know its been a while, but i have been away a while, but this past weekend i had the opportunity to go to a wedding for an old friend and his new wife. It was awesome to see some people from college that i lost contact with since moving from the greater Milwaukee area two years ago...so, i have included some pictures for your viewing pleasure...and congrats are in order for Jon and Maria, it was a beautiful ceremony and an awesome reception...

Some pics of my apt.

My kitchen (a picture from the living room)




My living room (a picture from the kitchen)

I have become one of them...

As many of you know one of my favorite hobbies is to make up secret lives for people that may or may not be true. One of the classics was experienced by my wonderful friend Adrienne when i was home one summer. We decided to take a little jaunt to Best Buy (one of my favoritest stores ever) while we were standing in line to check out there was this one guy working there that was just begging for me to make something up...So this poor guy unknown to him was a burnt out gym teacher that works at Best Buy to make ends meet, he is divorced, moved back in with his mother, and hates working at Best Buy, but its better than teaching...

Set up...done

FFWD to today, as I was making up a life for this guy who walked into Grapes and Grain today (it was almost too easy...early thirties, balding on top, hair down to the middle of his back on the rest, portly, wearing a red t-shirt with an atari joystick in the shape of texas on the front, buying microbrews) as you can see i had a lot to work with, but after i finished his comic book guy like life it hit me...wait a second, i am the liquor store version of the gym teacher, i was an art teacher, i work at a liquor store to make ends meet...HOLY CRAP!!! i am one step away from living in my parents basement drinking beer out of my own mini fridge while eating cheetos and playing original nintendo with my stomach hanging out of the bottom of my shirt, and yelling at my mom for stealing some of my beer...at least i still have my own place to live, and my PS2 is broken...so maybe it is impossible for me to get to that point, but i feel so close...(tear)

Part 1

Well, i finally have some text to my blog because i finally have some good news. Yesterday i was finally able to move into my apartment in Milwaukee, and i'm not gonna lie, its pretty friggin sweet...Its a loft in a old converted warehouse, the entire building is set up for artist, the basement has a full ceramics studio with kiln and pottery wheel, and there are two art galleries. My apartment opens directly to the second floor gallery where if and when i want i can display my work. it will be even better when i am finally able to get my furniture from Houston and be able to sleep on my bed instead of Hannah's air mattress, which i greatly appreciate, but still, its not my bed...but anywho, yeah, as of now i will be subbing in the schools around Milwaukee.

To be continued...