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Love of My Life or: Happy Solar…

12 Monday Mar 2018

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Today is the birthday of one of my two favorite people in the world. She is the reason I’m alive. Not the reason I was born. That was Ma Mère. She is the reason I’m still here. She is my life. 27858508_10213835617759118_6002026166368483616_n

The BCPF was born on this day, a few years back. She’s still young. I could go into a 1000 word rant about what she means to me. But, I say that every year. All I know is that every year, every month, every week, every day… I love her more and more.

She takes care of me. She makes sure I’m eating right. She makes sure I’m taking my pills. She makes sure I’m using my CPAP when I’m sleeping. She nursed me back to health after my heart surgery (yes, we had a team but she was the leader of that team). Therefore, she is the reason I’m still here.

She is my biggest supporter in life, in business, in my performances, in raising my son. She takes care of her mother and anyone who needs her. She goes above and beyond for every single thing in my life. I know this is post has a lot of “me” in it. But, truthfully, I am nothing without her.

Are we the most disgustingly cute couple out there? Yep. Do we make people sick from our PDA? Yep. Do we care? Nope. I will shout it from the top of the Winston Tower with a megaphone if I needed to. I love this woman.

She has to work today. We will go out tonight for sushi with a couple of pals. We will work up a bigger deal a little later. Timing with her new job, the VSS show and the green holiday coming up, we want it to be when people can come and celebrate her like I do every day. She always makes sure that I have the shindig of the year and it’s her turn.

But, until we can have that special deal with her, FOR her, I want her to know that she means everything to me and I hope her birthday is unforgettable. I love you, Stephanie!

Until tomorrow, it’s all about her…
Scorp out!

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“Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Sounds Like Saturday or: Paul Stanley

20 Saturday Jan 2018

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Happy 66th birthday to one of my favorite rock vocalists and certainly my favorite rock front men! I’m just gonna leave what I feel is one of his best vocal performances ever.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“You tell me that you’re leaving and I’m trying to understand. I had myself believing I could take it like a man. But if you gotta go, then you gotta know that it’s killing me. And all the things I never seem to show, I gotta make you see. Girl, it’s been so long, now tell me. Tell me how could it be. That one of us knows the two of us don’t belong In each others company.” – “I Still Love You” (Stanley/Vincent)

The Greatest Man or: 70 Never Looked So Good

08 Monday Jan 2018

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One of my most overused pictures but I love it. It tells a story.

 

So, I know it’s cliche to say that your father is the greatest man you’ve ever known. I know that phrase gets over-used for whatever man is being talked about. But, I don’t care because, to me, Ma Père is the greatest man I’ve ever known. To me, probably the greatest man that has ever lived. While we don’t always agree on things like politics or religion (or the lack thereof), it’s still because of him that I strive to be respectful, honest, helpful, remarkable and someone that everyone comes to for “that thing that you know.”

My dad is the epitome of the standard. Not standard in the mainstream sense. Standard as in the bar is here, try to overshoot it. It never happens. No matter how hard I try I will never be that man. Perhaps to 3B, one day I’ll be that standard. But, for me, I can never meet or match the man that he is. I can find twenty more ways to say it but I mean every single word of it and feel about a hundred times more strongly than the words that I would write. He is my rock, my foundation and everything that I strive to be, not only in a man but being a father.

Today, January 8th, on a day that he shares with Elvis (he’d be 83, David Bowie (he’d be 71) and Stephen Hawking (he’s 76), Ma Père turns the big 7-0. I used to think 70 was old but I see him working just as hard as he ever has, just doing different things. I see him one of the healthiest people I know and strongest, still. So, it’s not old, it’s advanced. Here’s to you Pops! You’re awesome and I love you so very much. Happy solar circumnavigational anniversary day!!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.” – David Bowie

Happy Solar Circumnavi- or: You Get It

20 Monday Nov 2017

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So, yeah, today is my birthday. Usually, I talk about my birth and how lucky everyone is to have me in this world and all that… I kid, of course. But this year, I want to talk about my friends.23659703_10215470499381961_4147229112142808799_n

First, I want to thank my good friends, Chef Travis Myers, Chef Brent Andruzzi, Chef Terrell Anistead, Kelly Bone, Ryan Oberle and Erica (I don’t know Erica’s last name, sorry, dear). They all had a place for me to have a wonderful get together with such fantastic friends and such fantastic food and beverages. I also want to thank Will Kingery for having a restaurant the quality of Willows Bistro. So, thanks to everyone at Willows.

Next, I want to thank Paden and Stacy Verner, JD and Bethany Miller, Clay and Nicole Howard, Danielle Bull, Brittany McGee, my sister Leah and her hubs, Cory Skidmore, my Beer Dads partners Jon and Celeste Lowder, Paul and Susan Jones for being there with me at Willows. I am so lucky to have such great friends.

Thanks to my parents for teaching me the right way to live and how to treat people the way that I’d want to be treated. We don’t always agree but we always love each other.

Thanks to my awesome son, 3B for keeping me somewhat young. He’s also my sous chef and probably will take over the “family” kitchen before too long. He’s rapidly becoming a man and it scares me. I hope I do a good job raising him.

But, who do I have to thank the most? That’s right, you saw this coming, I’m sure, but The BCPF. Without her, I’d probably not even be here to celebrate this my 47th year and embark on the 48th. She has both taught me how and allowed me to love her to the moon, unlike any I’ve ever known. She is my everything. Without her, I’m lost and nothing. Stephanie, I love you!

But, also, I have those that I share a birthday with. My personal or Facebook pals, Patrick Ferguson, whom I’ve shared many a moment on stage, Jerry Cooper, Diana Westrick, Jennifer Paxton, Leigh Griffith, Alex Collins (wife of TC from Fan Interference), Julie Boehm, Lisa Baker, Stuart Hill, whom I’ve known since he was a kid (his mother was my 4th Grade teacher), Sherry Underwood – one my best friends in high school, Kelley Schroth and Stacy Jones.

I have “birthday twins,” too. The celebrifolk that I share it with. Maximinus II (Roman Emperor), Pope Pius VIII, Chester Gould (created Dick Tracy), Alistair Cooke (hosted Masterpiece Theatre), Senator Robert Byrd, Bobby Kennedy, Estelle Parsons (actress, played Roseann’s mother), Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner in JFK), country singer Curly Putman, Richard Dawson, Dick Smothers, Joe Biden, Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein), Norman Greenbaum, Duane Allman, Judy Woodruff, Joe Walsh, Richard Masur, Rodger Bumpass (Squidward on Spongebob), Frank Marino, Bo Derek, Mark Gasteneau, James McGovern, Sean Young, Jim Brickman, Mike D (Beastie Boys), Jimmy Vasser, Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest, born the exact same day), Joey Galloway (WR in NFL), Joel McHale, Dierks Bentley, Dominique Dawes, Future (Rapper), Jeremy Jordan (CW’s Supergirl). That’s just a drop in the bucket. There are more, but these are the ones that stood out to me.

Happy birthday to me and all these folks. So glad I’m here to celebrate with all of them and you, Dear Reader. Thank you!! Don’t forget to come to Hoots Beer Co tonight for The Beer Dads recording!!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“One of the things I’ve never been accused of is not caring about people.” – Joe Biden

Fifteen or: The Time, It Doth Fly

15 Monday May 2017

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I’ve written this post so many times that I’ve really run out of things to say. Today is my son, 3B’s 15th birthday. I can’t think of anything that I’ve not told you about his, so far, Dear Reader. My world; my boy; my son; my greatest accomplishment. All of it.

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15th Birthday Learner’s Permit in hand

Monday mornings, I usually take him to school and then go to work to get my week going. But, today, his mother came to pick him up and take him to get his learner’s permit. We are both nauseous and scared. For him and for us; we have to ride with him.

2:42 pm, 15 years ago today. a 7 lb, 14 oz boy came into the world (that’s official weight, they estimate he was probably closer to 8 lbs, 1 oz). Now, he’s a young man that’s almost as tall as I am. I love that boy.

I’m keeping it short today because I can ramble on but it would be redundant because I’d use the same adjectives, superlatives, and descriptors that I always do. He’s an amazing kid, he’s got a lot ahead of him. He’s pretty cool, too. Happy solar circumnavigational anniversary day, Trey. From Steph-Mom and ya Daddy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.” – William Barclay

Not So Silent Sunday or: Happy Happy

12 Sunday Mar 2017

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My best girl’s birthday is today. The BCPF celebrates yet another turn around the sun. There aren’t enough words to explain what this woman means to me. She’s the reason I am here. She’s the reason that I survived the recovery and post-recovery of my “second birthday.” She takes such good care of me in every sense of the word.

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I know I gush and mush every year and at this point, six years of being together, I’ve pretty much said it all, but it’s never any less emphatic when I say it now: I. Love. You!!!!

So, while my words are short today, the importance of the day and my love for you, Stephanie, are massive. Happy solar circumnavigational anniversary day!!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Still in love with my weirdo ” – The BCPF

Silent Sunday or: Happy Pop Day

08 Sunday Jan 2017

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Today is Ma Père’s birthday. As I say to him, happy solar circumnavigational anniversary day to him. He’s the greatest man I’ve ever known. I know I say that every year, every day, even, and I know that I’m biased. But, I think some others are in agreement with me. I see it from them. How can you not love the man? He’s just great. If when I die, I can say that I’m at least a fraction of the man he was, I’ll have died a happy and fulfilled man. If I can be only slightly the father he is, then 3B will have had an awesome one. I am proud to carry his name, to which I also gave my son. Happy birthday, Pop. I love you immeasurably.

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Oh! And, happy would-be birthday to Elvis Presley and David Bowie, today, too.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.” – Beau Bridges

Silent Sunday or: It’s My Solar Circumnavigational Anniversary

20 Sunday Nov 2016

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So, today is my birthday. Number 46. I’m getting old, but it’s better than the alternative. I’ve personally thanked about 400 people today for their birthday wishes on Facebook. I make sure that I personally say thank you and not just ‘like’ the wishes. It’s social, not residual. I’m not about that. I cherish my friends and I truly do thank them for everything, not just these wishes. I appreciate every one of them being in my life. I have always said, we are our experiences and I believe that in addition to that we’re defined by those we know and interact with and how we do so. I don’t get tired of answering each. Thank you all. Thank all of you for being in my life, today and every day. You all make me, me.

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Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The greatest gift is the ability to forget – to forget the bad things and focus on the good.” – Vice President Joe Biden (his birthday is also today!)

Never Enough Time or: Grateful for What I Get

18 Friday Nov 2016

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There was a time about 10 years ago that I got to see Ma Mère every day, at least every week day. We worked together from 1986 until, well, now. I do go in about once every two to three weeks to take care of some office and paperwork. But, that’s just once every two to three weeks. I do live about two football fields away from Mes ‘Rents. That’s not lost on me. But, because my schedule is so hectic and tight, I don’t get over to see my folks very much, at all. I do talk them about once a week, or I try to. I can’t get the time lost due to

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Ma Père et Ma Mère

hectic or busy. I realize this.

This week, though, I’ve had the fortune of spending not one, but two mornings and quality time with my mother. We got breakfast, trying to catch up, talk family goings on and just spending time. Some of it is because my birthday is on Sunday and some of it is because the timing worked out. We have a history on my birthday, well, beyond the obvious. There’s just traditions that we have that we try to maintain. Sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t. Today we did and we didn’t. I’m not trying to be cryptic but just that we have our things and that’s between us.

My point is this, we had time together that we’ve not had in a while and that’s what I enjoyed most about it. I am going to work to make sure there are more times that we can do that. And, I want to make sure that I don’t wait until my next birthday to have that time. So, Mom and Dad, we’re hanging more, deal with it! And, I love ya both.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” – Stevie Wonder