Pale calves were the rage that year

A few weeks ago I mentioned I went through a phase of long white socks. Below is a photo that proves my claim. My cousins Pat, Ryan, and Shawn (l. to r.) flank me. My sister was on the far right, but I had to crop her. She's very afraid of the Internet stalkerazzi. And the autograph requests....she can barely go to the mall.

Field trip! Woo hoo

The three of us are heading to NYC tomorrow (Thursday) for a client meeting. Permission slips have been signed, lunches have been packed, and backpacks have been stuffed with Go-Bots, Trapper Keepers, and extra Capri-Suns.

The most interesting part will be to see who sits with whom on the train. There are cliques even in a three-person company. For example, if Gavin sits next to CK and I'm by myself, that means there's two cliques -- the "cool crowd" (me) and "the nerds" (them).

Will also be filling out our NCAA brackets in the morning....CK's been analyzing the matchups all week and likes "North Carolina and.....um.....Smith. Stanford too. They'll outsmart their opponents because they're so smart." We can't wait until he's forced to talk about soccer and rugby when he's in Ireland.

Welcome to the Hair & Guns Show

As mentioned last week, we gave up onion rings and "The Price is Right." We considered possible substitutions.... "work" was brought up by Gavin as an option, but we quickly nixed that one.

In the end, we decided to work on our hair and muscles. I think the results speak for themselves...

(courtesy of www.brad-hollibaugh.com)

ALOHA!!!

Just a few short weeks until I'm off to Hawaii for my best friend Danny's wedding. Apparently my last name, "KANE", translates to "men's urinal" in Hawaiian. How fitting. I can see it now...I'm in for a week of snickering hotel receptionists, sneering car rental associates, and giggling Hawaiian family members.

I may have to change my last name to "Greenbaum" just for the vacation. Although, knowing my luck, that would translate to "man who dresses in women's clothing and sings Shirley Temple showtunes." (How fitting).

Happy birthday, Weeblo!

It was a year ago this week that we started posting blog entries.

Here's the stats:

- 365 days
- 86 posts
- 66 posts by me, 15 by Gavin, 5 by CK

As mentioned previously, at a clip of one post every 4+ days, it's really the Weekly Weeblo. And lately, it's been the Weakly Weeblo.

Clearly, it's not my fault. 66 posts of pure hilarity....that's prolific! In fact, if you ever see me walking around Canton, come up to me and say, "You know Al, you're pretty darn prolific!" And then look at CK and Gavin with a hint of disdain.

Tommy Heinsohn trivia

The trivia game we did for Fox Sports New England launched today on their site. Go to www.fsnnewengland.com and click on the "Tommy Trivia" graphic on the right.

All the questions have to do with Tommy Heinsohn (or "Tommy Heineyson" as CK spells it) and the 2006/2007 Celtics, which is darn good timing since they're on a three-game winning streak. Who wants Oden or Durant anyway? Ugh.

I like Carlton

He was a great dancer, he was rich, and he was a tattletale. I aspire to become all three.

Anyway, the picture was from 2000. That was my sweater vest phase. I've also had a cargo pant phase, a turtleneck phase, and a short shorts with long white socks phase. Currently in the midst of a "jeans and whatever the heck I see first" phase.

The defense rests, your Honor.

Separated At Birth

Is it just me or does Al bear a striking resemblance to Carlton Banks from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?' I don't think it is just a coincidence that the guy who plays Carlton is named Alfonso or the fact that they shop at the same sweater store. I might have to 'Ask Al's Mom' if he has a twin brother.