Halloween Weekend

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MC Hammer.  Drunk. On a lake. At 1am. Drinking Jagermeister on a pier from the bottle. To 'Turn this mutha out....'

Yeah, so I guess you could say it was a great weekend.

Some of the best lines of the night:

'Wait, you're really black.'  Spoken by a surprised girl who apparently thought my skin color was part of my costume.

'See you later, Isaac.'  'When the hell did I become Isaac from the Love Boat?!?  I'm MC Hammer!'

'You know I am having an epitome. My epitome is. . .'  'You mean epiphany?'  'Uh yeah, they both start with e-p-i.'  'Maybe you're having the epitome of an epiphany.'

Halloween was niicce...that's niiice.

Life Lessons Learned from Daytime TV

1. If you are about to loan somebody some money and they say they will repay when they get their tax money back, do not loan them money.


2. If you are appearing on Jerry Springer, do not walk onto the stage and immediately begin kissing. You will get hit in the back of the head.


3. If you are appearing on Maury and you're just chilling in the green room, don't talk to the 'decoy'.  Don't show them private parts.  Don't brag.  Shut up and be quiet.


4. When repaying a loan, don't use cash or get a receipt.  Trust no one.


5. You can't hold somebody's stuff in lieu of rent.


6. Apparently, it is a source of pride to have a huge tax debt and not pay it. Truly something we should all strive for.


7. If you are a male, do not appear on Judge Joe Brown or Judge Judy.  Neither like the gender.


8. Zaxby's is single-handedly trying to keep as many has been celebrities working as corporately possible.


9. The budget for daytime TV commercials is considerably lower than their primetime counterparts.  So is the acting talent.

Atlanta Symphony

I saw a facebook post from Atlanta with Kid promoting $5 tickets to the Atlanta Symphony's Halloween show.  On the spur of the moment, I bought four tickets for the family.  I figured part of my job as a parent is to expose my kids to things outside of daily life and especially things outside of my comfort zone.  I figure if I get them outside of my comfort zone, not only will I experience something new, but we can experience something new together and they will be more well rounded than I at an earlier age.  And the earlier that one becomes well rounded, the longer they get to enjoy all the offerings available to them in life.

With that said, I probably enjoyed it more than the rest of the Xpinionated family.  I had never been to the symphony and I can't say I've ever had a desire to go either. I went through a classical music phase for a month maybe in high school.  Other than that, not so much my thing.

But I was excited to go today.  Devin and Talia were in their costumes looking cute as always.  They had no clue what was going on but they got to wear their costumes so I think that was good enough for them.  But once their faces lit up watching the dancers and the music filled the room, I admittedly got wrapped up into it all.

Going in, I had no clue how a symphony planned to keep children entertained.  After all, a symphony performance in and of itself is not enough to keep a toddler's attention.  But the added dancers ranging in age from 6 to professional dancers was just the right touch to keep the kids focused.  It was a very entertaining, family-friendly show.