tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265956452024-03-07T13:37:10.035-06:00DaddyshackJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-87257334739133113602007-11-16T17:10:00.000-06:002007-11-28T09:41:25.747-06:00Daddyshack RemodeledLook how clean the floors are now! All of the laundry is put away and the dishes are done, too! OK, my nose is growing. What did happen occurred when a giant forklift came in the middle of the night, picked the shack up off it's blocks, and set it down on it's new foundation here.Moving on up like George and Weezie!In my quest to become a Joomla! master, I transformed Daddyshack from a blog to a James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-53182763852191288602007-11-15T16:52:00.000-06:002007-11-16T10:57:45.419-06:00The Sixth Day ItchMy Dad called me earlier and said he was having withdrawal because I haven't posted anything here in almost a week. I've been working on some web stuff, learning new things, and reading the computer screen until my eyes start to roll up into the back of my head. Be on the lookout for something new to appear here soon. So in an effort to keep what readers I do have amused, I thought I'd share thisJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-63675649136292247512007-11-09T10:10:00.000-06:002007-11-10T20:00:43.336-06:00Thoughts from my Desk: 11/09/2007My son has a messed up internal alarm clock this week. Normally I have to go in and poke on him to get him out of bed in time to get dressed, eat breakfast, and brush his teeth before we have to leave for school. Wednesday morning he awoke at 4:45 am, Thursday it was 4:46 am, and today it was 4:44 am. At least he's consistent.----------Did you know Wonder Pets like celery tacos? They do.---------James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-49575147192415222042007-11-08T09:59:00.000-06:002007-11-08T10:10:46.266-06:00Interviews from the Daddyshack: Ed LamazeNext in the series of Interviews from the Daddyshack is Ed Lamaze. I first met him on the DadStaysHome.com forum and quickly discovered his blog titled Zoƫ's Dad. Ed has been an at-home dad for over 6 years. Once an ER nurse, he is now bandaging boo-boos full time at home. With five children, two of them twins, he somehow managed to find time to come into the Daddyshack for an interview. Here isJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-44016241356982128222007-11-06T20:05:00.000-06:002007-11-06T21:43:18.587-06:00100,000 Reasons to CelebrateToday was a day that will go down in history. It may not ever make it in a school textbook but it will make it on this blog for the world to remember.I witnessed one of my vehicles hit the 100,000 mile mark."Big deal," you say? Actually, yes it is. If you knew my past history with cars you would understand the significance of this extremely rare and very eagerly celebrated occasion. The James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-10227552419028771982007-11-01T11:24:00.001-05:002007-11-01T11:24:15.238-05:00Kelly Clarkson?James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-16030319829719915112007-11-01T11:15:00.000-05:002007-11-01T11:45:29.057-05:00Penelope Cruz?James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-12075625688610123122007-10-25T10:30:00.000-05:002007-10-25T10:35:39.253-05:00Graphical Summary of My Body Before you all get excited that I am about to go into graphic detail about the parts of my body, let me assure you that kind of information is not what this article is about. I'm sorry to disappoint you. Yesterday I went up to the new health club for my Graphical Summary and Body Age Analysis. This a free session with a personal trainer that you schedule when you join the club and pay them moneyJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-75682552508782977632007-10-21T15:36:00.000-05:002007-10-23T22:57:55.152-05:00Life Time Fitness = A Lifetime of FunLast week a new health club/resort spa, Life Time Fitness, finally opened it's doors in South Austin. Since I have decided that it is time to get back in tip-top shape it couldn't have come at a better time. The last time I joined a health club it was about ten years ago in my mid 20's. We had no children then and my schedule was work late, stay up later, sleep late, go to the gym, rinse and James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-50729836414886945752007-10-17T09:19:00.000-05:002007-10-17T10:59:24.834-05:00Thoughts from my Desk: 10/17/2007It's been kind of quiet on the blog front this last week. I was preparing myself for a big trip to the dentist on Monday by staying up late pondering the future of my mouth with cold beverages and cancer sticks (sorry Mom & Dad, but I smoked again). I am happy to say that as of Sunday night I am tobacco free. I never had a hard time quitting, no real urges to smoke, but it was always easy to James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-24983519690667999882007-10-11T09:59:00.000-05:002007-10-11T14:44:17.116-05:00At Last She SpeaksMy daughter will be two years old soon. Where has the time gone? She is sitting in a "big girl" chair at the table, can navigate up and down the stairs without falling, scoots around on a tricycle, attempts to climb out of her crib, and can handle anything her big brother throws at her - literally.She is also learning a ton of new words and singing along with the alphabet song and "Rainbow James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-77177026991157578762007-10-08T23:16:00.000-05:002007-10-09T23:29:45.989-05:00Tony Romo owes Nick Folk dinner...and a movie. What should have been a stomping by the Dallas Cowboys on the Buffalo Bills turned out to be just the opposite. Tony Romo was intercepted five times by the Bills, two of which were returned for touchdowns. Then they returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Romo also fumbled the ball once. On paper it should have been a blowout by the Bills, who were underdogs going into the game.Tony RomoJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-288342227569164202007-10-04T09:21:00.000-05:002007-10-04T09:53:52.217-05:00Interviews from the Daddyshack: Whit HoneaI am happy to announce a new series of at-home dad interviews for my Because I Said So column at Quirkee.com! There are so many at-home dads online that have formed friendships in the various blog communities and forums. I thought it would be fun to share some of them with you by asking them about their lives. The first installment of Interviews from the Daddyshack is with Whit Honea! Some of James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-45843215484568833122007-09-30T16:24:00.000-05:002007-09-30T16:41:51.323-05:00Date NightMy wife and I don't have a date night very often, but we should. Our lives seem to get overly busy and we don't make the time. A friend offered to come by tonight and watch our screaming demons wonderfully well-behaved children so we could go to dinner. Woo-hoo! We are going to have some delicious Italian food and a bottle of wine at Romeo's Italian Grill, a favorite romantic spot of ours for James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-14188953802506639082007-09-29T21:22:00.000-05:002007-09-30T00:09:06.602-05:00Weekend HaikusA break from the normWent to Nana and Papa'sTo play at their house----------------------------------------------Lots of good swimmingMeans lots of good sleep for kidsThat is a nice thing----------------------------------------------Back home with MamaAll safe and sound in our bedsHappy as can beJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-56461222866272777012007-09-25T09:40:00.000-05:002007-09-25T20:47:25.695-05:00OK, I'll Gloat a LittleI wasn't going to gloat about the Cowboys beating da Bears, but it was expected on my friend's blog so I will.Woo-hoo! The first half of the game had me worried but the Cowboys dominated da Bears in the second half! The defense was picking off Rex Grossman left and right! Tony Romo had his way with da Bears secondary coverage, too, and put the ball in the hands of seven different receivers with James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-71968238483981664112007-09-23T14:38:00.000-05:002007-09-23T15:05:00.571-05:00Today is the DayBack in August, a fellow blogging dad buddy (who lives in Chicago) and I made a friendly wager on today's Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears game. If da Bears beat the Cowboys I will put their logo on my blog for 30 days. If the Cowboys beat da Bears he will do the same.GO COWBOYS!James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-61919627067214115182007-09-19T20:44:00.001-05:002007-09-19T23:42:40.612-05:00Recap: Day 3, Part 2 - Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007By the time I was done watching Ryan Shaw I started to get hungry. My stomach was full of a liter of water and was begging for something of substance. I headed back in the direction of the food court around 1:00 pm while watching scores of people file through the entrance of the festival. Some looked fresh and ready to go like they had been dropped off, while others looked like they had just James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-55131194054060610362007-09-18T17:18:00.000-05:002007-09-18T23:34:04.512-05:00Thoughts From My Desk - 9/18/2007I sealed my fate for the Father of the Year Award tonight when I took my kids to 7-11 for dinner. What can I say? They love processed cheese sauce and drinks that are void of any nutritional value. I don't let them eat like that every day. I swear.+++++On the way to the 7-11 for our gourmet healthy dinner of nachos, hot dogs, Slurpees, and a cookie with Dallas Cowboys frosting on it, a woman on James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-38378920831281137072007-09-17T19:58:00.000-05:002007-09-18T11:47:23.747-05:00Recap: Day 3, Part 1 - Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007I returned Sunday morning from the store and packed up my two liters of water, sunscreen, a camera, extra batteries, bands schedule, notepad, two pens, some cash for food and drinks, then threw on my running shoes and headed out to try and land a prime spot under the Mopac bridge at Lady Bird Lake. Lady Luck was on my side as I bounced my truck into one of the last spots in the dirt across from James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-52446317594348868962007-09-16T09:33:00.000-05:002007-09-16T09:40:44.211-05:00Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007I'm heading out to ACL Fest today. Should be hot, sweaty, and loud! Hopefully I'll meet up with some friends out there but it would be their third day in a row so they may be exhausted. When you're past your 20's you seem to lose some stamina to handle 3 days, 130 bands, for 8-10 hours a day.But I'm covering the last day for Quirkee and may or may not end up with a band interview on-site. Either James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-18856292996485659802007-09-10T13:19:00.001-05:002007-09-13T00:08:24.841-05:00Slow Down You Move Too FastBeing a generally happy human being with not too much to complain about, I rarely ever use this space to rant about things. The only times I recall doing so were when people in positions of power abuse them and it gets under my skin.The other day as I was coming home from picking up my son from preschool we were traveling through a school zone that is part of our daily route. This school zone is James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-10169225018967466842007-09-06T09:33:00.000-05:002007-09-06T09:35:25.960-05:00Happy Birthday To MeEver since turning thirty I have had this thing about my birthdays, like not wanting them to come. I have indifferences about getting older and my birthday is just another reminder of that. Maybe it's because I am happy with my life where it is. My kids are still nice to me, I am healthy, I have most of my hair left, and I don't have any unsightly nose or ear hairs to pluck. Yesterday, my wife James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-58764631737621447492007-09-04T22:47:00.000-05:002007-09-04T23:49:45.125-05:00Reunions, Brisket, and Longhorn CavernsFor the last 16 years we have had a family reunion at my Grandparents house in Marble Falls, TX, about an hour outside of Austin. Normally it is held the last weekend in June, but Marble Falls was under water that weekend. My Grandparents postponed it until last weekend so they could dry out, redo the back room from the flood damage, and so we could actually cross roads that were previously James Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26595645.post-18372576533612434102007-09-04T20:47:00.000-05:002007-09-14T13:03:21.715-05:00A Fellow Austin SAHDAnother at-home dad here in Austin has started a new project titled "A Year In Photos" where he will post a new picture he has taken every day for the next 365 days. He started on September 1st and all really great shots! I have yet to meet him but hope to do so one day soon. Check out his blog here,or click one of my favorites so far below titledbest shoes ever...Photo by Bryan McNealJames Graysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04230436199773419001noreply@blogger.com2