All About Bob

No, this doesn't have to do with my friend Robert, though it was good to see him and his wife Wendy this weekend. Also spent some time with my friend Jim. It was the first time we'd seen each other since my first steps in the hospital, so needless to say I was looking better than the last time! Don't get to see Dr. Jim (he's a vet) much, but it's always good to when the opportunity arises.

Right now, though, I'm referencing a couple of comedy acts named Bob. Benjamin's been watching VeggieTales, which features (along with Larry the Cucumber) Bob the Tomato. Personally, I'm a big Bob fan, even though I've only seen a couple of the videos. Bob seems to be not only the "in-charge" type of guy, but also the sane one in a bunch of crazies, which is always fun.

That makes me think of another Bob, who also knows that feeling. I've often thought about picking up one of his comedy CDs, but never have gotten around to it. And Newhart is a show I wish they'd rerun more often. I mean, really, what's happened to Nick at Nite? "Modern TV Classics" my foot! Sure, Cheers works, and The Cosby Show as well (even though it's on basically every cable channel) but really, Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Not a bad show, but a classic? Personally, I love Mad About You, but I wouldn't call it a classic. (And I never see it on, anyway.) 'Course, I still remember the days when Nick at Nite was Donna Reed, Dobey Gillis, Mr. Ed, etc. Wish there was a station that had some of those on. Anyway, the point of all that is that Newhart should be on somewhere often, darn it. And I wouldn't mind seeing The Bob Newhart Show, either.

To make a tie in, do you think that Albert Pujols ever gets that "Bob" feeling? Like he's the only one that is sane in that crazy Cardinal clubhouse? If everyone is hitting, the pitching is going south. If the pitching is on, they are losing games 1-0. AP just keeps plugging along, though. Home runs in his last three games, including Sunday's three HR game. Here's hoping he can smack another one against the Nationals this afternoon. Even with Chris Carpenter on the mound, they might need it.

The holiday weekend around here was good. We took Benjamin to the park on Saturday, and then on our way home stopped and watched a train go by. He's really into trains right now, and one of my fellow PKers suggested I talk to one of our church members who works for the railroad to see if we couldn't get a train ride. I'm not sure how Benjamin would react to that right now, but it's something I need to check into.

Busy weekend coming up. Meron's got a Tastefully Simple party Friday night, which hopefully will go well. Saturday morning our Fellowship Group at church is having breakfast at Cracker Barrel, so we might get around for that. Saturday afternoon is the birthday party for the son of a co-worker of mine. He's turning two and is friends with Benjamin, so it should be a good time. Then Saturday evening is Parents' Night Out at church, so Meron and I will probably drop off Benjamin, then get a pizza and watch some Lost episodes, since our copy of Season 2 should be here by then. We saw most of them when they aired, but a refresher course before the season premiere October 4 is not a bad idea.

Hope all of you have a good week. At least it's a short one!