Number of Casualties: 1

After 2+ years of battling on the front lines, my laptop finally tasted cold led and bit the dust yesterday. I’m so mad because it should have lasted so much longer, but what can you do? Now I deal with the eternal dilemma of what do I do now? Do I splurge a bit to ensure quality and performance, or do I bargain hunt and risk the chances of getting another dud. Do I go for a Mac or a Dell? Macs aren’t popular in the business world and Dell’s just scare me.

P.S. Steve threw an awesome St. Patty’s Day Party. Here’s my rundown of the event:

Shamrock and Roll ’09

***Baseball darts – another victory for the Mariners against the Red Sox (Rumsey vs. Jennings). Too bad this hasn’t been a reality as of yet, but I’m content to live in my imaginary happy place. World Series or bust! They got this!

***Chug-off – How fast can you down a quart of water? Me? 13.6 seconds. I have no idea why I felt the need to prove the stereotype of egotistical males by competing. I’m married! I have no need to prove myself anymore, so all I accomplished was an aching belly.

***Root-beer Pong – I was last year’s reigning champ, but after chugging a quart of water I had no desire aggravate my stomach. He was already mad enough at me, and I don’t like it when he’s angry.

***Jig Off – Some people can do a real Irish Jig (Geneva Wagner), some people can’t do anything close to an Irish Jig but still manage to please the crowd (Gary Connell), and some people attempt to do an Irish Jig but would’ve been better off with the excuse of actually being drunk rather than just holding a mug of root beer (Steve Hale). Haha- but in reality the only person to get more cheers was Geneva who actually knew what she was doing.

Those who couldn’t make it are saying, “How can get an invite to Shamrock and Roll Twenty-Ten?” No dice – It’s probably going to be relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. But you can bet that I’ll be doing everything I can to make the trip. It’s well worth it.