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Ahhh, yes. Easter. Or as I like to call it, The End of Lent. Most of you know I gave up quite a bit this year. And although I surprised a lot of people (especially myself) by sticking to the sacrifices, I wasn’t perfect. My intention was to make it to church every Sunday, but I ended up missing 2 Sundays during Lent. And the worst part is that I don’t have any excuses. I just dropped the ball.
I did however follow through on the rest. So have no doubt, I will be celebrating! Tonight you can find me somewhere in San Antonio dining on a nice thick, juicy steak. And enjoying a tall glass of sweet tea. After 5pm.
By the way. I don’t think it was wise to give up all that stuff at once. And I don’t believe I will be doing that again. Live and learn, baby. Live and learn.
-Dave Q.
There is a kid’s cartoon out there called “Dora the Explorer”. A slightly more sophisticated cartoon than the cartoons my buddy Rich watches. 
The “Dora” character goes on little adventures and asks questions to the kids watching. Kind of a way to get them involved. Interactive, almost? Anyway, this character reminds me of someone dear to me. You know who you are.
Here is a clip that came out on Saturday Night Live. A little parody on the “Dora the Explorer” cartoon. This one is called “Maraka”. Pretty funny stuff! Keep in mind if you watch this, that a sense of humor is required. So if it’s not funny to you, then guess what you don’t have?
-Dave Q.
I saw “Blades of Glory” over the weekend. All I can say is, chalk up another one for Will Ferrell. Right now anything he touches turns to gold. Great flick! And the Napolean Dynamite kid did a decent job as well. And for you fans of “The Office”, Pam Beasly also comes out in the film. Bottom line, if you like Will Ferrell, then you are going to love this one.
Watching the previews before “Blades of Glory came on, I came to a realization. I cannot recall a summer where there were so many movies coming out with blockbuster potential! I mean, this could be THE summer for movies. Let’s take notice of a few, shall we?
Spider-Man 3 - Did somebody say “can’t miss hit”?
The Simpsons Movie – I’ve been waiting 20 years for this one.
Ocean’s 13 – They are back in Vegas and hopefully making up for the less than spectacular Ocean’s 12.
Die Hard 4 – John McClane. Yippee-ki-yay, mother%$#&!
Shrek the Third – Should be funny. Not my first choice of course.
Transformers – I will watch it, but I have a gut feeling this one will be a big let down.
Fantastic 4 – Jessica Alba is hot.
Pirates of the Carribean – I liked the first two. Should be a winner.
Rush Hour 3 – Chan and Tucker. Enough said.
The Bourne Ultimatum – Gotta love those spy flicks! Probably will be better than last year’s Bond flick.
Those 10 movies alone. That’s all I want to see this summer. Those and the one with Adam Sandler and Kevin James pretending to be gay firefighters. Why you ask would DQ want to see this film? Two words: Jessica Biel. And I’ll top those two words with these three words: Jessica Biel’s Ass.
-Dave Q.
Ahhhhh yes. Baseball is back! And by that, I mean, Atlanta Braves baseball is back! Now I’m not delusional or anything. I know that the Braves have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning a World Series title, but I am a fan. A die hard fan. And as a die hard fan you always go into a new season with much optimism.
So here’s hoping the Braves win the whole damn thing this year. And along with that, let’s hope the Yankees and Mets have horrible years. And that Barry Bonds ends up hurting himself in some fashion so that he can’t break Hank Aaron’s record. What a colossal piece of crap Barry Bonds is. Nothing could be more fitting than a career ending injury that can be directly related to his cheating ways. That would be beyond cool.
Play Ball!
-Dave Q.
Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox kissed on the season finale of “Dirt” Tuesday night. What is “Dirt”? Damn good question. I guess it’s a show that one of them is on now. And apparently it’s not doing too hot if they had to bring in the big guns and show a kiss between these two. This had to easily be the most watched episode of “Dirt” ever. But after hearing so much about it, and then finally seeing it, I have to say it sucked. See for yourself.
Seriously? That’s it? That’s what the big deal was? There was nothing sexy about it. I got more of a kick when Jennifer Aniston played grab-ass for a second on Courtney Cox.
So we can easily come to the conclusion based on this episode, that the season finale for “Dirt” was probably in fact the series finale. Because if you can’t make a kiss between Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston smoking hot, then you obviously are in the wrong line of work. I mean, how easy is it to make that scene hot? And they blew it? Wow.
-Dave Q.
So Peyton Manning hosted Saturday Nigh Live this past weekend. I was skeptical at first, since most athletes that have hosted, like Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Charles Barkley, haven’t done that great a job. But he actually did pretty good. Here are a couple of clips from the show.
At the end of the show, his brothers (Eli and the other non-QB brother) came out with a birthday cake for Peyton while the cast sang him Happy Birthday. I’m no rocket scientist, but I think it was his birthday. Anyway, I’m sure Eli Manning was trying to think of some way to get on SNL, so he probably cooked this up. Apparently only Super Bowl Championship Quarterbacks get to host SNL. So God knows that was the only way Eli was going to get on there. Litte draft-dodging douchebag.
-Dave Q.
14 days to go. I’m doing pretty good. I have avoided all alcohol, which hasn’t been easy. I’ve had plenty of temptation thrown my way in the form of Happy Hours, a bachelor party, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. Attending all without giving in to the surrounding booze. Again, I’m not a big drinker, but it’s so easy to order a drink when all your friends have one in hand. So if there is anything going on right after Easter, let a brother know.
And everything else has been good, too. No iced tea. No red meat (KILLING ME!). No eating after 5pm. And going to church on Sundays. And so far, no bad side effects.
By the way, is it normal to have a dream about a ribeye? In my dream, I’m basically chasing a ribeye with fork and knife in hand. The ribeye is begging for mercy, running around screaming. Unfortunately, I wake up before I could get to the ribeye. But the dream will be a reality in two short weeks. Run and hide, ribeye. Run and hide.
-Dave Q.
Wow. I have had the worst luck lately trying to get a new passport. Every time I go, there is something that keeps me from closing the deal. I to the post office yesterday to file the paperwork, only to find out that they require you pay with a check. And then just a little while ago I went, but they closed the office for lunch at noon. Damn.
I’m planning on doing some traveling this summer. I will be in Las Vegas next month, possibly Costa Rica the next (depending on the turnaround time on the passport), Spain and Portugal in July, and then New Orleans in September. It will be a little nuts, but I’ve been saying for years about how I want to travel before I have further responsibilities, like kids.
I will not rest for one second until I get this passport situation resolved!! But for now I’m gonna go get a bite to eat. By the way, you know it’s about $100 for a passport? And to get it rushed, which is what I may have to do for Costa Rica, is about $100 more? So $200 for the passport. You damn well know I’m going to travel. And I better have a good time doing it.
-Dave Q.
