That spring break went by fast. It was certainly nice to have some down time. I am a person who will float into retirement very easily. I will not miss work at all.

I found these two articles very interesting. Take a moment and read them....especially if you are a fellow blogger. Both good and bad news:

PAPER: The internet could be made obsolete...
'Death by blogging'...

So, what did I do while on spring break? Let's recap some of my "fun with the son" week:

- We took the dogs in for teeth cleaning. $1150 later, the young dog (going on four) had three teeth extracted, a cyst removed from his head, and antibiotics injected into some other gum areas. The oldest dog (going on twelve) was found to have an extra tooth (which was left in), a cyst removed from her neck, and the general teeth cleaning. Doggie medical insurance anyone?

- The Wife and I were able to watch "Sweeney Todd", "The Namesake", "Atonement", and "Beowulf". Of the four, Namesake was the best of the bunch.

- The Boy and I were able to watch "Willow" at home and "Horton Hear's A Who" in the theater. I was happy to see the young lad like "Willow" as much as I did. Except he hated those love scenes.

Madmartigan: Did I really... Did I really say those things, last night, in your tent? Sorsha: You said you loved me. Madmartigan: I don't remember that. Sorsha: You lied to me. Madmartigan: No, I... I just wasn't myself last night. Sorsha: I suppose my power enchanted you and you were helpless against it. Madmartigan: Sort of. Sorsha: Then what? Madmartigan: It... went away. Sorsha: Went away? "I dwell in darkness without you" and it 'went away'?

Of course "Horton" had the young lad laughing as well:

Katie: In my world everyone is a pony, and they all eat rainbows, and poop butterflies.

- I bought my first wetsuit as it looks like at least one of the triathlons I will be in this summer makes a requirement of wearing one. Something about swimming in the Missouri River (outside Bismarck, ND) and rattlesnakes. Hmmm.

- We discovered a fast food chain we really, really like.

- We finally reached 60-degrees in the Twin Cities. So, all the outside Xmas lights and decorations have finally come down and been stored away. Oh, and more snow is in the forecast for the week ahead.

- We bought some new outdoor furniture which is another way of hoping to entice summer to actually make an appearance this year.

- I hooked up with my home entertainment installers, Halsten Entertainment, about upgrading some of my current equipment. I have highly recommended them for years. If you live in the Twin Cities, bypass the Big Box stores and head to Halsten's. They are going to come out and upgrade my downstairs home projection system to handle Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD player as well as some other component upgrades around the house. Sweet! Here's a look at my downstairs home theater.

- And there was the whole Blue Man experience. Which was a lot of fun. Great show for the family. As you can see, we had great seats.

And everyone was having a great time.

Here is a video my brother-in-law captured at the concert.

- Enjoying Curly's ribs (from Costco) on the grill. Oh man, when can we start tailgating!?!?!

Vikes Stuff

Yeah, yeah. Give me a few days to get back into the swing of Purple talk. But just a few quick comments and such.

Season ticket renewal is running about 80% currently. Last year it was over 92%. I'd say its the economy, stupid. But this has to be worrying for the Brothers Wilf. Especially after a dynamic season by Adrian Peterson.

One of the regular VU readers, Patrick asked:

"Any chance the Vikes will look at Devin Thomas of Michigan State at wide out and returner?"

I thought this over and finally replied that since the Vikes picked up free-agent running back and return man Maurice Hicks I'm not sure if Thomas would be a target for the team. But, there are better eyes and ears out there than me. Any thoughts on Thomas? What if he were available in the later rounds? The kid has some wheels.

And there have been some questions if I'll be at a mini-camp in May. Well, I plan to be working out with Mike Morris at the time and not really sure I want to waste my time taking photos at a optional camp. Okay, bad Matt Birk dig there. But yes, I do plan to attend at least one session as long as I'm not doing a triathlon that weekend. Stay tuned.

Posted by briankeithmaas@msn.com at April 5, 2008 08:32 PM