I think it's safe now...

So, I've been staying under the radar for a while but i think it's pretty safe now. You see since A-rod came out and admitted to using performance enhancing drugs all of the attention has been on him and baseball.
What a silly sport by the way. What fun is it to catch a ball??? Hmmm, that's why soccer is a cat sport, the idea is to Move or Kick the ball. Baseball is a total DOG sport.

Anyhow, ever since my home has been invaded with a screaming sack of potatoes, I've been a little worried about my ability to defend myself. Needless to say I've discovered away to "Enhance" my own performance.

Here's how it works, but please don't tell mom or dad I will be in BIG trouble
1st-I meow and scratch myself alot.
2nd-I find a spot on myself that isn't too painful or unattractive
3rd- I lick or chew, usually a combination, until a spot of fur is removed.

Guess what Mommy and Daddy do? " Oh my God Lancey is breaking out with allergies again"
I then go to that annoying place where they know how to touch and grab me the right ways. Then I get my shot.
There you have it. Free for me and completely legal Steroids.

View me however you like, but I need to stay on top of my game, and competition, and if using the juice does it, so be it.

Put an asterisk by my name. See if I care.

More meows later
Lancey


P.S. try to think of a movie or TV show that doesn't depict my species as scary, annoying, or tortured. Then think of a movie where those annoying Dogs are depicted poorly. I'll discuss this more later

Six weeks down

Well, Well, Well.
6 weeks down since the hostile takeover, and it's some sort of Alpha Male holiday the Super Bowl or something today. I guess it's this silly game where men chase each other around and tumble and roll around with each other on the ground for a while. Guess what people, get a camera to the barn where I grew up!! I'd play with my family the same way all the time, plus we used our claws. That is an uncensored sporting event, if you ask me.

I guess the big deal is all these commercials during it. They have things like animals who dance, hot women, and talking babies!! Are you kidding me, talking babies!! Like that would ever happen, come on. You people are so easily amused.

I may have to forgive daddy and move on my attempts to take out mommy now. Not only does she complain about my poop smelling so bad, she'll complain and won't even change it. At least daddy " Mans up" and does it once a month or so...

Last week some time, actually it was 15:45 pm on Tuesday afternoon, she took me to that place again. It has the bright lights, weird smell, and a bunch of obnoxious barking dogs.

I wait for a special cat rub down, or a fur cleaning, and then they rip me out of my cage, and stick something in my rear!!! Oh my God! This is like the 5Th time this has happened now, and MOMMY IS THE REASON! She is always the one who suggests it.
"I think Lancey's glands are full again." she'll say, and then I'm at the place.
They are just looking to make a buck by sticking things inside of me. I know better. I don't have to lick down there as much lately though, weird huh?

She is also trying to remove me from my new spot, the table. She'll scold me and toss me off, once I was half asleep and landed on my head!! What would they do if they were outside trying to get a sun bath and all of a sudden I moved my cat head right in front of the big sun? Would they enjoy that?
Anyhow, enough for now I guess.

Meows to all- Lancey

Not much new with me I guess. That screaming twerp is still around, so I'm starting to think she isn't going anywhere. She is also quickly gaining some size, and is probably bigger than I am now. Although, once again my owners feel the need to hold her for every whimper and make me do all the work for attention.

Ok here's a question to all of you humans. How would you like it if after you take a bath I would come up and roll all over you? I will let you know when I am "In the mood", and touching me with your grubby hands after, or even during one of my many baths is not appreciated.

On a more positive note, I have been getting more and more attention and visitors. I'm not sure if it's because of my blog, or if it's me forcing myself upon them. Either way I'll take it.

I haven't seen the "Guy with the green hat" in quite a while. Last time I saw him he was actually pretty cool. He didn't rub me so hard my bones hurt either so maybe he's learning.

Any advice on how to "Take Care" of daddy please let me know. I've now tried those annoying toy balls at the base of the steps or in their main walkways, but he just kicks them around.

A meow for everyone and the new President. Hey Obama, why don't you get a cat buddy?
Lancey

Nothing to lose my fur about

Well,
This new little creature is something to reckon with. In fact it's gone gradually from a quiet little thing, to a screaming squirt. In fact she has rudely woke me from one of my 30 catnips many times, and I fear it will only get worse.
Daddy likes to crack the joke " You can lift a paw every now and then" but he doesn't realize I would if I actually WANTED to. Just like if I wanted to cover up my poops with kitty litter, I would. They just don't ge it.
Luckily, they still tend to pity me.
I left a bunch of papers and bills from the dining room table on the floor last night hoping daddy would slip on them. It didn't work once again.
Well, if I see any of you soon, you better come pet me. I'll take all the attention I can get...
Many Meows to all
- Lancey

My 1st Blog

Well, the 1st 3 weeks are over but I still seem to be at a loss. Things clearly aren't the same anymore. Now, rather than getting regular and long rub-downs from Man and Woman, it's become a casual "Hey Lancey" as they zip by me.
There is clearly a new creature in town, and I am definitely losing the battle for attention. She can cry louder than me, has access to the bedrooms which I am no longer allowed in, and she gets spoon fed and cleaned up with no insults like " You stink Lancey, cover up your crap!" I've smelt my crap and trust me, you wouldn't want to take the time to "Cover" it up either.
Funny, I can cry and scream for more food and attention and they will just laugh at me. She cries and they run around with their heads chopped off.
I set a trap for daddy the other night. Unfortunately my fishing pole rope wasn't strong enough for his skinny ass legs. I had wrapped tightly around the chair and the mouse on the other end was the anchor.
Next time I will get them! For now I will continue lounging around, crying for attention, and slowly taking back over. I've already conquered her new blanket, and the dining room table.
More later, many Meows to all...
Lancey Meyers

4 days, and 6 days????

"LETS PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE"

I can't wait for the 9th. Dark Knight gets released and we are having a viewing party at our place. I loved this movie, and as much as I talked about it only saw it once in the thetres. I think this was my subconcious at work, so I would get this excited and motivated to get a home theatre set up by the release date.

Anyhow, now that the trivial excitements are mentioned, my biggest anticipation "Is right on track" according to the Doc. Amy is due on the 11th, and she is making good progress, but alas there is no way of knowing exactly when baby is going to make the big push through the cervix.

Either way December looks to be a busy and very exciting month as always. Amy's birthday is already Christmas Eve, and strangely if she goes the limit 2 weeks past due date it would be Christmas.

There is also a full moon on the 12th, and this statistically has been a labor inducer. Very strange indeed.

We'll just see what happens, and definitely keep you posted.

An Update and response from The Anderson House and Radio Station

Hey everyone. For those who were curious about the letter I sent and posted on websites here is the responses I got from both the Radio Stattion, and Anderson House.
The things I noticed most were the response from the Radio Station stating the shitty service and treatment was simply " Our Perceptions". What a joke. The fact is we didn't realize they were going to make a big stink about everything until we checked out, so we didn't have pre-conceptions.
Also, I love that the Target analogy seemed to really piss them off. Point is, it isn't a gift certificate really. It's more of a coupon.

Enjoy>>>
Good Afternoon,

I would like to apologize for the confusion our gift certificates caused during your stay at The Historic Anderson House. Our goal is always to supply ways for people to participate in good food, good product and new experiences at reduced rates with businesses in our listening areas. We do our best to explain the parameters of these certificates and we hope people understand. I know you had special circumstances that caused you an unpleasant experience, and for our part in that, I apologize. I have included a note I sent to the Jamee at I love Inns .com to explain how the events unfolded on our side of the situation. I hope it helps you understand. KLCH RADIO STATION




Good Morning,

My name is ...., I work at the radio station the certificates were purchased. I feel I need to clarify the situation the Meyers wrote about in regard to The Historic Anderson House, Wabasha, MN.

When we put the certificates for The Historic Anderson House on the auction, we do tell our listeners they can only use one certificate per visit, per couple. The people that bought $160 worth of certificates for the Meyers told us about the event, we called The Anderson House and got special permission for them to use that many certificates at one time. It was a very customer friendly thing for the Anderson House to approve. We were not aware that others purchased the certificates to give to the Meyers, or if it was the Meyers that purchased the additional $60 in certificates. It was the responsibility of the buyer to tell the Meyers the condition of their gift. We do not ask our listeners their names, only the last four digits of their phone numbers. It is important for you to know that our certificates are sold at 55% of their value to our customers. It allows people to try different restaurants at reduced rates. The Anderson House receives no money for these certificates, therefore, when they allow $160 in one visit, from one customer, they are not receiving any money in their till, but rather advertising on the radio. The radio advertising is great to promote their business, but makes it very hard to pay the food distributors, the chefs, the wait staff and all the others that go together to present the delicious meals the Meyer’s enjoyed while staying at The Historic Anderson House. The analogy to Target gift cards is not a fair comparison. No one can go to Target and get a $160 gift card for $88. You would have to pay $160! I can not address the way the Meyers were treated throughout their stay, but can only guess it was a perceived attitude because the owners of The Historic Anderson House approved this very special event for the Meyers, in the first place. I can only add that my experiences at The Historic Anderson House have always been an exceptionally wonderful experiences. I hope I have helped reveal “the other side of the story”. The Historic Anderson House was trying to help someone give a very generous gift and their good will was turned into a very unkind letter.

Account Representative

KLCH/KWNG/KCUE Radio Stations


Here is the one from ther Anderson house:

Good Morning Chris - I received your email this morning and have passed it on to the Radio station that sells the "Auction certificates". I do apologize for your unsatisfactory stay with us. When your mother or mother-in-law called and told us how many she had we explained to her at that time that we only honored one coupon per couple but because she told us that the station had told her she could use them all we did honor them - $160.00.

I have been asking the radio station for a couple of months to please put the - one per couple - on the certificates and they have not responded. After receiving your letter we have cancelled our program with them. It is too bad that they could not get it straight and we in the end get the bad feelings from our guests.

Innkeeper

The Historic Anderson House in Wabasha, MN

Here is an email I sent to the Anderson house after my wife Amy and I visit this weekend. We had a decent enough stay but it finished on a rather sour note.
I'd recommend it only for those who don't have certificates, and aren't younger than 50.

I have a recommendation for future customer service.

1. If you are going to be utilizing gift certificates, you should make sure they are labeled correctly ( i.e.; You can only use 1-$20 certificate per visit) on the actual certificate.
Can you imagine if Target had a guest go through the checkout lane with a 220 dollar gift card and be told they could only use $160 of it. And for some strange reason that was doing them a favor because they should've only been able to use 20 of it.
Since when are gift certificates not treated the same as cash, but more like food stamps or their owners be treated like "Free-Loaders"?

2. If you are concerned about losing money treat all guests and customers equally. Being labeled as " The ones with the certificates" our entire stay was rude and completely unfair" We actually had a host "assist" the wait staff by filling water during dinner at every table except for ours. Unbelievable! Our tips to the wait staff were just as fair as every other dinner table I am sure.

3. I am spreading the word abut our visit which was completely ruined because of this experience. My wife and I were given these certificates as a gift for our anniversary and a final get away before our first baby is born. My mother was awarded the certificates through a radio station, and our grandmother actually "Purchased" more certificates for us to use out of her pocket with real money.
It is absolutely insane we were unable to use them.

4. Although the food was great, the service was slow, and it's not the fault of the waiters ( Only one of them) we would have went elsewhere had we known we would end up having to pay for our meals we thought would be covered with the certificates.

Overall a disappointing experience, and I hope you either eliminate your "Gift Certificates" all together or include on them the following message

- Congratulations this $20 certificate is all you can use during this visit. If you happen to have more you will need to utilize them within 90 days. For example you win 8 of them, so you will need to visit us 8 times in a 90 day period.
- Be prepared to be treated like crap. Since you are not an elderly and sophisticated guest, but one utilizing this gift you will be treated rudely and differently.
- You will not be told that your stay will not be covered although it should be until you check out.

- Finally enjoy your stay!

What are your top 5 TV shows?

I am not considering all time in my list, however feel free to do so. I feel strange not including Seinfeld on the list, but it's definitely my #1 all-time show.

1. Lost
2. House
3. The Office
4. Mad Men
5. Heroes/CSI ( I know a tie is lame, but Heroes has been a regular, but going down hill, while we fell behind CSI and have missed 2 seasons now, but know it's still very good.)

What are your favorites? Feel free to post them.

OBAMA WINS!!!!

Well it's finally over, and history has been made. America voted overwhelmingly for a man who had a clear cut plan, well defined policies, and a smooth and perfectly capable demeanor throughout his entire campaign.
His opponent McCain, who is someone I highly respected in 2000, switched not only his views several times, but was simply running a very nasty campaign. His Vice presidential choice was highly touted for a few weeks, but soon it opened up peoples eyes that this great speech giver was simply that, and only that, someone who could give a great speech.
Unlike Obama, she had no ability to directly answer questions, and openly discuss topics that weren't planned with the media (for example you can count her interviews with major media on one hand throughout the entire campaign). This was not very assuring to the American voter this year.
Anyhow I am filled with excitement for the years to come, and all the change Obama promised may not be recognized immediately, however, he clearly has enabled an overwhelming feeling of strength and power to the everyday American that we can do things. We can make an impact, and it doesn't simply take wealth and power to succeed.
Amy and I are expecting a baby soon, and I am more confident than ever,that we will be able to raise her, and that we may finally have a government who supports the " Average" American.
Thanks for voting if you did, no matter who you voted for!

Historic Night!

Go Vote!

I'm going to be a Daddy!

I'm sure most of you who read this know already, but just in case I am very close to being a proud new father!

Amy is due in December, the 11th to be exact, but who knowws when she will actually have the baby.

Either way, we are both very excited, and have been receiving tons of gifts, and support so far. Almost too much actually, we are having a tough time to find a home for all of it.

Once we get our Armoire, a gift form myself and my side of the family, we will have more storage for all fo the clothes, etc.







The baby room is pretty much complete, I worked hard on completely making it over, scraping off old paint and plaster, repairing holes in the wall, re-painting walls and ceiling, installing a new ceiling fan (Thanks Chuck), and ripping up the lovely old stained, pink carpet to find great looking hardwood floors. I then sanded and stained them.

I'm proud of my work,it really sucked, but hopefully our little girl enjoys the room as much as we do.

Amy's blog has more pictures, and news updates, but I wanted to let everyone know, and remind them that I don't only worry about Politics these days.

Go Vikes and Wild!

The Final Debate (Live?)

We are finally less than 3 weeks away from election night. Thank God! Anyhow, pretty much ever poll is showing Obama pulling away, and this debate could be a very decisive moment for the McCain campaigns hope of reaching the White House.

Fraud, deception, use of power, economic crisis, character will all be put to the test tonight. McCain's only hope is to rattle Obama with character attacks, and if Obama can retort with some of his own against McCain, and maintain composure by focusing on the issues, it will take an awful lot in the next 3 weeks to lose.

Anything is possible however, and thank goodness you need a license or recent bill to be able to vote, or else this Acorn issue could be much more devestating to the entire election.

If you happen to read this and want to join in a live blog conversation during the debate, I will be online as well. Thanks to all who read this and I hope it amuses most of you :)

Fire Childress, please!!!!

Yeah so I know that maybe 2 people read this blog so far. That's fine, but "I'm mad. I'm really mad! And guess what? It's not abou the economy!"- Some old dude from Wisconsin at a McCain rally

I think it is high time for Childress to take a hike from Minnesota. Our team was expected to be 13-3 and true, we didn't start with a Quarterack, but the only way we are scoring at all is with large exciting plays or defense. Our red zone opportunities are there, but we never get in the freaking endzone.

Teams know we have a safe and lame ass offense so they are crowding the box, limiting Peterson and relying on Childress offensive scheme to try a couple of deep balls a game.

We are winning, but why and how is an embarssment. We stole the last game from Detroit, the sworst team in the league, with a back-up quarterback, and we needed a couple of horrible calls in our favor to win.

Not to mention in back to back weeks now we've had coaching mistakes, and major ones. The only reason they are getting overlooked is because we won 2 of our last 3 games.

Tennesee we are losing, it's 4th and something, zero timeouts and under 2 minutes in the game. What's Childress do? Punts the freaking ball!!!! What the hell? In the press conference following the game, he says " Uhhh, the way our defense was playing I thought we had a good chance of getting the ball back."

Last weeks game, 3rd quarter we are down by 8 the score is 10 to 2. We score on a Berrian long play, the only time we were close to scoring before All Days rare fumbles. Childress without hesitation decides to kick the extra point rather than tie the game by going for 2.

Again what the hell? " At the time, my sheet said to go for 2 but in this moment we just wanted to get points on the board."

If we didn't get the Pass interference play at the end of the game, Vikes lose by 1 point.

Guess what Vikings fans, we all know it, but we have an absolute moron for a coach, who has absolutely no faith in his team or quarterbacks, just look at his lame ass attempts of plays. We need a change, and lets trade up or do what it takes to get a real Quarterback in here. Someone needs to light a fire under our offensive lines ass too, and get Adrian in the open, and defense some rest. It's truly our only hope.

A few good links concerning the latest McCain/Hannity strategy

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/10/the_problem_with_the_ayers_att.html?nav=rss_blog

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/opinion/09collins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-mccain-wisconsin,0,7888678.story

I'M ACTUALLY READY FOR THIS TO BE OVER!!

Believe it or not, I'm not talking about my wife being pregnant :) No I am talking about the political campaign. The attack ads were expected,but it seems they are hitting an all time low. A last ditch attempt by the McCain campaign to focus on Obama's connections both big and small. Be Afraid America, this man can't be trusted. He's worked with a terrorist from the 60's, his pastor is a racist extremist, he was a large receiver of funds from the giants Fannie Mae and Freddie.

Never mind McCain, and Palin's shady dealings and connections by the way. McCain's campaign manager was treated pretty well by Fannie himself. What about the mysterious Palin probe which was bi-partisan, to suddenly very liberal biased and unfair as soon as she was nominated? That doesn't matter I guess.

The facts are this Ayers is/was a loon. Obama made a mistake by both developing his young political career and aspirations to help communities in Chicago by working with him. I admit that. However Ayers was named Man of the Year in Chicago in 1995. No one complained about his ideas and efforts to raise millions of dollars for great and needy causes because he was a "Terrorist".

How about McCain's ties to shady pastors. His Keating scandal, and there is more. It just seems sad to me that the campaigns have come to this. Obama has to dig up dirt to retaliate, and it's clearly McCain's only hope. His manager even said we need to "Turn the page" on the economic crisis and divert Americans attention.

Don't be fooled. Obama does have plenty of skeletons in his closet. Guess what! So does McCain, and likely every other freaking politician. The issue is who has the best game plan and vision of where the country should be changed and going.

This election isn't about who's more patriotic, who you can "Trust" more, or character. What about McCain's character and choice for choosing Palin for VP. She has done her job of rallying the base, but their original intentions were to clearly get women votes, and the " Joe Six-Pack" vote. Whoever the hell that is. She is extreme, she wants to utilize her VP Power, overturn Roe v. Wade, not to mention her lack of experience. We need a leader, not a "Maverick with zingy one-liners. Someone other leaders of the world can take seriously. Can you imagine her trying to persuade Russia to stop using force over someone like Biden? Give me a break.

I am simply trying to follow the issues, the candidates stances, and decipher the facts in all the bull-shit mud slinging by both candidates. Ultimately, for me it comes down to the issues, and which candidate has similar views and vision as I do. That man is Barack Obama.

News Flash McCains Health Care Plan Is A Joke!

I'm probably one of the very select few who actually looked into the actual/ factual differences between Obama's and McCain's health plans, but if any of you haven't you should read this article from this weeks issue of Newsweek.
It explains how McCains plan looks and sounds good on paper. Who wouldn't want a credit for health care? However, as Biden pointed out there are severe backlashes and concerns as well. Some aren't even covered in this article. McCain actually would be taxing us under his plan, and feeding the insurance companies as well.
My wife and I are very lucky to have some of the best health care in the US thanks to my job, however for knowing those who have had either bare bones insurance, or tried to find a plan individually, or with a pre-existing condition, it is near impossible or EXTREMELY expensive.
McCain's plan works for many, but not the majority, and it really wouldn't benefit myself, and many others from their current situations.
Please stay informed, read it, and consider this Health Care is important and although the economy sucks right now, we can't lose focus on the two other very deficient and important issues of Health Care and Education.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/162335

Both Candidates did well, but who fudged the truth??

Well as those of you who saw the debate last night know, both Candidates did very well. Palin exceeded very low expectations, and Biden did better than expected.

Who won all depends on who or what you are looking for as a VP. Is it someone you connect with on many levels? Or is it someone who seems to have an idea of what is going on with the issues and with experience in Washington?

That was the essence of the debate last night. Palin avoiding direct answers, and Biden answering them so well, he may have bored some of the audience?!

Anyhow, needless to say they both made some great arguments, but as ususal, how many of them are factual??? Let's check it out and STAY INFORMED!!!

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_biden-palin_debate.html

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/attacks/

This is amazingly accurate!

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The Great Debate!!

I am hoping many of you can watch or listen to most of the deabte tonight. I am excited to see it, however, I know it will have some dissapointments. Palin wioll likely play it relatively safe by simply attacking Obama, and I'm sure Biden will do the same.
We can only hope for some good barbs at each other every once in a while :)

Curious to know thoughts and opinions on the debate, who is winning, or won? Will it help either candidate momentum wise.

Let's hear what you all think!