Happy Birthday, Ad.
In honor of Adam's birthday, may I present to you a video of what appears to be a young Tayler Gold playing basketball in his basement in 1991...
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JACK, TEDDY & US
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
About Hillary.
Ok. As most of you know, I am an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton for President. As you also know, many of my close friends are Republicans and think she's the devil. I'm going to do my best not to turn JackTeddy&Us into a political blog, but my GOP friends are going to have to give me a break. I am so energized by her announcement and I'm going to have to get it out of my system. Plus, a lot of my Republican friends and I have been open enough to learn from one another and accept some of each other's points as our own. A few of my once staunchly conservative friends have even changed their minds on key issues based on our heartfelt conversations - after all, we recognize each other as bright people whose ideologies can't be void of all intellect. The bottom line is this: some of you love Hillary, some of you wrote her off before she even took the breath she needed to utter the words "I'm in it to win." Either way, over the next two years, you're going to hear from me about Hillary - take it or leave it.Right now, I'm participating in one of 3 online chats she's holding over the next 3 days. It's really cool. From 7 to 7:30pm Eastern tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday night, she's accepting questions online and is answering them via streaming video. Just visit www.hillaryclinton.com and register to participate. It's very cool, unedited, and you can even submit a question if you want! She's doing really well. As the moderator asks her questions, she's speaking really well to her points and is answering the questions directly and without hesitation. I am biased, yes - but that means that my expectations are exceedingly high. She's meeting them.
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Schizophrenic Weather Righting Itself.
So we've already discussed the fact that the weather here has been insane - in the 70s during the month of January. Surely a polar icecap and a polar bear or two sacrificed themselves for it. Just last week, Mom & Jim visited and, although it was a little chilly, we spent a lot of time playing with Ted outside in the back yard.
Well, folks - it looks like Mother Earth is back on her estrogen. It snowed yesterday! Of course, I find this to be nightmarish. Adam, who - by the way - is battling a decent-sized head cold, is elated. He couldn't wait to spend his first snowy day with Teddy - even if it meant prolonging his illness. So here's Ted gathering 
snowflakes. Adam took him outside to see if anything would stick to him...answer: yes. If you look closely, you can see the "accumulation" on his fur. And he seems to REALLY love the snow. We can't get him to go to the bathroom because, as soon as he gets outside, he gets distracted by the snow gathered at the doorstep and stops to eat it! In fact, he's so intrigued, he won't let me shut the front door - he just wants to sit and keep his eye on the white fluffiness. Actually, he'd rather sit there and shiver than move, so I covered him with a beach towel, which made him happy.In other news, Jack and Ted still aren't the best friends we thought they might be. It turns out that Teddy was just exhausted on that day I posted my little "hallelujah" to their friendship. They're not killing each other - in fact, Jack's bravery only grows stronger and he's spending more and more time downstairs. Sometimes Ted charges at him, sometimes he ignores him. It's pretty touch and go lately. My camera cord just died, so I'll post a recent pic of Jack Bauer in HD later or tomorrow.
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
Best News Ever.
Click on this to watch her announcement:
Once the campaign puts it up on YouTube, I'll post the actual video here.
In all my years in DC, I've never reached out to friends and family for votes or contributions - mostly because when I finally did, I wanted it to be meaningful - and mostly because I wanted to use whatever earning power I might have for Hillary. So, if you see what I see in her - or if you just want to see a hell of a fight next fall with some really vigorous debates and some bright and intelligent discussions - drop some cash her way. Here's a link where you contribute that will link your donation back to my network: https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/form.html?rc=4XN3 Please feel free to pass it on to everyone you know!
Also, check out:
Washington Post
CNN
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Friday, January 19, 2007
Mountain Man Ted.
Teddy climbs! We took him out to Great Falls a couple of Saturdays ago when the temperature hit 71 degrees! (Thanks, global warming!) We climbed all over the place, trying to get close to the rapids, and Teddy's instincts kicked in - it was amazing. He navigated some areas we couldn't even get into! Looks like he's got climbing in his doggy blood. When he got tired, he took a little spill and landed on a little tree! The tree scored some points by ripping out a little bit of fur, but, ultimately, Ted was a champ.
The next day, we took him to Mason Neck State Park with Chuck, Becky, the twins, and Rommie (the dog). We think this was his first time in the water! It wasn't very deep and he seemed to just want to chase Rommie and was less interested in thrashing around and playing in the water - but he definitely had a great time! As soon as we got him home (and bathed!), he was out cold.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Hello, Lyle!
Everybody - welcome Lyle to his new home in Judith's San Fran apartment! On this, his second day home, the rumor is that he's still cute and absolutely the best thing ever.Also, Jason Rosenberg needs us! His sister, Lindsay, is a dancer for the LA Clippers - and her team nominated her to be one of three finalists with a shot to perform at the NBA's All Star Game in Vegas. She'll get to go is she gets more online votes than the other two finalists - so hook her up! It takes just a second - here's how: 1. Click here to get to the voting website, 2. Click the "Cast Your Vote Now" button under the photos of the girls, and then 3. Choose Lindsay(!) and type out the code in the blue box before hitting submit. Jason will be your best friend if you will agree to vote for his little sis and also NOT stare at her chest.
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Friday, January 05, 2007
December.
So much happens every day that I want to tell you about - and I have so many pictures I want you to see! Posting as many photos as I like is a little tough in Blogger. It takes so much time to get all of the photos added to posts in a way that fits and looks good - Blogger's preview screen is never accurate and it's maddening! So sometimes I just can't get in the mood to commit to what can accidentally turn into HOURS of blogging! I'll quit my complaining and get to it!Here's what's been happening here since December:
At the beginning of the month, Adam's dad and both of his brothers made the trip up to DC to hang out and, of course, watch the Redskins get their butts kicked. We had a great time! We hit 5 Guys for burgers, The Dairy Godmother for the best frozen custard ever, tried to see the Vietnam 
memorial (but settled for Korea since it was FREEZING outside), and our friend Laura gave us a tour of the Capitol AND the House floor (which was awesome). By the time their visit was over, we somehow wound up with a 46" flat screen television in our living room. We've been talking about getting a larger TV forever - I think having his brothers and dad around inspired Ad to take action!At left are Adam and his dad freezing their tuschies off while David has a phone interview in the warm warm car! At right are all of the Zissman boys on the field at the stadium!
In other news, my biggest brother, Brett, turned 37 on the 7th! I can't even believe it. E-mail him and tell him he's old:)
We've been spending a lot of time with our crazy neighbors, Chuck & Becky. We know way too much about babiness now. Luckily for us, they're not Jewish, so we got to trim a Christmas tree! Becky even let Adam hang the candy canes. Thatch pooped out early in the evening, but Ellie hung in their until the last ornament made it onto the tree.
(Both of them are getting so big! Check out their blog - Becky's taken some adorable pictures lately!) Then the babies experienced their first Hanukkah at our place. Adam made unbelievable latkes and I tried my hand at brisket, which was sort of a flop - at least Teddy was interested in it!
These are pictures of Chuck with Ellie after trimming the tree, Adam with Ted at our little Hanukkah fiesta, and Thatcher relaxing on the sofa, thinking about trying to gum some jelly donuts.
We spent some time in Florida during the holiday season, as well - we figured, hell, everyone else in the US does it, so why shouldn't we? We started out in Orlando where we hung out with the Zissman clan. David and Lauren came over for dinner (Jewish burritos) and we played this insane card game that drove us all to drink.
Another highlight of Orlando was seeing Tayler and Jaime and their baby, Mason. Here he is in his puppy towel, clebrating
his first Hanukkah, and wearing a shirt we got him while Adam holds him. It is really disappointing to live so far away from these guys. We really wish we could spend more time together - hopefully Mason will remember us over the years!
In other news, my biggest brother, Brett, turned 37 on the 7th! I can't even believe it. E-mail him and tell him he's old:)
We've been spending a lot of time with our crazy neighbors, Chuck & Becky. We know way too much about babiness now. Luckily for us, they're not Jewish, so we got to trim a Christmas tree! Becky even let Adam hang the candy canes. Thatch pooped out early in the evening, but Ellie hung in their until the last ornament made it onto the tree.
(Both of them are getting so big! Check out their blog - Becky's taken some adorable pictures lately!) Then the babies experienced their first Hanukkah at our place. Adam made unbelievable latkes and I tried my hand at brisket, which was sort of a flop - at least Teddy was interested in it!
These are pictures of Chuck with Ellie after trimming the tree, Adam with Ted at our little Hanukkah fiesta, and Thatcher relaxing on the sofa, thinking about trying to gum some jelly donuts.
We spent some time in Florida during the holiday season, as well - we figured, hell, everyone else in the US does it, so why shouldn't we? We started out in Orlando where we hung out with the Zissman clan. David and Lauren came over for dinner (Jewish burritos) and we played this insane card game that drove us all to drink.Another highlight of Orlando was seeing Tayler and Jaime and their baby, Mason. Here he is in his puppy towel, clebrating
his first Hanukkah, and wearing a shirt we got him while Adam holds him. It is really disappointing to live so far away from these guys. We really wish we could spend more time together - hopefully Mason will remember us over the years!
Seriously - is it just me, or is EVERYONE procreating? Seems like our blog is a baby blog lately!
We headed to Tampa for the yearly Christmas festivities with our motley crew of a family that we've all sort of self-selected. We hung out with Bonnie and Jenny one
night and played Taboo - which was a riot! Such a shame we didn't take any pictures! [By the way, Mom - we accidentally left the game in Lutz! Can you mail it to us? :)] Poor Jenny had Adam and Jim for teammates, but she powered through.
At left is Jim on Christmas Eve wearing
his "bah humbug" hat - how appropriate. Believe it or not, he has matching socks. That night, the party at Ruth & Ben's was fantastic, as always. Ruth made her special punch and we had our gift exchange - where Adam got his prized "throw." Poor Tom(my) kept having his gifts stolen, but he was a champ about it! It was so good to see everyone!
Of course, we resumed the festivities on Christmas Day at Suzanne's. For those of you reading this from outside of the state of Florida, you should know that Christmas in the sunshine
state is never white - just wet (in terms of both weather and beverages served). Here's a pic of the lovely weather Santa has to navigate to accommodate little Floridian children.
Fueled by a giant roast and "accidentally" strong margaritas (as is tradition), the day was a blast. We wound up playing Balderdash well into the evening. ...and the margaritas definitely took their toll. When someone pulled the word 'Spermohlojjer' from the Balderdash deck, crazy Aunt Ginner defined it as "where the sperm goes when he's all through making love." If that's not due to a mixture of tequila and old age, I don't want to know!
Below are pics of Suzanne, my mom's Christmas drink of choice, Tom, and - for those of you who know and understand the infamous Christmas tradition - the winner of the Couch Trout award.
We headed to Tampa for the yearly Christmas festivities with our motley crew of a family that we've all sort of self-selected. We hung out with Bonnie and Jenny one
night and played Taboo - which was a riot! Such a shame we didn't take any pictures! [By the way, Mom - we accidentally left the game in Lutz! Can you mail it to us? :)] Poor Jenny had Adam and Jim for teammates, but she powered through.At left is Jim on Christmas Eve wearing
his "bah humbug" hat - how appropriate. Believe it or not, he has matching socks. That night, the party at Ruth & Ben's was fantastic, as always. Ruth made her special punch and we had our gift exchange - where Adam got his prized "throw." Poor Tom(my) kept having his gifts stolen, but he was a champ about it! It was so good to see everyone!Of course, we resumed the festivities on Christmas Day at Suzanne's. For those of you reading this from outside of the state of Florida, you should know that Christmas in the sunshine
state is never white - just wet (in terms of both weather and beverages served). Here's a pic of the lovely weather Santa has to navigate to accommodate little Floridian children.Fueled by a giant roast and "accidentally" strong margaritas (as is tradition), the day was a blast. We wound up playing Balderdash well into the evening. ...and the margaritas definitely took their toll. When someone pulled the word 'Spermohlojjer' from the Balderdash deck, crazy Aunt Ginner defined it as "where the sperm goes when he's all through making love." If that's not due to a mixture of tequila and old age, I don't want to know!
Below are pics of Suzanne, my mom's Christmas drink of choice, Tom, and - for those of you who know and understand the infamous Christmas tradition - the winner of the Couch Trout award.
When we got back from Florida, Jon and Alissa came to visit and we went to see the Magic play at the Verizon Center. Adam hooked us up with suite passes, which made it even more fun. It was a reallllly good game - high scoring and really close. The Magic and my boyfriend [one of many] Jameer Nelson ultimately did not come out on top - the Wizards eeked it out in the end.
Right before the the start of 2007, we got a chance to visit Rob & Yvonne in their new home in Maryland. Jeremy & Sarah and their two boys came down to spend some time, so we all got together for lunch. How cute are these kids?! Here's Isaiah (3) and Koby (9 months) wearing the sweater Adam's mom, Phyllis, made him. E-mail her and maybe she'll make you one!I have some fun pics of New Year's Eve with Chuck & Becky, too, but I'm starving, so I'll post them later - plus, you could say they were taken in January, so they don't belong in this post anyway!
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