Happy Father’s Day!; Lose-Lose @ Dome June 21, 2009
Posted by glanzerr in baseball, car problems, wedding.Tags: cowboy hat, dad, father's day, houston astros, minnesota twins, wedding, workout
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Happy Father’s Day! Dad, I am sorry but you will not be getting anything in the mail from me this year. I actually did buy a card at Target but it was meant for a little kid to give to his dad and after further review, I thought it was too stupid for even me to send. This past year, Dad paid two visits to me in Minneapolis, fixed my car again, as usual, and even engaged in a wild family drinking game over Easter weekend.
In other news, Saturday evening, Lauren and I headed to the Metrodome for the Twins/Astros game. I was anxious to go for two reasons. A) It was free Twins/WeFest cowboy hat night, and B) the Astros were one of two teams I had yet to see play in person. We bought some upper club tickets from a scalper and made our way inside.
Sadly, we were too late to the game and missed out on the free hats. Both of us were very jealous when we saw thousands of fans wearing their relatively high-quality hats, at least high quality for a giveaway. The Twins managed to hit 4 home runs, but the bullpen imploded in the 7th and the Astros won 6-5. On the year, the Twins are now 2-4 when I attend, and 0-4 when Lauren attends, which is fairly amazing considering they have a very good home record. Traditionally the Twins go on huge winning streaks vs. the NL, but they will need to win today to finish with a winning homestand vs. the lowly Pirates and Astros.
In my attempt to continue losing weight before the wedding, I am still hitting up the gym as often as I can, but my weight hasn’t gone down very much. It has fluctuated from 245-250 over the last month, which is still down a ways from the starting point of 268, but I can’t get it to go down much further. Maybe I need to mix up the workout routine? Lauren has enrolled in a pilates class, so maybe I should consider something like that!
Not a whole lot new with wedding plans. Sounds like the wheels are in motion for both the bachelor/bachelorette parties in late August! The girls are getting their dresses ordered. The next thing we will have to look into is wedding rings and order invitations. You can keep up with the latest at our new website, ryanandlaurengetmarried.com!
Dick “Dad” Glanzer Interview February 2, 2009
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In his first public interview since 2006, my father, Dick Glanzer, talks openly and candidly about life on the farm, angry barnyard animals, the future of Dick’s Garage, and looking forward to the big wedding this October. Plus, we learn once and for all if Dad ever plans to shave again!
Also on this Monday morning, we must all be sure to wish Lauren a happy 25th birthday!
Mom and Dad Visit; Cat Goes Home January 26, 2009
Posted by glanzerr in car problems.Tags: bowling, cat, church, dad, famous dave's, ford probe, grand prix, mom
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Picture this scene: It’s 8am on a frigid Monday morning, and I’m supposed to be at work, but I’m driving Lauren’s seldomly driven Ford Probe with a flashing Check Engine light down 394 heading for the Golden Valley Super 8 with Jason in the passenger’s seat with a petrified farm cat in his arms, yelling for it to stop scratching. It may make some sense after reading on a bit.
Saturday evening, Mom and Dad arrived to visit for the weekend. They likely never would have even made the trip if I’d have been a little more careful while packing to leave home after Christmas. Of course a farm cat rode home with me in the trunk that day, and has been living at our house for the last month.
This cat was probably thinking that hiding in the trunk was the best decision it had ever made. Before, it was living in the cold garage, fighting for food with other cats and a dog, probably not receiving much attention from anyone. But after it got in that trunk, it lived in the warm indoors, was given delicious canned food that it didn’t even have to fight other animals for, and was adored by roommates and visitors to the house. Alas, it had to return home.
Mom and Dad were also coming up to switch back cars with me. My ‘01 Grand Prix needed some work over Christmas, so I left it at home and took their ‘04 Grand Prix back to Minneapolis. Unfortunately, just as they were about to leave for Minneapolis, my car started making some odd noises and it was left at home. But they decided to come anyway and get the cat and take home Lauren’s ‘96 Probe which she hopes Dad can sell.
So anyway, we went out for Famous Dave’s in Linden Hills Saturday night. The food was of course awesome, but after our meal, we spotted a mouse scurrying around the floor near our table. I told the dude working at the counter, and his response was, “Oh, thanks for the heads-up.” Don’t bother catching it or anything!
Sunday morning, Lauren, Nick, and I went to a new church near the U of M. Lauren and I are looking for a church to host our wedding, and decided we’d best become members at one first. Nick accompanied us, and we all had a merry time. Afterwards we went to Perkins for a very late breakfast.
In the afternoon, I figured Lauren and I had best entertain Ma and Pa, so I scheduled a few rounds of bowling at Tuttle’s in Hopkins. Joining in on the fun were Jason and Nick. We bowled almost three full games. Nick took the first game, Mom took the second, and Dad appeared to be in the lead when we finished the last game. We then left at 7 for dinner with the Poulters at an Italian restaurant in St. Louis Park.
I was out cold when we got home, and slept soundly till morning. Lauren took the Grand Prix to work. Jason had gone home with Nick after bowling and left his car at the bowling alley, so Jason grabbed the cat and we hopped in Lauren’s Probe and drove to meet Mom and Dad at their hotel. We swung by the bowling alley to drop Jason off, then stopped at my office so I could go to work. Dad and the cat took the Probe home with Mom following behind in their car. Kinda confusing, but it all worked out!
A Night with the Saints June 23, 2008
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I DJ’d a charitable fundraising dance in St. Paul last night at O’Gara’s for the Minnesota Saints Power Hockey team. I suppose you could call them amateur or semi-pro athletes. The team is made up of people with disabilities, many with muscular dystrophy, and all were in wheelchairs. Liz Burke, who initially got word out that I would be interested in volunteering my services, was true to her word and stayed up on stage with me all night.
Though the dancing was minimal at first, it picked up as the night went on, and by the time the last songs were playing, the dance floor was pretty packed. The highlight of the night was definitely when I was reading off the winners for the raffle. There were 22 prize packages, all very nice, ranging from deluxe night hotel stays to restaurant gift certificates. With only 70 people in attendance, your odds of winning were about 1 in 3. Unless, however, you bought half the tickets in the box, just as one man apparently did. This guy won about seven prizes, and every time I called his name, boos reigned down until he finally started forfeiting his prizes. I thought it was hilarious.
Tonight I am leaving directly from work to head westward on Hwy. 212 towards South Dakota, with Mom and Dad doing the same, heading eastbound. When we meet up, we’ll switch cars so I can have a reliable mode of transportation to get Lauren and I to and from Chicago this week. The old Grand Prix always seems to have some nagging problem. This time it’s the radiator which is leaking profusely. The car runs perfectly fine as long as I pour about three liters of water in every time I go somewhere. But Dad just replaced the radiator not more than three months ago and the warranty will allow him to swap it out with a new one. I assume I’ll be driving the Impala until I can get home again. Right now, I am still debating going home for a day over the 4th of July weekend to see the old Willow Lake gang at the town’s 125th anniversary celebration.
1.8 Mile Walk Back to Work June 12, 2008
Posted by glanzerr in baseball, random.Tags: beer, car, dad, dutch, eurocup, garmin, milwaukee brewers, minnesota twins, sweating
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Today is the last day of work for the week before I depart for Milwaukee with Lauren, Sarah, and Walsh. If we are going to take my car, I have to make sure it’s in perfect condition. The last thing we need is to be stranded in the middle of Wisconsin with no vehicle. Well, no, actually the last thing we need is to drive off a gorge and die in a painful, fiery crash. Anyway, I took my car down to the local AutoWorks in Chanhassen around 10:30 this morning and left it there for the day. It will cost $89 just to have them do all the testing to find out what, if anything, is wrong. I always hear about places that have Free Diagnostics Testing but of the five places I’ve taken my car in the area all have charged for the service.
It was only 1.8 miles to drive there, according to Garmin, so I walked back to the office. It was quite a nice day for a walk, but even in comfy 67 degree weather with a slight breeze and partly cloudy skies, I still came back to the office drenched in sweat. I immediately ran to my chair and cranked up the fans. Josh figured I’d just run a marathon or something the way I was sweating. I should hear back in the next hour or two the diagnosis, and before making any decisions to operate on the car I will call Dad to see if I’m getting screwed over or not.
As for Milwaukee, all of us are very excited to hit the road bright and early tomorrow morning. The hope is we can get to thet hotel around 2 so Lauren can watch her beloved Dutch team in the Eurocup at the hotel bar while we all pound back a few cold brews before the game. Statistics shows that Minneapolis is second only to Milwaukee in the US in beer consumption, so we can expect some big partying this weekend in the city. I don’t think the Twins/Brewers rivalry is anywhere close to the Vikings/Packers, but it still makes for some excellent local entertainment. Patrick, Jim, and Andrew are going to be a block away at their hotel, so there’s a good chance we’ll at least bump into them.
