Traveled to Orlando to visit friends. Saw Paycheck with Ben Aflack - not bad - an ordinary thriller. Stayed at the Swan.

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Christmas Day at the Gparent Bishops. Gifts opened in the morning. Smyths came over later for gifts round 2. Ham and all the trimmings were served. Played tennis with Kimberly/Ed/Crystal in the evening.

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Went to the gparents this afternoon. Tis Christmas Eve.

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The 'Bartman Foul Ball' was bought by Harry Carry's resturant and will be destroyed Feb 26th. See this story.

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Jail ordered for man who attacked umpire at White Sox game
From Yahoo! Sports
December 4, 2003

CHICAGO (AP) -- A man who attacked an umpire at a Chicago White Sox game this year pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated battery.

Eric Dybas was immediately sentenced to six months in jail and 30 months of probation. He had faced up to five years in prison.

Dybas, 25, of Bolingbrook, was arrested and charged April 15 after he ran onto the field during a White Sox home game against the Kansas City Royals and tried to tackle umpire Laz Diaz.

Dybas, who was overpowered by Royals players before he could hurt Diaz, was the second man convicted this year for attacking game officials at U.S. Cellular Field but the first one sentenced to jail.

In the other case, William Ligue Jr. was sentenced to 30 months' probation for a September 2002 attack that resulted in permanent hearing damage to Royals coach Tom Gamboa.

Dybas will serve the first part of his sentence in jail, but he could be out of jail in 85 days after time off for good behavior and a five-day credit for time already spent in custody, officials said.

Dybas was told to undergo alcohol abuse treatment if recommended by adult probation services.

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Traveled back to TPA today.

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Learn to use chop-sticks:
Think of the chopstick as a pair of prongs, the only difference being that there are two separate parts or sticks. One stick is held in stationary position and the other is moved.
1. Take one stick first and hold it in your right hand in the way you would normally hold a pencil. If the stick has a thick and a thin end, hold it so that the thick end is on top.
2. Keeping the fingers in this position, turn your hand inward until the stick is horizontal to the table and parallel to your body.
3. Relax your fingers slightly and slide the stick to the left until your thumb and forefinger are clamping the stick at about its mid-point. The thumb should not be bent nor rigidly straight. All your fingers should be curved slightly inwards with the middle finger in contact with the underside of the stick and the nail of the middle finger protruding towards your body. The third (ring) finger should be in line with the middle finger but its nail should protrude beyond the middle finger towards your body.
4. Now, take the other stick with your left hand and let the thick end rest on the protruding part of the ring finger of your right hand. Slide the stick towards the right, touching the tip of the middle finger and passing under the thumb until the thick end rests at the base joint of your forefinger. This is the stationary position of this stick, and it should be roughly parallel to the first stick.
5. Alternately bend and extend your forefinger and middle finger, letting the first stick PIVOT at the thumb. The thin tip of the moving stick will touch that of the stationary stick when you bend the two fingers. Don't hold the sticks rigidly. Hardly any pressure or strength is needed to grasp things at the tip of the chopsticks.
The chopstick is multipurpose; it serves the Japanese as fork, knife and spoon. They eat soup with it they cut food into small morsels with it; and they use it to pick up food and carry it from the plate to the mouth. You can do it, too.

See this website.

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Brazilian food - at none other than Fogo de Chao - was on tonight's menu.

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Lauren and I met up for dinner. We 'shopped' at the original Marshall Field's on State St (111 North State Street) then dinned at Nine Steak House.

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