http://micheldesroches.com/blog The Power Of Roach Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:03:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alas, I failed to win again. The darts was a wash. Euchre - we won the round robin and got the bye, but were ousted immediately by a lone hand thanks to Greg. Only 1 point there. Poker - well, in the 1/2 hr you have ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/02/24/another-year-another-wonderboy-lost/ I am here at Wonderboy on Sat. morning, the traditional time of rest before the outdoor portion of the events. The results so far have been a little disappointing. Greg and I partnered up for the Darts this year and unfortunately drew a tough set of matches. ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/02/20/wonderboy-update/ We took a trip to the Mayan Riviera last week. Yep, the 4 of us. We travelled to Mexico with a couple of other families, all with very small children. Fortunately we stayed at a 'family friendly' resort called 'Sandos Caracol'. I recommend going there if ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/02/17/mexico/ I don't know about the Olympics, but my goal this weekend is to Own the Podium at Wonderboy! And to go one up on the Canadians in Vancouver, I will do this with my own personal funding! Go Team Roach! http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/02/17/own-the-podium/ I just received an email from Elena with the subject: "I want you now, tell me reciprocate and get me!" The body of the email isn't very earnest either. I spare you the details except for one sentence: "Come on, help me to remove my sadness". I have a hard time believing (s)he ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/01/12/an-email-request/ We took Olivia (sorry Christien!) to see Disney Playhouse Live last Saturday. She is a huge Mickey & Minnie fan as well as the Tigger and Pooh show. Fortunately the show featured both of these groups as well as the Little Einsteins (curse them!) and Handy Manny. Olivia absolutely ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/01/11/disney-playhouse-live/ Yes, I have re-acquired the coveted Dick Butkiss Tropy as the champion of the Monday Morning QB Fantasy Football League. It has been three years since the trophy has resided in my home. And the timing couldn't be any better. The last time I won it, Olivia ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/01/08/2009-ffb-champion-of-the-world/ Evening life has settled in more nicely these days. Just recently I remember basically chasing Christien around as soon as I got home from work right through to bed. Sprinkled in with trying to find time for Olivia and keeping the peace between the two. Over the ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2010/01/06/245/ So let's recap what I thought were the Key Factors leading into this week's matchup against the #1 team in the division: he has 3 NE players: Brady, Moss nad RB Lynch. In Buffalo. Weather may play a huge factor for yet another team that has the 'overload ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2009/12/22/playoff-week-2/ Well, against my instincts - I ended up demolishing my week 1 opponent. Even though his big three in Baltimore went nuts against a weak Detroit defence. It was frustrating at the time to turn to that game and see bizarre play after bizarre play that resulted in ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2009/12/15/playoff-week-1/