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Joe is Fitty

Happy 50th Birthday to Joe Stenzel, born October 30th, 1957. He is a son, father, brother, spouse, uncle, and friend. Joe is a leader, a thinker, a writer, a healer, an artist, a musician, a guide, a survivor, and a spiritual warrior. He is wise, visionary, loving, creative, soulful, and funny. Joe has saved lives and enriched the lives of many. He has given freely of his time, his talent, and his treasure. This is a good man, and we are honored to celebrate this milestone.
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Count Down to Blast Off

Thus far we have less than an overwhelming response in the first days of THE OGBL. Properly submitted entries have been received from Emily Somers and Pete Somers (who finally got it right).

Please note that THE OGBL Administrators will not be posting entry information at any time during the contest. We do not want late entrants gaming the courageous early contestants. The winning entry will come closest (without going over) to the actual factual data elements regarding the child2B's birth. In breaking ties, THE OGBL Administrators will weight entries in the following fashion: date>time>weight of child>length of child>gender>name. No emphasis will be given to political affiliation in breaking ties. The republicans are suffering enough already. The child2B's parents will not receive any special treatment by THE OGBL Administrators, who acknowledge that the parents2B have an inside advantage on the gender and the name.

For the record, THE OGBL Administrators will be contributing an entry fee to the pool, but we will not place an entry, cannot win, and therefore remain entirely unbiased in our Official duties. Losers will send their entry fees directly to the winner once THE OGBL the child2B becomes born and the results are Officially certified.

Tell others, enter early (now), enter often.

It's TIME!

Yes, your Official Great Baby Lottery Administrators now make it Official!

This will be a largely stenzelblog event this time around, and here are the Official Rules:

Entry fee: $5 per child entry, $40 per registered republican entry, $20 per all other adult entry

Entry requirements: (1) one date of birth, (2) time of birth, (3) weight, (4) length, (5) proposed name, (6) political affiliation, and (7) name of contestant; entries that do not contain all 7 requirements are ineligible; THE OGBL Administrators will not assume that the email of the address of the sender identifies the contestant; each entry must bear the name of THE OGBL contestant to be valid.

Entry instructions: send all entries to THE Official Great Baby Lottery Headquarters at genesis@visi.com;

Contest Updates: Entries will be updated on stenzelblog pretty much daily, mostly;

This is a word of mouth contest. Tell your family and friends! It is not the responsibility of THE OGBL Administrators to notify any person of the existence of this contest - elderly or otherwise infirm.

Let the games begin! Enter early, enter often.

A Brand New Stenzel

Ruby Rose Stenzel

7.8 pounds and 23 inches














Read about it and see more pictures here:
ojsontheroadagain.blogspot.com

Send your greetings here:
Owenjstenzel@yahoo.com

Ninth Month, Eleventh Hour

We really need to start getting serious about Pat's name-to-be. Pat's up against the wall - literally and figuratively. Extrauterine influences (being referred to as "Pat") are driving the poor child's normal ontological trajectory to match the namesake.

We must act while there is still time to reverse the process!

Names suggested so far include:
Isaiah
Sophia
Clara
Abigail
Priscilla
Gidget
Tex
Dickie
Chrissy
Wolly
Herkimer, Shaver, Carlos, Carla, Imogene, and Nell.

In an attempt to force a dramatic phenotypic turn-around in the fetal person-to-be, I pictorially throw a new name suggestion into the ring: