Welcome to thebartman.com

It has been a long time since I updated the site (as so many of you have told me). I figured now was as good a time as any to re-design it.

We have been doing well here and have once again let summer slip by without going camping :(. Roxi has been busy with work (doing 2 peoples jobs) and keeping really involved with Taekwondo. Both Roxi and I have taken up Taekwondo at the US Taekwondo Center here in Aurora. We started back in February of 05 and are currently Purple belts. We have both lost weight and gained some real self defense skills. If you want to try Taekwondo just ask us about it.

Mindy and John are doing well, with the exception of John having to go back to Iraq for a second tour. John, we really appreciate your dedication to securing our freedoms. It is guys like you that make this country great. Thanks for all you do! Mindy has been doing a ton of work with Ajax (her floppy eared Doberman). They have been taking high scores in varaious agility training events (although Ajax has complained about Mindy being a clod and needing more agility classes) :).

Kevin and Gail have moved into a home of their own. It has been a long time coming but they are finally owners of a piece of ground in Springfield Illinois. Kevin's band Enamel has been touring the country opening up for Airsupply. They have really learned how to party with the 80's icons of love.

How about Mom you might ask.....Well she has had a rough year with illness and loss of some of her most favorite animals. Both Brandy and Banjo have passed on and Mom is currently dog less for the first time in her life I think. We are not sure if she is liking the new arrangement where her schedule is no longer "Let dog out, Let dog in, Let dog out etc.". Her attentions have been refocused on Cally her cat. So now it is "Let cat in, Let cat out, feed cat, pet cat, Let cat in"

Our fiends Mike and Karen have been keeping us busy this summer. If it weren't for them we would truly be old fuddy duddies that have too many cats and sit at home watching the news. Karen's new business re-designing are re-arranging peoples homes has taken off. Her company, Re-Mix and Re-Design has begun to grow and allowed her to express her natural talents as a designer. She has really helped us class up our place that is for sure (and that is saying allot). Mike on the other hand has gone away from exotic sports cars and back to basic raw power. He has a beautiful Yellow Cobra replica. It is nothing more than a engine with a shell on it. The real upside to the car is the ease of obtaining in-expensive parts. He has become the one of the most treasured shoppers at Checker. They welcome him as if her were Norm at Cheers. "Hey Mike! Your Back".

Our other friends (yes we have more than one friend a piece) Joe and Tina (along with LT (actually now MT)) live in California. They are becoming harder to understand with all the words like Rad and Dude in their everyday speach. They hope to move back to Denver soon and we will send the to remedial english classes as soon as they arrive. Joe is working for Safeway (still). He is trying to get them to move him back to Denver. He has been applying for any and all internal Safeway jobs. Hell the last job they turned him down for was doing 4 buyers positions at the same time along with being the office janitor. They said he was over qualified. Yes, they are buttholes. Tina on the other hand is running a baby sitting service better known as "Office Manager". She is bringing her high energy and dedication to a worthwhile cause of in home health care (or something like that (personally she is a professional shopper and Starbucks hound)). LT/MT is now playing volleyball in the 6th grade. It just seems like yesterday he was drooling on the floor here in Denver. Now he is a babe magnet with his surfer hair and tan arms. Yea, he is just a Gigalo.

And one last note. Bryan Odell has come to his senses. He has moved back from his vacation in Indiana. He was getting a real hankerin for NASCAR and was about to buy himself a John Boat with a 5hp trolling motor. It would have been beer and rednecks on the lake for him. We are glad to see him back in Denver and working at Murray Motors again.