The Vacation

On the beach in Haiti...  the 1,112 ft. Freedom of the Seas way in the background.

Riding the Dragon's Tail with dad... he screamed like a baby and hurt my ears.

A better view of the ship, from the Dragon's Tail. 

A quick round of golf on Deck #13.

Challenging the Flowrider. Ouch!

Ringing the bell on the Climbing Wall.

Keeping an eye on the Iguanas in Cozumel.

Getting kissed by a Dolphin.

Inside the ship... overlooking the Royal Promenade.  Four stops on this vacation... Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

The Tenth Year

OK, since the password has finally been figured out, it's time to update you on the tenth year...





The Team was the Hooks. We finished 8 & 8, but made a decent run in the playoffs, losing a tight game in the semis.

We made a trip to DC to see the 4th of July Fireworks on the Mall... I created quite a stir by casting shadow puppets on the Washington Monument.

The fireworks were awesome.









Next was a day in NYC... the Empire State Building, a cruise around the Statue of Liberty and dinner at the Hard Rock in Times Square.

A new jersey Christmas

Many, many presents under the tree greeted Zack at 12:15am... and again at 1:15am... and again at 3:14am... and finally, again at 6:04am. It was a new jersey Christmas x4 ...

with a Yankees (#91, Skrabski), Colts (#18 Manning), Penguins (#24 Cooke), and Tigers (#6 cousin Tyler Knox) as gifts.

Fall Updates

Zack declared his interest in Notre Dame University this fall. With luck and hard work, eight years from now the Fighting Irish will return the favor.

Fall brought a return to Simmons Farm for pumpkin picking and the annual Frankenstein photo... 2008 on the left; 1999 on the right. Frank has aged.

Birthday #10 was celebrated backstage with a music video session.... Zack rocks out to "Dead or Alive" with his friends.

The Summer Vacation

The trip to Niagara Falls included excursions under the Falls, behind the Falls and on top of the Falls. But the most popular stop on the tour was the waterpark at our hotel.



















Two days in Toronto followed with a ride up the CN Tower... the 2nd tallest building/tower in the world. A night at Cirque du Soleil and a Yankees / Blue Jays game were also on our schedule.







The final stop was the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY...










before the long ride home.

All-Star Baseball

After a regular season with the Rockhounds, Zack was selected as a South Park All Star. The first tournament in Baldwin produced a second place finish for the team.


Here's the team picture with their trophies.


From there it was on to Robinson Township. Zack delivered some key hits and pitched one shut-out inning, but the team didn't make it to the final playoffs.

Hey, Zack here....

So, it took my dad more than nine years to finally do this. Perhaps he will tell you that it was some sort of internet foul-up... or maybe he'll say it was there all along and you just didn't see it. Well, I think he was just technologically challenged and couldn't figure the whole thing out.

Anyway, we'll post some pictures of me from time to time, and tell you a little about what I'm up to, and maybe share some of my thoughts. Keep watching this site. Now that we're technologically advanced, we'll let you in on some of my favorite Zack files.

Stay tuned.