Category Archives: Fun and Games

Happy New Year (2025)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by AverageAndy

Despite the tragedy in New Orleans, along with the craziness of a Tesla full of fireworks catching on fire in Las Vegas, and a bunch of yahoos shooting people at the nightclub in Queens, NY., I hope everybody was able … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Books, Card Collecting, David Wroblewski - Familiaris, Day of the Jackyl, Football, Fun and Games, Holiday Weekend, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Denver, Mark Burnett, Movies, Music, Non-Sports Cards, NY Giants, NY Mets, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Robert Plant, Scorpions, Shrinking, Silo, Sports, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Weekends are tough (14, 15, 16)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by AverageAndy

Where did the time go? As I wrote last Friday, I was on a role and was looking forward to continuing to write here each day of December. The next thing I know its Monday morning, and I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Doves, Card Collecting, Carry-On, Day of the Jackyl, Friends, Fun and Games, Mediocre Movie Majors, Movies, This Ends With Us | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time Marches On

Posted on November 15, 2024 by AverageAndy

Its been about a month since I was let go from my job as a Data Center Administrator. After getting things that needed to be done (Insurance, Unemployment) completed, along with revieing finances, I have been able to take some … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Card Collecting, Dalton Ross, Everyday, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Denver, Jon Collins-Black - There's Treasure Inside, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Ponderosa, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Confused

Posted on November 8, 2024 by AverageAndy

The word I would used after the 2024 Presidential Election to describe my feelings is confused. Its the kind of the same feeling that a felt after the 2020 and 2016 Elections. Not really about why people would decide to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam Klein, Card Collecting, Christian Hubicki, Christine Hofbeck, Dalton Ross, Drew Basile, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Kellyn Bechtold, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Music, Non-Sports Cards, Parvati Shallow, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Keep on Moving

Posted on November 1, 2024 by AverageAndy

Been a strange few weeks as I am between jobs and dealing with things associated with being unemployed like getting my insurance straightened out (COBRA is expensive), Figuring out what to do with my 401K, Filling for unemployment, updating my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Card Collecting, Chiller Theater, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dalton Ross, Fish, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Oh God, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Sports, Star Trek, Survivor, The Warriors, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Moving Right Along (Kermit and Fozzy Bear)

Posted on October 18, 2024 by AverageAndy

Went into work last Friday at 7:00 AM like always and went through my usual routine. Checked the Data Center for any Hardware or Infrastructure issues and then headed back to my desk to check the nightly backups. For some … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Big Brother, Chiller Theater, Dalton Ross, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kellyn Bechtold, Mark Burnett, Non-Sports Cards, NY Giants, NY Mets, Parvati Shallow, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Random Update

Posted on August 30, 2024 by AverageAndy

Here are a few things going on in the world of AverageAndy I’m still watching and enjoying Big Brother. I don’t know why, but I just find the show exciting and entertaining. Every season, I tell myself I can’t watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, Books, Card Collecting, Football, Fun and Games, Holiday Weekend, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Jia Jang - Rejection Therapy, John Grisham, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Non-Sports Cards, NY Giants, NY Mets, Podcasts, Reality Shows, Shrinking, Silo, Sports, Survivor, Ted Talks, Television, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lots of Driving, Cards, and Survivor 46

Posted on May 31, 2024 by AverageAndy

Drove over 2000 miles last weekend to go our friends daughters wedding in Warm Springs, GA. Had a great time and congratulations to the new couple. The drive was long, but really not that bad. We stopped several times for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam Klein, Card Collecting, Christian Hubicki, Christine Hofbeck, CSI:VEGAS, Dalton Ross, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Non-Sports Cards, Parvati Shallow, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Survivor, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Survivor 46 is in the books / Happy Memorial Day

Posted on May 23, 2024 by AverageAndy

Congratulations to Kenzie Petty for winning the fire making challenge, and then winning Survivor 45. I am very satisfied with the outcome and happy to see her win (and prove my prediction wrong). She played a great game and deserves … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Card Collecting, CSI:VEGAS, Dalton Ross, Holiday Weekend, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Mark Burnett, Non-Sports Cards, NY Mets, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Sports, Television | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lost of quick thoughts and the Survivor

Posted on May 17, 2024 by AverageAndy

After a 3 year run, this Sunday is the series finale of CSI:LasVegas. Though the show was really good and sad to see it go. Maybe one of the streaming services can pick it up (The CSI franchise has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Card Collecting, CSI:VEGAS, Dalton Ross, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Mark Burnett, Movies, Non-Sports Cards, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Planet of the Apes, Radio, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment