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New FAQs/Hoodies Available March 28

Yesterday, I posted brand new AN Frequently Asked Questions, so if you have a second take a look.  There should be answers to many of the questions I get via email, including questions about the AN store.  

Sorry I've been so slow in responding to some of those emails...here's the major reason why:

But then she flashes this and everything is OK...

Or better yet, we get her dressed up in THIS A's onesie and everything is better.

I'll try and keep the posting baby photos to a minimum, but today Maya is two months old already.  Wow, it's going by SOOOOO fast.

Oh, and FYI, we're aiming for the hoodies to go on sale on March 28.  Here is a mock-up of what they are going to probably look like:

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YAY!
some questions:

no zipper, right?

will the logo really be that big?

No zipper, XBX
Especially for you :-)
logo size
got the sample hoodie today, the logo is not as big as on the mock-up. It looks great.
maya photo #1
is she crying because she's concerned about swish's spring training numbers?  i think i made a similar face a few days ago...
photo number 2
I think that she is thinking about the year Rich Harden is going to have in this photo.

Great photos blez, keep them coming!

I might have to getmyself a hoodie.

Maya - Good Citizen
I like the fact that you put bumper stickers on your baby, Blez.  Not too many 2-month-olds can say, "I Voted"
Great catch!
I totally missed that, but it definitely adds to the cuteness value of the whole thing.
Cutie pie
What a beauty, Blez...pretty in ping - but where's the green and gold?
Love the bigger font on the back..can't see it well on back of tees.
Green and gold outfits will be
coming.  They're all three months and above, oddly enough.
whoops, pink
she'd be cute in ping, too.
Adorable
Blez, Maya is adorable. You're gonna have trouble holding off the guys when the time comes! You think two months went by fast? When she's fourteen and ready to have boyfriends, you're gonna say "I remember when you were two months old and I was posting pictures of you on AN. You looked so cute in your pink A's onesie!" Don't worry about keeping pics to the minimum. It's perfectly fine with me if you post pics of Maya. She's crazy cute.

BTW- The hoodie is awesome. I think I'll buy one (even though summer is coming)! I might go to NYC next month and it's freezing there. DC is even colder though, so I might need it there, too. I'll wear it with pride. :) You rock, Blez.

Oh please...
don't mention dating.  I can't even think about it yet!

And you'll be able to meet her at AN Day this year, if you come.

Plus, I figure the hoodies are perfect for the first month or so at the Coliseum.  Especially the night games.

Permission to date my daughter
Blez, do a google search on that term.  You'll find the necessary application form.  
I have that form
I thought it was hilarious. I saved it on my computer.

APPLICATION   FOR  PERMISSION
TO  DATE  MY  DAUGHTER

Courtesy of The Freeman Institute

NOTE: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement, history, lineage, recent FBI background check, psychiatric evaluation, and updated medical report from your doctor.

NAME:____________DATE OF BIRTH:_______
HEIGHT:
____  WEIGHT:____   I.Q.____  GPA_____
SOCIAL SECURITY#
___________________
DRIVERS LICENSE#
___________________
BOY SCOUT RANK:
___________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________
CITY/STATE_______________  ZIP_______
Do you have one MALE and one FEMALE parent?     ___ yes?  ___ no?
Number of years parents married:______________
Do you own a van? _
___  A truck with oversized tires? ___
A waterbed? _
___ Do you have an earring, nose ring, or belly ring?_____ Tatoo?_____
(IF YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, DISCONTINUE APPLICATION AND LEAVE THE PREMISES)
In 50 words or less, what does DO NOT TOUCH MY DAUGHTER MEAN TO YOU? ________________________
_
________________________
In 50 words or less, what does LATE mean to you?
_
________________________
_
________________________

.In 50 words or less, what does ABSTINENCE mean to you?  ________________________
________________________
_
________________________

. Congregation you attend:_______________
How often do you attend?
________________
When would it the best time to interview your father, mother, relatives, neighbors, minister/rabbi/priest, and past girlfriends?
(supply phone numbers)_________________
________________________

What do you want to be IF you grow up? ____________
ANSWER THESE SEMI-CONFIDENTIAL QUESTIONS
BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS.

"If I were shot, the last place on my body I would want to be wounded is _________________________
"If I were beaten, the last bone I would want broken is my _
____ _________________________
"A woman's place is in the ________________
"The one thing I hope this application does not ask me about is ___ _________________________
"When I first meet a girl, the thing I notice about her is _____ _________________________
(NOTE: If the answer to #E begins with "T" or "A", discontinue and it is advised that you leave the premises right now keeping your head low and running
in a serpentine fashion.)

I SWEAR THAT ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED ABOVE IS TRUE, UNDER THE PENALTY OF A SLOW DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, SOLDIER ANT TORTURE, RED HOT POKERS DRIPPING WATER TORTURE, ELECTROCUTION, AND THE JANET RENO KISS TORTURE.

_______________
SIGNATURE (That means your name, moron!)

Thank you for your interest in my daughter. Please allow four to six years for processing. Don't call us, we'll call you. You will be contacted in writing if you are approved. Do not try to call or write (since you probably can't, anyway). Any attempt to make contact might cause you injury. If your application is rejected, two gentlemen with violin cases and cement shoes will notify you - one size fits all.

http://www.freemaninstitute.com/dateapp.htm

You don't have to be that harsh, Blez. The only thing my dad requires is that when they're at my house, they have to have jeans above the butt (no sagging... he's got his electric stapler!!!), no earrings visible and I must be at the door by 10:30. Oh, and no touching in front of him (hugging, kissing, etc.) Not too harsh. ;)

That's pretty funny...
I might have to stock up on those ;-)
Maya smiling...
...she's so adorable.

I was wondering when you were going to post more pics. I love babies.

Ah! She's so beautiful!
The second picture makes me smile. :) Is that an "I Voted" sticker? Cute!
Hey!
Great minds think alike....
It is an I Voted sticker...
we put it on her the day of a special Congressional election here for Robert Matsui's seat.
So nice
to see Maya now and then.

I like the hoody except having In Billy We Trust that large is bit too wanky for me.

I got tickets to go down to Oakland and see some interleague games with Philadelphia in June and will play the A-Nation Day by ear when it comes up.

I agree
The "In Billy we Trust" is too large for my taste.

Is it going to have the AN URL on there somewhere? They'll be a perfect for keeping warm at night games this Spring and people WILL ask where we got 'em.

People do
I have people ask where I got my shirt every time I wear it.
Baby Pictures
are completely welcome!  She is adorable Blez, keep 'em comin'!  I'm so excited for the hoodies - I love my AN tee-shirt!  Can't wait to wear it in Phoenix this next week!
in billy text
it's not THAT big on the back - that was just for display purposes. we'll probably take a picture of the front and back of the hoodie so you can get a better sense of the dimensions - initial test prints look great, and we'll get photos of those up real soon - the URL is written under In Billy We Trust, just like the tees. In fact it's just a bit larger than the tee shirt version.

night games in april and may require hoodies at all times! maybe beannies too...

Can't please everybody...
Can you? I like the bigger font on back..
Bigger font is good.
More eye catching.
I like photo #1....
....the "Action Shot."

Probably more action than Blez and the Mrs. want at 3 am.

She's beautiful!

BLACK BLACK BLACK
BLEZ, please include the color BLACK among your t-shirts.
I'm not goth or anything, but I pretty much always wear black.

OMG that baby's cute!

very cool
and blez, your daughter is GORGEOUS!!!! :)
U gonna have those in 4X???
Yeah, I know, I'm huge.  If u got em, tho, I'll get one fer sure!
She's so pretty!
Her smile is adorable. And the hoodies are pretty nifty too.
Everything is pimp
About this whole site Blez. THanks man. I'll rack up the funds that i will get for winning my 24 person yahoo college B ball bracket and buy a hoody!
pic 2
looks like she's smiling because she foresees future a's championships
Blez
I can definitely see the resemblance b/w you and Maya- in picture #2 she's grinning just like you in that photo with Billy Beane! :)
ROTFLMAO...
funniest thing I've read today.  Thanks for the laugh.
too cute for words!!!

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