Look, if you want riveting stuff right now, I'm not really in the mood to write it. My head is in a ton of other places. I haven't slept much, I'm worrying about a ton of stuff (yes, they do go hand in hand), and if I have to listen to one more person complain about something they did to themselves I may just go all Frank Castle on them. Enough is enough, people, it's time to start taking responsibility for your own actions.
Just some news to tide y'all over before I hit the ground running again:
The Black Friday Wal-Mart guy getting trampled to death. Anyone remember 'All the Presidents Men'? What did Deep Throat always say...."Follow the Money". That's all this is. A temp gets trampled by the worst that society has to offer and the family goes after Wal-Mart for lack of security, or my favorite, having such low prices that it caused 'Consumer Craze'. Are you kidding me? Really? This is the best a law firm could come up with? And why is the family going after Wal-Mart instead of, oh I don't know,...hmm, the people that trampled the guy? You know why don't you, good people reading this blog? The money. Who has it? Wal-Mart does. Of course, if I were Wal-Mart, I'd tell these folks to get bent. But that I'll help them get closure and find the criminals responsible for pushing him down and walking all over him. For the record, this happened in Long Island...and rumor has it most of them were from New Jersey. Take that for what it's worth. The people that started this whole thing are the lowest form of human. How could you knock a man down and not offer to help him up? I haven't seen the film, because the thought of it makes me ill. You took a 34 year old man from this earth for greed of material possessions, that's all this was. There is no nobility in this act. Wal-Mart needs to step up and do my version of the right thing. They aren't responsible for the actions of consumers, those consumers who trampled this man need to be held accountable. And there is yet another reason of why I shop online. Bunch of degenerates.
Like I stated above, this will be brief. Here's my next little article for you to read...feel safe if you live in this neighborhood? You shouldn't anyways, but I'd make sure I was strapped.
Next, in a little political fun, I have a question. Almost ever news source out in the public, sans Fox News and the internet, is left leaning. Newspapers, magazines, world and local news on TV, all left. Fox News puts on just as many liberals as they do conservatives (count them up some day, over a whole 24 hour span, and you'll be amazed), and I got called delusional. See, this is the problem with left-leaning people. It's not about facts, or principles, it's about feelings. I told the person who called me delusional that they might want to rethink that line of speech, as it's bound to get a not-so-good feeling type of reaction. Want to debate me, that's fine. But this isn't about your fucking feelings, it's about facts and principles. The only better way to illustrate this would be to have Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann blowing Obama on TV...sponsored by the National Endowment for Arts. Democrats want to kill free enterprise one more time. Don't believe me, that's fine...but you might or might not have heard of the Fairness Doctrine. If this gets in George Orwell will have pre-ambled the crap our society has become in '1984'.
Second to last thing for the night...Sean Avery. You heard what he said up in Calgary. I thought it was hysterical. I also thought the reaction by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was hysterical, too. Different meaning, same word. You cannot govern speech. There, I said it. Avery was funny, crude, and was trying to get a rise out of someone. Why couldn't we see if he could back it up? Who wouldn't have loved to have seen the guy from Calgary trying to pummel Sean Avery for dissin' his woman? Gary Bettman suspending Avery for 'conduct detrimental to the game' shows me what a pussy he truly is. Gary, you're sport is about 6th most popular in the US right now, this brought it to the forefront, free advertising, and you won't even let the jackass get his clock cleaned for calling someone else's girl a ho? Pathetic.
Lastly, for all my liberal friends, I have a serious question. Why is, that not 4 hours after the election results were counted/called for the presidency, did I have to hear and read the following mantra : "He's your President, get on board, we can all be a part of this, don't complain and impede this."? Pardon me, but where the hell was this attitude for the last 8 years??? Whether you like him or not, approve of him or not, loathe him or not, I have a newsflash for you....George W. Bush was and still is your President. Imagine if he had received half of that support. Oh, and I'll 'get over it' however I damn well please. I was over it before the election happened. I hope, if he can legally be President, that Obama does a great job. But I'm also a grown-ass man, don't tell me what to do, especially since half of you are still trying to overturn an election from 8 years ago...how's that for 'getting over it'?
And the final bell goes to my Dad, who passed away a month ago. I'm not really ready to write up anything about him. I will tell you all this, I miss him a whole bunch.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
KP, this blog is for you!
Dude, I'm sorry, a thousand times over. I'm supposed to be studying for an exam tomorrow, but the hell with it, it matters not if I pass, so I'm writing up this blog...mostly because my boy up in Toronto is telling me via facebook to get my ass in gear.
KP, this is mostly of the political variety, just a heads up. I plan on touching on sports in a hangover haze on Saturday.
And as always, I approved this message.....
Look, I won't tell you who I'm going to vote for, because I think you'd be shocked. I will say this, however: if Michelle Obama got treated the same way as Sarah Palin, there'd be a friggin' riot in Chicago. Don't believe me? Okay, let me give you the "Time to Kill" argument, as it is so unbelievably related to this election it will make you stop for a good 10 seconds. First, do you know what the argument is? If not, allow me to clue you in-(if you've read the book or seen the movie, feel free to go to the next paragraph and collect your 'shock'-as opposed to $200)-Matthew McCoughnahy is giving his closing arguments, and asks the jury to close their eyes. Asks them to imagine a girl being beaten and raped and left for dead...now imagine she's white. Jury wakes up, defendant walks.
Now, based on that, I'm putting it in reverse, for one simple reason. What's fair is fair. I don't want to hear a damn thing about slavery. Michelle and Barack Obama were never slaves, their parents were never slaves, and that Grandmother that he chucked under the bus so eloquently for damn sure wasn't a slave. Not a one of them. So I ask you, gentle reader, that if the following headline and clip stated Michelle Obama and not Sarah Palin, how do you think the mainstream (gag, cough) media would handle it--Think this person would get away with it? Me, neither.
Little hint for you on my vote....it's going one of 2 ways. Either for either of these nitwits, or "none of the above". Here's where I got that gem of an idea. I like it!!
Are you kidding me??? Hey, here's a thought for all the sheeple out there...when Louis Farrakhan endorses you, run the other freaking way.
Seriously, this guy has won a seat in the Senate, and after 2 whole years he's good enough to be President of the most powerful country in the world??? Damn it all, I wish Mike Ditka had just whooped his ass in a State of Illinois election and we wouldn't have to deal with the infomercials!
I want to meet the people that vote for people like Maxine Waters, and then see if they remind me of my Gram-Gram. See, Gram-Gram always votes for Ted Kennedy because she 'feels sorry for Rose'. Nevermind that Rose has been dead for a couple of decades now. But Gram-Gram still strokes me a check for $25 on my birthday and makes a mean chicken soup...plus she's 80, so she gets a pass. My family, I deal with it my way.
Want to see a bad idea? This is about as un-American as it comes. Hell with 'Fair', let the free market decide what's on radio. More importantly, some of these fine folks with this idea better tell the mainstream (cough, gag) media that I personally plan on making sure that if this were to pass that they adhere to it...and not at 2 AM on a Sunday, either. I fully expect Sean Hannity to sit next to George Stephanapoulos every Sunday morning while the Liberals pose for each other. Here's the best part...this was a crap idea 20 years ago, and the smell can only get worse.
And lastly on the political front...I have a big question for those that think McCain and Palin are dead wrong, while if you are to question Obama and Biden you are a racist--where did you folks come up with this shit? Really, because I disagree with someone I have to be a racist? So if you disagree with McCain does that mean you are an ageist? That's a valid question, right? Just a note to those of you with kids in public schools, best of luck. The really loud Obama supporters are telling your kids that conservative thinkers are evil. Hope you think the same way when your wages are trashed. He's going to take all your money and redistribute that to someone whose only time time they've uttered the word 'job' is with the word 'blow' in front of it.
Sports on Saturday, I swear on my Mother (which means it's for reals)
KP, this is mostly of the political variety, just a heads up. I plan on touching on sports in a hangover haze on Saturday.
And as always, I approved this message.....
Look, I won't tell you who I'm going to vote for, because I think you'd be shocked. I will say this, however: if Michelle Obama got treated the same way as Sarah Palin, there'd be a friggin' riot in Chicago. Don't believe me? Okay, let me give you the "Time to Kill" argument, as it is so unbelievably related to this election it will make you stop for a good 10 seconds. First, do you know what the argument is? If not, allow me to clue you in-(if you've read the book or seen the movie, feel free to go to the next paragraph and collect your 'shock'-as opposed to $200)-Matthew McCoughnahy is giving his closing arguments, and asks the jury to close their eyes. Asks them to imagine a girl being beaten and raped and left for dead...now imagine she's white. Jury wakes up, defendant walks.
Now, based on that, I'm putting it in reverse, for one simple reason. What's fair is fair. I don't want to hear a damn thing about slavery. Michelle and Barack Obama were never slaves, their parents were never slaves, and that Grandmother that he chucked under the bus so eloquently for damn sure wasn't a slave. Not a one of them. So I ask you, gentle reader, that if the following headline and clip stated Michelle Obama and not Sarah Palin, how do you think the mainstream (gag, cough) media would handle it--Think this person would get away with it? Me, neither.
Little hint for you on my vote....it's going one of 2 ways. Either for either of these nitwits, or "none of the above". Here's where I got that gem of an idea. I like it!!
Are you kidding me??? Hey, here's a thought for all the sheeple out there...when Louis Farrakhan endorses you, run the other freaking way.
Seriously, this guy has won a seat in the Senate, and after 2 whole years he's good enough to be President of the most powerful country in the world??? Damn it all, I wish Mike Ditka had just whooped his ass in a State of Illinois election and we wouldn't have to deal with the infomercials!
I want to meet the people that vote for people like Maxine Waters, and then see if they remind me of my Gram-Gram. See, Gram-Gram always votes for Ted Kennedy because she 'feels sorry for Rose'. Nevermind that Rose has been dead for a couple of decades now. But Gram-Gram still strokes me a check for $25 on my birthday and makes a mean chicken soup...plus she's 80, so she gets a pass. My family, I deal with it my way.
Want to see a bad idea? This is about as un-American as it comes. Hell with 'Fair', let the free market decide what's on radio. More importantly, some of these fine folks with this idea better tell the mainstream (cough, gag) media that I personally plan on making sure that if this were to pass that they adhere to it...and not at 2 AM on a Sunday, either. I fully expect Sean Hannity to sit next to George Stephanapoulos every Sunday morning while the Liberals pose for each other. Here's the best part...this was a crap idea 20 years ago, and the smell can only get worse.
And lastly on the political front...I have a big question for those that think McCain and Palin are dead wrong, while if you are to question Obama and Biden you are a racist--where did you folks come up with this shit? Really, because I disagree with someone I have to be a racist? So if you disagree with McCain does that mean you are an ageist? That's a valid question, right? Just a note to those of you with kids in public schools, best of luck. The really loud Obama supporters are telling your kids that conservative thinkers are evil. Hope you think the same way when your wages are trashed. He's going to take all your money and redistribute that to someone whose only time time they've uttered the word 'job' is with the word 'blow' in front of it.
Sports on Saturday, I swear on my Mother (which means it's for reals)
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The more things change...
Well, for all of my male readers (that means both of you), I will give you fair and ample warning that this is a super duper deluxe John J. Crapper of a blog...so ya might want to print this out and bring it with you for taking the Browns to the Super Bowl. (if you don't get that joke, you probably don't know me that well and should stop reading, heretofore.)
So, it's been well over a month since I last typed anything on this here webspace, we've got a lot to catch up on...so here goes:
Dude, where have you been?
Well, I've been to Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and home here in Denver. But that's just a physical location, like a GoogleMap type of answer. All sorts of fun has happened along the way, but here it is to catch you up to speed--
My Dad has Cancer-now you know. Don't look at me sad. Don't need to tell me you're sorry. Why would you be sorry, did you give it to him? No, it didn't change my perspective on life, much like it does for other people who take themselves far too seriously. Pops and I haven't always gotten along, and if you tell me you have, I'm calling you a liar. However, with all that being said, the last 10 plus years that I've lived out in Colorado have been great. He's done more for me as a father in these last 10 than he almost did for me my first 22. He's been great to bounce ideas off of, to not let me get too high or too low. To call me out on my bullshit. In truth, maybe he sort of became a friend. If so, he's my best friend. We can sit next to each other, not say a word for hours on end and be fine. Never will we ask each other-"Are you mad at me?"
So, here's the good news. He had his brain surgery and everything turned out great, better than could be expected. He was out of the hospital in 2 days!!! After brain surgery, people!! There will be additional surgeries, at least on his lungs and lymph nodes. I can say today that I'm not shocked by all of this. The initial call was a bit rough. One minute you think your Dad had a mini-stroke, next thing you know it's cancer. Well, the man did smoke 3-5 packs a day for 40 some years...you do the math and tell me you're shocked he has cancer. I can't do it either.
If you need a silver lining in all of this to make you feel better (I certainly don't), know that my brother has done some amazing things. He's been thrust into a role I didn't know he could handle. Well, he's done wonders. He even has that ounce of patience people tell him would do wonders. Not only has he taken on his new role as 'family go-to guy', but he doesn't bitch about it at all. In fact, he's quite hysterical about it. We talk once or twice a week and he gives me all the info, plus some funny stuff. I always knew he was smarter than me, and I'm thrilled he's becoming responsible and mature...I can tell over the phone. The real funny thing that he and I have noticed is how many people want updates on the old man...like they were ever fans of him. Well, maybe they are and they just don't know it...little brother and I have many tendencies of the old man. What can I say, I love the old guy, he makes me giggle about how dumb this whole crazy world really is.
So, for those of you have put my Dad and family in your prayers, I say thank you. To those who haven't, why the hell not? Is it that big of a deal to tack on one more name? Sorry, Catholic guilt, it's there forever whether you want it or not. That was a joke, sorta.
The new job is fantastic
Outstanding, some might even say. I've almost changed as a person. Oh, don't worry, I still have my moments of complete rage. For example, I am not a secretary, but some people seem to think that I enjoy administrative work. Nope, not for me. I despise it. Quite frankly, it's ancillary and takes up too much time when I could be out there on the phone and pressing flesh, going to conferences and selling. I truly enjoy this role. I really like the freedom that comes along with it, too. I made the first sale in my new office and have now gone on to complete a second one as well. What does this all mean? I have no idea, because no matter what, it's just a job. My 8 months of hunting taught me I have the ability to find another one.
I've done another open mic night
My friends even videotaped it for my Dad. Of course, I had to tell my friends that my Dad doesn't find me funny, not in the least. He thinks I'm an idiot....and I really haven't done that much to prove him wrong on that front. Well, that's not entirely true. I'm pretty good when it comes to money and figuring things out...but when it comes to the ladies, I am a grade A moron.
We went out
Yup, her and I have hung out twice since my last ranting and raving...damn I'm a lunatic for this girl. She drives me insane. But maybe a lightbulb has been lit....either it will happen, or it won't. Instead of going over 8 billion scenarios that will probably never play themselves out, why not just see what happen? A novel concept, I know. For those that want to know, or care, she cranks my engine, and she's very cool. However, she seems very concerned about everyone cheating these days. I have nothing to prove on that front. I've only been cheated on, I'll never cheat. I can barely keep one girl on the brain, you think I can keep multiple going? A player I will never be.
So that's my update on the personal side....now on to the nitt-gritty...wait for it......here it comes!
Ed Hochuli
Hey Gun Show, go away. Get off my TV set. Like until the 2009 season or never again. I'm not kidding. What you did last Sunday in the San Diego/Denver ought to be considered criminal. I don't care if you're 'devastated', like head of officiating Mike Periera states. Phooey on you and your ridiculously tight zebra shirt. Phil Luckett is stoked to have you in the stable of officials who think people pay money to see them and not the game. Joey Crawford welcomes you, too. In case you've been under a rock, let me paint the picture for you....
Denver QB Jay Cutler rolls right, with the ball in his left hand...as he goes to transfer the ball to his right hand and lift it to throw, the ball slips out of his hand and San Diego recovers, giving them the win.....or so you would think.
Ed decided he would blow his whistle, killing the play at the 10 yard line and giving the ball back to Denver, who then goes ahead to score a TD and the game winning 2 pt. conversion with 1:04 on the clock. Here are my points on all of this--
First, I'm tired of Ed Hochuli. If someone were to do a study of NFL officiating crews and a)how many penalties are called, b)how many penalties are accepted and c)time it takes to explain said penalties, I'd be willing to bet a good portion of my first commission check that the Gun Show's crew leads the league, and it ain't even close. I made this observation 2 years ago amongst friends, noticed it when I went to the Broncos/Cowboys preseason game, and after this friggin' debaucle, it's now officially done in my mind. Ed Hochuli needs to be suspended for at least a year, he cost San Diego a game in the division no less. And he made me listen to Broncos fans who think their team is good. Ya beat Oakland and were given 15 points against San Diego at home...you ain't shit. Beat someone decent, will ya, and then call me.
To the Invesco Field at Mile High replay booth...you're all fired!!! This will be the other call that Ed and his staff blew. Like hooker in an alley for 5 bucks blew. Champ Bailey stripped Chris Chambers of a pass...funny, it's tough to do that when you are down. However, the refs called it a strip, SD Head Coach Norv Turner went to challenge the retarded call, but the booth wasn't functioning!!! So the Gun Show stated that he had waited the alloted 2 minutes for it to be fixed, but since it wasn't, the call on the field stood....WHAT????? This is where the NFL need to really step it up. There are only like a thousand TV monitors in the stadium, along with that huge jumbotron...maybe one of the cameras on the field has a playback? How could you not get this call corrected. Hey, next time I need a call to stand, just unplug the friggin' thing. Fucking amateurs. No wonder people still think Denver is a cow-town.
Lastly, regarding this...Shanahanigans is not a genius, he does not have cajones for going for 2. He's nuts, don't get me wrong. But think it thru. He kicks the extra point. It's now a tie game with a minute to go, and you might kick it to Darren Sproles, who has already run one back and just scampered 66 yards on a dumpoff into the flat. Wanna kick to him and take your chances? Me neither. Then there is the chance of OT. Great, but you might not get the ball. And let me add a twist none of you may have thought about. Think the Gun Show might bust out the Maybeline? That's my fancy vernacular for make-up call. Would you risk it? Me, neither.
Brett Favre, you're getting exposed. I love that Peter King and quite a few other reporters were blowing you at midfield after game 1 vs Miami. Welcome back to reality, where the Patriots beat you soundly, at home no less. Oh, and did I mention you lost to a backup who hasn't started a game in anything since like 1996? Brett, you will rue the day you begged out of Green Bay. You don't know what you got 'til it's gone. And for the record, Brett's 2nd TD pass as a Jet was a floating duck, pure luck that it landed in a teammates arms. I for one am not impressed.
Let's get this Brady nonsense out of the way right now. Fine, NFL, tell me it was a clean hit. Just remember this, and I'm the one that said it. If Rodney Harrison does the same exact thing to Peyton Manning, is he playing this week? Just a question that deserves to be answered in my book.
And fear not, Patriots fans. The D is coming. Richard Seymour is healthy. Brandon Merriweather can cover. And Jerod Mayo is on the field a whole bunch....funny, that means Adalius Thomas can rush the passer...and get sacks!
I'll have more NFL observations later during the week.
As for the rest of the news, all I can say is that if you're really voting for Barack Hussein Obama, I really gotta know why? And if your answer is change, then my retort is the same as on the latest of his TV ads, what kind of change? I'm awfully tired of hearing how now it's not just a slogan, and how he can get people to come together. Whoop-di-damn-doo. Know who else can unite people? A bad boss, that's who. Just think about it.
Oh, and all that crap about Sarah Palin banning books...turns out it was a hoax on the internet. Oh, and nice job by the hacker to get into her personal email account. How come no one has done that to Biden? I'll lay into him later, I've got to find my research on that nutbag first.
And I thought Sarah Palin's speech was great, I thought a political star was born. I'll get on the media for bashing her later as well. But now, it's damn near 2 and I've got one eye open.
Enjoy your Sunday, your families, and yourself!
So, it's been well over a month since I last typed anything on this here webspace, we've got a lot to catch up on...so here goes:
Dude, where have you been?
Well, I've been to Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and home here in Denver. But that's just a physical location, like a GoogleMap type of answer. All sorts of fun has happened along the way, but here it is to catch you up to speed--
My Dad has Cancer-now you know. Don't look at me sad. Don't need to tell me you're sorry. Why would you be sorry, did you give it to him? No, it didn't change my perspective on life, much like it does for other people who take themselves far too seriously. Pops and I haven't always gotten along, and if you tell me you have, I'm calling you a liar. However, with all that being said, the last 10 plus years that I've lived out in Colorado have been great. He's done more for me as a father in these last 10 than he almost did for me my first 22. He's been great to bounce ideas off of, to not let me get too high or too low. To call me out on my bullshit. In truth, maybe he sort of became a friend. If so, he's my best friend. We can sit next to each other, not say a word for hours on end and be fine. Never will we ask each other-"Are you mad at me?"
So, here's the good news. He had his brain surgery and everything turned out great, better than could be expected. He was out of the hospital in 2 days!!! After brain surgery, people!! There will be additional surgeries, at least on his lungs and lymph nodes. I can say today that I'm not shocked by all of this. The initial call was a bit rough. One minute you think your Dad had a mini-stroke, next thing you know it's cancer. Well, the man did smoke 3-5 packs a day for 40 some years...you do the math and tell me you're shocked he has cancer. I can't do it either.
If you need a silver lining in all of this to make you feel better (I certainly don't), know that my brother has done some amazing things. He's been thrust into a role I didn't know he could handle. Well, he's done wonders. He even has that ounce of patience people tell him would do wonders. Not only has he taken on his new role as 'family go-to guy', but he doesn't bitch about it at all. In fact, he's quite hysterical about it. We talk once or twice a week and he gives me all the info, plus some funny stuff. I always knew he was smarter than me, and I'm thrilled he's becoming responsible and mature...I can tell over the phone. The real funny thing that he and I have noticed is how many people want updates on the old man...like they were ever fans of him. Well, maybe they are and they just don't know it...little brother and I have many tendencies of the old man. What can I say, I love the old guy, he makes me giggle about how dumb this whole crazy world really is.
So, for those of you have put my Dad and family in your prayers, I say thank you. To those who haven't, why the hell not? Is it that big of a deal to tack on one more name? Sorry, Catholic guilt, it's there forever whether you want it or not. That was a joke, sorta.
The new job is fantastic
Outstanding, some might even say. I've almost changed as a person. Oh, don't worry, I still have my moments of complete rage. For example, I am not a secretary, but some people seem to think that I enjoy administrative work. Nope, not for me. I despise it. Quite frankly, it's ancillary and takes up too much time when I could be out there on the phone and pressing flesh, going to conferences and selling. I truly enjoy this role. I really like the freedom that comes along with it, too. I made the first sale in my new office and have now gone on to complete a second one as well. What does this all mean? I have no idea, because no matter what, it's just a job. My 8 months of hunting taught me I have the ability to find another one.
I've done another open mic night
My friends even videotaped it for my Dad. Of course, I had to tell my friends that my Dad doesn't find me funny, not in the least. He thinks I'm an idiot....and I really haven't done that much to prove him wrong on that front. Well, that's not entirely true. I'm pretty good when it comes to money and figuring things out...but when it comes to the ladies, I am a grade A moron.
We went out
Yup, her and I have hung out twice since my last ranting and raving...damn I'm a lunatic for this girl. She drives me insane. But maybe a lightbulb has been lit....either it will happen, or it won't. Instead of going over 8 billion scenarios that will probably never play themselves out, why not just see what happen? A novel concept, I know. For those that want to know, or care, she cranks my engine, and she's very cool. However, she seems very concerned about everyone cheating these days. I have nothing to prove on that front. I've only been cheated on, I'll never cheat. I can barely keep one girl on the brain, you think I can keep multiple going? A player I will never be.
So that's my update on the personal side....now on to the nitt-gritty...wait for it......here it comes!
Ed Hochuli
Hey Gun Show, go away. Get off my TV set. Like until the 2009 season or never again. I'm not kidding. What you did last Sunday in the San Diego/Denver ought to be considered criminal. I don't care if you're 'devastated', like head of officiating Mike Periera states. Phooey on you and your ridiculously tight zebra shirt. Phil Luckett is stoked to have you in the stable of officials who think people pay money to see them and not the game. Joey Crawford welcomes you, too. In case you've been under a rock, let me paint the picture for you....
Denver QB Jay Cutler rolls right, with the ball in his left hand...as he goes to transfer the ball to his right hand and lift it to throw, the ball slips out of his hand and San Diego recovers, giving them the win.....or so you would think.
Ed decided he would blow his whistle, killing the play at the 10 yard line and giving the ball back to Denver, who then goes ahead to score a TD and the game winning 2 pt. conversion with 1:04 on the clock. Here are my points on all of this--
First, I'm tired of Ed Hochuli. If someone were to do a study of NFL officiating crews and a)how many penalties are called, b)how many penalties are accepted and c)time it takes to explain said penalties, I'd be willing to bet a good portion of my first commission check that the Gun Show's crew leads the league, and it ain't even close. I made this observation 2 years ago amongst friends, noticed it when I went to the Broncos/Cowboys preseason game, and after this friggin' debaucle, it's now officially done in my mind. Ed Hochuli needs to be suspended for at least a year, he cost San Diego a game in the division no less. And he made me listen to Broncos fans who think their team is good. Ya beat Oakland and were given 15 points against San Diego at home...you ain't shit. Beat someone decent, will ya, and then call me.
To the Invesco Field at Mile High replay booth...you're all fired!!! This will be the other call that Ed and his staff blew. Like hooker in an alley for 5 bucks blew. Champ Bailey stripped Chris Chambers of a pass...funny, it's tough to do that when you are down. However, the refs called it a strip, SD Head Coach Norv Turner went to challenge the retarded call, but the booth wasn't functioning!!! So the Gun Show stated that he had waited the alloted 2 minutes for it to be fixed, but since it wasn't, the call on the field stood....WHAT????? This is where the NFL need to really step it up. There are only like a thousand TV monitors in the stadium, along with that huge jumbotron...maybe one of the cameras on the field has a playback? How could you not get this call corrected. Hey, next time I need a call to stand, just unplug the friggin' thing. Fucking amateurs. No wonder people still think Denver is a cow-town.
Lastly, regarding this...Shanahanigans is not a genius, he does not have cajones for going for 2. He's nuts, don't get me wrong. But think it thru. He kicks the extra point. It's now a tie game with a minute to go, and you might kick it to Darren Sproles, who has already run one back and just scampered 66 yards on a dumpoff into the flat. Wanna kick to him and take your chances? Me neither. Then there is the chance of OT. Great, but you might not get the ball. And let me add a twist none of you may have thought about. Think the Gun Show might bust out the Maybeline? That's my fancy vernacular for make-up call. Would you risk it? Me, neither.
Brett Favre, you're getting exposed. I love that Peter King and quite a few other reporters were blowing you at midfield after game 1 vs Miami. Welcome back to reality, where the Patriots beat you soundly, at home no less. Oh, and did I mention you lost to a backup who hasn't started a game in anything since like 1996? Brett, you will rue the day you begged out of Green Bay. You don't know what you got 'til it's gone. And for the record, Brett's 2nd TD pass as a Jet was a floating duck, pure luck that it landed in a teammates arms. I for one am not impressed.
Let's get this Brady nonsense out of the way right now. Fine, NFL, tell me it was a clean hit. Just remember this, and I'm the one that said it. If Rodney Harrison does the same exact thing to Peyton Manning, is he playing this week? Just a question that deserves to be answered in my book.
And fear not, Patriots fans. The D is coming. Richard Seymour is healthy. Brandon Merriweather can cover. And Jerod Mayo is on the field a whole bunch....funny, that means Adalius Thomas can rush the passer...and get sacks!
I'll have more NFL observations later during the week.
As for the rest of the news, all I can say is that if you're really voting for Barack Hussein Obama, I really gotta know why? And if your answer is change, then my retort is the same as on the latest of his TV ads, what kind of change? I'm awfully tired of hearing how now it's not just a slogan, and how he can get people to come together. Whoop-di-damn-doo. Know who else can unite people? A bad boss, that's who. Just think about it.
Oh, and all that crap about Sarah Palin banning books...turns out it was a hoax on the internet. Oh, and nice job by the hacker to get into her personal email account. How come no one has done that to Biden? I'll lay into him later, I've got to find my research on that nutbag first.
And I thought Sarah Palin's speech was great, I thought a political star was born. I'll get on the media for bashing her later as well. But now, it's damn near 2 and I've got one eye open.
Enjoy your Sunday, your families, and yourself!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Need to be arrested by the dummy police
well it's come down to this...I don't even listen to my own advice sometimes. And even though some things come out in TV and even movies, it has been known to come true quite a few times.
So what the hell am I talking about? Let's see, I talk sports, politics and every once in awhile I talk about the ladies. So here's whats what:
We chase that which retreats from us---damn, that's gold right there. Now, why do we chase? Instinct, that's the only reason. I know some people love the chase, fine, so be it. Maybe they are just a little bit closer towards our evolutionary brothers and sisters than the rest of us. Congrats to you. But it sucks for those that think they can play. Life slaps us folks a little bit faster and firmer to remind us that we don't belong in this here game.
She's just not that into you-DUH! Would you like the rubber or wooden mallet to smack you over the head for this one?
No matter how hot she is, someone is tired of her shit-Yet another true statement.
The point is this, you can chase all you want, but you'll never catch her unless she wants to be caught. End of story.
As I type this it's dawned on me that I may be the biggest moron in the history of dating/courting/romance. I pine for a girl I dated 2 years ago....2 Freakin' Years!!! How many opportunities have I let go by due to this stupidity?? 1? 5? 10? I truly have no idea. All I know is that this crap ends now. She's out there, and she knows I care, way too much. And I have a slight idea as to why. Because nothing ever happened. It's all in my head.
This girl is lacking the one thing that we all would like to have with someone we care about....time. Getting a hold of her is like trying to nail jello to a wall. It's an exercise in futility. And why do I continue to do this? Because I'm a moron. Because I care. I am the definition of the word dumbass. Chump. Sucker. Dolt. I feel like a 'tard.
So if you're out there and you somehow found out my blog postings....please, leave me alone. I can't take the yo-yo effect. It's messing with my head, my work, and most importantly, my heart. This 32 yr. old ticker can't take it. It's too much. I ache when you even show me the slightest acknowledgment of my existence. So knock it off.
If you're married or in a relationship, you might not remember making this mistake. If you're single and making this mistake, I'm right there with you. I know this is like eating a shit sandwich, and it's not right to do this to yourself.
Sorry if you think this is depressing, but it needs to be stated. I feel all sorts of stupid right now, I know I've wasted too much time and far too much energy on someone who will NEVER give this back to me. I've stated it to friends that I need to move on. Everytime I'm thinking that I'm out of the web of her attention, she spins it right back and I'm hooked again. It's my heroin. Except that there is no rehab for this. I either take this stand now, or I continue the toilet bowl swirl of bad dating and piss poor excuses of why I can't get next to anyone else. Why I can't smell them, taste them, or God forbid, even attempt to love them.
So I choose to stop the cycle. It ends here. Lady, if you're out there in cyberspace, know that I think the world of you and would do anything for you. You have something that I can't get back, don't want it back--a piece of me. Keep it, throw it out, flush it, put a border around it and mount it on your wall. It's your to do with as you wish. But know this; you can't come back because I won't let you. The Karma Gods won't allow it to happen.
You know what the best part about this whole thing?----tomorrow's a new day.
Good Night!
So what the hell am I talking about? Let's see, I talk sports, politics and every once in awhile I talk about the ladies. So here's whats what:
We chase that which retreats from us---damn, that's gold right there. Now, why do we chase? Instinct, that's the only reason. I know some people love the chase, fine, so be it. Maybe they are just a little bit closer towards our evolutionary brothers and sisters than the rest of us. Congrats to you. But it sucks for those that think they can play. Life slaps us folks a little bit faster and firmer to remind us that we don't belong in this here game.
She's just not that into you-DUH! Would you like the rubber or wooden mallet to smack you over the head for this one?
No matter how hot she is, someone is tired of her shit-Yet another true statement.
The point is this, you can chase all you want, but you'll never catch her unless she wants to be caught. End of story.
As I type this it's dawned on me that I may be the biggest moron in the history of dating/courting/romance. I pine for a girl I dated 2 years ago....2 Freakin' Years!!! How many opportunities have I let go by due to this stupidity?? 1? 5? 10? I truly have no idea. All I know is that this crap ends now. She's out there, and she knows I care, way too much. And I have a slight idea as to why. Because nothing ever happened. It's all in my head.
This girl is lacking the one thing that we all would like to have with someone we care about....time. Getting a hold of her is like trying to nail jello to a wall. It's an exercise in futility. And why do I continue to do this? Because I'm a moron. Because I care. I am the definition of the word dumbass. Chump. Sucker. Dolt. I feel like a 'tard.
So if you're out there and you somehow found out my blog postings....please, leave me alone. I can't take the yo-yo effect. It's messing with my head, my work, and most importantly, my heart. This 32 yr. old ticker can't take it. It's too much. I ache when you even show me the slightest acknowledgment of my existence. So knock it off.
If you're married or in a relationship, you might not remember making this mistake. If you're single and making this mistake, I'm right there with you. I know this is like eating a shit sandwich, and it's not right to do this to yourself.
Sorry if you think this is depressing, but it needs to be stated. I feel all sorts of stupid right now, I know I've wasted too much time and far too much energy on someone who will NEVER give this back to me. I've stated it to friends that I need to move on. Everytime I'm thinking that I'm out of the web of her attention, she spins it right back and I'm hooked again. It's my heroin. Except that there is no rehab for this. I either take this stand now, or I continue the toilet bowl swirl of bad dating and piss poor excuses of why I can't get next to anyone else. Why I can't smell them, taste them, or God forbid, even attempt to love them.
So I choose to stop the cycle. It ends here. Lady, if you're out there in cyberspace, know that I think the world of you and would do anything for you. You have something that I can't get back, don't want it back--a piece of me. Keep it, throw it out, flush it, put a border around it and mount it on your wall. It's your to do with as you wish. But know this; you can't come back because I won't let you. The Karma Gods won't allow it to happen.
You know what the best part about this whole thing?----tomorrow's a new day.
Good Night!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Wow, you should be in jail
No, I'm not talking about my latest dating exploits as a high school guidance counselor, it's about the crap going on in the sports world as of this moment. (And if you didn't think that was funny, then stop downloading 'naughty schoolgirl' porn!)
Manny, I'll miss you
Look, I could bash Manny Ramirez, much like a lot of sportswriters have done in the last week. In the 2 weeks before Manny was given away to the Dodgers, something changed. And because of all of Manny's transgressions, I wish him well in La-La Land, where people don't nearly give a shit about the Dodgers as 'the Nation' does about the Sox. Manny's act finally wore thin, not with just the upper management, or Tito Francona, but even his own teammates had had enough. And when was that line crossed, exactly? No one knows for certain...well, maybe a few beat writers do, but I sure don't. So maybe it was one of the following things that happened this season:
-Your fistfight in the dugout with Kevin Youkilis
-You pushing down a 64 year old travel agent when he noted he wasn't sure how he'd get you 16 tickets in Houston for friends
-You mysteriously missing 2 starts each against both Joba Chamberlain and Felix Hernandez
-You stating that your knee hurts while taking a game off in Seattle, right before the last home stand vs the NY Yankees and then not remembering which knee it was that was hurt
-The 3 strike at-bat vs Mariano Rivera at Yankee Stadium in which the bat literally never left your shoulder.
-or lastly, the simple fact that you dogged it, and couldn't care less
Who knows, could be any one of those reasons, could be a combination of some of them. Don't know, don't care. All I can say for you is that you just pissed on the most enabling group of people you'll ever meet. Think it's great in LA because no one cares? Wait until October. Just wait for it. If the Dodgers don't make the postseason and the Red Sox do, there will be no tickets waiting for you. And it'll eat at you. It better, or I seriously misjudged you. And maybe that's why people are mad, telling you 'good riddance'. You've never changed, but a lot of Red Sox Nation has been excusing you and your behavior for 8 years. We've enabled you. We've given you every excuse. We even came up with the gem, "Manny being Manny" slogan. I should know, I've got a freakin' T-shirt to prove it. Manny, we just wanted you to grow up a teeny, tiny bit. Take a little bit of responsabillity and accountability for your own actions. And then you started to stir the shitpot with statements that the Red Sox don't deserve you.
Well my friend, that does it for me. I wanted to be nice, to part amicably, but you wouldn't let it happen. The front office tried to be peaceful, tried to be respectful, but then you had to go out and bash them, and make snide comments about the city of Boston. Fine, I'll say it...Buh-Bye, Manny. Yes, you will be missed in the lineup-only if they had the guy that felt like trying-are you worthy of the uniform. Otherwise, Fuck Off and have a great time in a place where the fans notoriously show up in the 2nd inning and leave in the 7th.
You sir, are a dog. How do I know? ESPN finally did something worthwhile in the last 3 months, other than telling me when and where Brett Favre shit (and don't you worry, he's next). They timed you down the line a few times before you were traded. 5.7 down the line in a no-hitter bid?
That's why I won't miss you. You're a dog. A 36 year old infant. Not a moron, or an idiot, as some have called you. A dog is much, much worse. An idiot is forgiveable, for they know not what they do. You were calculating and callous, and threw 24 other guys and a manager out like yesterdays news. That's jacked up, in any profession. Oh, and for the record, if you push a 64 yr old man down in any other walk of life in this country, it's considered assault. It's also a pussy move, too. I'm more dissappointed in your teammates for not laying you out than anything else.
Now, Manny, I do wish you luck. I hope you get to make it to the World Series to play the Sox and Josh Beckett puts a nice big fastball between the 9's on your new uniform. Because that's what a dogger gets, punishment. Call it baseball karma.
I'll say this for Manny, he has in my mind one of the top 5 prettiest swings I've ever seen. Here they are in no particular order; Will Clark, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny, and Mike Piazza to right-center. Manny, as far as a hitter goes, I will always remember you last October---or that's how I want to remember you, forever. Me looking over at my buddy and stating, 'if he's looking for a fastball in, and is locked in on that, this game is over and that ball may never land.' Sure enough the next pitch came and went, and there you stood, arms raised, and the whole 'Nation' was cheering with you.
Via Con Dios, Brah!
Paging the newly named Captian of the Selfish Squad
Yes, Mr. Favre, that means you. As of right now, this is the dumbest and most drawn out soap opera I've seen in sports. Maybe I'm nostalgic for the days when there was only one ESPN, or only 3 people had the internet. But now it's gone beyond ridiculous to the retarded.
Brett, you're just a selfish prick. There, I said it. Can we move on to why you're this person I speak so highly of?
You never took Aaron Rodgers under your wing, never hung out with him, barely spoken to him. Nice, way to treat the new guy. Jackass.
You stated in your RETIREMENT press conference that this wasn't all about you. Really? Then who is this all about?
Now you've come out and tried to dictate where you can play. And it seems as though we have a commissioner in Roger Goodell who is more than happy to help. If I'm Packers GM Ted Thompson I'd tell Goodell thanks for the fucking, but most people leave the money on the night-stand. Damn!
Here's the crux of the whole stupid saga. Fine Brett, you want to come back, great. Grab some pine. Aaron Rodgers is the starting QB for the Packers, as it's been since you stated you'd leave...oh, and were crying. You don't get to tell me where you're going to play, and I'd be damned if I traded him to the Vikings. How does that work? I thought if it was your team you got to run it as such? I mean, if Goodell wants to tell a team how to get run properly, how 'bout taking a gander over at the Arizona Cardinals or the Cincinnati Bengals? The Packers are well run, but he gets to stick his nose in there??? How is this right?
Of course, as I'm typing this, who knows if Brett just got traded to the Jets.
Brett, go back to your lawn-mower, please. At the very least, how about you never go on FoxNews, MSNBC or any other news station again to 'plead your case'. You're as see-through as a window, and you are a selfish, selfish man. Admit that, and we can all move on.
Prince Fielder
Did anyone else see this crap last night? Prince, you too, are a bitch. Your pitcher just didn't do so well, so what do you do, push him twice. I love ESPN....they come out with the graphic that there was a scuffle. No there wasn't. A 270 lb baby pushed a pitcher, and angrily. Way to be a team leader. I've never liked Prince, mostly because he's been bitching about his Dad, Big Cecil, forever. Live and let live, man. Most parents suck, it's part of their joy. Kids don't come with instructions. Why don't you just do your best to make sure you're a better father than he was? Instead, that anger is there every day. And you just pushed a pitcher who helped you into the wild card race. How were you hitting in April, fatass? Not so good. Try 8 HR's in the first 2 months of the season. You're a joke. Thanks for cementing my opinion of you.
Oh, and lastly, to ESPN...we get it, Brett Favre landed in Green Bay yesterday. Could you just have Chris Berman suck him off on the tarmac and end the charade, once and for all?
Manny, I'll miss you
Look, I could bash Manny Ramirez, much like a lot of sportswriters have done in the last week. In the 2 weeks before Manny was given away to the Dodgers, something changed. And because of all of Manny's transgressions, I wish him well in La-La Land, where people don't nearly give a shit about the Dodgers as 'the Nation' does about the Sox. Manny's act finally wore thin, not with just the upper management, or Tito Francona, but even his own teammates had had enough. And when was that line crossed, exactly? No one knows for certain...well, maybe a few beat writers do, but I sure don't. So maybe it was one of the following things that happened this season:
-Your fistfight in the dugout with Kevin Youkilis
-You pushing down a 64 year old travel agent when he noted he wasn't sure how he'd get you 16 tickets in Houston for friends
-You mysteriously missing 2 starts each against both Joba Chamberlain and Felix Hernandez
-You stating that your knee hurts while taking a game off in Seattle, right before the last home stand vs the NY Yankees and then not remembering which knee it was that was hurt
-The 3 strike at-bat vs Mariano Rivera at Yankee Stadium in which the bat literally never left your shoulder.
-or lastly, the simple fact that you dogged it, and couldn't care less
Who knows, could be any one of those reasons, could be a combination of some of them. Don't know, don't care. All I can say for you is that you just pissed on the most enabling group of people you'll ever meet. Think it's great in LA because no one cares? Wait until October. Just wait for it. If the Dodgers don't make the postseason and the Red Sox do, there will be no tickets waiting for you. And it'll eat at you. It better, or I seriously misjudged you. And maybe that's why people are mad, telling you 'good riddance'. You've never changed, but a lot of Red Sox Nation has been excusing you and your behavior for 8 years. We've enabled you. We've given you every excuse. We even came up with the gem, "Manny being Manny" slogan. I should know, I've got a freakin' T-shirt to prove it. Manny, we just wanted you to grow up a teeny, tiny bit. Take a little bit of responsabillity and accountability for your own actions. And then you started to stir the shitpot with statements that the Red Sox don't deserve you.
Well my friend, that does it for me. I wanted to be nice, to part amicably, but you wouldn't let it happen. The front office tried to be peaceful, tried to be respectful, but then you had to go out and bash them, and make snide comments about the city of Boston. Fine, I'll say it...Buh-Bye, Manny. Yes, you will be missed in the lineup-only if they had the guy that felt like trying-are you worthy of the uniform. Otherwise, Fuck Off and have a great time in a place where the fans notoriously show up in the 2nd inning and leave in the 7th.
You sir, are a dog. How do I know? ESPN finally did something worthwhile in the last 3 months, other than telling me when and where Brett Favre shit (and don't you worry, he's next). They timed you down the line a few times before you were traded. 5.7 down the line in a no-hitter bid?
That's why I won't miss you. You're a dog. A 36 year old infant. Not a moron, or an idiot, as some have called you. A dog is much, much worse. An idiot is forgiveable, for they know not what they do. You were calculating and callous, and threw 24 other guys and a manager out like yesterdays news. That's jacked up, in any profession. Oh, and for the record, if you push a 64 yr old man down in any other walk of life in this country, it's considered assault. It's also a pussy move, too. I'm more dissappointed in your teammates for not laying you out than anything else.
Now, Manny, I do wish you luck. I hope you get to make it to the World Series to play the Sox and Josh Beckett puts a nice big fastball between the 9's on your new uniform. Because that's what a dogger gets, punishment. Call it baseball karma.
I'll say this for Manny, he has in my mind one of the top 5 prettiest swings I've ever seen. Here they are in no particular order; Will Clark, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny, and Mike Piazza to right-center. Manny, as far as a hitter goes, I will always remember you last October---or that's how I want to remember you, forever. Me looking over at my buddy and stating, 'if he's looking for a fastball in, and is locked in on that, this game is over and that ball may never land.' Sure enough the next pitch came and went, and there you stood, arms raised, and the whole 'Nation' was cheering with you.
Via Con Dios, Brah!
Paging the newly named Captian of the Selfish Squad
Yes, Mr. Favre, that means you. As of right now, this is the dumbest and most drawn out soap opera I've seen in sports. Maybe I'm nostalgic for the days when there was only one ESPN, or only 3 people had the internet. But now it's gone beyond ridiculous to the retarded.
Brett, you're just a selfish prick. There, I said it. Can we move on to why you're this person I speak so highly of?
You never took Aaron Rodgers under your wing, never hung out with him, barely spoken to him. Nice, way to treat the new guy. Jackass.
You stated in your RETIREMENT press conference that this wasn't all about you. Really? Then who is this all about?
Now you've come out and tried to dictate where you can play. And it seems as though we have a commissioner in Roger Goodell who is more than happy to help. If I'm Packers GM Ted Thompson I'd tell Goodell thanks for the fucking, but most people leave the money on the night-stand. Damn!
Here's the crux of the whole stupid saga. Fine Brett, you want to come back, great. Grab some pine. Aaron Rodgers is the starting QB for the Packers, as it's been since you stated you'd leave...oh, and were crying. You don't get to tell me where you're going to play, and I'd be damned if I traded him to the Vikings. How does that work? I thought if it was your team you got to run it as such? I mean, if Goodell wants to tell a team how to get run properly, how 'bout taking a gander over at the Arizona Cardinals or the Cincinnati Bengals? The Packers are well run, but he gets to stick his nose in there??? How is this right?
Of course, as I'm typing this, who knows if Brett just got traded to the Jets.
Brett, go back to your lawn-mower, please. At the very least, how about you never go on FoxNews, MSNBC or any other news station again to 'plead your case'. You're as see-through as a window, and you are a selfish, selfish man. Admit that, and we can all move on.
Prince Fielder
Did anyone else see this crap last night? Prince, you too, are a bitch. Your pitcher just didn't do so well, so what do you do, push him twice. I love ESPN....they come out with the graphic that there was a scuffle. No there wasn't. A 270 lb baby pushed a pitcher, and angrily. Way to be a team leader. I've never liked Prince, mostly because he's been bitching about his Dad, Big Cecil, forever. Live and let live, man. Most parents suck, it's part of their joy. Kids don't come with instructions. Why don't you just do your best to make sure you're a better father than he was? Instead, that anger is there every day. And you just pushed a pitcher who helped you into the wild card race. How were you hitting in April, fatass? Not so good. Try 8 HR's in the first 2 months of the season. You're a joke. Thanks for cementing my opinion of you.
Oh, and lastly, to ESPN...we get it, Brett Favre landed in Green Bay yesterday. Could you just have Chris Berman suck him off on the tarmac and end the charade, once and for all?
Sunday, July 20, 2008
LA and so long to a friend
well, to all 2 of my faithful readers, I'm really sorry that I haven't written anything in almost a month. My excuse is poor to you, as it's been told to me hundreds of times. "I've been busy with work." Honestly, that's only slightly true. I've been tired and I've forgotten about this blog, but every once in awhile, something happens and I have to write about it. So here goes:
My Trip to LA:
Here's the funny part...my boss really thought that we'd make our road trip throughout the whole state. I don't think he's seen the map in awhile. But I'm glad we went to LA. I learned a lot, and even had a few things reinforced. I learned that traffic in LA really truly and honestly does suck. We got stuck in rush hour one night and ended up going 20 miles in 2 hours. So I can tell you that my commute pails in comparison. Also puts gas prices in a whole new perspective.
Speaking of gas prices, if oil has gone down $16 in the last week, how come prices haven't come down all week? But I digress....
Now the trip as far as work goes, it went well. As for humorous, stupid things that happened, they came in droves. Hey, you can laugh at it, too.
Monday night we found an all you can eat sushi place, and my boss got scolded by the waitress. Awesome...and why? Because he didn't eat the rice on some of the sushi, and since we ordered sushi, we had to eat all that we ordered, or we'd be charged for the leftovers. Hysterical.
Also noticed that Target is Huge out there in LA. The place was jam packed on a Monday night! I've never seen that out here in Colorado.
Tuesday night we got to stay in some dirty ass La Quinta. It wasn't necessarily a dirty place, but the clientele was a wee bit shady, to put it lightly. My boss put his luggage up against the door just in case someone tried to break in.
Wednesday morning we were going to try and eat breakfast at the hotel, but it looked like a mob got word of the waffle-maker in the breakfast nook. I also got to see someone snag 5, yes 5 muffins and stuff 4 of them in her purse...classy.
So we went to a coffee shop down the street and ate some ridiculously huge ham and cheese croissant. The thing was like a lead weight in my belly for the rest of the day.
The other thing that happened during this trip was that I noticed there are way too many freaking chain restaurants. We had to go out of our way to even try and find a local chain or even a Mom and Pop store. It was retarded!
Finally on Thursday we found a little Italian joint before our meeting. Not sure if pasta was the best idea before a meeting, carbs make me sleepy! That meeting went well, and then it happened.
Wally World. Remember Vacation with Chevy Chase? The trek to Wally World and it was closed? My boss is a huge Lakers fan (hey, we all have a cross to bear), and we had been searching Lakers gear. I tried my best to oblige him. It was like his Holy Grail. We went all over the freakin' LA area. So we tried to go to the Staples Center. Now, from our meeting to the SC was a decent hour drive, a little traffic. But my boss called the team store to make sure they were open before we left. Whoever answered the phone told him they were open until 6. We got there at 3:30, went thru some contstruction we weren't supposed to go thru (they were breaking down the ESPY's), parked and started walking the 2 blocks to the store/Staples Center. Lo and behold, they were closed for restocking!!!!!!!!! What the hell? Why tell someone you're open until 6 and neglect to mention that you'd be closed for the week?? That is the definition of horrible customer service.
By Friday, we were ready to come home, and just be done with the trip. Four different hotels and beds in four nights is a bit much. Like I stated before, learned a ton, got some things reinforced, overall a good trip.
Godspeed to a friend
In the last few days, I managed to receive an email that a friend of mine from all the way back in high school wasn't doing so hot. That was on Tuesday. By the time I landed on Friday, got home and logged back on to the old computer, she had passed. Cancer took my friend after a 2+ year battle. She was a great girl, a great lady, and I knew she'd make a great wife and cool mom. She was all those things. She leaves behind a husband and a beautiful 4 yr old little girl. At the age of 33. I will remember all the fun we had, the laughs, and her friendship. True friendship is hard to find in this big, big world, but she was one to me. The fact that she is no longer physically around makes me sad, but I know for certain her spirit will live on. I will make sure that if her little girl ever wants to know what her Mom was like, and needs an outside perspective, I'll be more than happy to provide one if I'm asked.
So Wendall K., I know you're in a more peaceful place, I'm glad your family was around you, and I hope you know you're never going to be forgotten. Your spirit will go on. Godspeed.
My Trip to LA:
Here's the funny part...my boss really thought that we'd make our road trip throughout the whole state. I don't think he's seen the map in awhile. But I'm glad we went to LA. I learned a lot, and even had a few things reinforced. I learned that traffic in LA really truly and honestly does suck. We got stuck in rush hour one night and ended up going 20 miles in 2 hours. So I can tell you that my commute pails in comparison. Also puts gas prices in a whole new perspective.
Speaking of gas prices, if oil has gone down $16 in the last week, how come prices haven't come down all week? But I digress....
Now the trip as far as work goes, it went well. As for humorous, stupid things that happened, they came in droves. Hey, you can laugh at it, too.
Monday night we found an all you can eat sushi place, and my boss got scolded by the waitress. Awesome...and why? Because he didn't eat the rice on some of the sushi, and since we ordered sushi, we had to eat all that we ordered, or we'd be charged for the leftovers. Hysterical.
Also noticed that Target is Huge out there in LA. The place was jam packed on a Monday night! I've never seen that out here in Colorado.
Tuesday night we got to stay in some dirty ass La Quinta. It wasn't necessarily a dirty place, but the clientele was a wee bit shady, to put it lightly. My boss put his luggage up against the door just in case someone tried to break in.
Wednesday morning we were going to try and eat breakfast at the hotel, but it looked like a mob got word of the waffle-maker in the breakfast nook. I also got to see someone snag 5, yes 5 muffins and stuff 4 of them in her purse...classy.
So we went to a coffee shop down the street and ate some ridiculously huge ham and cheese croissant. The thing was like a lead weight in my belly for the rest of the day.
The other thing that happened during this trip was that I noticed there are way too many freaking chain restaurants. We had to go out of our way to even try and find a local chain or even a Mom and Pop store. It was retarded!
Finally on Thursday we found a little Italian joint before our meeting. Not sure if pasta was the best idea before a meeting, carbs make me sleepy! That meeting went well, and then it happened.
Wally World. Remember Vacation with Chevy Chase? The trek to Wally World and it was closed? My boss is a huge Lakers fan (hey, we all have a cross to bear), and we had been searching Lakers gear. I tried my best to oblige him. It was like his Holy Grail. We went all over the freakin' LA area. So we tried to go to the Staples Center. Now, from our meeting to the SC was a decent hour drive, a little traffic. But my boss called the team store to make sure they were open before we left. Whoever answered the phone told him they were open until 6. We got there at 3:30, went thru some contstruction we weren't supposed to go thru (they were breaking down the ESPY's), parked and started walking the 2 blocks to the store/Staples Center. Lo and behold, they were closed for restocking!!!!!!!!! What the hell? Why tell someone you're open until 6 and neglect to mention that you'd be closed for the week?? That is the definition of horrible customer service.
By Friday, we were ready to come home, and just be done with the trip. Four different hotels and beds in four nights is a bit much. Like I stated before, learned a ton, got some things reinforced, overall a good trip.
Godspeed to a friend
In the last few days, I managed to receive an email that a friend of mine from all the way back in high school wasn't doing so hot. That was on Tuesday. By the time I landed on Friday, got home and logged back on to the old computer, she had passed. Cancer took my friend after a 2+ year battle. She was a great girl, a great lady, and I knew she'd make a great wife and cool mom. She was all those things. She leaves behind a husband and a beautiful 4 yr old little girl. At the age of 33. I will remember all the fun we had, the laughs, and her friendship. True friendship is hard to find in this big, big world, but she was one to me. The fact that she is no longer physically around makes me sad, but I know for certain her spirit will live on. I will make sure that if her little girl ever wants to know what her Mom was like, and needs an outside perspective, I'll be more than happy to provide one if I'm asked.
So Wendall K., I know you're in a more peaceful place, I'm glad your family was around you, and I hope you know you're never going to be forgotten. Your spirit will go on. Godspeed.
Monday, June 23, 2008
RIP, George....You're always welcome here
I know I have very recently stated that I thought George Carlin had lost his fastball, but I should've said something a little bit better than that. While Ol' George from Rockaway Beach may not have brought the heat all the time, he could still hit the strike zone and blow one by you every once in awhile. Ever see Pedro with a busted shoulder a few years ago...say 2004? That's been George's last 2 specials. Not great, but that's only because of all the great things he's done. It pails in comparison to his other work. It also pails in my mind.
I started watching George when I was a kid, circa 1983 or 1984, at my Gram's house in the summer. She had cable, HBO in particular, and the only thing they'd show was Star Wars, Rocky III or if you were lucky, George Carlin, Bill Cosby or Red Skelton.
Pretty much, George was the first 'smart' comic I ever saw. Cosby's 'Himself' was genius and still stands up, but George made me think. He later cracked my friends and I up before we ever watched a movie. And we'd get in trouble for laughing at each other copying his lines.
George, I know you had your issues with religion, but Godspeed, sir. You had a career any of us could dream of, and I'm going to look for that dusty VHS tape of your special in 1990, it's probably got no tracking, but I will always cherish my friends and I sitting around the TV laughing hysterically at that special.
And KP, this one's for you......enjoy the cheer we begged for in high school.
I started watching George when I was a kid, circa 1983 or 1984, at my Gram's house in the summer. She had cable, HBO in particular, and the only thing they'd show was Star Wars, Rocky III or if you were lucky, George Carlin, Bill Cosby or Red Skelton.
Pretty much, George was the first 'smart' comic I ever saw. Cosby's 'Himself' was genius and still stands up, but George made me think. He later cracked my friends and I up before we ever watched a movie. And we'd get in trouble for laughing at each other copying his lines.
George, I know you had your issues with religion, but Godspeed, sir. You had a career any of us could dream of, and I'm going to look for that dusty VHS tape of your special in 1990, it's probably got no tracking, but I will always cherish my friends and I sitting around the TV laughing hysterically at that special.
And KP, this one's for you......enjoy the cheer we begged for in high school.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
ah, the weekend
And here we are with the continuation.....
Sports
Gas Prices
'Fathers Day'
The Marines
Various
Sports
Chicago DT Tommie Harris just signed a 4 year, 40 million dollar deal, and then told everyone he, nor anyone in his business, deserves that kind of money. Tommie, thanks for admitting what every guy that's ever bought a jersey has known. Now stay healthy this year and stop the run.
Javon Walker got knocked out last week in Vegas, and his story is just a bit out there, and I'm not the only one who is crying 'Bull'. Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post states a pretty good case that Walker ought to know better, and I completely agree.
Jemele Hill, a writer for ESPN's Page 2, has been suspended. For what, you're thinking? How about comparing Celtics fans to the followers of Hitler? Is that grotesque enough for you? If not, how about Ms. Hill was a leading force calling for Don Imus' firing last year? I think the word you're looking for is hypocrite, but I may be wrong. The only thing more pathetic is Ms. Hill's attempt at an apology. No one will lose their job over this, but I guarantee you if Bill Simmons called her the 'C word' or God forbid the 'N word', he'd be looking for the unemployment forms. Oh, and for Ms. Hill, I'm going to let Jason Whitlock drop some knowledge on her about the Celtics team history. Take your racism claims about my squad and my home and go learn something in your time off.
Chad Johnson just needs to stop. He's literally playing both sides of the fence. He's trying to be coy with both the media and the Cincinnati Bengals, his employer. I've stated before I'm tired of Chad, but if I were his employer I'd seriously consider dinging him for breach of contract. All of a sudden, Chad has surgery to clear up bone spurs in both ankles. How long has this been a problem? Couldn't this have been taken care of before the offseason? (The answer you're looking for is 'Yes', in case you were curious). I'm just tired of his nonsense. Ocho Stinko, grow up already. Your act is tired, and I'm bored with you.
Gas Prices
Nothing better than listening to people who have no problem paying for gas, or telling you and I how to live our lives. Another group of people that are defined by me as hypocrites. Mike Gallagher calls out RFK Jr. and Al Gore, and I love it. Nothing better than those who are either in Washington or Hollyweird wantint to tell me how to spend my money and on what. Here's a thought...drill offshore!!! Drill in Alaska!!! I Guarantee that will bring down gas prices. How do I know? Because oil stocks and prices per barrel are nothing more than speculation, like pork barrels. Of course, there are those in Congress who want you to pay even more for gas, have someone in France tell you how you can set your AC, and tell you that you can only have a certain type of light bulb. Wake up, already. Stop giving up your freedom of choice. And then there's this genius-thanks for the help, buddy.
'Fathers Day'
I'm glad I got to call my Dad last week and tell him, "Thanks". That's all he needed as a present. But something came up over the evening...how is it fun for Dad to bring the kids to a baseball game? "Happy Fathers Day, now spend $200 on t-shirts, hats, programs, tickets, parking, ice cream, and sorry that you missed the big play in the 5th, I had to get the stickies off my hand from the ice cream." How is this a good thing for Dads out there? Seems to me like it helps get the kids out of the house so Mom can have the house to herself. Sorry, but can we get some love for the Dads out there. Interesting article, bringing in stuff I hadn't thought about in a long time. The other thing I'd like to know is why did Barack HusseinObama wait until Fathers Day to finally say what others have been saying regarding Black fathers? Larry Elder has been speaking of this issue for at least 10 years. I appreciate BHO's candor on the subject, and I'm glad he brought it up, but it just screams to me of too much politics. Had this been part of his campaign it would seem more genuine. It yells out like an opportunity for him to pound the pulpit and read from the teleprompter, again.
The Marines
I really do hope I get to read some public apologies regarding the Marines in Haditha. If not, maybe, just maybe this type of action will get some attention. If not, maybe this article by Michelle Malkin will keep getting printed over the country's newspapers...doubt it, but I can dream, right?
Various
So I was flipping thru my ESPN the mag the other day, and I came across an ad for Don King's Prizefighter, an new boxing video game. Lovely, a guy who's been charged with murder, tax evasion and is widely considered to be one of those that killed the 'sweet science' gets a video game promoting the same exact sport. To quote Don, "Only in America". I'm now a little ill.
I honestly agree with this article by John Stossel. We're all grownups, give me back my rights.
Read an article for Sports Illustrated, and while I have trashed them in the past, this article regarding the new Washington Nationals ballpark by Josh Levin kind of startled me. By going from RFK to this new ballpark, they've cut the cheap seats from approximately 5,000 to 3,000. Add to that the fact that the seats have been slimmed, a family of 4's cost just went from $148 to $196....how the hell do they justify this? It would be one thing if the product was good, but what if you just want to watch the game?
Interesting article about Lex Lugar, who was huge in the world of wrestling about 10 years ago. Wow, I can't say I'm shocked, but still something worth reading if you like wrestling.
Lastly, I'm not sure if anyone else has been following this NBA/referee issue and Commissioner David Stern's reactions to any and all questions. It's quite laughable. He has been calling Tim Donaghy an admitted felon, and dismissing his allegations of impropriety as just the desperate moves of a desperate man. Uh, Commish? I think not. Not when Donaghy alleges that one of the games in question was game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals...when the Lakers shot 27 FT's in the 4th quarter alone. Oh, and Donaghy states that there are other officials that may have fixed games. Mr. Stern, one official is rogue, more than one gets you into a whole different mess, in case you were curious. I know Stern wants this to go away, but did anyone else notice the boos he got when he handed the trophy out on Tuesday? Me, neither.
Enjoy your Sunday, and get some rest for the big week ahead, it's some company's fiscal end of year. Keep your wits about you!
Sports
Gas Prices
'Fathers Day'
The Marines
Various
Sports
Chicago DT Tommie Harris just signed a 4 year, 40 million dollar deal, and then told everyone he, nor anyone in his business, deserves that kind of money. Tommie, thanks for admitting what every guy that's ever bought a jersey has known. Now stay healthy this year and stop the run.
Javon Walker got knocked out last week in Vegas, and his story is just a bit out there, and I'm not the only one who is crying 'Bull'. Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post states a pretty good case that Walker ought to know better, and I completely agree.
Jemele Hill, a writer for ESPN's Page 2, has been suspended. For what, you're thinking? How about comparing Celtics fans to the followers of Hitler? Is that grotesque enough for you? If not, how about Ms. Hill was a leading force calling for Don Imus' firing last year? I think the word you're looking for is hypocrite, but I may be wrong. The only thing more pathetic is Ms. Hill's attempt at an apology. No one will lose their job over this, but I guarantee you if Bill Simmons called her the 'C word' or God forbid the 'N word', he'd be looking for the unemployment forms. Oh, and for Ms. Hill, I'm going to let Jason Whitlock drop some knowledge on her about the Celtics team history. Take your racism claims about my squad and my home and go learn something in your time off.
Chad Johnson just needs to stop. He's literally playing both sides of the fence. He's trying to be coy with both the media and the Cincinnati Bengals, his employer. I've stated before I'm tired of Chad, but if I were his employer I'd seriously consider dinging him for breach of contract. All of a sudden, Chad has surgery to clear up bone spurs in both ankles. How long has this been a problem? Couldn't this have been taken care of before the offseason? (The answer you're looking for is 'Yes', in case you were curious). I'm just tired of his nonsense. Ocho Stinko, grow up already. Your act is tired, and I'm bored with you.
Gas Prices
Nothing better than listening to people who have no problem paying for gas, or telling you and I how to live our lives. Another group of people that are defined by me as hypocrites. Mike Gallagher calls out RFK Jr. and Al Gore, and I love it. Nothing better than those who are either in Washington or Hollyweird wantint to tell me how to spend my money and on what. Here's a thought...drill offshore!!! Drill in Alaska!!! I Guarantee that will bring down gas prices. How do I know? Because oil stocks and prices per barrel are nothing more than speculation, like pork barrels. Of course, there are those in Congress who want you to pay even more for gas, have someone in France tell you how you can set your AC, and tell you that you can only have a certain type of light bulb. Wake up, already. Stop giving up your freedom of choice. And then there's this genius-thanks for the help, buddy.
'Fathers Day'
I'm glad I got to call my Dad last week and tell him, "Thanks". That's all he needed as a present. But something came up over the evening...how is it fun for Dad to bring the kids to a baseball game? "Happy Fathers Day, now spend $200 on t-shirts, hats, programs, tickets, parking, ice cream, and sorry that you missed the big play in the 5th, I had to get the stickies off my hand from the ice cream." How is this a good thing for Dads out there? Seems to me like it helps get the kids out of the house so Mom can have the house to herself. Sorry, but can we get some love for the Dads out there. Interesting article, bringing in stuff I hadn't thought about in a long time. The other thing I'd like to know is why did Barack HusseinObama wait until Fathers Day to finally say what others have been saying regarding Black fathers? Larry Elder has been speaking of this issue for at least 10 years. I appreciate BHO's candor on the subject, and I'm glad he brought it up, but it just screams to me of too much politics. Had this been part of his campaign it would seem more genuine. It yells out like an opportunity for him to pound the pulpit and read from the teleprompter, again.
The Marines
I really do hope I get to read some public apologies regarding the Marines in Haditha. If not, maybe, just maybe this type of action will get some attention. If not, maybe this article by Michelle Malkin will keep getting printed over the country's newspapers...doubt it, but I can dream, right?
Various
So I was flipping thru my ESPN the mag the other day, and I came across an ad for Don King's Prizefighter, an new boxing video game. Lovely, a guy who's been charged with murder, tax evasion and is widely considered to be one of those that killed the 'sweet science' gets a video game promoting the same exact sport. To quote Don, "Only in America". I'm now a little ill.
I honestly agree with this article by John Stossel. We're all grownups, give me back my rights.
Read an article for Sports Illustrated, and while I have trashed them in the past, this article regarding the new Washington Nationals ballpark by Josh Levin kind of startled me. By going from RFK to this new ballpark, they've cut the cheap seats from approximately 5,000 to 3,000. Add to that the fact that the seats have been slimmed, a family of 4's cost just went from $148 to $196....how the hell do they justify this? It would be one thing if the product was good, but what if you just want to watch the game?
Interesting article about Lex Lugar, who was huge in the world of wrestling about 10 years ago. Wow, I can't say I'm shocked, but still something worth reading if you like wrestling.
Lastly, I'm not sure if anyone else has been following this NBA/referee issue and Commissioner David Stern's reactions to any and all questions. It's quite laughable. He has been calling Tim Donaghy an admitted felon, and dismissing his allegations of impropriety as just the desperate moves of a desperate man. Uh, Commish? I think not. Not when Donaghy alleges that one of the games in question was game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals...when the Lakers shot 27 FT's in the 4th quarter alone. Oh, and Donaghy states that there are other officials that may have fixed games. Mr. Stern, one official is rogue, more than one gets you into a whole different mess, in case you were curious. I know Stern wants this to go away, but did anyone else notice the boos he got when he handed the trophy out on Tuesday? Me, neither.
Enjoy your Sunday, and get some rest for the big week ahead, it's some company's fiscal end of year. Keep your wits about you!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
It's like a stop in time....
Okay, this one's going to be a long one, I highly suggest printing it out or just hitting 'ctrl F' to find some things about:
The Celtics
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods
Ah, McPaper
News while in Florida
Missed that part of Journalism class
and now....on to the show under the Big Top:
The Celtics-Oh Happy Day!!!!! I have been silent since before this series even started, but now that it's all over, I can honestly sit here and state how happy I am and how much I'd like to laugh at most of the 'knowledgeable' sports reporters around this country. Most of them picked the Lakers, in either 5 or six games. The only person I can remember stating on TV that the C's would win in 6 is Jon Barry. Jon's a nice guy, I ran into him at a dive bar down the street from my house right after he retired a couple of years ago. Very weird to see a guy like him in a complete hole like that, but it was even cooler that he never put on any heirs, he was a beer drinking guy, just like the rest of us.
The series kind of went the way I expected it to, except that I really thought that Kobe Bryant would play a whole lot bigger and better than he did. More on him in a bit.
My favorite part of the series, other than the C's getting to win in front of the home crowd? And the crowd screaming 'Dee-Fense!!!' while Doc Rivers was being interviewed after receiving the Larry O'Brien trophy? I know it wreaks of pettiness and could be construed as borderline evil, I don't care--it was Sasha Vujacic throwing a temper tantrum during the 4th quarter of the Lakers Game 4 meltdown. Where's my MasterCard-Priceless ad campaign for that? I simply loved that after the game I got to hear some state that the Lakers lost that game, not that the Celtics had won it. Excuse me? Were we watching the same game? The Celtics played great defense all year, and as KG stated all season, it was their team backbone, what they hung their collective hat on. So it's not like it was something new. Besides, did everyone forget that KG was Defensive Player of the Year?
Some of my other thoughts about other games in the series:
Game 1-hey Bill Platschke of the LA Times and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson, F_U! You both have a ton of nerve questioning Paul Pierce being hurt, insinuating he's a faker. Really? Guy got stabbed 11 times 8 years ago and was playing 3 weeks later, and you want to question if he was hurt. What would your reaction be if a 280-lb guy feel on your leg and you heard a pop? Add to it that you've never heard that noise on your own body. Jackson was the best, trying to bring his old teammate Willis Reed into the discussion. Funny Phil, didn't your stud Michael Jordan have a great game in Utah with the flu, and you called his game 'remarkable'? Zip it, you dirty old hippy. Jordan had the flu...and basketball was his job. I know people that go to work everyday with cancer playing games with their bodies. Just stop already. Phil, I'm pretty sure you're done with coaching, and I don't blame you. I don't like the players on that Lakers team much, either. Especially the scripted star.
Game 2-scared out of my mind after the Lakers came roaring back...but what everyone failed to mention was that the C's won...they didn't hold on, they won the game. Sure wasn't pretty, but there are no 'show' points for being up 2-0 in a 7 game series. The talk after the game was the free throw disparity, with the C's holding a 38-10 advantage. But did anyone look at the foul calls? 28-21 in favor of Boston. Maybe, just maybe, if the Lakers had gone to the hole instead of settling for jumpers they would've gotten to the FT line. Leon Powe certainly took advantage of it.
Game 3-who here was shocked that not only did the Lakers win, but Kobe had more FT attempts in the 1st quarter than the whole Lakers did after Game 2 and all the complaining? Yeah, me neither.
Game 4-Greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Oh, and at this point in time I'm wondering if Vujacic and Jordan Farmar shouldn't just start pummeling each other. Maybe work on that pick and roll D, huh fellas?
Game 5-The C's should've closed it out here, and wasted a fantastic performance from Paul Pierce, who finished with 38, and no one, not even 1st Team All-D Kobe Bryant could stop him...except for that 'Ole' steal he got to close the game out and try and give the AP a fantastic photo-op. On that 'steal', and yes-I'm definitely putting it in quotation marks-I talked to my brother the next day, and I think he made a great point. That 'steal' may work in prison hoops and pickup games, but anywhere there is an official, be it little kids to high school to college, that's a foul, every single time. Except when David Stern needs more TV money-don't worry, he's on the docket at the end of this whole blog. I also enjoyed KG stating after the game that he played like garbage, and even had some media folks calling him 'the little ticket'. Like he didn't know he stunk up the joint? Thanks for the ammo.
Game 6-And The Truth, shall set you free. Well, this game was over before it started. I could just feel it. Sometimes, you just know. KG came out huge in the first half, and ended with 26 pts and 14 boards. But what most people keep forgetting about this man is that he is all heart, all the time. He swears too much, talks to himself like a mad man, but he brought every tool in the shed to this game. I think having the Beast Kendrick Perkins by his side helped, too. This game was over halfway thru the 2nd quarter, after Eddie House and James Posey hit back to back 3's. It was done. The last of the Lakers will was spent, never to return. So much for heart, eh, Mr. Bryant? The final margin of victory was 39 points, but it was never in doubt or even that close. If you watched the game, you know that it was over before halftime, and that Phil Jackson was disgusted with this team and it's piss-poor defensive effort. I understand that sometimes you get lost running a shooter down of off screens...but Ray Allen, after coming back from a legit eye-scratch, had time to catch read, label, stamp and mail 4 3's home in the 4th quarter? And to those who may cry that it was running up the score....I have nothing but pity for you. If you don't like it, stop him then. My least favorite part of this game was Lamar Odom. Way to get tough and start talking crap in the 4th quarter when you're down by 30. I get this strange suspicion you won't be missed if you got traded over the summer.
I love that the MVP was Paul Pierce, and he didn't even shoot that great in this game...but he did have 9 assists at halftime.
Here's someone else's take, who was at the game, for how awesome this truly was.
And that's it, that's all, that's all there is-Beastie Boys (how fitting)
Kobe Bryant
I've never liked the man. There, now you know before you read the rest of it. I hold this man in contempt much like I do Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens. He's a phony and a fraud. It started with me a long time ago, but very recently it caught my ire again. Right before the MVP winning, honestly. I had a strange feeling it would happen, and then, at halftime of Game 3, it was shoved up my ass (pun intended) by ABC/ESPN. This has to rank as one of the most scripted fluff pieces on any athlete I've seen in a long time. Are you trying to just punch me in the face and then tell me a ghost did it? Kobe, stop it, please. You are a travesty of a husband, and of a father, and even of a teammate. How can I say this? Easy. You're a travesty and a joke of a husband because you were caught cheating on your wife here in Colorado not 4 years ago, yet you have the nerve to put her on TV like your whole family is fine? You're a travesty of a father because you pimp your daughter/s out much like you do to your wife, especially after games at press conferences. Teammate? You know what, I saw you give dirty looks to your teammates, only when the cameras allowed it. I'll let Curt Schilling, who was sitting next to the Lakers bench in Game 2, tell us all about it...unreal to me. Kobe may be a great scorer, but I'm tired of listening to the national media blow him, and of him letting it happen. When ABC told him that they wanted to do a piece on him as a family man, he should have declined. And then as a token, tell them he appreciates it but he is still working on his marriage, maybe they should do a feature on Lamar Odom, who lost a child last summer, or even Derek Fisher, who came back to LA for his daughter and her illness. Wouldn't that be better than a man who was charged with rape, gave a girl such a good time that she needed anal stitches, whose public apology included an 8-carat ring trying to tell me he's a good person and a great teammate? And to those that may try and give me a rebuttal on the whole rape thing-just because charges are dropped doesn't mean no crime was committed. To me, in my world, adultery is a crime. Maybe not of legality, but certainly of morality. I could care less that it happens every day, still doesn't make it right.
Tiger Woods
Alright, NBC, are you happy now??? Good grief. We get it, he's in pain. Know what else? No one is making him play in this tournament. Here's another little secret-dude is in fantastic shape, brought weight training into golf, and he's not the only one who's ever had a scope done on his knee. Me, I've blown mine out, how come no one is kissing my ass for walking up steps? Get over him already, please. What he's doing is not heroic, by any means. LaDanian Tomlinson sitting out most of the AFC Championship this year is more heroic than Tiger. Why? Because he knew he couldn't run on a sprained knee and that he could hurt his team. Tiger? He may have won a great tourney, but now he's going to have to have ACL surgery, because he has a stress fracture in that knee. Wish I could say I was shocked, but again, I'm tired of the media blowing him. How come no one chastised him when he was chucking his clubs around on Sunday? Tiger's not all bad, though. While I may not be a huge fan, I do love that he wants to win, and even crush, his opponents.
Ah, McPaper
That is the term that my Dad gave the USA Today many years ago, and it still seems to ring true. I'm only going to use June 5th to illustrate some stories, mostly of a 'WTF' variety..First is an article about wedding invites now being done over the internet, touching on being 'green' and all that crap. I call it cheap. But then there is a sidebar, talking about putting your friends in A,B,C and even D-lists...and if someone cancels you can invite them, even tell them that they are a B,C, or D squad invitee. Wow, tacky has taken a new turn, and it sure ain't pretty. If anyone invited me to a wedding that way, I'd send them a bag of poop with my decline. Next up was this gem of a letter to the editor..anyone know someone in Maryland to smack this dope around? If this isn't the Ricki Lake show defense of 'You don't know me', I don't know what to call it then. Apparently bojangling for your own people is okay, because they don't listen to the message. Right....because Italians never follow what the Pope says, hmmm?
News while in Florida
Well, the big news was Hulk Hogan's son Nick being thrown in jail and all the nonsense that went along with it. And then, this happened. Nick, at least you can get laid once you both get out of the pokey....provided you still look like you could be in high school, I'm sure.
Other news included police shot and killed a 17 year old who was firing a gun outside a high school graduation party. Now, I would find this sad....until you keep reading. Come to find out that the kid was also running away from the cops and shooting at them. And a gun was found next to his body. Now, this is all alleged, and of course the kid is black and the cop is white, so now Al Sharpton and the church and any other group that can get on TV is screaming racism. Well, not me, and here's why....the last line in the article states that this kid just finished his sophomore year of high school. Huh? He's 17!!!! I graduated high school at 17. Am I missing something here?
And the other big thing in Tampa while I was there was the story of a man who wants to raise a Confederate Flag on his property. Of course he wants to raise it high enough so that all can see it. His house just happens to sit between 2 major highways. Hence the big stink. Me, I think it's comical. The South lost. There, I said it. And I know it means a lot of things to a lot of different people down there in the South, but the man does have a right to his property. If he wants to raise a big flag and show his allegiance and ignorance, so be it. I sure wouldn't want to be his neighbor, that much is for certain.
Missed that part of Journalism class
So I was reading the Denver Post Monday morning, and as I'm flipping thru the business section, I see ads for massage parlors and erotic rub-downs. I must have missed the day or the paper or something. I thought I found that stuff in the Westword or online, not a major daily newspaper. Maybe I was out for that day in journalism day when they discussed advertising and where to place it.
Alright, I'm tired, so I'm going to wrap this up for now...but rest assured that more is coming tomorrow, including:
Sports
Gas Prices
'Fathers Day'
The Marines
Various
happy saturday
The Celtics
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods
Ah, McPaper
News while in Florida
Missed that part of Journalism class
and now....on to the show under the Big Top:
The Celtics-Oh Happy Day!!!!! I have been silent since before this series even started, but now that it's all over, I can honestly sit here and state how happy I am and how much I'd like to laugh at most of the 'knowledgeable' sports reporters around this country. Most of them picked the Lakers, in either 5 or six games. The only person I can remember stating on TV that the C's would win in 6 is Jon Barry. Jon's a nice guy, I ran into him at a dive bar down the street from my house right after he retired a couple of years ago. Very weird to see a guy like him in a complete hole like that, but it was even cooler that he never put on any heirs, he was a beer drinking guy, just like the rest of us.
The series kind of went the way I expected it to, except that I really thought that Kobe Bryant would play a whole lot bigger and better than he did. More on him in a bit.
My favorite part of the series, other than the C's getting to win in front of the home crowd? And the crowd screaming 'Dee-Fense!!!' while Doc Rivers was being interviewed after receiving the Larry O'Brien trophy? I know it wreaks of pettiness and could be construed as borderline evil, I don't care--it was Sasha Vujacic throwing a temper tantrum during the 4th quarter of the Lakers Game 4 meltdown. Where's my MasterCard-Priceless ad campaign for that? I simply loved that after the game I got to hear some state that the Lakers lost that game, not that the Celtics had won it. Excuse me? Were we watching the same game? The Celtics played great defense all year, and as KG stated all season, it was their team backbone, what they hung their collective hat on. So it's not like it was something new. Besides, did everyone forget that KG was Defensive Player of the Year?
Some of my other thoughts about other games in the series:
Game 1-hey Bill Platschke of the LA Times and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson, F_U! You both have a ton of nerve questioning Paul Pierce being hurt, insinuating he's a faker. Really? Guy got stabbed 11 times 8 years ago and was playing 3 weeks later, and you want to question if he was hurt. What would your reaction be if a 280-lb guy feel on your leg and you heard a pop? Add to it that you've never heard that noise on your own body. Jackson was the best, trying to bring his old teammate Willis Reed into the discussion. Funny Phil, didn't your stud Michael Jordan have a great game in Utah with the flu, and you called his game 'remarkable'? Zip it, you dirty old hippy. Jordan had the flu...and basketball was his job. I know people that go to work everyday with cancer playing games with their bodies. Just stop already. Phil, I'm pretty sure you're done with coaching, and I don't blame you. I don't like the players on that Lakers team much, either. Especially the scripted star.
Game 2-scared out of my mind after the Lakers came roaring back...but what everyone failed to mention was that the C's won...they didn't hold on, they won the game. Sure wasn't pretty, but there are no 'show' points for being up 2-0 in a 7 game series. The talk after the game was the free throw disparity, with the C's holding a 38-10 advantage. But did anyone look at the foul calls? 28-21 in favor of Boston. Maybe, just maybe, if the Lakers had gone to the hole instead of settling for jumpers they would've gotten to the FT line. Leon Powe certainly took advantage of it.
Game 3-who here was shocked that not only did the Lakers win, but Kobe had more FT attempts in the 1st quarter than the whole Lakers did after Game 2 and all the complaining? Yeah, me neither.
Game 4-Greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Oh, and at this point in time I'm wondering if Vujacic and Jordan Farmar shouldn't just start pummeling each other. Maybe work on that pick and roll D, huh fellas?
Game 5-The C's should've closed it out here, and wasted a fantastic performance from Paul Pierce, who finished with 38, and no one, not even 1st Team All-D Kobe Bryant could stop him...except for that 'Ole' steal he got to close the game out and try and give the AP a fantastic photo-op. On that 'steal', and yes-I'm definitely putting it in quotation marks-I talked to my brother the next day, and I think he made a great point. That 'steal' may work in prison hoops and pickup games, but anywhere there is an official, be it little kids to high school to college, that's a foul, every single time. Except when David Stern needs more TV money-don't worry, he's on the docket at the end of this whole blog. I also enjoyed KG stating after the game that he played like garbage, and even had some media folks calling him 'the little ticket'. Like he didn't know he stunk up the joint? Thanks for the ammo.
Game 6-And The Truth, shall set you free. Well, this game was over before it started. I could just feel it. Sometimes, you just know. KG came out huge in the first half, and ended with 26 pts and 14 boards. But what most people keep forgetting about this man is that he is all heart, all the time. He swears too much, talks to himself like a mad man, but he brought every tool in the shed to this game. I think having the Beast Kendrick Perkins by his side helped, too. This game was over halfway thru the 2nd quarter, after Eddie House and James Posey hit back to back 3's. It was done. The last of the Lakers will was spent, never to return. So much for heart, eh, Mr. Bryant? The final margin of victory was 39 points, but it was never in doubt or even that close. If you watched the game, you know that it was over before halftime, and that Phil Jackson was disgusted with this team and it's piss-poor defensive effort. I understand that sometimes you get lost running a shooter down of off screens...but Ray Allen, after coming back from a legit eye-scratch, had time to catch read, label, stamp and mail 4 3's home in the 4th quarter? And to those who may cry that it was running up the score....I have nothing but pity for you. If you don't like it, stop him then. My least favorite part of this game was Lamar Odom. Way to get tough and start talking crap in the 4th quarter when you're down by 30. I get this strange suspicion you won't be missed if you got traded over the summer.
I love that the MVP was Paul Pierce, and he didn't even shoot that great in this game...but he did have 9 assists at halftime.
Here's someone else's take, who was at the game, for how awesome this truly was.
And that's it, that's all, that's all there is-Beastie Boys (how fitting)
Kobe Bryant
I've never liked the man. There, now you know before you read the rest of it. I hold this man in contempt much like I do Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens. He's a phony and a fraud. It started with me a long time ago, but very recently it caught my ire again. Right before the MVP winning, honestly. I had a strange feeling it would happen, and then, at halftime of Game 3, it was shoved up my ass (pun intended) by ABC/ESPN. This has to rank as one of the most scripted fluff pieces on any athlete I've seen in a long time. Are you trying to just punch me in the face and then tell me a ghost did it? Kobe, stop it, please. You are a travesty of a husband, and of a father, and even of a teammate. How can I say this? Easy. You're a travesty and a joke of a husband because you were caught cheating on your wife here in Colorado not 4 years ago, yet you have the nerve to put her on TV like your whole family is fine? You're a travesty of a father because you pimp your daughter/s out much like you do to your wife, especially after games at press conferences. Teammate? You know what, I saw you give dirty looks to your teammates, only when the cameras allowed it. I'll let Curt Schilling, who was sitting next to the Lakers bench in Game 2, tell us all about it...unreal to me. Kobe may be a great scorer, but I'm tired of listening to the national media blow him, and of him letting it happen. When ABC told him that they wanted to do a piece on him as a family man, he should have declined. And then as a token, tell them he appreciates it but he is still working on his marriage, maybe they should do a feature on Lamar Odom, who lost a child last summer, or even Derek Fisher, who came back to LA for his daughter and her illness. Wouldn't that be better than a man who was charged with rape, gave a girl such a good time that she needed anal stitches, whose public apology included an 8-carat ring trying to tell me he's a good person and a great teammate? And to those that may try and give me a rebuttal on the whole rape thing-just because charges are dropped doesn't mean no crime was committed. To me, in my world, adultery is a crime. Maybe not of legality, but certainly of morality. I could care less that it happens every day, still doesn't make it right.
Tiger Woods
Alright, NBC, are you happy now??? Good grief. We get it, he's in pain. Know what else? No one is making him play in this tournament. Here's another little secret-dude is in fantastic shape, brought weight training into golf, and he's not the only one who's ever had a scope done on his knee. Me, I've blown mine out, how come no one is kissing my ass for walking up steps? Get over him already, please. What he's doing is not heroic, by any means. LaDanian Tomlinson sitting out most of the AFC Championship this year is more heroic than Tiger. Why? Because he knew he couldn't run on a sprained knee and that he could hurt his team. Tiger? He may have won a great tourney, but now he's going to have to have ACL surgery, because he has a stress fracture in that knee. Wish I could say I was shocked, but again, I'm tired of the media blowing him. How come no one chastised him when he was chucking his clubs around on Sunday? Tiger's not all bad, though. While I may not be a huge fan, I do love that he wants to win, and even crush, his opponents.
Ah, McPaper
That is the term that my Dad gave the USA Today many years ago, and it still seems to ring true. I'm only going to use June 5th to illustrate some stories, mostly of a 'WTF' variety..First is an article about wedding invites now being done over the internet, touching on being 'green' and all that crap. I call it cheap. But then there is a sidebar, talking about putting your friends in A,B,C and even D-lists...and if someone cancels you can invite them, even tell them that they are a B,C, or D squad invitee. Wow, tacky has taken a new turn, and it sure ain't pretty. If anyone invited me to a wedding that way, I'd send them a bag of poop with my decline. Next up was this gem of a letter to the editor..anyone know someone in Maryland to smack this dope around? If this isn't the Ricki Lake show defense of 'You don't know me', I don't know what to call it then. Apparently bojangling for your own people is okay, because they don't listen to the message. Right....because Italians never follow what the Pope says, hmmm?
News while in Florida
Well, the big news was Hulk Hogan's son Nick being thrown in jail and all the nonsense that went along with it. And then, this happened. Nick, at least you can get laid once you both get out of the pokey....provided you still look like you could be in high school, I'm sure.
Other news included police shot and killed a 17 year old who was firing a gun outside a high school graduation party. Now, I would find this sad....until you keep reading. Come to find out that the kid was also running away from the cops and shooting at them. And a gun was found next to his body. Now, this is all alleged, and of course the kid is black and the cop is white, so now Al Sharpton and the church and any other group that can get on TV is screaming racism. Well, not me, and here's why....the last line in the article states that this kid just finished his sophomore year of high school. Huh? He's 17!!!! I graduated high school at 17. Am I missing something here?
And the other big thing in Tampa while I was there was the story of a man who wants to raise a Confederate Flag on his property. Of course he wants to raise it high enough so that all can see it. His house just happens to sit between 2 major highways. Hence the big stink. Me, I think it's comical. The South lost. There, I said it. And I know it means a lot of things to a lot of different people down there in the South, but the man does have a right to his property. If he wants to raise a big flag and show his allegiance and ignorance, so be it. I sure wouldn't want to be his neighbor, that much is for certain.
Missed that part of Journalism class
So I was reading the Denver Post Monday morning, and as I'm flipping thru the business section, I see ads for massage parlors and erotic rub-downs. I must have missed the day or the paper or something. I thought I found that stuff in the Westword or online, not a major daily newspaper. Maybe I was out for that day in journalism day when they discussed advertising and where to place it.
Alright, I'm tired, so I'm going to wrap this up for now...but rest assured that more is coming tomorrow, including:
Sports
Gas Prices
'Fathers Day'
The Marines
Various
happy saturday
Monday, June 16, 2008
So Sorry I'm late....did I miss anything
My apologies to both of my 'fans' that read this thing. It's been a long couple of weeks, I've done some traveling, and now I'm done with my first day in my new office. Kind of cool. But now we get down to business!
So I was in Tampa, FL for 2 weeks doing some training for the new job, and some things have really stuck out to me. First, I still need coffee in the morning to get going, be it East Coast or Mountain Time. Coffee is my drug of choice. It almost makes it enjoyable to wake up. Almost, I said. The office I was training in was very small, people-wise. The office was big enough to hold the occupants. Second, I kind of like knowing what I'm going to be doing that day ahead of time. I don't like surprises. Third-man, did these guys talk a lot about baseball. I love baseball, but these guys lo-hove it. Baseball is #3 for me, behind hoops and football. I still love my Sox, but I can still fall asleep to a baseball game on a Sunday. I can't do that with the other two. I know it for certain, I've tried, it just ain't hapnin'.
Oh, and Tampa is as muggy as anything I've ever been around. Worse than any day we ever had in New England during the summer. I got off the plane and thought someone punched me with a soggy sponge as soon as I cleared the plane door.
I got to spend the first 4 days in a hotel with a rental car. Not bad, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. I didn't feel any smarter, especially because of my neighbors....they apparently slept all day and at around 1 AM decided it would be a good ol' time to bust out Guitar Hero or play techno. Well, I solved that problem after Day 2 (Not after Day 1 because I was so tired I just rolled over and fell back asleep). Nope, after Day (or Night) 2 of listening to some Gawd-Awful noises coming from the only shared wall I had, I decided to bang on their door, ignoring the 'Privacy Please' placard hanging from their door handle, and went about my morning. Oh, that was at 7 AM. Yes, they got the hint. My other option was to bang on their door in my boxers, or not, at 2 AM when/if they woke me up. Believe me, with this body and it's eminent donation to science fiction, I don't think they'd be able to play Guitar Hero anymore...their fingers would be stuck to their foreheads trying to cover their eyes.
Here's something else that's fun about Tampa, and I think Florida in general....they have to have the absolute worst drivers I've ever seen!!! In my 15 minute ride to work from the hotel one morning, I saw not 1, not 2, but 3 four lane changes with no signal cut right in front of me. I could've cared less, I was in a rental! Oh, and the rental was a Corolla. Nice car, but I was petrified in it. Not as much as the other car I got to drive, but a lil' scared nonetheless.
After I got done with the Hotel and the rental car, I was given the keys to the corporate apartment. Not nearly as flashy as you might think. But it wasn't too shabby, and it was in a pretty nice, yuppified neighborhood. Think Wash. Park if you're around Denver, Alston/Brighton if you're around Boston. TV, PS3, fridge, bed, washer/dryer. What more could you want? I didn't take advantage of the PS3, but I did get to watch some of the Finals on an HD flat-screen, so I could be happy about that.
The car-a friggin' death-trap if there ever was one. We're talking Ford Focus people!!! I haven't been that frightened in a car since one of my ex-girlfriend's whipped me around town in her Honda Civic (to be fair, Honda Civic's are nice, she was a terrible driver-I closed my eyes at one point...okay, twice). The Focus was low on gas, needed a tune-up, and you had to damn near stand on the brakes to get the thing to stop. So it was fun and scary, all at once. Kind of like a roller coaster being operated by a mental patient.
My training wasn't that extensive the first week, at least not on the SW that I'll be selling. Decorum and Legality prevent me from posting it's a link on this blog (and even if it didn't, I just got this job, I think I may even want to keep it, so please, be kind). We spent most of the time talking about the philosophy of the company, where we've been, where we'd like to go, how some other people do things, etc. All in all, a relatively easy week, and I was happy on Friday to go see some of Tampa. Except....
No one in my Tampa office would hang out with me!!! Look, I'm not a charity case, and I like to think that I'm kind of fun to hang out with, so what the hell? You know what's worse than having no one even offer to hang out? The next Monday with the sheepish 'Dude, I was gonna call you to hang out and maybe show you around Tampa'....no you weren't, so please, don't give me that weak excuse.
Besides, thanks to my boy I got to hang out with friends of a friend of a friend, and they were very gracious and polite hosts. I had fun hanging out with them, they even showed me a couple of bars around Tampa and dropped me off quite buzzed from the evening of boozing it up. Those two could drink. Oh, and if you're ever in Tampa, the bars close at 3. Just a little note from me to you...I was not aware of this. I made some tactical errors my first night out on the town. Not every place is as lame as Denver, where bars close at 1. And that, my friends, sucks.
Anyone else think the bars closing at 1 might pose a problem for when the DNC comes here to Denver? Me, too.
My next week of training was the real meat and potatoes of the job. And if I'm honest with you, and myself, I had 2 great days, 1 'iffy' day, 1 'ick' day and I really won't count Friday, because it was more prep work for what I started doing today.
See, last Thursday, not only did I get training, I also got to go to a conference, with was on the other side of Tampa from where my office was located. By the time that was over and I got home, Game 3 of the NBA Finals was tipping off. Yes, I was happy and shocked about that outcome, but sports will come tomorrow or Wednesday this week, I haven't decided yet. This particular blog is about my trip to Tampa.
So, being exhausted from all this training and mental drain, I was just looking forward to going home. I missed my bed, my couch, my TV, my laptop, the dry Colorado air, and even my roommates dogs. Believe me, that last one shocked no one more than me. But after a delayed leg from Tampa to Chicago and then another weather-delayed leg from Chicago to Denver, I made it home. I'm glad to be back in Denver. I guess I really do like it here.
As for the job and the company, expect a more 'formal' announcement via email over the next week, with my role and what the company does. I think it's pretty cool stuff.
A belated Happy Fathers Day to my friends that are proud parents of children. Dogs don't count. Yes, they are important family members, but if your dog has cancer, you put the dog to sleep--Forever. If your kid has cancer, he's going to get the best possible care you can get for them. It may sound cruel, but think about it, and you know it to be true.
So for all the Dad's out there doing the damn thing, keep doing it! It's a thankless job, and you'll get golf balls, horrid ties or the joy of taking your kids to a ballgame (how does this celebrate Dad???).
Look for some more posts this week, talking 'bout Sports, politics, gas prices, news, edumacation and how stupid some people truly are.
I hope you have a great week!
So I was in Tampa, FL for 2 weeks doing some training for the new job, and some things have really stuck out to me. First, I still need coffee in the morning to get going, be it East Coast or Mountain Time. Coffee is my drug of choice. It almost makes it enjoyable to wake up. Almost, I said. The office I was training in was very small, people-wise. The office was big enough to hold the occupants. Second, I kind of like knowing what I'm going to be doing that day ahead of time. I don't like surprises. Third-man, did these guys talk a lot about baseball. I love baseball, but these guys lo-hove it. Baseball is #3 for me, behind hoops and football. I still love my Sox, but I can still fall asleep to a baseball game on a Sunday. I can't do that with the other two. I know it for certain, I've tried, it just ain't hapnin'.
Oh, and Tampa is as muggy as anything I've ever been around. Worse than any day we ever had in New England during the summer. I got off the plane and thought someone punched me with a soggy sponge as soon as I cleared the plane door.
I got to spend the first 4 days in a hotel with a rental car. Not bad, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. I didn't feel any smarter, especially because of my neighbors....they apparently slept all day and at around 1 AM decided it would be a good ol' time to bust out Guitar Hero or play techno. Well, I solved that problem after Day 2 (Not after Day 1 because I was so tired I just rolled over and fell back asleep). Nope, after Day (or Night) 2 of listening to some Gawd-Awful noises coming from the only shared wall I had, I decided to bang on their door, ignoring the 'Privacy Please' placard hanging from their door handle, and went about my morning. Oh, that was at 7 AM. Yes, they got the hint. My other option was to bang on their door in my boxers, or not, at 2 AM when/if they woke me up. Believe me, with this body and it's eminent donation to science fiction, I don't think they'd be able to play Guitar Hero anymore...their fingers would be stuck to their foreheads trying to cover their eyes.
Here's something else that's fun about Tampa, and I think Florida in general....they have to have the absolute worst drivers I've ever seen!!! In my 15 minute ride to work from the hotel one morning, I saw not 1, not 2, but 3 four lane changes with no signal cut right in front of me. I could've cared less, I was in a rental! Oh, and the rental was a Corolla. Nice car, but I was petrified in it. Not as much as the other car I got to drive, but a lil' scared nonetheless.
After I got done with the Hotel and the rental car, I was given the keys to the corporate apartment. Not nearly as flashy as you might think. But it wasn't too shabby, and it was in a pretty nice, yuppified neighborhood. Think Wash. Park if you're around Denver, Alston/Brighton if you're around Boston. TV, PS3, fridge, bed, washer/dryer. What more could you want? I didn't take advantage of the PS3, but I did get to watch some of the Finals on an HD flat-screen, so I could be happy about that.
The car-a friggin' death-trap if there ever was one. We're talking Ford Focus people!!! I haven't been that frightened in a car since one of my ex-girlfriend's whipped me around town in her Honda Civic (to be fair, Honda Civic's are nice, she was a terrible driver-I closed my eyes at one point...okay, twice). The Focus was low on gas, needed a tune-up, and you had to damn near stand on the brakes to get the thing to stop. So it was fun and scary, all at once. Kind of like a roller coaster being operated by a mental patient.
My training wasn't that extensive the first week, at least not on the SW that I'll be selling. Decorum and Legality prevent me from posting it's a link on this blog (and even if it didn't, I just got this job, I think I may even want to keep it, so please, be kind). We spent most of the time talking about the philosophy of the company, where we've been, where we'd like to go, how some other people do things, etc. All in all, a relatively easy week, and I was happy on Friday to go see some of Tampa. Except....
No one in my Tampa office would hang out with me!!! Look, I'm not a charity case, and I like to think that I'm kind of fun to hang out with, so what the hell? You know what's worse than having no one even offer to hang out? The next Monday with the sheepish 'Dude, I was gonna call you to hang out and maybe show you around Tampa'....no you weren't, so please, don't give me that weak excuse.
Besides, thanks to my boy I got to hang out with friends of a friend of a friend, and they were very gracious and polite hosts. I had fun hanging out with them, they even showed me a couple of bars around Tampa and dropped me off quite buzzed from the evening of boozing it up. Those two could drink. Oh, and if you're ever in Tampa, the bars close at 3. Just a little note from me to you...I was not aware of this. I made some tactical errors my first night out on the town. Not every place is as lame as Denver, where bars close at 1. And that, my friends, sucks.
Anyone else think the bars closing at 1 might pose a problem for when the DNC comes here to Denver? Me, too.
My next week of training was the real meat and potatoes of the job. And if I'm honest with you, and myself, I had 2 great days, 1 'iffy' day, 1 'ick' day and I really won't count Friday, because it was more prep work for what I started doing today.
See, last Thursday, not only did I get training, I also got to go to a conference, with was on the other side of Tampa from where my office was located. By the time that was over and I got home, Game 3 of the NBA Finals was tipping off. Yes, I was happy and shocked about that outcome, but sports will come tomorrow or Wednesday this week, I haven't decided yet. This particular blog is about my trip to Tampa.
So, being exhausted from all this training and mental drain, I was just looking forward to going home. I missed my bed, my couch, my TV, my laptop, the dry Colorado air, and even my roommates dogs. Believe me, that last one shocked no one more than me. But after a delayed leg from Tampa to Chicago and then another weather-delayed leg from Chicago to Denver, I made it home. I'm glad to be back in Denver. I guess I really do like it here.
As for the job and the company, expect a more 'formal' announcement via email over the next week, with my role and what the company does. I think it's pretty cool stuff.
A belated Happy Fathers Day to my friends that are proud parents of children. Dogs don't count. Yes, they are important family members, but if your dog has cancer, you put the dog to sleep--Forever. If your kid has cancer, he's going to get the best possible care you can get for them. It may sound cruel, but think about it, and you know it to be true.
So for all the Dad's out there doing the damn thing, keep doing it! It's a thankless job, and you'll get golf balls, horrid ties or the joy of taking your kids to a ballgame (how does this celebrate Dad???).
Look for some more posts this week, talking 'bout Sports, politics, gas prices, news, edumacation and how stupid some people truly are.
I hope you have a great week!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
alrighty, I've done that, now what???
sorry it's been soooo long since I've last typed up anything. If you had all this stuff flying around in your melon, you might be apt to say nothing, too.
so, here's what's on tap for this rambling:
politics, including why your gas prices are so high and a new way to tell you how you're a racist
I got a freakin' job!
and sports
Political humor...look, if you take anything away from this blog, please let it be that I'm probably more fed up with the way politicians use certain forums, and never the internet as one of them, to figure out what the heck is going out there in the real world. The world that you and I live in, full of fat people, ugly people, those who don't have the ability to drive, and my all-time favorite, people who walk side to side, so you can never move past them at a ballpark.
I'm starting to think that people who write blogs and stand-up comics will be the last bastion of truth for people wanting news. It may be slanted, but at least we admit it. Case in point, the NY Times recently ran a headline that stated that an unarmed man was gunned down by police. Now, based on that, you'd want to read about this, and you'd probably have it in your head that something messed up happened. Well-once you read the story you find out that the so-called 'victim' was clearly NOT unarmed...he was trying to run the police over with a car. Gee, can a car be a weapon? I'm pretty sure that question there is part of the D U H test. But the editors at the Times wouldn't want to say anything nice about the police, now would they? Don't worry, soon enough we'll be hearing and reading about Al Sharpton saying it was racially motivated...of course, 2 of the 3 officers involved in the shooting are black, as was the driver of that car trying to run them over, but lets not worry about the details.
As for gas prices in the US, I love what I get to listen to...the most uneducated people telling me that the reason we have high gas prices is all because of W! Are you kidding me? Look, here's an article with someone tame explaining it...done with that? Good, here's my take on it: You're all idiots. There, it's been said. When Congress put on yet another dog and pony show last week, it was all for the morons in this country. I can't believe we elect these people!! All this bitching and moaning about profits...yeah, so?? These companies don't answer to the government, they answer to stockholders. More importantly, they are making the same amount, if not less, on gasoline than they have in the past. It's called a profit margin, and if you don't know what that is, feel free to google it and then come on back. One of the CEO's of a gas company was in this hearing, and told members of Congress that last year they would make .10 on a gallon of gas, they now make .04....how is that an increase??? In what pea-brained world is losing more than half of your return considered a gain? Honestly, I wish one of these CEO's had the balls to stand up and state, for the record, "Are you stupid or slow? That way I'll know how to talk to you." My favorite person so far has been Patrick Leahy, D-VT, when he chastised one of these guys for not knowing his salary. How 'bout-"more than you". Or, "enough"? Whose business is it of a member of Congress to question what one makes? All of this, mind you, is under that guise of what's fair. What a crock. There is no such thing as fair in life. Sometimes life sucks the big one, and you just better open up wide for it. Other times, it rains skittles. Get over yourself. And you honestly wonder why I'd consider running for President? I'd be slapping old white guys up and down the halls.
Senator Ted Kennedy has cancer. Quite frankly, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Think anyone made him wait 10 hours after stroking out? Doubtful, at best. Yet that's how long he made Mary Jo Kopechne wait in the water while he pondered his political future. Hey Ted, here's a nice big EFF U. You suck as a human. I don't wish cancer on anyone, but pal, you've had some bad karma coming your was for a lo-hong time now.
I will say this on behalf of Teddy....when I was flying last week, I got to read a McPaper (USA Today) and there was a picture of Ted hugging his niece. A decent picture, but they could've printed something else...the picture was the backside of him with a huge band-aid on the back of his head...not exactly the best picture...I mean, come on, he is one of the mainstream media's darlings, you couldn't get a better picture than that?
Now, for all my bigot/racist fans out there...Newsweek has developed something called the Racial Resentment Index...read that again. So, I'm saving a bunch of money not buying magazines anymore. And why did they come out with this gem? To see if the reason people wouldn't vote for HusseinObama was because he's black. Wow. Just plain wow. Of course, this gets better, it's only for white people! God, I love this country. Here's what really fascinates me to no end-on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and in his "I have a Dream" speech, he stated that "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Dr. King, I wish you were alive today, I wish your children had the courage to stand up to HusseinObama and all of the Guilty White Party, and say "Enough!". I truly do. I won't vote for HusseinObama, and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. I would've voted for Colin Powell 8 years ago, or 4 years ago, if he had run for office. I will not vote for this man because he lacks character, because he'd sell his Grandmother down the river, because he associates guns and those that believe in a higher being as being "country", because he's been linked to one of the biggest, baddest racists to ever stand on a pulpit-Reverand Jeremiah Wright, because he has been associated with William Ayers, a man that once bombed buildings in our own beautiful nation. And I will not vote for him out of guilt. I could care less about 400 years of slavery, I've only been around for 32. It wasn't my fault, nor that of my ancestors. I will not vote for this man because after his wife states that she's only been proud of this country once, and then she gets taken to task, he tells everyone to 'back off'. Wrong answer. If your lady doesn't like the heat, tell the bitch to get her ass in the kitchen. I'm done listening to people pander to those of a different skin tone. You want to prove to me you're a man. Then stand there and take the heat. You better pray, HusseinObama, you don't have to meet me in any debate come 2012, because I can beat a bully-pulpit, too. I can talk like a Southern Gospel preacher, too. You are nothing but a slimy snake-oil salesman. You have no character, you have no spine, and you lack something so clear to me I'm offended you've made it this far....you lack integrity.
Say what you want about Bill Clinton, another person I don't like a ton, but when his brother was in trouble, he stood by him. You'd toss your Grandmother to the media and let them dissect her. That sir, is beyond despicable. I may not like everything certain people in my family has ever said or done, but I'll stand right beside them thru thick and thin. You have shown how yellow you truly are.
So, I got a job!!! I know, it's been a long time coming, and I've got all sorts of funny stories, bad interviews, and the dry-cleaning bills to prove it all existed. But I've learned a lot about myself and my friends during this 8 month self-imposed layoff. First, to my friends, thank you for your support. If you attempted to help me find a job, big props to you as well. For those that didn't help, well poo-poo to you. How grown up of me, I know.
This is the so-called exciting new chapter in my life, we'll see how things go. I'm excited and can't wait to get started. I'm just wondering how this is going to impact my life, since I've gotten into a definite routine these last few months. But this will be a good thing, I'm certain of it.
As for sports, I've got a small confession to make: I can't wait until my subscription to Sports Illustrated runs out. I will not be renewing my membership to this club, maybe never again. I'm sure you're wondering why, but a little background is required. SI is owned by CNN, so we'll start this off by saying it's a tad bit liberal. Quite frankly, injecting politics into sports is not why I get this magazine, nor is the swimsuit issue, although that's a nice perk. But I've had enough with some jab being thrown in every stinking issue. I get it, you don't like W., seriously. But just because that's the case doesn't mean I want to read that jab every week. I just don't. If I wanted to read a hatchet job on the President, I'd read the NY Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, or Washington Post. Otherwise, I'd move to Boulder. You may think I'm making this up, so here are some examples in the last month (4 issues):
May 5, Picture of Hillary Clinton on pg 24, and asking athletes what a superdelegate is....I don't care what an athlete thinks a superdelegate is or not. I want to know why they think throwing a slider that hasn't worked all day in a 1 run ballgame with a 3-2 and a man on 2nd is a good idea.
May 12, pg 36, "Late in the 3rd quarter of Game 1 in the City That Care (and FEMA) Forgot, Paul Sped toward the basket with his characteristic shoulder-high dribble."-What the hell does FEMA have to do with the NBA Playoffs???? Does anyone over there check some facts before they print this crap? You really want to blame the US government for what happened in New Orleans? Can we agree that this city is built below sea level? Can we agree that it was a dump to begin with? Can we agree that both the city and state governments may, just may have not done their job all that well. And Big Brother government is supposed to save them? Just stop it already, you're raping my eyes with this crap writing.
May 19, pg 80, article is entitled "Inconvenient Truths" (I'll give you some stuff around this quote, it'll be highlighted): "I want Manu Ginobli to get it over with and flop on contact during the San Antonio Spurs' pregame handshakes. I want a team to get blown out and blame it on God. I want George W. Bush to say, 'All things being equal, I screwed up the country far worse than I did the Texas Rangers." I want Allen Iverson to demand a no-practice clause in his contract-and I want Phil Jackson to demand a no-Iverson clause in his.---are you kidding me!!!!??? What the hell does this have to do with sports? He owned the Texas Rangers quite a decent amount of time ago. He then sold it and went on to be the Governor of Texas. What the hell does the war have to do with sports? I know I'm missing something.
May 26, pg 16, "Maybe what we need right now is a long and expensive investigation into the special teams career of Marshall Faulk. At the end every citizen will know exactly where Faulk lined up on the St. Louis Rams return team during the 2002 Super Bowl. Then we can all relax and go back to paying $4 a gallon for regular unleaded."--seriously, is it me, or are these not thinly veiled shots at our President, even our federal government? At least this story goes on to tie-in Arlen Specter, but come off it already.
Add to this the charming pieces on Carlos Delgado not standing for the national anthem and the brilliant Al Gore ghost-written job on global warming's effect on sports, and now you know why I'll be done when the subscription runs its course. I can't take anymore of this crap. It's garbage wrapped in a bikini sold to me as sports, and it's anything but. SI should just change it's name to "Fuck off all Conservatives, you'll Never understand our place in the World". But the funny thing that could happen if their were to be an amendment stating that all viewpoints would be presented, they'd have to pay someone like me to write for them....The Horror!!!
Another piece of political stuff...Hey HBO, I get it, you hate W., too. Want to know how I know? Instead of busting out some good war movies, like Pearl Harbor, The Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, Good Morning Vietnam, or hell, even Top Gun, this was your lineup on the night of Memorial Day, a day we here in the states use to remember and thank those that have served this great nation:
Your new movie about the 2000 election, Recount, was on 3 different channels, at the same time
The Patriot (alright, slightly uplifting)
Baghdad ER
Jarhead
Instead of HBO, why don't you just change it to F.U.W.---otherwise, maybe for next Memorial Day you can show Bill Maher taking a dump on a flag, it will be easier, cheaper, and I won't have to really hunt for the symbolism. Jagoffs.
So, when it comes to sports, I have about had enough with the writers from Boston. I can't blame them, however. They are used to bitching about everything. Well, the Sox are close to the top of the AL and the AL East. I for one don't think the Tampa Rays will make it thru the season. It would be nice if they did, but I don't think their pitching will hold up. Just a gut feeling.
That being said, I know some Yankees fans who aren't shaking in their collective boots, but they might want to start thinking about it. And there is one simple reason....they're old! Jeter is 34, Posada and his brand spankin' new contract is 36, A-Rod is coming off of a quad injury, Mussina is 39, Giambi hasn't been the same since he got off the juice, and Damon is 35. And the kids that they were counting on to pitch are doing so in the big spotlight of NYC. And they aren't producing. Guess what? Not a lot of young pitchers do. Add to it the incredibly shaky defense behind it, and this is what you get. I hope GM Brian Cashman quits before the season is over, because every day he gets to look over his shoulder with Hank Steinbrenner staring at him, and I can only hope he looks back with a, "I told you this could happen!" look. It was inevitable, and now that they have Posada and A-Rod locked up for the next 3 seasons, at least, this is going to get ugly before it gets good. I don't care if they sign CC Sabathia or Mark Texeria in this next offseason...they won't matter. Who's closing in the next 2-3 years? They will have to buy a closer, a 1B and maybe an outfielder or 2. It's just not going to happen.
The C's need to win tonight, it's obvious. But I must say, that Doc Rivers reminds me way too much of Grady Little. Does anyone else feel that if the C's had a different head coach this series with Detroit would be over tonight? How about the past 2 series against the Hawks and Cavs, respectively? And as much as I love him, someone needs to tell Kendrick Perkins to zip it. You're not an all-star, and you keep fouling people 26 feet from the hoop. Knock it off so you can stay in the game. Please, you're a good member of the team, but the whining needs to stop, it doesn't help you.
A couple of items and then I'm done for today....
A decent charity, one I assure you I will donate to after I get my first paycheck. I like the idea, and want this to come to the states badly.
Boycott Subway-they are having an essay contest, but home-schooled kids entries allowed. Keep your agenda and your diarrhea inducing sammiches to yourself then...I'll go to Quizno's.
Happy Wednesday!!
so, here's what's on tap for this rambling:
politics, including why your gas prices are so high and a new way to tell you how you're a racist
I got a freakin' job!
and sports
Political humor...look, if you take anything away from this blog, please let it be that I'm probably more fed up with the way politicians use certain forums, and never the internet as one of them, to figure out what the heck is going out there in the real world. The world that you and I live in, full of fat people, ugly people, those who don't have the ability to drive, and my all-time favorite, people who walk side to side, so you can never move past them at a ballpark.
I'm starting to think that people who write blogs and stand-up comics will be the last bastion of truth for people wanting news. It may be slanted, but at least we admit it. Case in point, the NY Times recently ran a headline that stated that an unarmed man was gunned down by police. Now, based on that, you'd want to read about this, and you'd probably have it in your head that something messed up happened. Well-once you read the story you find out that the so-called 'victim' was clearly NOT unarmed...he was trying to run the police over with a car. Gee, can a car be a weapon? I'm pretty sure that question there is part of the D U H test. But the editors at the Times wouldn't want to say anything nice about the police, now would they? Don't worry, soon enough we'll be hearing and reading about Al Sharpton saying it was racially motivated...of course, 2 of the 3 officers involved in the shooting are black, as was the driver of that car trying to run them over, but lets not worry about the details.
As for gas prices in the US, I love what I get to listen to...the most uneducated people telling me that the reason we have high gas prices is all because of W! Are you kidding me? Look, here's an article with someone tame explaining it...done with that? Good, here's my take on it: You're all idiots. There, it's been said. When Congress put on yet another dog and pony show last week, it was all for the morons in this country. I can't believe we elect these people!! All this bitching and moaning about profits...yeah, so?? These companies don't answer to the government, they answer to stockholders. More importantly, they are making the same amount, if not less, on gasoline than they have in the past. It's called a profit margin, and if you don't know what that is, feel free to google it and then come on back. One of the CEO's of a gas company was in this hearing, and told members of Congress that last year they would make .10 on a gallon of gas, they now make .04....how is that an increase??? In what pea-brained world is losing more than half of your return considered a gain? Honestly, I wish one of these CEO's had the balls to stand up and state, for the record, "Are you stupid or slow? That way I'll know how to talk to you." My favorite person so far has been Patrick Leahy, D-VT, when he chastised one of these guys for not knowing his salary. How 'bout-"more than you". Or, "enough"? Whose business is it of a member of Congress to question what one makes? All of this, mind you, is under that guise of what's fair. What a crock. There is no such thing as fair in life. Sometimes life sucks the big one, and you just better open up wide for it. Other times, it rains skittles. Get over yourself. And you honestly wonder why I'd consider running for President? I'd be slapping old white guys up and down the halls.
Senator Ted Kennedy has cancer. Quite frankly, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Think anyone made him wait 10 hours after stroking out? Doubtful, at best. Yet that's how long he made Mary Jo Kopechne wait in the water while he pondered his political future. Hey Ted, here's a nice big EFF U. You suck as a human. I don't wish cancer on anyone, but pal, you've had some bad karma coming your was for a lo-hong time now.
I will say this on behalf of Teddy....when I was flying last week, I got to read a McPaper (USA Today) and there was a picture of Ted hugging his niece. A decent picture, but they could've printed something else...the picture was the backside of him with a huge band-aid on the back of his head...not exactly the best picture...I mean, come on, he is one of the mainstream media's darlings, you couldn't get a better picture than that?
Now, for all my bigot/racist fans out there...Newsweek has developed something called the Racial Resentment Index...read that again. So, I'm saving a bunch of money not buying magazines anymore. And why did they come out with this gem? To see if the reason people wouldn't vote for HusseinObama was because he's black. Wow. Just plain wow. Of course, this gets better, it's only for white people! God, I love this country. Here's what really fascinates me to no end-on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and in his "I have a Dream" speech, he stated that "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Dr. King, I wish you were alive today, I wish your children had the courage to stand up to HusseinObama and all of the Guilty White Party, and say "Enough!". I truly do. I won't vote for HusseinObama, and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. I would've voted for Colin Powell 8 years ago, or 4 years ago, if he had run for office. I will not vote for this man because he lacks character, because he'd sell his Grandmother down the river, because he associates guns and those that believe in a higher being as being "country", because he's been linked to one of the biggest, baddest racists to ever stand on a pulpit-Reverand Jeremiah Wright, because he has been associated with William Ayers, a man that once bombed buildings in our own beautiful nation. And I will not vote for him out of guilt. I could care less about 400 years of slavery, I've only been around for 32. It wasn't my fault, nor that of my ancestors. I will not vote for this man because after his wife states that she's only been proud of this country once, and then she gets taken to task, he tells everyone to 'back off'. Wrong answer. If your lady doesn't like the heat, tell the bitch to get her ass in the kitchen. I'm done listening to people pander to those of a different skin tone. You want to prove to me you're a man. Then stand there and take the heat. You better pray, HusseinObama, you don't have to meet me in any debate come 2012, because I can beat a bully-pulpit, too. I can talk like a Southern Gospel preacher, too. You are nothing but a slimy snake-oil salesman. You have no character, you have no spine, and you lack something so clear to me I'm offended you've made it this far....you lack integrity.
Say what you want about Bill Clinton, another person I don't like a ton, but when his brother was in trouble, he stood by him. You'd toss your Grandmother to the media and let them dissect her. That sir, is beyond despicable. I may not like everything certain people in my family has ever said or done, but I'll stand right beside them thru thick and thin. You have shown how yellow you truly are.
So, I got a job!!! I know, it's been a long time coming, and I've got all sorts of funny stories, bad interviews, and the dry-cleaning bills to prove it all existed. But I've learned a lot about myself and my friends during this 8 month self-imposed layoff. First, to my friends, thank you for your support. If you attempted to help me find a job, big props to you as well. For those that didn't help, well poo-poo to you. How grown up of me, I know.
This is the so-called exciting new chapter in my life, we'll see how things go. I'm excited and can't wait to get started. I'm just wondering how this is going to impact my life, since I've gotten into a definite routine these last few months. But this will be a good thing, I'm certain of it.
As for sports, I've got a small confession to make: I can't wait until my subscription to Sports Illustrated runs out. I will not be renewing my membership to this club, maybe never again. I'm sure you're wondering why, but a little background is required. SI is owned by CNN, so we'll start this off by saying it's a tad bit liberal. Quite frankly, injecting politics into sports is not why I get this magazine, nor is the swimsuit issue, although that's a nice perk. But I've had enough with some jab being thrown in every stinking issue. I get it, you don't like W., seriously. But just because that's the case doesn't mean I want to read that jab every week. I just don't. If I wanted to read a hatchet job on the President, I'd read the NY Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, or Washington Post. Otherwise, I'd move to Boulder. You may think I'm making this up, so here are some examples in the last month (4 issues):
May 5, Picture of Hillary Clinton on pg 24, and asking athletes what a superdelegate is....I don't care what an athlete thinks a superdelegate is or not. I want to know why they think throwing a slider that hasn't worked all day in a 1 run ballgame with a 3-2 and a man on 2nd is a good idea.
May 12, pg 36, "Late in the 3rd quarter of Game 1 in the City That Care (and FEMA) Forgot, Paul Sped toward the basket with his characteristic shoulder-high dribble."-What the hell does FEMA have to do with the NBA Playoffs???? Does anyone over there check some facts before they print this crap? You really want to blame the US government for what happened in New Orleans? Can we agree that this city is built below sea level? Can we agree that it was a dump to begin with? Can we agree that both the city and state governments may, just may have not done their job all that well. And Big Brother government is supposed to save them? Just stop it already, you're raping my eyes with this crap writing.
May 19, pg 80, article is entitled "Inconvenient Truths" (I'll give you some stuff around this quote, it'll be highlighted): "I want Manu Ginobli to get it over with and flop on contact during the San Antonio Spurs' pregame handshakes. I want a team to get blown out and blame it on God. I want George W. Bush to say, 'All things being equal, I screwed up the country far worse than I did the Texas Rangers." I want Allen Iverson to demand a no-practice clause in his contract-and I want Phil Jackson to demand a no-Iverson clause in his.---are you kidding me!!!!??? What the hell does this have to do with sports? He owned the Texas Rangers quite a decent amount of time ago. He then sold it and went on to be the Governor of Texas. What the hell does the war have to do with sports? I know I'm missing something.
May 26, pg 16, "Maybe what we need right now is a long and expensive investigation into the special teams career of Marshall Faulk. At the end every citizen will know exactly where Faulk lined up on the St. Louis Rams return team during the 2002 Super Bowl. Then we can all relax and go back to paying $4 a gallon for regular unleaded."--seriously, is it me, or are these not thinly veiled shots at our President, even our federal government? At least this story goes on to tie-in Arlen Specter, but come off it already.
Add to this the charming pieces on Carlos Delgado not standing for the national anthem and the brilliant Al Gore ghost-written job on global warming's effect on sports, and now you know why I'll be done when the subscription runs its course. I can't take anymore of this crap. It's garbage wrapped in a bikini sold to me as sports, and it's anything but. SI should just change it's name to "Fuck off all Conservatives, you'll Never understand our place in the World". But the funny thing that could happen if their were to be an amendment stating that all viewpoints would be presented, they'd have to pay someone like me to write for them....The Horror!!!
Another piece of political stuff...Hey HBO, I get it, you hate W., too. Want to know how I know? Instead of busting out some good war movies, like Pearl Harbor, The Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, Good Morning Vietnam, or hell, even Top Gun, this was your lineup on the night of Memorial Day, a day we here in the states use to remember and thank those that have served this great nation:
Your new movie about the 2000 election, Recount, was on 3 different channels, at the same time
The Patriot (alright, slightly uplifting)
Baghdad ER
Jarhead
Instead of HBO, why don't you just change it to F.U.W.---otherwise, maybe for next Memorial Day you can show Bill Maher taking a dump on a flag, it will be easier, cheaper, and I won't have to really hunt for the symbolism. Jagoffs.
So, when it comes to sports, I have about had enough with the writers from Boston. I can't blame them, however. They are used to bitching about everything. Well, the Sox are close to the top of the AL and the AL East. I for one don't think the Tampa Rays will make it thru the season. It would be nice if they did, but I don't think their pitching will hold up. Just a gut feeling.
That being said, I know some Yankees fans who aren't shaking in their collective boots, but they might want to start thinking about it. And there is one simple reason....they're old! Jeter is 34, Posada and his brand spankin' new contract is 36, A-Rod is coming off of a quad injury, Mussina is 39, Giambi hasn't been the same since he got off the juice, and Damon is 35. And the kids that they were counting on to pitch are doing so in the big spotlight of NYC. And they aren't producing. Guess what? Not a lot of young pitchers do. Add to it the incredibly shaky defense behind it, and this is what you get. I hope GM Brian Cashman quits before the season is over, because every day he gets to look over his shoulder with Hank Steinbrenner staring at him, and I can only hope he looks back with a, "I told you this could happen!" look. It was inevitable, and now that they have Posada and A-Rod locked up for the next 3 seasons, at least, this is going to get ugly before it gets good. I don't care if they sign CC Sabathia or Mark Texeria in this next offseason...they won't matter. Who's closing in the next 2-3 years? They will have to buy a closer, a 1B and maybe an outfielder or 2. It's just not going to happen.
The C's need to win tonight, it's obvious. But I must say, that Doc Rivers reminds me way too much of Grady Little. Does anyone else feel that if the C's had a different head coach this series with Detroit would be over tonight? How about the past 2 series against the Hawks and Cavs, respectively? And as much as I love him, someone needs to tell Kendrick Perkins to zip it. You're not an all-star, and you keep fouling people 26 feet from the hoop. Knock it off so you can stay in the game. Please, you're a good member of the team, but the whining needs to stop, it doesn't help you.
A couple of items and then I'm done for today....
A decent charity, one I assure you I will donate to after I get my first paycheck. I like the idea, and want this to come to the states badly.
Boycott Subway-they are having an essay contest, but home-schooled kids entries allowed. Keep your agenda and your diarrhea inducing sammiches to yourself then...I'll go to Quizno's.
Happy Wednesday!!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Mothers Day 2008
This is pretty much the letter I sent my Mom for Mothers Day this year....I took out certain names just so they aren't out on the internet. Anyway, here goes:
while Hallmark does a fantastic job at tugging at emotion, there isn’t one card out there in the racks of Walgreen’s, Wal-Mart or Target that can truly convey how great, wonderful, fabulous, and face it, wicked awesome you truly are. Not just as a Mom, but as a lady, too.
while Hallmark does a fantastic job at tugging at emotion, there isn’t one card out there in the racks of Walgreen’s, Wal-Mart or Target that can truly convey how great, wonderful, fabulous, and face it, wicked awesome you truly are. Not just as a Mom, but as a lady, too.
I could rant and rave like a lunatic about Moms and Dads and all of that other stuff, but this is a small note of praise. Thanks just wouldn’t cut it. So Mom, here’s to you, the sturdiest family glue I’ve ever known. You are the Platinum Standard to which all other Moms ought to be judged against. I know Dad, my brother and I weren’t always the best to you, but please know that every once in awhile we all talk, usually when you are getting ready, and give each other a nod. Not just the, ‘yup, we’re running behind’ nod, but how we all know how truly great you are.
I watch a ton of sports, read even more about it, and now write about it. I’m putting together a list of my favorite ‘That Guy’, the person on the team that does things no one knows about, brags about or really talk about out. If our family was a sports team, you’d be a ‘That Guy’. Only the true fans know what they are all about, what they mean to the unit. But today, I’m bragging about my Mom, the real Captain of this family. So I can only hope that today, you can grin with a smile of satisfaction, knowing you did a great job in raising two boys and keeping all of our noses clean, our boo-boos kissed, our tummies full, our hair combed (well, not me anymore, but I digress), our clothes clean, and most importantly, the knowledge that we are loved and cared for, and especially thought of.
I'm told that The Greeks don’t do eulogies, they only ask after a person dies, “Did they live with passion?” Well, maybe you didn’t yell and scream like the other three goofballs in this family, but I can’t imagine that it could have worked out any better. So I’d say you have the kind of passion that is to be envied, that quiet simmer. Passion doesn’t always have to be out there for all to see, I knew it was there for a long time. And again, saying ‘thanks’ wouldn’t be doing it justice.
I’m not really sure how the measure of a man is supposed to be calculated, but I can say this-if a measure of a Mom is the effect it has on his relationships with other women in his life, I’d like to think that you can grin a little bit bigger now. My brother has a wonderful woman in his life that has many of your same qualities. I’d say that was high praise. As for me, I know I make jokes about my dating life, but you should really know that deep down, after about 2 dates, I’m always asking myself: “Yeah, but could I bring her home to meet my Mom?” That’s called the ‘Mom Test’, in case you were ever curious.
So Mom, I would really like to say THANKS, for all of your love. The cookies, the cards, the Easter Bunny care packages, my numerous house-blankets, the listening to my ranting, and for making me feel like even when times aren’t great, my Mom can somehow manage to hug me from a couple thousand miles away (I googled directions!).
Happy Mothers Day!!!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
2 quick things
Two quick things and another potential idea...
Yesterday I damn near begged for someone to delve into Karl Malone and his candidacy for "Father of the Year"...and Jemele Hill of espn.com did it. I rarely get shocked, but this definitely left me shaking my head, and not in the good way, either.
If you've read me long enough, you know that I call the NBA team in Denver the Thuggets. Well, here's a blog entry (with malice) to back me up. If I've ever said any of this stuff, and I think I have, I've got something in common with someone in Japan. And no one is more surprised than me.
My potential idea is to write another blog, regarding how this job searching has gone. Would more than 3 people read it?
Ah, the joys....Mothers Day Blog tomorrow!!!
Yesterday I damn near begged for someone to delve into Karl Malone and his candidacy for "Father of the Year"...and Jemele Hill of espn.com did it. I rarely get shocked, but this definitely left me shaking my head, and not in the good way, either.
If you've read me long enough, you know that I call the NBA team in Denver the Thuggets. Well, here's a blog entry (with malice) to back me up. If I've ever said any of this stuff, and I think I have, I've got something in common with someone in Japan. And no one is more surprised than me.
My potential idea is to write another blog, regarding how this job searching has gone. Would more than 3 people read it?
Ah, the joys....Mothers Day Blog tomorrow!!!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
So much crazy, thank goodness I've gots time
Well, now that the first blog of May is out of the way, I can get down to some serious business. Kidding, how often am I serious, like maybe half the time? Not talking real life, talking about this here writing tablet.
Alright, lets get to some sports right off the bat, you can read my political/life rantings further down....
The C's!!! Thank Goodness for home court advantage, the unfortunateness of TNT having Game 7 vs. the Hawks and Bennett Salvatore losing his trusty whistle. Why do I mention all of the above? Well, home court advantage ought to be the obvious one, since neither the C's nor the Hawks could win on the others court. I take all sorts of umbrage with the way the whistles were going, because the free throw disparity thru 6 games was a ridiculous 157-104. Between that and me listening and reading all sorts of 'experts' tell me that the C's would fall apart in game 7 and that it would be the biggest upset in playoff history. I disagree wholeheartedly, and here's why: while I understand the point trying to be made, that the C's had home court advantage, a league leading 66 wins and were playing a team that went 37-45, how could that have been bigger than Dallas' loss last year? The Mavs won 67 games last year, and lost to Golden State. But I'm throwing my curveball out there with this...that Dallas team was pretty much the same team that got hosed in the Finals the year before. This Celtics team was just put together last summer, and you have no idea how they'd react. I'm also going to address the matchups in a bit.
As for my comment on the fact that the game wasn't on TNT (cue the sarcasm!), I'm just going to put it out there, I have a hard-on for Dick Stockton. It in no way is fair that Dick Stockton and Mike Fratello called any of these games. They are about as neutral as I am on the Steak/Tofu debate (and at 250 lbs, do ya really have to ask?). For a little background, Dick Stockton used to work in Boston, and if memory serves me correctly, he was unceremoniously tossed out of town. Ever since, he's talked about the Boston Celtics and Boston teams alike, in the same regard a NY Times columnist writes about John McCain. To say it's unfavorable would be putting it kind. And Fratello has no right to be near a microphone during a playoff game involving the Hawks, an organization that gave him his first head coaching gig, and a team that he still admires greatly. Here's a litmus test-my roommate and I were watching Game 4, which these two were announcing. My roommate, who knows very little about basketball, and definitely didn't know what channel we were watching, asked me right after the halftime discussion/opening of the third quarter why we were watching the Hawks feed for the game. That ought to be all you need to know. When I told him we were watching the national telecast, his response was, "Holy crap, that's awful. They sound like the Broncos radio announcers!". In other words, they sounded like homers! I understand that Boston has some of the biggest homers of all time in the announcing booth, from Johnny Most to Tommy Heinsohn for the C's to Jerry Remy calling the Sox. But we know that going in. TNT should be embarrassed we had to listen to those two call that series. I'd have rather listened to Kevin Harlan, who used to call Minnesota Timberwolves games and nicknamed KG "The Big Ticket". At least it would've been more tolerable. Sidenote, last night wasn't much better.
And lastly, why was I happy Bennett Salvatore lost his trusty whistle? Really, you don't watch the NBA much, huh? Bennett totally reversed the '06 Finals all by himself, being Dwayne Wade's caddy to the free throw line, making up phantom fouls, etc. He's notorious for this stuff. There are certain officials, especially in the NBA, that if you see them and your team is favored, can only think, 'Oh, crap'. Way it goes. When I see Bennett Salvatore, Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, or Violet Palmer, I think, 'DAMN'. But Bennett must've lost his whistle, because Game 7 vs. Atlanta was a beat-down, and I had no complaints about officiating, it was a non-issue for both sides, which is what I as a fan want. I hate bitching about referees, they should be a nonentity to any and every game. Thankfully, I had nothing to do but grin, about the game, about KG getting minor retribution on Zsa Zsa Pachulia, and about the Atlanta Hawks crapping their collective pants.
Now, as far as the matchups goes, what did people expect, honestly? The Hawks are much younger at every position other than PG, and they did what every group of young guys do to older guys, run 'em. That's what me and my buddies used to do when we were in high school. Playing against guys that are a little older, working a 9-5, maybe hungover? Run 'Em, plain and simple. Why would it be any different in the NBA?
And now that we've had that atrocious Game 1 vs. Cleveland to view, how do the matchups look now? I'd say better, thanks. Yes, the C's should've lost last night. But Cleveland was just as equally terrible. No one could shoot, except for KG and Cassell for Boston and Szczerbiak and Ilgauskas for Cleveland. Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combined to shoot the same as LeBron James, 2-18. But neither Pierce nor Allen had as many turnovers as King James. I loved listening to the guys on TNT after the game, stating that LeBron will never play that bad again. Okay, but what makes you think that either Pierce or Allen will be that bad again, either? Funny, they didn't bring that nugget out.
Did anyone else miss the lovely shot clock 'malfunction' in Detroit the other night? I learned on the Mike Tirico radio program yesterday that the NHL does something WAY better than the NBA. Whoda thunk it? The NBA comes out a day after the fact with their version of 'My Bad', but apparently the NHL has a guy in Toronto watching all the games, and if there is a question about a goal or time, the referees can talk to the official. So if there were say, a questionable goal in Dallas, the refs could call Toronto and have someone staring at an HDTV and give you an official ruling. How is it that the NHL does this right but the NBA doesn't? Egg on your face, Mr. Stern, serious egg on your face. Glad I'm not an Orlando Magic fan. That's just crappy. The NBA should've lied, better that than the oops they pulled.
So in keeping with my NBA theme, I have a question no one else has seemed to ask, and that is how many coaches can Jason Kidd kill? Avery Johnson was canned a day after his Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Hornets. And he was coach of the year in 2006!!! Not really all that surprising, since Chris Paul owned J-Kidd. I'd like someone to delve into this. Reportedly Kidd got Byron Scott ousted as the coach of New Jersey after leading them to the Finals two years in a row. And why does Kidd get a pass from most of the media, like he's a great guy? How did he not get suspended for this? He's also been suspected of breaking up his original Mavs team with Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn because he and Jimmy were fighting over Toni Braxton. J-Kidd has also been arrested for smacking around his wife in the past. I remember this distinctly because when he played in Boston they gave him the Bronx Cheer for it, but those in attendance were mean and awful people. Yup, in typical media fashion, the guy who slaps his lady around is fine, but make fun of him for it, and we're the cretins? How does that work? This guy is overrated, and now that the tread is wearing on those tires, can we call him what he is, a coach and a team killer? The Mavs won't win anything with him next year, either. Book it now.
So I've had a few people send me this link, and I'm kind of glad I waited to say anything. For reference, this is my hometown, and I didn't know the guy, but I feel for his family. I can also say that if the reason this happened were something as stupid as the NYY/Red Sox rivalry, as initially reported were true, I'd be beyond disgusted and would mock all those who actually feel like any sports rivalry should end in death. Oh, and to those who keep stating that Cubs fans are so kind and that you should see a Cubs/Cardinals game, there's never any violence? I guess Cubs fans aren't all fuzzy and lovable, now are they?
Speaking of the New York Yankees, besides all the injuries to the old guys on the team, and even some of the young guys, I mentioned Monday about the ticket prices for the new Yankee Stadium. Well, here's another shot to the machine, as it is clear that George Costanza is not running any type of office for them. They are now losing the PR war to the Red Sox as well. How are you going to mess with kids like this? Honestly, Hank Steinbrenner needs to fire someone, just as a show of faith that it really is 'all about the kids'.
In case you were ever curious how Charles Barkley won a rebounding title in the 1986-1987 season, I think this is a fine example of fantastic blogging.
So, how come Roger Clemens has to get crap that he may be a statutory rapist, but Karl Malone is cool? This is a fine question by AOL's Michael David Smith (no, he's not the Mormon the C's drafted in 1989, who knows, he might be better).
Randy Moss has started his own racing company. And all I can say is best of luck, and good luck with busting anyone for drug testing, because Randall, you've done smoked some stuff in your past (Hello to losing that scholarship to FSU).
Speaking of Rocket, boy oh boy has it been a great few weeks for him, huh? Think that house is a little uncomfortable at this very moment? I'm going to go with, "What is Yes, for $100, Alex" as my answer. So, Rog has managed to plow thru a country singer, John Daly's wife, allegedly Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's lady, and apparently Dorothy Mantooth, as well. That is quite the impressive list. Now that I think about it, I'm kind of ticked he didn't hit on my Mom or any of my friends moms...what, they're pretty good looking ladies and they're married, which apparently appealed to Rog...I'm just sayin'. And why did all of this come out? Well, Rocket isn't the brightest, he's quite the intimidator, and maybe, just maybe, he actually believes all the crap he's been spewing. I love his Giambi-like apology, where he apologizes for something, but no one is really sure what, exactly. Think if Roger asks Debbie to pass the butter she just chucks it at his head? Makes you think, doesn't it? This would have all been avoided if Clemens had just admitted he was on the juice, and added at the end of it, "of course I did it. Everyone else was, and did you see how much money they were offering? What was I supposed to do, say no? Ha!". Who wouldn't have at least seen the point then? Even I, who downright loathes this man, would've been in part of his corner.
So, my take on the NFL Draft will be quite minimal, only because we really can't judge a draft until about 5 years after the fact. In that case, I should talk about the 2003 draft, but I'm not really that bored right now. I will say that as far as the New England Patriots go, I've heard good things regarding their 2nd round pick, Terrence Wheatley from Colorado. Here is Eric Cartman's take, and here is the take from Dennis Dillon at The Sporting News: Who was that wearing Asante Samuel's old uniform number and lining up in Samuel's vacated spot in Foxborough? That was cornerback Terrence Wheatley, a second-round pick from Colorado. Wheatley looked the fastest among the 27 players who participated in the Patriots' minicamp, and he broke up several passes during one-on-one drills in the opening practice.
So there's that, which is nice.
Not sure if this is good news, but if I were an IU alum, current student, or just a fan of the program, I'd say give Tom Crean a chance. Give him 3 years to get his guys in and then pass judgement. I'll say this, at the very least he'll run a clean program that people will not have to worry about.
Anyone else worried about Scott Proctor's arm literally falling off during his next appearance for the Dodgers? I'm betting this guy was thinking last year, "sweet, finally away from Torre, I should be good by 2009." And the day Joe Torre became manager of the Dodgers? "F@#$, Sh!t, P!$$". Just check out the overuse of this guy....and the Dodgers have played 33 games so far this year, and he's got 15 appearances. And the beat goes on....
This Marvin Harrison shooting thing is a bit weird to me. I'm glad I've waited to write anything about this, because everyday something different comes out. I have no clue what happened, nor anything about this neighborhood either. All I can say is that if someone came after Marvin, or some member of Marvin's family, and they came into his place of business to do it, Marvin has every right to defend himself and his family. I can't stand how many people are amazed that Marvin Harrison has 25 guns. What business of it is yours? Maybe Marvin is a hunter, like Brett Favre, Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt. Ever think that? He's been in the league for 12 years, and this is the first and only time he's ever been in the news. So much for that innocent until proven guilty thing. Way to jump the story, mainstream media.
The Cincinnati Bengals clearly do not care if you ever want to attend a game, or even, God forbid, were thinking of renewing your season tickets. How do I know? Well, instead of taking the cap hit and trading Chad Johnson for 2(!) 1st round picks, they drafted a man with quite a bit of baggage and they haven't managed to cut Ahmad Brooks, a true gentleman in every sense of the word (blame the sarcasm on the coffee). Yikes!
Speaking of holding judgement, I think some Chicago Bears fans may owe RB Cedric Benson an apology. Please remember folks, that there are 3 sides to a story, your side, my side, and the truth. Also, I know most people don't like Benson as a RB, but the bile spewed about this guy was a bit much for me.
Lastly, regarding the NFL at least, is news that Denver QB Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes. While I'm sure he can deal with this disease (affliction?), I'm curious if the media have started to delve too much into athlete's lives. I started to think about this before this past Super Bowl, when coverage of Tom Brady hanging out with his lady was all over ET and TMZ. It just seems that some things are no one's business. Now, if Cutler had come out at a press conference and announced it, that might be one thing. But that's not how this came about. I think maybe it's about time people start backing off that whole 'All-Access' stuff that's going on. Quite frankly, all-access is exactly the reason the Chicago White Sox might be in trouble. Me, I think it's hilarious. What do I know?
Completely switching gears, here is one of Barack HusseinObama's biggest supporters, and not just a friend. Can't wait until this gets put on CNN or maybe even the mainstream media. C'mon, I double-dare ya!
Yet another US Government whoops. Time to cut the funding so I can get some cheap cereal!!!
I want to know what happens to environmentalists when they are proven wrong...do they burst into vapor, or would that be considered a greenhouse gas? They've already spent too much time spewing methane, in my humble opinion.
I love it when John Stossel screws with people and their flawed logic, makes me giggle.
This, I'm pretty sure, is the internet definition of getting p'wned!
Happy Wednesday, I'll write my Mothers Day blog either tomorrow or Friday.
Alright, lets get to some sports right off the bat, you can read my political/life rantings further down....
The C's!!! Thank Goodness for home court advantage, the unfortunateness of TNT having Game 7 vs. the Hawks and Bennett Salvatore losing his trusty whistle. Why do I mention all of the above? Well, home court advantage ought to be the obvious one, since neither the C's nor the Hawks could win on the others court. I take all sorts of umbrage with the way the whistles were going, because the free throw disparity thru 6 games was a ridiculous 157-104. Between that and me listening and reading all sorts of 'experts' tell me that the C's would fall apart in game 7 and that it would be the biggest upset in playoff history. I disagree wholeheartedly, and here's why: while I understand the point trying to be made, that the C's had home court advantage, a league leading 66 wins and were playing a team that went 37-45, how could that have been bigger than Dallas' loss last year? The Mavs won 67 games last year, and lost to Golden State. But I'm throwing my curveball out there with this...that Dallas team was pretty much the same team that got hosed in the Finals the year before. This Celtics team was just put together last summer, and you have no idea how they'd react. I'm also going to address the matchups in a bit.
As for my comment on the fact that the game wasn't on TNT (cue the sarcasm!), I'm just going to put it out there, I have a hard-on for Dick Stockton. It in no way is fair that Dick Stockton and Mike Fratello called any of these games. They are about as neutral as I am on the Steak/Tofu debate (and at 250 lbs, do ya really have to ask?). For a little background, Dick Stockton used to work in Boston, and if memory serves me correctly, he was unceremoniously tossed out of town. Ever since, he's talked about the Boston Celtics and Boston teams alike, in the same regard a NY Times columnist writes about John McCain. To say it's unfavorable would be putting it kind. And Fratello has no right to be near a microphone during a playoff game involving the Hawks, an organization that gave him his first head coaching gig, and a team that he still admires greatly. Here's a litmus test-my roommate and I were watching Game 4, which these two were announcing. My roommate, who knows very little about basketball, and definitely didn't know what channel we were watching, asked me right after the halftime discussion/opening of the third quarter why we were watching the Hawks feed for the game. That ought to be all you need to know. When I told him we were watching the national telecast, his response was, "Holy crap, that's awful. They sound like the Broncos radio announcers!". In other words, they sounded like homers! I understand that Boston has some of the biggest homers of all time in the announcing booth, from Johnny Most to Tommy Heinsohn for the C's to Jerry Remy calling the Sox. But we know that going in. TNT should be embarrassed we had to listen to those two call that series. I'd have rather listened to Kevin Harlan, who used to call Minnesota Timberwolves games and nicknamed KG "The Big Ticket". At least it would've been more tolerable. Sidenote, last night wasn't much better.
And lastly, why was I happy Bennett Salvatore lost his trusty whistle? Really, you don't watch the NBA much, huh? Bennett totally reversed the '06 Finals all by himself, being Dwayne Wade's caddy to the free throw line, making up phantom fouls, etc. He's notorious for this stuff. There are certain officials, especially in the NBA, that if you see them and your team is favored, can only think, 'Oh, crap'. Way it goes. When I see Bennett Salvatore, Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, or Violet Palmer, I think, 'DAMN'. But Bennett must've lost his whistle, because Game 7 vs. Atlanta was a beat-down, and I had no complaints about officiating, it was a non-issue for both sides, which is what I as a fan want. I hate bitching about referees, they should be a nonentity to any and every game. Thankfully, I had nothing to do but grin, about the game, about KG getting minor retribution on Zsa Zsa Pachulia, and about the Atlanta Hawks crapping their collective pants.
Now, as far as the matchups goes, what did people expect, honestly? The Hawks are much younger at every position other than PG, and they did what every group of young guys do to older guys, run 'em. That's what me and my buddies used to do when we were in high school. Playing against guys that are a little older, working a 9-5, maybe hungover? Run 'Em, plain and simple. Why would it be any different in the NBA?
And now that we've had that atrocious Game 1 vs. Cleveland to view, how do the matchups look now? I'd say better, thanks. Yes, the C's should've lost last night. But Cleveland was just as equally terrible. No one could shoot, except for KG and Cassell for Boston and Szczerbiak and Ilgauskas for Cleveland. Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combined to shoot the same as LeBron James, 2-18. But neither Pierce nor Allen had as many turnovers as King James. I loved listening to the guys on TNT after the game, stating that LeBron will never play that bad again. Okay, but what makes you think that either Pierce or Allen will be that bad again, either? Funny, they didn't bring that nugget out.
Did anyone else miss the lovely shot clock 'malfunction' in Detroit the other night? I learned on the Mike Tirico radio program yesterday that the NHL does something WAY better than the NBA. Whoda thunk it? The NBA comes out a day after the fact with their version of 'My Bad', but apparently the NHL has a guy in Toronto watching all the games, and if there is a question about a goal or time, the referees can talk to the official. So if there were say, a questionable goal in Dallas, the refs could call Toronto and have someone staring at an HDTV and give you an official ruling. How is it that the NHL does this right but the NBA doesn't? Egg on your face, Mr. Stern, serious egg on your face. Glad I'm not an Orlando Magic fan. That's just crappy. The NBA should've lied, better that than the oops they pulled.
So in keeping with my NBA theme, I have a question no one else has seemed to ask, and that is how many coaches can Jason Kidd kill? Avery Johnson was canned a day after his Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Hornets. And he was coach of the year in 2006!!! Not really all that surprising, since Chris Paul owned J-Kidd. I'd like someone to delve into this. Reportedly Kidd got Byron Scott ousted as the coach of New Jersey after leading them to the Finals two years in a row. And why does Kidd get a pass from most of the media, like he's a great guy? How did he not get suspended for this? He's also been suspected of breaking up his original Mavs team with Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn because he and Jimmy were fighting over Toni Braxton. J-Kidd has also been arrested for smacking around his wife in the past. I remember this distinctly because when he played in Boston they gave him the Bronx Cheer for it, but those in attendance were mean and awful people. Yup, in typical media fashion, the guy who slaps his lady around is fine, but make fun of him for it, and we're the cretins? How does that work? This guy is overrated, and now that the tread is wearing on those tires, can we call him what he is, a coach and a team killer? The Mavs won't win anything with him next year, either. Book it now.
So I've had a few people send me this link, and I'm kind of glad I waited to say anything. For reference, this is my hometown, and I didn't know the guy, but I feel for his family. I can also say that if the reason this happened were something as stupid as the NYY/Red Sox rivalry, as initially reported were true, I'd be beyond disgusted and would mock all those who actually feel like any sports rivalry should end in death. Oh, and to those who keep stating that Cubs fans are so kind and that you should see a Cubs/Cardinals game, there's never any violence? I guess Cubs fans aren't all fuzzy and lovable, now are they?
Speaking of the New York Yankees, besides all the injuries to the old guys on the team, and even some of the young guys, I mentioned Monday about the ticket prices for the new Yankee Stadium. Well, here's another shot to the machine, as it is clear that George Costanza is not running any type of office for them. They are now losing the PR war to the Red Sox as well. How are you going to mess with kids like this? Honestly, Hank Steinbrenner needs to fire someone, just as a show of faith that it really is 'all about the kids'.
In case you were ever curious how Charles Barkley won a rebounding title in the 1986-1987 season, I think this is a fine example of fantastic blogging.
So, how come Roger Clemens has to get crap that he may be a statutory rapist, but Karl Malone is cool? This is a fine question by AOL's Michael David Smith (no, he's not the Mormon the C's drafted in 1989, who knows, he might be better).
Randy Moss has started his own racing company. And all I can say is best of luck, and good luck with busting anyone for drug testing, because Randall, you've done smoked some stuff in your past (Hello to losing that scholarship to FSU).
Speaking of Rocket, boy oh boy has it been a great few weeks for him, huh? Think that house is a little uncomfortable at this very moment? I'm going to go with, "What is Yes, for $100, Alex" as my answer. So, Rog has managed to plow thru a country singer, John Daly's wife, allegedly Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's lady, and apparently Dorothy Mantooth, as well. That is quite the impressive list. Now that I think about it, I'm kind of ticked he didn't hit on my Mom or any of my friends moms...what, they're pretty good looking ladies and they're married, which apparently appealed to Rog...I'm just sayin'. And why did all of this come out? Well, Rocket isn't the brightest, he's quite the intimidator, and maybe, just maybe, he actually believes all the crap he's been spewing. I love his Giambi-like apology, where he apologizes for something, but no one is really sure what, exactly. Think if Roger asks Debbie to pass the butter she just chucks it at his head? Makes you think, doesn't it? This would have all been avoided if Clemens had just admitted he was on the juice, and added at the end of it, "of course I did it. Everyone else was, and did you see how much money they were offering? What was I supposed to do, say no? Ha!". Who wouldn't have at least seen the point then? Even I, who downright loathes this man, would've been in part of his corner.
So, my take on the NFL Draft will be quite minimal, only because we really can't judge a draft until about 5 years after the fact. In that case, I should talk about the 2003 draft, but I'm not really that bored right now. I will say that as far as the New England Patriots go, I've heard good things regarding their 2nd round pick, Terrence Wheatley from Colorado. Here is Eric Cartman's take, and here is the take from Dennis Dillon at The Sporting News: Who was that wearing Asante Samuel's old uniform number and lining up in Samuel's vacated spot in Foxborough? That was cornerback Terrence Wheatley, a second-round pick from Colorado. Wheatley looked the fastest among the 27 players who participated in the Patriots' minicamp, and he broke up several passes during one-on-one drills in the opening practice.
So there's that, which is nice.
Not sure if this is good news, but if I were an IU alum, current student, or just a fan of the program, I'd say give Tom Crean a chance. Give him 3 years to get his guys in and then pass judgement. I'll say this, at the very least he'll run a clean program that people will not have to worry about.
Anyone else worried about Scott Proctor's arm literally falling off during his next appearance for the Dodgers? I'm betting this guy was thinking last year, "sweet, finally away from Torre, I should be good by 2009." And the day Joe Torre became manager of the Dodgers? "F@#$, Sh!t, P!$$". Just check out the overuse of this guy....and the Dodgers have played 33 games so far this year, and he's got 15 appearances. And the beat goes on....
This Marvin Harrison shooting thing is a bit weird to me. I'm glad I've waited to write anything about this, because everyday something different comes out. I have no clue what happened, nor anything about this neighborhood either. All I can say is that if someone came after Marvin, or some member of Marvin's family, and they came into his place of business to do it, Marvin has every right to defend himself and his family. I can't stand how many people are amazed that Marvin Harrison has 25 guns. What business of it is yours? Maybe Marvin is a hunter, like Brett Favre, Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt. Ever think that? He's been in the league for 12 years, and this is the first and only time he's ever been in the news. So much for that innocent until proven guilty thing. Way to jump the story, mainstream media.
The Cincinnati Bengals clearly do not care if you ever want to attend a game, or even, God forbid, were thinking of renewing your season tickets. How do I know? Well, instead of taking the cap hit and trading Chad Johnson for 2(!) 1st round picks, they drafted a man with quite a bit of baggage and they haven't managed to cut Ahmad Brooks, a true gentleman in every sense of the word (blame the sarcasm on the coffee). Yikes!
Speaking of holding judgement, I think some Chicago Bears fans may owe RB Cedric Benson an apology. Please remember folks, that there are 3 sides to a story, your side, my side, and the truth. Also, I know most people don't like Benson as a RB, but the bile spewed about this guy was a bit much for me.
Lastly, regarding the NFL at least, is news that Denver QB Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes. While I'm sure he can deal with this disease (affliction?), I'm curious if the media have started to delve too much into athlete's lives. I started to think about this before this past Super Bowl, when coverage of Tom Brady hanging out with his lady was all over ET and TMZ. It just seems that some things are no one's business. Now, if Cutler had come out at a press conference and announced it, that might be one thing. But that's not how this came about. I think maybe it's about time people start backing off that whole 'All-Access' stuff that's going on. Quite frankly, all-access is exactly the reason the Chicago White Sox might be in trouble. Me, I think it's hilarious. What do I know?
Completely switching gears, here is one of Barack HusseinObama's biggest supporters, and not just a friend. Can't wait until this gets put on CNN or maybe even the mainstream media. C'mon, I double-dare ya!
Yet another US Government whoops. Time to cut the funding so I can get some cheap cereal!!!
I want to know what happens to environmentalists when they are proven wrong...do they burst into vapor, or would that be considered a greenhouse gas? They've already spent too much time spewing methane, in my humble opinion.
I love it when John Stossel screws with people and their flawed logic, makes me giggle.
This, I'm pretty sure, is the internet definition of getting p'wned!
Happy Wednesday, I'll write my Mothers Day blog either tomorrow or Friday.
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