so this is what finally got me fired up enough to type out another blog...
Stupid ass parents, that's what!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332971,00.html
Here's my point on this...if the school told you to knock it off and you defied them not once but twice, screw you. 10 bucks says this kid doesn't grow up to be anything more than a waste of taxpayer money. Oh, and your kid looks like a dill-hole. I can't wait until he turns 18 and gets a neck tattoo, then wonder why his career options are severely limited.
Rocket and his wife's boobs, Koby must be thrilled. In case you haven't heard, apparently Rocket was at Jose Canseco's party, and Jose and Rog's wife compared boob-jobs. Fantastic. I have both the SI Swimsuit issue with Debbie Clemens and the Playboy with Jessica Canseco, and I must say, Debbie got jipped. Sorry, if your hubby is going to buy you a set of tits with some Cy Young Award bonus money, get them monstrous, sweetie. I'm thinking EEE's or something along those lines. She may have moved up to a C-cup...no fun. Believe me now and hear me later, if penis extensions were all the rage amongst us guys, we'd all be getting the John Holmes model. The reason I state that Koby must be thrilled is because he's in Astros camp right now. If I were a veteran, I'd rag on him until he cried. Koby said he couldn't watch the Congressional Hearings because he was mad they were picking on his Dad. Are you nuts, kid??? And now Congress has asked the Department of Justice to investigate ol' Rocket. Been nice knowing you Roger, hope you enjoy being the pitcher on the Odessa Correctional Celebrity Softball All-Stars, be they even give you a number that ends in 21...jackass. The D.O.J. doesn't like being fucked around with, and they are about to dig real deep into your past, and I have a strange feeling you are not going to like what's going to happen to you one iota. Too bad. I just hope that if you are found guilty of perjury that every sports columnist and Republican that worshiped at your feet gives you the same beatdown they've been giving Barry Bonds.
Here in Colorado, we have punks that are tagging property.
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=87124
I'd stay awake at night and blow these clowns heads off...no one would miss them. Now, if you look at the pictures, you can note that one of them has a car with the word "Juggalo" written on it. Since I'm up on certain pop culture references, I'll let you know that those who follow the Insane Clown Posse are called Juggalos. If I'm ICP, I'm going on my MySpace page and take to the internet and denounce this type of behavior immediately. I know not everyone likes them, me included, but the music (so-called) didn't make anyone do this the same that those Judas Priest albums didn't have a backwards subliminal message to blow those kids brains out 20 years ago in Nevada. If I own the property that was wrecked, I'm keeping my eyes out this weekend, and shooting on site. People need to know that there are consequences to their actions, not a fine and a potential civil lawsuit that only pays for damages. Whoever did this sucks, plain and simple, and they have no respect for the freedom that this nation grants each and every citizen. Heck, if anyone reading this blog knows whose property this was, have them contact me, I'll watch for these nitwits over the weekend, I'll bring my own weaponry. Free of charge.
Here's one way how to deal with kids screwing with your property:
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/WDH0101/802270575/1981
Junior should've taken the bat to their truck...eye for an eye kind of deal. Seriously, look at the size of that kid, I'd be terrified of him if he got pissed.
Sam Zell will not hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field....bad move, Sammy. You'll be getting a visit from a group of recently graduated co-eds who've moved to Wrigleyville, and you'll end up drooling from all the cuteness. They will then proceed to drink you under the table, write "BALLS" on your forehead, take pictures of you in drunken compromising positions, and this will all be put to rest. Sell the team to Mark Cuban already! He'd be great with all the stodgy and stuffy moron owners in MLB.
A tip of the cap to the family of Myron Cope. Myron was 79, and was the voice of the Steelers for decades. The reason I tip my cap to his family, and anyone who ever listened to him is the same reason I hope someone tips a cap to those of us who grew up with Johnny Most. I've been reading a few 'tributes' to Myron, and anyone that does what I did with Most when I was a kid I can respect. My Dad and I used to turn the sound of the TV and crank up Johnny. I guess plenty of people did that with Mr. Cope. Godspeed, sir, you were in thousands of homes every Sunday, and that can't be all that bad.
And lastly, regarding Spygate. It's all over but the crying, Senator Specter. None other than archrival Colts GM Bill Polian has stated that it's not an issue. And we've all started to uncover what your real beef is, sir. It's that the Pats destroyed your constituency teams, the Steelers and Eagles. Stop wasting people's taxpaying dollars and get on to something important, like drilling for oil in the Gulf Coast, or up in ANWR. Go smack and environmentalist, you'll feel better, honestly.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Death of a Friendship
Sorry, kids, there will be no sports, no politics, no bitching about job interviews (or lack thereof), no worries of family nonsense, at least not today.
Nope. Time of Death, around 11:30 last night. But it could have been marked 3 weeks ago, or 3 months ago. Hell, how about after Christmas of 2006? Sound good? It does to me. I wish I could diagnose a cause of death, does inertia count? Lack of communication? Defiance of camaraderie?
Let me tell you about one of my best friends, and how much I wish I knew what the hell happened to our friendship, and why I marked time of death as last night. I swear I felt like I got deleted from someone's cell phone last night, and that was the time as I looked at my clock in my room. I wish I felt more sad, but it was kind of nonchalant, like an 'Oh well' feeling. Too bad, because we used to be as thick as thieves many years ago.
He'll always be G$ in my cell phone, in my head, but more importantly, in my soul. I met him in the 7th grade, he loved Darryl Strawberry, the NY Giants, St. Johns basketball, and Kevin Gamble. He was a bit shorter than the rest of us, but what he lacked in stature, the kid had a cannon for an arm. Only kid I knew that could throw a 12-6 curve at age 13. His family was originally from NYC, so that should explain the liking of the aforementioned things and people. The Kevin Gamble thing happens to every one of us. He was G$'s "that guy". We all have them. Now that we're older, we can spot them quicker, but they will never be as good as the ones from when we were kids.
I liked sticking up for him after someone tried to call him Gnu--it didn't fit, and it was lame. Then when we all played basketball, G$ was born. Sweetest stroke you'll ever see. Tough, too. Ever see anyone hit 9 J's from the same spot, in a row? I have, I gave him the ball all 9 times. You might want to cover him, I'm just sayin'...
We'd yack on the phone about all sorts of sports debates, name it. He was one of the few people I would have on my side during the Jordan wars--I never thought His Airness was the best, sue me. When Strawberry signed with the Dodgers, he couldn't get to the mall fast enough to buy a Dodgers hat, and that copy of The National is still somewhere in a box of his junk, I swear it.
The best night we ever had jabber-jawing at each other was during Jordan's comeback, wearing the 4-5, dropping a double nickel on the Knicks. Nothing made either of us happier, because as much as we were never Jordan's biggest fans, we hated the Knicks that much more.
We'd laugh at the same movies, same people, watch the same comedy shows and have Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison, and George Carlin down cold. The kid could do a dead-on copy of Seinfeld.
We could debate hip-hop until we were blue in the face, 'Pac vs Biggie, but we both knew that I'd fall back on Pete Rock & CL Smooth, him Nice & Smooth. Not that they were better rappers, but that's who we liked. I'm 32, and I still gobble up anything by Pete Rock.
He was the kid I knew could've played D-2 in hoops, or could've tried out for a minor league baseball team. He may be short of 6', but the kid could chuck it.
I miss my friend, but I've known it's been over for awhile. He won't return phone calls, doesn't reply to emails. It sucks. I would love to be yakking with him about the Giants before the Super Bowl, or how great the Celtics are doing (present 3 game losing streak aside), the trades that brought Ray Allen and KG to Boston, how his Yankees are going to suck this year or how St. John's just doesn't have it.
Instead, I've spent a little time asking other mutual friends if they've seen or heard from him. I've wondered if I did anything or said anything that would make someone write me off. Regardless of the answer, I'm no longer someone he needs to BS with. Stings a bit, like a scrape after the band-aid is ripped off. I hope he's well, hope his life is everything that he wants it to be. I have my memories, and nothing will take them away.
I just miss G$....
Nope. Time of Death, around 11:30 last night. But it could have been marked 3 weeks ago, or 3 months ago. Hell, how about after Christmas of 2006? Sound good? It does to me. I wish I could diagnose a cause of death, does inertia count? Lack of communication? Defiance of camaraderie?
Let me tell you about one of my best friends, and how much I wish I knew what the hell happened to our friendship, and why I marked time of death as last night. I swear I felt like I got deleted from someone's cell phone last night, and that was the time as I looked at my clock in my room. I wish I felt more sad, but it was kind of nonchalant, like an 'Oh well' feeling. Too bad, because we used to be as thick as thieves many years ago.
He'll always be G$ in my cell phone, in my head, but more importantly, in my soul. I met him in the 7th grade, he loved Darryl Strawberry, the NY Giants, St. Johns basketball, and Kevin Gamble. He was a bit shorter than the rest of us, but what he lacked in stature, the kid had a cannon for an arm. Only kid I knew that could throw a 12-6 curve at age 13. His family was originally from NYC, so that should explain the liking of the aforementioned things and people. The Kevin Gamble thing happens to every one of us. He was G$'s "that guy". We all have them. Now that we're older, we can spot them quicker, but they will never be as good as the ones from when we were kids.
I liked sticking up for him after someone tried to call him Gnu--it didn't fit, and it was lame. Then when we all played basketball, G$ was born. Sweetest stroke you'll ever see. Tough, too. Ever see anyone hit 9 J's from the same spot, in a row? I have, I gave him the ball all 9 times. You might want to cover him, I'm just sayin'...
We'd yack on the phone about all sorts of sports debates, name it. He was one of the few people I would have on my side during the Jordan wars--I never thought His Airness was the best, sue me. When Strawberry signed with the Dodgers, he couldn't get to the mall fast enough to buy a Dodgers hat, and that copy of The National is still somewhere in a box of his junk, I swear it.
The best night we ever had jabber-jawing at each other was during Jordan's comeback, wearing the 4-5, dropping a double nickel on the Knicks. Nothing made either of us happier, because as much as we were never Jordan's biggest fans, we hated the Knicks that much more.
We'd laugh at the same movies, same people, watch the same comedy shows and have Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison, and George Carlin down cold. The kid could do a dead-on copy of Seinfeld.
We could debate hip-hop until we were blue in the face, 'Pac vs Biggie, but we both knew that I'd fall back on Pete Rock & CL Smooth, him Nice & Smooth. Not that they were better rappers, but that's who we liked. I'm 32, and I still gobble up anything by Pete Rock.
He was the kid I knew could've played D-2 in hoops, or could've tried out for a minor league baseball team. He may be short of 6', but the kid could chuck it.
I miss my friend, but I've known it's been over for awhile. He won't return phone calls, doesn't reply to emails. It sucks. I would love to be yakking with him about the Giants before the Super Bowl, or how great the Celtics are doing (present 3 game losing streak aside), the trades that brought Ray Allen and KG to Boston, how his Yankees are going to suck this year or how St. John's just doesn't have it.
Instead, I've spent a little time asking other mutual friends if they've seen or heard from him. I've wondered if I did anything or said anything that would make someone write me off. Regardless of the answer, I'm no longer someone he needs to BS with. Stings a bit, like a scrape after the band-aid is ripped off. I hope he's well, hope his life is everything that he wants it to be. I have my memories, and nothing will take them away.
I just miss G$....
Thursday, February 14, 2008
so much drama...
As per the norm lately, sports are on the bottom:
From 65 to 25!!! Welcome to Denver, where if you don't like the weather, give it a day. Because yesterday it was really nice out here, topping out at 65. Well, worry no longer that I might have fun in the sun, because last night Old Man Winter bitch-slapped Colorado, and it's been windy and snowing since around midnight, I'm guessing. And I get to look at snow, too. Pretty sweet, considering it's supposed to be back around 50 tomorrow. Anyone else want to predict everyone getting sick?
Hillary is failing, and badly. Rumors are flying that her campaign is caving in from outside and internally. Her campaign manager either left, was told to leave or get fired, or just plain got canned. Any way you shake it, the fact that Shillary got smoked in the Potomac states on Tuesday does not bode well for her going forward. Currently she is leading Pennsylvania and Ohio, but is also behind in the delegate count. Honestly, if you are anything other than a Democrat, you are rooting for her. She'll be a whole lot easier to beat than Obama, at least that's what I'm thinking.
Chelsea is pimped out. Yet another non-story. A reporter for MSNBC states that he thinks Shillary is pimping out her daughter, Chelsea. Yeah, so? Wait to see what happens 20-40 years from now, when both Shillary and Bill are dead and gone. I predict a tell-all book by Chelsea that clears the air about her parents, their sham of a marriage, all the cheating her mom had to deal with, and why mom played the "stand by your man" card. Hillary went nuts and wanted the reporter fired, he only got a suspension, along with a lengthy apology to the Senator from NY.
Hillary states Fox News is fair-I just wanted to note that to all of you out there that are continually claiming that Fox News is strictly a Conservative and Republican network. Funny, I never hear these same people state that CNN, NBC, ABC, and CBS are the networks of the Liberal and Democratic folk. Just be reminded, that most liberals idea of tolerance is you agreeing with them.
PA Gov. Ed Rendell is a bigot, and if he there was an R in front of his name he'd have been gone faster than you can say special ballot. He has stated that he thinks people won't vote for Obama if he were to be the Democratic nominee for President because he's black. Are you nuts??? It should be noted that the Gov is a friend of Hillary. What do you think the reaction would be to this if he were a friend of Romney? One other note, and I'm very curious, if I don't vote for Obama, does that make me a racist? Personally, I could care less if he's purple, but apparently no one thinks it's okay to disagree with someone ideologically. What nerve I have!! Just you watch and see, or better yet, I'll write about it in a few months, the DNC is in Denver this year!!
I was thinking about leaving the Denver Metro area while this convention happens, but then I thought about it, how easy do you think these girls are going to be?? Maybe if I tell them a hummer will change my stance on global warming they'll give me a D-Mouth Hug? It's worth a try, right?
Obama's got the juice. He does. People can deny if they'd like, but it seems pretty obvious to me. He's got great speech writers, too. And his campaign is pretty easy to run. It would be the same thing I'd run-"Anyone else want to see another Bush or Clinton in office? Ok, vote for me, then". Pretty darned simple. Of course, no one seems to challenge him on his voting record, and how unbelievably liberal he is, or the Marxist professors he gravitated towards in college. Of course, there's also that tiny thing that he has brought nothing to his one term in the Senate. Details, details, I know. Now I'm a racist for bringing this up!
McCain's supporters need to chill. They are becoming increasingly rowdy over Huckabee, damn near singing Queen's "We are the Champions". Alrighty now, it's a nomination, not a free smoothie at Jamba Juice. Calm down already.
Good old Beserk-eley is back in the news, after they realized what a mistake they made after the city council voted to try to oust the Marine Recruiting site from its fair city. Funny how the threat of losing some $3 Million in federal funding will do that. Now they state they are against the war and for the troops. I'm still not sure how you can do one and not the other, but I've got a newsflash for those fine whackjobs in CA...DUH!!!! No one wants this war to go on anymore, and most of us want our boys back home. But a question comes to mind.....at what cost? Unless you want Chicago to look like Lebanon, maybe we tell our boys in Congress to let our boys in the big desert finish the damn job and get the hell out of there. Waddya think now?
My so-called interview. So, I was supposed to have an interview on Tuesday. It was for a job and a company that I was very excited about. I thought it would be a great fit for me. I did quite a bit of research on the position and company, by far and away the most prepped I've been for an interview probably ever. What happened? They filled the position before I even got to interview!!! Now, I understand that's how business gets done. But couldn't they have emailed me and told me that? Nope, not me. I'm not that fortunate. Instead, the call doesn't start on time, they are 10 minutes late, and in the 1st two minutes I'm told that they went back and forth with this person before she accepted. I asked, for clarification purposes, if I was hearing it right that this position had been filled. The answer was Yes.
"Oh".
Do you want to still talk about the company?
"Sure, I guess"-I was stunned! Who does this? Did I miss the big meeting on how business gets done all of a sudden? I spent the next 5 minutes talking about my resume, never getting to expand upon anything and how I might help the company in the role I was supposed to be interviewing for. All in all, a 7 minute phone call for nothing but self-doubt, aggravation, and overall delusion.
There's only one problem with this, it did nothing but tick me off. And if anyone has known me long enough, I can do some pretty amazing things when I'm pissed. All this did was fire me up, get me back on the job-hunt, and maybe, even hopefully, find this company's major competitors to take a job with them to kick ass on this company that didn't even have the common courtesy to tell me things up front.
Why you need good friends and a decent network. It's simple. Without them, I would have given up this job search eons ago. I'd be stocking shelves during the night at Wal-Mart while banging a 19 yr. female cashier with 2 kids and a meth habit. Just a wild guess, that's all. So, big ups to my friends, seriously.
Memphis hoops. Okay, now off the serious stuff for a bit. I caught a bit of the Houston @ Memphis college hoops game last night, and I have 2 thoughts. First, CSTV sucks. These guys don't even have the production quality of The Blair Witch Project. I thought my Mom was shooting this footage with a handheld camcorder. Pretty bad. All that being said, the other thought is that Memphis is damn good. I haven't seen a team with this type of intesity on defense in a long time. The way they play D and run, they kind of remind me of UNLV back in the day. Who knows if they're that good, but that's who they remind me of.
Kentucky hoops, yuck. I feel bad. Really, I do. They lost by 40 at Vanderbilt. But before all of you UK fans go jumping off the peer, let Billy Gillespie do his job. I saw him a few years ago at UTEP, and he was damn impressive. Look at the job he did at Texas A&M. Just give him 3 more years. By then, his first real recruiting class will be juniors. He didn't have much of a chance to recruit for Kentucky this season. Give him time, I think you'll be impressed.
Indiana U. needs to fire Kelvin Sampson, like, today. He is accused of lying to the NCAA, and to Indiana. Look, I know that Bob Knight ran roughshod over that place, and you've put in place a so-called "zero tolerance" policy, but I want to see if it's true. Bob Knight did a lot of things to embarrass that school, but never in his history as a coach did he even remotely sniff any type of NCAA violation. Kelvin Sampson is accused of cheating while on probation for cheating. Then misleading IU in terms of what he has been doing. If any of these 5 major violations accusations comes to be known as true, he needs to be canned. I say can him now to save your University the embarrassment of severe punishment by the NCAA. Say the NCAA comes down hard on your program, do you think there's a chance Eric Gordon stays in school? It's one thing to know that DJ White is finally graduating, but no one else will be there.
C's winning without KG. They beat San Antonio with Big Baby leaning on Tim Duncan quite a bit, and he did a great job. I was impressed with the defense, the C's rotate well. I'm really liking this team, just hoping for health the rest of the way.
Jason Kidd to Dallas makes no sense. It looks like Devon George has blocked the deal for now, but I don't get how Kidd makes sense for the team, when Dallas would have to give up Stack and Devon Harris. Harris can at least D up on the other PG's in the west, I don't think we can say the same of Kidd. Yes, the guy is a walking triple-double, but at what cost to your team? The rumored deal also includes Dallas' 1st round picks this year and 2010. If you have to trade half your team and 2 future 1st round picks, who will be left to play with Kidd, Dirk and Josh Howard? Oh, and Kidd will be 35 in a month.
Neither does Shaq to Phoenix, but if you listen to Shawn Marion, you'd think they beat him in the locker room. He called it a bad marriage. Really? You averaged 18 pts. a game without them running a play for you. You got to play with one of the best PG's in the game, and with a coach who wants to do nothing but run, thereby using your talents. Someone find that ESPN the magazine article on him, I swear it will shed more light on The Matrix. It made me shake my head. He seemed like he'd rather be the man than to win. Weird.
Dwight Howard received the message, zero distortion. In case you missed this bit of news, Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy went to the press and told them that Dwight needs to listen to his coach and play instead of worrying about the dunk contest. Look, Dwight is a beast on the boards, and has outdunked everyone in the league by about 50. He's scary good. It just appears that in his last 3 games he wasn't playing D and rebounding that much. Well, all that changed last night, with a 23 pt, 24 rebound game vs. Denver. Uh, coach, how 'bout them apples?
Football is officially a year-round sport now...and I loves it. News you can use at the moment, it appears that Ocho Stinko will still be a Bengal next season. Gosh, I hope coach Marvin Lewis has his boxes packed, he's getting fired at the end of this upcoming season if he's tying his hopes to this clown. The fins have let Trent Green go, along with Marty Booker, and will be today letting Zach Thomas go. Bill Parcells is cleaning house in a big bad way. Look for him to trade Jason Taylor before the draft. Bill needs draft picks, not an anchor to his salary cap. The Raiders re-signed Justin Fargas for 3 years, $12 Million. Huggy Bear T-shirts all around, then!
All that being said, when the Boston Herald wants to take Tom Brady to task for his parenting skills, I think we've gone in a direction I'm not so sure about. The Herald is taking Brady to task for being with Gisele down in Costa Rica. Let's not put him on par with Steve Garvey, Calvin Murphy, Dr. J, Travis Henry and Shawn Kemp. Did anyone think to ask if maybe, just maybe his former girlfriend told him to beat it? Maybe I missed it, but when did Brady say he was a good Dad? And has anyone asked Brady how the whole pregnancy went down? Did he know she was knocked up before he dumped her?
I know people are still a little weary of talking about the Pats, but in the spirit of reloading for another run, I implore them to take a look at Al Wilson. He's been medically cleared, and he's only 31, so he should have 2-3 years left in the tank. I think he could be very good on the inside of that 3-4.
Pitchers and catchers have reported to Fort Myers today....woohooo. Time to remind everyone else what the best pitching staff in baseball looks like. Also, look for Manny in a few days, he's been hitting the gym looking for a guarantee on his contract getting picked up. Nothing like a contract year to watch someone put up awesome numbers.
Clemens looks dirty, and the party politics were beyond pathetic yesterday. I enjoyed Reps. Tiernay, Cummings and especially Henry Waxman at the end gaveling Clemens to zip it. But I am ashamed at how Republicans fell over themselves trying to kiss Clemens' ass while being despicable to McNamee. At least we can thank ol' Rocket for making up a new word, "misremember"...what is this, sniglet time? The fact that Clemens went around last week damn near campaigning and having some of these Representatives (of what?) asking for his autograph shows me how disgusting Capitol Hill really is. Here's someone else's take on yesterday's festivities:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7794774/Clemens-hearing-showed-inefficiency-of-politics
Happy Thursday!
From 65 to 25!!! Welcome to Denver, where if you don't like the weather, give it a day. Because yesterday it was really nice out here, topping out at 65. Well, worry no longer that I might have fun in the sun, because last night Old Man Winter bitch-slapped Colorado, and it's been windy and snowing since around midnight, I'm guessing. And I get to look at snow, too. Pretty sweet, considering it's supposed to be back around 50 tomorrow. Anyone else want to predict everyone getting sick?
Hillary is failing, and badly. Rumors are flying that her campaign is caving in from outside and internally. Her campaign manager either left, was told to leave or get fired, or just plain got canned. Any way you shake it, the fact that Shillary got smoked in the Potomac states on Tuesday does not bode well for her going forward. Currently she is leading Pennsylvania and Ohio, but is also behind in the delegate count. Honestly, if you are anything other than a Democrat, you are rooting for her. She'll be a whole lot easier to beat than Obama, at least that's what I'm thinking.
Chelsea is pimped out. Yet another non-story. A reporter for MSNBC states that he thinks Shillary is pimping out her daughter, Chelsea. Yeah, so? Wait to see what happens 20-40 years from now, when both Shillary and Bill are dead and gone. I predict a tell-all book by Chelsea that clears the air about her parents, their sham of a marriage, all the cheating her mom had to deal with, and why mom played the "stand by your man" card. Hillary went nuts and wanted the reporter fired, he only got a suspension, along with a lengthy apology to the Senator from NY.
Hillary states Fox News is fair-I just wanted to note that to all of you out there that are continually claiming that Fox News is strictly a Conservative and Republican network. Funny, I never hear these same people state that CNN, NBC, ABC, and CBS are the networks of the Liberal and Democratic folk. Just be reminded, that most liberals idea of tolerance is you agreeing with them.
PA Gov. Ed Rendell is a bigot, and if he there was an R in front of his name he'd have been gone faster than you can say special ballot. He has stated that he thinks people won't vote for Obama if he were to be the Democratic nominee for President because he's black. Are you nuts??? It should be noted that the Gov is a friend of Hillary. What do you think the reaction would be to this if he were a friend of Romney? One other note, and I'm very curious, if I don't vote for Obama, does that make me a racist? Personally, I could care less if he's purple, but apparently no one thinks it's okay to disagree with someone ideologically. What nerve I have!! Just you watch and see, or better yet, I'll write about it in a few months, the DNC is in Denver this year!!
I was thinking about leaving the Denver Metro area while this convention happens, but then I thought about it, how easy do you think these girls are going to be?? Maybe if I tell them a hummer will change my stance on global warming they'll give me a D-Mouth Hug? It's worth a try, right?
Obama's got the juice. He does. People can deny if they'd like, but it seems pretty obvious to me. He's got great speech writers, too. And his campaign is pretty easy to run. It would be the same thing I'd run-"Anyone else want to see another Bush or Clinton in office? Ok, vote for me, then". Pretty darned simple. Of course, no one seems to challenge him on his voting record, and how unbelievably liberal he is, or the Marxist professors he gravitated towards in college. Of course, there's also that tiny thing that he has brought nothing to his one term in the Senate. Details, details, I know. Now I'm a racist for bringing this up!
McCain's supporters need to chill. They are becoming increasingly rowdy over Huckabee, damn near singing Queen's "We are the Champions". Alrighty now, it's a nomination, not a free smoothie at Jamba Juice. Calm down already.
Good old Beserk-eley is back in the news, after they realized what a mistake they made after the city council voted to try to oust the Marine Recruiting site from its fair city. Funny how the threat of losing some $3 Million in federal funding will do that. Now they state they are against the war and for the troops. I'm still not sure how you can do one and not the other, but I've got a newsflash for those fine whackjobs in CA...DUH!!!! No one wants this war to go on anymore, and most of us want our boys back home. But a question comes to mind.....at what cost? Unless you want Chicago to look like Lebanon, maybe we tell our boys in Congress to let our boys in the big desert finish the damn job and get the hell out of there. Waddya think now?
My so-called interview. So, I was supposed to have an interview on Tuesday. It was for a job and a company that I was very excited about. I thought it would be a great fit for me. I did quite a bit of research on the position and company, by far and away the most prepped I've been for an interview probably ever. What happened? They filled the position before I even got to interview!!! Now, I understand that's how business gets done. But couldn't they have emailed me and told me that? Nope, not me. I'm not that fortunate. Instead, the call doesn't start on time, they are 10 minutes late, and in the 1st two minutes I'm told that they went back and forth with this person before she accepted. I asked, for clarification purposes, if I was hearing it right that this position had been filled. The answer was Yes.
"Oh".
Do you want to still talk about the company?
"Sure, I guess"-I was stunned! Who does this? Did I miss the big meeting on how business gets done all of a sudden? I spent the next 5 minutes talking about my resume, never getting to expand upon anything and how I might help the company in the role I was supposed to be interviewing for. All in all, a 7 minute phone call for nothing but self-doubt, aggravation, and overall delusion.
There's only one problem with this, it did nothing but tick me off. And if anyone has known me long enough, I can do some pretty amazing things when I'm pissed. All this did was fire me up, get me back on the job-hunt, and maybe, even hopefully, find this company's major competitors to take a job with them to kick ass on this company that didn't even have the common courtesy to tell me things up front.
Why you need good friends and a decent network. It's simple. Without them, I would have given up this job search eons ago. I'd be stocking shelves during the night at Wal-Mart while banging a 19 yr. female cashier with 2 kids and a meth habit. Just a wild guess, that's all. So, big ups to my friends, seriously.
Memphis hoops. Okay, now off the serious stuff for a bit. I caught a bit of the Houston @ Memphis college hoops game last night, and I have 2 thoughts. First, CSTV sucks. These guys don't even have the production quality of The Blair Witch Project. I thought my Mom was shooting this footage with a handheld camcorder. Pretty bad. All that being said, the other thought is that Memphis is damn good. I haven't seen a team with this type of intesity on defense in a long time. The way they play D and run, they kind of remind me of UNLV back in the day. Who knows if they're that good, but that's who they remind me of.
Kentucky hoops, yuck. I feel bad. Really, I do. They lost by 40 at Vanderbilt. But before all of you UK fans go jumping off the peer, let Billy Gillespie do his job. I saw him a few years ago at UTEP, and he was damn impressive. Look at the job he did at Texas A&M. Just give him 3 more years. By then, his first real recruiting class will be juniors. He didn't have much of a chance to recruit for Kentucky this season. Give him time, I think you'll be impressed.
Indiana U. needs to fire Kelvin Sampson, like, today. He is accused of lying to the NCAA, and to Indiana. Look, I know that Bob Knight ran roughshod over that place, and you've put in place a so-called "zero tolerance" policy, but I want to see if it's true. Bob Knight did a lot of things to embarrass that school, but never in his history as a coach did he even remotely sniff any type of NCAA violation. Kelvin Sampson is accused of cheating while on probation for cheating. Then misleading IU in terms of what he has been doing. If any of these 5 major violations accusations comes to be known as true, he needs to be canned. I say can him now to save your University the embarrassment of severe punishment by the NCAA. Say the NCAA comes down hard on your program, do you think there's a chance Eric Gordon stays in school? It's one thing to know that DJ White is finally graduating, but no one else will be there.
C's winning without KG. They beat San Antonio with Big Baby leaning on Tim Duncan quite a bit, and he did a great job. I was impressed with the defense, the C's rotate well. I'm really liking this team, just hoping for health the rest of the way.
Jason Kidd to Dallas makes no sense. It looks like Devon George has blocked the deal for now, but I don't get how Kidd makes sense for the team, when Dallas would have to give up Stack and Devon Harris. Harris can at least D up on the other PG's in the west, I don't think we can say the same of Kidd. Yes, the guy is a walking triple-double, but at what cost to your team? The rumored deal also includes Dallas' 1st round picks this year and 2010. If you have to trade half your team and 2 future 1st round picks, who will be left to play with Kidd, Dirk and Josh Howard? Oh, and Kidd will be 35 in a month.
Neither does Shaq to Phoenix, but if you listen to Shawn Marion, you'd think they beat him in the locker room. He called it a bad marriage. Really? You averaged 18 pts. a game without them running a play for you. You got to play with one of the best PG's in the game, and with a coach who wants to do nothing but run, thereby using your talents. Someone find that ESPN the magazine article on him, I swear it will shed more light on The Matrix. It made me shake my head. He seemed like he'd rather be the man than to win. Weird.
Dwight Howard received the message, zero distortion. In case you missed this bit of news, Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy went to the press and told them that Dwight needs to listen to his coach and play instead of worrying about the dunk contest. Look, Dwight is a beast on the boards, and has outdunked everyone in the league by about 50. He's scary good. It just appears that in his last 3 games he wasn't playing D and rebounding that much. Well, all that changed last night, with a 23 pt, 24 rebound game vs. Denver. Uh, coach, how 'bout them apples?
Football is officially a year-round sport now...and I loves it. News you can use at the moment, it appears that Ocho Stinko will still be a Bengal next season. Gosh, I hope coach Marvin Lewis has his boxes packed, he's getting fired at the end of this upcoming season if he's tying his hopes to this clown. The fins have let Trent Green go, along with Marty Booker, and will be today letting Zach Thomas go. Bill Parcells is cleaning house in a big bad way. Look for him to trade Jason Taylor before the draft. Bill needs draft picks, not an anchor to his salary cap. The Raiders re-signed Justin Fargas for 3 years, $12 Million. Huggy Bear T-shirts all around, then!
All that being said, when the Boston Herald wants to take Tom Brady to task for his parenting skills, I think we've gone in a direction I'm not so sure about. The Herald is taking Brady to task for being with Gisele down in Costa Rica. Let's not put him on par with Steve Garvey, Calvin Murphy, Dr. J, Travis Henry and Shawn Kemp. Did anyone think to ask if maybe, just maybe his former girlfriend told him to beat it? Maybe I missed it, but when did Brady say he was a good Dad? And has anyone asked Brady how the whole pregnancy went down? Did he know she was knocked up before he dumped her?
I know people are still a little weary of talking about the Pats, but in the spirit of reloading for another run, I implore them to take a look at Al Wilson. He's been medically cleared, and he's only 31, so he should have 2-3 years left in the tank. I think he could be very good on the inside of that 3-4.
Pitchers and catchers have reported to Fort Myers today....woohooo. Time to remind everyone else what the best pitching staff in baseball looks like. Also, look for Manny in a few days, he's been hitting the gym looking for a guarantee on his contract getting picked up. Nothing like a contract year to watch someone put up awesome numbers.
Clemens looks dirty, and the party politics were beyond pathetic yesterday. I enjoyed Reps. Tiernay, Cummings and especially Henry Waxman at the end gaveling Clemens to zip it. But I am ashamed at how Republicans fell over themselves trying to kiss Clemens' ass while being despicable to McNamee. At least we can thank ol' Rocket for making up a new word, "misremember"...what is this, sniglet time? The fact that Clemens went around last week damn near campaigning and having some of these Representatives (of what?) asking for his autograph shows me how disgusting Capitol Hill really is. Here's someone else's take on yesterday's festivities:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7794774/Clemens-hearing-showed-inefficiency-of-politics
Happy Thursday!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sports on the bottom
Lots of stuff to get to today:
Caucusing, and it's lovely effect-
Okay, so I've waited an extra 2 days here, but after listening to people blab on and on about this caucusing, or Super Tuesday, or whatever the heck this is called, my reactions are as follows:
Obama is charismatic as all get out, and I can see why people will vote for him. He's got charm and is a hell of a speaker, he can rally people. But he wants to give more money to the teachers union, not such a good idea, and it looks like pandering to me. I watched his speech and was impressed until he spoke of teachers, and how we have to make health care and education easily affordable. But he never stated how he'd do that. He also mentioned tax cuts for the rich that they never asked for. Au contriere. Big Time. Here's a little lesson for you, and feel free to look it up to challenge me if you'd like. The top 2% of earners in this country pay around 40% of the taxes. And you want to take away more of their money?? Oh, and rich is described as any household making over $364K. Sorry, but that ain't rich. So I have to ask Obama how he proposes to pay for all these programs, with the money he takes from the top, again?
And while we're at it, I'd like to address a question to the lovely media most people watch. How come McCain, Romney and Huckabee are battling for the conservative vote but Obama and Hillary aren't battling for the liberal vote? You just don't hear that word. It's been a bone of contention with me for quite some time, but I'm tired of people with 'R' in front of their name being treated on TV like a pariah or like they belong to some wacko cult but people with 'D' in front of their name have nothing said about the groups they might belong to. And while we may all think that Hillary is a liberal, she's got nothing on Obama.
Democrats are fractured. It's that simple. You've got those who are voting for change, the Obama supporters, and those that want to whack your paycheck until it bleeds, voting for Hillary. Kind of funny to watch. Why???...
Hillary cried again. That's right boys and girls, and some of you fell for it, again. She cried at Yale, just like she welled up in NH at a restaurant. This is who you want in office??? What the hell is going to happen when this country is attacked again? She'll talk to us with a box of Kleenex from the Oval Office? I can't fathom why anyone would vote for her, she harbors a rapist, is in a sham marriage, cries on cue, and is like the freakin' Gestapo when you accuse her of something, completely abusing executive privilege. But Dems, please oh please let her win your nomination. I assure you it won't go well for her before the elections. The crap that will come out will make what the Swift Boat Veterans did to John Kerry look like a birthday party invitation.
Republicans are in big trouble. It's a matter of simple math. Look at the numbers. They are not good, because they have no one to look to. It's more of the same old crap. They don't have anyone to rally around, no new ideas, no one that stokes a passion in the voter pool. Everyone is looking at these guys like their uncle that tells the same 3 stories at Thanksgiving. We've heard it all before. Come up with something new, please. Or better yet, could we maybe not have the really old guy run? Right now I'd predict a Democrat becoming the next President based on the sheer volume of voter turnout.
If I could Frankenstein the 3 major Republican candidates, I would, and here's how: I'd take McCain's stance on terrorism, he seems to realize that it's still kind of a big deal. You know, national security might be important, and maybe he could get rid of this TSA, which gets a bomb passed thru it on some type of test damn near once a week. I'd take Romney's business acumen. The man can run a business. But that's all I want from him. Money is the only thing this guy doesn't change his mind on. And greed, for lack of a better word, is good. I'd take Huckabee's FairTax. Please, I implore you to read up on it. Not from the NY Times, either. maybe get the book, I think it's $10 in paperback. I love the concept, anything has to be better than jacking my check (when I have one) everytime I get paid.
And I can only hope this type of thing doesn't get me killed, but the fine peaceful folks that follow radical Islam are using retarded women as suicide bombers. Oh, and a woman was tossed in jail for sitting with a man that wasn't related to her at a Starbucks in Saudi Arabia. You stay classy, Osama.
A Mass. teen is under surveillance in jail today after apparently killing his psychotherapist. Well, at least the insanity defense is already written out for him. Someone throw a toaster in this kids bath tub, no one will miss him.
I watched American Gangster on BET last night, it's a show that goes into some depth about certain recent gangsters. Last night's show was on the DC Sniper, very interesting. It's a show that could've lasted 4 hours and I would have watched. But of course the thing that was glossed over was the profiling of this killer. Everyone thought it was a white guy, because white guys are serial killers, not blacks. And it was 2 people, not one. Apparently John Muhammed sits on death row and speaks to no one. Another candidate to get shanked. He's in there with other death row inmates, what do you do to the guy who kills him in prison, make him deader?
A Colorado state lawmaker is in a bit of warm water for calling unwed teen parents a 'derogatory term'. First things first, why can't the news tell me what the word is? I hear nigger everytime I change the channel, and that's okay, but calling an unwed teen a slut or a ho is derogatory? What is the media trying to do, shelter the same kids who'll put a cock in their mouth, amongst other places? Come on, be real here. Guess what we called the girls that we knew were a little, ahem, loose back when I was in high school? Slut, ho, broad, cum-dumpster, or better yet, EASY. Because that's what they were. And probably still are. Sorry, if you going to have sex at that early of an age, and not be smart enough to wrap that rascal, what do you want to be called, a future member of MENSA? Didn't think so.
Britney is free to go...huh? How did this all happen? First she gets taken to a psych ward, then her father is given custodial rights to her life, then she claims her manager/boyfriend drugged her, and then they let her go. Seriously, I want someone to give this girl an uzi and get rid of all the paparizzi. A nice semi-automatic should do the trick. The girl was out maybe five minutes and there are helicopter shots of 12-14 people surrounding her car. Lady, hit the gas pedal. No one is going to say anything. I hate it when someone crowds me in line at the bank or at Safeway, I can't fathom what you deal with.
Roger Clemens may be all done for come next week. He was deposed yesterday and denied once again that he never did steroids. But his former trainer, Brian McNamee, may have syringes with blood and steroids on them from ol' Rocket. This is what as known as a smoking gun. If this were true, along with Clemens' pal Andy Pettitte not denying McNamee's story about Roger, that would mean that the Rocket just lied to Congress. Also known as perjury. Oops. The reason I say a week is because if McNamee does have this evidence, I'm pretty sure this will get a rush job put on it at Langley, CSI-style. I hope Roger likes the color orange, I get this strange feeling that he'll be in a jumpsuit before long---oh, who are we kidding, I'm hoping for it. Asshole football fans want to rub it in that the Pats lost, not even Giants fans, mind you, and yup, I'm bitter about it. I want their so called Yankee in a different type of pinstripes. There, I said it.
Shaq got traded to Phoenix---why, why, why?? Watch Dwayne Wade score 25 a game the rest of the way. Only because there isn't a 325 lb. anchor in his way. I can't see how this would help the Suns, and their offense certainly won't speed up because of this deal. Shaq is breaking down, he's been out for 2 weeks now, he's out of shape, and you want him to run with one of the best fast-breaking PG's we'll ever see? Best of luck. I can't wait to watch Kobe and Pau Gasol pick-n-roll his ass to death. It will be like watching a statue fall.
The Duke/UNC game last night was fun to watch. I have no vested interest in either team. It sucks that UNC was without blazing PG Ty Lawson, but give Duke credit where it is due, they shot 13-27 from 3, and they let Psycho-T (may rank as one of the lamest nicknames ever, seriously) do his thing. Duke has no one that can cover Hansbrough, but it didn't even matter. No one from UNC could knock down a jumpshot, or at least that's how it seemed.
Pedro Martinez is on YouTube watching a cockfight in the Dominican Republic. And??? So what. People want to make this as big as Michael Vick with the dogfighting. Uh-Uh. Nope, not gonna happen. First, cockfighting is legal in the Dominican. Secondly, Pedro was there as a spectator. Third, the loser of said cockfight will be served with hot sauce and blue cheese dressing 1 hour after the loss. I eat chicken. I'm not eating dog. See the difference? Now stop trying to make this a story, it isn't one.
Spygate, or whatever these clowns in the media are calling it these days, will not go away. It's like a freakin' cold sore. Rumors are now out that if the Pats did indeed tape the walk through of the Rams back in 2002 that the defensive coaches back then could be punished now. The coaches then were Crennel, Mangini, and Rob Ryan. So apparently Cleveland, the Jets and Oakland now have to be worried. I call bullshit on this for one simple reason. And we can thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for this one. If Arlen Specter wants to investigate the Pats, he has to open it up to the whole NFL. If he wants to cover this all under the guise of the NFL's anti-trust exemption, then he must ask about the whole league. Including his beloved Eagles. Every team gets the inquisition, not just New England. So, if this is all true, the St. Louis Rams will be investigated as well for a story in the NY Times from 2002 which stated to the effect that the Rams may have taped the Pats practice in New Orleans. Oops, didn't see that one coming, now did you? Be careful what you wish for.
The kid in Nevada who made up his recruiting story. In case you haven't heard about this lowlife, here's the deal: Kid from Nevada states that he's going to Cal, except Cal has never heard of him. Could be because he's not D1 material, just maybe. Anyhow, kid states that he was choosing between Cal and Oregon, he can't believe he's been duped by this so called recruiter. Well, after a few days of having a lot of people feel bad for the kid, come to find out he made it all up. I'm all for imagination, but someone ought to whoop this kid's fat ass. And only for making people feel bad for him. You got people to genuinely feel bad for you. I hope someone chop-blocks you in D3, because you deserve to be maimed.
Bob Knight, I'll miss you. Robert Montgomery Knight resigned as Head Coach at Texas Tech the other day, and I'll miss him. I'll miss him because of all the wusses out there who think he's a bully. He might be. You know what else? So what! He does exactly what a coach is supposed to do, coach and teach. All this rambling on about what he doesn't do, how he's not nice, boo-hoo. How about his graduation rate? Why don't you talk about that? How about how he's put Lubbock, TX on the map and has received all sorts of money in donations to the school? I'll miss him on the sidelines, but thanks to the power of the internet and YouTube, I'll always be able to watch your greatest hits.
Happy Thursday!
Caucusing, and it's lovely effect-
Okay, so I've waited an extra 2 days here, but after listening to people blab on and on about this caucusing, or Super Tuesday, or whatever the heck this is called, my reactions are as follows:
Obama is charismatic as all get out, and I can see why people will vote for him. He's got charm and is a hell of a speaker, he can rally people. But he wants to give more money to the teachers union, not such a good idea, and it looks like pandering to me. I watched his speech and was impressed until he spoke of teachers, and how we have to make health care and education easily affordable. But he never stated how he'd do that. He also mentioned tax cuts for the rich that they never asked for. Au contriere. Big Time. Here's a little lesson for you, and feel free to look it up to challenge me if you'd like. The top 2% of earners in this country pay around 40% of the taxes. And you want to take away more of their money?? Oh, and rich is described as any household making over $364K. Sorry, but that ain't rich. So I have to ask Obama how he proposes to pay for all these programs, with the money he takes from the top, again?
And while we're at it, I'd like to address a question to the lovely media most people watch. How come McCain, Romney and Huckabee are battling for the conservative vote but Obama and Hillary aren't battling for the liberal vote? You just don't hear that word. It's been a bone of contention with me for quite some time, but I'm tired of people with 'R' in front of their name being treated on TV like a pariah or like they belong to some wacko cult but people with 'D' in front of their name have nothing said about the groups they might belong to. And while we may all think that Hillary is a liberal, she's got nothing on Obama.
Democrats are fractured. It's that simple. You've got those who are voting for change, the Obama supporters, and those that want to whack your paycheck until it bleeds, voting for Hillary. Kind of funny to watch. Why???...
Hillary cried again. That's right boys and girls, and some of you fell for it, again. She cried at Yale, just like she welled up in NH at a restaurant. This is who you want in office??? What the hell is going to happen when this country is attacked again? She'll talk to us with a box of Kleenex from the Oval Office? I can't fathom why anyone would vote for her, she harbors a rapist, is in a sham marriage, cries on cue, and is like the freakin' Gestapo when you accuse her of something, completely abusing executive privilege. But Dems, please oh please let her win your nomination. I assure you it won't go well for her before the elections. The crap that will come out will make what the Swift Boat Veterans did to John Kerry look like a birthday party invitation.
Republicans are in big trouble. It's a matter of simple math. Look at the numbers. They are not good, because they have no one to look to. It's more of the same old crap. They don't have anyone to rally around, no new ideas, no one that stokes a passion in the voter pool. Everyone is looking at these guys like their uncle that tells the same 3 stories at Thanksgiving. We've heard it all before. Come up with something new, please. Or better yet, could we maybe not have the really old guy run? Right now I'd predict a Democrat becoming the next President based on the sheer volume of voter turnout.
If I could Frankenstein the 3 major Republican candidates, I would, and here's how: I'd take McCain's stance on terrorism, he seems to realize that it's still kind of a big deal. You know, national security might be important, and maybe he could get rid of this TSA, which gets a bomb passed thru it on some type of test damn near once a week. I'd take Romney's business acumen. The man can run a business. But that's all I want from him. Money is the only thing this guy doesn't change his mind on. And greed, for lack of a better word, is good. I'd take Huckabee's FairTax. Please, I implore you to read up on it. Not from the NY Times, either. maybe get the book, I think it's $10 in paperback. I love the concept, anything has to be better than jacking my check (when I have one) everytime I get paid.
And I can only hope this type of thing doesn't get me killed, but the fine peaceful folks that follow radical Islam are using retarded women as suicide bombers. Oh, and a woman was tossed in jail for sitting with a man that wasn't related to her at a Starbucks in Saudi Arabia. You stay classy, Osama.
A Mass. teen is under surveillance in jail today after apparently killing his psychotherapist. Well, at least the insanity defense is already written out for him. Someone throw a toaster in this kids bath tub, no one will miss him.
I watched American Gangster on BET last night, it's a show that goes into some depth about certain recent gangsters. Last night's show was on the DC Sniper, very interesting. It's a show that could've lasted 4 hours and I would have watched. But of course the thing that was glossed over was the profiling of this killer. Everyone thought it was a white guy, because white guys are serial killers, not blacks. And it was 2 people, not one. Apparently John Muhammed sits on death row and speaks to no one. Another candidate to get shanked. He's in there with other death row inmates, what do you do to the guy who kills him in prison, make him deader?
A Colorado state lawmaker is in a bit of warm water for calling unwed teen parents a 'derogatory term'. First things first, why can't the news tell me what the word is? I hear nigger everytime I change the channel, and that's okay, but calling an unwed teen a slut or a ho is derogatory? What is the media trying to do, shelter the same kids who'll put a cock in their mouth, amongst other places? Come on, be real here. Guess what we called the girls that we knew were a little, ahem, loose back when I was in high school? Slut, ho, broad, cum-dumpster, or better yet, EASY. Because that's what they were. And probably still are. Sorry, if you going to have sex at that early of an age, and not be smart enough to wrap that rascal, what do you want to be called, a future member of MENSA? Didn't think so.
Britney is free to go...huh? How did this all happen? First she gets taken to a psych ward, then her father is given custodial rights to her life, then she claims her manager/boyfriend drugged her, and then they let her go. Seriously, I want someone to give this girl an uzi and get rid of all the paparizzi. A nice semi-automatic should do the trick. The girl was out maybe five minutes and there are helicopter shots of 12-14 people surrounding her car. Lady, hit the gas pedal. No one is going to say anything. I hate it when someone crowds me in line at the bank or at Safeway, I can't fathom what you deal with.
Roger Clemens may be all done for come next week. He was deposed yesterday and denied once again that he never did steroids. But his former trainer, Brian McNamee, may have syringes with blood and steroids on them from ol' Rocket. This is what as known as a smoking gun. If this were true, along with Clemens' pal Andy Pettitte not denying McNamee's story about Roger, that would mean that the Rocket just lied to Congress. Also known as perjury. Oops. The reason I say a week is because if McNamee does have this evidence, I'm pretty sure this will get a rush job put on it at Langley, CSI-style. I hope Roger likes the color orange, I get this strange feeling that he'll be in a jumpsuit before long---oh, who are we kidding, I'm hoping for it. Asshole football fans want to rub it in that the Pats lost, not even Giants fans, mind you, and yup, I'm bitter about it. I want their so called Yankee in a different type of pinstripes. There, I said it.
Shaq got traded to Phoenix---why, why, why?? Watch Dwayne Wade score 25 a game the rest of the way. Only because there isn't a 325 lb. anchor in his way. I can't see how this would help the Suns, and their offense certainly won't speed up because of this deal. Shaq is breaking down, he's been out for 2 weeks now, he's out of shape, and you want him to run with one of the best fast-breaking PG's we'll ever see? Best of luck. I can't wait to watch Kobe and Pau Gasol pick-n-roll his ass to death. It will be like watching a statue fall.
The Duke/UNC game last night was fun to watch. I have no vested interest in either team. It sucks that UNC was without blazing PG Ty Lawson, but give Duke credit where it is due, they shot 13-27 from 3, and they let Psycho-T (may rank as one of the lamest nicknames ever, seriously) do his thing. Duke has no one that can cover Hansbrough, but it didn't even matter. No one from UNC could knock down a jumpshot, or at least that's how it seemed.
Pedro Martinez is on YouTube watching a cockfight in the Dominican Republic. And??? So what. People want to make this as big as Michael Vick with the dogfighting. Uh-Uh. Nope, not gonna happen. First, cockfighting is legal in the Dominican. Secondly, Pedro was there as a spectator. Third, the loser of said cockfight will be served with hot sauce and blue cheese dressing 1 hour after the loss. I eat chicken. I'm not eating dog. See the difference? Now stop trying to make this a story, it isn't one.
Spygate, or whatever these clowns in the media are calling it these days, will not go away. It's like a freakin' cold sore. Rumors are now out that if the Pats did indeed tape the walk through of the Rams back in 2002 that the defensive coaches back then could be punished now. The coaches then were Crennel, Mangini, and Rob Ryan. So apparently Cleveland, the Jets and Oakland now have to be worried. I call bullshit on this for one simple reason. And we can thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for this one. If Arlen Specter wants to investigate the Pats, he has to open it up to the whole NFL. If he wants to cover this all under the guise of the NFL's anti-trust exemption, then he must ask about the whole league. Including his beloved Eagles. Every team gets the inquisition, not just New England. So, if this is all true, the St. Louis Rams will be investigated as well for a story in the NY Times from 2002 which stated to the effect that the Rams may have taped the Pats practice in New Orleans. Oops, didn't see that one coming, now did you? Be careful what you wish for.
The kid in Nevada who made up his recruiting story. In case you haven't heard about this lowlife, here's the deal: Kid from Nevada states that he's going to Cal, except Cal has never heard of him. Could be because he's not D1 material, just maybe. Anyhow, kid states that he was choosing between Cal and Oregon, he can't believe he's been duped by this so called recruiter. Well, after a few days of having a lot of people feel bad for the kid, come to find out he made it all up. I'm all for imagination, but someone ought to whoop this kid's fat ass. And only for making people feel bad for him. You got people to genuinely feel bad for you. I hope someone chop-blocks you in D3, because you deserve to be maimed.
Bob Knight, I'll miss you. Robert Montgomery Knight resigned as Head Coach at Texas Tech the other day, and I'll miss him. I'll miss him because of all the wusses out there who think he's a bully. He might be. You know what else? So what! He does exactly what a coach is supposed to do, coach and teach. All this rambling on about what he doesn't do, how he's not nice, boo-hoo. How about his graduation rate? Why don't you talk about that? How about how he's put Lubbock, TX on the map and has received all sorts of money in donations to the school? I'll miss him on the sidelines, but thanks to the power of the internet and YouTube, I'll always be able to watch your greatest hits.
Happy Thursday!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Man does this ever suck...
My reaction to the Patriots losing to the Giants is as follows: this is like hooking up with an extremely hot chick only to find out she has a dick. There, I said it.
This stings real bad, and I'm not the only one who feels that this was a waste of 6 months. That's what one of my buddies sent me as a text message. And I couldn't agree more. And I found an upside to not working, no one has to see my sad mug today sulking around. I wanted perfection, it was something to be admired. I thought there'd be books written about the Patriot Way, that in 5 years we'd be seeing Tedy Bruschi on the talk-circuit telling you how to run your organization, do it for the good of the team, look what you can accomplish. Instead, I'm not even watching TV, and everything I read has a picture of that goober Eli Manning and Sloppy Seconds Strahan. Great Monday...someone kill me, please!!
In all honesty, I have to tip my hat to the Giants, they wanted it more, got more breaks, it's the way it happens sometimes in sports and in life. So be it.
Now I can only hope someone hits Senator Arlen Specter crossing the street in DC, Kurt Warner gets sent porn of his wife with 3 circus midgets and Mercury Morris gets ebola. Other than that, I'm fine, really, I am.
My secret suspicion is that Bill Belichick should've worn his gray hoodie and not tempted fate. That and he got out-coached. Lest us not forget that the Pats did win 18 games in a row, and that is to be commended. But not today, the wound is far too fresh.
Pitchers and catchers report in 2 weeks!!!!!
This stings real bad, and I'm not the only one who feels that this was a waste of 6 months. That's what one of my buddies sent me as a text message. And I couldn't agree more. And I found an upside to not working, no one has to see my sad mug today sulking around. I wanted perfection, it was something to be admired. I thought there'd be books written about the Patriot Way, that in 5 years we'd be seeing Tedy Bruschi on the talk-circuit telling you how to run your organization, do it for the good of the team, look what you can accomplish. Instead, I'm not even watching TV, and everything I read has a picture of that goober Eli Manning and Sloppy Seconds Strahan. Great Monday...someone kill me, please!!
In all honesty, I have to tip my hat to the Giants, they wanted it more, got more breaks, it's the way it happens sometimes in sports and in life. So be it.
Now I can only hope someone hits Senator Arlen Specter crossing the street in DC, Kurt Warner gets sent porn of his wife with 3 circus midgets and Mercury Morris gets ebola. Other than that, I'm fine, really, I am.
My secret suspicion is that Bill Belichick should've worn his gray hoodie and not tempted fate. That and he got out-coached. Lest us not forget that the Pats did win 18 games in a row, and that is to be commended. But not today, the wound is far too fresh.
Pitchers and catchers report in 2 weeks!!!!!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Super Bowl prediction, amongst other things..
I'll get to my Big Game prediction in a few paragraphs, but here are some thoughts from my couch (yes, I'm done house-sitting, and back on my own couch, albeit soiled on the sides whilst I was gone, another story for another time):
Colorado state rep Michael Garcia has resigned amid allegations he exposed himself to a lobbyist at a bar while drinking and playing pool. You will shortly see how I don't always pick on registered Democrats, I'm about to slap around a Republican, too. Back to representative Garcia-he was drinking at a place called the Lancer Lounge after a fundraiser with a bunch of lobbyists. Most left, except for one female, who claims that he came from around the side of a pool table, unzipped and showed the whole package. Garcia is then alleged to have stated, "Wouldn't this be real nice inside of you?". The accuser lobbyist, speaking on the condition of anonymity (of course she did) only decided to come forward after she had heard of other alleged transgressions by Garcia over the past 7 years.
Look, I won't condemn what he did. Nor can I believe that anyone is truly outraged by this guy's actions. Please, like none of has ever done anything this stupid, or known someone. He showed brain, people! Not that big of a deal (no pun intended). If it's okay for a President to cheat on his wife in the Oval Office while a chubby intern blows him (love ya, Ms. Lewinsky) then lets not go overboard on this one here, alright? I just wish we knew if he showed her the goods like the unveiling of a new car in Detroit, don't you? Was there a "Ta-Da" involved? As a matter of fact, I'm tired of anonymous allegations. If people want to drag this guys name thru the mud, so should hers. If I were him, I'd state that she was begging to see it, and allegedly made gestures that she'd blow me. Can she prove otherwise? Done and done, next topic.
US Rep Jim DeMint, R-SC is my new hero, and will be invited to be a part of my cabinet in some capacity should I win the general election for Presidency of the US in 2012. Why? Because he's finally doing what other people need to step up and do in this fine nation of ours. And that's taking a stand against bullies, real bullies, those who think they are pushing an agenda, when they are pushing ideology, like communism, and being traitors. Here's the story-the fine city of Berkeley, CA (from here on out, I'm calling it HippieTown) has decided to pass legislature telling the Marine recruiting station it is no longer welcome in its downtown. However, it will allow an antiwar group called Code Pink a parking spot in front of said recruiting station once a week for 6 months, as well as a protest permit. God forbid they'd have to fill out forms once a month. So, why is Rep DeMint on my cabinet? Because he has stood up and stated that he will draft legislation to rescind any and all earmarks for the fine city of Berkeley, somewhere around the tune of $2.1 Million. Jim, you just don't go far enough for me. I'd pull it all out, I wouldn't even play "Just the tip" with these fine folks. Yes, they may be educated, but they forgot one of the great things about this country, which is to not push your agenda on me. I'm not going to sign up for the Marines. Not for nothing, but I doubt I'm the guy they'd be targeting, chubby, bum knee, bad vision, doesn't take direction real well. Mix in a volatile temper, I don't think I'd make for a good Marine. Soldier of Fortune, maybe? But if the fine folks in HippieTown think that it's alright for Code Pink to go on ranting and raving while the Marines just have a recruiting station, then I do have a big problem. HippieTowners have a right to protest, and a right to assemble, but to make it as difficult to operate as a porn shop, I've got big issues with. Where's John Wayne when we need him? Pull out all funding, and direct all terrorists that HippieTown is there first target and where a lot of big politicians hang out, not Hollyweird. So much for moving to California.....
Speaking of California, did anyone else read about the idea of radio transmitters in your home thermostat? Yup, big brother is coming, and he's bringing power tools! Some yahoo in government brought the idea up that the California Utilities should have control over your thermostat by radio frequency....just to control rolling blackouts more efficiently. Right, I believe you. How 'bout this? Leave me the hell alone? How 'bout them apples? I swear, people in California pay attention here, everyone pack up and move to Idaho and Montana. No one else is there, everything is cheap, good skiing and hunting. I'm told once you bag a deer or an elk, there's nothing like it. I personally don't enjoy being up at 4 in the morning, but if offered a shotgun in my hand if I were to be up at that time, let's just say I'm intrigued. And no one will think to control your thermostat. My folks live in this building where they are like the youngest people there, and live on the 3rd floor. When I was home for Christmas they didn't even need to put the heat on. Why? Well, even if you were gubment-schooled, you know that heat rises. Everyone else in that building is over 65, so the heat is always cranked past 72, making my parents place nice and cozy, and keeps their energy bill relatively low. They hate other parts of it, but that's a small perk they've found. But think of how the rest of us would feel? I don't let anyone touch my car stereo when I'm driving, you think I'd give up control of my thermostat? Ha! Best of luck, and I hope you brought some friends.
Britney-why, baby, why? This shit is getting more and more sad. I caught a thing on TV where the woman went to the mall and had at least 10 paparazzis huddled around her. She ain't the Pope. Leave the girl alone. Now she's been committed. She's bi-polar. Ever think she isn't? Ever think how you'd feel if every time you went out to get lunch you'd have 10 clowns with cameras snapping a shot of your every movement. Here's my hope for Britney, other than moving to Denver (please oh please oh please), that she gets out of this thing slightly sane, purchases a .45, has a trained marksman teach her how to fire said weapon, gets a conceal and carry permit, gets out of Hollyweird, and the moment one of these clowns tries to sneak a peek of her in her new digs (in Denver, please) and blows this moron off of the tree he's trying to get said peek from. Think that'd stop this nonsense?
I was almost on the news because of 2 nitwits at Target. This is all in the joking sense, but I'm sure a lot of people have been in this spot before, too. So I had some stuff to pick up, and I wasn't paying attention to the lights above the register. Woman behind the register tells me, "Sir, I am closed, the light is off." Okay, my bad, the register right next to her was open, with only one person ahead of me. I have 3 items. The woman in front of me waits until her whole order is rung up before she busts out her check book. WHAT??? Who pays for things with a check in 2008? At least have the decency to write everything out except the total before you walk in, how hard is that? Then this woman decides to get pissy when the cashier asks for her ID...the nerve (cue sarcasm)! It's not like it's really easy to forge a check....so that's it for nitwit #1. This particular Target has a Starbucks, and I needed a cup of coffee, that's it. But it's never that damn easy, because it's me. No Latte, no frappacino, no chai tea, just a regular cup of coffee. This wildabeast (Nitwit #2) in front of me (mind you, no one else but her, the barista and me are in this Starbucks) decides she needs some triple pump skim half foam concoction-because the skim is going to help slim ya down, tubby-and pays for it in pennies!!!! Read that again, in pennies!!! This waste of skin then honestly had the nerve to turn around and say, "I just needed it". Well, the Gods were smiling down on me, and I smirked at her and stated that she could use another run around the store, too. And that's why I was almost on the news, because of 2 dumbass women. And they both had rings...who marries them???
The Johan Santana Trade-the Mets got away with a steal, provided they can sign Johan to an extension. This is going to suck for the Yankees watching him dominate across the city. And you just know this is going to happen. How NYY didn't try to go get this bonafide #1 stud is beyond me, because they didn't want to give up the potential of Philip Hughes. The Mets barely gave up anything, none of their top prospects, for a guy who is going to carve up the NL. They'll have Johan and Pedro...not a bad combo in my mind. Yankees GM Brian Cashman might want to start looking at property in other parts of the country, I don't think he'll hold on to his job past this season. Not entirely his fault, but he's not getting any help from Hank Steinbrenner, that's for certain.
The Lakers just traded for Pau Gasol....for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, a 1st in 2008, a 1st in 2010, and an old unopened trojan box from Magic's old Locker at the Forum. This is the definition of a fleece-job. If I'm the Chicago Bulls GM, I'm ralphing in my office. That's all it took?? The Lakers just improved quite nicely, and losing Brown is one of those "addition by subtraction" moves, damn near the definition of it, to be honest. Kwame, you never had a shot, not since Jordan undressed you when you were a kid. I think you need to take your last check when it comes and then go over to Europe and dominate some people, get your confidence back up and then come on back to the States. For Memphis, who wants to suit up now? Does Hakim Warrick get more minutes? I bet PG Mike Conley is banging on the gym door to Ohio State right now. Not a great move coming out early now, is it? Maybe when the current owner sells the team someone with half a brain buys it and runs it professional thing that it should be.
Andy Pettitte apparently wasn't that good of friends with ol' Rocket Roger. Right...and me and my remote aren't the bestest of buddies every Sunday from Labor Day to Tax Day. Sure thing, you guys, that's believable. About as truthful as me gaining my massive physique due to a thyroid condition. Who is buying this line of crappola? At least there are rumors floating around that Pettitte will back Clemens' former trainer's allegations that he shot ol' Rocket with more than B-12 and lidocaine. More like steroids, or if we're lucky, HGH. I can only hope it's HGH, because then we're going to get a whole bunch of sports reporters that bashed the living hell out of Barry Bonds squirming. And if you've known me long enough, you know how I love to watch people wiggle, like they've got a pair of bad boxers, all bunched up.
LeBron James needed a new nickname, so I'm going to give it a shot-The Destroyer. King James just isn't doing it for me. There aren't that many good nicknames anymore anyways. Did you see what he did the other night in Portland? He flat-out wrecked Brandon Roy after someone in the crowd decided to heckle him. LeBron had tweaked his ankle in the first half and was kind of looking like Vince Carter, just jumpshots, but this fan triggered something like Dr. David Banner getting juice on some gamma-rays, it was awesome to watch. I don't watch a whole lot of NBA action, but since the Celtics are doing beyond quite well, I'm slowly watching again. But I'm starting to really like watching LeBron, he's abusing people, showing no mercy. And that's what we need more of today. If you're that much better than everyone else is, feel free to announce your presence with authority. G'head, I'm all for it.
Former West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez only wants to pay 38% of his buyout, the same language that was in the contract that he signed on the dotted line. I may not agree with some of those in that fine state, but if you sign a contract, and that contract has buyout language that states if you leave you will pay the sum of $4 Million, then you take a job (before your bowl game, mind you) at Michigan, you better be damn sure that the sum of money discussed in your contract will either be a)forgiven, b)paid in installments, c)paid in a lump sum or d)partial payment is acceptable and the remainder will be forgiven. You don't just leave and then think you can name your own terms of the buyout. RR only wants to pay $1.5 Million, and I can only hope/pray that this crap gets on Court TV. It will be awesome to see the AD and President of WVU at an arbitration. Who gets to bring the spittoon?
Former New England Patriot video assistant Matt Walsh states that he has incriminating evidence that the NFL nor the Pats want to see out in public. Really? Or are you bluffing? This guy hasn't worked for the Pats since 2003. And, why does the NY Times wait until now to release this info?? Because it's for effect. Folks, if the Pats were 4-12 no one would give a rats ass. But because they are chasing perfection, this kind of shit just keeps popping up. I don't believe Matt Walsh has anything, and I think he needs to be pantsed and given an atomic wedgie in the middle of Faneuil Hall. And then maybe a public stoning for being a prick.
Senator Arlen Specter. I think it's time to research those term limit propositions again. I'm not sure who I hate more, him or Robert Byrd. Senator Specter, R-PA, wants to know why the tapes from Spygate were destroyed. I like NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's reaction, which was pretty much "NUNYA", as in None Yo Damn Business. This is NFL business, nothing to do with the Senate Judiciary Committee. It's a fine time to bring this up, too, there, Senator. This wouldn't have anything to do with a large part of your constituency being from Philadelphia, now would it? Pathetic. I suggest you stick to things you know about, not paying for lunch, strip-mining and getting some pathetic piece of trash from the National Endowment of the Arts to be placed in the middle of your hometown of Doucheville PA. Someone from ESPN slightly agrees with me:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3226214
Prediction time-I'll be annoyed by Joe Buck before the game starts. Anyone else tired of watching those Osi U highlights of him torching turnstile backup LT Winston Justice for 6 sacks? And telling me how great he is? The guy calls All-Pro LT Matt Light dirty, but he had 13 sacks all year. 6 against Justice in that one game. He hasn't had a sack since week 16. That's 4 games. How come I don't hear a bunch of racket about New England playing week 17 without the right side of its O-Line or Kyle Brady? See what happens when people have too much time to think?-They pick the Giants!! Michael Strahan has been seen out and about in AZ with Eddie Murphy's ex-wife...dude, way sloppy seconds.
So I guess this will come down to coaching, and giving the Hooded One 2 weeks to prepare, I feel bad for Eli Manning. The Manning Face is going to be on full display come this Sunday. The Pats will put 8 in the box and beg Eli to beat them. I just don't see it happening. As for the Pats on offense, I look for them to be like 2 teams. They will bring out the 3-4 WR package, and the 2-3 TE package. Look for Randy Moss to be put in motion, he won't get a ton of looks, but I get this strange feeling that Randy has been waiting for this moment to shine, and Tom Brady will be there to help him. MVP will be Brady, we'll see Seau and Bruschi cry, I'll get more nachos, drink more beer, and reflect on how awesome this is. Pats 37-17.
Be safe out there on Sunday!!
Colorado state rep Michael Garcia has resigned amid allegations he exposed himself to a lobbyist at a bar while drinking and playing pool. You will shortly see how I don't always pick on registered Democrats, I'm about to slap around a Republican, too. Back to representative Garcia-he was drinking at a place called the Lancer Lounge after a fundraiser with a bunch of lobbyists. Most left, except for one female, who claims that he came from around the side of a pool table, unzipped and showed the whole package. Garcia is then alleged to have stated, "Wouldn't this be real nice inside of you?". The accuser lobbyist, speaking on the condition of anonymity (of course she did) only decided to come forward after she had heard of other alleged transgressions by Garcia over the past 7 years.
Look, I won't condemn what he did. Nor can I believe that anyone is truly outraged by this guy's actions. Please, like none of has ever done anything this stupid, or known someone. He showed brain, people! Not that big of a deal (no pun intended). If it's okay for a President to cheat on his wife in the Oval Office while a chubby intern blows him (love ya, Ms. Lewinsky) then lets not go overboard on this one here, alright? I just wish we knew if he showed her the goods like the unveiling of a new car in Detroit, don't you? Was there a "Ta-Da" involved? As a matter of fact, I'm tired of anonymous allegations. If people want to drag this guys name thru the mud, so should hers. If I were him, I'd state that she was begging to see it, and allegedly made gestures that she'd blow me. Can she prove otherwise? Done and done, next topic.
US Rep Jim DeMint, R-SC is my new hero, and will be invited to be a part of my cabinet in some capacity should I win the general election for Presidency of the US in 2012. Why? Because he's finally doing what other people need to step up and do in this fine nation of ours. And that's taking a stand against bullies, real bullies, those who think they are pushing an agenda, when they are pushing ideology, like communism, and being traitors. Here's the story-the fine city of Berkeley, CA (from here on out, I'm calling it HippieTown) has decided to pass legislature telling the Marine recruiting station it is no longer welcome in its downtown. However, it will allow an antiwar group called Code Pink a parking spot in front of said recruiting station once a week for 6 months, as well as a protest permit. God forbid they'd have to fill out forms once a month. So, why is Rep DeMint on my cabinet? Because he has stood up and stated that he will draft legislation to rescind any and all earmarks for the fine city of Berkeley, somewhere around the tune of $2.1 Million. Jim, you just don't go far enough for me. I'd pull it all out, I wouldn't even play "Just the tip" with these fine folks. Yes, they may be educated, but they forgot one of the great things about this country, which is to not push your agenda on me. I'm not going to sign up for the Marines. Not for nothing, but I doubt I'm the guy they'd be targeting, chubby, bum knee, bad vision, doesn't take direction real well. Mix in a volatile temper, I don't think I'd make for a good Marine. Soldier of Fortune, maybe? But if the fine folks in HippieTown think that it's alright for Code Pink to go on ranting and raving while the Marines just have a recruiting station, then I do have a big problem. HippieTowners have a right to protest, and a right to assemble, but to make it as difficult to operate as a porn shop, I've got big issues with. Where's John Wayne when we need him? Pull out all funding, and direct all terrorists that HippieTown is there first target and where a lot of big politicians hang out, not Hollyweird. So much for moving to California.....
Speaking of California, did anyone else read about the idea of radio transmitters in your home thermostat? Yup, big brother is coming, and he's bringing power tools! Some yahoo in government brought the idea up that the California Utilities should have control over your thermostat by radio frequency....just to control rolling blackouts more efficiently. Right, I believe you. How 'bout this? Leave me the hell alone? How 'bout them apples? I swear, people in California pay attention here, everyone pack up and move to Idaho and Montana. No one else is there, everything is cheap, good skiing and hunting. I'm told once you bag a deer or an elk, there's nothing like it. I personally don't enjoy being up at 4 in the morning, but if offered a shotgun in my hand if I were to be up at that time, let's just say I'm intrigued. And no one will think to control your thermostat. My folks live in this building where they are like the youngest people there, and live on the 3rd floor. When I was home for Christmas they didn't even need to put the heat on. Why? Well, even if you were gubment-schooled, you know that heat rises. Everyone else in that building is over 65, so the heat is always cranked past 72, making my parents place nice and cozy, and keeps their energy bill relatively low. They hate other parts of it, but that's a small perk they've found. But think of how the rest of us would feel? I don't let anyone touch my car stereo when I'm driving, you think I'd give up control of my thermostat? Ha! Best of luck, and I hope you brought some friends.
Britney-why, baby, why? This shit is getting more and more sad. I caught a thing on TV where the woman went to the mall and had at least 10 paparazzis huddled around her. She ain't the Pope. Leave the girl alone. Now she's been committed. She's bi-polar. Ever think she isn't? Ever think how you'd feel if every time you went out to get lunch you'd have 10 clowns with cameras snapping a shot of your every movement. Here's my hope for Britney, other than moving to Denver (please oh please oh please), that she gets out of this thing slightly sane, purchases a .45, has a trained marksman teach her how to fire said weapon, gets a conceal and carry permit, gets out of Hollyweird, and the moment one of these clowns tries to sneak a peek of her in her new digs (in Denver, please) and blows this moron off of the tree he's trying to get said peek from. Think that'd stop this nonsense?
I was almost on the news because of 2 nitwits at Target. This is all in the joking sense, but I'm sure a lot of people have been in this spot before, too. So I had some stuff to pick up, and I wasn't paying attention to the lights above the register. Woman behind the register tells me, "Sir, I am closed, the light is off." Okay, my bad, the register right next to her was open, with only one person ahead of me. I have 3 items. The woman in front of me waits until her whole order is rung up before she busts out her check book. WHAT??? Who pays for things with a check in 2008? At least have the decency to write everything out except the total before you walk in, how hard is that? Then this woman decides to get pissy when the cashier asks for her ID...the nerve (cue sarcasm)! It's not like it's really easy to forge a check....so that's it for nitwit #1. This particular Target has a Starbucks, and I needed a cup of coffee, that's it. But it's never that damn easy, because it's me. No Latte, no frappacino, no chai tea, just a regular cup of coffee. This wildabeast (Nitwit #2) in front of me (mind you, no one else but her, the barista and me are in this Starbucks) decides she needs some triple pump skim half foam concoction-because the skim is going to help slim ya down, tubby-and pays for it in pennies!!!! Read that again, in pennies!!! This waste of skin then honestly had the nerve to turn around and say, "I just needed it". Well, the Gods were smiling down on me, and I smirked at her and stated that she could use another run around the store, too. And that's why I was almost on the news, because of 2 dumbass women. And they both had rings...who marries them???
The Johan Santana Trade-the Mets got away with a steal, provided they can sign Johan to an extension. This is going to suck for the Yankees watching him dominate across the city. And you just know this is going to happen. How NYY didn't try to go get this bonafide #1 stud is beyond me, because they didn't want to give up the potential of Philip Hughes. The Mets barely gave up anything, none of their top prospects, for a guy who is going to carve up the NL. They'll have Johan and Pedro...not a bad combo in my mind. Yankees GM Brian Cashman might want to start looking at property in other parts of the country, I don't think he'll hold on to his job past this season. Not entirely his fault, but he's not getting any help from Hank Steinbrenner, that's for certain.
The Lakers just traded for Pau Gasol....for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, a 1st in 2008, a 1st in 2010, and an old unopened trojan box from Magic's old Locker at the Forum. This is the definition of a fleece-job. If I'm the Chicago Bulls GM, I'm ralphing in my office. That's all it took?? The Lakers just improved quite nicely, and losing Brown is one of those "addition by subtraction" moves, damn near the definition of it, to be honest. Kwame, you never had a shot, not since Jordan undressed you when you were a kid. I think you need to take your last check when it comes and then go over to Europe and dominate some people, get your confidence back up and then come on back to the States. For Memphis, who wants to suit up now? Does Hakim Warrick get more minutes? I bet PG Mike Conley is banging on the gym door to Ohio State right now. Not a great move coming out early now, is it? Maybe when the current owner sells the team someone with half a brain buys it and runs it professional thing that it should be.
Andy Pettitte apparently wasn't that good of friends with ol' Rocket Roger. Right...and me and my remote aren't the bestest of buddies every Sunday from Labor Day to Tax Day. Sure thing, you guys, that's believable. About as truthful as me gaining my massive physique due to a thyroid condition. Who is buying this line of crappola? At least there are rumors floating around that Pettitte will back Clemens' former trainer's allegations that he shot ol' Rocket with more than B-12 and lidocaine. More like steroids, or if we're lucky, HGH. I can only hope it's HGH, because then we're going to get a whole bunch of sports reporters that bashed the living hell out of Barry Bonds squirming. And if you've known me long enough, you know how I love to watch people wiggle, like they've got a pair of bad boxers, all bunched up.
LeBron James needed a new nickname, so I'm going to give it a shot-The Destroyer. King James just isn't doing it for me. There aren't that many good nicknames anymore anyways. Did you see what he did the other night in Portland? He flat-out wrecked Brandon Roy after someone in the crowd decided to heckle him. LeBron had tweaked his ankle in the first half and was kind of looking like Vince Carter, just jumpshots, but this fan triggered something like Dr. David Banner getting juice on some gamma-rays, it was awesome to watch. I don't watch a whole lot of NBA action, but since the Celtics are doing beyond quite well, I'm slowly watching again. But I'm starting to really like watching LeBron, he's abusing people, showing no mercy. And that's what we need more of today. If you're that much better than everyone else is, feel free to announce your presence with authority. G'head, I'm all for it.
Former West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez only wants to pay 38% of his buyout, the same language that was in the contract that he signed on the dotted line. I may not agree with some of those in that fine state, but if you sign a contract, and that contract has buyout language that states if you leave you will pay the sum of $4 Million, then you take a job (before your bowl game, mind you) at Michigan, you better be damn sure that the sum of money discussed in your contract will either be a)forgiven, b)paid in installments, c)paid in a lump sum or d)partial payment is acceptable and the remainder will be forgiven. You don't just leave and then think you can name your own terms of the buyout. RR only wants to pay $1.5 Million, and I can only hope/pray that this crap gets on Court TV. It will be awesome to see the AD and President of WVU at an arbitration. Who gets to bring the spittoon?
Former New England Patriot video assistant Matt Walsh states that he has incriminating evidence that the NFL nor the Pats want to see out in public. Really? Or are you bluffing? This guy hasn't worked for the Pats since 2003. And, why does the NY Times wait until now to release this info?? Because it's for effect. Folks, if the Pats were 4-12 no one would give a rats ass. But because they are chasing perfection, this kind of shit just keeps popping up. I don't believe Matt Walsh has anything, and I think he needs to be pantsed and given an atomic wedgie in the middle of Faneuil Hall. And then maybe a public stoning for being a prick.
Senator Arlen Specter. I think it's time to research those term limit propositions again. I'm not sure who I hate more, him or Robert Byrd. Senator Specter, R-PA, wants to know why the tapes from Spygate were destroyed. I like NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's reaction, which was pretty much "NUNYA", as in None Yo Damn Business. This is NFL business, nothing to do with the Senate Judiciary Committee. It's a fine time to bring this up, too, there, Senator. This wouldn't have anything to do with a large part of your constituency being from Philadelphia, now would it? Pathetic. I suggest you stick to things you know about, not paying for lunch, strip-mining and getting some pathetic piece of trash from the National Endowment of the Arts to be placed in the middle of your hometown of Doucheville PA. Someone from ESPN slightly agrees with me:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3226214
Prediction time-I'll be annoyed by Joe Buck before the game starts. Anyone else tired of watching those Osi U highlights of him torching turnstile backup LT Winston Justice for 6 sacks? And telling me how great he is? The guy calls All-Pro LT Matt Light dirty, but he had 13 sacks all year. 6 against Justice in that one game. He hasn't had a sack since week 16. That's 4 games. How come I don't hear a bunch of racket about New England playing week 17 without the right side of its O-Line or Kyle Brady? See what happens when people have too much time to think?-They pick the Giants!! Michael Strahan has been seen out and about in AZ with Eddie Murphy's ex-wife...dude, way sloppy seconds.
So I guess this will come down to coaching, and giving the Hooded One 2 weeks to prepare, I feel bad for Eli Manning. The Manning Face is going to be on full display come this Sunday. The Pats will put 8 in the box and beg Eli to beat them. I just don't see it happening. As for the Pats on offense, I look for them to be like 2 teams. They will bring out the 3-4 WR package, and the 2-3 TE package. Look for Randy Moss to be put in motion, he won't get a ton of looks, but I get this strange feeling that Randy has been waiting for this moment to shine, and Tom Brady will be there to help him. MVP will be Brady, we'll see Seau and Bruschi cry, I'll get more nachos, drink more beer, and reflect on how awesome this is. Pats 37-17.
Be safe out there on Sunday!!
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