a few thoughts

So I've got to mention some things that have been on my mind of late..

Football is coming!!! It's like Christmas for me when I know training camp is around the corner. Because that also means it's time for me to get my Fantasy Football reading done. I rarely mention how much I like this stuff, mostly because I've been out and about and I can't stand when people talk about their teams. No one cares but you! Get over yourself already. It's something I totally get geeked about, but only talk to my other fantasy football playing brethren about, not out in public settings. Come on, man!

Free Agency has kicked off in both the NHL and NBA, and I really am amused. Why? Well, the Blackhawks signed Marian Hossa to a 12 year deal. So he's playing until he's 42? While not out of the realm of possibilities, how good is he really going to be on the tail end of this deal? Now, don't read me all wrong here. It could make the Blackhawks unbelievably potent on offense, especially the powerplay, but 12 years?? How many coaches is he going to go thru in that timeframe? What's the over/under? 4? I'd take the over. And I love that Montreal has gone out and gotten Scott Gomez, thanks for taking on his monster contract.
As for the NBA, apparently the Detroit Pistons think that getting guys from UConn is a fantastic idea, after signing both Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva yesterday. Have either one been on the winning side of a playoff series? I believe the answer is no. Add to that the fact that Pistons GM Joe Dumars canned head coach Michael Curry after only one season, and I have to ask-What the heck is going on in Detroit? Of course, as a Celtics fan, I can laugh, but I thought this team was on the cusp a couple of times since they won it all in 2004, but things sure don't look so Fantastic right now. We'll have to wait and see who else gets way too much money in the coming days and weeks.

Quick political question, and it's been rattling around in my head for a few weeks now-I keep hearing all these people, particularly politicians, tell me that 'hope and change' won out, so let us do our jobs. Ok, but don't you work for the people, by the people? This goes for both sides of the screwed up fence, it really does. They're both so screwed up. But instead of complaining about how screwed up the other one is, why doesn't someone draw a line in the sand and state 'Enough already!'? We're looking at all sorts of things that I think every one of us would disagree with. This cap and trade thing would be hilarious if it weren't so scary. I'm reading reports that the original proposal was 650 pages, but then at 3 AM the day it was to be voted on it doubled in size. Wait, another piece of legislation that has far and wide government expanding powers and no one is reading it....again???!!! Seriously, this has to stop. I'm reading things that state this cap and trade deal will double our utility bills. We as a nation are coming up on 10% unemployment, and those in DC think it's a good idea to pilfer us for more money as most of us are trying to make ends meet? How is this a good idea? Why can't we let each other read the thing before voting on it? I'm not even mad or ranting about this-I'm genuinely concerned, here.
For me, I'll be out of work in a few days, with nothing on the horizon. I don't blame anyone, just the way it goes. Also doesn't help that I'm stubborn and only want certain things. I don't want another temp job...I want the role that I want, I want to do things my way and for a certain type of business. But you mean to tell me if this thing goes thru I can expect to double my utility bill? When does it end? Seems to me that the people who've done very little to earn their money, Congress, sure seem to have their hands jammed pretty damn deep into my wallet and bank account-it just doesn't seem all that fair to me.
And I think I have a reason why more of us aren't hooting and hollering over this-We're beat up. We're worried. We spend most of our days wondering if it will be us to lose our jobs next. We're afraid to call our friends because we know that the axe may have dropped on them. And we think we're helpless to stop it. Folks, I'm not here to lay blame, at least not in this blog posting. I'm here to tell you to call your friends, invite them out, buy them a beer, check in on them. Because we are all looking at something most of us have never seen. And it is downright scary. The worst part about all of this is that those a few years younger than me weren't taught how to deal with this stuff. If they were, it's from their parents, certainly not their peers and teachers. Just reach out to your people and make sure they're okay. A phone call can last two minutes, but you might be doing someone a huge favor.
Now, as far as laying blame and all of that stupidity can go, it's pointless. I have actually witnessed people taking the Obama stickers off their car-one guy even told me why-he stated flat out that this guy hasn't kept his promises and he's going fullspeed on stupid-his words, not mine. And to those that tell me, 'Well, at least he's not Bush', well he kinda is. Spending money on things the people don't want? Check. Trouncing civil liberties? Check. Better point to those that say that is the following-W couldn't run in this election, so your point is moot. Now, that doesn't mean I think McCain would have been any better/worse. I only think he would have been a little slower, but only by like a week. So really there is not that much difference. Okay, now that I've stated that, I have a question for you-I know you love Obama for who he isn't, but do you love him for who he is? Let that one swirl around your head for a bit. It's an honest question. I don't hate the man, not at all. I'm definitely concerned with the rate at which he's doing things, and how he's doing them. But I admire his conviction, no matter how much I disagree with it.

On to a more fun topic, and I end this blog today with this-I don't go out much, and every once in awhile it's nice to get a reminder why. My reasoning at the moment is to stash away as much money as I can while I'm earning it. So I don't get many 'Drunk on a Tuesday' stories anymore. It's a part of growing up...but you save money, so it's not all bad. Ever meet people and right away your intuition on them is confirmed within 30 seconds? Yup, happened to me on Tuesday night. I met up with an old roommate who I hadn't seen in awhile, and he's been bugging me. Fine, I'll meet up and hang for an hour. It won't kill me, I won't drink, no big deal. Well, he showed up and said he invited some girls, too. (From here on out they will be referred to as Tits McGee and Ex-Clone. Why? You'll get to it in a minute, patience!) So out on the back patio was Tits McGee, how did I know she was 'for him'? Easy, as in she looked easy and like a braindead peroxided out barbie doll. She seemed perfectly nice...to look at, and then she spoke. All sorts of things went thru my head like RoboCop going thru his microprocessor...She's Crazy. I was introduced to Ex-Clone, who looked like a girl I had dated/argued/fought with years ago. She was the taller, slightly skinnier, bug-eyed version of her. I swear to God, it was like looking at my ex thru a clown mirror. Now, Ex-Clone was a perfectly nice person. But by reading this blog and knowing me and being out in the world, you know what I mean when I state nice person. Not attractive. But a nice enough person that I can speak with. Tits McGee, on the other hand, is a whole different bag of silicon. I was introduced, and she immediately had to tell me she worked at a doctors office. Telling by the size of her, ahem, assets-I kind of had an idea of what kind of doctor we're talking about. During the course of our conversation between the four of us I said the word midget, which apparently is incorrect (this bimbo has no idea how wrong she was, and I'll prove it in a sec). Me being me, I had to ask why it was so offensive, since she wasn't a midget (snuggled one in her top, maybe, but she wasn't one of them), and that there were no visible midgets in the general vicinity, why oh why is this offensive, and to whom? She told me medically that they are called little people. I call Bullshit! And I did-want to know why? Two reasons. First, there is a medical, clinical difference between a midget and a dwarf. Second, guess who taught me that lesson? A midget!!!! At a midget wrestling event! When given this information, along with the fact that I wasn't speaking 'medically' (and feel free to cue the sarcasm right about now), I was told with the perfect amount of blondebimboI'mnotwrong 'Whaever'. Ex-Clone popped in calling her 'Manhater'. And that's when my initial reaction to Tits as being Crazy, I got to see just how Crazy she is.
A small sidebar here-there are all sorts of Crazy, some fun, some dangerous, some childish and some that let you know that if you did her wrong she'd chop off your twig and giggleberries. This, ladies and gents, was the last one. They talk about women like her in the handbook, something about a 10 foot pole.
Tits reaction to being called a 'Manhater' was right out of bimbo central casting. "I love men, I grew up around men." I wanted to tell her I grew up around alcoholics, but that doesn't mean I love booze (nevermind, bad example). I could tell right away she was saying it to ease my friends mind. But when the finger started waving around and her eyes got all excited, I knew just how nuts this woman really was.
We all departed company, I had to give my friend a ride home, and on the way to his house, told him that if he had already slept with her he was doomed. If he hadn't yet, don't. I know, guys don't usually tell other guys not to sleep with attractive women. But in this case, I told him if he valued his penis and his 8 month old puppy, he shouldn't be so quick to answer her calls. As I dropped him off, he got a text message that stated something along the lines of, 'Sorry if I was acting all crazy...." Uh, honey, it was no act, and that's what I told him. What would you have done, waited until he called you to tell you he'd been castrated by Cosmetic Surgeon Receptionist? I highly doubt it.

Happy Thursday!