1 Change diapers quickly or the kid will find the time to piss all over the place
2 My wife has a lot more patience than I do, though I don't think I'm doing bad so far
3 The kid looks like an angel when she sleeps...at 7 pm. At 3:30 am she sounds like a pissed off velociraptor.
4 Family can be your best lifeline for sanity and biggest pain in the ass at the same time.
5 I am astounded how much this kid can eat.
6 Letting your kid push up on your thigh like they're standing will NOT give them bowed legs.
7 I wish babies knew english so she could tell me why she's screaming like I'm beating her with a bat.
8 When this kid starts moving on her own I'm gonna be in a lot of trouble
9 Baby formula tastes like 5 day old dog shit
10 I swear kids from day 1 know how to push buttons in the adults around them
I dread this day.....
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
What's a Tsunami got to do with Women's History Month?
Simple. It kills 2 birds with one stone for me as far as posting an update. By now everyone is familiar with Japan's recent troubles. The news wants to make it sound like they're sitting on a ticking H-Bomb. Some things I have read recently point to that being not the case. I still asked the wife last night if she thought we should buy the radiation sickness pills anyways. It's a very sad situation for everyone involved but I don't think the worst is passed. With all the fault lines and volcanoes around the Pacific, I would't be surprised to see a big level earthquake in CA or the west coast and a bad volcano or two.
Now I know what you're thinking. What the hell can he say about Women's History Month? I think this sums it up.
Now I know what you're thinking. What the hell can he say about Women's History Month? I think this sums it up.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Batfuckcraziness...and Charlie Sheen
There seem to be 2 domestic news stories dominating coverage lately, the multi-state approach to cut state deficits by shrinking union negotiating abilities and Charlie Sheen taking a nose dive into insanity.
Some personal background on the first. My dad was a 30 year steelworker and I remember him vividly being on strike when I was in high school. They sat out for an entire year, lost all those wages--at that point he was making great money--and what did they get for it? Nothing. The local yokel union leaders were too interested in their own pride and their make believe higher ground and they lost big time. This is why I do not trust unions. Not that the idea of unions is bad, it's not. Workers anywhere should have someone making sure they're safe on the job and they are reasonably taken care of. But the people who tend to become union leaders are...about a step and a half away from used car salesman, especially in the face locally of all these steel plants shutting down and laying off and these dumbasses go on the news acting like we're going to be back to 1970 production levels any day now instead of saying the truth. The truth is in an area like I live in, those days are gone and the men who worked hard for years have little to fall back on as far as other skills and education so now they're stuck as 30-40-50 somethings with little economic hope.
Which brings me to Ohio's Senate Bill 5 and why I think it must be a good idea. I'm not going to argue the finer points or issues, because I haven't read the bill and I don't know them. What I do know is the Republicans are taking a huge risk, shortly after kicking ass in the 2010 election by going all-in so soon. Now you don't get to be successful in politics or anything else by being stupid. Kasich didn't get to where he is by leaping before he looks. If he is willing to take this heat and risk his governorship 2 months in, something about this bill must be important enough to risk all that. Now I know the bottom line workers who will be affected are not happy and in their shoes I wouldn't be either but as Obama said elections have consequences and the consequence of 2010 appears to be that the Union sweetheart deals of the past 40 years are over. At least Ohio's Dems didn't run away to a Best Western in Indiana or Kentucky like those pussies in Wisconsin.
Now we get to Charlie Sheen. At this point everyone knows the catch phrases and the crazy behavior. He's lost his kids, his job, and looks like he's teetering on the brink of Gary Busey land forever. But I think we haven't seen rock bottom just yet. I think we're only at the beginning of what will become a massive flameout. He's a master of using the web but at some point even his 'followers' will become bored and move on and then what? What will he do to get the world's attention again? Maybe it's too cliche to say he'll kill himself intentionally or accidentally but would I be surprised? No. It seems that in his mind it's about himself and his legacy. Once you're on a rooftop swinging a machete like Idi Amin and quoting MLK I don't know where you go from there.
Some personal background on the first. My dad was a 30 year steelworker and I remember him vividly being on strike when I was in high school. They sat out for an entire year, lost all those wages--at that point he was making great money--and what did they get for it? Nothing. The local yokel union leaders were too interested in their own pride and their make believe higher ground and they lost big time. This is why I do not trust unions. Not that the idea of unions is bad, it's not. Workers anywhere should have someone making sure they're safe on the job and they are reasonably taken care of. But the people who tend to become union leaders are...about a step and a half away from used car salesman, especially in the face locally of all these steel plants shutting down and laying off and these dumbasses go on the news acting like we're going to be back to 1970 production levels any day now instead of saying the truth. The truth is in an area like I live in, those days are gone and the men who worked hard for years have little to fall back on as far as other skills and education so now they're stuck as 30-40-50 somethings with little economic hope.
Which brings me to Ohio's Senate Bill 5 and why I think it must be a good idea. I'm not going to argue the finer points or issues, because I haven't read the bill and I don't know them. What I do know is the Republicans are taking a huge risk, shortly after kicking ass in the 2010 election by going all-in so soon. Now you don't get to be successful in politics or anything else by being stupid. Kasich didn't get to where he is by leaping before he looks. If he is willing to take this heat and risk his governorship 2 months in, something about this bill must be important enough to risk all that. Now I know the bottom line workers who will be affected are not happy and in their shoes I wouldn't be either but as Obama said elections have consequences and the consequence of 2010 appears to be that the Union sweetheart deals of the past 40 years are over. At least Ohio's Dems didn't run away to a Best Western in Indiana or Kentucky like those pussies in Wisconsin.
Now we get to Charlie Sheen. At this point everyone knows the catch phrases and the crazy behavior. He's lost his kids, his job, and looks like he's teetering on the brink of Gary Busey land forever. But I think we haven't seen rock bottom just yet. I think we're only at the beginning of what will become a massive flameout. He's a master of using the web but at some point even his 'followers' will become bored and move on and then what? What will he do to get the world's attention again? Maybe it's too cliche to say he'll kill himself intentionally or accidentally but would I be surprised? No. It seems that in his mind it's about himself and his legacy. Once you're on a rooftop swinging a machete like Idi Amin and quoting MLK I don't know where you go from there.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Finally...the Rock...has come back.....
Its been a pretty long time since I wrote on here but I actually have an honest to God good reason.
This is the new greatest thing in the world, my baby girl.
But the world, and hopefully someday my sleep, will go on.
The wife and I have had time over the course of the last few weeks here and there to enjoy some flicks so here are the short-short reviews.
**** out of *****
Pretty funny, good action, good plot, great cast. Hope the sequel works out as well.
**** 1/2 out of *****
The only reason this isn't 5 stars is because I lacked the patience to watch it like a hawk and I think I missed something which probably would have given it a perfect score. If you watch this movie, which you should, you need to pay attention. No texting, no facebook just sit there and watch the screen and if you do that you'll discover a great detective/mystery story which holds up almost 40 years after it was made.
Impeachment.
Yup, that's a dirty word in Washington, often used in bluster, but recently it has come to light again and for good reason.
Now people can argue about the law, people can feel its unfair or whatever, but it IS the law. It has been upheld by more than a few courts. The fact is is this not some Clinton perjury, this is directly saying he will not follow the Constitution.
Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening CongressHe shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
The bold part is the key. The President's job, as we all learned in grade school is to uphold the law. Congress makes it, the Supreme Court when needed gives it a thumbs up for Constitutionality, and the President makes sure people follow it. The President is not allowed to decide which laws hes likes and which he doesn't like and thus which ones he will enforce.
Failing to uphold the Constitution and his oath of office....actually announcing intent to do that is an impeachable offense. I don't know how far they'll take it, but there is a duty to look into this. The Reps have the responsibility not to make a circus of this but the Dems have the responsibility to reject the kneejerk circling of the wagons and put the Constitution above their Party if indeed he did break the law.
So I'm now 4 days away from my return to work and I miss my coworkers and my job but I can tell it's going to be very difficult for me to be away from the wife and kid for 8 hours a day. She's spoiling me more than I could have predicted, even when she keeps me up at night. Last night a friend told me to enjoy these early days and years because before you know it, they're grown up. I'm beginning to understand that with every day that passes.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Well....there's not much to say about yesterday
It's difficult to win any game when you give it away 3 times and never get it back, especially when those 3 lead to 21 points. As I went home from our party last night I checked my facebook and low and behold I was greeted by two different forms of the same bullshit.
Form number one looked like this:
Cleveland/Dallas/Pats/Jets/etc fan> YAY PACKERS!
Some of these people were genuine in their hate and I can applaud that. Most felt like they went with the flow and the popular thing to do. Throw in the occasional 'you QB is a rapist!' gem and you have that side pretty well handled.
The second form was the most disturbing for me. Now I feel myself to be a pretty dedicated fan. I have been pissed off for about the last....12 hours almost. Got to sleep late, kept thinking about the game, etc. But some folks just have an easier time of things and it pisses me the fuck off.
Steeler fan> 'It's okay boys, I love you to pieces and you'll be right back in the game next week. There's no shame tonight.'
THE FUCK THERE ISN'T!
Our team played like dogshit in the first quarter and as we saw ALL SEASON LONG our major issue is our secondary. JORDY FUCKING NELSON LOOKED LIKE JERRY RICE! Polamalu I'm hoping has the excuse of having a broken leg because he looked clueless out there, playing 40 yards off the ball and never in position like he usually is. WILLIAM GAY IS FUCKING TERRIBLE. James Farrior needs to hang it up, he looked like an old man who'd lost both steps. Defensive line could do nothing. Harrison was largely invisible. So no, there is a lot to be ashamed of from last night's performance.
As a dedicated fan here's what I want Mr Rooney. No more wasted draft picks on people who NEVER SAW THE FIELD FOR MORE THAN 3 MINUTES THIS YEAR. There was seriously no corner, no safety, no offensive lineman we could have taken then? Our problem isn't needing a 3rd TE or a 5th WR. We need to get young and talented in the defensive backfield. If our first 3 picks are not CBs or Safeties, or maybe a stud MLB I'm going to be pissed off.
Next: SPEND SOME FUCKING MONEY ON GOOD FREE AGENTS. Offensive Line especially. The worst news I thought of this morning was realizing on my drive to work that Max Starks will be back next year and I nearly drove into a tree. Aside from what appears to be a true gem in Pouncey, this entire line needs blown up. Quality veterans starting, and helping train the young guys you draft.
It's going to take me awhile to get over this and soon I can concentrate on a daughter and the Yankees but if I ever see aaron rodgers in public do his stupid ass championship belt routine I may bludgeon him with a tack hammer....just sayin'.
Form number one looked like this:
Cleveland/Dallas/Pats/Jets/etc fan> YAY PACKERS!
Some of these people were genuine in their hate and I can applaud that. Most felt like they went with the flow and the popular thing to do. Throw in the occasional 'you QB is a rapist!' gem and you have that side pretty well handled.
The second form was the most disturbing for me. Now I feel myself to be a pretty dedicated fan. I have been pissed off for about the last....12 hours almost. Got to sleep late, kept thinking about the game, etc. But some folks just have an easier time of things and it pisses me the fuck off.
Steeler fan> 'It's okay boys, I love you to pieces and you'll be right back in the game next week. There's no shame tonight.'
THE FUCK THERE ISN'T!
Our team played like dogshit in the first quarter and as we saw ALL SEASON LONG our major issue is our secondary. JORDY FUCKING NELSON LOOKED LIKE JERRY RICE! Polamalu I'm hoping has the excuse of having a broken leg because he looked clueless out there, playing 40 yards off the ball and never in position like he usually is. WILLIAM GAY IS FUCKING TERRIBLE. James Farrior needs to hang it up, he looked like an old man who'd lost both steps. Defensive line could do nothing. Harrison was largely invisible. So no, there is a lot to be ashamed of from last night's performance.
As a dedicated fan here's what I want Mr Rooney. No more wasted draft picks on people who NEVER SAW THE FIELD FOR MORE THAN 3 MINUTES THIS YEAR. There was seriously no corner, no safety, no offensive lineman we could have taken then? Our problem isn't needing a 3rd TE or a 5th WR. We need to get young and talented in the defensive backfield. If our first 3 picks are not CBs or Safeties, or maybe a stud MLB I'm going to be pissed off.
Next: SPEND SOME FUCKING MONEY ON GOOD FREE AGENTS. Offensive Line especially. The worst news I thought of this morning was realizing on my drive to work that Max Starks will be back next year and I nearly drove into a tree. Aside from what appears to be a true gem in Pouncey, this entire line needs blown up. Quality veterans starting, and helping train the young guys you draft.
It's going to take me awhile to get over this and soon I can concentrate on a daughter and the Yankees but if I ever see aaron rodgers in public do his stupid ass championship belt routine I may bludgeon him with a tack hammer....just sayin'.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Riot like an Egyptian
If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in their riot gear
They shoot and shout (oh whey oh)
Spin the clubs and crack your block.
So there's some major protests popping up along North Africa and the Middle East and this time it does not appear like the guy in power is going to hang on. Why is this important? Let's be honest here, it's politically correct to say we are worried about their civil rights, their democracy, etc etc etc. But that's just lip service. We're concerned about this:
There are two things that pass through the Suez Canal which relate to our national interest. Oil and our Navy. If there was no canal, we'd have been off this story already and talking about the new iphone fuckup or how Charlie Sheen was seen blowing an elephant he mistook for his drug dealer in a coke-induced haze. This is why we're concerned for the region because if people who look like this....
Take over the country then we're just going to have to drop a few million tons of bombs in the next 5-10 years to get that canal opened up again. The interesting thing for me is that the generals in his military don't seem to be very concerned about protecting his reign. Unless there is some major change in the next 2-3 days I don't think Mubarak makes it to the weekend without heading off into the sunset.
Of course most Americans don't give a flying shit about Egypt because it's a week away from our national holiday.
I cannot express how excited I am for this game but I can sum it up this way.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
NFL Update
Okay so I went 2-2 this weekend.
As predicted
Jets @ Pats
Ravens @ Steelers
Revised NFC:
Packers @ Falcons---Toss up for me, but Ryan doesn't lose at home.
Seahawks @ Bears---No 12th man here
But how did I do in the regular season???
Team-----Predicted-----Actual
SF-----9-7-----6-10
STL-----3-13-----7-9
SEA-----8-8-----7-9
ARI-----6-10-----5-11
MIN-----9-7-----6-10
GB-----11-5-----10-6
DET-----7-9-----6-10
CHI-----5-11-----11-5
TB-----2-14-----10-6
NO-----14-2-----11-5
CAR-----6-10-----2-14
ATL-----9-7-----13-3
NYG-----10-6-----10-6
WASH-----5-11-----6-10
PHIL-----8-8-----10-6
DAL-----11-5-----6-10
OAK-----7-9-----8-8
SD-----9-7-----9-7
KC-----4-12-----10-6
DEN-----8-8-----4-12
IND-----11-5-----10-6
JAX-----4-12-----8-8
TEN-----9-7-----6-10
HOU-----9-7-----6-10
PIT-----10-6-----12-4
CIN-----9-7-----4-12
CLE-----???*-----5-11
BAL-----12-4-----12-4
*I didn't actually give them a record, other than calling them a dumpster fire, though I would have guessed something like 3-13.
NE-----10-6-----14-2
NYJ-----12-4-----11-5
MIA-----8-8-----7-9
BUFF-----3-13-----4-12
The bad news: I was wrong on 59% of the league (red) meaning I was off by at least 2 games
The not so bad news: I was within 1 game of being correct on 31% of the league
The amazing news: I was dead fucking on when it came to about 9% of the league.
As predicted
Jets @ Pats
Ravens @ Steelers
Revised NFC:
Packers @ Falcons---Toss up for me, but Ryan doesn't lose at home.
Seahawks @ Bears---No 12th man here
But how did I do in the regular season???
Team-----Predicted-----Actual
SF-----9-7-----6-10
STL-----3-13-----7-9
SEA-----8-8-----7-9
ARI-----6-10-----5-11
MIN-----9-7-----6-10
GB-----11-5-----10-6
DET-----7-9-----6-10
CHI-----5-11-----11-5
TB-----2-14-----10-6
NO-----14-2-----11-5
CAR-----6-10-----2-14
ATL-----9-7-----13-3
NYG-----10-6-----10-6
WASH-----5-11-----6-10
PHIL-----8-8-----10-6
DAL-----11-5-----6-10
OAK-----7-9-----8-8
SD-----9-7-----9-7
KC-----4-12-----10-6
DEN-----8-8-----4-12
IND-----11-5-----10-6
JAX-----4-12-----8-8
TEN-----9-7-----6-10
HOU-----9-7-----6-10
PIT-----10-6-----12-4
CIN-----9-7-----4-12
CLE-----???*-----5-11
BAL-----12-4-----12-4
*I didn't actually give them a record, other than calling them a dumpster fire, though I would have guessed something like 3-13.
NE-----10-6-----14-2
NYJ-----12-4-----11-5
MIA-----8-8-----7-9
BUFF-----3-13-----4-12
The bad news: I was wrong on 59% of the league (red) meaning I was off by at least 2 games
The not so bad news: I was within 1 game of being correct on 31% of the league
The amazing news: I was dead fucking on when it came to about 9% of the league.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Quick NFL Post Season Predictions
WC Round
Indy vs Jets
KC vs Baltimore
Saints vs Seattle
Packers vs Eagles
Divisional Round
Patriots vs Jets
Steelers vs Baltimore
Eagles vs Bears
Saints vs Falcons
Championship Round
Steelers vs Patriots
Saints vs Eagles
Super Bowl
Saints vs Steelers
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I also plan to go back through my pre-season predictions soon to see how badly I fucked up. :D
Until next time, stay warm out there.
Indy vs Jets
KC vs Baltimore
Saints vs Seattle
Packers vs Eagles
Divisional Round
Patriots vs Jets
Steelers vs Baltimore
Eagles vs Bears
Saints vs Falcons
Championship Round
Steelers vs Patriots
Saints vs Eagles
Super Bowl
Saints vs Steelers
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I also plan to go back through my pre-season predictions soon to see how badly I fucked up. :D
Until next time, stay warm out there.
Monday, December 27, 2010
In the middle of the holidays...
and I have to admit I'm having a better time than usual. Maybe it's the new house or the kid on the way but I'm not as...eh...as usual. I also forgot to update this thing for about 2 weeks so might as well give it a go.
Best gift:
Only on first chapter but the detail and approach is very smooth to read and I expect to find it very enjoyable by the end.
So football season is damn near finished and I find myself depressed yet again by letting it slip through my fingers. Every year I promise to watch as much as possible but on every level I can't do it. Watching some suckass mountain west game, local HS teams, or even a game like Seattle-Tampa is mind numbing to me. I just have to accept I am a sports snob.
Speaking of sports, why would you fire your coach with 1 game left? Its not like you save money by cutting him out early. But no, let's throw in the assistant coach who is ill prepared to be a HC into the fire for a job that 99% chance he won't keep. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it 49ers?
For those not keeping track every since this douchebag and his mama and daddy showed up to "run" the team we've been embarrassingly terrible. Hey kid, get your head out of ass if you can manage it without damaging the silver spoon in your mouth and give Uncle Eddie a call and LEARN HOW YOU RUN A FUCKING FRANCHISE!
In related news: Hey Bar....
LEARN HOW TO RUN A FUCKING COUNTRY!
Best gift:
So football season is damn near finished and I find myself depressed yet again by letting it slip through my fingers. Every year I promise to watch as much as possible but on every level I can't do it. Watching some suckass mountain west game, local HS teams, or even a game like Seattle-Tampa is mind numbing to me. I just have to accept I am a sports snob.
Speaking of sports, why would you fire your coach with 1 game left? Its not like you save money by cutting him out early. But no, let's throw in the assistant coach who is ill prepared to be a HC into the fire for a job that 99% chance he won't keep. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it 49ers?
In related news: Hey Bar....
LEARN HOW TO RUN A FUCKING COUNTRY!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Update on the Snow
We didn't get shit. It's not even worth uploading the pics. It's cold as fuck outside. That is all.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..pt1
So we're in store for a storm, basically the same thing that's collapsed the Metrodome roof and cause havoc across the Midwest. It rained all morning and then around 1:45 I started to notice flurries outside. Luckily I snapped some pics of the backyard to document it because being Mr. Opportunist I decided this would be a good topic for blogging. I'll post some of those before and after..and after pics later. As luck would have it I was already scheduled off work tomorrow and I'm hoping the wife's school closes so I don't have to drive her to work in the midst of this shit.
This has been a pretty good football weekend. Heisman last night-no shocker, a local crybaby team got DEMOLISHED in their WV state title game. Right now Pittsburgh is up on Cincy 20-7 but I'm beginning to wonder exactly how long the NFL is going to order the Refs to fuck us at every chance. Good play on offense? Holdng. Ben gets nailed 4 seconds after throwing the ball? No flag. I mean if you're going to do this, have the balls to go on Sportscenter and say 'yea, we're going to do out best to make sure they lose.' It's not our fault that everyone James Harrison hits is a pussy.
Things we apparently need reminded of..
There's a new windows phone, among a droid...and an evo....
The most overrated band in history is now on itunes
Well as the snow continues I'll keep documenting this. They're saying 6 inches I guess. Something tells me that we're going to get more but it'll all be gone by christmas.
This has been a pretty good football weekend. Heisman last night-no shocker, a local crybaby team got DEMOLISHED in their WV state title game. Right now Pittsburgh is up on Cincy 20-7 but I'm beginning to wonder exactly how long the NFL is going to order the Refs to fuck us at every chance. Good play on offense? Holdng. Ben gets nailed 4 seconds after throwing the ball? No flag. I mean if you're going to do this, have the balls to go on Sportscenter and say 'yea, we're going to do out best to make sure they lose.' It's not our fault that everyone James Harrison hits is a pussy.
Things we apparently need reminded of..
There's a new windows phone, among a droid...and an evo....
The most overrated band in history is now on itunes
Well as the snow continues I'll keep documenting this. They're saying 6 inches I guess. Something tells me that we're going to get more but it'll all be gone by christmas.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
It's been a good weekend
Item #1 --Football
A) Pitt vs Bal, NYJ vs Pats...does the football or the hatred get any better?
B) Thank baby Jesus that we get Auburn vs Oregon. If the undeserving TCU got in I'd have lost my mind. Let them play someone like Wisconsin and be done with it. Also, ND vs Miami. I don't care if its a lower midcard bowl, there is something special about that match up.
C) High School football championships were this weekend and there were some very good games and some ass whippings. 5 out of 6 were public vs private schools and I believe the Privates swept 5-0. So now we get another 8 months of pissing and moaning about how there needs to be separate playoffs or how the evil private schools recruit. Of course a public school with open enrollment is completely above board and never do anything wrong.....
Item #2 Movie Review: Passengers.
Let me give you the short short version without ruining this. Anne Hathaway is pretty good looking. The cast wasn't bad. The movie sort of drug on and the ending was not completely a surprise but done pretty well. I won't tell you to move it to the top of your netflix list but if you're looking for a not-horrific 2 hours to spend I'd put it in the top 15-20. *** out of *****
Item #3 Tax Cuts
The dems want to keep Bush's cuts for middle-lower class. Reps want them for everyone since ya know..those horrible rich people pay most of the income taxes in this country and create a nice slice of the jobs which we need since Barack's still an inch below 10% unemployment. So they play games and the incoming Speaker called it chicken shit. Next year's Congress might be interesting to see how long they can play nice. My opinion is renew them for everyone. Tax breaks aren't the problem in Washington, the problem is these career politicians spending OUR money like it's THEIR money. Stop spending like a virgin in a whorehouse and maybe we can cut the debt.
Item #4 Wikileaks
So now the asshole who runs this thing says if he's arrested he'll release a giant secret dossier of embarrassing documents.
He's like a bad Bond villain...and not the 'Roger Moore is getting old' villain...the kind they'd match up with Timothy Dalton. I have a crazy idea. First, we kill this mother fucker. Second, we send them a document which when they read it, or anyone else downloads it, it ruins their hard drive and alerts us to where they are so we can arrest and have a talkin' to with them.
Item #5 The end of my 2 favorite Series..for now.
Walking Dead and Boardwalk Empire both have season finales tonight. Both of these shows are great and I can't wait to see what happens next. Waiting till next Oct for WD will suck but as long as they don't screw anything up in the meantime it'll be worth the wait.Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Public Enemy #1
This guy is the one who runs wikileaks, who makes it their business to leak classified and secret gov't documents to expose them. Now a lot of people think that it's a good thing, even though the documents ruin our relations with allies, worsen relations with enemies, and put the lives of our secret helpers around the work at risk by naming them. All of these things don't anger me more than one other fact.
This metrosexual little fuck is still alive somehow.
How pussified is our nation that this guy shits on our national security and we just shrug and go...well...we're looking into how to prosecute him? Um...I have an idea.
Remember this moment?
We didn't mind sending in snatch and grab guys to handle a kid who floated in on a raft.
How about this one?
Maybe I'm just a sucker for nostalgia but I remember living in an America where if you fucked with us, you got a visit from guys like ^^^ at 3 AM right after they chucked some flashbangs into your condo in Ecuador and 10 mins later you were on a chopper headed back to the US to have a little talkie talkie. Can you imagine if someone like this guy was around today?
Hey Obama, man up and send in the professionals instead of dicking around playing 5 on 5. I also find it funny how Homeland Security led by this woman....
sorry...
will crack down on a hundred websites which are letting people download music, but when it comes to a site which has THOUSANDS of secret government documents...eh, we can't do anything.
Absolutely Pathetic
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
It's turkey day!!!
So much to cover, no time to waste...
1) North Korea breaks cease fire and attacks South Korea, and nobody wants to teach them what breaking a cease fire means, and the UN is giving them more money. That'll show'em!
2) Wow did the Democrats get crushed on election day. I didn't realize it was THAT bad until I looked at some state and federal races. Next 2 years ought to be very interesting.
3) Palin's daughter came in 3rd on dancing with the stars, buoyed by her mom's supporters. In related news, nobody outside of gay men, middle aged housewives, and fox news gives a shit.
4) Richard Seymour punched Big Ben and got docked 25k with no suspension. I agree with Mark Madden. When we run into Sanchez, or Brady, or Flacco in the playoffs, send in a scrub and knock him the fuck out, and eat the 25k fine since it's a "fight" to the NFL which is not suspendable.
5) Quickie movie review: Iron Man 2 was pretty damned good. Nice movement for character development and good action scenes. 3rd movie ought to be great if it stays with the same cast/director. Predators (high hopes) arriving today.
6) I got my locals on directv....that's a yay. Having to use the shitty "HD" versions of ABC, FOX, and CBS thanks to WTRF's, or whoever owns them, piss poor production values...that's a fuck you. If you want to be a big boy media outlet and claim to have HD then try and look better than Ohio U's make believe newscast for their students. Channel 9 better thank their lucky fucking stars they have ZERO competition in this area.
7) Karl Rove's book as the appetizer for W's is a good read. His chapter on how to run a campaign makes me keep thinking of someday being actively involved in political matters. That'd be enjoyable.
8) TSA is now strip searching 10 year olds and feeling up 80 year old nuns. Why? Because our government is run by pussies who don't want to anger the "good" muslims by making them all go through special methods because its people who look like them who want to blow up their underwear. No, we have to be FAIR. You know what'll be fair? When Malia and Sasha get strip searched* and Michelle has someone with their hand in her panties** every time they go on Air Force 1. If he's willing to put his family through it, then everyone else needs to shut the fuck up. If he's not willing, then he needs to order the TSA to start looking at the fucking people who want us dead instead of wasting time and resources.
* Boy strip searched at airport
**TSA gets...familiar...with ABC news employee
^^I'm not just making up crude scenarios, this shit is actually happening
9) Third political note....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU House Democrats for making Skeletor your leader again. Her face on TV raises our chances of winning a clean sweep in 2012 better by 2% every time.
10) Just because I think it'd be stupid to leave this thing at 9. I have a lot to be thankful for tomorrow but it starts with the wife who's for some reason stuck with me for 15 years. Everything good I have in my life is because of her. Love you honey.
1) North Korea breaks cease fire and attacks South Korea, and nobody wants to teach them what breaking a cease fire means, and the UN is giving them more money. That'll show'em!
2) Wow did the Democrats get crushed on election day. I didn't realize it was THAT bad until I looked at some state and federal races. Next 2 years ought to be very interesting.
3) Palin's daughter came in 3rd on dancing with the stars, buoyed by her mom's supporters. In related news, nobody outside of gay men, middle aged housewives, and fox news gives a shit.
4) Richard Seymour punched Big Ben and got docked 25k with no suspension. I agree with Mark Madden. When we run into Sanchez, or Brady, or Flacco in the playoffs, send in a scrub and knock him the fuck out, and eat the 25k fine since it's a "fight" to the NFL which is not suspendable.
5) Quickie movie review: Iron Man 2 was pretty damned good. Nice movement for character development and good action scenes. 3rd movie ought to be great if it stays with the same cast/director. Predators (high hopes) arriving today.
6) I got my locals on directv....that's a yay. Having to use the shitty "HD" versions of ABC, FOX, and CBS thanks to WTRF's, or whoever owns them, piss poor production values...that's a fuck you. If you want to be a big boy media outlet and claim to have HD then try and look better than Ohio U's make believe newscast for their students. Channel 9 better thank their lucky fucking stars they have ZERO competition in this area.
7) Karl Rove's book as the appetizer for W's is a good read. His chapter on how to run a campaign makes me keep thinking of someday being actively involved in political matters. That'd be enjoyable.
8) TSA is now strip searching 10 year olds and feeling up 80 year old nuns. Why? Because our government is run by pussies who don't want to anger the "good" muslims by making them all go through special methods because its people who look like them who want to blow up their underwear. No, we have to be FAIR. You know what'll be fair? When Malia and Sasha get strip searched* and Michelle has someone with their hand in her panties** every time they go on Air Force 1. If he's willing to put his family through it, then everyone else needs to shut the fuck up. If he's not willing, then he needs to order the TSA to start looking at the fucking people who want us dead instead of wasting time and resources.
* Boy strip searched at airport
**TSA gets...familiar...with ABC news employee
^^I'm not just making up crude scenarios, this shit is actually happening
9) Third political note....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU House Democrats for making Skeletor your leader again. Her face on TV raises our chances of winning a clean sweep in 2012 better by 2% every time.
10) Just because I think it'd be stupid to leave this thing at 9. I have a lot to be thankful for tomorrow but it starts with the wife who's for some reason stuck with me for 15 years. Everything good I have in my life is because of her. Love you honey.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
It's the end of the world as we know it
The great house move of 2010 is over. Loads of friends and family helped us get 100% done in about 48 hours. The wife is tired and I'm just beat but I think the third wheel was hit hardest....
This week won't get any easier with our official election results beginning tomorrow but now I can finally concentrate on the baby's arrival as we slowly get this place ship shape. Seems very weird to be a homeowner but I think we're gonna love this place.
I'm beat and I haven't really rubbed in the Democrat's crushing defeat yet which surprises even me. I'll have to think of something good for a few days from now :D
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Those Were the Days
Boy the way our memories fade,
$3.00 gas we never paid,
Americans like us we had it made,
those were the days!
Times like that you'd never sell,
Before the murderers struck and the towers fell,
mister we could use a man like Ronald Reagan in this hell!
Didn't need no Obamacare,
Socialism? Congress wouldn't dare,
Minority leadership offices the Democrats will now share,
those were the days!
$3.00 gas we never paid,
Americans like us we had it made,
those were the days!
Times like that you'd never sell,
Before the murderers struck and the towers fell,
mister we could use a man like Ronald Reagan in this hell!
Didn't need no Obamacare,
Socialism? Congress wouldn't dare,
Minority leadership offices the Democrats will now share,
those were the days!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It's really been a month?
I have an excuse....that being I forgot about this while work turned into hell and the personal life is going about 200 mph. I think the biggest development of the month is that we know we're having a girl now which means I have an assured 20-25 years of uber-stress ahead of me. I have to admit though, it's a good feeling when one of my concerns is what my nickname will be for my daughter. Looking forward to meeting Morgan.
My other thought for the day is I am a little tired of the NFL trying to pussify the best sport in the world. They're football players. If someone gets knocked the fuck out they'll get better or they'll get replaced. Slowing down on a hit is only going to get defensive players hurt, or cause them to go for the knees and end more careers.
1 week till the election. That means less stress and smooth sailing till May. I'll drink to that. (and by the end of Tuesday night I'll probably need one anyways!)
My other thought for the day is I am a little tired of the NFL trying to pussify the best sport in the world. They're football players. If someone gets knocked the fuck out they'll get better or they'll get replaced. Slowing down on a hit is only going to get defensive players hurt, or cause them to go for the knees and end more careers.
1 week till the election. That means less stress and smooth sailing till May. I'll drink to that. (and by the end of Tuesday night I'll probably need one anyways!)
Monday, September 27, 2010
So it dawns on me that I have a blog!
Yea I kinda forgot about this as football season has begun and work gets busy and the house is coming and the baby after that.....there's a lot I could drone on and on about and honestly I'm having a hard time deciding what to say. I feel like I ought to post something here just so we don't go further into inactivity.
Maybe some old fashioned horribly bad jokes?
A guy went on vacation to the islands. When he got off the boat, he heard the drummers playing an island rhythm. He found it fascinating. However, after several hours, the sound became an annoyance, so at dinner, he asked the waiter, "When do the drums stop?" The waiter went pale and stammered, "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." After tossing and turning through the night, he called the front desk at 2 a.m. to ask when the drums would stop. "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." After a sleepless night, he was waiting at the front desk for the manager. He asked once again, "When do the drums stop?" Again came the reply, "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." Grabbing the manager by his shirt, the man screams, "What happens that's so bloody bad when the drums stop?" "Trombone solo."
Q. Why was the 86 year old man acquitted of rape?
A. The evidence wouldn't stand up in court
"Did you ever see the customers in health-food stores? They are pale skinny people who look half- dead. In a steak house you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific." -- Bill Cosby
At a bar, a drunk says to a girl, "Excuse me but I think you owe me a drink."
"Why?"
"You're so fucking ugly that I dropped mine when I saw you."
Although born to a Catholic family, Chester had always wanted to be Jewish. As a senior in college, he decided to take the plunge and go through the formal conversion process. He studied Judaism all semester. Finally, he felt he was ready to take the test and complete the conversion. On the appointed day, he arrived at the Rabbi's office, ready to begin. The Rabbi said, "I'm sorry, but before I give you the test, I must discuss my fee. It's $5,000." "$5,000!" exclaimed Chester, "That's a lot of money. How about $500?" "Congratulations," said the Rabbi, "you pass!"
A group of bats is hanging around, upside down, as usual, mostly sleeping. Suddenly one notices that Charlie is on the floor, standing upright and looking around. "Hey, Charlie," he calls out. "What are you doing down there?" Charlie looks up and says, "Yoga!"
A pirate walks into a bar wearing a paper towel on his head. He sits down at the bar and orders some rum. The bartender asks, "Why are you wearing a paper towel?" "Arrr..." says the pirate. "I've got a bounty on me."
Two caterpillars are sitting on a leaf when a butterfly zooms by, startling them. One turns to the other and says, "Boy, you'll never get ME up in one of those things."
A guy thought his wife was cheating on him. He waited for her to leave that night and jumped in a cab to follow her. By following her, he found out she was working in a whore house. The guy says to the cabbie, "Wanna make a $100?" The cabbie says, "Sure, what do I have to do?" The guy replies that all the cabbie has to do is go inside the whore house, grab his wife, put her in the back of the cab, and take them home. The cabbie goes in. A couple of minutes later, the whore house door gets kicked open, and the cabbie starts dragging out this woman who is kicking, biting, punching, and fighting all the way to the cab. The cabbie opens the door to the cab, throws the girl inside, and tells the man, "Here! Hold her!" The man looks down at the girl and yells to the cabbie, "THIS AIN'T MY WIFE!" The cabbie replied, "I KNOW. IT'S MINE. I'M GOING BACK IN FOR YOURS!"
Q. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A. A nervous wreck.
A frantic guy runs out of a Las Vegas hotel and says to a stranger, "Buddy, please, can you loan me a hundred bucks? My wife had a terrible accident and I need to get her to the hospital." The stranger says, "If you so desperately need a hundred dollars, what are you doing in a casino"? The guy replies, "Oh, I've got gambling money."
Q. What time does a duck wake up?
A. At the quack of dawn!
There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing. "What's the matter?"
she asks. "I've just figured out how to tie my shoes." "Well, honey, that's wonderful." Being a wise mother, she recognizes his victory in the struggle of autonomy versus doubt. "You're growing up, but why are you crying?" "Because," he says, "now I'll have to do it every day for the rest of my life."
Q. Why do Sumo wrestlers shave their legs?
A. So they won't be mistaken for feminists.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids. After about a minute or so, he spoke. "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom. You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter. The first one is 'gross.' And the other one is 'cool.' Are there any questions?" After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him. In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks... "So, what are they?"
A 60-year-old woman who just gave birth to twins, says, "Age has been redefined." Her doctor said, "That's easy for you to say. You didn't have to see what I was looking at."
...see what happens when I feel the need to post on this thing???
Maybe some old fashioned horribly bad jokes?
A guy went on vacation to the islands. When he got off the boat, he heard the drummers playing an island rhythm. He found it fascinating. However, after several hours, the sound became an annoyance, so at dinner, he asked the waiter, "When do the drums stop?" The waiter went pale and stammered, "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." After tossing and turning through the night, he called the front desk at 2 a.m. to ask when the drums would stop. "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." After a sleepless night, he was waiting at the front desk for the manager. He asked once again, "When do the drums stop?" Again came the reply, "No. No. Drums not stop. Very bad when drums stop." Grabbing the manager by his shirt, the man screams, "What happens that's so bloody bad when the drums stop?" "Trombone solo."
Q. Why was the 86 year old man acquitted of rape?
A. The evidence wouldn't stand up in court
"Did you ever see the customers in health-food stores? They are pale skinny people who look half- dead. In a steak house you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific." -- Bill Cosby
At a bar, a drunk says to a girl, "Excuse me but I think you owe me a drink."
"Why?"
"You're so fucking ugly that I dropped mine when I saw you."
Although born to a Catholic family, Chester had always wanted to be Jewish. As a senior in college, he decided to take the plunge and go through the formal conversion process. He studied Judaism all semester. Finally, he felt he was ready to take the test and complete the conversion. On the appointed day, he arrived at the Rabbi's office, ready to begin. The Rabbi said, "I'm sorry, but before I give you the test, I must discuss my fee. It's $5,000." "$5,000!" exclaimed Chester, "That's a lot of money. How about $500?" "Congratulations," said the Rabbi, "you pass!"
A group of bats is hanging around, upside down, as usual, mostly sleeping. Suddenly one notices that Charlie is on the floor, standing upright and looking around. "Hey, Charlie," he calls out. "What are you doing down there?" Charlie looks up and says, "Yoga!"
A pirate walks into a bar wearing a paper towel on his head. He sits down at the bar and orders some rum. The bartender asks, "Why are you wearing a paper towel?" "Arrr..." says the pirate. "I've got a bounty on me."
Two caterpillars are sitting on a leaf when a butterfly zooms by, startling them. One turns to the other and says, "Boy, you'll never get ME up in one of those things."
A guy thought his wife was cheating on him. He waited for her to leave that night and jumped in a cab to follow her. By following her, he found out she was working in a whore house. The guy says to the cabbie, "Wanna make a $100?" The cabbie says, "Sure, what do I have to do?" The guy replies that all the cabbie has to do is go inside the whore house, grab his wife, put her in the back of the cab, and take them home. The cabbie goes in. A couple of minutes later, the whore house door gets kicked open, and the cabbie starts dragging out this woman who is kicking, biting, punching, and fighting all the way to the cab. The cabbie opens the door to the cab, throws the girl inside, and tells the man, "Here! Hold her!" The man looks down at the girl and yells to the cabbie, "THIS AIN'T MY WIFE!" The cabbie replied, "I KNOW. IT'S MINE. I'M GOING BACK IN FOR YOURS!"
Q. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A. A nervous wreck.
A frantic guy runs out of a Las Vegas hotel and says to a stranger, "Buddy, please, can you loan me a hundred bucks? My wife had a terrible accident and I need to get her to the hospital." The stranger says, "If you so desperately need a hundred dollars, what are you doing in a casino"? The guy replies, "Oh, I've got gambling money."
Q. What time does a duck wake up?
A. At the quack of dawn!
There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing. "What's the matter?"
she asks. "I've just figured out how to tie my shoes." "Well, honey, that's wonderful." Being a wise mother, she recognizes his victory in the struggle of autonomy versus doubt. "You're growing up, but why are you crying?" "Because," he says, "now I'll have to do it every day for the rest of my life."
Q. Why do Sumo wrestlers shave their legs?
A. So they won't be mistaken for feminists.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids. After about a minute or so, he spoke. "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom. You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter. The first one is 'gross.' And the other one is 'cool.' Are there any questions?" After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him. In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks... "So, what are they?"
A 60-year-old woman who just gave birth to twins, says, "Age has been redefined." Her doctor said, "That's easy for you to say. You didn't have to see what I was looking at."
...see what happens when I feel the need to post on this thing???
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Happy Labor Day
So much to cover and bitch about and share wisdom on...away we go.
NFL Division Prediction Wrap Ups
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (9-7)
-This is a point of personal pride for me having been a long time 9er fan until Eddie sold to his sister. They benefit from a horribly weak division.
Seattle Seahawks (8-8)
Pete Caroll will make it close, even splitting with the 49ers but somewhere somehow they're going to run into some mistakes and injuries and they won't be able to make it up.
Arizona Cardnals (6-10)
Remember a few years back when they were a play away from being super bowl champs? Yea, Kurt Warner isn't walking through that door..or is he? If he follows the Favre model I think they have a shot at the division. But now they have a Cleveland send-off. The only reason they're not last is because the Rams suck more dick than Paris Hilton
St. Louis Rams (3-13)
This used to be a proud franchise. Zsa Zsa Gabor used to be hot too. Times change. The Rams starting a rookie QB with next to nothing on offense for weapons are in for a loooong year. But how'd you like to be former Buckeye Bobby Carpenter? They cut him. That's like a leper colony requesting you not move in.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (11-5)
I know I know, they're a trainwreck most of the times but they have enough talent to win this division. Make or break year for Romo.
New York Giants (10-6)
My surprise team in the NFC is the G-Men. I think they have the experience to take care of a substandard Redskins team and a young and inexperienced Philly team.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-8)
Young Kevin Kolb will go .500 this year but next year watch out. Eagles are the team of the future in this division.
Washington Redskins (5-11)
McNabb is older, with less weapons, and a playbook he's struggling with. The Dan Snyder curse continues.
NFC South
New Orleans Saints (14-2)
Honestly I don't see anyone in this division capable of sniffing this division title in the next 2-3 years. Too much O, too much D, too much voodoo.
Atlanta Falcons (9-7)
A solid year for Matt Ryan will push them to another step forward but they don't have enough to get over the hump yet.
Carolina Panthers (6-10)
Like several teams they're in 3rd place because the team below is horrific. I like their future potential (Bill Cowher anyone?) but right now they're not there yet.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (2-14)
Not even worth talking about. No talent, no prospects, no hope. The only thing they're fighting for is the #1 pick.
So we have:
AFC: Ravens, Jets, Chargers, Colts, Patriots, Steelers
NFC: Saints, Packers, Cowboys, 49ers, Giants, Vikings (nipping the Falcons in some weird tiebreaker)
*Bold is 1st round byes
AFC Championship: Colts @ Ravens
NFC Championship: Packers @ Saints
Superbowl: Ravens- 21 Saints- 27
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Movie Review:
Clash of the Titans
As a fan of the old movie I was hesitant about this one but honestly it was nice remake which paid some homage to the original (loved the mechanical owl), some great special effects and some do-able acting. If you've got 2 hours to kill, you could do worse than watching this. *** 3/4 out of *****
---------------
Now the #1 cause of optimism in sports..........
Notre Dame made a triumphant return to college football with a solid win vs Purdue. What I saw most was:
1 We didn't look gassed in the 4th
2 Our offense is going to only get better
3 Armando Allen + Cierre Wood = Jesus Christ they're fast!
4 The defense was flying around
5 It looked like we actually had a COACH again.
NFL Division Prediction Wrap Ups
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (9-7)
-This is a point of personal pride for me having been a long time 9er fan until Eddie sold to his sister. They benefit from a horribly weak division.
Seattle Seahawks (8-8)
Pete Caroll will make it close, even splitting with the 49ers but somewhere somehow they're going to run into some mistakes and injuries and they won't be able to make it up.
Arizona Cardnals (6-10)
Remember a few years back when they were a play away from being super bowl champs? Yea, Kurt Warner isn't walking through that door..or is he? If he follows the Favre model I think they have a shot at the division. But now they have a Cleveland send-off. The only reason they're not last is because the Rams suck more dick than Paris Hilton
St. Louis Rams (3-13)
This used to be a proud franchise. Zsa Zsa Gabor used to be hot too. Times change. The Rams starting a rookie QB with next to nothing on offense for weapons are in for a loooong year. But how'd you like to be former Buckeye Bobby Carpenter? They cut him. That's like a leper colony requesting you not move in.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (11-5)
I know I know, they're a trainwreck most of the times but they have enough talent to win this division. Make or break year for Romo.
New York Giants (10-6)
My surprise team in the NFC is the G-Men. I think they have the experience to take care of a substandard Redskins team and a young and inexperienced Philly team.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-8)
Young Kevin Kolb will go .500 this year but next year watch out. Eagles are the team of the future in this division.
Washington Redskins (5-11)
McNabb is older, with less weapons, and a playbook he's struggling with. The Dan Snyder curse continues.
NFC South
New Orleans Saints (14-2)
Honestly I don't see anyone in this division capable of sniffing this division title in the next 2-3 years. Too much O, too much D, too much voodoo.
Atlanta Falcons (9-7)
A solid year for Matt Ryan will push them to another step forward but they don't have enough to get over the hump yet.
Carolina Panthers (6-10)
Like several teams they're in 3rd place because the team below is horrific. I like their future potential (Bill Cowher anyone?) but right now they're not there yet.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (2-14)
Not even worth talking about. No talent, no prospects, no hope. The only thing they're fighting for is the #1 pick.
So we have:
AFC: Ravens, Jets, Chargers, Colts, Patriots, Steelers
NFC: Saints, Packers, Cowboys, 49ers, Giants, Vikings (nipping the Falcons in some weird tiebreaker)
*Bold is 1st round byes
AFC Championship: Colts @ Ravens
NFC Championship: Packers @ Saints
Superbowl: Ravens- 21 Saints- 27
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Movie Review:
Clash of the Titans
As a fan of the old movie I was hesitant about this one but honestly it was nice remake which paid some homage to the original (loved the mechanical owl), some great special effects and some do-able acting. If you've got 2 hours to kill, you could do worse than watching this. *** 3/4 out of *****
---------------
Now the #1 cause of optimism in sports..........
Notre Dame made a triumphant return to college football with a solid win vs Purdue. What I saw most was:
1 We didn't look gassed in the 4th
2 Our offense is going to only get better
3 Armando Allen + Cierre Wood = Jesus Christ they're fast!
4 The defense was flying around
5 It looked like we actually had a COACH again.
BRING ON MICHIGAN!!!!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Busy Busy Week
So tonight we go looking for a house, the wife starts her next to last grad class, I start football coaching on Tues, have a booster meeting that night, coach on wed, High school football kickoff doubleheader on Thurs, then Fri or Sat get a haircut which should have been on Tuesday. And we're expecting a baby in Feb so this is not going to slow down.
But never fear my loyal reader (cause God knows I only have one of you), everything you've come to expect is still right here.
1) Movie Reviews
We caught 2 flicks Saturday Night.
I expect the division to literally go down to the last 2 weeks with the end of the Favre era not being storybook.
Green Bay Packers (11-5)
Aaron Rodgers has stepped out of the Favre shadow and with the talent around him now I think this is the year they put themselves into annual contention. I look for big things from their Defense as well.
Minnesota Vikings (9-7)
Favre came back for a ring and his ego but they won't match what they did last time in being a juggernaut. He'll have a nice year and probably throw for something like...24 TDs and 16 INTs and I think Peterson gets them 1200 yards but something just doesn't jive with them this time and a season sweep by the Packers will doom their playoff chances.
Detroit Lions (7-9)
Yes, Detroit will not be in the cellar this year. They have a lot of talent, and a good young QB who has weapons. Their defense is on the rise and they benefit from the team below them sinking quickly. When Favre is gone, look for them to contend for 2nd in the division.
Chicago Bears (5-11)
Simply put I don't trust this team to tie its own shows. They got Peppers on Defense now which will help but this marriage of Martz and Cutler is bad news. Besides lets not forget their running game went to shit last year as well. Could they turn it into the greatest show not on turf and light it up? Maybe, but I wouldn't bet on them being anything but picking maybe 7th in the 1st round next draft.
Now is the time of year I love. Fall means football and cooler weather but also moving (most likely), baby prepping (definitely) and an election (God help me).
c'est la vie
But never fear my loyal reader (cause God knows I only have one of you), everything you've come to expect is still right here.
1) Movie Reviews
We caught 2 flicks Saturday Night.
This was enjoyable on several levels. The plot was much deeper than you'd expect, a lot of good actors, a lot of violence, I very much enjoyed this, enough to order the sure-to-be-shitty sequel/prequel on netflix. This one is a good one though so I'd give it **** out of *****. Might not be a buy but it's a re-watch for sure.
I wasn't sure if I'd like this one but I have to say that it was a pretty good comedy. Meryl Streep always surprises me when shes funny because I have this image of her as just a bitch. Steve Martin plays more of a straight man than anything but he still comes off as enjoyable. For me though, Baldwin is the star because his character and the way he plays him especially with attitude and body language was hilarious. He may be a prick but when given the chance he's really funny. I'd say we're looking at.... *** 1/2 out of *****. Wouldn't buy it, and wouldn't search it out on HBO but if its on and I have nothing else to do, it'll suffice for 2 hours.
2) NFL PREDICTIONS
NFC NORTH
I expect the division to literally go down to the last 2 weeks with the end of the Favre era not being storybook.
Green Bay Packers (11-5)
Aaron Rodgers has stepped out of the Favre shadow and with the talent around him now I think this is the year they put themselves into annual contention. I look for big things from their Defense as well.
Minnesota Vikings (9-7)
Favre came back for a ring and his ego but they won't match what they did last time in being a juggernaut. He'll have a nice year and probably throw for something like...24 TDs and 16 INTs and I think Peterson gets them 1200 yards but something just doesn't jive with them this time and a season sweep by the Packers will doom their playoff chances.
Detroit Lions (7-9)
Yes, Detroit will not be in the cellar this year. They have a lot of talent, and a good young QB who has weapons. Their defense is on the rise and they benefit from the team below them sinking quickly. When Favre is gone, look for them to contend for 2nd in the division.
Chicago Bears (5-11)
Simply put I don't trust this team to tie its own shows. They got Peppers on Defense now which will help but this marriage of Martz and Cutler is bad news. Besides lets not forget their running game went to shit last year as well. Could they turn it into the greatest show not on turf and light it up? Maybe, but I wouldn't bet on them being anything but picking maybe 7th in the 1st round next draft.
Now is the time of year I love. Fall means football and cooler weather but also moving (most likely), baby prepping (definitely) and an election (God help me).
c'est la vie
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time is flying by
In 2 I'll be a home owner
In 3 months I'll be going crazy with another elections
In 6-7 I'll be a father
Best not to dwell too far on the stresses that accompany any of those and focus on the good.
Speaking of good....it's time for 5 good things. I'm gonna try and be positive today.
1 Madden 11 is pretty fucking great thus far
2 It seems like things everywhere in my life are finally clicking into place
3 We have an excellent shot of taking Congress back...long as we don't fuck it up
4 I am not only excited for ND Football season I am optimistic about it. Can't wait!
5 I have a pretty good life and I shouldn't take it for granted as much as I do.
Movie review...
This weekend is going to be insane. Tonight is meet the coaches for CCHS. Tomorrow is the scrimmage at Buckeye Local. Saturday is the Blue/Gold Bash down at the Spot. Sunday is an all day affair with our crew at the lake. Then Monday is the beginning of hell week #1 as we send out absentee applications. I hope this weekend lasts as long as possible!
I found my new pic
In 3 months I'll be going crazy with another elections
In 6-7 I'll be a father
Best not to dwell too far on the stresses that accompany any of those and focus on the good.
Speaking of good....it's time for 5 good things. I'm gonna try and be positive today.
1 Madden 11 is pretty fucking great thus far
2 It seems like things everywhere in my life are finally clicking into place
3 We have an excellent shot of taking Congress back...long as we don't fuck it up
4 I am not only excited for ND Football season I am optimistic about it. Can't wait!
5 I have a pretty good life and I shouldn't take it for granted as much as I do.
Movie review...
I enjoyed this one. It was smartass and violent and wasn't too sappy and ended with a great traditional comic book ending. I will probably buy this if I can find it cheap, or I'll end up DVRing it off HBO. In any case it's delivers what it promises. **** out of *****
This weekend is going to be insane. Tonight is meet the coaches for CCHS. Tomorrow is the scrimmage at Buckeye Local. Saturday is the Blue/Gold Bash down at the Spot. Sunday is an all day affair with our crew at the lake. Then Monday is the beginning of hell week #1 as we send out absentee applications. I hope this weekend lasts as long as possible!
I found my new pic
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Playing Catchup
I've been slacking off alot with this blog so its time to get back in gear with another quick-quick thing I'm gonna call the top 5.
1 Hot Tub Time Machine-alot of fun. **** out of *****, very good cast chemistry. Would watch again on HBO.
2 Kagan approved for USSC-She's a lib replacing a lib. She isn't replacing Scalia. People need to chill.
3 NBA-Heat vs Celtics to open, vs lakers on christmas, and @ Cleveland in December. I may get back into basketball after all.
4 Judge allows gay marriage-As I get older my fired up view of this diminishes. If they want to get married I'm not sure it's a big deal as long as you protect religious buildings and such from being sued if they say no. I don't feel two chicks being married affects my marital status at all.
5 Steelers-Ben may be back sooner because he's proving himself to Goodell. Keep underestimating Pittsburgh, we like it that way. Side note: It's about fucking time Dick Lebeau got into the HOF.
Speaking of Steelers, let's see the AFC North
1 Baltimore-They have to falter big time before I don't pick them to finish 1st. (12-4)
2 Pittsburgh-Troy is back, Ben will be back, some good FA's signed on defense. Question will be on Mendenhall and Wallace. If they keep growing up, this could be a fun season. (10-6)
3 Cincinnati-Add TO AND Pacman to the mix and you either have alot of talent to jesus christ call Dr Phil. You're gonna see something happen and they'll still be good but I think they miss the WC. (9-7)
4 Cleveland-A dumpster fire. When a guy who threw 2000 INTs last year is your FA pickup and Colt McCoy won't sniff the field, it's gonna be a long season. Room for improvement, but then again there's no place to go but up. There's a reason they're always picking in the top 8.
Hope to get another update by the end of the weekend. Until then hang tight people.
1 Hot Tub Time Machine-alot of fun. **** out of *****, very good cast chemistry. Would watch again on HBO.
2 Kagan approved for USSC-She's a lib replacing a lib. She isn't replacing Scalia. People need to chill.
3 NBA-Heat vs Celtics to open, vs lakers on christmas, and @ Cleveland in December. I may get back into basketball after all.
4 Judge allows gay marriage-As I get older my fired up view of this diminishes. If they want to get married I'm not sure it's a big deal as long as you protect religious buildings and such from being sued if they say no. I don't feel two chicks being married affects my marital status at all.
5 Steelers-Ben may be back sooner because he's proving himself to Goodell. Keep underestimating Pittsburgh, we like it that way. Side note: It's about fucking time Dick Lebeau got into the HOF.
Speaking of Steelers, let's see the AFC North
1 Baltimore-They have to falter big time before I don't pick them to finish 1st. (12-4)
2 Pittsburgh-Troy is back, Ben will be back, some good FA's signed on defense. Question will be on Mendenhall and Wallace. If they keep growing up, this could be a fun season. (10-6)
3 Cincinnati-Add TO AND Pacman to the mix and you either have alot of talent to jesus christ call Dr Phil. You're gonna see something happen and they'll still be good but I think they miss the WC. (9-7)
4 Cleveland-A dumpster fire. When a guy who threw 2000 INTs last year is your FA pickup and Colt McCoy won't sniff the field, it's gonna be a long season. Room for improvement, but then again there's no place to go but up. There's a reason they're always picking in the top 8.
Hope to get another update by the end of the weekend. Until then hang tight people.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Its been awhile and a TON has happened so let's get to it
I have neglected this for about a week and a half so there's many topics to hit on and we're going to do this lightening round fashion.
AFC SOUTH PREDICTIONS
Colts (11-5)--Until they jump the shark and Manning is still Manning they're the tops of the division but they need to get younger within the next 2-3 years or else.
Texans (9-7) They'll make the wild card this year I think but they're not overtaking the Colts unless they have severe injuries to key guys (ie, Manning). A young team, when Peyton's gone this may be their division.
Titans (9-7) If Vince Young can keep his head on straight and Chris Johnson keeps getting better they could give the Texans a run for their money for heir apparent or maybe even the wildcard but most of this depends on their defense.
Jaguars (4-12) I don't have much hope for his team and I think within 5 years they'll be in LA but they have a chance to prove me wrong if Jones-Drew has a superb year, enough to carry them on his shoulders. I don't think he can do it, and if he's hurt in the process, this could quickly get to be a 2-14 year. Del Rio's been a good coach for them over the years but he'll be moving on to greener pastures..maybe Carolina if Fox leaves and Cowher says no.
MOVIE REVIEWS
2012----Great special effects, a decently believable disaster premise, not so bad acting, and did I mention the special effects? A little cliche at the end but its worth 2 hours and if I can find a blu ray version on the cheap end, it'll end up in the collection. **** out of *****
Untraceable---Very good crime/suspense/thriller. Reminded me of a cross between Seven and Saw. Good casting and plot. I doubt I'll buy it, but I'd watch it again. **** out of *****
BP CAPS OIL WELL, OBAMA CELEBRATES AGAIN...AND AGAIN
So we finally have a cap on the well and life will go back to normal and the media and the administration will go back to their vacations, and dinners, and events. I hope the people along the gulf remember come November 2010 and 2012 that they were a part of the largest presidential "I'm mad and this is my angry face" photo op" in history.
CELEBRITIES IN TROUBLE
Mel Gibson is in trouble for yelling at..or beating up...or something his girlfriend and baby mama. New reports are he'll be moving to Austrailia to get back with his wife and 7 kids. He's getting too old for this shit. Oh wait, that was Danny Glover's line.
Lindsay Lohan is going to the Y...if you know what I mean. The coked up scarlet will spend 90 days (before she's released 88 days early) in County jail for probation violations where I'm sure she'll be the walking fantasy of every crew cut butch in flannel prison jumpsuits. My worry? That if they do get their hands, etc on her, her recidivism rate will go through the roof.
And finally
LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI
Actually I'm in a Dr. Strangelove mood so we'll change that title.
LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI
or
HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB FUCK YOU CLEVELAND!!
I prefer the second title. Yes, Lebron James, the chosen on, the home town boy, the apple of Ohio's eye took a look around, saw he wasn't under contract and didn't have to play in that shit hole called Cleveland and bolted like Katie Holmes if the power went out at Tom Cruise's mansion and the explosive collar which keeps her inside deactivated long enough for her to slip out of it and run for freedom. Okay maybe that's a little over the top but the facts are there are now a new Big-3, and unlike Boston's trio, they're not collecting Medicare. Add Amare to the Knicks and Boozer to the Bulls and what do you have? The Lakers in the finals every single year. This could bring me back to the NBA.
AFC SOUTH PREDICTIONS
Colts (11-5)--Until they jump the shark and Manning is still Manning they're the tops of the division but they need to get younger within the next 2-3 years or else.
Texans (9-7) They'll make the wild card this year I think but they're not overtaking the Colts unless they have severe injuries to key guys (ie, Manning). A young team, when Peyton's gone this may be their division.
Titans (9-7) If Vince Young can keep his head on straight and Chris Johnson keeps getting better they could give the Texans a run for their money for heir apparent or maybe even the wildcard but most of this depends on their defense.
Jaguars (4-12) I don't have much hope for his team and I think within 5 years they'll be in LA but they have a chance to prove me wrong if Jones-Drew has a superb year, enough to carry them on his shoulders. I don't think he can do it, and if he's hurt in the process, this could quickly get to be a 2-14 year. Del Rio's been a good coach for them over the years but he'll be moving on to greener pastures..maybe Carolina if Fox leaves and Cowher says no.
MOVIE REVIEWS
2012----Great special effects, a decently believable disaster premise, not so bad acting, and did I mention the special effects? A little cliche at the end but its worth 2 hours and if I can find a blu ray version on the cheap end, it'll end up in the collection. **** out of *****
Untraceable---Very good crime/suspense/thriller. Reminded me of a cross between Seven and Saw. Good casting and plot. I doubt I'll buy it, but I'd watch it again. **** out of *****
BP CAPS OIL WELL, OBAMA CELEBRATES AGAIN...AND AGAIN
So we finally have a cap on the well and life will go back to normal and the media and the administration will go back to their vacations, and dinners, and events. I hope the people along the gulf remember come November 2010 and 2012 that they were a part of the largest presidential "I'm mad and this is my angry face" photo op" in history.
CELEBRITIES IN TROUBLE
Mel Gibson is in trouble for yelling at..or beating up...or something his girlfriend and baby mama. New reports are he'll be moving to Austrailia to get back with his wife and 7 kids. He's getting too old for this shit. Oh wait, that was Danny Glover's line.
Lindsay Lohan is going to the Y...if you know what I mean. The coked up scarlet will spend 90 days (before she's released 88 days early) in County jail for probation violations where I'm sure she'll be the walking fantasy of every crew cut butch in flannel prison jumpsuits. My worry? That if they do get their hands, etc on her, her recidivism rate will go through the roof.
And finally
LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI
Actually I'm in a Dr. Strangelove mood so we'll change that title.
LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI
or
I prefer the second title. Yes, Lebron James, the chosen on, the home town boy, the apple of Ohio's eye took a look around, saw he wasn't under contract and didn't have to play in that shit hole called Cleveland and bolted like Katie Holmes if the power went out at Tom Cruise's mansion and the explosive collar which keeps her inside deactivated long enough for her to slip out of it and run for freedom. Okay maybe that's a little over the top but the facts are there are now a new Big-3, and unlike Boston's trio, they're not collecting Medicare. Add Amare to the Knicks and Boozer to the Bulls and what do you have? The Lakers in the finals every single year. This could bring me back to the NBA.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
The not so wild wild AFC West
In my NFL Division predictions second edition I'm going to look at the AFC West which very well may be the most boring division in the NFL.
San Diego Superchargers....San Diego...Chargers! Still the class of the division with the best QB and best skill position people. San Diego will cruise again and then crash and burn in the playoffs..again. (9-7)
Denver traded away everybody who was a pain in the ass to their new coach. The bad news is they were your stud QB and stud WR. Who's here to save the day? Why its Messiah in training Tim Tebow! Knowshon Moreon knows how to run the ball and I expect another 1000 yard denver backfield. Not good enough to overcome the Chargers though. (8-8)
This is the shocker. The once proud Raiders, unbelievably, might be on the right track. Their schedule isn't the easiest but they might be able to surprise some people and get back from being horrible to being..eh. And in the last 10 years, 'eh' is a step up. (7-9)
Where do I begin.....the Chiefs suck. I think that sums it up. (4-12, assuming they split with the Raiders. If not, I think they better thank God they have Cleveland, Buffalo, and St Louis on their schedule). Enjoy that #1 pick next year!
Good movies on the way with the Wolfman remake and the Crazies and this weekend marks my 32nd birthday. Ugh. Good things on the horizon though ;)
San Diego Superchargers....San Diego...Chargers! Still the class of the division with the best QB and best skill position people. San Diego will cruise again and then crash and burn in the playoffs..again. (9-7)
Where do I begin.....the Chiefs suck. I think that sums it up. (4-12, assuming they split with the Raiders. If not, I think they better thank God they have Cleveland, Buffalo, and St Louis on their schedule). Enjoy that #1 pick next year!
Good movies on the way with the Wolfman remake and the Crazies and this weekend marks my 32nd birthday. Ugh. Good things on the horizon though ;)
Monday, July 5, 2010
Enough politics, lets talk some N...fucking....L.
I neglected to mention in the past few posts how I absolutely nailed the final margin for the Lakers victory. So on the heels of my new sports psychic ability we're going to review the NFL divisions one at a time, followed then by playoff predictions.
Top team is predicted Division winner, bottom team sucks ass in most cases.
AFC East
The Jets are the sexy pick this year but you know who else is a sexy pick? Marisa Miller and nobody ever says, forget Marisa Miller, I don't think she's good looking because a bunch of other people say so. She is good looking and the Jets are a very very good team who added more weapons this year on both sides of the ball. AFC Championship or major choke job this year. (12-4)
The Patriots were the shit 10 years ago, even 5 years ago, even 3 years ago. Unfortunately Bill Billichick hasn't been washing his hoodie in the hot tub time machine. Time waits for no man, even Tom Brady. The Pats, if Wes Welker is healthy are still dangerous, but they're not scary anymore. However, should the Jets choke on applesauce New England is ready to reclaim the division for this season. (10-6)
Miami is sitting in 3rd place here for one reason. Buffalo is fucking horrible. They're young and maybe they could surprise some people, especially adding a talent like Brandon Marshall but I'm not buying them. Next year they may supplant New England as #2 but not this year. Henne needs more time and more weapons. (8-8)
Buffalo is dreg of the NFL. An owner more interested in the early bird special than building a good team they have holes everywhere, and their solution is CJ Spiller. He'll be good, and he'll be flashy but he won't make a difference with the bottom line. Buffalo is the worst team in the NFL and Jim Kelly isn't walking through the door anytime soon. (3-13*)
*They play Jacksonville, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Kansas City, all of them horrible teams. They'll be lucky to win the 3/5 of them.
Quick movies reviews.
4th Kind---freaky alien abduction movie supposedly based on real life situation, with supposed real life footage. The footage makes the movie which is an enjoyable flick with a good cast and a lot of questions once the credits hit. PS. Watch the credits at the end. **** 1/2 out of *****
Funny People---Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, what couldn't be funny. It is funny, it has alot of moments, but it also has about 90 mins out of a 2 and a 1/2 hour movie about leukemia and trying to work in a love story The only reaction I could have is this. ** out of *****. I will avoid this on HBO.
Next time it's the NFC East!
Top team is predicted Division winner, bottom team sucks ass in most cases.
AFC East
The Jets are the sexy pick this year but you know who else is a sexy pick? Marisa Miller and nobody ever says, forget Marisa Miller, I don't think she's good looking because a bunch of other people say so. She is good looking and the Jets are a very very good team who added more weapons this year on both sides of the ball. AFC Championship or major choke job this year. (12-4)
*They play Jacksonville, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Kansas City, all of them horrible teams. They'll be lucky to win the 3/5 of them.
Quick movies reviews.
4th Kind---freaky alien abduction movie supposedly based on real life situation, with supposed real life footage. The footage makes the movie which is an enjoyable flick with a good cast and a lot of questions once the credits hit. PS. Watch the credits at the end. **** 1/2 out of *****
Funny People---Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, what couldn't be funny. It is funny, it has alot of moments, but it also has about 90 mins out of a 2 and a 1/2 hour movie about leukemia and trying to work in a love story The only reaction I could have is this. ** out of *****. I will avoid this on HBO.
Next time it's the NFC East!
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