Gotta Love Lent

That 2 filet-o-fish deal is awesome. They are, aside from McMuffins, the best thing to eat at the Arches. Some people however, take the religion thing too far.

the customer crawled out of his car and into the drive thru window to get his fish sandwich...

...His was taking too long at 4:30 in the morning

Money quote symbolizing the American dream...

After he slaps him, he takes his food

I love America.

Everybody loves food.

I am awake at that hour. My thought is...How can you pass up $1 breakfast burritos?

Too Bad

There is this too. Good luck driving north...And too bad that there isn't anything up there.

My take? If the current gov., and Gov. of the state now did not rob the transportation fund in every year that he was in office, and the needed construction was done at the time of necessity, this would not clog up the busiest freeway interchange in the state.

Here is a PDF of a statement from the mayor at the time. 2005. Thought I bet his intentions were really good and his knowledge of the situation were equal, here is the money quote.

"Unlike the Marquette Interchange, the Zoo Interchange will stand long enough for us to resolve these issues."

Yes, I don't travel north via that interchange all that often, why would I want to commune with those northern people? But the shipping industry, by truck that is, will be seriously impeded. So that means my job will become more difficult.

And that makes me angry.

TV or not TV

For those of my 5 readers who watch too much TV, I have this. But there is this widget. For all of the avid fans. Or this Blog, for the really avid fans. Myself, I have not watched a singe episode. I know from things I hear that it was running down anyway. So there's that.

One Way Or the Other

Though I don't agree with it, Here is a good article about the issue.

FYI...I really don't like this lady.

Free is Free

I cant even write things, as this is the holiday that it is. I can't even think of anything funny to say. So here are two articles on the same subject. Talk amongst yourselves.

Particles

Well holy shit...We top Cali in the pollution gig. Today is a great day in the history of the state. With the worst air quality since aught 5, and the possibility of normal healthy people not able to breath, I have to say I like it. On the way to work, there were some spots where I couldn't see 50 feet in front of my car. Walking back to my apt., I could see it rolling in from the lake. And now it is even worse. And my apartment smells like meat.

Weighing In

I would normally leave this up to my bitter rival as he is more in tune with the movie people, but in the interests of the academy, and this article, I have no choice. According to the daily fishwrap, there are many pressing measures on the table. What with the...I can't think more eloquently now...the idiots one...idiots too numerous to count(who throws ice at a cop)...or one of the most fucked up stories to come out of this fair city in a while.

Anyway, I agree with movie guy.

Though I did not see any of the other films, Not much makes me want to. Except for "A Serious Man" which will not win because it is a Cohen brother's movie.

So we are left with "The Hurt Locker." Despite the criticisms, I chose not to look for them because I am tired, and this is a good movie.

Yes...There are some really big artistic freedoms taken with it. As I stated the night I saw it. But it is not full of computer graphics, and is understandable by most people. These dudes hate what they are doing, but they do it anyway. Though "Generation Kill" is a much better depiction, it can't win this award.

The characters are real, the threat is real, and the reaction to that threat is well acted out and thoroughly believable. That reaction is what makes this movie badass. I can't imagine a bunch of "tree people" recreating this type of tension very well, and I can't imagine a movie with a shitload of gory violence drawing in viewers(ie everybody). This is why Hurt Locker is so good. Anyone from any walk of life can watch this movie and get it. It is very easy to identify with all of the characters, as everyone knows someone who has been through this type of situation.

There is no conclusion to this argument. Because the biggest grossing movie of all time will probably win. But that is because no one thinks of the marginally intelligent people anymore.

Concentrate All Fire Power on that Other SEC School

In an effort to make their name less offensive, Mississippi State is trying to change their mascot...to this.

In other news, it is a 90 minute drive on I-43 from Brown Deer Rd. to the Marquette interchange. Good luck. Lake effect snow is awesome.

Tiger

Who cares? All I care about is sweet shots on 18 to win tournaments.

Cheating on your wife is commonplace. Happens all the time. And we hear about athletes who do this every day. When she hits you with a golf club(allegedly), that's just nuts.

Although Slow and Dangerous Behind the Wheel

This is a good one. They do serve a purpose, however illegal.

Just When You Thought

I don't have any interest.

Don't get me wrong. I dig the whole sci-fi thing. But you must really have to be an idiot to do this. If it is your weekly protest, the "earth" will not help you against the army you are up against. Blue paint can't stop tear gas ladies.

Simple Question

I don't know the answer. But is this a good thing? I mean, they can't work, so they can't dig a deeper hole. In other news...If this much snow fell here, would it be a big deal?

Long Time No Talk

I had to say something about this...(pardon the language)...What the Fuck. I capitalized fuck for a reason. Yes...we are not Nazis..."only players that are natural-born United State citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league." What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Thinking. Is this Russia Danny? Or Germany pre-1944? Or pre-Civil War US???

This is a quote. The league will..."exclude blacks and all foreigners from his new league." He goes on to say that "fundamental basketball" instead of "street ball" played by "people of color." my emphasis.

This guy is a fuckface. Hitler tried to do the same thing with a whole group of people. Do you, the guy Lewis, know what happened there?

Honestly, this pisses me off to every fiber of my being. If I run in to this cat, I will take pleasure in gutting him. Its sad that I cant find that clip. You know the one. When the dude says "I'd take pleasure in gutting you" from The Rock.

Sorry for the language. This makes me really angry. You wouldn't like me when i'm angry.

I forgot HTML

Really?

Look man, I will be the first person to say the new POTUS has some issues. But I will also say that he has done some things that the Cowboy didnt. But handing out lab coats to doctors who have dressed for the occasion isnt one of them. Foreign policy gets tough when you cant manage your house.

Can't Make It Up

I have known a few people that were called "Chopper" in my brief time on planet Earth. One of them was mildly retarded, one likes being angry. But to use an unknown prying devise is really funny. Though everyone I know hates, like they need to be decapitated hates, kids.

Thanks For Messing It Up For the Normals

While I am at it, what the fuck is this? I like my dishes clean. And I dont like hippies. But if it takes more water, what is the difference?

has taken to washing his dishes on his machine's pots-and-pans cycle, which takes longer and uses five gallons more water.

Isnt this the age of the crazy tech breakthroughs that solve all of our problems? Isnt there an "eco-friendly" solution for these phosphates that pollute the lakes and rivers? Nonetheless, I am pretty happy that I have a Lichtenstinean midget to wash my dishes for me.

Because I Do Not Post Enough

What do you think of when you hear "Miss Universe" and "Guantanamo Bay" in the same sentence? Well, its a "loooot of fun" of course!! Although I can get behind the use of hot chicks to raise the moral of the marines, what kind of an article is this?

reference to the hospitality she received while meeting the members of the U.S. military

I can let you think on your own on that one. Or how about this...

We also met the Military dogs, and they did a very nice demonstration of their skills. All the guys from the Army were amazing with us

Lots of people have a lot of reasons why this place should be shut down. Really, I dont care about all of that. The fact that you would put something on a national news wire that says grand things about a prison, whatever and wherever said prison is, is a bit messed up.

I Will Never Say Something Like this Again

"Derrick Turnbow should be traded for a bag of baseballs."

For fear that Mr Turnbow's delicate sensibilities will be damaged to the extent that he returns to his life of drug and alcohol abuse, later overdosing on numerous different drugs. Wait...maybe in his(Turnbow's) case, I can make an exception.

"People are like, 'I'd kill myself' and stuff," Odom said at the time, dismissing any such notion..."

Try Lowering Ticket Prices

I came across this one this evening. Here are a few tips I thought of that may help...

The National Basketball Association will borrow 175 million dollars to serve as aid to teams that might struggle

1) As the title suggests, lower ticket prices. Right now, I can find the money that represents a pretty large part of the dollars coming in to these NBA teams. Fourth level tickets to a Boston v. OKC(the worst team in the league), at Boston, are about $77.00. Thats the fourth level. the nose bleed seats as they say. "But wait edgrimly, these are tickets for a premier team." That is correct. How about a match between OKC and Sacramento(another one of the bad teams.) $68.50 in OKC. That is again level 4. Try taking your family of 4 to these games, what with food and all, its a pretty big deal.

2) Stop paying millions of dollars to 18 year old children. Sure all of that money at the clubs is "stimulating" the economy. This is what rookies got paid in ought 7. Its probably more now. Paying a kid out of high school that much money is wrong on so many levels. But we're doing our best to talk the economy of the game here. Granted, in the NBA, rookies can make or break a team. See LeBron. But for one of these first 15 teams that are borrowing money, does it make sense? Granted, these salaries by no means are larger than MLB, but at least baseball has had a resurgence in the past couple of years thanks to steroids.

3) Take a tip from NCAA and play real basketball. There are a couple of teams that I could name that play real team basketball, and have for the last few years. San Antonio. And Detroit when they were good. Sure, coaches in college make a bunch of money, but they also bring it in to the school. They force their players to play defense, long lost on most NBA coaches, and do much more with much less talent. It may be hard to understand, but basketball is a team sport. Once again lost on most NBA coaches. See AI. Throwing up 30 shots per game is not playing with a team in mind.

Like it or not, this was bound to happen. Football does decent, and their ticket prices are pretty high as well. Baseball has been doing OK, despite AROD and the juice. Shit, even the NHL is making changes to get more money and stay in the black. Like it or not, you had to see something like this coming. You cant fund a national franchise on fancy commercials and shitty product alone. When some players are telling the media that they will go play in Europe for more money, you have issues. The point is, I would like to be a fan. I have been to one NFL game and numerous MLB games. I would like to watch the NBA on TV and not get pissed. But the fact is I do. Too much money and not enough product make it not affordable.

Isnt This My Normal Day at Work?

Hey look at this one...I don't really know who this guy is, but I think he's on to something. Cutting down on my porn time at work would probably double my productivity. Maybe triple, but I dont know because I still need my fix, nudge nudge. If a year is 52 weeks, that means 255 work days. Take out the average 3 week vacation/sick time and it comes down to 240 working days. 2 years equals 480 work days.

...one NSF “senior official” was discovered to have spent as much as 20 percent of his working hours over a two-year interval “viewing sexually explicit images...

So out of two years, this "senior official" spent just shy of 100 days looking at porn? I cant believe it. Most of that time had to be spent downloading on those slow-ass govt. computers. To be honest, I cant think of anything better to...

...promote the progress of science; advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; secure the national defense...

I cant think of a single person who hasn't benefited from porn in today's society. But alas, weren't they asking for "stimulus" a bit ago? That's called irony, i guess. Which leads me to the money quote of the article...

...staffers who were “acutely embarrassed” by the filth-filled environment — like the employee who learned of a co-worker’s adventures in porn via sounds overheard from said co-worker’s computer speakers.

Acutely embarrassed.?! This is why Daddy watches without sound bitches.