It has been a slow month (and short). Not slow on good blog posts just slow on me actually remembering to hit the star button. Sorry guys for the lack of recognition. I’ll try harder in March…hopefully. Anyway, check out these star-worthy posts:
The Maxi-Pad Incident – The Leaky Brain
Top 5 Drive Thru Songs – Say No To Crack
Piss Off, Natalie Cole – Deadpan
I Like Turtles – Don’t Waste The Pretty
I came across a little number on CNNs website today that just made me shake my head.
The New York Times reports the circumstances surrounding McCain’s birth raise questions about his ability to become president since our founding fathers specifically said only a “natural-born citizen” can hold the highest office in the land. The idea was to prevent foreigners from becoming president.
You can read the entire post over here.
This all coming on the heels of yestreday’s story about Barack Obama and his middle name. You can read about all of that here.
Okay here it is everybody. Why in the hell can these people not just talk about their stances on the issues and in what they believe instead of throwing mud? I have to tell you I am a registered republican but I cannot see myself voting for McCain but I did vote for Huckabee on super Tuesday. I will not vote for Hillary as she scares that crap out of me and that Obama character is actually starting to grow on me. I have to be completely honest with you, I have to really dig to find out what any of them believes. Why is that? Didn’t politicians used to want to tell you their stances?
When I sent the link to the post regarding the validity of McClain’s birth to The School Girl she replied with the following:
It would be nice if we could go back to politics being about what the politicians actually stand for, and what they plan to do in office.
Nobody cares who is sleeping with who, what anyone’s middle name is, or anything else personal about the nominees. These things don’t make them bad candidates. Franklin D. Roosevelt is rumored to have had numerous affairs, but is still considered to be a great president..as was Kennedy, who also was not rumored to have been the most faithful of spouses.
The only thing that should matter is what the nominees have done in public office and what they plan to do as president.
If we never voted for people who have something negative in their life, we would never vote for anyone.
As for McCain being born outside the county, he is only disqualified if he is born on non US soil. So, even though he was born in the Panama Canal area he is still considered a born US citizen because military bases are consider US territory even if they are located in a foreign country.
‘Nuff said as far as I am concerned. I’m voting for Roosevelt for a fifth term. Who’s with me?
I am sitting here at work trying to find things to keep me busy. I have a few things that I have been assigned but I am far from knowing enough to be self-sufficient. I am bordering on boredom but this is a much better job than my old customer service based technical support position. When I look down the hall at those people who are left over there I feel terrible for them.
While speaking with a fellow co-worker he pointed out to me and the rest of my team his shoes. He apparently put way too much foot powder in his socks this morning. Every time he steps large puffs of white smoky powder rises from both shoes. Hilarious. I am going to try and obtain some video later.
Another annoyance today was the use of microfiche. Okay I know how to use a fiche reading machine from back in my younger years in libraries. I do not; however, know how to print these things but I am sure someone can show me how. Lastly on this point, the filing system consists of several boxes randomly labeled:
Box 1: 05/1999
Box 2: 1999 – 2003
Box 3: 1998 – 2001
Box 4: 09/1994 – 04/2000
I was looking for stuff that would be from 1999. Which box would I search through do you think? Yeah, I have no idea either.
Lastly, this is directed to you. Yes, you little lady with the headphones in the copy room. Please for the love of all that is holy, please stop singing out loud for the rest of us to hear. I enjoy listening to music and I have been known to sing out loud from time to time and I am not ever going to be on American Idol but you ma’am sound like a cat that is having its claws ripped from its paws. Yes, it is that bad. Thank you for listening.
All of this and it isn’t even lunch yet. I can’t wait for the second part of the day.
G-Man wrote about one of his favorite skits from a television sketch comedy the other day. I must agree with him that I love the catch phrase. I, however, have something that I like more and find even funnier not to mention a bit irreverent.
For your enjoyment here is a hilarious sketch from the former MTV show “The State” called “Louie At The Last Supper“.**
I sure wish that they would release the DVDs of this show.
**By the way, does anyone have any idea how to embed a video from MySpace? I thought I had but then boom, they took it away.
So it snowed today. When I say that it snowed you have to remember that this is Tennessee and snow doesn’t really happen. It just pretends to snow.
I wish that it would either never snow or snow so much that everyone gets stuck in their house. I want a day off from work or nothing to impede my way into my job. Who’s with me?
Last night the number 2 nationally ranked men’s basketball team University of Tennessee Volunteers traveled to its in-state rival, the undefeated and #1 team in the land, University of Memphis Tigers. After a pretty good game the Vols found themselves the victors in what was a close and sometimes sloppy affair. Congratulations are definitely in order for Bruce Pearl and his band of boys from Knoxville.
First of all I must be straight forward with you. I am a fan of Bruce Pearl**, however, I detest the sports teams of the university as a rule. Not for any really good reason except the following: their fans. They tend to come across as assholes.
Okay, let me fill in the blanks. Both my father and best friend are fans of UT. I am not. I am not a Vanderbilt fan either but I tend to find myself rooting for them. Why? Well, they are generally not very good. I admit that. They are the sports step child of Tennessee. Most college sports fans in Tennessee are UT lovers. Why do you suppose that may be? Because they generally are better than Vandy. I am sure that happens from one of a few ways.
There is location. Those people in eastern Tennessee are geographically closer to UT. Makes sense right? Secondly there is heredity. Lots of kids grow up as fans of the team that their fathers (and mothers) are fans of. Makes sense. Thirdly, it is no fun to be fans of a loser. I tend to not agree with that personally. This would make a person what I would refer to as a bandwagon fan or fair weather fan. I hate those people. These people tend to have an air about them that is akin to “I am better than you.” I would like to take those people aside, calmly explain to them the errors of their ways and soundly kick them in the nuts. But that is just me.
Now don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a phenomenon solely in the pockets of the UT fan, oh no. Let’s take a look to our neighbor to the south, the lovely state of Alabama. Fans of the University of Alabama are dicks. Plain and simple. That is why I always pull for Auburn in the Iron Bowl. I am not a fan of the Tigers but just get a kick out of the uppity UA fans losing.
There is also Kentucky. Kentucky basketball fans think that their team is the greatest as well they should but they follow that up with a “hey your team sucks ass” mentality. Not very nice. Other sports teams have this attitude as well. There are the New York Yankees and even (are you ready for this), as of this last decade, my beloved New England Patriots. I am willing to admit that a lot, if not most, of the fans of my very own favorite football team are jerks. Period. I used to be one of them for a short time. This came to a head just a few short weeks ago when 99% of football fans were pulling for the Giants to win the Super Bowl. I get it. Makes sense.
This brings me back to yesterday. Vanderbilt, the 16th ranked men’s team in basketball defeated a lowly Georgia team. Congrats to them. I fully expected to read at Music City Bloggers at least one post regarding this event. There was also a game of much bigger proportions that I mentioned between #1 Memphis & #2 Tennessee. I really knew there would be at least a few mentions of that one. Well, even though it is called Music City Bloggers, I got nothing about Music City’s own Commodores but two on UT (so far). Annoying. I also cannot remember reading much if anything about other local teams such as Belmont or Lipscomb but lots of media outlets locally also seem to shun them most of the time.
Here is the post from their co-sports editor Big Orange Michael:
Holy ****, the Tennessee Vols will be number one come Monday! A great game, won at the line with two huge free throws by Chris Lofton.
The legend of Bruce Pearl continues to grow.
Of course, it’s all how the Vols take this win and build on it that will give it meaning.
A great game all around. Hard-fought on both sides of the ball. Of course, I know the right team won, but I tip my hat to the Memphis Tigers for a tough, gritty performance tonight. If things work out like they should, we’ll meet in the Final Four for a rematch.
Now it’s time to celebrate because tomorrow we’ve got to focus on a huge game Tuesday here in Nashville.
Go Big Orange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I proceeded to post a comment that reads as follows:
Is this Music City Bloggers or Marble City Bloggers? I am very excited that UT won tonight for the simple fact that Vandy has an opportunity as the best team in Music City to gain a measure of revenge on their in state rivals and defeat a #1 team here in the Music City! Congrats to the ‘Dores on their nice tuneup today against Georgia.
I don’t think I was whining or complaining too much about Vandy being second fiddle in the state but maybe I was. Another commenter seemed to agree and hoped that the Vandy men could topple the new #1 team next week when they play.
Then the elitist UT fan metality came out from the post’s author:
And Vandy fans once again show their “little brother” mentality in not allowing UT fans to savor a win, but instead go–but what about us?!? Wah, wah, wah….
I am pretty sure that I am “not allowing” UT fans to savor in the victory. I am very much just annoyed at local sports (VU, Belmont, DL, TSU) always being pushed towards the background to a school located nowhere near Music City. I would feel the same if it were like this regarding Memphis but people in Nashville have this secret hatred for Memphis and generally try not to recognize that city as anything but a part of “eastern” Arkansas. I don’t quite get that but I believe it goes both ways.
Here is my thing: UT fans and alum, you are not better than anyone beyond the scoreboard most of the time. The overbearing attitudes are annoying. I generally get seconded by my good friend and UT fan himself, G-Man. That is what happens when rationale and common sense are used in being sports fans. I had a lot more to say on this subject but I am getting bored with talking about UT.
I wonder if anyone will post about TSU’s game at Northern Illinois this afternoon? I wonder if anyone actually knows that they will even be playing? Doubt it. Okay, so I am sure that I will get the comments about my being childish and whiney. Go ahead, it only furthers my point.
By the way, go here, it is funny.
**My favorite Bruce Pearl story was, either last season or the one before, ESPN was following him around the morning before UT’s opening round NCAA Tournament game. He was at the breakfast buffet when he stopped and looked into the camera. He picked up a few strips of bacon and said: “A Jewish dilema…free bacon!” Great stuff coach.
Tonight as Little Harry and I were driving through Nashville I noticed that my rear windows were getting all fogged up. I hate when my windows do that. This prompted the following verbal exchange:
me: I wonder why my windows are getting all fogged up?
Little Harry: Because I am sooo frickin’ sexy!
me: **eye rolls** **head shakes**
Aren’t teenagers the best?
The School Girl and I were watching Fox 17s newscast this evening. The were, of course, talking about the weather. I get a bit nervous about snowy and icy weather since I have to drive all the way from Marshall County into Nashville when this happens.
As they were cutting from the live on the street guy to his taped piece we heard something strange and felt the need to replay it several times.
Did ya’ll hear that, too? Where did that cat come from?
I just finished watching American Idol. It was the first set of live performances of the season with the guys going first. The final guy to perform was Australian Michael Johns who I enjoy very much. The only thing I can think about him right now is that he would make a great replacement for David Tennant when he leaves Doctor Who. What do you think?
First here is Tom Baker as The Doctor:
Now we have David Tennant as The Doctor:
Maybe Michael Johns as The Doctor?:
Tonight he even wore a scarf! Was he trying to win Idol or a spot on the BBC?
I was reading in my bathroom book this evening about singer/sonwriter J.J. Cale. Cale is famous (to me) for having written a song made famous by Eric Clapton, “Cocaine“. This reminded me of a time back in highschool of a story told to me by my buddy Shae. He had been hanging out with another guy from school, Eargle. No disrespect to Eargle but he was in what we would now call the dorkie crowd. Anyway, the music of Clapton was big for Shae and I since we had recently been to his concert.
One day Eargle thought he might try and fit in and sing along with “Cocaine”. His version of the lyrics went like this:
If you want to get high, you can rely…on cocaine.
Not quite it brother. Not quite it at all.
Fast forward a few years. The G-Man and myself along with our buddy Tyler (read about Tyler here) were sitting in G-Man’s car doing something I am sure was bordering on illegal. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” came on the radio.
The real words go like this:
Who woulda thought, it figures!
Tyler, however, immortalized them in our lives forever by singing them this way:
Ooh what a nut, it’s bigger!
I pride myself on getting lyrics correct so I will never admit (publicly) that I ever sing them incorrectly. Do you have a few songs that you always get the lyrics wrong when you sing them? For your entertainment here is the alternate version of Eric Clapton doing J.J. Cale’s “After Midnight” from a 1987 Michelob commercial.
SueBoo sent this video to me and I just needed to share it.
Did anyone else hear the dog squeal over all of those Oh my God’s? Is it wrong to laugh when people get peed on in the face? Hehehehehe. Good stuff here people.
I must preface this story/conversation with the fact that it has been a long weekend and I had failed to bathe for the majority of it. Thank goodness you can’t smell through blogs right? So earlier in the afternoon I had managed to locate my “lost” razor and jumped into the shower. Later in the afternoon as I was stepping away from the major overhaul of my blog, the following conversation took place:
me: You want a sandwich or something?
The School Girl: **furrowed brow while staring at my head**
me: What!? Is my hair all messed up or something?
The School Girl: No, I just noticed that you shaved…and cut your hair.
me: Uhh, I cut my hair two weeks ago.
The School Girl: Oh, well maybe it’s just that you combed it.
Nice right? Can you believe that I still made her that sandwich? Can you also believe that ya’ll have survived this long without a “conversation” post by me? Me either. Anyway, I hope that everyone had a wonderful time celebrating President’s Day (hooray for Coolidge, Taft, McKinley and Pierce!). Yikes, with giddiness like that I had better get to bed early as I start my new position at the old job tomorrow. Wish me luck.
I was never actually “closed for business” at any point if you were curious. Okay so I have done it. If you don’t read me in a “feed reader” you can already tell. I have changed my look a bit. Well, I guess a whole lot. The final tally, which included ‘Coma’s three choices, resulted in going with the Quentin look.
I hope that this works for everyone. I think I am going to like the way I look. (Wow, that was a bit too much Men’s Warehouse for my liking.)
I was inspired by Newscoma this evening/morning. I saw over at her place that she did a little painting, a little rearranging, etc. It looks good by the way. Well, my blog has pretty much been just this plain old blah black background place ever since Lynnster set it up to look like an older version of ‘Coma’s diggs over a year ago. Well, I did some playing around, nothing permanent yet because change scares me, and I came up with a few choices.
Okay so just in case you are slow to catch on this is how we look now (called Chaotic Soul):
(Click to embiggen)
Now I have chosen six other styles that I may decide to change my place to look like. If you feel like helping in the decision process please feel free to click on them to get a bigger/better look and then drop me a comment or two about how they make you feel. Thanks for the input.
Cutline
Fresh Bananas
Ocean Mist
Press Row
Quentin
Toni
If ya’ll have an overwhelming majority towards one or another, there is a good chance I will make the change. If no one comments or seems to care either way, then I may not bother myself any further. Thanks for playing along!
