Archive for May, 2007

Question of the day???

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

What is more disgusting?

 

Having your dog puke into your moccasin and filling it

 

OR

 

Putting same moccasin outside as well as the dog and having the puke gone when you return? 

 

Follow up question what to do with other moccasin? 

2 hours + of my life wasted

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

 

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This year was the first year that I followed American Idol at all.

Now I am someone who thinks the invention of the DVR is the greatest invention since Edison gave us the light bulb. That being said I record anything I watch regularly, start watching it later saving myself from watching commercials. I have gained the ability to fast forward and stop on the second the show starts up again.

So I watched 2 hours of the good, the bad and the ugly . The good being Smokey Robinson, the bad being Sanjaya and the ugly being Joe Perry of Aerosmith lowering his standards to play guitar for Sanjaya.

  Then this happens.

Boo on you FOX.

Boo on me for being stupid enough to watch this drivel.

Being a Houston sports fan I know that there is always next year. 

 

A little personal responsibility please!

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

I ran across this article today where the family of Josh Hancock, the Cardinals pitcher who died in an accident, is suing the parties responsible for his death.

They are suing the restaurant that served the alcohol to him, the tow truck company whose vehicle he hit, the tow truck driver and the driver of the broken down car. They seem to have forgot to sue the oil company that sold him gas and the company that sold him his SUV. It sickens me that in today's society the first thing many people do is to find someone to blame for their own misfortune or stupidity. The second thing they do is find someone who they think has money to blame for it and thirdly find a lawyer willing to agree with them. Finding the lawyer is the easy part because for enough money many will agree with just about anything.

Now I am not one to argue that Josh Hancock's untimely death is a tragedy and I don't want to appear harsh to a family in grieving BUT let's place the blame squarely on the shoulders of the person responsible. He was drunk, high, on his cell phone and not wearing a seatbelt. 

At some point people need to take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that occur. I have enjoyed nights out on the town and I have taken the time to ensure that someone (usually some amused cab driver) will be doing the driving.

 If anyone should be suing it is the tow truck driver and the driver of the vehicle he has stopped to assist. Mr. Hancock's actions put their lives perilously in danger.

The important lesson here is we are not invincible, if you choose to behave irresponsibly and drink and drive, tragedys do result. Take my advice cab rides are cheaper than riding in the back of a squad car or ambulance. 

It's Memorial Day Weekend coming up. Drive Safe. 

 

 

A wasted day and completely necessary!

Friday, May 11th, 2007

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The vendor fairies strike.

Thanks to Frito and Budweiser, I got to go to the Braves game on Thursday afternoon.

The first thing that struck me was the tailgating in the parking lot at 11 AM. It really made me wonder. Do these people have jobs?

Free lunch and free beverages made for a fine day.

It was also free t-shirt day courtesy of Delta Airlines. Unfortunately it was a free Braves shirt with Chipper Jones number on back. Growing up in Houston and an Astros fan, I can hardly think of a team I can't stand more than Braves. Oh well, the shirt will make a great rag to clean the cat box with.

Oh yeah the Braves won.