Pets and hurricanes..

I am a lover of all animals as anyone that comes here knows..i post my pets pictures all the time, they are my children. Some folks might think this frivolous and lame..to each his own..but I have cried over horror stories of pets left behind simply because there was no thought about them from the rescuer's standpoint..

To tell someone that they must leave behind a cherished animal is cruel and heartless in my mind. These folks possibly lost everything they owned even human loved ones..and then to say NO, you can not bring your cat or dog with you...this is horrible..sometimes the only thing that can provide me comfort when I have emotional or physical pain is the purr of a kitten or the kiss from a dog when I hurt or am sad..I am quite sure these pets provided the same comfort to victims of Katrina.

The National Geographic website has a nice article on pets during natural disasters and what the various government entities have "hopefully" learned about dealing with them during disasters..if you would like to peruse it, the link is here.

Earthquake day in the San Joaquin Valley

I was laying on my bed playing with one of the kittens when I heard a strange noise, exactly the same time I felt the bed jolt..i looked to see that all the dogs were sleeping, no one was moving or scratching..hmm...must of been a quake..then another one less than an hour later..larger than the first, a 4.9..now I see we got a whole lot o shaking going on here..USGS(us geological survey)says we have had roughly half a dozen in the last hour..most getting smaller in intensity..woot! and I gotta go to work..if your an earthquake freak like I am(living in the land of quakes)the link to the USGS site with all the info is here. What does the bible say about such things? quakes and hurricanes..oh my..if the world is coming to an end i want to be busy..so I wont notice lol...

Lovely Rita....NOT!

The newest hurricane is bearing down on south Texas. People seem to be heeding the warnings to leave as witnessed by the massive traffic jams leaving the gulf area. I realized last night that quite a few of the blogs i read are by people in the state of Texas. I laid in bed thinking of them last night: Daisy, Mileah, Karen, Lirrah, Kitten, Amia and now Leslie, who just moved to Texas last week. MJ is from Palm Springs and she is in Slidell, LA as a Red Cross volunteer..I fell asleep worrying about my fellow bloggers and their safety, hoping they are all either leaving the area or not in the storms path. It seems I have to have something to worry about or I am just not happy..doesn't it? I have never met these people but I worry about them. They are all part of my daily life, sometimes I spend more time with them than my own family. I pray that god will protect my fellow bloggers who I care so much about and spare them any pain or anquish with regard to this new "fresh" hell bearing down on the Gulf Coast.

This blog affected me as no other ever has..

The blogger is a woman my age, but thats about all we have in common for the most part...Her name is Amias and her blog is about her life. She goes by "liquid plastic" and I found her through a comment on ZS's latest rant on his blog. I urge every one that feels sorry for themselves or think life sucks to go read her blog..it will change your opinion..or i hope it will..if it doesn't there is something terribly wrong with you..she made me feel the gamut of emotions. She is a fantastic writer. the link to her blog is here.

Padres lose..which is an understatement...

The final score was: 20-1...thats not a typo sportsfans..20 to fucking 1.

They were playing in the thin air of Coors Field. even thinner at night actually. It was 8-0 at the end of the first, 10-0 at the end of the second inning. This is so pathetic,it makes me physically ill. The Rockies looked like winners tonight considering their current record of 62-88, their fans must of pissed down both legs over this win. San Diego still leads the Giants by 5 games with a STELLAR 75-75 record.

Every Rockie except for two got a hit or two..or three..the only Rockies that didn't were two pitchers..their total hits for the evening..a ridiculous 23 hits out of 48 at bats..quick math shows this is one hit shy of FIFTY PERCENT of their at bat's were good to go..lol..and they left 19 guys on base..jesus christ in a thong, the score could of been far worse..i shudder at the thought.

The Padres on the other hand..managed six paltry hits and one stinking run. IN COORS FIELD,gods gift to the baseball hitters of the world.. Woody Williams, SD's pitcher of record never made it out of the second inning..his ERA at Coors this year...a lovely 29.10.....the average ERA for a pitcher this year is around 3.50 I think..so dont even try to do THAT math...

They had won three straight close, dramatic games - and four in five nights - and their 8-7 victory over Colorado in the series opener Monday put them over .500 after leading the division at or below the break-even point for more than a week. Realistically they have led the division more times than naught with a losing record since the All Star break.

OK...i had to get this game out of my system..hopefully the freaking Padres have also..

Tyco Exec's receive their sentences..

I don't know if many people followed this trial which showcased corporate greed..but let us review...

The CEO and the CFO of Tyco Int'l..Dennis Kolowski and Mark Swartz stole from Tyco..steal doesn't really cover what they did. They raped this company of : $180 million bucks.. thats U.S. dollars..not pesos..one of them owned a shower curtain valued at 6 fucking thousand dollars and Denny threw a 2 million dollar birthday party for his wife on the island of Sardinia..flew his buddys there..which i guess isnt a big deal unless its NOT YOUR money..they made hundreds of millions more through manipulations of Tyco's stock.Tyco makes electronics and medical supplies and owns the ADT home security business. Didn't they used to make toys too? oh well i digress..

Denny pleaded with the judge for leniency..he cried and carried on saying the judge should look at all the good he has done in his life..give me a FUCKING break..Kozlowski and Swartz will be sent to one of New York's state prisons because they were convicted in state court, meaning the former executives will do considerably harder time than they would have at a federal facility. LMAO..I don't think they will bunk together..but i bet they are wishing they could..

They both got 25 years and will be eligible for parol in 8 years..The judge also ordered the defendants to pay a total of $134 million in restitution to Tyco International Ltd. In addition, the judge fined Kozlowski $70 million, and Swartz $35 million. I don't think Koz's trophy wife will be going on any spending spree's real soon..

AL West...we are laid back out here.

Seems no one wants to win the AL West. The two leaders keep taking turns being the pivot man in a circle jerk. Currently the LA/Cali/Anaheim/Orange County Angels are in first by two games. Their current 2 win streak(oh boy!) makes them 6-4 in their last ten. The sorry ass A's are even with a 5-5 record but have lost the last two..my brillant deductive reasoning tells me they could still take over first depending on strength of schedule..after all its only 16 days 9 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds till the playoffs begin.

The A's play the Angels for a 4 game series at the end of the season. This could be a pivotal series if the division leader has a slim lead of oh say...two games. The Angels have a fairly easy schedule getting Tampa and Texas. The A's get Minny and Texas.

I think the Angels have the better team but this division could go down to the wire..which makes it interesting..we won't go into the Angels notorious habit of taking it in the bum and squandering any and all leads at the end of the season..its legendary. The A's have been up and down more than a hooker on a busy night this whole year. I ain't calling this one..we gotta wait and see :)

Joe Bonamassa Bluesman

Click here to listen

This is an excellent song by Joe and the band. Colour and Shape is the name of it..enjoy

WTF???

My beloved Dontrelle Willis pitched 8 count em 8 shutout innings today..god that man is awesome..only to watch his team LOSE the game in the 9th...Thanks Marlins inept bullpen and defense, the first 10 batters in the 9th reached base, and Philadelphia scored 10 times to win 10-2 Saturday afternoon. Did you really read that sports fans..first ten freaking batters in the inning reached base..i am dumbfounded..this is ludicrous..Todd Jones blew the save op giving up 4 earned runs and the team as a whole committed four friggin errors which accounted for an additional 4 unearned runs..a team record btw..Todd "the nimrod" Jones got his third blown save and faced five batters and gave up five runs..the 5th run was a gimme on his throwing error..I am speechless..well, no not really cuz I just blogged about it..I am in shock..yes, thats it..shocked and awed..

Yank$ win..Bosox lose..this ain't good..plus other sports stuff.

The wheels are coming off in beantown..maybe normal folks aren't panicky yet..but i fucking am! The Yank$ won again, that makes 4 friggin wins in a row..whilst the Red Sawx lost..the beantown boys are now a paltry 5-5 in the last ten and the Yank$ are 7-3 in the same period..if you do the math..well, it means your good at adding and subtracting PLUS it means Boston's lead is down to SQUAT..a lousy game and a half..dats it!!! The evil empire is on the upside, the world series champs are chumps..ok not chumps..but they are folding like a tent in a tornado. Pray for dem Sawx please..

The Chi Sox are pulling the same shit as of late..their comfy lead is dying as we speak..their record: 3-7 in the last ten whilst the Cleveland Indians are 9-1..using the same math principles we come to the same conclusion..the White Sox are sucking ass..

The Astros are in first in the wild card race..by a freaking hair..half a game..Andy P pitched a good game for his sixth straight win..where was this fucker last year when i had him on like 10 fantasy teams..I'll tell ya..having surgury..but this year he rocks and so be it..the Marlins and Phillies are tied for second in the wc race..go stros!

The St. Louie Cards have clinched a spot in the playoffs..only team so far to do that..the hapless Padres beat Barroid Bonds and the Giants tonight..Praise Jesus..those losers needs all the help they can get..my Pads not the Giants..

If any of you saw Monday Night Foosball..there was a bruhaha of sorts prior to the game..someone said something shitty to someone else and a pissing contest began..big fucking babies can't handle a little trash talk? any who..ten guys got fined and the asshole that put a big illegal hurt on McNabb, defensive tackle Chris Lavalais, got a $7500 slap on the wrist..big friggin deal..Donovan got his bell rung and a chest contusion..Lavalais used his helmet to spear my man McNabb..chicken shit sumbitch..can you tell who my favorite QB is??

Jackass extraordinaire Senator John McCain is starting up his bullshit again regarding steroids..he has requested the prescence of all the heads of the major sports to come before him again and talk about their policies..the jackass has also proposed a bill that would mandate drug-testing standards for major pro sports..doesnt this fucktard have something better to do than sweat which athlete is shooting up roids in his ass? I too think they are too lenient in testing and punishing these guys but its not an issue to be dealt with by our boys in the senate and congress..you can not legislate common sense..it just doesnt work..besides last time I checked we got a fucking war and a huge natural disaster than wiped out most of the Mississippi delta..somehow I think this shit should be at the top of everyone's list in Washington...not wasting my fucking tax money on hearings and grandstanding before the media about what a travesty it is and how horrible these guys are for cheating..McCain just wants to stay up front for his possible Presidential run..dipshit will never get my vote this way..thats a fact jack..

For the one hockey fan i know(insert Thom here :) )...All the NHL camps opened up and Ronnie Francis retired after 23 years in the NHL..I loved him when he was with the Pens..he won two Stanley Cups and ranked as one of the NHL's career leaders in games played, goals, assists and points. He is second to Wayne Gretzky(da Great One) with 1,249 assists, and ranks among the league's all-time leaders with 1,731 games (third), 549 goals (19th) and 1,798 points (fourth). He's a remarkable 42 years young but his body has finally told him no more hockey..he will be missed..by me at least..

On the Nascar circuit..Jeff the whiner Gordon DID NOT make the race to the chase..meaning he missed the cut-off for Nascar's 10 race playoff for the championship..makes me smile dont you know?? My man Tony Stewart is in and some folks think hes gonna get a second championship this year the way he's been racing the last six weeks..from their mouth to god's ear goes the saying..Dale Earnhardt aka Junior didnt make it into the chase either..wonder if his dad is cussing up a storm in heaven..I left husband number three the day Dale Sr. died..the only Daytona 500 I ever missed..and I am glad I wasn't watching in retrospect.

That's it sportsfans..your sports news in a nutsack..er nutshell..

Happy Birthday BB King

I love him and his music, he has always been humble and his music has touched my life during times when I needed to hear something beautiful and uplifting or just plain awesome. His voice is still strong and his stage prescence is amazing for someone about to hit 80 years of age. The following quote is from BB himself regarding this wonderful music he plays with such love and devotion: "The Blues is the source. It has to do with people, places, and things. It's life, with all the emotion and passions. As long as we have them, we'll have Blues. The Blues contains all the basic feelings of human beings: pain, happiness, fear, courage, confusion, and desire, told in simple stories. That's the genius of the Blues." The story behind his initials "BB" is interesting since his given name is Riley and alot of folks aren't aware of it...

He learned the Blues in the cotton fields of Indianola, Mississippi, in the 1930s. He delved deeper into the Blues when he relocated to Beale Street in Memphis, where Riley B. King became "The Beale Street Blues Boy" before he shortened it to just "Blues Boy" and ultimately, to just B.B.

BB turns 80 tomorrow..he will be working of course, playing somewhere for people that adore him as I do.

Roger Clemens pitched tonight.

Roger Clemens' mom died today. He pitched tonight..I shit you not..he pitched over six innings..and boy did they win that game..the final score was: 10-2. Rocket said his mom was also his dad..I recognize that type of parent..I was one..still am actually..Bess Clemens was smiling down on her son tonight you can bet your sweet ass on that fact..The 'Stros are only half a game out of the wild card spot. Bess died of emphysema, she was 75. She loved her son and the game of baseball. What a broad...and broad is not negative to me..just so you know..an excerpt from the cbs sportsline article about tonights game: Just after the final out, a tribute to Clemens' mother was shown on the giant video screen, and Astros players stood in the infield and watched, while Clemens saw it on a monitor in the clubhouse. The video included Clemens talking about his mother at previous news conferences, his mother talking about him and video of them together on a baseball field.
"It was great to see her look so pretty like I remember," he said with tears in his eyes.
Its only 19 days 18 hours 32 minutes and 53 seconds till the playoffs start..I figured you needed to know that..the universal you..My National League West division is still pathetic and fucking embarrassing..how in the name of god can a team lead a division with less than half their games in the Win column..I really hope the astro's make it into the playoffs...and the Yank!$ dont :) the link to the sportsline article is here. It might make you cry..I came close...all mom's are special for the most part..but Bess was a great mom. In her final hours she was still talking baseball...

Our quote of the day courtesy of John Q Public

Quote for the Day:
Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.
Bertrand Russell British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)

Get your own MLB blog here..but its not gratis..

Seems Major League Baseball has gotten into the blog business. They charge for the honor however..50 bucks a year..but you can read them for free though..Tom Terrific, aka Tom Seaver has a blog,one of the ChiSox executives has a blog, Tommy "fat ass: Lasorda has one, several team announcers have blogs and another hall of famer Brooks Robinson has a blog. Yo B, I think one of the Cards announcer's has a blog..plus there are just plain fans blogs. Their love must run deep to pay for a blog dont ya know??

I haven't checked any of them out yet, its early for moi,but I will.The link to Mlblogs.com is here.

Google wins this round of the war with Microsoft.

Last week I mentioned the lawsuit by Microsoft in Seattle against a former employee who went over to Google. It's basically a pissing contest between the two companies over a upper echelon research department head. Microsoft is contending the man stole secrets and violated the noncompete clause in his employment contract. Both sides are claiming victory over the judges ruling that Dr. Lee a chinese specialist in language and speech recognition can begin working for Google next week. Google has filed a countersuit in Cali, and there are major differences between the two states employment laws. Washington gives corporations a broader leeway to enforce the non-compete clauses which are standard in many employment contracts. The link to the newest article regarding this case is here.

Attention Kmart shoppers another blog to add to your list..

The Queen of Ass..yes i know..strange name but the woman is a trip..and i just wanted to plug her blog a bit..she is very tongue in cheek or just outright outlandish..but she is a good read and therefore the plug for her blog. I think i found the link to her royal highness on mel's blog..oh yeah..our Mel is ranked numero UNO on the top blog thingy..way to go Mel :)

The Forgotten Victims of Katrina need your help as well.

Being a major animal lover I chose to support this relief service provider: United Animal Nations. T.Boone Pickens, a wealthy texas oilman has already been renting planes to move some of the distressed dogs and cats, and those rescued from the flood waters to other shelters within the U.S. My hometown of San Diego has received some of the casualties from this disaster. Please provide monetary support if your able. These little victims are the ones least able to save themselves. Horrifying pictures of them tied to bridges or covered in oil residue and left by the side of the road by no fault of the owners in most cases have been published and sicken me and other animal lovers. The state and federal officials are willing to rescue humans but not animals evidently since they refused to allow people to bring their pets on buses and into the safe areas. People willing to take in pets can also contact UAN through links provided on their website I believe. Every penny counts towards saving a life. Help them if you can. The link to the Organizations Home Page is here.

LA power outage revisited.

The news agencies from LA are surmising the same thing, hard to believe cutting through a cable will put 50% of the LA basin in the dark..and besides..would they really tell us if they suspected something..its food for thought at the very least..

Power outage hits Hell-A

a day after that jackass american turned al qaida convert runs his yap??? Coincidence??? i think not..nope, you can not convince me at this juncture..watching the LA newscasts they are trying to say an employee fucked up and cut through something..and that would make fifty percent of LA go dark? Horseshit..but its early, unless they parade some guy in front of the newscameras I ain't buying..all I am saying..

Pigskin Post

I love football for many reasons..its a fall sport..fall is my favorite season of all..not too cold, not hot the days get shorter-I am a night person...but i digress..

There have been a minimal amount of movement by free agents this off season..the biggest being Randy Moss. Randy is a man with incredible talent..and a big fucking mouth. Its hard to love a player that exhibits such stupidity off the field.

Now, that being said..i have become by nature of my residence...a fan of the Raiders..now, this coming from a born and bred Charger fan is pure blasphemy. Here in central Cali, you either get the Niners or the Raiders..if there was an Hell-A team they would get it hands down..but there isn't..which is total bullshit btw..

so..i took the Raiders..they are AFC and afterall is said and done, I AM an AFC type of woman. I have loved the AFC since its enception..but again..i get offtrack..I haven't informed my friends in the San Diego area..until now that is..I managed to tell someone that told someone..and now my secret is out..I have become a Raider fan..it took three years of diligent resistance mind you, to become a Raider fan..I tried to keep this horrid event from transpiring..but to no avail.

So with regards to Randy Moss..I hate his fucktarded ass and yet..I pray to all that is holy that he lifts those sorry ass bunch of Al Davis employees to heights above and beyond the rest of the league. It would make it alot easier for moi since now I am the village idiot in the eyes of my compadres in the San Diego area..but I wouldn't get pissed if the Chargers made it to the playoffs by any stretch of the imagination. I follow many teams since I have lived on the east and left coasts and a few points in-between. Some folks can't understand this logic of mine but there it is anyway..a fan of many teams and lover of none...well, i do love the chargers but they usually drive me insane at some point in every season.

Here is hoping that the Raiders, Chargers, Falcons and the Redskins have good seasons and that I figure out a way to have sundays off for at least the next 16 weeks..its a bitch working on such a hallowed sports day..seems like heresy to me, the sports nut,having to work on this day....wait..i think i feel a screwed up back coming on..yes, yes it is...omg there it is..the infamous "I can't work today, my two blown discs are acting up again"... are you ready for some football? I know I am :)

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown Dies

He escaped Katrina and went back to his hometown of Orange,Texas. He has been in ill health for over a year, suffering from lung cancer and heart disease. He was a fantastic musician and I loved to listen to him play. His family stated his home in Sidell, LA was destroyed by the hurricane and he was heart broken over it. Gatemouth was a helluva blues player but refused to be pigeon-holed into just the blues, he loved country,jazz, fusion and zydeco..the whole ball of wax. His biographer stated:"He never wanted to be called a bluesman, but I used to tell him that though he may not like the blues, he does the blues better than anyone," added Walters. "He inherited the legacy of great bluesmen like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, but he took what they did and made it better." Clarence was 81 when he passed this weekend at his brother's home. We lose another one sadly much too quick.

In less than an hour it will be Sunday...

Sunday September 11th. Just saying it out loud gives me chills still. Its not going away any time soon. I can still see the conference room where we all stood around the table staring at the 19 inch tv with horrible reception. The visions we were seeing left us all speechless, some of us crying silently. The girl in the cubicle next to mine softly repeated the date: "9-11,9-11 they picked this day for a reason" she said."It's what you call when all hell breaks loose." "Yes, I said..hell has broken loose."

But now there is a fresh hell, and its on a larger scale. It is not however, man-made, which somehow makes it easier to swallow for me. Well, technically I believe global-warming has alot to do with all the weather anomalies of the last 5 years, but at least this fresh hell isn't something a group of religious nut case's did to us.

a blog notable..it tears at your heartstrings..

my girl daisy has a blog..i say my girl..but she is a blogger bud..i love her to death and thats another story..but her post today was so full of emotion, it ripped me apart and made me cry..I wish I could put my emotions and feelings on paper(or computer) like she did today..if you read through her archives she has been through a ton of shit in the last few months..and i mean tons..and she is a sweet soul that actually goes into the depths of hell to help the oppressed, she went to south america on her summer vacation to work with the poor FOR A MONTH!! who among us can say we have done or would do that?? Not me, I talk a good game, but you wont see me living without electricity for a month, or running water..hell my idea of camping is a fully stocked Winnebagowith a Dish or cable..

but go give my girl daisy some love..tell her that you too would cry like she did..tell her how good she is at putting her feelings down in words...just go...if your a hardass you wont go look..if you are self centered you will say she's a softie..but if you love honesty and people that think of others before themselves..you will like daisy..or maybe love her as i do..we don't have enough daisy's in the world..and thats sad..damn fucking sad..but at least I can say i know someone like her..someone that is always looking for the positive angle..the good in all of us..

I hate sit com's..but this one is different..

Its on showtime and its called Weeds. .Its different only because it has a base in reality..at least its a reality that I recognize...that of yuppie land with all their bullshit trappings and their hidden agendas..they tell their kids to just say no but they enjoy a lil coke or pot on the weekends at a friends get-together. They rant and rail against second hand smoke but when they are sitting on their patio with a martini or cosmo they light up a cig...and then have the balls to tell me they are not a smoker..not really..yeah right..the theme song is rich, "Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds..it was recorded over 20 years ago by someone who's name escapes me but it seems to have been taylor-made for this show. The creator is Jenji Kohan, who has written for many good shows such as Sex in the City, Tracey takes On and Boston Common. She won an Emmy for Tracey's show.

The premise is this: The primary character recently lost her husband who did not plan for the future and she turns to dealing marijuana to the other yuppies that smoke on the sly to make ends meet..including the city counselmen who happens to be her accountant. Do not tell me this doesn't happen cuz folks i know first hand it does..city counsel folks smoke pot..doctors smoke pot..you would be amazed at who still smokes pot..but thats another rant..

The fifth installment was this past monday and its become a dramedy..its not all laughs it seems being a pot dealer in suburbia..one of the main characters has breast cancer..its ironic of course because she is the one that is all about looks..or how it looks to the outside world at least..I have a sista that closely resembles her and her outlook on life. I of course pray my dear sista never gets breast cancer..i love her and it might ruin the tummy tuck and liposuction she recently paid through the nose for..

But its a good show..for those of you that are against pot smoking in any form or reason, its still a good show because it shows the other side of "having it all"...the main character could be a stripper or telemarketer, some other type of frowned upon employment, the rest of the show would still hold up..plus it has some good actors..Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins and the main character played by Mary-Louise Parker. Its only a half hour of your life..watch it..and tell me what you think..it airs a new episode on Monday and then repeats like a mutha on wed and fri..there is a marathon of all five episodes this weekend..

Michael Brown steps aside as head of FEMA hurricane relief.

Why am I NOT surprized by this action? The guy has enough bad press with his lying on his resume and all..Now if they could just dump Chertoff I would be very happy..but you cant always get what you want..Michael Brown will be spending alot of time walking his dog I think...and it seems Bush has found his scapegoat..I dont know if Brown was pushed or jumped from the bus..what do you think???

A little fluff for the world..Martin Schoeller - "Close Up"

This german photog believes in the "less is more" theory. His portraits of famous and infamous people are stark and no frills. The women have only a minimal amount of makeup on for the most part. He only does head shots and with a light colored,plain background. Cecil B. DeMille would be proud. He has Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson, Brad's Angelina, Marilyn Manson even Lance Armstrong is in there. I like looking at them, its warts and all.. and they look ...human,for lack of a better word. Clinton looks...smug..yes,thats it..he looks smug or maybe its a look like the jokes on us, but whatever the look, it intrigue's me. The link to Schoeller's website is here.

Federal Government will give victims 2K each.

I think its unprecedented..for the government to give out this type of cashola without any strings attached..The estimate of $640 Million has been bandied about as what this giveaway will cost the taxpayers. I have mixed feelings about this endeavor. Yes, its good, people can buy clothes,shoes, baby formula etc. It will be in the form of a debit card, so hopefully that will cut down on illicit use. The victims need everything and will be able to prioritize their needs personally, no big brotha telling them what is excluded. Is it the pessimist in me that thinks this is going to get hosed up?

All the news that fits..

The Cali legislature today became the first in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, with the State Assembly narrowly approving a bill that defines marriage as between "two persons" instead of between a man and a woman. Massachusetts has allowed same sex marriage but only due to court rulings. Link to NY Times article is here.

Jack Kerouac was a real trip according to the Navy. He was unceremoniously discharged after 10,count em 10 days of active service..the link to the Smoking Gun article is here.

The Prez has promised to find a whipping boy for all the fuck-ups by the federal government after Katrina hit. He is sending...get this..Dick "Halliburton" Cheney to the gulf area to "cut through any bureaucratic obstacles slowing recovery efforts". Isn't that like putting the fox in charge of the hen house in a roundabout sort of way? The link to the latest bullshit spewing out of the White House and who is pointing a finger at whom now that congress is back from vacation, courtesy of the NY Times, is here.

And MY personal fave...a juicy little tell-all tale about Microsoft and its head nerd Billy Bob Gates. Seems Billy is fond of four letter words(who isn't?) and temper tantrums which drove one of his chief minions over to Google. Microsoft sued his ass and he counter sued. Its rich and I will follow this trial to its conclusion. The link to the newest wrinkle in this trial can be found here.

And now for something completely different..

My feral kitten update..they are now all domesticated and driving us up a wall. I buy them toys but the damn dogs chew them up,so they play with aluminum foil balls or old boxes. The top one is Leroy..he always enjoys a good perch, or box...

The second is Patty..I love the green eye reflection. We swear she has a hidden stash of pot somewhere in the house..shes looney as hell. Yes, that is a plastic bowl she is lounging in.

This is Bobbie whom we believed was switched at birth. She sure has hell isn't feral,she loves people..and the inside of a house too much. She was trying to get in from the time she could walk.

Quote of the day

"There's alot of work to be done"-Prez. Bush visiting
hurricane victims in Baton Rouge LA.

Is this not THE most understated remark you have ever heard?
Couldn't the man think any quicker than that? Over state the obvious there W....

Fed's guilty of criminal neglect.

When there are people dying in the Superdome 6 days after Katrina hit there is something wrong with our heads of state. When an emergency management employee gets calls daily from his elderly mother trapped in her own home and he tells her daily that yes someone is coming to save her and they dont, and she drowns in her own home Friday nite, four days after the hurricane went through,there is something seriously flawed and fucked up about our heads of state. When our president can entertain the IDEA of going to a baseball game or sit and strum a guitar while people are dying in their own homes in our own country..there are seriously some screwed up and out of touch heads of state. When 200 of the 1500 police officers of New Orleans walk off their job and 2 of them commit suicide because they are over whelmed by the enormous pressure of trying to do their jobs in the face of hopelessness waiting for the federal assistance that took their sweet ass time getting there..we got some seriously apathetic and grossly negligent heads of state.The horror stories are mind numbing. There are some folks that believe this is blown out of proportion and that the residents of the Mississippi Delta got what they deserved for living in a flood plain or below sea level or not leaving when they were originally told to go prior to Katrina's arrival. These people do not take into consideration various factors. Factors such as 1. The levees have held up for more than a hundred years. Yes, they needed rehabbing, but W rerouted that money to the Iraq debacle. 2. The elderly and poor had very little at their disposal to get them out of harms way. If you do not own a car or you make minimum wage, its hard to get the fuck out of the way of a hurricane. I could go on and on but why??? The people that do not have a vested interest in the Mississippi Delta area and view it as "not their problem" can and will rationalize their view of this atrocity committed by our heads of state.I call it an atrocity because that is what I see the lack of reaction by the federal government..aka our heads of state, as. Its sickening to me to think about the hundreds of people that died days after the hurricane went through that did not have to perish. The people that died in their own houses waiting for someone to rescue them. The fishermen that tried valiently to save whole neighborhoods with nothing more than a dingy. Do I point a finger? Yes..I do..they mobilized faster for 9-11 and the Tsumani relief effort than they did for Katrina. New Orleans was home for over half a million humans. Whether they were fine upstanding people doesnt matter, they deserved better than they got from our government. In the words of Denise Bottcher, press secretary to Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Lousisana:"We wanted soldiers, helicopters, food and water. They wanted to negotiate an organizational chart." She was speaking of the assclowns at FEMA. These horror stories are just now coming to the surface, the ones where our heads of state play head games and ego trip at the cost of hundreds of lives. The officials from the Mississippi delta states are talking now on national TV and to big news agencies and sista its gonna get real ugly. I think its important to figure out who,why and how people in positions of authority in Washington screwed these people over so that it can never happen again. I want that jackass Mr. Chertoff and the FEMA director, Michael D. Brown to be publicly humiliated and never be allowed to hold any type of public position or office again. I think they should be charged with a crime of negligence, they are directly responsible for the deaths of many of the citizens of the Mississippi delta who died AFTER the hurricane went through the area. There is a good article in, what else, NY Times about what the Governors of three of the states affected have said so far about the bullshit they had to endure to get the feds to move their ass. One example is how FEMA kept water,diesel and food from being delivered from PRIVATE companies or individuals to the affected areas merely because they had not asked for fucking approval from FEMA to enter the oppressed areas. GIVE ME a FUCKING BREAK.... a direct quote from the article: "Far from deferring to state or local officials, FEMA asserted its authority and made things worse, Mr. Broussard stated on "Meet the Press."When Wal-Mart sent three trailer trucks loaded with water, FEMA officials turned them away, he said. Agency workers prevented the Coast Guard from delivering 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and on Saturday they cut the parish's emergency communications line, leading the sheriff to restore it and post armed guards to protect it from FEMA, Mr. Broussard said". dear god in heaven this just isn't right and those bastards should be made to pay. The link to the NY Times article is here.

Jerry Rice Retires

I hated the 49ers..always..but I loved to watch Jerry Rice. His work ethic was always outstanding and he never played the drama queen unlike some of the athletes from San Fran. His wife almost died during childbirth his last year with the niners but he managed to still play football, I dont know if that was a good thing or not but he loved the game..and we will miss him. His records and stats for his illustrious career:

A look at Jerry Rice's career in the NFL:
1985: Drafted 16th overall by 49ers; Won Rookie of the Year
1986: Led NFL in receiving yards (1,570) and receiving touchdowns (15)
1987: Set single-season record with 22 TDs
1989: Won Super Bowl XXIII MVP with record 215 receiving yards on 11 catches
1990: Super Bowl XXIV: Seven receptions, 148 yards and three touchdowns
1995: Super Bowl XXIX: 10 receptions, 149 yards and three touchdowns
2001: Released by 49ers, signed by Raiders
2002: Scored 200th career touchdown
2004: Traded to Seattle for seventh-round pick
2005: Signed one-year contract with Denver; retired before season opener
Some of Jerry Rice's 38 NFL Records:
Most career receptions: 1,549
Most receiving yards: 22,895
Most receiving touchdowns: 197
Most touchdowns scored: 208
Most career Super Bowl receptions: 33
Most career 100-yard receiving games: 76

Barroid Bonds is coming back from his vacation.

Barroid aka Barry Bonds has deceided that since the Giants are now in second place in the shitty division known as the National League West, he will now play this year. Gee Barroid, must be nice to take 95% of the season off and have fresh legs when your whole team has been struggling all season to get out of the friggin basement. They did it without Barroid and I wonder how they feel about him suddenly showing up and saying he is ready to play with less than a month left in the regular season. Barroid is a jackass with a big shiny smile now, all ready to talk to the media, whom he shunned for the last six months. I can not tell you how much this man offends me. I wont even try...

Blues Innovator R.L. Burnside passes

The man, the myth and the legend was 78 when he finally succumbed to heart problems in a Memphis hospital this week. His last album was released in 2004 which I find incredible for someone that age and who hasn't been in the best of health for the last five years.

Born in Harmontown, Mississippi, on Nov. 21, 1926, Burnside grew up as a sharecropper and fisherman before learning the guitar from local musicians like Fred McDowell and Rainie Burnett. He eventually migrated to Chicago in the 1940s where he came under the influence of blues legends like Lightning Hopkins and Muddy Waters. He didn't stay there long, returning to his Mississippi roots after his father, uncle and brother were murdered there in the span of one month. He played with many people and by combining his gritty countrified sound with elements of indie rock, hip-hop and even electronica he found a new audience of people primarily defined as "youngsters",using his own word.

Burnside is survived by his wife, Alice Mae, 12 children and numerous grandchildren. One of his grandsons, drummer Cedric Burnside toured with R.L's band in the 90's. He will have some great company up in heaven..

Chief Justice Rehnquist dies of cancer.

He worked up until a few days before his death so say his assistants. He refused to step down and let Bush name a successor prior to the new court session. Bush will now have the rare opportunity to replace two justices on the Supreme Court, the last time was 1971. Rehnquist, who championed states' rights and helped speed up executions, was the only member still on the court who voted on
Roe v. Wade in 1973(he opposed the pro abortion ruling). He was a true right wing jurist although when he joined the court it was controlled by liberals. His belief in states having more autonomy is about the ONLY thing I agreed with him on. He voted against giving more protection to female victims of violent crime and he supported prayer in public schools.

This will be an interesting summer and fall for the legal branch of our government and us as a nation since Bush will now leave a very large footprint on the court that will last for decades. FUCK!

Your never too old to cap the Ball and Chain

73 year old Mollie Hardbarger shot her 69 year old spouse in West Virginia this week. He was cheating on her, but the worst thing evidently was the woman he was bumping uglies with had a swell case of VD which really didn't sit well with Mollie..so she shot him with the family 22....the link to the story is here.

Baseball extravaganza!

"According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the first time in 10 years that an entire division has entered the last full month of the season so close to the playoffs. Five teams, separated by about 1,350 miles along the Eastern seaboard, are straining through the final days of summer to reach the first act of fall."<---this quote is from the article in the NY Times about the NL Wildcard race..a race so tight that only 3 count em 3 games separate the top five teams vying for the final spot in the playoffs..which by the way begin in 32 days 7 hours and 11 minutes from now..The teams are Philly, Houston, Marlins, Mets and Washinton DC's boyz the Gnats..All those teams with the exception of Houston are in the NL East division.. Its a good read if your a baseball nut like I am..the link to the article is here.

In other baseball news..Pitcher Sidney Ponson got his walking papers today from the Baltimore O's...seems they were none too happy with his second bust for Drunk Driving in 9 months..dude is 28, too bad he has the maturity level of a frat boy during homecoming..OH..he also clocked a judge in his home country of Aruba in the off season during a Christmas Day fight at a beach,for which he did 11 days in the slammer. The O's are trying to prove grounds for termination under the infamous morals clause, paragraph 3(a), that reads: "The Player agrees to perform his services hereunder diligently and faithfully, to keep himself in first-class physical condition and to obey the Club's training rules, and pledges himself to the American public and to the Club to conform to high standards of personal conduct, fair play and good sportsmanship." Thats a fucking vague ass clause if I ever saw one..but its standard in all O's contracts..all 40 guys have it. Sid is gonna fight it and i DONT blame him..but the man IS FELONY DUMB and a good candidate for FOTW..(fucktard of the week)

I hate it when I can't sleep..

of course it gives me plenty of time to checkout the newspaper..I really wanted to see that the price of gas will be over 4 bucks soon..lord have mercy louise..this can not be happening..yes it can..and it is..here in bakersfrigginfield, we not only pump oil out of the ground, we refine it into gas and diesel..yet, the price went over 3 bucks a gallon today..and it isnt jumping by a few cents daily..the shit went up by 12 fucking cents in one day..ONE DAY..if that isn't price gouging i dont know what is..

in other news, the mouth that roared aka David Wells shot off his yap again..and was promptly called on the carpet by Buddy Selig, aka the Commish..Wells, a poster child for open mouth and insert foot, bitched about Selig when he lost his bid to lower his 6 game suspension for making contact with an umpire..bet that was a pretty site...Wells retracted all his crap today..jeez what a surprize there eh? He mocked ol Buddy Selig for his handling of the steroid issue in baseball..evidently Wells forgot that his players union is the one holding up the whole process of making life hard on those that shoot up roids..no one ever said Wells was smart..just a lefty that can throw a baseball..lefties last forever in baseball cuz their so damn hard to find..doesnt matter if they suck..Wells is the dipshit that wrote a book stating he was drunk when he pitched his no hitter a few years back for the yanks..seems he pitches ALOT better drunk than sober cuz his numbers arent all that sportsfans.. Kerry Woods finally ended his season on a sour note..surgery...he has been off and on the DL like it was a freaking contest all season..BARROID aka Barry Bonds, the wonderful, fun loving, steroid taking hitter for the San Fran Giants has resumed batting practice after taking the entire season to date off for what was supposed to be minor surgery..not that he will do the Giants any good...they are so far down the food chain they will never see the light of day this year...

In NFL news...the nimrod known as Maurice Clarett was dumped by the Denver Broncos this week..hopefully you remember Moreece..he was the college player that attempted to go pro after ONE year of college ball at Ohio State..the NFL won the court case tossing his ass out of the draft until he was at least three years removed from high school..plus Mo got popped for lying about alot of things that happened during his tenure at Ohio State..a stellar stand up guy Clarett is,right?..however he is currently unemployed and his agent is hawking his ass around the league..good luck Mo..your gonna need it..trying playing for the team instead of whining and getting "hurt" the entire preseason..when they draft you in the third round, they usually expect something other than the infamous "pulled groin"..as coach Mike Shannahan said..its hard to evaluate him as a player when he never played..no shit mike?

With gas prices shooting into the stratosphere..

I think this new gas gauge will be in the next years models of all vehicles:

Katrina and the looters..

it breaks my heart to hear and see all the damage and deaths..but then to see the looters ..it makes me crazy. How can a person be that fucked up to loot a store or a home during such a horrible time in everyone's life in that part of the country? How could they be that screwed up? It's beyond me..i can not figure out how they can rationalize this type of action. People have no food, water, housing or electricity and yet there are individuals that are looting.... i am never ever going to be able to grasp the callousness of people.

Jesus Christ on a Ritz..the cows are farting too damn much..

O MY FUCKING GOD...I have now read everything..well, not really but according to National Geographic and the Air Pollution Control District, the reason I can't breathe here in Bakersfrigginfield is the large population of dairy cows fart too much..i kid you not sports fans..their flatulence is the main cause for smog in the San Joaquin Valley..we are the biggest smog area in the United States now, I have known this for some time. We surpass Hell-A with the most smog alert days in the year..and its the fucking cows..who knew?The link to the National Geo. article is here.

Ok..the fucktard spammers have forced my hand..

i now have "word verification" when you post..i hate to do it but I refuse to give spammers access to my blog. I get enough of that shit in my email.

Vince Vaughn is doing a comedy tour..

You know Vince, he's in the Wedding Crashers plus some other funnies such as Old School and Swingers...well, hes doing a tour with a few other gents from the Comedy Store in Hell-A. The link to his website is here. I can always use a good laugh and he's actually coming to Bakersfrigginfield. Plus he's screwing Brad Pitt's ex-wife, so he has to have something going for him..right?

Get out the hankies..another round of base closings..

I am sure that folks will know tomorrow which bases in their areas are affected..if at all..but the BRAC boyz..for Base Relignment and Closure, refused to shut down the two largest bases offered up by the pentagon, Groton CT and Portsmouth in ME stating the government bean counters are full of shit in their savings analysis..jeez THIS is a shock..the bean counters stated if all the bases they want closed were actually closed it would save the government roughly 2.5 Billion a year for the next 20 years..the brac boyz seriously doubt all these savings will ever come to fruition since they are mostly moving people and ops from one base to another....the only real savings will be in property maintenance and upkeep. Fucking Jeb Bush got his way, but really, he had a good idea and sadly it sucked for Virginia Beach who is now losing a big bunch of jets to Jeb..oh fucking well...a base is a base is a base...yes thousands of civilians are employed and in the case of South Dakota, Ellsworth is the second largest employer in the state.

It's a good article in my humble opinion, I think folks should take a gander, its only two pages for gods sake..it shows how the commitee reasons out some of the bullshit the Pentagon has been trying to feed them over the last few months..the link is embedded in the title of the post..

Dwight Gooden fucks up again..

The poster child for drug abuse of all types AND given roughly 15 chances at cleaning up his life and messes, his nephew Gary Sheffield has stated there is nothing left for anyone to do for Doc, hes got to face the music and take his lumps..Doc left the scene of a DUI stop..he flat assed refused to get out of his 2004 BMW, he gave the cops his license and drove off..they did not for whatever reason, chase him. Five bucks says his mouthpiece lawyer comes out in a day or so and says ol Doc has checked himself into rehab again..obviously this man needs more than a trip to rehab..he needs to spend some time in jail w/bubba and the boys..rehab has become nothing more than place to run when he fucks up. The link to the story is embedded in the title of the post..

OK...i know i have spent WAY too much time in blogger land recently but..

I can't help myself..its a disease i think..but anyways..some great posts later i am still blogging about..if i posted a link to every good blog i found i would overload the server when you tried to open this page..its hard to figure out who gets a link and who doesn't..i want to link them all..

Good BLog to check out...

I love spending my afternoon moving from one link to another amongst our blog community. I should be working but fuck it..anyways..I found Snavy's blog whilst trolling around Bsoholic and Thoms site, fifthcircleof cubic hell. She is funny putting up jokes, she is uplifting when your down by putting up poem's and positive articles, I like her so hence this plug for her blog..go visit her I think most of you will like her.

Playing on the video player..

An oldie but a goodie...Queensryche's Another Rainy Night. Enjoy B :)

Slash and Duff sue Axl in federal court

I was reading Zombieslayer's blog in the middle of the night and he has a post up about GnR, since they are one of my favorite bands of the 80's I had to respond. This morning I saw this in my inbox. Seems Axl is screwing the rest of the band out of their rightful royalties..shame on you axl!

Cali Supreme Court Expands Same-sex Parental Rights

The court had a hard time applying some very archaic laws to the three cases, but they made it work..bravo i say! In their ruling the court said and I quote; "We perceive no reason," the Supreme Court ruled, "why both parents of a child cannot be women." Children, in this age of single parent families, need all the love and guidance they can get. The link to the NY Times article is here.

Connecticut challenges "No child left behind" law in Federal Court.

Since day one I have been skeptical about this law. It seemed too expensive and told states what they already knew(poor children are not as well taught as rich kids). The monetary part was even more disturbing..it only provides funds for the testing portion of the law, the states are on their own in how to fund programs to bring these children up to par with the rest of the students in the state.

The state is not the first to sue in response to No Child Left Behind. The National Education Association, a national teacher's union, filed a lawsuit last spring on behalf of local districts and 10 state union chapters, including Connecticut.

I would be interested in hearing from any teachers out in BlogLand about this law..if they think its viable or just a load of crap and "window dressing" as some education groups have written and a few of my teacher friends have told me.

The link to the article regarding the lawsuit by Conn. St. is here.

Hunter S. Thompson's final party.

The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy.


Hunter was a crazy fucker in life..he also made sure he went out with a Big Bang by designing the 32 foot tower that was part of his sendoff which took place this past weekend six months to the day he shot himself..lots of folks attended, George McGovern, Johnny Depp, Jann Wenner(founder of Rolling Stone Magazine),Senator John Kerry, Lyle Lovett, Bill Murray, the musician David Amram, Ed Bradley(60 minutes) and locals like Bob Braudis, the sheriff of Pitkin County, Colo. Hell Johnny Depp PAID for the sendoff which cost an estimated 2 Million..thats Million folks..
His ashes were part of the fireworks shot off during the festivities..apparently Hunter loved fireworks..the link to the NY Times article is here.

A New Line of Greeting Cards..

This is great, really it is...the woman that invented the line did her homework..lets see how she does financially..Its a line of cards for folks with extra-curricular activities going on in their lives of a sexual nature..or as the title of the article says so presumptiously:"When you care enough to risk everything". Its called the "Secret Lover Collection".

The article presumes alot of things..like adultery..its not my call to label anyone like that specially if I do not know all the circumstances. But if you would like to check out the article the link is here. The link to her website is here.

WTF is up w/the spammers?

I just got hit w/like five of em in the last two minutes..they have found a new ad outlet i suppose..this sucks moose balls..I will delete the bastages..i refuse to give them an outlet..They were for the following subjects:

Liver Cancer..theres something to spam about..but i doubt it was actually about liver cancer, i refuse to go look.

Rockport and Steve Madden Shoes..now i love Steve's shoes..but this is Not the way to my heart..spamming my blog w/your bullshit..

Statin drugs..yes, they are a good thing but dont fucking put your bloody link up on my blog you dipshit.

And last but not least...Cialis..yeah, i would love to slip some into's the ball and chains morning dr.pepper..but really now..

They all start out by saying what a "cool" blog you have or how much they love it..LMAO right! and you actually read a post you scum sucking piece of old dog shit? I don't think so..

The other thing busting my chops is the little flag in the right corner of all blogs now..big brotha..jesus christ in a thong I hate censorship..exercise your PERSONAL right to censor by not coming back you fucktard..Blogger is a bitch and a big ugly one at that now that they are playing the censorship game..

I worship at the shrine of the MLB

its sinful i know...i am going to hell for such heresy..but i dont care..i love it when it comes down to the last part of the season..its crazy, fly by the seat of your pants time..unless your a team from the NL West..jeez its SOOOOOO embarrassing these days to be a fan of that division..they all suck so badly, no one can play .500 ball for gods sake in my division? and KC finally broke their losing streak!! ..but i still love to watch baseball..and with football right around the corner i am in sports heaven..just don't take me now lord, i got way too much sports going on..wait until Feb. please......thats the slow part of the year...nuttin happening..i can go then..we got a deal Lord? She always listens when I pray, except when I ask for a Padres win..lol...then she turns a deaf ear..the wild card race is so tight you can't slide a credit card between the teams fighting for the last spot in the playoffs..below are the key dates to remember sportsfans..I will be unavailable except for emergencies after the playoffs start:

10/2:
Reg. Season Ends
10/4:
Div. Series Begins
10/11:
LCS Begins
10/22:
World Series Begins

My son's birthday is on Halloween..he was supposed to be born around Christmas but as usual he couldnt wait his turn..so I love October for several reasons..its just around the corner..so is Fall..my favorite season of all of them..ok, i gotta feed the thunder herds of animals sitting at my feet begging for breakfast..carry on dear bloggers..have a great sunday :)

Full Moon Rising

it was cool tonight, you could actually stand to be outside longer than it takes to go from the building to the car. If you have never seen the Jefferson Memorial on a night with a full moon this is what it looks like..and i am sure it looked alot like this tonight. When I lived outside DC in Northern VA I loved driving by the monuments at night, the lighting is so fantastic. The Washington Monument has a great reflection as well.

Both the former Prez's must be rolling over in their graves in the realization that Bush has really screwed the pooch and every citizen of this land in some form or fashion during his magnificent tenure as our leader..sorry had to throw that in..

ok..time for more kitten pics..

I know, its pathetic..but they are my kids..and they are so cute!

Randy Moss and the new NFL debacle..

Now i know Randy isn't the brightest bulb in the box but jesus christ in a thong..what was the fucknut thinking when he ran his yap about smoking pot??

First off, they pay you a helluva lot of money to play 16 games a year..the least you could do is refrain from smoking pot during the season dude..i know i would if i got paid the bucks you did.

Second..why in the blue hell do you need to go public with this shit? its a boring day and you needed a pick-me-up or perhaps your tired of all the T.O. news on sportscenter every night?

Third...smoking pot is a personal choice..and the reasons vary by individual..but going public with YOUR story will make the folks at NORML very happy but it wont do SHIT for your credibility in the NFL, not to mention all those fans that abhor pot smokers..and there's a lot of them out there..millions of em..You want to be a poster child for NORML, great..consider the repercussions that are going to hit you like a ton of bricks..hope you can handle it Randy, cuz you just lit the match for the newest firestorm in the NFL..which as someone was so kind to point out in my comments the other days stands for NOT FOR LONG if you dont play by the rules..

Our beloved Thomcat has a new blogspot..

So i have updated his link over to the right..please go visit him, he's dying to have company..afterall, what else is there to do at work besides blog and chat?? He's funny and cute as a bug.. and jesus i just made him sound like a puppy..

love ya tom :P

The Gaza, palestinians and israel

I have been watching all week the drama in the Gaza unfold..it makes me cry for people uprooted that have lived there for, in some cases, most of their lives..

I have never approved of the palestinians actions with regards to all the bombings in israel, but i do think they deserve their own homeland..but..should they get it at the expense of the jews that settled there after the war?

I don't know how to feel about this..i do not know which SIDE to be on..i am confused..is that lame?

joke of the day..

One morning while making breakfast, a man walked up to his wife, pinched her on the butt and said, "If you firmed up, we could get rid of your control top panty hose."
While this was on the edge of intolerable, she kept silent.
The next morning the man woke his wife with a pinch on each of herbreasts and said, "You know, if you firmed these up, we could get rid of your bra."This was beyond a silent response, so she rolled over and grabbed him by his "wackie."With a death grip in place, she said, "You know, if you firmed this up, we could get rid of the gardener, the postman, the pool man, and your brother.

A post to Mel, a fellow blogger

I went to your blog this morning as I do every morning when I have a few minutes. I was very sad to see that you have only one post up and it doesn't allow comments, so I will comment here.

Dear Mel,

You are a sweet, outstanding person that loves life inspite of the nasty things. You are always funny and speak your mind. I hope that you come back to your blog soon and refuse to let the naysayers ruin it for you and those of us that enjoy your company. Remember that there are always going to be negative comments because some people get a "woodie" over putting down others. Do NOT let then run your life or take away what you enjoy. I hope that you rethink your current position of letting the fucktards win out.

Take care Mel and know that I am thinking of you and hope to see your posts again very soon.

Another Blogger hits the big time..

This guys blog ,the Rude Pundit,is all politics for the most part, but he rails against the establishment in a very "Lenny Bruce" sort of way, which warms the cockels of my heart..for those of you too young to know who the hell Lenny is, he was the father of sarcastic, sartiric,by the seat of your pants,tell em to fuck off USING the f-word comedy.

The NY Times article is a review of his one-man show plus it puts the spotlight on blogs as art, YES i said blogs have become artistic and a great breeding ground for theatrical material and performers. If you are not a regular reader of my babble, I did a post on another blogger that is hitting the big time with a MOVIE and a BOOK deal here.

So..with so many excellent, funny bloggers out there, keep the faith that one day you too will be discovered. Bloggers like everyone that is on my links over to the right has a shot at stardom or the very least 15 minutes of fame. Keep the faith and keep on blogging bitches..you might make it big and then I can say I remember you when you were just a wee blogger..

Caught Jonny Lang's acoustic set tonight

It was very good, but acoustic doesn't do alot for me, its all about the vocals usually, and this was as well. But, I love Jonny's music so I drove the two hours up to Fresno to see him. I suggest catching him if he's going to be near you, his tour just started. Playing is one of his older video's, only one I could find for the blog..

Ricky still has it..

In his second game since his over-publicized return to football, Williams showed signs of his old Pro-Bowl self, gaining 39 yards on six carries Saturday night against Jacksonville. Williams' "Sportscenter" moment was an ankle breaking cut that sent the Jaguars defender flying in the wrong direction after a series of awesome moves.

I want Ricky to have a good season..unlike T.O. whom I hope fucks up again and watches football from home this season..two men that play a childs game for LOTS of money..i work my ol ass off 40+ hours a week at a job that was only supposed to be part-fucking-time, whilst these two guys catch and/or run with a friggin football maybe 16 weeks out of the year..

John Q.Public's blog...

I think I love this man...his mind for sure..please visit his blog for the rest of this post..its fucking hysterical! Plus, he gives great drink recipes at the end of most posts...what more could a woman want from a man ;)..er nevermind, but really..check out my bud John Q. Public, hes a gentleman AND a scholar...and a very funny sumbitch.

Friday, August 12, 2005

Tempt neither Fate nor the Gods:
Thought for the Day:In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary US author & satirist (1842 - 1914)

Plans for the Weekend:I was recently asked to take a group of inter-city Cub Scouts on a camping expedition. Since my leg is fucked up and I am not into sweating my ass off in this heat, or having to shit in a hole I myself had to dig, while on crutches. I decided to give these young scouts a more practical experience.I am taking These them on an inter-city camping trip. Yes, dear reader something they can use, skills that will last a lifetime. I rounded up several instructors from our local homeless shelters to lend their years of experience in urban survival and foraging skills. All I had to do to get them to volunteer was buy them a few bottles of Thunderbird.

These children will learn the arts of pan-handling, dumpster diving, cardboard box shelter building, and of course living under bridges and underpasses. Best, of all, I borrowed an RV, so that I can stay in comfort.

I love the smell of a first rain

When I walked out of work last night at the stroke of 11 pm, the parking lot was empty. There were carts everywhere and the parking lot sweeper was just entering the lot. I stopped half way to my car..I smelled RAIN!!! omg, it flooded my senses..it smelled so damn good! It hasn't rained in bakersfrigginfield since winter,it never does this time of year.

I was so tired after a long-assed day, my body was weary and ached, but that smell of rain energized me. I caught a glimpse of lightning off to my right. It was in the mountains that surround us here at the foot of the San Joaquin Valley. I got in my car and started driving east, towards home and a big bed. I hadn't slept but maybe two hours in the last 36, insomnia was rearing its ugly head. Suddenly a huge burst of lightning, with all its fingers snaking towards the ground struck somewhere up in the mountains directly in front of me. I called the ball & chain, he loves a good lightning show,and informed him of the impending events. He was standing outside in the front yard when I arrived 15 minutes later. We watched all around us as strike after strike lit up the night sky. Big huge lightning, with half a dozen branches extending from the main trunk. What seemed like minutes later the thunder, big rolling thunder, washes through the valley and echos off the mountains on the west side. I wasn't tired any more but my fucking feet were killing me so off i went into the house.

The ball and chain went into the bedroom to watch the show from our bed that sits under the window. I laid on the couch in the living room and turned off all the lights and sounds..tv included. I propped up my tired dogs on a couple of pillows and watched the lightning dance off the walls and through the blinds. The thunder got closer to each strike. I couldn't handle the silence of course, so I turned the TV on the weather channel, catching the local update perfectly..jesus christ in a thong, a huge cell of rain was coming over the mountains and straight into Bakersfrigginfield..nice! I turned off the TV for good. After 35 straight days of 100+ temperatures a rain would be nice, even if it did add to the damn humidity. The temperature was dropping fast, I could actually turn off the swamp cooler, which hasnt been off in two months. With the thunder shaking the house, and the lightning illuminating everything I laid down and tried to relax. The show lasted for an hour and a half. The dark room was cool and comfortable, the smell of rain returned. I got up and went to the screen door. Yes, it was raining, just sprinkling but it was rain. It became a gentle rain, the sound of tires hissing as they drove down the wet street calmed my tired mind and relaxed my aching body. I started to drift off to some desperately needed sleep, the last thing I remember thinking was...god i love the smell of rain. It was around 2 am.

My happy ass slept in till 10 am! Praise jesus and pass me a smoke :)

Sports stuff

"We've been clear that the choices are to play under this contract or not. I'm not sure he still believes that, but we've said from Day 1 those were the choices on the table and he had to make a choice between one of the two things.
"That's not going to change." Thats a quote from the Prez of the Philadelphia Eagles..ya gotta love it..unless your T.O. which as far as I can tell means shut the fuck up and deal..T.O. was on Sportscenter tonight pitching his views on the, ahem.."situation"..the man is delusional..his teamates are tired of his schtick and the fans are getting there..

Raffy Palmiero is ready to come back from his steroid suspension..i got the fucktard on a few fantasy leagues..and unless he is getting back in there, i gotta deceide what to do w/his steroid-filled ass.

Mariano Rivera blew his third save of the season..true he had like 29 or 30 straight..but a bs is a bs..(bs=blown save).Red Sawx are STILL in first and the yanks are struggling for a Wild Card spot..

Todays Music is Doyle Bramhall

Doyle is a pretty good blues artist..and a fellow texan i believe...Stevie Ray Vaughn made this song popular..I cant find any SRV so I put Doyle up..enjoy :)

All the dirt that's fit to print..on Jimi Hendrix

Those wonderful folks over at the Smoking Gun have dug up Jimi's military history and why his happy ass was drummed out of the 101st Airborne...personally i would rather take a nap than clean the ceiling in the crapper too..or possibly beat off..whatever trips your trigger folks..Hendrix stated the reason he was discharged was he broke his leg in a parachute jump...um..evidently that was not true..go figure..the link to the sordid details is in the title..

Our Musical Interlude for today..

Is brought to us courtesy of John Lee Hooker and Carlos Santana.. :)

Sunday's Sports News and Rant...

ok...all you non-sports type people can let your eyes glaze over now..or change the channel, er..blog..its time for dusterella's sports with a hint of sarcasm.

The NFL Hall o Fame inducted two great qb's this weekend...Dan Marino and Steve Young..i enjoyed both of them and hated both of them depending on who they played that week. They were prolific, record-setting passers and I salute them. They gave me some exciting sundays and I hope they feel fulfilled now..they should.

Most folks are aware..or maybe not, that football has commenced..pre-season anyway..i speak of football in the professional arena..i do not watch alot of college ball, too damn many teams,divisions and conferences for moi..when it gets going and the wheat is separated from the chaff we can discuss college football..until then its the pro's...

Now on the subject of Terrell Owens, known to most as T.O.formerly a niner.He threw a gigantic hissy fit and got traded to the team of his choice prior to last season..the philadelphia eagles..I love Donovan Mcnabb(eagle qb), i draft him in all my football fantasy leagues each year, the man can throw and run the shit out of the ball, what a combo in this the age of specialization..anyways, god and all philly fans believed it was indeed the second coming when TO came to town..the combo of Mcnabbs arm and TO's routes spelled victory to most folks, the eagles would finally get that ring...NOT..TO got hurt at the end of the season and we all know what happened..the dynasty known as the New England Patriots won...again..

Now back to TO..fucker signed a NEW contract when he went over to the eagles prior to last season..he is now..cough cough..demanding a new contract of course..a much higher rate of pay..he is sulking, running his yap and generally being a big fucktard...i say to you Terrell...shut the fuck up and play, you are a big boy, no one held a gun to your oversized head to sign that contract a year ago..honor it you bastard..you got the nads to demand a new contract when your happy ass got hurt at the end of the season, you did NOT play a full season for the eagles..they dont owe you shit other than whats already on paper..be a man of your word Terrell..you pigskin fucking freak..you should checkout this guys website..it trumpets the greatness that is Terrell...give me a friggin break..you work 18-20 weeks out of the year..get a grip on realityAssclown!..you are not the center of the universe. neither is Barroid Bonds...you guys believe what the press writes about you..the good stuff only of course...that is so sad..sports writers are notoriously anal and never impartial..most of em anyways..

The eagles told another one of their charges to take a fucking hike when he did the same thing two years ago...Duce Staley..they did not give into him and he was pretty damn good..he isnt even an eagle this year..I just hope they do the same to T fucking O...tell that lame ass mofo to shut up and play or get the hell out of camp..

Dante Culpepper redid his contract to allow the vikings more room under the salary cap..god bless ya dude.i am sure they appreciate it..just not enough to give you a lil sumthing sumthing though huh? oh well..

Tony Stewart finally won at the brickyard in Indianapolis, you go dude! The Rushville Rocket finally got a win at his beloved home track..I hope JQP can appreciate that a native son won this weekend..Stewart is my man in racing..since Earnhardt passed on..I have never seen him smile so much and actually ENJOY talking to the press, they couldnt shut him up. It was a Kodak moment for moi..i bugged out of work for three hours to watch it..which means i worked late into the evening..oh fucking well..the Rushville Rocket Rules..at least this week. He also took over first in the standings..from Cali native Jimmy Johnson.

In baseball news, the littlest Cardinal, David Eckstein(formerly of the Angels)hit a granny today..the man gets like 4 homers all season and he shot his load today for the win..its not a big deal but i just wanted to give the lil shit his due..

The NL West is still digustingly pathetic..Padres are in first but cant play .500 ball for over a week straight..jesus christ it drives me to drink..how can they be so shitty? how can the whole friggin division be so shitty..dont talk to me about parity..pitching is such a premium around the whole league..a quarter of the damn league has been or is on the DL this year..for shit that makes you want to bitch slap em..deep thigh bruise..what in the blue hell is that???walk it off nimrod..suck it up and deal for gods sake..and no one calls a fly ball any more? these jackass's are running into each other like they are fucking blind or have magnets in their skulls..play as a whole seems to have dimished this year..either that or I am getting an attitude..either is entirely possible.

The Chicago White Sox are still in first, the Washington Gnats are dropping like a rock and Randy Johnsons back is now bothering him and he might miss his next start..this is not a surprize to moi since i watched him for years as a diamondback..he was showing signs of wear two years ago. If he lasts thru the playoffs I will be mildly surprized. the MLB playoffs begin in 57 days..its the beginning of the end for me..or the start of the best part of the season depending on my mood swing or hormone levels..

Boston Redsox are STILL in first..by 3.5 games..the Oaktown A's are tied with the Cali-LA-Anaheim Angels in the AL West..they sucked SOOO bad the first part of the season and have just knocked the living bejesus out of the ball since the All Star break,plus the Angels are sucking moist butthairs lately..Daisy's AssRangers are fading again..damn shame too :( Cards have a comfortable lead over the hapless ASStros and the Braves are back in first by 5.5 games..fuckers..will we ever see a post season with someone other than the Braves from the NL East? the turds fold like a house of cards in the first or if their lucky second round of playoffs each year..get some new blood in that division please for the love of god..

on a non-sports note..Peter Jennings, a canuck but american icon passed on today..lung cancer got him..he smoked for years but stopping didn't make a difference..which gives me pause to resurect my fatalist POV..why quit if its going to kill me anyway? thats a rhetorical question..

Like the mailman..neither rain,sleet,snow or dead of nite would keep me from my appointed rounds..

holy batshit..it was nasty..the weather betwix and between bakersfrigginfield and stateline nevada was miserable..we went thru three,count em three big ol thunderstorm cells..truckers didnt even dare drive thru em..they were pulled over by the dozens..it was dark and forboding for three hours of the three and a half hour drive..the storms were all around us..wind, lightning, hail, rain so hard you couldn't see the road. We would leave one cell only to enter another one..we considered our options..keep on going or turn around and go home..we were SO not turning around and going home even though the ball and chain begged me to consider it. he was driving poor man..

we arrived at our destination intact and about 45 minutes before the 8pm start for the concert. Check-in was quick and we dumped our stuff in the room and caught our breath...jesus that was some wicked weather. My ticket was at Will Call...little did i know my journey wasn't even done..

Evidently...they sell 99% of their tickets over the phone. The venue holds roughly 6200 people..6000 of them were standing in the Will Call line when i arrived to get my ticket..i shit you not sports fans, the line was snaked around the entire fucking casino. The b&c says "see ya, have fun" and bailed..fuckstick that he is...we all bitched and complained in unison..i would occasionally make a scouting trip to the head of the line to gauge our progress. Got to know the life stories of about 6 people in front and behind of me in the line..I kept bugging the woman behind me for time updates since i knew Joe B would start first and only play for a half hour..i got in there to my seat just in time to see..HIS LAST FUCKING SONG...note to self..NEVER EVER do Will Call at the fucking Star of the Desert arena again..

It was a better concert in some respects than the first one Wednesday..it was LOUDER :) the place was so cold you could hang fucking meat in there..and i was wearing shorts and a tank top...almost froze my tata's off..I had a good seat in the back of the first section on the floor. The bar was close by..but to my chagrin the only vodka being served up was Smirnoff...that shit gives me a headache, so between bands i would race out to the casino bar and order a Skyy and Soda double and head back in..some chick in front of me evidently had NEVER been to a rock concert before because she kept bitching about how loud the music was and why the hell does that bitch behind(me ) keep screaming and hollering..I told her to loosen up a tad when she turned around and glared at me for like the 80th time..the woman next to me asked what her problem was and i said i dont know but she needs to go home and knit something or watch reruns of "the waltons" and quit giving me the evil eye...

It was great, it was glorious and it was live music! Two weeks from now Bo Diddely comes to town..and then its time to see Jonny Lang in Fresno two weeks after that..good concert season, best in years for moi..Well i gotta go to work..yeah yeah..it sucks moose balls, but thats the price you pay for running around the western states hearing some great blues artists..

the pics are from the ball and chains cell phone camera..i had never used it before so they kinda suck..but its a memento of our trip thru hell to the promised land of BB King, Kenny Wayne and Joe Bonamassa..ya gotta love live music..i sure fucking do :)

Raffy Palmiero gets the Letterman Top 10 treatment

Top Ten Rafael Palmeiro Excuses
10. "Pete Rose bet me I wouldn't do it"
9. There wasn't a Starbucks around and I needed a quick pick-me up"
8. "I enjoy the fresh minty flavor"
7. "Uhh, I lost it in the sun?"
6. "Somebody must've slipped something into my Viagra"
5. "Steroids illegal?! Since when?"
4. "Heard steroids give your mustache a glossy coat"
3. "Memory loss from steroid use made me forget I was on steroids"
2. " 'Roids rule, dude!"
and the best one of all.....
1. "How am I supposed to keep track of every single thing I stick up my ass?"

Riding with the King..

BB and the boys were great. A fantastic showman, he kept the audience laughing and participating throughout the show. The warm up act was my boy Joe Bonamassa, who only got half an hour..oh fucking well..BB has an 8 piece band, 4 of which is the horn section. He sat during his entire set but wouldnt you if you were 70friggin9? His voice is still sweet and his guitar playing was good but he did have another guy play most of the leads. BB told stories between each song ,one that impressed me was that U2's song, "when love came to town"(hope thats the title) was written expressly for him. Kenny Wayne Sheppard's set was good and thank god he didnt do the singing, boy sounds like a cow pissin on a flat rock as my dad used to say...Noah was good with the vocals..Kenny is a good ol boy from Texas so he has alot of Stevie Ray Vaughn style in his playing which is fine with me! The show started at 6:30 which was very early by most standards but hey..i got to watch the sunset on San Diego Bay whilst listening to some great music since the venue is literally ON the bay..about 50 yards from the marina to be exact..it also ended early..10:30..something bout rules and regulations they said..

a piece of pizza was five bucks and a double stoli and soda was 12...even the Tshirt was a tad overpriced at 30 clams..but i didnt complain..thats what god made credit cards for..

this was the first concert in the BB's tour, his 80th birthday is Sept 16th. When Joe started his set he stated that on this same day when he was 12 years old he went on a stage for the first time...with none other than...BB KING..trippy huh? i got to talk to Joe after his show and he said he was a little disappointed that his set was only a half hour..but he does love the perks..a nice tour bus and roadies to set up and take down his equipment..usually its the band itself that does it...

can't wait to see it all again in Nevada...today as a matter of fact!..this is friday right? yep, i get to see it all again tonite..call me crazy, but i love the blues..just one of the perks of being a semi-retired ol bitch.. :)

just a lil BB an Eric for ya'all on the video player over there>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

OK...so I made it to san diego for the BB KING concert

it was touch and go..this day has been the day from hell..its like the gods were against me from the start..the day started at 5am with maybe 3 hours of sleep...I am staying at my little sister's house, we havent spent time together in months since the YSFH(yuppie sista from hell) monopolizes all my time when i come down here..traffic coming down was miserable, i forgot stuff, i couldnt play my Ipod since the cassette thingy I just bought is malfunctioning..i hate radio,too many commercials...on the bright side...THE WEATHER IS FREAKING FANTASTIC!!! my lil sis is less than a mile from the ocean which I can see from her kitchen and living room since she lives on this ungodly steep hill..but i do feel better already...gotta go sportsfans..have a good evening although i doubt it will be as good as mine..unless you happen to be attending a great concert with bb king, kenny wayne sheppard and of course my beloved Joe Bonamassa :)

Two new blogs to rave about..well they arent new exactly but they are to moi

The newest blogs on my links list are always at the bottom. I am a lazy ass and refuse to put them in any order...fuck dat shit, life is too short to be THAT organized..

Thom and Bsoholic have a fine,funny blog called "5th circle of cubical hell".. i love it and it makes me laugh every time i go there..hopefully it will hit you the same as well..

Thom has a personal blog "Serene Soul Asylum" that is fucking fantastic in a sweet, intuitive, selfless way..either that or Thom just knows how to work a chick up and he's damn good at it..but it doesnt matter which reason, cuz i fucking love it to death!!! I would DO Thom on the fifty yard line at halftime..i swear i would..and thats a big compliment coming from moi, cuz i believe sex is between two consenting adults and its not something to be watched by others..yeah yeah..i am not into porn..sorry..being a voyeur is not one of my things..watching sex between two people makes me uncomfortable...blame my folks..

anyways..go check out their blogs if you havent already..please give them a shout out from me..lol..like they will know who the hell i am right?

For the love of god or perhaps baseball..Another candidate for FOTW

This one deserves one of my favorite sayings: Jesus Christ in a Thong what was he thinking?

He ranted and railed against 'Roids in front of a congressional committee and national TV. He threaten Jose Canseco for writing about him in his "tell all" book. Rafael aka Raffy Palmiero is cooling his heels for a 10 game suspension for using...you guessed it folks..Steroids, the fucktard got caught violating MLB's drug policy..you remember the one, it gives them four strikes before they actually get any penalty's for using performance enhancing drugs. Just a mere four fucking months ago he said this live and in living color about using steroids. Raffy of course issued a statement regarding this suspension you can read it here. Let me say this.. after all the rhetoric your a liar and a cheater.....either that or your one stupid sumbitch.

For those of us that appreciate tat's but are too pussy to get one..

God, i love these shirts! They are however a TAD pricey, starting out at like 80 bucks..Its a body shirt and they have some cool ass designs. The link to the website is in the title.

Sex, lies and audiotapes..Our Fucktards of the Week Winner!

This story has all the makings of a sordid B Movie plot..and its all true. Thats the scary part. A reporter secretly tapes a phone call from a politico that seconds later commits suicide in the reporters newspapers lobby..the reporter tells his bosses of the taped convo and later that evening gets the boot.. The newspaper had the nads to publish parts of the illegally taped convo prior to canning the reporter..can anyone tell me who is wrong in this whole mess? Does anyone care? The media gets to police itself which to me is like letting the fox guard the henhouse. The newspaper then says its firing the reporter for doing something illegal (taping the convo without the politicians conscent is illegal in Fla. as well as alot of states) that reflects negatively on the paper as a whole. REFLECTS NEGATIVELY ON THE PAPER? GIVE ME A BREAK YOU FUCKTARDS!

The link to the NY Times article is embedded in the title..if you read it i would LOVE to hear your opinion on this shit..cuz its all shit as far as I am concerned. The reporter is a piece of shit because he said he knew the guy was on the edge of suicide when he pushed the record button.. the paper is a rag because they published parts of a desperate mans last convo, THEN fired the guy who taped it.

Leroys strange sleeping spots..

Leroy is the last of the feral kittens to get
friendly with the humans in the house. He
usually sleeps alone and as witnessed by
these pics in some strange places. The other
two can be found on a couch,bed or if their
lucky somewhere on my body. I finally got
Leroy to purr the other night, and he slept
curled up behind my knees all night. But he
does love his privacy and no one is gonna
fight him for the Dr. Pepper box or the
rug alongside the food dish. Scooter actually
came along and ate whilst Leroy was slumbering
with his foot hanging in the bowl..he never
stirred.