Cowboy

A rugged Cowboy from Brokeback Mountain, Colorado, goes into the doctor's office and has some test run. The doctor comes back and says, "I am not going to beat around the bush, you have AID'S."

Cowboy tugs at his Stetson and sets his jaw and says, "Doc, what can I do?"

The doctor says, "I want you to go home and eat 5 pounds of spicy sausage, a head of cabbage, 20 un-peeled carrots drenched in hot sauce, 10 jalapeno peppers, 40 walnuts and 40 peanuts, 1/2 box of Grape Nuts cereal, and top it off with a gallon of prune juice."

Cowboy squares his rugged shoulders and asks, "Will that cure me doctor?"

"No, but it should leave you with a better understanding of what your ass is for!!"

Mallard Fillmore

See all of Mallard Fillmore here:
http://jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard1.asp

Joke of the Day

An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter: 'Want coffee.'

The waiter says, 'Sure, Chief. Coming right up.'

He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee. The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the buffalo with the shotgun, causing parts of the animal to splatter everywhere, then walks out.

The next morning the Indian returns. He has his shotgun in one hand, pulling another male buffalo with the other. He walks up to the counter and says to the waiter, 'Want coffee.'

The waiter says 'Whoa, Tonto! We're still cleaning up your mess from yesterday. What was all that about, anyway?'

The Indian smiles and proudly says ......
'Training for position in United States Congress: Come in, drink coffee, shoot the bull, leave mess for others to clean up, disappear for rest of day.

Conservatives Be Aware!

I found a site that offers "free" conservative bumper stickers. To qualify also visit their site MetroSpy.

Free bumpers stickers:
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MetroSpy site:
http://www.shopmetrospy.com/

A U.S. MAP for all of us

Click on it to see it larger

The Amish Farmer

THE AMISH FARMER

An Amish farmer, walking through his field, notices a man kneeling down and drinking from his farm pond.

The Amish farmer shouts:
'Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin gesheissen.' (Which means: 'Don't drink the water. The cows have shit in it.')

The kneeling man shouts back:
'I'm a Muslim. I don't understand you. I speak Arabic and English. If you can't speak in the sacred tongue of Islam, speak in English.'

The Amish farmer says: 'Use two hands. You'll get more.'

Me

I am sorry, myself is the about the only thing I can talk about. It keeps me busy.

I have recovered somewhat since last posting on my self dated 5-12-08. I no longer have wheels. I spent 3 weeks in a wheelchair at rehab, 4 weeks since on a walker and now I have gone 6 days without a walker. I can not walk very fast and not real well but I move along.

Well I did have to use the walker one afternoon, I have taken a bunch of sedatives for an MRI on my shoulder. I could not walk that HIGH and I had to walk to the MRI room. The MRI was a complete failure. The put me in and I wanted OUT NOW! I need an open MRI and my insurance company won't pay for it so now we battle over my health care and their stupid rules. I am supposed to have a brain scan done too before my 6-16 doctor's appointment. This Dr is supposed give me the OK to go back to work and drive. Hey I am driving now, not very often but I can handle it just fine. So I have Monday to harass the insurance company and then get it set up in time for my Shoulder MRI to one doctor and brain scan to another doctor all within 2 weeks. Some one needs to come up with something other than an MRI to look at my shoulder and I don't even know what is involved in my brain scan but this is all BULLSHIT to me.

I am well enough to drive and to go to work. I don't need all this crap. I just need my shoulder fixed and I would like it fixed after 4 months of it being messed up. I NEED TO WORK AND GET SOME INCOME BEFORE I GET FURTHER BEHIND ON BILLS AND POSSIBLY LOSE MY HOME. STOP MESSING WITH THIS CRAP AND TAKE CARE OF IT!

This week, I also went to visit Social Security about disability. They basically told us that you (me) will never get any money because it take a full year and my wife make too much money for me to qualify for any disability. Oh they filled out forms and will pursue my medical records (3 months waiting time). What a waste of my time.

I said out loud "that this is a waste of time, that I will be back to work in July." The Social security guy said "Just by looking at you, I doubt if you will be back to work in July" My God, he sounds just like my Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapist that I will not be back to work in July. "We are looking to some time this fall" they all said. I worked them over for a couple of weeks and possibly I may get back to work in July but only part time. BULLSHIT! I CAN GO NOW. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO OR THREE MONTHS OF PHONY THERAPY. I HAVE A WIFE AND KIDS AND PETS AND A MORTGAGE AND THEY ALL NEED ME AND I AM CAPABLE OF MEETING THEIR NEEDS. HOW ABOUT YOU MEETING MY NEEDS AND GET MY FRICKING SHOULDER STRAITENED OUT AND GET ME BACK TO WORK.

Well screw you to social security, therapy, and insurance companies. You have dicked me around enough.

Any one who is willing to hire salesman with over 12 years experience, national ranking with Fortune 100 company. I also have over 15 years of Medical Microbiology experience with some general lab work in chemistry, urinalysis and hematology and have proven work record and leadership skills in both sales and medical fields. HIRE ME. I have bum shoulder and right arm and I also have a little difficulties in speaking now and perhaps will always have these shortcomings for the rest of my life. I can live with it, can you? I have always made money for the people I have always worked for and you will not be disappointed in me. I will probably do better than anyone else you may hire ,no matter what field, you want me to work. They may look better but I always comes through. Grab a hold of me now.

Well so much bitching for now. It is time for pills and some sleep.

Pills O.K., 3 hours later I am back up and editing this. Damn I would also like a good nights sleep as well. Call me a WHAAAbulance, boohoo get me Whine-a-kin and some French Cries.

Lionel Waxman

Lionel Waxman took the time and he email'd me. In case you haven't noticed recently his website was down for a while because illness and his website is back up and he is feeling better. He took the time to read my blog and sent me well wishes and other things. I will save this email. He has always been a local hero who has made it big. His Flashpoints are on your local radio and it is good to have him back.
Thanks Lionel.

See his site (it's been on my blog since my beginnings)
http://www.waxmanmedia.com/

It is too hard to type right now, not impossible but is difficult. I wrote an email to friends and family a few days ago, to let them know how I was doing. I asked them to please forward this email to friends or family as I am not the person who saved emails and phone numbers over the years. I have not been very good at this but I plan on being much better in the future. I ask to please read the email because it is a lesson to all humans on being clumsy, being one who took others for granted and being to "busy" to worship, read or study the Bible or GOD. Here it is:

Please forward to whoever may be concerned. I have not been very good at saving email address so please do me a favor and forward this to friends and family.

I am home now. I was in various hospitals. For those who don't know what happen, here is what I'm been told mostly and remembered as best as I can.

I am learning to walk and talk again. I did damage to my brain after fracturing my skull in several places. I can't walk but am learning how. I can talk mostly now, but still have a way to go, but neither may be the same. Only a long time will tell me how much better I improve. I now have a walker, I graduated from a wheelchair. I am going to physical, speech and occupational therapy 2 or 3 times a week. I also just started going to a local gym trying to build strength and use the hot tub which relieves my back. I guess if I had a number, I would say physical is 60% and brain is 80% better right now.

I also broke or cracked 11 ribs. I am as sore as hell now. I have a whole bunch of Oxycontin (sp.?) to take away my pain. It is still impossible to sleep now.

They said I punctured a lung. This led to many medical problems at first and I seemed to have recovered as best as I can for now. I also have two screwed up shoulders. I can barely move my right arm and right hand is almost seems dead. They are not sure if I have shoulder problems from the fall or whether some of the the problems are related to the brain damage. I need more testing on it. Only time will tell for now. The short story is that I don't type very well!

They told I was in a coma for 6 days. I don't recall it. I missed all of the first 3 weeks, and the next 2 weeks I slowly came back and barely recall or remember too much. I then came back the next 2 weeks and they let out of the last place I was at (Health South Rehabilitation.) Seven weeks in a row at hospitals and I do not plan ever going back again.

I was to thank everyone who helped my family and my wife. My kids and my wife had a very hard time. I want thank everyone who came to visit me. I did not see most of you but I saw the ones who came toward the end of my stay. It really helped my kids and wife by those who helped them in so many ways, I am discovering more and more help that people had done so. I still do not know all of the help yet. This is why to please forward to all friends and family. This email ,at least, they we able to read my thanking them.
Oh by the way, I did this by falling off my ladder! I don't remember it and NO I DID NOT have any alcohol. I have not had any alcohol since the Super Bowl party. I throw in this because someone who did not know me started this rumor. I don't know why this pisses me off, but really irritates me. I had an accident on a Sunday morning, I never had drink in my whole life on a Sunday morning, I doubt if I started now. It was an accident period. Well that's is enough of this non sense anyway.

I have lost nearly 40 lbs. just 30 more lbs to go and I will be normal weight. I guess I will climb a ladder again and go the for 30 lbs :). Hell maybe I can get rich my writing a book on weight loss by climbing a frickin ladder.

I know I am sounding like whining but I do not intend that. I met some people the last place I stayed who really had it a lot worse than I did. I count my blessing everyday since. (Maybe you should too, count your blessing!). I be back someday. I am shooting for July to recover enough to go back to work maybe part time work to start off by then. I am thankful for being alive and thankful for friends and family, there is not really too much to life than friends and family.

My sons Brandon and Michael are helping out as much as they can. Brandon has moved home and he gets to drive me around to Physical therapy and Drs appointments and Michael drives me around too. My mother was here and really helped out and she will be back real soon to help me out. It is kinda weird a man of 52 years old who has his mother helping him out!

Of course my wife is very kind and loving and she is the one who really is the one who is taking of me and she had done so much for me while I was in hospital. All the stuff she had done is too much to list and I am finding more every day what she had to do while I am down. Thanks LOVE.

Well, I am having trouble typing this. But please forward this message to as many friends and family so I have way to let everyone I know I am OK and I really wants thanks them for watching me and my family. I really what to thank people who prayed for me. If you don't believe in GOD, how could you not believe in HIM after witnessing what has happened to me.

I know I can't type real well and have trouble making sentences with my short circuited brain right now, so bear with me as best you can to read this.

Bob

That's the email, I took the liberty of correcting some words and spellings. I hope it is O.K. to read.

Obama's mama

 

I am sick of presidential candidate Barack Obama being referred to as "African American" or "black." The truth is that he a a "caramel" candidate. His mama is white. If she were alive today, would she care that her side of the gene pool is ignored? What if Obama was trying to pass himself off as white, would the "African American" community be silent about his dark skinned father being ignored? The hypocrisy of it all is fascinating.
I'm willing to bet that a good percentage of Obama voters don't even know that he is biracial, because they really don't know what he stands for (other than his empty promises). They can't even name one achievement in his life. He just looks good and talks good and promises his dimwits what they want to hear.
To me he is just an empty suit, a tax-raising, baby killing, treasonous empty suit, and he may be our next president. If he becomes president of the U.S.A it will be a good thing for the Republican party (or soon to formed Conservative Party). After a couple years of him trying to "socialize" America even more, the American people will grow tired of his higher taxes and the Republicans will come back. Too bad that it will take a socialist to reunite this once great party of conservatives.

My daughter and son-in-law

 

Stephanie and Anthony Turner

Granddaughter

 

Natalie poses for the camera

Granddaughter

 

Everything goes in the mouth

My youngest granddaughter

 

Kaylee

My Granddaughter

 

Natalie strutting her stuff!

The Clinton's Version of I have a dream

Military Casualities

This is the body of an email sent to me by my daughter Stephanie who proudly serves with the U.S. Navy:

It is now the official Election Year nationally; I have been getting these reports sent to me. This one was particularly interesting ( I have included a link to the original report). Whatever your politics, however you lean, however you feel about the War on Terrorism, this report should open some eyes.

Military losses: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

These are some rather eye-opening facts.
Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, the sacrifice has been enormous. In the time period from the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through today, we have lost over 3,000 military personnel to enemy action and accidents.
As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics: The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:
1980 ......... 2,392 (CarterYear)
1981 ......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 ..........1,999 (Reagan Year)
1988 ......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
1989 ......... 1,636 (George HW Year)
1990 ......... 1,508 (George HW Year)
1991 ......... 1,787 (George HW Year)
1992 ......... 1,293 (George HW Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
1994 .......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
1995............2,465 (Clinton Year)
1996 .......... 2,318 (Clinton Year)
1997 ........... 817 (Clinton Year)
1998 ...........2,252 (Clinton Year)
1999 ...........1,984 (ClintonYear)
2000 ...........1,983 (Clinton Year)

1993-2000. 14,000 deaths Clinton years

2001........... 890 (George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
2003 ...........1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ............ 919 (George W Year)
2006............. 920 (George W Year)

2001-2006....7,033 deaths George W years

If you are confused when you look at these figures, so was I.
Do these figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Mr. Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved in a war?
And, I was even more confused; when I read that in 1980, during the reign of President (Nobel Peace Prize winner) Jimmy Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities!

The latest census shows the following distribution of American citizens, by Race:
European descent.(white)..69.12%
Hispanic ...........................12.5%
Black.................................12.3%
Asian.................................03.7%
Native American...............01.0%
Other ................................02.6%

Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:
European descent (white)...74.31%
Hispanic ............................10.74%
Black .................................09.67%
Asian..................................01.81%
Native American ...............01.09%
Other..................................00.33%
These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf>

Father and Daughter talk

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of 'the redistribution of wealth.'
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?' She replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.'
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, 'That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to theRepublican Party.'

Virgins

Hillary's Indian Name

Hillary Clinton was invited to address a major gathering of The Native American Nation two weeks ago in upper New York State .... She spoke for almost an hour on her future plans for increasing every Native American's present standard of living, should she one day become the first female President. She referred to her career as a New York Senator, how she had signed "YES," for every Indian issue that came to her desk for approval. Although the Senator was vague on the details of her plan, she seemed most enthusiastic about her future ideas for helping her "red sisters and brothers". At the conclusion of her speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with a plaque inscribed with her new Indian name Walking Eagle. The proud Senator then departed in her motorcade, waving to the crowds.

A news reporter later inquired of the group of chiefs of how they had come to select the new name given to the Senator. They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no longer fly.

Have you ever heard that a dog "knows" when an earthquake is about to hit?
Have you ever heard that a dog can "sense" when a tornado is stirring up, even twenty miles away?
Do you remember hearing that, before the December tsunami struck Southeast Asia, dogs started running frantically away from the seashore, at breakneck speed?
Do you know that dogs can detect cancer and other serious illnesses and danger of fire? Somehow they always know when they can 'go for a ride' before you even ask and how do those dogs and cats get home from hundreds of miles away?
I'm a firm believer that animals - and especially dogs - have keen insights into the Truth. And you can't tell me that dogs can't sense a potentially terrible disaster well in advance. Simply said, a good ol' hound dog just KNOWS when something isn't right . . when impending doom is upon us . .

Traffic jam email joke

A Taxi driver is stuck in a traffic jam going into downtown Chicago. Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and asks, "What happened, what's the hold up?"

"Terrorists have kidnapped Hillary Clinton, Rosie O'Donnell, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton. They are asking for a $10 million ransom. Otherwise, they are going to douse them with gasoline and set them on fire. We are going from car to car, taking up a collection."

The driver asks, "On average, how much is everyone giving?"

"About a gallon."

Muslims

Two Muslim mothers are sitting in the cafe chatting over a pint of goat's milk. The older of the moms pulls out her bag and starts flipping through pictures and reminiscing.

"This is my oldest son, Mohammed. He would be 24 now."

The other mom replies, "I remember him as a baby."

Mom says, "He's a martyr now."

"Oh, so sad, my dear."

Mom flips to another picture. "And this is my second son, Kali. He would be 21."

"Oh I remember him. He had such curly hair when he was born."

Mom sighs, "He's a martyr, too."

"Oh gracious me," says the second mother.

"And this is my third son. My beautiful Ahmed! He would be 18," Mom whispers.

"Yes," says her friend enthusiastically, "I remember when he first started school."

"He's a martyr also," Mom says with tears in her eyes.

After a pause and a deep sigh, the second Muslim mother looks wistfully at the photos and says:

"They blow up so fast, don't they?"

The Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, while visiting a Primary school class, found themselves in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked both men if they would like to lead the discussion of the word "tragedy". So the illustrious Rev Jackson asks the class for an example of a "tragedy".
One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy."No," says the Great Jesse Jackson, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."I'm afraid not," explains the exalted Reverend Al. "That's what we would call a great loss."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. Reverend Al searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raises his hand. In a stern voice he says: "If a plane carrying the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy."
Fantastic!" exclaims Jackson and Sharpton, "That 's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?""Well," says little Johnny, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."

Some things are better said by others.

I've been meaning to write about this very subject. In fact, I probably have a rough draft somewhere on my computer. But I am not going to have to finish it. It has already been written and done much better than I.

READ

Real Men Needed

What the hell has happened to this once great country. We are at war and the House votes on a non-binding resolution to not support the Commander-In-Chief? Where are the real men of this country? Why did it get this far?
I've often said that Nancy Pelosi will prove to be the greatest thing to happen to the Republican party, but letting her get a way this shit only emboldens our enemies and more brave U.S. troops will lose their lives because of this vote.
REAL MEN LIKE REPESENTATIVE SAM JOHNSON (R-TX) WENT TO HOUSE FLOOR AND PLEADED WITH THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES NOT TO VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. Here is his full speech:

“You know, I flew 62 combat missions in the Korean War and 25 missions in the Vietnam War before being shot down. I had the privilege of serving in the United States Air Force for 29 years, attending the prestigious National War College, and commanding two air bases, among other things.

I mention these stories because I view the debate on the floor not just as a U.S. Congressman elected to serve the good people of the Third District in Texas, but also through the lens of a life-long fighter pilot, student of war, a combat warrior, a leader of men, and a Prisoner of War.

Ironically, this week marks the anniversary that I started a new life – and my freedom from prison in Hanoi. I spent nearly seven years as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam, more than half of that time in solitary confinement. I flew out of Hanoi on February 12, 1973 with other long-held Prisoners of War – weighing just 140 pounds. And tomorrow – 34 years ago, I had my homecoming to Texas – a truly unspeakable blessing of freedom.

While in solitary confinement, my captors kept me in leg stocks, like the pilgrims… for 72 days. As you can imagine, they had to carry me out of the stocks because I couldn’t walk. The following day, they put me in leg irons… for 2 ½ years. That’s when you have a tight metal cuff around each ankle – with a foot-long bar connecting the legs.

I still have little feeling in my right arm and my right hand… and my body has never been the same since my nearly 2,500 days of captivity. But I will never let my physical wounds hold me back. Instead, I try to see the silver lining. I say that because in some way … I’m living a dream…a hope I had for the future.

From April 16, 1966 to February 12, 1973 – I prayed that I would return home to the loving embrace of my wife, Shirley, and my three kids, Bob, Gini, and Beverly… And my fellow POWs and I clung to the hope of when – not if – we returned home. We would spend hours tapping on the adjoining cement walls about what we would do when we got home to America. We pledged to quit griping about the way the government was running the war in Vietnam and do something about it… We decided that we would run for office and try to make America a better place for all.

So – little did I know back in my rat-infested 3 x 8 dark and filthy cell that 34 years after my departure from Hell on Earth… I would spend the anniversary of my release pleading for a House panel to back my measure to support and fully fund the troops in harm’s way….and that just days later I would be on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives surrounded by distinguished veterans urging Congress to support our troops to the hilt. We POWs were still in Vietnam when Washington cut the funding for Vietnam. I know what it does to morale and mission success. Words can not fully describe the horrendous damage of the anti-American efforts against the war back home to the guys on the ground.

Our captors would blare nasty recordings over the loud speaker of Americans protesting back home…tales of Americans spitting on Vietnam veterans when they came home… and worse.
We must never, ever let that happen again.

The pain inflicted by your country’s indifference is tenfold that inflicted by your ruthless captors.

Our troops – and their families – want, need and deserve the full support of the country – and the Congress. Moms and dads watching the news need to know that the Congress will not leave their sons and daughters in harm’s way without support.

Since the President announced his new plan for Iraq last month, there has been steady progress. He changed the rules of engagement and removed political protections. There are reports we wounded the number two of Al Qaeda and killed his deputy. Yes, Al Qaeda operates in Iraq. It’s alleged that top radical jihadist Al-Sadr has fled Iraq – maybe to Iran. And Iraq’s closed its borders with Iran and Syria. The President changed course and offered a new plan …we are making progress. We must seize the opportunity to move forward, not stifle future success.

Debating non-binding resolutions aimed at earning political points only destroys morale, stymies success, and emboldens the enemy.

The grim reality is that this House measure is the first step to cutting funding of the troops…Just ask John Murtha about his ‘slow-bleed’ plan that hamstrings our troops in harm’s way.
Now it’s time to stand up for my friends who did not make it home – and those who fought and died in Iraq - so I can keep my promise that when we got home we would quit griping about the war and do something positive about it…and we must not allow this Congress to leave these troops like the Congress left us.

Today, let my body serve as a brutal reminder that we must not repeat the mistakes of the past… instead learn from them. We must not cut funding for our troops. We must stick by them. We must support them all the way…To our troops we must remain…always faithful.

God bless you and I salute you all. Thank you.”

We need more real men like Sam Johnson, more now than ever.

Forget about the Presidential race.

Forget about the Presidential race for now. My God it's almost 2 yeas away. Who cares who is ahead in the polls now. These polls are nothing but fodder for a slow news day. Hillary supporters would like you to believe that she is ahead and picking up momentum.

News Flash, Hillary will not be our next President. Anyone who thinks otherwise is out of touch with reality.

Who would I vote for President?

You will find your answer here, http://www.gohunter08.com/.

Check him out, I think he is just what this country needs and is someone you would also support.

If you would have only listened to me on 9/21/04

Mr. President,

If only you would have paid attention to my open letter to you dated 9/21/04. This country would be much better off, the Republican party would be much better off and your popularity would be at all time highs instead of all time lows. See reprint below:

Open letter to President Bush

Dear President Bush:

You’ve probably noticed that I have not sent you or the Republican party any money since you were elected. My reason is simple, you no longer represent what I believe. You and your willing accomplices in Congress have been spending tax payer money like a bunch of drunken Democrats. I know there is a war going on and you and the fine U.S. soldiers are doing a very good job, but that does not give you an excuse to spend money excessively in all other areas of the federal government. You came to Washington with the hopes of healing the political riffs there. You O.K’d the spending of money to appease the left. Well it did not work, they turned on you anyway, they always do, just ask your father. So Mr. President if you want my support here are some things I want you to consider:
1.) Stop spending so Damn much money! This country will get along just fine without all of this government bling-bling. Spend as much as you need on the military and for disaster relieve. Everything else can go in the toilet, it’s not the national governments place to spend money on anything different.
2.) Want to reform education? Stop spending federal money on it! You got Teddy Kennedy to write the Education reform spending package, gave it your O.K. and guess what? Teddy Kennedy is screaming to the press that you did not do enough for Education during your campaign for re-election (of course no one in the press took the time to mention his hand in the latest Education bill). Break up the Teacher’s Union, stop tenure for college professors, allow parent’s choice when it comes to education, allow all political voices to be heard on college campuses, and don’t allow drivers licenses until children get a high school diploma (talk about incentive).
3.) Term Limits. We need Term Limits for all members of the Federal Government specifically the House, the Senate and all Federally appointed Judges. http://www.termlimits.org/. You would have been able to get more done if there were fewer career politicians (ex. Tom Daschle) standing in your way. Also, the will of the people would no longer be thwarted by the rulings of liberal Federal (lifetime appointed) Judges.
4.) Bring back the Contract with America and GET FINISHED WHAT WASN’T DONE! If you’ve forgotten, here it is: FIRST, require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress; SECOND, select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse; THIRD, cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third; FOURTH, limit the terms of all committee chairs; FIFTH, ban the casting of proxy votes in committee; SIXTH, require committee meetings to be open to the public; SEVENTH, require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase; EIGHTH, guarantee an honest accounting of our Federal Budget by implementing zero base-line budgeting.
5.) Stop pussy-footing around in Iraq. Your approval ratings for Iraq aren’t down because we don’t believe in why we are there, it’s because you’re fighting the war like a tofu-farting sissy. If they are killing our boys while hunkered down in “sacred holy sites” blow ‘em to Hell and back. Those “holy sites” stopped being holy once they were being used to kill our brave troops.
6.) The next time you have a press conference talk to the people who care and understand what you are talking about. Stop answering questions from “reporters” from the New York Times or Los Angles Times or ABC, CBS, NBC,and CNN. Invite Talk radio hosts and bloggers. More people read and listen to these media than do those other “old Media” sources.
7.) Get the hell out of the U.N. It is corrupt, no longer serves its purpose and it serves no one but itself. Get the U.S. out the the U.N. http://www.getusout.org/
8.) Keep standing up for the rights of the unborn. You’ve done O.K. on this front so far. I wish you would have fought harder to get conservative judges appointed though. Grow some testicles and start fighting hard for the rights of the unborn. Yes, the Main Stream Media will beat you up over this, but their influence is a lot less than you think or fear and they are going to beat you up no matter what you do. Which leads me to my next point-
9.) Stop trying to get the left and the Main Stream Media to like you. You’ve shown you can do it on the war in Iraq, now do it in all things you hold dear, such as stopping abortion.
10.) Close the Borders! Deport all illegal immigrants now. Empty Federal prisons of all illegal immigrants and send them back to where they came (put a microchip in their arse first, in case they try to come back). Stop pandering to ILLEGALS!!! They are not our (taxpayer) problem. 11.) Disallow all Federal money to ILLEGAL immigrants. You want to lower hospital costs, stop expecting hospitals to pay for the medical care of illegal immigrants (the cost is just passed on to all others anyway), no welfare, Medicare, or any Federal Tax Payer money should be spent on those who are here illegally.
12.) Tort Reform. This country’s government was supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Instead it has become the government of the lawyers, by the lawyers and for the lawyers. (That line is so good I should have it copyrighted) .
13.) Allow God back into Government. You stood by while those ACLU heathens took away our very foundation to all of our laws, the Ten Commandments, from the Alabama Supreme Court rotunda and you watched as a good and decent man of God, Judge Roy Moore, was suspended. Refer to #8, i.e. grow some testicles.
14.) Get rid of the IRS. Eliminate it. Replace the income with a national sales tax. 10% is good enough for the Church, it should be good enough for the federal government. If it can’t live on it too bad, eliminate most of it and it won’t be so costly.
15.) Eliminate Affirmative Action. It is nothing but Government Sponsored Discrimination. White people of my age have had a whole lifetime of discrimination against us. We are mad as hell about it and we are about to come out swinging and shooting if something isn’t done real soon.
16.) Stop giving taxpayer money to National Public Radio, they only tell one side of the picture, the liberal side.
17.) Give me, well all conservatives, a cable channel. Kids have several channels, Liberals have a whole lot of channels, Golfers have their own channel, Cooks have a channel, music lovers have many channels, sports have many channels, the NFL has their own channel. I could go on and on. I want a conservative channel where we don’t have to listen to a Michael Moore loving, tree hugging, vegan-farting lib screaming over the voice of the conservative. Just one channel where we could watch the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingram, Hugh Hewitt, Ben Shapario, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity, Michael Medved and Michael Savage. We could do shows about things we care about, family, life, God and Country. We could have bloggers getting national face time doing nothing but reading their blogs over the airwaves - which would be much better than anything on television now.
Now don't get me wrong, you have done some things right and you are good, decent, God-fearing man like myself. You've also done a very good job on the war on Terror. I'm still gonna vote for you. That other guy scares the hell out of me and he would be much worse for this great country.

Respectfully,

Robert Dillon

Required Reading, especially for my sons.

http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=164

This explains to you how the Vietnam war is like the war in Iraq.

A Marine

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, “God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you exactly 15 minutes.” The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, “Here I am God. I’m still waiting.”

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair,went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him knocking him off the platform.
The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.

The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, “What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?”

The Marine calmly replied, “God was too busy today protecting America’s troops who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act like an ass hole. So, He sent me.”

Sabino High School

Sabino High School returns for another shot at the State title. Sabino beat a tough team, Scottsdale Chaparral, to advance to finals for the second year in row. I might add, my son #73, starts as defensive and offensive tackle. Read more here :

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/34533.php

http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/158697

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/1201sabino1202.html

Soon to be sung around the world.

Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. He's gone where the goblins go,
Below - below - below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them know
The Wicked Witch is dead!

Mayor:
As Mayor of the Munchkin City, In the County of the Land of Oz, I welcome you most regally.

Barrister:
But we've got to verify it legally, to see

Mayor:
To see?

Barrister:
If he

Mayor:
If he?

Barrister:
Is morally, ethic'lly

Iraqi No.1:
Spiritually, physically

Iraqi No.2:
Positively, absolutely

Iraqi People:
Undeniably and reliably Dead

Coroner:
As Coroner I must aver, I thoroughly examined him.
And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead.

Mayor:
Then this is a day of Independence For all the Iraqi's and their descendants:

Barrister:
If any.

Mayor:
Yes, let the joyous news be spread The wicked Old Witch at last is dead!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227574,00.html

Taken from thepeoplescube.com 

This is everywhere on the internet. You will not see this in your local newspaper. 

It's election time.

The main stream media really shows its true colors this time of the year. It can't be said better than this: http://www.thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=901

Just a thought

As a microbiologist, the phase "organically grown" means the food produced was grown in shit. It may be cow shit, or horse shit or chicken shit or even human shit. Give me chemically grown food any day.

Does anyone else wonder if the recent spinich and lettuce crops infected with E. coli (actually it is Escherichia coli O157:H7) were being grown as "organic." Just a thought.

Read how much fun Escherichia coli O157:H7 can be, http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/escherichiacoli_g.htm

ABC - Assholes By Clinton

ABC will no doubt cave in and "edit" out those parts of the the upcoming docu-drama on 9/11 that are "negative" to Clinton. Blow-job Bill tries to prop up his legacy at the expense of the truth. (wasn't that the real legacy of his whole presidency).

Democrats threaten their (ABC) operating license, truth being covered up, lawyers determining our behavior - sums up what the American people can expect if they elect Democrats to Congress or the Presidency. All we need is a Carter (or even better yet, Clinton) appointed judge determining some holy writ in the Constitution that would prohibit the showing of this docu-drama to the American people.

Democrats complain that the negative light cast on Clinton will effect the outcome of the fall elections. When in truth, the Democrats underhandedness, lying, whining of the whole ordeal will have more of an effect on the votings of most Americans.

NFL week 1

The Bears will easily cover the 3.5 against the Packers and Seattle will cover the 6.5 over the Lions.

Only 18 minutes before kickoff! Get your bets down now!

Well, it's been a while since my last post. Just got fed up with this free "blogger.com." It just would not cooperate while trying to post some my most brilliant writings. I'll give it another try.

You get what you pay for.

It's moving right? No wait it's stopped, No......

http://www.hedonistica.com/image.php?path=/images/2006/04/optical-illusion.gif

You have got to read this!

http://midwestrightwingers.blogspot.com/ see Happy Easter Mr. President......

Cynthia McKinney

What more can be said about her behavior? Here is the best article I've come across about the whole debacle.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/04/the_congresswoman_and_the_admi.html

check it out

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/


When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

Get it? 

Got this one in a recent email.

Sneezes.

A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of an airplane. The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose; then visibly shuddered for ten to fifteen seconds. The man went back to his reading. A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, wiped her nose, then shuddered violently once more. Assuming that the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering. A few more minutes passed when the woman sneezed yet again. As before she took a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking ever more than before. Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said, "I couldn't help but notice that you've sneezed three times, wiped your nose and then shuddered violently. Are you ok?" "I am sorry if I disturbed you, I have a very rare medical condition; whenever I sneeze I have an 0rgasm." The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious. "I have never heard of that condition before" he said. "Are you taking anything for it?" "Yes," the woman nodded. "Pepper."

My new Granddaughter.  

Meet Natalie Anne Turner 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Sabino didnt make it

Sabino didn’t make it. They were soundly defeated in the finals of the State championship football game. Glendale Cactus was simply a better team with a few better players and they also out-coached us. The better team won.

The kids were sad after their defeat but if they could only understand how many kids, how many teams did not make it this far. I sat with a group of old “flag football” friends. Their kids all play high school football now. All of them are very good football players and many play on very good football teams.  None of their teams made it to the finals. I’m not saying that to brag about my kid or to put anyone else down.  The point I’m trying to make is that not many get the opportunity to play in such a game no matter how good they are as a football player or how good their football team is.

It was great that so many people that had touched Michael’s life were there to support and cheer for him.

Michael has led a very blessed life as far as football goes. When he was 11 years old his “flag football” team made it to the first ever flag football championship held at Disney World in Orlando, FL. The NFL flew 6 members of our team to Orlando after we won the regional playoffs in San Diego, CA. We did not expect to win.  One of our players broke his leg just before we flew out. We had to go with 5 kids and broken legged Blake gave moral support from the sidelines. We also were the only “co-ed” team that bothered to follow the rules and actually had a girl on our team.  She ended up catching the winning touchdown pass with 17 seconds left in the championship game and we became the first ever “National flag football champions.”  ESPN was there filming it all and they produced a half hour show about flag football (sponsored by the NFL). There were other teams that won their respective age group championships. Our team got most of the publicity in the show because the NFL was trying to promote girls to play flag football and our little girl (Logan Hall) made the winning touchdown. Combine that with a cliffhanger of a game and you get a great story. It was shown several times on ESPN, ESPN2 and it became”filler” for when they ran out of programming.  This proud father watched it several times.

The boys on that team now all play high school football and all do very well. Their teams all did well this season. None of their teams made it to the State finals though I’m sure a couple of them will be there next year. There are better football teams and better football players than the ones at Sabino but they did not make it this far in the playoffs. Count your blessings Sabino.

What was great was that all those friends, the fathers, the mothers, the kids that played flag football, their brothers and sisters and their friends as well as Michaels aunts, uncles, and cousins came out to cheer on Michael and Sabino’s football team. It was very heart warming to experience. Thanks to all of you for your support.

So lift your heads Sabino. With a little hard work in the off-season and a little bit of luck you should be back next year and you can give it another shot. You had a great season and all should be very proud of your achievements. We’ll get’em next year.

Salutations to Palo Verde High school. They were the only Tucson area team to win a state championship in football this year. They played on the same field just before we did. They beat Cottonwood Mingus 15-7. Read more about their game here http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/105278.

Read more about Sabino
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/105102
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/104822
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/104827
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/113005c1_hs_bolasky
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/112605c1_prepfront
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/120105c1_sabinofeature
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/120205c1_hs_sabino_preview
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/112905c1_hs_sabino

and finally the story of the last game;
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/sports/youth/120305c1_hs_sabino

Sabino High School Wins

Sabino High School football WINS! They advance to the Arizona state high school Division 4A-1 championship game on December 2nd at the University of Arizona stadium. They will have “home field” advantage.

It has got to be a thrill for a high school kid to play in a college stadium. Not to mention the thrill of being able to play for the State title.

We are all proud of their effort this year.

Go Sabercats!

Read more here: here
and here

Michael Dillon smiles after Sabino beats Goodyear 28-21. Next game: The Arizona high school 4A State Championship game against Cactus. 

My computer has been down

My computer has been down, Blogger.com was giving me trouble before that and the one-eyed monkey has passed away. For these reasons I have not been able to update my NFL picks lately.  I will continue (as I can) to update my HOT weekly bets but the contest is over. Just as well, neither of us was doing that great.

I was 321 in my bets

I was 3-2-1 in my bets. I ended up with a “Push” on Seattle and Dallas or I would have been 3-3. A “push” means a tie. For example: Seattle is favored by 3 points (-3) and they win the game by three points, then you have a push. You neither win the bet nor lose the bet.

I only have two bets this week. San Diego (-6) vs. K.C. San Diego’s offense will come back to life against K.C.  My second bet is Cleveland (+2) at Houston. Houston favored? Houston is pathetic, they at their best only shows signs of being average. Houston is in the hunt for the first pick of next year’s draft (Michael Vick’s little brother is my guess).
Houston proves my point that you need a good offensive line to win. Too much emphasis is put on the “skill” positions (Detroit is another example of this).

Week 7 in the NFL

Week 7 in the NFL.

This is the time of year when I wish I followed college football.  Most of the games in the NFL this week have point spreads of 3 or less and Damn-it those lines-makers are usually right on about the point spread. One or two plays in a game can determine the outcome.
Here are the match-ups, followed by point spread, my pick and the One-Eyed Monkey’s pick.

Kansas City at Miami (-1.5), Miami, Kansas City          
Tennessee at Arizona (-3.5), Tennessee, Tennessee    
Baltimore at Chicago (-1), Baltimore, Baltimore
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (-1), Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
Detroit at Cleveland (-3), Detroit, Detroit
Green Bay at Minnesota (+2), Minnesota, Green Bay          
Indianapolis at Houston (+16), Indy, Indy
Denver at NY Giants (-2), Denver, Denver
Buffalo at Oakland (-3), Oakland, Buffalo
San Diego at Philly (-4), San Diego, Philly
Dallas at Seattle (-3), Seattle, Dallas
N.O. at St. Louis (-3), St. Louis, N.O.
San Francisco at Washington (-12.5), San Francisco, Washington

Comments: Washington plays as well as competition; game will be closer than 13. Giants favored over Denver – you’re kidding right?

In the most important feature, the betting department, (That’s why you are reading this Blog right?) I’ve bet big on Indy, Seattle, Denver and Cincinnati. If Ben Roethlisberger can’t make it through the game they have Charlie Batch (ex-Lion savior) to take his place.
I’m also betting small bets on Oakland and Tennessee.

In last week's contest

In last week's contest I ended up a respectable 9-5 while the One-Eyed Monkey went 7-7.
I’m 39-47-2 and OEM is 42-44-2 for the year.

In the betting game I was a 5 out of 8 wins for the week. Not bad, but with the juice I did not make much money.

Phony Liberal Media

Phony Liberal Media gets caught in one of its charades. See it here; http://newsbusters.org/node/2199

Also, I have praised this guy in the past and my respect for him and his website grows every day.  Read his most recent commentary here; http://www.boycottliberalism.com/Commentary/Crime.htm

I know I’ve only been writing mostly about the NFL recently.  Since getting my motorcycle, the politics of the world don’t concern me as much. Perhaps it will come back.  

All I know is that while driving my motorcycle the problems of the world don’t concern me as much and I have a big smile on my face.  Which reminds me of a sign I saw posted at the motorcycle dealership where I bought my bike; it read “You’ll never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist’s office.”

Week 6 in the NFL

Week 6 in the NFL.

I’ll start with my bets first. I accidentally bet New England (+3) twice, so it is now my big bet. I also like Steelers (-3), Colts (-13.5), and San Diego (-2); Bet Big on all. I placed small bets on Carolina (+1.5), Seahawks (-9), Dallas (-3.5) and Cincinnati (-3). Stay away from the following games for betting: Bears/Vikings, Browns/Ravens, Miami/Tampa.

Now for the Contest with the One-Eyed Monkey; first is the match-up followed by the Point Spread, My Pick, OEM’s pick. Just remember this is not like your local sportswriters who challenge each other in a pick ‘em game and they both pick the favorites and only disagree on the small point spread games. This is the real thing!

Giants at Dallas (-3.5), Dallas, Dallas
Panthers at Lions (+1.5), Panthers, Lions
Falcons at Saints (+5.5), Falcons, Saints
Vikings at Bears (-3), Bears, Vikings
Redskins at Chiefs (-5.5), Chiefs, Redskins
Bengals at Titans (+3), Bengals, Bengals
Jaguars at Steelers (-3), Steelers, Steelers
Browns at Ravens (-6), Ravens, Browns
Dolphins at Bucs (-4.5), Bucs, Dolphins
Patriots at Broncos (-3), Patriots, Broncos
Jets at Bills (-3), Jets, Jets
Chargers at Raiders (+2), Chargers, Chargers
Texans at Seahawks (-9), Seahawks, Texans
Rams at Colts (-13.5), Colts, Colts

This week should be a good one, I feel good about my picks and my bets.

No one will believe

No one will believe that I went 11 out of 14 in my pro pick’em league on Yahoo for week 5. No one would believe me because I went 4-9-1 HERE! I screwed up big time. However, I did go 4 out 6 in my bets (OK, 3 out of 5, I said I would not count the Arizona college game). I’m still winning $ and that is all that really counts.

The One-eyed monkey went 9-4-1 for the week! WOW! He shoots to 35-37-2 for the year while I fall to 30-42-2.

Week 5 in the NFL

Week 5 in the NFL.

I am a little tentative about these picks.  But here they are. The match-up with spread, my pick, followed by the One-Eyed Monkey’s pick. ( a dull 1987 penny played the part of the O.E.M this week).

Bears at Brown (-3), Bears, Bears
Saints at Packers (-3), Packers, Saints
Bucs at Jets (+3), Bucs, Jets
Seahawks at Rams (-3), Rams, Seahawks
Patriots at Falcons (-2.5), Falcons, Patriots
Dolphins at Bills (-3), Dolphins, Bills
Ravens at Lions (-1), Lions, Lions
Titans at Texans (-3), Texans, Titans
Colts at 49’s (+15.5), 49’s, Colts
Panthers at Cardinals (+2.5), Panthers, Panthers
Eagles at Cowboys (+3), Eagles, Eagles
Redskins at Broncos (-7), Redskins, Broncos
Bengals at Jags (-3), Bengals, Jags
Steelers at Chargers (-3), Chargers, Steelers

In the betting department, I am betting on Detroit (I bet too much on this game), I bet the under (under 33 points) in the Detroit/Ravens game, I bet Green Bay to finally win one, I bet the Bucs to beat the Jets. I am also going to bet the Panthers over the Cardinals.

I already won my one college bet. Arizona +37.5 against USC. But I’m not counting it as the game is just about to finish as I type this.

High School Marching Bands

I attended my son Michael’s football game last night. 5A schools beat Sabino badly, the last two weeks. They won easily last night over Marana High School and are now 4-2. Not bad.

The other school’s marching band played before the game. They played good old AMERICAN marching band songs like God Bless America. They weren’t that great in the tune department and their uniforms looked a little worn but it was nice to see a school doing it “old school.”

Sabino’s marching band played at half time as they always do.  They have nice new shiny uniforms and there are a lot of kids in that band, it is huge.  Their parental following in the stands is huge as well.  They work hard and it shows; their “number” is polished.  But they play a montage of  Freddie Mercury & Queen songs and it just does not fit what you would expect a high school marching band to be playing at a high school football game. If they played Queen’s “We are the Champions or “Another one bits the Dust” I’d say that’s fine. But they play stuff they say is Queen and I don’t recognize a lot of it. They feature a trumpet player, during one part, soloing a part from “Bohemian’s Rhapsody”. You know the lyrics:
“Mama, just killed a man,Put a gun against his head,Pulled my trigger, now he’s dead,Mama, life had just begun,But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away”

They are featuring the part of the song about killing someone. Am I the only one who finds this sick and twisted?

Before you start whining to me, I know they work hard and I know you parents are proud of your kids. I am just questioning the choice of music. Save the Freddie Mercury (dead of AIDS before age 40) praise for the kooks on the coast. Give me some Good Old fashioned marching music about God, America and Apple Pie like the other school (Marana High School) gave me.

Mike does it.

Mike does it! He steps in and goes 8-6 in NFL picks.

I told you week four would be a coin toss for most games (against the spread) and I was right; The One-Eyed Monkey went 7-7.

I did get my big bet right. Baltimore did defeat the NY Jets and covered the spread. That was about the only thing I got right last week. I took a pounding in the contest with OEM and I took an ass kicking in the betting department. A couple more weeks like this and I’ll have to start going to the meetings. (Did you ever notice how Gamblers Anonymous members are the ones who LOST money).  The bets I shared with you went 1-2-1.

I went a dismal 4-10 in the contest. You couldn’t try to get that many picks wrong. But I’m back and I will do better this week; I’m feeling it!

In the yearlong contest with OEM, I am 26-33-1 and so is he. So far, I have been no better that a coin toss.

Little Mikey takes a stab

O.K., I giving little Mike a chance this week to face off against the O.E.M and Me in this weeks NFL challenge. Match-up (spread), My Pick, OEM pick, Mike’s pick

San Diego at New England (-5.5), New England, San Diego, New England
Denver at Jacksonville (-4), Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Houston at Cincinnati (-10), Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Tennessee (+7), Tennessee, Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Philadelphia at Kansas City (-1.5), Philadelphia, Kansas City, Philadelphia
Detroit at Tampa Bay (-6.5), Tampa, Tampa, Detroit
St Louis at NY Giants (-3), NY, NY, St Louis
Buffalo at New Orleans (In San Antonio) (pick-em), Buffalo, New Orleans, Buffalo
Seattle at Washington (-2), Seattle, Washington, Washington
NY Jets at Baltimore (-7), Baltimore, Jets, Baltimore
Minnesota at Atlanta (-6), Minnesota, Atlanta, Atlanta
Dallas at Oakland (-3.5), Oakland, Dallas, Dallas
San Francisco at Arizona (in Mexico City)(-2.5), San Fran, San Fran, Arizona
Green Bay at Carolina (-7.5), Carolina, Carolina, Green Bay.

Brents college picks

Brent’s college picks – Clemson, S.Florida, Arizona St. , Florida. Pros – Detroit.

Week 4 in the NFL

Week 4 in the NFL.

Boy this is going to be tough this week. The spreads are right, in my mind, and it is going to be a coin flip on most of these games. Then again the One-Eyed Monkey uses a coin flip to pick his teams, the advantage this week goes to the O.E.M.

Again here are the match-ups (with point spread), My Pick, followed by O.E.M.’s pick.

San Diego at New England (-5.5), New England, San Diego
Denver at Jacksonville (-4), Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Houston at Cincinnati (-10), Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Tennessee (+7), Tennessee, Indianapolis
Philadelphia at Kansas City (-1.5), Philadelphia, Kansas City
Detroit at Tampa Bay (-6.5), Tampa, Tampa
St Louis at NY Giants (-3), NY, NY
Buffalo at New Orleans (In San Antonio) (pick-em), Buffalo, New Orleans
Seattle at Washington (-2), Seattle, Washington
NY Jets at Baltimore (-7), Baltimore, Jets
Minnesota at Atlanta (-6), Minnesota, Atlanta
Dallas at Oakland (-3.5), Oakland, Dallas
San Francisco at Arizona (in Mexico City)(-2.5), San Fran, San Fran
Green Bay at Carolina (-7.5), Carolina, Carolina

I only see one good bet in the pro games this week. The Jets are down to the third string Quarterback. The Ravens Defense will outscore the Jet’s Offense this game and the Ravens will rediscover they have a very good running back they’ve forgotten. Jamal Lewis will get 200 yards total offense alone, he’ll get more offense by himself than the Jets total offense. This will be a blow out.  I’m betting big on this one. I also placed a wager on Buffalo over New Orleans.

In College bets, I taking my alma mater Western Michigan University (-10) and I am also betting for Arizona (+16.5) at Cal. Oh Cal will beat them, but the U of A always plays good teams tough, the score will be closer than many expect.

Count your money

If you’d played my bets you’d be a much richer man today. Four out five in the betting department. Philadelphia not only cost my bets but the also killed a 3 way parlay and a 4 way parlay for me.

In the contest with the one-eyed monkey, I was 9-5 but so was the OEM. That brings me to 22-23-1 for the year and OEM is 19-26-1. A little more respectable for both of us.

More NFL later.

Week 3 in the NFL

Week 3 in the NFL will prove to be one in which almost all the home teams will win. Will they cover the spread? That’s the hard part. This week let me give you my bets before the one-eyed monkey challenge.

In college I like Kansas State (-25.5) over North Texas. In the pro games; Arizona will show how good Seattle can be and how over rated Denny Green (the P.T. Barnum of the NFL) and the Arizona Cardinals really are. Take Seattle (-6). The Bears are not as good as they looked against the Detroit Lions and the Bengals are for real; Take the Bengals (-3). I don’t know if I’ll be able to stomach watching Philadelphia vs. Oakland and have two of the biggest assholes ( T.O. and R. Moss) to ever play the game face off. I'm sure who ever is covering the game will AGAIN bring up T.O. and McNabb bitch slapping of each other.

While I am on the subject, don’t you find the T.O. vs. Donovan McNabb soap opera nauseating? Their petty little squabble got so much media coverage that I figured one of the two must up a nomination for the Supreme Court. That fat-assed blob Chris (Jabba the Hutt) Berman was creaming himself while “reporting” on the subject. The lazy ass media had a field day with the whole Shebang; for the media, it is so much easier to start a controversy, then stand back and fan the flames and make a story out of the whole mess that they had a big hand in creating than ACTUALLY DOING THEIR FUCKING JOB of reporting who, what, when, where, and how. MOST OF THE U.S. MEDIA IS GUILTY OF THIS, ESPECIALLY THAT CREAM-PUFF, MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – I’M ABOVE THE FRAY, PHONEY, SECRETARY HARASSING, GUTLESS WONDER, PANTY WEARING ASSHOLE NAMED BILL O’REILLY OF FOX NEWS. Memo to Fox News – Get that asshole off the air and while you’re at it stop giving air time to the likes of Al Sharpton, any hag from N.O.W., Jessie Jackson or any of those Anti-American Assholes. They get their message delivered on all the other (liberal) news programs. We turn to FOX so we don’t have to listen to their fucking whining. But, you gutless wonders at FOX are bowing to the pressure of being labeled “conservative.” Give me my own news program and the AMERICAN viewing public won’t have to witness the likes of Cindy Sheehan, Jane Fonda, Chuck Shumer, Barbara Boxer, Ted Kennedy, etc. vomiting their hate of AMERICA over the air waves. You also won’t have a bunch of lazy ass media types starting a controversy, fanning the flames of the controversy, giving a voice to Anti-Americans, and they won’t be asking anyone what their FUCKING FEELINGS are on any subject – FACTS ONLY ! But I digress.

Philadelphia (-7.5) over Oakland.

Here is a list of the games for Week 3, my picks, and the one-eyed monkey’s picks.

Titans at Rams (-6.5), Rams, Titans
Atlanta at Buffalo (no line), Buffalo, Atlanta
Raiders at Eagles (-7.5), Eagles, Raiders
Bengals at Bears (+3), Bengals, Bengals
Jaguars at Jets (-2.5), Jaguars, Jets
Saints at Vikings (-3.5), Vikings, Vikings
Panthers at Dolphins (+3), Dolphins, Panthers
Browns at Colts (-14), Browns, Colts
Bucs at Packers (+3.5), Bucs, Packers
Cardinals at Seahawks (-6), Seahawks, Seahawks
Patriots at Steelers (-3), Steelers, Patriots
Cowboys at 49’s (+6.5), Cowboys, Steelers
Giants at Chargers (-6), Chargers, Giants
Chiefs at Broncos (-3), Chiefs, Broncos

While looking these games over, I figured I missed a good bet and added the Chargers (-6) to my betting list. Good luck to all.

Not a great week 2.

Not a great week 2, I was 8-7-1 and the one-eyed monkey was 5-10-1. I had a really bad week in the betting department.  I lost the money I won last week and then some.

Next week, if there is a huge spread in the college games, I am betting the favored team! Every one of bets on the underdogs with very large spreads lost this week. WOW.

I am 13-18-1 for the year and the one-eyed monkey is a dismal 10-21-1. Both are pathetic. The one-eyed monkey should end the year at 50% if the rules of statistics hold up.

My new toy. 

Well I finally did it

Well I finally did it I got my bike yesterday. I’m not sure why I got it; it’s either a mid-life crisis thing or a “penis extension” thing.

I have not driven a motorcycle in over 30 years. I still have some nasty scars and deformities on my body from a “mini-bike” as a teenager. I lost all interest in bikes since and working in hospitals over the years convinced me that Motorcycle riding should be avoided. But something came over me; I had to get one.

I spent my first day with my bike just trying to re-learn how to operate a motorcycle. I’m sure that the guys at the place I purchased the bike are still laughing about my driving skills as I left the dealership.

Here’s what I got http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/review_list_vehicle.asp?veh=14232

Sabino wins another

Sabino wins another, they beat Palo Verde (for all you gringos reading this, Palo Verde means “green tree”) High last night 34-7. Michael Dillon forced a fumble on the Quarterback that was picked up by a teammate and run in for a touchdown! That was the highlight of the game as far his parents were concerned.

Uncle Brent did not have much new to offer in the betting department. He did like Rice +41 points, I do too and am betting it. (It was down to +40.5 by the time I bet).  I am following his lead and am going to bet some big underdogs.  E. Michigan +29, Ohio +33.5, Ball State +36. Small bets made, just to keep it interesting. Brent also agreed with all of my NFL picks.

I hope these bets pay off because daddy needs a new pair of Motorcycle boots.

The one-eyed monkey responds to his first week loss. 

NFL week 2

This site may now be known as the site to go to get the OPPOSITE outcome of NFL games.  I ended up 5-11 and the one-eyed monkey was 4-12. I STILL won money for the week. Accidentally betting on Detroit twice was the biggest reason I came out ahead.

Here are Week Two forecasts:
Game, followed by my pick, and the one-eyed monkey’s pick.

Ravens (-4) at Titans, Ravens, Titans
Steelers (-6) at Texans, Steelers, Texans
Jaguars (+9) at Colts, Jaguars, Jaguars
Lions (-1.5) at Bears, Lions, Lions
Vikings (+3) at Bengals, Vikings, Vikings
Bills (+2.5) at Buccaneers, Bucs, Bills
Patriots (-3) at Panthers, Patriots, Patriots
Falcons (+1) at Seahawks, Seahawks, Falcons
Rams (+1) at Cardinals, Rams, Rams
Dolphins (+6) at Jets, Dolphins, Dolphins
Browns (+6.5) at Packers, Packers, Packers
Chargers (+3) at Broncos, Chargers, Broncos
Chiefs (-1) at Raiders, Chiefs, Raiders
Redskins (+6) at Cowboys, Cowboys, Cowboys
Saints (+3) at Giants, Giants, Giants

I am betting big on the Detroit game, Miami and Kansas City. Stone Cold Locks! Another two very good bets are the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens.

I should be posting again before the weekend with some College bets and of course Brenton’s picks.

NFL week 1

Boy, did my picks stink this week as did the one-eyed monkey's picks. With one more game to go this week, I'm 5-10 and the monkey is 4-11. The one-eyed monkey should be right around 50%.

I know you are not going to believe this, but I made good money on my bets. I had already bet heavily on Detroit and they came through as well as picking up some money on Brent's bets. I came out ahead and I've got some big money (for me) on Philly tonight.

As for the games, it was week one. Who would have thought that Tampa Bay had a chance against Minnesota, or San Fran could do anything against St. Louis, or that Denver would fold up like a cheap suit.

In the college games, MICHIGAN should still be hanging their heads after that performance.

If you'd followed Brent's picks, you'd be 3 for 4 in the betting game. That's always good for some profits.

In high school football, my son's team the Sabino Sabercats beat their rival Sahuaro. There were over 4,000 people at the game, the most I've ever witnessed at the high school level. I've been to several Western Michigan University games that did not get that many people.

Speaking of Sabino, they flew to Oregon for their first game (it cost me, the parent, $750) but they won very easily 69-7. So they are now 2-0 and are rated 2nd in the state in 4A. It should be a good season (as always) for Sabino.

So Thursday was the NFL kickoff, Friday night high school football, Saturday - College, Sunday day and night NFL football and NFL football tonight. Oh yeah.

Rare photo of the One-eyed Monkey. 

Week 1 - NFL Picks

Every chart I make ends up looking the same - BAD. I've even tried changing my blogger template but with the same results. Here are the Match-ups, followed by My Pick, and then The One-Eyed Monkey's Pick.

Oakland vs. New England (-7.5), Oakland, Oakland
Denver vs. Miami (+5), Denver, Denver
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (+3.5), Cincinnati, Cleveland
Houston vs. Buffalo (-5.5), Houston, Houston
Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh (-7), Tennessee, Tennessee
Chicago vs. Washington (-5.5), Chicago, Washington
New Orleans vs. Carolina (-7), Carolina, Carolina
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota (-6), Minnesota, Minnesota
Seattle vs. Jacksonville (-3), Jacksonville, Jacksonville
New York Jets vs. Kansas City (-3), Kansas City, Kansas City
Arizona vs. Giants (-3), Arizona, Arizona
St. Louis vs. San Francisco (+6), St. Louis, St. Louis
Green Bay vs. DETROIT (-3), Green Bay, Detroit
Dallas vs. San Diego (-4.5), Dallas, San Diego
Colts vs. Ravens (+3), Ravens, Colts
Philadelphia vs. Atlanta (+1), Philadelphia, Philadelphia

I will be challenging the One-Eyed Monkey in a season long battle of money making NFL bets.

If you are a betting man, bet big on Philadelphia. I've changed my mind on the Detroit game even though I've bet money on them already.

If you'd like to lose some money, take my little brother Brent's bets (mostly HOMER bets from a Michigander living in Florida): Michigan+7, Texas +1 in college games and Dolphins +5 and Jacksonville -3 in the pro games. I agree on all except Miami, Denver is too much and they will manhandle the Dolphins. For betting, I also like Arizona (my homer bet), it's not that they are as good as hyped, it's just that the Giants are so weak.

Place your hard earned money now.

For those people also looking for a motorcycle

If you are trying to figure how many cc's your bike has and the only number you have is the motor size in cubic inches you then have to apply this formula.

16.39 x cubic inches = cubic centimeters (cc's)
(This was actually put here for my benefit so that I don't lose it)

I've narrowed my motorcycle choices down. Here are the bikes I am looking at:

This, or this or one of these.

Any input would be appreciated.

I know this is a little late.

But I just heard this one.

Q. What do Michael Jackson and caviar have in common?

A. They both come on little white crackers.

Are You Going?

Get ready for BorderFest 2005. Get your information here http://www.azborderfest.com/

This is NO joke! This stuff really exists. My God, this is funny. 

Good Stuff

What's nice about blogging is that you soon discover there are a lot of people who think just like you. Here's a good example.

My protest of a protester.

On Sunday, I was driving home from an errand when I spotted a middle-aged man holding a sign as I turned a corner. I could read “No Blood for Oil” and “Bush Lied”. I rolled down my window as I passed and screamed out “ Go F*ck yourself, you commie bastard.”

I finished turning my corner and looked in the rear view mirror and saw the sign carrying, Michael Moore butt boy, Al Franken wannabe, Cindy Sheehan worshipper flip me off.

As I drove on my blood started to boil. I started to think of all the things I could have said as well, such as, “Viva la Bush”, “Leave this f#cking country if you don’t like it”, or “The 60’s are over assh#le.”

I returned home for just a second and headed back out. My next errand would take me by the idiot again, “God I wished I brought some eggs to pelt his sorry ass”, I thought. I also thought of parking my car, getting out and getting in the asshole’s face and really letting him have it.

But as I drove by the spot he once occupied, I saw that he had left. Ten minutes at most passed since I last saw him. Either, he got tired of getting yelled at or perhaps I scared the Liberal pansy back to under the rock he slithered from. Either way the streets of Tucson were without one more chicken-shit, gutless, terrorist-enabling liberal. Good Riddance.

Another reason to close the Border

Michael Savage says that "30% of the American prison population is made up of illegal aliens." He's never said any thing that I can recall that is not true and he is one of the people I trust.

Well if you are still wondering why the Border has to be closed (John McCain, Jim Kolbe) here is a story for you.

The left has a new hero

The left has a new hero, a new mouthpiece, a new found idol by the name of Cindy Sheehan. It is sad to watch the left and Main Stream Media use her to smear the President. I think it's obvious the poor lady has some mental disorders brought on by or heightened by the trauma of her loss. But that hasn't stopped the left from using her.

These guys say it better than I, here and here.

ACLU

Tony Blair announced today that those people who foster hate against the general public will be deported. I wonder if G.W. has the guts to do the same thing here. If he did, all members of the A.C.L.U. should be the first to go.

Speaking of the A.C.L.U., it's time to open hunting season on these commie-funded assholes. It's time to thin the herd of these anti-American disease carrying wretches. Season is open until they shut the hell up or migrate to the motherland (China I'd suspect).

Gray haired ponytails hanging over the mantle, that would look nice.

A better way to exit.

Robert Novak, a sometimes conservative pundit, walked off the set during a debate with James Carville. See the story here or here.

What you should of done Bobby Boy is reached across the table and pounded "serpent head's" face until you wiped that shit eating grin of his off his face and then you should have walked off the set.

But as I take a look at you Mr. Novak, it's obvious you've spent so much of your life being a "D.C. pussy Republican" that you probably couldn't punch a hole in wet lunch menu.