This weeks quote goes to Ricky Henderson when asked why he had someone help him write his speech he gave at cooperstown;
Ricky said " Speech and me don't even get along sometimes."
This has to be said in your ghetto voice it makes more sense
A fun way of chatting about drunk weekends with friends. If you have any question/comments for the mailbag send them along to mrbooze187@hotmail.com
Friday, July 31, 2009
Recession
Well we all know that we are in the worst recession sense the great depression. Now I firmly believe that the economy is in the hole. People are looseing there jobs, homes,etc.....but Here is a picture from the great depression, and this is a line people are waiting in for food i have not seen anything like this yet so I can't say things are as bad as this was. This just looks awful almost unimaginable.
Back in the day
Late last night, I received this text message:
"Member that bitch said I didn't have any goals? Whats up now!"
All I could do is bust out laughing when I read it. So I fished around my wallet and found the original email (YES I CARRY THIS ACTUAL TATTERED EMAIL AROUND IN MY WALLET) that the text was referring too. Here it is in it's entirety:
I have been thinking and that is all I have been doing. I cannot stop thinking about yesterday and what you did to me. I do not know if you will ever know what i was going through on Sunday. I know you and you are thinking, I was being dramatic or desperate, and you can think what you want but I was upset and I was a mess.
You had choices yesterday..................................and you decided to go with the choice that hurt me. I do not want that in a boyfriend. I would never treat you that way and I know that I do not deserve to be treated that way.
Right now I was you to decide what you want. I know what I want. I want you in my life, but I never want to feel that way again. If you want to be with me you need to make that decision and make a commitment to me and to us. By that i mean uou have to put me first in your life. That may sound selfish of me, but it is what I want. I will continue to put you first in my life.
I guess what I am saying is, if you want to be with me, you need to tell me and show me that now or let me go.
I feel as though I give you freedom, at least as much as a serious relationship allows and still I was taken advantage of.
Can you come over tomorrow night so that we can resolve something. I want you to decide what you want so I think that giving you a day to think about it will mean you will have some sort of answers tomorrow night. For example, when I ask you tomorrow night what you want, I hope that you will know. I want to know what your goals are.
It is up to you.
You guys can take it as you will but I find that it is a masterful, powerful and tantalizing email. I have carried this email with me for about 10 years. Don't worry I have others that I carry and will share with you over time.
"Member that bitch said I didn't have any goals? Whats up now!"
All I could do is bust out laughing when I read it. So I fished around my wallet and found the original email (YES I CARRY THIS ACTUAL TATTERED EMAIL AROUND IN MY WALLET) that the text was referring too. Here it is in it's entirety:
I have been thinking and that is all I have been doing. I cannot stop thinking about yesterday and what you did to me. I do not know if you will ever know what i was going through on Sunday. I know you and you are thinking, I was being dramatic or desperate, and you can think what you want but I was upset and I was a mess.
You had choices yesterday..................................and you decided to go with the choice that hurt me. I do not want that in a boyfriend. I would never treat you that way and I know that I do not deserve to be treated that way.
Right now I was you to decide what you want. I know what I want. I want you in my life, but I never want to feel that way again. If you want to be with me you need to make that decision and make a commitment to me and to us. By that i mean uou have to put me first in your life. That may sound selfish of me, but it is what I want. I will continue to put you first in my life.
I guess what I am saying is, if you want to be with me, you need to tell me and show me that now or let me go.
I feel as though I give you freedom, at least as much as a serious relationship allows and still I was taken advantage of.
Can you come over tomorrow night so that we can resolve something. I want you to decide what you want so I think that giving you a day to think about it will mean you will have some sort of answers tomorrow night. For example, when I ask you tomorrow night what you want, I hope that you will know. I want to know what your goals are.
It is up to you.
You guys can take it as you will but I find that it is a masterful, powerful and tantalizing email. I have carried this email with me for about 10 years. Don't worry I have others that I carry and will share with you over time.
Ever feel like this?
Marvin Heemeyer of Granby, Colorado was a profoundly frustrated muffler repair man. In the late 1990s–after years of protests, petitions, and town meetings–it became obvious to the 52-year-old that he was entwined in a gross miscarriage of justice. His business was ruined by some shady zoning changes, and Heemeyer contended that mayor and city council were corrupt. Even as he was forced to give up his legal fight and sell his land, he hatched one last plan to secretly retool his muffler shop to serve a single malevolent purpose: to construct a machine that would allow him to exact his revenge upon those who had wronged him.
Article is Here!
Deal or No Deal
For those of you may of missed the casting call here in Boston there is still a chance to be on Deal or No Deal.
Deal or No Deal Auditions
Thursday, August 20th, 1pm to 5pm
Grand Ballroom (Foxwoods Grand Pequot Tower)
Try out for one of televisions hottest game shows, Deal or No Deal. Interviews will be approximately 10 minutes in length and call backs will be the following day, August 21st. You must be 18 years old and have a valid ID with you at time of interview. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Deal or No Deal Auditions
Thursday, August 20th, 1pm to 5pm
Grand Ballroom (Foxwoods Grand Pequot Tower)
Try out for one of televisions hottest game shows, Deal or No Deal. Interviews will be approximately 10 minutes in length and call backs will be the following day, August 21st. You must be 18 years old and have a valid ID with you at time of interview. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Football Time!
OK boys and girls….break time is over…training camps have already started to open so it’s time to get back in the swing of things. We are a little over a week away from the first preseason game and we are exactly 6 weeks away from regular season opener. We have a lot of issues to cover and very little time. We’ll start off with a little preview of each division that will lead us into the Fantasy draft. We’ll do a review of the draft with some special guest appearances offering their insight into some of the picks. And of course we will do our weekly reviews during the season. Apparently we were too mean last year and offended quite a few people. I guess we could try and lighten up and be a little nicer but you know what……I DON’T CARE. You don’t like it, then don’t read it. But we will try to keep the posts a little shorter. With that said let’s start things off with a quick look at the NFC West.
Arizona Cardinals
2008 Record: 9-7
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.441
2009 Projected Record: 9-7
Key Free-Agent Additions: Bryant McFadden CB, Keith Lewis S, Anthony Becht TE
I know the Cardinals went to the Super Bowl last year and are the trendy pick to win the NFC West again this year. But the Cardinals could only manage 9 wins in the 2nd worst division in football and managed to get hot at the right time last year. Boldin and Fitzy are the best WR duo in football but at some point Warner has to start showing his age. The addition of Beanie Wells should help what had to be one of the worst running games in the NFL last year. With that said I still can’t get over the fact they only finished 9-7. Not sure if you would consider this a drop off but the crystal ball is telling me the Cardinals are looking to go 9-7 again.
San Francisco 49ers
2008 Record: 7-9
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.443
2009 Projected Record: 3-13
Key Free-Agent Additions: Dre’ Bly CB, Demetric Evans DE, Brandon Jones WR
I have no idea what to say about the Niners. Can anybody tell me who is going to play QB this year? Shaun Hill? Alex Smith? Does it really matter…….I don’t think so. For the Niners it begins and ends with my boy Frank Gore. Now I like Mike Singletary as much as the next guy but his old school antics don’t work with today’s NFL player. Enjoy your 3-13 season…look on the bright side at least you’ll get your shot at Sam Bradford at next years draft.
Seattle Seahawks
2008 Record: 4-12
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.457
2009 Projected Record: 11-5
Key Free-Agent Additions: T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR, Ken Lucas CB, Justin Griffith FB
Love the ‘Hawks this year. It sounds like Hasselbeck is finally healthy and he gets a receptions monster in Houshamazoo. I know…..I know….their defense was atrocious last year, but if your offense goes 3 and out every series you’re gonna give up some points. Look for the Seahawks to run a ton with the two-headed monster combo of Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett, which should open up the passing game. Congratulations Seattle…..you are the comeback team of the year with an 11-5 record.
St. Louis Rams
2008 Record: 2-14
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.465
2009 Projected Record: 4-12
Key Free-Agent Additions: James Butler S, Jason Brown C
It’s been almost 10 years since The Greatest Show on Turf but whenever I think of the Rams all I can see is Holt, Bruce, and Faulk running all over the field making plays. Well…a lot can change in 10 years. Steve Spagnuolo is a real good defensive coach…but I’m not sure if he can be a great head coach. And this team needs a huge overhaul…other than Stephen Jackson does anybody on this roster qualify as a star? And some would argue even Stephen Jackson is over-rated…right Smidawgs? Better luck next year kids!
Arizona Cardinals
2008 Record: 9-7
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.441
2009 Projected Record: 9-7
Key Free-Agent Additions: Bryant McFadden CB, Keith Lewis S, Anthony Becht TE
I know the Cardinals went to the Super Bowl last year and are the trendy pick to win the NFC West again this year. But the Cardinals could only manage 9 wins in the 2nd worst division in football and managed to get hot at the right time last year. Boldin and Fitzy are the best WR duo in football but at some point Warner has to start showing his age. The addition of Beanie Wells should help what had to be one of the worst running games in the NFL last year. With that said I still can’t get over the fact they only finished 9-7. Not sure if you would consider this a drop off but the crystal ball is telling me the Cardinals are looking to go 9-7 again.
San Francisco 49ers
2008 Record: 7-9
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.443
2009 Projected Record: 3-13
Key Free-Agent Additions: Dre’ Bly CB, Demetric Evans DE, Brandon Jones WR
I have no idea what to say about the Niners. Can anybody tell me who is going to play QB this year? Shaun Hill? Alex Smith? Does it really matter…….I don’t think so. For the Niners it begins and ends with my boy Frank Gore. Now I like Mike Singletary as much as the next guy but his old school antics don’t work with today’s NFL player. Enjoy your 3-13 season…look on the bright side at least you’ll get your shot at Sam Bradford at next years draft.
Seattle Seahawks
2008 Record: 4-12
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.457
2009 Projected Record: 11-5
Key Free-Agent Additions: T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR, Ken Lucas CB, Justin Griffith FB
Love the ‘Hawks this year. It sounds like Hasselbeck is finally healthy and he gets a receptions monster in Houshamazoo. I know…..I know….their defense was atrocious last year, but if your offense goes 3 and out every series you’re gonna give up some points. Look for the Seahawks to run a ton with the two-headed monster combo of Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett, which should open up the passing game. Congratulations Seattle…..you are the comeback team of the year with an 11-5 record.
St. Louis Rams
2008 Record: 2-14
Strength Of Schedule (2009): 0.465
2009 Projected Record: 4-12
Key Free-Agent Additions: James Butler S, Jason Brown C
It’s been almost 10 years since The Greatest Show on Turf but whenever I think of the Rams all I can see is Holt, Bruce, and Faulk running all over the field making plays. Well…a lot can change in 10 years. Steve Spagnuolo is a real good defensive coach…but I’m not sure if he can be a great head coach. And this team needs a huge overhaul…other than Stephen Jackson does anybody on this roster qualify as a star? And some would argue even Stephen Jackson is over-rated…right Smidawgs? Better luck next year kids!
Rhode Island
Minors in R.I. can be strippers
PROVIDENCE –– Rhode Island teens under 18 can’t work with power saws or bang nails up on roofs.
But dance at strip clubs? Sure. Just as long as the teens submit work permits, and are off the stripper’s pole by 11:30 on school nights.
It’s enough to surprise even those in America’s mecca of striptease and sin –– Las Vegas.
“Everybody buzzes about ‘Nevada and Sin City, tsk, tsk,’ ” said Edie Cartwright, spokeswoman for the Nevada attorney general’s office. “But we regulate it.”
Providence police recently discovered that teen job opportunities extend into the local adult entertainment world while they were investigating a 16-year-old runaway from Boston. The girl told detectives that she worked at Cheaters strip club this spring, and the police got tips about other underage girls working at another club on Allens Avenue.
That’s when the police found that neither state law, nor city ordinance bars minors from working at strip clubs. Those under 18 can’t buy pornography, and no one may take pictures or film minors in sexually suggestive ways. But the law doesn’t stop underage teens from stripping for money. Even if the police saw underage boys or girls on stage at a strip club, they wouldn’t be able to charge them or the club owners with a crime.
“I’ve been doing this a long time,” said youth services Sgt. Carl Weston, “and I can’t find anything that says it’s illegal for a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old to take her top off and dance.”
State law says that anyone who employs a person under 18 for prostitution or for “any other lewd or indecent act” faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines. But that isn’t enough to prevent underage girls from working in strip clubs, said senior assistant city solicitor Kevin McHugh, who researched the issue a dozen years ago when a teenage dancer was found at a raided strip club.
The term “lewd or indecent” is subjective, McHugh said, and is applied to behavior that’s protected by the First Amendment. “Since we have strip clubs in Providence,” McHugh said, “citizens don’t consider [stripping] lewd.”
With the age of consent at 16 in Rhode Island, the police worry that teenage strippers could take their business to the next level and offer sexual favors –– and it wouldn’t be illegal. State law currently allows indoor prostitution, and two bills intended to ban it have stalled in the General Assembly.
State and federal child labor laws dictate the number of hours and times of days that minors may work, and forbid certain jobs considered to be hazardous. For example, those under 16 can’t work on ladders or pump gas. Youths age 16 and 17 can’t work in manufacturing or excavation.
“Nowhere does it say anything about a kid not being able to strip,” Weston said.
Establishments with city liquor licenses need to keep the teenagers from the booze, but not the stage. “You can’t serve alcohol if you’re under 18,” Weston said, “but you can be the target of a man’s groping hands at age 16.”
But a Rhode Island teen stripper won’t find work in Massachusetts, where state law prohibits anyone from hiring minors under 18 for live performances involving sexual conduct.
Other states have had mixed encounters with the issue.
After a 12-year-old girl was found dancing nude in a club in Dallas last year, the city council swiftly passed rules barring minors from strip clubs and automatically revokes for a year licenses for sex businesses caught employing or entertaining minors.
But an Iowa county judge ruled last year that a striptease by a 17-year-old girl at a strip club was artistic expression protected by the First Amendment. The state attorney general’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to review the ruling.
Nevada, meanwhile, doesn’t let anyone under 18 work in casinos or in public dance halls where there is alcohol — and there are no strip clubs in Nevada without one or the other, or both, said Cartwright, of the attorney general’s office. Minors aren’t even allowed to deliver mail to brothels.
When questioned about Rhode Island’s law, Michael J. Healey, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office, offered a copy of the current state law but did not comment for this article.
But Weston, of the Providence police, was adamant that the law should be changed.
“It leads to a societal breakdown,” he said. “These are just little girls.”
- Providence Journal
This is just another reason why Rhode Island is great. Here is the other...
PROVIDENCE –– Rhode Island teens under 18 can’t work with power saws or bang nails up on roofs.
But dance at strip clubs? Sure. Just as long as the teens submit work permits, and are off the stripper’s pole by 11:30 on school nights.
It’s enough to surprise even those in America’s mecca of striptease and sin –– Las Vegas.
“Everybody buzzes about ‘Nevada and Sin City, tsk, tsk,’ ” said Edie Cartwright, spokeswoman for the Nevada attorney general’s office. “But we regulate it.”
Providence police recently discovered that teen job opportunities extend into the local adult entertainment world while they were investigating a 16-year-old runaway from Boston. The girl told detectives that she worked at Cheaters strip club this spring, and the police got tips about other underage girls working at another club on Allens Avenue.
That’s when the police found that neither state law, nor city ordinance bars minors from working at strip clubs. Those under 18 can’t buy pornography, and no one may take pictures or film minors in sexually suggestive ways. But the law doesn’t stop underage teens from stripping for money. Even if the police saw underage boys or girls on stage at a strip club, they wouldn’t be able to charge them or the club owners with a crime.
“I’ve been doing this a long time,” said youth services Sgt. Carl Weston, “and I can’t find anything that says it’s illegal for a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old to take her top off and dance.”
State law says that anyone who employs a person under 18 for prostitution or for “any other lewd or indecent act” faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines. But that isn’t enough to prevent underage girls from working in strip clubs, said senior assistant city solicitor Kevin McHugh, who researched the issue a dozen years ago when a teenage dancer was found at a raided strip club.
The term “lewd or indecent” is subjective, McHugh said, and is applied to behavior that’s protected by the First Amendment. “Since we have strip clubs in Providence,” McHugh said, “citizens don’t consider [stripping] lewd.”
With the age of consent at 16 in Rhode Island, the police worry that teenage strippers could take their business to the next level and offer sexual favors –– and it wouldn’t be illegal. State law currently allows indoor prostitution, and two bills intended to ban it have stalled in the General Assembly.
State and federal child labor laws dictate the number of hours and times of days that minors may work, and forbid certain jobs considered to be hazardous. For example, those under 16 can’t work on ladders or pump gas. Youths age 16 and 17 can’t work in manufacturing or excavation.
“Nowhere does it say anything about a kid not being able to strip,” Weston said.
Establishments with city liquor licenses need to keep the teenagers from the booze, but not the stage. “You can’t serve alcohol if you’re under 18,” Weston said, “but you can be the target of a man’s groping hands at age 16.”
But a Rhode Island teen stripper won’t find work in Massachusetts, where state law prohibits anyone from hiring minors under 18 for live performances involving sexual conduct.
Other states have had mixed encounters with the issue.
After a 12-year-old girl was found dancing nude in a club in Dallas last year, the city council swiftly passed rules barring minors from strip clubs and automatically revokes for a year licenses for sex businesses caught employing or entertaining minors.
But an Iowa county judge ruled last year that a striptease by a 17-year-old girl at a strip club was artistic expression protected by the First Amendment. The state attorney general’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to review the ruling.
Nevada, meanwhile, doesn’t let anyone under 18 work in casinos or in public dance halls where there is alcohol — and there are no strip clubs in Nevada without one or the other, or both, said Cartwright, of the attorney general’s office. Minors aren’t even allowed to deliver mail to brothels.
When questioned about Rhode Island’s law, Michael J. Healey, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office, offered a copy of the current state law but did not comment for this article.
But Weston, of the Providence police, was adamant that the law should be changed.
“It leads to a societal breakdown,” he said. “These are just little girls.”
- Providence Journal
This is just another reason why Rhode Island is great. Here is the other...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday
Normally it would take me less than 5 days to address any subject but Billy Flaherty wouldn't allow that. He wouldn't want me to speak about, write about nor talk about his passing. But now I feel comfortable enough that I can.
People have been speaking about him and what he meant to them over the past few days. When it comes to me the only word that can describe Billy is sincere. Each and every day whatever he said or did was always in YOUR best interest not his. He would always put you above him no matter what. We were all blessed to know Billy in some why or another. I was blessed to know him as a friend/confidant/mentor. I would not want to know him any other way. I miss my friend.
There is a time for him August 30th and I would hope that all of you who read this attend it.
If you need a ticket please contact someone below:
Patty Connolly 617-269-8216
Paula & Bobby Linehan 617-268-6815
Susan Connolly 617-269-8461
Ned & Janice McGrath 617-269-6581
Keli Cully 617-268-5743
Jeanette Earner 617.481.5771
Mary Sweeney 617-269-1325
Jimmy & Sharon Fleming 617-331-1386
Mike Tofuri 508-942-9149
Kelly & Teddy Fullam 617-436-8252
Jimmy & Joyce Higgins 617-269-1179
Mike Vardaro 617-593-7505
Jeannie Kiely 617-596-1667
Derek Whitley 617-513-2145
Tom Kineavy 617-268-4286
Stephanie Uftring 617-285-1696
Thank you and please feel free to contact us with questions or comments -
friendsofbillflaherty@gmail.com
People have been speaking about him and what he meant to them over the past few days. When it comes to me the only word that can describe Billy is sincere. Each and every day whatever he said or did was always in YOUR best interest not his. He would always put you above him no matter what. We were all blessed to know Billy in some why or another. I was blessed to know him as a friend/confidant/mentor. I would not want to know him any other way. I miss my friend.
There is a time for him August 30th and I would hope that all of you who read this attend it.
If you need a ticket please contact someone below:
Patty Connolly 617-269-8216
Paula & Bobby Linehan 617-268-6815
Susan Connolly 617-269-8461
Ned & Janice McGrath 617-269-6581
Keli Cully 617-268-5743
Jeanette Earner 617.481.5771
Mary Sweeney 617-269-1325
Jimmy & Sharon Fleming 617-331-1386
Mike Tofuri 508-942-9149
Kelly & Teddy Fullam 617-436-8252
Jimmy & Joyce Higgins 617-269-1179
Mike Vardaro 617-593-7505
Jeannie Kiely 617-596-1667
Derek Whitley 617-513-2145
Tom Kineavy 617-268-4286
Stephanie Uftring 617-285-1696
Thank you and please feel free to contact us with questions or comments -
friendsofbillflaherty@gmail.com
July 27th
Lets skip right to it.
Things I learned this weekend:
1. They used to call Mitchell, Red Dog in high school...No shit!
2. Mario's dog, Brewski, is cute and if you take it for a walk instantly you get crazy boy band ass.
3. Jeffrey can bang out a deck like no ones business. Not bad for a tin knocker.
4. Flip cup in your boxers shorts is bound to disrupt the ladies on the opposite team.
5. Bean bag toss is fun and very competitive but its no horse shoes.
6. Bubba burgers are the best frozen patty burgers ever.
7. Big Shows dog is a sneaky little trouble maker.
8. Hull is far from my house but it was a beautiful day along the beach.
9. These past 3 days have been the longest in my life. Every minute feels like an eternity.
10. Pretty much everyone looks better in a suit.
11. Franklin likes to eat rocks. I am pretty sure most dogs don't like to chew on rocks.
12. Iggles dog does not like other dogs but she isn't overly aggressive either.
Things I learned this weekend:
1. They used to call Mitchell, Red Dog in high school...No shit!
2. Mario's dog, Brewski, is cute and if you take it for a walk instantly you get crazy boy band ass.
3. Jeffrey can bang out a deck like no ones business. Not bad for a tin knocker.
4. Flip cup in your boxers shorts is bound to disrupt the ladies on the opposite team.
5. Bean bag toss is fun and very competitive but its no horse shoes.
6. Bubba burgers are the best frozen patty burgers ever.
7. Big Shows dog is a sneaky little trouble maker.
8. Hull is far from my house but it was a beautiful day along the beach.
9. These past 3 days have been the longest in my life. Every minute feels like an eternity.
10. Pretty much everyone looks better in a suit.
11. Franklin likes to eat rocks. I am pretty sure most dogs don't like to chew on rocks.
12. Iggles dog does not like other dogs but she isn't overly aggressive either.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
JUST AN IDEA!!!!!!
This may be something mr.booze is interested in for the opening of his upcoming wedding ceremony.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Comic Con 09 Movies in production
Tron Legacy
Red Dawn (Reboot)
Dead of Night
Dark Knight 3 (Begins shooting in 2010)
Solomon Kane
James Cameron's Avatar
Expendables
Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Wanted 2
Ninja Assasins
Resident Evil 4
Prince of Persia
New Moon
Avatar the last air bender (M knight)
Predator (Reboot)
X-Men origins Magneto
Warriors (Reboot)
these movies made the biggest buzz this year. Accoriding to everything i read Jim Camerons Avatar is the most amazing movie ever made in CGI, and he expects it to be bigger than his "Titanic" the audience was shown a half hour of movie scenes. Dark Knight 3 still mum on the villian. Red Dawn reboot looks promising. Jake Gillianhal is the price of persia looks like he did some juice for the part. I hope they do a good job with Magneto that has so much potential, Warriors sounds good but they gave no information who's casted in the movie. Predator reboot is going to have a few predators not one against a commmando squad. I know i am a movie dork........
Vick to Patriots ?
Belichick’s fascination with ‘Wildcat’ could help Vick
Posted: July 18th, 2009 | Jamie Dukes | Tags: Bill Belichick, Michael Vick, New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, Tom Brady, Urban Meyer, Wildcat
Bill Belichick’s pride took a big hit last season when the Dolphins shredded the vaunted Patriots defense with the “Wildcat” offense. So, Belichick, the consummate student, has spent extensive time communicating with University of Florida coach Urban Meyer about the spread offense. Belichick also has worked with former Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, who’s also enthralled with the scheme that Meyer’s Gators run so well.
On the surface, it appears Belichick is just making sure he isn’t caught off guard because it appears the “Wildcat” is here to stay for at least the next few seasons. However, my sources tell me that Belichick is looking at the system to help protect Tom Brady. Putting “Tom Terrific” in the shotgun would reduce the wear and tear on the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback’s surgically repaired left knee.
The $64,000 question is, will Belichick go all the way? In other words, will he add an athletic quarterback who can execute the “Wildcat” version of the spread offense?
With Michael Vick’s impending return to the NFL, New England would be an interesting re-launching point for his career. Vick will not be ready to step in and start for any team after being idle for two years. However, he would be tremendously dangerous in limited duty. He has the athletic ability to run the ball and the arm to overthrow WR Randy Moss.
And before you create some kind of team chemistry story, Vick was never a problem in the Falcons’ locker room. He just made an incredibly stupid mistake off the field — a mistake that has cost him millions of dollars in salary and endorsements. The $128,000 question is, would Patriots owner Robert Kraft go along with adding Vick, given the consumer-based products his companies sell to the masses?
Posted: July 18th, 2009 | Jamie Dukes | Tags: Bill Belichick, Michael Vick, New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, Tom Brady, Urban Meyer, Wildcat
Bill Belichick’s pride took a big hit last season when the Dolphins shredded the vaunted Patriots defense with the “Wildcat” offense. So, Belichick, the consummate student, has spent extensive time communicating with University of Florida coach Urban Meyer about the spread offense. Belichick also has worked with former Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, who’s also enthralled with the scheme that Meyer’s Gators run so well.
On the surface, it appears Belichick is just making sure he isn’t caught off guard because it appears the “Wildcat” is here to stay for at least the next few seasons. However, my sources tell me that Belichick is looking at the system to help protect Tom Brady. Putting “Tom Terrific” in the shotgun would reduce the wear and tear on the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback’s surgically repaired left knee.
The $64,000 question is, will Belichick go all the way? In other words, will he add an athletic quarterback who can execute the “Wildcat” version of the spread offense?
With Michael Vick’s impending return to the NFL, New England would be an interesting re-launching point for his career. Vick will not be ready to step in and start for any team after being idle for two years. However, he would be tremendously dangerous in limited duty. He has the athletic ability to run the ball and the arm to overthrow WR Randy Moss.
And before you create some kind of team chemistry story, Vick was never a problem in the Falcons’ locker room. He just made an incredibly stupid mistake off the field — a mistake that has cost him millions of dollars in salary and endorsements. The $128,000 question is, would Patriots owner Robert Kraft go along with adding Vick, given the consumer-based products his companies sell to the masses?
Friday, July 24, 2009
Now that is a lot of dope
Drug czar: Feds won't support legalized pot
Published online on Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2009
By Marc Benjamin / The Fresno Bee
The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Wednesday in Fresno.
The nation's drug czar, who viewed a foothill marijuana farm on U.S. Forest Service land with state and local officials earlier Wednesday, said the federal government will not support legalizing marijuana.
"Legalization is not in the president's vocabulary, and it's not in mine," he said.
Kerlikowske said he can understand why legislators are talking about taxing marijuana cultivation to help cash-strapped government agencies in California. But the federal government views marijuana as a harmful and addictive drug, he said.
"Marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Kerlikowske said in downtown Fresno while discussing Operation SOS -- Save Our Sierra -- a multiagency effort to eradicate marijuana in eastern Fresno County.
Marijuana plants valued at more than $1.26 billion have been confiscated and 82 people arrested over the past 10 days in Fresno County. The operation started last week and is continuing.
By comparison, Tulare County's leading commodity -- milk -- was valued at about $1.8 billion in 2008.
Officials say the marijuana-eradication operation will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the exact amount won't be known until agencies can add up staffing, vehicle and other costs.
In Operation SOS, more than 314,000 plants were uprooted in 70 gardens -- numbers expected to rise as the enforcement action continues. Agents also seized $41,000 in cash, 26 firearms and three vehicles.
Planning for the operation began in February and focused on marijuana crops being backed by Mexican drug cartels, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said.
Mims said many cartels are involved, but she would not name any because the investigation is still under way. All but one person arrested was from Mexico, officials said.
Ok I had to read this a few times before 1.26 billion in pot actually made sense in my mind. That is fucking amazing that there is that much pot growing in the foot hills of California a fucking billion dollars, and the fucked up thing about this is California is going broke.
Published online on Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2009
By Marc Benjamin / The Fresno Bee
The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Wednesday in Fresno.
The nation's drug czar, who viewed a foothill marijuana farm on U.S. Forest Service land with state and local officials earlier Wednesday, said the federal government will not support legalizing marijuana.
"Legalization is not in the president's vocabulary, and it's not in mine," he said.
Kerlikowske said he can understand why legislators are talking about taxing marijuana cultivation to help cash-strapped government agencies in California. But the federal government views marijuana as a harmful and addictive drug, he said.
"Marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Kerlikowske said in downtown Fresno while discussing Operation SOS -- Save Our Sierra -- a multiagency effort to eradicate marijuana in eastern Fresno County.
Marijuana plants valued at more than $1.26 billion have been confiscated and 82 people arrested over the past 10 days in Fresno County. The operation started last week and is continuing.
By comparison, Tulare County's leading commodity -- milk -- was valued at about $1.8 billion in 2008.
Officials say the marijuana-eradication operation will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the exact amount won't be known until agencies can add up staffing, vehicle and other costs.
In Operation SOS, more than 314,000 plants were uprooted in 70 gardens -- numbers expected to rise as the enforcement action continues. Agents also seized $41,000 in cash, 26 firearms and three vehicles.
Planning for the operation began in February and focused on marijuana crops being backed by Mexican drug cartels, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said.
Mims said many cartels are involved, but she would not name any because the investigation is still under way. All but one person arrested was from Mexico, officials said.
Ok I had to read this a few times before 1.26 billion in pot actually made sense in my mind. That is fucking amazing that there is that much pot growing in the foot hills of California a fucking billion dollars, and the fucked up thing about this is California is going broke.
Quote of the Week!!
This weeks quote goes out to Billy Flaherty's good friend Fang, who never seems to amaze me with the one liners that he comes up with. I wasnt able to make it out Thursday night to share a night of memories and what not that we may have had knowing Billy, but I did manage to get a good quote sent to me via the text message. I think it is only appropriate that we put it on here and if it happens to actually work for some then so be it. Now me not being there to hear this myself, one could only picture this as to how it went down.
Everyone was sitting around bellied up to the bar somewhere on Broadway and reminiscing and all of a sudden Fang puts his arms around Mikey T, and leans in and says so everyone can hear, "Hey guys you better leave your ladies at home, everyone gets laid at a southie funeral"---Fang aka Micheal ???
Billy we will miss ya!!!
Everyone was sitting around bellied up to the bar somewhere on Broadway and reminiscing and all of a sudden Fang puts his arms around Mikey T, and leans in and says so everyone can hear, "Hey guys you better leave your ladies at home, everyone gets laid at a southie funeral"---Fang aka Micheal ???
Billy we will miss ya!!!
CHANGE
Subject: LETTER FROM THE BOSS
As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama is our President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about 10%.
But since we cannot increase our prices right now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off sixty of our employees instead. This has really been bothering me, since I believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go.
So, this is what I did.. I walked through our parking lots and found sixty 'Obama' bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change, I gave it to them. I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.
As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama is our President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about 10%.
But since we cannot increase our prices right now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off sixty of our employees instead. This has really been bothering me, since I believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go.
So, this is what I did.. I walked through our parking lots and found sixty 'Obama' bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change, I gave it to them. I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
If you don't know the whole story keep your mouth shut
Cop who arrested black scholar is profiling expert
By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Writer
4 mins ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The white police sergeant criticized by President Barack Obama for arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his Massachusetts home is a police academy expert on understanding racial profiling.
Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley has taught a class about racial profiling for five years at the Lowell Police Academy after being hand-picked for the job by former police Commissioner Ronny Watson, who is black, said Academy Director Thomas Fleming.
"I have nothing but the highest respect for him as a police officer. He is very professional and he is a good role model for the young recruits in the police academy," Fleming told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The course, called "Racial Profiling," teaches about different cultures that officers could encounter in their community "and how you don't want to single people out because of their ethnic background or the culture they come from," Fleming said. The academy trains cadets for cities across the region.
Obama has said the Cambridge officers "acted stupidly" in arresting Gates last week when they responded to his house after a woman reported a suspected break-in.
Crowley, 42, has maintained he did nothing wrong and has refused to apologize, as Gates has demanded.
Crowley responded to Gates' home near Harvard University last week to investigate a report of a burglary and demanded Gates show him identification. Police say Gates at first refused, flew into a rage and accused the officer of racism.
Gates was charged with disorderly conduct. The charge was dropped Tuesday.
Gates' supporters maintain his arrest was a case of racial profiling. Officers were called to the home by a woman who said she saw "two black males with backpacks" trying to break in the front door. Gates has said he arrived home from an overseas trip and the door was jammed.
Obama was asked about the arrest of Gates, who is his friend, at the end of a nationally televised news conference on health care Wednesday night.
"I think it's fair to say, No. 1, any of us would be pretty angry," Obama said. "No. 2, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. And No. 3 — what I think we know separate and apart from this incident — is that there is a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately, and that's just a fact."
In radio interviews Thursday morning, Crowley maintained he followed procedure.
"I support the president of the United States 110 percent. I think he was way off base wading into a local issue without knowing all the facts as he himself stated before he made that comment," Crowley told WBZ-AM. "I guess a friend of mine would support my position, too."
Crowley did not immediately respond to messages left Thursday by the AP. The Cambridge police department scheduled a news conference for later Thursday.
Gates has said he was "outraged" by the arrest. He said the white officer walked into his home without his permission and only arrested him as the professor followed him to the porch, repeatedly demanding the sergeant's name and badge number because he was unhappy over his treatment.
"This isn't about me; this is about the vulnerability of black men in America," Gates said.
He said the incident made him realize how vulnerable poor people and minorities are "to capricious forces like a rogue policeman, and this man clearly was a rogue policeman."
The president said federal officials need to continue working with local law enforcement "to improve policing techniques so that we're eliminating potential bias."
Fellow officers, black and white, say Crowley is well-liked and respected on the force. Crowley was a campus police officer at Brandeis University in July 1993 when he administered CPR trying to save the life of former Boston Celtics player Reggie Lewis. Lewis, who was black, collapsed and died during an off-season workout.
Gov. Deval Patrick, who is black, said he was troubled and upset over the incident. Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons, who also is black, has said she spoke with Gates and apologized on behalf of the city, and a statement from the city called the July 16 incident "regrettable and unfortunate."
The mayor refused Thursday to comment on the president's remarks.
On Thursday, the White House tried to calm a hubbub over Obama's comments by saying Obama was not calling the officer stupid. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama felt that "at a certain point the situation got far out of hand" at Gates' home last week.
Police supporters charge that Gates, director of Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, was responsible for his own arrest by overreacting.
Black students and professors at Harvard have complained for years about racial profiling by Cambridge and campus police. Harvard commissioned an independent committee last year to examine the university's race relations after campus police confronted a young black man who was using tools to remove a bike lock. The man worked at Harvard and owned the bike.
I belive the title of the post says it all, But i have to add BAM! take that sucker punch to the face ouch did you see the word EXPERT who's stupid now beeatch.....
By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Writer
4 mins ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The white police sergeant criticized by President Barack Obama for arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his Massachusetts home is a police academy expert on understanding racial profiling.
Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley has taught a class about racial profiling for five years at the Lowell Police Academy after being hand-picked for the job by former police Commissioner Ronny Watson, who is black, said Academy Director Thomas Fleming.
"I have nothing but the highest respect for him as a police officer. He is very professional and he is a good role model for the young recruits in the police academy," Fleming told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The course, called "Racial Profiling," teaches about different cultures that officers could encounter in their community "and how you don't want to single people out because of their ethnic background or the culture they come from," Fleming said. The academy trains cadets for cities across the region.
Obama has said the Cambridge officers "acted stupidly" in arresting Gates last week when they responded to his house after a woman reported a suspected break-in.
Crowley, 42, has maintained he did nothing wrong and has refused to apologize, as Gates has demanded.
Crowley responded to Gates' home near Harvard University last week to investigate a report of a burglary and demanded Gates show him identification. Police say Gates at first refused, flew into a rage and accused the officer of racism.
Gates was charged with disorderly conduct. The charge was dropped Tuesday.
Gates' supporters maintain his arrest was a case of racial profiling. Officers were called to the home by a woman who said she saw "two black males with backpacks" trying to break in the front door. Gates has said he arrived home from an overseas trip and the door was jammed.
Obama was asked about the arrest of Gates, who is his friend, at the end of a nationally televised news conference on health care Wednesday night.
"I think it's fair to say, No. 1, any of us would be pretty angry," Obama said. "No. 2, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. And No. 3 — what I think we know separate and apart from this incident — is that there is a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately, and that's just a fact."
In radio interviews Thursday morning, Crowley maintained he followed procedure.
"I support the president of the United States 110 percent. I think he was way off base wading into a local issue without knowing all the facts as he himself stated before he made that comment," Crowley told WBZ-AM. "I guess a friend of mine would support my position, too."
Crowley did not immediately respond to messages left Thursday by the AP. The Cambridge police department scheduled a news conference for later Thursday.
Gates has said he was "outraged" by the arrest. He said the white officer walked into his home without his permission and only arrested him as the professor followed him to the porch, repeatedly demanding the sergeant's name and badge number because he was unhappy over his treatment.
"This isn't about me; this is about the vulnerability of black men in America," Gates said.
He said the incident made him realize how vulnerable poor people and minorities are "to capricious forces like a rogue policeman, and this man clearly was a rogue policeman."
The president said federal officials need to continue working with local law enforcement "to improve policing techniques so that we're eliminating potential bias."
Fellow officers, black and white, say Crowley is well-liked and respected on the force. Crowley was a campus police officer at Brandeis University in July 1993 when he administered CPR trying to save the life of former Boston Celtics player Reggie Lewis. Lewis, who was black, collapsed and died during an off-season workout.
Gov. Deval Patrick, who is black, said he was troubled and upset over the incident. Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons, who also is black, has said she spoke with Gates and apologized on behalf of the city, and a statement from the city called the July 16 incident "regrettable and unfortunate."
The mayor refused Thursday to comment on the president's remarks.
On Thursday, the White House tried to calm a hubbub over Obama's comments by saying Obama was not calling the officer stupid. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama felt that "at a certain point the situation got far out of hand" at Gates' home last week.
Police supporters charge that Gates, director of Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, was responsible for his own arrest by overreacting.
Black students and professors at Harvard have complained for years about racial profiling by Cambridge and campus police. Harvard commissioned an independent committee last year to examine the university's race relations after campus police confronted a young black man who was using tools to remove a bike lock. The man worked at Harvard and owned the bike.
I belive the title of the post says it all, But i have to add BAM! take that sucker punch to the face ouch did you see the word EXPERT who's stupid now beeatch.....
hot hot hot
This weeks post about the NFL comes from Tony Romo's rebound:
Photo evidence suggests that Tony Romo has already moved on to a hot young blonde named Michelle (left, of course), hopefully in an effort to capitalize on the thus far squandered raw panty dropping power that comes along with being the Cowboys quarterback. Time to get to work Romo.
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This is from Yard Barker
Photo evidence suggests that Tony Romo has already moved on to a hot young blonde named Michelle (left, of course), hopefully in an effort to capitalize on the thus far squandered raw panty dropping power that comes along with being the Cowboys quarterback. Time to get to work Romo.
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This is from Yard Barker
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I think we're gonna need a bigger boat
The 23rd Annual 2009 Monster Shark® Tournament is this weekend on Martha's Vineyard.
The 23rd Annaul Monster Shark will be held 7/23 - 7/25 in the town of Oak Bluffs, MA. The largest offshore sport fishing event in New England! Several State and IGFA All-Tackle World Records have been set in this event.
Sign up Here!
This is something that I have always wanted to attend but always fucking forget about. I had the golf tournament so I probably wouldn't of gone anyways. If anyone does go please send me some photos.
Cookout at Jeffreys house this Saturday at Noon. All are welcome.
The 23rd Annaul Monster Shark will be held 7/23 - 7/25 in the town of Oak Bluffs, MA. The largest offshore sport fishing event in New England! Several State and IGFA All-Tackle World Records have been set in this event.
Sign up Here!
This is something that I have always wanted to attend but always fucking forget about. I had the golf tournament so I probably wouldn't of gone anyways. If anyone does go please send me some photos.
Cookout at Jeffreys house this Saturday at Noon. All are welcome.
Roll out
BEIJING, July 20 (RIA Novosti) - A 14-year-old Chinese fan of the Transformer movies has been drinking gasoline for five years in an attempt to "become a valiant fighter" like his hero Optimus Prime, Chinese media said on Monday.
"He started drinking gasoline about five years ago, when we first discovered he enjoyed smelling lighter fuel," Xinhua said citing a local newspaper report.
At the age of nine the boy from the southwestern Chinese city of Yibin began stealing lighters from his mother's grocery stall. After discovering that their son had drunk half a bottle of gasoline from the fuel tank of the family motorcycle "to obtain energy," the worried parents locked the vehicle away.
The boy, however, started emptying the fuel tanks of cars in the neighborhood, gradually increasing the amount of consumed fuel to two or three bottles each day. His concerned family has sought medical advice and a doctor diagnosed the child with a serious mental disorder and "petrol addiction."
"Since my son began drinking fuel, his IQ has dropped sharply and now he can't figure out addition and subtraction within 100," the father told West China Metropolis Daily. "Before that, he was a very smart boy, and he could even repair the television. But now he does not know the answer of 7 plus 17."
Meanwhile, the second movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is breaking box office records in China. The movie, which went on release in China on June 24, has so far earned $58.4 million, breaking the 10-year-old record set by the Oscar-winning film Titanic.
The first Transformers movie was released just two years ago in June 2007.
Maybe instead of locking the vehicle away so your son doesn't drink gasoline you should of locked him away. How does one not die from drinking gasoline? What the fuck does it do to your insides? Besides the obvious of killing brain cells. I mean even a 4 year old can add 7 + 17!!
"He started drinking gasoline about five years ago, when we first discovered he enjoyed smelling lighter fuel," Xinhua said citing a local newspaper report.
At the age of nine the boy from the southwestern Chinese city of Yibin began stealing lighters from his mother's grocery stall. After discovering that their son had drunk half a bottle of gasoline from the fuel tank of the family motorcycle "to obtain energy," the worried parents locked the vehicle away.
The boy, however, started emptying the fuel tanks of cars in the neighborhood, gradually increasing the amount of consumed fuel to two or three bottles each day. His concerned family has sought medical advice and a doctor diagnosed the child with a serious mental disorder and "petrol addiction."
"Since my son began drinking fuel, his IQ has dropped sharply and now he can't figure out addition and subtraction within 100," the father told West China Metropolis Daily. "Before that, he was a very smart boy, and he could even repair the television. But now he does not know the answer of 7 plus 17."
Meanwhile, the second movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is breaking box office records in China. The movie, which went on release in China on June 24, has so far earned $58.4 million, breaking the 10-year-old record set by the Oscar-winning film Titanic.
The first Transformers movie was released just two years ago in June 2007.
Maybe instead of locking the vehicle away so your son doesn't drink gasoline you should of locked him away. How does one not die from drinking gasoline? What the fuck does it do to your insides? Besides the obvious of killing brain cells. I mean even a 4 year old can add 7 + 17!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Hot sizzle...
I don't know if this is because he came in tied for 5th place with the Big Show at the 2nd Annual Wingalympics or not but Christian Daniel MacPhail is throwing down the gauntlet.
"A Wendells double order of double dare challenge I am offering 2 any1!"
I asked him what exactly that consists of?
"I think 1 order is 10-12 wings. So 20-24 wings of their hottest wings. Finish them b4 me!"
Uhm ok and If they beat you? What do they get?
"I dunno. I just want a Wendells trip and bragging rights".
So there you have it. Is anyone up for a HOT wing challenge? Who can eat the hottest wings the fastest? I will tape it for the blog but I ain't buying prizes or anything.
I think the loser should have to start his mustache for the Third Annual Mustache Pub Crawl right after the loss. Does anyone have what it takes?
"A Wendells double order of double dare challenge I am offering 2 any1!"
I asked him what exactly that consists of?
"I think 1 order is 10-12 wings. So 20-24 wings of their hottest wings. Finish them b4 me!"
Uhm ok and If they beat you? What do they get?
"I dunno. I just want a Wendells trip and bragging rights".
So there you have it. Is anyone up for a HOT wing challenge? Who can eat the hottest wings the fastest? I will tape it for the blog but I ain't buying prizes or anything.
I think the loser should have to start his mustache for the Third Annual Mustache Pub Crawl right after the loss. Does anyone have what it takes?
Star gazing
Mars
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular!
This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that
will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in
recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is
in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on
Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be
certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth
in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as
60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when
Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and
will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in
the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9
and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest
75-power magnification
Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the
beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m.
and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
By the end of August when the two planets are
closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its
highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty
convenient to see something that no human being has
seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at
the beginning of August to see Mars grow
progressively brighter and brighter throughout the
month.
Share this with your children and grandchildren.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular!
This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that
will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in
recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is
in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on
Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be
certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth
in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as
60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when
Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and
will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in
the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9
and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest
75-power magnification
Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the
beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m.
and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
By the end of August when the two planets are
closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its
highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty
convenient to see something that no human being has
seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at
the beginning of August to see Mars grow
progressively brighter and brighter throughout the
month.
Share this with your children and grandchildren.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
Monday, July 20, 2009
Case of the Mondays
It has finally stopped raining and we have had 5 consecutive nice days in a row. I guess Summer is finally here.
It is Monday so you know what that means, Things I learned this weekend:
1. Tia's is a nice place for drinks, with it's ocean breezes and people watching but damn that place is expensive.
2. Smiddy is moving away from wearing SMEDIUM size clothes and is now into Polo shirts tucked in like a super preppy.
3. This upcoming Wednesday is National Hot dog day.
4. Everyone and their mother asking me if I can get them tickets to the Winter Classic.
5. Working the overnight for 12 hours is easy but it fucks up your sleep schedule.
6. The new Harry Potter movie made almost $160 MILLION dollars in 5 days.
7. Captain and ginger is not as sweet but just as good as Captain and Coke.
8. Apparently some bitches find my beard/goatee offensive. What the fuck does that even mean? Was my goatee saying swear words and getting naked when I wasnt around?
9. Mike G loves his new axe. The motherfucker feels like Paul Bunyan.
10. Jeffrey is building a 16' by 14' deck off the back of his house. He is having a cookout one of these weekends.
11. Panera Bread has some nice new breakfast sandwiches on their menu.
12. Folan wants to go to Africa on a safari. I have him convinced that 6 Flags, NJ is his best option at this point in his life.
It is Monday so you know what that means, Things I learned this weekend:
1. Tia's is a nice place for drinks, with it's ocean breezes and people watching but damn that place is expensive.
2. Smiddy is moving away from wearing SMEDIUM size clothes and is now into Polo shirts tucked in like a super preppy.
3. This upcoming Wednesday is National Hot dog day.
4. Everyone and their mother asking me if I can get them tickets to the Winter Classic.
5. Working the overnight for 12 hours is easy but it fucks up your sleep schedule.
6. The new Harry Potter movie made almost $160 MILLION dollars in 5 days.
7. Captain and ginger is not as sweet but just as good as Captain and Coke.
8. Apparently some bitches find my beard/goatee offensive. What the fuck does that even mean? Was my goatee saying swear words and getting naked when I wasnt around?
9. Mike G loves his new axe. The motherfucker feels like Paul Bunyan.
10. Jeffrey is building a 16' by 14' deck off the back of his house. He is having a cookout one of these weekends.
11. Panera Bread has some nice new breakfast sandwiches on their menu.
12. Folan wants to go to Africa on a safari. I have him convinced that 6 Flags, NJ is his best option at this point in his life.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Booze with friends
Everyone knows about my affinity for lists, so today I am going to write my top 10 list of celebrities/athletes/famous people I would like to booze with.
10. David Hasselhoff
80's Icon - check.
90's Icon - check.
International Musician - check.
Global Icon - check.
Raging drunk - check.
Drinking with Michael Knight, Mitch Buchannon, and any other character David Hasselhoff may have played during his illustrious career wouldn't nearly be as fun as drinking with The Hoff when he was sooo bombed he was eating a cheeseburger off his bathroom floor. I know I have been just as drunk as he was but shit I am never sitting on my bathroom floor eating anything. I would want to get him so bombed that we tape it and make another internet hit. That is why David Hasslehoff is number 10 on my list.
9. Brad Penny
Brad is a bulldog out on the field. I bet after every start he does 5 shots of Jim Beam and shot guns 4 Budweiser heavies. He seems like a great neighbor and a run of the mill type of dude. He is the type of guy who will take you out hunting, kill 16 deers, BBQ the shit out of them and then take you to a honky tonk to get plastered. Doesn't hurt his stock that he used to fuck Alyssa Milano on the regular. Brad Penny is number 9 on my list.
8. Sarah Silverman
Now Sarah is not for everyone but she is IT for me. She is raunchy, funny, rude and sexy. I bet she would go out drinking with you, be your wing man and then cock block and take the girl home. She swears like a sailor and basically is a dude with tits and vagina. As you can see from the pictures aboveshe does not give a fuck. That is why Sarah Silverman is number 8 on my list.
7. Jason "Wee Man" Acuna
If you have seen Jackass then you know why I would want to drink with Wee Man. First the obvious, He is a midget and I fucking love any and all midgets. Second, he isn't a mean midget like so many that I have come across in the midget world. Third, have you seen his hot girlfriend?
(Dominique Arganese is a gorgeous model, but apparently she’s a freak that loves to have sex with “little people”. Dominique was dating Verne Troyer “Mini Me”, but cheated on him with Jason Acuna “Wee Man”.)
You know that dude crushes pussy on the regular. Lastly, 3 beers and you know he is bombed. I could 100% drink him under the table and twice on Sundays. That's why Wee man is number 7 on my list.
6. Derek "D-Lowe" Lowe
Quick little story about Derek Lowe: Mikey T and I were at the old Cask N' Flagon during the 7th inning of a rain delay a few years back and in walks D-Lowe(this was around 2002 way before pink hat nation took over). Some drunk crazy slovenly broad approached him and asked if he was from Washington state. He laughed, finished his beer and told her he was from Michigan. She didn't believe him and continued to sweat him till he left. I didn't even get to the best part of the story. D-Lowe actually started the game that was in a rain delay and he was out boozing before the last out. In a way, I guess I kind of boozed with D-Lowe but its not the same. The mere fact that he was out about town boozing when the game wasn't yet over is a great reason for me to want to booze with D-Lowe and thats why he is number 6 on my list. I kind of feel like he is the one that got away, that I could of actually boozed with him if not for that sloppy twat sweating him.
5. John Daly
Last October:
“Golfer John Daly was taken into custody Sunday morning by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant…While at the restaurant, police said Daly “appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative,” refused repeatedly to be taken to the hospital and was asked to leave the restaurant by several workers.” Daly was found passed out drunk in a flower bed and had pissed himself."
This dude will drink so hard for so long. He will refuse medical attention and just pass out and piss himself. Who wouldn't want to booze with John Daly? If you don't then you are probably a Canadian who smokes cock. John Daly would drink me under the table and that's why he is number 5 on my list.
4. Chelsea Handler
With two top selling novels, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" and "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea" plus The Chelsea Handler Show on E! Chelsea pretty much has the market cornered on being a classy slut. One book about fucking complete strangers and another about getting drunk she seems to have her shit down. I bet if we went out boozing she would get bombed only to disappear for 30 minutes, while she blew and fucked some random in the bathroom. She would come back to have everyone smell her semen breath and then we would all have a laugh about it. Being a classy slut is why Chelsea Handler is number 4 on my list.
3. Anthony Bourdain
I watch "No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain" religiously. It is one of my favorite televisions shows. He doesn't care where he is or what he is eating as long as there is some sort of booze involved. The more obscure the land the crazier the drink concoction. He never seems out of his element and he is always on the go. My favorite thing about watching him is his blunt honesty. I would like to booze with him because we could end up in some rain forest at one of his friend's house eating sweet breads and drinking out out a monkey skull or at some upscale place in NY City. That is why Anthony Bourdain is number 3 on my list.
2. Kid Rock
Is he a rapper? Is he a rocker? Is he a country music star? He is all that and then some - He is an American Badass! He reps the shit out of being from Detroit. He pulls more tail than most. He drinks Schlitz, Pabst Blue ribbon and every other thing under the sun. You know if you meet up for drinks with him it could turn into a 3 day bender. You would go from a dive bar Friday night, the Kentucky Derby Saturday night to a boat party out on a lake in Michigan all day Sunday. No matter what you would not be disappointed with the boozefest. That is why Kid Rock is number 2 on my list.
1. Toby Keith
I went back and forth between Toby Keith and Kid Rock for the top spot on my list of who I want to booze with. Toby just inched Kid Rock out. I think Toby would want to go out camping/hunting and getting fucked up by a camp fire singing songs about being an American and kicking ass. He would have shotgun races and competition to see who could do more shots without falling over. He would want to have drunk 4 wheeler races through the mud and see who could do a longer keg stand. He just seems like to booze more so than your average celebrity. Every other song is about being drunk and fucked up. I want to hang out, get fucked up and pass out in my own puke after a night of boozing with Toby. That is why Toby Keith is number 1 on my list.
Honorable Mentions:
Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, DMX, Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams, Jack Edwards and Andy Dick. All for various reasons.
Maybe I should do more top 10 lists? It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be but it sure was fun. If I do happen to booze with any of these celebrities I'll make sure I get pictures.
Who would you want to booze with? Leave it in the comments section.
10. David Hasselhoff
80's Icon - check.
90's Icon - check.
International Musician - check.
Global Icon - check.
Raging drunk - check.
Drinking with Michael Knight, Mitch Buchannon, and any other character David Hasselhoff may have played during his illustrious career wouldn't nearly be as fun as drinking with The Hoff when he was sooo bombed he was eating a cheeseburger off his bathroom floor. I know I have been just as drunk as he was but shit I am never sitting on my bathroom floor eating anything. I would want to get him so bombed that we tape it and make another internet hit. That is why David Hasslehoff is number 10 on my list.
9. Brad Penny
Brad is a bulldog out on the field. I bet after every start he does 5 shots of Jim Beam and shot guns 4 Budweiser heavies. He seems like a great neighbor and a run of the mill type of dude. He is the type of guy who will take you out hunting, kill 16 deers, BBQ the shit out of them and then take you to a honky tonk to get plastered. Doesn't hurt his stock that he used to fuck Alyssa Milano on the regular. Brad Penny is number 9 on my list.
8. Sarah Silverman
Now Sarah is not for everyone but she is IT for me. She is raunchy, funny, rude and sexy. I bet she would go out drinking with you, be your wing man and then cock block and take the girl home. She swears like a sailor and basically is a dude with tits and vagina. As you can see from the pictures aboveshe does not give a fuck. That is why Sarah Silverman is number 8 on my list.
7. Jason "Wee Man" Acuna
If you have seen Jackass then you know why I would want to drink with Wee Man. First the obvious, He is a midget and I fucking love any and all midgets. Second, he isn't a mean midget like so many that I have come across in the midget world. Third, have you seen his hot girlfriend?
(Dominique Arganese is a gorgeous model, but apparently she’s a freak that loves to have sex with “little people”. Dominique was dating Verne Troyer “Mini Me”, but cheated on him with Jason Acuna “Wee Man”.)
You know that dude crushes pussy on the regular. Lastly, 3 beers and you know he is bombed. I could 100% drink him under the table and twice on Sundays. That's why Wee man is number 7 on my list.
6. Derek "D-Lowe" Lowe
Quick little story about Derek Lowe: Mikey T and I were at the old Cask N' Flagon during the 7th inning of a rain delay a few years back and in walks D-Lowe(this was around 2002 way before pink hat nation took over). Some drunk crazy slovenly broad approached him and asked if he was from Washington state. He laughed, finished his beer and told her he was from Michigan. She didn't believe him and continued to sweat him till he left. I didn't even get to the best part of the story. D-Lowe actually started the game that was in a rain delay and he was out boozing before the last out. In a way, I guess I kind of boozed with D-Lowe but its not the same. The mere fact that he was out about town boozing when the game wasn't yet over is a great reason for me to want to booze with D-Lowe and thats why he is number 6 on my list. I kind of feel like he is the one that got away, that I could of actually boozed with him if not for that sloppy twat sweating him.
5. John Daly
Last October:
“Golfer John Daly was taken into custody Sunday morning by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant…While at the restaurant, police said Daly “appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative,” refused repeatedly to be taken to the hospital and was asked to leave the restaurant by several workers.” Daly was found passed out drunk in a flower bed and had pissed himself."
This dude will drink so hard for so long. He will refuse medical attention and just pass out and piss himself. Who wouldn't want to booze with John Daly? If you don't then you are probably a Canadian who smokes cock. John Daly would drink me under the table and that's why he is number 5 on my list.
4. Chelsea Handler
With two top selling novels, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" and "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea" plus The Chelsea Handler Show on E! Chelsea pretty much has the market cornered on being a classy slut. One book about fucking complete strangers and another about getting drunk she seems to have her shit down. I bet if we went out boozing she would get bombed only to disappear for 30 minutes, while she blew and fucked some random in the bathroom. She would come back to have everyone smell her semen breath and then we would all have a laugh about it. Being a classy slut is why Chelsea Handler is number 4 on my list.
3. Anthony Bourdain
I watch "No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain" religiously. It is one of my favorite televisions shows. He doesn't care where he is or what he is eating as long as there is some sort of booze involved. The more obscure the land the crazier the drink concoction. He never seems out of his element and he is always on the go. My favorite thing about watching him is his blunt honesty. I would like to booze with him because we could end up in some rain forest at one of his friend's house eating sweet breads and drinking out out a monkey skull or at some upscale place in NY City. That is why Anthony Bourdain is number 3 on my list.
2. Kid Rock
Is he a rapper? Is he a rocker? Is he a country music star? He is all that and then some - He is an American Badass! He reps the shit out of being from Detroit. He pulls more tail than most. He drinks Schlitz, Pabst Blue ribbon and every other thing under the sun. You know if you meet up for drinks with him it could turn into a 3 day bender. You would go from a dive bar Friday night, the Kentucky Derby Saturday night to a boat party out on a lake in Michigan all day Sunday. No matter what you would not be disappointed with the boozefest. That is why Kid Rock is number 2 on my list.
1. Toby Keith
I went back and forth between Toby Keith and Kid Rock for the top spot on my list of who I want to booze with. Toby just inched Kid Rock out. I think Toby would want to go out camping/hunting and getting fucked up by a camp fire singing songs about being an American and kicking ass. He would have shotgun races and competition to see who could do more shots without falling over. He would want to have drunk 4 wheeler races through the mud and see who could do a longer keg stand. He just seems like to booze more so than your average celebrity. Every other song is about being drunk and fucked up. I want to hang out, get fucked up and pass out in my own puke after a night of boozing with Toby. That is why Toby Keith is number 1 on my list.
Honorable Mentions:
Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, DMX, Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams, Jack Edwards and Andy Dick. All for various reasons.
Maybe I should do more top 10 lists? It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be but it sure was fun. If I do happen to booze with any of these celebrities I'll make sure I get pictures.
Who would you want to booze with? Leave it in the comments section.
Friday, July 17, 2009
New ATM for Public Safety
Pepper-spray defence means South Africa robbers face loss of balance at cash machines• Thieves face squirt of eye-watering chemical
• New security feature to thwart exploding cash machine raids
Buzz up!
Digg it
David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 July 2009 17.27 BST Article historyCash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face .
The extreme measure is the latest in South Africa's escalating war against armed robbers who target banks and cash delivery vans. The number of cash machines blown up with explosives has risen from 54 in 2006 to 387 in 2007 and nearly 500 last year.
The technology uses cameras to detect people tampering with the card slots. Another machine then ejects pepper spray to stun the culprit while police response teams race to the scene.
But the mechanism backfired in one incident last week when pepper spray was inadvertently inhaled by three technicians who required treatment from paramedics.
Patrick Wadula, spokesman for the Absa bank, which is piloting the scheme, told the Mail & Guardian Online: "During a routine maintenance check at an Absa ATM in Fish Hoek, the pepper spray device was accidentally activated.
"At the time there were no customers using the ATM. However, the spray spread into the shopping centre where the ATMs are situated."
In conjunction with the police, Absa is using the technology at 11 sites, identified as high-risk by branch managers.
If successful, it will be expanded to cash machines around the country.
Transporting money is one of South Africa's most risky occupations. In May a Group 4 security guard was killed in Johannesburg when a gang used explosives to blow open a cash transit van. His partner was shot in the back as he tried to escape
Imagine this shit you go take out some money for the night and BAM pepper spray in the face I hope they post the videos on you tube.
• New security feature to thwart exploding cash machine raids
Buzz up!
Digg it
David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 July 2009 17.27 BST Article historyCash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face .
The extreme measure is the latest in South Africa's escalating war against armed robbers who target banks and cash delivery vans. The number of cash machines blown up with explosives has risen from 54 in 2006 to 387 in 2007 and nearly 500 last year.
The technology uses cameras to detect people tampering with the card slots. Another machine then ejects pepper spray to stun the culprit while police response teams race to the scene.
But the mechanism backfired in one incident last week when pepper spray was inadvertently inhaled by three technicians who required treatment from paramedics.
Patrick Wadula, spokesman for the Absa bank, which is piloting the scheme, told the Mail & Guardian Online: "During a routine maintenance check at an Absa ATM in Fish Hoek, the pepper spray device was accidentally activated.
"At the time there were no customers using the ATM. However, the spray spread into the shopping centre where the ATMs are situated."
In conjunction with the police, Absa is using the technology at 11 sites, identified as high-risk by branch managers.
If successful, it will be expanded to cash machines around the country.
Transporting money is one of South Africa's most risky occupations. In May a Group 4 security guard was killed in Johannesburg when a gang used explosives to blow open a cash transit van. His partner was shot in the back as he tried to escape
Imagine this shit you go take out some money for the night and BAM pepper spray in the face I hope they post the videos on you tube.
Crazy Bitch
Teen Cheyenne Cherry taunts animal activists after guilty plea for killing kitten in oven
BY Dorian Block
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Teen who burned cat in oven busted in '08 in armed dog-napping: cops
Here's evil teen who tossed cat in the oven
Wave of cat mutilations grips South Florida
A heartless kitty killer hissed angrily at animal rights activists Wednesday, grinning widely as she took credit for stuffing the helpless pet into a 500-degree oven.
"It's dead, bitch!" snapped an unrepentant Cheyenne Cherry, sticking her tongue out after a plea bargain that will put her behind bars for a year in the May 6 killing of tiny Tiger Lily.
Cherry, 17, was confronted after her guilty plea in Bronx Supreme Court to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary in the May 6 killing at her former roommate's apartment.
Tiger Lily was left to die inside the blistering oven after Cherry and a 14-year-old friend trashed the apartment of Valerie Hernandez, destroying furniture before stealing DVDs and food.
After her arrest, Cherry told police the cat killing was "just a joke."
In court Wednesday, Cherry admitted to Judge Margaret Clancy that the younger girl put the cat in the oven - and "I didn't let the cat out."
The pair fled the apartment because they didn't want to hear the dying cat's cries or desperate scratching at the oven door, authorities said.
The second girl is facing trial in Family Court because of her age. Prosecutor Jennifer Troiano said Cherry was granted a plea deal because her cohort was "more culpable" for the crimes.
Under the agreement, Cherry pleaded guilty to two charges in a six-count indictment. She waived her right to appeal and agreed not to keep a pet for the next three years. Cherry, jailed on a probation violation, faces formal sentencing July 31.
As she exited the courtroom, she passed a row of animal rights activists outraged by her crime.
"Justice for Tiger Lily," read one sign held by the demonstrators.
Sharon Tuerlings, 43, of Levittown, L.I., extended both her middle fingers and kissed them. Cherry grinned widely, stuck out her tongue and responded with her profane retort.
Cherry is not new to animal crimes.
She was busted last year for using a BB gun to dog-nap a teacup Yorkie with her boyfriend. She was also arrested for robbing a man of his iPod at gunpoint.
The dozen animal lovers who attended the hearing said they represented more than 20,000 people who signed an online petition supporting harsh punishment for Cherry.
They were thrilled by the deal that guaranteed Cherry would do time for the cruel killing. "She is dangerous," said Brooklyn cat owner Josie Marrero. "A very dangerous young lady."
Tuerlings said she wanted to get a glimpse of the monster behind the cat execution. "It felt so good to look at her ugly face," she said. "Those evil eyes that she has."
If this girl does not grow up to become the worst female serial killer in US. history then i am a monkeys uncle, this bitch is crazy.
BY Dorian Block
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Teen who burned cat in oven busted in '08 in armed dog-napping: cops
Here's evil teen who tossed cat in the oven
Wave of cat mutilations grips South Florida
A heartless kitty killer hissed angrily at animal rights activists Wednesday, grinning widely as she took credit for stuffing the helpless pet into a 500-degree oven.
"It's dead, bitch!" snapped an unrepentant Cheyenne Cherry, sticking her tongue out after a plea bargain that will put her behind bars for a year in the May 6 killing of tiny Tiger Lily.
Cherry, 17, was confronted after her guilty plea in Bronx Supreme Court to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary in the May 6 killing at her former roommate's apartment.
Tiger Lily was left to die inside the blistering oven after Cherry and a 14-year-old friend trashed the apartment of Valerie Hernandez, destroying furniture before stealing DVDs and food.
After her arrest, Cherry told police the cat killing was "just a joke."
In court Wednesday, Cherry admitted to Judge Margaret Clancy that the younger girl put the cat in the oven - and "I didn't let the cat out."
The pair fled the apartment because they didn't want to hear the dying cat's cries or desperate scratching at the oven door, authorities said.
The second girl is facing trial in Family Court because of her age. Prosecutor Jennifer Troiano said Cherry was granted a plea deal because her cohort was "more culpable" for the crimes.
Under the agreement, Cherry pleaded guilty to two charges in a six-count indictment. She waived her right to appeal and agreed not to keep a pet for the next three years. Cherry, jailed on a probation violation, faces formal sentencing July 31.
As she exited the courtroom, she passed a row of animal rights activists outraged by her crime.
"Justice for Tiger Lily," read one sign held by the demonstrators.
Sharon Tuerlings, 43, of Levittown, L.I., extended both her middle fingers and kissed them. Cherry grinned widely, stuck out her tongue and responded with her profane retort.
Cherry is not new to animal crimes.
She was busted last year for using a BB gun to dog-nap a teacup Yorkie with her boyfriend. She was also arrested for robbing a man of his iPod at gunpoint.
The dozen animal lovers who attended the hearing said they represented more than 20,000 people who signed an online petition supporting harsh punishment for Cherry.
They were thrilled by the deal that guaranteed Cherry would do time for the cruel killing. "She is dangerous," said Brooklyn cat owner Josie Marrero. "A very dangerous young lady."
Tuerlings said she wanted to get a glimpse of the monster behind the cat execution. "It felt so good to look at her ugly face," she said. "Those evil eyes that she has."
If this girl does not grow up to become the worst female serial killer in US. history then i am a monkeys uncle, this bitch is crazy.
NBA OR NFL?????
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71, repeat 71 Cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits,
And
84 have been arrested for drunk driving
In the last year
Can
You guess which organization this is?
NBA Or NFL
Neither,
it's the 535 members of the
United States Congress
The same group of Idiots that crank out
Hundreds of new laws each year
Designed to keep the rest of us in line.
Golden Winner...
I heard that it was crazy down at the TD Garden yesterday for the golden ticket give away.
Yes this line is on the bridge back to Charletown:
Most of you ended up with a ticket like this:
But not Katie K:
She scored 1 of the 20 pairs of Bruins tickets for this upcoming season. She almost passed out, got light headed, saw stars and had to get out of line and then got back into line for the lucky ticket.
Yes this line is on the bridge back to Charletown:
Most of you ended up with a ticket like this:
But not Katie K:
She scored 1 of the 20 pairs of Bruins tickets for this upcoming season. She almost passed out, got light headed, saw stars and had to get out of line and then got back into line for the lucky ticket.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Monster
The tiddler who caught a monster: Schoolgirl angler nets record catch that's twice her size and weighs 14stone
There should only have been one winner. On the riverbank was Jessica Wanstall, 4ft 10in tall weighing less than six stone (84lb) and something of a tiddler among anglers.
In the river was a monster, a near 9ft catfish that hit the scales at a record 13st 8lb (193lb).
But despite its size and whiskery age, the fish was no match for the skills of 11-year-old Jessica who waged a 20-minute battle to land her prize.
What a catch: Jessica Wanstall with the 9ft-long, 14 stone catfish she caught during a trip to Spain's River Ebro
Jessica, from Sittingbourne, Kent, hooked the fish during a trip with her father to the Ebro River in North-East Spain. She said: ‘I didn’t realise just how big it was until I saw the photos afterwards. I look tiny next to it.
‘My dad thought it was going to be a small one and I told him it didn’t feel small when I picked up the rod. It was really hard work pulling it in and my arms turned to jelly.
‘My dad helped lift it on to the bank and I just laughed when I saw it. It was massive.’
Her father Mark, a 49-year-old engineer, helped return the catfish to the river after his daughter’s triumph was photographed.
He said: ‘Jessica normally catches tiddlers but just loves a day’s fishing.
Reeling it in: The 11-year-old schoolgirl needed help from her father Mark to heave the fish out of the water
‘As the fish got near we could see how big it was. Then its tail came out of the water and it looked like the Loch Ness Monster. Everybody on the bank was gasping. I’m so proud of her.’
And so he should be.
According to the International Game Fish Association, Jessica has set a world record for a freshwater fish caught by an angler aged 16 and under.
‘Her catfish easily outweighs the previous record - a 120lb Nile perch caught at Murchison Fall, Uganda, in July 2000,' a spokesman said.
That catfish is unreal imagine catching this thing. i would of got is stuffed and hung on a wall not let it go. Without the picture i would not even believe this story.
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