Angels & Demons

If you have Read Dan Brown you might agree that this was one of his better books hopefully that translates over to the movie as well.

Entertainment UPdate.............

Ok….first off I would like to remind everyone to come to the Pub Crawl this weekend! It is going to be a lot of fun for a great cause!

So Britney Spears 2 year old son, Jayden James was admitted to the hospital the other night due to an allergic reaction to something that he ate. It was reported that he was having seizures which was completely untrue. They were released last night! Have a speedy recovery JJ!

The girls next door Kendra Wilkinson is now engaged to football star Hank Baskett. After Hef gave her the heave ho……she moved on quite quickly. So didn’t her other fellow roommate Holly Madison who has been seen with Criss Angel all over Las Vegas recently.

It has been confirmed that Spidei (Heidi and Spender) will be appearing in an episode of How I Met Your Mother. Taping for there episode will begin today. "They will be playing magazine cover-versions of themselves as Marshall (Jason Segel) desperately searches for a place to “read a magazine” while at the office," CBS said in the statement. "Montag and Pratt will taunt and tease Marshall from the confines of his current copy of Them Weekly-USmagazine.com

Racy photos of Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon have hit the web. Bailon, who dates Robert Kardashian Jr., save scandalous photos that she shot of herself for her boyfriend on her laptop which was stolen at an airport in NYC. I wonder what Disney is thinking?? Another one of their “sweethearts” gets in trouble…..

Lindsay Lohan recently stated for an interview with Harper’s Bazaar December issue "I think it's pretty obvious who I'm seeing," she tells December's Harper's Bazaar. "I think it's no shock to anyone that it's been going on for quite some time. ... She's a wonderful person and I love her very much." But when asked if she was a bi-sexual, Lohan, 22, says, "Maybe. Yeah." A lesbian? "No," Lohan says. What do you think???

As you know, I love the Twilight series. Well the actors that are playing the characters in the book have been on a tour to promote the film. Hot Topic has sponsored this. Robert Pattison (Edward Cullen) will be in MA Friday at Hot Topic at the Square One Mall in Saugus. http://community.hottopic.com/hottopic/Events/110508_Twilight.asp
I want to go so badly, but not sure that I can deal with all of the screaming teenagers. I am going to pass on this in hopes to meet a real Edward Cullen one day :)

I just read that Jesse Metcalf, Katie’s step- mom taught him in grade school, from Desperate Housewives fell 40 feet from a balcony in an after-party for the World Music Awards in Monaco on Sunday. Crazy enough…no bones were broken…….

Entertainment Update???????

Where did our entertainment update go? If I have to start watching E! News I may just shoot myself. Besides, it's on the same time Seinfeld is. Do I need to have Mrs. Iggles start writing the entertainment update?

ADSL Season 3 - Fantasy Football Update:

Here at Costanza Central we have been moved by the world altering events that have taken place in the past week. A week ago today the country nominated an African-American (that’s a negro for those readers from an older generation) to be the 44th President of the United States. Barack Obama was elected based entirely on one theme: CHANGE. This has caused us to reflect on our past actions and have decided that we too are going to CHANGE. So no more criticisms, no more funny names (or not so funny depending on your perspective), no more pictures that are demeaning to women, no more awards, no more ‘Things I’m Thinking’, and no more Costanza Award. You wanted a Fantasy Football Review then you are going to get one. We are going to take to heart the comments from one of the most important cultural figures of the 80’s and 90’s: "if I can change... and you can change... everybody can change!" You tell ‘em Rocky, we all can CHANGE damn it!












Usually we would start by reviewing the contenders for a Goose Egg Club nomination. Normally we would have talked about Defending Champs getting 0.5 points from Steve Smith, or the 0.5 points Kevin Faulk posted for JSL Enterprises, and maybe the 0.5 points Madd Fucking Niggerish got from Donald Lee. We might have even mentioned the 1.5 points The Slippery Wizards got out of Owen Daniels and possibly the 1.5 points Anthony Fasano got for Smidawgs. In the past we would have tried to make the argument that since 0.5 points actually starts with a ‘0’ you would be eligible for a membership. But we are all about CHANGE at Costanza Central so there are no new members to the Goose Egg Club this week. Remember people this is being done……all in the name of CHANGE!

Congratulations to Sflabo getting the big win this week. I know what everyone is waiting for but it’s no big deal that DeSean Jackson (I’m not calling him ‘too soon’, no nicknames this week) outscored both of FLABO’s wide receivers. What’s important here is getting the win and moving into second place overall. Good work FLABO, and remember this week’s positive column is being done….. all in the name of CHANGE!

I’ll be honest this is the toughest part of CHANGE! No more Costanza Award. It’s like asking me to only drink one cup of coffee a day, quit smoking, and lose 20 pounds all at the same time. But we all have to make sacrifices in life so I guess I’m just doing my part. So we will not be talking about Willis McGahee putting up 28.5 points while on the bench for Nacho Papa. Not going to mention Bo Scaife and his wasted 18 point performance for Smidawgs. We’re definently not going to take this opportunity to mention the 20.5 points Steve Breaston got for JSL while sitting on the bench. We all know why there is no Costanza Award this week (say it with me) ……..it’s being done ….. all in the name of CHANGE!

You know what, after reading over this I realize that this sucks. I hate change. Nothing good comes from CHANGE. Every time you try to CHANGE something it always comes out worse. With that said….goose egg is a synonym for the number zero. So if you scored 0.5 points you got a goose egg. So we would like to welcome CHAMPS, JSL, and NIGGERISH as our newest members of the Goose Egg Club. Good work boys!

Things I’m Thinking…..
1. Hank Baskett is engaged to Kendra Wilkinson. Could be the first time in history you’d want to invite your fiancées friends to the bachelor party. Man I need to get invited to this wedding. It would be like a dream come true, I get to meet a bunch of Eagles and hang out at the Playboy Mansion. Anybody have the over/under on how long this marriage lasts? I'm going under 1 year.
2. Last 11 games decided by 7 points or less…..record is 1 win and 10 losses. Thank you Eagles this is one of the main reasons I am the way I am.
3. Be honest FLABO, were you getting nervous Dead Beat Dad was going to catch you Monday night? Be honest, Costanza doesn’t like liars.
4. He may not ever become a great head coach but Mike Singletary sure does make it interesting.
5. Why are they still announcing MLB season awards? World Series finished like 2 weeks ago. Why not announce them during the playoffs when people are actually paying attention.

Now for you FLABO. It is a big deal that ‘Too Soon’ outscored both of your wide receivers……COMBINED!!!! Listen people Costanza is here to help you. We specifically said DeSean was a must start and yet you benched him to spite Costanza. I know what you’re thinking FLABO ‘what’s the big deal I still won the week.’ This thing is going to come down to the wire and every point counts. You would be kicking yourself at the end of the year if those 5.5 points was the difference between 1st and 2nd place.

NACHO and JSL your next. Costanza Central has now launched a full-scale investigation into the scoring system at ADSL. NACHO, in the third quarter of the Sunday Night game your bench had outscored your starters 86.5 points to 86. That would have guaranteed a Costanza Award. But then on Monday morning your bench dropped down to 85.5 points. Hmmmmmmm….Manning was your only inactive player and he didn’t have any turnovers for the rest of the game so we’re not sure how your point total dropped. Now listen very carefully JSL. We try not to take other peoples ideas but this one is sooooo true we needed to post it. Steve Breaston is the next Roddy White, don’t make the same mistake PHARMACIST did. The owner of this idea is a very private person so we are not going to post their team name unless we get permission. With that all said, JSL you are winner of the week 10 Costanza Award. Congratulations on getting the Costanza and Goose Egg Club membership in the same week. I could be wrong but didn’t somebody mention last week that bad things were going to happen to you in week 10? Hmmmmmmmm!

On a serious note, we are going to take this opportunity to make some CHANGES. The Cheerleader of the Week and the Start of the Week segment is going to move to a second entry that will be posted later in the week (probably Friday). We are going to give this a try for one week and see how it works. But I must worn you this may cause trouble in the IGGLES household. So in the event I wind up getting divorced because I’m spending too much time doing blog entries I may need a place to stay. My requirements are very simple:
1. I must have access to a good coffee machine (I’ll supply my own coffee, cream and sugar).
2. A smoking area (not necessarily indoors but it would be nice) will be needed.
3. Access to a TV with NFL Network is important. If you don’t already have a DVR I will provide one (can’t miss my shows).
4. Internet access is a must. Wireless is OK and I’ll bring my own computer.
5. I’m usually up at all hours of the night so you need to be prepared to deal with this. On top of that I’m up at 4:30 am on weekdays (5:30 am on Saturday and Sundays).
6. If you have a dog it would be a bonus.
7. If you have children you may need to ship them off to Grandma’s house for a few weeks. If I liked kids I would have one by now.
8. I don’t really like people so don’t expect a lot of conversation. I’ll probably talk to the dog more than I talk to you.
9. I must admit I’ve been known to be a little moody. So you can expect dramatic swings in my temperament, you’ll get used to it after a few weeks.
10. And most important (other than the coffee and smoking area) is I travel with Eagles posters, jerseys, helmets, and other Eagles paraphernalia. I will need a place to display these items. Don't worry I won't put an Eagles flag or inflate my Eagles 8 foot Linebacker on the front lawn (no promises about the backyard).
11. Not a requirement but it would probably be a good idea to have a defibrillator available. It’s only a matter of time until my first massive coronary.

Other than that I’m a great roommate.

There are 2 things I want you to take away from this post. CHANGE for the sake of change never works. Only a well thought out long term plan will make things better. I hope the 52% of you that voted for CHANGE remember that next time you vote. The second thing is simple: DON’T MESS WITH COSTANZA!

Good luck next week!

Happy Veterans Day

Today is a good day to thank everyone who has ever fought for your freedoms, for your rights, and for YOU to be able to live the American dream...




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Cops have tough time finding sober driver for boy

SCHERERVILLE, Ind. – Indiana state police said that after a mother was arrested for drunken driving, the three relatives who came to pick up her 1-year-old son also had all been drinking. A state trooper stopped a minivan for speeding early Saturday on U.S. 30 in Schererville in northwestern Indiana. He arrested the 24-year-old woman on a drunken driving charges.

The boy's father arrived later to pick him up, but officers determined he was intoxicated and also arrested him on a drunken driving charge.

Police said the boy's grandparents then arrived. Both of them also had been drinking, state police said, but the grandmother who was driving was not over the legal limit, so officers escorted them home with the child.

This must of been one hell of a party!! If I were a betting man(which I am), I would say the mother was going to pick up some more beer when she was arrested. Do you think that they all drew straws to see who was going to bail out the drunk mother?
1. Why is she speeding while drunk?
2. Why is she toting a 1 year old around while she is drunk speeding?
3. Who shows up to pick up a drunk driver, WHILE THEY ARE DRUNK??
4. Did the drunk grandparents have to bail out the drunk father too?
5. Man I need more of this type of shit on a Tuesday.

Economics

Scotty Paps sent me this email and I thought I would share it with all of you.


Here’s an explanation that perhaps even a Democrat could understand:



For those of you confused with the debate on income taxes....

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:


The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers, he said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.


The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.


And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.


'I only got a dollar out of the $20', declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10!'

'Yeah, that's right', exclaimed the fifth man. 'I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!'

'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man. 'Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!'


'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!


And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.


David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics, University of Georgia

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

New Team Logo?

Costanza Central has learned that several teams in the NFL have changed their team logo for this weekend. Strangely all of the players sporting the new uniforms this weekend belong to SMIDAWGS. What can I tell you we don't make the news we only report on it.

Always

EAT AT THE Y

Quote of the Week!!

I wish outer space guys would conquer the Earth and make people their pets, because I'd like to have one of those little beds with my name on it.

Now what do you look forward too?

What do these people have to look forward too, free gas and free mortage payments?

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

Now me? Since it is Friday I am looking forward to the weekend!!!

The Bruins had a nice win last night beating the Maple Leafs 5-2. Congrats to Blake Wheeler on his number change and his hat trick. I really like this team. Everyone plays hard and fast. B's vs the Sabres Saturday night at the TD Bank North Garden. If you are heading over to the game, stop over at DJs. When Chuckie Kobasew comes back what line is he going to play on? Or will he ride the healthy scratch pine?


Today, at 2:00 pm down at the Heights is the Doug Flutie statue dedication blah blah blah. The Pride of Natick yadda yadda yadda. Hey Doug you had ONE great PLAY at BC - GET OVER YOURSELF!!!
BC plays ND tomorrow night at 8:00 pm on ESPN. Should be at the very least entertaining.

The Pats battle for 1st place on Sunday at 1:00 pm against the Bills.

Obama is the 44th president

This is a break down of who won what states:


Click to enlarge if you are interested.

Here are the results of the 3 questions from the election:

70% No 1. Eliminate income tax?
65% Yes 2. Decriminalize marijuana?
56% Yes 3. Ban dog racing?


Does this mean I should run out and buy a car and a house??

ADSL Season 3 - Fantasy Football Update:

I can’t even tell you how excited I am. We create a new club and right off the top we get a new member into the Goose Egg Club. Congratulations to D St Dirtballs who got 0 points out of Heath Miller on a crucial Monday Night match-up against the Redskins. I’ll have to make up some kind of membership card to be distributed at next years draft. Before we move on I also wanted to mention that Smidawgs, Dead Beat Dad, Street Pharmacist, and JSL Enterprises did come close, but close doesn’t get you a free membership. On the other hand, coming close to getting a membership is a good sign that you may be eligible for the Costanza.

It’s only week 9 so I think it may be a little early but it’s worth keeping an eye on the race for the dress. Defending Champs is looking to avoid an unheard of first to worst finish. CHAMPS trails Smidawgs by 69 points for 9th place. At the midway point it looks like a 2 team race but we still have 8 weeks left for another team to join the race. CHAMPS finally got some points out of the TE position while DAWGS is struggling to find players who are healthy. This may come down to who is willing to spend $50 on the waiver wire in week 17 to avoid last place.

Lets take a quick review of the week that was. Dead Beat Dad headed into Monday night with a 16 point lead over D St. Dirtballs, DIRTBALLS had Heath Miller going. To date, Miller’s highest point total was 12 points which occurred in week 5. As we already mentioned Miller out did himself by putting up 0 points while ripping up his ankle. DIRTBALLS was locked in 16 points behind DEAD BEAT. Madd Fucking Niggerish also had Chris Cooley going Monday Night but trailed DEAD BEAT by 31 points. Smidawgs trailed by 86 points but had Roethlisberger, Parker, and Shaun ’10 points a game’ Suisham going to get some ‘Monday Night Action’. In the end it didn’t matter and DEAD BEAT game away with their first win of the year.

Every week that goes by the league just keeps getting tighter and tighter. Updated score is located on the bottom right of the blog but trust me it’s getting close. There is only a 134 point separation from 1st to 8th position and 6 teams are within 86 points. Injuries are piling up and waiver wire moves are going to be key to see who finishes in the money.

Now for the negative portion of this weeks update. We cannot go any further until we discuss a few topics. First thing is the rumor going through league circles that two teams are working together to manipulate the standings. Now I don’t want to get into calling people out on the blog. Well…actually I do JSL Enterprises and Nacho Papa. Your actions are being monitored closely and trust me when I say you do not want the Costanza Bulls eye placed on either one of your teams. It didn’t work out well for Tom Brady and it won’t work out for you either. The Costanza powers extend well past his ability to ruin first round picks (see Brady, Travis Henry, Clinton Portis). Now Costanza does not have the time or energy to resort to such tactics but I wouldn’t push your luck. If something happens this week you can only blame yourselves. And after that it will be done with unless you keep up the BS.

Next up is Street Pharmacist. All Costanza asked for was a thanks or maybe a cup of coffee for helping you out with Roddy White. But noooooo……you ignore Costanza and now look at what you’ve done. You threw Costanza off his game and he told NIGGERISH to bench the league rushing leader in favor of Marshawn ‘2 yards at a time’ Lynch. And of course NIGGERISH foolishly benched Portis. Thankfully this move only cost NIGGERISH 8 points which in the grand scheme of things is very little. I know what you’re thinking, NIGGERISH should have done the opposite, but we all know you can’t pull a Costanza on a Costanza suggestion. That would means worlds are colliding. "If Relationship George walks through that door, he will kill Independent George! A George divided against itself, cannot stand!"

So I hope you are happy PHARMACIST with the 7.5 points Rockin’ Roddy put up this week, you may want to get used to it.

With that said, Costanza has to get back in the saddle and help somebody out with who to bench. Costanza was going to go on and on about Colston this week but I think we’ve talked enough about DIRTBALLS in the past few weeks. Besides Costanza wants nothing to do with trying to figure out who to start between Colston (vs Atlanta), Boldin (vs San Fran), or Coles (vs St. Louis). Good luck with that one. This week Costanza is going to provide a helping hand to FLABO. The obvious start is Jennings and Johnson, but we’re gonna help you out with this one. DeSean ‘too soon’ Jackson is going to go off this week so it would be wise to play him in place of your stud Calvin Johnson. Remember we are only trying to help.

Things I’m Thinking…..
1. You could not pay me enough to be David Thomas in this weeks film review. Man that penalty was a killer.
2. Can’t wait for the Brady Quinn era to start and prove that if you draft a Notre Dame player all you get is a wasted draft pick.
3. Can we get back to this vaginatarian thing. Other than the obvious what exactly is a vaginatarian? Is this like a sub-culture within the lesbian community? AGAIN, other than the obvious, are there any prerequisites to being a vaginatarian? I need to know these things. SIDE NOTE: if you have a few minutes go to www.urbandictionary.com and do a search on ‘vaginatarian’. Very funny.
4. Can’t wait for Penn State to go undefeated and have no shot at the National Championship game.
5. Thank you Phillies. An entire city and region thanks you!
6. Why does the league only get together for the draft? We should all go to a bar one Sunday to watch the games. Trust me, watching Smidawgs lurking over people he doesn’t know while screaming about the extra point his kicker made is well worth the price of admission. Of course I’m kidding about the price of admission except for you Defending Champs it will cost you $100.

On to the Costanza Award. Dead Beat Dad leads things off with Donald Driver who finally decided to show up for a game and put up 27.5 points which cost DEAD BEAT 16.5 points when Fitzy had his first average game of the season. Has Nacho Papa ever been mentioned in the Costanza section? Well they have now….with Bernard Berrian putting up 22 points on the bench in placed of Lee Evans’ 6 point performance. I know we have been hard on Defending Champ (deservedly so you stiff) but this week’s performance may top them all. Not only are CHAMPS carrying 3 QB’s, but they managed to start the worst one this week. Garcia 24 points and Anderson 18 points….unfortunately CHAMPS started Kyle Orton who posted 10 points. Net loss 18 points. Next up is Street Pharmacist who didn’t start Hightower (21.5 points) but did start Marion ‘the barbarian’ Barber (5.5) points. Tough call this week….nobody’s miscue cost them a win and the largest statistical error we had belongs to CHAMPS. I know what everyone is thinking…….’he’s going to give it to CHAMPS’. Granted it would be easy, I mean they have 3 QB’s this late in the season and still manage to start the wrong one. Seriously, you have Jeff Garcia going against a crappy KC defense how do you not start him. I guess CHAMPS had no faith in what Garcia brings to the table. Well I do know this, I believe in anybody who is as ugly as Garcia and can still land a women this hot. OK…..I talked myself into it. CHAMPS you are the week 9 Costanza winner. Congratulations and before you ask there is no cash prize for winning the award you cheap bastard.


Cheerleader of the Week:
Anabel Dela Cerna
Washington Redskins
2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Graduated from George Mason University
Considers herself a ‘firecracker’
In her spare time Anabel enjoys traveling, reading, trying new restaurants, scrabble, and spending time with friends and family.



Good luck this week!

Makes sure you vote:

It is Election day. We all know the debate: Obama and change OR Mccain and the same but lets not forget about these 3 ballot questions...

The 1st question is the one that most people are torn on. More money in your pocket but then the government will tax you somewhere else? I'M VOTING NO

The 2nd question is a little bit easier. Decriminalizing a plant? I say Legalize it and tax that sonofabitch!!! I'M VOTING YES

The 3rd question is a moral question. Some believe that the dogs are treated unfairly. I know some people are animal lovers and think its inhumane to race the dogs but as you can see From 2000 to 2007, these tracks paid over $40 million to the commonwealth in commissions and fees
, if you get rid of the track then thats almost 6 million a year that the state is no longer receiving...I'M VOTING NO

Ballot Question 1: State Personal Income Tax

This proposed law would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65 percent for all categories of taxable income for the tax year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2009, and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2010.

The personal income tax applies to income received, or gain realized, by individuals and married couples, by estates of deceased persons, by certain trustees and other fiduciaries, by persons who are partners in and receive income from partnerships, by corporate trusts, and by persons who receive income as shareholders of “S corporations” as defined under federal tax law. The proposed law would not affect the tax due on income or gain realized in a tax year beginning before Jan. 1, 2009.

The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

A “YES” vote would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65 percent for the tax year beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2010.
A “NO” vote would make no change in state income tax laws.

Ballot Question 2: Possession of Marijuana

This proposed law would replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a new system of civil penalties, to be enforced by issuing citations, and would exclude information regarding this civil offense from the state’s criminal record information system. Offenders age 18 or older would be subject to forfeiture of the marijuana plus a civil penalty of $100. Offenders under the age of 18 would be subject to the same forfeiture and, if they complete a drug awareness program within one year of the offense, the same $100 penalty.

Offenders under 18 and their parents or legal guardian would be notified of the offense and the option for the offender to complete a drug awareness program developed by the state Department of Youth Services. Such programs would include 10 hours of community service and at least four hours of instruction or group discussion concerning the use and abuse of marijuana and other drugs and emphasizing early detection and prevention of substance abuse.

The penalty for offenders under 18 who fail to complete such a program within one year could be increased to as much as $1,000, unless the offender showed an inability to pay or an inability to participate in such a program, or the unavailability of such a program. Such an offender’s parents could also be held liable for the increased penalty. Failure by an offender under 17 to complete such a program could also be a basis for a delinquency proceeding.

The proposed law would define possession of one ounce or less of marijuana as including possession of one ounce or less of tetrahydrocannibinol (“THC”), or having metabolized products of marijuana or THC in one’s body.

Under the proposed law, possessing an ounce or less of marijuana could not be grounds for state or local government entities imposing any other penalty, sanction, or disqualification, such as denying student financial aid, public housing, public financial assistance including unemployment benefits, the right to operate a motor vehicle, or the opportunity to serve as a foster or adoptive parent. The proposed law would allow local ordinances or bylaws that prohibit the public use of marijuana, and would not affect existing laws, practices, or policies concerning operating a motor vehicle or taking other actions while under the influence of marijuana, unlawful possession of prescription forms of marijuana, or selling, manufacturing, or trafficking in marijuana.

The money received from the new civil penalties would go to the city or town where the offense occurred.

A “YES” vote would replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a new system of civil penalties.

A “NO” vote would make no change in state criminal laws concerning possession of marijuana.


Ballot Question 3: Dog Racing

This proposed law would prohibit any dog racing or racing meeting in Massachusetts where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs.

The State Racing Commission would be prohibited from accepting or approving any application or request for racing dates for dog racing.

Any person violating the proposed law could be required to pay a civil penalty of not less than $20,000 to the Commission. The penalty would be used for the Commission’s administrative purposes, subject to appropriation by the state Legislature. All existing parts of the chapter of the state’s General Laws concerning dog and horse racing meetings would be interpreted as if they did not refer to dogs.

These changes would take effect Jan. 1, 2010. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

A “YES” vote would prohibit dog races on which betting or wagering occurs, effective Jan. 1, 2010.

A “NO” vote would make no change in the laws governing dog racing.



About 1,000 people will lose badly needed jobs if the proposal is enacted. The commonwealth, Revere and Raynham will lose badly needed revenue. From 2000 to 2007, these tracks paid over $40 million to the commonwealth in commissions and fees, as well as other taxes related to their racing activities. Finally enactment will likely subject the commonwealth to suits by the tracks for taking their property.

Survivor

Monday

A quick joke, the day before election day:

Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money." I laughed.

Once in the restaurant my server had on a "Obama 08" tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the coincidence.

When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I 've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.

At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed money more.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.

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I told you all to load up on the Slashers in the championship of Slamball!! Winnah winnah chicken dinner!

Where are all the slutty Halloween pictures??

Did anyone catch that Bruins-Stars game? Some old school flavor in that one. I think Shane Hnidy's two time beating of the same player in a 5 minute span was great. Not to mention Andrew Ferrence going "Southie" on Sean Avery - instant classic.

The Pats have a tough game coming up this Sunday. Three teams log jammed at 5-3, Pat, Jets and Bills.

Don't forget to vote tomorrow.

Happy Birthday

Lets all Wish Matty Kohansky a Happy 31st Birthday!!

Here are your Birthday wacks Matty:



Matty used to play for the Fayetteville FireAntz.

On a side note The Slamball championship is tonight at 5 - Who do you got? The Rumble or The Slashers? Im taking the Slashers in an upset!!!!

Women drivers.....enough said

Bumper Sticker

VAGINATARIAN????? Not sure why but when I saw this bumper sticker I instantly thought of 3 people that should have this on the back of their car. We also need to buy a t-shirt for Chrissy that has this on it, he'd probably wear it everyday.

























And for those of you who are curious. Yes, the women driving the car was HOT as hell.

The Hills

Now now now! The Hills is a secret obsession I have. There is just something hot about LC. I don't know what it is, I can't explain it, so I don't even try to defend it. The weird thing is I don't normally find blondes hot or attractive. The more I watch though the more I find Audrina is passing LC on the hot scale. Then you have nasty nasty Heidi. You tell me what you think:

New and Improved

After a few complaints that the blog had become stale(Scotty, Mario and TK)...I decided to ditch the old look and start fresh with this new look.
That blue back ground and the polka dots just wasn't me anyways.

Feel free to post comments about it.
Suggestions are welcome too.
Or email me if you want - mrbooze187@hotmail.com


Here is some video of the WORLD SERIES CHAMPS - THE 2008 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES