The wife's up in SF for a couple of days, so me and the HB are doing the bachelor thing. So, as is our tradition, we stopped at the store to get some seafood (shrimp) for dinner. Strangely, he asked if we could watch baseball (sorry, Rockies fans) or football. Not sure if he really has an interest in either or just wanted to watch TV while we ate. Either way, even though I'm watching the game now on DVR, it's nice to actually watch MNF for a change. I just haven't been that dialed into the NFL this year...just too busy (and my fantasy team is suffering for it). Speaking of MNF, what's with the parade of celebs in the booth. Yuck...this is why I watch the games with the sound off.
Back to baseball, I am SO sick of the Red Sox now. They were the best team in the playoffs and probably in the league (after watching the Rockies, Cleveland fans must be sick to their stomachs for blowing that 3-1 lead). But, and as much as Sox fans don't want to admit it, they are the Yankees with a less publicly obnoxious owner. They'll cement that reputation if they sign A-Rod who didn't resign with the Yankees.
Christ, how long is this game going to last...there have been 20 penalties and there is still 9 minutes left to go.
While we're in football mode, I can't get over the Tennessee-South Carolina game. One one hand, had they lost, after blowing a 21-0 lead at home, the drumbeats for the head coaches head would have gotten louder (and Fulmer seems to have overstayed his welcome). But, thanks to some clutch field goals, not only do they pull the game out, but now they control their own destiny for the SEC championship game (no matter that they would get eviscerated by either LSU or Auburn). It's just been a weird season.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Halloween Weekend
We are totally gearing up for pre-Halloween weekend. Here's what's on the menu this weekend:
Some neighborhood kids and other friends over for pizza, candy apples and Tim Burton movies tonight.
Saturday, Halloween bowling in the dark (with florescent balls and in costume) with the Rotary Club (my nephew's going to join us and sleep over).
Sunday, hopefully a hike with Indian Guides up to Skull Rock. But, this may not be possible given the horrible air quality from the fires. It's foggy this morning, so maybe the low clouds will take some of the gunk out of the air. But, I think we'll have to come up with Plan B (probably something indoor, like ice skating).
I can't wait for next Wednesday....
Some neighborhood kids and other friends over for pizza, candy apples and Tim Burton movies tonight.
Saturday, Halloween bowling in the dark (with florescent balls and in costume) with the Rotary Club (my nephew's going to join us and sleep over).
Sunday, hopefully a hike with Indian Guides up to Skull Rock. But, this may not be possible given the horrible air quality from the fires. It's foggy this morning, so maybe the low clouds will take some of the gunk out of the air. But, I think we'll have to come up with Plan B (probably something indoor, like ice skating).
I can't wait for next Wednesday....
Thursday, October 25, 2007
No, No and Hell No
During the same week that Bush & company start beating the war drums to go into Iran, the president asks Congress for a ton of green to keep the war going in Iraq. As usual, he couches it in emotional (political) blackmail terms of, "Well, you can disagree with the war, but we have to support the troops and this money is the only way to do it." What a bunch of shit.
This is the direct result of Congress being such a bunch of pussies earlier in the year. Remember, that's when they said they would cut back on war funding, W threatened a veto and then Congress said, "Just kidding, here's your money." Had they persisted and shoved a reduction in funding down Bush's throat by attaching it to general budget bill, we would have had a change in war strategy by now. But they didn't and we don't.
If Bush's request is granted, we are guaranteed that the next president will be faced with exactly the same situation we have now. Better to force Bush to clean up his own mess now and give the next president a chance to implement his/her own policy in Iraq.
This is the direct result of Congress being such a bunch of pussies earlier in the year. Remember, that's when they said they would cut back on war funding, W threatened a veto and then Congress said, "Just kidding, here's your money." Had they persisted and shoved a reduction in funding down Bush's throat by attaching it to general budget bill, we would have had a change in war strategy by now. But they didn't and we don't.
If Bush's request is granted, we are guaranteed that the next president will be faced with exactly the same situation we have now. Better to force Bush to clean up his own mess now and give the next president a chance to implement his/her own policy in Iraq.
WW #44
Courtesy of Lola who is CLEARLY hard up.
1. when was the last time you were pussy-pissed/blue balled? what brought you to that state?
Things are kinda rough now...the wife's been sick and the air quality is so bad here from the fires that she's not getting better.
2. when was the last time you were interrupted sexually, and you could not finish? what happened?
Wasn't me, but was once with a paramour in Vegas. I was going down on her when the housekeeper walked in. After the housekeeper left, my lady friend said, "Damn...and I was working on a GOOD one." We got back to it and she came, but we'll never know if it was as good as the original.
3. who was the last person you encountered that the flirting or convo left you WANTING MORE? what did you do about it?
In the past I had many convos with Lynn like that.
1. when was the last time you were pussy-pissed/blue balled? what brought you to that state?
Things are kinda rough now...the wife's been sick and the air quality is so bad here from the fires that she's not getting better.
2. when was the last time you were interrupted sexually, and you could not finish? what happened?
Wasn't me, but was once with a paramour in Vegas. I was going down on her when the housekeeper walked in. After the housekeeper left, my lady friend said, "Damn...and I was working on a GOOD one." We got back to it and she came, but we'll never know if it was as good as the original.
3. who was the last person you encountered that the flirting or convo left you WANTING MORE? what did you do about it?
In the past I had many convos with Lynn like that.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sat 8: Jobs (I'm soooo late on this)
1. what was your worst job? why?
Doing early am prep at a restaurant. The owners were assholes.
2. what was your best job? why?
Besides the one I have now? The summer between my junior and senior year in college I drove deliveries. Not UPS, but documents, etc. I got to listen to music in my car all day, go see my friends during breaks, and learned LA like the back of my hand. Plus, now I can parallel park like nobody's business.
3. are you looking for a new job now?
Some more work, yes. New job, no.
4. when did you get the job you have now? if you're unemployed, how long have you been without a job?
A little more than two years ago when I left my previous firm.
5. have you ever been fired from a job? what happened?
Nope, but I have been fired by clients when things haven't gone as they had expected (not too often). I think I've fired as many clients as clients have fired me.
6. have you ever had a horrible, back-stabbing colleague?
No.
7. have you heard of or ever been involved in a an office scandal at your work?
No--I work for myself so I don't have to deal with that drama.
8. what's your dream job?
What I have now, with less selling.
Doing early am prep at a restaurant. The owners were assholes.
2. what was your best job? why?
Besides the one I have now? The summer between my junior and senior year in college I drove deliveries. Not UPS, but documents, etc. I got to listen to music in my car all day, go see my friends during breaks, and learned LA like the back of my hand. Plus, now I can parallel park like nobody's business.
3. are you looking for a new job now?
Some more work, yes. New job, no.
4. when did you get the job you have now? if you're unemployed, how long have you been without a job?
A little more than two years ago when I left my previous firm.
5. have you ever been fired from a job? what happened?
Nope, but I have been fired by clients when things haven't gone as they had expected (not too often). I think I've fired as many clients as clients have fired me.
6. have you ever had a horrible, back-stabbing colleague?
No.
7. have you heard of or ever been involved in a an office scandal at your work?
No--I work for myself so I don't have to deal with that drama.
8. what's your dream job?
What I have now, with less selling.
Los Angeles is Burning
Yes, my friends, it's that time again when Los Angeles burns. Technically, none of the fires are within the city limits. But, there are several in the burbs to the north and in Malibu. San Diego is joining in the fun as well. The HB and I were camping west of Malibu (yes, I know that sounds weird directionally, but the coastline runs east-west there), but left before the fires started. The fires won't make it my house. If they did, it would make the great Chicago and San Francisco fires look like weenie roasts.
While LA itself is not hilly (with the exception of the Hollywood Hills and some ocean bluffs), there is a ring of mountains around it. This gives us spectacular views, some very cool places to live and traps the smog. LA is not a desert, but it is arid. So, a lot of brush grows in these hills/mountains and when there's a drought and the dry winds blow off of the desert instead of the ocean, the hills burn. Some of the areas in Malibu which are burning now have burned before and will burn again. However, unlike places in the midwest that flood a lot, people here have insurance to rebuild, instead of soaking other taxpayers for it.
I'm afraid that these fires are going to last a while. It's been too dry for too long and with so many to fight the resources (people, ground equipment and water dropping aircraft) are stretched very thin.
While LA itself is not hilly (with the exception of the Hollywood Hills and some ocean bluffs), there is a ring of mountains around it. This gives us spectacular views, some very cool places to live and traps the smog. LA is not a desert, but it is arid. So, a lot of brush grows in these hills/mountains and when there's a drought and the dry winds blow off of the desert instead of the ocean, the hills burn. Some of the areas in Malibu which are burning now have burned before and will burn again. However, unlike places in the midwest that flood a lot, people here have insurance to rebuild, instead of soaking other taxpayers for it.
I'm afraid that these fires are going to last a while. It's been too dry for too long and with so many to fight the resources (people, ground equipment and water dropping aircraft) are stretched very thin.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Now This is Clarity I Can Appreciate
Earlier in the week I commented on Bush's opposition to a declaration of Turkish genocide. So, it was great interest that I noted that today he presented a congressional award to the Dalai Lama and kinda rubbed it in China's face. W said that he had told the Chinese that religious freedom was important and that they should welcome the Dalai Lama in China. Fair enough.
What this tells me is that the administration thinks that fighting terrorism is a more worthy strategic goal than out economic relationship with China. In the grand scheme of international politics, China is (and will be) a much bigger player than Turkey. Yet, Bush goes out of his way to placate the country from which our military planes take off and kicks sand in the face of a country with whom we have a huge trade deficit and has nuclear weapons.
Don't get me wrong. Bush should welcome the Dalai Lama and criticize China's human rights record. It's just interesting that he's OK with that, but not good with acknowledging a historical fact about actions taken by a government which is unrelated to the current one in Turkey.
Clearly, Bush thinks the war on terror is going to be with us longer than trade with China.
What this tells me is that the administration thinks that fighting terrorism is a more worthy strategic goal than out economic relationship with China. In the grand scheme of international politics, China is (and will be) a much bigger player than Turkey. Yet, Bush goes out of his way to placate the country from which our military planes take off and kicks sand in the face of a country with whom we have a huge trade deficit and has nuclear weapons.
Don't get me wrong. Bush should welcome the Dalai Lama and criticize China's human rights record. It's just interesting that he's OK with that, but not good with acknowledging a historical fact about actions taken by a government which is unrelated to the current one in Turkey.
Clearly, Bush thinks the war on terror is going to be with us longer than trade with China.
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