Latest NFL rumor has Randy Moss being traded to the Raiders. That's a good place for him, he'll fit right in with Warren Sapp. Now we just need to get Gus Frerotte the starting job with the Vikings.
“What's going on in your world, cause it sure is lonesome in mine.”
--George Strait What's Going on in Your World
“Mary, I don't see how you could ever be, anything but mine.”
--Kenny Chesney Anything But Mine
Dedicated to Tony for obvious reasons...I know, I am a few months late with it.
Oh, I found some Redneck pictures on the internet that I felt I should share. Here they are:
Redneck Riding Mower
Redneck Spoiler
Redneck Hands-free Cell Phone
Seat Belt “for the Wife”
I've got too much to do this week, so this will have to be all for now. I'll be sure to update again next week. Hopefully I will have more time to type it up.
2/20/2005
I was doing some thinking over the weekend, and I had an idea. Why doesn't McDonald's have delivery? Why is that feature limited to pizza places? I know I would like to get some food from McDonald's without having to go out. There is a legitimate opportunity to make money here for all fast food restaurants, especially those in cities with a college. How often do people get hungry when they are in no condition to be driving? I think I need to send an email to the heads of all the major fast food chains to see what happens. I should look for a job as a fast food consultant, after all, I am an expert on the topic.
Heard on the radio this week that Lonestar will be performing at the Fond du Lac County Fair this summer. Unfortunately, the show dates for this years fair interfere with any plans I may have had for my birthday. Oh well, there is always time after the shows.
I came back to Platteville on Saturday night this week to avoid having to drive in the snow, so I am kind of bored today. I have only left my room twice so far today, and it is after 3:30 already. I even did some homework. Not much, but it was a start and more than I thought I would do.
I think I should just save this next sentence as autotext as I seem to type it every week. On Friday night I went to The Sandpiper for all-u-can-eat fish. We had 6 people, and ate 5 plates of fish and 3 trays of fries. Needless to say, we didn't leave hungry. That makes it 5, count 'em, 5 weeks in a row out there for fish.
“Girl I've never seen a pair of Wrangler jeans, look so good before.”
“Mmmm, you could hurt somebody with a body like that.”
--Both lines are from With a Body Like That, by Chris Chitsey
“Here's to me, I finally passed the bar.”
“I've got an awful lot of memories, that I can't recall.”
--Both lines are from I Finally Passed the Bar by Michael Peterson
I seriously have to wonder about fast food delivery. I really think it is a great idea. I am considering ordering the 555 deal from Dominoes tonight. I would get 3 1-topping medium pizzas for $5 each. The catch is I need to get 3, and I can't eat more than 1 or so. I think I could buy them, and then reheat for two days worth of food. I'll have to think about it for a while and make a decision. Well, I think I've typed enough for now, hopefully I will have a chance to update Wednesday night or possibly Thursday.
2/14/2005
I was reading the comics in the Sunday paper, and I found an interesting one. It involves spinning rim shoes. Read it here. If you want to see the paper copy, just ask Andy for it Thursday night at King Pin. I told him to take it along to show Tommy.
Hey 112, I heard through a grapevine of around 10 people that HTB will change names to again be known as OCB. I haven't even been there since January 8th, but I have been to the Sandpiper each Friday night for 4 weeks.
Ty, if you didn't see my message in the guestbook, Yahoo is not taking registration for fantasy baseball yet, but when they do, I will set up a league. I also found another comic that was funny. This one was from last Friday's Dilbert. Read it here. I can relate.
Today in my ethnic music class we got to bang on some drums. When it was my turn, my suspicions were confirmed that I am rhythmically challenged. I can tap one hand on a table in time with music, but trying to play two beats with both hands at different times is an exercise in futility. Fortunately, I never had any dreams of being a musician. While approaching the front of the room, the professor invited us to dance for extra credit. What he didn't know, is that I dance worse than I play the drums. I decided to spare the class from the sight as did all of the others.
"I believe that if you can't say something nice about someone........you must be talking about Hillary Clinton." Jeff Foxworthy from Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again.
Now since Spring Training has started, I will give a short preview for the upcoming baseball season as it relates to the Milwaukee Brewers. First of all, the Brewers will not finish in last place in the NL Central this season. Predicted Record: 83-79. I also say they will be about 10 games out of the wild card spot. All of these guesses go out the window if Ben Sheets or Geoff Jenkins misses significant playing time. I'm also assuming that Mike Adams works well as a closer and the other starting pitchers have a similar season to last year in terms of innings pitched and ERA. Wins and losses from last season don't mean much to me since the Brewers often lost games 2-1 or other similar low scores. If the offense can score a few runs, maybe there can be a few more wins. Some people complain that they traded away their closer and setup man. I say if you can't score any runs, it doesn't matter if you give up 1 or 100 runs. Either way the game is a loss.
Random Song Lyrics:
"That three-by-nine lit hotel sign read
Welcome back class of '83
There were football guys twice their size
Cheerleaders hiding the gray in their hair
The names were the same but the faces had changed
I didn't recognize anyone there"-----Lonestar Class Reunion(That used to be Us)
"All that's heading my way is a broken heart,
a tractor trailer, and an armored car."---David Ball Watching My Baby Not Coming Back
Wow, I could only think of two songs to use today. I will have to do a better job next time.
2/10/2005
I actually had a bit of nostalgia today in my Intro to Women's Studies course. Something was mentioned about how boys and girls are treated differently in kindergarten. I began to try to remember what is was like back in the day. I remember needing to be quiet during nap time in order to receive a note saying that we were quiet and a sticker. It's kind of sad that back then, they taught us to sell out for a sticker, and now we are told to be ourselves. Anyone else see a problem with this? Well, anyway, back in kindergarten I remember building walls with the cardboard bricks and driving the toy trucks through the walls. I also remember playing with my Ghostbuster action figures during play time. I took them along to school on many occasions and even got in trouble once for playing with them during nap time. I even had a Ghostbuster duffel bag that I used as a schoolbag....no backpack for me. There were many other great things that I can remember, but no one that actually reads what I write would have a clue as to what I am talking about. If someone I knew before 3rd grade stumbles upon this and wants to know what else I remember, send me an email.
I'm going to go to McDonalds later today. I hopefully will remember to order my burger with the toppings on the side. I really want to know if they will do that. I figure the worst they can do is say no and laugh. I say it is worth a shot.
If there is somebody at work that you can't stand, go up to them on Friday afternoon right before going home for the weekend and say, “Are you getting fired? That's the rumor.” Then just walk away and leave. The person will worry about that all weekend. (Please note: I cannot take credit for this as I heard it from Jeff Foxworthy)
Am I crazy that I don't want to have a cell phone so people can always get a hold of me? I actually like being out of contact for extended periods of time. Granted I like to have my phone for the 5 hours a week I spend driving to and from Platteville, I never use it. If somebody wants to get a hold of me, I have an answering machine in my room and another at home. I have no need to always have a phone on me, then I just get calls from people to say I just felt like calling you. I also can avoid calls from individuals who are drunk and decided to call every number in their phonebook. Don't worry, I won't name names.
Comic Book Guy on The Simpson's now has a name. He is Jeff Albertson. Just think, he's been on the show for 16 years and just now has a name. My prediction is that in two years, Bumblebee man will have a name.
I think I will make a new page of predictions for the NFL offseason involving trades, signings and draft picks. I'll make it a separate page so I can see how accurate I was next fall. Check back for the beginnings of that page in the next week or two. I'll be sure to put a link in here to so everyone can know when it is ready.
The freakishly skinny kid I hang around with sent me an update he wanted me to post. Read it here, otherwise the link can be found through the Archives page.
Now to close with some.........
Random Song Lyrics:
“Pardon me, you left your tears on the jukebox, and I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine.”
“Fireworks is dangerous things. They can blow up in your face. Better read the instructions. Light the fuse and get away. Well these things are made in China, so it's easy to see why a man that worships Budda ain't got no guarantee.”
“The years have taught me the basics of math, divorce divides, and time subtracts.”
“Ain't it great to be a man, you know I'm my biggest fan. I thank God for my Hibachi grill and cold beer in a can.”
02/07/2005
Fun times in C-port on Friday night. I am becoming a regular at The Sandpiper on Friday nights. Tommy, Tony, Andy, and I closed down the place this week. By the way, Tommy, I didn't think the fish smelled like madderdady. After leaving The Sandpiper, we headed off to King Pin. Well actually at the Sandpiper, we ran into Nikki, a girl Tony goes to MPTC with. I was slightly surprised to see that she looked human, after all, she was talking to Tony. The logical reason is she of course used hair dye and it ate her brain just as it did Tony's. That is the only possible explanation. Tony wishes me to say that she is hot, but why should I lie? I can see why many people may say that is the case, but I suppose she is not my flavor. I have always been partial to vanilla, never cared much for the fancy stuff. Me, I'm not a fan of the nose stud things, or any other body piercing for that matter (with the exception of ONE set of earrings, and then only females). Guys with earrings bother me...I really don't know why. Call me old-fashioned, but if I ever have a chunk of metal sticking through me, rest assured there has been a horrible accident involving a nail gun.
As I said, we then headed off to King Pin to cap off the evening. When we got there, our suspicions were confirmed that Nikki went there as well with her friends that she was eating with earlier. Tony obviously didn't want to be there and look like a stalker, so we made sure she would see us. While sitting at the bar watching he Rockets and T-wolves, who should walk in to go bowling but Kevin Miller and Mike Schibline. I hadn't seen those guys in 3 years, and I really wasn't complaining about it. Despite the beer, I couldn't convince myself to go over and smack Miller in the back of the head and say, "What the hell were you thinking!" Oh well, it made for a decent story last night by Serwe's when we watched the Super Bowl.
Speaking of the game, did anyone have a bigger impact than Randall Gay, the rookie corner for the Patriots? He was in on every play and was always on camera. The best play was when Gay came in from behind and poked the ball away from the tight end. If you can't see the humor in that sentence, you aren't trying. Adding to the comedy, the tight end's name was L.J. Smith, and all I could think was what if his name was B.J? Later on they showed Todd Pinkston heading to the locker room with cramps, but he looked like he was bowlegged and uncomfortable. Since Gay tackled him from behind, we figured he got ripped up pretty bad. Who knew football could be so funny? I'm telling everyone that Gay should have been the MVP. Seems like every play he was on the screen and a comment was made. You might think we'd have gotten tired of it, but no, funnier every time. What a mature group we are. Too bad he wasn't a running back or we could have talked about how fast Gay plunged through the holes.
On the often covered subject of the commercials, the best one was in the second half. The don't judge too quickly one with the cat. If you saw it, you know. If you didn't see it, words cannot describe the quality. Hopefully, this ad will not be retired after only one showing.
Random Song Lyrics: "JB hooked up around midnight, with an ugly girl from up in the city. He downed every can of beer in the cooler, just tryin' to drink that poor thing pretty."
“I'd rather have you hurting me than not have you at all, oh don't you know, I'd get my heartbroke everyday if I could, if I could, oh.”
“My name ain't up in lights, but I'm a hero in this bar..........
If you wanna hear Bob Dylan,
Then I'll play "Like A Rollin' Stone."
If you wanna hear Bob Wills,
I'll sing "The Rose Of San Antone."
I'll even play "Happy Birthday",
If that's what you wanna hear.
'Cause I don't sell a lot of records,
But I sure sell a lot of beer.”
“I wake up every Sunday morning, so I can go to church and pray. But after some of my Saturday nights, things just don't turn out that way.”
“There's teasing and pleasing they start learning when they're babies. There's girls, there's women, and there's ladies.”
I spent an hour on Friday listening to a guy play a clay pot for my ethnic music class. As far as class goes, it was ok. As far as entertainment goes, I've seen much better. Well, he also played a coconut shell for about 5 minutes. I wouldn't want to understate his musical talent.
Got information on Friday that I may not be allowed to live in the dorms next year for my final semester. Seems there may be too many new applicants and they won't have enough room. I lived in the same building for three years and all of a sudden I can't anymore? I say don't allow so many new students, but nobody likes my advice.
As you may have noticed, I updated and changed the song lists page. Now there is a menu to select the list of your choice, and Andy's list now has comments up through song 64 or so. I will probably have more to add Wednesday night assuming I get my homework done before that, and even if I don't.
02/03/2005
First things first, Tony guess who wrote the comment with your name again. I think you were wrong.
According to a video viewed in my Intro to Women's Studies course today, essentially all men are doomed to grow up to be rapists due to the culture we live in. I guess I should go register as a sex offender now to avoid the long lines.
Q. What did the snail say when it hitched a ride on the turtle's back?
A. Wheeeeeeeeeee!
It is Thursday afternoon at 1:45 pm. I feel like having a beer, and I can. Isn't college life great? Well, I suppose anyone would need one after finding out you'll eventually be a rapist. Wonder how I'll look in an orange jumpsuit?
Tired of paying so much for gas? At least you aren't paying as much as the poor folks who want mid-grade or super at this station.
Well, this weekend is the Super Bowl. As I said last week, I want both teams to lose. Since that is impossible, go Eagles. I am sick of the Patriots. They were a good story 3 years ago, but now I don't care anymore. On a brighter note, I will be spending the Super Bowl over by Serwe and Penny's place here in P-ville. We're going to eat food, drink liberal amounts of alcohol, and pray that Tom Brady breaks his leg. (Okay, so maybe that will just be me, but they are with me in spirit.)
I have yet to play NBA Jam this semester. I really need to finish beating all the teams on it so I can get juice mode again. Why, O' Why did that cartridge need to reset last spring?
"Your blue might be gray, your less might be more.
Your window to the world might be your own front door
Your shiniest day might come in the middle of the night
That's just about right."
Sung to the tune of "It's Just About Right" by Blackhawk, because that's what song it is.
Pictures from an email I received: If women ruled the world.
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How true it is. Send any complaints to kissmyass@usuck.net I'll be sure to reply to any concerns in a timely manner.
Need to buy a last minute gift for someone? Buy them a Slinky. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, "Slinkies are cool."
In my power plant design class we dicussed the need for oil and risin gdemand in the world for oil today. My professor mentioned the rapidly growing demand for oil in China due to a large increase in automobiles. At the current rate of growth, China will require nearly as much oil as the US by 2020. Of course the current rate of growth is impossible to maintain. China would run out of parking spots long before that time. Think about it. China is densely populated, and had few cars before the last 10 years. Where are all of these people going to park? I can't find a spot in Platteville with a widespread town of 10,000 people. China has close to 1 billion people in a small area. There is no way there will be any parking spots available. Cars will just be circling the city blocks waiting for a spot to open up. If there is nowhere to park, people eventually say, "Screw it!" and just walk to where they are going. I just don't see cars becoming very popular in that situation. Maybe I am wrong, but I doubt it. Why would I start being wrong now?
Until next time, Git 'R Dun.....man I wish I'd thought of that.
2/01/2005
Here goes nothing. I really should be doing homework, but that sucked so I quit. Does anybody out there know how to do Laplace Transforms that wants to do my Automatic Controls homework? I've also got to cook up a 15 minute presentation on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which I have yet to start. Did I mention that I have to give it at 8 am Thursday morning? Fun, fun. At least I only have to do 1/3 of it.
Hey 112, I made that CD for you last week. Give me a call this weekend and I'll pass it on down.
I went to Burger King on Sunday. After ordering, I realized I had again forgotten to ask for the burger toppings on the side. I really want to see if they will do that. On Friday night I went to the Sandpiper with my brother and his bowling team. We got the customary all-u-can-eat chicken and fish. We had 6 guys and went through 4 plates of fish and chicken, 3 baskets of fries, and two bowls of coleslaw. I think we got our money's worth.
I guess I'll have to add more tomorrow as I really do need to get something done.
1/25/2005
It is currently 11 AM, and I am still laying around in sweat pants awaiting the first productive moments of the day. I wish my 8 AM class was canceled more often on Tuesdays. As some of you may have noticed, I added a guestbook to the index page. This new feature should supply a fast and simple way for any readers to add their own information or news that they wish to share. Just click on the "Sign My Guestbook" button on the lower part of the main page to Git 'R Dun.
My checking account will be about $3000 less valuable in about 3 hours. If only college was free, then I'd go for the "6-year plan" that seems to be so popular with engineering students.
Just heard some good lyrics from Trent Willmon , "Not only she don't love me, she don't hate me anymore."
It really sucks that the Steelers had to go and lose to the Patriots on Sunday. The Steelers were the only team left in the playoffs that I could see myself rooting for in the Super Bowl. What's wrong with the other teams you ask? Well here's my take on it:
FALCONS: I hate Michael Vick. Need I say more? Oh well, I will anyway. I think I could be a more competent passer than Vick. Granted, I can't run around like that, but a quarterback shouldn't have to. A short list of QB's with a better QB Rating than Vick: Tim Rattay, Josh McCown, and the QB of the offensively explosive Washington Redskins, Patrick Ramsey. Now there's a list of world beaters.
EAGLES: I DO NOT want to see T.O. win a Super Bowl...EVER. The only way I would want the Eagles to win is if T.O. doesn't play.
PATRIOTS: I am just sick of this team. I didn't see much of their game against the Colts, but I do not for one minute believe that Troy Brown could cover Brandon Stokley. There had to be some holding or interference going on. Show me tape proving me wrong, I don't care, I won't change my mind because I am right.
I got back to Platteville on Sunday night and was delighted to find that I needed to shovel out a parking space before I could even park my car. Fourteen inches of snow makes it hard to use a parking lot. Luckily I keep a shovel in my trunk, so I just whipped 'er out and went to work. I hope the cars next to me don't mind that they now have no chance of getting out since I piled them in deeper. Oh well, those are the breaks.
Article on SI.com claims that Terrell Owens was not the first choice by ABC for the Monday Night Football opening with the "Desperate Housewives" actress. Who was the first choice? John Madden. I kid you not, that was honestly the first choice. Apparently he refused. I'll give him credit if he didn't do it because he thought it was inappropriate , but if as the link article says, he just didn't have the time, I question his priorities.
I decided on my way back from class yesterday that I will have a strong opinion on almost anything from now on. I'll just pick a side and run with it. I really don't know if it is a good idea or not. (NOTE: This has been a feeble attempt at humor. If you don't get it, I pity you. I really do.)
In one hour I need to leave for my only class of the day. I probably should get dressed, but I guess I could always skip it. Although I am getting a little bored so you all know I won't.
I just noticed that the Dutch calendar my roommate left me is messed up. It has the days of the week down the left side and the week of the month across the top. Man, Europe is even more screwed up than I thought. I hear that in Britain, they have distances labeled in kilometers, but they have speed limits in miles per hour. That system is even more screwed up than the whole standard system we use in the U.S. This may be the engineer talking here, but the metric system is awesome....as long as you stay in it. Converting sucks, that is why the U.S. system sucks. Everything you do requires a conversion. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile, 8 ounces in a cup, 16 ounces in a pound...don't get me started on using ounces for two completely different things.....4 quarts in a gallon, 32.2 slugs in a pound mass is it?, how many foot-pounds per second was it in a horsepower? I think 1000 meters in a kilometer, and 1000 millimeters in a meter is a little easier to deal with.
I suppose that is enough for now. Don't forget to sign the guestbook. I am curious as to how many people actually visit my site, and it is hard to tell from looking at my statistics because I visit it around 5 times a day and there may be other repeat customers. I may add more tonight as I have nothing better to do.
Look at this, I am adding more. I liked to see the two comments added to my guestbook. Ty, I'm glad my wrinting encourages you to want to kick Tony's ass. That is the overall goal of it all, so I like to know that my efforts are not in vain.
Had a strange thought today. Yesterday I happened to see a a video of a woman playing a harmonica. What should pop into my mind while viewing this scene? The other common name for a harmonica....the mouth organ. I think you all know where I am going with this. Something about a woman playing the mouth organ just makes me smile. Take that however you want.
I will be adding a new section off the main page later tonight as well. I am going to add a link to the top song lists posted by Tony and Ty in the fantasy pick 'em league. (With my comments of course.) I'd hate to see these lists be lost.
Here's a joke I've been saving for a few weeks.
You know they got Sadaam's two well known sons, but you may not know about his two lesser known sons still out there. There's the guy who owns the auction house....What was his name again?.......Oh yeah, Ebay. Then there was his other son that was a real chicken and always avoided fighting....I think his name was Puh-say. I'll let the government spend the energy looking for Osama, me, I'll be out searching for Puh-say. (Think about it and say it out loud if you don't get it.)
Appareently in the second half of the Colts loss at New England a few weeks ago, the crowd was chanting, "Cut that meat! Cut that meat!" in an obvious attack on Peyton Manning. Now I like Manning, but I gotta give credit to the New England fans for that. Much more effective and a quality chant compared to the standard like, "Manning sucks! Manning sucks!" I mean a two year old could come up with that.
1/18/2005
I am back to school now, so it is back to weekly updates again. Over the long Christmas break, I had my first experience of being drunk. All I can say is I don't see the thrill of being gone, but having a few can take the edge off. Tony Thorn decided to dye his hair blonde again. (Click Here for a picture.) I am not sure, but I think that hair dye can rot your brain. Maybe everyone should talk to Tony to find out.
I went to rent my books for the upcoming semester this morning, and to my surprise despite having only 5 classes, I still needed 10 textbooks. My favorites are for my Intro to Women's Studies class. FOUR books, and check out these titles:
Feminist Frontiers
Issues in Feminism
Women: Images and Realities
A World Full of Women
Sounds like fun to me. We watch 11 movies throughout the semester as well, including:
Out in Suburbia: The Stories of Eleven Lesbians
Period Piece
Step by Step: Building a Feminist Movement
Now I am all for equal rights, but not to the point of favoritism. Women already have more power than most know, that is why men try to dominate at home. If that aspect of control is lost, men have nothing left. That being said, I have nothing against men cooking, cleaning, or shopping. I could go on, but whatever I type may be used later for assignments, and I wouldn't want to do homework ahead of time, so I better quit now.
I now have my own room in the Platteville dorms. Now I have twice as much room to spread junk over before I have to clean it up. God Bless America. I also have a few gifts left by my old roommate: a half gallon of laundry detergent-won't need that, a half box of Corn Flakes-too much work to throw out, and 12 plastic clothes hangers. Since I am by myself, I can now go to bed and wake up whenever I choose. I can also play my music (aka good music..aka country music) all day in the background as well as watching what I want on TV(No more Real World-Road Rules Challenge or soccer for this guy.). Additionally, now I can legally keep alcohol in my room. I'll have to keep a good stock in the fridge. So if anyone is in the area, feel free to stop in. I have beer and an extra bed. Sorry no weekends as that is time to go home and get the laundry done. (For pictures of the room, click here and here)
Well, I guess that is enough for today. I may update again tomorrow, but I will be starting a new page with the next update, so look for these older entries in the archive.