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Friday, March 14, 2008
Unless you've been ......
Under a rock for the last week.......you have heard or seen the news of the Governor of New York.........Mr. Elliot Spitzer........having to resign because of Mr. Spitzer being named in a federal investigation of a prostitution ring.
Except........this was not your ordinary hooker/pimp styled prostitution ring.
This was not the high-heeled, hot pant wearing, boots up to the hips, fishnet legged hooker working the streets of Auburn Avenue in the ATL.
No......this was big time.......elite
Mr. Spitzer (allegedly) paid over $4000 for an hour an a half to get laid by an aspiring singer 
from New Jersey.
We now know her real name.........Ashely Alexander Dupre......code name Kristen.......
Why? Why would he do this?
Well .........take a good look at him............then her.........He would have to pay for something like that.
He sure couldn't get it on looks and personality........ just another below average looking white man........but with a lot of money..........tax payer's money.
Which brings us to this........
Michael Vick is in jail.......for being unkind to a bunch of dogs.......no humans were harmed.
Yet ....couldn't control his own sexual desires........
If the feds would put as much effort as they did in getting Vick, Jones, and Bonds behind bars.......they would see fit this Mr. Spitzer never ........ever.......sees the outer portion of a maximum security federal prison.
But we all know............this will never happen.
While Vick, Jones, and Bonds may have had millions............they lacked that certain flesh tone .....the flesh tone American Indians called "pale face".
But.....no.......it's never about race...........is it?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Hump Day.......the origin....
We have used Wednesday.....or "Hump Day" as an inspirational tool to get us through the week and into the week-end.......
Week after week .....we've come up with unique images and thought provoking posts.
But just where did the term "Hump Day" originate?
Hard to to say........exactly........but .....with the help of Urbandictionary.com.....we have a few suggestions:
(1) The middle of a work week (Wednesday); used in the context of climbing a proverbial hill to get through a tough week.
After hump day, the weekend gets closer.
(2) Wednesday, the middle of the week, implying that you have to get "over the hump" before you can anticipate the weekend. The term was not originally intended to carry a second, more risque meaning.
Damn, I wish every day could be hump day!
(3) Wednesday, or the hump of the week
The absolute BEST day of the week, the day of maximum hope that maybe, you might make it out of this week alive. A particularly good hump day can last you the rest of the week, and by Doomday morning (Monday) you survive by anticipating hump day. Nothing goes wrong on hump day
Most other days can be defined by hump day. Tuesday is the day before hump day. Thursday is one day after hump day. Except Friday is WOOOH!!! FREEDOM!!! Day, Saturday is Mostly Hungover day, and Sunday is PreDoom day.
Hump day has nothing to do with sex. Unless one wants it to. I like to declare the existence of hump day just to see people's faces. Usually being conservative and all
"Do you know what the best thing about Tuesdays are? Its the day before Hump Day!"
"What's hump day?"
"It's the hump of the week!!"
(they all shake their heads in pity)
(4) Hump actually refers to rounded protuberance on a camel's back, or as an abnormality on a person's back.........which is located in the centre
so there is a common sense behind it that even wednesday is in the middle of the week see example
This is old tradition or belief or thinking.....which is just related with one of the week day as well as hump
hump in the centre or middle approx
And wednesday in the middile of the
both in the centre
....Hump Day
(5) Wednesday is often referred to as "hump day" because of its position as the middle day of the work week. If the work week were a hill. Then Wednesday would be the crest. It is all down hill from there. (Whether the down hill ride is a coast or a descent into a swamp is left to the individual.)
I have a feeling ......we're no closer to understanding the true origin......but "Happy Hump Day!"......just the same.
Friday, March 7, 2008
To be quite blunt.......Daylight savings time sucks! Tomorrow at 2 am we will set our collective clocks forward 1 hour. Why? Our time pieces in our body will have to adjust needlessly for this ridiculous attempt to cheat mother nature.
How......exactly....... are we .......saving......daylight? And.....what are we saving daylight from? Is .....daylight ..... in danger? Does......daylight.....need to be rescued? Oh, my bad. We're not saving the daylight from an unknown enemy........We are saving daylight........for future use. So....should we freeze it ........or can it? Or put the daylight in a bank ....and earn interest.
Now, personally, I happen to like daylight. And for years now, I have done what most Americans have done for the last 30 years.......In March........I save an hour..........of daylight.
Daylight.........could care less.......In a 24 hour day..........daylight shines for how ever many hours.......regardless if we humans manipulate a doggone clock.
Meanwhile.........the moon is watching all of this........and thinking........."Hey....what about "moonlight" savings time....... We want equal representation". We too..... want to be saved.
Imagine that..............then again.......just set that darn clock ahead ......save that hour of daylight........and be a zombie for a few days before your body adjusts......
Daylight Savings Time............
Yuck!!!!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sixteen in a row?
This is ........unbelievable! The NBA's Houston Rockets have won 15 straight. Tonight they put their winning streak on the line against the Indiana Pacers at home. Remember........Yao Ming is lost for the season and this team......with Tracy McGrady front and center......continues to win. Go Rockets!
Eleven in a row........and holding........
Barack Obama had won 11 straight primaries........until last night. Hillary Clinton wins Ohio and Texas to end the streak. Obama wins Vermont........Hillary wins Rhode Island.
Note to Obama........."You had better focus .......and quit all the "The country wants cha
nge" chants and deal with the issues. You're up against the Clinton political machine...........They are seasoned veterans. They play big boy politics. Your speeches are great..........but your following includes the black and the young.......Still minorities in this country. Hillary has the Hispanics, women, and white America casting votes. Forget about McCain........You've got to deal with Hillary.......now"!
Now to my never ending see-saw position...........I .............initially was leaning toward Clinton......Obama moved me........so I jumped on that band wagon........now having listened to the issues and substance.........I'm leaning toward Clinton again. Experience does matter.......and at this point, the republicans would eat Obama alive. But that's my thinking...........today......Tomorrow's another day.
I saw ........honey bees!!!!!!!
MVP? LaBron James...........or Kobe Bryant?
This ..........is .........a rather intriguing question. Whether you follow the NBA.....or like the NBA....One thing is for sure. You have definitely heard of both. LaBron.......the man
child.......Kobe........the chosen one. Neither of the two ever graced the court of a college gym. Both went .....from high school to the pros. Kobe spent a couple of years coming off the bench for the Lakers........while James was an immediate starter for Cleveland.Okay..........LeBron is averaging 30.3 points a game........Kobe, 28.3.............Both have their teams in the thick of the play-off run..........Both superstars.........go figure.........This year they both probably deserve the ........co-award.
Atlanta Traffic.........
I often wonder.......How does anything.......around 7 am........or 8 am in metro Atlanta........start on time! Too many people.........too many cars. Once you get off of I285 ........or I20......or I85......or I75........... There is still the matter of the local streets..........Too many red
lights........Marta........It's .......awful! No body uses signals........ The speed limit on I285 ....is 55.....However........drive 55..........and you will induce a death sentence. Average speed? Try 80........as in 80 mph!Beware of ladders, sofas , and assorted garbage while traveling........not to mention......."soccer moms".....School buses........etc.
I have just put in a new order for some pills to relieve my aching back..........from carrying this blog............."A little help..........please?"
Finally.......Finally.........
Yes..........My daughter is getting married in August............Have I made a post on that ....yet?...I don't think so. But .......I think this is a wonderful thing.........If she's happy..........I'm happy. Sometime ........soon........we groomsmen will go and get our fittings. I think I look decent in a tux............We'll see.
Finally......Finally........Finally......
We're still looking for that datgum ground hog.............May he rest in peace.......
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
After 17 years.............Brett Favre.......is retiring........or is he quitting?
Favre announced today he is leaving the NFL and the Green Bay Packers. Why? Yes, he has been in the league 17 years and as a quarterback has taken his share of punishment. But last year he led the Packers to a game shy of the Super Bowl.........losing to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game.
I have mixed feelings about our man Favre. While I admire his toughness and love for the game.......I have become increasingly tired of the love-fest manifested by the sports world talking heads. ESPN, FOX, NBC, and CBS has developed a love affair with this guy from the swamps of Mississippi. Brett can do no wrong. Packer fans adore him. White America uses him as the poster boy for all that is right with pro football.
Favre's records include........most career touchdowns (442). Most career passing yards (61,655).
He also has the record for throwing more interceptions (288) than any quarterback ever.
At 38, it's safe to say Favre's best years are behind him. But after a great 2007.......why leave now?
A true old fashioned gunslinger, Favre lost a lot of games.......but won more than he lost. He always thought he could make .....the play.....
Favre has given the game of football and the NFL 17 years of life and fun. It's time to move on. Whether you term it a retirement or quitting............He's gone. The NFL will survive.........a new star will emerge.......Favre will be a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Trivia notes.........
The Atlanta Falcons (yes .....those Atlanta Falcons) drafted Favre.......only to trade him to Green Bay a year later.
Favre's very first completed pass.........was to .......himself......a deflected pass, batted it the air, which Favre caught. His last pass? An interception into the hands of a New York Giant. So....you want to go out like this?
Is it "quits" or "retirement" ?
The Atlanta Falcons severed ties yesterday with running back Warrick Dunn. Dunn had requested the release after the Falcons signed free agent, Michael Turner.
At 5' 9" and 187 pounds, Mr. Dunn was always told he was too small to play football. He has proven the detractors wrong at every level.
At Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn played quarterback, cornerback, and running back. During his junior year he helped lead Catholic High to the state AAAA championship game for it's first time in history. He was an All-American honorable mention by USA Today in his senior year.
On January 7, 1993, Dunn's mother Betty Smothers, an off-duty police officer escorting a businesswoman to a bank, was ambushed and killed by armed robbers. Three men were sent to prison for the murder, and two remain on death row. Dunn, two days after his 18th birthday, became the head of his family and raised his siblings. In 2007, Dunn met with one of the convicted men at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Dunn chose to attend Florida State University on a full athletic scholarship. He graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor's Degree in Information Studies.
He holds several Florida State rushing records including the marks for most career rushing yards (3,959) and most rushing yards in a season (1,242) set in 1995. Dunn is the only Seminole to rush for over 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. He was a three time All-ACC selection.
Dunn has also had a positive influence in the community with the Warrick Dunn Foundation and The Homes for the Holidays Program which helps struggling single moms purchase homes. The program has assisted hundreds of single mothers and children in Baton Rouge, Tampa, and Atlanta.
Mr. Dunn............you will be missed in the ATL.
Monday, March 3, 2008
High......
Conference call.......family style........Every family should have one......once a week.......the one day of the week .......the family comes together........corporations have them......Why can't families? Every member expresses his or her self.......What the problem .....is?
Low.....
Having to work......Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That's a weekend?............Couple that with having to get up at 4:30 am Monday....and you have.......virtually no weekend at all.
High.....
The smell of spring.........that plum tree that was blooming? Well I saw honey bees doing their thing.......pollinating! What a beautiful sight!
Low.....
The UGA men's and women's basketball team both losing this weekend......And of course, the Atlanta Hawks losing to the Boston Celtics.
High.......
Got my tax refund........only half.......Owed on some back taxes........but I'm now free and clear.
Low........
Missed having Sunday brunch with my daughter...........She had to work........I ....also........Please take the time......with the ones you love.
High..........
Being.......alive.........breathing...........living........seeing.........hearing........smelling.......tasting.......
It doesn't get any better than this........
Highs and Lows..........seem to come at will.........people say they balance themselves out. But .......I must be an anomaly ............I've had more highs..........than lows.........and that's a good thing.
Family.........comes with more highs than lows.......and I am eternally grateful for this time on earth.
