I don't know why I like Samuel Jackson so much. I think it's because he does what he wants and he doesn't care what people think. Whether it's Pulp Fiction, Mississippi Burning, Star Wars, or Snakes on a Plane, once he commits it's "On Like Donkey Kong".
THAT IS ALL
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OK, so the Health Care Bill passed and just like all the other hundreds of thousands of bloggers, I'm going to give you my take. Here's what I understand as to what the bill does: It requires everyone to have health insurance and makes it illegal to deny coverage to people.
Hmmm... On the surface, this isn't such a bad thing; however, I don't believe the Constitution makes it legal to force me to buy something that is essentially legalized gambling. What this country really needs is insurance reform - not government mandated insurance.
Let's look at some of the issues. The cost of health care is rising. Why? Some people say that it is because of all the people that don't have insurance. That's partly true. Taxpayers and consumers shoulder the cost of indigent and delinquent care. The real reason that health care costs so much is because insurance companies generally try to deny claims and/or purposely delay payment so that they will turn more of a profit. They claim it is to prevent insurance fraud, but we all know that every dollar that an insurance company pays out reduces its profit.
The solution is easily fixed. First, you create a regulatory board that looks at the books of these companies. If it looks like the top brass are getting big bonuses but the customers are suffering, you give the DEATH penalty to the top brass. A little extreme? Yes, but they'll think twice about cooking the books or setting policies that make life tougher for customer. Second, you create an insurance fraud law enforcement branch. Doctors or patients that are trying to cheat the system are given the DEATH penalty. Why? Because the actions of these dishonest people are affecting the general health and well being of the rest of the country.
The whole malpractice issue is out of control too. This can be solved by giving the Death penalty to bad doctors. No fines. Just get rid of them. Obviously, you have cases where intent is concerned and that can be fixed with lifetime imprisonments in a work camp. If a doctor is going to intentionally violate the Hippocratic Oath, then they deserve what they get. In the cases of simple misdiagnosis or mistakes, well that just happens sometimes. As long as the patient is taken care of correctly (free of charge), then that can slide. Anyone can make a mistake. If the same doctor keeps screwing up, then give them the death penalty.
At any rate, this whole issue really isn't about health care. It's about the role of government. A government's job is to protect its constituents from outside harm (invaders) and from protecting its constituents from hurting each other (crime). That is it. It is not the government's job to protect people from themselves or their poor decisions.
Granted, there are people who can't fend for themselves if left to their own devices like children; however, it really isn't the job of the government to regulate that. That is up to the constituents to take charge and look out for those who can't help themselves. Yes, people are going to fall through the cracks. That's sad, but it can't be avoided.
I guess none of this really matters because I'm sure the bill will be overturned or amended so that it is actually worth a damn... Eventually.
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I'm all about counting the tiny blessings these days. I've been having to ride out a category 5 shitstorm lately. So here's the things that make me happy.
Waterfall Training
Did that on 01-30-10. It was invigorating. It was colder than a witch's teat, too. It was just what the doctor ordered to keep me from quitting karate.
Mac Snack Wraps
Have you had one yet? It's all the tastiness of a Big Mac wrapped in a tortilla so it is not nearly so messy. Picklez like!
Power Outages
Power went out at work on a Friday (02-05-10) so we all got a half-day! Awesome.
Attraction
This is sort of a double edged sword. I recently admitted to myself that I'm attracted to a person and I've come to find out that the person is attracted to me. I haven't quite decided if it will ever go further than that. It will certainly have to wait until various situations are settled completely and without a doubt, but maybe...
Friends
I have a lot of good friends looking out for me. I'm so happy about that.
BabySteps and the Admiral
I give BS a lot of grief and I expect too much out of the Admiral, but I'm going to say here and now that they are the two best friends I've EVER had. They've truly gone beyond the friend range though. I would give my life in exchange for either of theirs. I would give up everything I had to make sure they were secure and out of harm's way. The funny thing is that even if I COULD do that, it wouldn't be enough to repay them for the kindness and generosity they've shown me over the years.
They know the real me. The only person who knows me better is my mom. They know all this and yet they accept it and welcome me into their home as if I was their family. If I didn't have them in my life, I don't think my life would be worth living. If they weren't there for me (and continue to be there for me), my world would be completely destroyed by recent events rather than simply being torn to shambles. Shambles can be reassembled into a stronger whole. Obliteration is forever. Thanks, you two.
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Friday 01-15-10
I travelled over to Anniston to work out and attend a meeting about our New Year's Waterfall training on 1-30-10. I drove over to Big Red and Rita's house and then we drove over to the dojo. The workout consisted of performing every open hand and weapon kata from 10th kyu to 5th degree. It was quite invigorating. I was a little surprised that he let this one 1st kyu brown belt even attempt the black belt katas. Back in my day, sensei wouldn't let you do ANY katas above your rank.
After the workout, we had a short meeting to discuss the upcoming waterfall training. The main concern was safety and logistics. Honestly, I don't anticipate many people coming to this thing, but everyone seems to think it will be very popular. The first part of the workout will be strictly basics. The second part is a New Year's Ceremony. The last part will take place at the waterfall. I don't anticipate the weather being too cold, but it is a major concern.
I just don't think the idea of doing basics for a solid hour is going to appeal to anyone. The Man's keep talking about all these families that want to come to the waterfall, but I think if it is actually cold, most might work out but hardly any will go to the falls... We'll just have to wait and see.
Big Red and I left the meeting and got back to his house where Rita had dinner waiting. She made some delicious teriyaki chicken with steamed broccoli and fried rice. It was damn good. We each had a beer or two and then we sort of chatted and watched TV. We had to be up pretty early in the morning so we went to bed at a decent hour.
Saturday 01-16-10
Pre-Test
We started our day at about 05:30. We had to drop off their little doggie at Big Red's parents' house and then pick up the Medic. All that went rather smoothly and the ride over was pleasant. We stopped for breakfast at the Chik-fil-a. We arrived at the dojo at about 09:30.
We had a goodly number of black belts show up to help. It turned out that the Admiral was the only one actually pre-testing. We had one student do a make up test for 1st kyu and 4 others do the make up for 8th kyu. Big Red and I were the Admiral's self-defense partners and she ended up kneeing me in the face and punching Big Red in the nose.
Overall, I think her test went well. She was nervous. After all, it had been about 5 years since she stood in front of a panel of judges. The thing about her karate is that you don't know if she's made a mistake unless she stops or corrects herself. A couple of times she would do something and we knew it wasn't quite right, but we couldn't put our finger on it. That's the quality of karate that she does. She's wrong, but she makes wrong look like right.
Rumor has it that Queen Bee is testing for 5th. I'm hoping that the Admiral is in that group because she might get a little bit of a break during the test and also because her basic karate will really look good in comparison. I think the Admiral is toying with the idea of waiting until summer, but I'm adamant that she strikes while the iron is hot.
JKS
We had a JKS workout after the pre-test. It went pretty well. It never ceases to amaze me how good Big Red and the Medic are at fighting. Hangtime has improved immensely as has Sandman. Mr. B is certainly no slouch either. That meant that the worst experienced fighter in the room was me. I've got a lot of work to do if I want to fight this year. A couple of green belts (one adult and one child) showed up to try it out. The dad had to leave to do some work in the middle of the workout. The son held his own, but he's only 10 or so.
H-Mart
After the JKS workout, Mr. B and his wife led us over to the H-Mart on Peachtree Industrial. We ate lunch in the food court. I had a delicious plate of curry flavored noodles. Everyone else got Japanese food, and it took forever for them to get their meals. I was halfway done with mine before they even got theirs. While at the H-Mart, the Medic and I decided to try and cook some Mango and Sticky Rice. We got all the necessary ingredients. Overall, the H-Mart trip was good, but Rita, Big Red, and I felt that the H-Mart in Duluth was a little bit better. We couldn't seem to find any Pocari Sweat or any Kirin Milk Tea. It made me sad...
Drinking time
We had ordered a $50 plate of sushi to take back with us to Big Red's. It really seemed huge, but once we got back (after a trip to stock up on beer) the Medic, Big Red, and I nearly wiped it out before the Man's could get there. For the record, I drank a lot. I had a few beers, 1/2 a bottle of sake (cold), and the Medic and I ended up splitting a bottle of plum wine. I was hammered. I vaguely remember putting on a NY Yankees cap and dancing... By the way, the Mango and Sticky Rice that Rita and the Medic made was unbelievably good, too.
Wedding Video
We got to watch the DVD of Big Red and Rita's wedding. There were several hilarious moments. First, there was a point during the ceremony where you can see Big Red say to Rita, "Are we done yet?" Rita sort of shrugs her shoulders and then Big Red looks right at the camera and gives his patented annoyed face. Second, there was footage of him sitting at the dinner table stretching and then throwing a punching combination. Lastly, there was Big Red singing "Stand by Me". He was slightly better than BabySteps.
Night-night train
As the evening drew to a close we were watching a fighting video and Big Red said something to me. I responded back and then apparently I fell asleep right after I said it. I thought I had only blinked my eyes, but I guess not.
Sunday 01-17-10
The next morning I awoke with a huge headache. I fell back asleep and when I woke up the second time, I felt OK. I eventually had to take some headache medicine. Rita treated us to a terrific breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. We then went to Wal-Mart so she could do some grocery shopping. While we were out we picked up a few more mangoes so we could have more mango and sticky rice after lunch.
Rita cooked a really great lunch, too. It was a seafood alfredo with everything made from scratch. Big Red is a lucky guy to have such a great cook as his wife. She's quite attractive to boot!
Waterfall
We hooked back up with the Medic and the Man's to go and take another look at the waterfall. It is going to be a bit of a challenge to get the people up there, but it's going to be worth it.
The Masher and Rooster
On a whim, I headed over to their house to drop by and say, "Hello". I ended up being an overnight stay. I got there and was greeted by two giant Pyranese dogs. They didn't bark when I opened the door and seemed OK with me going to the porch.
Once inside, we chatted and drank and decided to go pick up a pizza. We went to town in a vintage Jeep. I inquired about seatbelts and was told that there was a lapbelt. I was then advised not to put the lapbelt on because if he flipped the jeep, then I would want to be able to crawl out of the wreckage...
After getting back to the farm, the remainder of the evening was spent playing Wii. I'll have to admit that watching the Masher on the Wii fit doing hula hoop is quite amusing.
Monday 01-18-10
Memory lane
The next morning the Masher and I sat in his office looking at old pictures. Many of them were classics that I've seen before. The most famous being the one of Shihan Ga yelling at him. The backstory was that they were at a fighting clinic and that they were supposed to be going "light" but it turned into a slugfest. The picture captured the moment of Shihan Ga screaming "Lighten up!" The Masher is sort of leaning away from him looking scared.
There were some other very good pictures. One was of the Masher in his younger days, and he was striking the now infamous "I'm a lady" pose. I was also treated to some pictures of him scuba diving and on the beach. Not so bad until you notice he's in a speedo.
Lambs
They had just birthed some new lambs and we took a trip out to the barn to see them. We also went ahead and fed all the sheep. There was one ewe that kept trying to get to the trough from the wrong end. I pointed it out to the Masher and he said, "Yeah, that one ain't too smart!" He finally had to intervene and yelled, "C'mon dumbass! Get out of there!" It was sort of amusing to watch him herd the animals. He had explicit names for all the sheep but instead of yelling he would softly and almost affectionately call to them.
Kata
We did some kata in the living room after returning from the barn. I'd like to say that I learned a kata, but I tried to practice it later and I can't remember a damned thing. I don't understand why I'm having such a hard time remembering these new forms. I think it's because I'm not really motivated to learn them. We did a tiny bit of fight training which consisted of me trying to punch him and then him actively countering me. Needless to say, my damn shoulders got pummeled.
Othello
I got reintroduced to the game Othello. I also got my ass handed to me. It's actually a pretty fun game.
The trip home
I called BabySteps on my way out and we met at HQ when I got back in town. I really don't remember much after that. I think we ate something, but there wasn't anything too hilarious.
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The past weekend was sort of eventful.
Thursday 1-07-10
I got out of work at 15:00 for snow. No big deal except in my department I get shafted whenever we get let out early. You see, I come in at 07:30. Most everyone else gets in around 09:00. One guy doesn't come in until 10:30 since he's on the "evening" shift that finishes at 19:00. Anyway, the snow wasn't what I would call "heavy".
The crazy thing was that at about 09:00, I got word from the Rec Center that classes would be cancelled due to snow. Fulton county made the decision on WEDNESDAY night to cancel all evening activities for Thursday. This was significant to me because we are at an elementary school in the winter months.
Friday 1-08-10
I was awakened by a text message from work telling me class would be cancelled for the day! Awesome. Instead of going outside to play in the snow, I spent all day sleeping. Eventually, I went over to HQ. Somebody had a "rumbly" in his "tumbly". We had a tasty dinner of Hamburger Helper - Beef Stroganoff.
Saturday 1-09-10
I attended a JKS workout at 12:00. It was a good workout. I was really feeling the burn! After the workout, I met Gator, Jewel, their two kids, BabySteps, and the Admiral for lunch. It was a fun time.
Operation: Toilet Time commenced when we got back from lunch. This toilet was much easier to install than the one we installed upstairs. When it was all said and done, what was once the "Bathroom of Lost Souls" became friendly porcelain again. The Admiral really did an excellent job on the tile and decoration of the bathroom. You would never have known that this bathroom once contained 18 levels of nastiness.
Sunday 1-10-10
Sunday was mainly devoted to Operation: Gas Logs. It sort of started Saturday, but we didn't get everything installed and working until Sunday. That being said, it was kind of a let down.
War Journal
There was a definite back and forth battle between BabySteps and me. He bombed both the Admiral and myself several times. I'm happy to say that I brought it back to him in some close quarters combat. No civilians were harmed when I was on the attack. The worst attack from BabySteps came when we were in the basement working on Operation: Gas Logs. The three of us were sitting on the floor and BabySteps leaned over and let one rip. He then had the audacity to say, "I think there was a gas leak!" Errrrggg.
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2009 NFL Regular Season Pick Results
Picklez 170 (5th overall, 13 behind the leader)
LG 162
BabySteps 161
Hangtime 83
The aftermath
Tiny Tanks beat me by 1 point. He ended up getting 3rd even though there was another guy with 171. I guess it came down to the tie breakers.
To the Vox group, I say, "It is with a great humility that I take on the mantle of the Vox Football Genius. It is with equal humility that I say to my worthy opponents- LG; BabySteps; and Hangtime: IN YOUR FACE! I hope you have comfortable shoes because you just suffered DEFEAT! Boo Yah!"
To be honest though, I couldn't get into this season like I did the previous season. I don't know why. Well, there's always next year...
SEE YA NEXT SEASON......LOSERS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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The holidays are over and I actually went on vacation. Here's some of the highlights:
Reunion
My mom had the whole family up in Nashville, TN. It turns out that this will probably be the last time I get to see my sister, brother-in-law, and God daughter in about 3 years. My b-i-l got a special assignment to the American embassy in Russia. I'm going to miss them, but it is a really great opportunity. Overall, we all got to reconnect with each other and it was a lot of fun.
Around the World
PopPop, Little Bro, Pinky, M, and myself played a game of Around the World on the resort basketball goal. We all three did terribly. Pinky started late and beat all of us. I'm terrible at basketball. It started to get dark and I couldn't even get finished...
Nerf Death Scenes
I got my nieces little foam dart guns that were like double barreled shotguns. They even have plastic shells that eject when you open the breach. We did some death scenes with them. The funniest one went like this:
M: Drop it mister! Real slow...
Me: OK, ok!
M: Turn around and get on your knees!
Me: [after turning around] You know, killing me won't bring them back.
M: A'int that a shame... [pulls trigger and shoots me in the back of the head}
I did one with little 2 year old S, too. The dialogue was her mom's idea. We're wrestling around with a Nerf pistol pointed at me and S pulls the trigger and shoots me in the gut.
Me: Why, S? Why?
S: You know why...
I didn't do one with K because she started getting scared. I guess it was too gruesome for her.
A Christmas Carol
It was Pinky's idea to take everone to the new Jim Carrey CGI animated adaptation of Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol". I tried to convince her to take them to animated Disney frog movie, but it was a no go. K spent 1/4 of the movie burying her head into my armpit. It was kind of cute, but I felt bad that her cinematic experience had to include me shielding her eyes and ears from the scary parts.
On a side note a teenage couple had seats on the same row as us in the corner and they were basically making out the whole time. I could tell because there was a lot of whispering, giggling, and kissing noises. A couple of times M looked over at them but I don't know if she figured out what was happening. Damn kids!
Beef Brisket
I don't know about the spelling, but I do know that my brother-in-law made a tasty dinner. Actually, all the dinners were pretty good. My sis-in-law made some spaghetti one night that was fantastic. She also served us hashbrown casserole one morning. It was hot enough to melt steel and I burned my mouth a little, but it was still very good. I'd have to say that the b-i-l's brisket was excellent. Thick pieces of fatty beef in a tangy marinade served over fresh rice. Tasty!
Rainforest Cafe
I'm giving this place a "meh". The food was OK and the little "rain storms" they have every 20 minutes were sort of amusing.
Rides
Both my nieces did that bungy jumpy thing where they strap them in a harness and they jump on these little trampolines and do flips. M wouldn't do a double flip, but K would. K made an impression on this security guard and he pulled up next to us later on his segway and told her that he enjoyed her performance. Weird.
Later, M wanted to do one of those simulated coaster rides. K was in the bathroom so my brother arranged for me to take M on the ride. It was OK. It was basically a CG roller coaster.
When we got out of the machine we were greeted by a sad looking K with her arms crossed. Apparently, she had wanted to go on the ride, too. I took her on the machine. This time it was an air combat simulation. It was sort of lame. They basically took clips from the Ace Combat 6 game and jostled you around in the machine.
After we got out we were walking back to the car and my bro was apologizing to K saying, "I'm sorry we didn't wait for you on the first ride, but when we had talked about it the other day you said you didn't want to go!" K replied by saying, "You don't listen, daddy! I said I didn't want to go on it with YOU!" I sort of laughed and said, "C'mon now, K. That's not nice." She said, "I'm not being mean. I get to go on rides with daddy all the time. I don't get to go on rides with you though!" Wait for it... Aaaawwwwwwwww!
Hey Buddy!
My brother and I took a short trip to the mall to pick up a X-mas gift for a friend of his wife's. Our mission was to buy one of those 3-D flashing wind chime things. The guy at the little kiosk was all, "Hey, buddy. I get special deal for you today. How much do you want to pay?" My brother said $15. The guy was like, "Well, buddy. I give you half off. Normally, $49.95 but for you $25. C'mon, buddy." My brother then said 20. The guy asked, "How many units? 2 or more I give to you for 20 each." My bro held fast and said, "I only need one." The guy relented and sold him one for $20 and then tried to get us to buy a hook for $5. Shenanigans.
As we were leaving the mall an attractive lady at one of the kiosks asked, "Can I ask you a question?" I said, "You can ask me, he doesn't speak english." My bro stood there looking sort of stunned and I said, "Chotto matte, kudusai!" My brother then shrugged his shoulders and stood there.
First off, let me tell you, this lady was good. She was gorgeous which helped. She was schilling these fancy nail care kits and so she's holding my hand and rubbing one of my fingernails with a buffer. All the time she was making eye contact and smelling nice. She told me that she would give me a special deal if I bought kits for the special ladies in my life. She even said that she would write their names in english on the box and then in Hebrew (her native tongue). I told her I had to go to the ATM to get cash. She said "Prove it!" I gave her my wallet with a measley $5 inside it. She asked where my credit card was I said I didn't have one. Then she asked me why I didn't carry more money and I said it was dangerous to carry a lot of cash. My brother started laughing and then he said some weird sounding words. I found out later that he was using egyptian lines he heard on The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. I just responded to him in Japanese.
The girl seemed kind of mad as I walked away and then we got about 20 feet out and my bro busted out laughing. My fingernail is still a little bit shiny.
The China Syndrome*
*-This story is from my point of view only. Please keep in mind that I don't give a crap.
So before our reunion, my sister mentioned to my mom that she wanted some of the china from the china cabinet that had passed into my mom's hands via Nani of Hawaii(TM). My sister just told her to pick out 4 things and bring those with her to the reunion. My mom brought more than that and used these two rationales: 1) she didn't want to pick the "wrong" things and have my sister get upset. 2) maybe, just maybe my sister would take more of it and get it out of the house.
We gave my sister the box of china and she went ballistic. My mom did say "Choose", but my sister interpreted the action of handing her the box as "take all this crap home". A small battle of wills ensued. After it was all said and done, my sister took the entire box but swore that she was going to sell what she didn't want on E-bay. PopPop made the comment that he didn't care if she just chucked it. Anywho, we all discussed the incident and determined it was Nani of Hawaii (TM) who was to blame for our turmoil because she has a habit of collecting a bunch of useless garbage and then "giving" it to people as gifts. My mom didn't want the china in the first place and it was bequeathed to her and now it is just passing down to the next generation.
Assist
On the day we left, I went in with Pinky to turn in the room keys. There was a cute girl at the front desk and I ended up flirting with her a little bit. My mom was sort of helping me. PopPop came in to break up the party since we sort of needed to hit the road. As we got into the car, my mom said something about being impressed with my skillz. Awkward.
Just some good old boys...
No trip to Nashville would be complete without a trip to the Dukes of Hazzard museum. Do you want to know more?
So anyway, the admission is free and they accept donations. Of course they have a gift shop and I got BabySteps a hat pin. The museum is filled with all kinds of merchandise and memorabilia from the show. I paid $5 to get my picture taken with all the cars (all of them had been used in the show). Unfortunately, the General Lee was at the mall so my mom took my picture with Daisy's jeep; a Hazzard County squad car; and Cooter's tow truck.
I don't know how people drove those types of cars back then. The steering wheels are hard plastic and extremely thin. The pedals require a ton of force to push down, too. The cars were in pretty good shape. The one disconcerting thing was that the driver's seat of Daisy's jeep had a towel over it...
Avatar
I tried to see Avatar in I-Max 3-D on X-mas day. No dice. It got sold out. I bought a ticket on the interwebs to see it the following day. Holy Crap! That movie was pretty good. It was basically Dances With Wolves with a little Fern Gully thrown in the mix for good measure. There were some plot holes, but overall there were a lot of little touches thrown in for the fanboys.
New Year's
NYE
Sharapova and I went down to Underground Atlanta to ring in the new year. There were a lot of drunk people. We ducked into an Irish pub and had some alchoholic beverages and a chicken tender basket. I learned a lot about the translation process for manga and anime. We went outside 3 minutes before midnight and watched the fireworks.
The trip back to the train station was sort of surreal. There where hundreds of drunk people staggering in the same general direction. We then witnessed some guys sort of harrassing some women. I actually heard one of them say, "Shorty! Let me holler at ya! Hey, where you goin? I just wanna holla at ya!" The shorty in question made a beeline for the nearest police officer (of which there were an astounding number of them).
We made it back to the station and rode the MARTA back. At every stop, someone would yell "Happy New Year!" and then there would be much celebrating. I made it back to HQ and BabySteps, the Admiral, Gator, and Jewels were back from there riveting evening at SITH. Apparently, the highlight was when one of the artists played a popular Ice Cream jingle he had written and recorded for Blue Bell Ice Cream. Lame!
NYD
The next day Sharapova and I were invited over to KB's house for a Japanese New Year's celebration. The food was terrific. Mrs. B went all out preparing traditional Japanese NYD food. I drank a lot of sake. The family of one of KB's work friends came over. I watched one of the kids pack away a bowl and a half of edamame. It was impressive. KB kept pouring me sake. I didn't want him to drink alone so I kept drinking. Apparently, it didn't seem to phase me so Mrs. B declared me a "drinking champion".
After lunch, we sat and watched about 3 hours of Japanese tv that he had on DVD. It was an award show and one of his college mentors was on the show. The show was sort of reminiscent of Ripley's Believe it or Not or That's Incredible! I enjoyed myself.
Renovations
The following day the Admiral, BabySteps, and I set to trying to renovate the Bathroom of Lost Souls. They had purchased tile for the floor and they needed to replace the toilet. Funny story: Originally, they thought they had to replace the toilet. Further inspection showed that they just needed to change the internals. Upon an even closer inspection, BabySteps broke the tank of the toilet. His comment: "Sometimes I'm just like a bull in a china shop..."
Needless to say, we didn't get the floor retiled no did we install the new toilet. We did, however, install a new outdoor fan for the screened in porch. It was 2 hours of hell as far as I was concerned. Why? Number one, it was colder than a witch's teat outside. Number two, everytime I was on the ladder, BabySteps decided to burp or fart. Number three, the installation of the fan went swimmingly until the last step of trying to attach the globe for the light kit. The thing was poorly designed and nearly impossible to fasten.
I believe that we will be spending some time finishing up the Bathroom of Lost Souls this upcoming weekend.
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No, you didn't misread. I didn't do a post for week 16 since I was on vacation.
Current Standings
Picklez 161 (4th place, 10 points behind the leader)
BabySteps 152 (8th place but essentially last)
LG 152 (7th place somehow. Must be a tie breaker thing.)
Tiny Tanks 142 (3rd place)
Week Seventeen Picks
I'm one point behind old Tiny Tanks. I want to at least end up 3rd for the season, too.
IND @ BUF - "Upset #1" They really should have won last week... BUF starters are not good enough to beat IND 3rd string. Picklez Pick: IND
JAC @ CLE - "Upset #2" I'm happy for the Browns when they win, but do they have to keep screwing me? Picklez Pick: JAC
DET @ CHI - Pointless game, I think. Picklez Pick: CHI
SF @ STL - Yet another pointless game between two crummy teams. Picklez Pick: SF
MIA @ PIT - Alot of people are picking PIT to win. I don't know why, they stopped playing 6 games ago. Picklez Pick: MIA*
*- this pick is NOT an endorsement of the Pheaderation
NYG @ MIN - NYG has completely self destructed. There's plenty of the power of Manning! since PeyPey won't be playing, but NYG just can't seem to play together as a team. May the Favre be with you! Picklez Pick: MIN
ATL @ TB - Back to back winning seasons for the Falcons? I hope so. Picklez Pick: ATL
NO @ CAR - Upset #3. So what's the deal? Will NO use their starters? I don't think it matters. Picklez Pick: NO
NE @ HOU - Screwston wants that winning season. Picklez Pick: HOU
PHI @ DAL - DAL is riding pretty high after beating NO. Picklez Pick: DAL
KC @ DEN - Ugh. I'd rather not think about this game. Picklez Pick: DEN
BAL @ OAK - Is BAL still in the hunt? I know this much. They don't want end their season on a loss to OAK Picklez Pick: BAL
GB @ ARI - This is a tough pick. I'll go with the runners up from last season. Picklez Pick: ARI
WAS @ SD - If they play their starters, SD should beat the cagey Native Americans. Picklez Pick: SD
TEN @ SEA - The Suckhawks will have to suffer yet another loss. I am sorely disappointed in TEN's performance this year, though. Picklez Pick: TEN
CIN @ NYJ - Upset #4. It's my understanding that this game is sort of meaningful. Picklez Pick: CIN
BabySteps commenting on his picks: YOU'RE AHEAD OF ME. TO BE FRANK, I JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
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Remember the cute girl, Amixia, whose videos I post? She actually commented on my blog. Go to Post #338. It's weird how the world works sometimes...
Let me just say this: Amixia is really cute, a good guitar player, and an excellent singer. She also makes my pants fit funny.
THAT IS ALL
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Current Standings
Picklez 141 (5th place, 10 points behind the leader)
BabySteps 132 (8th place but essentially last)
LG 136 (7th place)
Tiny Tanks 142 (3rd place)
12 right. Not too shabby. I haven't had to rely on the Mr. Quarter at all.
Week Fifteen Picks
It's really coming down to the wire here. Unless I do abominably, I should be able to stave off BabySteps. LG would have gained another point if she had picked a winner in the MIA game. Four Upsets this week.
IND @ JAC - The question isn't whether or not IND will rest their starters. The question is what JAC team is going to play and is the JAC 1st string as good as the IND 2nd string. Picklez Pick: IND
DAL @ NO - DAL sucks. There's no getting around it. They have the tools and the talent but not the will. Picklez Pick: NO
NE @ BUF - A suckfest to be sure. I don't think that NE is psyched out enough to lose to BUF. Picklez Pick: NE
ARI @ DET - Last time I checked, DET was still terrible. Picklez Pick: ARI
MIA @ TEN - Upset #1. In a question of "Who wants it more?" the answer is MIA. Picklez Pick: MIA
CLE @ KC - I was just as surprised as everyone else that CLE defeated PIT; however, the trend for PIT is to lay down for crummy teams. In fact, they got the AFC Sucktacular Trifecta (KC, OAK, and CLE). Picklez Pick: KC
HOU @ STL - Upset #2. Screwston is so unpredictable. Suck Louis is predictably sucky. Picklez Pick: HOU
ATL @ NYJ - Upset #3. Redman didn't do too badly Sunday. I was pretty pleased with his performance. Sanchez has a habit of getting too cocky and throwing a lot of INTs. I think that the terrible ATL secondary is going to have a banner day. Picklez Pick: ATL
SF @ PHI - Who would have thought San Fransuckso would have beaten ARI? PHI is firing on all cylinders and is looking to pull ahead even further in their division. Picklez Pick: PHI
CHI @ BAL - Wow. Pork Cutlet is one of the worst quarterbacks of all times. Picklez Pick: BAL
OAK @ DEN - Will OAK surprise DEN with a road win? I think not. Picklez Pick: DEN
CIN @ SD - This could be a preview of a playoff game... Picklez Pick: SD
GB @ PIT - Upset #4. The season was over for PIT in their loss to OAK. It died when they lost to CLE. Picklez Pick: GB
TB @ SEA - Nothing I like more than meaningless crappy games. Picklez Pick: SEA
MIN @ CAR - This isn't as much of a "No Brainer" as it appears to be. CAR tends to get underestimated. Picklez Pick: MIN
NYG @ WAS - So if Peypey gets to sit for most of his game on Thursday, the power of Manning! will get charged up considerably for Eli's use on Monday. That's the theory anyway. Picklez Pick: NYG
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