Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Finally, I'm done with this.
Okay, this is it. For real.
The first video is fucking hilarious, sent to me by Rick. I've been laughing about it all day.
The second one is an interview with the old man that kicked ass that I stole from Visual Consumer. Turns out there was more to the story than we could see.
The first video is fucking hilarious, sent to me by Rick. I've been laughing about it all day.
The second one is an interview with the old man that kicked ass that I stole from Visual Consumer. Turns out there was more to the story than we could see.
NHRA event fatality
At the NHRA Firebird National event in Phoenix Arizona today, Antron Brown's Top Fuel rail car lost the left slick on the starting line. Browns car hit the barrier and rode along the top of it, bursting into flames and sending debris into the crowd. It looked pretty nasty, but not as bad as it could've been.
Brown was pulled from the cage and was flown to a hospital with a woman in the crowd that was hit by a piece of the car.
Brown was checked out and released, but unfortunately the woman was killed.
Fatalities, while rare, aren't unheard of at car races. But this is the first time I can recall hearing of a fan that was killed.
Pray for her and her family.
Brown was pulled from the cage and was flown to a hospital with a woman in the crowd that was hit by a piece of the car.
Brown was checked out and released, but unfortunately the woman was killed.
Fatalities, while rare, aren't unheard of at car races. But this is the first time I can recall hearing of a fan that was killed.
Pray for her and her family.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
This is it. I'm done. Maybe.
Okay, just a couple more thoughts and then I'm going to leave it alone.
1) The fucker that got his ass whipped will never get on another bus without wondering first if "Pinky" is on it and
2) He can't even lie about how Pinky sucker punched his ass because he's all over You Tube now. He got his ass kicked fair, square and righteously. By an old man, no less.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
1) The fucker that got his ass whipped will never get on another bus without wondering first if "Pinky" is on it and
2) He can't even lie about how Pinky sucker punched his ass because he's all over You Tube now. He got his ass kicked fair, square and righteously. By an old man, no less.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
I'm still laughing.....
Okay, the video that I stole from VC and posted concerning the bus asswhipping ruined me.
My own mother can be dying and I'm not going to call an ambulance, I'm calling da ambalamps. Especially after Bill sent me this picture....
My own mother can be dying and I'm not going to call an ambulance, I'm calling da ambalamps. Especially after Bill sent me this picture....
Friday, February 19, 2010
I miss my buddy, dammit
Damn, I miss my Punkindog. It just ain't the same coming home to a house with 2 Evil Cats ready to attack. No Punkin to scratch when I reach down, no reason to get up in the middle of the night if I think I hear a whine, nothing to warn me about when the Mormons come, no reason to put my glasses up at night, nothing to trip over. And a package of processed cheese food lasts me forever.
But I still can't bear to put his food dish away.
But I still can't bear to put his food dish away.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
I knew they were good for something
ROME -- Italian state TV has suspended a cooking show host who shocked the nation by saying cat stew is a Tuscan delicacy he swears he has enjoyed many times.
RAI TV confirmed on Wednesday that it had suspended Beppe Bigazzi, the 77-year-old host of a popular morning program that offers food tips and recipes in a country fiercely proud of its cuisine.
When his 27-year-old female co-host looked stunned as Bigazzi said he has eaten cat stew "many times," the white-haired, grandfather figure defended his tastes.
"Why, people maybe don't eat rabbit, chicken, pigeon?" Bigazzi said. He could have added horse meat, which many butchers and supermarket meat departments stock.
"Who's not fat, kills the cat," is how Bigazzi began his lighthearted prattle about cat stew.
Bigazzi claimed cat stew was a Tuscan specialty near the Arno river valley, but co-host Elisa Isoardi looked so embarrassed she ducked behind a cart of fresh salad greens whose healthy virtues the two were supposed to be chatting about.
"Cat, soaked for three days in the running water of a stream" in Tuscany "comes out with its meat white, and I assure you - I have eaten it many times - that it is a delicacy," Bigazzi continued.
His critics included Health Ministry Undersecretary Francesca Martini.
"Cats are pets protected by law," Martini noted, specifically against "cruelty, maltreatment and abandonment."
She lamented in a statement issued by the Health Ministry that Bigazzi's advocating cat stew "hurts sensibility, which is fortunately steadily growing, of citizens toward animals."
The director of the RAI channel the show runs on, Mauro Mazza, called the decision to suspend Bigazzi for an unspecified amount of time as "painful but inevitable."
Only a few moments after revealing his startling recipe, Bigazzi seemed to anticipate he would be barraged with criticism. "Now there will be letters from nature lovers. Why don't they defend rabbits?" he asked.
By Wednesday, two days after the showed was broadcast, the YouTube video clip had recorded more than 55,000 hits, and more than 800 comments registered.
RAI TV confirmed on Wednesday that it had suspended Beppe Bigazzi, the 77-year-old host of a popular morning program that offers food tips and recipes in a country fiercely proud of its cuisine.
When his 27-year-old female co-host looked stunned as Bigazzi said he has eaten cat stew "many times," the white-haired, grandfather figure defended his tastes.
"Why, people maybe don't eat rabbit, chicken, pigeon?" Bigazzi said. He could have added horse meat, which many butchers and supermarket meat departments stock.
"Who's not fat, kills the cat," is how Bigazzi began his lighthearted prattle about cat stew.
Bigazzi claimed cat stew was a Tuscan specialty near the Arno river valley, but co-host Elisa Isoardi looked so embarrassed she ducked behind a cart of fresh salad greens whose healthy virtues the two were supposed to be chatting about.
"Cat, soaked for three days in the running water of a stream" in Tuscany "comes out with its meat white, and I assure you - I have eaten it many times - that it is a delicacy," Bigazzi continued.
His critics included Health Ministry Undersecretary Francesca Martini.
"Cats are pets protected by law," Martini noted, specifically against "cruelty, maltreatment and abandonment."
She lamented in a statement issued by the Health Ministry that Bigazzi's advocating cat stew "hurts sensibility, which is fortunately steadily growing, of citizens toward animals."
The director of the RAI channel the show runs on, Mauro Mazza, called the decision to suspend Bigazzi for an unspecified amount of time as "painful but inevitable."
Only a few moments after revealing his startling recipe, Bigazzi seemed to anticipate he would be barraged with criticism. "Now there will be letters from nature lovers. Why don't they defend rabbits?" he asked.
By Wednesday, two days after the showed was broadcast, the YouTube video clip had recorded more than 55,000 hits, and more than 800 comments registered.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
My Pops
I've got about a 45 minute drive home from work, pretty much a straight road and because of that, it's boring as hell. So I get a lot of weird shit running through my mind. Today, I was thinking about my Pops. Talk about fucking weird.......
My old man is a retired Army Warrant Officer, came up through the ranks, did 3 tours in Viet Nam, the whole bit. He was raised up poor (the son of a lumberjack) the grandson of a gambler/lawman/outlaw from Arizona. Let's just say Pops is hard. And he raised me the same way. When I fucked up, I knew I fucked up and I have the chipped teeth to prove it. He had no problem knocking me on my ass. But at the same time, he knew when enough was enough. And as kids, me and my brother and sister never did without. Him and Mom may have, but us kids had what we needed. Maybe not what we wanted, but what we needed. And I thank him for my upbringing. He taught me a lot about life. I may not have agreed with him at the time, but the older I get I realize that he wasn't the dumb fucker I thought he was.
Some of his teachings:
1) Family comes first. Period. Unless it's your mother's side of the family. Fuck those assholes.
2) Always put a bend in your beer can where your thumb rests so you don't drop it when you get too fucked up.
3) Never back down from a bully. A broken nose only hurts for a little while.
4) Don't mix beer and whiskey. You will puke.
5) Never kick a dog. That motherfucker will remember, guaranteed. It may be long after you forget, but he won't.
6) Never hit a woman. While it may be permissible to shoot one on occasion, hitting one is not an option. Ever.
7) Never argue with a woman. It'll always piss you off even more. Go fishing instead.
8) If a man is threatening you instead of doing it, there's a reason he's threatening you instead of doing it. He's a pussy. Knock his ass out.
9) A good steak should only be turned once.
10) Measure twice, cut once.
11) There are certain guns that are always kept loaded in a house and there are certain guns that are never loaded in a house.
12) Never beat a child when you're angry.
13) Always drive a little above the speed limit but never more than 5 miles per hour above it.
14) Who gives a fuck if you're not catching fish? You're fishing, ain't you?
15) Walk home after you get your ass whipped and you're in for another asswhipping. You better fight until you can't get up.
16) There's nothing worse than a thief. Break my trust and I'll break your fucking nose.
17) Don't cry. I didn't raise no fucking pussies. Anybody can cry, it takes a man not to.
18) Respect your elders. There's a reason those fuckers are still alive, they're tougher than you.
19) Do something with your kill. Eat the meat or sell the pelt. You shot that sparrow, it's your dinner tonight.
20) The world does not owe you a living. Either work or die. I'm not supporting your ass forever.
Now I gotta tell you, there was a time when there was no love lost between me and my pops. I hated that mean sonofabitch. I was kinda like that dog, I never forgot the asswhippings I got. But I can truly say that I never got an asskicking that wasn't coming to me. Well, maybe a couple but he always apologized and I knew he was sorry.
My Pops is 70 years old next month. He's had some serious heart problems, he has some shit that he's dealt with from Nam and his upbringing, and he's had a hard fucking life.
But you know what? He's my best friend, he's my fishing buddy and the funniest part of all is that even though I'm pretty sure I can whip him now, I still don't fuck with him. That old man still might pull something out of the bag.....
My old man is a retired Army Warrant Officer, came up through the ranks, did 3 tours in Viet Nam, the whole bit. He was raised up poor (the son of a lumberjack) the grandson of a gambler/lawman/outlaw from Arizona. Let's just say Pops is hard. And he raised me the same way. When I fucked up, I knew I fucked up and I have the chipped teeth to prove it. He had no problem knocking me on my ass. But at the same time, he knew when enough was enough. And as kids, me and my brother and sister never did without. Him and Mom may have, but us kids had what we needed. Maybe not what we wanted, but what we needed. And I thank him for my upbringing. He taught me a lot about life. I may not have agreed with him at the time, but the older I get I realize that he wasn't the dumb fucker I thought he was.
Some of his teachings:
1) Family comes first. Period. Unless it's your mother's side of the family. Fuck those assholes.
2) Always put a bend in your beer can where your thumb rests so you don't drop it when you get too fucked up.
3) Never back down from a bully. A broken nose only hurts for a little while.
4) Don't mix beer and whiskey. You will puke.
5) Never kick a dog. That motherfucker will remember, guaranteed. It may be long after you forget, but he won't.
6) Never hit a woman. While it may be permissible to shoot one on occasion, hitting one is not an option. Ever.
7) Never argue with a woman. It'll always piss you off even more. Go fishing instead.
8) If a man is threatening you instead of doing it, there's a reason he's threatening you instead of doing it. He's a pussy. Knock his ass out.
9) A good steak should only be turned once.
10) Measure twice, cut once.
11) There are certain guns that are always kept loaded in a house and there are certain guns that are never loaded in a house.
12) Never beat a child when you're angry.
13) Always drive a little above the speed limit but never more than 5 miles per hour above it.
14) Who gives a fuck if you're not catching fish? You're fishing, ain't you?
15) Walk home after you get your ass whipped and you're in for another asswhipping. You better fight until you can't get up.
16) There's nothing worse than a thief. Break my trust and I'll break your fucking nose.
17) Don't cry. I didn't raise no fucking pussies. Anybody can cry, it takes a man not to.
18) Respect your elders. There's a reason those fuckers are still alive, they're tougher than you.
19) Do something with your kill. Eat the meat or sell the pelt. You shot that sparrow, it's your dinner tonight.
20) The world does not owe you a living. Either work or die. I'm not supporting your ass forever.
Now I gotta tell you, there was a time when there was no love lost between me and my pops. I hated that mean sonofabitch. I was kinda like that dog, I never forgot the asswhippings I got. But I can truly say that I never got an asskicking that wasn't coming to me. Well, maybe a couple but he always apologized and I knew he was sorry.
My Pops is 70 years old next month. He's had some serious heart problems, he has some shit that he's dealt with from Nam and his upbringing, and he's had a hard fucking life.
But you know what? He's my best friend, he's my fishing buddy and the funniest part of all is that even though I'm pretty sure I can whip him now, I still don't fuck with him. That old man still might pull something out of the bag.....
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