In Chicago today, 78 trillion dollars was spent by people who had terrible bad cabin fever all week. They didn't need anything, they just went crazy- everywhere I went. Because I did too. At one point, I said to my wife, "you gotta take me home now." We're cooking curried chicken tonight. Not forgetting the Fenugreek.
Seahawks 38- Saints- 33
Colts 29- Patriots 27
I don't care about the points or the over/under.
First night of Banshee: A little slow in order to clean up all the mess of last year. Great backward driving scene with Ivana Milicevic at the wheel. Zeljko Ivanek, quirky and superb as always. Remember him in Damages and a hundred other things? And as for Odette Annable? Your table is soooooo ready. I hope you won't mind to find me sitting at it when you arrive. NOLA doesn't only stand for New Orleans, LA.
I put on Out of Town by the Yellowjackets this morning and cranked it way up.
Rare Saturday post. See how my football predictions go.
Have fun. We will.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
How about----
No politics today. Hooray!
I have a friend who sent me a disc with 12 versions of Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine.
Might I suggest a couple of listens? Even though everybody knows the Marvin Gaye version of What's Goin' On, try Quincy Jones' version from Smackwater Jack. A great record- lots of interesting things on it, including the Theme song from Ironside,
Two Allman Brothers Band news items. First, is that tickets are on sale for the annual March Madness shows at the Beacon, in NYC. Second, is that both Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks have announced that 2014 is their last year to tour with ABB. I'm not surprised but they have brought a tremendous energy to the whole Allmans legacy for quite a long time. Tour details are sketchy at the moment but I suspect they'll fill in. Lot of great guitar players who can step right in. The farm system has been well developed. Hell, they're all major leaguers.
Let me roll you a --- a what? A playlist out of my mind if I were driving around today. I'd roll you something else but you don't need my help.
Bob Wills- Twin Guitar Special
Miles Davis- Freddie Freeloader
Big Joe Turner- Big Legs
Bob Dylan- Black Diamond Bay
Danny O'Keefe- Portrait in Black Velvet
Herbie Mann- Push Push (w/Duane Allman) {Whoa Nelly!}
Frank Sinatra- Luck Be A Lady Tonight
The Nice- Country Pie
Counting Crows- Mr Jones
Billy Paul- Me and MRS. Jones
Temptations- Ball Of Confusion
Stuff - My Sweetness
Steely Dan- Bad Sneakers
Julie London- Dark
Hum, Whistle or do both.
Caution. You are now leaving the No Chris Christie zone.
Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy football because it really HAS been entertaining.
I have a friend who sent me a disc with 12 versions of Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine.
Might I suggest a couple of listens? Even though everybody knows the Marvin Gaye version of What's Goin' On, try Quincy Jones' version from Smackwater Jack. A great record- lots of interesting things on it, including the Theme song from Ironside,
Two Allman Brothers Band news items. First, is that tickets are on sale for the annual March Madness shows at the Beacon, in NYC. Second, is that both Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks have announced that 2014 is their last year to tour with ABB. I'm not surprised but they have brought a tremendous energy to the whole Allmans legacy for quite a long time. Tour details are sketchy at the moment but I suspect they'll fill in. Lot of great guitar players who can step right in. The farm system has been well developed. Hell, they're all major leaguers.
Let me roll you a --- a what? A playlist out of my mind if I were driving around today. I'd roll you something else but you don't need my help.
Bob Wills- Twin Guitar Special
Miles Davis- Freddie Freeloader
Big Joe Turner- Big Legs
Bob Dylan- Black Diamond Bay
Danny O'Keefe- Portrait in Black Velvet
Herbie Mann- Push Push (w/Duane Allman) {Whoa Nelly!}
Frank Sinatra- Luck Be A Lady Tonight
The Nice- Country Pie
Counting Crows- Mr Jones
Billy Paul- Me and MRS. Jones
Temptations- Ball Of Confusion
Stuff - My Sweetness
Steely Dan- Bad Sneakers
Julie London- Dark
Hum, Whistle or do both.
Caution. You are now leaving the No Chris Christie zone.
Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy football because it really HAS been entertaining.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
War Weary
Evidently, the United States loves the "war" metaphor. If we don't like something, we declare war on it. Warring and fighting things are in our lexicon. Politicians who want our vote are "fighting" for us. They're one of us. That other guy (or woman) is one of them. On October 7th of 2008, during a "town hall" style debate, one Presidential candidate referred to his opponent as "that one."
Today, a governor, and a probable future presidential candidate is apologizing to a mayor and his city's residents for his staff's taking revenge on that city's mayor for not endorsing that governor. What did they do to him? They closed access lanes to the one of the world's busiest bridges, which caused massive traffic tie ups in that mayor's city.
Yesterday, two prominent politicians gave speeches declaring the War On Poverty failed- that we didn't win. And therefore, we should stop making war on a thing that we cannot defeat. One of those speeches evoked the glories of a previous President who WON the Cold War. The last war we won, as a nation was won under this same President in a military action where we invaded and vanquished a cruel regime that had undergone a coup, leaving U.S. medical students in danger. This invasion, came two days after a suicide truck bomber pierced the perimeter of a U.S. Marine base in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 American Servicemen, 220 of which were Marines. So, we left that country and many things have happened since. But all that is certainly for another day. Wow! This President also is alleged to have said, "we waged a war on poverty and poverty won." He tasked his then Attorney General to convene a task force in order to investigate the social welfare system and reform it. It is my opinion that since that time, class warfare was waged upon government itself and people who work for government. And that has spawned an awful lot as well, but that too, is for another time and place.
Many marched in the streets in the 1960's and 70's and urged our government to "wage peace". It was my hope that by changing the lexicon, hearts and minds could change from seeking conflict to seeking accord. This is not "squishy" or ill advised- although, many would vehemently disagree. And in disagreement, comes the name calling, the race baiting, the class warfare, the casting of blame on those who don't want to wage war- unless waging it is a clear and last resort.
Today's post asks you to take a moment and think about which side of war and peace you think you're on. Has conflict and disagreement become so normal, that it is now almost DNA like, embedded in every breath we take or utterance?
Today's humstle is kind of corny, I'll admit, but it does fit into the whole issue of war versus peace. So remember Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins', Peace Of Mind. And think of the concept of making war and being pissed off in the context of that great saying; "Today is not your day--tomorrow's not looking good either."
I wish you peace to you today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
Today, a governor, and a probable future presidential candidate is apologizing to a mayor and his city's residents for his staff's taking revenge on that city's mayor for not endorsing that governor. What did they do to him? They closed access lanes to the one of the world's busiest bridges, which caused massive traffic tie ups in that mayor's city.
Yesterday, two prominent politicians gave speeches declaring the War On Poverty failed- that we didn't win. And therefore, we should stop making war on a thing that we cannot defeat. One of those speeches evoked the glories of a previous President who WON the Cold War. The last war we won, as a nation was won under this same President in a military action where we invaded and vanquished a cruel regime that had undergone a coup, leaving U.S. medical students in danger. This invasion, came two days after a suicide truck bomber pierced the perimeter of a U.S. Marine base in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 American Servicemen, 220 of which were Marines. So, we left that country and many things have happened since. But all that is certainly for another day. Wow! This President also is alleged to have said, "we waged a war on poverty and poverty won." He tasked his then Attorney General to convene a task force in order to investigate the social welfare system and reform it. It is my opinion that since that time, class warfare was waged upon government itself and people who work for government. And that has spawned an awful lot as well, but that too, is for another time and place.
Many marched in the streets in the 1960's and 70's and urged our government to "wage peace". It was my hope that by changing the lexicon, hearts and minds could change from seeking conflict to seeking accord. This is not "squishy" or ill advised- although, many would vehemently disagree. And in disagreement, comes the name calling, the race baiting, the class warfare, the casting of blame on those who don't want to wage war- unless waging it is a clear and last resort.
Today's post asks you to take a moment and think about which side of war and peace you think you're on. Has conflict and disagreement become so normal, that it is now almost DNA like, embedded in every breath we take or utterance?
Today's humstle is kind of corny, I'll admit, but it does fit into the whole issue of war versus peace. So remember Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins', Peace Of Mind. And think of the concept of making war and being pissed off in the context of that great saying; "Today is not your day--tomorrow's not looking good either."
I wish you peace to you today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
What would (-----------------) do?
First, I jumped the gun a little yesterday. I said the Senate had voted to reinstate extended unemployment benefits for another 90 days. Not true. Bad reportage- me. They voted to bring it to a vote, which may happen this week, depending on whether Harry Reid thinks he has 60 votes to actually approve it.
Marco Rubio will give a speech today that says the war on poverty failed. All the money spent to improve the lives of less advantaged Americans was a waste and is further proof that future election cycles will include the US v THEM theory- Takers/Makers, Self Reliant/Moochers. Stay tuned. It's a slippery slope for a principled peeps to walk- calling vast amounts of people lazy while hoping a small percentage of those people will help reelect them.
Here is a sad estimate. Funding the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts cost the nation nearly $2.2 Trillion and those costs continue to be budgeted and justified by those who still feel we can win those conflicts. We have a curious memoir, of sorts by the former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates who is highly critical of his boss's behavior during his tenure as Secretary. He doesn't pull too many punches and so we'll try to enjoy the limelight he basks in as he traipses around the country asking you to buy his book. I'm not going to buy his book. That's what celebrity status and moneymaking is in the this country now. You write a book, you go the talk shows. a bunch of ass clowns debate your theories and you either use your celebrity status to run for higher office or you live the good life you never did while serving your country, because to do so is working for low wages. And even if you do, half the country thinks you're stealing or corrupt or bloated or a drain on THEIR American dream.
In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of young people volunteered to put on a uniform to defend what they think this country stands for. Many of them did not return. Even more did return, but they and their families have not been made whole by the results of their bravery and service. See paragraph one: many of these people and their families live at or below the poverty line and cannot find jobs. Their lives are a mess and all we are asking is that the legislative branches of government stop weaseling about the money we wasted in trying to lift them up out of this terrible station that their life train broke down in. And who is making the decisions about extending some modicvum of help and relief this week? Legislative bodies that are dominated by out of touch wealthy people who made enough money to think that they could come to Washington to pretend to make poicy for people whose lives are so different than theirs. It's enough to make you want to puke!! Check out Snopes.com/congressional pensions. You'll puke, alright.
When we go on the internet, the content we want to read or see is punctuated by "banners" of self interest advertisements: Impeach Obama? Click Here. Tired of the effects of Citizens United? Sign the pledge. Money, money, money.
See paragraph one: The money that one side will demand as an offset for is the same amount of money that Energy Companies receive in "Manufacturing Tax Deductions" The source I use in the claim of this amount is grist.org/energy policy. I put that in bright green and I hope you can see it when you read it. If not- grist.org/energy policy. The subtitle is that we can save $78 billion dollars by ending oil/gas subsidies. It's from a report dated July 29, 2011. It would appear that the very same people who can't see the plights of real people are not saving your tax dollars. They are using internal gimmicks to spend your tax dollars. Does that piss you off? And for today I'm not even going to draw make any comments on the 2.2 trillion dollars for wars we didn't want.
Does that piss you off? It does me. This is not a post where anything funny would fit. Maybe tomorrow.
Read this every 4 hours as needed and call me in the morning.
What would (-----) do? The (-----) is you.
Marco Rubio will give a speech today that says the war on poverty failed. All the money spent to improve the lives of less advantaged Americans was a waste and is further proof that future election cycles will include the US v THEM theory- Takers/Makers, Self Reliant/Moochers. Stay tuned. It's a slippery slope for a principled peeps to walk- calling vast amounts of people lazy while hoping a small percentage of those people will help reelect them.
Here is a sad estimate. Funding the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts cost the nation nearly $2.2 Trillion and those costs continue to be budgeted and justified by those who still feel we can win those conflicts. We have a curious memoir, of sorts by the former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates who is highly critical of his boss's behavior during his tenure as Secretary. He doesn't pull too many punches and so we'll try to enjoy the limelight he basks in as he traipses around the country asking you to buy his book. I'm not going to buy his book. That's what celebrity status and moneymaking is in the this country now. You write a book, you go the talk shows. a bunch of ass clowns debate your theories and you either use your celebrity status to run for higher office or you live the good life you never did while serving your country, because to do so is working for low wages. And even if you do, half the country thinks you're stealing or corrupt or bloated or a drain on THEIR American dream.
In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of young people volunteered to put on a uniform to defend what they think this country stands for. Many of them did not return. Even more did return, but they and their families have not been made whole by the results of their bravery and service. See paragraph one: many of these people and their families live at or below the poverty line and cannot find jobs. Their lives are a mess and all we are asking is that the legislative branches of government stop weaseling about the money we wasted in trying to lift them up out of this terrible station that their life train broke down in. And who is making the decisions about extending some modicvum of help and relief this week? Legislative bodies that are dominated by out of touch wealthy people who made enough money to think that they could come to Washington to pretend to make poicy for people whose lives are so different than theirs. It's enough to make you want to puke!! Check out Snopes.com/congressional pensions. You'll puke, alright.
When we go on the internet, the content we want to read or see is punctuated by "banners" of self interest advertisements: Impeach Obama? Click Here. Tired of the effects of Citizens United? Sign the pledge. Money, money, money.
See paragraph one: The money that one side will demand as an offset for is the same amount of money that Energy Companies receive in "Manufacturing Tax Deductions" The source I use in the claim of this amount is grist.org/energy policy. I put that in bright green and I hope you can see it when you read it. If not- grist.org/energy policy. The subtitle is that we can save $78 billion dollars by ending oil/gas subsidies. It's from a report dated July 29, 2011. It would appear that the very same people who can't see the plights of real people are not saving your tax dollars. They are using internal gimmicks to spend your tax dollars. Does that piss you off? And for today I'm not even going to draw make any comments on the 2.2 trillion dollars for wars we didn't want.
Does that piss you off? It does me. This is not a post where anything funny would fit. Maybe tomorrow.
Read this every 4 hours as needed and call me in the morning.
What would (-----) do? The (-----) is you.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
He ain't from Syracuse or Clemson
The previously beaten, red headed stepchild known as the Extension of Unemployment Benefits, was passed by a vote 60-37. I was shocked to see that Dan Coats of Indiana and Rob Portman of Ohio joined the Democrats in making this happen. It is a short term fix, a 90 day extension and will obviously be a contentious issue when this has to be voted upon again. There was a snarky tweet by former Bushie Press Secretary, Ari Fleischer who said ( as most responsible?? republicans do-- that if it is not offset or paid for by reducing something else, they won't vote for it.) Well, don't worry. The 'nayers' names will be on every piece of Dem fund raising literature between now and then. I tweeted back to Ari that if you need to pay for this, I am happy to suggest cancellation of subsidies paid to Exxon Mobil, Conoco, BP, yadda yadda yadda. He's not gotten back to me yet. One of the repubs, Susan Collins was one of the 60, but with a caveat. She won't vote for this again, without a serious discussion of job training for the long term unemployed. It's a discussion worth having, even though to some, it's more important to talk about Benghazi or the "trainwreck" known as.........!
The other day, I got in AbbVie's shorts over their portrayal of a psoriasis troubled person who faced serious side effects if her doctor told her that Humira was "right" for her. I won't re-cap. Today, it's Astra Zeneca's turn. Have you seen the commercial for Crestor (Rosuvastatin)? Holy Shit! It reminds me of the famous "Boomer Sooner" guy in the 70's who had everything in his house as an homage to the University of Oklahoma, right down to the toilet seat. Well, this guy, whom I'll call orange boy, is running neck and neck with Boomer. I particularly love the scene where is cavorting through the house, dressed in orange, followed by his dog, dressed in orange and the reactions of his wife and son, sitting on the sofa, NOT dressed in orange and the look on their faces clearly say, 'yeah but he's OUR asshole." He's on the scale, pumping his fists and hollering YES! because he's reducing his cholesterol. SO now we cut to the disclaimers of taking Statins to begin with. They may cause liver disease, changes in mood, peculiar dreams and organ failure. Again, I'm picturing Lewis Black explaining that "if your skin or eyes turn yellow, you're fuuuuuuucked!!!!! These possible side effects are being quietly spoken of as he sits on his orange bedspread, laying on his belly with his feet, adorned in orange Jack Taylor Converse sneakers, crossed and kinda diddling in the air. Creepier still, he bears a uncomfortable resemblance, somewhere between Jeff Garlin and the current governor of New Jersey and heir apparent to the White House in 2016. Do you have an orange Rav-4 in your driveway with a canvas Crestor logo on your externally mounted spare tire? And I'm still seeing Michael Bolton in Honda commercials.
Hey BP ( and I don't mean British Petroleum), your heroes gave you the deal of a lifetime while enacting Medicare Part D in August of 2003. By the way, back then, it passed in a vote of 216-215. Baseball isn't the only game of inches. By the way, Republicans held majorities in both the house and the Senate at the time of this vote. Gotta do your homework.
I hope that Colorado will change their state song to honor today's humstle. Today, we honor not a song, but an entire album; one I am proud to own and is part of ninety record albums hung on my guest room wall. If I ever gain the expertise to photograph it, I'll post it. So today we pay tribute to Have a Marijuana, by David Peel and The Lower East Side.
Still very cold and uncomfortable. To every man or woman who works out of doors in any walk of life. I thank you and wish you well.
And thank you Randy for RT my written madness to your friends and followers. I am grateful.
See you tomorrow. Stay warm
*Big Pharma
The other day, I got in AbbVie's shorts over their portrayal of a psoriasis troubled person who faced serious side effects if her doctor told her that Humira was "right" for her. I won't re-cap. Today, it's Astra Zeneca's turn. Have you seen the commercial for Crestor (Rosuvastatin)? Holy Shit! It reminds me of the famous "Boomer Sooner" guy in the 70's who had everything in his house as an homage to the University of Oklahoma, right down to the toilet seat. Well, this guy, whom I'll call orange boy, is running neck and neck with Boomer. I particularly love the scene where is cavorting through the house, dressed in orange, followed by his dog, dressed in orange and the reactions of his wife and son, sitting on the sofa, NOT dressed in orange and the look on their faces clearly say, 'yeah but he's OUR asshole." He's on the scale, pumping his fists and hollering YES! because he's reducing his cholesterol. SO now we cut to the disclaimers of taking Statins to begin with. They may cause liver disease, changes in mood, peculiar dreams and organ failure. Again, I'm picturing Lewis Black explaining that "if your skin or eyes turn yellow, you're fuuuuuuucked!!!!! These possible side effects are being quietly spoken of as he sits on his orange bedspread, laying on his belly with his feet, adorned in orange Jack Taylor Converse sneakers, crossed and kinda diddling in the air. Creepier still, he bears a uncomfortable resemblance, somewhere between Jeff Garlin and the current governor of New Jersey and heir apparent to the White House in 2016. Do you have an orange Rav-4 in your driveway with a canvas Crestor logo on your externally mounted spare tire? And I'm still seeing Michael Bolton in Honda commercials.
Hey BP ( and I don't mean British Petroleum), your heroes gave you the deal of a lifetime while enacting Medicare Part D in August of 2003. By the way, back then, it passed in a vote of 216-215. Baseball isn't the only game of inches. By the way, Republicans held majorities in both the house and the Senate at the time of this vote. Gotta do your homework.
I hope that Colorado will change their state song to honor today's humstle. Today, we honor not a song, but an entire album; one I am proud to own and is part of ninety record albums hung on my guest room wall. If I ever gain the expertise to photograph it, I'll post it. So today we pay tribute to Have a Marijuana, by David Peel and The Lower East Side.
Still very cold and uncomfortable. To every man or woman who works out of doors in any walk of life. I thank you and wish you well.
And thank you Randy for RT my written madness to your friends and followers. I am grateful.
See you tomorrow. Stay warm
*Big Pharma
Monday, January 6, 2014
Brrrrrrrr-
I'm not normally good at describing weather. Growing up, some wise ass once said, "everybody talks about the weather but nobody does a damn thing about it." So today as my life exists in -15 degree weather (-45 wind chills), thoughts naturally go to the debate about a hotter planet. One of my dear friends in particular, does an awful lot of research on the subject--meaning he reads everybody elses research and links it to emails, tweets, FB posts or calls up haranguing about it. As we struggle with this type of day, let's not forget that western Queensland has recorded Fahrenheit reading of 129 degrees since the new year. The Australian P.M., Tony Abbott was elected in September on a popular wave of conservative feelings in the land down under. He will cut government spending, roll back the nation's initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and for a little cherry on top, will build a massive plant in Queensland that utilizes the region's huge coal reserves. So, now we know where Joe Manchin can go and run for office.
"For every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction" Thus spake Albert Einstein in his theory of relativity. In honor of this condition, today's humstle comes from one of the greatest bands in the entire history of planet earth, Commander Cody and his lost Planet Airmen, One Man's Meat, Is Another Man's Poison. (Country Casanova- 1973). My humstle for tomorrow will NOT be Paula Abdul's rendition of Opposites Attract.
No matter what we think, somebody else thinks we're full of shit. No matter what somebody else thinks, we think they're full of shit. And the really good news is: I have no solution to that.
The weather today is debilitating. Thinking and focusing on even small tasks is challenging. And while it's the hottest EVER in Queensland, and the Santa Ana winds blow in SoCal, it's pretty cold in Chicago today.
To my east coast friends- as you watch in bemusement, as it rains and the temperatures are in the 50's or even 60's, tomorrow all that wet will freeze and I hope there is minimal disruption to your power lines and therefore your comfort. This sort of sucks.
But not all is despair and gloom. Liz Cheney has decided to exit the Wyoming Senate Race. What? No popular support for your candidacy?A danger of throwing good money after bad? You really didn't have much tangible policy disagreement with Mike Enzi after all? Well, this is news.
Congress is back in session. Fallujah is in the hands of Sunni insurgents and Senators Johndsey McGraham, are back in front of microphones chastising POTUS for quitting on the Iraquis, who have been killing each other for oh, maybe thousands of years?
One man's meat.......
Happy New Year, right?
"For every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction" Thus spake Albert Einstein in his theory of relativity. In honor of this condition, today's humstle comes from one of the greatest bands in the entire history of planet earth, Commander Cody and his lost Planet Airmen, One Man's Meat, Is Another Man's Poison. (Country Casanova- 1973). My humstle for tomorrow will NOT be Paula Abdul's rendition of Opposites Attract.
No matter what we think, somebody else thinks we're full of shit. No matter what somebody else thinks, we think they're full of shit. And the really good news is: I have no solution to that.
The weather today is debilitating. Thinking and focusing on even small tasks is challenging. And while it's the hottest EVER in Queensland, and the Santa Ana winds blow in SoCal, it's pretty cold in Chicago today.
To my east coast friends- as you watch in bemusement, as it rains and the temperatures are in the 50's or even 60's, tomorrow all that wet will freeze and I hope there is minimal disruption to your power lines and therefore your comfort. This sort of sucks.
But not all is despair and gloom. Liz Cheney has decided to exit the Wyoming Senate Race. What? No popular support for your candidacy?A danger of throwing good money after bad? You really didn't have much tangible policy disagreement with Mike Enzi after all? Well, this is news.
Congress is back in session. Fallujah is in the hands of Sunni insurgents and Senators Johndsey McGraham, are back in front of microphones chastising POTUS for quitting on the Iraquis, who have been killing each other for oh, maybe thousands of years?
One man's meat.......
Happy New Year, right?
Sunday, January 5, 2014
2 Aaron Altmans in one week!!!!
He, of the sweating character in Broadcast News, one of James Brooks' gems. In one scene, he loses the anchor desk to the William Hurt character (Tom Grunick) and is coaching Hurt while giving the information to Holly Hunter (Jane Craig). He gets Altman's POV through his earpiece and almost repeats verbatim, what Aaron is telling Jane. He is so amazed by the process at one point he shakes his head and says' "I say it here, and it comes out there." Well I had two Altmans this week and I'm pretty damned tickled. In my New Years Day post (WHY), I mentioned Nancy Kerrigan getting kneecapped by the Tonya (Liz Cheney) Harding team prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Check out today's story in USA Today. My second Altman regards my halftime tweet of the Colts/Chiefs game yesterday. I reminded people of Frank Reich (A Maryland Terrapin, by the way) and the Bills storming back from a 32 point deficit on January 3rd, 1993 to beat the Houston Oilers. Well, Andrew Luck had a Reichy type day and though it was 28 points, the Colts fans went home happy.
Ask my wife. I do this shit all the time. I would imagine everybody does now and then. You should be proud. So in our new lexicon, "having an Altman" is a golden moment. Enjoy them. You go to the top of the heap in your world of friends-- if only for 5 minutes or so. It reminds me of the guy who, after hearing the Grateful Dead noodle before doing a song and predicted what it was and had a lifetime winning percentage of 97%. And I saw a lot of shows. But for one moment, it's fun to say something where people stop and say- 'that's pretty funny.'
Chicago weather is brutal today. Wind is howling, we have a one foot + snowfall on the ground and it's still snowing. Tomorrow, the high will be -15, wind chills possibly in the -40's. We've been the ground zero for global warming for a pretty long time, so a real extended winter event is a rarity. I feel badly for Packer fans. That is going to be really challenging.
One of good friends was in Boston recently and was listening to Sox fan talk ab out having won three world series championships in the past 9 years. Dynasty, right? My friend reminded him, the Red Sox had indeed won, their 3rd World Series in 99 years. You can't wipe out 86 years of failure. Ya gotta add it in.
Respect Mother Nature if you're in the bad weather zone. And if you are, please check on the elderly neighbor that will appreciate it if you do. You may save a life. That's better than an Altman I do have a follower in Malaysia and one in Indonesia, so to them, well--- hello.
For today, goodbye. See you tomorrow.
Ask my wife. I do this shit all the time. I would imagine everybody does now and then. You should be proud. So in our new lexicon, "having an Altman" is a golden moment. Enjoy them. You go to the top of the heap in your world of friends-- if only for 5 minutes or so. It reminds me of the guy who, after hearing the Grateful Dead noodle before doing a song and predicted what it was and had a lifetime winning percentage of 97%. And I saw a lot of shows. But for one moment, it's fun to say something where people stop and say- 'that's pretty funny.'
Chicago weather is brutal today. Wind is howling, we have a one foot + snowfall on the ground and it's still snowing. Tomorrow, the high will be -15, wind chills possibly in the -40's. We've been the ground zero for global warming for a pretty long time, so a real extended winter event is a rarity. I feel badly for Packer fans. That is going to be really challenging.
One of good friends was in Boston recently and was listening to Sox fan talk ab out having won three world series championships in the past 9 years. Dynasty, right? My friend reminded him, the Red Sox had indeed won, their 3rd World Series in 99 years. You can't wipe out 86 years of failure. Ya gotta add it in.
Respect Mother Nature if you're in the bad weather zone. And if you are, please check on the elderly neighbor that will appreciate it if you do. You may save a life. That's better than an Altman I do have a follower in Malaysia and one in Indonesia, so to them, well--- hello.
For today, goodbye. See you tomorrow.
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