"We need a playoff," Obama told reporters after being asked about Florida's 24-14 victory over Oklahoma in Thursday night's BCS championship game. "If I'm Utah, or if I'm USC or if I'm Texas, I might still have some quibbles."
Admittedly, I had a bit of stomach upset earlier this evening. Okay, a lot of stomach upset.
I did what a guy needs to do, promptly washed my hands, and shut the door to the washroom on my way out, as to not offend the other members of my tribe.
A few unfortunate moments later, London tossed open the door to make quick business himself. Within a second, he came running out and into the living room to scramble under the Christmas Tree. He came back around the corner wearing a German-made gas mask I bought him at Joe's Army Navy this holiday season.
Not only can the boy play Army/Marines later this summer, but he can also cope with the rest of the winter when windows are sealed shut!
Following a few people's comments that they found my "status" amusing for some reason or another, it hit me that maybe some of those using the Facebook may be a little slow in the creative status area. Thus, a cyber-opportunity was spawned. With plenty of one-liners and a little advertising revenue, I'm hoping there is a workable combination that becomes an elusive "win-win" for me.
I finally got on the Wii tonight, after watching the boys play it for 72 straight hours.
I tried out bowling and baseball against London and Brixton. They both kicked my ass and took my name. London actually referred to himself as "A Bowling Animal."
Hopefully I'll get back in there tomorrow and score a few minutes with a controller. Oddly though, I found the most realistic part of the gameplay was that my bowling score was quite complimentary to the last time I played in real life. Roughly 128, give or take 50 pins.
Brixton was sitting sideways in a large Ikea chair this evening after the Christmas festivities had wound down. He was idly tossing a baseball from his right hand into a mitt on his left hand.
"Dad. If I was doing a dating video, I would have this baseball and this glove."
"What?" I said. "Would that show that you were some kind of eligible bachelor?"
"No. It would show that I was Sporty."
I'm going to be a grandfather in the next ten years. I just have that feeling. God help us all.
I occasionally go back and read comments I leave to my Facebook friends. This one made me LOL.
Liz SAYS Michael Phelps is a wonderful freak of nature .his hands are as big as dinner plates ! Now that's what I'm talking about haha. 10:59pm - 1 Comment
Gary Lewis at 11:11pm November 30
It makes him swim faster. Like giant fleshy paddles. They tape the other stuff under like they do runway models. That's why swim meet afterglows are always so volatile. When the swimmers show up, they are, understandably, sore and very angry.
I was messing with a website I found called Wordle.com. Some guy came up with a script that puts different weights on words, depending on how often they are found in the text. This creates a "Word Bubble" that you can then change colors with, rearrange, etc.
It's pretty addicting.
Here's something I made with the text from President-Elect Obama's now famous "Yes, We Can" speech from New Hampshire.
This economy sucks. Point blank, shot to the temple. But it wasn't Detroit's fault.
All week, I've been seeing these Southern Representatives, Governors, Senators in "Right to Work" states just spouting off about how the Detroit Three should be left to fail. Here's why they are misinformed, undereducated and wrong.
I have created presentations for Rick Wagoner, Bob Nardelli and Alan Mulally. It's what I do. I've been in GM Board of Directors meetings, seen Chrysler's 5-Year plan and was trusted with Ford's turnaround info when they were in worse trouble than they are now. They, all three, have done a lot to get back on track, become forward thinking and Green, and combat the foreign-owned automakers who now inhabit the lower half of our country -- By the way, sending profits daily back to Japan, Korea, Germany. Yes, they employ Americans, but the income sure doesn't stay here and get spent here in the US. Don't fool yourselves.
GM, Chrysler and Ford are all now working closely with the UAW and associated Unions to bring down the cost of labor. Legacy costs have been addresses and, despite how shitty I feel about GM taking away my dad's health care after 31 years punching in at Pontiac, I understand it.
We have Flex-Fuel vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells on the road and being evaluated, and the Chevy Volt on the way next year. The turnaround time for these vehicles has been astounding. We went from HUMMERs to Volts in five years. When I was a kid, it took designers five years to design a new body style, fin or instrument panel for a model -- NOT, a new classification of vehicle with an innovative and game changing method of propulsion!
These companies need money -- NOT a handout, but a low interest loan -- To make it into 2010. If they don't make it, I don't make it. If they don't make it, 10% of Americans don't make it. This is far more serious than my neighbors in South Carolina or Arkansas comprehend. This shit is real, and it's here, and it's NOW.
Bailout? No. Loan? HELL YES, and SOON.
We can't all work as Wal*Mart greeters, folks. We need manufacturing jobs in the US too.
As much as I like to amuse, distract, offend and repulse you all with my creative writing skills, I've actually been busy the last few weeks.
In addition, nothing fun, weird, unusual, bizarre, interesting or conondrumistic has come into my sphere of being since the General Election. November is like that most years, I guess. Shitball weather, boring television, mediocre hockey games and me still wondering if I should put the garden hose in the garage yet.
December will be more lively, my friends. It can't be any worse.
