Win One For Your City — Or Else!
Coming up is Lions v. Saints: The battle of teams whose cities always need a win to lift its respective region’s spirits — New Orleans for Katrina and Detroit for being Detroit.
The winner gets a tax holiday next weekend and loser gets an uptick in its area’s unemployment rate.
New Coach, Same Town
Great job Sappy Valley in welcoming your new football coach with such open arms.
LaVar Arrington, shown right in his playing days, is as close to an ideal Penn State football lifer as you can find. After leaving for the NFL following his junior year, Arrington later returned to complete his degree and has been a vocal supporter of Penn State football through thick and thin, including the darkest hours and days following the revelations surrounding the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Arrington, who idolized Sandusky, never shied away from speaking out against Sandusky’s alleged acts and came to grips with the fact that Sandusky fooled him.
When Penn State held a candle light vigil on campus days after the Sandusky shock wave ripped through State College and beyond, Arrington was there to speak to the students and to the Penn State family near and far.
“We are Penn State. That will never change,” Arrington said.
That is, of course, unless Penn State hires a coach Arrington does not approve of.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Thursday night that Penn State will name New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as their next head coach, with a formal announcement being made Saturday. the initial reaction from Penn State fans is one of disappointment and confusion for the most part. The Fan Tab rating on Nittany Lions Den plummeted to 1% over night, and Arrington had some of the strongest words to say as word of this potential hire spread.
“I will put my Butkus (Award) in storage. I will put my Alamo Bowl MVP trophy in storage,” Arrington said to Blue White Illustrated, the Rivals.com affiliate covering Penn State. “Jerseys, anything Penn State, in storage. Wherever Tom Bradley goes, that’s the school I will start to put memorabilia up in my home. I’m done. I’m done with Penn State. If they’re done with us, I’m done with them….”
…Arrington is not alone. Former Penn State players such as Brandon Short and D.J. Dozier have spoken out about Penn State’s coaching search and decision-making, with Short saying that not hiring Bradley is like turning their back on the entire Penn State family. Dozier questions why more former Penn State players were not consulted during the search.
“I would venture to say that a lot of guys thought, why not?” Dozier said to Blue White Illustrated. “Why wouldn’t someone ask us? Aren’t we a part of this university? Aren’t we a part of the program? Don’t we care? Don’t we have a little bit of expertise or at least a thought that may spur another thought? I believe to get the right or best answer, you survey the land.
“So, do the guys feel left out and pushed to the side? Well, of course. I think we can all speculate and if we speculate long enough, we’ll figure out that, well, maybe politics are working this one. I would love to see more of a collaborative approach to this process because, again, we’re not trying to say that Penn State is more special than another, but there’s a certain way that we have done things.”
Even though this new guy may not tickle your fancy or touch you in ways the previous administration did, be glad someone outside your incestous cesspit of a town wants to try to lead you to greener pastures. Lord knows why. It may not be fair to purge the entire football coaching staff over the Sandusky incident, but I don’t blame the university in this case.
And for the record, I lived up in State College for 14 months. I know what I speak of when calling that place a dump. To be fair, I’m sure many college towns are like this, (hopefully) minus the child molestation.
Another TLC Show Clone
With this and other programs like “Toddlers & Tiaras,” “Extreme Couponing All-Stars,” “100 Kids and Counting,” “Hoarders” and “Outrageous Kids Parties,” the only thing I’m learning on The Learning Channel is that people are crazy.
I Cloned My Pet is about the extraordinary world of pet cloning and gives a telling snap shot of life in the twenty first century. We explore the world of these pet cloners and find out if they succeed in bringing their beloved pets to life and if the colossal financial sacrifices are worth it.
Never Underestimate The Power Of The Girth Side
I find your lack of a good cholesterol count … disturbing.
A French fast food chain has gone over to the dark side with its upcoming promotion for a movie tie-in.
France’s restaurant chain “Quick” has launched a “Dark Vador” burger with black buns to coincide with the 3D release, later this year, of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Although the buns look like they’ve been burnt, they are in fact merely dyed, and have two beef patties with cheese, lettuce and tomato between.
Another burger, titled the “Jedi Burger” bears a vague resemblance to Yoda.
The Star Wars-themed meals will be unleashed in Quick burger chains in March.
If that Jedi Burger is going to resemble Yoda, I hope it’s not green. Might turn off some customers — and attract a health inspector.
Black And Blue
A rapper stealing someone else’s music? Why I never…
A songwriter from the Western Pennsylvania borough of Sharon who goes by the stage name Maxamillion, has filed a federal $2.3 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Wiz Khalifa, claiming Khalifa’s chart-topping hit “Black and Yellow” was derived from his own song “Pink N Yellow.”
Max Gregory Warren filed the suit Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania court, claiming that he wrote “Pink N Yellow” in 2007 and copyrighted it in February 2008. He is seeking a portion of profits for the song, which went to No. 1 on the charts in February 2011.
Birth-Songs
So the most recent Facebook chain-letter thing is asking me about the #1 song in America when I was born. Considering I’m 35, this means I’m sure the song is disco-related.
After a quick Wikipedia search, I learned that my song is “Disco Lady” by Johnnie Taylor.
And to think if my parents got busy a few months earlier, I could have been Love Rollercoaster. 
But I didn’t want to stop there. I was curious to know what the nation’s top song was when I was conceived. I know it would be next-to-impossible to find out when that actually happened, but for the sake of discussion let’s pretend it took place exactly 9 months earlier from my birth date.
What did I end up with?
Considering my parents split up less than a decade afterward, Captain & Tennille were wrong on this one.
Conservative Straw Men (And Women)
OK, can we just nominate the Mor(m)on already?
A squeaker of an Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney headed Wednesday into the New Hampshire primary — in his own political backyard — insisting that staying power sets him apart from runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and the rest of the GOP presidential field. He shrugged off the promise of sharper criticism from his rivals.
For months the conservative bloc has been throwing up its candidate du jour for months now hoping one will stick – Bachman, Cain, Perry, Gingrich, etc. Santorum is the current, and last, one. I’m tired of all the coverage and it’s only January.
And while I’m at it, why does Leap Year have to occur during an election year? Like I want another extra day of this crap.
Something … Anti-Climatic … About New Year’s Day Bowl Games Taking Place January 2
So it’s been a few days since the January 1 bowl games/Winter Classic, and all I can say is … wow. What a great time to be a sports fan. Below are my thoughts on the day’s events:
– Houston started things out right by laying a beatdown to State Penn. I was tuning in and out of the game, so I’m not sure if the Lions ran a jailbreak screen play.
– Ohio State/Florida was the only game I didn’t bother watching at all. No way should two 6-6 teams be playing on New Year’s Day (or January 2). The contest took place in Florida, so I can understand why the organizers would want the Gators to play in this game. But Ohio State? Please. And teams like Boise State and TCU got passed over and had to play earlier in the Bowel Season. What a joke.
– In-between football games there was a little hockey event called the Winter Classic between the Rangers and Flyers. Due to weather issues, the 1 pm start time got moved to later in the afternoon (around 3 pm, I believe). You know, I’m actually a fan of the game starting a littler later in the afternoon. Sure it was put up against the Rose Bowl, but at least it wasn’t up against several other games at once.
Seeing how I don’t really care for either team, I wasn’t sure who I wanted to win. Then after the Flyers scored their first goal, I started pulling for the Rangers. My reason? Because I wanted to hear the Flyer fans start booing. I wasn’t disappointed. And LOL at Philadelphia for getting butthurt over at Mike Rupp’s “Jagr Salute.”
– I’m normally not a Big 10 fan. I think the conference is vastly overrated and prefer the SEC. However, I was pulling for Michigan State to beat Georgia. MSU has had some tough bowl games in the past, and while some may think Georgia gave that game away I think the Spartans earned that win.
– South Carolina reached 11 wins for the first time ever. Good for the Ol’ Ball Coach.
– I generally prefer watching the several games at once leading up to the Rose Bowl. However, this year’s contest was great. Although I will say it seems the difficulty sliders needed adjusting after the first half. I didn’t care who won this game.
– The final game of the night was the one I had some attachment toward. After Mike Gundy’s “I’m a man — I’m 40!” rant a few years ago, I’ve become endeared to the guy. (I love it when people lose their cool over a reporter and that reporter just sits there dumbfounded.) However, I didn’t think OSU was going to beat Stanford. I’m glad I was wrong, even though it took two missed kicks from a red-shirted freshman kicker to pull out the win.
All in all, an excellent day of entertainment. I’m especially glad I took the next day off of work to “recover” from staying up past midnight. One thing I do have to wonder about, though. If Oklahoma State would play Oregon, just how long would THAT game last?
Discounting This Promotion
So earlier today I heard some business pimping its “tax rebate” sale. Basically, the store will pay your sales tax.
Is it really worth it to buy airtime over a promotion that amounts to a 7 percent discount? I remember years ago when I worked a few weeks at a store that was going out of business. Customers would come up with their discounted items and would be bewildered when their “10 percent off” products didn’t result in a lower price. How quickly we forget about that good ol’ sales tax.
Tale Of The Wild-Card Tape
Wild-Card Weekend in Denver: One quarterback stalls drives, the other drives into bathroom stalls.
And the Denver home-field advantage is going to take effect, considering Steeler free safety Ryan Clark can’t play in that mile-high altitude due to a health matter.
At Least The Plex Gunshot Celebration Was Funny
If Steve Johnson failed to reach some contract incentives due to his in-game stunt, I’m going to laugh.
Actually, I’m laughing already. If the coach tells the team a player will be benched for doing something like this, then expect to pay the piper.
Bills coach Chan Gailey benched Johnson for drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Sunday when he celebrated a touchdown catch by lifting his jersey to reveal an undershirt that said, “Happy New Year!” The Bills added another TD before New England scored the next 49 points to win 49-21.
“The coach told me I was out of the game. I have to respect his decision,” said Johnson, who had four catches for 40 yards to become the first Bills receiver with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. “I can’t complain about it or whine or pout. He made his decision and I am going with it. … I have to take that, and I will.”
Undershirt decoration has become something of a hobby for Johnson, who wore one against Cincinnati last season that said, “Why So Serious?” The NFL fined him $5,000, but he was not penalized; that’s why Johnson said he thought he could get away with it this time.
“I didn’t know it was going to draw a penalty,” he told reporters.
Johnson was also fined $10,000 for pretending to shoot off a rifle against the Patriots last year, mocking the costumed Minutemen who celebrate a New England score. And he drew an excessive celebration penalty against the Jets this season when he pretended to shoot himself in the legs — mimicking New York receiver Plaxico Burress — then imitated an airplane crashing into the turf.
After that one, Gailey warned the team that anyone who drew a demonstration penalty would be benched.
I like Hines Ward and all that, and I do think he is Hall-of-Fame material. His stats may not be as gaudy as he peers, but for whatever reason when I hear his name and “Hall of Fame” I think “yes.” (Never said I was the most stats-obsessed person roaming this planet.)
With that being said, would you really want your 1000th NFL catch to be THAT — a “gimnmie” shovel pass for a negative gain? Even Michael Strahan’s single-season sack record thinks that’s lame.
Then again, it was the fourth-quarter of the final regular-season game. Who knows if Ward is coming back to the Steelers next year. Still, that play just seemed so … anti-Hines.
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It … Depending On Who’s Elected
No matter who wins this year’s presidential election, can we please refrain from any, “OMG the Mayans were right about the end of the world happening at year’s end” comments?
I promise not to use this line if you promise not to use this line.
New Year’s Eve 2011
Last night, much like 13 of the previous 14 New Year’s Eves, the better half and I stayed home, got Chinese/Italian take-out and watched movies.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Neither one of us has been a fan of December 31, and this was even before we met. We just don’t have any desire to deal with a bunch of drunk, obnoxious assholes in public — we deal with that enough already.
So what did we watch? First up was “Shutter Island.” It was OK; I knew what was going to happen at the end. Extremeley overrated and a bit on the long side, in my opinion, but perfectly acceptable.
Next up was, “The New World.” Holy wow was this movie terrible. Less than 15 minutes into this three-hour flick I was seriously thinking of turning it off, which NEVER happens. Guess it was one of those instances where I had the thing on so I might as well get the viewing experience over with.
A Vick Put-Down
So if Michael Vick isn’t ready to play against the Giants in Week 3, does that mean he gets hanged, drowned or slammed into the ground?
Michael Vick pointed to the scoreboard on his way to the locker room after suffering a concussion, reminding hecklers the Eagles were winning.
Without Vick, Philadelphia couldn’t hold onto the lead and lost 35-31 to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The Eagles (1-1) may again be without Vick for their home opener against the New York Giants.
Coach Andy Reid didn’t rule out Vick’s return this week, but head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder wouldn’t give a time.
“That’s foolish on our part medically to put time frame out there,” Burkholder said Monday. “Everybody wants to know time frame, everybody wants to know whether Mike’s going to play, everybody wants to know whether Mike’s going to practice. We’re going to go through our protocol and when Mike’s ready to practice, I’m going to turn him over to Coach and he’s going to make a decision whether he’s ready to play, had reps, all that kind of stuff.”
Vick was injured in the third quarter when he was spun around by a defender and slammed into right tackle Todd Herremans. His neck whipped back and he bit his tongue, which led to him spitting blood on his way off the field.
Vick wasn’t woozy and seemed fully alert. He certainly was aware of the score – 31-21 in favor of the Eagles – when he pointed it out to fans in the Georgia Dome on his way in for tests. Vick barely failed those baseline tests, so the medical staff kept him on the sideline.
I have said from the get-go that I have no problem with Vick returning to the NFL; I’ve defended Vick a number of times regarding his debt to society. But he’s clearly shown in the past what should become of … sporting participants … once they are unable to compete.
Boxing In Brady
Phil Simms just said that Bill Cowher gave some tips on defending Tom Brady during the pregame show. I like Cowher and all, but Bill would be one of the last people I’d go to for Brady containment advice.
Kicking This Soccer Joke Around
Only in the soccer world can you say someone plays like Kaka and have that be taken as a compliment.
Not-As-Big East
Just saw some bottom-of-the-screen crawl which reported that Pitt and Syracuse are trying to join the ACC. But if the Big Least dissolves, what will become of the game formerly known as the Meineke Car Care Bowl?
The switch by Pitt and Syracuse to the A.C.C. is expected to be made formal by Monday, which means a major domino in the overhaul of the collegiate sports landscape is about to fall. With the A.C.C. poised to become the first 14-team conference, college sports appears to be teetering on the ledge of the seismic change it appeared destined for last year.
How About Driving Over To More Healthier Food Options?
So last night was a trip to Walmart. Yeah, you think I’m not coming back from that place with yet another observation of our society?
Its’ always fun to witness a Walmart Hoveround Convoy and take note at the products in the baskets of each respective vehicle. Let’s just say these people don’t make too many trips to the produce section. Although I do understand why PepsiCo makes quite the profit.
Too bad these things don’t have hydraulics installed on them (yet), or else I could made a “Nothing but a G Thang” reference as well.
Nobody Likes A Playa Hater
So there was some recent family controversy caused by yours truly. Here’s the skinny.
My one niece is of high-school age and does the band thing. In a few weeks there is going to be some band competition with her school and some other schools in the region. Now Mrs. kkk and her mother attend these stupid functions all the time; I do not. As the better half was texting her niece — let’s call her “Peggy” in this instance — Peggy asks Mrs. kkk if our nephew from my brother-in-law’s family will be attending the event, and if he is not attending if he could be asked.
Now this text exchange occurred as the better half and I were driving home from work, so I was being told of these texts in real time. Of course, the first thing to come out of my mouth was, “I wonder which of Peggy’s friends she’s trying to hook up with “Jake” (the nephew)?” Mrs. kkk scoffed at this notion, but as it began to sink in I think she realized Peggy was using her as a go-between for match-making purposes. What other reason could there be? Oh, I forgot to mention that earlier this year some of Peggy’s friends looked at a picture of Jake and said he was “hot.”
Yeah, I don’t sense ANYTHING fishy with this.
Now here is where it gets funny. Mrs. kkk sent a text to Jake’s father — let’s call him “Steve” in this instance — asking if Jake is available whatever day this battle of the bands was to take place. I can’t remember what the better half added in the text, but it included a mention that she thought Peggy may be trying to set Jake up with one of her friends. For whatever reason, Steve went off his rocker over this, which is hilarious because from the stories I’ve heard Steve was quite the man-whore in his day.
Well after a day or two, Mrs. kkk sent a text back to Peggy and also made a passing comment about why Peggy wanted Jake there at this event. This of course resulted in no response of any kind back from Peggy — guess she had to call an emergency meeting with her other friends and try to plan another way to get this hunk of man meat over to hook up with one (or more!) of Peggy’s friends.
Do I take great pride in starting this chain of events? You bet I do.
kkk’s Rule Of Life #88
When leaving a message that includes your phone number, please don’t forget to include your area code; this is a big world and not everybody you call lives in your region.
Bath Night
So last night Bella got a little somethin-somethin on her hindquarters matted in her fur. When the better half and I couldn’t get it out via washcloth/brush, we took the nuclear option.
If you remember the “Crocodile Hunter,” the cats’ bathing routine is something like when Steve Irwin and pals would handle one of those reptiles. I do the pinning/containment and the better half does the washing. It’s actually a pretty good system.
The highlight of the whole ordeal was Max sitting outside the bathroom door crying during all this — until he saw Bella, realized what was going on and took off like a bat out of hell.
I’m Not A Survivor
It’s that time of year again for Mrs. kkk’s favorite shows to watch. So what color babushka is a “Survivor” widower supposed to wear?
And during the first commercial break, the better half rose from the dead to inform me there’s already a challenge six minutes into this stupid show. Note to self: get locks for the upstairs computer room.
Stiff Competition For Weiner’s Seat
As shown with the special election to fill Anthony’s Weiner congressional seat, the Party with a decidedly heavy voter registration disadvantage can still pull one out as long as his campaign is balls to the wall.
In an upset to Democrats both locally and nationally, the Republican defeated the Democrat in the race to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s ninth congressional district.
Republican Bob Turner, a retired media executive, bested Democrat Assemblyman David Weprin by eight points in a crushing defeat for a seat not held by a Republican since 1923.
AAAsshole
Dear Crazy AAA Tow-Truck Guy: You didn’t think anybody with a cell phone would take down your plate number?
Long story short: I was driving through Pittsburgh this afternoon en route to pick up Mrs. kkk. As usual, afternoon rush hour has some gridlock. This douche bag was tailgating every vehicle in front of him, threw a temper tantrum at two stop lights and finally peeled out in the right lane at a stretch of road/intersection that featured a bunch of pedestrians.
Not sure what became of my phone call, but I got the dickhead’s plate number, vehicle number and facial description. Hopefully this asshole got fired because he does not belong out on the road.
Leave The Left Lane If You Drive Slow
Dear Prius Driver: Going 35 mph in the left lane on the Parkway East Highway might save you $0.09 in fuel, but you savings will probably be wiped out once another motorist plows into you.
Subtract Early Season Divisional Games From The Schedule
One may think I’m saying this because the Ravens crushed the Steelers yesterday, but that’s not the case. I don’t like it when divisional rivals play each other early in the season. It usually takes a few weeks for teams to get into a groove, and divisional games are too important.
In my opinion, the first game in any NFL divisional matchup should be at least one-third of the way into the season and then again late in the season. Just sayin’.
Week 1 NFL Observations
Some random thoughts from watching Week 1:
– 1:08 pm: Oh come on, Red Zone Channel, don’t show EVERY KICKOFF just because the placement rule was changed in the off-season. Just do what you guys do and don’t try to manufacture the awesome.
– 2:49 pm: It looks like married life has Ben a little rusty with the tip drill.
– 2:53 pm: In a shocking development, Stephen Jackson is hurt with a quad injury.
– 2:55 pm: Stafford is lighting it up; I hope he can stay healthy this year.
– 2:57 pm: I guess some of the talking heads were saying the Bucs would be a “sleeper” team. They were 10-6 last year!
– 2:59 pm: Well that wasn’t the best Reed of a defense.
– 3:14 pm: I’m surprised J. Best hasn’t been seriously hurt yet in his NFL career.
Every time I’m seeing an “Update Next” screen flash regarding the Steelers game, my first thought now is always, “uh oh.”
And I think I may pull for the Bears this season. I’m still annoyed at how Cutler was treated after the championship game.
– 3:53 pm: 4th and 1 and Tampa runs a play in the shotgun formation?
Turnover #6 for the Steelers. Guess it’s best to get it all out of your system early in the season.
– 7:44 pm: Rex Grossman: 21-34, 305 yards, 2 TDs
Donovan McNabb: 7-15, 39 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
– 9:15 pm: On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11/01, it feels … weird hearing a packed stadium of N00-Yawekers/Jerseyians shouting out, “J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!”
What A Difference 10 Years Makes
Then: Never Forget.
Now: Thanks for being a first responder and all that, but we can’t have you attend today’s ceremonies because there would be no room for the really important people. Sorry about that whole cancer thing, too.
Gridlock Godsend
I can understand police telling the do-gooder not to try this again out of fear of injury/lawsuits, but a ticket? Guess when a state is really that hard up for money, everything is fair game.
We’ve all heard the saying: no good deed goes unpunished . . . and that’s exactly what happened to a South Pasadena resident who was issued a ticket by police for his charitable act.
When a major traffic light in the area went out Thursday morning, Alan Ehrlich took matters into his own hands, directing traffic at Fair Oaks and Huntington avenues.
“I grabbed a bright orange shirt that I have and a couple of orange safety flags. I took it upon myself to help get motorists through that intersection faster,” said Ehrlich.
Before Ehrlich stepped in, traffic was backed up for more than a mile and it took more than 30 minutes to get through the busy intersection.
Ehrlich said the Sept. 8 incident wasn’t the first and that the light goes out regularly.
“It was just kind of chaos of cars . . . there were stop signs up. But people were challenging each other to get through the intersection,” said Richard Gerrish who works at an office located at the intersection.
Gerrish said Ehrlich cleared up the mess in 10 minutes. After 15 minutes, South Pasadena police say they finally received a call about their newest traffic officer.
Police responded to the scene and told Ehrlich to stop and issued him a ticket, but never stepped into direct traffic themselves.
“I don’t know if this ticket is $50 or $400 dollars. It’s a small price to pay for the greater good,” Ehrlich said.
South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Payne said he did not have the man power needed to staff officers at Fair Oaks and Huntington Thursday and that is safer to allow traffic to back up.
“We have limited resources . . . we need to prioritize them. One of the major intersections out at rush hour in our city should be a priority,” Ehrlich added.
He already has plans to address the matter at an upcoming city council meeting.
Police and the city of South Pasadena say they currently have no plans to change any procedures.
One of the reader comments summed up my thoughts perfectly: The police didn’t have the man power to direct traffic at that intersection….but did have the man power to go there and ticket the person doing their job.
Regulating Is A Seven-Day-A-Week Job
The upside to regulating pet feedings. If you sleep in, they let you know of it and you’re not (as) late for work. The downside to regulating pet feedings. There’s no “off” switch for the weekends.
I wonder why I’m posting about this particular subject now?
Instant Non-gratification
You learn something new every day. Today’s lesson is that some instant coffee is more vile than other instant coffee.
I don’t have a big hard-on for coffee. I’m perfectly content scooping some instant stuff and making sure it mixes well with the Splenda, creamer and other junk I put in my morning mug to wake me up in the morning. I have been buying some brand at Walmart for months, but the jars are small. I decided to try my local grocery store’s brand, which is a much larger jar and is slightly cheaper.
In this instance, I got what I paid for. Blech.
Although in a week or two I probably won’t notice the difference.
kkk’s Rule Of Life #87
The point of having a Marketing Budget when you’re not allowed to spend anything from it is so the cash can later be diverted toward whims by those higher up than you on the totem pole.
Food Stamp Of Disapproval
”More” restaurants? Stop the world. This is where I want to get off.
Although to be fair, this article is talking about Yum! Brands. “Food” and “Restaurant” are being tossed around quite liberally in this case.
The number of businesses approved to accept food stamps grew by a third from 2005 to 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture records show, as vendors from convenience and dollar discount stores to gas stations and pharmacies increasingly joined the growing entitlement program.
Now, restaurants, which typically have not participated in the program, are lobbying for a piece of the action.
Louisville-based Yum! Brands, whose restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver’s and Pizza Hut, is trying to get restaurants more involved, federal lobbying records show.
Bus Making A Splash Entrance
Well I found a Found a use for my region’s wonderful Port Authority government transportation system.
If a bus is in front of you while driving, it’s pretty effective at clearing away puddles around the curb so there’s no worry of hydroplaning. Not sure the pedestrians appreciate this public service as much…
Hands Off My Nuts
It’s official. Someone has been jacking my office Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds.
>:(
kkk’s Rule Of Life #86
The same people who push a shopping cart around a store with zero awareness of their surroundings are going to get in a vehicle and drive once they exit the
Celebrate Labor By Not Working
So I guess the Friday after Thanksgiving is Corporation Day.
New AFLAC Voice Quacks Me Up
LOL at the new AFLAC voice-over guy, and not in a good way.
Then again, it may be my Gilbert Gottfried bias creeping in.
Only Thing Certain Today Is The Jobs Report
Nothing says, “I’m sure glad I still don’t know the renewal status of my current employment contract,” better than reading today’s jobs report.
So much for getting Labor Day weekend off to a good start.
The economy added no jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday.
Zero, zilch, nada.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained at 9.1%.
The Force Is Weak With This Blu Ray
Oh you got to be kidding me. When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke. (Someone please tell me this is a joke; I’ll be happy to get pwned, or whatever, in this instance.
Fans are seeing more edits from the Blu Ray edition of the “Star Wars” films, and well, a whole bunch are rather vexed.
Complaining about how and what George Lucas changes in his movies feel like a waste of time and energy to me, but that’s not stopping hordes of “Star Wars” fans from seething online over what seem to be pretty pointless tweaks. The Blu-Ray edition isn’t even out yet — it drops Sept.16 — and much of the furor stems from videos on YouTube allegedly syncing up a leaked audio clip with existing video.
Whether the videos reflect real changes — or are just a horrific hoax — the one drawing the most outrage appears to be the climax in “Return of the Jedi” when Darth Vader turns against the Emperor to save Luke Skywalker. For a reason I certainly can’t fathom, LucasFilm has apparently decided to voice in a comment from Vader for emphasis. So he says “no.” Twice.
Using My Smarts — For Once
And to think during my formative years I used to annually buy the latest Madden/NHL/NBA/MLB/NCAA video games. I swear the depreciation on these games is worse than that of buying a new car.
If I only took that money I wasted during those years and invested it … well, it probably would have vanished in one of the stock market dips since 1994. At least with Lakers v. Celtics you could beat Michael Jordan in the playoffs. Take that, Blue Chips.
I still play sports games, but now I just buy a used copy of Madden/MLB/etc. and keep it for the life of whatever console I have. Besides, being a “franchise” freak, it’s not like I’ll go through 10 seasons of whatever sport I’m playing at the time in a weekend.
Test For Echo
Why is it I (and the rest of the first floor at my workplace) can hear my Hate Radio and Kill Whitey music just fine down the hallway thanks to the echo this hallway produces, but I can barely hear the same music/talk when I’m actually inside my office? Stupid sound dynamics.
No Way To Get Around Me Blasting My Horn
Sorry city crossing guard, but if you are going to direct someone to back up into me then I am going to blare my car horn nonstop. It’s not my fault the dumbass is blocking the intersection. You gonna pay ma’ bills?
Thing is this particular crossing guard I deal with during my morning commute is stationed on a busy intersection and isn’t a complete waste of space, unlike the other dozen or so crossing guards I encounter on a daily basis. But the minute you start infringing on my space/property, you will get the Car Horn of Doom.
Back In The Black, But Not By Much
The monthly budget looked much better before the four car tires, new garage door opener and visit from the bug man. :-/
We still in the black, but now we’re Michael Jackson minus the sleepovers. I wanted to be Wesley Snipes.
Cats Think Vacuums Suck
Today was cleaning day at the kkk Manor. This of course meant busting out the vacuum cleaner, much to the chagrin of the four-legged brood.
After cleaning the first floor, I proceeded upstairs to vacuum the spare bedroom and computer room. As I began in the spare bedroom, various members of the four-legged brood that were hiding in there suddenly ran for their lives as the vacuuming sequence began. Where did they go for refuge? Why to the computer room — the next place I was going to vacuum.
And they wonder why they are being “hunted.”
Like To Trade In This “Personal” Message
What was waiting for me in the mail today?
A letter from the local car dealership that ruined my previous automobile. This was another “personal” message to me from the asshats at the Kenny Ross Dealership (Rt. 30 in Irwin), stating that they were in “dire need” of “quality pre-owned vehicles.” They even said, “We might be able to reduce your monthly payment (if you trade-in your car).”
Considering my car is paid-in-full, if your monthly payment is currently $0, do they just give you money?
