So like many of you I am staying up much later than I prefer to watch the Nebraska at Missouri football game. Late in the third it appears the Tigers will take care of business.
A good friend of mine sent me a text today. He wanted my thoughts on the game. He indicated that the line was NU-3. However he was interested in the over-under of 50. He indicated it dropped 4 points. We discussed it and he liked the under. I told him I wasn't sure but I liked the other side because it moved.
So at the end of the first quarter it is nil-nil in a driving rainstorm. I sent him a text and told him I liked the under. He sent back a text that indicated his bookie wouldn't take it. I about jumped out of my chair. What a load of crap! I sent a text that had multiple curse words and my displeasure. I said then move the line. He indicated that the guy was old and stubborn. Please if you are reading this, don't let your bookie be this guy. Call out his manhood and all the dollars you have donated over the years.
-Quick note, make sure you check out Bored to Death on HBO. It is a little slow, but sometimes I laugh like a child.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
BREAKING NEWS
I am currently watching Shaq VS. It is a show in which Shaq takes on other professionals in their sport. It is somewhat entertaining waiting for football season. At any rate tune in now! He is playing the beach volleyball girls from the Olympics. The dark headed one, Misty May-Treanor, got HUGE. Her ass is large and she has several rolls on the front side. Meanwhile the FUPA is about to move in for good!
FYI it is on ABC
FYI it is on ABC
Saturday, August 22, 2009
The Tipping Point
I think anyone that is reading this knows how I feel about the President’s desire for “healthcare reform”. That is just code for the government will take it over and run it. We all know that the government runs things great right now. My favorite is the post office.
Well I have finally had enough with it all. I have been against it and I have argued against it. I even tried to look at it from another angle. Maybe I am the bad conservative holding onto my money. Maybe we should reconsider and help these poor people out that can’t find assistance. I mean it is wrong to go without the basic needs to live right? I don’t mind my money being sent to Africa to help starving children or to give them medicine to fight disease. After much thought I do agree that we must assist the elderly and the young. Something we are doing to a point today. However I am more against socialized medicine even more than ever.
I got to thinking about the costs involved and what it would take to pay for it. I took the liberty of jumping on Google and grabbing a few stats. Feel free to request the links; I would be glad to provide them. According to Google data, the cost for a family of 4 for health insurance is $12,800 for 2008. That is a lot of money! No one can argue that one bit. However I believe it to be within reach for almost all of us. First off there are jobs everywhere that offer health benefits or some sort of assistance with it. Sometimes that isn’t enough now is it? We fight and claw to pay that portion that we pay on our own. Sometimes as much as 75% of it, this number is not sited but from what I have heard it is possible, my guess is most plans pay closer to 50%.
Times are tough at the Peterson ranch right now as they are with most Americans not living off of the government teat. My wife and I are both commissioned sales people. Due to economic conditions, sales are down therefore our take home pay is down. So our liberal friends would say, “Ask Uncle Sam for assistance.” We have not, we have shored up our spending (novel idea, feel free to use it congress). It isn’t always fun or what we want to do, but we are doing what we need to get by. It is working quite well for us. Therefore I have a few suggestions that my fellow Americans can use to pay for their health insurance.
The figures I am about to propose are not exact and they do not apply to everyone. I took some liberties but modest ones on all figures, bear with me and I will show you how to pay for those nasty premiums.
This list is the percent of Americans that own or enlist the following services:
82% own a cell phone (2 plans at $40 per month)
56% have cable TV ($40 per month)
89% own a car ($400 payment, insurance, & gas)
20% smoke (3 packs per week at $5 per pack)
50% drink coffee ($5 per week at home)
66% drink soda (4 2L per week at $1.25)
63% drink alcohol (1 12 pack per week at $9)
By my calculations, the average American household could cut as much as $665 per month if they cut out all of these items. Now I realize that not all people consume and use the items above. I also went very modest on all items. I want you to think about if government run health care is the way you want your country to crash and burn or if you think there is an alternative? Write your representative and let them know that the system is broken yet the government running it is not the answer!
Well I have finally had enough with it all. I have been against it and I have argued against it. I even tried to look at it from another angle. Maybe I am the bad conservative holding onto my money. Maybe we should reconsider and help these poor people out that can’t find assistance. I mean it is wrong to go without the basic needs to live right? I don’t mind my money being sent to Africa to help starving children or to give them medicine to fight disease. After much thought I do agree that we must assist the elderly and the young. Something we are doing to a point today. However I am more against socialized medicine even more than ever.
I got to thinking about the costs involved and what it would take to pay for it. I took the liberty of jumping on Google and grabbing a few stats. Feel free to request the links; I would be glad to provide them. According to Google data, the cost for a family of 4 for health insurance is $12,800 for 2008. That is a lot of money! No one can argue that one bit. However I believe it to be within reach for almost all of us. First off there are jobs everywhere that offer health benefits or some sort of assistance with it. Sometimes that isn’t enough now is it? We fight and claw to pay that portion that we pay on our own. Sometimes as much as 75% of it, this number is not sited but from what I have heard it is possible, my guess is most plans pay closer to 50%.
Times are tough at the Peterson ranch right now as they are with most Americans not living off of the government teat. My wife and I are both commissioned sales people. Due to economic conditions, sales are down therefore our take home pay is down. So our liberal friends would say, “Ask Uncle Sam for assistance.” We have not, we have shored up our spending (novel idea, feel free to use it congress). It isn’t always fun or what we want to do, but we are doing what we need to get by. It is working quite well for us. Therefore I have a few suggestions that my fellow Americans can use to pay for their health insurance.
The figures I am about to propose are not exact and they do not apply to everyone. I took some liberties but modest ones on all figures, bear with me and I will show you how to pay for those nasty premiums.
This list is the percent of Americans that own or enlist the following services:
82% own a cell phone (2 plans at $40 per month)
56% have cable TV ($40 per month)
89% own a car ($400 payment, insurance, & gas)
20% smoke (3 packs per week at $5 per pack)
50% drink coffee ($5 per week at home)
66% drink soda (4 2L per week at $1.25)
63% drink alcohol (1 12 pack per week at $9)
By my calculations, the average American household could cut as much as $665 per month if they cut out all of these items. Now I realize that not all people consume and use the items above. I also went very modest on all items. I want you to think about if government run health care is the way you want your country to crash and burn or if you think there is an alternative? Write your representative and let them know that the system is broken yet the government running it is not the answer!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Hello
I must apologize for my absence. I do have a valid reason. I am currently heading into week three of a seven weekend event. Between trips to California, Arkansas, and St. Louis, visiting relatives and float trips I have been quite busy. I am not here to complain, but since someone is questioning my thoughts, only one trip is for my benefit. I thought I would catch up on a few random items. I was told recently that I am too negative and need some light hearted script. You came to the wrong place! I will only be sour about a couple of items.
President Obama referred to a police officer as acting stupidly. In his next sentence he went on to say he didn’t have all the facts. POB made a huge mistake. It is insanity. I am not going to go into the whole mess, but he made a huge mistake and even when he realized he was wrong, he will not apologize. Click on the link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/24/obama-offers-different-responses-racially-charged-controversies/
Tom Watson. Do I need say more?
Ricky Henderson is about to go into the hall of fame. I wish I was there for the speech. Do you think Ricky will ever refer to himself in third person? In honor of the event I encourage you to do a third person weekend. Refer to yourself in third person for the entire weekend. When people ask why, then tell them you pay homage to Ricky. If you catch this late, then pick out a common work day. Very nice article on ESPN. It goes to tell us that Ricky wasn’t just about flair and third person, but really about the game and doing what he could to help his team win. Quite eye opening to this scribe. Feel free to skip down past the video for the story: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof09/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=4352942
Funny Ricky stories: http://www.faniq.com/blog/The-25-Best-Rickey-Henderson-Stories-Of-All-Time-Blog-15243
Bryan has decided that he will climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Now I know you thinking: A. He will never do it. B. He can’t do it. C. The man has lost it and is going into a midlife crisis. The answer? Probably part of C, but not totally. It is actually not that difficult of a trek and there is no face climbing involved. The difficulty will be handling the altitude. I have a near commitment from Mr. Stoll to join me. We are shooting for 2011 with the possibility of 2012. The cost is not cheap due to travel. Anyone interested, let me know.
-Last word, please keep my Aunt Margaret Peterson and her family in your prayers. She is fighting terminal cancer and things have been rough.
President Obama referred to a police officer as acting stupidly. In his next sentence he went on to say he didn’t have all the facts. POB made a huge mistake. It is insanity. I am not going to go into the whole mess, but he made a huge mistake and even when he realized he was wrong, he will not apologize. Click on the link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/24/obama-offers-different-responses-racially-charged-controversies/
Tom Watson. Do I need say more?
Ricky Henderson is about to go into the hall of fame. I wish I was there for the speech. Do you think Ricky will ever refer to himself in third person? In honor of the event I encourage you to do a third person weekend. Refer to yourself in third person for the entire weekend. When people ask why, then tell them you pay homage to Ricky. If you catch this late, then pick out a common work day. Very nice article on ESPN. It goes to tell us that Ricky wasn’t just about flair and third person, but really about the game and doing what he could to help his team win. Quite eye opening to this scribe. Feel free to skip down past the video for the story: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof09/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=4352942
Funny Ricky stories: http://www.faniq.com/blog/The-25-Best-Rickey-Henderson-Stories-Of-All-Time-Blog-15243
Bryan has decided that he will climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Now I know you thinking: A. He will never do it. B. He can’t do it. C. The man has lost it and is going into a midlife crisis. The answer? Probably part of C, but not totally. It is actually not that difficult of a trek and there is no face climbing involved. The difficulty will be handling the altitude. I have a near commitment from Mr. Stoll to join me. We are shooting for 2011 with the possibility of 2012. The cost is not cheap due to travel. Anyone interested, let me know.
-Last word, please keep my Aunt Margaret Peterson and her family in your prayers. She is fighting terminal cancer and things have been rough.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
At that Moment in Time
I am sitting here watching Banister throw a nice 1 run game through the 5th. It has kind of been nice watching them be “in” games again and have Soria to close the deal when they are up. At any rate I do see progress in this team. Naturally I jump back and forth between Family Guy on TBS and the RSN. We have one large issue with this set up. I get stuck watching the FG and not the game.
I have been hooked on several TV shows over the years. I have watched MASH, Cheers, The Simpson, Seinfeld, 2 & ½ Men and on. Now there are only two real shows that will/have stood the test of time. Seinfeld will always be at the top of my list. Yet we are blessed again to have a show that is legendary and great. Family Guy is able to make fun of every single race, handicap, religion etc. They find a way for me and my sick sense of humor to enjoy all of the non-PC things that I love.
If you aren’t a current fan I suggest you chase this opportunity. It is on every night on re-runs and of course on FOX Sundays. You can always catch it at www.hulu.com. I would also suggest you check out Seth McFarlane’s pet project www.sethcomedy.com. You might want to check out a few other shows running now or shortly: HBO: Hung, True Blood, and Entourage. You might also check out Nurse Jackie.
I have been hooked on several TV shows over the years. I have watched MASH, Cheers, The Simpson, Seinfeld, 2 & ½ Men and on. Now there are only two real shows that will/have stood the test of time. Seinfeld will always be at the top of my list. Yet we are blessed again to have a show that is legendary and great. Family Guy is able to make fun of every single race, handicap, religion etc. They find a way for me and my sick sense of humor to enjoy all of the non-PC things that I love.
If you aren’t a current fan I suggest you chase this opportunity. It is on every night on re-runs and of course on FOX Sundays. You can always catch it at www.hulu.com. I would also suggest you check out Seth McFarlane’s pet project www.sethcomedy.com. You might want to check out a few other shows running now or shortly: HBO: Hung, True Blood, and Entourage. You might also check out Nurse Jackie.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Health Care
We as Americans face a grave danger. What could be so grave you ask? The federal government wants to run a portion or all of our medical insurance and management. President Obama is pushing for it and people in this country actually think it is a good idea. I am not going to write 10,000 words as to why we should not do this. I am going to give you just a few items to consider.
-People in Canada drive to our country to pay out of pocket for services.
-People in the UK have a slight problem. The government demands that no one stay in the waiting room for more than four hours. Because of socialized medicine, you instead wait in the ambulance outside the hospital to circumvent that issue.
-Every single person in this country is able to get help if they show up at the emergency room.
Just think about these three items. Do yourself a favor and do some research. Learn what this is really about and write your representatives in the senate and house. Do not allow this mistake to occur.
-People in Canada drive to our country to pay out of pocket for services.
-People in the UK have a slight problem. The government demands that no one stay in the waiting room for more than four hours. Because of socialized medicine, you instead wait in the ambulance outside the hospital to circumvent that issue.
-Every single person in this country is able to get help if they show up at the emergency room.
Just think about these three items. Do yourself a favor and do some research. Learn what this is really about and write your representatives in the senate and house. Do not allow this mistake to occur.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
RANTS
I just want to catch up a few items that have been on my mind in the past few days.
It is quite apparent that Kobe and the Lakers are going to win the NBA finals. They are just a more complete team and Lamar Odem has come to play. What is amusing is Kobe and his antics. He has said over and over that winning a title without the aid of Shaq is not important to him. That is all well and good but he knows and we all know and he knows we know that he wants it real bad without Shaq. There is nothing wrong with that. He is working harder and becoming a better leader with each game. However the “Kobe Face” is out of control. He has been so conscious his whole career of how the media views him and he desire to give a signature look or pose. Since day one he has mimicked Jordan. Someone must have told him that it is time to be his own man. Because of this he has abandoned his Jordan want to be antics and moved to the “Kobe Face”. It will be just a few short years before we mock this look.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Playoffs/2009/06/05/v060550A.jpg
Speaking of basketball and laughing at the expense of others. ….Have you had a chance to see the Memphis basketball program as of late? We are up to two players (Rose and Dozier) with suspect SAT scores and the brother of Rose not paying for a couple of rides he took on the chartered plane. At this point Coach Cal has yet to be accused of any wrong doing. Memo to Kentucky: Good luck with that dirtbag! The greatness of the internet did grant us this gem in honor of Cal’s work. A nice video and song set to the RHCP.
Finally we got good news from our President this week. He finally found a country we do not have to apologize to after any action. He did not apologize to Germany or the Nazis for WWII. After his repeated apologizing to the world and certain religious groups, I fully expected him to apologize to the Germans over the whole WWII mess at the D-Day ceremonies last week. Well played POB!
It is quite apparent that Kobe and the Lakers are going to win the NBA finals. They are just a more complete team and Lamar Odem has come to play. What is amusing is Kobe and his antics. He has said over and over that winning a title without the aid of Shaq is not important to him. That is all well and good but he knows and we all know and he knows we know that he wants it real bad without Shaq. There is nothing wrong with that. He is working harder and becoming a better leader with each game. However the “Kobe Face” is out of control. He has been so conscious his whole career of how the media views him and he desire to give a signature look or pose. Since day one he has mimicked Jordan. Someone must have told him that it is time to be his own man. Because of this he has abandoned his Jordan want to be antics and moved to the “Kobe Face”. It will be just a few short years before we mock this look.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Playoffs/2009/06/05/v060550A.jpg
Speaking of basketball and laughing at the expense of others. ….Have you had a chance to see the Memphis basketball program as of late? We are up to two players (Rose and Dozier) with suspect SAT scores and the brother of Rose not paying for a couple of rides he took on the chartered plane. At this point Coach Cal has yet to be accused of any wrong doing. Memo to Kentucky: Good luck with that dirtbag! The greatness of the internet did grant us this gem in honor of Cal’s work. A nice video and song set to the RHCP.
Finally we got good news from our President this week. He finally found a country we do not have to apologize to after any action. He did not apologize to Germany or the Nazis for WWII. After his repeated apologizing to the world and certain religious groups, I fully expected him to apologize to the Germans over the whole WWII mess at the D-Day ceremonies last week. Well played POB!
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