Monday, May 30, 2011

FOUL BALLS , FIGHTS & STORM CLOUDS

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WELL ,IT IS OFFICIAL .THIS IS THE MOST DEADLY STORM SEASON IN MY LIFETIME . THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY DEATH DEALING STORMS THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING ONE OF THOSE UNDERGROUND SHELTERS IN THE GARAGE .

I GREW UP IN A TIME & PLACE WHEN GOING TO THE STORM HOUSE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE SO THIS WOULD NOT BE A GREAT ADJUSTMENT FOR ME . CHILLI PEPPER MIGHT STRUGGLE CONSIDERING SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A STORM HOUSE IN HER LIFE .

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DID YOU SEE THE BAYLOR SOFTBALL BATTER GET NAILED IN THE FACE WITH A FOUL BALL ? CLARE HOSACK WHO ALSO CATCHES FOR THE LADY BEARS TOOK A FOUL BALL TO THE FACE FROM HER OWN BAT . I DON'T RECALL SEEING THIS HAPPEN BEFORE .

HOSACK FELL DOWN IN A HEAP WITH RIVERS OF BLOOD RUNNING DOWN HER FACE . LAST I HEARD SHE WAS HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION .

THIS HAPPENED JUST AS WE WERE HAVING LUNCH . MY SON ALMOST LOST HIS APPETITE , AN EVENT MORE RARE THAN HALEY'S COMET . I HOPE CLARE IS OKAY & THE BEARS WEAR BATTING HELMETS WITH FACEMASKS FROM HERE ON .

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DO THE NBA PLAYOFFS REMIND YOU OF THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS ? YOU REMEMBER SISYPHUS , THE ONE WHO WAS FORCED TO ROLL THE LARGE ROCK TO THE TOP OF THE HILL ONLY TO WATCH IT ROLL DOWN AGAIN .

JUST AN ENDLESS WORK . THE NBA SEASON IS LIKE THAT . IT NEVER ENDS . AS SOON AS THE PLAYOFF ENDS THE NEW SEASON BEGINS .

THIS YEAR THE MIAMI HEAT PLAY THE DALLAS MAVERICKS IN THE FINALS . THE HEAT IS THE SUPER TEAM COMPOSED OF 3 SUPERSTARS PLAYING TOGETHER TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP .

THE MAVS ARE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ALL STARS . DALLAS HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE . ONE THING FOR CERTAIN ; LBJ OR DIRK WINS HIS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP .

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YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM TROUBLE . WHEN WE MOVED TO OUR PRESENT HOME THE TWO BIG SELLING POINTS WERE PROXIMITY TO FAMILY & PEACE & QUIET.

WELL, A WEEK AGO WE HAVE A 20 PERSON INTER - RACIAL GANG FIGHT ALMOST WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE . TWO SUFFERED STAB WOUNDS & ARRESTS WERE MADE.

TRUTH IS ;WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS HAD HAPPENED TILL WE READ THE NEWS . OUR PEACE & QUIET WAS NOT COMPROMISED . BUT I HAVE ENJOYED TEASING MY IN - LAWS & OUT - LAWS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY HAVE BROUGHT US TOO .

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM TROUBLE . AT OUR OLD HOUSE A DUDE LOSES ALL TOUCH WITH REALITY AND KILLED THE ENTIRE FAMILY . THE CRACKER -JACK COLLIERVILLE POLICE WERE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS ONE ; SEEING HOW THE DUDE KILLED EVERYONE , THEN HIMSELF , & LEFT NOTES .

EVEN AT MY BOYHOOD HOME OUTSIDE OF MEDINA , A COOKER BLEW UP HIS ROLLING METH LAB . LIKE JOE LOUIS SAID " YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE "

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Monday, May 23, 2011

ROCK'S ROUND-UP

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MY PERSONAL HERO & ROLE MODEL ,BUM PHILLIPS HAS A NEW BOOK . I AM ALMOST FINISHED & IT HAS BEEN A FUN READ .

BUM DIDN'T GET CREDIT FOR MANY OF HIS INNOVATIONS . THE DEFENSIVE NUMBERING SYSTEM ,& THE COMBINE WERE 2 OF BUM'S IDEALS .

BUM WAS ALSO A GOOD PHONE BUDDY WHO TOOK TIME TO ANSWER MY MANY QUESTIONS . COACH IS ALSO A GREAT STORYTELLER .

THERE ARE A THOUSAND TIMES MORE GREAT HIGH SCHOOL COACHES THAN NFL COACHES. THEY WORK ON A SMALLER STAGE FOR A LOT SMALLER CHECK THAN THE NFL BOYS . BUT THE IMPACT THEY HAVE IS A THOUSAND TIMES GREATER .

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OSCAR DE LA HOYA HAS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM . THE GOLDEN BOY IS ONE OF THE FEW BOXERS TO KEEP MOST OF WHAT MONEY HE MADE .

HECK, OSCAR ENDED UP OWNING THE PROMOTION COMPANY .

AT ONE TIME DE LA HOYA WAS AS GOOD AS THERE WAS . GOOD LUCK OSCAR, HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT BACK .

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I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL WIN THE DALLAS / OKLAHOMA SERIES . THE HOME TEAM KEEPS LOSING .

YOU MAY NEVER SEE A PERFORMANCE LIKE THE DIRK / DURANT SHOOTOUT IN GAME ONE . DIRK HAD 48 POINTS TO DURANT'S 40 . DIRK WAS 24 OF 24 FROM THE FOUL LINE .

I DON'T THINK YOU WILL SEE A REPEAT OF THIS SHOOTOUT ANYTIME SOON .

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SAD TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF THE MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE . THE MACHO MAN WAS ONE OF WRESTLING'S BRIGHTEST STARS & MOST GIFTED PERFORMERS .

SAVAGE, REAL NAME RANDY POFFO, ALONG WITH ONE TIME WIFE MISS ELIZABETH CREATED A NEW DYNAMIC IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING .

LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT THE MACHO MAN ; HE WAS A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR IN HIGH SCHOOL . OOOOOH YEAH !!!!

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USED TO BE , A COLLEGE DEGREE WAS A SURE PATH TO A JOB . NOT ANYMORE . TODAY'S GRADS ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING JOBS .

WHAT IS REALLY TOUGH IS; THE AVERAGE GRADUATE IS 27,000 DOLLARS IN DEBT WHEN THEY GET THEIR DEGREE. 85% ARE FORCED TO MOVE BACK HOME WITH MOM & DAD WHEN THEY GRADUATE.

PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP TO WHAT A SCAM & SHAM THE COLLEGE RACKET IS . THEY ARE TURNING TO THE LESS EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS & ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH .

EXAMPLE ; A TEACHER FROM MIT & A TEACHER FROM UTM ARE ON THE SAME PAY SCALE . THE MIT GRAD HAS THOUSANDS IN STUDENT LOANS TO PAY BACK WHILE THE UTM DUDE JUST NEEDS TO SETTLE HIS BEER TAB AT CADILLAC'S.

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Monday, May 16, 2011

TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

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TURN OUT THE LIGHTS THE PARTY OVER . MEMPHIS FELT THE THUNDER AS OK CITY ENDED THE GRIZZLIES' PLAYOFF RUN .

THE THUNDER HAD TOO MUCH STAR POWER & DEPTH FOR THE GRIZZ . MEMPHIS HAS SOME REALLY GOOD PLAYERS LIKE Z - BO BUT OKLAHOMA CITY HAS STARS IN DURANT & WESTBROOK.

MEMPHIS JUST RAN OUT OF GAS . THEY SURE DID GET A LOT OF MPG THIS SEASON . WILL THIS BE THE START OF A NEW GRIZZLIES ERA OR JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN ? TIME WILL TELL .

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70 YEAR OLD PETE ROSE WANTS TO MANAGE IN THE MAJORS AGAIN . NOT GOING TO HAPPEN PETEY .

YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING & GET A SECOND CHANCE . BOOZE, DRUGS, JUICE, WHUP UP ON YOUR WIFE OR GF , EVEN SHOOT GUNS OR KILL DOGS . SOMEBODY WILL TAKE A CHANCE ON YOU .

PETE COMMITTED THE UNPARDONABLE SIN IN SPORTS. HE GAMBLED ON THE GAMES . THERE IS NO SECOND CHANCE ON THIS ONE PETE .

I DO THINK ROSE SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME BUT I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE IN THE DUGOUT .

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ERIC TORPY IS AN INMATE IN THE OKLAHOMA STATE PRISON . WHEN ERIC WAS POPPED WITH A 30 YEAR TERM BIG E SAYS " GIVE ME 33 YEARS TO HONOR LARRY BIRD ' THE JUDGE SAID 33 IT IS .

SURE WAS A GOOD THING ERIC DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR DENNIS RODMAN. DENNIS WORE # 91 FOR SOME OF HIS NBA TIME .

IF I EVER AM IN THIS SITUATION I AM GOING TO ASK TO HONOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK OR ROBERT PARRISH WHO BOTH WORE ZERO !

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IT IS GREAT TO BE A CUBS FAN . NOT ONLY CAN YOU SEE MOST OF THE GAMES ON TV, BUT YOU ARE USUALLY ELIMINATED FROM THE PENNANT RACE BY LATE MAY .

THIS MEANS A STRESS FREE SUMMER , NO HIGH PRESSURE GAMES TO WORRY ABOUT . JUST A LOT OF TALK ABOUT NEXT YEAR .

WHEN I WAS A KID ,I LIVED 3 YEARS ABOUT 8 BLOCKS FROM WRIGLEY FIELD . THE CUBBIES WERE HORRIBLE THEN, THE WHITE SOX WERE THE HOT TEAM . THE SOX WERE ALL THE WAY ACROSS TOWN . YOU NEEDED A PASSPORT TO GET THERE .

MY MOM TOOK ME & A BUDDY TO SEE THE YANKEES / SOX IN 1960 . THANKS MOM .

I MOVED FROM MEDINA TO CHICAGO BACK TO MEDINA . MOST OF MY LITTLE FRIENDS HAD NOT BEEN OUT OF G - COUNTY. THIS MUST BE WHEN I ACQUIRED MY COSMOPOLITAN STYLE . RIGHT !

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I SHOULD LET THIS GO BUT WHAT FUN IS LIFE IF YOU DON'T GET UP TO YOUR TAIL PIPE IN CONTROVERSY EVER NOW & THEN . HERE WE GO .

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHOENIX SUNS SAYS HE IS GAY . AS THE BRITISH SAY " ISN'T THIS A STICKY WICKET . '

IS THIS RELEVANT ? WHY DID HE FEEL COMPELLED TO TELL US THIS ?

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING . HOMOSEXUALITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE TO THE SURFACE IN WOMEN'S SPORTS , BUT TABOO OVER ON THE MEN'S SIDE .

I DON'T THINK AN OPENLY GAY TEAMMATE WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED DURING MY TIME IN SPORTS . MAYBE NOT TODAY . THIS IS AN ISSUE THE WOMEN HAVE DEALT WITH MUCH MORE THAN THE MEN .

WHAT DO YOU THINK ? LET ME HEAR FROM YOU .

I HAVE WORKED WITH & COACHED PEOPLE WHO WERE GAY . AS LONG AS IT DID NOT EFFECT THEIR PERFORMANCE I DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS MY BUSINESS .

I DO NOT APPROVE OF THE GAY LIFE STYLE BUT I HAVE MY OWN SINS TO WORRY WITH . I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TO ANSWER FOR ON JUDGMENT DAY . LET THE GAYS PLEAD THEIR CASE TO THE ONE WHO REALLY MATTERS .

SNOT, I WISH I HAD LET THIS SLIDE .

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

DOGS THAT CHASE CARS

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THE GRIZZLIES ARE LIKE A DOG WHO CHASES A CAR . IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME .

THE GRIZZ HAVE PULLED VICTORY FROM DEFEAT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PLAY- OFF RUN . BUT LAST NIGHT MEMPHIS CAME UP SHORT .

THE THUNDER REGAINED HOME - COURT ADVANTAGE , FORCING MEMPHIS TO WIN AT LEAST ONCE MORE IN OKLAHOMA.

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT POST -SEASON RUN FOR MEMPHIS . CAN THE GRIZZLIES DO IT AGAIN ? I HOPE SO BUT I'M NOT HOLDING ONE OF THOSE I BELIEVE SIGNS .

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DID YOU SEE WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE QUIZZED THE BCS AS TO WHY THERE IS NO PLAY - OFF IN D - 1 FOOTBALL ?

NOW I WANT A PLAY - OFF MORE THAN ANYONE BUT I DON'T WANT THE DOJ BUTTING IN . KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE GAMES .PLEASE !

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RASHARD MENDENHALL HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS TO ABOUT THE BIN - LADEN DEAL . THE FLIP SIDE IS THAT SPONSORS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DROP HIM IF THEY THINK THE TALK WILL HURT BUSINESS .

RASHARD OLE BUDDY ,SPEECH IS FREE BUT THERE IS A COST FOR RUNNING YOUR MOUTH . BIG MAN , YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER YOU THINK . BUT OTHERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESPOND HOWEVER THEY CHOOSE .

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SOME ARE TRYING TO MAKE A STINK SAYING BIN - LADEN WAS UNARMED . I SAY IF HE WASN'T ARMED HE SURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN .

YOU WOULD THINK A MASS MURDERER ON THE RUN WOULD SEE THE NEED TO BE ARMED 24/7 . BAD LUCK BENNY TO BOGEY 18 .

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PAKISTAN IS IN A NO - WIN SITUATION . IF PAKISTAN ADMITS THEY KNEW OSAMA WAS THERE THEY STAND TO LOSE BILLIONS IN U.S. AID . IF THEY SAY THEY HAD NO IDEA BIN -LADEN WAS THERE THEY LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF MORONS .
TOUGH CHOICE PAKIS .

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Monday, May 2, 2011

A LONG TIME COMING

**** I FELT NO JOY AT THE DEMISE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN . JUST A SENSE OF CLOSURE.

HIS DEATH CAN NOT MAKE -UP FOR THE SORROW HE CAUSED .REVENGE IS NOT REDEMPTION .

WE WERE LEAD TO BELIEVE BIN LADEN WAS LIVING IN CAVES IN REMOTE AREAS . LO & BEHOLD THEY FIND HIM IN A MILLION DOLLAR PALACE IN THE HEART OF PAKISTAN .

I WONDER WHAT CHANGED FOR PAKISTAN TO GIVE HIM UP . YOU KNOW PAKISTAN COULD HAVE GIVEN BIN LADEN UP AT ANY TIME . WHY NOW ?

DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING YOU CAN TRUST PAKISTAN .

**** THE GRIZZLES CLOSED OUT THE SPURS . FIRST TIME AN 8 HAS BEAT A 1. THEN MEMPHIS WON THE FIRST GAME OF THE SERIES VS THE THUNDER . ON THE ROAD NO LESS.

HOW FAR CAN THEY GO ? THE GRIZZLES ARE AT TOP SPEED RIGHT NOW. Z-BO IS PLAYING LIGHTS - OUT & GASOL IS IN A ZONE . I NEVER THOUGHT BIG MARK WOULD PERFORM AT THIS LEVEL .

GO GRIZZLIES !!!

**** STILL DOUBT THE SEC IS THE BEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ? HOW CAN YOU ARGUE WITH 5 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A ROW ? YES ,I KNOW THEY ARE MYTHICAL .

HOW`ABOUT 5 OF THE FIRST 6 NFL DRAFT PICKS WERE SEC PLAYERS . THAT TELLS YOU WHERE THE TALENT IS .

**** I WOULD NOT HAVE PICKED SCAM NEWTON # 1. IT COST 50 MILLION TO PICK A QB WITH THE FIRST PICK. NEWTON IS NOT A SURE THING .

I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THE PICK . QUARTERBACKS PICKED FIRST HAVE ABOUT A 50 % SUCCESS RATE . TOO MUCH RISK FOR ME . JAMARCUS RUSSELL & RYAN LEIF RING A BELL .

**** IF RYAN MALLET SMOKED ANY WEED IT WAS EXPENSIVE . WHEN THAT RUMOR POPPED RYAN DROPPED LIKE A ROCK .

FROM THE FIRST ROUND TO THE THIRD . PRICE TAG - SEVERAL MILLION .

**** SAD TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF OLD FRIENDS` MACK HANEY & BUGGY JACKSON . BUGGY WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AT SWEETWATER & MACK WAS WHAT EVERY PARENT WOULD LIKE TO BE .

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