Monday, June 24, 2013

HERE &THERE

***** YOUTH PREVAILS . FATHER TIME TRUMPS ALL . THE HEAT BEAT THE SPURS . 

YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN . AFTER THAT LOSS IN GAME SIX, THE SPURS HAD NO CHANCE IN GAME SEVEN . 

YOU CAN'T TAKE A SHOT LIKE THAT AND BOUNCE  BACK . THE RANGERS COULD NOT AGAINST THE CARDINALS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO .

YOU LET GAME SIX SLIP AWAY , IT IS TOUGH TO COME BACK IN GAME SEVEN . I THINK IT IS BETTER TO BE BLOWN OUT IN GAME SIX THAN TO THINK YOU HAVE IT WON , THEN GET AWAY .

CAN MIAMI KEEP IT GOING ? I DON'T KNOW . IT WILL GET HARDER EACH YEAR . 

I THINK THE SPURS AS WE KNOW THEM HAVE JUST WALKED OFF INTO THE SUNSET .

***** HOW ABOUT THE BULLDOGS ? IT IS GREAT FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE TO BE IN THE CWS FINALS .

WHETHER THE DAWGS WIN IT OR NOT , IT IS A SUPER YEAR . 

I THINK THE DAWGS HAVE THE BIGGEST FIRST BASEMAN IN BASEBALL .SIX FIVE & 272 IS A LOT OF FIRST BASEMAN .

**** THE SCHOOL MERGER HAS BEGUN TO HURT REAL PEOPLE . OVER 200 CENTRAL OFFICE WORKERS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS . 

THIS IS DEVASTATING AT THIS STAGE OF THEIR CAREER . THERE ARE NOT MANY LATERAL MOVES FOR THESE FOLKS TO MAKE . 

THEIR AGE AND JOB LEVEL WORK AGAINST THEM . MOST ARE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF RETIREMENT . 

WHAT IS REALLY SAD IS THAT THIS WAS UNNECESSARY . THIS TRAIN WRECK WAS CAUSED BY POLITICAL INFIGHTING . DESTROYING CAREERS IN THE FINAL STAGES IS THE PRICE . 

BOTH SIDES LOSE BIG TIME IN THE MERGER . THE WINNERS ARE THE LAWYERS ,CONSULTANTS , & THE POLITICIANS.

***** THE CITY COUNCIL IS AT IT AGAIN . THEY ARE GOING TO RAISE TAXES  , LAY OFF WORKERS ,CUT PROGRAMS & DENY RAISES . 

BUT THE COUNCIL IS NOT GOING TO DO AWAY WITH THE LUNCH THEY ARE PROVIDED EVERY MEETING . 

PEOPLE WITH NO JOBS PAY HIGHER TAXES FOR LESS SERVICES  BUT THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS GET THAT FREE LUNCH .  YEAH BUDDY!

***** I AM NOT DEFENDING WHAT PAULA DEEN SAID . BUT LET'S GET REAL . 

WHAT PERSON AGE SIXTY OR MORE , BLACK OR WHITE HAS NOT SAID THAT WORD IN THEIR LIFETIME ? 

CAN ANYONE SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SAID AN OFFENSIVE WORD TO ANYONE DURING THEIR LIFETIME ? 

WELL, HELEN KELLER MAYBE . 

WE NEED TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS & NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT A COOK SAID WHEN .  

THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!!!!!     

Monday, June 17, 2013

JUST THE WAY IT IS

 ***** COME ON NOW, YOU REALLY DIDN'T THINK THE GRIZZLIES WERE GOING TO KEEP COACH HOLLINS .

NOT AFTER FORCING HOLLINS TO PLEAD FOR HIS JOB . THAT PUBLIC HUMILIATION WAS A SURE SIGN FOR COACH TO PACK HIS BAGS .

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE FRONT OFFICE WAS UNHAPPY WITH HOLLINS . BUT THEY MUST HAVE BEEN MOST UNHAPPY TO PART WAYS WITH COACH AFTER THE BEST YEAR IN TEAM HISTORY .

I KNOW HOLLINS CAN BE STUBBORN  AT TIMES . THE GRIZZLIES DIDN'T THINK HOLLINS WAS WORTH THE PRICE HE WAS ASKING . THE BEAN COUNTERS BELIEVE THEY CAN GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF COACHING FOR LESS MONEY .

THE GRIZZLIES ARE TAKING A BIG RISK DITCHING HOLLINS . IF THE TEAM DOESN'T DO AS WELL NEXT YEAR THE SCAPEGOAT IS OBVIOUS. THE FRONT OFFICE WILL TAKE IT ON THE CHIN .

MEMPHIS FANS HAVE NOT BEEN KNOWN FOR PURCHASING TICKETS THROUGH THICK AND THIN .

ILLNESS CAUSED THE GRIZZLIES TO MAKE THIS RISK . THE BOSS WAS SICK OF LIONEL .

***** I DON'T THINK IT IS IN THE STARS OR CARDS FOR PHIL MICKELSON TO WIN A U.S. OPEN . PHIL HAS PLACED SECOND SIX TIMES IN THE OPEN .AT THE AGE OF 43 HE WON'T HAVE MANY MORE CHANCES .

SPEAKING OF RUNNING SHORT OF CHANCES , TIGER FANS ,YOU CAN START TO WORRY NOW .

TIGER IS NOT THE SAME AS HE WAS . I DON'T THINK HE WANTS TO BE TIGER WOODS ANYMORE . AT LEAST HE DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE PRICE TO BE THAT TIGER WOODS . 

WOODS LOOKS LIKE A GUY WHO HAS DISCOVERED THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN GOLF . BE HARD TO CATCH JACK THINKING LIKE THAT.

***** YOU THINK THE HEAT IS SAYING "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE ?' THE BIG THREE IS ABOUT TO BE SHOT DOWN BY A BUNCH OF OLD DUDES .

THE SOCIAL SECURITY ALL - STARS {AKA THE SPURS} ARE CLOSE TO CLOSING OUT LBJ, WADE ,& BOSH .

THE OLD GUYS KNOW IT IS MOST LIKELY THEIR LAST ROUND - UP SO THEY ARE GOING TO FIRE TO THE LAST BULLET .

GO SPURS GO ! 

****** THANKS FOR READING !!!!!

Monday, June 10, 2013

THE GUN LAP

***** THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD DOG SIT IN A GLIDER SWING ON THE BACK PORCH  OVERLOOKING THE LAKE .

THEY WATCH THE SUN SPARKLE ON THE WATER . THAT MUST BE THE THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT GEORGE H.W. BUSH TALKED ABOUT .

THEY ARE ON THE GUN LAP NOW . YOU KNOW , THE GUN LAP . AT THE START OF THE FINAL LAP OF A RACE THEY FIRE A GUN TO LET THE RUNNERS KNOW IT IS THE FINAL LAP .

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD DOG ARE ON THE FINAL LAP .

THE OLD MAN IS THANKFUL HE IS STILL ON THE TRACK . THESE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN A MEDICAL JOURNEY .

I AM NOT SURE IF THE OLD DOG HAS ANY IDEAL HOW WONDERFUL HIS LIFE HAS BEEN.
 SAD FACT ; SOME CHILDREN IN MEMPHIS DON'T LIVE AS WELL AS THE OLD DOG .

THE OLD MAN READS A LOT SITTING IN THE SWING . THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD DOG BOTH SLEEP A LOT .

THE OLD MAN DREAMS OF THE YESTERDAYS THAT HAVE SLIPPED AWAY . THE OLD DOG DREAMS OF THINGS TO CHASE AND KICKS IN HIS SLEEP  TO START HIS PURSUIT .

THIS QUIET LIFE IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE OLD MAN HAD BEFORE . STRESS,PRESSURE,& BATTLES TO FIGHT HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON THE OLD DUDE .

THE BATTLES THAT SEEMED SO IMPORTANT THEN DO NOT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE NOW.

LIFE IS FUNNY THAT WAY . ONCE YOU GOT IT FIGURED OUT , IT HAS MOVED PAST YOU . 

THE THINGS YOU STRIVED FOR PROVE TO BE WORTHLESS . THE THINGS YOU NECLECTED TURN OUT TO BE THE TREASURES .

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD DOG WATCH THE CRANE, DUCKS, TURTLES, & SQUIRRELS DOWN BY THE LAKE . EVERY NOW & THEN THE OLD DOG IS UP FOR  A CHASE .

THE OLD MAN THINKS OF THE ONES HE SHARED LIFE'S WALK WITH . SOME HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AGAIN . SOME HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY . MOST HE WOULD JUST LIKE TO HUG .

THE NAME DOESN'T CATCH ATTENTION LIKE IT DID LONG AGO  & THE PHONE DOESN'T RING AS MUCH WITH PEOPLE ASKING HOW .

THE PAST ONLY MATTERS TO THOSE WHO LIVED IT .

NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU TRAVEL YOU ALWAYS WISH FOR ONE MORE RIDE !!!!!!!!

Monday, June 3, 2013

SCATTERSHOOTING

**** MOST EXPERTS SAY A ONE STATE SOLUTION WILL NOT WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST .

 WELL ,A ONE SYSTEM SOLUTION WILL NOT WORK IN THE THE EDUCATION WORLD OF SHELBY COUNTY EITHER .

IN THE MIDDLE EAST BOTH THE JEWS AND THE ARABS  MUST HAVE A STATE OF THEIR OWN . SO IT IS IN SHELBY COUNTY .

MEMPHIS MUST HAVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM ,SO SHOULD THE SUBURBS . A ONE SYSTEM SOLUTION WILL NOT WORK .

THE NEEDS AND GOALS ARE TOO DIFFERENT . THERE ARE FEW VALUES HELD IN COMMON .

AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE THROWN AWAY SHELBY COUNTY WILL HAVE TWO OR MORE SCHOOL SYSTEMS .

JUST A LOT OF MONEY ,TIME , AND WORK FOR NOTHING . HOW STUPID .

**** IN THE NBA , ABOUT 85 % OF THE OFFENSE COMES FROM THE PICK & ROLL OR ISOLATION BASKETBALL .

MY QUESTION IS "WHY DON'T NBA TEAMS PLAY A MATCH - UP ZONE ?

THE ZONE NEGATES THE PICK & ROLL AND THE ISOLATION GAME . 85% OF A TEAMS' OFFENSE NEUTRALIZED JUST LIKE THAT .

24 SECONDS IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SOLVE A ZONE DEFENSE .

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE NBA GUYS AS TO WHY THIS IS NOT HAPPENING .

YOU KNOW THEY DID NOT THINK YOU COULD PLAY ZONE PASS DEFENSE IN THE NFL IN THE SIXTIES . VINCE LOMBARDI DEMANDED THAT HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR PLAY MAN TO MAN  .

TODAY ,YOU SEE LITTLE PURE MAN TO MAN PASS COVERAGE IN THE NFL .

**** I UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU PAY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A PRO SPORTS FRANCHISE YOU WANT YOUR GUYS RUNNING THE SHOW . COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD .

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FRANCHISE HAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE YEAR EVER . THE TRAIN IS REALLY ROLLING AND YOU HAVE BIG MO.

DO YOU PUT ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE YOUR GUYS ARE NOT IN CHARGE ?

THE GRIZZLIES ARE . GM CHRIS WALLACE IS IN THE WIND & COACH HOLLINS IS HALFWAY OUT THE DOOR .

THIS IS A BIG GAMBLE BY THE GRIZZLY BRASS. THE GRIZZLIES WOULD HAVE TROUBLE MATCHING THIS YEAR EVEN IF WALLACE AND HOLLINS RETURNED .

THE GRIZZ OWNER & FRONT OFFICE ARE SETTING THEMSELVES UP TO FAIL .

THE SMART MOVE WOULD BE WAIT FOR THE TRAIN TO START DOWNHILL BEFORE YOU PART WAYS WITH THE GM AND COACH .

**** I WAS SO EXCITED BY THE NAMING RIGHTS IDEAL I CAME UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS

1. THE W.W. HERENTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

2. THE JANIS FULLILOVE  PARKWAY  HIGHWAY 61 T0 TUNICA

3. THE CHARLES " DAGO" TILLER JUSTICE CENTER

CAN YOU THINK OF OTHERS ?
 

**** AS I GROW OLDER , I AM BECOMING MORE LIBERTARIAN . iS THAT NORMAL ?

I AM VERY SENSITIVE TO BEING TOLD WHO I MUST INCLUDE , AND WHAT I MUST SUPPORT .

THERE IS A STRONG FORCE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY TO NORMALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY .

NOW, I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT TO PERSECUTE OR HARM PEOPLE FOR BEING DIFFERENT , BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE FORCED TO ASSOCIATE WITH ANYONE .

I THINK EVERY GROUP SHOULD HAVE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES . IF YOU AGREE WITH WHAT THE GROUP STANDS FOR JOIN UP .

IF NOT  STAY AWAY .

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!