TOURNAMENT TALK
***** SEC - The Mississippi State Bulldogs played so hard against Kentucky in the championship game. They should have made the Big Dance.
The Dawgs were out - numbered 1000 to one in crowd size. MSU was out-maned player wise. The Wildcats have four for sure NBA players while the Dawgs have one maybe.
If only MSU had not missed those foul shots at the end & Kentucky's hope shot had been a tenth of a second later . If ifs & buts were candy & nuts we would all have a Merry Christmas .
There are 10 to 15 teams with better players than Kentucky . They all play in the NBA.
I would love to go to a Kentucky game if I could sit next to that cute Ashley Judd . Wonder if Cal could hook me up ?
***** C - USA - That is what the tournament is all about. Houston was a most unlikely winner . The Tigers should have not lost in the first round .
UAB was the biggest disappointment. Mike Davis is not getting it done for the Blazers. UAB should have won the conference ,UTEP second .
I love UTEP because they have some border girls for cheerleaders . If all the girls in El Paso are that pretty , Go West Young Man Go West !
***** TSSAA - When I was growing up in Gibson County only 3 things really mattered. They were Cardinal baseball , Tennessee football & high school Girls' basketball.
Gibson County just won their second consectutive state championship . G- County came from 19 down in the middle of the third quarter to win the crown .
Girls' basketball is big in Gibson County . The county has 5 high schools with number 6 opening this year. The 5 established schools have won 13 State Championships between them . Boys' basketball has won only one title county - wide . What is the difference ?
***** NCAA - March Madness is beginning this week . There are about 8 teams who could win the 6 in a row it takes to be Champ.
Thing is if you played the tournament 5 times one of these 8 would win but I am not sure any team would win twice . 5 times 5 winners.
That is what makes it great.
THANK YOU FOR READING
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
WHAT ABOUT
*** Jihad Jane - An American lady living in Pennsylvania becomes a terrorist calling herself Jihad Jane . She thinks her blond hair & blue eyes will allow her to blend in a terrorist murder in Sweden.
Jihad Jane & her murdering pals planned to kill a cartoonist who made fun of Allah. Terrorism has reached the level where the terrorist could live next door & look just like you .
Jane says she hopes she lives long enough to kill for Allah . What a mess !
*** Ben Roethlisberger - What is wrong with Big Ben ? Two accusations of sexual assault in 18 months . Is Ben hanging with Tiger Woods ?
The Steelers training staff needs to get Ben started on saltpeter before it is too late . Worst case scenario , The Steelers could be without a QB while Big Ben does some time & meets new girlfriends .
Experts say Ben needs to write a check & settle this mess before they head to the courthouse.
When you have a 100 million dollar contract & poor judgment you are a massive target .
Get Smart Ben or get ready to film The Longest Yard - part 3.
*** Willie Herendon - Slick Willie is playing the Memphis Gay Community like a fiddle . For years Will has been singing Stand by Me with the Memphis Gay Community . They have been able to count on Herendon's support .
But now, after counting the votes , Willie has decided to throw the gay folks under the bus . Herendon is now standing with Pastors against same sex marriage . Sorry Folks, you don't carry enough votes for Willie to hang tough .
Don't feel alone, Willie also bailed on marijuana users. NO JOKE WILLIE IS AGAINST A TOKE !!
Will the Memphis Gay Community switch their support to Cohen ? Time will tell . I don't know who the tokers can count on .
*** The Memphis Tigers - The Tigers just were not good to go against Houston in the C-USA tournament . The Tigers talked big about wanting another shot at the Cougars but the Tigers forgot to back it up .
It was a bad end to a year which saw the Tigers over achieve . Good Job Josh .
*** Jihad Jane - An American lady living in Pennsylvania becomes a terrorist calling herself Jihad Jane . She thinks her blond hair & blue eyes will allow her to blend in a terrorist murder in Sweden.
Jihad Jane & her murdering pals planned to kill a cartoonist who made fun of Allah. Terrorism has reached the level where the terrorist could live next door & look just like you .
Jane says she hopes she lives long enough to kill for Allah . What a mess !
*** Ben Roethlisberger - What is wrong with Big Ben ? Two accusations of sexual assault in 18 months . Is Ben hanging with Tiger Woods ?
The Steelers training staff needs to get Ben started on saltpeter before it is too late . Worst case scenario , The Steelers could be without a QB while Big Ben does some time & meets new girlfriends .
Experts say Ben needs to write a check & settle this mess before they head to the courthouse.
When you have a 100 million dollar contract & poor judgment you are a massive target .
Get Smart Ben or get ready to film The Longest Yard - part 3.
*** Willie Herendon - Slick Willie is playing the Memphis Gay Community like a fiddle . For years Will has been singing Stand by Me with the Memphis Gay Community . They have been able to count on Herendon's support .
But now, after counting the votes , Willie has decided to throw the gay folks under the bus . Herendon is now standing with Pastors against same sex marriage . Sorry Folks, you don't carry enough votes for Willie to hang tough .
Don't feel alone, Willie also bailed on marijuana users. NO JOKE WILLIE IS AGAINST A TOKE !!
Will the Memphis Gay Community switch their support to Cohen ? Time will tell . I don't know who the tokers can count on .
*** The Memphis Tigers - The Tigers just were not good to go against Houston in the C-USA tournament . The Tigers talked big about wanting another shot at the Cougars but the Tigers forgot to back it up .
It was a bad end to a year which saw the Tigers over achieve . Good Job Josh .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
RANTING & RAMBLING
*** We are warned in the book of Hebrews about drifting from the truth. I think the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka Kansas has been adrift .
They believe God is punishing America for tolerating homosexuals . Could be . I can't say.
Now here is where I lose connection . Westboro protests at the funerals of servicemen . It makes them no difference that the soldiers are not gay .
What follower of Jesus would want to bring more pain & sorrow on a family already suffering ? I fail to see their logic here .
I do not think this stunt would fly in Gibson County . In fact it would be downright dangerous.
Let me explain the Gibson County mentality. A few years ago reporters were asking townspeople as to the fate of a child raping murderer.
" Life without parole or the death penalty" the newsmen asked . The G-County boys said " We think they should let him go".
"Let him go ?" the reporter gasped . Yeah said the guys 'Just let us know about an hour before you turn him loose"
How do you think a Westboro protest would work in G - County ?
*** I was reading a news magazine that asked the question " Is Ahmadinejad crazy or does he just act crazy "?
Ahmadinejad is the President of Iran . He is always saying when he gets the bomb he is going to wipe Israel off the map .
I don't if the boy is crazy but he is definitely stupid. It is not smart to trash talk those Jews. They have been known to nuke first & question later.
In my younger days I was a master of the preemptive strike and so is Israel . If A-jad keeps talking trash look for the Hebrews to come out swinging.
A - jad could let his gator mouth overload his humming bird heiney . My Bible says the Lord will bless those who bless Israel & will curse those who curse Israel .
Better listen up Ahmadinejad !!!
THANK YOU FOR READING
*** We are warned in the book of Hebrews about drifting from the truth. I think the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka Kansas has been adrift .
They believe God is punishing America for tolerating homosexuals . Could be . I can't say.
Now here is where I lose connection . Westboro protests at the funerals of servicemen . It makes them no difference that the soldiers are not gay .
What follower of Jesus would want to bring more pain & sorrow on a family already suffering ? I fail to see their logic here .
I do not think this stunt would fly in Gibson County . In fact it would be downright dangerous.
Let me explain the Gibson County mentality. A few years ago reporters were asking townspeople as to the fate of a child raping murderer.
" Life without parole or the death penalty" the newsmen asked . The G-County boys said " We think they should let him go".
"Let him go ?" the reporter gasped . Yeah said the guys 'Just let us know about an hour before you turn him loose"
How do you think a Westboro protest would work in G - County ?
*** I was reading a news magazine that asked the question " Is Ahmadinejad crazy or does he just act crazy "?
Ahmadinejad is the President of Iran . He is always saying when he gets the bomb he is going to wipe Israel off the map .
I don't if the boy is crazy but he is definitely stupid. It is not smart to trash talk those Jews. They have been known to nuke first & question later.
In my younger days I was a master of the preemptive strike and so is Israel . If A-jad keeps talking trash look for the Hebrews to come out swinging.
A - jad could let his gator mouth overload his humming bird heiney . My Bible says the Lord will bless those who bless Israel & will curse those who curse Israel .
Better listen up Ahmadinejad !!!
THANK YOU FOR READING
Sunday, March 7, 2010
WHAT A QUESTION
*** I think it was 1982 , I was the manager of a Fireworks City tent in Horn Lake . A tent is only open for 10 to 14 days with about 80% of your sales occurring on 3 or 4 days.
The rest of the time the costumer traffic is slow & inconsistent .That is the way we were rolling when it happened .
There was a black girl about the age of 10 who came every day to buy fireworks . She never bought more than two to three dollars worth . She appeared to be a bit raggedy & I wondered where she was getting her money . I figured she was picking up coke bottles or something . The little girl came every day as regular as clockwork, & was in the tent when it happened .
A big brown brand new Cadillac pulled in . You could not help noticing the vanity plate on the front . The front plate was a picture of a hugh full bursting open cotton boll.
The well dressed lady who stepped out ,slipped on a pair of designer Ray - Bans . These dark glasses had a tiny cotton boll on the bottom of the left lens . This chick was obviously Big Money .
The lady cruised through the tent gathering up about 250 dollars worth of merchandise . She proceeded to the check out where there was a big sign saying NO CHECKS ACCEPTED .
The lady whipped out a ledger book of checks with a cotton boll emblazoned on each one & said to me " You will take a check."
I figured if any check is good surely this one is & we are talking about 250 dollars here . So I said yes & she began to write .
The little girl had been staring at the woman from the moment she entered the tent . With wonderment & amazement written all over her face the little girl asked " Can I ask you a question Miss?'
The woman looked down her nose & gave a curt nod of approval. The little girl asked " Why don't you wipe that bird mess off your glasses ?"
If looks could kill Desoto County would have had the body of a little black girl & a laughing tent manager to deal with .
That woman marched to her Caddy without a word , threw her fireworks in the back ,& slung gravel as she drove out .
The little girl asked me " What is wrong with her ?" I told the little girl " I think looking through bird mess will do that to you."
THANK YOU FOR READING
*** I think it was 1982 , I was the manager of a Fireworks City tent in Horn Lake . A tent is only open for 10 to 14 days with about 80% of your sales occurring on 3 or 4 days.
The rest of the time the costumer traffic is slow & inconsistent .That is the way we were rolling when it happened .
There was a black girl about the age of 10 who came every day to buy fireworks . She never bought more than two to three dollars worth . She appeared to be a bit raggedy & I wondered where she was getting her money . I figured she was picking up coke bottles or something . The little girl came every day as regular as clockwork, & was in the tent when it happened .
A big brown brand new Cadillac pulled in . You could not help noticing the vanity plate on the front . The front plate was a picture of a hugh full bursting open cotton boll.
The well dressed lady who stepped out ,slipped on a pair of designer Ray - Bans . These dark glasses had a tiny cotton boll on the bottom of the left lens . This chick was obviously Big Money .
The lady cruised through the tent gathering up about 250 dollars worth of merchandise . She proceeded to the check out where there was a big sign saying NO CHECKS ACCEPTED .
The lady whipped out a ledger book of checks with a cotton boll emblazoned on each one & said to me " You will take a check."
I figured if any check is good surely this one is & we are talking about 250 dollars here . So I said yes & she began to write .
The little girl had been staring at the woman from the moment she entered the tent . With wonderment & amazement written all over her face the little girl asked " Can I ask you a question Miss?'
The woman looked down her nose & gave a curt nod of approval. The little girl asked " Why don't you wipe that bird mess off your glasses ?"
If looks could kill Desoto County would have had the body of a little black girl & a laughing tent manager to deal with .
That woman marched to her Caddy without a word , threw her fireworks in the back ,& slung gravel as she drove out .
The little girl asked me " What is wrong with her ?" I told the little girl " I think looking through bird mess will do that to you."
THANK YOU FOR READING
Thursday, March 4, 2010
REUNION
*** I was really excited about attending a school reunion a while back . I wanted to see my old buds from long ago . Sad to say ,the night turned into a horror show .
First off, I had trouble finding the right room . I followed the directions & looked inside the room. I didn't see anyone I recognized, just a bunch of Senior citizens on a night out . I tried two other rooms but the same thing.
I returned to the first room where the young man making the name tags insured me I was in the right room . I got my name tag & went on in .
Once inside panic seized me . I did not know a single soul . Surely this was not the right group. Not this bunch of old codgers in life's final days .
Then I looked at the name tags . Many of the names I knew but not the person wearing the tag .
The sports stars didn't look they could run to the restroom without stopping to rest twice . Two of the boys voted Most Handsome looked old enough to have been with Noah when he landed the ark. The Most likely to Succeed looked like he fell out of a dumpster.
As bad as the guys were the girls were much worse. Too fat , too thin , hair either dyed or white . They looked my my Grandmother's friends who used to come over & play Rook . All they were missing was the snuff. It was Assisted Living Night Out.
Who were these people & what had they done with my friends ?
Not a single one knew me or was aware of all the wonderful things I had done .
Then it happened . This creature headed toward me . If this had been a costume party she would have been a bale of cotton splattered with mud . She had blue hair , had so many winkles you could call her raisin
,& was a few cheeseburgers light of 300 lbs .
I didn't recognize her but I did the name . She was the school Heart- Breaker, the Queen of many nights, & Miss Hot Stuff herself.
I didn't think she knew I had ever lived . Best I remember she would not have thrown water on me if I was on fire .
She walked up to me & screeched " I remember you from school but I can't remember what it was you taught "
I went ballistic. I tried to nail her with my best Tojo Yamamoto chop but those security guards carried me out before I could unleash it.
I am never going to a reunion again . Those OLD PEOPLE are crazy.
THANK YOU FOR READING
*** I was really excited about attending a school reunion a while back . I wanted to see my old buds from long ago . Sad to say ,the night turned into a horror show .
First off, I had trouble finding the right room . I followed the directions & looked inside the room. I didn't see anyone I recognized, just a bunch of Senior citizens on a night out . I tried two other rooms but the same thing.
I returned to the first room where the young man making the name tags insured me I was in the right room . I got my name tag & went on in .
Once inside panic seized me . I did not know a single soul . Surely this was not the right group. Not this bunch of old codgers in life's final days .
Then I looked at the name tags . Many of the names I knew but not the person wearing the tag .
The sports stars didn't look they could run to the restroom without stopping to rest twice . Two of the boys voted Most Handsome looked old enough to have been with Noah when he landed the ark. The Most likely to Succeed looked like he fell out of a dumpster.
As bad as the guys were the girls were much worse. Too fat , too thin , hair either dyed or white . They looked my my Grandmother's friends who used to come over & play Rook . All they were missing was the snuff. It was Assisted Living Night Out.
Who were these people & what had they done with my friends ?
Not a single one knew me or was aware of all the wonderful things I had done .
Then it happened . This creature headed toward me . If this had been a costume party she would have been a bale of cotton splattered with mud . She had blue hair , had so many winkles you could call her raisin
,& was a few cheeseburgers light of 300 lbs .
I didn't recognize her but I did the name . She was the school Heart- Breaker, the Queen of many nights, & Miss Hot Stuff herself.
I didn't think she knew I had ever lived . Best I remember she would not have thrown water on me if I was on fire .
She walked up to me & screeched " I remember you from school but I can't remember what it was you taught "
I went ballistic. I tried to nail her with my best Tojo Yamamoto chop but those security guards carried me out before I could unleash it.
I am never going to a reunion again . Those OLD PEOPLE are crazy.
THANK YOU FOR READING
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
NO WAY OUT
Caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Elvis was not singing about the USA but he could have been . The USA is going bankrupt . We are caught in a financial trap with no way out.
Our nation can't pay the interest on the amount we owe. We can't fund Social Security & Medicare commitments for the future. But we keep spending trillions playing the world's policeman.
We owe more money than any nation on earth. If the lenders call the loans we can't pay .How did the most powerful nation in the world end up here? The all-powerful nation a beggar.
It's simple really. Our nation didn't learn you can't live beyond your means . Every family & business knows you can't run a deficit long. But the government does not know this.
Instead of reducing spending & balancing the budget , the government tries to borrow their way out of trouble. That dog won't hunt.
Nations get in financial trouble the same way individuals do . Wanting too much will do it every time . Not knowing when is enough .
America has seen this financial storm coming for a long time but chose to ignore the warnings . We just kept spending & spending ,just delaying the day of reckoning Now we are in deep Doo - Doo .
In a few months we will have a show of force with China over the world's oil reserves. It is hard to win a face off against someone you owe a few billion to.
What can we do ?
Bring our troops home & mind our business
Reduce government spending
Stop outsourcing jobs
Stop foreign ownership of American assets
If you do business in America you pay taxes in America
Stop providing benefits to non - citizens
How is that for a start ?
Caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Elvis was not singing about the USA but he could have been . The USA is going bankrupt . We are caught in a financial trap with no way out.
Our nation can't pay the interest on the amount we owe. We can't fund Social Security & Medicare commitments for the future. But we keep spending trillions playing the world's policeman.
We owe more money than any nation on earth. If the lenders call the loans we can't pay .How did the most powerful nation in the world end up here? The all-powerful nation a beggar.
It's simple really. Our nation didn't learn you can't live beyond your means . Every family & business knows you can't run a deficit long. But the government does not know this.
Instead of reducing spending & balancing the budget , the government tries to borrow their way out of trouble. That dog won't hunt.
Nations get in financial trouble the same way individuals do . Wanting too much will do it every time . Not knowing when is enough .
America has seen this financial storm coming for a long time but chose to ignore the warnings . We just kept spending & spending ,just delaying the day of reckoning Now we are in deep Doo - Doo .
In a few months we will have a show of force with China over the world's oil reserves. It is hard to win a face off against someone you owe a few billion to.
What can we do ?
Bring our troops home & mind our business
Reduce government spending
Stop outsourcing jobs
Stop foreign ownership of American assets
If you do business in America you pay taxes in America
Stop providing benefits to non - citizens
How is that for a start ?
Monday, March 1, 2010
RICKY & ME
*** I go back a long long way with Rick Sullivan . Rick is a great coach with much success at Craigmont, Haywood County , & Fayette Academy .
Our path together is over 40 years long . I attended 2 colleges with Rick & did two tours of coaching duty with Rick . I learned a lot of basketball along the way .
Our first tour we didn't win more than 2 or 3 games . The next tour we didn't lose more than 2 or 3 games . It all balanced out .
We really grew up together as coaches. We both had wonderful wifes to keep us straight . Although Freda's job was much more easy than Chilli Pepper's.
I helped Rick get fired from one job & hired at the next one . We didn't get the ax for losing but being on the wrong side politically. After that experience we both had great success forcing the old principal to admit to a big mistake .
I don't believe either one of us ever lost to our old school . I know I took great joy in beating the snot out of them every time we played.
I also saved Rick from doing life without parole at state prison . We were playing Mitchell at the Mid - South Coliseum in front of 11,142 screaming fans.
With the score tied 44 - 44 with 20 seconds to play there was time out on the floor . Rick made his final defensive adjustment & asked if there was any question. One of our stars on defense asked " Coach can we stop &, eat on the way home ?" It was all I could do to keep Rick from choking her .
I don't think either one of us ever beat Voo - Doo man Lionel Jones .
Rick took the Haywood Tomkittens to the state tournament & I went along to watch . First game he draws Bradley County & Coach Smiddy who had won 1200 games . I asked Rick if that bothered him . He said "Smiddy won all those games 3 on 3 . 5 on 5 he hasn't won as many as I have " Then Rick beat the pants off Bradley County .
Next up was heavy favorite & eventual Champ MT. Juliet . Haywood played great but came up 12 short . As we left the Murphy Center I was laughing & singing . Rick asked " What are you so happy about " I told him " I made an investment in the game & had you plus 15."
Rick & Dr Wine came to visit me in the Hospital after my triple by- pass . The nurses came to tell us to quieten down 3 times but ended up staying & laughing at the stories.
I LOVE YOU BROTHER & IT WAS A GREAT RIDE !
THANK YOU FOR READING
*** I go back a long long way with Rick Sullivan . Rick is a great coach with much success at Craigmont, Haywood County , & Fayette Academy .
Our path together is over 40 years long . I attended 2 colleges with Rick & did two tours of coaching duty with Rick . I learned a lot of basketball along the way .
Our first tour we didn't win more than 2 or 3 games . The next tour we didn't lose more than 2 or 3 games . It all balanced out .
We really grew up together as coaches. We both had wonderful wifes to keep us straight . Although Freda's job was much more easy than Chilli Pepper's.
I helped Rick get fired from one job & hired at the next one . We didn't get the ax for losing but being on the wrong side politically. After that experience we both had great success forcing the old principal to admit to a big mistake .
I don't believe either one of us ever lost to our old school . I know I took great joy in beating the snot out of them every time we played.
I also saved Rick from doing life without parole at state prison . We were playing Mitchell at the Mid - South Coliseum in front of 11,142 screaming fans.
With the score tied 44 - 44 with 20 seconds to play there was time out on the floor . Rick made his final defensive adjustment & asked if there was any question. One of our stars on defense asked " Coach can we stop &, eat on the way home ?" It was all I could do to keep Rick from choking her .
I don't think either one of us ever beat Voo - Doo man Lionel Jones .
Rick took the Haywood Tomkittens to the state tournament & I went along to watch . First game he draws Bradley County & Coach Smiddy who had won 1200 games . I asked Rick if that bothered him . He said "Smiddy won all those games 3 on 3 . 5 on 5 he hasn't won as many as I have " Then Rick beat the pants off Bradley County .
Next up was heavy favorite & eventual Champ MT. Juliet . Haywood played great but came up 12 short . As we left the Murphy Center I was laughing & singing . Rick asked " What are you so happy about " I told him " I made an investment in the game & had you plus 15."
Rick & Dr Wine came to visit me in the Hospital after my triple by- pass . The nurses came to tell us to quieten down 3 times but ended up staying & laughing at the stories.
I LOVE YOU BROTHER & IT WAS A GREAT RIDE !
THANK YOU FOR READING
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