Oh, great day in the morning! The Bears have released David Terrell. He
was Randy Moss or Terrell Owens without the talent. Of course, if you
were to ask him, he was them. And to be fair, all 3 of them did catch a
touchdown pass last year. The only difference between Terrell and the
other 2 is that they eventually caught another touchdown
pass………..and sometimes even in the same game! Now don’t get me
wrong, I hate Owens and Moss too………….both of them couldn’t be
any bigger babies and pricks, but, at least they are good(but I still
wouldn’t want them two distractions on my team), which is something
Terrell never will be. Then again, its hard to catch a lot of passes
with your ego getting in the way.

Because it was the last day of the month, work was busy as hell today.
It should be like that for the next couple of days, being the first few
of the month. I was really hoping for an easy day, what with me
coughing every 6 seconds, but it just didn’t happen.

Danel had an interview with my work today. I managed to catch her on
the way out. She was actually heading for an interview at AAA of all
places, but I know it won’t be secure and the lady she would be working
for is fucking insane. But, if you ask Danel, none of that matters,
because she is still insisting she will be able to retire in 6 months,
because of this “get rich over a gradual course of time” scheme she is
involved with.

I just got through watching a few episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I
have always liked that show and found it funny. I didn’t see too much
of the first couple of seasons, so I was able to go back and watch a
couple of season 2 episodes thanks to on demand cable. The episodes
were so frickin’ funny! Now, if you are a Seinfeld person, you would
love this show, especially since both Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm
involve Larry David. On CYE, he is just so………..socially retarded
that its hilarious. He gets himself into so many akward situations just
because he not only doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut, but he
also has no idea when something might be considered inappropriate to
say. Of course, I could never relate to such a thing, because as we all
know, I never say inappropriate things and always know when to keep my
mouth shut. The final scene in this episode I just watched was so
funny, it
had me in tears and I still can’t stop giggling about it. I need to
turn Dave on to this show, he would love it.

I went shopping at Jewel today. There is this hot, likely gay manager
that works there, in fact, I think he is my sister’s boss. Anywho,
whenever I go there, I hope to see him there, but, I don’t go often
enough to see him there. See, I only go when I know my sister isn’t
working. I know it sounds weird or mean, but there would be all sorts
of akwardness and embarrassment if I went there when she was there. I
don’t expect anybody to understand this, and why should
you………..unless you were related to her, you really wouldn’t
understand. Anywho, the hot manager was working there, but I only saw
him as I was walking out.

So, I got a phone call from Dave today. He said he was trying to get a
game of Risk together. I was game. I asked him who he had so far, and
he said only me. But, then, he told me to call Scooty, Mark, and Keith.
Let me get this right. He wanted to play. It was his idea, but he
expected me to call everybody. Sometimes, I think that if Dave didn’t
have Kelli and I, he would quickly wilt away and die.

We had a hard time getting people to play, especially at the last
minute like this. The only person I was able to get was Mark (I did do
some delegating……….I told him I would have John call Scooty, I
would call Mark, and for Dave to call Keith………..he claims he did
call him and got the machine, but when John called for other reasons,
he did speak with Keith). Anywho, I told him it would only be 4 of us
if we played. He told me to call Mark and have him call Rusty. Again, I
don’t get this. So, I told him to call Mark and have him call Rusty.

I don’t want it to seem like I’m bitching about all of this, because, I
really do find it all amusing. After all, as we know, guys can’t be
counted on to plan shit. Its true. It might be a little bit sexist, but
if we left it up to guys to plan and organize shit, nothing would ever
get done. Thats why it took such a long time for America to break away
from England. Sure, guys like Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and so
on, they were all great leaders, but there had to be some females
involved in the whole process, otherwise we would still be bowing down
to Prince William and Prince Harry………..come to think of it, I
would LOVE to bow down to them, if you know what I mean.

Anywho, we decided to play with just 4 people, me, Mark, Dave, and
John. Funny, Dave was all gung-ho about playing, but he pretty much
blew his wad really quick. He finished so fast, he was like a virgin on
prom night. He was attacking at every cost. I honestly think he had all
of 3 turns. Yet, he insisted that Mark and John ganged up on him. Crazy
Dave. Anywho, I will spare you the rest of the details, except to say
that in the end, I lost out to John.

I watched “Ray” tonight. It was amazing. I now know what Jamie Foxx
will look like in 40 years. He was so much like Ray Charles that it was
crazy. Some of the things I learned about in the extras of the DVD,
were, that he actually played the part blind. Not with glasses on. Not
with his eyes closed. They actually had some sort of prostetic that
they covered his eyes with to make his eyes look like Ray’s eyes. Jamie
Foxx also already knew how to play piano. In fact, he majored in it.
All the piano playing is him……….playing it blind! I’ll tell ya,
if he doesn’t get an oscar for this, then it will be a complete
travesty.

I didn’t know that Ray Charles sang so many songs I knew, or that I had
forgotten about, like “The Messaround.” On the other hand, all these
years, I thought he was the one that sang “I heard it through the
grapevine” but it turns out thats actually Marvin Gaye. Still, its
amazing his appeal. Try finding somebody that doesn’t know or like a
Ray Charles song.

As good as the movie was, his mother was even more amazing. She taught
him how to be blind! The scenes with her in it, really reflect how
strong of a person she was. She must have been just an amazing person.
Always doing what was best for  him, no matter how much it tore
her up inside. That, my friends, is what good parenting is all about,
having the ability to do whats best for your child, even though it
hurts you even more to watch your child go through it. Of course, this
is also what helped to make him the amazing person he was.

Yesterday afternoon, my fever peaked at 104. This worried me, as it got
this high after I had taken the ibprofrin. For a while there, I thought
that I was going to have to go to the ER. Fortunetly, it started to go
down and eventually my fever broke in the evening. This morning, I
downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, or in people terms from
flu to massive cold. My throat still hurt like hell, though, so I had a
chocolate shake from Culver’s to sooth my aching throat. I was STARVING
this morning, as I have not had much to eat the past few days. I knew
once I got a good meal in me along with a nice shower, I would feel
much better. It worked, because right now, it is just like I’ve got a
cold.

I have been reading Stephen King’s the Stand, which has made being sick
that much more uncomfortable. Normally I don’t real novels, but
Christie and I have long thought about exchanging books, so I gave her
America the book and she gave me the Stand. Of course, the stand is
like 800 pages long, whereas America is only about 240, but its ok, I
have plenty of time to read it at work.

Well, I’ve gotten Down with the Sickness. I woke up this morning with a
fever of 102.1, so I called work and told them I wasn’t coming in. Next
I made a doctor appointment, even though I was convinced I have
broncitis.

I arrived for the appointment at 10:30AM. I was actually going to be
seeing the nurse practiconer. I noticed on the wall that she was the
employee of the month. Thats fine and dandy and all, but having the NP
or doctor be employee of the month is a bit much, if you ask me. They
are the reason why people are there and already get all the accolades,
that maybe they should let somebody else shine.

The thing that really bothers me about the NP (and I think I have
mentioned this before) is that she has a bit of a weight problem. She
has to be well over 300lbs, easily. How can you be in that postion and
have that much of a weight problem? How can you look your patients in
the eyes and tell them to take care of themselves and watch what they
eat and exercise and here you are, morbidly obese. It just doesn’t seem
right. That is why I would rather see the doctor as opposed to the NP,
but what can I do, she was the one available.

Before she got in the room, I was with the RN who took my temp, blood
preassure and weighed me. The way I see it, she is the opening act for
the doctor or NP. She put on a good show and after a few minutes, left.
Next, the NP arrived in the room. She checked my ear, nose and throat.
She made me breathe in and out while she listened to my lungs. She told
me that I do not have broncitis, but instead, the flu, I guess a lot of
people have come down with it. She said she would write me a
perscription for pills and for cough syrup. I asked her if I could have
a shot so that I would get better sooner, and she left the room and
came back with Jose Canseco. I dropped my pants and he injected my ass
with all sorts of steroids and human growth hormones. Now, I’m still
sick, but my arms are huge and I think I might hit 50 home runs this
year…………..oh, and my balls have gone back inside of me and my
penis has shrunk to the size of a cocktail weenie.

Today I woke up feeling like horse shit. I might have had a slight
fever. I was achey all over the place, had glassy eyes and was very
tired. I thought that I might have a touch of broncitis. Yesterday, my
throat was bothering me and my chest hurt. I have been told that once
you get broncitis, its is easy to get, and since I had it for the first
time some 14 months ago, I thought my friend was back. I went into work
anyway, but if I had felt even the slightest bit worse, I would have
stood home. I figured I could tough it out for at least half of the
day, which was my intial goal. Our sick days and vacation days are all
mixed into one, so I don’t want to use any days unless I have to,
especially since its still early in the year. Anywho, I gutted things
out and made it the whole time. I’m feeling much better now, although
I’m still coughing and have some congestion, I don’t feel nearly as bad
as earlier.

Really, I got nothing else today. I can tell already, I’m really going
to like the new hours. I was actually able to get close to 8 hours
sleep last night, which is good because I really needed it. I didn’t do
much today, I didn’t even exercise and just watched the Bulls get
whipped by the Cavs.

I will be starting my new hours tomorrow, which I have been waiting for
since I started. I will be starting at 9:45 in the AM and working ’til
6PM. Should be very refreshing to get another hour of sleep.

This girl at work had Girl Scout cookies today. The peanut butter ones.
Damn, they were fucking good. Tasted like Capn Crunch’s Peanut Butter
Crunch. Girl Scout cookies rule! It makes me wonder, though, about the
boy scouts. Have they contributed anything to society? Maybe they
should start selling something………maybe not cookies, thats not a
boy thing. Maybe instead they can go around selling burgers or steaks.
Think about it. Boy Scout Steaks. They would have to be good, since the
girl scout cookies are good. I mean, they have to contribute something
to society instead of just running around helping old ladies cross the
street. The old ladies can make it across the street on their own. And
if they can’t then hey………..survival of the fittest, man.

Well, the Pope is once again ripping on gays and abortion. Normally, I
go on about gays, but everybody knows how I feel. Now, I will address
the other issue. See, I’m not hardcore pro choice or pro life. I really
believe both sides put up good arguments and have good points. The
problem that I have with the pope, is that he compared abortion to the
Holocaust. Why must people always compare things to the Holocaust? The
Holocaust just might be the worst thing that has ever happened.
Abortion is hardly like the Holocaust. And, even though I’m not a Jew,
I’m offended at how often people compare things to the Holocaust. When
people keep comparing things to the Holocaust, it lessens the
Holocaust. When I think about it, very few things can be compared to
the Holocaust. Maybe the Catholic Inqusitions (spelling please), but I
have to be honest, I don’t know enough to be able to compare the two.
Its about time people, especially the Pope, start treating the
Holocaust and Jews with the respect and sensetivity they deserve. After
all, there are still Holocaust survivors alive and they don’t need to
be reminded of it by some hateful bastard that is the leader of one of
the worst organizations that has ever existed or anybody else for that
matter. From now on, find something else to compare whatever it is you
are talking about.

As if Barry Bonds wasn’t a big enough prick already. That little tirade
at his stupid little press conference really made him look even worse
than he already was, and thats hard to do. Thats it Barry. Blame
everybody else. Become defensive. It really makes him look like he has
done steroids. Blame the media. Play the race card. Blame everybody but
Santa Claus for the fact that you did steroids. Now, I know he did not
admit to knowingly using ‘roids. But, when somebody asked him if he
used them, a Giants official jumped in and said that he would not
answer that. What an ass. He deserves all the booing he is going to
get.

Last night, Letterman had stupid pet tricks, which made me wonder: is
it the pets that are stupid or the trick? Or both? Personally, I think
its both. After all, most pets are stupid, for the most part. And all
these tricks they do on the show are usually stupid. Now, now, before
you get upset because I said pets are stupid, think about
it………….dogs chase their fucking tail and bark at their shadow.
Need I say more?

Oh Presidents Day, I love you…………or at least the thought of a day off of work with pay.

I had lunch with Amy today. Well, technically, it was lunch for her
and breakfast for me. We dined at the local establishment that is
Applebees, even if it is crappy. I had some sort of soup/salad combo. I
now remember why it is that I don’t eat salad in
resturants………..it sucks. I have never been a big lettuce eater as
it is, so I probably shouldn’t have ordered it. The soup portion of the
meal was actually pretty good, but then again, soup is usually good.

I asked Amy all about the whole Dan/Mark thing. I guess Dan didn’t say
anything to Amy, but instead Mark had made a comment to Dan that set
him off. Amy said that Dan is really………….well, he is a bitch,
although she did not use that word. She instead just said that it was
hard to be his friend……..she said its a lot of work. I guess when
they left, Dan and Mark were yelling and swearing at each other from
across the street. Oh, its another Saturday night with one of the
Consalvo twins arguing with one of their friends.

The next day, Dave sent Mark a text message saying “Was Dan pissed off
at you because you didn’t say goodnight?” Ahhhh, classic.

The rest of the meal was rather uneventful. I finished her chicken
quesadilla (spelling please………..hey, I only eat them, I don’t
spell them) which was average, just like everything else at Applebees.

I got my taxes done today. I’m getting a lot more back then I thought I
would, considering I was unemployed for 6 weeks and I make a lot less
at my current job then at my previous job. I want to say this is the
most I’ve ever gotten back…………then again, I want to say a lot
of things. With this money, though, I will pay off my car. Ahhhhhh yes.
The master plan is all starting to take shape. Soon my goal of world
domination will be complete……………or my goal of having more
financial flexibility. Its all the same.

This is just too funny. It was on the Simpsons tonight, and it is a
website they set up. All the pics on this site (all……….there are
only 3 of them for crying out loud) were actually in the episode.
Either way, its funny as hell.

http://www.springfieldisforgayloversofmarriage.com/