I come home tonight and some crap called "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" is on the TV downstairs. What in the name of all that's holy is this drivel? Seriously... that is the worse crap I have ever seen on TV...

During the Super Bowl we were talking about issues with the college players etc. One of the issues i always have is the way fans fawn over and virtually idolize Clemson (or USC or insert any bigtime program) players... As long as they are playing. The moment these guys end their eligibility (and havent been drafted and become succesful at the next level) its like crickets... Who are you? ...tossed aside... Like this dude.... I just dont like the way they are idolized and yet if you say pay them for all the jerseys etc we are like "nooooo... Cant pay them... No no no...". And dont give me the free tuition and food crap argument. And as soon as the 99 % are finished with their eligibilty they are forgottten... We are idolizing the next Watson or Kelly... Or Beasley. We jump and down in glee over Beasleys decision to return to school because? It benefits Clemson. And if he gets hurt and is never able to get to the NFL? Oh well... Beasley who? Yeah Clemson football players who run up the score on SCState. That is, until they throw a couple of interceptions or run out of years to play....  
Doesnt seem quite right... Give everything all day to us. We get all the profit. If you are super good or lucky you might get paid 4 years from now... Else take that free track suit and deal with it...

Its one thing to lose the championship game... its another to get beat down. It sucks both ways.. but its gotta hurt worse when you play your worst game of the year in the final game...

Actually.. I thought a bit funny.... But the comments are somewhat predictable in all aspects...

Check this out.... Hmmmmm

Well... today I had a doctor appt. I was certainly impressed with my new doctor. Very thorough and seemed to cover everything. To the point I came away feeling very mortal. I need to focus in more on my diet and well being... stat. She had me get a TDAP shot. And it took a bit but then caused perhaps the biggest headache I have ever had. Considering I can only remember lesson than 5 my entire life it is something. That... and the ache of my arm and stuff... I bolted work early to come home and rest...

But I came away from my Dr visit encouraged that I have someone I can trust to help me during my visits. I just have to be responsible and accountable the rest of the time...

So today was a "snow day"... i must admit that despite that fact that it really only snowed about 1 to 2 inches here (much more downstate - rare that is), it was extremely hazardous driving home last night.... Somuch so that for the first time that I can ever remember, i almost lost control driving. The All Wheel Drive was not liking the solid sheet of ice until i switched into the M/S mode and lowered the gearing... then it was pretty much smooth sailing from then on. Kids had a low-key time playing in the snow...
i think the newness of "snow" has pretty much played out. Now it is more about getting out of school and sitting around playing video games all day.... They also have tomorrow off and well... i don't. Back to work for me.

What? You have just GOT to be kidding me?

1365 students were given the geography test at i-man's school and 29 were chosen to compete in the Geography Bee. Five rounds eliminated the contestants down to 10. Nine more rounds whittled it down to the final 3 students. I-Man was the last 6th grader left standing against the two 8th graders. He survived 3 rounds before being eliminated and finishing 3rd. He did quite well in that atmosphere and it bodes well for his ability to handle pressure situations in the future...

Movember is over...

Wow... So sad because that little boy is doomed....

Playing around with this Movember thingy... let's see if I make it to Thanksgiving

wow... sad to hear... I didnt know this about her. RIP.

I am starting to really come to dislike my job. Why?... not because of the tech aspect.. thats cool... its because of the schedule. My mornings are spent piddling around the house, doing laundry and cleaning up this or that while watching the Today show... then I work in the afternoon to night time, getting home after everyone is asleep. I miss practices, homework... Band Booster meetings ( oh boy).. helping with projects for school, dinner.. just hanging out time. I dont get to see any friends because I am at work. I cant tell you the last time my phone has rang with a friend just saying hey or wanting to grab a bite or whatever... i guess they assume I am at work. sad thing is... I am. Not that i expect that sorta stuff on a regular basis. We all got families now. I understand that. I appreciate that. just sucks when I leave work every evening and realize that EVERYONE is already asleep most likely... i get home and everyone is asleep. I spend some time watching Sportscenter and catching up on Kappa Kappa Psi crap and go to sleep. I spend a lot of time talking to myself now... I think I am annoyed that I am going to miss Halloween with the kids sitting around at work... I think that i am missing the kids growing up while I jerk around at work... oh well, at least I am helping provide for them and that they are getting to do things... and i am grateful Jessica takes care of business while I am not around to help. Starting to ponder changing jobs.. but I have somewhat crappy seniority builtup at my job.. oh well... could be worse. So maybe I will just shut up and get over it...

Hard to believe NBA started tonight. This won't be over till JUNE.... my C's will be an afterthought this year... will take a look back at the Hornets and start on that band wagon while seats are plentiful to find...

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Quoting a dear friend here... "WAY beyond Bizarre.... Wayyyy".... my reaction? "WTF?!?!" are you serious?...  This is just good for Halloween. You have been warned... i read this and went back/forth between laughing so hard i was in tears to being incredulous that this type of stuff is happening...

Ouch... as someone who is a member of an organization frequently confused for this type of organization (or interestingly enough, have members who wish to emulate these organizations) i somewhat agree with this article, and also disagree... I think that the groups are 95% positive in their missions and goals... and the hazing is a blight that will eventually be cycled out as soon as all the old people die off, unfortunately. The stepping is cool and a source of pride and I often enjoy the step shows, as long as they dont dissolve into something they should not be....

I have been switch to a new medicine to take daily to maintain my blood sugar levela and it has made me somewhat nauseous all the time. Initially for a couple of days it was really bad and has gotten better since then. I now only seem to go thru occasional bouts of it now... but i must admit that once i took the medicine my levels dropped almost 100 points immediately and i did feel better overall.... I must admit that I fear and now loath the upcoming Halloween and all the candy. It severely tests my resolve and I always end up giving in to eating some candy somewhere. My problem is that it seems to have become almost addictive to me.. the taste.. i think because I hardly ever taste it, it is almost like crack or something (not that I really know what that is like, to be honest... but from what I gather). And I dread my kids coming home with mother loads of candy... and the candy buckets at work... and virtually NONE of it that I can eat without feeling bad for hours afterwards. I wish I could simply tell my kids to not bring it home. To give it to charity or something. But that aint happening.. I wish I could get them to understand that all that candy will eventually lead them to be in the same situation as me. But it seems they are doomed to fall into the same trap unless I become the big bad mean Daddy....

The fall has been somewhat quiet... Soccer and usual random Saturday stuff has been the norm... as the weather cools we hope to maybe go hiking again or get out for some leaf viewing in the hills. On a slightly long range note, 2014 is looking to be somewhat eventful with Grandma already arranging a July 4th cruise AND a trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Gatlinburg... That is summertime events.

Just perusing the headlines recently.... The Telegraph .... wonder if all those people in Germany who fawned over Obama would do so now?.... Los Angeles Times... The rich people and Obama/Congress who pushed for this either dont have to use this and are not subject to it... or the poor people simply are not going to pay or ignore it and do what they have always done... leaving the middle class to pay MORE for their healthcare to cover for it... remember when I couldnt order a simple T-SHIRT from the Obama campaign? Was that simply a prediction of the healthcare.gov website debacle ? ...if they have THREE YEARS and a half billion dollars to make a website and cant do better than this, what is to be expected of the final product?.... even The Huffington Post is sporting stories speaking against Obama now and Democrats are starting to seem nervous about this implementation ...