Saturday, May 26, 2007
There ain't no cure....
Say it with me...for the summertime blues.
But let's take a quick look at the other things there is on cure for.
W - the dumbest, most incompetent, most uncaring President EVER!!!!
Alberto Gonzales - the smarmiest and least reputable Attorney General since John Mitchell in the Nixon administration.
Heat - I hate heat. I hate hot days. Let's face it, you can always put on more clothes if it is cold, but you can't take off any more skin. I still have no idea how people living in Arizona (as much of my family does) survive that oppressive, gawd-awful heat.
Cliques - First, there was the large group of cliquish types in high school who I generally despised, especially once I figured out that they would only be nice to me when they needed my skills on history exams (classic nerd-abuse). Now there are cliques in our neighborhood. These are people who hold themselves out to be better than others, superior in some way only known to them and their spouses. There is one family in this neighborhood who have decided to be king and queen for the year (makes sense given he is a Brit). Their lack of caring for others and their obvious conceit make me want to be violent. Unluckily, I am a pacifist.
The DH - Baseball just won't get rid of it. Luckily, over time, Astro-turf went the way of the dinosaurs in baseball, but I hold out no such hope for the DH.
Summer TV - Used to be re-run filled, now filled with some of the stupidest excuses for reality TV ever. A show on being a pirate? 5 chef competition shows (I'd much rather see re-runs of the original Iron Chef)? At least we don't still have Temptation Island. Let's face it, the best reality TV is baseball.
Lawn-work - Is there anything more worthless than the time spent mowing, trimming, weeding or any other type of lawn work? I'd love to just hand it all over to a goat for the mowing and never water the lawn. If it turns brown, so be it.
Parents who do nothing to control their children - Exactly when did it become OK for parents not to practice some form of control over their children's behavior. Not that I'm the perfect parent (I'm not even close), but it amazes me that parents either look the other way or just deny anything other than wonderful behavior from their children.
List time - My 5 favorite beers of all time (brought on by my buying of a 4-pint pack of Bass Ale)
1 - Brand - From Belgium. A wonderful tasting beer, in a completely white bottle.
2 - Hanza - From Norway. The only place you can get it in the US now (that I know of) is Epcot Center
3 - Molson - From Canada . Other than Wayne Gretzky, the best import from that country
4 - Samuel Adams - From the US. Just very easy to drink.
5 - Foster's Lager - From Australia. Always loved the really big cans of beer. 2 and one was fully snookered for a few hours.
But let's take a quick look at the other things there is on cure for.
W - the dumbest, most incompetent, most uncaring President EVER!!!!
Alberto Gonzales - the smarmiest and least reputable Attorney General since John Mitchell in the Nixon administration.
Heat - I hate heat. I hate hot days. Let's face it, you can always put on more clothes if it is cold, but you can't take off any more skin. I still have no idea how people living in Arizona (as much of my family does) survive that oppressive, gawd-awful heat.
Cliques - First, there was the large group of cliquish types in high school who I generally despised, especially once I figured out that they would only be nice to me when they needed my skills on history exams (classic nerd-abuse). Now there are cliques in our neighborhood. These are people who hold themselves out to be better than others, superior in some way only known to them and their spouses. There is one family in this neighborhood who have decided to be king and queen for the year (makes sense given he is a Brit). Their lack of caring for others and their obvious conceit make me want to be violent. Unluckily, I am a pacifist.
The DH - Baseball just won't get rid of it. Luckily, over time, Astro-turf went the way of the dinosaurs in baseball, but I hold out no such hope for the DH.
Summer TV - Used to be re-run filled, now filled with some of the stupidest excuses for reality TV ever. A show on being a pirate? 5 chef competition shows (I'd much rather see re-runs of the original Iron Chef)? At least we don't still have Temptation Island. Let's face it, the best reality TV is baseball.
Lawn-work - Is there anything more worthless than the time spent mowing, trimming, weeding or any other type of lawn work? I'd love to just hand it all over to a goat for the mowing and never water the lawn. If it turns brown, so be it.
Parents who do nothing to control their children - Exactly when did it become OK for parents not to practice some form of control over their children's behavior. Not that I'm the perfect parent (I'm not even close), but it amazes me that parents either look the other way or just deny anything other than wonderful behavior from their children.
List time - My 5 favorite beers of all time (brought on by my buying of a 4-pint pack of Bass Ale)
1 - Brand - From Belgium. A wonderful tasting beer, in a completely white bottle.
2 - Hanza - From Norway. The only place you can get it in the US now (that I know of) is Epcot Center
3 - Molson - From Canada . Other than Wayne Gretzky, the best import from that country
4 - Samuel Adams - From the US. Just very easy to drink.
5 - Foster's Lager - From Australia. Always loved the really big cans of beer. 2 and one was fully snookered for a few hours.
# posted by Kevin @ 2:52 PM 
