The Colts Fiasco

lets cut right to the chase.....the Colts owe their fans a refund and they owe ALL fans and the rest of the NFL an apology, as the great linguist Herm Edwards said, "You Play to Win the Game".......the message the Colts sent on Sunday is "Oh no you don't" , not if their are bigger fish to fry....the Colts made a mockery of the NFL , it's not who you play , but when you play them on your schedule , if the Jets get in because of a tie-breaker I hope it is at the expense of a team that had the bad luck of Playing the colts and loosing earlier in the year when the games still counted.....never mind the fact that the Colts threw away an opportunity to make history , as if Peyton Manning will benefit in the playoffs because he got an early shower on Sunday, 3 full weeks before their first playoff game....it would serve them right to get bounced in their playoff opener..

the ironic part , not that any jackass in today's society bothers to learn from history , but 2 years ago, under similar circumstances , with only history on the line, the Jints and Pats battled it out with their starters for 4 quarters on the LAST weekend of the season.....no rest for the weary....those two teams obviously met a month later for all the marbles.

bottom line....the colts owe their ticket holders at least a partial refund for last Sunday.....don't hold your breath.

Fare Thee Well El Gigantes~

and just like that the wind went out of another gem from our childhood, GIANT STADIUM stands no more, weep no more my lady, we're all eventually waiting, waiting here for everyman

Christmas in May

i had kind of given up on Christmas a while back, not in a grinchy way, but just an honest revelation that the excitement you used to feel as a kid was gone for good, not a big deal , i wasn't down or depressed, i would still go through the motions , but that was it.

that all changed this morning, I received the Greatest and most thoughtful gift I could ever imagine, my Wife is taking me to the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby ....she bought he tickets, scheduled my vacation with my boss, got a dog sitter, booked the hotels and mapped it all out....I am floored, goose bumps , beyond excited....after all these years, and parties, and daydreams.....I AM GOING TO THE DERBY !

Yes Lookin At Lucky.....there is a Santa Claus.

ALL Hands on Deck....ALL Hands on Deck

We need a Working Party to assemble on the fan tail at 0800 hours to begin digging out the bar , only 5 hours to kickoff of the first game ......the problem is the shovel is in the shed........also graves needs a path to a patch of grass....and quick..

on the ridge of the bay

splendid time last night in Yellow Hook...Chadwicks...and Cappers in Club O' .....although Honorable Eggroll ate more than half of our T-Bone for 2 , it was nice to see his cousin larry so close to the hollidays...full of holiday cheer....nice turnout , even in a recession, a party of 9 ....

back where it all began

On this Nite of Nites, we raise triumphant chalices of splendor to the Gods, for we know not whence we shall return.....William Stark


The palace of mirrors
Where dog soldiers are reflected,
The endless road and the wailing of chimes,
The empty rooms where her memory is protected,
Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times....Bob Dylan

Time Honored Tradition

Today we tackle our finest foe, the Great Men from The United Staes Military Academy at West Point.....if Army wins they become bowl eligible......once the game starts the juices will flow and of course I will drinking to the Navy Foam....but offline, I must admit, it would be great for everyone if the Cadets joined the Flyboys and Squids in the Bowl Party.

Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky.
We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army, sink the Army Grey.

Get underway, Navy, Decks cleared for the fray,
We'll hoist true Navy Blue So Army down your Grey-y-y-y.
Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heave to,
Furl Black and Grey and Gold and hoist the Navy, hoist the Navy Blue

Blue of the Seven Seas; Gold of God's great sun
Let these our colors be till all of time be done-n-n-ne,
By Severn's shore we learn Navy's stern call:
Faith, courage, service true with honor over, honor over all.

tiger tiger tiger

taking an indefinite leave of action to save his marriage ? ?

lets say i am skeptical to say the least, maybe they are lawyering out the finer points on their new marriage agreement, you know things like Elin can't make sweedish meatballs more than twice a week and Tiger can't sleep with Porn Stars...minutia.

but even if any of that is true, knowing what we now seem to know about the worlds greatest golfer, I am certain that a part of him is saying.

" i will sit out the Masters and watch your ratings drop through the floor board , I will keep out of sight on that final Sunday when that Mick Harrington and Spaniard Garcia battle it out with NOBODY watching or CARING , and when NIKE and BUICK decide to scale back on their advertising, when tickets on stub hub go unsold, when the galleries dwindle and hotel rooms in Augusta are vacant because my following of 20 somethin knuckleheads no longer feel the need to attend the Masters in person and follow me around, when every last scoundrel at the PGA finally admits that I ..TIGER WOODS am bigger than the game itself.....that's when I will return to play Pebble Beach and save the world , with my loving Elin and our adorable children ( How many times did Jim Nantz call them adorable? it better have been double digits).......and I may never win another tournament , but the world of Golf will live in fear of my retirement"

MJ

you and i must make a pact,
we must drink a case in fact,
where there is beeeeeeeer.
I'll be there.


that mike jackson sure could write great songs.

Pearl Harbor Revisited

don't drink my beer Argentina,
the truth is I'm always thirsty,
I'll drink a case box, and then another.
I'll DRNK A CASE BOX,
and then another....

D-Reef took a beatin

wow....here is what remains of the jewel of seabright.....the battered Donnavans Reef...a sad day in beer drinking history, let's hope the next tiki bar is bigger and somehow better than her predecessor.....assuming their is a next one.

Tiger

it's rarely the act itself that leads to the fall of the once mighty, but Rather; the cover up that premeditates their undoing.

Tiger will not be going to jail, we all know that, there is not enough there, but he may get divorced or amicably separated or whatever.

And there will not be an immediate backlash from his throngs of fans, whenever he decides to play again the Yahoos in the Gallery will shout "get in the hole" whenever he strikes the ball, and his sponsors ? nobody is dropping him that's for sure.

i do however think the inevitable demise has been set in motion, when a guy who allows his face to be splattered everywhere, commands and demands the spotlight ALWAYS ( even when tied for 8th place in a major) is willingly the center of the universe and always the focus of every story he is involved with.....When that guy suddenly finds himself in turmoil and NOW insists on Privacy......well the worm has begun to turn..............get yer mind off the golf course...i am talking about Barry Hussein.....

the hokie pokie of death

you put your right foot in , you take your right foot out......


President supports a limited surge in Afghanistan ?
We'll send most of the troops you asked for , BUT , put limits on how long they stay and how much we'll spend.....

where do I start?

Now the enemy knows exactly what our plans are , not smart, they will engage us when they are up to it, and hideaway when the odds are against or their supplies are low, they live there ya know, they can wait us out for generations, there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel.

Financially we are in dire straits, BUT , you don't play budget games when lives are on the line, you don't try to appease your detractors by limiting spending on the military, if you are making the decision to send the military into hostile environments, halfway around the globe, taking these men and women away from their families at at such a fragile time in our nations psyche......the LEAST you can do is fully support their mission.

How demoralized would you or I feel if we were deployed next month to Afghanistan under these conditions, can you imagine a 20 something year old Marine having to explain to his wife and kids that he is going to Afghanistan under these circumstances........the success of our military has always rested on the inexplicable desire of young men to volunteer to serve and risk their lives, how long before that spirit turns to despair ? ......where in Gods name do these guys get that spirit ? if that magic well of new recruits ever runs dry it's OVER...but with the antichrist in washington......maybe that is what it's all about Grimmy!