Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,Throwing shadows on our eyes.Leave us (N. Young)a wonderful world of alcohol and sometimes hockey ramblings....a great place to get drunk or fantisize about being drunk.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Blue, Blue windows behind the stars
Saturday, September 06, 2025
pigskin prognostications
back by an extremely mild demand, i will start posting my college and NFL picks....you can go with me...or you can chose to make some money and go the other way.....
today we like
Duke plus the 2 1/2 against Illini
South Florida plus 18 1/2 in the swamp vs the Gators
Navy minus 20 1/2 over Alabama........Birmingham
2+3= BEEER
Thursday, September 04, 2025
Rat in a train ditch
Caught on a limb
You know better butI know him (Hunter-Garcia)
Knife in a back and more of the same
Same old rat in a drain ditch
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Take the Highway
Lot of sad days
One day you'll turn around and I'll be gone
For me to pack my bags and walk away
Hear me say (Toy Caldwell)
Today is a big day for me.....for the first time since the Fall of 1988 , I am beginning a College Football season while living in SEC/ACC Country. I remember fondly the days of living in Jacksonville and heading to a the Bars of Atlantic Beach on Saturday afternoons to watch the Likes of Georgia, Florida, Bama and Auburn. Tonight i will take a 7 minute stroll to Joey's Clubhouse ( I live between the 7th green and the 8th tee box, and the bar is between the 9th & 18th greens) to watch the big Clemson-LSU game , but first we are headed to the beach to watch Texas-Ohio St from a Tiki Bar.....that's my version of America.
Before i talk about the upcoming season i need to eat some crow......I have been very vocal in my criticism of the Big Ten, and although i still stand behind my accusations of cronyism , weak non conference schedules and inflated poll rankings......I have to admit that they have won back to back National Championships, and honestly i think the expanded playoffs will favor this conference....one rivalry loss will no longer sink a teams season........and the midwest voters are blindly loyal to all things Big 10, so not only will they continue to put multiple teams into the playoffs, but they will probably host early round game(s) , so they have a greater chance to advance.
That being said....I will continue to call out the absurd when i see it.
There really is no point in making predictions anymore....with expanded playoffs, college Football has become like the NFL and other sports, just get in, and then hope for good matchups........but I will continue to shine a light on some overlooked Conferences......starting with my favorite, The American Conf.....Tulane, South Florida and Memphis are legitimate programs that can give anyone a game and will play any one.....Army and Navy do not need any introductions and Tulsa, Temple and East Carolina are always solid and occasional spectacular........the jury is out on Charlotte....a program with great potential.
The Most fun conference to watch however will again be the Sun Belt, and i am not just saying that because of my proximity to Conway, Home of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (although the Teal Field is awesome).....but throw in the Dukes of James Madison, The App State Mountineers, Troy, Marshall and the Warhawks of UL Monroe and you have weekly mayhem and chaos.
The one thing i like about the creation of the Super-Conferences is the elimination of Divisions ...the ACC, SEC and BIG 10 all went back to one large division from head to toe......that makes every Conf game count....nobody wants to live in the basement and everyone is clawing their respective ways to the penthouse...
on a personal rooting note, I have always been part of the Wolfpack and still am....but i have added Clemson and South Carolina to list of core favorites along with perennial members Navy and Coastal Carolina.....and of course Army 364 days a year.
i am looking forward to sipping bourbon in my Garage and in my Carolina room and thinking back to the legends of the Grid Iron from the Deep Red South...and i look forward to many road trips in my retirement years to visit the massive Cathedral like stadiums erected on Campus...and participating in the local tailgating customs, it's time to take back September after a long retreat.
Today also marks the final show for Mr. Lee Corso,,,,,an old school classic fella.....funny but Legit....his good natured , self deprecating demeanor takes way from the fact the he was an incredible teacher and groomer of young men ...and a football genius.......his son told a funny story about when he played for his Dad at Indiana.....Corso Guided the Hoosiers to the second Bowl game in school History in 1979...they played the undefeated and heavily favored BYU Cougars in San Diego .....when they arrived on day one Corso told his players there were only 2 rules.....the first one is that there is NO Curfew , you are all adults.....the second rule is when you go to breakfast, put on a clean shirt so nobody knows you were out all night.........the game came down to a last second chip shot field goal attempt for the win from BYU......Corso called over his friend Father James Higgins ( the IU team priest) and he said "cmon, nows your chance, say a prayer....it's you against 6 million Mormons".....and the BYU kick was blocked......IU won 38-37........first ever bowl win in School history.
Sweater Nite will be proudly represented in Chestnut Hill as the Rams of Fordham take on BC ....look for the Hospitality tent flying the SN Flag...............and also down in Hollywood Florida for Irish against the Hurricanes........slainte
2+3= 6 points
But darling, please don't wait for me too long
There's just one place I can't stay
Memories of your love still lingers on
For me to pack my bags and walk away
Make me stay
Take the highway
Take the highway
Take the highway
Friday, August 29, 2025
The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody's gonna go to school todayShe's gonna make them stay at home (Bob Geldof)
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown
Monday, August 25, 2025
I don't sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to meBut to the stars above (Dylan)
So here we go again, another major US corporation with a steady and loyal customer base has turned over the reigns to their business to a young , white female.......Julie Fells Masino.......and just like the progressive white female that tore down the Bud Light Empire, the latest dingbo is steadfast on destroying Cracker Barrel .
We have talked about this before.....it was not the Dylan Mulvaney ad that killed the Bud Light brand, .....all companies make mistakes, endorse bad ideas or produce stupid commercials........the American Public will not abandon a brand they like because of that........it was the aftermath of the Tranny mistake that sank Bud Light...it was the interview Alissa Heinerscheid conducted after the initial push back.....she painted herself as the victim.......she said the #1 Beer in America was a dying brand....and it was her job to Evolve their customers.......she referred to her loyal customers as Frat Boys and Rednecks.......
Americans have thick skin........but we aren't stupid.......we do not stay where we are not wanted,,,we will pick up our pile of cash and go somewhere else......Bud was embarrassed by their clientele and so a significant portion of their fan base left......in the 2 years since the uproar, Bud Light sales are down 40% in the USA.
Now comes Cracker Barrel..........the old white man on the logo is gone........the country charm decor is also gone.......and like we said......Companies make mistakes....but here is another white female that seemingly Hates the brand that employs her......she is embarrassed by their client base.....she looks like an AWFUL ( affluent White Female Ultra Liberal) and someone who would not be caught dead in a Cracker Barrel.....she wants to turn Cracker Barrel into an East Hampton Brunch Bistro......and instead, if they do not immediately reverse course and apologize; they will face the same fate as Bud Light.
i am not part of the Cracker Barrel fan base......i have been there once or twice in my Florida/Mississippi days.....and i didn't really have a strong opinion about the franchise.......but if they apologize and undo the changes of this AWFUL woman, i will give them another try or two.....just to remind Corp America about the purchasing power of the silent majority.
2+3=BEEER
Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
You’ve never learned to read or write
There’s no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark
Friday, August 15, 2025
Quasi-Annual Sweater Nite Sweaters Promulgation
now that's a mouthful.
Last year we were thwarted by sleepy Joe Biden and his Chinky Chow chow friends.....the Jerseys we ordered were first delayed, and then outright cxld......and although after the inauguration, Mr. Trump tried feverishly to help locate the Sweaters in time for Gala...we simply ran out of time.........so this year we have a double award.......
4 Sweaters will gifted to loyal and deserving skaters.........and they are beautiful.......we channeled the slate Blue of the Utah Wooly Mammoths. without Further Ado...the honorees are:
Roy Delorenzo , Steve O'Dowd, Kevin Woods, Steve Collins.
Congratulations lads....the Sweaters are in my possession and will be mailed to you shortly.
also today on the agenda in the Alaska summit between the Donn and Vladimir, is the details for Sweater Nite 28....the exact date and Location will be decided without input from that ungrateful half a fag Zellensky.......details to follow.....
This winter is an olympic year.....so our choices are to stick with Presidents weekend and on that Sunday afternoon at 3:00 (9:00 pm in Italy) we have a preliminary round game between the USA & Germania.................or we push back one week....that FRIDAY we have the semifinals at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 pm New York Time.......and the gold medal game is Sunday at 8:00 am...............i have a reliable source that has assured me that if the USA advance to the semifinals that there is an agreement that their game will be the 2nd game......so 3:00 on Friday afternoon..........lots to consider...stay tuned.
2+3=BEEER
Thursday, August 14, 2025
The Drunken Politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you (Dylan)He spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
advertising signs they con
You into thinking you’re the one
That can do what’s never been doneThat can win what’s never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you (Dylan)
those Dems are right about one thing.......there is a disgusting mainstream television ad polluting the airwaves....one with direct ties to Nazi Germany..........no, not the Lovely Sydney Sweeney......i'm talking about the racist Meinekee ad....with the nerdy goofball German walking around America talking with an exaggerated accent about how he only trust "Mein a Key" with Meinekee....disgusting propaganda.
Speaking of Ms. Sweeney ....when a reporter told POTUS that she was a Registered Republican the Don looked right into the camera and said "she's a Republican ? oh wow, Now, I LOVE that ad"....that should make some heads explode.
sticking with Donn for a second......Bobby Kennedy was talking about cereal companies removing harmful dyes from their product and was asked about Mr Trump......to which Bobby quipped...."he's good, he calls me at least twice a week and says What are you doing ? and you need to make America healthy again real soon"....classic
The Gerrymandering and redistricting has been going on forever, so why are the Dems so angry ? because they want to wait until After the next census before they face the music.....they know that their 10 million ( or 20 million) illegals were counted in the 2020 census and House seats were based on those inflated illegal populations ....they are hoping to replace some if not all of those deported by the next census. The Republicans know they have to wait until 2031 before the Blue state flight and deportations are counted , and so in the meantime they will redraw districts to negate democrat cities.
Illinois is a state with a large Republican population, a state that Kamala only won by 4% , yet their representation in the House is far smaller than their actual #'s.....why ? because the Democrat Machine in the city of Chicago is very strong and has drawn the districts to milk as many seats as possible.....legal ? Yes.........Ethical ? probably not but both sides do it whenever they have power.....in NY years ago they combined 2 of the few Republican neighborhoods ( Bayridge and Staten Island) to limit the Republican to one seat......and a few years ago the drew a ridiculous map that included parts of Communist Park Slope with Bayridge to try and steal that seat for the midget max rose. so it is ironic that the runaway dems from texas are partying on Rush & Division and crying foul.
The Sad fact is the only thing to get the Democrats this mad, to Flee the State in Protest and stand up and fight; has Nothing to do with the People they represent....and everything to do with preserving their own Power.
that being said....Gov Abbot should not try to have these runaways arrested by the FBI....no need to make them martyrs....just quietly draw up a resolution to have their seats vacated for abandonment and then put them back on the ballot....every single one of them....he should clean out their offices on Friday and put their crap in storage......that would have a strong chance of standing up in the Surpreme Court.
the irony of these politicians both running away and also declaring that they are standing up and fighting back is rich.
PSA the OLA golf Outing is Friday Sept 26th.......I am coming up and i have 2 foursomes booked for the day.....nice party in the gymnasium afterwards....looking forward to hitting the links and the bars with some familiar faces that day.
Keep the Pazarecki family in your prayers.....they were abducted yesterday and are being held hostage by cannibals in Nairobi as we speak.........just kidding, but they are on a safari in the Bush, so the Cannibal story may be coming next week.......Craig was a little nervous until i reminded him that he didn't have to outrun the Lions and Cheetahs....he just had to be faster than Pam.
2+3=UNGA BUNGA BUNGA
An’ though the rules of the road have been lodged
It’s only people’s games that you got to dodge
And it’s alright, Ma, I can make it
Monday, August 04, 2025
Daddy's rifle in my hands felt reassurin
Friday, August 01, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Your conscience betrayed you
when some tyrant waylaid you
Where the lion lies down with the lambI’d have paid off the traitor and killed him much later
But that’s just the way that I am (Dylan)
it can't be stupidity or naivete , it has to be a deliberate attempt to disrupt the wheels of change. Is it just Trump derangement Syndrome or something more sinister ?
I am talking about the fact that France, the UK and Canada are now 'threatening" to recognize Palastine if Israel does not agree to a cease fire in Ghaza. take a deep breath and let that settle in.....there is so much wrong with all of this.
First let's tackle the most obvious problem.....HAMAS attacked Israel, Killed over 1,000 innocent civilians and took hundred of hostages, the atrocities of October 7th are well documented....the torture and rape of both men and women and slaying of parents in front of their children.....and children in front of their parents. Hamas still holds possibly 20 hostages and the remains of some of the people they murdered.....Hamas refuses to release the final hostages or agree to a ceasefire, even as their own people are starving to death.. ..if these 3 scumbag nations are going to apply pressure it should be on Hamas...NOT Israel.
Secondly......the people of Ghaza are probably no longer on the side of Hamas (if they ever really were) .....any goodwill that existed before October 2023 has evaporated, the rest of the Arab world (with the exception of Iran & Syria) is in agreement that Hamas can NOT be part of the ghaza equation going forward....they launched an ill-conceived, unprovoked barbaric attack that killed innocent people and ended up leveling their own homeland and destroying anything and everything they had on Oct 6th. they have lost any sympathy or empathy that existed for their cause, with the exception of the Soros backed Ant-Semites in the USA......the end was near....Hamas was on the Ropes, the whole world was giving them a 10 count.............UNTIL.....these 3 asshat nations decided to "recognize" their desire for statehood............wait, what ? yep.....Winner Winner Chick Peas dinner........Hamas was right along, the west is weak......and it took the bravery of Hamas to launch the Oct 7th liberation offensive that has Finnally delivered the recognition of Palastine by the West.......Hamas isn't the villian, Hamas is the new Hero......that is how it will be remembered and taught to the next generations of Arabs in Ghaza......Allah Akbar..God Willing......forget baby steps...Hamas has taken a giant leap towards independence and a homeland......now sit back and let France and friends rebuild Ghaza....collect Billions from the UN and the Naïve Americans, and Plot the next Oct 7 attack......who knows what concessions we will get from the stupid west the next time ....
so why are they doing this ?
A) they are stupid and short sighted and think somehow this is best.......force the victim to concede to a bad agreement so we can enjoy a short term peace.
B) they truly hate Israel and the Jewish people, they want to give hamas or hezbollah or any similar group a chance to catch their breath, rebuild and restock and get ready for the next attack of Israel.
C) TDS....they have to go the other way than Trump on every single issue....and if it ever appears that he may score a significant win, then they have to double down on the disruption.
D) they are trying to waive the white flag....send a virtue signal to the Anti Semites and islamic terrorists in their own countries, we are on your side, please don't kill us too.
or maybe a little bit of all of the above ?
One can only hope that Israel, the USA and the rest of the Arab world stand tall against these 3 idiots.
side note.....God Bless the lovely Sydney Sweeney for putting All American Sex Appeal back into advertising...American Eagle should score commercial of the year or decade with Sydney channeling her inner Brooke Shields......hopefully this is the end ( for a while) of round, grotesque, hermaphrodite wannabees selling products on TV ...
2+3=BEEER
No time to choose when the truth must die
No time to lose or say goodbye
No time to prepare for the victim that’s there
No time to suffer or blink
And no time to think
Monday, July 28, 2025
if the Ocean was Whiskey
and i was a Duck,
you know i'd swim to the bottom,
might never come up.....tell me how long do i have to wait. (Trad-Jorma)
sit down and pour yourself a whiskey.....i have a shocking prediction about this upcoming NHL season....There is a Team out there that may take a Giant leap from the basement to the Penthouse.... I still love the Coyotes, and although i do think they go deep in the playoffs this year, it can no longer be considered a shock or a Cinderella story.....in fact the past 2 years the Utah Hockey club has underachieved......but i digress......the team that will defy the odds and make a run at Lord Stanley's Cup = The Ducks of Aneheim.....i'm not quacking up.
The Ducks have the welcomed back one of the top Coaches of the last half Century in Joel Quenneville , (back from a forced hiatus as part of punishment for the videographer sexual assault case back in Chicago....apparently he delayed taking action against one of his coaches that was sexually harassing a young player until after the playoffs.....horrific stuff no doubt, but the team did win the CUP that year, so who's to say what would have happened to the mini Kane/Toews Dynasty if Coach Q had blown everything up )
They also dress a nice mix of youngsters and Veterans.......and more importantly; 4 ex Rangers in the twilight of their career.....a now or never attitude always helps in crunch time.....Kreider joins Frank Vattrano and Ryan Strome and of course former Capt Jacob Trouba....and they have a good young netminder in Lukas Dostal..........watch out for these Ducks.
sticking with hockey.....Chris Drury sb on the phone with Edmonton every day....the window is closing on their star players.....the Oilers have lost back to back Finals to the Panthers and the main difference between these 2 teams is Goaltending.....specifically Bobrowski........Bob has stymied them when it mattered most........and Drury should be offering our Russian imposter for a boatload of prospects and picks.......Edmonton just might overpay for a Goalie they think can get then over the top........i know it would make Bob Dylan and his grandaughter happy to see Shisterkin moving out of the apple....
anyway 2+3=BEEER
Well now, the eagle on the dollar says "In God we trust"
You say you won't obey me, you wanna see that dollar first
How long, dear, do I have to wait?
Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Boys in the street
beginning to play
I'm carrying the roses that were given to me
Thinking 'bout paradise, wondering what it might be (Dylan)
I'm marching to the city, boys, and the road ain't long
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Times have changed
and times are strange
Here I come, but I ain't the sameMama, I'm coming home
Time's gone by, it seems to be
You could have been a better friend to me
Mama, I'm coming home ( Ozzy)
Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Your brow is sweatin
and your mouth gets dry,
Perhaps the most heartwarming moment from last nights MLB all-star game came just prior to the National Anthem. Commissioner Rob Manfred took to the field and addressed the stadium over the PA and a world wide audience on television and appropriate streaming devices. Mr Manfred delivered an emotional and heartfelt apology to the great citizens of Atlanta and the state of Georgia , he was sorry......sorry that MLB caved to the progressive left with a kneejerk reaction and hasty decision and moved the all star game OUT of Atlanta back in 2021.......a move that was advanced and supported by then POTUS Biden....the move was in reaction to Georgia passing an election reform bill that required voters to present an ID , and it prevented people from passing out snacks, food, water and other free stuff to people waiting in line to vote......at the time Rob Manfred and the Demonrats slandered the state of Georgia as being a pack of hillbilly racists , Biden, or one of his interns with an auto pen ; called them Jim Crow on steroids. Manfred went on to explain in detail WHY now, after a few years; that MLB was back in Atlanta for a rescheduled All Star game.......he admitted that Democracy did not die and voters of color were not denied the right to vote.....in fact voter turnout #'s actually increased...there wasn't a dry eye in the house i tell ya.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
in Dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotationsDraw conclusions on the wall (Dylan)
My love she speaks softly
She knows there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all