a wonderful world of alcohol and sometimes hockey ramblings....a great place to get drunk or fantisize about being drunk.
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
Thursday, July 10, 2025
you're a man of the Mountains
Manipulator of crowds, you’re a dream twister
You’re going to Sodom and Gomorrah
But what do you care? Ain’t nobody there would want to marry your sister (Dylan)
there is a vile scum element in this country. they are deranged, ill informed and very dangerous.
This past week the worst of the worst on the democrat side were on display and on the airwaves....no shame for themselves and no compassion for innocent victims they have never met. The immediate attacks on the Trump administration after the historic and horrific floods in Texas.....the false claims that a budget that was passed 72 hours prior, somehow impacted staffing and created shortages at the National weather Bureau ....that was technically impossible but also 100% inaccurate....records showed that they were actually overstaffed in the region...........so they shifted to a new line of attacks and claimed there were no warnings or alerts.....sadly for them it was also debunked.....multiple alerts warning of flash flooding were indeed sent out hours in advance.......we know they hate the orange man, we know they want the world to end , so they can say I told you so......but there are families grieving the loss of young children...give it a rest.....when the dust settles and the dead are buried, if there are lessons to learn then so be it......but tame your ignorance in the interim.
Also this week 10 people were arrested for their involvement on an attack on ICE agents . One in Portland....and another in Texas......the one in Texas saw these terrorists lure the Police to an ICE detention center with a fake 911 call.....and then they opened fire on the first responder.......at what point do we charge the likes of Hakeem Jeffries, Tim Walz and all the other scum that have called for ICE to be unmasked.....that have called ICE the Gestapo, that have urged their followers to take the fight to the street, get arrested, spill blood.........these people are not stupid....they know exactly what they are doping.....they saw 2 assasination attempts on Donal Trump ever calling him Hitler and an existential threat to Democracy.....they know full well there are plenty of deranged people in this country....they lie and tell them that the ICE, and TRUMP are coming for them...coming for their Medicare....coming for their Social Security and coming to deport or Jail them for being different......they hope that someone, anyone will pick up a gun and do their dirty work......this HAS to stop....we need to find a way to charge the agitators .
SCJ Jackson is one incredibly dumb, arrogant black female that does not understand the world or her role on the planet.....she continues to render decisions based on her personal and political beliefs....she can not be bothered to listen to arguments and reach decisions based on constitutionality.....it is as if she thinks she is running for office and that her decisions are also an endorsement of the case matter......case in point....she was the only Justice to vote NO on whether POTUS can reorganize the Federal work force....her dissent was solely based on her opinion that federal layoffs could be "bad" for some people.......forgetting her shortsighted ignorance for a moment....she fails to understand that her role is SOLELY to decide whether or NOT the constitution gives the President the authority to do what he is doing....it does.....even kagan and sotomayor can see that........this moronic spoonjiah is a living breathing argument against DEI.......remember joe biden said he didn't know whom he was going to nominate for the court...BUT it would be a black female.....and now we are stuck with miss jackson , if you must......she lacks a grasp on what her job is......the right needs to call her out at every turn....i didn't like Ginsburg, but at least she took her job and her role seriously and she put in the work to site precedence when she offered her decisions....
anyway....the court did reach one unamimous decision yesterday.....i am surprised it did not receive national attention.....but the court ruled 9-0 that 2+3 does in fact = BEEER
Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame
You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name
Friday, July 04, 2025
Wile storm clouds gather
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free
Let us all be grateful that we are far from there
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer (I. Berlin)
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, my home sweet home
Monday, June 30, 2025
i'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
I’m trav’ling through this world below;
There is no sickness, toil, nor danger,In that bright world to which I go. (trad)
over the years i have enjoyed sharing tales of the Characters of the Night that i have crossed paths with or even shared a ride along on the road to insanity for a while. One fella slipped through the cracks......and even though i have often talked about Diego Garcia, there was one guy i haven't thought about in a long, long time......that ended last night.....and i think i know why........in my Uber from Raleigh the other day, the driver seemed familiar to me......i knew that i did not know him, buy he sure reminded me of someone.
Jerome Timms from some tiny forgotten town in the great State of Georgia was indeed a character from the road.......he was approx 35 when i met him...i was 20.......a 2nd Class Petty Officer working in the Post Office and the Airport on Diego Garcia....just like me.......and he lived next door on the 3rd floor of the Barracks ....he was an African American from a dirt poor area in GA....he was always in clean, starched and ironed uniform and he had his hair cut almost every week...he was good at his job and he took his role in the Navy seriously....a lifer for sure.....but a great guy........it took a while for him to warmup to me....he was guarded, and he thought I and the other guys & gals in the Post Office drank too much ..go figure......but one day i was sorting the mail for our division and saw a newspaper in a brown wrapping addressed to Jerome Timms.......so since we lived next door, i brought his paper back to the barracks and knocked on his door.....he was very appreciative......here is where it gets weird.......this was the spring of 1986....and this black guy fm Georgia was a subscriber to the PACKER REPORT ...it was published by Ray Nitschke , it was approx 30 pages and was published on a monthly basis and it was cover to cover stories on the Green Bay Packers.......the Packers were avg at best in the mid 80's....far removed from the Lombardi Days, and Brett Favre was a decade away......so as Timms opened up his newspaper he asked me if i read it on the walk over.........i laughed and said no......he then insisted that I could borrow it as soon as he finished reading it......again i laughed and said no.......Timms had a roommate named Robert B.A Bivins from Americus Georgia......and Timms considered Bivens to be a Big City Boy because Americus had running water, electricity and a population of about 10,000......( I wish i could remember Timms town)........compared to Timms town i guess Americus was like NYC.......so Timms said to me , "Hey T.O. , you better call dibs on my paper, i think old Bivens wants to read up on my Packers"........to which Bivens would protest and insist he didn't give a SH!T about the Damm Packers.......and then i realized that Timms had a great sense of humor and loved to try to get under people's skin....and that became our running joke.......everyday....and i mean everyday he came into work , he would ask really loud if anybody seen his Packer Report........and people took him serious and would answer NO, and or try to help him find it...........meanwhile he had it in his back pocket the whole time........we had 30 people in the division and he called everyone PC ...(we were all Postal Clerks and our rating was PC) except he took to calling me T.O for my initials ......if someone new came into the office for work he would yell over "Hey PC, you seen my Packer Report ?" .......and i would chuckle.....and this went on all day....everyday.......the Big boss was a Senior Chief....he didn't mess with him....but he would come over to where i was working with a few other folks and would say "I think Ol Senior Chief took my damm Packer report....he was eyeballing it last month".....and some people would try to convince him that Senior Chief would never do that.....and i would crack up laughing.....one other guy he never messed with was another Black Guy...also in his 30's...a Big Dude named Larry Groth from Chicago......and he didn't find Timms to be funny.....so when Larry came into work Timms would talk quietly to himself , but loud enough for me and Bivens to hear..."Mr Larry Groth did NOT take my Packer Report....he's too angry.....he wishes the Bears had their own newspaper"...........eventually he started coming to the enlisted club with us after work, and whenever there was a lull in the conversation he would ask someone how they thought the Packers were gonna do this year......or, of course; if they had seen his Packer Report....or wanted to borrow his Packer Report.......and whenever his roomate Bivens would chastise him or tell him to shut up, he would say "ya see T.O. , ol bivens mad, those big city boys don't like small town guys"........"Americus is BIG, BIG city....he has no use for the rest of us".....then he would wait 10 seconds and say " Allright B.A. , you can borrow my Packer Report"......when we used to have mail call, people from all over the Island would come to pick up their Divisions mail......and Timms would always ask people to check their mail and let him know if they found a copy of the Packer Report mistakenly in their mailbag.....he would make up a crazy story about some Admiral that was hot under the collar because he hadn't received the Packer Report in 2 months.....and people promised to bring it back if they found it....and he and would crack up.....when we used to go to the Chow Hall for meals he would ask the Fillipino workers if they had seen a copy of the Packer Report....sometimes he would come into the Bar during baseball season with a dead serious look on his face and walk up to someone and tell them....."Mr Ray Nitscke thinks we can be real good this year, i read it in the Packer Report" and he would keep nodding and walk away...... .never really figured out WHY he loved the Packers......he told me he did not have a TV growing up in the 60's when the Pack were winning titles....i guess he listened on the radio and fell in love with the team....i think i was the only mental patient that really got a kick out of him......most of the other people would talk about him behind his back and most thought he was retarded....but me and Bivens knew better......I remember the day he left the island , i told him i would have a shot for him if the Pack ever won another Super Bowl......not sure if i kept that promise......but if you are still out there Mr Timms, God Speed Brother.
2+3= Nitschke
I want to sing salvations story,
In concert with the blood-washed band;
I want to wear a crown of glory,
When I get home to that good land.
I’m going there to see my brothers,
They passed before me one by one;
I’m just a going over Jordan,
I’m just a going over home.
and when i hit the ground i was making tracks
And they were just taking my car down off the jacks,
so i threw the man a twenty and jumped in and fired that Mother up (C. Daniels)
Do you think when Charlie Daniels tipped his mechanic that he wanted 28% of that twenty to go to the IRS ?? No Sir...and so the first piece of common sense legislation in decades is close to becoming a reality, the first change that will truly benefit the working man and women....the lower and middle class will finally see a significant boost to their bottom line......the Big Beautiful Bill contains the most important change for main street.....NO TAX on TIPS.
10-15 years ago everyone carried cash and paid for most service items with cash.....bars, restaurants, taxis etc etc......but today nobody carries cash.....people pay for a lousy cup of coffee with their debit card......and thus...if there is a tip , it is electronically recorded and ultimately paid to the employer and NOT the poor slob slinging drafts.....the Employer of course notifies the IRS for every penny that eventually makes it's way into the servers hand and they are taxed on it.......we know this government has a serious taxation problem, they have an insatiable thirst for other people's money......but if i decide to give a bartender an extra $10 or $20 for going above and beyond, there is no reason the Federal Govt should get a piece of that $$$ , so they can then redistribute it to someone who deems bartending work as beneath them, or they are too lazy to work for .....or to pay college tuition for an illegal or to chop the nuts off some teenager with mental health issues that wants to become a Nancy.
you might think this would be bipartisan.....that even the demonrats would support such common sense legislation that benefits sooo many voting Americans...but they are so crippled with Trump Derangement Syndrome that they just can't agree with The Donn on anything.......if he cured cancer they would bitch about the job losses in the health care system.....but hey.....let hem keep standing with the 20% in these 80-20 issues........i mean seriously...how many Americans have never worked for tips or earned overtime ? this one is a no brainer.......like 2+3=BEEER
The Rangers drafted a defensemen in the 6th or 7th round of the draft by the name of Passmore.....no joke.........if the Blue seats still existed i bet it would only take one or two shifts before they started chanting "Shoot the puck Passmore, shoot he Puck"
But I figured I had better go ahead and split before the cops got there
When I hit the road I was really wheeling
Had gravel flying and rubber squealing
And I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas
Friday, June 27, 2025
Headed Down South
to the land of the pines
And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
Starin' up the road
Pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh
I can see my baby tonight ( Ketch Secor - Bob Dylan)
I had a very difficult few days in the Garden State.......highs and lows.......Track was an amazing reunion/celebration day.......perfect weather, great turnout and cold beer.....it was the highlight of my trip.........sadly my days in the office were marred by NJ Transit........a total nightmare...and i won't bore you.........Amtrak was a disaster both going and coming.....and i was so rattled and frazzled that i left a day earlier than planned.....skipped Alexandria and rode the train for 14 straight hours to Raleigh.......I had to get on the right side of the Mason Dixon.....spent the night in a hotel downtown, went out for a few drinks in Wolfpack Territory and tried to unwind.......the following day at sunrise i found myself in a $300 uber desperately trying to reach home base at Capt Archies before they opened at 11:00 a.m. ....one the way out of town the above song came on the stereo.....i had no idea that Bob Dylan wrote the chorus for Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid soundtrack and received a co writing credit........the version by Old Crow Medicine Show is both beautiful and haunting and it summed up my trip........it remined me of the time i was leaving Dublin in 92....and Dirty Old town came on the radio......it was defining moment for me.....the my life was in flux and a state of change....the haunting sound of Shane McGowan was powerful.....a song that has stayed with me to this day.......but i digress.........as i rolled out of Raleigh i embraced the fact that I am a Southerner Now....this is my home....my safe space...the place i want to be.....and i love it......i take it all in and i am enjoying myself........BayRidge and Little Silver were great to me....and i loved my time there.....but this now is what i am all about....and i am grateful to be livin the dream......I will be back to Raleigh someday soon.
2+3= GRITTS
And I gotta get a move on before the sun I hear my baby callin' my name And I know that she's the only one And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free So rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama anyway you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south-bound train
Hey mama rock me
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Good old Randy Newman
No one likes us-I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we tryBut all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us-so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them
Africa is far too hot
And Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They got surfin', too
More room for you and more room for me
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it will be
We'll set everybody free
You'll wear a Japanese kimono
And there'll be Italian shoes for me
So let's drop the big one now
Friday, June 20, 2025
The ice age is coming
The suns zooming in,
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin,
Engines stop running, but I have no fear. (the Clash)
There is a force that is uniting to disrupt my pilgrimage to the North, train delays, heat restrictions, tornadoes, power outages and credit cards being declined…..the last acts of desperation……but alas I shall overcome.
2+3=armegeddon
I LIVE BY THE RIVER
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
a lot of people won't get no supper tonight
A lot of people won't get no justice tonight
The battleIs getting harder
In this iration
Armagideon time ( The Clash)
it almost makes you think of Blazin saddles , the classic response when Sheriff Bart tells the town folk " can't you see this is the last act of a desperate man?" ....to which Howard Johnson says " We don't care if it's the first act of Henry V, we're leaving"
the streets of the planet are in serious turmoil, but it is is starting to feel like this is a feather trying to stop a steel pendulum.....the good guys have the momentum and the return to some form of common sense and normalcy are inevitable.
Russia is killing itself off and going bankrupt by the day.....whenever the blood shed in the Ukraine stops they will be an empty shadow of their former selves.
Iran is getting ready to limp back to the negotiating table, but i think it's too late.....i think, hope and pray that Israel lands the knockout punch today.....take down the electric grid and bomb the oil fields.....let the people rise up and throw out the Religious regime once and for all. POTUS left the G-7 summit in Frogland early last night, he then told the 10 million citizens of Tehran to evacuate immediately....could be a ploy to force Iran to the table....but he doesn't really bluff when it comes to live and death......we'll see.
and on our shores the people have tuned out the media......the resistance is nothing more than a dating app for restless singles....go to a protest, meet a future boyfriend...put on an arab scarf and pretend you care about whatever is trending ........Gaza, Mexicans, lgbtqlmnop Alphabet community........their leaders are tired retreads......schumer, pelosi, amy wine garden have lost their steam, they are going through the motions....even they don't believe their rhetoric and nonsense.
I think these American protests are in fact the last acts of some very desperate people, and I think by Labor Day the world will be in a much better place, but what do i know, i'm just a doggie born with the gift of Gab.
i do know that 2+3=BEEER
Remember
To kick it over
No one will guide you
Through Armagideon time