Where did it go?

So What happened to September? It is one of my favorite months of the year with the start of football season and generally cooler temperatures. Well I'll be darned if I know where it went. I saw the Rams play three games and watched the Tigers win two and lose one. And I even got up to Columbia to see them whoop up on a really lame Troy University team. But, I don't know where the rest of it went. I also watched the Cardinals clinch another division title. But, I still dont know where it went.

I know I saw a lot of sad pictures of what used to be homes in Southern Mississippi and Louisiana and I gave my money to the Salvation Army and not to the American Red Cross, because the Red Cross is bloated by a bunch of bureaucrats. I also know a second hurricane came in late in the month but did not do the damage that Katrina did at the end of August.

I don't know who gets credit for the phrase because I have heard it since I was little. But,..."Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes".

Media Morons in Missouri

And the winner of the Idiot of the Month award goes to Saint Louis' self proclaimed "News Channel" Five, or it's more realistic name: "Idiot Channel Five"

A new TV season is upon us and St. Louis' Idiot Channel (and the rest of the TV morons who pass themselves off as weather experts) has again taken to interrupting prime time programming to put up crappy graphics warning of thunderstorms a hundred miles away. Yep, just when a good show like "The West Wing" gets to a critical moment the local "meteorologist" will break in and tell you about the severe thunderstorm warning issued for a county literally 95 miles away. Never mind the fact that the people in that county can't see these warnings or infinite crawls at the bottom of the screen because they are too far away. And keep in mind the fact that the government makes the local cable or satellite carriers black out Saint Louis stations in favor of this county's local affiliates.

I don't know what is more maddening. The arrogance of the consultants who urge Idiot Channel Five and their Tv brethren to put up these lame ass warnings or the station execs wanting to show off their expensive weather toys.

So, TV managers here it is: wake up! If there is a tornado that is about to hit my house let me know. Otherwise keep your crap and weather promotions off of my television set while I am watching a network program.

Mizzou-RAH!!!

It was a great day! I went up to Mecca (Columbia,Mo) for the Mizzou - Troy football game. The Tigers kicked butt and took names winning by a 51-20 count. Brad Smith may be the most under-rated quarterback in the nation because he plays for a dumb ass head coach. But, even coach Gary Pinkel couldn't screw up today's game. We'll see how good he is in two weeks when the Texas Longhorns come to Columbia.

I had the chance to get re-acquainted with friends I worked with back in the 80's and we drank beer, caught up on what everyone had been doing and then drank some more beer, then tailgated and then drank some more beer. What a great day! I had a blast.

Inconsiderate Parents

I have been on PTO (that translates into vacation) this week and have been loving life again. But, one thing I can't understand is why parents turn their small children loose while they dine in one area of a restaurant and then turn the kids loose on the people dining outside. A buddy of mine (R) and I got together for a few beers and dinner at a mid county bar/restaurant. It took about 30 seconds to realize that the parents did not want to be disturbed by their own offspring, so they turned them loose and they ended up in the "beer garden" where we were sitting because it was a great night to be outside. It was like drinking beer in "Romper-Room", but there was no adult authority figure around to control the little brats. Just a pack of wild children ranging age from age two to about eleven. If I had owned the restaurant I might have made the following announcement. "Attention parents. You are responsible for your children. If you can not control them please pay now and leave and don't ever comeback". I really do like most kids but I have no use for worthless asshole parents who think the bar and it's patrons will keep an eye on their little shitheads. And you just know if one of them had fallen or got hurt, who would have been responsible for the parent's negligence. Oh, well they finally left and more than one person made the comment "good riddance".

Christmas Day!

Today is the first day of college football season and I am as happy as a kid at Christmas time with many presents. My presents are all of the games to be played this fall. Woohoo!!

And to top it off my beloved and sometimes hated Missouri Tigers have already won and are on their way to a fantastic season. Well that is my hope every new season! The Tigers went up to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City and beat up on an inferior Arkansas State team 44-17. But, still a win is a win. Next week will be a better test when they play New Mexico. But, for now woohoo! It's Christmas Day! Merry Christmas!

Help for the victims

I am having a problem with not being able to do more to help out the victims of Katrina. I have made monetary donations to the Salvation Army. I personally believe they are the most responsible agency working in the damaged gulf coast region. I also believe the American Red Cross and United Way are bloated with large management salaries and that they are more interested in preserving their management's life styles over helping poor people. For just $100 you can feed a family of four for two days, buy several cases of bottled water and provide them with a home clean up kit. To contribute to the Salvation Army click this link.

Like I said I have given money, but I keep seeing pictures of these homeless refugees on the news and think I should be doing more. If you have any ideas on what you and others are doing to help out besides giving money let me know.

So that's a catastrophe too?

I wondered how long it would take before some football announcer would use the word catastrophe in describing a fumble or turnover in some early season football game.

It took all of about ten minutes. I was watching the Oregon/Houston game from Reliant Field in Houston and the ESPN no brain calling the game said..."If he had not held onto the ball that would have been a catastrophe".

I can't recall the bozo's name but I wonder what the thousands and thousands of displaced residents of the Gulf Coast would think of his idea of a catastrophe? It's unbelievable that someone at ESPN didn't warn their announcers not to use this term. Idiots