Life Is Good

It was a long but good Memorial Day weekend. Lots of work on the house and yard and lots of food and drink. The gutters are clean again and all of the Ivy that had covered the garage has been ripped down. (Now the need for it to be painted can be seen again). And the yard has been mowed. All that is left is to get the trees and hedges trimmed. There is a large Elm tree in the back yard with branches now hanging out over the neighbors yard that has to be taken care of and I can't do it myself since it is so big. So, I have started calling the tree trimming companies in the area asking for bids. Always a lot of fun. But, I can take care of the hedges in front of the house and they definitely need to be trimmed back but not today. Went to dinner with long time friends on Friday and then went to a barbecue with more long time friends on Saturday. Took it easy on Sunday, and then had the immediate family over for a barbecue yesterday. The ribs were awesome if I don't say so, but then I am an awesome que chef! Just ask! Also during the course of the weekend I had a chance to reflect on what Memorial Day means and when you think of all the lives lost in the wars this country has fought in, it is very sobering. Look at the 16 hundred who have now died in Iraq. My heart goes out to their loved ones.

I just got back from lunch with the neighbor across the street H. We went to a German restaurant in the burbs, but there really wasn't much German on the menu. So I went with a Catfish sandwich that was terrific. And you want to know what made lunch really good. Two Boulevard Un-filtered Wheat beers. There is something about drinking during the day and especially on a week day that makes it taste even better. I hope those bums I work with are busting their butts today while I am out playing and drinking beer. Oh well, I am now off to play golf at one of my favorite courses. So today you can see why life is good!

AOL means As*hole or Loser

Have you seen the new AOL Tv spot? It's the most moronic piece of crap I've seen in a while. The spot portrays a woman who is so thankful for AOL virus and spam protection that she bakes a pie and takes it to the AOL offices, wherever that is. The joke is; AOL has nothing to do with either of these, but rather buys them from Norton or Trend or Network Associates. So, if she did bring a pie to AOL she would be an idiot. But to top it off AOL shows a whole bunch of people acting as if they are working on this "special project". The commercial is supposed to be humorous, but the only joke is AOL.

SUV = Suburban Assault Vehicle

One of my pet peeves is SUV's. They are gas guzzlers. They are killing machines, because their bumpers are at the same level as the car driver's head. And their headlights are way too high and will burn out your retina if you don't have a day/night mirror.

But, what is really annoying is the asshole who decided to take the last two spots on the parking lot last night with his assault vehicle at a crowded local restaurant. Could he have parked in one? Yes. Did this loser park in one spot? No, it would have been too hard for the prick to open his doors and not ding someone else. Fortunately we were able to circle the lot again and found a parking space

This country does have a real energy problem but are the SUV owners doing anything about it by driving smaller cars? Hell no. But ultimately the marketplace will take care of of this problem. As gasoline prices increase, the value of these piece of shit SUVs will decline proportionately.

When I get motivated I will write about what our energy policy should include.

Hello Cruel World

I guess since I was smart enough to follow the instructions on Blogspot I now have a voice on the Web and can say just about anything I care to within reason. But, I am not always a reasonable person.

The name of this Blog is "The Anti-Post". Why, you ask? I have never been a conformist. I don't tend to accept authority just because it is authority. And I don't always believe in being Politically Correct. And I also believe that living in the States does in fact give me the right to say what I think, especially about government "leaders" on whatever level they screw up.

The other reason it is called The Anti-Post is I live in a city that has one of the crappiest daily newspapers you have ever seen. It is called the "Post" by the locals who dwell within this burg. This burg is located in the eastern part of Missouri and is also the largest metropolitan area in the state. If you can't figure that out, I suggest you move onto something even easier than geography. Oh well, since this is the first post and I am trying to be real friendly (so you will come back and see what else I have to say), the name of the paper is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And it is about the lamest excuse for a newspaper you will ever see. I will let you know how in future posts. But, just as an example it is the only paper I know of that wrote front page stores in it's Sunday edition about a renovated shopping mall. Yep, that's right. A freakin shopping center. Aaaarghh!

I suppose this is enough for the first post, but there are hundreds of things that interest me including baseball. I love the game! It's just the greedy owners and greedy players that make me want to puke. I will go into more detail in the future.

Anyway, that's all I have for now. So, thanks for stopping by and making my first time easy. I have lost my blogging virginity! Woo-Hoo!

Stop by again to see my take on the world.