March 24 - 30, 2008 Spring Break

No posts this week.

It's SPRING BREAK.

March 21, 2008 - Friday Funny - March Madness

It is that time of year. Sit back, watch nonstop basketball, and grab a Bud Light.

"Real Cats of Genius...."

March 17, 2008 - PPM -Tammy Wynette Women

This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is Tammy Wynette Women.

Wynette was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known songs, "Stand by Your Man," was a huge hit.

In 1992, future First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton said during a 60 Minutes interview that she wasn't "some little woman, standing by my man and baking cookies, like Tammy Wynette." This was in response to the, at that time, “alleged” affairs of her husband, slick Willy.

As it turns out Hillary was Tammy Wynette 20 times over, as affair after affair came to light.

Now, every time some politician has an affair and makes a public apology or confession, there is a Tammy Wynette moment. The jilted spouse stands stoically by the side of her sinner.

The list is very, very long. Some of my favorites are Kobi Bryant, NJ Gov. James McGreevy, and NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Bryant’s wife had the look of a Cheshire cat as she knew she would receive a $4M diamond within a week of the revelations for her pain.

McGreevy came out of the closet as a gay man while her wife stood as by his side. She was as still as a statue. Incredible support or good narcotics?

Spitzer made two cameo appearances last week, each time with the dutiful wife by his side. She actually looks like a harden Jennifer Aniston. I guess having a husband that spends $3500 an hour on hookers over a 10-year period has got to wear on you.

Just once I would like the wife to stop her husband’s speech in mid sentence with a swift kick to his groin or a firm head slap. And I’m a guy!!!

I love the fact that the new Governor of NY, David Patterson, who took over after Spitzer resigned, admitted he too was unfaithful to wife. He had been in office all of 5 hours. Is there something in the NYC water supply? At least he could have claimed he didn’t know because he is legally blind. An honest mistake.

I asked my spouse what she would do if she found out I spent $3500 for a good time. She responded that I better have taken the kids on a Disney Cruise and received my change in the form a flat screen TV.

March 14, 2008 - Friday Funny - John Daly

This week’s Friday Funny happened when I was on vacation last week in Clearwater FL.

I was in Clearwater to watch my son play in a college Baseball Tournament. A friend, Jim, flew in to town on the second to last day of my trip.

I told him since he only had one full day in the area, he had to choose what he wanted to do and to see.

Two world-renown organizations are based in Clearwater: The Church of Scientology and Hooters.

Decisions, Decisions. With limited time, he had to decide what to do first.

It turns out Jim is a history buff, because he knew that this was the 25th anniversary of the opening of the first Hooters. He considered it sort of a “Trip to Mecca” to see the actual, original Hooters. I had previously blogged about this anniversary.

While already in a state of euphoria, Jim was further delighted to learn that his role model, John Daly (above, right) was in town. And not only was he in town, he was appearing at this Hooters.

And not only was he appearing, but apparently John Daly was staying at the newly established, Hooter’s Motel. It seems Mr. Daly had decided to park his RV in the Hooter’s parking lot for the week. John Daly has all the right personality attributes: Budget Consciousness, Desire to Fit In, and a Detailed Focus on Personal Diet and Exercise (again, picture above, right.).

Daly's RV even has vanity plates to commemorate his 1991 PGA Championship victory that propelled him onto the national stage.

Now I’m no PGA fan, but I did read that John Daly got into the trouble last week that you only hear about in a country music song.

Within 5 days:

- Daly failed to make the cut in the golf tournament near Clearwater.

- Daly’s golf coach fired him the next Tuesday. I don’t know how someone YOU PAY, fires you, but he did.

- Daly missed the pro-am the following day causing his disqualification from this week’s tournament in Orlando.

For our part, we had lunch, paid our bill, and set off to find the home office of the Church of Scientology. We were trying to find out if Tom Cruise had parked his RV in their parking lot.

Decisions, Decisions.

I'm sorry SMART DECISIONS, SMART DECISIONS.

March 5 - March 10 Vacation

I will be on my annual SPRING TRAINING Trip.

My blogging will return on March 14 with new PEEVES, FUNNIES, and INSIGHTS on this grand human experiment

March 3, 2008 - PPM - Abomination or Obama-Nation?

This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is the coronation of Barack Obama.

As we head into the Ohio Primary, I feel like I do when I wait till the last minute to go Christmas shopping. You know that emotion, when all the good gifts have been taken, and the shelves are bare. This election, all the good candidates have dropped out due to the accelerated Primary schedule.

I’m confused. Do we have an “Obama-Nation” or an Abomination? The media have endorsed the junior Senator from Illinois based upon his debating skills, his smile, and his selection as “Candidate of the Month” by Oprah. Oprah also chose “A Million Little Pieces” written by James Frey as her book of the month. Anyone remember how that worked out?

As an eager 15 year-old, I first became captivated by politics in the summer of 1976. It was the Bicentennial and every one was fatigued over Watergate and wanted “Change.” Along came a populist peanut farmer from Georgia. He was untested, but he spoke well (sound familiar?) I even passed out Jimmy Carter literature because all the other kids were doing it.

Under Mr. Carter, we had double-digit inflation, 19% interest rates, and the Iranian hostage crisis. We experienced a true national malaise. It turns out Carter’s real skill was house construction. Fast forward to 2008, and I see the same tsunami of “change” rhetoric rolling though the nation.

Maybe Senator Obama’s book, “The Audacity of Hope” should be re-titled “The Bombacity of Hope” until we receive a list of Mr. Obama true qualifications, accomplishments, and positions on the issues.

This is also reminiscent of the end of the Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy pulls back the curtain, she finds a snake oil salesman. It turns out that scarecrow was prophetic, “If I only had a brain.”

Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice ….

BTW, the local Cincinnati Enquirer also posted MY PEEVE.