Jan. 21, 2011 - Friday Funny - Norwegian Fireman

One dark night outside a small town in Minnesota , a fire started inside the local chemical plant and in a blink of an eye it exploded into massive flames. The alarm went out to all the fire departments for miles around.

When the volunteer fire fighters appeared on the scene, the chemical company president rushed to the fire chief and said, "All our secret formulas are in the vault in the center of the plant. They must be saved. I will give $50,000 to the fire department that brings them out intact."

But the roaring flames held the firefighters off.

Soon more fire departments had to be called in as the situation became desperate. As the firemen arrived, the president shouted out that the offer was now $100,000 to the fire department who could bring out the company's secret files.

From the distance, a lone siren was heard as another fire truck came into sight. It was the nearby Norwegian rural township volunteer fire company composed mainly of Norwegians over the age of 65. To everyone's amazement, that little run-down fire engine roared right past all the newer sleek engines that were parked outside the plant.

Without even slowing down it drove straight into the middle of the inferno. Outside, the other firemen watched as the Norwegian old timers jumped off right in the middle of the fire fought it back on all sides. It was a performance and effort never seen before.

Within a short time, the Norske old timers had extinguished the fire and had saved the secret formulas. The grateful chemical company president announced that for such a superhuman feat he was upping the reward to $200,000, and walked over to personally thank each of the brave fire fighters.

The local TV news reporter rushed in to capture the event on film, asking their chief, "What are you going to do with all that money?"

"Vell," said Ole Larsen, the 70-year-old fire chief, "Da first thing ve gonna do is fix da brakes on dat focking truck, you betcha!”


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Jan. 19, 2011- Loser of the Week – Little Ronnie Reagan

This week's Loser of the Week is Ron Reagan.

No, not the 40th President, but his unappreciative prodigal son.

Ron Junior is coming out will a book, "My Father at 100: An intimate look at Reagan."

In his attempt to sell books he announces that he thinks his father has Alzheimer's three years into his first term.

Mind you, Ron Junior, has no clinical training.

I once saw Junior when he was performing with the Joffrey Ballet back in the 1980's. I thought he was a very talented dancer, but what did I know. I thought Xanudu would withstand the test of time.

The point is that I was not qualified to assess Junior's dancing capabilities because I had no formal training or education in the field of dance.

As such, Junior should leave his medical diagnosis to the medical professionals.

If Junior wants to sell books, I would he start with a "pop-up" or children's book. I believe that might be stretching his capabilities to the limit.

I would suggest if he has issues with his Mommy or Daddy that Junior see a therapist.

It's well documented that he became a Democrat to spite his family. Now he is trying to denigrate a true American Hero.

How sad.

Ron "Junior" Reagan, you are my Loser of the Week.

Jan. 14, 2011 - Friday Funny - Fonts

This was sent to me by a friend.

I would have never noticed the font until it was called out by an OCD employee, who had way too much time on his hands. Which makes this too funny - to me.

Jan. 10, 2011 - PPM – The Blame Game

This week's PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is about the media's and the local law enforcement's quick blame of this weekend's shootings in Tucson.

The media was wrong from the beginning. They erroneously reported that Congresswoman Giffords was deceased. How terrible for her family and friends.

Then the media wanted to place blame on a political agenda before the police tape was in place. It had to be a gun-loving, right-wing, Glenn Beck watching, individual.

There's no way it could have been an unbalanced CRAZY person.

The media's rush to judgment is nothing new. It dates back to 1865 to the New York Times reporting that Lincoln was faking a headache in order to get out of going to the theatre.

The bottom line is that this is a terrible politicization of a tragic event.

If it were up to media, Sarah Palin would also be responsible for the Chilean mine failure, the terrible weather, and the fact the BCS doesn't have a playoff.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

Additionally, the Arizona sheriff investigating the shooting had harsh words today for those engaging in political rhetoric. He called conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh "irresponsible" for continuing the vitriol.

"The kind of rhetoric that flows from people like Rush Limbaugh, in my judgment he is irresponsible, uses partial information, sometimes wrong information," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said today. "[Limbaugh] attacks people, angers them against government, angers them against elected officials and that kind of behavior in my opinion is not without consequences."

This is the same Sherriff that said there were multiple shooters and misidentified the "heroes" that stopped the shooter. Hey Sheriff, here is some advice.

Get away from the microphone and cameras. Stick to policing and investigating. Then again, you don't seem to be very good at that either. You give the Barney Fife's of the world a bad name.

NEVER LET THE FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD STORY.

Jan. 4, 2011 - Ohio State wins Sugar Bowl

The 2011 Sugar Bowl will go down as one of the best college games this year.

Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26

The closest experience I've had to this game was the 1997 Rose Bowl. Ohio State defeated an unbeaten Arizona State team on a last minute drive 20-17.

I took my oldest son, Zack, to the game.


The AR-Kansas fans outnumbered the Buck faithful by a 5-1 margin.

I've been to many bowl games and away OSU games through the years. I have to say that the Razorback fans have been the most rude and profane bunch I have encountered. It didn't matter if you are in the hotel, the casino, or on the street, they wanted to get in your face.

Apparently, Will Rogers never spent time in Fayetteville.

At any rate, the last picture tells it all.


Go BUCKS!!!

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Jan. 4, 2011- Sugar Bowl – Game Day

While attending the 2011 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, I connected with a college roommate, Curt.

Curt and I were roommates my freshman year at the OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY in 1980. We had had an unplanned reunion at the 1986 Citrus Bowl Game in Orlando. Curt was featured in a Where Are They Now Wednesday (WATN) blog.

If order to keep our streak alive of seeing each other every 25 years, we plan to meet again at the 2036 bowl when will each be 74 years old.

ESPN is projecting that Ohio State will be playing the SEC Champion, Arkansas - Bill Clinton Trailer Park Branch, in the Depends Orange Bowl.

Jan. 3, 2011 - Sugar Bowl - Day 1

In order to start the New Year with a bang, I flew to New Orleans to see The Ohio State University play Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. I took my oldest son, Zack.

I ran into some old friends and made some new ones.

My first encounter was with former Buckeye Coach John Cooper.

I asked Coach Cooper if he needed a pair of "Gold Pants." The pants are a memento awarded to OSU players/coaches for beating Michigan. Cooper was 1-9 against the team up north and maybe was in need. I had recently found a pair on EBAY. Coach Cooper declined, but he did agree to a photo.

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