Motivational poster of the Week 2/27/10

Damn those exchange rates:

Have a great Weekend!

-Doc

(Wow - I just realized this is the 600th blog post here at YJKOBT - Look how far we have come! - LOL)

Hitting the High Notes 2/26/10

Here's the roundup of odd news stories I have seen recently:

-Here is quite a bizarre story that the Mt. Cat sent me about a woman who has been convicted in a stalking case. Who was she stalking? Herself.

-Why on earth does Susan Smith think she deserves a new trial? Go to hell Susan.

-Here's one where two Canadian teachers thought for some reason it was a good idea to perform a lap dance complete with grinding and simulated oral sex in front of a group of 13 year old students. Whats worse than that? There's video. Yep it's up on youtube.

-Some idiot legislators in Utah are actually thinking about having a state holiday for John Moses Browning (the inventor of the machine gun) on the same day already celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Are you kidding me? Instead of being passively bigoted why not just go all out and also make it KFC and watermelon day as well? Geeze.

-There is going to be a mural of Michael Jackson done in New York City. Where will it be? In the Brooklyn subway station where the video "Bad" was filmed by Martin Scorsese of course. Little known fact about this video (and tidbit of useless knowledge that I posses) is that Prince was actually approached about playing the Wesley Snipes part in this video.

-And finally my favorite. There is a group of students at the University of Mississippi who are leading a movement to replace the old Colonel Reb mascot that is being fazed out with Admiral Akbar from Star Wars. Hilarious! "It's a TRAP!"

Until next time keep reading the news....

-Doc

Thursday Random Thoughts 2/25/10

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-Have you ever seen a Chick-Fil-A drive thru that isn't jammed around lunchtime? Heck no you haven't because that place is mobbed. I bet that franchise makes a mint.

-I think that I may be having a bad hair life.

-I heard the Lady Antebellum song "Need you Now" the other day and it made me start thinking. One of the lines in the song says that she would rather hurt than feel nothing at all. Interesting question. Would you rather feel hurt rather than nothing at all? I'm not sure I would.

-The makers of disposable razor blades that charge $8000 for a refill cartridge ought to be ashamed of themselves. Yes I am talking about you Gillette!

-I'm thinking that if I didn't have a child in a car seat that I need to get in and out of my car from time to time I would buy a Mini-Cooper. Great on gas and fun to drive. Something to think about as I am going to be getting a new car in the next year or so.

-I work in the insurance industry and from time to time I hear about odd and interesting things. It seems that recently a certain pseudo-celebrity product endorser was recently in an accident where he was a passenger in a car that was hit and he was slightly injured. I probably can't tell you who it was but I guarantee that you would know exactly who I was talking about.

-Remember back a few weeks ago when I was almost run over coming out of Subway by a UM fan? Well I had a Deja-vu sort of. Monday I went for a $5 footlong and as I am exiting the Subway there is a car coming at me with a Florida Gator license plate. I refused to leave the sidewalk until that car was way out of the way... I know how crazy those Gators are!

-BTW this note is to Paige of Starting all Over Again. I am not ignoring your blog... For some strange reason my work computer eats any comments I try and make. I bet I tried 4-5 times the other day to comment on your post about the house inspection.

- I had a customer in my follow up list the other day whose last name was 'Faile' How bad is it that the first thing I thought about was that would be a cool name to have on your Twitter account?

-My wife sure does make good chocolate chip cookies!

-I got a spam e-mail the other day that said it was sent from "El Bano de Espinoza" and I had to laugh. Now I don't know a whole lot of Spanish but I do know that I guess I just got an e-mail from the toilet of Espinoza. I think the spammer meant to send it from the Banco de Espinoza. LOL!

-As the Olympics are starting to wind to a close I have gotten a bunch of web traffic because of posts and rants about the lack of success of the US curling team. The best however is someone who found YJKOBT by a google search of the terms "John Shuster Cage Match"

-My prediction for the 4 people going home tonight on American Idol should be Lacey Brown, Tim Urban, Jermaine Sellers, and Haeley Vaughn. Now who really goes home who knows. After week one the Best female singer is Katie Stevens and best male is Casey James.

Until next week...

-Doc

Colorado Can't Handle Puppet Cleavage

I just had to post this one. Heard this morning about Colorado refusing to put billboards and posters for the Broadway Show Avenue Q because of the overt puppet cleavage in its ad. I have found a picture of the ad and just had to post it.

Are we as a society wound so tight that we can't even take the joke involving puppet cleavage? Apparently in Colorado Springs they are.
Now I certainly haven't seen this show Avenue Q but from reading about it I have found that the character portrayed is called 'Lucy the Slut.' I am willing to bet this play is Hilarious and it seems to be a take off on Sesame Street where they deal with real life issues such as drinking, dating, and Internet porn. It also has characters named Christmas Eve and Gary Coleman. I must see this play!
Has anyone seen this? I would be interested to hear how it was. I also want to hear what you think about the billboards being censored. And what exactly is wrong with cleavage anyway? LOL!

-Doc

PETA isn't going to like this Olympic Sport

As the second week of Olympic competition is now in full swing the training runs for a new addition to the games are now underway. The Nordic Combined Downhill Feline Shooting Relay is set to have the preliminaries tonight in prime time and the medal round on Saturday.
You haven't heard of this event? Well it's new to the Vancouver games this year. It works like this. There are two components the down hill and then the shooting. The skier at the top of the hill does a downhill run with a .30-06 rifle strapped to their back. At the bottom he passes off to the shooter who then has to kill a Cougar, a Lynx, or a Mountain Lion that has been caged up. When the skier crosses the finish line the cage springs open and the cat makes a run for it. Lowest combined time wins. (The picture to the right shows one of the training runs)
Now NBC hasn't exactly been promoting the heck out of this competition (kind of like the way they are burying curling on MSNBC) mostly because of reports that Bob Costas is actually a covert member of PETA. Costas is "outraged" at those "Blood thirsty savages" as he calls the Canadians and plans on removing himself from the coverage. The competition will have a new host and commentator in the person of renowned big game hunter Ted Nugent. Mary Carillo however has no qualms about broadcasting the event even though she is known to be a cougar herself.
Not surprisingly the Canadians are favorites to medal in the competition and there has been much controversy because the Americans has accused them of rigging the course to let the cats get away. Be sure to tune in as this is sure to be a ratings winner. It's got to be better than ice dancing right?

-Doc

Weekly Poll 2/22/10 - The Tiger Situation

After this past Friday's apology heard around the world what is your feeling on the state of the Tiger situation?
Tiger in very awkward fashion came out on Friday and admitted to the world what he has done and apologized to everyone for everything. After getting to watch replay of it and reading the text I have a feeling this was not the way he wanted to do this but his 'rehab' may have mandated it. He read from a prepared speech and did not come off as being totally sincere but he is awkward in this way normally. Apparently he is back to rehab and his golf career is on hold.
What is your opinion of this mess? I have a poll up that has a bunch of different choices and you can select multiple answers. Would love to hear your comments as well.

-Doc

Pulp Fiction Movie Diagram

I think this is great... It's a simple diagram that dictates the entire plot of the movie Pulp Fiction:

Have a great Weekend.

-Doc

How have I posted twice this week on curling?

With apologies to Jay who also has a post on the same subject today (give it a read if you haven't yet) I simply have to post about curling again this morning. If you haven't met John Shuster yet by all means let me introduce you. Shuster who is the Skip (team captain) for team USA has managed to guide them to a stunningly abhorrent 0-4 record in round robin play. Only a miracle will allow them to continue on in the tournament. The issue that I have with Shuster isn't that they got beat it's his cavalier attitude about it. Last night I watched an interview where he says the reason they lost wasn't his poor shooting ability but in fact "The curling gods were against them." Oh really? Another quote from Skip John "I've always said everything happens for a reason and for some reason it just apparently isn't meant to be," Shuster said. "If it was meant to be we'd be 3-1 right now instead of 0-4" I am sorry John but athletic competitions are won on good performance NOT on the fates of the gods or other mystical entities. I think you are just a choke artist. People who perform in the clutch don't make excuses like this. Your teammates may not be willing to tell you this but I will.
USA curling has had a great opportunity this week to make their case to the country that their sport is relevant and deserves to be followed. It's compelling and has some interesting characters worth following but the teams are a combined 0-7 in Vancouver. Unfortunately I would rate their performances as a gigantic fail.

-Doc

**BTW - Just a caveat here. The social media coordinator from Team USA has been e-mailing me asking me to blog and tweet about Team USA and the Olympics. (and provided me that sweet banner ad above and access to their site) Not sure this was what you wanted Liza... Sorry but I call them like see them.**

Thursday Random Thoughts 2/18/2010

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-Anyone who watched the Daytona 500 on Sunday has got to agree with me that the pothole that shut down the race for hours at a time has GOT to be the most expensive pothole in the history of the world.

-While we are on NASCAR I have officially had enough of Danica-Mania. OK so she is a good looking woman who can also drive well and she may end up being really good some day. However she is a rookie who admittedly has a little idea of what she is doing in a stock car. Media, please give it a rest. If she looked like Dan Patrick instead you all wouldn't care as much. Seems almost sexist to me.

-I am sure glad that I am never going to be a guest on "The View." Those ladies are ruthless.



-OK, so I have to know and take your opinion into account. Who do you think was hotter, Jeannie from I dream of Jeannie or Samantha from Bewitched?

- I have decided to give up facebook for Lent. I couldn't be as hard core as Matt-Man or Jay in their sacrifices, but Facebook I think is a really good compromise. (I bet a few of you are wishing that I had given up blogging for Lent)

-I am thinking that if I am Taylor Swift's manager and I want her career to keep heading on it's way up that I have her disappear for about 18 months and come back as a more mature singer with a new album, drop the whole teeny bopper shtick and come back as more of a woman and less like a girl. Not Lady Gaga type but you all know what I mean. I mean she's like 19 or 20. She can't sing about being in high school forever.

-I am sure that the blue lines in the snow at the Olympics on the skiing and snowboarding venues are there for a safety reason, but damn are they annoying.

-I am pretty sure that Shaun White's nickname "The Flying Tomato" is the coolest nickname ever. Or at least since "Doc" Gooden.

-After watching the team short rack speedskaing last night I am now convinced more than ever that combined with the cross country snowboarding there is an audience for these winter sports on TV. Seriously if people will watch Flava Flav they will watch short track speedskaing and snowboarding. All they need to do is show these peoples personalities.

Until next week.

-Doc

(edited to add new picture of Samantha on request from Mrs. D - Even though this wasn't quite how she looked on the show)

Tweet of the Week Feb 17, 2010

Once again it's Wednesday and that means sifting through all the tweets from this past week and finding one that stands out. This past week was a great week as afar as tweets go but we had to narrow down to one winner. Please let me introduce this weeks winner Mandy from GameCockMamma:

Please give her blog a read sometime. She has a unique perspective on things. Mandy's tweet came during a tweetstorm this past Sunday during the Daytona 500. for those of you who don't know there was this little pothole that came up in the track that took hours and several different attempts to fix making the race take much longer than needed. Mandy's take on it is this weeks Tweet of the Week:


@MandyVaughn: Oh, I see...it's the 24 hours at Daytona...

Hilarious and timely reference to the previous race run at the Speedway! Here is your award Mandy:




Enjoy the award and until next week everyone keep tweeting!

-Doc

That Special Girl and Her Special Curl Debbie McCormick

It only took about 6 minutes and 45 seconds and I was hooked. Or should I say I was curled. What am I talking about? I am referring to my new fascination women's curling. Last night I sat down and turned on the Olympics and that's when I saw her. Debbie McCormick.

Debbie is the 'Skip' (which is what my heart did) for Team USA in the ice cold sport of curling. Curling from the best I can ascertain is a cross between chess, shuffleboard, and bowling all done on ice. Don't ask me the rules of even how you score because to be honest I am not sure. If I'm being even more honest I don't even really care I just like it a lot!

Last night unfortunately my new ice queen and her team lost to Japan in their match up by like an eighth of an inch or less and I was saddened, but as my twitter friends can attest I did offer to console my new favorite female athlete Skip Debbie.

This morning I stared doing some research on curling and Skip Debbie to try and learn some more and found out first of all that she is married. Oh well so am I but a boy can dream can't he? She works at Home Depot and was born in Canada even though she moved to Wisconsin as a child. Her favorite TV show is the Price is Right and her other hobbies are scrap booking, kayaking, and playing something called chicken foot. (maybe I need to learn what this is too) She is also a minister at her Catholic Church.

Hopefully I can convince her to start reading YJKOBT. Until then enjoy a few pictures of Skip Debbie that I dug up and I will do my best to learn more and keep up with team USA curling!

Here's hoping she and Team USA make it to the medal round...

-Doc

I Love the Poop Out of You

Oh yes Sunday was Valentines Day and there was love in the air. In the Minnesota town of Albert Lea you couldn't miss the smell of love in the air because that is where farmer Bruce Andersland chose to show his wife exactly how much he loves her by giving her a very special Valentine. The gift that just doesn't stop giving. The gift of manure.
Yes that old romantic Bruce chose to show his love for his wife by making her a half mile wide valentine on his farm made entirely out of cow poop. Oh how romantic!
You can see it here in the snow. Awwww look there is even a poopy arrow right through the center. How pungently perfect!
At least Mrs. Andersland enjoyed the Valentines day poop-prise and didn't accuse her husband of giving her a crappy gift. Some woman just have their priorities right. Because if your husband gives you a half a mile pile of dung for Valentines Day and you can't appreciate it then your marriage just may be in the crapper.

Here's hoping your Valentines Day didn't stink.

-Doc

Weekly Poll - Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Vancouver kicked off in grand fashion this weekend and the craze it on. It seems to me that most of these "winter" sports like luge, skiing, and figure skating only catch our interest every 4 years when there is National Pride on the line. It may just be NBC and their expert production but every four years it seems that I find myself rooting like hell for the poor guy from South Dakota whose parent passed away last year and whose sibling has a rare disease to compete in frozen pond gumball shooting or some other obscure sport. It's compelling even though I have no idea about some of the sports.
I wanted to take the pulse of blogger on this issue. Are you into the Winter Olympics? Has it hooked you in or could you care less? vote in the poll and let me know what you think.

-Doc

Will you Be Mine?

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM YJKOBT !!

-Doc

Motivational Poster of the Week 2/13/10

-Doc

Half Way There!

I am proud to report that as of this posting I am officially halfway to my goal of walking 100 miles in a effort to be healthier and be in somewhat better shape. Yes Since I started I have been trying to do about a mile per day at work usually during my lunch hour and keeping track of the miles on my trusty Sportline pedometer. Just like the one pictured here.

50 miles. Now that its done I guess it doesn't seem like as much as it sounds. But still I can't let up. I still need to keep averaging over 5.5 miles a week to make it to my goal of 100 miles before the NBA playoffs start. Gotta keep walking!

-Doc

I have found the worst Mayor of the Year

You guys know from time to time I come across articles and odd news stories that fascinate and surprise me that I just have to share. Oh I have found one this time. I figured this guy needed his very own post instead of just an entry in hitting the high notes.

Let me present to you Mayor (well former mayor anyway) Ian Stafford of Knott End in Lancashire England. This gentleman from across the pond deserves special recognition and I must nominate him as the worst mayor of the year. (possibly worst ever except for that whole Marian Berry thing in DC)

A few days ago Mr. Stafford stepped down as mayor because he was caught on video breaking into women's homes in the area and stealing their underwear. Yep that looks bad, sounds bad and is bad.... but worst mayor of the year worthy? Not yet. Oh but there's more.

Mr. Stafford (pictured here to the right) took his little perversion one step further... Yes as you may have guessed by now former Mayor Stafford was not just stealing the undies but also taking the time to use them for a bit of self pleasure. Now I don't know about you all but that is pretty creepy. He got caught after the video footage surfaced and the cops raided his home. They found over $1000 of ladies "knickers" in plastic bags with the women's names on them... Helloooo Uncle Creepy! I guess that he wanted to "relive" his little perversion from time to time.

Take a look. He even kind of looks like a perv doesn't he?

In a tiny bit of justice his sentence was handed down by a female judge.... I bet she checked her dresser drawer to make sure she wasn't missing any. BTW - One final aside. There is no truth to persistent rumors that Mayor Stafford is related to our fellow blogger Four Dinners. Love ya buddy....

I know you guys have a comment or two about this...

-Doc

Thursday Random Thoughts 2/11/2010

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-What are you thinking trying to be a gangsta John Mayer? Using the N-Word and saying that your little Johnnie is a racist isn't going to win you any fans there buddy. You deserve whatever bad press and backlash that you get. Oh and one more thing we all already knew that Jessica was a tigress in bed. We didn't need your bragging to prove it.

-So just to update, that urinal that I mentioned in last Thursday's Random thoughts as being broken was mysteriously fixed earlier this week. Maybe our maintenance guy reads YJKOBT.


-Last week I was literally almost run over buy a guy in a truck with a UM license plate on the front of it. I was leaving Subway with my five dollar footlong and he was coming through the parking lot. He was talking on his cell and I stopped at the curb to let him pass. He clearly motioned with his hand for me to go and so I did. As soon as I step off the curb he speeds up and crosses right in front of me. Good grief you A-Hole! I guess the lesson here is that even in North Carolina fans of "Da-U" are idiots.

-Does anyone else think that it's no coincidence that February, the shortest month of the year is also wellness month?

-What exactly is the difference between "organic" and "all natural" ?

-Talk about a big letdown. After the Indianapolis Colts lost in the Super Bowl this past Sunday they flew home and were greeted at the airport by a grand total of 11 fans. That's right 11. There were probably more TSA workers there than that. Colts fans way to show up and support your team. In one other little bit of irony it turns out that the Reebok factory that is responsible for making all the newly printed New Orleans Saints Super Bowl champion T-shirts is located where? You guessed it. Right outside of Indianapolis.

-Today is one of those really great days every year. The Thursday before the Daytona 500 is when the twin Duel races are. I have TiVo set to record the races since I am at work so in the afternoon I turn off the radio and try and stay off the computer so I won't accidentally find out how my drivers finished. This year with the advent of Twitter on my phone it will present an even bigger challenge. I think I am going to have to turn off my phone at 2.

-I really don't like the use of the term "shuttered" Even though it may be correct English it just doesn't sound right to me. Last week President Obama was talking about how many businesses were shuttered last year and it just bothered me. New pet peeve.

-Here is one more nugget for you all... We had someone fired this past week for accidentally hitting "Reply all" to a corporate message that went out and her response was profane... Be careful out there with the e-mail folks...

Until Next week...

-Doc

Tweet of the Week 2/10/2010

Ok fellow bloggers it's Wednesday afternoon again and that means that it must be time to give away the "Tweet of the Week" award to some hot chick! Well here she is ladies and Gents. This weeks Hot chick winner is none other than your very own Cynical Bastard Jayman! (make sure and stop by his blog for his unique take on life, liberty, and the pursuit of the fairer sex)


Jay's winning Tweet came during a furious discussion of the Super Bowl Commercials on Sunday. Shortly after the Harry Potter Super bowl commercial Our Winner Tweeted this:

@Jayman3768: Unfortunately there is no Hermione ride at the new Harry Potter theme park.

So technically instead of being made BY a hot chick this Tweet was ABOUT a hot chick... So it counts. Here is your award Jay... As anyone who shares tweets with you will admit You are quite Twitty:

Enjoy the award you hot chick... I wonder how many google hits I am gonna get for the labels on this post!

-Doc

Congratulations to Charlotte NC Model Brooklyn Decker

I wasn't surprised at all to hear that Brooklyn Decker was named as the covergirl for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue this year and you shouldn't be surprised that I chose to post a huge picture of it here on YJKOBT.

I have to celebrate this because not only is she very attractive and married to tennis star Andy Roddick but we share something in common. A special bond you might say. We both call Charlotte NC our hometown... and yes that is good enough for me!

Funny thing I found out by reading this article is that she wasn't named after the borough in New York (where she now lived BTW) but she was actually named after a horse named Brook. Seriously folks you named your daughter after the horse? Well I guess it could be worse you could be like my sister and be named after a Playboy centerfold.

-Doc

Mt. Cat Has his own Soda !!

Back before Christmas I was in our local Food Lion grocery store picking up a few things to fix the family dinner and happened to wander down the soda isle and that is when I saw it. There it was. Mountain Lion Soda! I was transfixed because I can finally say that my life is complete. I know someone who has their own soda. Not only that but it's one of my best friend's in the world and fellow sometimes blog mate the Mt. Cat. Yeah so what if it is a cheap generic knock off of 'The Dew' and he has never actually tasted it's sweet Yellow #5 infused high fructosey goodness? HE STILL HAS HIS OWN SODA (and no it's not Pop - See it even says so on the side of the box)

Those who have been reading here for awhile know that the nickname Mt. Cat came as a shortened version of his real last name which literally translated to English from Italian means "Mountain Lion. " (It became Mt. Cat because Mountain Lion was too long to fit on a license plate... no really I'm serious)

After this revelation I had to purchase some. $1.77 for a 12 pack, hey it's worth it! I called said Mt. Cat and informed him that he had his own soda. He was quite jealous as I drank this nectar of the gods while he thirstily listened on the other end of the phone smacking his parched lips. "So what does it taste like?"

"Ummm well it kinda tastes like a metallic version of Mountain Dew." I reply. "Here's what you do. Go buy a Mountain Dew and then bite down on a penny just before taking a gulp!" He was less than impressed but that doesn't change his elation that regardless of quality has still his own soda. Does A-Rod have his own soda? No. How about Brad Pitt or even Barack Obama? Heck no... You have to be some kind of special to rate your own soda. (Even if you can't buy it where you live). I bet none of you have your own soda... The closest I come is a knock off brand of Dr. Pepper called Dr. Perky... ummm I don't think so.

Go grab some Mountain Lion and enjoy!

-Doc

Best part of the Super Bowl

One postscript on the football season and the Superbowl in particular. It was a great game and the feel good story team won however I think one of the best moments came after the game was over. I hope everyone got a chance to see MVP Drew Brees holding his 1 year old son Baylen and the joy on his face just watching the little one take in an experience like no other. That folks is what being a parent is all about. He or his wife even thought enough to have some earphones to drown out all the excessive noise of the celebration. It just doesn't get any better than that.

-Doc

Weekly Poll - So How you liking the weather?

Happy Monday to everyone! Judging from last weeks poll we have some Happy Saints fans after the Super Bowl yesterday. Now that it's over I wanted to ask a simple question this week. So how are you liking the weather so far this winter? Yeesh it's been pretty bad pretty much everywhere. Extra snow and ice and super cold temperatures all over the place. So go ahead and voice your opinion on the weather. Get it off your chest!
Of course if you enjoy the winter wonderland you can say so too... Poll will be up all week.

-Doc

Motivational poster of the Week 2/6/10

Have a Great Weekend!

-Doc

Hitting the High Notes 2/5/10

Good Morning and Happy Friday everyone. Time again for the round up of odd news stories and various other things that I have read recently. The past two Friday's we have had guest posts so it's been a little while. I have also decide to participate in Happy Hour Friday over on RxBambi's blog. Please stop by and pay her a visit for a drink:


OK so here we go:

-First off you really have to check out this video of a British female bobsledder who has a sort of unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. Well I guess depending on your point of view... LOL.

-Tell me if this is a good idea or not? Holiday Inn has decided to start adding a real touch of personal service in it's London hotels. Human Bed warmers. Yes you read that correct. If you don't like climbing into a cold bed then holiday inn will send one of it's staffers to your room dressed head to toe in fleece to lay in your bed to warm it up for you. Yep not making it up. Would you really want someone coming in and warming your bed for you?


-Here is some good news... Burger King is getting ready to start serving beer at some of it's restaurants. I guess they know their target demographics.

-This article will infuriate you. It's about an elementary school teacher arrested for creating a "Fight Club" at his school and encouraging kids as young as 9 to beat each other up. Can you say lawsuit?

-Here is a news story that I just find funny. Wisconsin man arrested for "Rocking out" to John Denver.

-With all the Super Bowl news this week I ran across a little nugget. According to this article we now know who all the strippers at Rick's Cabaret are pulling for in the Super Bowl. Jeremy Shockey and the Saints. I guess Peyton Manning doesn't spend his nights tucking $20s into g-strings.


-One last one here. This one is for the Mt. Cat. It seems as though according to this article that haggis is going to try and make a comeback here in the US where it is banned. I can't think of anything much more gross than sheep's innards stuffed inside it's stomach and served to eat. Mt. Cat on the other hand apparently enjoys this and has eaten it at the restaurant in the article... I say keep the ban.

Until next time keep reading and enjoying the news. Enjoy Happy Hour Friday everyone.

-Doc

Thursday Random Thoughts 2/4/10

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-I never realized just how good Taco Bell's Cinnamon Twists were until last week... YUM!

-I wonder if anyone who actually lives and works on a farm uses or plays Farmville on Facebook? Somehow I doubt it. (disclaimer - I don't do this and please don't send me any requests asking me to watch your chickens.)

-The snow was fun for like a day and a half. After that it became ice and a pain in the ass.

- Is anybody else already tired of the Kings of Leon?

- I finally saw The Hangover this week and you guys were all right. It was hilarious and certainly one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long long time. Suckaaaaaas!

-Happy 50th Birthday to Harris Teeter. The grocery store where the stars of the universe aligned and the fate of the gods happened to put The Mt. Cat and I there at the exact same time the day we met for the first time... Ahhh Memories!

-I have never seen the show Hoarders but I have heard enough of you talk about it to get the gist. I have a funny feeling that I have a bit of Hoarder in me. I hoard fast food condiments. I have more packs of ketchup, Taco Bell Mild Sauce, ranch, honey mustard, mayo, Arby and Horsey sauce and who knows what else in my desk drawer than you can imagine. It's to the point that I literally can't put anything else in there. I almost wish I had my camera to take a picture for you guys.

- This week also marks the 50th anniversary of Bubble Wrap. Am I the only one who really doesn't have the desire to pop this stuff?

- So when does the urinal at my work the has a sign saying "Temporarily out of Order - Service call has been Made" since about Thanksgiving officially become permanently out of order?

-I think that the only item of clothing more personal than shoes is underwear. Being as such this is why I own my own pair of bowling shoes. I don't use them very often but at least I have them. Can you imagine a business where you go up and rent underwear to use for a few hours like you do with bowling shoes? Yuck!

- Looks like most of the readers here at YJKOBT want the Saints to win the Super Bowl and I agree with them. My head tells me otherwise though. My prediction for this weekends Super Bowl Final Score Indianapolis 31 - New Orleans 24.

Until Next week....

-Doc

Tweet of the Week Feb 3, 2010

Once again it's time for the Tweet of the Week award. There were great Tweets as usual this week especially during our little Tweet Party this past Saturday night. Too much fun but I had to narrow it down to one and as I remember I called it at the time. Our Tweet of the week comes to us from our blog friend Mrs D:

Mrs D. writes a blog that we all read and love called 3 Men and a lady. She also goes by the twitter handle @3xy_1xx. Check her out because she is fun, funny, and sincere.

The tweet of the week happened last Saturday night/Sunday morning during our little Tweet Party. As you can imagine there was a good bit of alcohol flowing and at one point @MandyVaughn commented that she was seeing double. Shortly thereafter she mentions that Michael Buble was singing on Saturday night live. Then there is confusion. @Jayman3768 tries to help @MandyVaughn out and then Mrs. D clarifies with the following Tweet that if she was seeing double and watching SNL then:

@3xy_1xx: cool, then she saw TWO Michael Buble's RT @Jayman3768: @MandyVaughn you said you were seeing double.

Hilarious and very timely at the time. This weeks tweet of the week Here is your Tweet of the Week award Mrs. D - you deserve it!

Until Next Week... Keep Tweeting

-Doc

I don't like wearing a suit at work

Today I am wearing a suit at work. I do not like wearing this suit. Even though the company I work for a suit is standard dress I am exempt from this rule on a normal day because of the specific job that I do as an off site vendor in a casual work environment. Today is different. Today I have to attend the yearly snoozefest corporate kickoff meeting. This meeting doesn't start until 2 pm so until that time I am stuck here in my regular office wearing the suit while those around me will be wearing their regular clothes. I stick out like a sore thumb. Now don't get me wrong it's a nice suit. It's brand new and given to me by my parents for Christmas. It fits really well and I have a nice new tie to go with it however it's the comments I don't like. I know today I will get the standard odd looks. Someone will ask me "Who died?" in a morbidly joking manner. I am sure to get asked not once but several times if I am going for job interviews today. Yeah right, like that's what I am doing in this economic times when I love my job is advertising that I am looking for something else. Yeesh. Anyway that's what I am going to have to put up with until I leave to go to the meeting after lunch. You work people have a good time making fun of me in my suit. Laugh it up.

-Doc

(Don't forget to check back this afternoon for the Tweet of the Week winner. I will be at my meeting but will have a post go up)

Punxsutawney Phil is POed

According to news reports out of Punxsutawney PA the temperature is going to be about 8 degrees when Phil is supposed to come out of his hole and look for his shadow. Let me tell you folks he is pissed off. He is tired of getting dragged out of bed on a freezing cold morning every year just to tell those top hat wearing nimrods what is blatantly obvious to everyone but them THAT WINTER DOESN'T END ON FEBRUARY 2ND!
Yes folks they have pushed him just to far and he has joined the internet generation. Punxsutawney Phil has his own website, his own webcam, and a youtube channel. He can also text (text “Groundhog” to 247365), and yes you guessed it he has a Twitter feed. Now I am following him and I can tell you this is one pissed off marmot. The folks at Gobblers Knob are in for quite a surprise today when they try to invade his bunker. Phil has armed himself to the eye teeth with guns and ammo and just wants you people to go away! Winter is not going to be ending today folks but your life might be if you don't leave poor Punxsutawney Phil alone! So follow him and invade his privacy if you want to but consider yourself warned. Leave Phil alone...

-Doc

(BTW - I can't believe that I actually agree with PETA on something)

Who so you want to win the Super Bowl? Weekly Poll 2/1/10

Super Bowl week is here. A week full of hype and hyperbole. This years game should be a good one though. The Indianapolis Colts versus the New Orleans Saints this coming Sunday. Two teams that win games with their offense. The Colts are a 5 1/2 to 6 point favorite depending on where you look and the odds makers have the over under for the game at 56 1/2 so everyone is expecting a lot of scoring. Poll question for this week is who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl? Are you a fan of Peyton Manning and the Colts or the great team story of the Saints and the recovery they are helping to facilitate in New Orleans? Go ahead and tell me and vote in the poll. Who are you pulling for this Sunday? Poll will be open until kick off time on Sunday.

-Doc