Ranting Like Madmen

havnt posted here in like a year.. wondering if it still works.. inquiring minds want to know.....

TK

Michael

that the braves aren't going to win another game this month

Michael

at montreal (well, that's teh best chance, obviously)

Michael

NL east is starting to look like the AL central :)

Michael

so say what you will about the man (speaking of sports)

Michael

i've always said that if you're gonna say stupid shit, you better play like the devil, and he played pretty damn well

Michael

so now they have the priviledge of being fed to the lakers

Michael

he's been taking heat for years because he's supposedly one of the best players in the game

Michael

but he can never seem to have that one career-defining playoff moment

Michael

last night the game ended with him missing the three that would have tied it

Tom

they were going on about that on M&M this morning

Tom

that MLB, NFL, even NHL to a lesser degree dont define there players by what they did in the post season

Michael

but basketball, it's all about the playoffs

Tom

but if you have a monster season but dont get out of the first round in the NBA you are forgotten about

Michael

because even those who love basketball have a hard time watching the regular season :)

Michael

that'll go well between arena football games

Michael

then again, there was very little actual tv coverage involved

Michael

epsn gets about a game a week on espn2 all season, plus the playoffs

Michael

nbc gets like 7 weekend reg season games, a few weekend playoff games, and the last 4 games of the cup finals

Michael

not a ton of lost programming if there's no hockey

Michael

the guy who keeps it shined and travels with it?

Tom

his reposinsiblity to keep it safe and take it wherever

Tom

which means you get to be there for the parties..

Tom

they asked him what his favorite thing a player did with it

Tom

he said there were too many to mention.. but one of the cuter ones was a player (forgot his name) renteed out a movie theatre.. sat in the front row with his two little kids and had the cup in front of them filled with popcorn and watched 'lion king"

Michael

what i think is so cool about that is that the cup is actually older than the NHL

Michael

it's not maufactured by the league at all, which isn't the case with most championships

Michael

i think i'd read that the only active trophy that's older in N.America is the America's Cup for sailing

Tom

and fill the cup with beer or whatever there bevg, of choice is

Tom

do you suppose after a bit of partying the let there friends touch or drink out of the cup?

Michael

supposedly the only hockey players who are allowed to touch it are the ones who have their names on it

Michael

i would think you could let your kids at it or something

Tom

thats what i mean.. if you dream of holding the cup.. all you really have to do is be friends with a good player

Michael

if you are, i think it's one of the "unwritten rules"

Michael

that you don't get to touch it til you win it

Michael

i'm not familiar with the ettiquette of pro hockey players, though

Michael

the off-season NFL team reports are starting, i see

Michael

i'm such a geek for that. this is where spring training boy makes fun of me

Tom

i would argue that ST is one month long.. tthen the season..

Michael

til then, all is speculation, just like ST

A test.. Heres is some conversation from this mornging.. as you can see we range all over.. we shall see if this gets a response:

08:28:53 Michael: it's actually a serious possibility
08:29:02 Michael: that the braves aren't going to win another game this month
08:29:58 Tom: heh
08:30:02 Michael: Dbacks tonight
08:30:10 Michael: then three with the dodgers
08:30:26 Michael: at montreal (well, that's teh best chance, obviously)
08:30:30 Michael: and then at Philly
08:32:27 Tom: yikes
08:33:22 Michael: they've lost 6 of their last 7 series
08:33:27 Michael: and they're still only 4 games out
08:33:37 Michael: NL east is starting to look like the AL central :)
08:33:42 Tom: no kidding
08:35:18 Michael: so say what you will about the man (speaking of sports)
08:35:24 Michael: Garnett went to war :)
08:35:58 Michael: i've always said that if you're gonna say stupid shit, you better play like the devil, and he played pretty damn well
08:36:15 Tom: yes
08:36:19 Tom: on his b-day no less
08:36:25 Michael: didn't realize that
08:36:38 Michael: so now they have the priviledge of being fed to the lakers
08:36:42 Michael: but it was fun while it lasted
08:36:46 Tom: yeah
08:37:08 Michael: i feel kinda bad for Chris Webber
08:37:19 Tom: ?
08:37:28 Michael: he's been taking heat for years because he's supposedly one of the best players in the game
08:37:34 Michael: (the kings' star)
08:37:50 Michael: but he can never seem to have that one career-defining playoff moment
08:37:59 Tom: yes
08:38:00 Michael: last night the game ended with him missing the three that would have tied it
08:38:21 Tom: they were going on about that on M&M this morning
08:38:28 Michael: i suppose
08:38:47 Tom: that MLB, NFL, even NHL to a lesser degree dont define there players by what they did in the post season
08:38:55 Tom: Ted williams.. one of the greatest
08:38:59 Tom: bonds.. same thing
08:39:19 Michael: but basketball, it's all about the playoffs
08:39:20 Michael: yes
08:39:23 Tom: but if you have a monster season but dont get out of the first round in the NBA you are forgotten about
08:39:43 Tom: apparently Alex english was that way
08:39:51 Tom: great player.. never won antyhing
08:39:54 Michael: because even those who love basketball have a hard time watching the regular season :)
08:40:47 Tom: yes
08:41:04 Michael: did you hear about the hockey tv deal?
08:41:12 Tom: nbc right?
08:41:14 Michael: yeah
08:41:32 Michael: that'll go well between arena football games
08:41:38 Tom: does that mean there is GOING to be hockey?
08:41:50 Michael: NBC and ESPN are betting there will be
08:42:05 Michael: then again, there was very little actual tv coverage involved
08:42:26 Michael: epsn gets about a game a week on espn2 all season, plus the playoffs
08:42:51 Michael: nbc gets like 7 weekend reg season games, a few weekend playoff games, and the last 4 games of the cup finals
08:43:08 Michael: not a ton of lost programming if there's no hockey
08:43:38 Tom: nice
08:43:39 Tom: oh
08:43:49 Tom: on the radio last night on the way home
08:43:55 Tom: i discovered my new dream job
08:44:02 Tom: Keeper of the Cup
08:44:08 Michael: yes
08:44:16 Michael: the guy who keeps it shined and travels with it?
08:44:20 Tom: yeah
08:44:36 Tom: his reposinsiblity to keep it safe and take it wherever
08:44:39 Tom: there are 3 of them
08:44:48 Tom: with it 24 hours a day
08:44:59 Tom: which means you get to be there for the parties..
08:45:17 Michael: yes
08:45:21 Tom: they asked him what his favorite thing a player did with it
08:46:19 Tom: he said there were too many to mention.. but one of the cuter ones was a player (forgot his name) renteed out a movie theatre.. sat in the front row with his two little kids and had the cup in front of them filled with popcorn and watched 'lion king"
08:46:45 Michael: nice
08:47:02 Michael: what i think is so cool about that is that the cup is actually older than the NHL
08:47:18 Michael: it's not maufactured by the league at all, which isn't the case with most championships
08:47:39 Tom: yeah
08:48:14 Michael: i think i'd read that the only active trophy that's older in N.America is the America's Cup for sailing
08:48:19 Tom: so my question is this...
08:48:25 Tom: these guys have huge parties
08:48:40 Tom: and fill the cup with beer or whatever there bevg, of choice is
08:48:58 Tom: do you suppose after a bit of partying the let there friends touch or drink out of the cup?
08:49:39 Michael: supposedly the only hockey players who are allowed to touch it are the ones who have their names on it
08:49:45 Michael: don't know about non-players
08:50:03 Michael: i would think you could let your kids at it or something
08:50:17 Tom: thats what i mean.. if you dream of holding the cup.. all you really have to do is be friends with a good player
08:50:30 Tom: screw all that hard work
08:50:35 Michael: if you're not a player yourself, yes
08:50:44 Michael: if you are, i think it's one of the "unwritten rules"
08:50:50 Michael: that you don't get to touch it til you win it
08:51:47 Tom: ah
08:52:31 Michael: i'm not familiar with the ettiquette of pro hockey players, though
08:52:35 Michael: so i might be wrong
08:55:32 Michael: the off-season NFL team reports are starting, i see
08:56:02 Michael: i'm such a geek for that. this is where spring training boy makes fun of me
08:57:01 Tom: yes
08:57:20 Tom: i would argue that ST is one month long.. tthen the season..
08:57:30 Tom: foot bal has like TEN off season camps
08:57:36 Tom: kind of anti climatic
08:57:40 Michael: true
08:57:46 Michael: well, the climax is the season starting
08:57:59 Michael: til then, all is speculation, just like ST

ok, here is the plan. Job and i have fairly regular 'discussions' on all things sports related. we have decided to post these commnets to this blog for all those interested in reading them.. each day we will pick a topic and discuss it and if we tangent then well so what.. its our blog and we're gonna do what we want.

I'll try and introduce each discussion wtih a little bit of knowledge on the topic.. but dont hold your breath.. who knows. this may work great.. and it may not.. you never know..

so stay tuned for our first discussion...

TK

sometimes i amaze myself.

Seriously.

I have a shit-pot of work that i HAVE to get done soon and yet here i am posting to my blog. i have no discipline. Exhibit A of that is the fact that i hanvt posted here since i left for x-mas. GUH. i just cant seem to get up the energy to write. In fact i have no energy to do anything that i'm actually getting PAID to do. Instead i sit at my computer FAKING work and surfing the internet.. which in reality is probably more stressful than the actual work.

And now i have pissed away a 3 week deadline into a 4 day one. And one of those days is full of meetings and the other is off to the dr in the afternoon with my wife.

Man am i screwed.

I should really work. i think i need some sort of mini-demon to sit on my shoulder and crack a whip. seriously. i dont want a friend or a co-worker to get me focused because irrationally i will just be pissed as hell at them. I need some head-spinning pea-soup-puking demon sitting on my shoulder screaming "YOU WILL BURN IF YOU DO NOT WORK!!!" i think that's what i need. Yeah. i wonder if Opra is available......

plus messneger is the devil i've decided. every time i resolve to begin work (yeah right) i either (A) get an idea i need to messenger to my buddy, or (B) he messengers me with something.. GUH.

PLUS, i have a serious problem with buying shit. i mean, i need help. I buy gadgets like a junkie buys heroine. I even try to hide it from my wife.. apparently i'm never satisfied with what i have, i need the next biggest newest gadget. I mean, seriously, is it bad when you lie in bed and the only thing you can think of is what you are going to do with the new toy once you get it? and then when you do your already looking ahead. Thank god this doesnt apply to my relationships, just toys. but man.. is there a wing in the Betty Ford Clinic for Gadget Junkies?

ok. Because i've been lazy and not posted anything in 2.5 weeks a brief (really brief) recap of those said weeks.

1. saw LOTR:ROTK - two words... KICK ...ASS! this movie rocked so hard. I do not have the time nor the energy to go into detail about how much i loved this movie.. check out Job's blog to see what he thought of it, then just insert my name instead of his..

2. Christmas rocked. My wife is way too good to me. It amazes me sometimes how much she puts up with about me. I mean, read above.. but somehow she manages to day after day and still have a smile. THis year she not only gets me the DVD BBurner i wanted (lets be honest, i KNEW i was gonna get one.. 364 days of begging gets you that) BUT the one she GOT keeps amazing me every day.. this thing BURNS baby. . and the time and energy she put in to find a good one is a better gift than the actual burner... i mean.. she had pages and pages of RESEARCH!

3. Work sucks again. The CEO has returned from his 2 week vacation and the stress level in the office has doubled once again. Every time i think i need to begin looking for a job i think about the past couple days of not doing much and the complacency factor kicks in.. Which in reality shoul dbe all the more reason to go looking.. I obviously need a challenge.. but i lack the direction and fear the unknown..

4. It's figgin cold. minus -4 yesterday. GUH i HATE cold and snow and cold ...i cant wait for spring...

5. I read Micahel Crichtons' 'PREY' on my palm pilot (another Toy i know) ..it's afantastic read. I highly reccomend it.

6. The Broncos - guh. Let me get some vasaline for my ass. that one hurt. i completly blame the coaching staff.. they just did NOT show up to play sunday.

ok.. that's my two weeks in a nutshell.. Now i really need to get to work. seriously.. this is for real.

ok in a sec. the only motivation i have come up with for continuing to drive myself forward through this insane mental block is a sonogram pic of my unborn child.. Hopefully it will keep me focused on why i go to work every day....

I probably wont be posting here for the next couple days (er week) because i will be visiting the fam in Denver (er Ft. Collins) I do intend to have quite the recap when i get back, and perhaps even a post mid week from Colorado about LOTR:ROTK (fucking Job is gonna see it before me.. Even after he screw jobed me so i didnt get to see it wednesday....) Anywho.. have a wonderful holiday any of you who actually stumble across this posting!

Things are crazy here at work. Basically they have a CEO, a Sales VP who are buddies and co investors in the company. and they want to take the company in a different direction. A different direction than what the CTO who helped re-build this company is involved with. And instead of just buying him out they are doing it the dirty way. The same way we got rid of the LAST cto. by going behind his back and removing every shred of responsiblity. The problem is they are doing it like we're not supposed to notice. they keep putting a smiley face on the whole thing. being a little peeon sucks. it's gottent o the point where i dont know if i will be employed next year. Well, i htink i will, but i dont know if i would want to be employed here. I really hate the ceo. rich prick.

2 days to denver. Thank god.

For anybody who knows me and talks sci-fi this is a no brainer. Still, this has to be the best show ever to get skull-rammed by poor ratings. I dont have enough room to go into everything as to why this show is cool, so you have to take my word for it. The funny thing is i hadnt even really paid attention to this show until January of this year.. Since then thanks to repeats and the wonders of ReplayTV i have seen every single episode boefore is was canceled. 2003 has been "The Year Of Farscape" for me. And Now it's comming back! YE HA! ok.. i'll stop rambling about that.

Cubs news-
Teh cubs traded for lightweight Michael Barret to play catcher. And by lightweight i mean I could outhit him. he had a .208 avg last year. Granted he was injured for most of it but still. For some Reason Jim Hendry has been jonseing for this guy for quite some time. The only thing i can think of is that he sees something in him that the stats arnt showing. He is only 27 so maybe this will be a breakout season for him and we could actually have a decent catcher behidn the dish for a few years.. soemthing we havnt had for a long time. (BA not withstanding the catcher position is turning into quite the revolving door.) I'll reserve judgment on this trade unitl oh say May. If he still sucks then i will have a good long tirade ready to go.

downloaded another editor.. checking out it's features.. nothing to see here.. move along move along....

I dont want to use it.. they annoy me. and take to long. agian... this is me, bad spelling and all so poeple will just have to accept that one of the greatest minds ever to come out of sioux falls sd cant type for shit.

Ok.. 1st rule of this blog is.. no comments on the spelling! i gernerally think faster than i type and in order for my poor fingers to keep up i sometimes screw up spelling an grammar.. deal with it.. if it annoys you that much then go read Webster's F'n Blog cause it aint gonna change..

Now, as to the subject of this blog.. well i have no idea. mainly just ramblings of yours truly as i try to unwrap the mysteries of the universe.

Acutally not really. My main thrust (huh. huh. huh..'thrust') is to continue blogging as long as my compatriot in arms 'job' blogs. The deal is i blog, he blogs, and we each read each others.. that way we know at least ONE person is reading this crap.

So on with the show! and tune in later today for more rambling thougths....

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