Home Field Throughout

With last night's late rally win, and the Indians loss to the Royals, the Red Sox have clinched home field advantage through all playoff rounds they are in. Here's hoping to seeing the world series come to the Fens.

First AL East Championship

Congrats to the BoSox for winning the AL East for the first time in 12 years. Anything less than a World Series birth, will make this moot, however. WORLD SERIES or BUST!!!!

I heart Bonnie

FINALLY! Someone is giving Bonnie Hunt her own daytime talk show. I abhor daytime tv. However, I love the funny Bonnie Hunt, she's a total cougar just for her humor. I hope her show doesn't turn fugly, and I hope she does reasonable stuff. I'm sure she'll be "directed" to do some of the typical bullshit things, and frankly while I'm glad for Bonnie, she strikes me more as a morning show. So, I hope they give her a great slot like just after that wretched show "Today."

In any case, you go girl! Kick some ass, Bonnie! Good Luck!

Women - get with the program will ya?

I ask this question for what is, currently, 3 reasons (I'm sure there will be infinite more):

1. If you are blessed with some assets, and even if your not as blessed with some assets, and you wear a shirt that is cut so a dude can see half your cleavage...don't get bitchy, or don't give me a dirty look. You're the one putting it out there. Same goes for your lovely ass and lower back. If you don't want me checking out your lower back, wear something that covers it when your bending down to tie your freakin' shoes.

2. I speak to the big people with love, I really do. I've got no problem with you choosing (because most of you, I realize, don't really "chose") to be big, despite the amount of money I am shelling out for health care. HOWEVER, wear something reasonable. Seriously. There is nothing more heinous than a big ol' woman who clearly squeezes herself into a pair of pants. And when I say 'clearly,' I'm talking about pants that not only hug your butt crack so tight I could probably see your next bowel movement, but it's even worse when you see the front end, and it's as if that butt crack continues on the other side. 'Nough said...*shudders*

3. My slow ass has recently been aware to the fact of colors. Just like the color of your kitchen floor can make your kitchen look bigger, so can wearing a lighter colored top when you usually wear dark. Love seeing new perspectives on women I find attractive. So, just be aware, k?

Gammons, oy.

Peter says some of the most moronic things at times, trying to be all things to all people on ESPN (read: trying to kiss as much ass as possible).

Bonds

Barry Bonds played his last game in San Francisco tonight. If only it was his last game in MLB. The fraud, the asshole needs to go and he needs to go now. It's not because he's black, it's not because he's truculent with the media...we and you should hate him because the preponderance of evidence shows that Barry treated every single person he came across in his life, like shit. He's a colossal jackass, who was coddled for too long, and protected by his father's shadow. He grew to believe he was bigger than the game, which is our fault for letting him make that mistake. But, we are not at fault for him being a jerk, and ass.

Face it Barry: You told the grand jury that you did do the cream and the clear, and you took what you believed was flax-seed oil, which is such a sham it's not even funny. You were a great baseball player, who couldn't stand not being the big shit, so you took a Hall of Fame career and tainted it with massive amounts of steroids. When you turn 60 and they wheel your fat ass out in a wheelchair because all the HGH you took turned your legs to shit, and you can walk...look for me in the stands. I'll be the asshole standing up applauding you not because of your "accomplishments," but because you deserve to not be able to walk. In fact, you deserve to die within 5 years after you retire. Go fuck yourself, you useless, fuckwit.

Bertrand

"The trouble with the world is the stupid are cock-sure, and the intelligent full of doubt." -Bertrand Russell

One of many quotes I have seen/read that can tell a bit about me, considering I like it. Despite my big mouth, I do have tremendous doubt. Mostly, those doubts are in myself, my ability to be a Special Educator who is actually helping his students, but there are large other doubts as well. However, the teaching one is the only one that I spend a great deal of time overly concerned about.

This quote is about the absolutely moronic Xtians who believe as if it's impossible "He" does not exist. More on why i think their beliefs are faulty as we move along the gravy train. I don't believe there is a "He" or a "She." But, if there is, I will bitch-slap that mo-fo if I get the chance, for a plethora of reasons.

Rex, Rex, Rex

As a Bears fan, I was willing to cut you some slack. But, you have not shown enough growth for me, you're out for good. Griese blows chunkage, ask the Broncos, but he will be serviceable. How, I wish the Bears had made a play for David Carr or Matt Schaub.

If you know anything, Carr looked horrible every year he was QB-ing for the Texans, but he had virtually no offensive line. The line of scrimmage the most overlooked part of football that has the most important correlation with winning. A great Hall of Fame QB with no offensive line, he looks like he sucks hardcore. Carr had no offensive line, and I think he could have been good if he was in the right system and had an o-line.

No matter what, as a Bears fan, despite getting to the Superbowl last season, I was flabbergasted that the Bears didn't get someone beyond Rex, Griese, and Orton. Neither one of those are sexy. The other two have been covered, but as a Purdue Alum, Orton had a lot to work with at Purdue and he didn't show the ability to play well in big games. He will never be an NFL QB, as he showed in his several regular season stints last year for the Bears.

To be a quality QB in the NFL, you have to have great intangibles, and one other thing: No, not a rocket for an arm as some would have you believe, you must have height. Height allows one to throw over the line of scrimmage, not look for lanes to throw through. Good luck Rex, but get out!

Fundamentals-squared

Another thing about me with the whole "devil's argument" complex of sorts...if you knew my medical history/situation you would see that if I wasn't in such a mode to go against what the "norm" is, I wouldn't have made it this far. In my young life, my body and soul battled with health concerns like a mo-fo. I would not be here without that attitude that challenges virtually everything, and says "F-it" more than one should quite possibly admit.

For the record, I got like 2 winks, if I'm lucky. I don't recall falling asleep though, so I'm being generous with the 2 winks.

The mental machinations that made me do this...

This thought at 1am in the freakin' morning, when I am getting up for work @ 5:30am, made me get up and do this, just to shut my mind the fuck up:

I just realized a fundamental thing about myself and my childhood which explains why I am such a loner/introvert, and have virtually always been. Beyond the fact that I was often left to play alone, keep myself entertained, this may be yet another reason why I have never had many friends. A explanation that goes beyond the idea that I abhor people whining about their crap in general, or talking about their great aunt sally who is doing yadda, yadda, yadda. Bores me to freaking tears (kudos: Mike Felger). I have always been told that not only AM I different, but that it's NORMAL and OKAY to be different. Thus, I have always taken the different path, chosen to be myself rather than follow the crowd kind of guy. I never thought things that kids my age thought were "cool," actually were "cool." I behave differently than most people because I was told it was okay to do so. And as much as Americans/parents tell their children in rough times that it's "okay" to be different, the real, unvarnished truth is that American's, by and large, LOATHE to be different. I am starting to see this in my position as a Special Educator. Parents have openly complained, and some teachers have commented to me, that they don't want my students to appear to be doing/getting different homework than their general education students. All the while treating kids as if they are clueless morons. Clearly, they are not brilliant creatures, but they are usually not so blindly stupid as to not know that they are struggling. Here's the rub: What they often don't know is the most important aspect, the how and/or why. Moreover, what steps could they take, to self-empower themselves (yes, even in the first grade) to improve the effectiveness of their education. Others may indeed be so clueless that they don't get they are behind the curve, and thus think everything is hunky-dory until they hit middle school and are suddenly smacked in the face with not only adolescent hormones, but the sudden realization they are not as smart as they thought they were.

I think parents need to move on to acceptance sooner, and we as a school system need to foster this change. For the research shows that the sooner the intervention, the greater the likelihood of long-term success. I'd rather bruise the ego of a freaking 2nd grader by showing them exactly how they are struggling and telling them that they are indeed different, than protecting that bullshit bubble of comfort their parents would love to keep around them, only to have it burst at the worst possible time. My hands are tied until administrators come on board, as I would most assuredly get sued by some parent when their child came home and dare declared that they are different and are struggling.

But, it's not my place you say? Fuck you! I'm the professional here (the curse notwithstanding), and I know what is best for your child in this realm, and it's not pretending there is nothing wrong. Moreover, you expect me to teach your snot-nosed kid, while reinforcing bad behavior at home. So, who's really the problem here? I don't have a bad attitude towards your kid, I love your kid, I just don't like you.

Let me be clear: I personally don't remember the names or faces of any students who were more than likely taken to the resource room during my elementary education years. Heck there was even a grade between kindergarten and first grade they called "Reading Readiness" at my school, and I remember there were kids held back to getting to first grade for the year, but if my life depended on it, I couldn't name a single one.

So, could we please go back to celebrating individualism for real again: Not this phony individualism, so long as you fit within 2-3 cookie-cutter molds our society wants to put us in?

Well, if you were reading and paying attention this gave you some clues as to who/what/where I am/be. Take notes, the test will come later, and per my prerogative, my preference, it will not be multiple choice, it will be short essay, consisting of at least 10 questions. Yes, a 10 hour test...deal with it sucker.

Why?

Easy: I have a big mouth, lots to say. Thought about re-trying this for a while. The signs were there (eg: ridiculously long IM away messages). Will post more later on who/what I am and who/what this blog will be about.

Try Numero Doce

Here goes. My second faulty attempt at a blog. Shit, forgot to be upbeat on the first post. We're all doomed.