Tip Drill

A recent graduate of Georgia Tech decided to celebrate his new alumni status.  So he, and I'm assuming friends, did what many coming of age men might do when it's time to celebrate, they went to a strip club. 

At the end of the night, the graduate had run up a $53,000 tab.  Now daddy wants to sue to get some money back.  He claims there are fraudulent charges and only the first credit card signature matches his son's signature.  Never mind that some receipts are initialed as a means of itemizing.  I know strip clubs are far from the moral high ground, but do we really think strippers and bartenders are going to take the time to fraudulently itemize receipts to get this kid's loot? 

That's why you only go to strip clubs with the exact amount of cash that you want to spend....no more, no less....

And after re-reading the article, I noticed that it's the guy's father that is pursuing criminal charges.  The article says over and over the father says this and the father says that...has the father asked the son what exactly he spent?

The Little Things

I got home last night, slightly disappointed because of the game, and fearing that Mrs. Xpinionated was gonna be upset at me for taking to long returning home.  I put on some Buju Banton on the ride home and sang my heart out.  As I get out of the car, I hear Mrs. Xpinionated and lil Mr. Xpinionated. 

Uh oh, lil Mr. Xpinionated had been fussy all weekend from his teething and flu shot.  Fussy is an understatement, the boy had been bipolar, from laughing and cooing to straight throwing a fit like we left him with Michael Jackson and R.Kelly for a weekend getaway.

But to my surprise, they were playing and laughing.  I walked just inside the door and just watched for a few moments....taking it in.  Suddenly, the horrible game, or games including Thursday night's events, were wiped away.  The house smelled of Sunday dinner, my wife and kid were having a blast and I got home in time to see it and enjoy it.

My heart put two hands in the air like lil man does when you say 'YEAAAAAAA'

Pats are classless

It's called pro football.  For the New England area, the 'pro' is short for professional as in professionalism.  Something the Pats haven't showed.....

Running up the score is an iffy situation.  As a coach, you don't tell your team to stop playing when you're up 38 - 0 in the fourth quarter.   As a coach, though, you also don't call bombs and go for it on fourth down....twice....when a field goal is a chip shot.   Unless you're Bill Belidick.  Whatever chip is on his shoulder will come back to his team, whether it's an injury or an opposing coach running the score up.  But it will happen,  and I pray that there are Pats fans around me when it does.

Oh, and according to ESPN, the Redskins headsets malfunctioned as well...odd that would happen against a team that has already been caught cheating dontcha think?

As far as everybody else's golden boy Tom Brady is concerned, I would love to see how many of his touchdown passes this season have come long after the game is decided....there's an asterisk worth adding to any records accumulated by him this year.

Pats are classless

It's called pro football.  For the New England area, the 'pro' is short for professional as in professionalism.  Something the Pats haven't showed.....

Running up the score is an iffy situation.  As a coach, you don't tell your team to stop playing when you're up 38 - 0 in the fourth quarter.   As a coach, though, you also don't call bombs and go for it on fourth down....twice....when a field goal is a chip shot.   Unless you're Bill Belidick.  Whatever chip is on his shoulder will come back to his team, whether it's an injury or an opposing coach running the score up.  But it will happen,  and I pray that there are Pats fans around me when it does.

Oh, and according to ESPN, the Redskins headsets malfunctioned as well...odd that would happen against a team that has already been caught cheating dontcha think?

As far as everybody else's golden boy Tom Brady is concerned, I would love to see how many of his touchdown passes this season have come long after the game is decided....there's an asterisk worth adding to any records accumulated by him this year.

Tidbits of the moment

You ever feel like no matter what you do you're wrong?  Or that you just will not be able to make some folks happy?

Disclaimer from the new popular Alli weight loss system based on not following the six guidelines of the system:  gas with oily discharge.  It's a very nice way of saying if you don't follow the rules you may shit yourself.

I truly believe that it is no longer a man's world as James Brown used to screech.

I loathe the ciy of Boston right now.  Yes, because of the Pats, the Red Sox,  and to a much lesser degree BC.

It's amazing how much a shorter commute can change your frame of mind.

Why is retirement so far away?

It Hurts

It hurts to be so close.  It hurts to know you were the better team but not the winner.  It hurts to not have something or someone to blame.

For 56 minutes, Virginia Tech manhandled Boston College.  Completely owned them.  Unfortunately, the games last 60 minutes.  Two touchdowns in the last three minutes of the game sealed the deal for the 'officially' overrated Boston College Eagles.

All is not lost but right now it hurts.  I don't want to watch football, don't want to talk to anybody....

A Rose is still a Rose

Or hydrangea, whatever.  A bride in New York is suing her florist because the colors she thought she was getting for her ever important day were not the color she desired.  Apparently she wanted rust and got pastel.  Now she believes the florist owes her 400,000 dolares for 27,000 dolares worth of flowers.  Nearly 16 times the value!  

Let's take a step back.  First and foremost, she should be punished for spending 27 grand on flowers.  Don't care what the occasion is, that's preposterous.  Second, I noticed how the article said the bride was suing, not the couple.  Ol' boy is probably like a lot of grooms out there.  He's thinking 'Honey, they're just flowers...'  Lastly, I can't imagine 27 grand worth of flowers were delivered 'just in time' for the nuptials.  Did she not take the time to verify the color of the flowers before her big day?

And I think lawsuits should be itemized.  Tell the court and the public exactly how you were hurt by flower color discrepancy (never thought I'd type those words) to the tune of 400 grand? 

Says it all

Packers 17, Redskins 14

Santana Moss did as much to cost his team this game as one player can do without sparking an investigation by the gaming commission. He dropped every pass thrown in his direction, including one that he batted into the air for an interception. Then he fumbled on an end-around, generously providing Charles Woodson with the only TD of the second half. Still, the Skins had a chance to win until they went with their standard, game-losing play: Ladell Betts running left on 4th-and-1 for no gain.

The real war

You're seeing the blood of two Iraqi Christian women slain allegedly by private security firm Blackwater.  As the link indicates, these firm has had its fair share of incidences...Oh by the way, one of the women slain was a mother of three daughters.

Drought in Ga? I'm still washing my car

Georgia is in a drought.  One of the worse droughts in recent history.  I've done my part, partly out of laziness, in that I've washed my car twice this summer (if you know me and my car you know that hurts) and I've watered my grass exactly zero times.  

What does Coca Cola and Stone Mountain do to show their doing their part during some of the harshest water restrictions ever laid down in Georgia?  They will use 38 gallons of water a minute for 12 - 18 hours a day for the next month as they make snow, yes snow, for Coca Cola's Snow Mountain event in November.  1.2 million gallons of water for making snow....in Atlanta, Ga.....in 80 degree heat.....for entertainment purposes.

Their rationale?  The number of gallons they are using is but a fraction of what the golf courses in Atlanta are using.  So if I steal but a fraction of what a bank robber steals, it's all good?  Not to mention, many of the golf courses supply their own water and are not taking from the ever diminishing supply of drinking water. 

I may actually have to ban coke products now.  Wait, I'm a Pepsi drinker anyway and I banned Stone Mountain years ago after that July 4th fiasco.  I guess I can do my part to spread the word....and no, I will not wash my car in protest....but I should!

First Big ACC Test

Clemson and the Hokies are set to battle Saturday evening.  The second trip to a 'Death Valley' stadium this season and the first one was depressing to say the least. 

I believe the Hokies can win this game.  If for no other reason than our defense.  With that said, at some point the offense has to get going.  And that point is this weekend.  It seems as if we are one catch here, or one block there from breaking games open but then we stall. 

Tyrod Taylor has shown some indecision between running and passing and has missed some passes but that's to be expected with a true frosh qb.  The more alarming and disappointing play has been with the rushing game.  With a true freshman qb, a solid and consistent run game takes so much pressure of the quarterback.  We haven't had that.  Branden Ore has not had the stellar year that made him all ACC.  The offensive line isn't holding thier blocks, or even getting to them in some cases.  The quarterback has the longest rush of the season I believe at 20 yards.  This from a Va Tech Virginia Tech team (the media guide insists that we be referred to as Virginia Tech)???

I'll put it like this, despite the embarassing defeat to LSU, with the past weekend of upsets, the National Championship is indeed still up for grabs.  The Hokies win out their season and they can have a their hands in the fray. . . . .

Smart People Go Crazy

Have you ever noticed historically how many smart people go crazy?  Maybe not clinically crazy but they seem a bit off most of the time.  For awhile, I thought that their smartness was at the expense of social skills.....alas for the first time in history I may be wrong.  Although by knowing I'm wrong, I'm still right.  In any case, I figured out that with so many dumbasses in the world, smart people can't help but go crazy!  Think how often you've watched somebody do something stupid and been at your wit's end trying to figure out the whys for stupidity.  Well imagine, just imagine, if you were smarter than 99% of the population!  Everybody is doing stupid, and you've lost the patience and brain capacity to deal with it (after all your capacity is full of smart people stuff).  There's only one way for your mind to go....crazy, off in your own smart world where there's a stupid force field which allows you to defend yourself from the evils of stupiditydom. 

A Sad Sign -- Intended Pun

The city of Duluth, Ga is considering an ordinance to include English signs along with foreign language signs for foreign businesses.  The sad part is that it has gotten to the point where emergency personnel may respond to a situation and have no idea what type of business they are dealing with.  You would think the issue would be the other way around, adding foreign languages to signs for immigrants so they would have an easier time of it.....