Ramble On, Mister........

Well, the Oscars have come and gone. A few surprises (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM - 3 OSCARS - REALLY?!?!?!?!?!), David Bowie wins, and in the most wonderful moment of the show, Jon Stewart lets Best Song co-winner Marketa Irglova come out after a commercial break and give HER Oscar speech because the other co-winner Glen Hansard apparently took the 30 seconds to thank folks. Classy Jon, very classy. And I think he did a good job. At 3 hours and 15ish minutes, it still felt like a marathon. I got 14 right and won.....the slight admiration of the people in the room. But they had been drinking. A LOT. But I'll still brag a bit.

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If someone can give me a GOOD reason why I shouldn't want to bitch slap Ralph Nader for entering the Presidential Race NOW, please tell me.

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Tight ends, wide receivers, touch downs........football is so gay.



Have a blessed Ram It Day!

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Ramble, Bitch.....RAMBLE

When I first heard about this story, I kept thinking "are we going to have to send a spaceship manned with Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis up to save the day????".....

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Sundays are officially weigh in days. Forgot to mention I lost 2 more pounds....that's 7 so far......and the Girl Scout Cookies JUST arrived....DAMMIT.

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Mike Gravel (D-Who?) and Ron Paul (R-CRAZY) are STILL in the race for President? REALLY? Well, I guess the keep the "Crazy Ross Perot" feel alive..............

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Winter can kiss my ass. Seriously. It needs to fuck off RIGHT NOW!

I Feel Old.....

This is one of those songs that has so many memories attached to it, it's amazing.

Some may wish it was a better song. Not me. I love it.

And here I go on a memory flashback.......





....carry on......

I Know Which One I Pick

Damn, I love this song. And which video do you like?

Concept:



or

Eye Candy:



.....you decide........ ;)

The Old Man Rambles Again.....

There is one guy at work I love to rib. The other day, we were wearing the same outfit (Black Pants and the long sleeved blue office shirt). As I was standing up front talking to his boss, he passed me and I said:

"Craig, the next time I roll over and tell you THIS is what I'm wearing to work, you need to wear something else."

Craig's boss laughed her ass off. Craig did too and turned a lovely shade of red. The rest of the day, he informed me I "got him good".

I've always wanted to say that. I can now scratch that off the list.......

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Sometimes, we will get a call or a simple note from the family of one of our subscribers. They will inform us the subscriber has passed and could we cancel the subscription. I always feel bad (especially when the call, then I hang up and think we have GOT to stop sending the magazine to the dead. But yesterday, not only did I get a simple note, I got the funeral home card and a copy of the obituary. I'm sorry for the loss, but come ON, that was a bit of overkill, no?

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Some things cannot be repaired and trying seems to make it worse...and it sucks.

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ANOTHER campus shooting, this one right here. I cannot wrap my mind around why this happened. This is why I hate people.

My prayers are with the families of the victims and those injured.

All I Can Say Is............

.....HAPPY BLACK THURSDAY, EVERYONE!!!!

OBSESSIONS

Me and my obsessions as of right now........

THE SCI FI CHANNEL. I will watch anything on that goddamned channel. The cheesier, the better. I am patiently waiting for the CLOVERFIELD ripoff to be made......

CORBIN FISHER. Um, this could be one reason I don't have a social life and never want to leave the apartment. ;)

COUNTING CALORIES. For a week, I counted everything I ate and drank that had a calorie in it. I also set a calorie limit for the day and hit the gym 5 times. I lost 5 pounds.

ANNIE LENNOX - SONGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION Lord, do I love this woman. And Holy Cow, do I love this album. Since receiving it over Xmas, I must have listened to it at least 2-3 times a week.

What does this all mean? Who knows. Do you care? Just smile and nod yes..... ;)

Stay warm..................

Hope You Find Your Bigger Boat........

Ah, damn.......Roy Scheider is dead.

JAWS made me love the guy - and kept me out of the ocean. ALL THAT JAZZ made me love him more - and made me fear Ann Reinking juuuuuust a little.

R.I.P.

The Old Man Rambles......

1 - Sci Fi Channel was advertising in heavy rotation this weekend their newest offering. It is called BONE EATERS. I think I have rented this movie.......

2 - Woolworth's in England is in the dog house. Seems they named a line of childrens' mattresses THE LOLITA LINE.

3 - I think I am the only one in the office who didn't watch more than 5 minutes of the Super Bowl. I didn't care. At all. Tom Petty was good though......but I don't count the Half Time show as the Super Bowl because it is entertaining.

4 - Apparently, I should NEVER set a scenario in my head to how an evening might go with a boy/man. You assume that someone is only slightly intelligent and that if you hang out, there is every possibility of a heavy make-out session. Then you start talking to each other and realize that this someone has a fantastic history and is MUCH deeper than you ever imagined - or worse - gave them credit for. And it breaks your heart that you are shallow and shakes you into thinking about yourself. It's unexpected, it's surprising, and in some way, it's quite wonderful.

January FYYFFie

So, I wanted to continue to do this, but cut back to a monthly honoree.

There were lots of choices in January. This is what ticked me off the most:

JANUARY'S FYYFFIE WINNER:




JOHN GIBSON


(summary, from GLAAD and the rest from my buddy Kevin):

"In the wake of Heath Ledger's death, people around the world are mourning the gifted actor's passing and are expressing their appreciation for how he changed hearts and minds with his Oscar-nominated role as a gay cowboy in 2005's Brokeback Mountain.

In a stark and disturbing contrast, Fox News Radio host John Gibson cruelly mocked Ledger's death and his role in Brokeback Mountain during his Jan. 22 John Gibson Show radio broadcast. During the show, Gibson played an audio clip from the film of Jake Gyllenhaal's character, Jack, telling Ennis (played by Ledger), "I wish I knew how to quit you." Gibson then coldly quipped, "Well, he found out how to quit you." Then, after playing another audio clip from the movie of Ledger's character saying, "We're dead," Gibson mockingly said, "We're dead" and played the clip again."

Everybody's pissed. GLAAD's pissed. Keith Olbermann's pissed.



Perez Hilton's pissed. I'm pissed."

Kevin then goes on to give a list of emails of the upper ups at Fox. And here they are (just in case you STILL want to vent your anger):

roger.ailes@foxnews.com
mitch.davis@foxnews.com
robert.finnerty@foxnews.com
irena.briganti@foxnews.com
suzanne.scott@foxnews.com

Is it more personal because I thought Ledger was excellent in a movie that touched me? You bet.

I wish he had been fired. But then he went and did this:




Sorry Ledger is dead - good.
Non-apology apology (IF you were offended, sorry) - bad.

I'm still giving him the award.