Football Time

I haven't been able to post for a few days because I've been very busy at work and I cannot get on the PC at home. My kids are addicted to a game called runescape. They take turns and stay on the computer until it's time to go to bed. Well enough of that, let's talk football. The big story here at Tennessee is the resignation of Randy Sanders. He will be stepping down as offensive coordinator, but will remain the quarterbacks coach. I think a change needs to be made at the top. Why is it that everytime UT wins, everyone says what a great coaching job Fulmer did, and when they lose, they say that Sanders did a bad coaching job. Isn't Fulmer the big kahuna? Apparently he is the big kahuna only when we win.

One more college football note, Notre Dame gave their coach, Charlie Weis, a 10-year extension after coaching ND for 7 games and a 5 and 2 record. Three years ago, Ty Willingham won his first 8 games to start the year and they believed he was the savior of Notre Dame. Mr. Willingham was fired after only 3 seasons at Notre Dame. Why wasn't Ty given a 10-year extension when he started his Notre Dame coaching career winning the first 8 games of the year and bringing a great deal of excitement to the program. I'll tell ya why,: Ty Willingham is black and Charlie Weis is white.

Gotta go, big bad boss lady is lurking.

Tom Delay

Never, in the history of Man, has a person looked happier in their mug shot than Tom Delay. Perhaps if I was a Republican and didn't actually have to work for my money I would be happy to pose for a mug shot too. It would be such a treat for me to do a little conspiracy and money laundering, though I don't think I would be as lucky as Mr. Delay. If this was happening to yours truly, Mr. BennyHill, I would be locked up right now and walking around smoking my Marlboros and worried about becoming someone's girlfriend. Well, maybe not too worried. Gotta go for now, more when the boss lady leaves for the day.

My Miserable Existence

OK, here's the latest in my sorry life. I was having a pleasant conversation with a fellow employee today and they told me that they were interviewing 4 finalists for a job today. The person that told me had no knowledge that I had applied for the position. It would have been nice to have received at least a thanks, but no thanks letter. These people tell me I mean so much to them, but they sure have a strange way of showing it. So to review, I can't get a job at a financial institution because of my credit and I can't move up at my present position because I mean too much to the company at my present position. ????? Somebody, Please!! Explain.

Benny Hill

BTW, my nickname in high school was Benny Hill, after the British comedian who was very popular in the mid 80's. I've really gotten away from being called Benny, but I still like to hear it. Maybe I should start having everyone call me Benny. Or just call me by the whole name of Benny Hill. Yeah that's it.

My World of Pain

So my toe is hurting and I go tell my good buddy Ashby about it. It's the toe on my right foot, the toe that is right next to the little toe. I SMASHED it into a chair about a week ago. It's all blue and hurtin' pretty bad when I walk, but I go on. I started thinking though, if I was a professional athlete (football or baseball), I would probably be out of action for up to a month. I guess from what I have read that I have turf-toe. I will be going on the injured reserve, at least for 2 - 3 weeks, oh wait, I live in the real world. I can't take any time off ---- I don't get paid if I don't work. This is one crazy country. But don't get me wrong, I love it.

Last night

Last night after a couple of episodes of CSI, Zack and I go lay down in my bed and decide to watch a couple episodes of M*A*S*H. We watched 2 from season 6 and then I realized that season 9 is coming out in less than 2 months. I better start saving the $30 or $40 for the DVD's. I sure will miss Radar though not as bad as some people on the internet. I lurk on the web for different websites devoted to M*A*S*H and have found that people don't think the show was as good once Gary Burghoff left. I personally, don't think Burghoff was that great of an actor. The same goes for Mike Farrell, who is more suited for drama instead of comedy.

So this morning bus #2119 was not sitting in front of the apartments waiting on the little girl. I have seen this bus before and have actually drove down another way so as not to have to wait. Thinking about sitting there yesterday still ticks me off. Why is it that I never complain about events in my life until it's too late?

Let's talk about the wife losing the job. I want so bad to send an email to her superiors and question their motives in cutting her position. I know I can't because she is trying to get another position here at the University, so I don't want to make waves. These are some high ranking people, but I feel like the only thing they are concerned about it making themselves look good and if they can cut 1 position, well, that just looks better for them on the bottom line.

This university brings in more and more students and then cuts jobs and give barely a few cents in a so-called "raise". When the big shots talk, all they talk about is remembering that the students and faculty come first and we want what is best for both. When the students talk they want what is best for students and faculty. No one ever mentions the staff who do all the "dirty jobs". But the staff are the first ones blamed when something is not to the students liking. I better just leave it at that because I still need a job and insurance, since the wife is losing her job.

New Work Study

So I have a new work study with me today. A work study for those who don't work at a University is sort of like an intern. Yeah that's it, I've got my own intern. Kevin the intern is a seemingly nice likeable guy, who is sitting in front of a PC surfing the internet and getting paid for it. Man these students around here have it made, now that I think about that last statement, let me hop in the ole time machine and let's go back to about 84 and do the whole college thing over. I think after 20 years that I am better prepared for it now. I didn't have a counselor or advisor tell me about all these loans or scholarships that are available. I figured since my parents were lower-middle class that we made too much money to get any kind of help. Boy was that wrong, or stupid, whichever way you want to look at it.

Better go for now, the boss lady is due back from her afternoon walk at anytime. Yo intern, go get me a diet vanilla coke.

Frank Murphy

Frank Murphy is a radio host on Star 102.1 here in Knoxville. This morning on the way to work they are asking him questions about CSI, so a young lady on the phone can win prizes. Frank is supposed to be a TV guru, a TV God. He is supposed to know all about TV, past or present. He missed a question and the woman didn't win anything. I would challenge the great Murphy to a trivia contest anytime, anywhere. I know my TV, sports, and entertainment. I have had so many people tell me, "why don't you go on a game show and win some prizes"? The reason is, -- I don't live in LA or NYC and I don't have the means to get there. Let's just say, I know my trivia. One more thing though, I will give Frank his props, I thought Warrick went to WLVU instead of UNLV. WLVU is the fictional university that CSI uses all the time.

Short Bus

So I drop the kids off at school and I turn down a little side road to get back to Cedar Lane and right at the end of the road is a short bus with it's stop sign/light out. So I wait on bus 2119 for a few minutes and then a blonde gets out of the bus and walks up to these apartments. She goes to the last one and waits while a small child comes out and they walk back to the bus. They sit there for a couple more minutes and then finally drive off. What the hell was that about?

Damn

I am so damned bored. I am so bored that I started not to use the word damned to describe it. I started to say that I was so f-ing bored, but that would not be appropriate. The kids are gone to Dollywood with my parents, the wife is gone on a scrapbooking weekend up in the mountains and I am here alone. I thought I would enjoy myself but I just want this damn day to get over with. I keep hoping maybe tomorrow will be better.

I have no money, my wife is losing her job in a couple of weeks, and i am fat. The only thing i have going for me is the $290 million on the powerball jackpot tonite. I have the next few hours to dream how my life would be different with all that cash. First thing i think i should do is find out why my damn computer dings all the time. I know it's got something to do with someone logging on or my wife or son getting an email, but i don't really want to take the time to find out right now. i just want to keep rambling on until i think of something worth writing, but i doubt that will happen so i will just go look at boobies.

Hurricane Katrina

Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last month:

The hurricane only hit black family's property

New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by
the hurricane.

Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down.

New Orleans has no white people.

The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama resident.

When you are hungry after a hurricane steal a big screen TV.

The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans:
now the city is welfare, looter and gang free, and they are all in your city.

White folks don't make good news stories.

Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you,
instead bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet.

Only black family members got separated in the hurricane
rescue efforts.

Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you,
and give you money for being stupid.

Damn, I feel so sorry for all those black folks.

The only way it could have been worse was to be white.



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Life Sucks

Life sucks and then I die. Is that really all that there is to it?

Congressman

I just finished an email to my congressman. I hope John J. Duncan actually reads it. I asked him why congress always talks tough about gas companies and price gouging, but when things slack up a little bit, they forget all about it. I think it's time a company like ExxonMobil gives the country a break. Do you realize that they make billions of dollars a year. Not millions, but billions, that's almost as much as brazilians.

Students??

College students cannot walk 10 feet without having their cell phone next to their ear. It doesn't matter if they are crossing the street or not. Hey here's a suggestion, why not look both ways before crossing like parents teach their children. By the way, you are in college, you have it made, don't mess it up.

Nothing Again

Still here, doing nothing but complaining about the World in general. Why do the rich get richer? Why do bad things happen to good people. I lived my whole life trying to live right and to be a nice person. Well it's true nice guys finish last.

I didn't get a job last week that I had interviewed for. My credit wasn't good enough for their standards. It was a financial institution and I was told if it wasn't for the bad credit, I would have been offered the job. How can I improve my credit without an opportunity to make more money and get ahead in my career? Now comes word that my wife's job is being eliminated as of October 31st. When it freakin rains, it pours!! It's nothing that she has done, it basically has to do with office politics. She is getting a lot of help in acquiring a new position quickly, but who knows if it will be quick enough. We live paycheck to paycheck and have Christmas coming up. You can't explain to your kids that they will not be getting much for Christmas this year. There is just no way to explain that and I will not do that. I don't care what I have to do, but my kids will have a great Christmas.

I've asked for help from some famous people, but they probably get it all the time. I just want one of them to hear my story and to help me just get a break. I mean, Dammit I deserve one. Enough venting for now, I mean it's not like anyone ever reads this but it sure feels good just to let it out.

Benny