Monday, May 12, 2014

Monday, May 12, 2014



1. For What It’s Worth                                                              - 235 Days and counting


Writer’s Block
I kind of have a bit of writer’s block at the moment.  I guess that is why I write a lot when the moment hits me. I do write some narratives in advance and put them in a narrative library, if you will. This way when I get stuck and my mind is not putting out issues to write about I have a fall back option available to utilize. It is usually some rant I have that I need to let go of or some observation I have made and would like to share. Some days I have a lot to write about and some days I got nada. That is just the way it happens some days. No rhyme or reason for either condition.

Some days I have something negative to write about that I am hesitant to do so because some readers think I may be talking about them or some may take it personally when it was never intended to be that way.  I try to let some things I write about simmer for a day or two before I publish it, just for that reason alone. So, if you read something I write and you think it is about you, you might want to rethink that thought. It just may be only a coincidence because I know a lot of people and I will not attack someone intentionally using this semi-public medium.

Go Blackhawks!
One more game to win and our Blackhawks get to move on to the Western Conference Finals, to either face the LA Kings or the Anaheim Ducks. LA is currently up 2-1 in that best of 7 series. I could be a repeat of last year’s Western Conference Finals, hopefully with the Blackhawks coming out victorious once again. It is funny to see all the fair-weather fans in Southern California that come out during the playoffs when one of their teams is still in the running. So, to all you fair-weather fans, get ready for some serious disappointing days ahead. The Blackhawks are on schedule to make it back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships! This historical milestone is for the entire world to see… the hockey dynasty of this decade!
Go Blackhawks!

Really Roughing It
I saw this new show called Alaskan Bush People about this family of 11 who all apparently live in a one-room cabin located in rural Alaska.  Talk about too close for comfort!  How did they make the younger kids when the other kids were sleeping in the same room?  Talk about an awkward situation and they have 9 kids! Geez, I guess dear old dad did not care who was watching or listening to the beast with two backs reproducing more offspring. Some weird stuff had to be going on in that cabin some nights. Maybe they sent all the kids out to go hunting for lunch and supper? Could you imagine trying to do that with all those kids around?  Lots of pressure there if you ask me.

Formula One Championship
This past weekend the F-1 Racing community was in Barcelona, Spain for the Spanish Grand Prix which was won again by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes PETRONAS Racing, making it 4 in a row for Hamilton and five in a row for his Team Mercedes in the constructor’s championship. Looking dominant once again, The Silver Arrows were off and running and finishing just as they started 1 & 2 on the grid. It looks like they will run away with the championship easily by replacing Team Red Bull Racing and the four time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel as the premier front-runner.  Scuderia Ferrari seems to be wallowing in third place having only making it to the podium once with a third place effort in Shanghai only just a few short weeks ago. The Grand Prix of Monaco is the next race to take place in the historic and unchanging streets of Monte Carlo, a race I would love to see in person. 
It would most likely cost me half of my retirement pay to do so.

Things That Piss Me Off:
Trying to act too cool in photos
I hate when peeps try to look so cool in their photos. They think if they flash two fingers backwards that it is a peace sign. Well, that ISN’T a peace sign you idiot!  A peace sign is displayed with your folded fingers facing outwards toward the camera and the two with the V upright. Mostly these are young wannabe hipsters who have no idea what the heck they are doing, but they know they are just way too cool and have to validate that perception in a photo for all of us to see that they are really stupid.  Go ask a hippie or former hippie how to do it properly and get it right, dumbass.

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2. Alternate Band Name Game

Clues
Band originated in Detroit
Against the Wind
Hollywood Nights
Night Moves
Silver Bullet Band

Answer:   ??
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Previous Alternate Band Name Game 

Clues:
Mid Seventies – Mid Eighties British Punk Rock band
Joe
Mick
Paul
Topper
London Calling
Rock the Casbah

Answer:   The Clash
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3. Television Trivia

Clues:  
Game Show, since 1972
Bob Barker
Drew Carey
Come On Down!

Answer:  
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Previous Post’s Television Trivia

Clues:  
70s TV Comedy Show
1968 Film
Murray, the cop
Felix
Oscar

Answer:   The Odd Couple
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4. How Well Do You Know Us?

Question:  What kind of aircraft did Michael primarily work on?

Answer:  ??
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Previous Game of How Well Do You Know Us?

Question: What was Michael’s job when he worked at Rocketdyne?

Answer:  Quality Assurance Specialist on the Peacekeeper Stage IV Rocket Engine, Space Shuttle Main Engine, Atlas rocket engine, Delta rocket engine and RS-27 rocket engine as well as the Mark 14 Torpedo Turbopump.
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Snoopy requests that you, “Bark Less and Wag More!”

Until next time… Be Good!


-           cb

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