Happy Monday.

Rub up all over the economy. Get some stimulation going.

News this weekend came out that the stimuation check from the government will be coming earlier than planned. With the housing market crisis, the lowering of interest rates, etc...our prez thinks this will help stimulate the economy.

Huh, let's put this in laymans terms. They are basically saying that they need to put some money in the pockets of the peanut gallery so they can go spend it at the concession stand.
We still are going to go back to our seats and watch the game that the government is playing. We are just watching this game by the bureucrats who run our nation. A game that no one will win. With the exception of the fat cats. Haliburton gets to shoot the freethrow in OT. I call foul.

So what's everyone gonna do with their free money? $600 bucks if your single, $1200 if your married.
A limited few will know exactly what to do with this money. Save it in an interest bearing account. Pay off any amount of debt one may have.

All very good ideas but what are MOST people going to do? People who may not have the common sense to do what they need to do with this "free" money?
My guess is they will purchase a couple of cartons of Winstons. Fill up the four wheel drive Ford F250 (you know the one with the sticker of Calvin peeing on a Chevy symbol.) Saturday night, go ahead and plunk down fifty bucks for a pay per view of WWE Wrestlemania 2008 grudge match. Can't pass up Rasslin' people! Get yourself a keg of Ol' Milwaukee's Best for the boys. Give a couple hundred bucks to the ol'lady. Have her run to the "wal marts" to build a stash of little debbie snack cakes. Might need to get a new deerstand while your at it. Hell, go ahead and get ya one of them new browning 12 guage. Oh wait a minute...meant to get me a new flat bottom boat. I'll put that on the credit card.
Get the idea?
Believe me...I'm not going to turn down $1200. It'll be a great band-aid for the wound this country has right now. Unfortunately, we need the wound stitched.

Big Fish Friday.

This gal is always out at Lake Conway when i'm driving down I40. She seems to catch quite a few.

Inspirational and motivating.

Even better than Matt Foley.

Does anybody else remember this?

This is the intro to a show called "It's Garry Shandling's Show". Obviously starring Garry Shandling. This was back in '86...maybe '87.
This show didn't last past probably one season, if that. But for some reason, I was really drawn to it. Very wry humor and alot of whine. At the time, it was different than the sitcoms of the 80's. Garry often talked directly to the camera. If memory serves me correct, it came on the ol' boob tube on Sunday night. A little start up network called Fox that you could only get by having one of those little circular UHF antennas.
Looking back on this show via some old youtube clips; I could see where Garry paved the way for another, then unknown, comic Jerry Seinfeld.
Listen to this intro song...Did Randy Newman write this? Sure sounds like it.
Gotta go check wikipedia on this bit of trivia.
Over and out,
FDV

UPDATE: "The show's bouncy, well-remembered theme song was "This is the Theme to Garry's Show", and was often a target of ridicule and disdain by the other castmembers. It was performed by Bill Lynch."
Found on Wikipedia.
Also this show ran for several seasons on Showtime (72 episodes total). Fox picked it up in 1988. That explains why I remember watching at the neighbors house that we lived near from 88 to 92. GOTDAM MY MEMORY IS FUZZY!

a riffle, a run, a pocket, a pool...

Kindly click title. Thank you.

Weekend feeling.

Saturday high of 74. Clear blue sky. Turn off this computer and go out and play. Theme song courtesy of Mr. Greg Brown.

Comcast doesn't even offer this..

...as they are ramming their poor customer service and outrageous prices up your butt.

Big Fish Friday.

Go F yourself Comcast

Reputation for poor customer satisfaction
There have been many reported incidents with individual customers describing less than satisfying interactions with Comcast's customer services. These include situations with technicians falling asleep on the job[15], customers having to spend hours on the phone to fix simple problems, and sending a bill addressed to "Bitch Dog" to a customer who had recently complained about her service.[16] On October 15, 2007, a 75-year old Comcast customer named Mona Shaw entered her local Comcast offices with a hammer and destroyed some office equipment before being arrested and fined for damages. Mrs. Shaw was angry and frustrated due to a previous encounter with Comcast customer service in which she and her husband wanted to speak with the manager and were forced to wait outside the offices for two hours before being informed that the manager had already gone home.[17][18] Comcast's customer service quality has prompted several individuals to create blogs and websites dedicated to informing the public of Comcast's service, including media columnist Bob Garfield's website, ComcastMustDie.com,[19], ComcastSucks.org,[20], and the online community, F-Comcast.com [21].
In 2004 and 2007, the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey found that Comcast had the worst customer satisfaction rating of any company or government agency in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service.[22] Comcast's Customer Service Rating by the ACSI surveys indicate that the company's customer service has not improved since the surveys began in 2001. Analysis of the surveys states that "Comcast is one of the lowest scoring companies in ACSI. As its customer satisfaction eroded by 7% over the past year, revenue increased by 12%." The ACSI analysis also addresses this contradiction, stating that "Such pricing power usually comes with some level of monopoly protection and most cable companies have little competition at the local level. This also means that a cable company can do well financially even though its customers are not particularly satisfied."[23][24]
Taken from Wikepedia.

These guys suck!

I've been experiencing this world...they need to rename it, "FuckyouuptheASStic!"
Rot in Hell Comcast. You sorry ass corporate monopoly piece of shit.

Big Fish Friday.

If you ever get the chance to go on a coed topless fishing trip, do it.

Use your Illusion

Weird dreams last night. Took me back to a place in time that I remember like yesterday but seems so distant in the same breath.

Cheers!

Big Fish Friday.