Mind Flush, Vol 1

I feel I have neglected my followers (myself and maybe my mom if she has internet access in heaven.) by not posting something in several weeks.  So here are some random thoughts that have rattled around my skull lately…..

·        Mit Romney? ……..really?

·        The effort I have to put into NOT hitting people every day is exhausting.

·        With banks and countries going under and the world economy (or most of it) in shambles can’t we just hit some Universal Money Reset Button and all start with zero? At this point don’t we all owe China trillions of dollars or something…..maybe just have ONE world bank and call it The Bank of China

·        But then I kinda like the name PNC Park….BOC Park isn’t as cool.

·        They should do the same thing in baseball.

·        Speaking of baseball….with Fileder and Pujols leaving the NL and assclown Braun suspended for 50 games…AND maybe adding a playoff team…this HAS to be the Pirates year doesn’t it?

·        RTMFJR

·        Playoff party at my house.

·        The Pirates have as many playoff wins as the Cincinnati Bengals since 1992. That’s just damn funny.

·        The things my ninth grade students see, hear, do, and talk about on a daily basis makes me want to move my family into the Appalacian Mountains and hide.

·        My daughter will be in ninth grade in approximately 270 school days.

·        When I was 14 (ninth grade) I don’t think I had ever been within 10 feet of a girl alone….except maybe awkwardly waiting for a bus…and I was nervous then. And being the best wiffle ball player I could be was my life’s mission.

·        I listened to Earth, Wind, and Fire back then……maybe that was half the problem…..with girls I mean.

·        Fantasy is still a great song by them.

·        No really……

·        Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos will finish 7-9 next year….and WIN the AFC West.

·        Tebow’s passer rating will be 31.6  and that will be a clear sign, because of John 3:16 that he is the messiah.

·        Why is it I know all the words to the song Fantasy by Earth, Wind, and Fire (as well as Fantasy by Mariah Carey) but within the last 24 hours I’ve lost my keys twice and left my ATM card IN a machine…….

·        I hate that I have to alter my body chemistry with coffee, Red Bull, or caffeine pills to keep myself from saying or doing things that will get me fired.

·        Yes, I’ve seen therapists and taken medication. Put down the phone.

·        This, my 17^th year of teaching, has finally convinced me of one thing: I hate

      teachers.

·        No joke.

·        That said, we are still underpaid and underappreciated. The sh.t I have to listen to and deal with from 150 14 yr olds on a daily basis would make your head spin….and then therapists and medication wouldn’t seem so funny…

·        I had WAY too much fun teaching kids about the 4 points of concurrency in a triangle today….

·        If Crusty the Clown was the Republican candidate and ran on the platform that America should be one big circus, and a bearded lady was his vice president,  he would STILL get at least 37% of the vote in a presidential election.

·        I wish that was a joke.

·        Through reading a few great books and doing some research I have learned some unbelievably beautiful and amazing things about the Roman Catholic faith…stuff I never knew or considered. Why did it take 40+ years?

·        It is a shame it is the only group of people on earth you can rip into or even slander without so much as a peep of objection from anyone. Politcal correctness does NOT apply.  A handful of sick idiots ruins the reputation of a few BILLION people on the planet.

·        That said, the Roman Catholic church needs to make serious changes…

·        Stephen King can really tell a story.

·        One month. Just one month. Is that too much to ask for the Penguins to have a full lineup? The last time they had a full lineup….let’s see….oh ya….THEY WON THE DAMN STANLEY CUP!!!

Ok..enough rambling for this post. Clearing the mind of random stuff is very liberating. I think I’ll go punch a kid.

New England 27, NYGiants 17

2012 Post Season Press Conference

I picture myself at a podium with about 3 microphones in front of me (all I could find) and absolutely no reporters to cover my post season press conference in my dining room. Not even ESPN Losers 2. But there is a sweet spread if anyone shows up of Peanut Butter, Jelly, and a loaf of Giant Eagle bread.  Not to mention a 2 Liter bottle of Pepsi with cups to boot……ah the good life.

Anyway….without further ado I’ll take the first question……

Anyone? (crickets)

Ok then I’ll just get us started.

This week we have Hampton with a knee, Keissel with a groin………I hate when coaches go through the injuries like that at press conferences. Just say what’s wrong. So if someone goes down with an anal fissure (it has happened) do we say…..’ya Joe is out with an anus….” Cmon.  Although it is clear Ike Taylor was out Sunday with a brain.

Steeler fans are gonna hate me for saying this but I think the best QB of all time…..the one Id pick if I had to start a team to defend my life or win me a million dollars….was John Elway. He had the strongest arm I’ve ever seen, could scramble like no other..WAS a gamer!!! Look at his playoff comebacks (he has a DRIVE named after him!) and track record and you have what people in Denver wish Tebow was…..or hope he WILL BE. Tim shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same spoken language as Elway yet…and definitely not within earshot of anyone else…… #7 was the man long before OUR #7 was the man. (Elway is also the reason Ben is #7). Very similar though. Sorry Brett. I love you man but Elway was the best I’ve ever seen.

With the new OT rules…why is it Taylor, Munday, etc……didn’t’ do ANYTHING, including horse collar, face mask, etc…….to get the WR down. If he scores game over….if they get a FG we get the ball and a chance to win….ah….that Rocky Mountain air……

What do Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton, Brett Keisel, Ryan Clark, Rahsaad Mendenhall, Marquise Pouncey, Ben Rothlisberger, Mwelde Moore, and David Woodley all have in common?......oh never mind…..I’m starting to sound like a whiny little girl.

Is it me or are the San Diego Chargers ALWAYS playing their best ball on the last game of the season just in time to miss the playoffs……how does Norv Turner keep coming back? That’s too bad The Chargers took Phillip Rivers instead of Ben…..hahahahahahahahahahah

When I get frustrated I look west and think, “what would it be like to root for football in Ohio?” Wow are we lucky and spoiled.  Even the Pirates have won more playoff games in the last 19 yrs than the Bengals…..and they can’t even sell out a stadium for essentially a playoff game in week 17…..sorry Curtis.

When are they gonna stop HOPING they find referees that are decent among engineers and accountants and have a rigorous school where they are insane athletes like the players and have to pass yrs of classes, and then that is their only job?  Would be worth the cash…….and get the damn circus animals out of the replay booth who obviously are not watching the same replays we are……it amazes me how often they are wrong.

What sucks the most about this Steeler season as I look back is that it was basically over sometime around midnight on November 6^th. I knew it then too. One play left in the game to close out the Ravens and take control of the division …..and Torrey M………. F…………n………Smith gets  behind the D……(sound familiar?) and wins the game with seconds left…on OUR field. If that doesn’t happen we’re still waiting for the Texans to come to US while we rest up and get people healthy. One play…….that’s why you should play like Troy……like it’s your last play ever..on EVERY down.

Looking ahead…why not.

2012 schedule:

HOME – DENVER!!! KC Philly Washington (Jets or Tennessee) Cincy  Clev  Balt AWAY – Oakland  SanDiego  Dallas NYGiants (Jets or Tennesse) Cincy Clev Balt Ugh…. 11-5…….playoffs…..take out Torrey Smith and we’re golden.  Anyone else hate fantasy football as much as I do now? It’s been 23 years and I cant take it anymore…. We may have had a better chance at a 67-yd FG by Suisam than the debacle of our last 2 plays in regulation…I have a better chance of going out with Alyssa Milano than…….never mind. Yes I’m still married. It was a joke. Anyone count the dropped balls by Steeler WRs? Or screwed up routes? Antonio Brown started to get it done in the 2nd half but what happened in the first? Ya know I looked up to see Tim Tebows one TD pass and for a second I could have sworn it was a FG kick! He threw his first spiral on the last play of the game I think…..and ya ya…he got it done……. his WR got it done that’s for sure…..and Ike Taylor helped……  Denver: 8 total yards in the first quarter  Steelers: 157 total yards in the first quarter. Did John Fox out coach Mike Tomlin? They must have adjusted something…..But then Mike can’t catch the ball and doesn’t have clones of Pouncey on the sidelines……. Anyone else want to punch Phil Simms in the teeth??? What about Shannon Sharpe? As much as I would hate it, how entertaining would a New England Green Bay Super Bowl rematch be? Where would the over/under be on that bad boy? I think the most depressing thing about the end of every season that ends in the playoffs is the thought of how long you have to wait to get back to this point. I have to end a school year and start another just to get to meaningful Steeler football. Maybe that’s why my life is flying by. I have to stop measuring it in seasons and semesters. Or it could be I have to wonderful kids that are growing up way too fast. I’ve been looking on Craig’s List for cheap time machines….cant find any. But when I do…….I’m getting a sniper rifle and going back to that Torrey Smith play in November. Peace….Let’s go Pens!