All posts by James DeVol

December 20th

Well…another night and I am tired this morning for some reason…could be the cocktails but only had one so that’s probably not it…I did lose at pool again yesterday and that makes it four in a row…need to start trying harder…or not…the Wings won but I didn’t make it through the game since it was a west coast one and they just start too late for me….I’m just kind of winging it this week and I think I’ll have a couple of rest days thrown in for good measure…I did get the rib roast that I’m going to make this weekend and it was a deal…almost 6 lbs. and only 22 bucks….need to figure out what to make with it, though but I’ve got all week…not much to do today….the routine but not much else….so, I will try to get political later on…more later…

More nonsense from ole Newt…

Well…I don’t know if ole Newt is just an idiot but there are so many recent statements that I am heading toward that direction with his attack on the courts one the weekend talk shows last weekend. In case you haven’t heard, ole Newt said he would abolish federal courts that rule differently than he thinks they should and even send federal marshals to arrest judges to make sure they appear before congress if requested to explain a ruling that the party currently in control of congress did not agree with. This nonsense is so breathtaking in it’s ignorance of the constitution and the separation of powers doctrine that has been the foundation of our justice system that it just shows the true contempt that the repubs have for America and our laws and traditions. I just can’t believe that any of these idiots that are running for the repubs can compete with Obama…

Talking a little sports…

Well…I just can’t get the outrage machine working today so I think I’ll talk a little sports instead…first, I was just about in shock yesterday when the Lions came back to win it in the last few minutes…but, as I said earlier, they are going to give me a heart attack if they don’t stop this nonsense. I mean, if they can score two touchdowns in the last 5 minutes, where the heck were they for the first 55 minutes? I guess the only thing we can do is just go along for the ride and hope it continues. Then, we have the Wings who have been playing so hard lately that even when they lost last week, I was still pretty happy with what was going on…so darn entertaining that I hope they keep it up…especially now that they are third in the Western Conference and making a run at the top. But, this
west coast swing is going to be tough on the watching with the games starting at 9:30 at the earliest…especially after a couple of cocktails…but, it’s a bad problem to have….more later…

December 19th

Well…it was a lazy day yesterday and I didn’t really do much but watch the Lions…and the had another one of those late comebacks that is going to give me a heart attack at some point….slept okay but no dreams again so that is a little disappointing but there really isn’t anything to do about it….not much to do today…oh, I do have things to do…going to get my hair cut and then out to get a rib roast that is on sale for 3.99 a pound…or some ribs that are only 99 cents per pound….okay, so I don’t have a lot to do…but, that is something…more later…

December 18th

Well…I’m running late again but that’s how it always is on Sunday so you shouldn’t be surprised…I has such a fun night last night at G’s for the annual holiday dinner but I think I may have been a little obnoxious at the end of the evening..oh, well….I don’t get out much and my social skills are a little rusty…I should feel a lot worse than I do so that is a plus, though. I did stink this place up yesterday making the dish I took and it may be quite a while and a lot of Febreeze before it gets better…there was so much smoke from a spill in the oven that I had to open the doors and windows to clear it…not much to do today…I am going to get on the bike after it gets above freezing to prevent the shifter freeze up debacle that happened last time….and then there are the Lions that might just have a chance today…maybe they can be like the Wings and their great win last night…more later..or not…who knows?

The republicans are at it again here in Michigan…

Well….if you didn’t know it, the culture wars are alive and well here in Michigan with the passage of a couple of bills that were proposed here by the repub controlled legislature….the latest nonsense comes from the supposedly business friendly Snyder and his team who are now targeting private businesses, making it illegal to offer health benefits to non married partners and same sex couples. Why are these idiots still fighting this culture war when even businesses and their owners don’t see this as a problem? It’s just another example that the Michigan Taliban (aka the republicans) are all for freedom and individual choice when it is for someone they agree with but will use the full force of their government position to punish those they don’t. How is this making Michigan more competitive? How is this creating jobs? If governor Snyder is serious about making Michigan more competitive, he should veto these bills…geez….

December 17th

Well…it was a good day yesterday with the car getting fixed and a nice lunch with T but I am still kind of puzzled how I lost yesterday’s post. Had the funniest thing happen on the bike ride yesterday…after I ran through a puddle, the shifters froze up and I had to ride it back 4 miles with it stuck in a low gear…but that wasn’t the weirdest part…when I got back here, I had been running the dryer while I was gone and there was a lot of moisture in the air, and when I got the cold bike parked ice started forming and dropping off it onto the towel I parked it on. Strangest thing I’ve seen in a while…I guess I’ll have to make sure it’s over freezing when I go out…no dreams or anything to report but I was up at 5 or so and that is starting to become a habit I don’t like too much. Not much to do today…I do have the big party at G’s at 5 that I am making shrimp fettucine for and it is always one of the most fun parties of the year with way too much wine and laughing…plus the Wings are on tonight so it should be a good day. I will have another one here in a couple of minutes…

December 16th

Well…I am trying to recreate this one from this morning since it just disappeared from the site and I can’t find it. It was a fun day yesterday with going out with Tom and shooting pool which I lost for the second week in a row. I did get out with K, too and saw some people I haven’t seen in quite a while…had a lot of fun….I did get the car fixed this morning but who knows how long that is going to last? You know…I just can’t remember what I wrote this morning so I’m just going to write this one off and go make a cocktail…

Yeah, I know I’ve been lazy…

Well…it’s been another day where my outrage has died a little more and that is the major reason that the political stuff here has dwindled so much. It’s not like I haven’t been trying, but life and the mundane has been occupying my head way too much and has crowded out most other thoughts. It didn’t help that I didn’t get the papers today but I had to get the car fixed first thing in the morning when I normally would have been getting coffee and reading. And, the online papers are just not enough to get me fired up…so, I’m going to end today with the same old tired promise that I’ll get better at this and get back to the high energy, lucid stuff I used to write….I may even come back to this one later tonight after I have the first cocktail…who knows?

Okay…I did just have a tiny little flicker of outrage….the repubs are at it again…they are holding up the payroll tax cuts that would benefit working Americans and keep the recovery going just to reward their rich backers in the oil industry by betting the polluting Keystone pipeline approved. Have you ever seen a more naked grab for the rich than this? Geez….

Okay, here’s the reason for no lyrics…

Well…I guess I’ve never told you why I’ve stopped quoting lyrics in my daily posts here and I really want to share that with you guys….I have gotten a few e-mails from record companies telling me that I am violating their copyrights by using the lyrics…even though I make no profit from this stuff….so, I guess I’ll challenge them to come after me…I don’t really have anything left for them to take so what the hell….

“Attention all shoppers, it’s cancellation day….the big adios is just a few hours away….it’s last call to do your shopping at the last mall…”

Bring it on….