Minggu, 05 September 2010

248- Home to Aztec Football


A 47-0 ass whipping of Div II Nicholls State

From the North County Times:

The Aztecs hadn't had a winning record in 2,164 days, or since opening the 2004 campaign with a 2-1 record. The 47-point margin of victory was their largest since beating Hawaii 56-8 in 1996, and it was the largest margin of victory in a season opener since a 49-0 win over Cal State L.A. in 1969.

So the Aztecs did some thing right.

247- France Day Ten


Mmmmmm... Escargot ... Snails (and no they don't taste like chicken!)

246- France Day Nine


A tour of the Normandy Beaches with Sgt Elwood



The American Cemetery

245- France Day Eight


Fancy French dinner food. The appetizer of Shrimp and Caviar.

244- France Day Seven

Spending the night on the Island Abbey of Mount St. Michel

243- France Day Six (River Views)


The chateau at Chenenceau

242- France Day Six (the Gardens)

The Garden at Chenenceau Chateau

241- France Day Five


The Chateau at Charmbord

240- France Day Four


Building a Medieval Castle the old fashioned way in the 21st Century. This is Guedelon.

239- France Day Three (Afternoon)

238- France Day Three (Morning)


The Louvre Museum

237- France Day Two




Inside the Cathedral of Notre Dame.



The City of Lights

236-France Day One


We dropped our bags at the Hotel Castex and went off to see the symbol of Paris--- the Eiffel Tower.

Sabtu, 21 Agustus 2010

Senin, 16 Agustus 2010

228- Smith-Corolla

Anyone out there ever type on one of these? I used one as a kid and took it to college to type my term papers on. A manual Smith-Corolla typewriter. The funny thing is I never took a typing class in high school and even to this day still need to look at my fingers to type.

Does anyone out there (besides me) not know how to touch type?

Minggu, 15 Agustus 2010

227- Chargers 25 Bears 10


The Chargers beat Chicago in their first pre-season game. All the hard work in practice (above) seems to be paying off for the reigning 2010 AFC West Champs.

Rabu, 11 Agustus 2010

224- Has Our Modern Day Morale Compass Shifted... It's All Relative Now




The corrupt Illinois Governor that is on trial right now for trying to sell President Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. The rumor is that the jury is deadlocked. Blago in his own words is soliciting bribes or the political appointment and somehow the jury is deadlocked? WTF?

Since when did graft and corruption become relative?

It's nothing new because this sort of crap has been going on with our "fine and upstanding" political leaders for at least the past 25 years. It doesn't matter what political party affiliation you have. There are fat donkeys and elephants getting fatter and richer because of graft, corruption, bribes, payola, pork barrel, lobbyists, campaign contributions and the list goes on. Guns for hostages, Haliburton, The Lincoln bedroom, Watergate, Whitewater, Dodd's Sweetheart loan deals, bounced checks at the Congress bank, money in freezers, undeclared rental property income, illegal nannies and many, many more which brings us up to Selling a Senate seat.

Is it all really relative? I am sure this kind of corruption wasn't on the founding fathers agenda when they signed the Declaration of Independence. George Washington wouldn't have done it, Abe Lincoln or Harry Truman or FDR wouldn't either... so when did our country go bad and accept the crap our leaders toss at us? Since when did we allow the rich and powerful to be above the law...?

When did America's Morale Compass get sold to the highest con artist?


Is it really all relative?

Selasa, 10 Agustus 2010

223- If Only We Could...


... be allowed to take the summer off (from June to September) just like we did when we were kids. I was telling some of my young patients that I think adults should get summers off. Just like them so we could play on the swings and hang out at the beach. Sleeping in and waking up at ten o'clock... ahhh that would be the life. I think the world would be a much better place if we all could take the time off (even if just for a month) to recharge, sleep in and get rested up for the rest of the year.

When we lived in Portugal the whole continent of Europe seemed to shut down for the month of August so everyone could get away to he beaches to cool off and relax during the hottest month of the year. You can tell they're more relaxed than we are... the guys wear Speedo's at the beach and the women go topless. Aside from the Speedo idea, I think we should take a page out of their playbook for our country!

222- On It's Way To Extinction?


Is the printed newspaper going the way of the dinosaur?

Minggu, 08 Agustus 2010