The Hunger Games

Tarheels

Many years I have gone on and on about my love for the Tarheels on this blog.. I was born a Tarheel in the Tarheel State....

On Friday, my oldest child, 18, my daugther was accepted to the University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill, NC.

I couldn't dream this stuff up.

Merry Christmas

This lousy dog currently has more Christmas presents under the tree than me.

I don't mind though, because, from time to time she makes a pretty good DD (Designated Driver)

Merry Christmas from me to you World.... Mwah!

USA Wikileaks Disaster

Really? From what I've read so far it isn't a disaster. It really hasn't appeared to me to be that significant. Maybe if we all shared our "cables" we would have a much better understanding of each other? So they shed some light on USA - Israel talks. It doesn't hurt me that anyone knows does it? It wasn't a surprise for to me to hear that the area was volatile.

This seems like Hollywood material. "Oh no, the USA got a DUI!"

I'm usually not a betting person but I'll bet the next thing we hear is that China is critical of the war games in South Korea and that the USA could care less until you step up to the North Korean nuclear threat. Who really cares that you got into Palin's email inbox. The majority of the USA wouldn't be interested in reading what she had to say anyway. Publish away!

What I'd like to know more about is what has happened to the sorry ass treacherous bastard of a soldier that betrayed his country. I am really interested in this guys court case and defense. My gut reaction is "hang'em". However, innocent until proven guilty. I'd like to see the evidence.

I think we all need to start looking for Sarah Connor and make sure she's safe.

This is all I could really find on PFC Bradley Manning:
"A U.S. soldier who served in Iraq, Pfc Bradley Manning has been charged with illegally transferring classified data onto his personal computer and adding unauthorized software to a classified computer system. The 22-year-old is suspected of having downloaded thousands of other documents from a server in Iraq.
Manning is currently being held by the military in Quantico, Virginia, as he awaits trial. According to the charges against him, he was able to not only download documents for which he had clearance but was able to gain access to information that "knowingly exceeded his authorization access."

and a little more:
http://gawker.com/5571388/was-wikileaker-bradley-manning-betrayed-by-his-queer-identity

Very confusing...messed up... still.. a betrayal.

As if I didn't have enough to lose sleep over at night.

Canada says it will accept Guantanamo detainee Khadr in a year

Canada Is Stupid...

This guy looks like someone I know but I just can't place them. Can you help me out?

It's been so long

since we've connected. I just realized that you may be missing me. Here I am.
I've been busy with life and stuff.
Work took me to Madison, Wisconsin recently where I got to see State St., Badger Stadium, The Kohl Center and the Capitol Building. You're probably thinking exactly what I was thinking which is "So what". I was bored out of my freaking mind.

Dear "Old Lady at the Madison Airport", If I had the time to argue my point I certainly would have but you were too feeble so I figured it best to just let it go however when a sign displayed says your shirts are 2 for $25 that does not mean that I need to purchase the same color shirt and same size in order to get the deal. Don't be such a moron.

What has impressed me recently is that I was in Northwest, North Carolina a few days ago and I couldn't be any more located in the most Southeastern part of the state without being in South Carolina. One has to wonder where the hell you were standing when you named this town.

In addition, located nearby is Acme, North Carolina. They even have an Acme High School and don't think I wasn't wondering if they were in there building a better trap to capture the Roadrunner.

The people you meet and interesting things you can see in a day keeps me pretty occupied. On my trip to the eastern part of the state I stopped for fuel in Chapel Hill and some knothead changed the N to an S on the sign so it read: Welcome to the University of Sorth Carolina @ Chapel Hill.

Dear "Guy Lying on side of Interstate 74", Can't you find other places to loiter?

Dear "Scotland County, NC", Don't you think that a bit cheeky stealing the name for your Saint Andrews Presbyterian College?

Ever have the deer in headlights look? What about deer in windshield look? Check this out.

Dear "US Government", Can you please ban these political ads on my television before I throw up?

Dear "me", I need to get to work. Take care.

National Kill a Spider Day

Or rather every day is National Kill a Spider Day! This is a "Writing Spider" and unfortunate for him or her they have made a home in my front yard. Legend has it that the spider will write your name in their web the night before you die. I'll fix that. He/she won't be writing anything after today.

Wilmington, NC

This first picture is the USS North Carolina Battleship in Wilmington, NC. It was late in the day and as always Wilmington was beautiful. I love this city.

This is the Cape Fear river. It's brackish water so up close it looks like something that couldn't flush and you had to take a plunger to it. I walked through the city and unbelieveably I only came across one beggar with a sign. Can you believe it? Yeah, just one. This leads me to believe that either Wilmington doesn't have a shortage on jobs like every other city or beggars know that everyone in Wilmington is just too poor to beg from. This could swing either way.

I ate at Front Street Brewery and although it might sound unsavory I had the Cheddar Ale Soup that was delicious.

Pictures to prove it

Must You?

I have pictures to back this up

Twice I made a reference to the movie "The Shining" and no one knew what I was talking about. Are we living in a real life "Book of Eli". Come on peoples, The Shining? Have you never heard?.... Here'ssssssssssss Johnnnny!!!!...

So I'm staying in the main hotel at Pinehurst and I make the first reference to someone in their mid thirties. I can understand that maybe, must maybe they haven't seen the original but maybe that cheesy remake. They cocked their head and looked at me like "What the hell are you talking about?" and then said, "What the hell are you talking about?'. I said nevermind, a movie before your time.

So the next morning we're having breakfast as a group with a few of us over forties, ffs, it sucks to say (us over forties)...I make my second remark about The Shining and still.... no one.. wtf?? C'mon people - 1980- The Shining??

Consultant

I am a Consultant.

Main Entry: con·sul·tant
Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsəl-tənt\
Function: noun
Date: 1697
1 : one who consults another

2 : one who gives professional advice or services : expert
— con·sul·tant·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Touch Me.

I never knew

How much you irritated me until tonight.






Work takes me to Pinehurst soon and I don't even own a set of clubs. I know that's a shame. It's not like I'd be playing on Course #2 or anything but still. If you had the chance to play at Pinehurst wouldn't you?



I bet if I put some work into it I could kick some ass at golf or at least wreck a couple of clubs and trees in the process. I always thought of myself as the more Beverarge Cart Girl but as I get older the idea of having the beers served to me on the course while I golf gets ever more enticing. This will probably also be the time that I pull my pants waistband up underneath my tits and wear a pastel cardigan. There is only so much sport that can come out of a golf game, I'm sorry. Forgive me golfnuts but I just don't see it as an contact sport and find it difficult to match wits.



I recently bid on some ladies clubs in an auction and didn't win and this could seriously play tribute to my bias towards your gay homo stupid sport.

My New Toy

So, not because I don't have enough responsiblities in my life I thought I would stretch and get the one thing that I've always been missing:

It's just like having a new puppy but much, much bigger and their accessories are much more expensive. I love her already though. And because I'm me I know she'll love me.

You SUCK

You made me forget what I was going to post about.

Office Space

This was my office on Thursday and Friday of last week.
I could get very used to working in this location........

Mytle Beach, South Carolina

Pray for You

Tarboro and Rocky Mount

I spent the day recently in Tarboro and Rocky Mount. The are both quaint lIttle cities in the eastern part of North Carolina.

I had lunch at this place.... On the Square

It was much more than I expected in such a small town. I was impressed. I had the Skillet Seared Scallop Salad. It was good but I was ready to eat again when I got home. I was expecting a greasy spoon type place serving BBQ.

This goes to show you just never know.

Great Dog Show!

USA DOMINATES 2010 WORLD CUP… OF TABLE SOCCER

I bet you all missed these headlines:

January 11, 2010


Nantes, France – While the men’s U.S. National Soccer Team is still striving to reach the pinnacle of soccer success – a World Cup title – the U.S. National Table Soccer Team has just won its second consecutive title, handily defeating arch-rival France at the International Table Soccer Federation’s World Cup – of "Foosball."

Yes, you read that right: foosball, a.k.a. "table soccer." You know, that game with miniature soccer men attached to rods that spin around to hit a little ball on a kitchen table sized soccer field. As it turns out, there’s much more to it than that, as nearly 500 of the world’s most elite players from over 40 countries faced off this weekend in the ITSF’s combined World Cup and World Championship tournaments.

Not that the U.S. foosball team had it easy. World #1-ranked team Germany, as well as Austria, Denmark and the Czech Republic all had their sights on an upset, as did others from as far away as India, Japan and South Africa. Each team, having selected eight of their nation’s best players, competed in a combination of doubles and singles events. And in a true test of all around foosball skills, competition took place on five different official styles of tables: Tornado Table Soccer™, Bonzini™, Garlando, Lehmacher Tech-Ball, and Roberto-Sport.

In the World Championships portion of the tournament the USA’s Men’s teams found further victories, with Dave Gummeson (MN) and Tracy McMillin (TX) teaming up to defeat World #-ranked team Frédéric Collignon and Davy Dehoest of Belgium in Men’s Doubles. Meanwhile, USA’s 2007 World Junior champion Ryan Moore (KY), now ranked #2 in the world, upset #1-ranked Collignon for the World Championship title in Men’s Singles. On top of all that, the USA’s World Cup team in the Seniors category also took top honors, handing Germany defeat in a category they had widely been expected to win.

Victory in other categories this weekend went to: Simone Burkhardt and Sandra RANFF (GER) in Women’s Doubles, Emil Savery and Troels Trier (DEN) in Junior Doubles, Hans-Friedrich Kircher and Ulrich Stoepel (GER) in Senior Doubles, Francesco Bonanno and Fabio Cassanelli (ITA) in Disabled Doubles. Additional titles were captured by Sandra Ranff (GER) in Women’s Singles, Timo Weickenmeier (GER) in Junior Singles, and Ulrich STOEPEL (GER) in Senior Singles. In the World Cup Women’s competition France edged out the United Kingdom, and in the Juniors World Cup it was Germany over the Netherlands.

So who is the U.S. National, 2010 World Cup of Table Soccer Championship team? They are: Larry Crowder of Cherryville, NC; Dave Gummeson, Coon Rapids, MN; Robert Mares, Aurora, CO; Tracy McMillin, Houston, TX; Ryan Moore, Lexington, KY; Billy Pappas, Lowell, MA; Tony Spredeman, Cudahy, WI; and Tom Yore, Tampa, FL. The women’s World Cup event also featured an exceptional USA team: Tommie Bagley, of Denver, CO; Amy Eckhart, Durango, CO; Christina Fuchs, Laguna Hills, CA; Liz Hellstern, Stroud, OK; Natasha Kraus, Lincoln, NE; and Shelly Langley of Greely, CO. Additional qualifiers for the combined event include Robert Janac (TX), Bruce Nardoci (NC), Gregg Perrie (CA) and Bud Spredeman (WI).

The combined tournaments were sanctioned by the ITSF and hosted by the French Table Soccer Federation (Fédération Française de Football de Table). Sponsors included Region Pays de la Loire, Ville de Nantes, and Le Mouv, among others. Media partners included EuroSport2, Kazoom Production, Production 44, and Presse Ocean. Sponsors of the U.S. National Table Soccer Team include Valley-Dynamo’s Tornado Table Soccer™, NetFoos.com, TTR Masterwraps and Foosball.com.

Other ITSF 2010 World Tour events are scheduled to take place in China, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, the United States, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and more. In fact, this year’s tour is expected to be the largest worldwide table soccer pro tour ever!!

Don't believe me? Article is here: World Cup Table Soccer