My 30th High School Reunion

I'm quickly coming up to one of those milestones in life that everyone dreads. My 30th high school reunion. I graduated from Cardinal Newman in West Palm Beach.It took me several months to decide if I would attend. The deciding factor was when I found some old friends on Classmates.com who had posted pictures of themselves and others from my class.

It was then that I discovered that I didn't look half bad. I mean I've been back in the gym for the past year now and have lost some weight and added some muscle. Plus I still have a great head of hair with just a touch of gray. It's very distinguishing. Yea right.

But there are several friends that I'm really looking forward to seeing again. Raul who owned a brown 1975 Cougar that if were still running today would smell like reefer. The cheap Columbian kind that you could buy back then. Not that brain numbing, green sticky shit they sell today.

Then there was Henry. Henry left high school and flew jets off of aircraft carriers and now flies for United Airlines. I'm not sure which is more dangerous. But most of all I want to see how he survived with a name like Henry. My old friend John had a hot looking blue van that would probably smell like Raul's Cougar if it were still around. John was so cool that he lived in his own house down the street from his parents. Can you say debauchery?

My only fear is that these guys have not turned into total asshole and I don't like them anymore, but then they're probably thinking the same thing about me. And according to my wife I am and asshole. I'll have photos in July and I'll post them for everyone to laugh at. Go Crusaders!!!

Bomb Found In London

Explosive experts defused a car bomb packed with petrol, gas and nails on Friday which could have caused huge loss of life in London's busy theatre district and raised fears of a terrorist attack, ...

Wow! Another close one for of friends across the pond. I can only hope that people here in the U.S. are as alert and diligent. This could have been really ugly.

It also goes to show that the nut balls are always a threat and we must do everything we can to protect and defend ourselves.

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Fat March With Steve Pfiester

A friend of mine Steve Pfiester has just completed a TV show for ABC called "Fat March". The show debuts in August and I'm not going to say a whole lot about the concept because the fact is I don't know all that much.

What I do know is that a group of 12 over weight people walk over 500 miles to the final destination of Washington DC. They are competing for over 1 million dollars in cash.

Steve and his wife Bonnie are the owners of Longevity Fitness Spa here in Vero Beach Florida, and two nicer people you will never meet.

So this is just a shameless plug for Steve, Bonnie and Longevity here in sleepy little Vero. Look for Fat March with Steve Pfiester coming to ABC this August.

I find it personally difficult to feel any type sympathy for Mike Nifong. What he did was horrible, inexcusable and he got what he deserved, some may even say he didn't get enough. However his actions are not uncommon. I've have seen this type of behavior many times and in cases far more serious than this. I personally know of a young man (18) who was held in jail for 5 months on 1st Degree murder charges, and he was innocent. Not only was he innocent but the Prosecutor new he was innocent and drug his feet reviewing the evidence. So before you rush to judgment of anyone remember we are all innocent until proven guilty! It's a shame that Nifong couldn't remember this basic human right.

It's now being reported by the Boston Globe that Nifong is facing civil lawsuits from the Duke players and families who incurred millions in legal defense fees. They'll win their cases but never see a dime, but that shouldn't surprise anyone, should it?

The Sopranos Is A Big Lie!

I've already made my feeling about the final episode of the Soprano's, but now something even more shocking has come to light. My uncanny skills as a private investigator has brought this horrible fact to the surface.

If you remember in the Final episode, Tony and his family were having dinner at Holsten's in Bloomfield, NJ. You will also remember that Tony ordered onion rings as an appetizer right, wrong he couldn't have ordered onion rings, Holsten's doesn't offer them on their menu.

What other lies and untruths has David Chase perpetrated on this society? I now feel compelled to buy the entire set of DVD's and complete a detailed investigation.

I'll report back later.

Talk About Injustice!!

Court Rules in Favor of Enemy Combatant

RICHMOND, Va. - A divided panel from a conservative federal appeals court harshly rebuked the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy Monday, ruling that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged.

The three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government should charge Ali al-Marri, a legal U.S. resident and the only suspected enemy combatant on American soil, or release him from military custody.

Okay so forget for a minute about him rightfully being detained or jailed. Just look at that guys mullet! My God he should be held in prison until he's punished for making us all suffer at the hands of the worst hair cut of all time.

Click here for the full story on Philly.com

It's important to remember the good times.

I hope I'm not the only one that thinks the ending to the Sapranos was brilliant. I'll admit that I was shocked at first, stunned to see it go black with the sound of a bell ring as a diner door opened. My wife thought I had rolled over on the remote and turned the channel.

But then I thought that's what made it so perfect, so unpredictable, so cool. But that wasn't really the ending. The ending was the last words spoken by AJ. "Like you always say Dad, it's important to remember the good times." And that's exactly what I'll do while I wait for the movie to come out.

FREE Paris Hilton!

Okay I'll join the throngs, the hoards, the legions of those with an opinion of Paris Hilton's latest get out of jail free card.

I don't give a shit! That's it, I really don't. Hundreds of real criminals are released from jail and prison everyday. I'm talking about child molesters, rapists and murderers. Not bad drivers with hair extensions. And if any of this crap surprises you than let me be the first to welcome you to planet Earth.

So she was driving without a license, so why put her in jail? I mean if we'ew going to punish her let's have some real fun with it. Let's sentence her to a year of wearing cloths from WalMart. The real frumpy kind of house dresses with Ked's sneakers nd bad slippers. And no more fancy restaurants either, her only dining choices should be IHOP, KFC and Cracker Barrel. Instead of the usual clubs and bars she enjoys she's now only allowed to attend mud bog racing, bass fishing tournaments and cockroach races.

Now that's the only way to punish someone like Paris Hilton, but then again I'm sure her attorney would claim it to be cruel and unusual. He would be right of course, because that's what makes it so funny.



But what I would really like to see the media police itself and say "wait a minute, in the grand scheme of things shouldn't we be worried about the real criminals and not a dumb blonde with a bad movie resume?"

10 Attributes of Really Lazy People

1. Inability to put forth the effort required to complete any task.
2. Unable to focus on a particular subject.
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Hotdoll For Hotdogs!

One of my most favorite bloggers of all time is Mr. Knuckles. Here is a resent post of his that will show you exactly why he's numero uno in my book.

Click here only if you want to laugh your ass off.

The Profit Calculator!

I love it when Parade Magazine comes out with their special issue each year about what people earn in America, You've seen it before I'm sure. Usually at the bottom of the workplace pile are the teachers and police officers. I mean why should they make any money they're only responsible for the education and safety of the future leaders of the free world.

Then of course you have Paris Hilton and the likes who have made absolutely no contribution to society (except bad TV) but make millions doing... well what the hell does she do anyway?

The New Yorker Magazine did a great story on what people make. Not the usual jobs either but some rather unusual ones. Take a look at the full story. Click Here

Stop The Aid!

It's been a cry for many Americans over the past 20 to 30 years. Why are we sending billions of dollars to other nations when we have starving and homeless children in our own backyards.

Are we to think that these nations are putting all of this money to good use? Are we so naive as to think that the leaders of the countries aren't lining their own pockets with hard earned America tax dollars?

And then I found this story (Excerpt below) and I think it speaks volumes. I think you'll agree. And if one more person steps in front of me at the grocery store and begs for money I think I'll puke on their shoes.

SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH AFRICAN ECONOMICS EXPERT
"For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!"

The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem.

SPIEGEL:

Mr. Shikwati, the G8 summit at Gleneagles is about to beef up the development aid for Africa...

Shikwati: ... for God's sake, please just stop.

SPIEGEL: Stop? The industrialized nations of the West want to eliminate hunger and poverty.

Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. If the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid. The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape. Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.

Click here for the entire story.