America is sliding into the toilet. WHY, you ask? Because too many people have an entitlement mentality with complete disregard for ethics and morality. Too many people have decided that they are going to get whatever they can out of life without any regard to who they have to step on.
I witnessed this live and in person doing something I swore that I would NEVER do.
I made the critical error of venturing out Thanksgiving night to camp out all night in hopes of getting an amazing deal on a laptop at Best Buy. NEVER AGAIN. We were planning to go over there about 2AM to get in line. My friends that do this every year assured me that would be early enough to get a good spot. Then, around 10PM Thanksgiving night, one of these so called experts called me to let me know the news was already showing people lined up at Best Buy! Since we were still at my parents celebrating the holiday, we packed everything up (leaving our share of the leftover ham, adding insult to injury!), hurried home to change and let the dogs out, and booked it to BB. We were in line by 11:30PM. Several people directly in front of us had counted and we were about 75 back in line, with the majority of people wanting the new PS3 or Wii gaming stations. I was nervous, but still felt like we were in a good position to get a decent laptop way under the budget I had set for myself.
Around 1:30AM, I decided to head to the car to get some sleep. Within minutes, the car was toasty, and I was out. Around 3:00AM, I woke up very disoriented to a loud ruckus. I stumbled out of the car to see everyone rushing to the front of the line with complete disregard to the people that had camped out, some since Wednesday. Apparently, Best Buy had turned the outside lights on, and everyone decided they were going to jockey for better positioning. Because so many people like us had brought camp chairs, blankets, etc., the people without those things were able to bypass the early arrivers. Brian ran to the car, threw the chairs and blankets in the trunk and ran to the line. (The car was parked parallel to where everyone was lined up.) Needless to say, we lost significant ground in the line and had to stand in line for another hour and a half stewing about it. There were probably 175 people in front of us now, with no way to tell who had been there before us and who hadn't. Eventually 5:00AM rolled around, and we inched our way toward the doors - management only let 25 go in at a time to avoid getting trampled, which was pretty smart. Brian and I both had specific items to look for, so we split up and waded into the fray.
By the time I got within seeing distance of the front of the computer line, the only laptops left were almost double what I was willing to pay. No surprise by then.
Fortunately, Brian had been able to find some amazing deals while I was in line, and had already checked out by the time the sales associates let us know the great deals were gone. I met up with Brian at the front of the store, he ran and got the car, we loaded up and headed to breakfast at Denny's. (Been a LONG time since I've been there! I had forgotten what a great place to people watch!!) After breakfast, we headed home - it was about 7:00AM when we got there, so I headed straight to bed, still tasting disappointment and still sickened by what I had witnessed from people.
The good news is we were able to get 3 family members finished for Christmas gifts. The bad news is this cynism that I cannot seem to shake about mankind in general. Maybe it was a good way to be reminded that there are a lot of unsaved people out there, and every Black Friday in the early hours before the stores open, there are stores all over the country with very captive audiences that have no choice but to listen to the gospel. Anyone got a bullhorn?
Yes, the Adams family has a new addition. There's another girl in the house, and her name is Taylor. She's a 10 year old Jack Russell that needed a good home. Brian's words were something to the effect of, "Great, just what I needed...another mouthy b#$%^ to worry about." Can you feel the love?!?
She's so ugly she's cute. :)
By the way, anyone catch that game on Saturday??
GO CARDS! 2006 FOOTBALL RANKINGS AP POLL 1. Ohio State (59) 3-0
2. Auburn (2) 3-0
3. Southern Cal (2) 2-0
4. West Virginia (2) 3-0
5. Florida 3-0
6. Michigan 3-0
7. Texas 2-1
8. Louisville 3-0
9. Georgia 3-0
10. LSU 2-1USA TODAY POLL
1. Ohio State (60)3-0
2. Southern Cal (2)2-0
3. Auburn (1)3-0
4. West Virginia 3-0
5. Florida 3-0
6. Michigan 3-0
7. Georgia 3-0
8. Texas 2-1
9. Louisville 3-0
10. Virginia Tech 3-0We'll take either one, but I prefer the AP Poll!
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Bloody 'ell.
Man, has it been a rough week. My sweet sunshine girl, Crystal, left this morning to spend two YEARS in Manchester, England, working with their court system. Who says Masters degrees don't pay off. :)
This has been in the works for over a year now, and I've just been avoiding the actual thought of her leaving. Kinda hard to do when you watch someone walk towards the security checkpoint at the airport. :(
I'm just clinging to two thoughts:
#1 MAJOR road trip with Becks, Sara, Gina and whoever else wants to jump across the pond next March
#2 I will be finishing up my Masters a little before she is due back, which will be perfect timing
I'm going to encourage her to start a blog of her British adventures, and I'll be sure to link to her if she does.
Cherio!
The Bible Experience
Finally! Actors, musicians, and other influentials using their God-given talents to spread the gospel:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12322709/site/newsweek/from/ET/Although Denzel should not have been allowed to read anything from Song of Solomon - talk about causing a girl to stumble! That ain't right!
This is for all the kiddies of the 80's and 90's who grew up on 'yo momma' jokes. And thank you Wilmer Valderrama, for single-handedly bringing that back.
Ok, the jacklegs (that includes me) in my office have a new thing, or I should say, a retro thing. And I'm pretty sure I started it. Dang. Every time someone asks a question, no matter what the subject matter, serious or not, they get the same answer...your mom. And you would not believe how funny that can be sometimes...and I'm not talking dirty, you gutter rats. Next time someone asks you a stupid question at work, answer with this - "Your mom." The looks you get will be hilarious. Just make sure their mom is still alive, not in jail, not crippled with a dibilitating disease...you get the picture - crucial information to have before busting out a 'your mom' on them. And if you know their moms' first name, EVEN BETTER. Poor Barb has had more jokes on her in the last two week than the law should allow, but she's cool, so she'd probably think its' funny.
And if you do have a good 'your mom', please feel free to post it in comments. Now it's on to come up with really funny ones with my team and good ole IWU.
Got this email from Howie Lindsey, Director of Online Operations for the Louisville Sports Report. I was really excited thinking the email was in reference to the Louisvillle Cardinals. GO CARDS!
Here's the email:
We're No. 2 in the pre-season poll. Click the link
Preseason PollSo, I clicked on the Poll link, and had to laugh because it wasn't talking football. I emailed Howie back about how wrong that was (man, are we living in a redneck state, or what).
Here was Howie's response:
We're not sure who will be favored in the contest between us and West Virginia. They were picked No. 1 in the preseason poll by four out of five dentists.
"We're just going to have to take this one tooth at a time and stay focused on winning the national championship," toothless wonder Jethro "Tullie" Williams said. "We know we have the talent, it is all about execution and focus."
Leading the charge for Kentucky this season will be the dynamic tandem of Wanda Sue Parker, a self-described independent interior design consultant and masseuse, and Randy Pittman, a Vine Grove, Ky. resident and part-time carnival worker. Parker, a stalwart on defense, has refused to get false teeth for three seasons now. Pittman, Kentucky's offensive genius in the battle for tooth loss, has been in more barfights and 'throwdowns at the fair' than any other competitor in the nation over the last six months.
"Hey, I was just standing there - minding my own business. I didn't say a dang word to them boys and they gets all up in my face and stuff," Pittman said when asked about his most recent fight which netted 18 teeth including seven molars.I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Howie Lindsey is the funniest man I actually know in person. If you don't read the Louisville Sports Report, or ever visit the website,
www.cardinalsports.com, you are missing out!! Thanks, Howie, for making my Friday EVEN BETTER! 30 days until the Cats have their first loss of the season. GO CARDS!
Do you know anyone stationed in Iraq? Anywhere else in the world on active duty? I've stumbled across a great way to send them encouragement! If you click
here you can pick out a Thank You card to be sent to a soldier. Go ahead, make their day!
