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1 Dec, 2015

Fargo – Loplop

By |2015-12-01T00:03:11-05:00December 1st, 2015|Tv|0 Comments

What an episode.  What a freaking episode.  What the hell is Loplop?  How more people aren’t talking about this show is insane.  I was glued to my seat as I watched just praying the episode wasn’t going to end.  Just wow.

This was Ed and Peggy at the beginning of this episode.

Peggy and Ed on the road

“Right now, I just have to keep us alive.”

The image at the top of the page is how they finished. Let’s say it was a rollercoaster of emotions from these two and an award winning performance from Hanzee.

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The result of messing with Hanzee

Hanzee stole the show. The bar scene was incredible. His attention to detail is fun to watch as he picked up the spit in his drink. I loved his line when the bartender said he doesn’t serve people who don’t want to be an American and he replied with, “not even one who has 3 tours in Vietnam, a Purple Heart, and a Bronze Star?” Such a badass. The scene was hilarious with the rednecks calling him “Geronimo”, “Shitbird”, and the bartender referring to him as “chief.” They got what was coming.

Dodd being captured by Peggy and Ed

“Goddamnit”

The entire Dodd scene made me laugh. He was hilarious through it all. Peggy has gotten nuts at this point and it’s even more entertaining and great acting from Kirsten Dunst. The idea of holding a hostage was also brought to life and how much of a pain in the ass it must be to take care of them. I really enjoyed Dodd and his lack of respect towards women.

The heavy set one. With red hair. Have you seen him?

The heavy set one. With red hair. Have you seen him?

Which brings us to the last 5 minutes with Peggy holding a pair of scissors and Hanzee ready to change his identity for a life on the run. I couldn’t quite understand the contradicting thought process by saying “I’m tired of this life”, and then having Peggy with a blade by his head as he awaited a haircut. Love the ending though and I like how the characters are coming together.

Milligan doesn’t know that Dodd is gone but the meeting is still set up. Ed and Peggy back in police custody surely to tip them off on the meeting. Hanzee on the run with no direction from Dodd. Lou and Hank hot on the trail. Only Bear Gerhardt is remaining as a central force so we’ll see where he takes it under Floyd’s command. I have a feeling they won’t let us down.

30 Nov, 2015

Luke Wilson’s Running Form

By |2015-11-30T22:01:47-05:00November 30th, 2015|Celeb|1 Comment

Brookes can be thanked for showing me the movie Idiocracy. When I was watching this afternoon I noticed this impressive running form by Luke Wilson and thought to myself that this isn’t some low brow runner.

 

A bit out of shape, Luke?

A bit out of shape, Luke?

A simple search for Luke Wilson Track and Field resulted in a Let’s Run forum. I also found this story by a poster:

Luke ran 49.86 FAT for 400, which is not actually a school record but is more like 5th on the list. The record is 48.76 FAT by a guy named Greg Hutton during Luke’s junior year in 1989. Luke did run 48.9 on the 4 x 4 his junior year. He also ran 1:54.99 FAT as a senior in 1990, which is still the school record. A guy named Jeremy Downs ran 1:54.93 hand timed in 1995, but of course that’s really a 1:55.0, which is inferior to Luke’s time. Luke also ran that 48.9 second leg on the 4 x 4 school record of 3:21.38 FAT in 1989 and contributed a 1:57.9 anchor on the 4 x 8 school record of 8:04.2 hand timed in 1989.

Was this post right up your alley, Sam?

30 Nov, 2015

Fury Sings “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”

By |2015-11-30T15:26:12-05:00November 30th, 2015|Sports|0 Comments

Tyson Fury. What a performer. If JC says it’s worth watching, it’s definitely worth watching…and I would also be singing a song to her.

I know some people are going to have no idea what’s going on in this video.What you are watching is Tyson Fury singing “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” to his wife after ending a 9 year title run from Wladimir Klitschko.

Hayden Panettiere is Wladimir Klitschko's wife.

Hayden Panettiere is Wladimir Klitschko’s wife.

9 years is an absurd amount of time to defend a belt. Unfortunately he was doing it in a time where heavyweights weren’t what they once were. There was no Ali, Forman, or Lennox Lewis, during his reign over the last decade. His sheer size (6-6, 246) and skills made him tough to match up against. Until Tyson Fury that is.

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Tyson Fury punches Wladimir Klitschko in the face.

Tyson Fury is 6-9, 257 and has not lost a professional fight. He is 25-0. The parts of the fight I watched weren’t spectacular. 2 huge men in the ring making efforts to punch each other, but Goliath vs Goliath lacked luster. It was like watching giants clinch for 12 rounds.

The most exciting portion of it all is this comment by Fury, “They are cheats, they are extremely good at cheating.”  He was referring to the other side making attempts at drugging his water, weighing him in at the wrong weight, and having too much foam in the canvas.  Who knows.

30 Nov, 2015

The Way Things Tend To Be

By |2015-11-30T08:49:54-05:00November 30th, 2015|My Life|0 Comments

Long weekend complete.

Pretty successful all around as I don’t feel like death today and kept myself out of trouble.  No need to rehash every minute so I’ll post a few highlights.

    • I’ll win some DraftKings money this week which will be the 2nd or 3rd time of the year.  I put up 174 and still have Gary Barnidge to play.  If he scores 10, I estimate I’ll win 60 for the week which will make up minor headway on the 500 I’m down for the season.
    • 1335923360_brokeI was all in twice this weekend in my sports betting account which occurred due to poor BR management.  I bet 100 on the Eagles and then 150 on the Cowboys.  I luckily won a Bears bet to get my account to 100 and then the Sixers on Friday night to get it to 150.  I lost a 4 teams teaser on Sunday getting 3 of 4 correct but closed with the Seahawks and Broncos which has me back to 150 and down 150 for the weekend which I’m ecstatic at.  I’m sure I’ll find some more action tonight.
    • ChessSetI got back into chess which keeps me entertained.  I played to a 1075 and hope to get back 1100 and up to 1200 which is the highest I’ve ever been.  If anyone ever wants to play me, rnningfool on chess.com.
    • Sam tweeted about JC’s bullseye which had to be the highlight of the Thanksgiving.

  • My fantasy teams went 2-1 with one game pending against the Shee.  I’m a dog currently but I’d be hard pressed to say I have zero chance.  Shee’s fate will depend on the moves of Buck Allen and the arm of Josh McKown.  Should be fun.  Either way it appears I’ll be sending 3 teams to playoffs in 4 leagues which I can’t complain about.
  • CVCH4I2U8AEQMqWI had an unusual situation in a league where I changed my team name to “you’re not in first” and my logo to mock my opponent.  He took is personal and started an attack.  Not only did it make him care about his team which has little realistic chance of making the playoffs but it just got awkward because each one of my subsequent name changes and logo changes was misconstrued.  Either way it looks like I’ll win the game and I can move on from this and learn that some people take team name changes to heart which I didn’t expect.
28 Nov, 2015

Listening to the Talent

By |2015-11-28T10:00:42-05:00November 28th, 2015|Celeb|0 Comments

On the Chinese: “Still sticking with the chopsticks?” – Jerry Seinfeld

screen-shot-2015-06-08-at-11-14-09-amJerry Seinfeld did an interview with Howard Stern in ’13 that I suggest listening / watching if you enjoy Jerry.  I was blown away at how grounded Jerry is.  If you’ve listened to Howard for many years, you know that he’s gone to therapy 3 times a week for who knows how many years.  Jerry is the complete opposite of Howard with regard to psychology and you can tell the difference once you listen to him for an hour and half.

It’s important to pay attention to people of Jerry’s magnitude.  Listening to what they care about and how they live their life gives keys to successful people.  You can hear his determination with just about every sentence he says.  He’s always working.  He even says, “what else am I supposed to be doing?”  This is what connected for me because I ask that question often.  Perfecting his craft is what he is made to do.

s3e6_posterJerry shares praise with other comedians and his respect for the business is admirable.  He gets it.  He makes Howard seem like a neurotic nut which is humorous because Howard points our that Jerry always working is neurotic.  This isn’t taking any part away from Howard either because to conduct an interview for an hour an half with no boring pauses or lack of material is extremely difficult and he is a master.

adele_2013-650-430dI bring this to a town hall I heard with Adele and once again I listened carefully because she’s 25 and has sold the most albums this year in 3 days.  This is not a feat of some lucky schlub.  What I took from her was to always be yourself which is sort of a cheesy answer but I get it.  Not letting record company’s direct your music is why she comes off as so honest and natural.  I could also tell she wasn’t completely self absorbed when a fan would ask her a question, more often than not she posed the question right back.   It also helps when you surround yourself with talent which she has.

In order to get ahead in life (which is an odd way to look at life), people share the same characteristics.  Hard work.  Honesty.  Appreciation and learning from others.  I could probably go on but each person will take out varying ideas from these people.  Jerry also says, “if your only about the money, it will only take you so far.”

 

25 Nov, 2015

Sheee – Get Bucked

By |2015-11-25T10:24:28-05:00November 25th, 2015|Sports|0 Comments

I haven’t had a fantasy football post in a while because the season is long and results don’t show themselves within the first few weeks.  A proper analysis is in order.

You don't want to see a group of turkeys coming after you in fantasy football.

You don’t want to see a group of turkeys coming after you in fantasy football.

I’m currently sitting in 1st place in two leagues with a 7-4 record.  Both of these positions are vulnerable however.  In Evan’s league I’m sitting in 2nd with points but people are breathing down my neck. A week 12 loss / clunker will make me right with the rest of the pack moving into the final week.  I’ve been pretty pleased with the position though as I’ve dropped a few key players (who hasnt?) and have been waiver wire scrambling every week.  My 40 moves lead the league as always.  I’ve been extremely confident in Evan’s league in past years but my team this year is going to squeak by, rather than dominate, its way to the championship.  Luck will have to be on my side with Antonio Andrews, Ronnie Hillman, and a new QB every week leading the charge.  ODB and Julio were perhaps the best 1-2 you could ask for this year which is why I am where I am.

My team in Steve’s league is an absolute powerhouse.   A Brady to Gronk combo has me leading the league in points by 100 to the next closest player.  I have Ivory, Martin, J Stew as RBs, and ODB, Cooks, and Allen Hurns as WR’s.  Throw in the best D (Panthers) and this is a solid team.  I fully expect to win the championship with this squad unless Brady and Gronk go goose egg one week.

The other two leagues at this point are essentially meaningless.  Baker’s league and its 25 dollar buy in makes me scan the waiver wire, set a line up, and forget about it.  My team is 6-5 and I’m in the hunt.  The team is Palmer, Ivory, Decker, Rawls, Gronk, and Cooks at this point.  The other league that I’m completely out of is my 10 team, 2 QB league.  I’m 3-8 and have little to say about the season other than my team competed but lost games.  Peyton Manning and Jeremy Hill were colossal let downs which led to my demise.

standingsI want to close with some input on the free auction bid system which I do believe is the fairest way to do waivers because it requires actual strategy opposed to the worst team getting the best pickup.  I was out maneuvered coming into Week 12 and the only person to blame is myself.  I put myself in the position with only have 28 FA dollars in a spot where I needed Buck Allen for a championship push.  You absolutely, positively need RB’s who get all the carries.  No time share BS.  Workhorses that can perform.  I’m much rather have Antonio Andrews (this may change) than Ronnie Hillman.  I know he gets 15-20 carries.  Even if he sucks, he’s the right play over someone who might get 5 carries and turn it into 20 points.  This is how I feel with James White.  I want to play him, but who knows what the Patriots will do.

Back to the FAAB, Adam purposely bid what I had.  This meant that there was no way I could get him.  Did he do it intentionally?  I have no idea but I can’t let myself get in that position.  Thomas Rawls is the donk pick up of the week.  You save all your free agent dollars for the entire year and blow your load on one player who will be replaced when Lynch comes back.  If Lynch doesn’t come back you look like a genius but is Rawls really the reason you spend 20 dollars all season?  It’s important to have money at this point in the season but how much is where the strategy comes in?  Guaranteed another big name player goes down this week and we’ll have one more spot where you need money.  I would have spent my roll on Allen this week but instead have 26 moving into week 12.  Don’t forget, there are weeks 13, 14, and hopefully 15 as well.  Good luck to all who read my entire thoughts on FAAB.  It’s not an aspect of fantasy that should go unnoticed.

It’s cool getting replies from Evan Silva as well.

24 Nov, 2015

New Theme

By |2015-11-24T20:18:54-05:00November 24th, 2015|My Life|0 Comments

your-website-sucks-quit-making-excuses-and-fix-itThere will be complaints.  I myself am complaining.  Please understand that I’m not a website developer and I have to trial and error every goddamn setting known to man.  It’ll take some time until I get it right.

The site isn’t showing up properly on mobile.  The yellow background looks like puke.  The fonts are too small and the colors blend in so nothing can be seen.  There’s a stupid thumbtack on the feature image…

To be perfectly honest, I’ve only been working on it an hour and even though I crashed it once with a fucked up plugin, it’s been pretty quick.  I have way more flexiblity over text and size and I still need to decide if I like the continue reading aspect vs the posts all at once.  Any opinion?

I’ll work on correctly some of the aesthetics but this new theme is a step in the right direction.  It will take me some time to get it right though.  Hold tight.  It’ll take at least a few weeks and I’ll blog as usual through it.

24 Nov, 2015

Upper Dublin is Racist

By |2015-11-24T18:26:55-05:00November 24th, 2015|My Brain|1 Comment

Upper Dublin Schools Accused of Discrimination

Upper Dublin High SchoolI have to post articles like this because I don’t understand them. I went to Upper Dublin (#27 out of 100 top high schools in PA) which is the only reason I’m even posting this. The facts?!?

  • In a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, a group called Concerned African American Parents (CAAP) alleges that black students comprised 7.3 percent of Upper Dublin’s 4,232 students last year but received 45 percent of the suspensions.
  • Filed for the parents by the Public Interest Law Center, the complaint also says that not one black student was in the gifted program in the district’s four elementary schools and middle school.
  • Lawson said the group wants the district to eliminate the lowest of its three tracks, which has a disproportionate number of students of color and where “unfortunately, not a lot of learning goes on.” Without that bottom track, students would be integrated into higher-level courses, Lawson said.

Questioning the Facts?

579855_340109729413403_951276527_n7% receive 45% of suspensions. Isn’t the better question whether the 45% that were suspended deserved of the suspensions?  Are they saying that white students are not getting suspended for the same acts?  If you have evidence of this, you can make this kind of point.  If you don’t, you have nothing.  You can’t just throw out some percentage and claim there is a problem.  If students act poorly, they get suspended with an unbiased opinion towards race.  THAT’S THE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE.

There are no gifted black students in elementary school?  If you have a child that you think is gifted, and they test into the gifted program, are you saying that Upper Dublin is specifically not allowing these types of students if they are black?  That would be discrimination.  I have a hard time believe that’s what is happening.  Once again, produce the results.

Beavis_Butthead_School_Sucks_White_Shirt_xlargeEliminate track 3?  I don’t care if you call it track 2.1, there is a reason why a student is placed in a certain level.  This isn’t a perfect world.  Not every child is of equal intelligence.  Students learn at different rates.  I’m sure studies have been done that backs up the learning process of learning with like minded peers.  The problem isn’t with classes being called track 3.

Arguments can be made that the teachers are not fully equipped to handle track 3 students. That’s an actual argument. An argument saying that track 3 students should be lumped in with track 2 students is a good way of saying that our children would be better suited for track 2. Let’s experiment then.  Move all the curriculum in track 3 classes to track 2.  You think putting track 3 students with track 2 students is magically going to turn them into better students?  More than likely they’ll feel even further behind and act even worse!

fireworksThis thinking just riles me up because although it is done with good intention, it isn’t focusing on the proper ways of getting results. I get that parents have talked to teachers and board members and nothing is happening in improving the behavior of their children.  Maybe the only way to get their attention is by suing.  It doesn’t feel right though to point out discrimination when it’s most likely a deeper problem.  Like, hmmm, maybe you could spend more time raising your child appropriately?  Oh shit, let the fireworks begin.

23 Nov, 2015

Fargo – Did You do this? No, you did it!

By |2015-11-24T00:01:18-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Tv|1 Comment

guernica3Picasso’s “Guernica” is one of history’s most famous anti-war paintings. It’s black and white depiction of people and animals suffering in the wake of a bombing has moved folks since its creation in 1937. Allegedly, while living in Nazi-occupied Paris, a German soldier saw “Guernica” in the painter’s studio and asked, “Did you do this?” Picasso replied, “No, you did it!” – Collider.com (great recap – better than mine)

An episode without Peggy and Ed is just not Fargo. Even though I complain about them, for whatever reason they seem to make the wheels of the bus go round and round. No matter, Mike Milligan was there to steal the show as always.

undertakerLet’s just start with this. You’re named the Undertaker and you last all of about 3 minutes into the show. Everyone wants to know why you’re the Undertaker and that’s what happens when you say, “where’s the eggplant that keeps shitting the bed?”  Saving the most climatic moments for the last 3 minutes of the show is always exciting.  The call to Mike was obviously from Ed but I was a bit confused because it seemed like Ed was calling the Gerhardt’s during the episode to tell Bear he has Dodd, which I can’t quite gather how that happened.  There was news of an Indian tracking a couple and I’m not sure where Dodd being captured fell into that.

20151123_232723Why did it take Bear 2 minutes to walk Simone to a remote area?  I get it Fargo, she didn’t have to walk through miles of woods for me to understand no one was around.  No gun ever went off but it’s most likely the last we see of Simone.  She had it coming.  Bear is easily flying up as top actor on the show.

I was quite disappointed to see Otto go.  It wasn’t clear during the fire fight in the last episode, but he was just chilling on the stoop, so I guess he bit it. What doesn’t make sense is the guys from Buffalo showed up to fend them off.  What?  Floyd, Simone, a bunch of kids, and a house keeper were really putting up a fight when at the exact time some randos from Buffalo show up.  Ok then.

20151123_232631Lou is becoming one of the best characters.  He’s not taking any gruff any more and is becoming more of a bad ass every episode.  I’m not in love with the parts with Betsy but whatever the show feels it needs to do to provoke some emotion.

I can’t quite predict where the show is going from here which I obviously like.  I guess we’ll wait until next week.

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