I read my last post again and, wow, I was a bit angry. I'm not saying it wasn't the truth, cause it was, but still it was pretty aggressive.
Anyway, high school basketball has started, which means I have started officiating again. I'm really enjoying it again. I have officiated 12 games to this point and I have 7 more games this week. I officiated my first boys game last week and as I have often said "somebody is going to get the first T." I didn't hand out a T all of last season. I should have, but I didn't. Well, I call a jump ball and 20 seconds afterwards (after the ball has rolled away from the 2 players) one of players jacks the other one back down onto the floor. Whistle, T. Then he comes over and says, "What did I do?" Really? I told him what he did and then I said "you know exactly what you did. Get away from me." I explain it to the coach and move on. It wasn't near as dramatic as I had anticipated. I was talking to one of the parents after the game from the same team as Mr. T. and I said, "I hated called that T." He said, and it meant a lot to hear this from a fan, "it was a good call right there." Nothing more than that. It was really nice to hear that.
To this point, I am only working Middle School, Freshman and some JV games (this is my 2nd year). I am very anxious to move up the ladder and see how far I can go with this. But, I need to make sure that I don't move up too soon. I gotta make sure I have my mechanics down and that I learn how to properly interact with the coaches first. It's hard to wait, but I'm enjoying learning. I have 3 Freshman Boys games this week and then my first JV Boys game this Friday.
My son ran 17:38 this Saturday at the Footlocker Midwest Regionals to set a personal best in the 5K. I was so happy for him as he has worked so hard. It was great to see the joy on his face that showed that all that work was paying off.
Poker? Eh...won my league again, but I was so blitzed that night that I can't really tell you much about it. I know that I had the nuts (and that I practically told the caller what I had) on the hand that I went out on (against my follower...) but he caught runner runner to beat me. Oh well, I am not sure I could have survived that tournament without making everyone mad anyway... :)
Otherwise, I have been watching IU basketball and boy do they have a depth of talent that I doubt any other team in the nation has. And, they are only going to get deeper! 3 games from now IU gets 2 of their big men back (6-8 and 7-0 Freshman) and sometime this month they get Elston back. Wow, where are all the minutes going to come from???
Monday, November 26, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
What a Day....
Well, despite Florida still being up in the air (surprise!) obama (no capitalization is intentional) has been re-elected. Part of the reason is that people apparently blame obama's failures on George Bush...Really? When does obama take responsibility for his own actions? Bush didn't put us $4 TRILLION more in debt, obama did. Nothing Bush did caused that stupidity. We now owe China $.40 of every dollar we have...well, that was last week, so it is more now. 4 more years of this and we will belong to China and have to ask them permission to use the shitter. Women for obama? What has obama done for women? Nothing. Women (a majority, not all) vote for democrats every time thinking they are getting some benefit. Of course abortion is only about women, it's certainly not about the child being murdered...but, again, was changing the abortion laws an issue at all? Absolutely not. Unions...the next time obama does something for the unions in this country will be the first time. Romney wouldn't have killed the unions; the unions are too busy killing themselves and too self absorbed to even notice it.
And obamacare? What a piece of crap that is. Every healthy American will experience their cost for health insurance skyrocketing in 2014 so that Health Insurers can protect themselves from all the sick people they will be required to take on as "customers." Health Insurance companies will also have to pay a $8B fee just to exist...really? Why? I thought this was a capitalist nation? So, health insurers aren't allowed to continue to bring in that 5% of profit huh? Oh, don't confuse health insurers with hospitals, doctors and pharmaceutical companies...these organizations will be able to continue to post profits in the 40% and upwards range. Apparently, these organizations lined obama's pockets enough to be ignored in his "brilliant" plan for socialized health care. Oh, and don't think obama can pay all the subsidies within his current budget. Taxes will have to increase to upwards of 40%-50% to cover these costs; or, I guess we continue to sell ourselves out to that communist nation...
Thanks to all of you lazy ass Americans that couldn't be bothered to think before you voted. Or maybe you thought that the only chance your lazy ass had for help was to vote for obama? Here's a thought: get off your lazy ass and start working like our forefathers did! Quit using our Constitution as toilet paper. It was meant to be a guide for how this country operated forever, not just until it got a little difficult. What a bunch of pussies this nation has turned into. When I was a kid, my parents would have worked 3 jobs before suffering the indignity of asking the government for help! Now, obama voters see how much they can game the system to screw the government out of money that they were not owed. People like this are an embarrassment to themselves, their families, their race and to our country. This country was founded on Christian beliefs and should remain grounded in those beliefs. I don't care what religion or non-religion anyone practices as long as they are not allowed to change how our country operates and is grounded. Take God out of our country and you will have a country that exists without God's grace. This country has been the recipient of God's grace throughout the last 200+ years; why throw that out the window now?
If you want to live in a Socialist State, there are plenty of countries that will take you. This country was formed as a FREE country and should remain that way. The Socialist party gave up running long ago because the Democratic party was doing their job for them.
Well, there, I've said more than I should, but it still needs to be said. Someone said today that we should all be united and accept obama as our "leader." I laugh at that. obama is not my leader and never will be. Besides, 20 years from now, or whenever it happens, we will find out who is backing obama and I guarantee the people that voted for his ignorant butt are not going to be happy. I mean, seriously, what non-political job has he held since college? Where did his money suddenly come from? Yeah, great role model; we elect a guy who has never worked a day in his life in a real job. On top of that, only the democrats have to bus the least educated Americans to the polls to win; if they had an education and understood what was going on and what the issues were, they wouldn't be democrats then would they?
Alright, alright, I'm done. Basketball season is upon us and I would expect some basketball blogs if I were you. IU just lost 2 players for 9 games because a guy who donated $185 20 years ago (before said players were born) was considered a booster (because of the $185 in donations over a 7 year period, 20 years ago) and paid for travel expenses for two foreign players while they were in HS here in the US. Yes, NCAA, that is what is wrong with college basketball...idiots.
And obamacare? What a piece of crap that is. Every healthy American will experience their cost for health insurance skyrocketing in 2014 so that Health Insurers can protect themselves from all the sick people they will be required to take on as "customers." Health Insurance companies will also have to pay a $8B fee just to exist...really? Why? I thought this was a capitalist nation? So, health insurers aren't allowed to continue to bring in that 5% of profit huh? Oh, don't confuse health insurers with hospitals, doctors and pharmaceutical companies...these organizations will be able to continue to post profits in the 40% and upwards range. Apparently, these organizations lined obama's pockets enough to be ignored in his "brilliant" plan for socialized health care. Oh, and don't think obama can pay all the subsidies within his current budget. Taxes will have to increase to upwards of 40%-50% to cover these costs; or, I guess we continue to sell ourselves out to that communist nation...
Thanks to all of you lazy ass Americans that couldn't be bothered to think before you voted. Or maybe you thought that the only chance your lazy ass had for help was to vote for obama? Here's a thought: get off your lazy ass and start working like our forefathers did! Quit using our Constitution as toilet paper. It was meant to be a guide for how this country operated forever, not just until it got a little difficult. What a bunch of pussies this nation has turned into. When I was a kid, my parents would have worked 3 jobs before suffering the indignity of asking the government for help! Now, obama voters see how much they can game the system to screw the government out of money that they were not owed. People like this are an embarrassment to themselves, their families, their race and to our country. This country was founded on Christian beliefs and should remain grounded in those beliefs. I don't care what religion or non-religion anyone practices as long as they are not allowed to change how our country operates and is grounded. Take God out of our country and you will have a country that exists without God's grace. This country has been the recipient of God's grace throughout the last 200+ years; why throw that out the window now?
If you want to live in a Socialist State, there are plenty of countries that will take you. This country was formed as a FREE country and should remain that way. The Socialist party gave up running long ago because the Democratic party was doing their job for them.
Well, there, I've said more than I should, but it still needs to be said. Someone said today that we should all be united and accept obama as our "leader." I laugh at that. obama is not my leader and never will be. Besides, 20 years from now, or whenever it happens, we will find out who is backing obama and I guarantee the people that voted for his ignorant butt are not going to be happy. I mean, seriously, what non-political job has he held since college? Where did his money suddenly come from? Yeah, great role model; we elect a guy who has never worked a day in his life in a real job. On top of that, only the democrats have to bus the least educated Americans to the polls to win; if they had an education and understood what was going on and what the issues were, they wouldn't be democrats then would they?
Alright, alright, I'm done. Basketball season is upon us and I would expect some basketball blogs if I were you. IU just lost 2 players for 9 games because a guy who donated $185 20 years ago (before said players were born) was considered a booster (because of the $185 in donations over a 7 year period, 20 years ago) and paid for travel expenses for two foreign players while they were in HS here in the US. Yes, NCAA, that is what is wrong with college basketball...idiots.
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