Showing posts with label New Years. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Years. Show all posts

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Farewell 2020, Hello 2021, More of the Same

 



It's New Year's Eve and it seems like a lot of people are hanging their hats on 2021 being a better year. Kind of hard to do worse right? I don't know folks. 

The U.S. is sitting at 344,000 COVID deaths and the infection rate and death rate are not slowing down. The Trump administration talked a big game about have 20 million people vaccinated by now but we're only at 2 million. We may be stepping into 2021 but the vast majority of things won't get better tonight or tomorrow or next week. If we are lucky we are months and months away from things getting better COVID-wise. 

Politically it's still going to be a mess. We have assholes like JOSH HAWLEY to deal with. This dipshit says he’s standing up for the 74 million Trump voters. He’s doing so by saying us 82 million who voted for Biden don’t count. This is treason. This is leading to authoritarianism and from his past history, it’s subtle but not too subtle racism. Hawley, just say what you mean: 'Those minorities that voted for Biden shouldn't count. As a matter of fact I view all of you 82 million people as niggers.'


 Besides Hawley we have to deal with that prick Mitch McConnell and closet case Lindsey Graham. Today it was reported that a couple House republicans expect at least 140 of their colleagues to object to the Election results. I get that people say this is just a show and no big deal because it's all procedural bullshit, but the fact is, it's damaging to Democracy and how people, not just citizens here, but around the world, view free and fair elections. 140 House Republicans are traitors to the oath they took, The Constitution, Democracy and the people. The GOP is full of traitors and have made it clear they are not the Patriots they claim to be and excepting of a Trump Authoritarian rule.

Democracy is under attack, Thanks to Trump and his Trumpism cult.

So flipping the calendar isn't going to fix that.

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2020 has gotten the blame for every bad thing that has happened. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, 2020 got the blame instead of cancer and old age. Eddie Van Halen died and instead of Cancer and a stroke, 2020 took the bullet. Kobe Bryant and his daughter died. 2020 got the blame instead of the helicopter/weather and whatever else. Countless other died and people lazily blamed the year instead of the illness or violence.

Wildfires in the U.S. and Australia destroyed, lives and property and wildlife. 2020 got the blame, even while scientists and a young girl tried telling us, that shit is our fault.

Life is all fucked up and lots of shitty things happened and we blamed the year instead taking a long, hard look in the mirror.

Shitty things happen every year.

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In 2020 My oldest daughter did not get to have her traditional Senior year of high school. No graduation, no Prom, none of that. Then she lost out on going away to college as she is forced to do the first year online, from home. My son is doing high school from home and he has a focus on art classes which is a bitch from home, not getting the full hands on teaching and doing things in a proper environment. My youngest daughter is doing school from home as well. Fourth grade, and they have made it clear the focus is on Math and English. There is going to be a whole generation of kids lagging behind when it comes to science, social studies, art, music and physical education.

 2020 lead to an increase of depression, frustration and alienation. It's also shown the true colors of many. It's clear now, there is a frightening number of Americans that don't care about others. Wearing a mask to protect themselves and others, including loved ones, is too damn inconvenient and is part of 'a hoax to control us all.' Americans love to talk about how tough we are and we can do anything and deep down inside we're all Marines and can "Adapt and Overcome."

BULLSHIT!!! 2020 has shown us that far too many Americans are selfish. Far too many Americans are pussies. They can't handle staying home for a month, let alone a week. Too many aren't willing to do anything for the good of the country or humanity. Too many can't "Adapt and Overcome." They're just full of shit, selfish, pussies and they are part of the reason why there are 344,000 dead Americans and counting.

Americans have overrated themselves. The only way 2021 is better is if we start being better humans. Otherwise it's just going to be the same fucking shit-show we've been living in.


(Sorry, this post feels a little disjointed, but fuck it, it's 2020! Right?)


Happy New Year!

Monday, January 4, 2016

Monday Moaning



Well, here we are....The first Monday Moaning of 2016...It really seems odd to think that we are living in the year 2016, and we don't have our fucking flying cars....But shit, looking at how people drive, the idea of us all flying cars is terrifying as hell....

What else is terrifying?  The media in this country...A group of armed protesters/militia seized control of a federal wildlife refuge, and it is barely being covered...And when it is covered, none of these cunts in the media are calling theses ass-hats what they are...Terrorists! There is no other way to put it! And the lack of response is infuriating...Why hasn't the National Guard been mobilized? Why haven't there been drones blowing these fuckheads away?  Seriously, if I walked into City Hall armed to the teeth, and said I was claiming this property for the people, the police would fucking end me, and my wife wouldn't have a bad thing to say about them...This folks is some serious bullshit....

I'm at a loss over how fucking retarded this country is becoming...I mean shit, have you looked at the fucking dummies running for President!?!

2016 is picking up where 2015 left off...

-As I said in my NEW YEARS  I have paid no attention to sports...And that has continued...I watched some of the Winter Classic, but turned it off because their stupid drone camera was making me nauseous...I also watched a good deal of the Notre Dame and Ohio State game...That too made me nauseous...The best sports I watched over the weekend was College Hockey...Notre Dame and Denver played a couple great games....But the big highlight came from North Dakota's Drake Caggiula....






-There was something in Hockey that pissed me off last week...at the end of a Bruins and Senators game, fights broke out...





Everyone knows I'm pro-fighting, but something happened that pissed me off...Chris Neil gave Adam McQuaid an eye gouge...



This shows them both digging in, but if you watch the video again, Neil does it first, and then McQuaid does it trying to get Neil off...But even if  you want to call it dirty on both, this isn't the first time Neil has pulled this crap...



It seems like when he's struggling, he goes to the eye gouge...







But what made me really angry was the NHL did nothing about it...No fine, no suspension, nothing...It wasn't even talked about on NHL Radio or Netwwork...For some reason people respect Neil, and he's dirty as fuck...Just wait until this asshole takes a stick to the eye...It will be completely justified...


-In some positive hockey news...Last Saturday, Shannon Szabados of the Columbus Cottonmouths in the SPHL made 33 saves to record the first shutout by a female in men's pro-hockey...



This may help the couple emerging Women's pro-hockey leagues...Maybe...


That's it for now...Have a week...





Friday, January 2, 2015

In Other News...



So, we're looking at a battle of the O's....

Oregon vs. Ohio State for College Football's new and improved National Championship...Go ahead and guess who I'm rooting for....Well shit, when these final four teams were picked I said then I was going with the Ducks....I hate FSU and Winston...Wow did he look like a fool! I hate Alabama and SEC country, which put me in the odd spot of rooting for Ohio State Thursday night...But you won't see me doing that again...Gotta strap on some green, or whatever damn color scheme the Ducks will be wearing for the big game!  I'm all in...Deep down inside I was meant to live in the Pacific Northwest!

-Earlier in the day I popped on the Cotton Bowl...But I quickly turned it off...1. ESPN has decided to change their in-game scoreboard graphic, which was taking up an eighth of the screen...2. They were playing the Cotton Bowl...But they weren't playing in the Cotton Bowl...It just didn't look right...I know this isn't the first time, but I'm old-school...You play the damn Cotton Bowl in the Cotton Bowl....

-Luckily there was something much better on TV to watch...The Winter Classic...



I had no rooting interest...Ok, slightly...Caps Goalie Braden Holtby is on my fantasy team, so I was glad to see him get the win...Also, the jerseys the Caps wore were the best looking ones they've ever had....The Blackhawks Jersey just had slight changes to their classic style...

The Winter Classic has become one of something the NHL has done well over the last few years...


I know they added extra outdoor games last year, and I feared it would be over-kill, but they haven't ruined it yet....Yet, is always a key word with the NHL...


-Earlier this week the Notre Dame Fighting Irish did their best to salvage their Football season...It started well, but the wheels fell off after the loss the FSU....But they managed to beat LSU...I hate LSU, LSU fans, and the SEC gasbags that will tell you a 4 loss SEC team should be in the National Championship over an undefeated team from anywhere else...So, while not thoroughly impressed with my Irish, I was still very pleased to beat those ass-hats...A win is a win...A win over a SEC team is even sweeter!

-So, it is 2015...Still feels a lot like 2014...2014 sucked for the most part in my own little world...I have hopes that 2015 is much better...The Holidays blew past me...It was a blur...For the first time in my life, I really didn't enjoy the Christmas season...I hate that feeling...Christmas Eve and morning I enjoyed seeing the kids enjoyment...but when it was all over, and Christmas night when everyone was in bed, I sat in my chair depressed...Not wanting it t o end, because I felt like I missed most of it...I stayed up late watching the last glimpses of Christmas movies...Sadly the last thing playing on TV was Christmas with the Kranks...Wow did that blow...

So, while I never make New Year's resolutions, this year I will...One, to get healthier...Two, no matter how, busy, tired, frustrated, and whatever else, I will get into, and enjoy the Christmas season of 2015 and not just get it done...Three, I'll win the fucking Lotto!

I hope you all had a great New Years...At least better then this fool's...




And I hope by now, you aren't still feeling like this...



Have a week...

Have a great 2015...

The Beeze.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Monday Moaning ( a 2012 Recap)


 
 
It's New Year's Eve...2012 is coming to an end...What will we remember this 2012 for?  A year with crazy weather...Intense heat waves...Wild fires and droughts...Extreme tornadoes...Epic storms...Yep, that all happened in 2012...What else?  The world didn't end right before Christmas, as many thought the Mayans predicted...Though there were many lives lost just before Christmas...The mall shooting in Oregon...The horrific massacre at Sandy Hook changed so many lives, and as an outsider looking in, it really shook me up...

But the shooting didn't stop there...Another nut-job randomly opened fire in PA shortly after...followed by an asshole who set a house on fire Christmas Eve, in NY just to open fire on the fire fighters...But in that time from December 14th up to Christmas, there were over 60 people shot in Chicago, and the media seems to ignore that...Mental health and gun control debates were sparked because these events along with the Colorado movie theater shooting...Maybe we'll be able to remember 2013 for being the year that there was some serious change to prevent these acts from being some common...

In 2012 we saw the legacy of  Joe Paterno shattered...And we saw the monster know as Jerry Sandusky locked up after years of abusing and raping kids, and years of Penn State officials and Paterno covering it up, and letting it continued...And while the media was so proud to cover this story, they turned a blind eye to THIS horrible story...ESPN didn't say shit about it until more than a month after I did...Speaking of ESPN...After trying to act like the PSU watch dog, they turned around and aired every PSU football game this year...Scumbags!

In 2012 Ron Santo was finally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame...Too bad it was two years after he died...That place can burn...I'm sure Santo was happy, but he deserved to deliver that speech himself...



What else happened? The Hostess Company went in the tank...No more Twinkies...Who the hell saw that coming?

Art Modell died, and people in Cleveland still hate him, and really lack a clue about how important he was to the NFL...I tried to set them straight HERE...

Speaking of death...in 2012 we saw the LA Kings win the Stanley Cup...And since then, we've been watching the NHL kill itself...

From the looks of it, in 2013 we'll see a number of NFL teams with new head coaches...Including the Browns...

We found out Lance Armstrong was full of SHIT or PEDS...

I started fighting my fight for DADS to start getting some credit...

We saw a big hype about getting that Kony guy...Where are you #Kony2012 people...Fucking guy is still out there...You haven't done shit have you? 

At least the Occupy people lasted a little longer...They showed some conviction...But then they gave up too...Hard to have movement bring any real change, if your movement lacks leadership and direction...And when the media only shows the wack-job wannabe hippies, no one takes you seriously...



In 2012 my kids turned 11, 8, and 2...Holy crap time flies...But it's been fun...They have been the biggest part of my life this year...Going ice skating with them during Browns games may have been the smartest thing I've done...And this weekend, with all the snow we got, we mixed in some sledding too...




Watch him at the bottom of the hill in this next one...




I love hearing my wife in the background, laughing as she says she's "gonna kill him"...We're the best parents!

2012 has had a lot of ups, and probably even more downs...I've seen people wishing the year away...I can't do that...Try to learn from the bad spots, and cherish the great stuff...And one of those great things I'll hold onto is Notre Dame going undefeated in 2012...And hopefully next week, they'll start 2013 with a win...Fuck Sports Illustrated and their prediction...Fuck the haters...Notre Dame is going to make Alabama earn every point they get...And all you Alabama/SEC people, and ND haters are going to be surprised when the Irish win it all...

My prediction is 2013 is going to be a good year...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Monday Moaning

Yep, Time to break out that 2012 Rosie Jones Calendar!

It's 2012 and where the fuck is my Jetson's flying car!?! I guess we haven't advanced as much as people thought we would...Now before I wave goodbye to 2011, I just want to say this...New Year's Eve, on Twitter and Facebook, lots of people were shitting on 2011, and wishing it away...Hey, I get it, people have good years, and bad years...The Browns more bad than good...But every year has highs and lows...We all tend to remember the bad, hell, I made my blogging name on the bad! Thanks Sandusky and Penn State for that week of hate filled blogs...Oh, and China, for my post FUCK_CHINA which was my highest drawing post of the year, and my in-traffic from South-East Asian has really shot up! THIS post has done well too, with 2,545 views...I wonder why?

But there was plenty of good too...Bin Laden is dead right! And this is cute as hell right?






Look at me starting off 2012 trying to be positive...Ha! Then I watched the Browns game! Yeah, they lost to the Steelers...They kept it close, but couldn't pull it out...But at this point, why win...Keep yourself in line for a good draft pick...No, I'm not getting into who the Browns should draft..Lots of Cleveland fans and talking heads were all over the Browns drafting RG3 after Baylor's bowl shootout with Washington...

Thing is, these dummies don't even realize that wasn't even close to his best game...And then there are the guys that were knocking him, while basically saying they had only seen a couple of his games...I've been paying attention to the kid for 3 years...He can make all the throws...He's smart, and yes he can run...But if you watch enough, you'll see he uses his speed and athleticism to extend plays and look down field more...Unlike Vick when he was in college, when he looked at the primary target, and then just ran...Kid is solid...

But if the Browns draft him, they better get a couple WR's and O-linemen for him, or else he'll end up getting Tim Couched, just like Colt McCoy and other who came before him...The Browns might be better off going after free-agent Matt Flynn, who passed for, what, a thousand yards Sunday against the Lions, while Aaron Rogers chilled on the bench...The Browns have lots of holes to fill, before they throw another rookie QB out there to get killed!

Monday is one of the NHL's big-time events...The Winter Classic...They backed down to the big boys and moved from New Year's Day, so not to compete with the NFL...Smart I guess, but since I have to work Monday, I'm not real happy about the game being Monday afternoon...DVR is set! But if you have the time, check it out...It's a great rivalry between the Rangers and Flyers, and the whole vibe of playing out doors is great...

Here's Ranger's goalie Henrik Lundqvist practicing Sunday...



Here's his backup Martin Biron, looking drunk, but styling with the old-school brown pads!



If you have Versus, it's switching Monday to NBC Sports, and they are going all-in on Hockey...Monday evening they'll be showing a documentary on the Summit Series...When Canadian All-Star (NHLers included) faced the Soviet Union in an 8 game series....NBC Sports also is getting into College Hockey...They launched there coverage Saturday night with Notre Dame beating Boston University, followed by a documentary on ND's Hockey program...A network tied into ND and Hockey...I like it!

Before I go, I wanted to put in a video of the Little Beeze...For Christmas, he wanted a bunch of "Ugly Dolls"...He saw them on YouTube and got hooked...He got some, and he's been making videos with them on his iPod Touch...Kid cracks me up...Sunday we put some of his Christmas money, and a Toys-R-Us gift card to use, and he got some more...So what are "Ugly Dolls"? Here ya go!




That's it for now...Have a week...

Later, The Beeze.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Be Careful...This One May Be Like a Shotgun Blast...

All over the place....
I hope everyone had a great New Years...Mine was no great shakes...After work at the Fish House, I came home to my wife, my sick daughter, and my son, whom by my best guess was snorting pixxy stixx all day....My daughter had a stomach flu....She spent the night (2nd in a row) in our bed....I was on Tomas the speed-freak duty....I let him stay up late...Actually I didn't have a choice...I got him to sleep by 10:30PM...Mrs. Beeze fell asleep with our daughter....Ahh, another New Years alone....This has become a tradition in our house....Last year all three of them were sick for New Years....The year before....He was....The year before my wife....So I don't make plans...I just wait for someone to get sick and then, let the good times roll.
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So I cracked open some Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale. (I'm gonna start charging those guys for all the plugs I give them) I parked myself infront of the tube and watched some football....Then I flipped around for awhile....wher did I end up? ESPN...You can keep your slobbering, slurring, Dick Clark...I'll take Robbie Madison doing crazy f**king $h!t on a dirt bike....Dude is un-f**king-real.
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If you haven't seen it check it out at MadMan's place.
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As I'm writing this I'm also making dinner for the kids...The Mrs. went to a movie with the girls....It's better that way...She wanted to see Twilight, and I didn't...So it's me and the kids...It's cool, she owes me a low jo....If you don't know what that is, think of it like this....What starts with a B and ends with a b, and feels so good? Got it yet....If not you need more help then what you can get from me....Hell I got one last night...That was because I kept feeding her wine...Looking like a good start to the new year.
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Did anyone else see the Winter Classic....That was awesome...Old school uniforms...Division rivals....Wrigley Field turned into a ice rink....This is a great tradition, and the NHL better not screw it up....They have a tendency to do that. This is a great way to get people excited about hockey, and it's great for us who who played outside 'til all hours when we were kids.
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After watching USC roll Penn State, I'm a even bigger supporter for a College Football Playoff....
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I hope Utah beats the hell out of Alabama...Not for any type of loyalty, I just always cheer for the non-BCS conferences....That and I hate Nick Saban...That guy is a douche...He's a good coach, but he's a douche.
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I'm gonna go eat now....I'll catch ya later,
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The BEEZE.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Beeze's Happy New Year, Hump day Survey





Happy New Year!!! It's time for a quick Hump Day Survey...Here we go...


1. Who will win the Rose Bowl?

a. Penn State

b. USC





2. Were the Jets right in firing Mangina?




3. Should the Browns hire Mangina?




4. Who will win in the Baltimore vs Miami playoff game?




5. Who will win in the Atlanta vs Arizona platoff game?




6. What is your best memory of 2008?

Mine is of our trip to Boston this fall for the little Beeze's birthday.





7. On this New Years Eve I'm skipping the Traditional 7th question....It's New Years Eve, just get out there and Hump somebody.






Happy New Year!!!

Later, the BEEZE