Monday Moaning

Awhile back during the "Winter Classic" weekend, there was a women's hockey game to promote the new NWHL...During the game, Boston Pride player Denna Laing stepped on an opponents stick and went headfirst into the boards....She suffered a serious spinal injury....This is horrible news that no one ever wants to see...And I like everyone wish her all the best and hope for a miraculous recovery....

That said, I have grown annoyed with her story...I know, that sounds cold as fuck...But hear my cold heart out...The NHL has been kissing her ass since the incident...They had a tribute to her at the "All-Star" game...at a Bruins a game...Then NBC had a tribute/big piece on her Sunday before the "Stadium Series" game between Minnesota and Chicago...New England Patriots star, Rob Gronkowski went out of his way to make a large public show of support for her and to push her family's charity...Yes, this all sounds good...Very nice...Except they are doing this all for mostly out of fear....They were given a warning...

It was made clear to the NHL, NWHL, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, and New England Patriots, that they were going to be sued by the Laing family...Why the Patriots? The game was played at Gillette Stadium...Why the Bruins and Canadiens? Because they were the teams playing in the next day's "Winter Classic"....Why the NHL? They made the ice/rink...And her own league, because they pushed to get the women's game involved...

Okay...You stepped on another players stick, and crashed into the boards....Somehow it's everyone else's fault...A bad thing happened...An awful, shitty fucking thing happened...But it wasn't the fault of anyone organizations with deep pockets...Now you smile and wave to cameras and glow as people cheer, as in the background your family sits with lawyers looking for a loophole to use to get a payday...

You were able to get paid to play a game that you loved...Not many people get to say that shit...I paid to play midnight hockey years ago, and when I got cross checked in the head, my helmet split in half, and I was concussed, I didn't sue the prick that did it...I didn't sue the rink for...I crawled to the bench, puked, had a beer, took a shower, went to Denny's until 4:00 AM...Went home and went to bed...The next week, first shift I was out there with the guy, I slashed him across the legs...(he was about to blow past me anyways)...When he angrily got up wanting to kill me, my friend leveled him and said "it's even!"...That was it...

I'm really sorry Denna Laing suffered a horrible injury, but I can't stand this idiotic society that wants to sued everyone for anything...You're playing hockey...You know bad shit can happen...You know accidents can happen...It's just shit that happens, that sometimes is out of our control...It's hockey, there are built in risks...That's why all the NWHL players had to sign a waiver before playing in the game...So to the Laing family...I wish you best in Denna's recover, but it's lawsuit happy, trying to make a quick buck, it's everyone else's fault people like you, that are one of the many problems in this country...If you go through with this shit, I hope a judge laughs you out of the courtroom.


Have a week.

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.

Tuesday Moaning?

Amendment I

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."


That my friends is what the 1st Amendment says...So no matter what anyone says, we are not a "Christian Nation"...We are a nation made of many beliefs, and ideas, and we are free to have those beliefs and ideas...And our elected officials are not suppose to push their beliefs, or my beliefs, or your beliefs on everyone else...

This post, clearly is inspired by the law that some were trying to push through in Arizona...Luckily, for the sake of freedom, and common sense, the governor vetoed it...It also helped that big businesses, including the NFL put pressure on her...

Why did I say common sense...Because while many read the proposed law and saw it giving people the right to discriminated against gays and lesbians, if you read it closely, and clearly, it did more then that...A business owner who believes pre-marital sex is a sin, could turn all your fornicators away...They could look at me, and say, 'Oh no! you masturbate...Get out!'  A Muslim business owner could turn an "infidel" like me away just because our religious beliefs are different...

That's the shit people didn't see...Politicians and the media made it all about discriminating against gays...Which, many of the people behind it, are fine with...That's how they feel...Me, not so much...I have a number of gay friends, and they're no different from anyone else...They don't try to fuck me in the ass, and I don't try to tell them how great pussy is...And it is!  That's what makes America great...We have our own lives and beliefs and we don't force feed them to each other...But the law could have opened up even greater cans of worms as I pointed out...

Sadly, it isn't over...While Arizona got all the coverage, there are 11 other states, right now, with the same type of law trying to be worked through their system...Including my own backwards-ass state of Ohio...So my advice people...Start paying attention to what your elected officials are doing...Don't let politicians religious beliefs dictate local, state, or federal policy...If religions are going to get into everyone's personal lives via politics, and law, then they need to lose their tax exempt status...That's right churches, temples, mosques, those quiet little cult churches in garages just so you can be tax exempt, and all others...You want to get in on the policy wars, start kicking in your fair share...We're tired of carrying you!


-As for why I didn't post Monday...This weekend, I used my Christmas gift card to get my daughter a new clarinet...(I did find a good sale, $500 off) she played the hell out of the first one, and it went in for $100 worth of repairs, so I thought maybe it time for an upgrade...Then the Mrs. needed a serious upgrade on glasses/contacts...With the exam, contacts, two pairs of glasses...Well, it was more then I wanted to drop...Plus there was groceries, and other crap...Shit got expensive this weekend...So Sunday afternoon, I got drunk...Bombed by 5:00 PM...A little hockey, and sleeping by 10:00 PM...

-Outdoor Hockey...KNOCK IT OFF!!!

I'm sick of hearing how great these outdoor games are...Did you see that shit Saturday night...The puck being passed, and shot, and stopped inches later by the snow accumulation on the ice...It was slow, and stupid...The one game in New York was delayed, because no one realized everyday at noon, in Yankee Stadium you get a glare on a certain part of the field, which was blinding off the ice...The next game in New York, sucked...The ice was garbage, because it was too cold out...Hell, the game in LA had better ice conditions...The game in Michigan...Again with the snow...Then this past Sunday, up in British Columbia...It was raining, so they closed the retractable roof...So it wasn't an outdoor game, and still players complained about the ice being slow...

6 outdoor games in one season has killed the uniqueness of the New Years Day Winter Classic...Now it's just fucking stupid...That's the NHL...They can fuck up any good thing...

That's it people...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

Yes, this conversation has taken place more than a few times the last couple weeks in the Beeze household...But can you blame me?



No! It's not wrong at all!


Well the Holidays are over and it's a New Year, but the Cleveland Browns are still the same old, steaming pile of shit that they've been since 1999...But before I get into ranting and raving over the Browns, let me run down some other stuff in the sports world...

Friday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pounded on the Miami Hurricanes 33-17, and it wasn't really that close...The Irish defense, led by Harrison Smith's 3 interceptions, shut down the 'Canes all day...While the offense led by freshman QB, Tommy Rees, looked good, they could have blown Miami out...There were some points left out there, a problem they've had all year...I hoping to see a good competitive game, but I was more than willing to watch the Irish give out a beating...

Notre Dame finished the season strong, and I hope coach Brian Kelly can build off of it...It would help if he can convince WR Michael Floyd, TE Kyle Rudolph, and Safety Harrison Smith to come back for another season...

Staying with College Football, Pitt fired their new head coach, Mike Haywood, just three weeks after hiring him...Why? Well, Haywood was arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a minor...It's good to see there are some Universities that have standards!

Still staying with College Football...Hey Big-Ten, and Big-Ten fans...Your conference sucks! No seriously, YOU SUCK! Saturday Texas Tech beat Northwestern 45-38...Alabama beat Michigan State 49-7...Mississippi State beat Michigan 52-14...Florida beat Penn State 37-24...And TCU beat Wisconsin 21-19...Lucky for the conference Iowa pulled out a 27-24 win against Missouri on the 28th...

Wow! Not a good Bowl Season for the Big-Ten...Now, I'm really hoping Arkansas beats the shit out of Ohio State!

How about the Winter Classic...I have to tell you, I wasn't as into it as I was the last couple years...It was great in Chicago...It was awesome in Boston...But this year's in Pittsburgh, didn't have the same vibe...Maybe it's all the hype this one has had, with the HBO show and everything...And speaking of that...I have to say, I'm glad they showed Ovie and Crosby's true colors...Great clips of both of these superstars bitching about calls, and no-calls...And Crosby saying, "Fuck you Green" after Mike Green put his ass in the boards...I hate both of these guys, and I'm glad their bitchiness was put on display...

Now to the Browns...I wrote on Facebook, and Twitter during halftime of the Browns/Steelers game, that "Everyone involved withe the Cleveland Browns should be shot."

Maybe this is a bit harsh, but when you end your season with a 41-9 loss to your rival, your fan-base is going to be pissed...The Browns were out-coached, and out-played in every single aspect of the game...It was brutal to watch...

Now it's expected that coach Eric Mangina will get fired Monday...Not a surprise...But what really needs to happen? The team needs to be put on the market...It has been clear that owner Randy Lerhner could give a shit...This ass-hat is hardly ever at the games...He invests more time in his gay ass soccer team in England then he does the Browns...Sorry gay people if that offended you...Soccer people if that offended you, I don't apologize...Yes, it's a sport, I would never say it wasn't...It's just a stupid sport!

Anyways...Lerner has no damn interest in the team...That's why he hired Mike "the walrus" Holmgren to run the whole damn organization...So why not sell the team to some one who is actually interested in Football...

And Browns fans, why do you think he keeps serving you shit? Because you keep paying for shit...Try this...Don't buy tickets anymore...Don't buy merchandise anymore...Don't put any more money in his pockets...Then maybe, he'll realize he better put a quality product out there...Clevelanders, I'd love to see you take a stand, and stop wasting your money on this shitty product...

Fuck it!

Go Patriots!

One last thing...All last week, every "News" show was doing tributes to the people who died and will be missed in 2010...When they do this, it's only celebrities that they are talking about...actors, singers, athletes...You know what would have been nice to see for once...All the men and women who died in service of their country...It's really sad what a bunch of shit-bags the news media has become...

Have a week...

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

OH NO! This is not what Patriots fans want to see...Even worse then the pictures...Boston.com is reporting that wide receiver Wes Welker tore his ACL and MCL in today's loss to the Houston Texans...Not good at all!

Other NFL news, the Cowboys handed the Eagles a whoopin'...Baltimore made it in...And it looks like Chad Ochocinco won't be doing any dancing, as the Jets are thumping the Bengals right now...And he's in the locker room...The Jets win will put them in the playoffs...

In amazing NFL news, The Browns won their 4th straight game...They started 1-12, then they started to play some hard-nosed ball and win their last 4...WTF!?! I look at Mangini and don't know if I want to high-five him, or punch him in the throat!

Now I have to be honest...I haven't watched many of the College Bowl games...To be honest, since they put TCU and Boise State against each other...I just don't really care...I think 'Bama is gonna pound on Texas...I did watch a bit of Florida's thrashing of Cincinnati...Wow did that hurt...But once they started talking about their "Tebow Cam" I just wanted to see him break every bone in his body...But that wasn't going to happen against Cincy"s piss-poor defense..."F**king "Tebow Cam." Are you kidding me? Ya know, one day some evil shit is gonna come out about that guy...Some Tiger Woods shit...And I'm gonna laugh my ass off...

Oh, and good luck in the NFL Tebow...I can't wait to see the pros take you apart...I can't wait for everyone to see that you can't make all the throws...You'll be begging for some snaps in the stupid "Wildcat" formation...Douche!

Since I'm talking college football...I had to get this in...Another ESPN dolt, showing what a total and complete C*nt she is....

New Year's Day I was all about the Winter Classic..."Old Time Hockey" at it's best...

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Something that Gary Bettman hasn't screw up yet...Please just keep your idiotic hands off of it...It's a good thing...Don't get greedy...Leave it alone!

Moving on to the life and times of the Beeze...The boy hasn't done anything crazy...I mean he's always a little wired and shit, but he's been alright...There's snow on the ground and he can play outside in that shit all day long...Gets it from the Norwegian side of the family. (Mrs. Beeze...Funny since she's always complaining about being cold)...So we spent some time playing in the snow...He threw a snowball at me...Oh shit! It was on...He kept saying, "You can't hit me!" Oh yeah...This is no bullshit here people...I put that kid on the ground about twenty times...No head shots! but I was unleashing it on his ass...5 years of all the headaches he's given me were coming out in snowballs...And he just kept laughing and asking for more...

Cut to a couple hours later...I'm alternating ice and a heating pad on my once torn rotator cuff...And this kid is running around like a maniac completely unscathed...Unreal!

The girl...All of 8 years old, started wearing a training bra...WHAT! That was pretty much my reaction about it...My wife is telling me not to freak out...My mother is telling me not to freak out about it...Ad my father of course says the only logical thing..."Let's go to the pub for a drink."

My feeling is kids are developing too fast due to the growth hormones and God knows what else they put in the food these days...All I know is, I'm going to be gun shopping soon!

I was looking for more advice about dealing with kids...So I turned to one of my Christmas presents...Louis CK, "Chewed Up."

This next bit made me think about some of the dumb young girls that work at the Fish House...As opposed to Woman, like my wife...

I think that's a good place to end this week...

Later, The Beeze.

2010...A Beeze Odyssey? I Hope!

I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years...If not...Oh well!

Did you watch the Ball drop? Did you hear Dick Clark struggle to count it down again? Please Dick, stop...Give it up already...And can we Stop calling it New Year"s Rockin' Eve...None of those acts are rockin'!

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In the last few years I have found myself watching ESPN on New Year's Eve...There's something about watching a guy put his life on the line that's more exciting then a flashing ball being slowly lowered down a pole...This was last night's big stunt...

That was pretty damn cool...But I don't think it was as bad ass as Robbie Madison's jump last year!




Either way...It's a cool way to bring in the New Year...I hope 2010 is better then 2009...

As a matter of fact...I've got a few things I'm hoping for in this new year, and new decade...Let's make a list!

I hope to lose the weight required, so that I may ultimate prize...Love ya honey!
Deep frying chocolate cover Oreos isn't gonna help that goal...But I had to try something new...

I hope to finish the book I'm working on...And it brings me great wealth and enough notoriety to get me into some cool parties!

I hope to win the Mega Millions...Quit my job...Blog all I want...Move to Boston...Take a trip to Toronto and Vancouver...

I'm sure once I move The Cleveland Browns will win a "Super Bowl."

I'd like to see Brian Kelly turn around Notre Dame and bring it back to some bit of greatness that it once was...

I'd like to see the New York Rangers pull their collective heads out of their asses and win the Stanley Cup...1994 was great, and us Rangers fans don't want to do that whole waiting 60 years crap again!

Lastly, I hope that my family and friends all have happy and healthy years...With very limited hardships...2009 had some highs, but it has felt like a lot more lows...I'm a very lucky man, but I wouldn't mind more luck...How about you?

It's January now, which is when I really get into hockey season...Football is almost done, and of course New Year's Day brings the "Winter Classic." It's become a tradition on New Year's Day, and I love it...This year it was in Fenway Park...Bruins vs Flyers...It was great game...Not filled with all kinds of scoring as some would like...But it was filled with lots of old time hockey...Plenty of physical...Lots of defense...And the first fight in "Winter Classic" history...



Late in the third period the Bruins tie the game up at 1-1 on a power play goal by Mark Recchi...The game went to overtime, and we had to keep hearing the announcers repeatedly call it extra innings...Get it...'Cause they were playing in Fenway...Douches!

In OT Bruins winger Marco Sturm scored the game winner on a feed from Patrice Bergeron...

This was a great way to sell the game...Good non-stop action...Good defense...Physical play the entire game...And a thrilling finish...The NHL has to continue this tradition...I just hope the don't ruin it y having ten of these a year...Commissioner Bettman has a way of screwing things up...I hope he doesn't mess this up too!

Here's a New Year's resolution for the readers out there...If you're not really much of a hockey fan...This year, go checkout a game live...In person...It doesn't have to be NHL...the minors will do...Or College...Give it a shot and let us know what you think...

That's it for now...I gotta go deep fry something, and eat on the exrcise bike...

Best wishes to all in the new year...

Later, The Beeze.