The list from Hell and Stupid shit

Today, I finished what I call the List from Hell. Around 251 requests from when our office's systems went haywire for a few days. On top of that, my PC was going actad crazy, as was our customer service system.  I was exhausted at the end of the day.

The advertising world continues to exhibit signs of stupidity in many cases.  Sometimes, you'll see the.SAME FUCKING COMMERCIAL at every commercial break,sometimes more than once. Many of them are cute at first, but then they get on your nerves.   Examples include:

LiMu Emu and Doug from Liberty Mutual

Miebo eye drops

and more.....

Some TV shows are so ducking stupid, too.  I sure as fuck don't  want to watch folks gettin' it on in public, perform stupid, dangerous stunts, or say stupid shit. Whatever continue allows such crap on TV should have their heads EXAMINED.

Some of the stupid shit going on in this world makes me wonder if there are any alien life forms out there who would think, "Seriously, what the FUCK are they thinking???!!"  There are examples too numerous to mention here, but you'll know it when you see it.  Example: politics.  Everyone is a fucking pundit, and at least one group gets themselves so fucking bent out of shape about something that should be a no-brainer.  No wonder this country is divided. If folks would take a moment to get their heads unstuck from their ass, maybe, just maybe,  we can all make sense again.

Stick a fork in me, I'm done for the day. Get me a non-alcoholic Piña Colada and a a chaise by the pool, with a couple of bikini-clad women and I'll be fine.

Bourbon Street Blues

I'm sitting in my La-Z-Boy recliner trying to come to terms with The Bourbon Street terrorist attack on New Year's morning.

I'm pretty fucking pissed and sad for the loss of life and those injured. I'm ducking passed at how this could happen in 5he first place; I keep asking myself, WHY???

I'm angry at it happened on New Year's morning- a date on which we nornally embrace a new beginning, a fresh start. 

I'm sad at the loss of life, and the countless number of people injured.

Countless memorials have popped up on Bourbon and Canal in memory of the 14 souls lost. The whole city was grieving, hell, even the whole world!   

I'm pretty fucking pissed that someone seriously fucked up on security in the area, especially with the bollards. Leaving an open area for pedestrian access was a fatal mistake because it left an open road that didn't stop that asshole with the rented truck from killing and maiming innocent pedestrians who were celebrating that fresh start.  When the police chief said that the terrorist was hell-bent on causing mayhem, she wasn't whistling "Dixie." 

When I woke up on New Year's morning and got the news, I was shaken to the core. It's as if our sacred space was violated.  Our very sense of security was brought into question.  Our very safety was jeopardized, either directly or indirectly.  I had a hell of a time trying to sleep the following night. 

It's almost like Hurricane Katrina happened again to many.  Only this time, the whirlwind manner of destruction was more compacted. 

Was there incompetence surrounding this? FUCK YEAH!  All around:

1. What IDIOT would start a bollard replacement during the Autumn season, when thousands would be in town for football games, Taylor Swift, the Sugar Bowl, etc.? I know they're trying to get this shit done before the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, but these improvements should have been done so that the defenses would be IN PLACE to at least reduce the risks!

2. What IDIOT would ignore an analysis of security vulnerabilities in the French Quarter and not harden the security defenses there?  I smell incompetence up the ying-yang and serious fuck-ups all over the place!.

3. Where was the Intel that could've prevented this heinous act? If the Intel community and law enforcement at all levels would pay more attention to the risks and vulnerabilities, could this jackass have been stopped from causing this mayhem?  We may never know unless there is a full 9/11-style probe.

I'm not surprised that some of the victims have filed suit against the City of New Orleans. I'd add some State and Federal agencies as defendants.  I just wonder,  how bad does it get?  It's too bad that the plaintiffs  may never potentially see any money from the City. A fucking shame!!!