The Fuckery Continues

The level of fuckery in this world is getting ridiculous!

It's so much that it is causing me to be depressed all the time.

War, pestilence, disasters, crime, drugs, political divisiveness, immigration, and such stupid as letting a mattress fall off a vehicle onto the Interstate Highway, all makes me wonder, ""WHAT THE FUCK????????"

I swear, I'm going to need an extended vacation and a tropical, non-alcoholic beverage soon, or I'm going to go crazy.. That, plus a massage, a quiet  place to escape to, and a gigantic middle finger statue to place on my lawn.

SOMEONE please tell the people of the world to just cut this bullshit out!!!

Please take your fuckery elsewhere. I have had enough of it!!! 

Can't we get back to a simpler time when everything made some fucking sense?

Attention all intelligent lifeforms foem other planets and systems who may read this post:

STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM EARTH INTIL WE GET OUR ACT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!

If we can't deal with allcthecfuckery in the world, we sure as fuck can't deal with alien life yet!!  I don't  have enough methods by which to explain what the fuck is going on right now.

Ad for the rest of the world:   FUCK YOU!!!

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!!!

Too much Dumbfuckery!

There is so much bullshit going on in the world these days.

Everything from roadblocks on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to a brawl on the floor of the Georgian Parliament. CAN WE PLEASE CUT OUT THE DUMBFUCKERY FOR ONCE?  Nothing that y'all do makes any fucking sense!

Aliens from another world are probably looking at us and saying to themselves, "What fucking assholes!"

Yep! STILL FUCKED!

Even though the Holidays are upon us once again, humanity is still fucked.

Here's why:

Antisemitism

Bigotry

Crime

Corruption

greed 

Too many people coming into  the country illegally.

Commercialism out the ying-yang.

Selfishness

People behaving like a total bunch of fucking assholes,

Political correctness.

Nearly NO freedom of speech.

Need I go on??????!!!!

ALIENS FROM OTHER PLANETS SHOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT VISITING EARTH!

FUCKED UP AD INFINITUM

The whole world continues to be fucked up.- here's how;

1.Our President is STILL a dickhead.

2. His son is officially an asshole.

3. Parts of Hawaii got burnt because if wokeness.

4. The left is still stupid.

5. I wonder what the fuck an alien would think of all this.

6. The economy is still fucked up.

7. The heat of Summer is a bitch to deal with...

8. I wish things would be much simpler than they are now.

9. I don't have enough middle fingers for all the bullshit going on out there.

10. I NEED A GODDAMN VACATION!

11. I wish the world would quit pissing me off!!

SO, what else is new?

CORRECTION: THE WORLD IS TOTALLY FUCKED UP.

Correction to my last post: the WHOLE DAMN WORLD IS TOTALLY FUCKED UP!

Here's what's going on as I write this:

1.Just heard about the school shooting in Nashville, TN, USA. Why??!!

2. War in Ukraine is pure hell. 

3. Russia's Putin is acting like a dumb-ass.

4. Iran almost has nukes.

5. Corruption abounds in many governments.

6. Liberals are still cancelling out culture

7. And we STILL have an Asshole-in-chief running things in America!

Someone get me a tanker full of Piña Coladas, pronto. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, the entire world is SLIGHTLY fucked up!

 Well, almost 2 years into COVID, and the world is more fucked up than ever.  Russia's possibly on the verge of invading Ukraine,  Joe Biden has been in office a little over 1 year as US President (and I sure as hell can't stand Jen Psaki, that snarky little shit!),  prices of a lot of things are going up (not to mention, some items have had shortages), and I'm still working from home  (thanks Delta and Omicron!) 

Since my previous post, mom and I are fully vaccinated and boosted with Pfizer's COVID vaccine, and the government was giving out 4 free tests per household, just in case.  

Had to have a deep cleaning of my teeth by my dentist (not something that would qualify as fun, but when ya gotta, ya gotta...).  

There is hope on the horizon for Mardi Gras 2022 to make a big comeback after 1 year of no parades and shit.  Also, sometime in March, the Big Book Sale gets going again at Pontchartrain Center in Kenner (I get a lot of computer books and stuff there).  

Now there was a snarky, little bitch named Hurricane Ida who fucked up much of Southeast Louisiana, and she made her wrath known on the anniversary of another snarky, little bitch named Katrina, of all days!  No power for about a month, no landline for 2 to 3 months, and Grand Isle, LA got really fucked up.  Boy, I was PISSED!

 With all the shit hitting the fan, I wonder if ANYONE could maintain their sanity in all this.  It's been a struggle, but I'm still here, though at times, things can get depressing...

On the bright side, at least am learning how to use Ubuntu on one of my old laptops, just in case I need to use it for work or whatever.  We've even had relatives over for chow, with no problems. Christmas wasn't bad either- got a few good things.  

Until next post....

COVID 19 QUARANTINE MUSINGS

Hard to believe but it's been a year since COVID fucked up everything in our lives.

Remote working, social distancing, wearing masks, washing your hands and all that can make a geek go nuts, especially when you can't get out of the house much, except to go to the doctor, and brief outings to get your haircut and a Starbucks or getting cash at the bank.  When they FINALLY got the vaccine out to the public, there was hope. Got my first one (Pfizer)  a couple of weeks prior to writing this post, and awaiting the 2nd one a week after Easter- ironic, ain't it, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ one day, and resurrecting a sense of normalcy a few days later!  

Saltgrass Steakhouse, y'all better save me a New York Strip, baked potato,  and a slice of that carrot cake, because when this shit blows over, it's PARTY TIME!!!

Holiday Thoughts

In this time where two faiths are celebrating miracles, I am reminded that all the commercialism in the world can't compare to the birth of Jesus at Christmas, or to the oil in a  Jewish temple menorah lasting for 8 days after it was desecrated and subsequently restored by Judda Maccabee and company to commemorate Chanukah.
 
Think about it- if everyone who reads this posting would stop and take the time to take stock of what really matters in our lives during the holidays, perhaps the world can become a better place. The holidays should be a time for togetherness and celebrating miracles, not making a fast Dollar. Save the commercialism for another day, and cherish the love of family and friends as we gather together to create celebrate the wonders around us all.

Two religious parallels, two miracles. Better than a money grab, if you ask me!

Gallbladder gone bye-bye!

Coming up, it's been 6 months since my gallbladder went bye-bye (September 11, 2014). Haven't felt better. Thanks to the folks at Ochsner Health System, things went without a hitch (in fact, I even drank a cup of coffee in the recovery area the same morning!)

The Big Game Times 2

Listening to the LSU-Alabama college football game- it's one hell of a hard-fought contest, regardless of who comes out on top after the game. Tomorrow (as of the date of this posting, anyway), the Saints go against the Buccaneers (or should I say "SUCK-aneers?" ;-) ) Again, both contests are sure to have been pretty interesting, regardless of whom you're rooting for, regardless of your thoughts. Both contests are like epic battles between the Axis and the Allies in World War II, in a sense, because each side says they're better, but in the end, someone's gonna get their ass whipped. Talk about history repeating itself!!

Gotta love that Golden Corral!

Now, folks, I don't usually endorse a product, service, or idea, but I gotta tell ya, the folks at Golden Corral Buffets really know how to feed ya! I had lunch there today with my mom and two of my cousins, and overall, the food was great. A few things I noted:

1. The tuna salad was pretty good.
2. The pizza had a little bit too much sauce- note to the chefs,
TONE DOWN THE SAUCE!
3. The Asian food is almost comparable to what you'd find in a good Asian
restaurant.
4. If you're a lover of chocolate, brace yourself, they've got chocolate up the
ying-yang (even Star Trek's Counselor Troi would be impressed!).
5. The sweet tea is very good.

Need I say more?!!

Want to find out more about where Golden Corral may be near you? click the link and visit their website, then click on the restaurant locator feature. BTW, the one in Kenner, LA near Armstrong International Airport can get crowded on Sundays, so plan accordingly.

La Cuarenta Grande, or the Big 4-0

Hard to believe that I'm turning 40. I've seen a shitload of stuff in my years- the end of the Cold War, a World's Fair, college, job, the Internet, and all sorts of trends from the Macarena to Michael Jackson (may he rest in peace), several US Presidents and Louisiana Governors, and the Saints (of all teams) winning the Super Bowl. I've seen devastation in a city that I care very deeply for, as well as its rebirth (although in a different form than what I expected), the rise and fall of dictators, and I could go on and on.

I kind of think like I'm Steve Carrell in "The 40 Year Old Virgin" in the sense that I'm turning 40 and still ain't gettin' any, but you never know! In any event, I don't know about you guys, but this town's really getting a lot of hot babes coming through (yes, ladies, I'm available!!). It's just a matter of yours truly finding the right fit. But that's a work in progress.

Sadly, it's been almost 9 months to the day since my father died on the crapper at home. I really miss him. But on a brighter note, one of my cousins and his wife had a new baby boy just a few days shy mf my birthday (talk about the ultimate early birthday gift!) Though the heat of Summer oppresses the masses here on the bayou, somehow, I'll manage to chlll during the week I wrote this post (was on vacation from work). Ah, the provebial cirle of life, indeed.

So, what do I REALLY think of turning 40? It's a mixed bag. It's like a big accomplishment knowing that you've survived this long, but at the same time, it's scary in some ways. It's like I'm yearning for more out of life, but can't seem to get the ball rolling the way I want. Perhaps a bit of self discovery may be in order? Could what they say about a midlife crisis be true? What's a man to do?!

Mom's Cataracts- One down, one to go!

Went with mom so she could get the first of two cataract surgeries.
The docs and staff did a wonderful job on her left eye. Right eye's up next in two weeks. She had no problems going in (as well as after, so far), and can now see better than before. Have to keep an eye on her while she heals (no pun intended). Great staff, great docs.

It's one down, one to go (in two weeks). Now I can rest easy until round 2. Whew!

Memorial Day

As I sit here and write this, I wonder what life would be like if it were not for the thousands of men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. Would we even have an Internet? Would we be free to speak our minds in blogs, on Twitter, Facebook and the like? Probably not. So, if you're reading this message, be sure to stop at 3 PM local time in the USA and give thanks for America's fallen heroes, of ALL wars. If it were not for their heroism, God only knows what would happen.

GOD BLESS AMERICA'S HEROES, WHEREVER YOU ARE.

New Year's Musing

Well, folks, 2008 has come and gone, and just think of all the stuff that has happened. America elects an African-American president, New Orleans continues to (ever so slowly) recover from you-know-who, we see gasoline prices do a roller-coaster ride up then down, the global economy goes into the crapper, and yet time marches on.

We've seen many a great celebrity pass on (we'll miss you, Odetta, George, and so many others), tastes change (who knew that stuff from the 70's could be so hip again, or that ballroom dancing, something our grandparents may have done would be so damn popular?).

In any event, everyone has their own personal recollections of the year just passed. For one, a new PC didn't hurt (thanks, Dell and Microsoft!), I personally was amazed at all the weirdness in the world, but very pissed at all the people killing, lying, stealing and cheating each other (AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!)

Who knows what will happen in 2009? Only the march of time will tell.

Screwed at Kmart

Apparently, the folks at Sears have managed to mess up Kmart even more than it already is. When my mom and I went to a local Kmart and bought a trash bin for the bathroom, they overcharged us by US$4.00- The shelf tag said $8.00, but the cash register said it was $12.00!!! My mom was TOTALLY pissed. Talk about getting screwed royally. Now I'm no lawyer, but aren't the prices in the cash register's computers supposed to match what's shown on the shelf tag? It's the law, if I'm not mistaken.

And, get this, my mother complained to the person who checks your packages when you leave the store, and she was like, "what do I care!" Customer service, my ASS!

NEVER ever again will I be shopping there!!! I don't give a shit if it's the last discount store in the planet. At least Target and WalMart do a hell of a lot better job at getting things right! The folks in Hoffman Estates need to get their asses in gear!!

Hoda's Battle with Breast Cancer-MSNBC.com

When I was sitting around the house on Mardi Gras, we saw Hoda Kotb and Al Roker riding in Argus. It so happened that the Times-Picayune's Dave Walker did a column on Hoda, and in it, she revealed that she is a breast cancer survivor. Who knew? Well, it seems that millions have heard about her battle with the disease via the NBC News program "Today." She even discusses it openly with co-anchor Ann Curry.

It's very poignant, and very important information that all women (and the men in their lives, too!!) should hear. Click the title of this post to view it.