I am the greatest auction bidder of all time....

....when I know someone is going to outbid me.

Went to a high end auction last night.  Bid on a pack of sports tickets- about 2 grand- knew it would go much higher- went for north of 20K.  Was it cool to bid?  Hell and yes.  Did I get petrified for a second- yes, yes I did.

Lot of money around last night.  Two types of people- those who inherited it or were kids of the parents who made it.  I think I'm supposed to hate them but I don't.  Just lucky.  I guess it depends on what you do with it on how you should be judged.

And then there were people who just worked their ass off and made it.  That's what inspires me.

I feel like I work way too hard for the little that we have.  If something catastrophic happened right now we'd be fucked.  I guess that's what it's like for everyone but I need a break of some kind.

Something soon.

Like the lottery.  God would that be nice....

McDonald's giving advice to it's workers....

Basically telling them to eat smaller meals so they think that they are full and to return their Christmas presents for extra income.

On one hand of course this is extremely offensive and demeaning.  Like what the fuck.  Who let that get published?

Now I'm not one of these politicians who don't understand economics and are demanding that the minimum wage gets raised to $23 an hour (paging Elizabeth Warren- let's have a Pow wow).  But certainly they are entitled to a higher wage and better benefits.  Something liveable.

Although it was implemented horribly I like the thought behind it.  One of the things that needs to be done to help the welfare state in this country is to teach people how to budget.  I'm sure the liberals thinks that makes me racist/evil/elitist other bad words but it's true.  I work with people in low income housing that need their payments made on certain days because that's when they get their checks.  They can't hold on to the money for a certain time because they will spend it.  It's that type of behavior that needs to be corrected to get out of this mess.

But take smaller bites of your food?  Really McDonalds?  Jesus.

Hell. And no.

World's tallest water slide.

Hell no.

What a wedgie.

David Blaine couldn't do this.

Nothing beats an original.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out

If they used a potted plant in his place it would do a better job.

Later, asshole.

JFK 50 years ago....

The best teacher I ever had was a former Marine who taught history.  Not only did he teach history but taught me how to think and to question everything.  Completely changed my life.

His Vietnam History class my senior year was so intense and engaging that the night before the final I ended up at Louies (which was odd because PC works backwards- bars 1st two years and house parties the next two) and got HAMMERED, walked into the final and it was four essays- pick 2.  Wrote all four and told him to choose.  Got an A.

I bring this up because he HATED Kennedy.  Said the only bad thing about the assassination was the wasted of a bullet.

Now I'm never going to go that far.  He was our President, and he was killed (alone by Oswald by the way) and you shouldn't make light of that fact, IMO (although it's a great line).

But that being said- I have no idea why he, and that whole family, get a pass.  They made their fortune bootlegging (god I wish I had family that was bootleggers and left me money).

And it's not a political thing.  Teddy Kennedy did some amazing things- and while I disagreed with the Liberal Lion on most policies I understand he helped a lot of people but I always wondered why you couldn't bring up the boozing, womanizing and oh yeah the murder.  If you do you are some right wing nut.

Kennedy almost killed his platoon (but then ended up saving them with an incredible feat of physical and mental strength), was a womanizer and nearly brought us to nuclear war.  But everyone loves him.

Like the Clinton thing.  Can do no wrong although would you want him near your daughter?  Of course not.  But he's LOVED.

Guess that's America for you....

This is actually great

Usually when people tell me I have to see something I purposely avoid it but this was fantastic.

Two things- I despise Brett Farvre but the pie scene made me laugh.

I was in Montreal on my birthday for the Tyson/Holyfield fight.  1). Should have been arrested; 2) should have been pounded to a pulp in a Burger King there; 3) was with good guys who I remained friendly with but haven't seen forever.

My New Year's resolution is to see more people that I haven't but I know I wont.  Never have any time.

Christ I'm not even going to see my kids today much less catch up with old drinking buddies.