3rd place...not bad!

Allright then, we did not win the Championship title. We did, however, take the 3rd place trophy home with pride. I was really upset when we lost the 1st game that morning. It was pouring rain and when I think about it, there is at least 5 things I could have done differently to produce a win but when your in the moment, you go with what you know and it's easy to see where you went wrong when all is said and done. That is just how life goes. My kid didn't seem to care one way or the other. He was really happy just to play in the rain and that he tripping the jerky kid on the field seemed to be his greatest achievement and his proudest moment. I actually cried a little when I got home. I sort of built this silly game into this huge meaningful situation and got a little dramatic about it (really, I actually was dramatic about something...so unlike me...). We had a 2 hour break where we washed and dried our clothes, got something to eat and went back on the field to face our season partners: Flash. We've played this team all season at practice and tied them in an official game so it was going to be really fun to play them for the last time for either 3rd or 4th place. We won! All year I've heard them say in different ways how good we were and how much of a better team we were than them so I felt like they actually liked us and if we had to lose to them, it wouldn't hurt so bad. We didn't though so I only felt sorry for them. Lukas scored two goals in the last game and they were his 1st goals for the season so it was bittersweet. Bitter loss in the morning, sweet win in the afternoon. It turned out to be fantastic and although I'm sad to have the season end, I'm slightly relieved at the same time.

Now, it's basketball season and sorry to tell you, I will not coach. I know it's really cool blog drama when I coach basketball but one miserable experience was enough for me. Now, I get to sit in the stands and cheer for my kid!! How exciting for me.

thanks for reading. sorry to bore you... next one will be better, I promise.

Not Just for Neighborhood Bragging Rights

We've made it to the semi-finals. My team, The Hammerheads, won Saturdays quarter final game against a team that we had tied previously. We won 3-2 and it was close... now, we play The Silver Bullets and they are really, really strong. We have to be better, I'm really trying to be positive and pray and hope and asking every one for positive thoughts and positive energy. So, any one reading, throw us some good luck... we really, really, really want this win. When we beat Silver Bullets, we will play later that day for the Championship. I've done it before, I can do it again! My team is outstanding and they have worked sooo hard for this, they deserve it. The four teams left are all a part of this neighborhood I live in. The kid 2 doors up (he has been a bully to Lukas for the last year and even before that when Luke used to visit Gramma... he really is a jerk and needs a good ass kickin' [his time will come, I'm sure] his mom is a real piece of work too, called Luke a bully the 2nd day we moved in and is REALLY competitive) his stepdad is the coach of Silver Bullets. There's the kid at the end of the street who's dad is the assistant coach of another team and a kid around the corner (also a little bit of a jerk) is on a fourth team that we won't play unless we lose (we won't...) or they win their 1st game. It sounds confusing but basically the whole neighborhood has something to lose or bragging rights if one of us wins (only one of us can be the champs...). It's sort of all on the line. My whole kid's reputation and chance to fight back without getting physical lies in these next 2 games. It's really cool and very stressful all at the same time. I have a championship team and they deserve the title. I want to show them how hard work and dedication does pay off, I want them to know that when you want something bad enough and it's a good thing and not dangerous or bad for you, you can get it. I've been eating, sleeping, and breathing soccer for the past 3 1/2 months and I want this so damn bad it's insane. This is a lot of the reason I haven't been on Twitter or blogging. We need your thoughts, please... Hopefully, my next post will be celebrating our victory and with the way my son has improved not only his skills on the field but his attitude, he deserves this reward. Send us good energy!!!
Thanks, writing soon, Coach Angie

Fuck it... let's see what they can do.

Well shit hell fuck fire!! The crazy tea-party fuckers have somehow moved right into the government and might actually make some decisions for our country. Who would have thought? Now, I don't know all the numbers and details because quite honestly, I'm pretty buzzed right now but... we lost the house. We lost control of the House of Representatives and now, the Republicans get to sort of choose what passes and what doesn't. They get to have a little more power. Whatever, I'm over it. They can't fix it overnight either. I get that the American people are frustrated with the economy, unemployment and the fact that big business is paid for and profiting while we can't even bring home enough money for rent. I either pay the rent or keep the electricity on. Haven't gone grocery shopping in 6 months but I'm not blaming Obama. I'm not totally blaming George W. Bush either. I don't know exactly who's fault it is (maybe my own for not having a savings account to draw from). What I do know, as I've researched it... can't tell you at the moment but... Obama has done a lot of positive shit. Somewhere I have a link to a website that lists it out exactly... http://obamaachievements.org ok, there it is. Check that shit out bitches! (credit that link to @Shoq) The White House needs better marketing. Ol' calm, cool and collective President O just says "I'll work with the Republicans to come to an agreement." No fucker! Tell the American people what you've done!! Brag a little brother. I'll let you. I can't defend you all the time to the dumbshits that don't try to understand. No one is talking about how much f'n money the war has cost our country. Just to destroy someone else and their land. No one is talking about the fact that there was no regulation on Wall street and the housing crisis bullshit. Didn't this shit go down before Obama came to town? I don't fuckin' know. Let's see how well they do. Corrupt mother fuckers. Bring it on Bachman... let us see what you find with all your super expensive impeachment plans. He didn't get a blowjob from an intern... what now crazy bitch? Ooh, I'm sorry, lost it for a second.

Jerry Brown won, so did Gavin Newsom (he is a sexy bastard) and Barbara Boxer so California showed up! We lost on legalizing pot but that'll be there again in 2 yrs. so we'll try again. No gay marriage this time around... I'm glad, I need a break from anger for a minute or two.

Oh and shoot (really... shoot like fire, hunting and hang a stuffed head in your den), Sarah Palin is all about defending and endorsing tea bagger freaks and oh... so sad... none of the one's she spoke for won. I'm really sorry crazy Sarah. Good luck on Dancing with the Stars or the Surreal Life or... Celebrity Fit Club. You'll do great! I'll text in my vote for you.

What an awesome day!

Hey everybody!!

What the hell is goin down my friends? Well howsa bout those Cincinnati Reds? Losers!! Sad story for me, a Reds fan, they didn't go any further than the National Division Playoffs. They lost to the Phillies right out the gate. Oh well, next year. I still have hope for the Bengals though.

My son just went to basketball tryouts yesterday and did well. I'm happy to say, I will not be coaching him in that sport ever again. I learned a valuable lesson last season, some kid's parents are total assholes and especially the couple of moms on my team last time. Those women (especially that one) really ruined the season for me. It was kind of ridiculous. See my previous posts labeled as "basketball" if you don't know the details. It's too painful for me to revisit. On a lighter note however, soccer, soccer, soccer!!! My team is AWESOME and the parents are too. They actually had shirts made for me and my assistant. They got me a plant on my birthday, one parent brought me a coffee and a beer and all of them are supportive, excited and involved. (Just getting me gifts doesn't make me love them but it really helps...).

Ok, I started that a couple nights ago, lost power and didn't get time to finish but since then... wait for it... ok, you've waited forever (in fact someone "gave up"... too bad for you silly...). Here it is... I WENT TO SEE OBAMA SPEAK AT USC TODAY!!! Oh my gawd... it was frickin' cool. I will be holding onto this day for a very long time (my poor family). I mean how awesome is that? Barbara Boxer, Jerry Brown and Villaraigosa were all there. It was a really neat experience. I brought my friend from work and she turned 18 the day after the 2008 presidential election so she didn't get to vote but will this time around. We got right into an easy parking situation and just had to wait in line until the doors opened. At first we could see nothing but then moved to higher ground and could see well enough to take pics and zoom in. We met some cool people and just had a grand ol time. I wish everyone could have gone. It was very thrilling.






I am having a great time with my team and I am sure we will go far in the playoffs. I can't wait to play some of these other teams that haven't had the pleasure of seeing how we "roll".

Again, I'm sorry for the lagging. I've been really busy lately. I will try to get a couple posts in, even if they are short.

hold your breath

ok, ok... i haven't posted in one million years. i apologize. one coming soon... i promise. hold your breath ok? thanks

angie

Don't ask don't tell... I'm turning 40!

Hello. I am really trying to remember to blog every week but... it's hard. I actually think about what I will write and then I begin to just "go off". Now though, I am really busy with soccer and work. I am on vacation this week though so, no excuses. Today the "Don't ask don't tell" policy was overturned meaning it's not going to be ok to be gay and in the military. Why are people so freakin' freaked out about gay people. I mean seriously, it shouldn't matter. It's like how many gay people in the military are walking around saying "Haaay... what's up girl? I looooovvvve your cammo outfit... you look good in that hat"? Really? No, they are just doing their thing and their job. I'm a huge gay and I don't walk around with a chain hanging from my wallet and my sleeves rolled up. I don't hit on chicks in the Drive Thru nor do I ask customers what year their car is and can I work on it. (I don't do that shit anyway, I'm just making a point here). The military people are doing their job and trying to do it right, without provocation. Whatever, paranoid America... paranoid Christian America.

My son just told me a joke: There's a white guy and a black guy in a car... whose driving?... the cop. Wow. What is my son learning? I laughed, it was funny. He said, "I don't get it?" I said, "me either".

So, my soccer team... awesome. No drama. Just a good, well organized, well coached team. I am very pleased. We have a really good shot at a championship this season. 4 games in, undefeated, great attitudes, great hustle... great team. Lucky, lucky me.

I'm turning 40 in 4 days. I feel, physically 40, mentally 25. My body has been so sore lately. I think actually I feel like 50 or 60 physically and probably 18 mentally. Whatever... I'm not excited... not at all. It hasn't quite hit me yet, probably a couple days after. I have a lot of repressed shit that could explode at any moment. I'm actually pretty freaked out and I don't know if anyone I know can feel this way. Maybe my sister or brother or one of my friends that just turned 40. Or someone who has turned 40 in the past and is waiting to find out if they might possibly have the gene that might provide early onset Alzheimer's disease an opportunity to affect you. Whoa! Was that too crybaby drama queeenish? yeah well what the fuck. Put that shit on your to do list... fuck an A! For those of you who follow me regular, I still don't have the results. Dun dun dun dun!
I'm not going to hole up and cry though... we gotta keep moving right? Like a fish... keep swimmin'... keep swimmin'... I'm going to just live my life, drinkin' beer, smokin' cigarettes and having more coffee than a cop working the graveyard shift. As long as I got my wife and kids and these friggin' mutts we keep ending up with, all is well. I have a lot more shit than most people I know and I'm as happy as... (trying to come up with something clever)... a clam?... ooh, not at all clever. Fuck it, I'm too old to be clever right?

So... if I make it to Saturday I'll post a sweet birthday blog and add some video... ooh that'll be neat!

Catching up on soccer and the Koran

ok so i'm friggin' sorry. it's soccer season and i haven't been blogging. Hell, I haven't even been on twitter very much. I'm a busy bitch. here's a couple things though: the douche bag that wants to burn the Koran or Quran (however the hell we spell it now...) is a fucking idiot. He has the right to do this unspeakable deed but he's a total dick for doing it. My next door neighbors are total and complete assholes and from now on when they say something shitty or give me a dirty look I'm just going to say "you know what? Fuck you... I'm a nice God damn person and your a total dick" (I will say this to the Dad, Mom or the two bitchy, weird 11 yr. old twins). Fuckin had it with those people. I've tried, really have, they just are hateful and miserable...

My soccer team is awesome. We are really good so far, I hope that we can maintain the momentum and beat some teams down this season. We are the Hammerheads and despite the stupid name, my boys got some mad skills. First game 4-3, second game 5-0 and we play this Saturday. My assistant coach is really good and doesn't just show up whenever and wear flip-flops or lay on the grass. He actually helps. You all should come watch one game... even for like 5 minutes... I really get into it. I jump up and down, run up and down the field, sometimes I roll around, I've gotten hit (really fuckin' hard) in the head and side of my face and twice I was walking backwards, tripped over a ball and fell down... TWICE! I love it. Games are like my freakin' drug. I live for them. I get really nervous and excited just before, I say inappropriate things to the parents because I kinda lose my mind for a few minutes. It's a blast. I don't even play... I just tell them what to do and half the time I'm shouting out random shit that I don't even know if it makes sense or not. Whatever, I always win. Not like every game but I feel like my players learn something from me. If anything, they know I care. I was the mother loving coach of the 2008 U10 AYSO Ventura Championship team for Gods sake! Don't trip, I know my shit bitches!

My car was left unlocked and some fuck-stick broke into everybody's car last Sunday and got away with 2 of my iPods and 2 brand new packs of smokes. I was bummed. This happen last year and I've been keeping the car locked but I forgot to check that night and sure enough... 1st time they only got cigarettes but this time the iPods.

My employees chipped in and bought me a nice new one that's better than the 1st so that was pretty cool. I cried when they gave it to me. How thoughtful they are. Don't even think of stealing it out of my car, it ain't gonna be in there fuckers!

I'm turning 40 in a few weeks and I'm kinda shitting bricks a little bit. I really need to quit smoking and go to like the doctor or whatever but... let's just see how those genetic test results come out before I make any rash decisions right? Yeah, that sounds good.

Well, that's it, nothing too exciting. Patriot day is coming up. I'll be in my back yard burning the Koran and just for good measure I'll throw in a Bible or two. What the hell.

Jesus & Allah show up for the ribbon cutting ceremony

Holy crap! I'm so busted. Promised to post weekly, haven't posted since 8/4/10. Damn it, sorry people. What's new? Well, the Muslim scare has gone rampant! Here's the story (my version), Ground Zero in New York... 2 blocks or so away, an Islamic community center sponsored by a Muslim group (shareholder of Fox news by the way) is in the works to be built and it's like really tall as I understand. This community center is designed to bring Islam people and "western people" (reminds me of Bonanza or Urban Cowboy) together. Sort of bridge the gap. Now, I'm not all "go Muslims!!" just like I'm not all "go Christians, Catholics, Jews or Buddhists!" I could give a rat's ass to be honest. I don't have a problem with this thing being built near Ground Zero. I can say that I don't want any church, mosque or temple being built on Ground Zero but near it? Who f'n cares? Apparently a lot of people. Islamic extremist is the fear Americans have. I get that, I understand fear. I realize some people might be really worried that we are going to get attacked again like we did on September 11th. I hated that day too, it was awful and frightening and I would never want that again. Let's try to remember what the Islamic EXTREMISTS (not all Muslim people, very, very few Muslims in America) hate about America. It's our freedom right? That's my understanding of it. They hate our freedom, part of our freedom is... wait for it... FREEDOM OF RELIGION!! Hell-fucking-o! We are allowed to choose our own religious beliefs. What a concept. Islam... is that a religion? Muslim? Is that what it's called? I don't flipping know, I don't really give a shit, what laws are these people breaking? Oh, they aren't breaking any laws? Well then, let them build a God damn community center Mosque basketball court spa fast food restaurant swimming pool shopping mall food court Gap retail store baseball park Sea World Disney fucking Land church temple school homeless shelter tv production studio I don't fucking care what it is movie theater dance hall. I don't care and neither should all these fuckers trying to stop it. Pedophile priests are still in the Catholic churches, Christian extremists are still killing abortion doctors and blowing up abortion clinics, gang members are still doing drive by shootings, politicians are still corrupt and hate crimes are still happening all over our country. This building is the least of our concerns. How about teaching our children tolerance and knowledge of how the constitution really works. Whatever, I said a lot already, maybe I'm just mad because this is all political bullshit and next month it'll be something else. Last month it was immigration and "anchor babies". Obama's a Muslim, Kenyan... not American, socialist, Nazi fucking communist, fascist, not white... whatever. Haters. Try anything to get off the subject of our fucked up economy, the fact that Obama has pulled our combat troops out of Iraq and all the other bullshit that Bush has left behind. Don't misunderestimate me, (spell check just shit it's pants), I know that Obama has pissed me off a couple times this last few months (he's been sleeping on the couch... we'll just say that), and that there's a lot more crap I need to say but it's late, I'm getting slap happy and I'll save my other rants for another day. I just want to be clear... Christians are not doing a good job of being Christian (not all of them of course), the Christians that hang on to every word that Glenn Beck (totally different post coming soon about that fuck) and Sarah Palin say, they are in for a hell of a shock when Jesus comes back and brings Allah with him. They are gonna swallow their tooth when that shit comes down the pike. Buddha is gonna be there too so, get your shit together loons.

This is my big 'ol gay family!!!

This is my family. We are gay (not all of us, only my partner, myself and one of our dogs). We are a normal family that eats together, fight over silly things, share each others success, mourn each others losses, celebrate Christmas wearing matching pj's, go on little excursions to amusement parks and family dinners at Grandma's. My partner and I vote, we pay taxes, we work and mow our lawns. My daughter was a girl scout, my son plays soccer, and both of our children are happy, healthy and strong. My partner and I have done everything in our power to raise them as normal as possible. Occasionally their peers question our family ("Is that your dad? Is your mom gay? Is that your step-mom?") and they answer accordingly. We don't walk around announcing our gayness, we don't put signs on our grass at election time (i do have a bumper sticker or 2 on my car but nothing outrageous). We just live our lives and we certainly don't threaten our heterosexual friends marriages. To listen to some of the bullshit that I have heard over the last 2 years about gay marriage and the "sanctity" of marriage and how the children of our country are going to be influenced by gay marriage and our whole world is going to be a mess blah, blah, blah... it's pathetic. What's going on right now is absolutely astounding. The things that are being put out on some of the news channels are amazing me. I get the super Christians being against gay marriage and maybe being worried about having their ideas compromised, believe it or not, I understand that in a way. The Christians that think they won't get into heaven sometimes get a little crazy. What I don't understand are the people who aren't "super Christians", the people who have had 2 or 3 divorces, the people who are living in "sin" already or the guys who have fathered numerous children with different mothers and don't support any of them. Or really, anybody that doesn't live a perfect, moral and upstanding lifestyle. Is everybody staying a virgin until marriage? Are all the married heterosexual people faithful and committed? This is what I'm saying. Are these people to judge me and the way I raise my children? I don't have a church in my area that is accepting or I would take my kids there. I believe in God and heaven and all that other bullshit and I do think that it's important that we are allowed to love who we were meant to love and guess what... God created me as a flippin homosexual and I was born the way I am, I wouldn't choose to live a life of total disruption and confusion... I didn't go to a college with a dorm life so it's not a "college experimental stage", I'm supposed to have a wife and raise kids with her, that's just how it goes. Whether or not the state I live in recognizes my family as a "legal" family, my being decided what my family should be in like the 4th grade. I believe in equal rights and treating people fair. The country has become a whole bunch of crazy lately and some of us need to step up and show the haters what they are doing. The very idea that someone has proposed changing the 14th amendment so that little Mexican babies aren't citizens if their parents aren't is just so bizarre. It's so 1800's. I mean really? Really? Also, asking our President to prove he's an American citizen? What the fuck is that all about? Really? The immigration thing in Arizona. It's like someone turned on the racism switch and let the white trash fly. I'm in a liberal state and we got the vote to not allow gays to marry 2 years ago. I was shocked. Of all the states ours says no to gays? And now that it's been overturned, I'm joyful but at the same time still pissed off. We have more fighting to do... I don't expect all of America to accept gay marriage but at least California. We need to pay attention to what is going out there. We need to look at the dialog that suddenly is being passed around. It's the Hispanic community being attacked, it's the black community because of our President, it's the gay community and it's the children of immigrants (which is mind blowing because our entire country is made from the children of immigrants and not a lot of them were born just to create citizenship despite what some people say). The poor, don't forget about the poor and the uninsured. This is insane and to have the politicians fighting over constitutional amendments that challenge what our country was built from? That's just pathetic. We will always have the Glenn Becks and the Rush Limbaughs but we also will always have the Rachel Maddows and the Keith Olbermanns. We need to discuss, oppose and challenge the rhetoric and stand strong together. The complete wrong will eventually fall aside but if we don't speak up, they will convince a lot of people to agree with them and this country will become even more divided. I am a proud American and a gay women and I love my country and my family and I will not feel bad about that one bit.

quick one... sorry for the lagging.

Hey everybody! I've already dropped the ball on weekly posts. So sorry. I actually made some good efforts but realized I was a little too buzzed to make any sense, although they might have been funny, I'd probably regret the post the next day. Walk of shame for blogging is not as easy as the other type of "walk of shame".
So, my boyfriend passed the financial reform bill but really goofed on the racist thing with that lady, Shirley Sherrod, from the agriculture department and the Andrew Breitbart blog that made her words really mixed up, he edited her speech to make it sound like she gave blacks better deals than whites. Did I even say that PC? I don't even know, us white people are ignorant... I apologize for all of us right now. It's sad actually. So paranoid about racism that the administration didn't do their homework to find out if it was actually true. It came from FOX news for God's sake, it couldn't have been all that true... seriously... who's responsible for asking that woman to resign? I'm mad about that but even more angry at FOX for putting it out there. Anything to scare us... anything! It's ridiculous that the hard core racists of this country will buy anything just to stay racist. They don't realize that what they are doing is funding the "rich folk". They are living in fucking shacks and trailer parks but giving money to the republican party and puttin' Palin 2012 bumper stickers on the back of their beat up cars that they don't have money for hubcaps or gas for. (I don't have money for gas either but I'm not supporting the party of "no" that are richer than shit...).
I just can't go anywhere anymore without wanting to punch somebody. I saw a guy that had a shirt on that said "Obama... happy now?" I'm like, what does that even mean? I didn't ask him but I wanted to. It's both funny and ironic that this prez has done more for us than any other. By "us" I mean Americans. Not "us" meaning white or gay or Democrats but "us" meaning the American people. That's right bitches... he is actually doing a good job. Have I said this before? Pretty sure I have.
Soccer...soccer...soccer...it has officially begun. Today was our 1st practice and everybody but one showed up (he's on vacation), my assistant coach is awesome and my team looks good so far. I am so happy to be involved in my son's sports and to be coaching his team. Basketball (as you may know from previous posts) was just not fun or good at all for me as a coach but soccer, I know. So, we'll see what happens.
I have been having a great few months at work, Amy and the kids are doing well and overall, my life is pretty wonderful, I definitely can complain but don't need to. Life is good.
I'm still on Facebook, not really knowing what is going on there, kinda irritated that when I say one thing about someone's photo, I get like 75 different comments sent to my phone from random people I don't know. Whatever, I'll figure it out.
Well, sorry for the short post, until more exciting things start happening, see ya later for now.

Teabagger Patriots?

This video is long but so worth the watch. It was done by DebatePoliticsRoom and the music is great as is the message. The teabaggers are an embarrassment to America...douche bags. Enjoy.

Racist teabaggers and blood sucking ticks.

Finally, someone has declared the tea party to be racist, (i can't capitalize them, it hurts me). It's too bad that it took so long but damn it all to hell if these fools aren't blatant racist scumbags. I'm sure not all are racists, I do believe some of the Tea baggers are good 'ol America lovin' non-racists but I'm willing to bet, most of them are. If Obama wasn't black, there would still be a lot of anger but I doubt as much hatred. We did protest Bush but not as aggressive as these people are. And how bout that Sarah Palin monstrosity? She's awesome. She's running for President. Holy shit balls. I can't even imagine... I can't even imagine...(needed to be said twice).
The oil spill has been capped!! Hallelujah. Hopefully this will work. The financial reform bill is on it's way to the Pres' desk and the right want to repeal it, of course. Dick Cheney is a little closer to his meeting with the devil and Mel Gibson has once again proved he is a crazy friggin' loon.
I went camping and had a great time. The kids enjoy it, they don't have to pack a bunch of crap, unpack it 30 minutes later, pack it all up again 3 days later only to unpack it all 30 minutes after that. It's a vicious cycle. Is it worth it? Still trying to figure it out. Booze and a campfire are very enticing though. Oh shit, I almost forgot, I had a tick on me. Wtf? A tick! I plucked it off my skin because my girlfriend was too scared to get it. It was like biting my skin trying to stick his head in my flesh and suck all my blood out. I could have died. I didn't though. I got lucky. I was spared so that I could pack all that camping shit up only to unpack it 30 minutes later. Gotta love blood sucking ticks and dirt for 3 days.

"He kills people" ??? Impeach!!

Ok, ok, ok... I've had it with this mother f'er dumb ass that sits on the corner by my work. He is like in his 20's and sets up a card table with a sign that says "Impeach Obama". There is a poster with Obama sportin' a Hitler stash. It irritates the shit outta me. I went past him last time, stopped in the middle of the street and said "what the hell is this? Why are you doing this, it's mean", he said, "he's a mean man and he kills people". What? Kills people? I did not know this. I'm actually a little surprised. I wouldn't think that our president would kill people. I did not get a chance to find out exactly what he meant as I was in the middle of a busy road in my car and other cars were approaching but I'm curious as to what this asshole meant by that. And then, me, smart as I can possibly sound, say to him "that's mean". I love it when I have awesome comebacks like that one. My point is what does he mean by that and what reason is there for impeachment. Now we all know why we should have impeached Bush. If you don't, let me give you a couple of things. First there is the ever popular war crimes which include torture and totally unfounded attack on a non-threatening country (the latter may not be a crime but should be). Second, totally changing our constitution to his liking and allowing the whole phone tapping bullshit and trying to change the one man one woman marriage crap. If I want to marry my super sexy dachshund I should be allowed to as an American (he's not a good kisser though because his breath smells like cat shit...aka almond roccas). Not to mention the lack of regulation on loans, credit card charges and wall streets antics. I guess I just felt like that guy really hit a nerve. The dems don't do all that shit. Some stuff like a bumper sticker that said impeach cheney or a W with a circle and a slash but not all this crazy shit like hitler mustaches or monkeys or tea party protest with fucked up signs. My favorite is that joker face. Wtf? It's everywhere. These hillbillies are so angry that he got elected. They're blaming him for the oil spill, the latest mortgage crisis, the economy and the loss of the Superbowl to the Saints. I mean for Christ's sake is nothing the leftover fault of Bush? No, duh, it's obvious that "our Kenyan President" planned to fuck up the economy right before being elected. I need to rest my thoughts and not get so worked up. Never mind Abu Ghraib or the endless search for Bin Laden in a country he wasn't in or holy shit, almost forgot WMD's... Forget about his dumb ass words that he couldn't pronounce or choking on a pretzel, forget about the Penguin Dick Cheney who scared the shit out of everyone, I just need to be thankful for Barrack Obama and the fact that he is our President. He has gotten this health care thing going (long, long overdue), he's turned the stem cell research decision around which is really, really important, he passed some regulation on candidate fund-raising and credit card companies. He's also putting a lot of effort into "going green" and many more things that I won't list for fear of saying them wrong and being challenged by some ass that thinks he should be impeached (not that I have any readers that care enough to challenge me). I need to be thankful for these things and I need to be thankful that I have a job and a voice to use, I need to be thankful that I'm not so angry I have to sit on the street corner and preach lies to unsuspecting pedestrians. I am angry that we aren't tougher to the Republicans that tell lies and spread hate. I am angry that stupid words spill out of stupid mouths like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and people actually listen and believe what they say. But, I will just continue to express myself here, in this forum and occasionally on Twitter and not teach my children that hate and anger are the way we vote. We will prevail, we will win and the Republicans will never admit it but they know we are better and Jesus is going to be really pissed off when they try to get into heaven. Patience and maybe a little ass kicking. Maybe Obama should try to get angry and put a card table on the corner with Beck's hitler mustache taped to the street pole.

(this photo is not the actual poster I saw, very similar though...)

Word up!... Happy 4th!!!

Hey everybody!! So, here it is, I'm throwing out my post for the week. Week's almost over so I really needed to get on the ball. Fridays are not as exciting for me as the rest of the world because for as long as I can remember, I've always worked early on Saturdays so, my Friday is Saturday because I take Sundays off. Was that a wasted explanation? Who cares... I don't. I found a some weed in my parking lot yesterday. That was neat. I always find pot at Mickey D's in some random place (like the parking lot). I quit smoking weed a few years ago but it is a cool little find. I'll be the cool kid at the party when I bust out my super dried up old ass bud that I found on the ground. I remember when I was a teenager and we would go to shows and people would offer us stuff like chewing gum or licorice, we would always take it readily and say to each other "maybe it's laced with something"... that made taking candy from strangers so much more exciting. Until I actually did get something laced... with PCP. That is a whole different story. In retrospect though, kinda fun I think, at least the story of it is... maybe not. I only recall almost dieing and one of my friends trying to wipe his fingerprints off of my room and repeatedly saying "I was never here, you never saw me here..." What an ass! That guy... you know who he is, you all have that friend out there somewhere like that.
So, I like the 4th of July. We are having the annual block party here on my street and I always attend but it isn't until this year that I actually live here. I don't have to worry about driving, I can just stumble home or... pass out on the grass, whatever.
Soccer is about to start and I just cannot wait. I get my team on July 10th and I can start practicing August 1st. Oooh it is going to be a fun season this time around. I know soccer bitches... basketball was a friggin' nightmare but I know my soccer shit and ain't nobody gonna try to push me around on this one!!! Can't wait, can't wait. My poor kid though, he just does whatever makes me happy and doesn't even realize how seriously I take this shit, (I think he does and just let's me get crazy so he can use it against me later... who knows... quality time right?). My girl, she's a ballerina and I don't know the first thing about ballet. I try to learn her moves but uh... imagine that for a minute could ya?
Well, that's it for me tonight, gonna drink some wine, watch a little t.v. and crash out because I gotta work tomorrow. Just want to say Glenn Beck is an asshole, BP can suck it instead of blowing it, and Sarah Palin should absolutely run for president because that will guarantee another term for my boyfriend. Till next week... "Word up... Happy 4th!!!!"

going for weekly... let's see how that goes/ oil leak too.

Hey everybody. I've decided that i'm going to write a little something every single week. I was going to go for everyday but thought that might be too much of a commitment and since i try to throw out my one liners on twitter and can't possibly do one a day (only 140 letters even), I figured I could not easily get here daily. So, once a week is all i'm willing to give. So, short and sweet mostly but I'm gonna try... by the way, that means I'm not going to be careful with my grammar anymore... that's right i'm not gonna give a shit if I get an "A" on punctuation for these weekly blah blah blahs...
Really irritated that this friggin' oil spill hasn't been taken care of. Whose paying for all this clean up? Why can we scan a God damn CVS card through the iphone but not plug a hole in a piece of machinery that makes a company billions of dollars and that are used all over the ocean. I mean how many oil rigs are there? Are you telling me that this kind of thing wasn't expected at some point? Earthquakes happen every day, the ground is shifting all the time. Hurricanes and Tsunami's actually take place. Anything could have happened to this thing at any point and they don't know how to plug the fucking hole. Jesus! No wonder, it's designed by men. Ironic since all they think about is... ok, don't wanna go there. My point is lets get this shit together people. Ridiculous. Look at the wildlife, the jobs, the people. Get it together and get this shit done BP! BOYCOTT ARCO by the way.
thanks for listening. until sometime next week... later

shut up haters!!!

I just want all the haters to realize... who... is... AWESOME!!! That's right bitches. Los Angeles Lakers are the team!!! The Celtics fans were not nice during the games but I gotta say, the Laker's fans after the game were down right despicable!! They embarrassed us. Their city, their team. Not cool. I have been watching all their games this season and Amy and I have been real die-hards. I have a couple of people at work that are like "f@#k the Lakers" or "Lakers suck" and it's so funny because I just laugh and think... "duh"... if they sucked, would they be the goddamn champions? No dumb-asses, they would not!!! Anyway, some people are mad at Kobe because he used to be a cocky jerk. I think they are jealous. He is obviously the best player in the NBA and I would say better than Michael Jordon and Magic Johnson. Maybe personal opinion or maybe just bias because this is the generation I'm watching basketball and when Jordon and Johnson played I didn't watch. Whatever, he's awesome and dominates the court in addition to assisting his team and letting them get some credit. I'm happy anyway, for the team, for LA and for my family because we've been cheering our team along. I'm a little bummed out because I have nothing to watch for the next few months but... guess what starts in August? SOCCER!!! I'm coaching Luke's team and this year we are U12 so it's a lot tougher. Looking forward to posting some great soccer shit. I expect to have a much easier and funner time with the AYSO parents!! Anyway, time to wash my dirty ass car. GO LAKERS!!!! Piss off haters!!

Gay McDonald's ad in France:

Here's the ad. I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this McDonald's ad in France. I'm so proud of McDonald's for doing this. I know it could never fly in America just yet. We still have a ways to go I think. I'm not about shoving my gayness in peoples faces and Big Macs have nothing to do with being a homo but everybody eats McDonald's and I guess that's what the message is, "come as you are"... isn't that a Nervana lyric? It's funny too. I've worked for this company for over 23 years and I've had sooo many homo bosses in that time, it's ridiculous. I mean a lot of gay people are employees of the corp. and franchises. We could have our own gay pride festival. Anyway, I am happy to see this and I get emotional about anything involving McD's and this is a very cool thing I think. But then, I get teary eyed at just about everything anyway so why should this be any different right? Well, it's here, it's queer, get used to it. Go France... I won't start calling them "freedom fries" any time soon.

Diary entry...lot o' shit in a few days...

So, I'm back from Indianapolis and Cincinnati and I must say, I had an interesting and fun time. I had a bunch of tests done to determine if I have AD and to help in the research of Early Onset AD, I met a lot of cool people, discovered "Steak and Shake",went to a casino with my gambling sister and my non-gambling brother, I saw my nephews; one of which I hadn't seen in 20 years, finally saw my sister's restaurant she's owned and operated for five years, ate a bunch of awesome Cincinnati food, drove past my old houses, sprinkled some of my Mom's ashes on my Dad's and Grandparent's grave, saw for the 1st time my oldest brother's band that he's been in for 25 years play at a restaurant on the harbor, went to that same brother's new house (first new house ever, he's lived in the same house since he was born and he's now 53 yrs. old...), missed my plane (I've flown somewhere every other year since I can remember, and never missed a plane... like luggage somewhere else, missed a flight..), and most done within 48 hours. I did testing Monday - Friday and Friday night we got to Terri's. It was fantastic in Cincy. My brother's gig was so fun. I saw my Aunt Jean and my sister's sister and step-mom and just had a blast. I danced and ate and reminisced. I also had a really sad feeling one day. I chalk it up to my being homesick and all of the fears coming into the light. I went to bed in silence one night and my head spoke to me so the next morning I felt sad. I drank a lot too so it might have been a hangover. But, overall, a very cool experience. I learned a little more about my brother that actually frightened me as I stated in my last post, but also, I got my sister to see how he behaves. I think I actually trigger a lot of his outbursts but now that I know, I'm gonna not talk about Jesus and politics (isn't that a rule of conversation anyway?).
So, the trip was cool but I won't know any results for 6-12 weeks and I will take a time out then post the results and either way, I'm writing a book. After soccer season I'll start it. Just for the record, I'd like to throw some shout outs: to Felipe, IamZod, Marti, Oil and Vinegar, Lisa, @DustyKennedy, Coletta, Cindy and let's see... Jeff? and... oh shit forgive me, I can't recall anyone else that might read this... is that sad? oh wait, Teresa read it once or 2...thanks to you all. i am so happy that I get to vent... you know this is like a diary with an audience? Mickfog..I know you read sometimes you son of a gun (at least your wife does anyway... and why haven't you signed up for twitter?...) And... it's therapy so if I'm not always entertaining... fuck off, I'm letting you read my diary... just kidding...thanks again. I do try to entertain and to keep you interested. Politics another day and probably some religion, why the fuck not?

No results yet but my bro is crazy...certified!

Well, here I am in Indianapolis and it's been very interesting so far. I have no money left (enough to literally eat a small meal each day but not to drink or tip anyone... it's a little frightening because I have 2 more days here and 2 more in Cincinnati...) We are in a hotel across from the hospital and the whole 3 block radius is schools and hospitals which means no smoking sections so I have to run around and find a place to smoke... (at least I'll come home with extra cigs). Other than that, I'm doing fine. I've given a lot of blood, had a PET scan and an MRI. I did the spinal tap (I prefer to call it an L.P...lumbar puncture) and it was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, just slightly uncomfortable and I had to sit hunched over for like 20 minutes with my head down so I did get a fricken gnarly head rush. But overall, not too bad. I've talked to a lot of really important doctors and research people and everyone is really nice to us. I have to take a cognitive test tomorrow that is like 4 hours long so...not too excited about that. My brother is absolutely driving me crazy and today he got into an argument with the genetics professor and it's too fresh for me to write about it but I think I will probably dedicate an entire post to his bizarre behavior but I may change his name to protect his privacy... wait, I guess I already told you he's my brother... He's done gone mad I tell you!!!
My sister and I are doing everything in our power not to kick his ass and leave him here but we are taking into consideration that he is a crazy fucker and might get physically violent with us... yeah, I know.

Twitter vs. Facebook

So, I've not kept up on my politics lately, just a little bit here and there. I do follow twitter though and the twitter population seems to stay pretty caught up. I signed up for facebook but do not really go there, too open... too available. I prefer twitter because I can just throw out a one liner and I don't have 10 replies and 16 new "old" friends that want to re-connect. Now, the cool thing about facebook is that I get to see people I haven't seen or heard from in 20 yrs and most of the time they look great and have families or have finally come out of the closet or are miserable slobs. Either way, it's interesting. But... some people, I don't want to "re-connect" with... and some people, I don't want reading my blog or checking my "tweets". Some people, I'd like to just not know anymore. I mean, if I see them in the grocery store or the adult book store (just kidding, I don't go to tri-star books anymore...), fine, "hi...how are you?...great, see you later" etc... but on facebook, they see what your doing and can talk to you at any time. Ugh. No, I don't need that. Come get a Big Mac if you really need to know what I'm doing. The other thing is that some people don't have the same religious and political views that I have. I don't want to lose or gain friends based on my beliefs. I'm not trying to say that I'm too good to reconnect with people or anything like that... I mean I love seeing some of my old friends like Lisa and Wendy and current people in my life and all that but... I don't know. Family is cool. I actually see more of my family members through Facebook then I ever had before so that's good but the idea is off putting so far. I may change my mind, I may come around. Who knows. I do know that I can't put my blog address there because I blog about real people in real situations and I'm too much of a pussy to hurt anyone's feelings and I coach soccer and don't want the organization to know that I get pissed off at people and want to throw basketballs at their face. That would not be good. I guess I'm not really into socializing unless I'm face to face. Actually, I have no idea what I'm trying to say here. I'm not that into it I guess. Like I said before, twitter is really anonymous and Facebook is just that... right in your face. I can pretty much guarantee I'm not that popular on twitter and the people that follow me did not know that in high school I had a little bit of a mullet and wore some awesome ass clothes. My twitter followers never saw me hanging out the drive-thru window or saw me when I lived in my Volkswagen van and traded pot for a shower. (I had some really good times though). I guess, it's still to be determined. Some folks think twitter is dumb and spend a lot of time on Facebook. For some, it's the opposite and for others... they think both suck. I guess it's a matter of opinion. I just know that I love my blog and being able to express myself through my words and Facebook requires me to talk to people I know where as twitter... I don't know those bitches and I don't give a fat fuck (except a couple people and they love me no matter what... I think...). I have no conclusion here... it's just to be determined whether or not I stay in the loop with Facebook... or if I'm just too old and set in my ways...I'll let ya know... I'll either update my status or throw out a tweet...hold yer breath.

Ok fine, I stalked my ex-boyfriend.

So... check this out, I just got an e-mail asking if I was the same Angie that dated a guy named Jeff in high school. Ok, yes, I dated a guy named Jeff in high school... but... do I know who this person is asking me? No, I do not so I reply "whose this?". He replies: "Jeff". Oh, ok then. Uh...what do I say? I haven't talked to this guy since I drove by his house 4 years after we broke up in 1986 and I am a little nervous. Does he know I'm gay? Does he think it's his fault? Oh God, I should tell him it's his fault... should I? No, that's mean. I did love him. He was my first real, not just holding hands and passing notes but actually going places and dances and buying nice gifts and talking about marriage and writing poetry and spending the entire summer riding on the back of his moped and going to band practice and eating dinner at his house with his parents kind of relationship. He was my first break-up (I was on the receiving end which is why I think blaming my homo-ness on him would be great payback) and it took me a really long time to get over it. We dated for about 6 months but it seemed like a lot longer because for two years I was still reading old letters and reminiscing and being sad. I sorta stalked him for a little bit. Drove past his house (as mentioned), walked behind him at school then hid behind trees if he looked around... stuff like that. My mom talked about him ALL the time to me (especially when she found out I was gay) and tried to invite him over for dinner without informing me. It was like a real high school romance then we broke up. He got really into his punk rock music and acted all macho man and since I've always been really macho, I think my awesomeness was too much. He probably needed one of those little punker following chicks that just waits around for their big tough guy to start a fight at the yogurt place or kick somebodies ass for being mexican or some shit. Whatever, I'm not bitter. My point is...how strange to hear from someone after so long. How weird is it that I had a boyfriend that I was totally in to (he wasn't my only boyfriend that I loved either...is that weird too?)? Does this have anything to do with me being gay? I really don't think so... I'm a person that likes actual people for who they are and maybe I'm just slutty and that's why I've loved both men and women. No, because I know slutty people who don't like both men and women. I'm definitely not "bi-sexual"... is that even a real thing? I really don't know and this probably isn't the forum for me to discuss my sexuality but I just thought it was so odd to hear from this guy after 20 some odd years... and then to explain that I'm now gay with a girlfriend and kids was a little odd too. I replied to him and we chatted a bit, he wasn't weirded out that I'm a homo and he seems to be doing well. It was strange though and a little nerve racking but ("there's always a big butt") I'm proud of who I am and who I was when I was in high school. I'm not ashamed of anything or embarrassed by that much either. I had a boyfriend and then a few more... I had a shitload of relationships both good and bad and each one has brought me closer to the one I have now and it's pretty damn good. I don't foresee much stalking going on in the near future and I don't plan on getting an e-mail asking if I ever dated a girl named Amy.

Homos and Alzheimer's....

Hi everyone! I'm here! I'm queer! Get used to it!... oh, sorry, I got crazy and thought I was fighting for gay rights today... I'm not doing that today, I'm too tired. Although, I will say, somewhere along the lines here, the gay community dropped the ball on getting our vote on the ballot this November. I just heard, yesterday, that all the gay groups were not on the same page for fighting this same sex marriage law thing that we all voted on last time. We were supposed to get it on the ballot for November and try to overturn it. Now I wonder, how in the hell we aren't fighting a little harder. Is there like a central website that all gay and gay supporters should be going to? Is there a www.homo.com website? Should I know more about this? Did I miss gay orientation day? I guess it's my fault too. I don't subscribe to all the gay newsletters and rainbow clubs out there. I'm not that into it. I'm a gay but not all running around shouting it out or anything. I mean, I have kids and...believe it or not... they are not gay! I know right? They are totally normal and lead normal lives and don't talk about gay stuff. Crazy huh? Well, that's not the only reason I don't have homo stickers on my car or protest every chance I get, bottom line is gay people get on my nerves. My gay friends aren't that gay. I mean they are but they aren't shouting it out... well, some of them are... some of them just can't help it. Oh forget it, I didn't even plan on talking about gays today... what the hell... that's what happens when I get started. I really just wanted to post something, anything to let my 4 readers out there know that I'm thinking about them. Hi readers! So, I'm a lamer and I accidentally started following my own blog and I don't know how to undo it so my little picture is posted as a follower. It's really cool to have followers and I had one person for the longest time (God love you John W.) and Suzanne (my partner in blog crime) is really not blogging as much as she could... your so busted Suzanne, I'm going to march over to your house right now, raid your refrigerator and yell at you while I'm eating something delicious that your making for dinner... you are being warned. But, our one follower is our friend and now... now we have more! Yeah for us. Thank you peeps. And, I know we have readers that don't post their little picture but read this blog anyway and to you I also say: "Thank you!!". I try to make this rambling mess interesting and I hope that at least sometimes it is. I know that I don't post a bunch of photos and links but I'm not that good so, that may come later and besides, I only take pictures of my dogs and that gets old.
My life is turning into some unexpected places. In May, I will fly out to Indiana to get tested by a doctor that is doing a study on Alzheimer's. As some of you know, my mother passed away a few years ago from Alzheimer's. It's not like cancer where your body shuts down and you die, it's like different things happen to cause the body to shut down. It's an Alzheimer's related death... I think. Anyway, the University of Indiana has some brain tissue from both my mother and my Uncle Don so they are doing a study about early onset Alzheimer's disease and would like to test my brother and sister for the gene that early onset family members have a 50-50% chance of getting (not 51-50 by the way...). So... I will soon know if I have this gene. I'm so excited! Should be good news though. Let's all pause, say a little prayer, and hope that none of us have this gene. (Pausing to pray...1,2,3...). Ok, great, thank you... moving right along... I don't know how I feel yet, I was initially excited just to see my sister and brother for a few days and I wasn't really thinking about the whole testing thing. It's all paid for and even the flight and hotel room is covered so it seemed like a little vacation. Then, I got word that there will be a spinal tap! Oh my God... what? That's really crazy and I'm just gonna say... scary!!! I don't know... I'm not thinking about that just this minute. My life is perfect right now... I mean, it's not even funny how great everything is. The kids, the wifey, the dogs... our house and even my job is good. I have a great family around and a lot of cool shit going on so I can't even think negative or worry. It's not an option. My mom was a super awesome lady and I am blessed to be a lot like her but I swear to green grass and gravy if that bitch passed that gene on to me I'm gonna write a tell all book about her! Just kidding, no one would care. Anyway, I'll write about it when I return and tell probably way more than any one would care to know about. I feel confident that everything will be fine. That spinal tap is not too cool but whatever, I'll deal with it. It's a great chance to plan my future a little bit and to have a heads up to what could come. The best part is... uh, I don't know what the best part is but I'm sure there's a good part in there somewhere. Maybe the doctor will diagnose my brother with his bi-polar disease that he will actually take something for... fat chance of that I'm sure. No, you know what? Maybe I can get medical marijuana prescribed to me... that's a perfect way to prevent Alzheimer's right? I don't know, I forgot what I was talking about... oh and conveniently enough, I forgot how to do the dishes and clean the house... awww that's too bad.

Health Care Passed/teabaggers and Sarah Palin piss me off.

Yeah!! We did it, well someone did it, maybe not "us", but someone. Obama? Congress? Tea baggers? Somebody approved this health care and I couldn't be happier although I do want my country back... wait, I got it already. Shit, I forgot that I don't need to say that any more. I get confused. I'm supposed to be angry about something, I just can't remember all the time. Oh, I remember now... I'm pissed... somebody told me to fuck off on twitter the other day. It was mean and I don't even know why. Then, I looked at his tweets and he's told everyone to fuck off so it was cool. I wiped my tears.
So "kill the bill", that's what the Teabaggers are saying. They are just angry and butt hurt about it passing. (I could call them T.B.s but I truly, truly love the fact that they call themselves Teabaggers... jesus! That is awesome. AWESOME!...) So, they are all mad and crying about it. It is something that will actually help people. Wow, what a thought. Poor people will actually get some medical attention when it's needed. They might live a little longer to continue to suck the blood from the rich and let the government pay for their really fancy lifestyles and not work, just sit around pushing babies out. People with cancer and diabetes and children with asthma might get something to help them breathe all the polluted air that the big ass rich corporations are spewing into the air....someone might actually get their shit taken care of without going bankrupt or becoming homeless because they don't have insurance or the ridiculous overpriced insurance doesn't cover them. Holy shit, how dare our government help people! How dare Americans take care of our less fortunate citizens. I mean duh, it's their fault that they are poor right? They have the same opportunity as Glenn mother f$#@king Beck to be rich and have "truckloads". Don't those stupid white trash people know all they have to do is get themselves a talk show and talk massive shit and throw out lies and hate speech? They aren't trying hard enough. American dreams are built on lies and bullshit... just take advantage of our "free" country. Never mind that you don't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, never mind that you can't get a job because... THERE ARE NO FUCKING JOBS!!!... forget about going to the doctor... the teabaggers do not want to pay for your ass. Make a sign and stand on the steps of congress and spit at people who oppose you. It totally works. Spell stuff wrong too, that helps a lot...oh don't forget a picture of Obama with a little Hitler mustache. What the fuck? I'm all for free speech... obviously... BUT if your gonna speak, try to make some God damn sense. Especially if your going to speak super loudly and bring your children with you. The KKK did the same kinda shit these teabaggers do. It's unacceptable. Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh AND... Bill O'reilly. They are complete and utter hate mongers. They spew and get people all riled up and create panic and fear and false aggression. Why do they get this power? It's criminal if you ask me. They are like the Pope of the right. Catholics used to hang onto every word the Pope spoke and even the Catholics are starting to pay attention and be realistic...(I am a recovering Catholic so I get to say stuff like that...sorry Mom).
Now, let me just say a couple more things... Sarah mother fucking Palin... What the Fuck, who the hell, why, oh fucking, why do I even know this bitch's name? She is ridiculous. Who in the frig let her out of the depths of hell? She is a nightmare and a total hack. "Hopey changey thing" (imagine a really whiny dumb ass sounding voice I'm using right now...with a lisp...I always add a lisp when I use silly voices...no offense to lispers). She has a lot of balls coming out in the open air and breathing. She is like nails on a fucking chalkboard. She hurts me. Someone must stop her. She's another one with power that she just shouldn't ever have. It scares me. If there is anyone that shouldn't be allowed to speak... it's her. I'm not a wife beater or a girl hitter, (my wife would totally kick my ass... she can bruise me with a look... I'm not kidding... she is a tough bitch), but there are four women that I seriously would love to just SLAP across the face really, really hard for being an embarrassment to women everywhere. They are: Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Elisabeth Hassleback and of course... basketball team mom. These bitches really piss me off and make us look bad. I mean, I have more respect for Paris Hilton than I do for these wrong women of the world. Even basketball mom is probably a democrat and if she voted for Obama then I'll cut her some slack and chalk it up to no insurance to buy her anti-psychotic meds. And, it's not that these gals are Republicans, it's that they are bitches. They act big but are just repeating what they've heard on FOX news. They think that they are protecting America and it's sad they way they have no compassion for regular 'ol folks that try to live their days out happy and not super rich. I can't express it at the moment due to the fact that I've been, once again, distracted by something on t.v... it's not FOX news though so that's a good thing... oh yeah, the bitches think that they can roll with the big boys and talk about how bad Obama is and how he's taking away our freedom... he's such a socialist... he wants the government to pay for everyone. I'm curious... are these women from rich families? Did their single mom work two jobs at any point? Did they ever have any kind of help with college tuition or any kind of health issues? I guess I'm asking if they have any excuses or reasons for hating our President other than because he's a Democrat... he's black too, don't forget that one. George W. Bush was not a smart man. I know that because I just do... Obama is a smart man... this too, I just know. We are lucky to live in this country and have the things we have. We are lucky that we get to choose a dumb President and then a smart one. We are lucky that we can blog about how annoying people are and how thankful we are for this freedom. I shouldn't complain, I should just keep smiling and working and spending a lot of money on gas, food and insurance coverage. I wish it was an option, to not get mad, it's not. I have to express myself, even if no-one reads it or cares, even if it's not on a talk show or a bullhorn on top of my car. I get to. I can. I'm an American and... so is Sarah fucking Palin (even if her husband did try to make Alaska separate from America).

Hell yes! Good times! Empty picture frame. I'm not bitter...

Ok! It's done! Basketball season for my team and my kid is officially over! Yeah! It was rough, I got mad and my feelings got hurt. I was a cry baby and a little bit of a whiner. Not a winner, a whiner and for that, I'm sorry. But shit, I felt like some of those parents were dicks. Usually at the end of the season parties (I've been to 7 of these things and they always go the same way) I give a little speech, thank the parents and the other volunteers and get a little gift and a card signed by the team. This year, I got no gift... actually, I did, an empty picture frame with the boys signature around the edge. That's sweet and I should be grateful. I am actually. What I'm pissed about is the fact that the "team mom", the woman who yelled at me in front of everyone, the woman that sent out an e-mail after me apologizing for my "negativity", the woman who told me that "all the parents are saying blah, blah, blah...", and the woman that acts like she thinks I'm nice but talks massive shit about me behind my back,...she got flowers, a bottle of wine and a $25 gift card for Macy's AND a big 'ol round of applause and a bunch of praise for all her hard work. WHAT THE FUCK??? Hard work? Are you kidding me? I'm not bitter, I don't care. Whatever. Who cares what those parents think. Who cares that I got out there, coached their kids, spent 3 days a week (sometimes 4) an hour and a half each day to play with them and teach them how to play the game. Who cares that I gave them cute little nick names and her husband changed them into animal names... (that's gay too). I stayed up late at night planning out the line up only to have him hand me his line up the next day 10 minutes before the game...he can't even make a damn basket, he never coached a team in his stupid life. That was my team, not his, not hers... mine! It's so pathetic that I'm upset, so ridiculous. I'm such an ego maniac that allowing someone else to get the credit pisses me off right? NO! I totally don't mind giving credit to someone else, I don't, I mean it, but this lady, she wasn't the coach. Yes, she did the snack list, she shouted a lot and cheered on the team and she stepped over the line when she corrected me about my e-mail, pressured me into allowing her husband to hold a practice when I canceled. And, the slide show... holy shit how could I forget, she took pictures and put together a slide show, which, by the way, I wasn't in any pictures other than the side or back of my head. I'm not bitter. I got my empty picture frame, I got my team photo that the photography studio sent me, I got my hug and thank you from my kid, it's cool. I'm over it. I'll take this experience, run with it, learn from it and thankfully, I had some fun blog material right? Hell yes! Good times!

The crazy fucking basketball adventure continues...

I don't give a FAT FUCK!! Ok, I said it. Who cares about the parents of this damn team. It wasn't until tonight. God love her... one of my moms... I talked to her about what was going on and she was like "oh, I had no idea you've had such a bad experience, your so upbeat and positive. My son likes you a lot"... I was like "oh yeah, finally!" FINALLY! Someone understands. She came late into the season, her son was added to my team last minute and he only came to two practices before our 1st game so she didn't get all the "John is too mean to the boys..." and "a lot of the parents think...." Bullshit... not a lot of the parents think shit, one or two parents. Guess what, there's 10 players, that's 19 or 20 parents. Two is not a lot if there's 19 or 20 God damn parents. So, lets just say this: I have finally found a parent who has not been tainted by the crazy bitch that feels like because her husband has been nominated (by her) to be assistant and she has nominated herself to be "team mom", she can send out e-mails and communicate to parents about what is "wrong" with my coaching. This gal, she likes me and agrees with me and says that I'm doing just fine and I shouldn't worry about them. HALLELUJAH!!(imagine that in a like singing voice enunciating the Hall part... you've heard it before...). Amazing how much better I feel after being able to vent to another basketball parent. I talk to Amy and her mom about it all the time but it's different when someone actually knows all the people involved. And, the thing is... you readers don't even know all the details or the last thing that happened. The crazy team mom yelled at me on Saturday in front of everyone because I canceled practice and didn't want her husband to hold it without me. She screamed at me that he could do it... I was like: "whoa, why are you yelling at me... fine, we'll have practice then." Very strange... we decided that she's crazy... literally fucking nuts. By we, I mean me and my wife and mother in law. She's like really controlling and I'm sure that she sends out e-mails and makes phone calls without letting me know. I'm sorry crazy but uh... I'm the Head Coach and I make the G.D. decisions. Not you, not your pussified husband and not your kid...(he plays point guard... a very important position... and they seem to think he's the best on the team... I'm really afraid to break down the reality check for them... they will probably kill me...). I decided on Sunday, (the practice I tried to cancel but had hellion response to), to move some kids around... our next game, tomorrow, is our 1st playoff game. We've had 9 losses and 1 win. Do you really think that we are moving on? Pretty sure we're not, considering the team we play has beat us twice... 1st time 10-24, second: 12-24. Guess what? No matter where I put these kids, they probably won't win. So, I decide to move them a little and give everyone a shot at point guard... can you guess? E-mail... right away..."are you sure you want to put them in new positions? Don't you think this will be devastating for them?"... Uh...No, dumb-ass. They've lost 9 out of FUCKING 10. Devastating would be winning every game and losing the 1st playoff game stupid ass. What we've been doing hasn't been working... let's fucking change it up!

Ok, I've spewed enough. I will follow up on Thursday or Friday... Thanks for listening.

We won a game...finally...it was worth it.

Ok, maybe my last post was a little harsh. Truth hurts. We won a game though!! Whoo Hoo!! We beat the other team 22-21. We had a strong lead through the 1st half then my defense got sloppy and we almost lost. But, we did not lose, we fricken won! My boys were so excited, a couple of them started to cry. And then, some of them said, get this, "I feel bad for the other team, did you see their faces?"... What? What? Who cares about them, we've lost 7 games in a row!! Do you think they care about you? It was cute and ridiculous at the same time. Damn good sports! Such a proud yet confused coach I am. So, two more games, we'll see what happens. Everybody makes it to playoffs so... we could still turn into champions... I'll say my prayers and visualize the trophy.
The mom that I previously stated was a total bitch, has been oddly nice to me. Not sure what that's about but I'm not complaining. The season is almost over and I've had a pretty good time. Indeed an experience I shall cherish... at least until soccer season.

I want to shoot a basket at her face

I am in the process of writing a ranting blog post about what dicks some of the parents on my basketball team are but due to it's ridiculousness, I probably will never post it. So, in a nutshell, they piss me off. One particular lady obviously doesn't like me (maybe because I told her to tell her son not to be such a baby but who knows) and talks shit about me at every game. Another lady wrote an e-mail after I wrote one saying that I should be more positive, me, the most positive mother fuckin' kids coach ever. All I can say is that I am trying my hardest. I told these dumbshits that I don't know anything about basketball, I told the guy in charge of the league that he shouldn't have me coach because I don't know what to do but he said I'd be fine. Well, guess what bitches? My team sucks! We've lost every one of our games (5 so far) and only 3 of my 10 players have scored more than one basket. We lose by like 20 points every game and the team we play tomorrow beat us 24-10 on Wednesday. It's a nightmare. The boys show up for practice but not one of them can shoot a fricken' basket. My own kid scored 3 on Wednesday but absolutely refuses to admit that his shooting could use some work. He insists that he knows how to shoot and doesn't need to improve his technique. Well kid, let me tell ya... I don't know much but I do know that throwing your body in the air and using two hands to huck the ball at the basket as hard as you can is not the way you do it. Whatever, he'll learn someday I hope. What I have learned though is that not all teams are fun to coach. The kids are why I do it, not the parents. It certainly does feel better when your appreciated though and to know someone is sitting behind you with negative thoughts and negative words makes a person want to turn around and punch somebody in the face. I won't do that this time. I might accidentally huck a ball as hard as I can with two hands though... right at her mouth.

HAPPY FRIGGIN NEW YEAR! What's up 2010?
How exciting for all of us. I'm totally super old. It's like '10 now. What? Ridiculous. At the same time... I made it this long what the hell? I'll keep on goin'.