FREEHELD wins OSCAR

Just a short one today, cause I really should be getting ready for work

I was ecstatic to hear that "FREEHELD" won the Oscar for best short documentary...if you didn't hear of it, I am not surprised but I will tell you why I am happy it won....

Freeheld, is the story of Laurel Hester and her partner Stacie...yes folks they are a gay couple....Laurel was a member of our Prosecutors Office when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer....I'd known Laurel for the many years we both had been employed at the County. When she was diagnosed and knew she would die shortly, she and her partner became more aware that there were no death benefits for gay partners only for "married" couples....this didn't seem fair to them, or the many others who thought the same, I among them....she asked the Ocean County Freeholders to please adopt a resolution to allow death benefits to same sex couples...the Freeholders denied that request....initially...it was only after many months of constant protests and letters and pleas that they finally gave in and in the 11th hour agreeed to their request.....I believe that Laurel only lasted 2 or 3 months more before passing.....

This movie is about their struggle to get these rights agreed to and it continues into the last days of Laurel's life, which the filmmaker allowed Laurels partner Stacie to film in private

If you get a chance to see what determination these 2 had and the fight they had to put up just to get the rights of other couples, please see it.

Oh, and if I remember correctly, 1 of the Freeholders declined to vote...I won't mention that Freeholders name as he is not worthy of any recognition or respect.

Dear "ABBY"

Ok, so I missed a couple of days...I know.....but I am such a busy person.....anyway

What makes people write to Dear Abby..I mean, is your life so pathetic that you have to ask a newspaper column writer what THEY think you should do about your "problems"? I've never understood why these people write in but have been amused by these losers....which brings me to the subject of todays rant

There's this 30 yr old guy who has been dating this 29 yr old teacher...for get this, a whole 7 months....true love there indeed...you can already see my 1st problem...DUDE, you are a 30 yr old GUY and you are writing to Dear Abby...WTF? I'm just wondering how you got anyone, of any species, to date you if you are inclined to write to Dear Abby....but I digress...he goes on to say, that he was attracted to her the 1st time he saw her....again, you're a guy, of course you were attracted to her instantly..all us guys are.....of course we rarely know what color eyes they have till much later on...or even if they have a head..you get my drift...anywho...the dude says, over the past few months...yeah dumbass, he's "bonded" with ehr family.....you're kidding right....what a putz, and he'd like nothing more than to make her his wife...again, WTF??????? Dude, if you are writing to Dear Abby, I'm guessing you haven't even gotten her clothes off yet, so where in that pinhead of yours did the decision to marry this other loser come from..yikes

So, pinhead and his new girl, I'm thinking his only, go out to dinner and she tells him she wants a break....she's doesn't have "closure" from her previous relationship, of 6 years...translation, at least her former would put out, not like this dickless wonder....anyway...he's distraught and hasn't talked to her since...translation, she won't answer the 50 phone calls from him daily.....and he wants Abby to tell HIM how long he should go without making contact with her....uh, dumbass, you won't ever, unless it's in court when she signs the restraining order.....what a Freaking idiot....and he's 30...boy is he fucked.....

well, anyway, I think we'll make this a permenant part of the Blog....maybe instead of "dear Abby" which of course I can't use....maybe, we'll call it, "Dear Clueless"....what do you all think

Humpy Day

Whoops, missed 2 days of blogging...sorry bout that...no excuse either, just too damn lazy...of course it could have to do with the weather being somewhat mild up here in the NE....NOT that I'm complaining..but it has been a freakishly warm Winter

On a lighter note, it seems all your good thoughts towards Joe seem to have worked....he came through his little procedure with flying colors.....now if the penile transplant takes, he won't be teased by the other kids anymore.....KIDDING....glad everything turned out ok there Joe, just make sure that beautiful wife of yours behaves herself so you don't get too excited :)

Oh yeah, went back to work yesterday, from my mini vacation....always good to get back to a desk filled with papers and people streaming into my office, bitching and moaning....ahhh, it doesn't get better than that...

Well enough for now, catch you all lata

Oh, I almost forgot, no more Fidel Castro....how amazing is that....the world is changing....

Sunday....

Well, it's Sunday..not a very eventful weekend so far...just getting stuff done around the house. Oh I did get a kick ass R/C Heliocopter for VDay..really cool.....lot's of fun to be had with it too...other than that, getting chores done...baked up a batch of yummy Vegan Coconut Cupcakes...although there was a minor faux pas with the 1st bacth of icing...but I attribute it to the mix...couldn't be anything I did....so, a 2nd trip to the Health Food store for more icing mix and all was well.

Weather is kinda cloudy and overcast...and not very warm, so no riding today :(

AND only 1 more day left to the vacation then it's back to work on Tuesday... Blech.....but I guess I'd better get back there to see what kind of mayhem the staff has gotten into....

Well, it's time for me to get clean and start on the chores

Catch you lata

VD ??????

Hey Guys, it's Valentines Day...and you all know what that means, well for the guys it means you better damn well come up with something amazing for your SO, or it's going to be a lonely night...we all know this is a chicks day...I mean c'mon....all the stores are geared for it....Candy, Jewery....realistically, look at all the ads in the papers and on TV and see who this "Holiday" is aimed at?

Oh sure, us males get ads geared towards us.....uh, hot satin boxers....there you have it guys, that's what this Holiday means for us....they can't advertise what we "get" if we are good to our SO's, now can they....although it would be interesting to see ads like that on TV...

Well, I hope you all "GET" what you are expecting for VD :)

Holy Crap

Ok, after the F**king snow yesterday...and the ice......today, all the snow is gone....Yay....not quite...it is windy as all hell and pouring...yeah, yeah...it's better than snow and ice but damn it really is Shitty out there....and I am taking my SO's car to be serviced....early....on my day off.....you getting my drift...wonder if there will be any "compensation" for my troubles...we shall see....if there is, tomorrows post will be cheery, that's for sure.

On a more serious note, one of our faithful readers is having health issues....won't say what they are for his privacy, but if all of you could wish him well, I'm sure he would appreciate it...you can post it in a comment here, cause he actually reads this shit :) Thanks Joe, and hope you feel better soon....

Well, I'm going to go brave the elements, for my SO, early, on my day off.....I mentioned that, right?

Catch you all tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Abe

Well, it's Lincoln's Birthday...hope everyone else, who is still gainfully employed....is enjoying the holiday, as I am..no work today for us Gov't types ...well, ya wouldn't want us to disrespect the old Prez now would ya? :) We really should have all the Presidents birthdays off...I mean it is a little discriminatory just having Lincolns and Washingtons...oh and the Washingtons birthday scam is a good one....if some of you don't recall, his birthday is really the 22nd but since we all needed to have a Monday off....the Gov't decided to change his birthday to suit their whims and change the name to Presidents day...simply amazing..of course it's not bad having the day off.

We are expecting snow up this way...WTF???? It's been unseasonably mild here in South Jersey and NOW were supposed to get snow.....it's just not right...where is that damn global warming...heat this State up damnit

Well, again, enjoy the day off, if you have it, if not...have fun at work HAHAHAHA

The Grammys and other stuff

ok, I know we all get older and have NO clue about the music of our children but how the fuck does this crack smokin' chick, Amy Winehouse, win a Fucking grammy..if the Grammy is "supposed" to be the reward for being the best performer....how am I to believe that this....crack smokin' chick is the best we got for Song of the Year......maybe the question I should be asking is WTF happened to the songwriters of days gone by....ok, ok...maybe I'm not in touch with what is "happening"..but you know what, if she is what's "happening" I'm glad I don't have a clue...sheesh

Oh, and to make your day even better, here is a story to make all you Lottery players fuckin ecstatic....it seems that a Level 3 sex offender in Mass has won 10 million dollars in their lottery....yep, if you thought it was all rigged, rest easy cause if a sex offender can win, maybe you can too......what are the odds :)

Well it's the 1st day of my vacation and I'm almost willing to lay odds on how long it takes for my staff to call me at home...maybe it's my fault by letting them know I would be home for the vacation....and it didn't take long, called me this morning....

The weekend

Hey All, just a short note today....I will be on vacation next week so I may not get a post up every day, but I hope to...nothing much going down today....basically a rest and relaxation day.....always a good thing....I believe the Pro Bowl is tomorrow, so yay...more football....guess there won't be many Eagles on the NFC Squad, eh Joey :)

Lotteries

Ok, so I'm checking my Pick 6 tix this morning AND...yes you guessed it, I won......ok, so it wasn't 6 for 6 or even 5 of 6...BUT....4 of 6 is pretty ok. Comes to about $56....but I'll take it....which brings me to the point of my message today......have a seat and listen to my tale.....way back when, can't remember how long ago, I used to keep the lottery tix I bought in my wallet.....and the size of my wallet increased with each ticket I put in there....I'm a devout precrastinator...so after a while, when I couldn't sit on the wallet anymore, it was suggested to me to go check the damn tix.......so I go to my local lottery place, which was the liquor store I frequented...and asked a friend of mine there just to check the wad of tix for me......and there was a WAD, believe me.....so after about the.....let's say, 30th ticket.....my friend says, hey you won.....now I'm figuring, at best 3 out of 6......but he says no, you hit 5 out of 6.....of course I thought he was shitting me, but he was in fact not shitting me.......I had in fact hit for 5 of 6 for about $2,700.00...I was floored..had to fill out the state forms and mail them in....and sure enough, within a couple of weks, I got my check.....which was promptly tuned into a blazing fast new 386 computer....see, for those of you who know computers, I told you this was a while ago...anyway...this tale is for those of you who don't believe that people win the lottery...they do....now I only hit the smaller amounts, but I do have an employee who's husband hit the Pick 6 when it 1st started, so it was only a Million payed over 26 years...and that was so long ago, that it is well past the 26 years since he won it....but it does happen...so keep, or start, playing those tix

Back in the saddle

Well, I am beating this chest cold down, just so I can keep up with all you folks and your exciting days....how about this weather...it was in the 60's here in NJ yesterday......yes, 60's.....only problem WAS the weather...it was threatening rain all day AND I was feeling crappy, so no taking advantage of the weather for riding purposes :(

But, since I will be off on Vacation next week, maybe, just maybe the weather gods will be good to me and give me one day to take the toy out of the shed and ride. If only...

Well, Britiny Spears is out of the hospital ...... again....let's see how long she'll stay out this time.....obviously there is some mental issue with this chick....I mean really, if she didn't WANT all this attention, then start kicking some paparazzi ass.....I think if she F**ked up a few of these fools, she may get fined or something, but the other photofreaks would get the clear message to back off......and then they could use the news for more important issues......what they are, I have no idea, but there has to be something more interesting that Britiny S.

Blech

Your author is down with a chest cold that is whooping his ass....hence no post yesterday..and today's is not going to be anything spectacualr either...barely enough energy to get this posted...BUT....I did want to give a big shout out to Lisa Coccia, my cuz's wife, it's her Birthday today, so if you can, wish her a happy Birthday........oh, here is her email
oceangypsy5@verizon.net

Hopefully I will be in better spirits tomorrow

How about them Giants

Well, well.....How about them Giants....ok, ok, I'll give profs to the Pats but damn, you're
on the verge of a perfect season and you let it get away? Or did they....there are so many
scenarios...but it comes down to, either the Giants BEAT the Pats or the Pats just couldn't
BEAT the Giants.....either way, how about them Giants...oh, already said that... :) All in
all a pretty good game, a bit of a snoozer thru the 2nd and 3rd quarters though...it almost
felt like both teams were waiting for the other to do anything.....
And what was with that Baby commercial...it's bad enough it used a little (ugh) baby, but it
was just so wrong, having the baby spit up, is there anything more disgusting?
On another note, your esteemed author is home with a chest cold....cough, cough...so, it's
short and sweet this morning...hopefully, after much DayQuil and NyQuil, I will be back to
myself
Till tomorrow

The Big Game

Well, I'll try this again, since the 1st post didn't get thru....Horray, the Big day is finally here....Th Super Bowl is tonight, for those of you who have been living in a cave.....the Giants vs The Patriots...I for one, being a Giants fan, am looking forward to the Giants spoiling the Pats attempt at the perfect 19-0 season.....not that I wouldn't want the Pats to do it, just not against my Giants.. :) So grab all the beer and snacks you can, settle down and let the game begin

Final score, which would win me the office pool

Giants 24
Patriots 20

We'll see how good I am at predicting

Enjoy the game

and then there were 4

Ok, OK....I know there are more than 2 Rep in the race but does the phrase "slim to none" fit for the also rans? And what about those Reps......they are smacking each other about who said what and when.....nothing about what they will do FOR the country, it's all about...look at me, I did this and that....when most of the rhetoric is embelished, to say the least....and if I hear McCain say how he has the most experience one more time.....get over yourself John, you have the most experience cause you're fucking old........geez.....and what is up with his cheek, when is that Alien going to be born......I expect something to pop out of his cheek whenever see him.....

Ok, on to the Dens, last night Obama and Clinton.....or the minority twins....rally played nice in their debate.....it seemed like they were laying off bashing each other now that the Reps are bitchslapping each other......which is kind of refreshing
Did anyone else catch Keith Olbermans Commnetary of Bush and the Telecoms, last night? If not, hop over to this link and watch it, very enlightening....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22941422#22941422