Apology Accepted

Tiger Woods apologized to me today.
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I accepted.
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Not sure why he had to apologize anyway.  So what if he was wayward with his Putter.
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Don't care if he is a good Buddhist.
Don't care if he divorces his wife.
Don't care if he screws 100 hot models a day.
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I will only be pissed if he stops showing us what perfection with a golf club looks like.
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Who cares about anything else!!  I mean, Tiger.... get over yourself.  People have their own problems.  Nobody really cares Jack about your personal issues.  So Stop acting like your hornyness is so freaking important.
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I accept your apology, Tiger.  Now... Cut the shit and start swinging a club.

Business Acumen

Sometimes in business, you make money by refusing jobs.
I think I just made some money today.

Tuna Lips said...
Likes sometimes ye save yerself a penersillen shot by downin'' them last three er four tekilla shooters. Good on ye, Cooter!

Maria Rowen said...
Then sometimes...when you mix business with tequila...you end up needing a shot of penicillin...no lime required.

Execellent exchange between the two Mega-Peeps.

Seal Sighting

Joanne and I saw a seal today in Marblehead Harbor down on the floats at the Boston Yacht Club.  He (or she... it's so hard to determine with seals) was just hanging around the float, then struggled to get on and lie in the snow for awhile.  Just stretching and yawning.
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If I was an Eskimo, I'd have a hard time slaughtering seals.  They are just so friendly looking, and move so gracefully in the water.   I suppose if my kids were hungry, and I had a handy harpoon, I'd get over that.
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I took a picture with my Blackberry, which I'll upload later.

Maria Rowen said...

How lucky for you and Joanne! According to the Native American legend of animal totems, the seal is a symbol of balance, intuition and discovery of inner voice (crystal-cure.com). Native Americans believe all animals we encounter are physical and spiritual guides enhancing our essence and existence. Next time you see a skunk, hold your nose but don’t run away...Well maybe you should run...

Lucky for the seal too.... that we weren't Eskimos.

Maria Rowen said...


Lucky for us all you weren't Mr. and Mrs. 'Beppe' Bigazzi...

Go Figure

OK.
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I'm not going to make a big deal out of this.
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But why do Men's Figure Skaters always Flame away in their outfits????  
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And don't be calling me a Gay Bashing Homophobe or anything. 
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Those who know me best, know that I have no problem with you based upon which side you putt from.  That's your personal business and it doesn't bother me as long as you don't make a big freaking exposition out of your preference.
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I just don't see why you wouldn't wear athletic clothing in an athletic event.   The sequins and satins are a distraction.  I want to see you do a triple loop SowCow, and I'd rather see you do it in sweats or a gym suit.

Yesterday is Here

I've been spending a bit of time on Facebook lately.  Lots of contacts from long lost classmates, neighbors etc.  Tons of nostalgia.  Maybe the Internet will ultimately bend time.  Keep the past constantly in the present. 
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I look at pictures of my classmates in the 1959 1st grade class of Highland School, Lynn, MA and I recognize each and every one.   Like it was yesterday and fifty years never happened.

Stupid Sexist Luge

Do you know what is even stupider than the Men's Luge????  That would be the Women's Luge.   There is a different starting point for the Women's version, so they go a little slower.
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So, not only is the Luge Stupid, it is also Sexist.  Stupid, Sexist Luge.  Maybe they have a special woman's luge sled, with strategic seat padding or something.
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Why shouldn't the women be allowed to hurtle themselves down the ice track as fast as the men?

Maria Rowen said...
We women don't usually need extra padding in the seat area. The rest must just be physics…you know P=F*v… and the men lugers weigh more…Where is Georgia again? *_*

Cool Dream

The other day, I was taking a nap, and dreamed that everything was good.  Everything that happened had an underlying foundation of joyfullness.  Bad things were good things in disguise.  There was no judgement, only an observation of goodness and joy in all things.   Even if I tried to think to things that annoyed or disturbed me, they all seemed to be for the good.
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Then I woke up.
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But I can't forget that dream.   I continue to remember a feeling of contentment and rightfulness. 
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So my question is... was that dream the reality, and me sitting here Blogging to the Peeps really a dream?  Was the dream a type of Zen Satori?  Not sure.  But it was a really cool dream.

15 KM Nordic Skiing

Not that you wanted my opinion, but I agree with my son, Mike, that X-Country ski racing in the Olympics just doesn't seem like too much fun.
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Maybe you have to be there.

Cool Biathlon... Stupid Luge

The Luge is stupid, but the Nordic Biathlon is cool.

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Cross Country skiers race around a loop and stop at a rifle station, take the 22 caliper rifle that they have been carrying on their back, and shoot at targets.  For every miss, they have to take an additional lap.

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Now you have to admit that this is pretty cool..  You are skiing your ass off, then you have to get really calm and steady while you load, aim and fire your rifle.  When the competitors ski over the finish line they collapse in exhaustion.
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How tiring is it when you have sat on your luge sled for less than a minute and risked your life sliding 90 mph down a mountain in an ice track?

Tuna Lips said...
yer slip is showin', Sally.

POTW Week 6

Lots of people are taking some time off next week... it's President's Day and school vacation week.   I'm going to keep working.   No sign of my trust funds from some long lost ancestor showing up yet.

Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the Sixth Week of 2010

• Maria Rowen (Automatic Lagavulin Donor)
• Alex Watts
• Thomas Holmes
• Patrick Kennedy
• Mayor Latigua of Lawrence
• Danny Dill

If I do get the Trust funds, I will take an immediate vacation, but will probably continue Blogging.... after a while.

Ban the Luge

The Winter Olympics opened yesterday, sadly with the death of a luge sledder from the Republic of Georgia.
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I like competitive sports, but I don't see how careening down a mountain track at 90mph on a two foot sled is much of a sport.  Seems crazy.
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I guess most sports have an element of risk, but the ones where a mistake means death can be a bit annoying.  
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If you can get the same thrill by watching a golfer nail a twenty foot putt as you can by seeing some snowboarder contort himself some fifty feet in the air.... the golf wins hands down.
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Seems like anyone can be foolish enough to put themselves in peril of death.  To me, it is stupid, not good sports.
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The luge has no practical application.  Name me one location of Earth where the neighborhood kids grew up with their luge sleds.   Do they have Luge Little League????   The answer is no.
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How about the third man in the four man bobsled?    What the hell does he do?  Twenty feet of pushing then putting his ass on a seat and careening down an ice track.  Maybe a little strategic leaning thrown in.
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This is going to be a long Winter Olympics.  I'm already pissed off, and we haven't even seen men's figure skating yet.

Lauren Rathbone, former POTY, said...
I agree, but what I dislike more is the today show this morning.

showing the crash over and over. Everytime I saw it, I wanted to throw up. And yesterday I only got a glimpse of the news with the two kids running around. So I thought the guy was from Atlanta or something. Until later in the night when watching the opening ceremonies, Jason informed me that Georgia was a country. So take my comments for what they are, because clearly according to my husband my worldly knowledge is lacking.

This going to sound sexist.... but women know shit about geography.    I knew that the Georgia reference would throw some who had no inkling of the fact that the Republic of Georgia is in a region that formerly was in the southern part of the Soviet Union.   Notation about Katelyn removed under protest.

Tuna Lips said...

yea ought to consider bannin' the sort of douche baggery pansy chatter that sprigs up like a dandylion in the sidewalk now an agin 'round here. Mountain men ain't afeared o nuttin'.

Normally, I don't print anonymous comments ... but this one seemed so wacky that I wanted you Peeps to enjoy it as much as I did.  Now, not only do I think that the Luge is Stupid, but people who like it seem pretty stupid too.

Anonymous said...

I hate these calls to ban luge. Why keep it - because people enjoy it. Two deaths in 35 years is hardly a bad statistic when you realise how many people around the world enjoy this sport. What might seem stupid to you might be other peoples passions. While we're at luge why not ban computer games, swimming, soccer, golf (which is hardly a sport - a great game, but not a sport) etc etc. Or alternativly DON'T ban anything and live and let live. It's called respect.

Torch Extinguished

Patrick Kennedy, poster boy for bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and off-the-wall stupid comments, is stepping down from Congress to pursue other directions in his life.
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That's probably the most logical thing that he's done lately.
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It's too bad that nobody in the bloodline is around to inherit the Kennedy legacy.  I always thought there would be someone other than Ted to pick up the torch that fell with John and Bobby.  Patrick and the others didn't seem to be up to the task.