HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!

Hope you enjoyed your 1 day 4 hours at #1, UT.

Go Tigers Go !!

Yes, I Can Laugh at My Own School

Within the state of Alabama the tradition has been that Bammer folks look down at Auburn as the "Cow College" since Auburn is so heavy into vet science, forestry and other agricultural endeavors.

After Auburn inked its deal with Under Armour to supply apparel to the football program, this cute little Bammer logo made its rounds.

Yeah, I think it's kinda damn funny. Nearly as funny as losing 6 straight years to your in-state rival. Darnit, I swore I wasn't gonna go there.

Enjoy...

Maybe This Willl Pick You Up... Baby Names... Memphis Style

I think the air got let out of the city of Memphis last night with the Tigers losing to the Vols.

However, let's celebrate Memphis with some baby naming.

For a couple of years, ZackPe and I would help build bikes for inner city kids to receive on Christmas morning. The second year we did it, the names of the recipients were actually on placards on the bikes... big mistake when you have Gary Z. running around with a camera.

Next Time You Consider Offshoring Customer Support...

thanks to DannyIsRight for this one...

Good Monday Morning

Admit, you always wondered what happens to those "champion" hats and shirts that are made before the Super Bowl but then get hastily discarded for the losing team. I always thought it would be cool to own one of the "misprints." Well, we at least know what happened to the Patriots 19-0 shwag.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl and ended the season with a perfect 19-0 record -- at least it looks that way in Nicaragua.

The NFL donated 290 Patriots hats and an equal number of team jerseys trumpeting the slogans "Super Bowl Champions, 19-0" to impoverished children from two small communities in southern Nicaragua.

Thursday's gifts could not change history -- the Patriots lost the Feb. 3 game to the New York Giants 17-14 - but they made a lot of youngsters in the communities of San Gregorio and Buena Vista very happy, said Miriam Diaz, spokeswoman for the humanitarian organization World Vision, which arranged the donation with the NFL.

"They (Patriots) lost, but the children won," Diaz said.

The only "football" most of the children know is soccer, but they were very enthusiastic about the U.S. version of the game once the rules were explained to them, she said.

"They were very happy to receive the hats and jerseys," Diaz said. "They said they did not expect such a surprise."

Neither did the Patriots.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

Don't Ever Doubt My Game Young Buck
I may not have it at home, but check out what playa got on his desk at work on Valentine's Day



And what was in the envelope you wonder...


... and what were they to you ask...


Dang right I got it goin' on !!

A Bright Candle Blown Out
Princess Giselle had such a bright future. However, after her star role in Enchanted it looks like the heat of the spotlight took its toll on her.

Her body was found in my laundry room late Sunday (why Anna felt the need to hang Giselle and her wet dress on the drying rack is beyond me).


No Fatties Around Here
Anna felt kinda miffed that LP took a late night walk around the block without taking her. So I had to fire up a Tivo'ed episode of Gilad from FitTV so she could do her workout for the night.


You also now see the reason LP and I wish we had a house with a few more rooms. It's soooooo much fun to have all the kids' toys in the living room.

Have a great week. I'm super busy at work and loving it.

Darn You Apple... Darn you to Heck !!

So I get a 16 gig iPod Touch for Christmas and what does Apple do 6 weeks later? They launch a new Touch with double the capacity of mine.

Wise Shawn Hobbs recently said something to effect of "in Apple's eyes, their products are obsolete as soon as they hit the shelves." I tend to agree with that which is why I find this SNL video on the iPod Micro/Peguano/Invisia so darn funny.

Enjoy...

Question for the Day...

I'm interested to hear how challenged people are by their work.

About a year and a half ago I reached a negotiation point where I realized that I'm pretty happy with the amount of money I make. I'm more focused on professional development and a challenge at this point. However, if you want to give me more money, I'll happily take it.

I'm from the geek culture and I thrive on a constant low level of stress-- sometimes even high levels if they're in short spurts. I enjoy clocking in at 8am and not realizing what time it is until I see people hitting the doors at 5pm.

A happy mind is a working mind and an idle mind is the Devil's workshop, right?

Well, I've been pretty idle for a long time now and I think I'm getting a little antsy.

Y'all let me know what on your minds.

No Pick Ups Here?

Living in LA-- Lower Alabama, Eufaula, the Lake City-- had some cool advantages. One being living so close to the beach that you could make a day trip of it.

After a particularly disastrous night of pickups on a weekend at the beach last year (hahahaha, caught you sleeping LP. It was more like 18 years ago) my friend, Cale Brown, and I vowed that any girl who had not been picked up by 3am was not worth picking up. How philosophical. But Cale was smart like that. Yeah, we made 3:01 ups and the better idea was to just go back to car, drink some more wine coolers and catch some shut eye.

And that's how I feel about this year's primaries. No candidate is exciting me-- neither Republican nor Democrat. I'm not gonna pick one up just to say I did.

So is my voice going to be heard by NOT voting? I mean, Cale and I should have cut it off when we knew better. Do I do the same at the poll?

Did I take crazy pills? I don't want to start a political debate here, but is ANYONE out there excited about our choices this election year?

The Best SNL Skit of All Time?

There's some good ones-- Colon Blow, the Adobe (it's the car made of clay), Andy Samberg Raps with Natalie Portman ala Easy E -- but with all the drug scandals in sports today this one seems a little prophetic.

The All Drug Olympics

Enjoy

The Tuesday Quickie

I feel obligated to post something so my bro-in-law, James, won't bust my butt over not giving him anything to read.

Tonight we survived the annual tornado scare in the Mem-Miss-Arkansas area. Anna was well versed in how to crouch and cover in case of tornado. That's money well spent at Harding Academy.

This is my friend Cyp. Cyp's not short, he just married someone 3 inches taller than him, so I have to give him hell. Cyp jokes and teases with his wife, Laurie, more than I do with LP. I fully expect to get Tasered in my sleep by LP one night. I fully expect Cyp to wake up one day with a plastic bag on his head being smothered by his wife.


My daugther is a hooker. I gotta have a talk with her teacher.


25% of the Zyriek household is sick
50% of the Zyriek household has Pink Eye

How am I not sick? I used to get sick more often than a sailor with scurvy when I was 5% body fat and bike racing nonstop. Thank goodness for a thick waist.

Peas out. Hope y'all have a great Hump Day. Lemme know who won the primaries.

Made with Plide... In China (of course)

With a new budget in place and major expenses falling every month from December to April, LP and I try to keep it semi-under control for her b/day in January. No ladies, that does not mean I'm a cheap ass. But I wanted to surprise her like a little kid with a cake, balloons and a banner. But instead of surprising her, I think I got my "honest to blog" best surprise of the week.

Behold... Hapry Birthday



Now, my friend Cyp claims that he knows someone who is pure evil on their blog [name and link removed because Cyp is scared of this person]. Well, give the Devil his due, Cyp, 'cause I ain't dead yet.

Here goes. You know the stereotype of the foreigner who moves to America and just way overdoes it with their flavor of fashion? Imagine the Japanese guy who wears way too much gold, unbuttons his shirt to his waist and does donuts in the K-Mart parking lot in his Trans Am 'cuz his idea of America was formed based upon watching Smokey and the Bandit.



Imagine a newcomer arriving from a far-away land and doing this with their yard... a yard that further justifies that the Dirty 'Dova is gettin' dirtier.

Nothing Says Class Like Alternating Colored (Painted) Cinderblocks



Imgine the Surprise on These Angels' Faces When God Assigned Them to Cinderblock Puragtory



A Cathedral Opening, Perhaps? Nah, Just the Mailbox



Warning! Warning! Neon Always Alerts People that Sticky Plants are Nearby



Because When You Have Painted Bricks in Your Yard, You Want to Make Sure You Have Lights for Ambience... I Bet This Dude Scores Like Every Night



Oh no you di'int just question my blog-hood Cyp