More gift shopping

After work today, we dropped my wifes car off with our mechanic. Then it was home for lunch and finally I was off to finish up some Christmas shopping.

I managed to get a few more items that will go a long way in making sure my wife has an enjoyable Christmas.

One key to a successful and happy life is to make sure your spouse has an enjoyable holiday. There are other keys but that one is kinda at the top of the list.

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The Patriots are in still in California, taking on the Rams this evening.

The intellectual giants in the world of talking heads are predicting that the Rams will beat the Patriots 30-17 but my prediction is that the talking heads don't have a clue one about what they are talking about.

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My wife made dinner this evening so I get to eat and then watch football.

It does not suck to be me...

You can enjoy these links:

• He probably should have worn his mask over his nose.



• Only in Florida.
  (PETA is a seriously effed up organization)



• There are several key phrases in this story but I think we'll go with: "The car was filled with dead pigs."



• Raining poop! would be a great name for a 1970's disco song.

Oops.

I had a lot to do today and completely forgot about this.

I will try to be succesful tomorrow.

One of my heroes died today

General Charles Elwood Yeager died today.

When I was growing up, everyone knew who Chuck Yeager was. We were all fascinated by the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts, but to us, Chuck Yeager was the man.

If you've ever wondered why airline pilots all sound the same it's because they all talk like Chuck Yeager. He spoke in a clear, relaxed, "no-worries" slow southern voice and every pilot in the United States imitated that style. If you were in a plane in the 1970's and there was a problem, the pilot would come on the PA system, put on his best Chuck Yeager voice and say, "Well folks, looks like we're gonna be getting to the gate a little earlier than scheduled." What he wouldn't tell you is it was because one of the engines just quit, he had declared an emergency with ATC and he was in the process of saving all your lives by getting the plane on the ground as quickly as possible.

Yeager was the first human being to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound while in controlled horizontal flight. The "controlled horizontal flight" part of that statement is important because there are a lot of guys that flew faster than the speed of sound before him but they did it in vertical flight, directly into the ground. He was also the first human being to fly faster than twice the speed of sound.

In both cases, he said something to the effect of, "Anyone can fly fast. It's no different than sitting in an easy chair". He failed to mention that up until he did it, a lot of guys died trying to do it. But to Yeager, it was easy. Just another day in the plane, enjoying the scenery.

I'm not saying our world is a better place because he was in it but I am saying that I am glad he was in it. I hope he's with sitting with his buddies, chewin' on a stick of Beemans and petting GD Dog.

Yes, Yeager had a dog named GD Dog. He named it God Damned Dog after constantly tripping over it. His wife, Glennis, made him stop saying that in front of the kids so he shortened it to GD Dog.

At the age of 74, he flew an F-15 faster than the speed of sound. After he landed, someone asked him what he planned next and his reply was, "I don't buy green bananas." That was his way of saying, "Son, I'm 74. I live for today. I have no idea what I'm going to do next."

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Not much else going on. I mean not much aside from the usual insanity that is Trump. Trust me, once Biden takes over, it's still going to be insane, just a different flavor of insanity.

So aside from these links, I got nothing else for you:

• I hope he wins.



• This is why I think the "news media" is full of shit. Why is this considered "news"?



• In case you needed more evidence that there are some weird people in our world.



• Here's your (semi)Naked Giy In The News story.



• Butt-dialing Anglers would be a fantastic name for a 1950 rock-a-billy band.



• That settles it. No panda's as pets in my house.

More Christmas shopping

My daughter and I went to the Holyoke Mall this morning and got yet another tiny bit of my Christmas shopping completed.

I was surprised at how busy the mall was. It was not like past years but still, there were a lot of people there. More than I anticipated.

I have a particular mode of operation when it comes to retail of any kind: I walk in, I got to the product I want, I buy it and then I leave. Under no circumstances do I wander around looking at other products. This mode of operation has served me well for many, many years and I see no reason to change it.

This means there is no reason for me to go back to the mall because I've gotten what I wanted.

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After yesterday's massacre against the Chargers, the Patriots record is now 6-6. With only four games left in the regular season, it will take a miracle for them to make the playoffs so my hopes are not high.

No matter what happens during the remainder of the season, the Patriots will always be able look someone in the eye and say, "Oh yea? Well at least aren't the Jets!"

The Jets record is currently 0-12. That is the worst record in the league.

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The Steelers vs. the Football Team (That's what the Redskins call themselves now) started at 5:00pm which is a reasonable hour for a football game to start. It means I'll probably be able to stay awake for the entire game. After that, I might watch some of the first half of the Bills v 49ers game while falling asleep on my couch.

You can do with these links as you wish:

• Only in Florida.



• Oh Canada.



• 2020 just keeps getting better and better.



• More people would watch beauty pageants if they all had things like this going on.



• I wonder if Trump is going to do something about this or if he's just going to continue to sit around and whine about the election.

John has electricity

John's power was out for about 8 hours yesterday and didn't come back on until 10:30 last night. The man has a well so without electricity, he has no water.

You can live without electricity but water is kinda important and, despite my telling him over & over again, he still does not have a generator.

The man needs to get a generator.

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The large main tree is decorated and ready to be the focus of our Christmas morning.

The cats, however, are not waiting til Christmas to focus on it. They are focused and ready to go right now. I understand that Cat1 has already picked out her favorite ornaments and is working on a method to get them of the tree and into play mode. Not sure what Cat2 is doing. I suspect she has been sleeping most of the day.

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I am under the impression that Twitter is considering banning Trump after the inauguration. While I think they have every right to ban whoever they want, I don't see this as a good idea. Yes, the man says stuff that is full tilt bozos but that's the beauty of it. His insanity is laughable and entertaining as hell.

Banning him takes that instant hillarity away from us.

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The Patriots went to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers and things are going incredibly well for them. The Patriots are up 28-0 at the half and I suspect the second half will go just as well for them.

A few weeks ago I said that Cam Newton probably will not have a job in New England next season but he has turned things around.

Oh, and the Patriots special teams had two touchdowns, one on a return and one on a blocked field goal attempt.

Two touchdowns by a group that doesn't usually score touchdowns is always very helpful.

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I'm going to eat my dinner and watch a little news during the half time bullshit session that the network thinks we all enjoy.

Here are some links that you can click on if you would like:

• I can assure you that he is not Rick James.



• He was a very funny guy on a mediocre show.



• Australia: What doesn't kill ys, is a pain in the ass.



• In my humble opinion, the government should not be able to force a business to shut down without compensation for the employees and the owner.



• Key phrase in this story: "I like cucumbers! I'm the only one."



• Apparently bears don't like Christmas.



• Only in Florida.