Yes, I watched some of the State of the Union

Not all of it, just some of it,

No, I didn't watch that Kennedy kid give the democrats rebuttal. I haven't heard a Kennedy say anything I've wanted to listen to since Bobby said, "Now it's on to Chicago, and let's win there!" I liked Bobby Kennedy. He was shot and killed right after he said that. After that, no Kennedy ever said anything worth sh!t.

I've about had it with politics in this country.

Here's a guy I would vote for:

If you don't know who that is, you've never seen one of the greatest movies of our time. Do yourself a favor and find a copy of Hollywood Knights.

Trust me, you'll laugh.

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You should think about these links.

While you are thinking about them, you could think about clicking on them:

• Damn, I missed it.



• Yes, alcohol was involved.



• I like barbecue sauce but not as much as this guy.



• Um, okay....

Well, that was an expensive day.

The stock market took a big hit today and that translates to a big hit to my retirement accounts. Fortunately, the hit I took doesn't even equal half of what my account has made since January 1st.

Unfortunately, I think this may be a signal that the market is probably going to go through a "correction".

"Correction" is a word used by financial guys to hide the fact they lost all of your money.

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Speaking of finances, I still don't have all my tax forms yet. This is because the IRS gives brokerages until February 15th to issue 1099 reports. Last year, my 1099s arrived around February 8th.

It would be nice if they show up by February 8th because then I can do my taxes over the weekend and know if we will be getting a refund or if I have to kill myself for the insurance money.

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While I go check my investment account balances and cringe, you can click on these:

• This is funny but it also has a certain amount of truth.



• Only in Florida.



• I was just makin' sure you're okay...



• I wish they had this when my kids were young.

The SuperB owl is in 6 days....

...and the drama has begun.

WEEI is a Boston "sports" radio station that carries the Red Sox games.

You may notice that I put the word "sports" in quotes because a year or so ago, the station changed it's format from sports talk to political discourse / shock radio. They basically became a bunch of bitter, arrogant people who think everyone but them is a moron.

I stopped listening to their morning show when they made the format change but I still listen to the afternoon show. Those guys seem to be a lot less arrogant and bitter than the morning guys.

So anyways, every Monday, Tom Brady calls the morning idiots and talks with them for a half hour. It's usually not an overly interesting interview because the Patriots, as a rule, don't say anything controversial or negative.

Last Thursday, one of the shock jocks decided to make a comment about a documentary about Brady. I guess the documentary starts out with a scene that shows Brady talking to his kids or something and this particular shock jock decided he was going to be funny.

And by funny, I mean stupid.

This guy called Brady's 5 year old daughter a "pissant".

Well, as you can imagine, this apparently pissed Tom Brady off. When he called into the station this morning, he said something to the effect of, "I have nothing to say to you guys because no one should say anything like that about my daughter. Goodbye".

The station suspended the big mouth but I doubt they'll fire him because he is their token gay guy.

In other words, he is a protected species.

SuperB owl drama - it's everywhere.

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While I sit around and watch bad television, you can look at these links:

• I'm betting that the food was the secondary reason for the trip. I'm betting the booze and pot were the primary reason for the trip.



• I'm betting the children weren't terrified. I'm betting they all probably laughed.



• Idiot.



• This seems like a very Idaho kind of problem.

And the data copying is done

John now has all of his files back. All that's left for him to do is install all of his programs.

Once again, I have managed to save someones data.

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I watched a few minutes of the Pro Bowl and decided that they need to make that a flag football game instead of tackle. Those guys don't actually tackle each other as much as they kind of hug it out and dance a bit.

In other words, it isn't really football and it's absolutely not worth watching.

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Here are few links you should click on if you need something to do:

• This is what happens when you aren't all that bright.



• That's a lot of beads.

And the data copying has begun

I gave John the thumb drive with half of his data on it today and started loading his data back on to his laptop. At some point I'll retrieve the thumb drive and put the second half on it.

Once has has all his data back, he can reload his copy of MS Office and get back to using his laptop for what he want's to use it for.

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Attention: Here is a Very Important Announcement!

Curling begins on February 8th!

This has been a Very Important Announcement.

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While I sit around and watch bad television, you can click on these links:

• The Dutch have a word for my favorite activity and that word is "niksen"



• No thanks. I'll just float over here and starve.



• If you are bored and have 10 minutes to kill, this link is for you.



• The Fire Fighter Marathon should be an Olympic event.