Reasons I have not been around lately:
A. I have been sick. It sucks. Second time in a month. I'm off for a week and a half from work for Christmas Break and I've been sick for 95% of it so far. Just my luck.
B. I have been looking for a condo. Yesterday, I finally found two that I like. Now I have to talk to the Real Estate Dude and the FInancial Guy to see how much of my money they want to take. 20% down + closing costs is a lot of fucking money. I have been going through my apartment looking for things to sell on eBay. If anyone knows someone who is in the market for a awesome 22" CRT monitor, let me know. I'll give them a REAL low price. Unfortunately, because of the economy, noone is buying SHIT. I have a bunch of old Shepard Fairey posters (the guy that did the Obama red and blue illustration) but I am afraid to put them up on eBay and then have them sell for just $150. So that helps me out a lot, thanks economy, you suck.
Lately I've been finding myself looking at prices for Washers and Dryers and other appliances because some of the places I've been looking at have the gas hook-ups, but no appliances. I never thought I'd find myself shopping for a Washer and Dryer, but here I am. It's a little strange. I have also been watching all of those housing shows on HGTV and A&E. This one woman in Texas was looking for a HOUSE under $100k and didn't have any money to put down. She found a big house that needed a little work for $79k and was complaining about how much work she would have to do. Fuck you lady in Texas. I would kill a dude for house at that price. You can't even get a studio condo in the ghetto for $79k here.
P.S. - $300+/month HOA fees are BULLSHIT, but since the only houses that I can afford are fixers in the ghetto, I guess I've gotta deal with it. I checked out a house yesterday in an area that Kod would have driven by going 50 with the doors locked and the windows rolled up. There would be NO WAY to get him out of the car, let alone look at the place. Yeah, it was that rough.
I was going to do a whole year in review thing, but because of the previous two problems, I said fuck it.
Ok, now to address some old business. Apparently, last week, I forgot a couple of people on my Christmas list, including Rev. But he's not the guy that got his panties in a twist over it. So, here's some belated presents for the people I missed:
Blue: A new coach for the Broncos that doesn't suck, so maybe they can make the playoffs next year.
Rev: Some cigars. Or food. Both are unhealthy for the dude, but I dunno what else to get the guy. Maybe Jimmy Rollins' game-worn jockstrap from Game Five? It could be the piece de resistance in the mancave.
Aitch: Some tissues for the next couple of years. Boo-hoo, it sure will suck to be a Boston sports fan now that all of that bad karma is coming back on youse* guys. I can't wait for KG and Paul Pierce's double ACL-tears next month. It is going to be awesome.
Jug: This dude is hard to shop for. Maybe a gift card to Bed, Bath and Beyond? If he has time, of course.
Ok, onto sports.
As alluded to earlier, the Broncos fired Mike Shanahan. Their next coach really has their work cut out for them. They have 79 running backs, and none of them are dependable or durable. On offense, they have a nice, young Quarterback that needs some time to mature (he was terrible in that Chargers game) and both of their receivers are studs. Scheffler, when healthy, is very good. Their defense is a little up and down, and they really depend on Champ Bailey's health. I'd say their weaknesses are; health (Scheffler and Bailey really hurt them when they were out) and the running back problem. You know, they're in the AFC West, they SHOULD have won that thing. You've got two terrible teams in KC and the Raiders, and you've another team who's head coach is Norv Turner. I mean, seriously, do the math here, that division is ripe for the taking.
Personally, I think Shanahan got a raw deal. But I do think he dug his own grave a little. His downfall was the running back situation. You need to be able to run the ball and control the clock. I think his ego got involved and he thought that he didn't need a name back and that he could create one in his system. Well, it turns out that he could for a couple of years, but lately, not so much. Hopefully, for everyone that plays fantasy football, the new coach gets a good running back and stays with him.
It's been a crazy last couple of days to be an NFL coach. The Jets fire Mangini, and are now talking to Cowher about coaching the team, meanwhile, the Browns are talking to Mangini about coaching their team. Madness. Martz is fired, apparently Singletary is going to be kept on as head coach. That's three firings in three years for "Mad" Mike. Not good to have that kind of job history on the old resume.
MLB Rumor Mill: Apparently, three teams are interested in Derrick Turnbow. THREE TEAMS. Yeah, I don't get it either.
Other MLB Rumors: The Dodgers are talking to Adam Dunn. They're tired of waiting for Manny to make up his mind. I am tired of all of this waiting and wish everyone would pull their heads out of their asses and do something. All I have to say about Dunn is that if he signs with the Dodgers, you're looking at maybe 35 homers (Dodger Stadium is where power hitters lose all of their power), so you're left with some terrible defense in left field, and a .215-.230 average. AWESOME. The guy is an OBP machine, but the average is just a downer. Hopefully he keeps "In The Air Tonight" as his batter walkup music.
Great. Carlos Boozer is going to have knee surgery. I should have taken Deluxe's dumb-ass trade when I had the chance. I think it was Dalembert and Rashard Lewis for the Booz. Whatever.
All right, that's all I've got. Happy New Year Bitches!!!
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