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Today is my mother’s birthday. Yes, I know it’s Halloween. Halloween just happens to fall on her birthday. 
So to the woman whom I’ve given enough headaches growing up to keep both Advil and Excedrin in business, I say God bless you. I love you. And have a great birthday!
Love, your favorite child…
-Dave Q.
This is truly amazing. I’ve never seen anything like this. The Trinity Tigers, needing a touchdown to win, do it by using 15 laterals! They end up beating the Millsaps Majors in a Div III showdown. Watch the video. This is freakin’ incredible.
Nice job, Trinity. You deserve lots of props. But you did have some luck. Luck combined with the most ridiculous defense known to man. Have these guys on Millsaps ever made a tackle before?? How can I describe this. Pathetic, Embarassing, Laughable, etc. No doubt their defensive coordinator is on suicide watch. He shoud go jump off a cliff. But he needs to take that entire defense with him. Yikes!
I bet you will watch the video more than once.
-Dave Q.
You ever have such a lousy weekend that you can’t wait to get back to work? No, you haven’t? Liar.
I’m glad it’s Monday. The weekend couldn’t have ended earlier for me. It was cursed from the get go. Starting with getting out of work late on Friday. I’m all for working late to accomplish more when there are less interruptions, but on a Friday? That’s where I draw the line. And then Saturday got kicked off with me going to get a haircut. I go to a place called SportsClips, where they cater to the sports fan by have the TVs tuned to whatever big game(s) are being broadcast. Well, the dame that cut my hair must have been really into the Colorado – Texas Tech game because she cut my hair way too damn short. I’m trying to water it to encourage it to grow. So that put me in a lousy mood the rest of the day.
Then yesterday I had to be at a family gathering. At 5pm. On a Sunday. In October. What does that mean? It means I am missing out on football AND the World Series. Man, that was just cruel and unusual. Not the way I want to end a weekend.
So I’m back at work. And I’m happy about it. I don’t have to explain to anyone how messed up that is. So I’m REALLY looking forward to next weekend. When I can do whatever I want. And I think I will specifically make it a point to do WHATEVER I want. I can’t really think of anything I want to do right now. But ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is sounding pretty good right now.
-Dave Q.
So last week I got AT&T to come out to my house and install their digital cable and internet package. They call it “U-Verse.” Which has led me to rename my old cable/internet service from Time-Warner to “U-Suck”.
Check this out. I got AT&T’s biggest package for cable. This is over 300 channels (most of which I’ve never heard of) and free HD for a year. That includes all the premium channels. With U-Suck, I only had HBO. I also got the fastest internet option from U-Verse. I would have inconsistent internet service with U-Suck, but in their slight defense I will say that it did improve in recent months. The bottom line is I am getting so much more now, and I’m saving $30 a month doing it.
Here’s something else. I had the U-Suck HD service. And while I don’t have a flat screen plasma, I do have an HD television. But I always thought to myself that HD just wasn’t worth it. Or that my TV wasn’t that great. To the point that I had started shopping for a new HD set. Well, in comes U-Verse. I couldn’t believe how much better the HD from U-Verse was compared to what U-Suck had! HUGE difference.
Since this service from AT&T is pretty new, I know there will be some growing pains with the service. But I’m willing to deal with that. I get to save some money and tell Time-Warner where to stick it. That is a great trade off in my opinion. You suck, U-Suck.
-Dave Q.
I missed work today in order to get some rest. I’ve been bitten by the flu bug, or at least I think I have the flu. I can’t bring myself to go to the doctor when all they are going to do is tell me to get some over the counter medication, drink lots of fluid, and get some rest. Come to think of it, I can’t have the flu. I am feeling much better and I can’t imaging recovering that fast from the flu. So I guess I just had a cold. By Friday I should be totally over it.
But since I slept so much today, I can’t sleep now. And that sucks because I have to be at work early. So, what now? I guess I’ll watch some TV. Maybe something interesting happened around the world while I was snoozing.
-Dave Q.
I think I’ve been so depressed abou Salma Hayek that it has gotten me sick. Or at least that’s what I’m blaming it on.
Got the sore throat. The congestion. The sore back. My back always gets sore when I’m about to get a cold. Is that just me? Anyway, I’m going to take some DayQuil now. And some orange juice.
-Dave Q.
Mexico’s finest export since tequila, Salma Hayek, has given birth. She is now the mother a baby girl and both mother and daughter are doing well. I have to tell you, I’m pretty shaken up about it.
Salma Hayek as we knew her is pretty much done. I’m sure she’s a talented actress and she will be back in films doing the “acting” stuff. But people didn’t like her for her acting. People liked Salma Hayek because of her kick-ass body. If someone saw that Salma Hayek was going to be in a movie, they would see the movie because there was potential for her skirt to fall off or her blouse to burst open. The girl was stacked!
I know that other celebrities have kids and then hit the gym hard and in some cases look better than before. Gwen Stefani for example. But the difference between those girls and Salma Hayek is that in most cases the girls that get back into hard core shape are usually extremely thin to begin with. The kind of girls that you can see their ribs and pelvic bones. Salma Hayek isn’t like that. Salma Hayek is voluptuous. She has had curves up and down since the first time she hit the big screen. Probably one of the biggest reasons I became a fan. So I just don’t think she is going to get back to a point where her being half naked is going to sell tickets. And I really don’t want her to go all Britney Spears on movie buffs everywhere and try to do something sexy before her body is ready. Play it safe, Salma.
I actually met Salma Hayek back in 1997. She was in San Antonio promoting “Fools Rush In”. My buddy Jay and I rushed downtown and got in line to get a picture and an autograph. She was very short, had a much stronger Spanish accent than she has in her films, and gave me a kiss on the cheek when I told her I skipped a History exam just to come and see her. I have a picture of her and I that, despite the idiot grin on my face, I would proudly post here, except that I never got around to scanning it. I will put that on my to-do list. So until then, here’s a more recent Salma Hayek image above.
In memory of the hot version of Salma Hayek. I know deep down this is how she would have wanted to be remembered.
-Dave Q.
Some dude by the name of Marc Ecko ponied up over $700,000 for Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball. The home run that alledgedly broke Hank Aaron’s record. And amid some mch controversy surrounding Bonds and his cheating ways, he is putting the fate of the ball up for vote. Go to the website and check it out all the details here. He provides 3 possible options for the fate of the ball:
- Give the ball to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as is.
- Burn an asterisk into the ball, then giving it to the Hall of Fame.
- Send the ball to the moon. Seriously.
Well, to me option #3 is just stupid. Why do that? Obviously the guy has money to blow, so he maybe could afford a stunt like sending it to the moon, but it just sounds like a stupid idea. But option #1 is even worse. No way should tha ball be given back as is and displayed in Cooperstown. Bonds is a cheater. And the only way people will remember this is with option #2. Brand that baseball like it was cattle and then give it to the Hall of Fame. The MLB won’t be able to hide how tainted this “record” is. So I have obviously voted for option #2. And I encourage anyone else who is a true baseball fan to do the same.
For those of you that don’t know, Marc Ecko made his fortune as a fashion designer. I never really expected someone in that industry to have a clue about the goings ons in baseball, let alone sports. But I have to give him props for doing this. I’m sure in some form or fashion (ha! get it?), he is benefiting from all this. But giving true baseball fans a voice on this topic is pretty damn cool. I hope the right thing is done here. And for those that want option #3, maybe we can compromise. I suggest putting Barry Bonds on the moon instead. Or better yet, how about the sun?
-Dave Q.
