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My Dad sent this video to me and other family members this week.  He is a teacher at Central Catholic high school in San Antonio.  The video features students and faculty of Central Catholic addressing Saints owner Tom Benson with the “Who Dat” New Orleans Saints battle cry.  The video is somewhat cheesy, to say the least.  I do, however, love the final score prediction on the scoreboard at the end of the video.

So I figured the reason my Dad sent it out to us was because he was in it somewhere.  But after watching it, he is nowhere to be found.  Also, why would a San Antonio high school be reaching out to Tom Benson? Is it because of Catholic Saints?  What’s the connection?  This was my father’s response to these questions…

Tom Benson, the owner of car dealerships in town, owns the New Orleans Saints and he graduated from Central back in the ’60s.  Last year he gave $3 million to the school and the stadium carries his name.  His son graduated from Central back in the ’80s and died as a young man and he gifted the school in his son’s memory.  I am not in it because I avoid exposing my mug in front of too many women.  I don’t want to hire body guards.

I love that man.  He is my hero.  GO SAINTS!

-Dave Q.

So am I to believe that after all these years of avoiding watching American Idol, that girls that look like Katherine McPhee have been the contestants?  If that’s the case, why didn’t someone tell me?

I Googled Katherine McPhee and apparently she didn’t win American Idol the year she was on there.  WTF?  Are you serious???  How can she not have won?  I mean…. look at her!  It saddens me to think what this country has come to.  It just isn’t the American way to have someone this hot not win a singing contest.    If I were Simon Cowell and Katherine McPhee came in to audition looking like this, I would have immediately handed over the trophy and asked her to marry me.

-Dave Q.

I just want to make it clear who my allegiance belongs to in this late night talk show cluster fu&$%!  I’ve never found Jay Leno to be all that funny.  Conan on the other hand can be a bit cheesy at times, but compared to Leno, he’s a comedy genius. 

I hope Conan tells NBC to go to hell and moves to another network.  And then goes head to head against Jay Leno.  And kicks his ass.  That would be comedy justice.

-Dave Q.

Wow.  I can’t believe we are 2 weeks into 2010 already.  I’ve been slacking on here because my focus has been elsewhere.  So that means this is my first post of the new year.  So… Happy New Year!  Moving on…

I’m glad to have survived yet another holiday season.  It’s funny how it was so fun and stress free when I was younger.  And today it’s one huge headache.  Part of growing up, I guess.  I did score some gift cards from Home Depot to help me with my remodeling project.  Yes, the same remodeling project that started in late 2008.  I’m just as sick of it as anyone else is.  It’s difficult to complete when you only work on it during the weekends.  And then of course, football season comes along and then that cuts in to your remodeling time.  You know where I’m coming from. 

Anyway, all the difficult stuff is done.  Or at least it appears to be.  You never know.  So my focus over the last month has been my “man cave”.  Basically, it’s going to be an office, but with a personal touch.  That would include a flat screen, an X-Box, a mini fridge, and some decor that could be seen as tacky.  See dogs playing pool pic above!

I actually love that poster.  I have it in a nice frame.  Looks good.  I got it almost 10 years ago.  My girlfriend at the time hated it.  She referred to it as tacky, juvenile, and tasteless.  Yet, I loved it.  I’m pretty sure she would have taken a hammer to it if she ever had the opportunity.  I don’t remember if she ever said anything like “it’s either me or the dogs playing pool”.  All I know is that she’s not around anymore.  And the dogs are.  Rack ‘em!

-Dave Q.

I was shopping at a strip mall near my house on Saturday.  I had a wedding to go to and there was a department store conveniently located there.  Turns out, their stuff was crap.  So I went without a tie.  Anyway, as I left the department store, I heard sirens and saw an ambulance and fire truck coming my direction.  I looked to my left to see this…

I’m guessing someone got their accelerator and break confused.  Or maybe they really needed a tan.  I don’t know.  But I had to snap a couple of pictures.  I got a couple of looks from other gawkers.  I guess it’s not cool to take pics when someone crashes into a store front.  I’ll try to remember that for the next one.

-Dave Q.

I think panties are pretty awesome.  Kind of like gift wrapping.  Anyway, I imagine this would be the result if a Victoria’s Secret model ever asked for an IT geek to design her a new pair of undies.  Definitely some geek appeal here.   Add to it that most geeks probably live in their parents basement and have probably never been with a woman, you have written instructions for them!

Imagine if they come with a wifi option?  So much potential…

-Dave Q.

Nothing like a good prank around Halloween.  Here’s hoping you get into the spirit of things!

Be careful out there this weekend. 

-Dave Q.

My little sister has been giving me periodic updates on this movie being made for almost a year now.  I’m starting to think she works for Entertainment Tonight or something.  Anyway…

So here is the first look of the remake of next summer’s movie depicting the most awesome action TV show of my childhood, The A-Team.  It looks like it has potential.  Liam Neeson looks freakishly similar to the late George Peppard, who was the original Col. Hannibal Smith.  And Bradley Cooper as Faceman seems to be a winner.  Not too sure about the other guys.  I gotta be honest, I really don’t know much about either one.  The guy playing B.A. Baracus is some retired UFC fighter and the actor playing Murdock was in that movie District 9.  All I can say is that they better not screw this one up!  My childhood can’t take too much more in regards to garbage movies after the Transformers and G.I. Joe crap.

If you ever watched The A-Team back in the day, then you probably remember the back story that they were being hunted down by the government and there was always an Army Colonel in charge of tracking them down (Lynch, Decker).  Well, in this flick coming out next year, the Army Colonel chasing The A-Team around is going to be played by Jessica Biel.  WTF?  Come on.  Who’s going to be trying to get away from Jessica Biel?!?  This might be too unrealistic to watch.

-Dave Q.