2023 End of Year Random Thoughts

While growing up as a teenager, I always thought Carol Burnett was sexy.

I didn't realize actor Paul Giamatti (Billions, Sideways) was the son of former Baseball Commissioner, Bart Giamatti.

I really enjoy watching Travolta dance.

HEAT Rookie Jaime Jaquez is a dead ringer for Parker Schnabel on Gold Rush.

I haven't taken a hot bath in decades. I prefer showering than to sit in a tub of my own filth.

Kind of crazy when I realize I was born in the 1900's.

While I dream of others, I wonder who might be dreaming of me.

I've never "doubled-dip" in my life.

I was never good with math until I learned how to cap the ponies.

Anyone want to add to the list? 

In 04, I met actress Teri Hatcher in the buffet line during the Breeder's Cup at Lone Star Park. Her nipples were as erect as Farrah Fawcett's famous poster.

Does anyone still wear a watch? I wanted to buy a watch for my nephew but he told me his phone handles the time for him. 

You really don't know fear until someone points a gun at you.

Have you told anyone anything that changed their or your lives? If so, what was it? I told this guy I was going to fire his ass if he showed up late again. He never did.

The last tv show series I watched was Animal Kingdom. But I still haven’t finished watching the last episode. This was three years ago. 

The honey I have in my cupboard is not real honey. It’s a knockoff. Counterfeit food is a $1billion business. 

I’m smart enough to know I’m not the smartest guy in the room. 

Don’t get me started .

got a few nice watches in the collection.. pull them out on special occasions. looking to add more soon! good way to start the new years off right!! 

Was surprised at the quality of the Covers swag I won earlier this year. I wear the T-shirt on Saturdays to increase my wagering mojo. It hasn't been cold enough in SFLA to wear the hoodie yet.

As a kid I only remember Harry from the Navy sporting a tattoo. Now everyone & their mother has the body art.

One of the best descriptions of a nymph was when singer John Mayer called Jessica Simpson "sexual napalm."  WOW...imagine that! 

Seeing justice being dealt to Rudy, why would anyone ever want to skip jury duty? I don't get it.

When did 3 pm schoolyard fights turn into bushwhacked shootings? Why/how did this change? I didn't have access to a gun until the government gave me one.

I've never had a cup of coffee or eaten an egg.

I think actor Seth Rogan is the white man's version of Snoop Dog.

Peanut butter and jelly is still my favorite sandwich.

In our country the closest some people have come to using a  computer is probably the timeclock they punch at work or maybe an ATM.

Our fishing piers in SFLA are a great tourist attraction as well giving those who don't live on the water an inexpensive way to fish. Unfortunately, recent storms have damaged many of them & they are in need of expensive repairs. Progress is very very slow & that is very very sad.

With AI (artificial intelligence) advancements, it will quickly become very difficult to differentiate reality from bullshit.

Marijuana is much more potent now than when I as in my 20's. I believe we vote to legalize it on next year's ballot.

I use to say "I don't now" but I don't anymore since I know it all.

Only problem is I can't remember shit.

If you want a good laugh, go on YouTube & watch Liberace singing "Feelin Groovy." Ya gotta love the plastic yellow vest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_rHSTjyWN

Remember buying the whole album because you liked one song?

I think Michael Jackson is the greatest performer I saw live.

you’ve at least had a cup of coffee by accident thinking it was decaf 

If someone were to steal/find my phone, and was able to bypass the very simple security code, they would have more access to certain aspects of my finances than I do. They would be able to access certain bank accounts, certain crypto wallets. Meanwhile if I were to attempt to access these same financial services it would be like, "You seem to be trying to access this account from a new device. We have to verify by sending a code to phone # (XXX)XXX-XXXX.

Also, Google, Alphabet, knows everything about everybody.

@Midnight1

 Carol Burnett has never been hot. Not even when you were a teenager. Sexy? I guess any woman can be sexy under the right circumstances.

Paul Giamatti is an absolute fugly man. Did he inherit this from his dad? Great actor though. Not everyone can be Paul Newman.

You enjoy watching John Travolta dance. That bears repeating.

I went a couple decades without a bath, since childhood, until one day I tweaked my back, and we had two tubs with jets, and my wife was like, "You need to turn the jets on a take a soak." It was nice. That was like 8 or 9 years ago. Haven't taken a bath since. Showers are my jam!

It's not crazy that you were born in the 1900s. I was born in the 1900s. What's crazy is that you were born I the early 1900s.

What do you mean by double-dip?

You don't have to be that good at math to cap the ponies. Luckily you don't have to be that good to run a business either. So after all you have accomplished, you still might be subpar at math.

I love big, hard nipples.

The only people wearing watches are people with Apple watches and watch collectors. And rappers maybe.

Fear isn't having a gun pointed at you. I have had guns right in my face. Been shot at as well. You don't feel much of anything. You go blank. Numb. If you are in a fight or flight position, you tend to lean towards flight. This comes natural. If you are not in a fight or flight position, it's like time stops or something. It's weird. Then when it's all over, assuming you survive, the emotion and gravity of the situation set in. And it's paralyzing. At least for me it was. Some of these kids in these streets are so desensitized that it probably has no effect on them.

You've never had a cup of coffee or eaten an egg? How? Why? I'm so confused.

Hope all is well, brother.

Is cocktail sauce just ketchup with horseradish in it ? What gives ? That fuckin’ sucks .

And it’s so easy to riff on that word and make a thousand jokes .

I could have a scenario where Carol Burnett would serve me shrimp cocktail and just go off on that for an hour plus .

she’d still never be hot though . Not with them Gizmo from the Gremlins googly eyes . No way .

but I could talk for days if she served me some chilled crustaceans with that spicy Heinz 57 son .

I even might throw Heinz in there and riff on that .

plus submarines implode sometimes and that’s a tragedy 

Teri Hatcher

@StumpTownStu

 Stu, I'm a sucker for women with high cheekbones & long legs resulting in Carol Burnett. She wasn't stroke material because that was for Puerto Rican singer/dancer Iris Chacon back in the day.  

Check out Travolta dancing with Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. You can feel the sexual tension between them.

We don't go to may Christmas parties anymore but the thought of "double-dipping" came into my cranium the other day. Double-dipping is when someone takes a bite out of a chip or stalk of celery after dipping it in sauce/onion dip  & re dips the item after having it already in their mouths. The concept was made famous in a Seinfeld episode.

Regarding math, Algebra & I were not friends. College Algebra was even worse. I started capping ponies when I was 16 & working with the numbers helped me later in life. Shit, that concern was gone when some genius developed the calculator.

First time someone pointed a gun at me was in Nam & I almost shit my pants. Thank God my sergeant took care of the issue. Flight was never a consideration. 

On Sunday mornings after church, the family would sit for breakfast which included warm Kaiser rolls, bacon, eggs, sausages, OJ & coffee polished off with fresh donuts. I was a bacon/sausages/OJ guy. Eggs have always looked slimly to me & scrambled eggs looked like rubber to me. I even pick out the pieces of egg in pork fried rice. I don't like drinking anything warm but I've had a hot chocolate probably less tha n 5 times in my life

Stu, I want to thank you for a normal conversation which is rare in these forums. I hope you have a peaceful & wonderful holiday with your wife & extended family.

Games of chance were instilled in who I am at an early stage of life. It started with the 6 of us picking the trotters at Yonkers while watching live racing on WOR Channel 9 in NYC. Then it was attending the church Bazaars with the spinning wheels & ping pong balls trying to win a goldfish. I quickly learned that spending $5 to win a 25 cents was just dumb. We also have a Christmas tradition that WILL live on in the family. 

My father would buy $2 Lottery Scratch Off tickets & stick them under our plate at Christmas dinner. After dinner & before my birthday party (I was born on Christmas Day) we would scratch the tickets to see if anyone had won. My godchildren are now old enough to learn about games of chance & they will be indoctrinated this year. My kids aren't really excited about the idea but I told them "it's tradition. Deal with it."

I know they will. I raised them to respect traditions.

@benhogan76

Good Lord...YUCK!

We all have our wagering nemesis. Betting Virginia Basketball OVERS, Yankee UNDERS etc. are a couple of mine.

I was enjoying Sunday football games when I was reminded of another nemesis. At Oaklawn Park I wheeled jockey Julian Leparoux in the exacta & late double. He was on the chalk #12 in the 9th race. This fucker was out for a walk in the park running a tiring 5th & never making a freaking move. This prick has cost me more money than all my ex-girlfriends combined.