Mon AM QB

What can I say about the Colts? There are so many reasons they lost that game yesterday. But the one reason I never thought I would be able to say, Peyton Manning.

I cannot believe he is even in the discussion for MVP. He is losing games. Hands down, he has to be the front runner for the 2010 Brett Favre Award for most completions to the opposing team.

The backups in the role positions are not always helpful either. That jackwagon that got the personal foul for leverage late in the game needs to be released. But many of them are playing their hearts out...only to have Mr. Overthink throw the damned ball away in OT when the game is on the line.

I say play for a draft pick and see if Andrew Luck comes out next year. We do need a QB of the future and would have loved to see Curtis Painter get some snaps yesterday, just for general purposes.

It may be time for Manning to think about coaching. On second thought, the play calling in that games sucked too. Maybe not. Maybe this will reduce his value and they will not have to commit so much to resigning him. Maybe, maybe, maybe. but who knows?

I just know this season is done.

Another Blast From the Past

Maybe some of you who hang out here at PYY remember the big musical debate of the 70s.

Was it Wakeman?



Or Emerson?



I thought both had an incredible amount of talent and were both worthy of the discussion. But to make a choice was (and still is) most difficult. Both had certain unique qualities within their realm of style and influence.

What do YOU all think?

The World According To LA

Here is a short rundown on some current events as I see them. (As always, I could be wrong.)


US To Bail Out EU

Really now. This should come as no surprise, should it? The EU is entirely too big to fail.

But let's not forget, they are far superior to us.

And who knows? Maybe they are. I do know we are shoveling borrowed money from China to bail them out.

At Beneficial, they are good for more.


Sarkozy Thin-Skinned, Authoritarian

Not unlike any other French leader I have ever known of, in my lifetime. Must have been a slow news minute, when this one broke.


Friction Between Parker And Spitzer


Why she would even want to be on the same set as him (for any reason) is way beyond me. But she agreed to. And by signing a legal contract to this effect, she has demonstrated she has sucker written all over her face.

But moreover, it's not like anyone watches this show anyway. If she wanted to be accepted as a serious journalist, she would not have cheapened herself by taking this gig.


Dodd Says Farewell

GOODBYE

A Rose By Any Other Name.....

....is still a rose.

And feces by any other name, is still feces.

What do I mean by this?

Give a listen to this speech by Nigel Farage of the European Parliament:



Did you hear him?

Did you listen?

What he said has everything to do with the current condition of the European continent, and much to do with state of America's present situation.

Were you paying attention at the end when he said:

....if you rob people of their identity, if you rob them of their democracy, then all they are left with is nationalism and violence.

When we think about what this present American government has tried to do in the past two years, we realize that it has made every effort to pattern its policies after that of Europe's. We who are enlightened are able to see the fallacy of such a system, because we know that it is historically a failed economic model. It has failed in the past, and is still failing now.

Has anyone else noticed that forms that have been rejected in the past have resurfaced under different names?

For instance, China has a system they call state capitalism. People were so tickled to see China reject the agrarian communist policies that Mao implemented, they forgot something along the way: Economic reform is not necessarily and indicator of freedom.

Let's not forget Mussolini and Hitler were huge proponents of state capitalism. But they called it fascism, which meant a corporate state. In reality...there is very little difference between today's China and Germany under national socialism.

Another example is the Green movement. Under the pretenses of environmental concerns, the left has hijacked this movement to use it for the specific purpose of redistributing wealth.

After the fall of the USSR and the reinvention of the Chinese economy, beret wearing activists (who wanted to see a global communist utopia) invaded the Green movement. They invented this scenario whereby they could shake down rich countries to allow less developed ones to catch up, under the guise of fairness.

It's being played out right now in the global warming debate.

So, it would be wise to keep our eyes open and watch the demise of the Europeans play out. We see that liberty and freedom are antithetical to state sponsored socialism because it is restrictive in nature. The people are freest when they can have choices, with as little government regulation as possible.

Whenever a government overreaches its power into the market place, we see that it is a recipe for disaster....just like we are seeing in Europe today. We must keep our foot on the throat of our government, if we expect to live in a world where we can flourish as a nation and a culture.

As for other nations, let them do what they want. They are responsible for their own successes. We need to stop allowing idiots to interject guilt into our national psyche, for being an exceptional nation.

Mon AM QB

I only have a quick rundown of some random thoughts, this week.

I did not see the game but from what I read, the Colts lost to the punk Rivers and his team because of turnovers. Peyton cannot keep throwing interceptions like this and expect to make the playoffs. But, who knows? Maybe they need to sit out a year to learn what it feels like.

The Bears held back the Eagles and their dog-killer QB. That's always fun to watch.

I am wondering if this may be Jeff Fisher's last year in Tennessee. He seems to have lost some control of this team. This Tennessee team doesn't seem to have much respect for him, and they sense ownership doesn't either. But with some big teams looking for good coaches at the end of this season, he'll land on his feet.

One team that looks real good right now is the Atlanta Falcons. With the Pats, they seem to be the most complete team out there, week after week. Offense, defense, balance between run and pass, special teams. They are doing it all, quietly, under the radar.

So, what did you all see?

Quotable Quotes

"You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth - and the amusing thing about it is that they are."

Father Kevin Keaney, 1st Marine Division Chaplain, Korean War

Another Blast From the Past

Every now and then during the holiday season, I get to see a good friend who I haven't seen in awhile.



Enjoy.

Friday Funnies

Ladies and gentlemen, weighing in at 95.5 pounds, here is the great Gladys "Leatherfist" Ormphby:



Now..... will someone please call these people an ambulance?

Thanksgiving Wishes

Cue Up:



As uncertain as our futures may always be, we can still say undeniably and unequivocally that we have made it to another Thanksgiving. I say this because I know people who haven't.

Life is short, time eludes us. We can always make more money but can never regain time. It is our energy and our forces that make us tackle the things that come at us, as well as those that things that we cause ourselves. But if we are resilient beings and have weathered the storms we have been required to outlast, we still have life in our bodies, souls, and spirits..... and are still pressing onward towards whatever goals we have set.

Not everything has turned out rosy. There are some things that I wish I could change. And if it were in the power of my hands to do so, I would do so. But in the course of the human life cycle's maturation process, I have learned to not sweat the stuff I cannot control.

In turn it has led me to a more peaceful existence in this world. AND... it is the distinct hope that things will always make a turn for the better (at some point) that keeps me going.... even when I am feeling discouraged and defeated. The fight lives on, as long as I have breath in my body. There are no TKOs in life.

So I am very humbly grateful that I have another year on this earth to enjoy the smallest of things that life has to offer. And although I have endured a good many hardships along the way, I wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's in the world.

I was never a Marine, but I am an old soldier. Still...I have spent my life improvising, adapting, and overcoming. So far it has helped me to navigate this ship into every port I have set sail for. And I have few regrets.

This year, as you spend time with your loved ones (or just think about them because they are not near), remember... time waits for no one. It marches on and we must grab onto what we can hold of it... as it roars past. Do not let things that need to be said, stay unsaid. Say them, if you mean them, and say them with idea that it may be us or that someone we love.... who will not be here to say/hear them next year.

Have a great Thanksgiving and thank you for reading.

Quantitative Easing Explained

With a hat tip to Greg, here is a funny (but yet sad) little piece of instruction on the Fed. Be patient, almost all emotion has been drained from it; still, the information is still highly rich and enlightening:



What a way to get through to technoids, who live in a virtual world in their parents' basements.