A Lot of Rain
Everyone is freaking on the Hurricane Gustav coming through Louisiana and Texas this weekend. New Orleans has been evacuated and thousands of the natives are heading our way again. Mostly going to Houston, though. Which doesn’t make sense to me, as Houston is in the path of the hurricane, too.
After Katrina, Houston opened their arms and doors to the victims and ended up with months and months of mess from those people. The crime wave shot up, jobs dried up, and it seemed like those people would NEVER go back home. In fact, most of them never did leave Texas.
Really hope that Gustav is just a blowhard and doesn’t cause near as much damage as Katrina did. The forecasters are all doom and gloom, but that’s how they sell the news.
This Cutter is Sharp
Meet the newest, most powerful and most sophisticated vessel in the entire U. S. Coast Guard: The Bertholf. Here is her picture as published on The San Francisco Chronicle along with their story:
The Bertholf was built in Pascagoula, Miss., and sailed to her new home port in Alameda by way of Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard and other East Coast ports for a shakedown voyage. She passed with flying colors and arrived in Alameda in July. She was commissioned on the Coast Guard’s 218th birthday in August at the ship’s home port in Alameda.
The Bertholf has a 57-mm Bofors gun mounted on a deck. Gunners can control firing and check accuracy by computer. This is one powerful cutter!
Eagles Tickets
Holy cow! My dad came up with two tickets tot he Eagles sold out show in Dallas and he gave them to me last night at dinner! I can’t believe that he got them in the first place and even more unbelievable is that he doesn’t want to go and use the tickets himself! After all, the Eagles are from his generation and were one of the most popular groups of his time!
I really like their sound, too. They are so easy to listen too while doing paperwork at night. I bought their new album at Wal-Mart as soon as it came out in the Spring and I listen to it over and over again. I really like the song, “Waiting in the Weeds,” although I have to admit I don’t understand the lyrics at all. It’s a really cool song, though.
Silliness
Heard this joke while standing in line at the bank.
Q: What did the redneck customer say after reading the buxom waitress’ name tag?
A: “‘Debbie’…that’s cute. What did you name the other one?”
Gearing up for Football
The Cowboys are getting ready for the first preseason game. I think we have a kckass team this year – especially if Adam Jones gets reinstated. I think we might be bound for the Super Bowl this year.
I thought maybe the team management had lost their minds when they agreed to take on “Pacman” Jones from the Tennessee Titans. The boy is a freakin mess of strippers, drinking, guns and run-ins with the law to the point that the NFL has suspended him. What the hell do we need with a lowlife like Pacman on the team? But, then again, the boy can catch that football like he’s wearing velcro gloves.
So maybe the owners have a rehab program in mind – Cowboys style. We’ve reformed a couple other NFL gangsta’s with big egos and too much money. Time will tell.
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