Summer is that time of year where everybody can feel like a kid
again - and to me that's the allure. The BBQ, the pool, being outdoors,
and of course trips and vacations. But
now because of the calendar, we reluctantly begin to slowly give way to Autumn (according
to the suits – more on those losers later).
To those who can, go out and have the time of your lives while the
weather allows, to those who can’t – ignore the stores and their bullshit
sales.
Labor Day Weekend. Memo
to those who work – you deserve respect and to be honored – if it wasn’t for
you, life would be so much more difficult.
You get up, you go to work and put up with a ridiculous commute then whole lot of shit for
pennies on the dollar from disgraceful customers, mid-level bosses who want
nothing but their bonus, and leadership who would fire you on the spot if it
would save them one penny.
And to those customers, bosses, and suits who regularly disrespect
workers who are simply doing their job (especially in retail and food): FUCK YOU!!!
I don’t believe in boycotts, but I am watching and I damn sure won’t
shop at a place where I believe you don’t take care of your workers. We all have choices – I don’t listen to
commercials and you’d better take care of your workers.
Memo to those looking for work but can’t get it because of the
greedy bastards and the politicians out there or simply because you don’t know the right people,
hang in there, good things will come to you.
Hurricane Dorian.
While I’m handing out FUCK YOU’s, here’s a big NORCAL one to that
Hurricane. Hopefully, the track shows it
turning away from Florida, but I truly feel for those in the Bahamas.
CFB. I
watched some College Football because it was two teams I like and once again
Boise State goes on the road and punks ANOTHER legacy team. If there is a FBS program worthy of your
respect, Boise State is it.
Meanwhile, I drove down to Berkeley to see UC Davis visit
Cal. Davis jumped out to a 10-0 lead,
but got worn down losing 27-13. Those
Aggies from Davis fought hard, and you can see that this is a team not to be
trifled with in FCS. Learn and build
Aggies.
Paul Finebaum you certified SEC Honk, for you to say that because
of Notre Dame’s showing in the playoffs last year that they should never be
allowed back into the dance or a five year probation? Just wondering if the same applies to Alabama
after Clemson punked them 44-16?
MLB.
Can’t help but get excited for the Oakland A’s owning the Evil Empire,
but then came Sunday and pissing away that 4-0 in the 8th and 9th
to those lowly Stankees. I have a bad
feeling about that loss as there is three teams fighting for two Wild Card
spots and all only being 1.5 games apart.
Games like Sunday only hurt, especially when Tampa has won five in a row
and Cleveland continues with the White Sox.
I’m still pimping the Minnesota Twins who are now back up to a 5.5
game lead over Cleveland as Labor Day is ending. Jesus those guys can mash, but my goodness you
have to hope that the pitching can hold up and I personally am worried about
their relief pitching.
Props to Justin Verlander for throwing his third career
no-no. A funny comment I read was that
he has all that success in Baseball and he’s married to one of the hottest
women on the planet. Fans can be so
jealous…
NFL. Mercifully
for fans, pre-season is over. Now the
NFL and the NFLPA have 11 months to figure the August crap out. Fans and young players deserve better. Don’t
screw this up NFL/NFLPA.
I see that Houston has now traded Jadaveon Clowney to Seattle, then
got Tunsil and Kenny Stills from Miami. I’m
thinking it should be enough to win the division, but I can’t see how they win
the AFC with these changes.
Buffalo lets go of Shady McCoy who ends up in KC? Wow, I’m going to be curious how KC works him
into all that talent.
As for KC, I want them to win, but I sure would like to see them
play some defense.
Oakland, four QB’s?
Really? This is why nobody takes
you seriously. Oh wait, isn’t this the
same shit Chucky pulled in Tampa? C’mon
Chucky…
The Minnesota Vikings are going to need to be on point this season
as the Defense is at their peak. I sure
hope that the O-Line can hold up especially with that commitment to the run.
Miami is now the latest organization in sports to go with “the
process” though they claim they aren’t tanking.
I would tend to agree and Miami getting the draft picks is a good
thing. Problem is that New Orleans and
Houston picks will be between 22-32. But
hey, multiple early round picks in 2020 and 2021 is going to be huge.
BBQ. Threw
some baby backs on the grill last night along with some Sonora Dogs.
Final Thought.
So I go back to the opening thought – Labor Day weekend – the so-called
“end of Summer.” First off, that’s a
freaking marketing concept created by a bunch of retail suits who NEVER put on
a pair of jeans, NEVER sweated out the end of a pay period, and most of whom
NEVER worked in the trenches. Quite
frankly those suits couldn’t last a week on the floor, and more likely a day.
To those who are employed and bust your butt for a paycheck not
level to your worth and toiling in obscurity struggling to make it while your
bosses and the suits above them make obscene amounts of cash they’ll never
spend, for what it’s worth, you are appreciated.
In the end, Summer is a state of mind – your own. Don’t let dickhead marketing schumucks tell
you when things are over – they’re over when you say they are, not some suit
behind a desk in a corporate office.
Now stop reading my shit and go out and enjoy your life.
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