Enjoy it while it lasts...

Sporting what could be my last beard for a long, long time.

Since I'll probably be having to shave every damned day for a couple of months until I get on a shift, I figured I should put off shaving for as long as possible. Which will probably be until January 8th or 9th.

So, itchy it may be, but I have to do it while I still can.

You know, use it or lose it. Or maybe, use it then lose it.

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Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass, kiss his ass, kiss your ass, Happy Hanukkah...

All that jazz and more from your friends here at Screw Big, Dumb American.

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Christmas Comes Early

Friday brought an early Christmas present to the SBDA household:

A new frickin' job!

Had the interview in the morning; and later on that evening, had a job offer. So I told them I needed a little time to sort it all out (which I actually did), and that I'd call back to let them know. A few phone calls later, and after getting my head a little straighter, I knew I had to turn in my 2 weeks notice which I did over the phone and with an email.

I just needed a picture as awesome as the present that I got. This'll do it.

So I think I'll be starting with the Department around January 7th. At least that's the plan. And I also have to go through a few hoops what with the physical, drug screen and a few other tests. And let's not forget the fun that will be my last few days at the old job. Yay.

So anyways, Merry Christmas to me. Oh, and you guys as well. Thanks for all the well wishes again.

I'll let you all know more as I do, or at least when more things become a little clearer.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's bowl season!! And that can only mean one thing here on SBDA: that's right, it's time for the Annual Bowl Picks Super Spectacular Prognostication Post!!!! (insert cheers and confetti)

This is what, the 3rd year of embarrasing myself with my picks in front of the whole Interweb? And I'm still doing it? Wow, I really am a glutton for punishment.

Seeing as how I don't have the time or creative juices to do another ABPSSPP like I really want to do a la the first one (and I promise it's not because of the MyFace), this one's gonna be more like last year's: short, sweet and mostly wrong.

And away we go...

(Winners are highlighted/bolded/blued/whatever)

Poinsettia

San Diego

Utah vs. Navy
Dec. 20, 9 p.m.
ESPN

My heart wants to pick Navy, but the reason it wants to has already left to coach Georgia Tech.

New Orleans

New Orleans
Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
ESPN2

Papajohns.com

Birmingham, Ala.
Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 22, 1 p.m.
ESPN2

New Mexico

Albuquerque, N.M.
Nevada vs. New Mexico
Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN

Las Vegas

Las Vegas
UCLA vs. BYU
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Rarely do I pick the Stormin' Mormons, but this is one of those times.

Hawaii

Honolulu
Boise State vs. East Carolina
Dec. 23, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Motor City

Detroit
Central Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN

Holiday

San Diego
Arizona State vs. Texas
Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Texas

Houston
Texas Christian vs. Houston
Dec. 28, 8 p.m.
NFL Network

Ummmm... who cares? It's either the Horny Toads or "Hooston". This time the more obscure Best of the Best 2 reference wins out.

Champ Sports

Orlando, Fla.
Boston College vs. Michigan State
Dec. 28, 5 p.m.
ESPN

Emerald

San Francisco
Maryland vs. Oregon State
Dec. 28, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Beavers...

Meineke Car Care

Charlotte, N.C.
Wake Forest vs. Connecticut
Dec. 29, 1 p.m.
ESPN

Liberty

Memphis, Tenn.
Central Florida vs. Mississippi State
Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN

Alamo

San Antonio
Penn State vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 29, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Independence

Shreveport, La.
Colorado vs. Alabama
Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
ESPN

Armed Forces

Fort Worth, Texas
California vs. Air Force
Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN

Humanitarian

Boise, Idaho
Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
ESPN2

Sun

El Paso, Texas
Oregon vs. South Florida
Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
CBS

Music City

Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky vs. Florida State
Dec. 31, 4 p.m.
ESPN
Had this one picked even before the 20+ player suspension.

Chick-fil-A

Atlanta
Auburn vs. Clemson
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN

Insight

Tempe, Ariz.
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
NFL Network

Outback

Tampa, Fla.
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
Jan. 1, 11 a.m.
ESPN

Sorry, Adub.

Cotton

Dallas
Missouri vs. Arkansas
Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m.
FOX

The Petrino Curse begins...

Gator

Jacksonville, Fla.
Texas Tech vs. Virginia
Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
CBS

Capital One

Orlando, Fla.
Michigan vs. Florida
Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
ABC

Rose

Pasadena, Calif.
Southern California vs. Illinois
Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m.
ABC

Sugar

New Orleans
Hawaii vs. Georgia
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m.
FOX

My head says Georgia, but my heart says "Shut the fuck up head. We're never taking Georgia, so get over it."

Fiesta

Glendale, Ariz.
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
Jan. 2, 8 p.m.
FOX

Orange

Miami
Virginia Tech vs. Kansas
Jan. 3, 8 p.m.
FOX

International

Toronto
Rutgers vs. Ball State
Jan. 5, noon
ESPN2

Rut-gers!

GMAC

Mobile, Ala.
Bowling Green vs. Tulsa
Jan. 6, 8 p.m.
ESPN

The winner? The city of Mobile, who makes a few hundred thousand dollars off this game. The loser? Everyone who watches.

BCS Championship Game

New Orleans
Ohio State vs. LSU
Jan. 7, 8 p.m.
FOX

Geaux Bayou Bengals!

That's it. Now go and pick the opposites and you should do well.

D

Kinda like the Newlywed Game... but with politicians

My Dad usually sends me some pretty random emails, with the majority having a heaping dose of religion to them. But the other day he actually sent something useful:

"The Candidate Match Game" from USA Today

It's pretty handy when trying to figure out just who, out of all those future political let-downs, most closely resembles your beliefs/views on the most debated subjects.

Mine came out pretty much how I thought it would, and more so from an individual candidtae stand point and not a political party one.

I'm not a Republican, but over the years McCain has seemed like someone who I could get behind and Ron Paul has been good for me since he joined the race with his old-Republican ideas that are almost Democratic. Giuliani? Well, that's just fun to say. Plus, I already know his platform: noun, verb and 9-11. Simple and still effective enough for most people.

If you haven't taken it yet, give it a whirl. You might be suprised. Or maybe you won't.


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I feel so dirty

Damn it. I finally went and did it. I broke. I caved. *sigh*

I created a MySpace page.

Now I feel like I'm addicted to crack or something because I can't stay off of it. This is worse than when I got Quicken.

What have I wrought?

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