Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Larry's Blog: 10 years ago
Larry's Blog: 10 years ago: This last week has been very challenging for me. It seems like everyone and their dogs have tried to push my angry button. If this would ...
10 years ago
This last week has been very challenging for me. It seems like everyone and their dogs have tried to push my angry button. If this would have happen 10 years ago I know exactly how I would have handled this situation. I would have cranked up my mic on that 100,000 watt blow torch known as 105.3 FM Talk in Dallas and started blasting folks. I would have flipped that switch and went scorched earth until whoever was pissing me off called me crying out of pure embarrassment. I was just a kid back then 10 years ago. What the hell did I know?
Even when my old boss tried to talk sense to me & warn me about karma, not talking bad about people etc.etc.... He got an on air tongue lashing too. I guess looking back it is no wonder why I got "laid off" from that place. Oh well,live and learn. Now that I am 10 years older and all grows up I would never ever dream of bashing people like that ever again.
For example: I would never mention in this blog how my non psycho ex girlfriend showed up on my door step wanting to do her laundry at 5am one day this week. In her defense she did text me in the middle of the night to let me know what her intentions were. Then like any other sane person on this planet she reached the next logical conclusion. Since I didn't respond to her text, nor have I talked to her in weeks she decided in her non crazy brain it would be ok to just show up and wait outside my door for me to wake up. Surprise! Basket of dirty laundry and all there she was when I went to leave for my morning work out. (I'm just glad I locked the dead bolt that night!) 10 years ago you better believe this would have got an on-air segment. I could have taken calls and probably found some way of getting a free restraining order. Now I think I will just let it go like it never happen.
Then there is the captain of my former dart team. I was on his team until Friday Night. Friday Night is when a casual game of darts turned Fox and Hound in Dallas into a War Zone. After I beat our mighty captain (throwing my way not his) he stormed out of the bar throwing a fit like a five-year old child. 10 years ago this jack ass would have had an on-air bit dedicated to him too. You know one of those bits where I am telling the story and there is a crying baby sound effect in the background. These days I don't feel that story should be told in a public forum.
Then there is the Facebook over commenter. Look, I love social media as much as the next guy does. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your schedule to comment on my post but, you really,really,really don't have to comment on every post I make. 10 years ago the over commenter would have got some comments from me he couldn't delete with a click of the mouse. I'm glad I have matured though.
I don't want to forget about the midget at work. This mighty mouse size guy is very comparable to a yippee yappee (that little s.o.b just interrupted me while I was typing this to ask me about a DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince Song. Seriously! WTF?) little dog. He just barks nonsense, non stop all morning long. Yip-Yap!Yip-Yap! Back in 2001 I can hear myself doing a midget being beat to death bit. Today I'll just turn the proverbial other cheek.
I guess this blog is proof that I have calmed down in my advanced age. What can I say? I'm older and wiser! The one thing that hasn't changed is; I can still pick football games! BOOOOYOOO
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Stats
NFL 17-6-2
NCAA 15-14
Overall 32-20-2
Picks
Razorbacks -13 over Miss State
Neb +3.5 over Mich
NFL
Oak -1 over Minn
Buff +1 over Dolph
Det-7 over Car
Happy Betting!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Larry's Blog: Angry Blog: Death Penalty!
Larry's Blog: Angry Blog: Death Penalty!: I have been sitting in front of my laptop for the past hour preparing to write this blog. My mind keeps on drifting and I can not focus. I h...
Angry Blog: Death Penalty!
I have been sitting in front of my laptop for the past hour preparing to write this blog. My mind keeps on drifting and I can not focus. I have what they call in the biz "writers block"!
Trying to come up for a topic for this blog my mind has raced from everything to how much better Country Music was in the 70's and 80's than it is now to the upcoming Margarita Ball to The Blast Jeremy,Will and I had the NASCAR Race last Sunday (but what happens at NASCAR stays at NASCAR) to my $700 starter bill for my car to just throwing my picks up and calling it a day. Well in the end I did come up with something and it's not good.
I have been unintentionally, intentionally ignoring the Sports World. As I explained last week I still have a touch of Rangers hangover but that's not it. This Penn State garbage is the sickest story that has ever came out of the Sports World and it flat-out disgust me. As long is story is dominating the headlines I want no Part of ESPN or Sports.
Where is the death penalty talk in all this? I'm sorry but nothing Miami or SMU or USC did compares to this. This is the dirtiest scandal in the dirtiest sport in the world!
NCAA if you do not kill Penn State's Football program for covering up child rape you are no better than the Asian Sex traffickers! Now there is this new story coming out that Penn State's staff where child sex traffickers. What now? What's next? This is unbelievable and unimaginable.
Save the bullsh cop-out about it will devastate the economy up there. I don't care. There is no defense in this world for what went on and got covered up on the Penn State campus.
NCAA two words: Death Penalty
I have never wanted to vomit more while typing a blog than I do right now!
Stats
NFL 15-6-2
NCAA 14-12
Overall 29-18-2
Picks
NCAA
Razorbacks-14 over Tenn
Clemson -16 over Wake
Stan -3.5 over Ducks
NFL
Pats +1 over JETS
Pitt-3 over Cin
Trying to come up for a topic for this blog my mind has raced from everything to how much better Country Music was in the 70's and 80's than it is now to the upcoming Margarita Ball to The Blast Jeremy,Will and I had the NASCAR Race last Sunday (but what happens at NASCAR stays at NASCAR) to my $700 starter bill for my car to just throwing my picks up and calling it a day. Well in the end I did come up with something and it's not good.
I have been unintentionally, intentionally ignoring the Sports World. As I explained last week I still have a touch of Rangers hangover but that's not it. This Penn State garbage is the sickest story that has ever came out of the Sports World and it flat-out disgust me. As long is story is dominating the headlines I want no Part of ESPN or Sports.
Where is the death penalty talk in all this? I'm sorry but nothing Miami or SMU or USC did compares to this. This is the dirtiest scandal in the dirtiest sport in the world!
NCAA if you do not kill Penn State's Football program for covering up child rape you are no better than the Asian Sex traffickers! Now there is this new story coming out that Penn State's staff where child sex traffickers. What now? What's next? This is unbelievable and unimaginable.
Save the bullsh cop-out about it will devastate the economy up there. I don't care. There is no defense in this world for what went on and got covered up on the Penn State campus.
NCAA two words: Death Penalty
I have never wanted to vomit more while typing a blog than I do right now!
Stats
NFL 15-6-2
NCAA 14-12
Overall 29-18-2
Picks
NCAA
Razorbacks-14 over Tenn
Clemson -16 over Wake
Stan -3.5 over Ducks
NFL
Pats +1 over JETS
Pitt-3 over Cin
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Larry's Blog: Sports Hangover Road Trip
Larry's Blog: Sports Hangover Road Trip: After the heartbreaking Texas Rangers World Series lost last weekend I was suffering from the worst Sports Hangover of my life. Last weekend...
Sports Hangover Road Trip
After the heartbreaking Texas Rangers World Series lost last weekend I was suffering from the worst Sports Hangover of my life. Last weekend was very tough for me as a big bad sports fan. I knew I had to pick myself off the floor and get out of that damn fetal position. My body was cramping up in all kinds of strange ways. I had only been laying motionless for the past 10 hours. I had to do something, but what?
For the first time in a long time I had absolutely zero interest in what was going on in the football world. My sports nerves were broken and I wanted no part of this college game day. I wasn't feeling like myself and I definitely wanted to get away!
I decided I would take a drive down to the Texas Hill Country just to clear my head. You know a little of that back road driving with a little of that old top down.
On this scenic trip there was no sports talk blaring from my car radio speakers as normal. No this trip it was all about my favorite Texas Country Music of yesterday. It was nothing but the road, Pat Green and myself heading down that black top highway. When Pat Green's I like Texas (the song they play at the end of Texas Rangers wins) came up in the rotation, I almost started to sports cry again. I did manage to keep it together.
At this point I wanted a little break from driving and some food in my belly. That's when I saw the Cindy Lou's Cafe sign. It looked like the perfect dive to hide out in for a while. Boy I have to tell you they didn't disappoint.
If you are ever in the area I highly recommend stopping by Cindy Lou's Home Cooking Cafe in Itasca, Texas. That place made my road trip. I made a pit stop there to grab lunch on Saturday. When I walked in the door of the small cafe I found friendly service, a great atmosphere that screams small Texas Town, and great grub. Thanks Cindy Lou's. Dinners & Dives take note of this.
After Cindy Lou's the rest of my day was spent reflecting at Lake Whitney. Staring at the water and cliffs. I was fighting my urge to jump off the highest rocky hilltop I could find and yell "Remember the Texas Rangers!" For me some how that seemed appropriate. I mean I could never love another baseball team like I loved this one. I was 33 and starting my baseball life over again.
I was sitting there wondering what went wrong for the Texas Rangers. I was asking myself "How could God let this happen?" The image of Nelly Cruz miss judging that ball in game 6 played over and over in my head. I was searching for my sports inner peace and it wasn't working. It was getting late and I knew I had to get back inner peace or not.
When I returned home Saturday night my phone rang. It was my hedro sports soul mate Duck. I knew I was about to get bitch slapped back into reality. As I listen to him go on and on about all of the games that I missed my escape had ended. Then to my shock we had a 15 minute long conversation and didn't talk Texas Rangers baseball. After we disconnected that's when it hit me like a ton of bricks! Our Rangers did what they always do. The Texas Rangers they got us to football season.
This week my focus is 100% back on the great sport of football. The Eyes of Texas and the rest of the nation will be on Tuscaloosa as the real National Championship Game is played on Saturday night. Make no mistake about it Bama & LSU are the two best teams in the United States of America. Game on Holmes!
My Featured School this week is Alabama!
Stats
NFL 13-6-2
NCAA 12-11
Overall 25-17-2
PICKS
NCAA
KState +20.5 over OSU
Houston-27.5 over UAB
and in the national championship game give me
Bama -4.5 over LSU
NFL
Green Bay-5.5 over San Diego
Denver+9 over Oakland
Happy Betting
For the first time in a long time I had absolutely zero interest in what was going on in the football world. My sports nerves were broken and I wanted no part of this college game day. I wasn't feeling like myself and I definitely wanted to get away!
I decided I would take a drive down to the Texas Hill Country just to clear my head. You know a little of that back road driving with a little of that old top down.
On this scenic trip there was no sports talk blaring from my car radio speakers as normal. No this trip it was all about my favorite Texas Country Music of yesterday. It was nothing but the road, Pat Green and myself heading down that black top highway. When Pat Green's I like Texas (the song they play at the end of Texas Rangers wins) came up in the rotation, I almost started to sports cry again. I did manage to keep it together.
At this point I wanted a little break from driving and some food in my belly. That's when I saw the Cindy Lou's Cafe sign. It looked like the perfect dive to hide out in for a while. Boy I have to tell you they didn't disappoint.
If you are ever in the area I highly recommend stopping by Cindy Lou's Home Cooking Cafe in Itasca, Texas. That place made my road trip. I made a pit stop there to grab lunch on Saturday. When I walked in the door of the small cafe I found friendly service, a great atmosphere that screams small Texas Town, and great grub. Thanks Cindy Lou's. Dinners & Dives take note of this.
After Cindy Lou's the rest of my day was spent reflecting at Lake Whitney. Staring at the water and cliffs. I was fighting my urge to jump off the highest rocky hilltop I could find and yell "Remember the Texas Rangers!" For me some how that seemed appropriate. I mean I could never love another baseball team like I loved this one. I was 33 and starting my baseball life over again.
I was sitting there wondering what went wrong for the Texas Rangers. I was asking myself "How could God let this happen?" The image of Nelly Cruz miss judging that ball in game 6 played over and over in my head. I was searching for my sports inner peace and it wasn't working. It was getting late and I knew I had to get back inner peace or not.
When I returned home Saturday night my phone rang. It was my hedro sports soul mate Duck. I knew I was about to get bitch slapped back into reality. As I listen to him go on and on about all of the games that I missed my escape had ended. Then to my shock we had a 15 minute long conversation and didn't talk Texas Rangers baseball. After we disconnected that's when it hit me like a ton of bricks! Our Rangers did what they always do. The Texas Rangers they got us to football season.
This week my focus is 100% back on the great sport of football. The Eyes of Texas and the rest of the nation will be on Tuscaloosa as the real National Championship Game is played on Saturday night. Make no mistake about it Bama & LSU are the two best teams in the United States of America. Game on Holmes!
My Featured School this week is Alabama!
Stats
NFL 13-6-2
NCAA 12-11
Overall 25-17-2
PICKS
NCAA
KState +20.5 over OSU
Houston-27.5 over UAB
and in the national championship game give me
Bama -4.5 over LSU
NFL
Green Bay-5.5 over San Diego
Denver+9 over Oakland
Happy Betting
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