I've heard of some dumb people doing some dumb things before. Hell, I know some really dumb people and have been there when they've done some really dumb things. And, believe it or not, I'm not above, uh, making a mistake myself. Yeah, I said it, alright? I admit it. I'm not perfect. I know, call the cops, lock up the pigs and cancel Christmas, Nick isn't perfect. But I don't think that I or anyone else I know, not even the absolute mo-rons, would be stupid enough to get two DUI's in one day.
What did he say?
You heard me right. Some guy here in Cincinnati got 2 DUI's in one day this past weekend. Actually, it wasn't the same calendar day, but it was within 24 hours on the same weekend, so for my ridiculing purposes, it was one day. So without getting too into details, a guy got arrested on a Friday afternoon, refused to take a chemical test, got arrested on suspicion of DUI, and bonded out of jail. For most of us, that would be a big deal and cause for us to just go home and lay low for the rest of the weekend. Nah, not this guy. Not only does he not lay low, he gets the cops called on him for obstructing traffic on Saturday afternoon. Didn't get pulled over or anything by a cop for weaving, or following too close, or anything like that, but brings it on himself for being parked somewhere and obstructing traffic. So guess what? The cops get there, and he's behind the wheel. This time, he submits to a breathalyzer and blows a .11. DUI number 2, less than 24 hours later, arrested, no bond, and without a doubt gets my idiot of the weekend award.
Now I have a theory, and I'll keep this short because my kids are hungry and, frankly, I don't feel like wasting my finger power to get too in-depth about how absolutely ridiculous this is. But I figure no one can be that dumb, so it had to be something else going on. Maybe the guy was just so damn drunk from the night before that he didn't realize he was still legally intoxicated 23 and a half hours later. Believe it or not, I may have been that drunk before. And if that were the case, I could possibly allow it. But why in the world would you park somewhere, obstructing traffic, and still be in the car when the cops got there if there was any chance at all you were still drunk? This guy is about as smart as a bag of wooden nickels.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, July 2, 2007
Still the American Pasttime?
I'm a sports fan. Not quite a fanatic, but I get my fill of Sportscenter on an almost daily basis. And sometimes in the course of getting up and ready in the morning, something that's said floats through my head and sticks there. Today it happened to be about baseball, and I'm not even that big of a baseball fan. The All-Star Teams were announced yesterday, and on the American League team, only one born and raised American was a starter on the team. Let that sink in for a second. Its baseball, its the American pasttime (although if you ask us younger folk, I think its football), and 8 of the 9 starters for one of the teams will be foreign? Is that weird and screwed up to anyone else?
When it was talked about how only 11% of the active players in baseball were black, no one really seemed to really care. But now, its not just the black players that are being squeeze out, its the white player too. And for that matter, the hispanic, asian, or any other sub-culture. Its the American that is being underrepresented in the game that was invented right here in or country and played on our soil.
Now, the bigger question on my mind is, if you were a player in the minor leagues who had talent, had maybe been up to the big dance and didn't stick for whatever reason, do you have a gripe? Honestly, if it wasn't for the teams being able to go and grow, cultivate, and import talent from other countries at a much cheaper salary than their American counterparts, wouldn't a bunch more of those minor leaguers have big league jobs? Sure, you hear about the big money Japanese guys like Dice-K coming over here, but you also hear about the developmental leagues in the Dominican Republic bringing those guys over here and paying em peanuts. I just think that maybe the minor league players, the ones that legitimately have a shot at the majors but don't get in because of the foreign player, have a real live complaint and their concerns ought to be addressed and acknowledged by someone other than me.
When it was talked about how only 11% of the active players in baseball were black, no one really seemed to really care. But now, its not just the black players that are being squeeze out, its the white player too. And for that matter, the hispanic, asian, or any other sub-culture. Its the American that is being underrepresented in the game that was invented right here in or country and played on our soil.
Now, the bigger question on my mind is, if you were a player in the minor leagues who had talent, had maybe been up to the big dance and didn't stick for whatever reason, do you have a gripe? Honestly, if it wasn't for the teams being able to go and grow, cultivate, and import talent from other countries at a much cheaper salary than their American counterparts, wouldn't a bunch more of those minor leaguers have big league jobs? Sure, you hear about the big money Japanese guys like Dice-K coming over here, but you also hear about the developmental leagues in the Dominican Republic bringing those guys over here and paying em peanuts. I just think that maybe the minor league players, the ones that legitimately have a shot at the majors but don't get in because of the foreign player, have a real live complaint and their concerns ought to be addressed and acknowledged by someone other than me.
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