I hesitate to call myself a professional gambler. Professional bettor might be more accurate. Last week, I went four for four against the spread, which is the only thing that counts. Tomorrow, I will be wagering on both NFC-AFC match ups. Legally, of course. I don't care two shits about who wins- my goal in life has always been to turn a profit. Here then are my picks. I like to put my money where my mouth is. Ahead of time. NY Giants at San Francisco -2.5 The Giants bounced into Lambeau Field last week and handed GB their head. I liked that. I don't like Aaron Rodgers. I'm a Favre man. At any rate, the Giants are peaking at just the right time. Throughout my sports betting history, I can think of a number of mediocre teams that catch fire at precisely the right time. They become very dangerous teams. Having said all that and watching SF play my Saints- like champions- I am betting on San Francisco and giving the points. A team that can come back twice late- is not ...

Excellent video. Doing a little internet "acquistioning" this morning.

That Fast and Furious thing just won't go away. You have to break a lot of laws in order to enable Mexican drug cartels to buy guns in the United States. Wouldn't it be great if these pricks who think they are above the law...get prosecuted? Probably just a fantasy.  http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/jan/21/arizona-strikes-back-state-investigates-feds-over-/ Hat tip to Wirecutter over at Knuckledraggin...

Let's conduct our own investigation, of our own car, and declare it safe. What conflict of interest?  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-closes-volt-probe-says-car-safe-224312565.html

I cannot call this guy a Captain. His story is so utterly insane that even the media labels it that way. You cannot make this shit up. http://news.yahoo.com/cruise-captain-says-tripped-lifeboat-couldnt-153914621--abc-news.html

The G Spot does not exist. http://news.yahoo.com/g-spot-science-cant-60-years-study-says-155202501.html All that searching was in vain. Who are we to disagree with the experts? That's the same thing our government says about UFOs and the same conclusions atheists use in determining the presence of God. The evidence is in. We have reached a conclusion. The G Spot, UFOs, and God do not exist. Trust us, we know everything. We are the experts. Heh.

Business as usual. If you don't want Romney, the elite default setting is Obama. Absolutely everything you need to know about Romney. http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/78582788 Before he died, George Carlin could not figure out why the American people voted for candidates that represented nobody's interests but the rich and elite. Neither can I. The rich and elite, the status quo of this country, control the unveiling of candidates. They decide who the President is going to be because they control the nominees. That is why every election year we all trudge to the polls, pissed because we have two terrible choices. Voting for the lesser evil. Of course, that is what is going to happen again. That is not coincidence. That's the way the status quo want it. They want certainty. They do not want some loose cannon in there that represents the middle class. They want a couple of proven schmucks that won't upset their tax holiday apple cart. I have embedded the follow...

Ohh...the absolute inhumanity. Let me explain a little something here. I have quit drinking and smoking. I have all but quit gambling although I do go to the track once in awhile. I am virtually celibate. I am in between wives. I have quit eating carbohydrates. Sometimes, I even listen to Christian radio. Yea. I'm not kidding. The last sacred cow I have left is profanity. The spice rack of speech. Ohh...how I cling to cursing like a drowning man to a life raft. It was the one last thing I could do. My last act of rebellion against the masses. That hoi polloi who legislate and tell you how you should live every facet of your life and then desperately seek laws to force you into compliance. Like not using profanity. Freedom is a ridiculous concept to the hoi polloi. Surely, dropping the "F" bomb must be the eleventh commandment they think. Free speech? The hoi polloi believe in free speech just as long as they get to edit it first. I am trying to imagine a life where ...

Los Angeles wants to send the right message. They want porn stars to wear condoms. This is a state burdened by billions of dollars in debt. They have a crumbling infrastructure and bankrupt cities. Their citizens are woefully over taxed. Corporations and residents are fleeing the state, looking for any place with less regulation. Which is virtually anywhere. California has serious problems. And what is Los Angeles concerned about? That porn stars wear condoms. Politicians, lacking any personal courage or tenacity when asked to solve real problems effecting millions of people, instead turn their attention toward that one giant question each and every one of us asks upon awakening each morning. "When are they going to make porn stars wear condoms?" The porn industry is so wrong in so many ways. It's just sort of a giant mess that exploits actors, which in turn exploits voyeurs customers willing to pay to watch other people have sex. It is a lustful market that wave...

Diane, I came across your name on Facebook tonite. I got sober the year I left the City of Hailey. Very often when I tell my story, I talk about you calling me Chief Black Cloud as you walked through the police department in the mornings. I told that part of my story to 300 people once and they got a big kick out of it. I want to thank you for doing that.  I used to say to myself after you walked thru, yea I know I'm depressed...so how the fuck do I fix it? That was the 64k question.  Nobody ever left a blueprint behind for getting well.  So after getting divorced, quitting that job, traveling all over the US on my motorcycle- I landed in New Orleans in Oct of 2007. I got sober with a Catholic Priest. This guy. http://lakelawn.tributes.com/obituary/print/84757882 I repaired my life with Des- the biggest hard ass I've ever known. He could make a sailor blush and although he died 4 months after I met him, his influence and his unflinching ability to ...

Nothing pisses me off more than listening to a bunch of war mongering nationalists claim that Guantanamo Bay is some necessary and efficient piece of the "war on terror." This is absolute bullshit. I have pissed off more than one debate club on the intarwebs with this position. Interestingly enough, I find that the arguments for Gitmo are not far removed from the same arguments used to kidnap and house Japanese Americans during the 2nd World War. Stop and think about that for a minute. If you want to anger some older Americans- ask them what due process they employed when ruining the lives of Japanese Americans. You can have some first class fireworks as those unconscious and now ancient nationalists defend the stripping of American rights for no other reason than "we were scared." Yea, that's it. That's nationalism. You want an example of nationalism on steroids? Hitler's Germany. Citizens of that time still love Hitler. I've met several of th...

Well, I picked up my new Hyundai Elantra in snowy Salt Lake City yesterday. True to form, the buzzards tried to charge me more on the loan docs than the agreed upon price. I made them re-run the docs- of course. I bought an Ipod cable. I did not know they had In and Out Burger Restaurants in Salt Lake. After 32 days of this sadistic diet, I said screw it. A double double with everything and some fries. About 1100 carbs. Place was a zoo. No place to even sit down. Odd for 2:30 in the afternoon or so I thought. I had to wait 30 days for this car after the cease fire was announced. It is black with the black and tan interior, has a six speed manual transmission, and Hyundai's comfort package one. That includes cruise, a/c, trip computer, a few other gizmos. It has satellite radio free for 90 days and since I like "jabber free" radio- I will probably order it. The car exceeds my expectations for a couple of reasons you may find odd. I am 6'4 and 260 lbs. I hate cars...

It's pick up the new car day. I will leave you with a placard I snitched from an old comrade- on FB.

Odd that my friends send me this stuff. Clipping emails and posting them can be difficult. Let's try this again. From A Minnesota Trooper- My Kind of Granny I made a traffic stop on an elderly lady the other day for speeding on MN State Highway 210  at Mile Marker 197 just East of McGregor , MN . I asked for her driver's license, registration, and  proof of insurance. The  lady took out the required information and handed it to me. In with the cards I was somewhat surprised (due to her advanced age) to see she had a  Conceal Carry Permit . I looked at her and ask  if she had a weapon in her possession at this time. She responded that she indeed had a .45  automatic in her glove  box. Something---body  language, or the way she said it---made me want to ask if she had any other firearms. She did admit to also having a  9mm Glock in her center console. Now I had to ask one more time if that was all. She responded once again that she did ha...

Or your money back. http://ccbpc.blogspot.com/2012/01/touching.html

Gas in Nampa yesterday was 2.90. This is as cheap as I have seen it in a very long time. I wish I had a means of storing gasoline but government laws stopped that long ago. Storing an amount under 500 gallons seems pretty trivial although I have a couple of survivalist friends who have done that. About two months ago, I began the arduous task of buying a car. I say arduous because I view buying a car like an act of war. If you know the nuances of an auto dealership then you know just what a bunch of vultures they can be. Their goal is to separate you from as much  of your money as "legally" possible. My goal is to keep as much of my money as I can. Thus the battle lines are drawn. First I settled on a car. Originally, I wanted to buy a used Cadillac CTS but eventually the practical side of me won out. After a month or so of investigation and comparison shopping- I settled on the Hyundai Elantra. It was named car of the year last Monday. My new Elantra arrived at the dea...