i'm getting sick on medicare.  too many interests and egos at stake:  drug companies keep pushing their miraculous drugs which can kill you by themselves;   fancy procedures that may solve your immediate problem but will keep you busy 100% of your shortened life;  doctors who have run out of text in their books.

and i have to stroke all their inflated egos.  i need a lawyer.

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giants arrive in indianapolis.  superbowl crowds and fans seem to be having a great time.  GO GIANTS!

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i think google's new agreement is to be more nosey and read my stuff.  actually, i'm appreciative and glad that i can get some attention even if it is from a robot.  no one else pays attention.

it would be appreciated if google were to assign a specific robotic servomechanism to me and give it a name so i can go out drinking with it.  thank you, google.

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how was i to know that a, chaldron was an impossible item you could never outbid for on ebay?  i learned the name of this item from, jonathan letham's book, chronic city.  he is not an ordinary wordsmith.  he is a genius in creating images and worlds created by his word combinations.  people, mainly men, who love new york city or other BLUE-STATE megalopolises will be able to appreciate letham's work.

new jersey people stay out.  you are not equipped culturally or intellectually to cope with letham.

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the one thing i have learned while seeking a kidney over the past month from philadelphia to wash dc is that the nickel cup of coffee that i enjoyed in 1945 now costs $2.  seems that the BLS is ... ummm ... lieing  ...ooops .... i mean is adjusting the cost based upon the improved quality such as the paper cup versus the real cup in 1945.  the paper cup is more hygienic and portable.   yesss, thats it.

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a ny times article says bookmakers are sweating because there were many bettors who took advantage of the mid season odds of 80:1 on the GIANTS  to win the superbowl.  i cry for them.  there is nothing so piteous and sorrowful as watching bookies or insurance companies paying out money.

ANYWAY, GO GIANTS!


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watching joe scarborough this morning.  sorry joe, you are so wrong on this one.  even the american people are not stupid enough to elect mitt or newt.  they are classic european types; royal, bombastic and pompous.

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 Gabrielle Giffords was a celebrity among celebrties of the left and right last night at, the state of the union address. it is clear that all you need for your moment of fame is to get shot in the head by a serial killer.

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certainly, of late, don imus is much better than the booooorrrriiiinnng politacal claptrap on, morning joe.  his guests including his wife are far more interesting than (yawn) tom brokaw or (arrrgh) eric cantor.  fox (ugh) business and their early morning staff including, warner wolf covering sports are just (sorry) better.

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LOL!

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"

the rand paul, tsa airport incident yesterday reminds me of my ex-boss, lenny, who was always an embarassment in public.  he never understood that no one knew who he was.  apparently, rand paul is suffering from the same delusions.  a comon disease in america today.

america's team,  the new york giants will face god's team, the new england patriots in the superbowl.  i'm worn out this morning from yesterday's games in which it was clear supernatural forces were at work.  

GO GIANTS!
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yea, newt won in sc.  this is proof certain that the world will end in 2012 and/or my head will blowup.

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in the important news:  the ny giants have a shot at the nfc title and the superbowl again.  i'm sure the new england patriots would love to avenge their previous encounter w/ the giants if they get past the ravens.

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similar to brigadoon, south carolina appears out of the mist every four years to spread its homey culture to the world.

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irrational republican candidate field is really annoying.  i will just hide in the senior citizen herd and hope for the best.

among the candidates, gingrich is especially worrisome being super delusional and insane. 

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and remember, GO GIANTS.

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mitt is already really annoying me - boring, stupid remarks, no sense of humor.  i believe he's a robot.  i want to see a birth certificate.  where was he made?  if he was made in a third world country by people making 10 cents an hour, i want to know about it.

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and now the most controversial puzzling question:  CAN THE GIANTS BEAT THE 49ers?

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gee, i can recall when the internet was supposed to be a super highway of information.  its now turned into a persian market with tough guys directing what you can see and ruining a good thing.   i'm very disappointed.  we need real access.

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listening to all the political nonsense going on about education, medical care, banking, finance, etc.. it is clear that all we've got for reality is the NEW YORK GIANTS.  GO GIANTS!

i should be depressed and anxious but i'm not.

ciao.

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YESssssss, giants won.  i lied.  i watched every minute of the giant game. 

next week they'll take on the sf 49ers.  i predict total disaster again.  49ers will win by 24 points.

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whoa.  just checked a gambling site and the giants are only 2,5 point underdogs.  not even a home field advantage for the 49ers.  GO GIANTS.

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finished, john grisham's, the broker.  very entertaining.  did think that he sorta wrapped things up too quickly at the end.  i loved it anyway.

being a nitpicker i wondered how well floppy disks could last over 6 years and the effect on them from radiation from airport security machines.  nevermind.

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i am so sad by my expectation of the total destruction of the ny giants after i saw how the super teams (pats, sf, no) yesterday scored so easily.  i may watch the GIANTS-packers game for a few minutes.

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what's this nonsense about desecrating the dead enemy by our troops.  perhaps the angels in heaven will cry.  #%@* them!

release of anger is very natural even after the object is dead. my wwii acquaintence said he peed on the japanese dead after the battle. mussolini's body was desecrated, et al.


this is all bs. cannot blame our troops.
 
wingnuts should back off this topic.
 
our especially retarded enemies in the middle east and asia should just get a job.
 
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the highly intelligent, great american medical community has prescribed a garland of garlic to be worn around my neck while i walk around a graveyard three times at midnight for curing my condition.  leeches, blood letting, and a mud bath will assure the cure for certain.

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giants are 9 point underdogs.  i hope they realize that i'm their fan only if they win.  go giants.

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even with jesus playing for denver (their 12th man), the new england patriots are two touchdown favorites.  but then the forces of evil in las vegas may just be spinning us.  god will win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

don't count on it,

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denise darcel died yesterday.  my wife had escorted her by taxi from the nyc press club to the ccny carnival event in 19xx for a guest appearance.

time flies when you're having fun.

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mitt romney (ugh) is the winner in nh.  looking forward to another meathead in the white house.  who knows what interesting disasters and cataclysms he can get us into.  of course you can always vote for obama.

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SINCE MY GRAND DAUGHTER GETS FAR MORE ATTENTION THAN I DO, I'LL PUBLISH ONE OF HER BLOGS:



happy winter

Well, It's official, I'm absolutely horrible at updating blogs. Ehhhh. The life of M is pretty dull at the moment. Swamped with homework and classwork and the likes. I have nothing of interest really to say... Heres a poem I wrote in Ninth grade for the unit on Vietnam in U.S. History? (This is relevant seeing as I've had to revise it of late)


Cataclysm


He left in the early morning

before the sun had even risen

a young boy

whose civic duty

seemed anything but fair



He left behind a future

a house

and a car

and a family.



His eyes grew old,

the child in him was dying.

He saw his friends,

gunned down,

wadding through yards

of elephant grass.



Death was rapid fire,

and close range.



He saw destruction

and though a peaceful man

his fingers became murderers

through the trigger of a machine gun.



He sought peace in himself

but an old man had come to live in his bones.



The letters from home were few

but when they came

the years in his eyes

were stripped

and tears ran.

He was a young boy

once more.



Though his body returned

his mind did not

and while his eyes were closed

his memories raged through his comatose.

And when they were open

he could only find peace when

nursing bottles of bourbon,

holding on for dear life.

i'm risking my political career and credibility by saying, "romney makes me feel ill when hearing his bs.  also the rest of the republican field.". 

the alleged great chris christie practically said huntsman was a traitor because of his work across party lines.  i'm not a huntsman fan but that attitude by christie is certainly not constructive.

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the important genuine news of the day was the stunning win and 17 second half points of the giants over the falcons who to their credit managed a two point safety for their only points and early lead in the game.  final: giants 24 - falcons 2.

next week the (aaarrrrrrgggggghhh) green bay packers.  i suspect the giants should only be a 4.5 point underdog.  GO GIANTS!!!!!

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saw the best drama, "time stands still", that i've seen in at least the past ten years yesterday at the, studio theatre in dc.  a tightly worded experience with characters driven by their personal goals and abilities.

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this probiotic stuff i am taking is really great.  each capsule contains a gazillion good bacteria ready to do battle and give their lives for your betterment.  yea, go bacteria.  like the witch's flying monkeys except these are good flying monkeys and i can feel them flying in my innards doing good.  urp!

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was in midtown balt., md. yesterday for the first time since 1958.  y'know how you and charlton heston felt in the, planet of the apes when you found the statue of liberty destroyed, and on its side, partially submerged in the water, well thats how i felt.  sorta like time travel to a future scene but it wasn't.  it is here and now.

thats ok, never cared for balt. anyway.

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WHOA!  giants are favorites in their playoff game against atlanta falcons.  thats the good news.  the bad news is that green bay, new orleans, and san francisco are waitng gloatingly with dripping drool in the wings.  aaaarrrrrrggghh!

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iowa?  iowa?  what's that?

is that the same as idaho?

no its different.

... ummm .... potatoes?

no, its near idaho ....  or is it kansas  ... ummmm .... is it a dry state like kansas?  ..... nevermind.

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thank you nyc daily news:

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welcome to the future.

i just rec'd my mail order three month supply of a probiotic capsule.  yea!  i will now live forever as stated in their brochure.  a protected digestive system is the most important thing in your life.  more important than enrolling in that perverted engineering school you are considering.

i feel healthier, stronger, and more vigorous just looking at the unopened bottle.  see how good they are.

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179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXVIII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

as a year end treat, i am presenting the greatest school newspaper of all time:

(someone should photoshop the quality .....)

and the ads and supporters:

SINCE MY GRAND DAUGHTER IS THE TALENTED ONE IN THE FAMILY, I'LL POST HER LAST BLOG......  EDITING DONE BY ME.


"I think I'll just use this blog as a place to post the work I do in school. This is an article type thing they had us do in Journalism. The assignment was to find a group of people at lunch that you have never spoken to (I cheated a bit and was actually slightly more than acquaintances/sort-of friends with most of the people at this table prior the assignment) and to sit with them and record everything that occurred. Basically to "paint" a "tableau vivant" or a picture of what was going on at the time. This is to get us started on writing feature articles. I had a lot of fun with this, excuse the mild use of profanity.




The Lunch Bunch

“You wanna get the good lines, you talk to me, and don’t go back on the cursing, that brings out the pazaz.” sophomore, C---  states matter of fact as he instructs me how and what I should do in order to properly represent his lunch bunch. His cocky bravado is only part of what makes his table so attention grabbing.

C--- is one of an array of seven sophomore boys who sit in the noisiest area of the S.A.C. Their use of burping, cussing, and yelling as a manner of communication would leave Martha Stewart reeling.

Though trashcans surround the boys' seating area, any leftover food or garbage is thrown in the center of the table and left forgotten. As the lunch period goes on, the pile grows higher and higher, almost like an abstract sculpture.

The boys' conversations consist mostly of short sentences that are hardly coherent. N---, perhaps the most vocal of the group, announces at complete random, “All Asians look the same.”

J---, one of three Asians at the table, looks up and responds to him idly, and shaking his head, “That’s racist man.”

N--- thinks about this for a moment before retorting, “Well you two look the same,” gesturing at J--- and his brother, Y---.

Y--- and J---, roll their eyes. “That’s because we’re twins.”


G---, who was until this moment working diligently on the homework due next period, looks up and chuckles.

Lunch continues noisily as C--- tells anyone who will listen about the time he ate a Taco Bell Double Decker burrito, “It had a lot of beans, a lot of beans. That shit did not go down well.”

Conversation is interrupted completely when someone two tables away is slapped on the neck. “Ooh,” The boys yell stomping their feet. N--- is the loudest as the boys cheer and bang on tables, “Ooh he was necked,” they yell, “he was necked so bad.”

Mid “Ooh” the bell rings and the boys stop their cheering abruptly and quickly scatter off to their various classes, all except C---.

“That’s something else about our table,” C--- informs me smiling as he gestures to the display of empty milk cartons, candy wrappers, wadded napkins, and partially eaten meals littering the table, “We like to leave the environment the exact opposite of how we found it.”

To his credit, he quickly begins to aid the janitors in throwing the curdled garbage in the yellow trash bin before throwing his backpack over his shoulder, and rushing off to class."

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as we get closer to the greatest football matchup of the season, the mediocre new york giants are three point favorites over the so-so, erratic dallas cowboys on the giant's hometown nyc field in the swamps of new jersey this sunday night.  go giants, yea!

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the nutritionist said, "your weight is perfect".

some of the questions i have are,
"why do i laugh when i look at myself in the mirror?";
"what is that bulge in my tummy area?";
"when my time comes, will this coffin make me look fat?";
"how would jesus respond to this statement?":
"would, alf landon win the iowa caucus?".

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i totally missed boise state's bowl game the other day.  a nice win over arizona state in las vegas.  probably made a lot of bucks for the schools and nevada.  yea! 


who needs the stinkin' bcs?
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yea!  as of 5 am this morning the giants are booked at about 2 point favorites to stumble into the playoffs with a win over the cowboys and their talented actor quarterback tony romo.

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being the day after xmas, the delusional are still raving and ranting of how great god is.  they do not respond to how messed up everyone around them is.  not counting the world's natural disasters.  can't help thinking that i am the only sane person.

sorry that there is no help for you except your imagination.

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i have but two words for all, "go giants".

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SO SAD

that was quite a show the dallas cowboys put on to rest their star quarterback, tony romo.  he hit his throwing hand on the helmet of a player on his first play.   after x-rays, bandaging and a suitable period of time he returned to the bench from the locker room with the other players.  what?  why didn't they give him a crutch and a neck brace?

next week they play the giants for the division title and the playoffs.  neither the cowboys nor the giants are expected to last too long in the heavy competition of the playoffs.

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looking at the nfl standings (without digging too deep) the jets appear to have a bezarre remote chance of getting a playoff spot.  being an average team they too will not last long among the heavy weights.

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it was the eve before xmas eve
when all thru the .... ummm ... whatever ....

busy this morning trying to find what email addresses and passwords i need to get on my own internet thingums.  my wife is still asleep and there are too many combinations.  i'll have to wait for her majesty to arise.

bye!
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calories, calories, calories ........
doctors and scientists had to do a study to find out that you will stay alert and smart longer if you are hungry.  why does this not surprise me.  y'know that when your family was in their cave evolving, if somrthing walked or crawled into their cave, their survival was dependent upon being alert enough to grab a club, hit the creature on the head and eat it.  being an elegant family they removed the hair and/or feathers first.

YOUR CLASSY ANCESTORS

ooops, sorry, your family was always elegant because of their superiority even when they were scratching in the bavarian forests.

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aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh .... sunrise this morning will be at 7:22.   i'm depressed over that and i don't even have to go to work.  groan.........

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republican candidate competition heating up.  my advice:  SAVE YOURSELF!!!!!!!

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GRANMA HEALTH CARE

in the good old days in the bronx, health care was reeeeaaaallllly easy and simple.   you went along on your merry way and one day you would feel really sick.  you checked into fordham hospital and you died.  easy and quick.

now we anguish and spend large amounts of time over our ailments when we could be playing golf.  what a waste of time.  the experts can't do anything for you anyway.  my grandmother could have given me the same advice.  in addition they test you continually which is annoying and time consuming but you can put a straight edge to the data and predict your own death.

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north korea puts troops on alert.

what the hell is this about?  who wants anything they have their hands on.  is china crazy enough to support their insanity?  nevermind.

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the disastrous nyc pro football season died a little yesterday,  fortunately there was some good news during the day when kim jong il was relegated to the dung heap of history.  by friday no one will be able to recall him.

they might say wasn't kim the actress playing opposite jimmy stewart in, bell, book, and candle?

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bad news.  jets are underdogs in their game with eagles this afternoon.   GOoooooooooo JETS!!!!!!!!!!

on the 24th  the giants and jets play.  i'll have to be cheering for the giants unless they are out of the playoff hunt.  i only cheer for winners.

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giants are only 7 point favorites at home against redskins.  uh, oh, i smell upset. 

i expect the ... ummm ... superbowl, bound giants to be an overwhelming force.  apparently no one else does.

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gotta go.  arianna huffington, and tom friedman are on morning joe now.  they are only two of the three greatest people of all time.  only tom brokaw is not there.

ooops, i forgot, bertha kravitz (the lawn service guy's wife) from randolph, new jersey.  sorry, bertha.  (i don't want her gossiping about me)

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i see the euro has dropped to about $1.30.  thats still about half a buck high as far as i'm concerned.  they owe us. 

in addition the stock market decline because of europe's economic problems is an indication of how far our corporate community is in bed in their greedy, incestuous relationship with europe with thanks to our government since ronald reagan.

nevermind.

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yesterday, while wandering around, k-mart (yes k-mart -- eat it) i picked up a couple of items headed over to checkout and found lines six carts deep.  i put the stuff (i really don't need) down and left the store.

somehow the k-mart/sears people don't get it.  at the harvard business school, wharton school, et al the k-mart/sears management should have learned that selling an item requires the taking of money to finalize the action and at peak holiday periods  they may have more business than usual.  when you have more business than usual you should put on extra help of a temporary nature so that you can optimize business activity.

since i have taught and given you the equivalent of three college credits you can reimburse me with the appropriate monies.  i will expect a payment of $3000.  thank you.

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the more i see michele bachmann the more appealing she gets.  is she a witch?  a she-devil, siren, harpy, casting her spell on you.  watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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giants had a miracle win last night.  glad i didn't see it.  my old heart would have been under much strain.

ny daily news :   "Eli Manning puts together comeback, Jason Pierre-Paul blocks tying FG "

miracle wins don't happen too often.  giants future this season is murky.  go giants........


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yahoo news:    "The New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys Sunday night showdown at Cowboys Stadium is, with its average ticket price of $307.24, the most expensive game to attend in Week 14,  .... "

bizarrely when i was a teenager the psal (or pal?) in nyc would give out free giants tickets.  that would sorta indicate an infinite inflation rate.

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looks like newt is the candidate for demented republicans.  like in '64 with goldwater the republicans will spend the campaign season trying to explain that their candidate is not crazy.
 
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an exciting part of my day is finding lumps in my cereal.  each lump is a mysterious taste experience and a delight.  they are as unique as snowflakes.  flavor, texture, density, homogeneity size vary from lump to lump.  variety certainly is the spice of life.

there was a time as a child when i was disgusted by lumpy cereal.  how was i to know that decadence and corruption and lumps would be so attractive and enjoyable?   yes, only an innocent child..........

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100 YEARS OLD
I ASPIRE TO BE THIS GUY

WHOA, ...  my 7/12ths birthday.   yea, yea.

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giants will start their trek to the superbowl this weekend as they play and beat the cowboys, the team from the feebleminded state of texas,

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jets will also win sending their record to 8-5 for an excellent chance of a playoff berth.

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GO NEW YORK CITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

of course they play in new jersey because there is more cheaper, empty, mosquito infested swamp land available.  new jersey people will always tell you how upscale it is (har, har - wink, wink).  don't believe them.  can i sell you a hedge fund?

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AAAaaaaaagggghhhhhh ....... senior citizen day at my supermarket store.  i'm especially vulnerable since i'm at that awkward age between dotage and death.  the old prople drive me crazy because they are in my way and can really be annoying because of slowness of body and mind.  the young people (those around 60) steamroller through and around me.  i think i'll forgeddaboutit.

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