Before I begin this week's blog I need to rant....
NOTE OF SUGGESTION TO LOCAL CBS AFFILIATE WMAZ-TV CHANNEL 13 IN MACON GEORGIA!
WHEN YOU DECIDE TO RUN A SCROLLING MESSAGE FOR EMERGENCY WEATHER YOU COULD AT LEAST PLACE IT IN A POSITION ON THE SCREEN THAT DOES NOT BLOCK THE TEXT THAT APPEARS DURING THE AMAZING RACE! SURE, YOU THINK THE SCROLLING MESSAGE FOR WEATHER ALERTS AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT DAMN, BE CONSIDERATE FOR PEOPLE WHO TUNE IN TO WATCH THE AMAZING RACE.
The reason for the opening statement is because on the evening of the March 1st broadcast of The Amazing Race in Central Georgia, the area had a rare snow storm of LESS THAN ONE INCH of snow which caused some sort of a panic and most of the schools decided to close on the next Monday even though most of the snow DIDN’T STICK and or had melted within a couple hours! The local station plastered message scrolling at the bottom of the screen through MOST of the broadcast and I was unable to read anything that would identify a team, a location or a team place position throughout this week’s broadcast.
I bet they weren't as paranoid about snow in the Northeast, where some areas got a FOOT of snow this week.
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And now, on to the blog
Greetings everyone and I apologize for my delay in posting this week’s weekly Amazing Race blog. I had a busy weekend so I missed the actual broadcast. But thanks to the DVR, I had the show recorded and watched it a day later, so here are my impressions for this week.
So far I am enjoying the season. I like the new editing and updated theme music for the show. And certainly I am enjoying the scenery. Also there are hardly any teams or team members that are annoying the crap out of me unlike any other season so far. I have noticed a great problem developing with the sibling teams. The older sibling takes on a more dominant role and the younger sibling feeling disrespected and wanting more equal and fair treatment from the older sibling. As the older sibling with a very vocal and sometimes mean spirited younger sister I certainly know how it feels to think I know more because I am a few years older and have to fight with the younger sister over it. It’s really not a fun position to be in and I could see where it could eventually cause problems in a situation like The Amazing Race. So we are about to see an escalation in tension between siblings within a team.
Having said that, the top team from last week’s broadcast is the brother-sister team TAMMY & VICTOR who arrived at the pit-stop in Salzburg Austria first and breezed through the last leg of the race but began to show signs of struggling to get along.
The departures from the pit-stop began late in the morning with Tammy & Victor leaving at 10:13am nearly two hours before the next team, the gay father and gay son Mel & Mike who left at noon. Followed by Amanda & Kris at 12:15, mother and son Margie & Luke at 12:30 then married couple Brad and Victoria, former Miami Dolphins cheerleaders Jamie & Cara, sisters Kisha & Jen, brothers Mark & Michael and finally, the blonde beauty queens Christie & Jodi. I don’t have the departure times for most teams because of screen blockage for weather problems we had over the weekend. The local station ran messages at the bottom of the screen so I could not read the actual time of departures. I do remember from the last broadcast that there appeared to be a long stretch toward the end with the last place team arriving very late at night.
Teams travelled to Romania to the gymnasium where Olympic Champion Nadia Comeniche trained for the 1976 games. And getting to Romania was a challenge for some.
So with the rather large stretch of time between the first and last team departures, Tammy & Victor had the greatest head start of at least two hours before the second team. Most of the next teams were able to catch the same train and they made reservations for flights leaving for Romania at 4:45pm while Tammy & Victor made reservations for a 3pm flight. But their plane had to return to the airport in Munich because of mechanical problems. With their great head start completely vanished, Tammy & Victor had to settle for a 9:30pm flight with the four teams at the back of the pack. Meanwhile, married couple Brad & Victoria gambled on an earlier flight (7:30pm) with a connection and lost because their first flight was delayed and they missed their connecting flight in Amsterdam. They were forced to wait until the next morning for any available flight to Romania.
So Mel & Mike, Amanda & Kris and Margie & Luke were all hours ahead of everyone else arriving in Romania and took taxis to the historic gym for this episode’s “roadblock” task where teams had to perform gymnastics. We saw Amanda complete the procedures first then Margie and Mike. Those three teams moved on before the next few teams flight arrived. Then Tammy & Victor, who started this leg with a two hour head start, had bad directions and were the last of the teams from the 9:30 flight to arrive at the roadblock. Now Tammy & Victor were further behind in the race. Then Tammy struggled to complete the gymnastic procedures under the constant pressure of her older brother pushing her to get the task done. The other teams had left the gymnasium.
It is at this point, THE GREAT AMAZING RACE TEAM EQUALIZER DEMON came into place as ALL but one team met at the Bucharest train station. The train everyone would have to take was not leaving until 6am the next morning. The one team behind was Brad & Victoria at the airport in Amsterdam with no chance of catching up.
After the roadblock, teams then had to travel by train to the area of Transylvania to locate “the black church” for the “detour” task choices of “gypsy moves” where teams would go to a Gypsy settlement where they would act in helping a Gypsy family move using manual labor or “vampire remains” where teams would have to perform tasks inspired by “Dracula” that involve opening a coffin and smashing antique wooden frames stored inside the coffin to locate the Amazing Race flag then give it to someone dressed like a vampire to get their next clue.
After the “detour” task teams travelled to a local house for the PIT-STOP. Amanda & Kris were first to finish and could have been the first at the pit-stop but they lost their fanny pack with all of their money and passports inside. Mel & Mike were next to leave for the pit-stop and were FIRST to arrive at the pit-stop. For that they won a vacation package to Costa Rica from show sponsor Travelocity. Amanda & Kris found their fanny pack and arrived at the pit-stop in SECOND place.
The rest of the arrivals were…
THIRD: Kisha & Jen
FORTH: Margie & Luke
FIFTH: Mark & Michael in a foot race with the next team
SIXTH: Christie & Jodi. The team I predicted to be eliminated had little problem during this leg of the race. They also caught up
with the help of travel schedules.
SEVENTH: Jamie & Cara
EIGHTH: Tammy & Victor struggled to get along and in the process, they got lost during the “detour”. Then Victor became emotional through the “detour” task and appeared to have given up. They also had the unfortunate luck of the early first flight that had to return to the airport and killed their strong lead. I’m sure that played a role in their spirit during this leg of the race. It clearly was not a good time for them.
Married couple Brad & Victoria went on to finish through the leg of the race and arrived after dark and were eliminated. They took a chance on a flight schedule that would have arrived earlier than a later leaving but direct flight that other teams selected. It was a gamble that cost them the race because of a delayed flight and a fogged in connecting airport.
And now I come to the end of this week’s blog and I missed the prediction for elimination. That is actually the norm for me. Sometimes it’s more of a “who I wish would be eliminated” prediction than one based on true ability. But we have good teams left. I should say we have good capable teams left. But if I had to choose one team for elimination that choice would have to be narrowed down to one of strength or great disadvange. But you can’t let any disadvantages fool you.
We have the first ever deaf contestant on the show with Luke & Margie and he and his mother have remained in or near top positions so far. Same for an injured and aging father traveling with his not-so strong son (Mel & Mike). The father is struggling to keep up and sometimes you wonder if he will drop dead. Or is it just an old gay drama queen about to come out?
If I had to continue my tradition of predicting the next team to be eliminated then I have a tough choice to make. The top team is now at the bottom. The bottom of the past couple legs managed to step ahead a couple positions. The team with the “weakest” contestant is Mel & Mike with the old man struggling through most of the heavy tasks. It is not going to get any easier as this race goes on. So I will continue my weekly predictions and I have to say that we will have another “first to worst” situation next week with Mel & Mike being eliminated or at least in last place. That is my prediction. Mel his son Mike.
If they are eliminated they will be fine. Mel needs some rest and you know the eliminated racers have that hidden retreat to hang out at while everyone else lives the rough life in a quest for a million dollars. Hey, it’s still a good “free” vacation.
WE shall see next week. I will try to blog a little sooner after the broadcast.
Have a good week!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Governor threatened to whip reporters ass
This video is a priceless event on Mississippi TV Newscast TEN YEARS AGO.
The Governor of Mississippi had a mistress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBk6MzXBdJU
I had to research this and what I found out was classic. A political devil for sure.
In 1996, Former Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice signed an executive order banning same-sex marriages in Mississippi. I guess this was his contribution to protecting the sancticity of marriage. But he was also cheating on his own marriage during that time.(so much for honoring marriage) and this TV report was in 1999.
Fordice's term of Governor ended in 2000. He died in 2004 the same year that voters in Mississippi voted to amend the state's constitution to strengthen Kirk Fordice's earlier executive order BANNING same-sex marriages
And it was his EX-WIFE who was by his side at the time of his death.
(I wonder what she said to him that day)
The governor married that other woman and they divorced a short time later. Another successful example of marriage in Mississippi huh?
Oh, he also suggested that Bill Clinton resign from the office of President of the United States during his scandal with Monica and her Blue Dress.
The Governor of Mississippi had a mistress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBk6MzXBdJU
I had to research this and what I found out was classic. A political devil for sure.
In 1996, Former Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice signed an executive order banning same-sex marriages in Mississippi. I guess this was his contribution to protecting the sancticity of marriage. But he was also cheating on his own marriage during that time.(so much for honoring marriage) and this TV report was in 1999.
Fordice's term of Governor ended in 2000. He died in 2004 the same year that voters in Mississippi voted to amend the state's constitution to strengthen Kirk Fordice's earlier executive order BANNING same-sex marriages
And it was his EX-WIFE who was by his side at the time of his death.
(I wonder what she said to him that day)
The governor married that other woman and they divorced a short time later. Another successful example of marriage in Mississippi huh?
Oh, he also suggested that Bill Clinton resign from the office of President of the United States during his scandal with Monica and her Blue Dress.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
They say "Call him PRESIDENT OBAMA"!
In the great 1967 film "In The Heat Of The Night", a black police detective named Virgil Tibbs found himself stuck in a small Southern town where he would surely not get any respect. The locals in the town would still refer to him as "boy" while he was clearly a grown man.
My favorite line in the film was when police Chief Gillespie laughed about Virgil Tibbs name and asked what to the people in his northern hometown of Philadelphia called him, then Sidney Poitier responded with a strong "They call me MISTER TIBBS". That response didn't sit too well with Bill Gillespie who by the way NEVER called "Mr Tibbs" by the more formal name. In both the movie and the television versions of "in the Heat of The Night", the Bill Gillespie character called him "Virgil". And except for "Virgil Tibbs" wife and family, nobody else EVER addressed the man by his first name.
What does my recollection of an old movie and TV show have to do with this post?
Well, this posting started out as a rant. There is a conversation in certain circles that really gets on my last nerve.
I keep hearing people talk about how we should address the President of The United States. There are many people, ESPECIALLY African-American people expressing their demands that everyone (especially news media, talk radio show hosts and non-blacks) say "President Obama" or "President Barack Obama" and NOT to say "Barack Obama" or "Obama" or any other nickname. People are insisting that the president of the United States be addressed with the respectful name title and to "give him the respect that he deserves". Some have even said not to address him or talk about him using "Mr Obama". The demand is that you say PRESIDENT before you say anything.
Before anyone thinks that I am "hating" on the President you should KNOW this about me. I did not vote for him. I am an independent and I voted Libetarian in past elections. Just about NONE of my votes counted for much. And thats ok with me. I simply don' t support Democrats or Republicans. I refuse to support what I think is a disfunctional two party dominated system and I wish we could abolish it. I am a growing minority. However I also refuse to sit on my ass on election day. I have not missed a single election since I was age 18.
Having said that I fully believe in fairness and will call out hyprocracy when I see it. And I think I see it very clearly in this issue some have in how we should address the President.
Why all of a sudden are people so demanding of respect? Are you demanding respect for the position or respect for the man holding the position? The position itself may deserve respect but I think the PERSON holding the position needs to EARN respect. If you think he or she has earned that respect, then respect him with the title or naming of your choice.
Some of the people making these demands about how to address the president may also believe in some illusion of a "freedom of speech" too. But then turn into hyprocrates when criticizing how others speak.
If I were to meet the President personally, I would address him with the appropiate "Mr President" unless the man himself directs me to say differently. But what about his wife? I haven't heard ANYONE express the same demands to properly address her as Mrs. Obama. As she is the President's wife, why isn't everyone addressing her in a more respectful way? Do you know her as well as the girlfriends you hang out with at the mall? Probably not! So why isn't Michelle Obama getting the respect that the die hard fans of her husband are demanding for him?
Back to how people think we should respect the President. If a man in his position should be addressed or talked about with the title President mentioned BEFORE anything else, then where were you people when names like "Dubya", The letter W, "BUSHit" or "Bushy" were thrown around? It seems that the very people who are demanding that everyone properly respect the current president had NO problem using nicknames or disrespecting the previous president. Now the shoe is on the other foot as Republicans refuse to respect the current president. Plus some just forget to say "President" while meaning no harm or disrespect, yet they too get called out for their failure to show the respect that some people think should be expressed.
BTW, many conservatives are demanding that the "hockey Mom" from Alaska be called the respectful title of "Governor Palin". Which also has me wondering why they have bumper stickers with just her first name on it. Those bumper stickers replaced the black "W" stickers in the rear windows of SUV's and Minivans across America.
I don't get it. Looks like people want one thing but do another AND the women are getting no respect. I wonder if a Liberal ever called Sarah Palin a "GAL" how angry would Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity get?
Then there those who claim stupid things like "MY president" or "their president". NO, he is OUR president whether you voted for him or not. And while I think some of the nicknames being used by the people who don't like the current president are juvenile and unnecessary I do think that both sides need to need to get over themselves.
This demand for the world to say "President" before anything else is as much a waste of time as the issues raised during the election over the excessive use of his middle name. And that too showed a lot of bias and hyprocracy as we never heard the other candidate referred to as John Sidney McCain. But wait, that name didn't have a controversial connection.
Anyone ever watch the 1980's TV show "Love Sidney"? Well I would compare that as punishment on par with John SIDNEY McCain's being held prisoner during the Vietnam War. That is my STUPID connection with the senator's middle name. The TV show was that bad.
Anyway, my observation is that Barack Hussein Obama, The President of The United States of America is the ONLY one not making an issue out of juvenile things like name titles. He is the only one working on more important issues while "the rest of us" are behaving like immature and ignorant brats unworthy of respect ourselves. I do respect our President for showing some class.
My favorite line in the film was when police Chief Gillespie laughed about Virgil Tibbs name and asked what to the people in his northern hometown of Philadelphia called him, then Sidney Poitier responded with a strong "They call me MISTER TIBBS". That response didn't sit too well with Bill Gillespie who by the way NEVER called "Mr Tibbs" by the more formal name. In both the movie and the television versions of "in the Heat of The Night", the Bill Gillespie character called him "Virgil". And except for "Virgil Tibbs" wife and family, nobody else EVER addressed the man by his first name.
What does my recollection of an old movie and TV show have to do with this post?
Well, this posting started out as a rant. There is a conversation in certain circles that really gets on my last nerve.
I keep hearing people talk about how we should address the President of The United States. There are many people, ESPECIALLY African-American people expressing their demands that everyone (especially news media, talk radio show hosts and non-blacks) say "President Obama" or "President Barack Obama" and NOT to say "Barack Obama" or "Obama" or any other nickname. People are insisting that the president of the United States be addressed with the respectful name title and to "give him the respect that he deserves". Some have even said not to address him or talk about him using "Mr Obama". The demand is that you say PRESIDENT before you say anything.
Before anyone thinks that I am "hating" on the President you should KNOW this about me. I did not vote for him. I am an independent and I voted Libetarian in past elections. Just about NONE of my votes counted for much. And thats ok with me. I simply don' t support Democrats or Republicans. I refuse to support what I think is a disfunctional two party dominated system and I wish we could abolish it. I am a growing minority. However I also refuse to sit on my ass on election day. I have not missed a single election since I was age 18.
Having said that I fully believe in fairness and will call out hyprocracy when I see it. And I think I see it very clearly in this issue some have in how we should address the President.
Why all of a sudden are people so demanding of respect? Are you demanding respect for the position or respect for the man holding the position? The position itself may deserve respect but I think the PERSON holding the position needs to EARN respect. If you think he or she has earned that respect, then respect him with the title or naming of your choice.
Some of the people making these demands about how to address the president may also believe in some illusion of a "freedom of speech" too. But then turn into hyprocrates when criticizing how others speak.
If I were to meet the President personally, I would address him with the appropiate "Mr President" unless the man himself directs me to say differently. But what about his wife? I haven't heard ANYONE express the same demands to properly address her as Mrs. Obama. As she is the President's wife, why isn't everyone addressing her in a more respectful way? Do you know her as well as the girlfriends you hang out with at the mall? Probably not! So why isn't Michelle Obama getting the respect that the die hard fans of her husband are demanding for him?
Back to how people think we should respect the President. If a man in his position should be addressed or talked about with the title President mentioned BEFORE anything else, then where were you people when names like "Dubya", The letter W, "BUSHit" or "Bushy" were thrown around? It seems that the very people who are demanding that everyone properly respect the current president had NO problem using nicknames or disrespecting the previous president. Now the shoe is on the other foot as Republicans refuse to respect the current president. Plus some just forget to say "President" while meaning no harm or disrespect, yet they too get called out for their failure to show the respect that some people think should be expressed.
BTW, many conservatives are demanding that the "hockey Mom" from Alaska be called the respectful title of "Governor Palin". Which also has me wondering why they have bumper stickers with just her first name on it. Those bumper stickers replaced the black "W" stickers in the rear windows of SUV's and Minivans across America.
I don't get it. Looks like people want one thing but do another AND the women are getting no respect. I wonder if a Liberal ever called Sarah Palin a "GAL" how angry would Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity get?
Then there those who claim stupid things like "MY president" or "their president". NO, he is OUR president whether you voted for him or not. And while I think some of the nicknames being used by the people who don't like the current president are juvenile and unnecessary I do think that both sides need to need to get over themselves.
This demand for the world to say "President" before anything else is as much a waste of time as the issues raised during the election over the excessive use of his middle name. And that too showed a lot of bias and hyprocracy as we never heard the other candidate referred to as John Sidney McCain. But wait, that name didn't have a controversial connection.
Anyone ever watch the 1980's TV show "Love Sidney"? Well I would compare that as punishment on par with John SIDNEY McCain's being held prisoner during the Vietnam War. That is my STUPID connection with the senator's middle name. The TV show was that bad.
Anyway, my observation is that Barack Hussein Obama, The President of The United States of America is the ONLY one not making an issue out of juvenile things like name titles. He is the only one working on more important issues while "the rest of us" are behaving like immature and ignorant brats unworthy of respect ourselves. I do respect our President for showing some class.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Amazing Race 14 Weekly Blog: As sweet as a Cherry Pie in your face
It has been a rather strange Sunday for me but I made it home just in time for the next installment of THE AMAZING RACE 14 and as I watch I compose this, my weekly Amazing Race blog.
Some changes in the appearance of the show include an updated theme song and some fantastic editing that allows you to watch two teams at a time with smooth transition from one scene to the next. It has
The first pit stop was in the Swiss Alps and the team in first place is MARGIE & LUKE, a mother and son team with Luke being the first ever contestant on The Amazing Race who is deaf.
Margie & Luke left at 2:45am, siblings Tammy & Victor at 2:47am, brothers Mark & Michael at 2:59, father and son Mel & Mike at 3:19am and dating couple Amanda & Kris at 3:47am. Married couple Brad & Victoria and the former Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders Jaime & Cara each left at 3:56am followed 6 minutes later by siblings Kisha & Jen. Then the married couple from Virginia left at 4:04am and the final team to leave was Christie & Jodi at 4:12am. So we have a 90 minutes spread in departure times from the pit-stop. But as usual for a middle of the night departure, the AMAZING RACE EQUALIZER as (I call it) could have come into play because of flight schedules.
Most teams made their airline reservations while traveling to the airport thanks to the use of borrowed cell phones from their taxi drivers. Teams first had to fly to Munich, Germany then drive themselves to the town of Ruhpolding and most teams were able to get on the earliest flight to Munich leaving at 7:15am. However MARK & MICHAEL did not call ahead to make their reservations and found themselves having to wait for a later flight along with last place team Christie & Jodi who did call ahead and discovered the early flight was booked so they already reserved the next available flight. Mark, Michael, Christie & Jodi were going to be at least an hour behind everyone else but they had an opportunity to catch up with everyone at the next task.
Once in Munich, teams drove Mercedes-Benz automobiles on the Autobahn to Ruhpolding and Tammy & Victor surged ahead to first place. Kisha & Jen got lost along the way. Once in Rupholding teams had to ride a cable car to the top of a 6000 foot mountain to locate their first clue, THE ROADBLOCK
The “roadblock” task had teams paraglide to the bottom of the mountain or if wind conditions were too severe, they could take a hour long hike down the mountain. For those who don’t know, the “roadblock” task is actually a task done by ONE of the team members. The other either waits or performs another task while meeting their partner at the end of the task.
The wind conditions were too severe for the paragliding so most teams chose to do the hike down the hill while MEL, who hurt his groin during the last leg decided to wait for the winds to calm. In doing so, all the other teams caught up and left to hike leaving Mel & Mike at the top of the hill.
Mel, who happens to be a former minister talked about praying for the wind to change and (possibly through creative editing) the wind did change so he was the only one who paraglided and landed in time to leave the roadblock in 5th place. Tammy hiked down the mountain and left the roadblock with her brother Victor in 1st place, a position they would maintain all day.
I was not surprised that the ONE team member to screw up during the roadblock would be LINDA, the whiny other half of Steve and the major reason I predicted their elimination for this round. She made a wrong turn along the marked hiking path, ended up on the other side of the mountain crying and a local woman kindly drove Linda back to the correct path. By then they were in last place.
Next was a 25 mile drive to the “detour” task choices of “Balancing Dolly” where teams would have to ride a SEGUE vehicle through a 2 mile obstacle course or “Austrian Folly” where team members would have to throw a pies into each other’s face until they discover a pie with a cherry filling. Can you say “food fight”? And those pies looked so good. If I were there, I wouldn’t want to throw anything. I’d want to chow down in that dessert wonderland.
After the “roadblock” teams had to run to a wood cutter who would saw a log and stamp the next clue onto the wood. That clue would send the teams to the next pit-stop which was a drive to a castle called the Schloss Hellbrunn
The first time to arrive at the pit-stop was TAMMY & VICTOR and for their arrival, they each won a hybrid go-cart.
SECOND: Mel & Mike
THIRD: Amanda & Kris
FOURTH: Margie & Luke
FIFTH: Brad & Victoria
And these teams arrived after dark
SIXTH: Jaime & Cara
SEVENTH: Kisha & Jen
EIGHTH: Mark & Michael
NINTH: Christie & Jodi
And I GOT A PREDICTION RIGHT EARLY IN THE RACE! Yes I am happy!
OH, the country bumpkins from rural Virginia, STEVE & LINDA were last and they were eliminated.
If anyone has ever read my Amazing Race blogs on MySpace, then you know I predict the elimination every week and I have usually a poor track record in making these predictions. But this one was easy to predict last week. Linda was in no way capable of doing this. All the Amazing Race was going to be for her and her husband Steve was a really cool vacation of a lifetime. I do hope they enjoyed it. I am also glad to have a major whiner like Linda eliminated EARLY.
I am starting to see the weaknesses in teams that I feel are ingredients for failure on The Amazing Race. Teams that bicker with each other or have where one partner is bossy over the other often don’t do well on the race. Their attitudes take away from good teamwork and distract them from their mission. With that I we saw a relationship struggle between the siblings Kisha & Jen. We also see this in the current first place team Tammy & Victor. In both cases, the older sibling appears to assume the dominant role which leaves the younger sibling having problems with it which turns into problems for the team. Tammy & Victor seem to be the stronger team physically and may make it very far in this race despite any developing relationship issues.
I often refer to teams by some not-so-nice nicknames for good reason. Sometimes those teams admit on the show that they play the part of that nickname. So if I call Christie & Jodi “blonde bimbos” for their performance on this week’s broadcast I believe I am quite accurate. They completely misunderstood the directions leading them to the wood cutter for their final clue. Part of that misunderstanding had them thinking they actually had to cut their own wood. So they remain in last place with what appears to be many hours to catch up.
With that, I make my prediction for next weeks elimination for CHRISTIE & JODI. We don’t know just how many hours behind they are from the rest of the teams but to be in last place with half of the teams having arrived at the pit-stop during daylight is not a good place to be. Being a couple of “blonde bimbos” making mistakes don’t help either. So again, I predict Christie & Jodi for next elimination.
The previews for next week’s broadcast indicate that one team loses their money and passports. This happened to a team last season and it proved to be a fatal mistake. But previews don’t always give any strong hints. So we will just have to see next week. And I will blog about it.
So see you next week, same Amazing Race time, same Amazing Race channel.
Some changes in the appearance of the show include an updated theme song and some fantastic editing that allows you to watch two teams at a time with smooth transition from one scene to the next. It has
The first pit stop was in the Swiss Alps and the team in first place is MARGIE & LUKE, a mother and son team with Luke being the first ever contestant on The Amazing Race who is deaf.
Margie & Luke left at 2:45am, siblings Tammy & Victor at 2:47am, brothers Mark & Michael at 2:59, father and son Mel & Mike at 3:19am and dating couple Amanda & Kris at 3:47am. Married couple Brad & Victoria and the former Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders Jaime & Cara each left at 3:56am followed 6 minutes later by siblings Kisha & Jen. Then the married couple from Virginia left at 4:04am and the final team to leave was Christie & Jodi at 4:12am. So we have a 90 minutes spread in departure times from the pit-stop. But as usual for a middle of the night departure, the AMAZING RACE EQUALIZER as (I call it) could have come into play because of flight schedules.
Most teams made their airline reservations while traveling to the airport thanks to the use of borrowed cell phones from their taxi drivers. Teams first had to fly to Munich, Germany then drive themselves to the town of Ruhpolding and most teams were able to get on the earliest flight to Munich leaving at 7:15am. However MARK & MICHAEL did not call ahead to make their reservations and found themselves having to wait for a later flight along with last place team Christie & Jodi who did call ahead and discovered the early flight was booked so they already reserved the next available flight. Mark, Michael, Christie & Jodi were going to be at least an hour behind everyone else but they had an opportunity to catch up with everyone at the next task.
Once in Munich, teams drove Mercedes-Benz automobiles on the Autobahn to Ruhpolding and Tammy & Victor surged ahead to first place. Kisha & Jen got lost along the way. Once in Rupholding teams had to ride a cable car to the top of a 6000 foot mountain to locate their first clue, THE ROADBLOCK
The “roadblock” task had teams paraglide to the bottom of the mountain or if wind conditions were too severe, they could take a hour long hike down the mountain. For those who don’t know, the “roadblock” task is actually a task done by ONE of the team members. The other either waits or performs another task while meeting their partner at the end of the task.
The wind conditions were too severe for the paragliding so most teams chose to do the hike down the hill while MEL, who hurt his groin during the last leg decided to wait for the winds to calm. In doing so, all the other teams caught up and left to hike leaving Mel & Mike at the top of the hill.
Mel, who happens to be a former minister talked about praying for the wind to change and (possibly through creative editing) the wind did change so he was the only one who paraglided and landed in time to leave the roadblock in 5th place. Tammy hiked down the mountain and left the roadblock with her brother Victor in 1st place, a position they would maintain all day.
I was not surprised that the ONE team member to screw up during the roadblock would be LINDA, the whiny other half of Steve and the major reason I predicted their elimination for this round. She made a wrong turn along the marked hiking path, ended up on the other side of the mountain crying and a local woman kindly drove Linda back to the correct path. By then they were in last place.
Next was a 25 mile drive to the “detour” task choices of “Balancing Dolly” where teams would have to ride a SEGUE vehicle through a 2 mile obstacle course or “Austrian Folly” where team members would have to throw a pies into each other’s face until they discover a pie with a cherry filling. Can you say “food fight”? And those pies looked so good. If I were there, I wouldn’t want to throw anything. I’d want to chow down in that dessert wonderland.
After the “roadblock” teams had to run to a wood cutter who would saw a log and stamp the next clue onto the wood. That clue would send the teams to the next pit-stop which was a drive to a castle called the Schloss Hellbrunn
The first time to arrive at the pit-stop was TAMMY & VICTOR and for their arrival, they each won a hybrid go-cart.
SECOND: Mel & Mike
THIRD: Amanda & Kris
FOURTH: Margie & Luke
FIFTH: Brad & Victoria
And these teams arrived after dark
SIXTH: Jaime & Cara
SEVENTH: Kisha & Jen
EIGHTH: Mark & Michael
NINTH: Christie & Jodi
And I GOT A PREDICTION RIGHT EARLY IN THE RACE! Yes I am happy!
OH, the country bumpkins from rural Virginia, STEVE & LINDA were last and they were eliminated.
If anyone has ever read my Amazing Race blogs on MySpace, then you know I predict the elimination every week and I have usually a poor track record in making these predictions. But this one was easy to predict last week. Linda was in no way capable of doing this. All the Amazing Race was going to be for her and her husband Steve was a really cool vacation of a lifetime. I do hope they enjoyed it. I am also glad to have a major whiner like Linda eliminated EARLY.
I am starting to see the weaknesses in teams that I feel are ingredients for failure on The Amazing Race. Teams that bicker with each other or have where one partner is bossy over the other often don’t do well on the race. Their attitudes take away from good teamwork and distract them from their mission. With that I we saw a relationship struggle between the siblings Kisha & Jen. We also see this in the current first place team Tammy & Victor. In both cases, the older sibling appears to assume the dominant role which leaves the younger sibling having problems with it which turns into problems for the team. Tammy & Victor seem to be the stronger team physically and may make it very far in this race despite any developing relationship issues.
I often refer to teams by some not-so-nice nicknames for good reason. Sometimes those teams admit on the show that they play the part of that nickname. So if I call Christie & Jodi “blonde bimbos” for their performance on this week’s broadcast I believe I am quite accurate. They completely misunderstood the directions leading them to the wood cutter for their final clue. Part of that misunderstanding had them thinking they actually had to cut their own wood. So they remain in last place with what appears to be many hours to catch up.
With that, I make my prediction for next weeks elimination for CHRISTIE & JODI. We don’t know just how many hours behind they are from the rest of the teams but to be in last place with half of the teams having arrived at the pit-stop during daylight is not a good place to be. Being a couple of “blonde bimbos” making mistakes don’t help either. So again, I predict Christie & Jodi for next elimination.
The previews for next week’s broadcast indicate that one team loses their money and passports. This happened to a team last season and it proved to be a fatal mistake. But previews don’t always give any strong hints. So we will just have to see next week. And I will blog about it.
So see you next week, same Amazing Race time, same Amazing Race channel.
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Amazing Race 14 weekly Blog: Who drops the Cheese?
Greetings everyone.
This is the first of my weekly blogs expressing my own observations of a favorite television contest, “The Amazing Race” season 14. I have been doing this for the past three years and this will be the first time that I posted my weekly Amazing Race blogs on blogspot. I posted the previous season’s opinions on MySpace but it has become more difficult to post blogs there because of their ever changing settings that mess up a good blog posting many times forcing me to go back and “fix” problems with my blog’s appearance. Also, I think for more access and less drama, its time to go a more mainstream and intelligent route.
This is not to say that I am in any ways “intelligent”. Actually when it comes to “The Amazing Race” I can be a bit of a bitch. I am totally biased against certain types of people but I try my best to be open minded.
I love the show for I feel this is one of the greatest competitions on television. I love to see the adventure and certainly love to watch as they travel worldwide. It inspires me to want to travel abroad which I never have. I also had a few minutes of insanity when I for some reason thought I too could be a contestant on The Amazing Race. Then I see the teams in some foreign land where they would have to ride on filthy trains then over eat fried exotic rodents or worms in some alleged fine dining establishment and we sometimes see one of the contestants vomiting on the side of the dinner table. Those moments tend to cure me of my dream of ever becoming a contestant on The Amazing Race.
And just to put “for the record”, as you read my blogs you will see that I often give teams my own nicknames often referring to specific “tokens”. What do I mean by “tokens”? Well if you haven’t noticed, there seems to be this formula in selecting teams for The Amazing Race. You have a “friends” team. Then you have to have the token young married couple, the token older married couple, the newly dating couple and the couple with relationship issues, the token siblings, the token best buds who are either horny jock type wannabes, blue collar working stiffs or bumbling nerds. There are also either “the country bumpkins” or “Hillbillys” or “hippies” team. Usually one of those at a time especially the one year there was the “goth” team. There are the token parent/child teams and you ABSOLUTELY have include the token Black (or “African American) couple so as for the show to not be considered “racist” and they could also be any of the other “tokens” that I mentioned. One of my favorite teams in the history of The Amazing Race are the winners of the show from 2005, married couple Uchenna & Joyce.
Other “token” categories in my biased and sometimes bitchy blog expressions are the all-female teams. One is almost always the blonde bimbos or beauty queens depending on my mood and their success in the race. Then there are the brunette bimbos or beauty queens. And for some reason, the brunettes tend to be rather bitchy but can kick some ass on the show.
And finally, there is usually the token gay or lesbian contestant. Every show must have at least one but the Amazing Race may have missed in a couple seasons. One gay couple won the Amazing Race in its early years. They were two good looking athletic guys named Chip and Reichen. And for some reason the guy named “Reichen” (pronounced RYE-KEN) is assumed to be some sort of gay male god. To me he appears to be a self involved “think he is so cute” asshole who must drools while checking himself out in front of a full length mirror naked every morning. I think he is an arrogant no-talent shallow shit.
Yes, that is one of the biased opinions I tend to post about The Amazing Race. Oh and there have been gay drama queen types on the show over the years too. Lesbians have been represented on the show as well but I regret it was not with much success.
This season’s gay team is also a father and son team. BOTH the father and the son are gay! And I predict that neither of them are going to get much respect in the gay community because they aren’t picture perfect for any centerfold. I still wish them well.
Sometimes The Amazing Race will include a team member with a special condition showing the world that despite whatever disability or impairment, a person CAN achieve. One year the show had a woman who lost one leg but still triumphed in athletics. Unfortunately she partnered with a whiny control freak idiot who was fully capable in athletics but also full of poor attitude which I think was the biggest disadvantage for their team. They were eliminated half way through that season. This season will include the first ever DEAF contestant as part of the parent/sibling team on the show.
As you read my weekly postings you will see that I tend to support the underdog and the older and more mature contestant. I detest crybabies, arrogance and control freaks on The Amazing Race despite my being a bit of a control freak myself. I believe in real teamwork and partnership in The Amazing Race. I think of alliances on the race as a recipe for disaster and eventual deceit. I could go on to warn you of further biases I have as a dedicated fan of The Amazing Race but I hope you will take time to read my weekly ramblings to learn for yourself. You may love me or hate me for it but I will have fun posting it.
And I must advise you that I watch and compose my blog as the show is being broadcast. Here I will post my immediate unfiltered observations. I most likely will post them BEFORE the show is broadcast in western time zones. So consider this a spoiler warning.
I also offer my own predictions and wishes for winners and people being eliminated each week. I am usually WRONG in my predictions and I will admit it when I am wrong and brag like a brat when I am right, especially if it is a team that I don’t like.
As you read my weekly Amazing Race blog I am assuming that you have researched the teams and read their bio’s on The Amazing Race website. At least I hope you have.
If you want to know how I have expressed myself about previous seasons of The Amazing Race, AND if you have too much time on your hands, then search the archives of my blog on MySpace. You’ll find any title with “The Amazing Race” as my weekly blog entry.
Now on to season 14, the first in a couple years to begin in February. The show has been on since 2001 and I became a fan in 2005. Normally there are TWO seasons in a year with one in the Fall and the other in the late winter and early spring. I tend to enjoy when the show airs new episodes in the winter as they aren’t so frequently delayed due to sporting events on a Sunday afternoon, (ie: NFL Football).
As usual the show begins in Southern California with the 11 teams arriving in marine helicopters then teams got to drive nice Mercedes Benz vehicles through the maddening Southern California traffic to the airport in Los Angeles. The teams had to choose one of two specific flights to either Milan or Zurich then take a train to Switzerland. One team, Jennifer & Preston (a dating couple from South Carolina) missed their train connection and while waiting found themselves in a heated discussion. One would think that missing that train would put the team behind but once in the town of Locarno, teams had to travel on foot to a church and any lost time that some teams had would be made up.
This is what I call the “Amazing Race Team Equalizer” where because of flight schedules or closed facilities teams that had fallen behind will catch up and possibly surpass other teams.
Teams had camp out in front of a church and signed up for an assigned departure time the next morning. Each time had a few teams leaving in 15 minute intervals. The next morning gave teams their clue to travel via taxi to a water dam for the season’s first “Roadblock” task of bungy jumping from the water dam.
Did I mention that BUNGY JUMPING is another cure of my dreams of being a contestant on The Amazing Race? Somehow a million dollars isn’t enough for me to do some things. There isn’t a bungy cord strong enough for my fat ass nor am I crazy enough to attach one to me and go over. Sorry but it aint happening for me. I don’t want to be the first Amazing Race contestant to shit my pants on national television.
Well, after the teams Bungy Jumped, they traveled by train to the city of Interlaken where they would have the next task of hiking up a steep and slippery hill then transport heavy blocks of cheese on racks attached to their backs to the bottom of a hill. Teams would have to stack two cheese blocks each at the bottom of the hill.
Several struggled by slipping on the hill, breaking the racks and dropping their round blocks of cheese. This task was especially difficult for 68 year old MEL, the gay father teamed with his gay son MIKE. Mel struggled to carry the 100 pound block of cheese and summoned help from his son to return to the top of the hill. A very early indication that any openly gay representation on this season’s Amazing Race will be very short lived. Also struggling throughout this first leg of the race was 53 year old LINDA, the wife of STEVE in what I could call the token “country bumpkin” team from small town Virginia. Linda was a little emotional and whiny about most things and her husband Steve who is ten years her junior often fussed at his wife to keep up the pace. She was no match for climbing the hill.
After the cheese on the hill, teams were sent to the town of Stechelberg where they would have to locate a group of yodelers at the site of the first PIT STOP. The first to arrive at the pit stop were the mother and son team MARGIE & LUKE and for the first time in Amazing Race history, host Phil Keogian used sign language to tell Margie & Luke their position in the race.
For their first place arrival at the pit-stop, Margie & Luke won a vacation package to Mexico from Amazing Race sponsor Travelocity.
The remaining arrivals were as follows
SECOND PLACE: Siblings TAMMY & VICTOR
THIRD PLACE: Brothers MARK & MICHAEL
During this time, an emotional Luke expressed how he wanted to show the world that deaf people can achieve things. So far, he and his mother made first place.
FOURTH PLACE: Gay father and Gay son MEL & MIKE. Who made it by the luck of other teams being slightly delayed in their travel prior to having to carry the heavy cheese.
FIFTH PLACE: Dating couple AMANDA & KRIS
SIXTH PLACE: Older married couple BRAD& VICTORIA
SEVENTH PLACE: Former Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders JAMIE & CARA.
My bias as a lifelong fan of my hometown Miami Dolphins requires me to support this all-female team, a couple of red head beauty queen cheerleaders who I hope will do better on The Amazing Race than the team they used to cheer for does in a regular NFL season.
EIGHTH PLACE: Sisters (or “Sistas” if you wish) KISHA & JEN
NINTH PLACE: Country bumpkin married couple STEVE & LINDA made it to the pit stop despite the drama dragging and crying of Linda. Something tells me that ninth place is the best we are going to see out of them. But then underdogs do tend to wake up and surprise us. Or stay along just long enough for comic relief.
And then the final two arrivals are an example of creative editing and surprise leading to a foot race to the finish.
TENTH PLACE was the team that appeared most likely to be eliminated as CHRISTIE & JODI were outsmarted into taking what they thought was the “earliest” train to Interlaken but turned out to be the one that would arrive later by taking a longer route. They were last at the final task but barely beat PRESTON & JENNIFER who have upheld the tradition of South Carolinians that have been ELIMINATED very early in The Amazing Race.
It has happened in at least two previous seasons where a team from South Carolina was the first team eliminated. I notice this because my family is from The Palmetto State.
But the people of South Carolina should not feel bad for Preston & Jennifer as they will get to spend the longest time at “The Elimination Station” which is basically being held at a hideaway resort vacation spot while everyone else completes the race. So although they won’t win a million dollars, they still get a pretty nice vacation. See the Amazing Race website for details about the “Elimination Station”.
I notice at the pit-stop that the eliminated PRESTON was wearing an AUBURN UNIVERSITY sweatshirt! And he is from South Carolina, home of the GameCOCKS!
So I guess there may be some happy “cocks” over an Auburn loss.
I know a few Auburn fans who might get offended by that, but its just a blog and I am a smart ass!
Finally, I normally save my predictions for elimination for the second or third episode but I can’t help it. I must predict that STEVE & LINDA will be the next team eliminated. We already see that she is slow and very whiny and Steve is a bit of a klutz. I just don’t seem them surviving another leg.
Now will you survive my next Amazing Race expression to be posted next week? I hope you can. I will do my best.
So see you next week, same Amazing Race time, same blogspot channel.
This is the first of my weekly blogs expressing my own observations of a favorite television contest, “The Amazing Race” season 14. I have been doing this for the past three years and this will be the first time that I posted my weekly Amazing Race blogs on blogspot. I posted the previous season’s opinions on MySpace but it has become more difficult to post blogs there because of their ever changing settings that mess up a good blog posting many times forcing me to go back and “fix” problems with my blog’s appearance. Also, I think for more access and less drama, its time to go a more mainstream and intelligent route.
This is not to say that I am in any ways “intelligent”. Actually when it comes to “The Amazing Race” I can be a bit of a bitch. I am totally biased against certain types of people but I try my best to be open minded.
I love the show for I feel this is one of the greatest competitions on television. I love to see the adventure and certainly love to watch as they travel worldwide. It inspires me to want to travel abroad which I never have. I also had a few minutes of insanity when I for some reason thought I too could be a contestant on The Amazing Race. Then I see the teams in some foreign land where they would have to ride on filthy trains then over eat fried exotic rodents or worms in some alleged fine dining establishment and we sometimes see one of the contestants vomiting on the side of the dinner table. Those moments tend to cure me of my dream of ever becoming a contestant on The Amazing Race.
And just to put “for the record”, as you read my blogs you will see that I often give teams my own nicknames often referring to specific “tokens”. What do I mean by “tokens”? Well if you haven’t noticed, there seems to be this formula in selecting teams for The Amazing Race. You have a “friends” team. Then you have to have the token young married couple, the token older married couple, the newly dating couple and the couple with relationship issues, the token siblings, the token best buds who are either horny jock type wannabes, blue collar working stiffs or bumbling nerds. There are also either “the country bumpkins” or “Hillbillys” or “hippies” team. Usually one of those at a time especially the one year there was the “goth” team. There are the token parent/child teams and you ABSOLUTELY have include the token Black (or “African American) couple so as for the show to not be considered “racist” and they could also be any of the other “tokens” that I mentioned. One of my favorite teams in the history of The Amazing Race are the winners of the show from 2005, married couple Uchenna & Joyce.
Other “token” categories in my biased and sometimes bitchy blog expressions are the all-female teams. One is almost always the blonde bimbos or beauty queens depending on my mood and their success in the race. Then there are the brunette bimbos or beauty queens. And for some reason, the brunettes tend to be rather bitchy but can kick some ass on the show.
And finally, there is usually the token gay or lesbian contestant. Every show must have at least one but the Amazing Race may have missed in a couple seasons. One gay couple won the Amazing Race in its early years. They were two good looking athletic guys named Chip and Reichen. And for some reason the guy named “Reichen” (pronounced RYE-KEN) is assumed to be some sort of gay male god. To me he appears to be a self involved “think he is so cute” asshole who must drools while checking himself out in front of a full length mirror naked every morning. I think he is an arrogant no-talent shallow shit.
Yes, that is one of the biased opinions I tend to post about The Amazing Race. Oh and there have been gay drama queen types on the show over the years too. Lesbians have been represented on the show as well but I regret it was not with much success.
This season’s gay team is also a father and son team. BOTH the father and the son are gay! And I predict that neither of them are going to get much respect in the gay community because they aren’t picture perfect for any centerfold. I still wish them well.
Sometimes The Amazing Race will include a team member with a special condition showing the world that despite whatever disability or impairment, a person CAN achieve. One year the show had a woman who lost one leg but still triumphed in athletics. Unfortunately she partnered with a whiny control freak idiot who was fully capable in athletics but also full of poor attitude which I think was the biggest disadvantage for their team. They were eliminated half way through that season. This season will include the first ever DEAF contestant as part of the parent/sibling team on the show.
As you read my weekly postings you will see that I tend to support the underdog and the older and more mature contestant. I detest crybabies, arrogance and control freaks on The Amazing Race despite my being a bit of a control freak myself. I believe in real teamwork and partnership in The Amazing Race. I think of alliances on the race as a recipe for disaster and eventual deceit. I could go on to warn you of further biases I have as a dedicated fan of The Amazing Race but I hope you will take time to read my weekly ramblings to learn for yourself. You may love me or hate me for it but I will have fun posting it.
And I must advise you that I watch and compose my blog as the show is being broadcast. Here I will post my immediate unfiltered observations. I most likely will post them BEFORE the show is broadcast in western time zones. So consider this a spoiler warning.
I also offer my own predictions and wishes for winners and people being eliminated each week. I am usually WRONG in my predictions and I will admit it when I am wrong and brag like a brat when I am right, especially if it is a team that I don’t like.
As you read my weekly Amazing Race blog I am assuming that you have researched the teams and read their bio’s on The Amazing Race website. At least I hope you have.
If you want to know how I have expressed myself about previous seasons of The Amazing Race, AND if you have too much time on your hands, then search the archives of my blog on MySpace. You’ll find any title with “The Amazing Race” as my weekly blog entry.
Now on to season 14, the first in a couple years to begin in February. The show has been on since 2001 and I became a fan in 2005. Normally there are TWO seasons in a year with one in the Fall and the other in the late winter and early spring. I tend to enjoy when the show airs new episodes in the winter as they aren’t so frequently delayed due to sporting events on a Sunday afternoon, (ie: NFL Football).
As usual the show begins in Southern California with the 11 teams arriving in marine helicopters then teams got to drive nice Mercedes Benz vehicles through the maddening Southern California traffic to the airport in Los Angeles. The teams had to choose one of two specific flights to either Milan or Zurich then take a train to Switzerland. One team, Jennifer & Preston (a dating couple from South Carolina) missed their train connection and while waiting found themselves in a heated discussion. One would think that missing that train would put the team behind but once in the town of Locarno, teams had to travel on foot to a church and any lost time that some teams had would be made up.
This is what I call the “Amazing Race Team Equalizer” where because of flight schedules or closed facilities teams that had fallen behind will catch up and possibly surpass other teams.
Teams had camp out in front of a church and signed up for an assigned departure time the next morning. Each time had a few teams leaving in 15 minute intervals. The next morning gave teams their clue to travel via taxi to a water dam for the season’s first “Roadblock” task of bungy jumping from the water dam.
Did I mention that BUNGY JUMPING is another cure of my dreams of being a contestant on The Amazing Race? Somehow a million dollars isn’t enough for me to do some things. There isn’t a bungy cord strong enough for my fat ass nor am I crazy enough to attach one to me and go over. Sorry but it aint happening for me. I don’t want to be the first Amazing Race contestant to shit my pants on national television.
Well, after the teams Bungy Jumped, they traveled by train to the city of Interlaken where they would have the next task of hiking up a steep and slippery hill then transport heavy blocks of cheese on racks attached to their backs to the bottom of a hill. Teams would have to stack two cheese blocks each at the bottom of the hill.
Several struggled by slipping on the hill, breaking the racks and dropping their round blocks of cheese. This task was especially difficult for 68 year old MEL, the gay father teamed with his gay son MIKE. Mel struggled to carry the 100 pound block of cheese and summoned help from his son to return to the top of the hill. A very early indication that any openly gay representation on this season’s Amazing Race will be very short lived. Also struggling throughout this first leg of the race was 53 year old LINDA, the wife of STEVE in what I could call the token “country bumpkin” team from small town Virginia. Linda was a little emotional and whiny about most things and her husband Steve who is ten years her junior often fussed at his wife to keep up the pace. She was no match for climbing the hill.
After the cheese on the hill, teams were sent to the town of Stechelberg where they would have to locate a group of yodelers at the site of the first PIT STOP. The first to arrive at the pit stop were the mother and son team MARGIE & LUKE and for the first time in Amazing Race history, host Phil Keogian used sign language to tell Margie & Luke their position in the race.
For their first place arrival at the pit-stop, Margie & Luke won a vacation package to Mexico from Amazing Race sponsor Travelocity.
The remaining arrivals were as follows
SECOND PLACE: Siblings TAMMY & VICTOR
THIRD PLACE: Brothers MARK & MICHAEL
During this time, an emotional Luke expressed how he wanted to show the world that deaf people can achieve things. So far, he and his mother made first place.
FOURTH PLACE: Gay father and Gay son MEL & MIKE. Who made it by the luck of other teams being slightly delayed in their travel prior to having to carry the heavy cheese.
FIFTH PLACE: Dating couple AMANDA & KRIS
SIXTH PLACE: Older married couple BRAD& VICTORIA
SEVENTH PLACE: Former Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders JAMIE & CARA.
My bias as a lifelong fan of my hometown Miami Dolphins requires me to support this all-female team, a couple of red head beauty queen cheerleaders who I hope will do better on The Amazing Race than the team they used to cheer for does in a regular NFL season.
EIGHTH PLACE: Sisters (or “Sistas” if you wish) KISHA & JEN
NINTH PLACE: Country bumpkin married couple STEVE & LINDA made it to the pit stop despite the drama dragging and crying of Linda. Something tells me that ninth place is the best we are going to see out of them. But then underdogs do tend to wake up and surprise us. Or stay along just long enough for comic relief.
And then the final two arrivals are an example of creative editing and surprise leading to a foot race to the finish.
TENTH PLACE was the team that appeared most likely to be eliminated as CHRISTIE & JODI were outsmarted into taking what they thought was the “earliest” train to Interlaken but turned out to be the one that would arrive later by taking a longer route. They were last at the final task but barely beat PRESTON & JENNIFER who have upheld the tradition of South Carolinians that have been ELIMINATED very early in The Amazing Race.
It has happened in at least two previous seasons where a team from South Carolina was the first team eliminated. I notice this because my family is from The Palmetto State.
But the people of South Carolina should not feel bad for Preston & Jennifer as they will get to spend the longest time at “The Elimination Station” which is basically being held at a hideaway resort vacation spot while everyone else completes the race. So although they won’t win a million dollars, they still get a pretty nice vacation. See the Amazing Race website for details about the “Elimination Station”.
I notice at the pit-stop that the eliminated PRESTON was wearing an AUBURN UNIVERSITY sweatshirt! And he is from South Carolina, home of the GameCOCKS!
So I guess there may be some happy “cocks” over an Auburn loss.
I know a few Auburn fans who might get offended by that, but its just a blog and I am a smart ass!
Finally, I normally save my predictions for elimination for the second or third episode but I can’t help it. I must predict that STEVE & LINDA will be the next team eliminated. We already see that she is slow and very whiny and Steve is a bit of a klutz. I just don’t seem them surviving another leg.
Now will you survive my next Amazing Race expression to be posted next week? I hope you can. I will do my best.
So see you next week, same Amazing Race time, same blogspot channel.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
The McCainASAURUS vs. The Mighty Prince Obama: I think I'm headed to the Barr
I think I am still one of the "undecided" for this election. Actually, its more of which evil is less enough to consider or should I just consider staying home on November 4th.
I have many concerns and don't have the time to type them all out. I do have work to do and a little bit of a life to live. I have always been an independent as far as politics are concerned but my political beliefs lean toward Libertarians. The Libertarian Candidate for President is former congressman from Georgia Bob Barr and his vice presidential running mate is Wayne Allyn Root. But you wouldn't know that because of this country's obsession with just TWO political parties. Most voters are too brainwashed toward the Democrats and Republicans to consider anything else.
Bob Barr was a former Republican who abandoned that political party. Maybe he saw some light. I don't know. I do know that I appreciate him for his support for THE FAIR TAX, a complete tax reform that would revolutionize our economy for true fairness in the system and for prosperity. It would get rid of the IRS as we know it and live would be so much easier. You should read about it, start with the (www.fairtax.org) Fairtax website and order the well informed books on the subject. Compare it to what you have to deal with now and you may want to see a radical change.
Libertarians also seem to be more for true freedom and liberty in this USA. They tend to mind their own business and allow others to mind theirs without restrictions. Republicans want to control your body and select freedoms for select people in this country but want every one's tax dollars. Democrats want more of a free ride on the hard work of the wealthy and to regulate how the wealthy do their work. They want and whine about everything but aren't willing to work hard enough to get it themselves.
As for the two political clowns who get all of the attention, I think the two major candidates picked the WORST possible choices for VP. BOTH of them screwed up on that one. Both of them talk a lot of crap including the use of the word "change" but it is all the same old crap.
Change? Barack Obama's main slogan. How the hell do we get change when you pick a running mate that has been a part of the messed up establishment for the past 36 years? What change? What substance? I don't see any.
And what did they slip into John McCain's cereal on the morning he thought to pick the winking Hockey Mom as a running mate. There are many conservatives and Republicans who actually live the policies they believe in. Sarah Palin and family are the epitome of hypocrisy according to the traditional conservative line.
The debates with these clowns have offered very little in substance and new ideas for a real change in this country.
I am also disgusted that they never allow a third party candidate to participate in the debates! I am so sick of this domination of Democrats and Republicans.
Dammit, let the other political parties have a voice. Some political parties (like the Green party) MAY be a little off the wall but if we were reasonably intelligent about this instead of simply following some party line like a flock of buzzards to road kill then maybe, just maybe we could find an independent or different political party candidate that actually shares REAL concerns with us and actually gives a damn about us more than the power their political title offers.
Maybe I'm a political radical. The people who are on either side of the traditional top two political party lines often think of independents like me as misguided or ignorant. Some have said worse. But honestly, those factors apply to people who don't have the capacity to think for themselves and follow whatever their political party leaders tell them. Even worse are the people who follow every word of political party mouthpieces like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. I am finding it difficult to separate their impact on the STUPIDITY of the USA from the trailer park trash you see on Jerry Springer or the ghetto baby mama sluts on Maury. Stupid is as stupid appears.
People who register for a specific political party (THANK GOD WE DON'T DO THAT IN GEORGIA!!!!) and people who vote for a strict party line are another great problem for this nation. You may think you are open minded but you are not. I wish you would finally see the light and know that the political party ass that you have been kissing for so long has really been shitting on you.
Sure that is a rude comment, but the truth hurts. But you wouldn't really notice that because you continue to believe the lies that your political party has been feeding to you.
Some of you may finally see a little light (at least in your wallet) now that BOTH political parties recently voted for a financial bailout of Wall Street that has so far done nothing but add to the sinking ship of corruption and corporate greed. Yes, that politician you voted for and some of you asked to not vote for the bailout did so anyway and proudly admitted they didn't care about your opposition. But i'm sure you will still vote for that candidate anyway because of either the "D" or the "R" next to their name. You just can't bring yourself to vote for a person rather than their political affiliation.
I NEVER vote for any political party. I vote the PERSON who I best agree with on a variety of issues. Sadly, most of those votes have been throwaways for the lesser of the evils. And it looks like 2008 is no exception.
I don't trust the McCainasaurus or The Mighty Prince Obama.
On a local level, my Democratic congressman Jim Marshall is a Democrat in name only and every year proving to be waste of space. Sure he is a great supporter of our Military and our troops. But he can do that as a civilian. He has been worthless in our congress. Same for my former congressman who has spent the last 6 years as a Republican senator from Georgia, Saxby Chambliss. Time for him to go too. I don't hold much hope for those who are running against them (Rick Goddard, congress and Jim Martin, senate). But why not take a chance on them since we are all about this "CHANGE'.
Lets change the game completely. Change all the bozos in the political circus.
I have many concerns and don't have the time to type them all out. I do have work to do and a little bit of a life to live. I have always been an independent as far as politics are concerned but my political beliefs lean toward Libertarians. The Libertarian Candidate for President is former congressman from Georgia Bob Barr and his vice presidential running mate is Wayne Allyn Root. But you wouldn't know that because of this country's obsession with just TWO political parties. Most voters are too brainwashed toward the Democrats and Republicans to consider anything else.
Bob Barr was a former Republican who abandoned that political party. Maybe he saw some light. I don't know. I do know that I appreciate him for his support for THE FAIR TAX, a complete tax reform that would revolutionize our economy for true fairness in the system and for prosperity. It would get rid of the IRS as we know it and live would be so much easier. You should read about it, start with the (www.fairtax.org) Fairtax website and order the well informed books on the subject. Compare it to what you have to deal with now and you may want to see a radical change.
Libertarians also seem to be more for true freedom and liberty in this USA. They tend to mind their own business and allow others to mind theirs without restrictions. Republicans want to control your body and select freedoms for select people in this country but want every one's tax dollars. Democrats want more of a free ride on the hard work of the wealthy and to regulate how the wealthy do their work. They want and whine about everything but aren't willing to work hard enough to get it themselves.
As for the two political clowns who get all of the attention, I think the two major candidates picked the WORST possible choices for VP. BOTH of them screwed up on that one. Both of them talk a lot of crap including the use of the word "change" but it is all the same old crap.
Change? Barack Obama's main slogan. How the hell do we get change when you pick a running mate that has been a part of the messed up establishment for the past 36 years? What change? What substance? I don't see any.
And what did they slip into John McCain's cereal on the morning he thought to pick the winking Hockey Mom as a running mate. There are many conservatives and Republicans who actually live the policies they believe in. Sarah Palin and family are the epitome of hypocrisy according to the traditional conservative line.
The debates with these clowns have offered very little in substance and new ideas for a real change in this country.
I am also disgusted that they never allow a third party candidate to participate in the debates! I am so sick of this domination of Democrats and Republicans.
Dammit, let the other political parties have a voice. Some political parties (like the Green party) MAY be a little off the wall but if we were reasonably intelligent about this instead of simply following some party line like a flock of buzzards to road kill then maybe, just maybe we could find an independent or different political party candidate that actually shares REAL concerns with us and actually gives a damn about us more than the power their political title offers.
Maybe I'm a political radical. The people who are on either side of the traditional top two political party lines often think of independents like me as misguided or ignorant. Some have said worse. But honestly, those factors apply to people who don't have the capacity to think for themselves and follow whatever their political party leaders tell them. Even worse are the people who follow every word of political party mouthpieces like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. I am finding it difficult to separate their impact on the STUPIDITY of the USA from the trailer park trash you see on Jerry Springer or the ghetto baby mama sluts on Maury. Stupid is as stupid appears.
People who register for a specific political party (THANK GOD WE DON'T DO THAT IN GEORGIA!!!!) and people who vote for a strict party line are another great problem for this nation. You may think you are open minded but you are not. I wish you would finally see the light and know that the political party ass that you have been kissing for so long has really been shitting on you.
Sure that is a rude comment, but the truth hurts. But you wouldn't really notice that because you continue to believe the lies that your political party has been feeding to you.
Some of you may finally see a little light (at least in your wallet) now that BOTH political parties recently voted for a financial bailout of Wall Street that has so far done nothing but add to the sinking ship of corruption and corporate greed. Yes, that politician you voted for and some of you asked to not vote for the bailout did so anyway and proudly admitted they didn't care about your opposition. But i'm sure you will still vote for that candidate anyway because of either the "D" or the "R" next to their name. You just can't bring yourself to vote for a person rather than their political affiliation.
I NEVER vote for any political party. I vote the PERSON who I best agree with on a variety of issues. Sadly, most of those votes have been throwaways for the lesser of the evils. And it looks like 2008 is no exception.
I don't trust the McCainasaurus or The Mighty Prince Obama.
On a local level, my Democratic congressman Jim Marshall is a Democrat in name only and every year proving to be waste of space. Sure he is a great supporter of our Military and our troops. But he can do that as a civilian. He has been worthless in our congress. Same for my former congressman who has spent the last 6 years as a Republican senator from Georgia, Saxby Chambliss. Time for him to go too. I don't hold much hope for those who are running against them (Rick Goddard, congress and Jim Martin, senate). But why not take a chance on them since we are all about this "CHANGE'.
Lets change the game completely. Change all the bozos in the political circus.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Presidential Idol 2008
I rarely express my political opinion because I honestly don't want to offend anyone. I have friends and family of different political persuasions (sp) and I know they all mean well. I respect them all for the content of their character as a human being. And I learn from them when they share their experiences and opinions. They offer much for me to think about and to compare with my own for me to form MY opinion. But if I share that honest opinion, it turns people away if my opinion opposes theirs or appears "radical" to some. This time of the year often gets me into a quiet stress mode.
This may be a long shot, but I was wonderiing if anyone else is (or have long been) fed up with the more popular Democrat and Republican parties and feel left out of this "Presidential Idol" competition?
Yes, this is a biased question. I woke up a long time ago and realized that being affiliated with or staunchly supporting one political party over another is a supreme form of laziness. Republicans, Democrats and most of their supporters seem to have their heads so far up their political party's ass that they will believe anything their so-called leaders tell them. Then some react like ignorant little brats while expressing their opposition to the "other" party.
Prime examples of "brats" would include the violent protesters at the Republican National Convention AND idiot republican mouthpieces like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh.
If that sounds rude, I apologize. But I am an equal opportunity critic. Most when it comes to political concerns are un-compromising and one sided. They either refuse to listen or understand other sides or some are just plain unable to think for themselves. With all respect I truly believe that most people are either brainwashed or simply following the trend of whatever they think is "cool".
I am especially mournful of this United States of America as most of its people really have no idea what or who they are really supporting. One group supports a "rock star" who speaks well and appears to have class but has little to show for in accomplishments. Sure, he is young and we do need a fresh start. But where are the people who were really born to lead us into something better?
The other side supports an aging vetran who really doesn't really share the same values but they can't pull enough of their own people together to support another hyprocate that does share their warped values. 6 months ago, they hated this guy, now they are in full support, towing that party line and setting themselves up for disappointment.
I am proudly NON-PARTISAN. Independents tend to think for themselves. They don't kiss the ass of some supreme political party platform. They try to understand more than one side of an issue.
I have found my political beliefs leaning more Libertarian but I will never join ANY political party. Libertarians wish for more true freedom. They don't give a damn what you are or what you do with your life as long as you accept responsibility for it. They seem to be the best "third" party option and I so badly wish for them to knock the top two out of the game.
But we who are not what I consider to be "followers the political flock" are so outnumbered. I wish more would see the light and fight for real change. Change of the totally screwed up political party system that will NEVER bring us into the "freedom" we so blindly claim as citizens of the (not so) United States of America.
So while my dear friends and family support their cause and candidate, I am left with choosing the lesser of the two evils. I'm not even sure which one that is yet.
I honor those who fought and died for ME to have the right to vote but often all of our votes are wasted.
I am tired of being lied to. I am long tired of voting for people who promised things they really had no intention to deliver on.
I am tired of this "Presidential Idol" contest every four years.
This may be a long shot, but I was wonderiing if anyone else is (or have long been) fed up with the more popular Democrat and Republican parties and feel left out of this "Presidential Idol" competition?
Yes, this is a biased question. I woke up a long time ago and realized that being affiliated with or staunchly supporting one political party over another is a supreme form of laziness. Republicans, Democrats and most of their supporters seem to have their heads so far up their political party's ass that they will believe anything their so-called leaders tell them. Then some react like ignorant little brats while expressing their opposition to the "other" party.
Prime examples of "brats" would include the violent protesters at the Republican National Convention AND idiot republican mouthpieces like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh.
If that sounds rude, I apologize. But I am an equal opportunity critic. Most when it comes to political concerns are un-compromising and one sided. They either refuse to listen or understand other sides or some are just plain unable to think for themselves. With all respect I truly believe that most people are either brainwashed or simply following the trend of whatever they think is "cool".
I am especially mournful of this United States of America as most of its people really have no idea what or who they are really supporting. One group supports a "rock star" who speaks well and appears to have class but has little to show for in accomplishments. Sure, he is young and we do need a fresh start. But where are the people who were really born to lead us into something better?
The other side supports an aging vetran who really doesn't really share the same values but they can't pull enough of their own people together to support another hyprocate that does share their warped values. 6 months ago, they hated this guy, now they are in full support, towing that party line and setting themselves up for disappointment.
I am proudly NON-PARTISAN. Independents tend to think for themselves. They don't kiss the ass of some supreme political party platform. They try to understand more than one side of an issue.
I have found my political beliefs leaning more Libertarian but I will never join ANY political party. Libertarians wish for more true freedom. They don't give a damn what you are or what you do with your life as long as you accept responsibility for it. They seem to be the best "third" party option and I so badly wish for them to knock the top two out of the game.
But we who are not what I consider to be "followers the political flock" are so outnumbered. I wish more would see the light and fight for real change. Change of the totally screwed up political party system that will NEVER bring us into the "freedom" we so blindly claim as citizens of the (not so) United States of America.
So while my dear friends and family support their cause and candidate, I am left with choosing the lesser of the two evils. I'm not even sure which one that is yet.
I honor those who fought and died for ME to have the right to vote but often all of our votes are wasted.
I am tired of being lied to. I am long tired of voting for people who promised things they really had no intention to deliver on.
I am tired of this "Presidential Idol" contest every four years.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Songs in the key of my life
"Don't You Call Me Brother" (1973) By The O'Jays
"The Sly, The Slick and The Wicked" (1970) by The Lost Generation
"Living All Alone" (1986) by Phyllis Hyman
Damn, I understood her so well
Fuck it! All of the fake friends, even more fake family, the failed relatioships that never really happened anyway other than in my dreams. Fuck the drama that people push onto me. Fuck all of the undeserved disappointments!
I never meant anything but the best when dealing with people and I always get kicked in the gut. Don't tell me any shit about "family" either, cause it is usually family that is your worst enemy and those bitches picked the worst possible time to prove it. Fuck all of you! Hope I am not unclear about this.
I don't need any more bullshit from anyone anywhere. If there are "real" people in this world I sure wish I could get to know you. Otherwise leave me as I have been for 40 years. Leave me the hell alone!
"The Sly, The Slick and The Wicked" (1970) by The Lost Generation
"Living All Alone" (1986) by Phyllis Hyman
Damn, I understood her so well
Fuck it! All of the fake friends, even more fake family, the failed relatioships that never really happened anyway other than in my dreams. Fuck the drama that people push onto me. Fuck all of the undeserved disappointments!
I never meant anything but the best when dealing with people and I always get kicked in the gut. Don't tell me any shit about "family" either, cause it is usually family that is your worst enemy and those bitches picked the worst possible time to prove it. Fuck all of you! Hope I am not unclear about this.
I don't need any more bullshit from anyone anywhere. If there are "real" people in this world I sure wish I could get to know you. Otherwise leave me as I have been for 40 years. Leave me the hell alone!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I think they need a name change!
I needed gas. WE ALL NEED GAS and the cost of it is painful.
So I found a gas station with an interesting name.
El Cheapo?
El Cheapo my ass!
Would someone tell the owners of the "EL Cheapo" gas station that they need to consider a name change! I think at this point in our economy using the word "El Cheapo" is false advertising. It's about as lame as that supermarket chain that gives a measly 3 cents off per gallon of gas or 10 cents off per gallon if you spend $100 dollars on their grossly overpriced groceries. Those discounts won't even make up for the price of a postage stamp. It damn sure won't make up for an item purchased in a supermarket. Maybe a STICK of chewing gum? (used) ewwww.
At least that supermarket that also sells gas didn't name themselves "El Cheapo".
So I found a gas station with an interesting name.
El Cheapo?
El Cheapo my ass!
Would someone tell the owners of the "EL Cheapo" gas station that they need to consider a name change! I think at this point in our economy using the word "El Cheapo" is false advertising. It's about as lame as that supermarket chain that gives a measly 3 cents off per gallon of gas or 10 cents off per gallon if you spend $100 dollars on their grossly overpriced groceries. Those discounts won't even make up for the price of a postage stamp. It damn sure won't make up for an item purchased in a supermarket. Maybe a STICK of chewing gum? (used) ewwww.
At least that supermarket that also sells gas didn't name themselves "El Cheapo".
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
I'll give you $500!
Not that I think anyone would read this, I have an offer to give someone $500.
My offer is the result of a conversation I heard today on a nationally syndicated radio show. The topic was should a real estate agent be held responsible for selling a house to a customer who could not afford to buy it.
This is not a joke. There really are people out there who believe that with the current mortgage crisis and so many people losing their homes to forclosure are the result of agents selling a house to someone knowing that their financial or credit status meant that they couldn’t afford to buy a home. The converstation that I heard on the radio today suggested that mortgage companies, bankers and now real estate agents were to blame for people losing their homes. The actual people who bought the houses with little money or income and poor credit were not to blame for losing their house in a poor economy.
So my impression with this thing people call a "mortgage crisis" is that many people (some call "home owners") were forced to sign documents for finance contracts on a house. I am assuming that people were threatened with their life if the did not sign and agree to terms that would require people to lead themselves to financial ruin and homelessness. I assume that people were gagged so they could not say the word NO.
So here is my offer.
I will give FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to the first person who can prove to me that they were FORCED into a mortgage contact that had interest rate changes and payment terms that escalated to a point where YOU could not afford to make your monthly payments and eventually lost your home and were put out on the street.
You must prove that a real estate agent or mortgage banker held you against your will and/or threatened physical harm to you and your family. You must prove that an agent put a gun to your head insisting that you purchase a home regardless of your past or current financial situation, employment history and credit worthyness. You must prove that even with your poor credit score you were still forced to purchase a home beyond your means and with higher interest rates.
Also, in order to get the $500 you must have not done ANY of the following while your mortage contract was in effect. This clause is not negotable.
1. You must have not purchased a vehicle on credit during the time of your mortgage contract. No exceptions.
2. You must have not purchased a vehicle (even if you paid cash) that is worth more than the house you are paying a mortgage on.
3. You must have not purchased accessories for said vehicles (ie: Rims, Sound Systems, Hydrolics or graphics) during the time of the mortgage contract.
4. You must have not purchased lottery tickets during the time of your mortgage contract.
5. You must have not gone on expensive vacations during the time of your mortgage contract.
6. You must have not installed "rent to own" furnature in your home during the time of your mortgage contract.
7. You must have not subscribed to any of the following during the time of your mortgage contract- Cable or Satalite Television, Cell phones with extra features, High speed internet instead of cheaper dial-up, Netflix or more than one tabloid magazine per month.
8. You must have had a personal budget and adhered to it during the time of your mortgage contract
9. You must have not gone out to eat in restaurants more than once a month and ONLY when your monthly budget allows for it during the time of your mortgage contract.
10. You must not have ANY maxxed out credit cards during the time of your mortgage contract.
11. Any fraduelent activity (ie: forged signatures) or co-signers DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS OFFER.
12 You must have not taken out an additional mortgage on said home.
Again, the first person who meets the above criteria and who can prove that they were FORCED into a mortgage contract by a real estate agent or mortgage banker gets $500 from me.
HAHA, My money is so SAFE!!
It’s not like it could possibly be YOUR FAULT for trying to buy a house that you could not afford or you bought so much crap that you fell behind in your payments or you lost your crappy job and you dont have the education you need to get a better job so you could pay your bills. It’s not like you should have saved your money instead of buying that new playstation or DVD player or Flat screen TV. You might believe that it is the mortgage company’s fault, or the real estate agent’s fault, or George Bush’s Fault. We blame him for everything else, why not blame him for you losing your house too.
Hell, blame Hillary and Obama too. They still own their houses while you are out on your butt.
My offer is the result of a conversation I heard today on a nationally syndicated radio show. The topic was should a real estate agent be held responsible for selling a house to a customer who could not afford to buy it.
This is not a joke. There really are people out there who believe that with the current mortgage crisis and so many people losing their homes to forclosure are the result of agents selling a house to someone knowing that their financial or credit status meant that they couldn’t afford to buy a home. The converstation that I heard on the radio today suggested that mortgage companies, bankers and now real estate agents were to blame for people losing their homes. The actual people who bought the houses with little money or income and poor credit were not to blame for losing their house in a poor economy.
So my impression with this thing people call a "mortgage crisis" is that many people (some call "home owners") were forced to sign documents for finance contracts on a house. I am assuming that people were threatened with their life if the did not sign and agree to terms that would require people to lead themselves to financial ruin and homelessness. I assume that people were gagged so they could not say the word NO.
So here is my offer.
I will give FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to the first person who can prove to me that they were FORCED into a mortgage contact that had interest rate changes and payment terms that escalated to a point where YOU could not afford to make your monthly payments and eventually lost your home and were put out on the street.
You must prove that a real estate agent or mortgage banker held you against your will and/or threatened physical harm to you and your family. You must prove that an agent put a gun to your head insisting that you purchase a home regardless of your past or current financial situation, employment history and credit worthyness. You must prove that even with your poor credit score you were still forced to purchase a home beyond your means and with higher interest rates.
Also, in order to get the $500 you must have not done ANY of the following while your mortage contract was in effect. This clause is not negotable.
1. You must have not purchased a vehicle on credit during the time of your mortgage contract. No exceptions.
2. You must have not purchased a vehicle (even if you paid cash) that is worth more than the house you are paying a mortgage on.
3. You must have not purchased accessories for said vehicles (ie: Rims, Sound Systems, Hydrolics or graphics) during the time of the mortgage contract.
4. You must have not purchased lottery tickets during the time of your mortgage contract.
5. You must have not gone on expensive vacations during the time of your mortgage contract.
6. You must have not installed "rent to own" furnature in your home during the time of your mortgage contract.
7. You must have not subscribed to any of the following during the time of your mortgage contract- Cable or Satalite Television, Cell phones with extra features, High speed internet instead of cheaper dial-up, Netflix or more than one tabloid magazine per month.
8. You must have had a personal budget and adhered to it during the time of your mortgage contract
9. You must have not gone out to eat in restaurants more than once a month and ONLY when your monthly budget allows for it during the time of your mortgage contract.
10. You must not have ANY maxxed out credit cards during the time of your mortgage contract.
11. Any fraduelent activity (ie: forged signatures) or co-signers DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS OFFER.
12 You must have not taken out an additional mortgage on said home.
Again, the first person who meets the above criteria and who can prove that they were FORCED into a mortgage contract by a real estate agent or mortgage banker gets $500 from me.
HAHA, My money is so SAFE!!
It’s not like it could possibly be YOUR FAULT for trying to buy a house that you could not afford or you bought so much crap that you fell behind in your payments or you lost your crappy job and you dont have the education you need to get a better job so you could pay your bills. It’s not like you should have saved your money instead of buying that new playstation or DVD player or Flat screen TV. You might believe that it is the mortgage company’s fault, or the real estate agent’s fault, or George Bush’s Fault. We blame him for everything else, why not blame him for you losing your house too.
Hell, blame Hillary and Obama too. They still own their houses while you are out on your butt.
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