When are you moving home?...

I will say this question is not foreign to me in any way...it is only slightly more popular than other great questions such as..."when are you getting married?"...and "when are you going to start a family?"... Strangely enough the answer for all of these questions is very similar. Not any time soon...when pigs fly up to a take out window and order a coffee at Tim Horton's wearing their sweet flannel jacket, which seems to be and NB issued one.

In case you are not aware, I, along with Jana and Mike, just returned from God's Country, aka, Nouveau-Brunswick. I will say that I had not been back since last December, so it was great to see some new scenery. Every once in awhile you do need  a break from watching people eat random yummies from off of the floor of the the lovely Toronto subway car...so on that front it was great!

I also very much enjoyed seeing friends and family and my beauty new niece. I missed some people due to time constraints, but that is bound to happen when you consider how awesome and I am and how rarely I am home...lol ;), so I will see you all when I am back, or when you realize that it costs the same for me to go to NB as it would for you all to come here!! :) But I am sorry if you were missed, it's never my intention, but family takes over.

It was also great to have some good work meetings and look to generate some revenue, so overall it was very productive...

With all that lovefest stuff being said, I have to say that I didn't find the magical moment/thing/gust of wind/great meal/anything you can think of that made me think..."Man this is sweet, I should really move back here and find a job"...let us dissect that thought for a moment: 1. it is fun in short doses, but I wouldn't say it's sweet, 2. Moving back there would mean many things, not the least of which would mean that I would likely have to do that drive again (which is like volunteering for a lobotomy), 3. What would my skills allow me to do there? I have experience selling sports, and technology, so my options are inherently limited (however I could grow a mullet and sell for Hafford motors or something...)

So to sum it up, NB was an awesome time for  a change of pace, but I will take Toronto any day so I can kick it up a notch and have more than one pace as an option. So if anyone wants to visit, you know how to find me!!

JLS aka the NB lovin Toronto livin bad mutha

Random Thought: I wonder if I could afford to hire a driver for the next time I want to go to NB, because that 1400 km's is not something I would wish on anyone, but would pay someone to do...

COME AGAIN
You are now entering the longest covered bridge in the world 1282 feet:

When I was 13...I wasn't good at anything...

Now I know that is a pretty pessimistic view of my pubescent years...but for good reason when you have a look at this VIDEO. I mean come on, this kid is 13 years old, stands a towering 6 feet 6 inches tall and dunks the ball with ease. Compared to my current stats of 28 years young, 6 feet flat and can barely touch the backboard anymore, I think I have a right to be jealous. Andy got dealt a pretty good hand, let's just hope he does something with it. He does have one good thing going for him, HE IS A CANADIAN CITIZEN! (Father played in the NBA...surprise...and mother was an Olympic Track Star...this is a lethal concoction of DNA goodness if you ask me).

I just have one more thing to say about this...LEAVE THE KID ALONE UNTIL HE IS DONE HIGH SCHOOL...HE'S A KID AND NEEDS TO DEVELOP AS A PLAYER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AS A PERSON! (Perfect example of why would be Stephon Marbury eating vaseline)...

As our talking head Dicky V would say..."HE'S A DIAPER DANDY!!" and in time he could be "A REAL PTPer"!!











Next...

Well I don't know what next is...but I can tell you a few things...the sun will rise tomorrow, the weather will happen, and the Toronto Maple Leafs will still suck...

Well that's all, short and sweet, just like me it seems...

JLS (aka the best there is, the best the was and the best there ever will be)

You thought what??...You're kidding right?!?!

OK folks, I have been extremely slack in writing for all of my fans...all 2 of you...so I wanted to discuss something that is getting way more tv air time than it ever deserved. So I am giving the final word on this topic and then putting it to rest...

 Now I want you to take a look at this VIDEO and tell me one thing...how in the hell did anyone in their right mind look at that and say (and actually mean it) that a 6 year old boy is inside it ?!?!

Now I am certainly no genius, even though I have likely professed to being one many times in my life...but when I saw that video, my first thought was..."oh someone let their hot air balloon go in the air, no big deal". Then I realized that this was actually a story that every news outlet was covering, so I decided to try and understand why they would cover a piece of garbage flying through the air...I mean I know Colorado isn't the most happening place, but come on!!

So then I hear that the authorities think there is a 6 year old boy floating around in this glorified paper airplane...and that's when they lost me. I took one look at that thing and I said "no chance there is a kid in there, turn the channel!!" I am sure that I am not the only person who had that reaction, but by the sounds of it, there were WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THAT REACTION! You know who you are...

Now I want you to have a look at this picture (courtesy of my friend Wolfman Blitzer @ CNN) and tell me how the kid would have kept his balance in that thing with it flying all willy nilly over the beautiful Colorado countryside ...quite frankly I am surprised that this thing could carry itself let alone anything that weighed more than a pound...what shotty craftsmanship...

I mean really if you are going to take the time to build a hoax machine that flies, at least have some damn pride in your work!!! By the wat, the kids name is Falcon, with that name he should learn how to fly on his own....

Ah the Hoax...no I will admit that I didn't see this part coming. I mean I knew the kid...as nerdy as he is...wasn't in the balloon, we have established this. I did not however think that the family and some friends helped build the entire scenario...I still am not sure what their plan was. Did they not think that they would get in some actual trouble from a stunt that caused the military and national media to get involved? Those are some seriously stupid genius' ( I say genius because they made something that flew quite a ways across a state, pretty impressive...), I say stupid, well I think you know that one...but really, what more could we expect from people brilliant enough to be on the TV 'Reality' Show Wife SWAP 2 times...

My questions to you my loyal readers is this: Who is less intelligent...the cops, military, media, and media watchers, for thinking the kid was really, 100% in the floating hoax...or the brilliant people who thought this hoax was a good idea?

I THINK IT'S A TOSS UP, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST....

This just in:

He claimed Heene's taste of "stardom" from twice being on TV reality show 'Wife Swap', gave him a sense of seniority in scientific conversation. (Is this guy serious, way to win the parents of the year award, morons...)

Heene wanted nothing more than to get on another reality TV series, said Thomas.

Still, Thomas says never imagined that Heene would involve his six-year-old son in what he is certain was a "global media hoax" to further Richard Heene's own celebrity. Read the entire article here.

JLS (aka the only source of news you will ever need...)

Man, where have you been?...

Well I know that's what you have all been asking yourselves about the JLS blog because I have been extremely slack in posting something new...well I would love to give you a great reason why I haven't been able to write something...but the fact of the matter is, I am just lazy lol

Seriously though, me, well I am a busy man. I just started a new job 7 weeks ago and I love it. It's a whole new world for me and I am having to learn a ton...which incase you are wondering is a good thing, because as Henry Ford said, "if a man stops learning, he is old, no matter his age"...I also have been looking for a new car, playing video games, softball, doing dishes and of course I have a lovely woman that apparently I am supposed to spend time with...haha, joking, she is a delight only slighly less than myself.

What to write about...how about this weeks NEWS HEADLINES!!!...

-Man catches shark and builds aquarium at home, which he bathes in each morning.
-Woman in Taiwan becomes impregnated by random sprem while working at sperm donor clinic.
-Midget hits for the cycle in softball championship game.
-George W Bush chuckles to self after thinking about how he was Pres of the USA for almost a decade.
-Jealous GPS clearly wants man to back over wife...

Oh wait, THIS JUST IN...IF YOU BELIEVED ANY OF THAT, THEN YOU NEED TO THINK MORE...Because I made most of them up and stole the rest from a fake news site...

LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU KIDS...DON'T BELIVE EVERYTHING YOU READ/HEAR/SEE, AND THINK FOR YOURSELVES!!! THE MIND IS TOO BEAUTIFUL A THING TO WASTE! BELIEVE ME, I KNOW!

Well here are some more things:

-->New music you should hear: Foo Fighters new song Wheels is good stuff, not thier best bet a hell of a lot better than most rock bands...Three Days Grace, Alice in Chains, Muse all have new albums, all awesome...Pearl Jam cd is good, but not up to the Pearl Jam standars in the JLS opinion...people need to take care of each other, what is wrong with people...everyone has a story, start asking people what theirs is sometime, instead of thinking of yourself all the time, trust me, it will pay off!!...Take care of yourselves ok, seriously, I don't have a lot of friends lo ...

I just want to say that my sister is having a baby soon and this is sweet because I am already the best uncle in the world, so I guess it's about time I have a niece/nefew to look out for!!

Ok folks, I know this has been a very random blog and I didn't have a focused topic like I usually do...but sometimes you just need to let you voice be heard!!Follow What's Heard, Deserve the Future... 

Links to look at, cause I condone them...

Dave Grohl and Will Ferrell Duet...starts slow, ends funny... Also, Dave is pound for pound the best live act alive right now, ya heard it here!!!!

Kid gets headache in a hilarious way.... 

This is classic and should be watched at least once a week, if you ever have a bad day at work, watch this and your day will seem like nothing...:) 

Random Thought #whateveri'mat: why wouldn't I sit at home and stare at the spider on the wall? I mean he's a living creature too right? He deserves our respect...ok you're right, that's weird...I'll just eat him...

Next random thought: "today's forecast, cloudy with a chance of turtles", now that's a classic line from Raphael!

JLS (aka the one and only devourer of chickens)

 

I like pizza Steve...

Well it's that time of year again, that time of year where some old guys sings that hit song...ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?! I believe if it wasn't for that, nobody in the word would know that Hank Williams Jr was even still alive, because in the normal world, he certainly isn't relevant...but I digress...

Tomorrow evening we begin the march to Super Bowl XLIV (49 for those who are slow with roman numerals)...and I for one am looking very much forward to the march. You just never know what's gonna happen in the NFL and this is basically a holiday for me and I will be glued to my TV with a drink and some chili in my hand all day (hopefully the ventilation works!!)

The NFL to the NHL is like a wet t shirt competition between a young Jessica Alba and that crazy ugly lady from the old Dodge commercials..."don't you buy no ugly truck!!!"...they have no concept of business an Gary Bettman is basically Billy Bob Thornton in 'Slingblade" and the Coyotes are like his "French Fried Taters"...I have a lot to say on this subject, this is completely ridiculous, but that will have to wait for another time.

Ok so I digressed again, anyways here are some bold or not so bold NFL predictions...

Superbowl teams: Baltimore vs Green Bay and toss it up from there

Bold #1: The Detroit Lions could start Joe Montana in his prime and they would still suck the big one

Bold #2: The Oakland Raiders rival and likely exceed all pro teams in their inability to not be complete morons, I will say as entertainment they are great, as an NFL team I might as well suit up for them...Their coach has a mean hook, their owner is a long lost backup dancer from an 80's rap video and their starting QB likely couldn't beat that high school team Favre worked out with...other competitors in this category are, NY Knicks, LA Clippers, NO Hornets, Washington Nationals...

Bold #3: Brett Favre will have some good games but I believe they will be outweighed by poor ones and he may just die of old age on the field...but for the record I'm still rooting for him, but if it goes the way I think, I may have to root my head under the ground to avoid the carnage.

Teams to watch: Chargers, Titans, Pitt, Minn and ATL among others

Random Thought #13: sometimes when I golf the wind always gets really strong as soon as I hit the ball, and it always takes it right off the fairway...what's up with that...  

Random Thought #14: whenever you look at me like that...I remember why I punched you in the face when we were kids, and then again in HS and at church last week as well...sorry about that...

JLS (aka the one who spins you right round baby right round)

It's gonna be biblical...movie review/preview #2

Previews...

Clyde Shelton: You're the one who makes deals with murderers yea? Well I've come to make mine. Release me.
Nick Rice: [smugly] Or what?
Clyde Shelton: Or I kill everyone.

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[from trailer]
Nick Rice: You end this!
Clyde Shelton: [smiles] I'm just gettin' warmed up.

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[from trailer]
Clyde Shelton: It's gonna be biblical.

You may be asking, what movies could this amzing collection of dialogue be from? Well my friends it it from none other than Law Abiding Citixen...It starts Oct 16th, so mark it down. Gerard Butler looks to kick an awful lot of tail feather in this one, co-starred by Jamie Foxx...

I know I haven't seen this yet, but my keep sense of movie smell tell me that after seeing said movie, we are all going to want to use at least 3 lines from this movie in a confrontational conversation with anyone...I'm just getting warmed up!!

"9"

This one comes out on Wednesday, I spoke about it before. You may read this and say, Joe, what the hech are you talking about...you are going to tell me to spent 13 bucks to go see an animated movie...I would stare directly back at you and say hell yes I am...this is a Tim Burton movie so it can't be governed by conventional logic, much like the man himself.

IMDB.com describes the plat as...A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened...I describe it as some crazy cool little burlap sack people running around killing machines who threathen to end hmanity and the one they call 9 (oddly 9 was my mens league softball number, it's Jana's favorite # and it was my sisters bball number, coincidence that 9 is so important...I think not!) has the key to save us all...the last part is a guess by me, but I'm usually right.

WATCH IT!

Here is my last one and I am jacked about this one...The Men Who Stare at Goats...now before you pass judgement on the title alone, watch the MOVIE TRAILER (liked in) and then tell me that doesn't look hilarious!!

Geroge Clooney as a crazy psychic soldier, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges looks hilarious...the entire concept sounds wickedly amusing...enough said!

WATCH IT!

Honorable mentions: Zombieland, The Wolfman, Extract, Shelock Holmes...They all look very good

Review:

Inglorious Basterds...I am not going to say a lot about this movie because I don't want to give anything away for you...but I will say, Brad Pitt was perfect for this film, The story was bulletproof and the dialogue was what you would expect from Tarantino only on steroids!! It's easily as good and in my opinon better than any of his other films.

I give it a solid 9/10 and I strongly recommend it!!

Weekend in Review:

Well here is the coles notes version, Friday Jana and I rrocked out some sweet Italian food, Saturday we enjoyed the hot and spicy food festival and last night we watch The Killers live in concert at the Molson Ampitheatre...much to Pat's dismay, I gave the show 7/10...and that was plenty high...deal with it...

Random thought #12: I think Jeff Goldblum is a bit of an odd fit on Law and Order:CI, but who am I to judge...I can't help but think of him being chased around by T Rex's and whatnot, he basically plays the same character minus the carnage of the dinos...and this show will not spawn the the Name of a new NBA team like the movie did...lol Raptros, way to name your team!!

JLS (aka the digital universe)

Fear Them Crooked Vultures...and the flying Squirrel, always the squirrel...

Well it has been a few days since I have written, so let's see if I can heat up this key board...I am not an overly complex individual (but I'm also not as simple as some of you may think I am :). Generally I don't have a lot on my mind...I think about my woman, work, sports, cars, moves, ect but lately I have had one thing on my mind a lot. Music!

If you are going to love music, then love it hard...like Andrew WK says...PARTY HARD!

I am a true lover of music, almost all kinds of music actually, I love rock, alternative, rap and many others. I hate country music, but I can see why you might like it if you were a bit slow...joking...I think...so I am going to tell you about some of my favorites, a new band that I am uncontrollably excited about and my top ten favorite concerts.

Them Crooked Vultures!!!...the name may make you think about some weird late night show on discovery HD (one where vultures have eaten some rancid wildabeast and started flying around the sahara like a drunken moron on Front street on a Saturday night), but in fact they are the most recent 'Super Group' in rock music. There have been a lot of these so called super groups...Audioslave, Velvelt Revolver, ect. They were good, but this band may just prove to be the measuring stick for future 'Super' attempts...

Them Crooked Vultures--a/k/a Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)(Nirvana (sound familiar), Foo Fighters, Probot), Josh Homme (guitar, vocals)(Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards, backing vocals)(Led Zepplin, maybe you heard of them)...sounds like a winning rock n roll formula to me...

Here are some things that have been said about them..."To date, Them Crooked Vultures has played one show on U.S. soil. Of that show, the Chicago Sun-Times hailed the band as "one of the rarest things in rock: a supergroup that not only deserves that appellation, but which actually is greater than the sum of its storied parts," while the Chicago Tribune opined "The term 'supergroup' gets thrown around way too often in rock, but in the case of Them Crooked Vultures, it applies." The band recently wrapped a string of surprise appearances across Europe and the UK, of which the Times of London remarked "the sound climbed to super-threatening levels and the music new heights of heaviosity... this was a monster on the loose" and the Sun added "there were moments of gentleness too - including some mesmerising piano work from Jones."

Learn more about them online...check out some clips of them. I will let you know how the Oct 9th show here in Toronto is. So far they sound pretty GD entertaining...

Here are my favs in no particular order, add in ones you think I may have unfairly left out..

My fav 5 rap:
1. 2 Pac
2. Ice Cube
3. DRE
4. NWA
5. Snoop Dogg

My Fav 5 Rock:
1. Nirvana
2. Foo Fighters
3. Pearl Jam
4. Chris Cornell (also Soundgarden and Audioslave)
5. Tool

My Fav 5 Classic Rock:
1. Jimmi Hendrix
2. Led Zepplin
3. The Doors
4. The Beatles
5. The Eagles

My Fav 10 Live Concerts I have Attended (no particular order):
1. Foo Foghters (ACC)
2. Pearl Jam (ACC)
3. Chris Cornell (amazing show in a small venue) (The Kool Haus)
4. Bruce Springsteen (Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY)
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers (ACC)
6. Tool (Molson Ampitheatre)
7. Foo Fighters Accoustic (Opening for Bob Dylan)(ACC)
8. AC/DC (Rogers Centre)
9. The Rolling Stones (Magnetic Hill, Moncton)
10. Rob Zombie (Opening for Ozzy, but was better than Ozzy) (ACC)

Hon Mentions: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Sausagefest (USS, Thornly, ect.), Treble Charger...Killers on Sunday coming and Them Crooked Vultures may soon make the cut!!

Random Thought #11: He without sin may cast the first stone...can this be interpreted on a daily basis? Like when I go outside in the morning and I have not yet done anything wrong that day, could I throw a stone at someone?...just a though...

JLS (aka the Czar of couch sitting)

Swing a cat and other words of wisdom...fear the flying squirrel...

Well it has often been said that you can't swing a cat in the subway without hitting a special person...and people are always right out sideways trying to get on the train...sometimes I really cabbage other peoples cool toys.

Now I realize that to a lot of you people reading this, that group of words likely didn't make any sense, and that's because it wouldn't make any sense to you unless you were from the east coast of Canada...New Brunswick more specifically and Carleton County if you want to be precise...to shed some light on this keep reading and then visit www.dooryard.ca...

Every group of people has their own slang, every country, province, city, school, group of friends right down to the individual have their own odd things they say that make other people look at them like they have 5 heads...I for instance say things like...'it's better than a kick in the nuts'...or 'i wouldn't kick her outta bed for eating crackers' (sorry mom)...and 'she'd do in a pinch'...'giver'...or a classic like 'we go way back, way back in the woods and bend em over a tree stump' (innappropriate I know, but I was young :)

Now when I say these things around people who have never met me/heard these words together before...they generally cock their heads and say 'what the ...?...' which is precisely what I was hoping for. People talk like this in my opinion to make others not know what the heck they are talking about.

So you say, that makes no sense...the whole point of people being able to talk is to communicate and get their feelings/points/message across to their audience...well that's not for me. For some strange reason I am all about making the person have to think about what my message might be, simply because I can. I consider myself a very cunning linguist...and I like to test it on a daily basis...ask anyone who has spent more than an hour with me and they may just tend to agree...or they are lying...

So think about people you know and I 100% guarantee you that if you do now hang around with boring, monotonous people that you will be able to think of one person who says things that are unique to them or to your group of friends...newfies ask people 'what are you at' for what are you doing and 'where ya to' for where are you or 'I'm gonna get a shower' like they have to go buy when instead of just having a shower...so they are all around us...they live inside us...which is odd, maybe that's why I am gaining weight (stupid extra person inside me)

New Brunswick is very full this type of thing and people often say to me, man you NBers sure do talk funny...are you guys retarded or something...I respond with, we aren't retarded buddy, we just like to head to the camp with a case of beer and play bammington in the willy wags while we hang with our cuzzint's, and big whoop if you think we are retarded...I'm gonna be fair t' middlin' no matter what...champ!...enjoy your b'dayduh break...

JLS...the mystery wrapped up in an enigma inside and iron box with 14 locks on it while the half ton mom sits on top of it...get into it

Random thought # 9 or 10: puckerbrush, right out straight, so drunk that drunk is sober, common sense ain't so common, fill yer boots, dog wettin' and piss cut are also classic and amazing sayings I have heard in a sentence...look em up!!

911...not always for Emergencies...

Well folks, what can I say...this world is full of many different kinds of people. I'm not talking race, or gender...I am however talking about IQ level! Now I am certainly not saying that I am a genius, but I can confidently say that I am significantly higher on the scale than these following people...
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No Booze? Call 911!

Wednesday August 19, 2009

In recent months, we've gone over many stupid reasons to call 911:

There was Michael Krause, the guy who called 911, and asked for a lift to a Lil Wayne concert.(can't knock this guy, that's a ballsy move...)

There was the infamous McNugget 911 emergency in Florida, followed by the botched Mickey D's order in Oregon, which also required police assistance.(These people deserve to take a long walk off a short cliff...)

We had the story of the depressed woman from Jacksonville, who asked 911 to take her to jail. And, in 2008, we had the story of the man who dialed 9-1-1 with his toe.

Now, we have the case of Robert Edward Cook, who allegedly called 911 because members of his family hid his booze, probably for a very good reason. (Joe's comment: I know a lot of people who like to drink and I have partaken as well...but when it gets to the point A. where your family has to hide your booze from you and B. when you have to respond to that by calling the police...it A&E Intervention time!...I want to know if he called to get the family arrested or if he was reporting a booze robbery)

The police report, quoted in First Coast News indicates that he was in a "drunken state" and so does his mug shot. (Weird Crime Mug Shot Hall of Shame)

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Random Thought #8: why does the guy down the street always ask people if they have a spare quarter?...I mean quarters don't expire and I have never once said 'man I have too many damn quarters, I better throw some out...'

Random Thought#9: link this my #8. McDonalds, Wednys, Tim Hortons are always hiring, seriously always...go get a job and earn your own spare quarters...

JLS...tickets still available (more than my ego would like to admit)

Have you ever?...

Well I was listening to my favorite radio station today, 102.1 the Edge here in Toronto and I heard this interesting piece...Things men think about doing...I found it on LoriAnn's blog...she found it in men's health.

Now what I've done is highlited ones green that I have tried, and ones red that I have actually thought about doing...then at the end I am going to add some sweet ones that didn't make the cut...Try not to think differently of me, but if you do, that's fine too!!

Here are 16 things you've thought about doing... maybe you have done some of them, if thats the case, let me know! If you want to know what happens if you try this stuff go here:http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/eternal_question_answers/

Throw a Penny Off a Building
Marry Your Cousin
Put Metal in the Microwave
Stow Savings Under the Mattress
Get Shocked with Heart Paddles
Never Shut Off Your Computer
Never Cut Your Hair
Never Changed the Oil in Your Car
Throw a Moving Car into Park
Stick a Finger into a Gun Barrel
Cooked Something at 700 Degrees
Left Your Airplane Seat Reclined
Swallow Gasoline
Touched Jumper-Cable Clamps Together (albebit by mistake)
Objected at a Wedding
Tried to Make a Citizen's Arrest (NEVER THOUGHT OF IT, BUT THAT'S A WICKED IDEA!!!)

Now I have highlited a good # of those things, so Men's Health has a decent idea of what they are talking about...however I think they missed some, so here is the addition list that apprear's in this Month's issue of Dr Joe's Health and Wellness Book...

-Get Punched by Mike Tyson in his prime

-Go swimming above Niaga Falls, just to see if you are as good as you say you are

-Swerve into oncoming traffic like in that messed up movie 'Crash'(not the movie of the year version)

-bungee jump off the CN Tower

-Fly a plain through the world famous Hartland Covered Bridge (this was in a dream, I in no way condone this activity....:)

-Similar to the object at a wedding, but I would also like to add stand up and yell...'It's my baby'

Now I could go on for days with ideas, but my brain may or may not work differently from other...WHAT WOULD YOU ADD TO THE LIST? I KNOW WE ALL HAVE THINGS THAT WE SECRETLY WONDER ABOUT!!!

JLS

Random Thought #5? I think: I like the article that Sports Illustrated does....it's called Thing's I Think I Think...

Random Thought #6: It must be true that most of your best friends are made later in life, as I only activly talk to 2 or 3 people I went to HHS with...

Random thought #7: iPhones and Tornados are cool...

Power is out stay tuned...apparently none of my electronics work when the power is out...who knew...I'll be back someday soon power commish willing...

Return of the Gunslinger...Dickies Universe Follow Up..

I wanted to add a little follow up to Dickie's Universe post from the other day...BK Flame!! The greatest scent on the market today...kills chanel, brute, and old spice any day of the week.

The promotional poster at the top tell is all...if that doesn't make you wanna smell like a whopper, then nothing will. I just wanna eat someone...mmmmmmm...

Let's take a poll...would you sniff me if I wore that BK Flame?...I know ya would...

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Favre is like that old chinese food in your fridge...you ordered the meal for 6 all by yourself...and after 5 days you keep going back for more and it still tastes so good but you just wish it would go the hell away...

Brett Favre...what can I say hasn't already been said...well nothing because I think he is the most talked about sports figure/pop or un pop culture icon in the North America over the past 3 years..

I will say this, the Gunslinger is back...at least the NFL version is. I don't think he's firing with two barrels like he was earlier in his stellar career. The picture at the tope is actually his rookie card...

This is not the heroic Gunslinger that Stephen King Imagined in his Eipc Dark Tower series, and if this was the NFL version of that epic, this would be book 42. The series itself only went 7 deep, so that being said...Brett, I'm gonna watch your games because I am a sucker for an aging sports icon...I will cheer for it to end well and will not be surprised when it doesn't.

Favre Quotes:

I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember. (clearly that should be one sign to hang em up...)

I consider adversity being good sometimes you know. (Is that why you keep creating so much of it for yourself?...)

I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know. (Is that why he is trying to play for all of the teams in the NFL before he actually retires?...)

Random Thought#3: When I wake up in the morning, I look around and wonder what happened...then I remember that nothing happened and that's why I am where I am...

Weekend in Review...Random thoughts #1...

Well I will say I have had a pretty good weekend all around...Tiger Woods did not...however he still made more money than I may make in my lifetime...YA Yang everyone...

We went to Sandbanks Prov Park on Saturday for the beach, good times, a lot of sun and some pops. The water was bath water warm and looked like people had actually bathed in it as well, but I will pretend that wasn't the case. I don't want to taint the greatness. If youe have not been, go, it's worth the price of admission...

Check it out here at : http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/sand.html

Watched Demolition Man last night after my better half fell asleep. I realized there is a reason I have not thought about that movie since it came out in 1993...it was like watching paint dry, but with less of a plot/storyline (like baige or white paint, not even a fun color like red or aqua)...but I kept watching, so that should tell you a lot about my brain...

60 Minutes had the first interview with M Vick since his release 85 days ago. Not bad, people will be skeptical and should be until his actions live up to these words:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

They also had some stuff on there about Cold Play, they looked way cooler on there than Pat had made them seem, so check that out too.

District 9: I will give it a 7/10...well thought out story and well done for what it was meant to be...I recommend it if you like something different. If you are closed minded, then save your 13 bucks...

Random thought #1: Why do they have to be called long johns? Why not like long Bob's or something like that. What did John do to get so much respect from the fashion world?...

Random Thought #2: Why does the name Joe have to get such a bad rap?...average Joe, cup of Joe, Joe blow, ordinary Joe...my life goal is to shake this stigma for all Joe's, so watch out and welcome to the show...


JLS

PHILADELPHIA - Michael Vick is back in the NFL, landing a job with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Vick's agent, Joel Segal, confirmed Thursday that the sides had a deal.

Vick has not played in the NFL since 2006. The former Atlanta Falcons star was convicted in August 2007 of conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation, and was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. He also was suspended indefinitely by the NFL.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell conditionally lifted Vick's suspension on July 27, allowing him to sign with a team.

Read the Article at http://www.thescore.com/nfl/nfl_news_article.aspx?eventId=NEWS-CP-132009021

Well I knew it wouldn't take long, but i am completely shocked that it's with the Eagles. I didn't see that one coming. I guess you never can listen to the rumour mill...

Thoughts? At least he went to a team named after birds, they will make an animal lover out of him yet I am sure...

JLS

Movies...What are you seeing?

I don't know what you all think, but we have been in a movie drought of late...however it seems there are some good options coming up.

Here are a few that could be really good or bad, but likely worth seeing...

Aug 14 - District 9...aliens on earth flick

Aug 21 - Inglorious Bastards...and I want my scalps

Sept 9 - "9"...ragdolls are going to save humanity...9 of em incase you missed that

Let me know what you think...

On a side not, feel free to comment, I welcome spirited dialogue...feel free to pass this link on to others and I promise that I will become very entertaining, just warming up

JLS

Michael Vick...maybe playing at the Dog Pound?...

With team after team turning him down, the question regarding Michael Vick, thrower of footballs and killer of dogs, is not whether he will return to the NFLor even whether he should return but whether he would be back already if he were just a wee bit younger and could still thread a needle with the football. The answer, boys and girls, is yes. An excuse would have been found.

Last month, league Commissioner Roger Goodell lifted the ban on Vick, making him eligible to join a team. Vick has done his time in jail and punched all the remorse and "paid his debt to society" tickets.

Read the whole article here....

I don't know what you think about this situation, but I have some very specific thoughts. Michael Vick was involved in some pretty disgusting stuff, but he has been punished quite severly for something that I guarantee happens to a great extent today...it's likely happening right now!

I love dogs and animals in general, so clearly Vick made a bad choice to torture them, maybe not first hand, but he was involved. Again, he paid his debt, he spent two years in jail (longer than some rapists and child molesters by the way), lost over 100 million dollars in endorsements, 2 years of a career that's almost impossible to get and is now forever labeled (rightly so, but a man should be able to work, and his skills happen to be a cannon arm and freakish athletic ability...)

One last note, the NFL is full of people who have been accused and/or convicted of crimes. Some less severe and some more severe (See Jamal Lewis, Ray Lewis, Dante Stallworth...).

Let him play, I am selfish and I want to see even 70% of the talent he had before because it will make me smile a lot, and most people say i don't smile enough...come on people...

What are your thoughts? What else ya wanna talk about?

JLS in Toronto

Welcome to the Show...

Thanks for showing up, there is a lot to come...tell me what you want to see on here and what you would like me to comment on...

Joe