Posted Date: : Jan 30, 2007 10:09 PMAre people really this sick?

Live Late Breaking.  As I type Bradley Tech, a high school on Milwaukee's South side, is currently surrounded by police and ambulences.  There was a basketball game, against Bayview, where the "fighting" I blogged about yesterday, once again broke out.  This is just down the street from where I used to work...

Maybe they'll update as I'm typing the other top stories:

* Man set ex-girlfriend's boyfriend on fire, sparks house fire
* Teen attacks Milwaukee Police Officer with Colostomy bag (crap bag) when the officer confronted the teen about skipping school

Why can't we all just get along!  Some people's kids!  For the love of Goodness!  I just don't know what to say.

Top news in MKEPosted Date: : Jan 29, 2007 9:14 PMDo you think it was Chavez' "Maximum Revolution" or the euthanization of Barbaro?  Oh no.  It would be much more reflective of itself.

The cell phones that were already banned from Milwaukee Public Schools are FO REAL Banned now.  Why you ask?

Simple.  Then when fights erupt at school, and outside school, ADULTS can't be summoned to help in the FIGHTING!  What?  Forget learning, because apparently with one of the worst aptitude test results and/or graduation rates in the country that is the least of school official worries.  They have to worry about ADULTS coming and fighting.

For the love of posterity!

Jan 22, 2007 8:43 AMI no longer loathe Mike Doss - because if he didn't get hurt we wouldn't know about Demond (B to the O to the B) Sanders! 

Monday, September 25, 2006

Why am I a Colts fan? I'll tell ya...

No, I'm not from Indiana.  AND NO I did not jump on the bandwagon.  I've been beating my little bass and wackin my silly snare since the fall of 1995.  Therefore, I think I've earned the right to being considered a true Colts fan.  And unlike the Vike-queens (whom I still root for over the Green and Gold - sorry Dad) I think I'm a CFFL (Colts Fan Fo Life).

It all started the day (Cue whimsical music, or spark one up)... I entered K-UMM (the only station that puts kumm in your ear) inspiring to be the next hit on the college air-waves.  Actually I went to the informational meeting and asked if I could be on SportShow.   It's still a debate whether we were "Sports show" "Sportshow" or "The Sport  Show" nevertheless, I was told "Probably Not."

It was up to the 3 junior baseball players - Stenzel, Mike Larsen, "the Duece"  Luke McLain (and the new to be Lars replacement Jeep) - running the show as to whether or not I could be on.  Leaving the meeting disappointed I went to my Clayton A. Gay Hall dorm room and listened faithfully for the next two weeks.  I called in to find out the status of Ken Griffey and the HR Derby contest and various other menial things.  Finally a man by the name Christopher J. Stenzel (now DDS) asked if I was the girl that wanted to be on the show.

I said yes, but I couldn't because it was during Church (The show was 10 - Noon on Sunday Mornings).  They laughed and told me to come in anyway (there was an 8 a.m. mass - what?  I'm a Good Catholic!). 

I was so excited for the start of B-Ball.  I had been following UCLA, Nova, UNC college hoops was awesome in the early-mid '90's.  Even after the Gopher dynasty was nearing a screeching halt.  I could pull out names like Jim Shikenjanski, Tyus Edney, Shawn Respert and Harold Minor with the best of them.  The only problem Basketball had not yet started, heck is was still Footaball Pre-season.

So here it was, my true test.  Would I stay or would I go.  "So girl who's your pick?"  Crap.  I couldn't pick the Vikes as that would be a cop out.  Plus I learned at age 8 that they start out each season undefeated in and then pull the 4th quarter choke throughout the regular season.  They usually make it to the play-offs then lose munificently.  I was too young to remember Tarkenton so I had to grow up watching Tommy Kramer.  I think I even had a #9 Jersey.  I digress in more ways than one.  There's only 1 TK in Minne, and sorry Tommy, unless you're asking my uncle Tim, you're not him.

I  was a Saints Fan in High School - When they had Bobby  Hebert.  But he was no longer with the Saints and their dreams went down with the inability to Run the ball.  But I had to decide NOW -  live, on-air...

My dad used to talk about Johnny Unitas,  so I picked the Colts.  Now this was pre-manning and even pre Tony D - he was still the Vikes Defensive Coordinator at this point - love that man (who was also a Gopher).  

This was Jim Harbaugh and  Ted Marchibroda - soon to be followed by  Lindy Infante!  Yeah - that's right.  There's no way you can call me a bandwagon jumper now.  In the pre-season they beat the 49ers, Broncos and undefeated Rams (I think)  or Dolphins - it doesn't matter.  The guys thought I was a genius (shut-up Jeep if you're reading this).  I was in.

It was also the first in many years the Colts made the playoffs - three games into the playoffs!  It was also the first of my aggravating losses to either the  Steelers or Pats :(  They were absolutely robbed in that final game.  I will give Cohwer the ability to coach a strong team and emotions aside think he might be a little better than Dungey, but we were totally robbed in the endzone.  All calls going to the Yellow and black.  I digress again - that game pissed me off almost as much as their loss to the Dolphins in 2000 or the really sad game against the Jets in 2002.  

Heck the last game last year pissed me off too.  Mike Doss -  are your relatives in Pittsburgh?  I thought you stopped tackling your own guys in 8th grade.  Forget catching the pass that was inadvertantly thrown directly at you, just pop it up so they can recover. Sorry that may not have been Peyton's best game, but Mike Doss should have hung up his cleats after that one.  I can't believe he stayed in the whole game!

Wow - that doesn't sound like a Colts fan.  But it shows that I've stuck with them through the thick and thin.  And it's all due to Johnny U and his amazing ability to never give up!  Go Colts.

 think there may be a correlation between the times when I'm sick and accidentally dropping things in the toilet. I've become very good at catching falling items because of past casualties, but when I'm sick I'm just not on my "catch the thing before it falls in the john" game. I've already lost a brush, hair binder and tube of lipstick this morning to the toilet (you think I would've learned to shut the damn lid after the first loss!).  When Living with Lu I dropped my phone in the toilet - but that was due to too much Jack, which I guess can be seen as an illness...

Back to today - While at the gym I was already discombobulated because of running and jumping and barely breathing when I decided - why don't I go in the sauna!  Only problem was I didn't have a swim suit.  So I took off my shirt and pants and decided to wrap the little towel I had around my waist.  A sports bra is suitable - the "gym-sluts" wear it alone all the time.  I was just settled and started to sweat when I had to go to the bathroom!  Arghhh.  Again you would think I would be cautious when entering the john.  Nope.  There went my towel - YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!  It was only half in so I quick pulled it out and threw it away.  I was almost crying at this point.  I'm sick, I'm tired, and toilet has claimed four personal items today alone!

Now I'm all sweaty and I can't take a shower because I don't have dry underwear or sportsbra, my towel is in the toilet and I really really wanted to buy some of the fresh squeezed orange juice from the hoity toity Metro Mart Pick n' Save.  DAMN IT!

This is when I applied the thinking outside the box technique.  Since Bally's does not supply you with towels I plotted a plan.  I waited until no one was looking and pumped a bunch of paper towel.  Then I quick jumped in the shower when no one else was around.  I came out and took my stash of brown paper towel and discreetly dried in the corner.  Then when the one lady in the corner left I put on my undies and bra and pretended I needed to wash my hands.  Then I went under the drier and dried the rest of my body.  Finally I made it back to my locker - so fresh and so clean and maybe a little chafed from the brown paper towel.

Made my pick n' save run and am now blogging under the influence of Nyquil.  Bon Nuit! Here's to better health and less dropping into the toilet!