Why do I still like the Eagles?

Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,

I hope that all of you prefered to spend time with your family or watching Family Guy instead of watching the Philadelphia Eagles lose miserably to the New York Giants last night. I have been an Eagles fan since I was 8 years old...back in the day of Randall Cunningham, Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Seth Joyner, Buddy Ryan, Eric Allen, Fred Barnett, Cris Carter, Keith Jackson & Byars, etc. They never really won anything...but I liked them for some reason. Then through high school, I kept liking them...through the Doug Pedersen & Rodney Peete years...when a record of 6-10 was an accomplishment...and when a 2-14 record got you a Donovan McNabb. Then they were good again and went to four straight NFC championships and lost a Super Bowl to the Patriots...and now they're back in the can. It's not really that they're doing so bad (12 sacks to the Giants?) but that the Cowboys are doing so good. At least it's not TO's fault for that. Yeah, I know they've had their injury issues...but that's football. Still, I think they can pull out a Wild Card berth (and lose in the first round or something unless their offensive line can at least slow down a charging linebacker). At least the Phillies are in the MLB playoffs, so that can distract from the Eagles...for now. Thank you Mets!!!

Done venting now. Yesterday, I took my mom & stepdad to the airport (I think they blew out my shocks with their bodies & their luggage) so they could go to Hawaii for a week. I'm a little jealous...but then I remember that I'm going to Europe next month...and I feel better. My dad was very ill, so my brother & his family didn't come to town, and so I didn't see them and just chilled at home. I basically just relaxed and watched football, Simpsons, Family Guy, more football, and then the car chase movie classic, "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" starring Peter Fonda. This movie is about a pair of thieves who rob a grocery store and then make a Dukes of Hazzard type run for it...but pick up a blonde chick in a bikini top and short shorts along the way. There's a lot of driving, a lot of unnecessary drama, and a lot of 70's one-liners (that aren't actually that good) but a lot of driving and car crashing and stuff. It's a definite must-see for fans of the genre.

Awkward story of the weekend - So on Friday, I had lunch with my mom, grandma, stepdad, and the other lady I'm going to Europe with, Pat. Pat talked about her granddaughter getting into trouble at school and getting in fights with some of the other girls (7-on-1 is BS, but apparently she held her own). Anyway, she showed me a picture of her granddaughter...and she was cute for a teenager. I'm not gonna lie. She developed pretty well. However, then Pat mentions that she was in the 4th grade. "SHE'S NINE??? She reminds me of a girlfriend I had at nine-TEEN!!! That's why the girls don't like her. She's developed." My mom was caught off-guard too...but she was a little more composed. However, I found out on a fellow blog about why these girls are developing at an unforeseen rate. Check out this post. Thanks Stephie.

FREE SOUTH AFRIKA!!! - When Danny Glover yelled out these words...and added "you dumb son of a bitch" in Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989, apartheid had separated South Afrika, which was founded by Dutch puritans and french settlers (conservative Christians). During apartheid, besides the inhuman racial segregation and injustice, there was also a ban on pornography and risque material. Though a new constitution was implemented in 1994 officially ending apartheid, and pornography was allowed back into the country, it was not until this past week that they had hosted a sex fair. Now, they are truly free. Free at last, free at last. On that note, please donate to AIDS research...and practice safe sex. Sorry, I'm a doctor. I have to mention that stuff.

Two-headed Turtle - In Norristown, Pennsylvania, a pet store has a two-headed turtle on display. That's Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter conveniently located off the freeway and just minutes from downtown Norristown. Bring the whole family, see the two-headed turtles, try our new Chinese buffet, and while you're at it, take home a puppy...or two, with our buy-one-get-one-half off sale, going on until Sunday. That's Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter and Animalarium at the corner of State and Franklin in Norristown Pennsylvania. Ah screw it, just look at the turtle picture. I'm just rambling.

Anyway, that's about it for today, I think. I'll leave you with a few motivational posters that help me get through the day...laughing.

This one inspires me...but I'm sure it's a little photoshop too.

I miss dating a dancer...

I saw this one and immediately thought of my brother...

For those of you who don't know, this really happened.

However, in her defense, my response would have been, "Prove it Regis!!!" Then we go outside and I measure the moon with my thumb and index finger, then we head to zoo and compare it to an elephant. "I rest my case. Next question." Moral of the rant - Never accept defeat, especially if you know that Regis can't back it up. Peace out.