To Bombast Helps Me Relax

What’s wrong with the world? Too much to blog about that is for sure. Though many of you know me and my personality can be a little undesirable and downbeat at times, I still am trying to figure out what the world has come to.

As a religious person, in any religion, I am drawn back to the saying “the signs of the times,” but it still doesn’t answer the unfriendly and distasteful disasters that are going on around us. We attacked another country, that’s a big one. Why we did I still haven’t heard a good answer about that yet. I know it has something to do with a bad guy, like always, but as I talk to the same people who put Bush down for his attacks are not saying the same things about this Obama character. Why? Again, I continue to ask the people I associate with these questions and they can’t really justify the actions of them or their liberal counterparts. Too bad really, I thought maybe they could make me feel stupid again like they did many years ago. Personally, I think the best part is now people are asking Obama to give back is Nobel Peace Prize. The saying I am drawn back to this time is “for the win!”

So besides that, I continue to have an internal struggle with the oil prices. It seems to me that when gas is high, people spend less money on the necessities and wants of life. High gas = less vacations, less spending on living expenses (food, clothing, upgrades on the home to maybe expand the living situation for the addition of another family member), less of everything. This strains the economy, causes inflation of prices and tempers, and is really so inconvenient. SO . . . with this in mind, and with my very limited knowledge of economy and math, it seems like maybe lower gas prices might promote more spending which in turn, wait for it, helps, sustains, and strengthens the economy. Of course these liberal-hippy-pot-smoking-tofu-eating non-wipers won’t let us drill in America. Now, please consider this; these are the same people who think it’s bad to milk a cow because it hurts them. I would love to discuss THAT part of this further if any of you want to go at it. I may not know much about anything but I know enough about dairy farms to put you to shame.

That’s all. I just wanted to write a little bit and this has been a great way to do it since I can’t get paid to make useless comments. I guess for now I will just do it this way and lose everyone’s respect for free.

This madness can't be Jimmered

It is sheer madness right now. Jimmer gets Gatored, an underrated and young Arizona team defeats the defending champions, Utah State continues their one-and-done trend, and Butler and VCU continue to surprise the nation. If people don’t get excited over this, then what do they get excited for?

The great thing about March Madness is that some of the population appear from behind the shadows and cheer for the winning teams. People bicker and fight about who is better than whom, even if those players have been out of the scene for a few years now. It sure is wonderful and amazing to see that fighting actually brings people together. Who would have thought that very fact is what makes the sporting world go round? It’s true. Without upsets, without rivalries, and without the fans, what would this month mean?

My dad pointed out to me during the WAC tournament something very thought-provoking. He said to me, “”Isn’t it amazing that one leather, orange ball going through a cylinder just a little bigger than the ball itself can change your emotions? One minute you are angry and mad, yelling at the ref, and the next you are screaming and cheering for your team?”” Dad, how true that is. I don’t know if that has ruined the game for me now though because I now pay attention to how I feel during the games. You go from obscene and gnashing your teeth to excitement that is incomparable. Goosebumps crawl up your arms. You high-five your buddy next to you and pump your fist. Jumping up and down shakes the seats. To think that all happened in a matter of maybe 5 to 6 seconds.

People who don’t really follow college basketball often ask me why I get so excited over the games. They ask why I let the losses bother me so bad. It is hard to explain, but to those of you who inherently feel the same emotions I do, maybe you can explain it better than I can.

So let us revel in the next few days as upsets continue to be made and fans stick around and endure the Jimmering that comes their way just to be a part of this incredible game that is college basketball.

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