This Stuff Sucks!!!

Let me just say that I actually love doing yard work. There's just something about being outside in the sun sweating your butt off to make your yard look nice. But after this week my point of view may change a bit. After four hours of working outside on Tuesday, I woke up Wednesday with the worst case of poison ivy I've ever had.

Now, just about a month ago I was just getting over a case of the poisonous weed. It lasted for nearly three weeks! Needless to say I was not happy about getting it again. After several applications of cremes, doses of medicine and two oatmeal baths...yes oatmeal...I felt the need to try something else. The other stuff just wasn't doing it for me. So on my way home from work this morning I stopped by Wal-Mart and found my "magic in a tube."

It's called Zanfel. This little one once bottle (that costs $36) did the trick. Although it was pricey, it was definitely worth the price for anyone who has a severe case of poison ivy. It relieved the itching almost instantly and is starting to clear up my skin. So if you ever run into poison ivy I would absolutely recommend this stuff.

I don't know if I'm going to continue liking working outside anymore. Maybe I should invest in some good weed killer. But what's the fun in that?

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Can You Feel It?

There's something in the air. It's more crisp, a tad cooler and the days are shorter. Fall is on the way and that means two things for me, my birthday and Nebraska football! Now don't get me wrong I love both the pro and college game, but I'm a Nebraska boy and when I hear football I think Cornhuskers!!!

That itch to see football will be scratched this Saturday when Nebraska takes on Nevada. Today though ESPN decided to tease me a bit longer by having 25 hours of college football. Counting down until the first college football game of the year Thursday night. Hopefully Nebraska will finally break through this year and surprise people. If not, then oh well it's just a game. I'll still cheer for them and always enjoy watching Nebraska football.

That's all I got for now. I gotta go back to watching the 25 hours of college football :)

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Appreciation

I just wanted to thank all the listeners who came out to see Colbie Caillat at a very special No Worries Wednesdays. We've been bringing in Q artists to do acoustic sets for years now. Artists like Anna Nalick, Mat Kearney, Rocco Delucca and Ben Lee just to name a few. But last nights turn out at Muldoon's was definitely the best!

From the brave listeners waiting outside in the rain (a lot didn't make it in) to MoZellA and Colbie being outstanding people (as well as artists) the show could not have been any better. This wasn't the first and definitely not the last time we'll have a performance like this. It's just gonna be pretty damn hard to top it!

Thanks again to all the listeners! It's you that make us who we are. It's also you (the listener) who make us the most listened to radio station in Omaha. And we're more than happy to give back with these free Q performances! Thank You All!!!

(Me with MoZellA)

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An Indictment Doesn't Make You Guilty Unless...

...three of your friends agree to a plea agreement against you leaving you no option but to confess to your cowardly crimes. Now after months of deny, deny, deny, Michael Vick has accepted to plead guilty to dog fighting and gambling charges. Seriously, was there really any doubt to this?

Vick is no stranger to controversy which makes it even funnier that people have and will continue to defend this guy. In 2005 a woman sued Vick saying she contracted genital herpes from him in 2002. She also said Vick had visited clinics using the alias Ron Mexico as to keep his identity concealed. In 2006 the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Settling a lawsuit like that doesn't make you innocent or guilty, but perception is golden.

Last year after a loss at home to the New Orleans Saints, fans had booed Vick's poor performance. While leaving the field Vick decided to respond by flipping them off and getting into a verbal spat as security rushed him into the locker room. Remember Vick, it's the fans that make you who you are. Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

(See pictures below)

In January of this year Vick was stopped from boarding a plane in Miami because he didn't want to give up his water bottle. (water bottles are not allowed on planes) Thus making him suspicious they confiscated his bottle to find a secret compartment that was believed to hide marijuana. After tests came back negative for illegal drugs, all charges were dropped against him. Once again I add, perception is golden. Give up your damn water bottle!

(A video from Saturday Night Live making fun of Vick)

Now we come to the dog fighting charges. In April feds raided a house in Virginia that was owned by Vick for illegal dog fighting. Vick denied having anything to do with the dog fighting and wanted us all to wait until the truth came out. Then, in July, Vick and three other men were indicted for felony and misdemeanor charges for gambling and interstate dog fighting. They even had a name for their operation, Bad Newz Kennels. Once again an indictment doesn't mean guilt, but this was a federal grand jury we're talking about.

Soon after, one by one, Vick's "great" friends accepted plea deals to testify against Vick. Even saying in court last week that Vick was the head guy in the operation and was personally there for the fighting and execution of dogs. Executions such as hanging, drowning and electrocution. Are you freakin' kidding me?

This is one of the most disgusting things I think I have ever heard of. And I don't want to hear the excuses that these are just dogs or this is part of a culture. This is outright ridiculous. Anyone who has ever owned and seriously cared about a pet, especially a dog, will agree that there are real emotional attachments you can get with your pets. When some lose their pet it's just like losing a loved one. And for some people all they have are their pets.

And this garbage about "the culture." Really? What culture? A sick, twisted, inhumane culture? So dog fighting has deep roots, history and tradition in the South. Yeah, well so did slavery, but we got rid of that a while ago. Some "traditions" shouldn't be continued and this is definitely one of them. Forcing dogs to fight by pumping them full of steroids, treating them inhumanely so they'll be more "aggressive" and then killing them if they're too "weak" is flat out a crime. Anyone who disagrees is a coward, plain and simple. Maybe people who do this live vicariously through their tough "champion dogs" because said person in real life is nothing but a sad, pathetic, weak coward.

Way to go Michael Vick. You did the same thing with your blustering football career and endorsements the same way you played quarterback on Sundays; you threw it away! I always knew there was something I didn't like about Michael Vick. Good luck in the federal penal league. Maybe I'll see you in the next "Longest Yard" movie, scumbag!

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Asinine

So just when I thought everyone had moved on from the Don Imus fiasco, I turn on my t.v. Tuesday to see that he is now getting sued. Kia Vaughn, a center on the Rutgers women's basketball team, is suing him for describing the Rutgers players as "nappy-headed hoes" on April 4th and claiming his comments damaged her character and reputation.

Her lawsuit claims slander and defamation of character in state Supreme Court in the Bronx. Coincidentally she filed the suit on the same day Imus settled with CBS Radio in a deal that pre-empts his $120 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS. Imus reportedly received $20 million in the settlement. Basically Imus got fired for doing and saying the things he was hired to do.

Vaughn's lawyer, Richard Ancowitz, said

"This is about Kia Vaughn's good name. She would do anything to return to her life as a student and respected basketball player; a more simple life before Imus opened his mouth on April 4."

Vaughn also went on Oprah in April to discuss the outrage at his comments and was saddened because it overshadowed the success of the Rutgers basketball team who had made it to the women's Final Four.

So, let me get this straight. She's trying to return to a more simple life? She wants to return to her life as a student and respected basketball player? So why is she bringing her name into the spotlight with this lawsuit? If my memory serves me right, the Rutgers team and Imus had a sit down and accepted his apology. It couldn't be the money, could it? No, because her lawyer said it wasn't about the money. (there was no dollar amount noted in the lawsuit) I think we all know that when someone says it's not about the money, that it actually is.

Here's my question for Kia Vaughn. If you want to return to a life of normalcy, why are you suing? You want people to respect you. Well, people have that respect for you. We've had it since the way we watched you and your team carry yourself throughout that whole mess in April. Let me tell you though, if you carry on with this lawsuit you will lose that respect that you earned. If you were walking down the street nobody would even recognize you (outside of the Rutgers campus) and I'm sure when people hear the name Kia Vaughn, they don't associate you as being a "nappy-headed hoe."

Not anymore though, Kia. You have singled yourself out from your team. Because before this everyone knew you as part of the Rutgers women's basketball team. You have now singled yourself out and made this about you. Selfish. Now we all know your name as the sole person who is suing Don Imus. Your actions have taken everything good you did in April and thrown them out the window.

Now, don't get me wrong, what Don Imus said was disgraceful and disrespectful. At the same time he was getting paid to say the things he said. Don Imus is considered to be a radio "shock jock," what did people expect? Personally, I think Imus got caught up in a slow news week and was only brought down when the advertisers started pulling out. He has said a lot worse in his years in radio and although they weren't politically correct, his show was highly respected with presidential candidates announcing their candidacy on his show. So if you ask me Don Imus should not have been fired. Like I said before, that's what he was paid to do, right or wrong.

So the next time I hear a rap song generalizing about "bitches" and "hoes" should I sue that artist cause I feel he was talking about my mom, sisters and aunts? I mean after all they are generalizing and that would mean they are talking about every female, right? It might sound ridiculous to you, but that's what Vaughn is doing with her lawsuit. So good luck with your lawsuit Kia Vaughn. I can now associate you as a player on that team that Don Imus called "nappy-headed hoes."

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