Archive for October 2012

Lost Dog: A Dog Lover's Lament

I lost my dog.  Well kind of, if you give your dog to a friend because you cannot take it with you but you still see it pretty regularly, can you still count it?  I love him, he is an idiot, but loveable.  I used to be married and the boxer was one of our... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 30, 2012 at 8:41 am • 

Under Pressure At My Blood Test.

I wrote on my diabetic blog about having to take a Hba1c test, a blood test.  Earlier this week I had to go to the lab and get it done.  When I left I felt like I had to go to the bathroom.  I felt like it could wait until I reached my destination. As... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 26, 2012 at 8:36 am • 

Bears vs.The Debate, 90 Minutes Lost in Real Time

I was a little late to the party but I decided to watch the presidential debate and keep up with the Bears game simultaneously.  These are the events as they happened.  No names have been changed to protect the innocent. I started with 1:23 left in the first quarter and the Bears were up 10-0. ... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 23, 2012 at 8:35 am • 
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My DIY Haircut

It certainly was a long time since I had my hairs cut. I am not a fan of my hair, it is too curly which can make it unmanageable at times.  I usually have to use hair glue to make it look decent.  When I go for a haircut, it is a losing battle as... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 19, 2012 at 9:18 am • 

Lance Armstrong Deserves His Fall.

Lance Armstrong is the perfect example of “you get what you deserve”.  Losing numerous sponsorship deals, was the latest blow in his fall from a fabricated grace.  He is an ego maniac who exploited his disease and charity to claim his fame, and now we all know he is a fake. As a survivor of... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 18, 2012 at 8:23 am • 

Hulk Hogan Suing Friend Over Sex Tape.

If you were trying to avoid news of anything disgusting then you might have missed that Hulk Hogan has a sex tape that leaked last week.  The website Gawker, link below: warning it is not safe for work and probably gross, released a short “best of” clip which I cannot bring myself to watch because... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 16, 2012 at 8:32 am • 
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A Talk With Future Me.

Yesterday I saw “Looper” with some friends.  I will tell you how this post will relate to that movie without giving anything away.  No need for a spoiler alert what I am going to tell you is made known in the trailer.  In the movie Joseph Gordon-Leavitt meets future him (John McClain).  This made me... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 11, 2012 at 2:20 pm • 

Save Big Bird Hasn't It Been Through Enough

I spent my evening on Wednesday watching the Presidential debate, oh yeah I am hardcore.  One issue that came up was the funding for PBS.  Mitt Romney invoked the name of Big Bird.  First of all how dare he, what has Big Bird done to you except teach about not being hunted down as a... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 5, 2012 at 10:00 am • 

"Dancing with the Stars" killed "Creep" by Radiohead.

I did not really need another reason to hate “Dancing with the Stars” but a couple of days ago they gave me reason #9,874,524 my sister called me and said “Listen to this song”.  The stupid big band on stupid “Dancing with the stupid Stars” was playing a stupid big band version of “Creep” by... Read more »
By Patrick O'Hara,
October 4, 2012 at 10:28 am • 
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