Thurston Blogging

Paintball Fever - Catch It!

Not sure why, but Hamz and G felt the need to shoot at my Johnson all weekend.  Seriously, it's one thing to shoot a person in the dome, but three shots just East of my package is inhumane.

Good time - I'm now addicted to paintball, and have a new hobby.  Long live the Kingman Spyder Extra.  Most reliable Paintball Marker used in Merideth today.

Commuter Apartment Fire

On the day of the Dream Cruise, I was finally able to see the old Commuter Apartments after the fire. It was certainly a bummer, as I think of the good times that were had there. Lots of brews were consumed and many hours of foosball were played. For the location and the money, the Commuter Apartments were the best place to live in Royal Oak.

After seeing the amount of units that were completely gutted, it's amazing to think that no one was seriously hurt.

The person responsible for this must really feel like a total loser. To ruin such a great place to live is a terrible thing to be accountable for.

Charles Rogers returns!

In the BW-3's on the Beltline, the crowd cheered wildly when Charles Rogers caught the first pass from Joey Harrington Friday night against the Jets. Rogers caught two passes for 28 yards, took a shot to the ground and bounced right up. While the team didn't win, it was encouraging to see the first-team offense look sharp. The same cannot be said about the defense. The starting team needs to go back and hit the sled hard. Boss Bailey  missed very routine tackles last night, as did James Davis. Stopping the run was not on the menu last night against Curtis Martin.

Roy! Roy, Roy, Roy! He's the man!

The Lions got a big lift in a pre-season game against the Jets. With Charles Rogers catching the opening pass, and Roy Williams making a tip-toe, sideline grab - Joey Harrington's confidence level must have went off the charts. Offensively, the biggest disappointment was losing one of the best fullbacks in the game - Cory Schlesinger for 6-8 weeks. 

Beagles: The Sequel

The Regal Beagles relaxing after another strenous day of eating birds, chasing squirrels and making doggie-doo throughout their yard.

Sharon and Jason

Sharon and Jason at Mike D's wedding last year.

Choke

Saturday was a great day.  Set out to do nothing, with the exception of mowing the lawn and washing my truck.  Played the XBOX for a while, and decided to mow the lawn before I took a shower. So, I fired up the trusty Toro, and made a path for the back yard. The mower sounded as if someone had poured sugar in the gas tank. I made two passes at the lawn, and the mower died a quick death.

When I pulled the rip cord to bring it back to life, it just sputtered black smoke. Again! Nothing, but black smoke. So, dejected, I pushed that big, red piece of self-propelled shit up the hill and into the garage.

Since I pulled my Envoy out of the garage to get to the lawn mower, I decided to wash it. Looks better, and the big pile of bird poo is now off of the passenger side of the windshield. As I backed it in the garage, I noticed that the wife's ride looks like it could use a bath. Washed that off as well. Considerably more bug carcass on that car, but it looks a bit better than before.

After I took a shower, I sat on my ass for a while doing nothing. Sharon told me to go read a book. Since I do what I'm told, I grabbed a book that I received for Christmas, and have not read yet - Choke.  The book is by the author of Fight Club, Chuck Palahnik.

This may be the first time that I have sat and read a 293 page book from cover to cover. The lead character, Victor Mancini, is a true Shit Weasel. Med school dropout who pretends to choke on food, in order for others to pretend to save him; consequently giving him money as they feel compelled to continue to save him.

On top of that, he's a sexaholic, and leaves his insane mother in a home to wither away and die. His best friend is a constant jerk-off freak. He locks himself in the stocks at a 1700's theme park, in order to keep his hands off of his johnson.

The book is an easy read, but with that said, there is great imagery, character development, and a big "fuck you" surprise. One of my favorite passages discusses how the friend, determined to not whack-a-mole on himself, decides to pick up a rock for each day he's "sober". He fills Victor's house with rocks - in the refridgerator, in the dishwasher, on the couch, on other side of Victor's bed, in the microwave.

In the middle of the book, I took a break to see if the shitwagon mower wanted to play nice. It did, so I mowed the rest of my yard. The sun was starting to set over Awesome Ada, so I decided against weed whacking, and came in. Sharon said that I should shower, as I stunk of grass, dog poo, and sweat. Since I was more concerned about finishing the book, I bagged the shower, and finished reading.

Never left the house yesterday.  Awesome.

The NFL is back. In Tokyo, Japan.

Don't know who these guys are. Pope from the Colts took a bobbled ball by Jason Wright out of the air inside of the 5 Yard Line and walked right in the End Zone. Yeah, I'm up, and watching football. Vick and Manning are now on the sidelines, wearing baseball hats.

Peerless Price looks pretty solid. He just left his feet, and extended out for a grab by Matt Schaub. Schaub looks decent as Mike Vick's back up. Speaking of backups, old Ty Detmer is still collecting a paycheck from the Falcons. Charmed life that short Mormon leads.

Brandon Stokley being hurt for the Colts will be a big deal.  Having a shoulder pop out is going to screw his season up.

The defensive rookies for the Falcons on consecutive plays have stuffed a running back behind the line, and forced a receiver to fumble.

The Falcons running back McCrary just had a pass by Matt Schaub bounce off of his bean.  He brought the pass in, fell to the ground two yards short of the End Zone, and rolled in for the score untouched.

Hasselhoff vs. Selleck

My plan for the weekend, since no one asked? Nothing. That's right, jack crap. May mow the lawn, and wash the truck, but that's about it. Right now, I'm watching the Buffalo Bills scrimmage the Green Bay Packers. Love the NFL Network. Man, it is great to see NFL Football. The Bills don't really know how to punch the football into the End Zone. Losman is a fast QB, but makes a ton of mistakes. Tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM, the Falcons and Colts play in Japan. Probably will get up and watch some of that.

Well, Sharon just got back from walking Wrigley and Kennedy. So, the remote has been stolen, and no more football for Jay. Suppose that I could get off of my can, and continue watching this scrimmage upstairs.

We're now watching the A&E Biography. On who? None other, than the man - David Hasselhoff. That's right - Michael Knight himself. A few facts about The Hasselhoff:
- He has sold more than 5 Million Albums
- In Germany, he has outsold such pop icons as Madonna and Michael Jackson
- Knight Rider was on for four years
- He sang on the Berlin Wall as East and West Germany unified in 1989
- He starred with Pam Anderson, Carmen Electra, and Yasmine Bleeth on Baywatch
- He had one of the highest blood alcohol contents in the history of Betty Ford
www.davidhasselhoff.com

Without question, The Hasselhoff is much cooler than Tom Selleck.  Selleck, while sported the Tigers Cap, and drove a Ferrari 308 QV, there are some skeletons in the closet.
- He was Higgin's Boy Toy
- Three Men and a Baby
- Guttenberg
- Quigley Down Under
- Friends
- Mr. Baseball

Time to watch Cruel Intentions.

The Beagles

Kennedy & Wrigley watching the Cubs.