Friday, February 10, 2017

What the what?

Apparently Amazon doesn't let authors review their own books.

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

I wrote a book!

Click the image below and buy a couple dozen today! It makes a great gift for a friend, a friend of a friend, or a friend of a friend's friend. A portion of the proceeds go to Amazon, and they could really use the money!

Sunday, February 05, 2017

Are you ready for some prop bets?!

It's Super Bowl time, which means it's time for the 4 F's: Football, Food, Fbeer and Fbetting on random crap! Here are some actual prop bets for Super Bowl LI (courtesy of oddsshark.com). Favored outcomes and ties are yellow. I know it's hard to read, but I had to do this in San Diego Charger's colors since I'm never going to see them in a Super Bowl. :(



HOW MANY TIMES WILL "DEFLATE" OR "DEFLATEGATE" BE SAID ON TV DURING LIVE BROADCAST?
Over 1.5 -120
Under 1.5 -120

WILL ANY PLAYER BE SEEN KNEELING DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ON TV DURING LIVE BROADCAST?
No -400
Yes +250

WHAT WILL LUKE BRYAN BE WEARING WHEN HE STARTS SINGING THE U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM?
Blue jeans -200
Any other pants or shorts +150

WILL LUKE BRYAN FORGET OR OMIT A WORD FROM THE OFFICIAL U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM?
No -700
Yes +400

WHICH SONG WILL LADY GAGA SING FIRST?
Song Not Listed Below +110
Born This Way +225
Bad Romance +250
Edge of Glory +600
Poker Face +1000
Just Dance +1000

WHAT COLOR WILL LADY GAGA'S HAIR BE WHEN SHE STARTS HER HALFTIME SHOW?

Blond -500
Any Other Color

WHO WILL THE SUPER BOWL MVP MENTION FIRST AFTER HE IS PRESENTED THE TROPHY?
Team/Teammates +200
God +200
Coach +900
Owner +900
Family +900
Donald Trump +2000
Does not mention any of the above +250

WHAT COLOR WILL THE LIQUID BE THAT IS POURED ON THE WINNING COACH?
Clear/Water +300
Lime/Green +300
Yellow +300
Orange +300
Red +500
Blue +750
Purple +1000

HOW MANY TIMES WILL "TRUMP" BE SAID DURING THE LIVE BROADCAST?

Over 1.5 -120
Under 1.5 -120

WILL THE WORD "LACROSSE" BE SAID ON TV DURING LIVE BROADCAST?
Yes -250
No +170

WILL "HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM" BE SAID ON TV DURING LIVE BROADCAST?
No -400
Yes +250

Saturday, February 04, 2017

A (142) word(s) of warning

I'm back! Sorry to be away for so long, but my MacBook Pro's hard drive took a dump and getting it fixed turned out to be quite an ordeal. Through the experience I learned something about Apple's policies that I feel should be shared.

When you go to an Apple store to get a new hard drive installed, Apple keeps your original hard drive even if it's out of warranty. If you want your drive back, you have to pay a fee of $150. That's one hundred fifty dollars for someone to hand your personal property back to you. On top of this, they offer no guarantee that they will destroy the drive.

If you want your drive back to try and recover your family photos, passwords and personal documents you have to pay Apple a fee. How is this not extortion?