Tuesday, October 17, 2006

National Grouch Day

Last night, I was watching the Chicago Bears lose to the St. Louis Rams. Anyway, it was 23-3 with less than 3 minutes to go in the third quarter. This lady called it a night. Glad I did not watch the forth quarter. The Bears were going to lose their first game of the year, and I did not want to stay up for that. I wonder what the final score was.

Okay, so I did not really see the game last night. I don't watch much football. But had I watched it, I would have been reminded not to count anyone out. The game, as people at work are talking about it, was bizarre. I did not get a lot of the details – when men talk football, I sort of feel like Charlie Brown in his classroom. You know, hearing, "Blah Blah Blah" out of the mouths of the teachers. I sort of want to ask how Matt Leinart's ass looked in Cardinal red, but I would not want to offend my male co-workers.

I really don't know what I would like to talk about today.

I heard someone say recently, "To me, there is nothing wrong with this at all." I see those words as a signal – a marker, so to speak – that there may be something wrong with "this," whatever this is.

Similar to the axiom (yes, I meant to use this word): "You can't judge me." Instead of "you can't judge me," I think the speaker means to say, "Don't judge me." We make judgments on a daily basis, and I have a hard time believing that people do not judge even if they try not to judge.

I took Monday off – you see, Sunday, October 15, was National Grouch Day. Now, I wonder why the day was placed on top of National Poetry Day, and it did not coincide with Oscar the Grouch's Birthday (June 1). I guess the planners of the holiday did not evaluate these factors or talk with me. Shame. So in light of the event, I took Monday off (since I could not take Sunday off; no one would know the difference).

And I grouched around all the freekin' day. I kicked the cat, kicked the dog, and I took candy from babies. I went to fast food drive throughs and said "waaw waaw waaw" and other indistinguishable language. I called the Savannah Morning News and said my paper was not delivered, even though it was (I did this twice, even though I did not intend on reading the papers).

And you know, after all of this National Grouch Day celebrations, what the kicker was? No body noticed anything different. Son of a bitch!

24 comments:

J R Estelle said...

Da Bears came from behind and won the game 24 to 23.

Blog hog said...

Leesa, The Bears played The Arizona Cardinals last night, not the St Loius Rams, your in the right country though:)
You seem kinda grouchy today:))))

Deb said...

Is there a national PMS day? I'd definitely fit under that catagory!

Anonymous said...

So...it just wasn't your day huh?

Prata said...

Judgement is not bad, it's what people do in order to come to conclusions about every minute detail that they spend their time on. *blinkles*

Maybe that's just me.

UnHoly Diver said...

Just so you know, National Grouch Day was named in my honor. It's a tough mantel to carry, but I do my best..

Tony said...

Tight, white pants. And yes, my wife said he had a cute ass.

Happy Dessalines Day (Haiti)
or Happy Family Day (South Africa) if you prefer.

Judgements are like opinions, everybody has one.

mal said...

something was different? I hadn't noticed.....

*G*

Leesa said...

jr: yeah, I know.

gw: funny! I really thought I was right.

~deb: I would go for a monthly PMS day!

mike: nah, not my day.

kycm: Not my day either.

prata: judgement is not necessarily bad. I completely agree. Sometimes I have bad judgement, though.

bruce: wow, so do you have to do some speaches or something in honor of the day?

tony: your wife has good taste.

mal: thanks, sweetie. I love you, too.

MZPEACH said...

Hey Leesa!
How are you? I hope all is well!
Loved the post today! I am at the career center at my school, and I started giggling hysterically after reading the last two paragraphs...lol

MZPEACH said...

Hey Leesa!
How are you? I hope all is well!
Loved the post today! I am at the career center at my school, and I started giggling hysterically after reading the last two paragraphs...lol

MZPEACH said...

oh, the career center is extremely quiet...lol

UnHoly Diver said...

Leesa- No speeches, but I do have a theme song... Ted Nugent's "Kiss My Ass". :)

Blog hog said...

::closes eyes and squints into a vision::::
Someone out there on this blog is a money con artist....
Jesus is healing them right now.

QUASAR9 said...

Hi Leesa,
wires got crossed with snapping on previous posts ...

1) snapping bras - not my thing
2) snapping with the kids ... was what I was asking about, as in short tempered snapping

3) So what do you infer from the matches, not being a counselor? lol!

QUASAR9 said...

"And I grouched around all the freekin' day. I kicked the cat, kicked the dog, and I took candy from babies. I went to fast food drive throughs and said "waaw waaw waaw" and other indistinguishable language. I called the Savannah Morning News and said my paper was not delivered, even though it was (I did this twice, even though I did not intend on reading the papers)."

And that sort of answered it.
Taking Candy from babies, not quite as bad as baby bashing, but not that far off ... hold your breath, count to three - and if all else fails You could always think of Me. lol!

Stacy The Peanut Queen said...

That was a cute post!

Thanks to Grant, I actually celebrated on Monday because I had no idea Sunday was a holiday! :)

Leesa said...

GP: how have you been, sweetie! I have missed you, you myspace gal you!

askintoo: burn, bot, burn!

bruce: thanks for the theme song!

askintoo: burn, bot, burn!

askintoo: burn, bot, burn!

askintoo: burn, bot, burn!

gw: yeah, darned bot.

quasar9: I took some Psych classes - fire sometimes is the fascination for sexually frustrated people. Just a little joke!

stacy: grant sent me a card as well!

QUASAR9 said...

Hi Leesa, missed the point

Life being a box of matches
As in your breaths are numbered
like the hairs on your head
the matches in the box, or
the pennies at the fair ...
sugar candy - honey sweet
want a roller coaster ride
want to come play with me?

QUASAR9 said...

So you don't come back to previous posts, or you simply don't wanna play.

Did you say you had a hubbie, or partner - did you say you were a 'catholic' did you say who or what you think you are as in DNA profile or geneaology???

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