Mountain Dew FAIL

As I walked into a gas station on my way to Prattville last night, I saw something that instantly caught my attention. A bottle of Mountain Dew with the old school label. "What's up with this?" I wondered. It was a Mountain Dew Throwback which is made with real sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup. This is supposedly the old formula used in the 70's. I hate to say that as a child of the 80's, I have been weened on HFCS instead of real sugar. It was the worst Mountain Dew I have ever tasted. I was devastated. I can't talk about it anymore I am getting too sad.

Great Swine Flu Comic (Click on the pic to zoom)

Swine Flu

So what's the story with these different animal flus and the sudden "epidemics"?

(Inside a labratory 2 scientists are sitting around, smoking cigarettes and talking...)

Scientist 1: "You know that new strain of flu we discovered in that dirty, third-world country."

Scientist 2: "You mean the one nobody cared about until it affected someone from a industrialized country?"

Scientist 1: "Yes. Not the first one, from a few years ago, but the new one?"

Scientist 2: "Ah yes. Influenza A (H1N1)."

Scientist 1: "Well we have to re-name it. H1N1 just doesn't roll off the tounge."

Scientist 2: "Well, let's ask the Flu Naming Computer."

(Scientist 1 pulls the blue handle)

See n Say....err Flu Naming Computer: "The pig says "OINK!"

Scientist 1: "Eureka! That's it! SWINE FLU!"

Scientist 2: "I bet we can start mass hysteria with this one!"

Scientist 1: "No way. SWINE FLU can be avoided by simple hygenie such as covering your mouth when you sneeze or washing your hands."

Scientist 2: "Who cares? Remember Bird Flu?"

Scientist 1: "HA HA HA! Bird flu! That was a good one!"

Scientist 2: "Dude, let's totally do this, then go get some Chinese food."

Why aren't they using cooler scarier names for these flus since they are so terrible?

Like the T-Virus or something?

Shown Above: Swine Flue according to the media

Off topic: Rest in peace Bea Arthur! Stay Golden and thank you for being a friend!

Ode to Buffalo Wild Wings

Oh how I hate you.
You are on the very short list of restaurants that I cannot stand in Montgomery.
Your service is the worst in town.
You sell wings that take 5 minutes to fry and 45 minutes to get to your table and then they are NOT the correct sauce.
You do not honor coupons if too many people try to use them.
It is so dark inside, that I had to hold the menu out at arm's-length in the feeble ray of sunshine coming through the window, just to read it.
I am going to go ahead and say it...I hate you more than Applebee's and THAT is the ultimate restaurant insult.

Miserable Cat

I have seen this rough looking old tomcat around our neighborhood on several occasions. He appears to be old enough to have fought in the civil war.

Pictured above: Miserable cat circa 1863

He only has one ear, one eye is half closed, he limps and he has patches of fur missing. Kinda like this cat, but orange and with fewer ears and less fluff more mattedness.

He had no name until the other day, MM saw him just sitting out in the rain "looking miserable". Since then he has been dubbed, "Miserable Cat".

Miserable Cat brings me so much joy. Watching him limp around being miserable. He often fights with the other cats in the neighborhood and meows loudly at them, much to my amusement.

Most of the cats in the neighborhood take off running when they see our dog, Bolt. That running away crap is for lesser cats. MC isn't having none of that. He stands his ground even when cornered by Bolt. Bolt, sensing MC's wisdom and experience, won't come within about 2 feet of MC but would gladly eat the other cats in the neighborhood.

Welcome!

Hello Everyone!
I am starting a new blog. It's been years since I did one of these. I am going to discuss multiple things, this is a general-purpose blog.
I hope you all enjoy, feel free to comment or whatever.