Miami Dolphins - Boring

"Last week the Dolphins had a bye week, and the bye was favored by 6"........Jim Pasquarello

Was Dean Wormer wrong?

The party is over.......a very special thanks to my (28) friends and family that spent the last week celebrating my BIG 50th birthday Party in Thailand.....your friendship and fun exceeded my expectations!

I am staying in Thailand for another month....I am back at the Grand Hyatt trying to lose weight (again).....I peaked at 338 pounds before I left Miami...I am down to 328.....My goal is to return to Miami when I am under 300. Hopefully before Christmas (this year)!

I found a spa in Chiang Mai that is a vegetarian retreat.....I am planning on spending (10) days there later this month.

I hope all the massages help me lose weight?

Do not read this BLOG!

Why do I write a Blog?

Is it my ego? Is it to boast about my business success, travel, and exploits into the dark side? .......NO!

I started writing this blog to express myself, to give my friends and family updates on my life, my travel, and my experiences. I occasionally add some current events when I think they have interest or irony, or write about problems in the world to express MY POINT OF VIEW.

I am not "boasting" or "bragging"....if anyone thinks I am, they are missing the point. I am just having fun sharing my personal journal....besides having fun, maybe by posting my thoughts, comments, jokes, and travel adventures....I might even inspire...or motivate someone to travel...or enjoy life....or maybe start there own business? Who know where or what can happen?

The great thing about the blog is that it is voluntary. Instead of clogging e-mail with silly cartoons spam or goofy e-mails....I publish the stuff I enjoy, the things that I want to share....and my friends and family can read it at their leisure....instead of clogging mail boxes.

If someone doesn't like my Blog, or my comments, or my politics, or my off color humor....They can do (4) things....

First, they can comment on the Blog and discuss their point of view.

Second, they don't have to read it. No one forces anyone to read it. If it offends anyone, or if they think I am just puffing my chest....Please do not read it!

Thirdly, they can continue to read it and ridicule it..... instead of enjoying it for what it is....my personal journal.

Fourth and final... they can start their very own BLOG about their life, their travel, their job, their kids, their politics and express themself.

It has been a lot of fun and even if no one reads it, I really enjoy logging my dreams and thoughts, my travels and experiences in this format.....I also started (2) other Blogs for my friends and family to share pictures with each other.......one is for my summer family & friends cruise to Alaska.....and another for my 50th Birthday Party in Bangkok, Thailand.

http://bangkokinoctober.blogspot.com/

http://summercruise.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy them.!

Bob

Daunte Culpepper - Rehab Failure?

Maybe he is ready? Maybe his rehab worked? Maybe Mularkey is a terrible offensive coordinator? Maybe the offensive line sucks?

Whatever the problem is....the Dolphins have become the worse team in pro-football....and the most boring to watch!

As bad as they are playing, if the Chicago Bears are undefeated when we play them, I would bet the house on the Dolphins upsetting them for the pride of the '72 Undefeated Dolphin Team!

Miami Dolphins - Stronger Faster 2006

Hardy-Har-Har

Miam Dolphins - STINK

Can't touch them??? Dedicated to fair weather fan....Phil Bomeisl

Tim Tebow takes on the LSU Tigers

Why didn't they use Tebow more against Auburn???

Air America - Seeks Bankruptcy

It just wasn't entertaining....it was rants and raves about the war and republicans ...... always negative.

Who could listen to it for more than (5) minutes? Never a positive comment or an original thought, just "Bush-Bashing"....it got old!

If they could present the "Liberal" point of view....or the Liberal Plan....without bashing the Republicans...maybe people would listen?

Al Franken....a/k/a Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live was just a jerk....like the High School jerk that all of a sudden was put on the radio....BORING! Frankens only claim to fame was publishing a book titled, "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot".....it got some media attention because of the title....so he followed it up with a second book about Bill O'Reilly......He should be proud, he got some media attention, sold some books...by bashing two popular, conservative talk show hosts......yelling "fire" in the movie theatre gets attention also......but why?

Air America and Stuart Smalley will be asterisks in the history books...because they didn't contribute anything to society....they had no ideas to move the political discussion forward....they just cried and whined.

These Eyes are Crying

The Guess Who - "These Eyes"

How many times were you driving in your car...when this song came on the radio...and you started singing along?

Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band

31 years ago, I was in Chicago when this new Grand Funk album came out and dominated the summer radio waves...this video is from a special concert re-union they played for Bosnia Relief

Chicago - Only the Begining

Recorded in 1968...almost 40 years ago....and it is still an awesome tune! Why isn't Chicago in the R&R Hall of Fame?

Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago

Hard to believe that this was a "come-back" song in the 80's for Chicago.....24 years ago!!!

Colbert Report 07/20/06 - Robert Wexler

This is another Florida Representative...another jerk!!!

The Colbert Report - Mark Foley

Foley is a disgrace. He represents the state of Florida..gets caught and blames alcohol and getting molested when he was young...What a phony bastard....I hope he gets his day in court and the judge makes an example of him!

Bangkok - Bob's 50th

In 1993, I met Suradech "Hui" Wangboonchai.

I had recently started Security One and was dead broke, still recovering from my divorce, and was really down in the dumps. Hui was an inspiration. An immigrant that could barely speak English, yet he was alive! He was excited to be in America. He was working as a waiter at a Sushi restaurant...and loved to play cards.....Sushi and Cards...two of my favorite things! We became instant friends!

Hui was from Bangkok, Thailand and promised to someday take me to Thailand. Finally, in 1998 I had saved enough money to take my first extended vacation. Hui escorted me and Mom & Dad through Hong Kong, Japan, and Thailand for a (3) week vacation. It was awesome!

Since then, I have traveled to Thailand (3) times. Each trip has been a wonderful experience. Bangkok is a thriving big city filled with adventure. We have also traveled to the mountains of Chiang Mai and enjoyed the culture and food from the Northern region. I have traveled to the Southern resort island of Phuket (before the Tsunami).

Christmas (2004), I was on the island of Koh Samui, about 100 miles away when the Tsunami destroyed much of the west coast resort areas. I have also traveled to the resort towns of Hua Hin and Pattaya.

I have had the great pleasure of traveling with my Mom & Dad to Bangkok twice. Mom loves the foot massage and Dad loves the herbal seaweed wraps. I have also been to Bangkok and Pattaya with my buddies Pete and Carl. Luckily, they both survived the trip without anything falling off , but Merck stock hit a 52 week when they got back!

The worst part of each trip is the brutal flights. Depending on the season and the airline, it has taken up to 32 hours from Miami to Bangkok. Each trip usually knocks the hell out of me, taking a few days to recover (especially my sore ass).

Is the long trip worth it? Absolutely! Besides the natural beauty of the country, the incredible temples, the awesome (and spicy) food, Muay Thai Kick Boxing, the relaxation of Thai massage, Chinatown with mind boggling shopping, the people are the best in the world. Thanks to Hui, I have met many new friends in Thailand.

Since my first trip, I have always dreamed to share this wonderful experience with my closest friends and brothers Ron & Jack.This year, October 26, 2006 little Bobbie Newman turns 50....I can't think of a better birthday present than taking a group of friends to Bangkok to share the wonderful experiences I have enjoyed.

I will be in Thailand (maybe Hong Kong and maybe Australia) for the next (6) weeks. I will update the blog and provide trip highlights ....and hopefully not end up on CNN being airlifted out on a C-130 cargo plane because of the Military Coup.......

Sugar is linked with Mental Problems

Reuters News

Sugar linked with mental problems in Norway study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oslo teens who drank the most sugary soft drinks also had more mental health problems such as hyperactivity and distress, Norwegian researchers reported on Thursday.

Their study of more than 5,000 Norwegian 15- and 16-year-olds showed a clear and direct association between soft drink intake and hyperactivity, and a more complex link with other mental and behavioral disorders.

They surveyed the students, asking them how many fizzy soft drinks with sugar they had a day, and then questions from a standard questionnaire used to assess mental health.

The teens who reported skipping breakfast and lunch were among the heaviest soft drink consumers, Dr. Lars Lien and colleagues at the University of Oslo found. "There was a strong association between soft drink consumption and mental health problems among Oslo 10th graders," they wrote in their report, published in the American Journal of Public Health.

"This association remained significant after adjustment for social, behavioral and food-related disorders." Most of the students said they drank anywhere between one and six servings of soft drinks per week. Those who drank no soft drinks at all were more likely than moderate drinkers to have mental health symptoms, the researchers said. But those who drank the most -- more than six servings a week - had the highest scores.

For hyperactivity, there was a direct linear relationship -- the more sodas a teen drank, the most symptoms of hyperactivity he or she had. The worst problems were seen in boys and girls who drank four or more soft drinks a day. Ten percent of the boys and 2 percent of the girls drank this much.

The researchers said it was possible that other substances in the soft drinks, such as caffeine, were to blame for the symptoms, and they did not check other possible sources of refined sugar in the children's diets. But they said many of the teens were clearly drinking too many sugary drinks.

Norway's recommended intake is 10 percent of the day's total calories from sugar and the researchers said at least a quarter of the boys were getting this much from soft drinks alone.

"One simple and effective measure to reduce soft drink consumption in this age group would be to remove soft drink machines from schools and other public places where adolescents gather," they wrote.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-09-28T204517Z_01_N28374556_RTRUKOC_0_US-SUGAR.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

Pull the band-aid off slowly?

How many more American kids have to die? How many more Iraq kids have to die? I hate the thought of "cutting and running"....it brings back the bad memories of the Nixon/Kissenger spin of "Peace with Honor".

Viet Nam was a ruthless battle with entrenched soldiers...they withstood continuous bombing of Napalm and refused to give up.

We have entered another battle with a ruthless enemy. These "animals" are willing to kill there own Muslim people. Our Iraq strategy has been like pulling a band-aid off slowly....ripping the skin and pulling the hair out. The alternative is also painful, but quicker....Rip the band-aid off quickly.

It is time to make a very tough decision.....Pull the band-off quickly......Win the war by killing thousands of more innocent people...with napalm and tactical nuclear weapons...Find a terrorist and not torture or kill him, put kill his family, his children, his mother....Fight these people like we are at war! A brutal strategy to end it quickly with as few UN and American casualties as possible.....or continue to rip the band-aid off slowly?

Obviously, President Bush has not read the book, "The Art of War". We are breaking every strategy that Sun Tsu established and perfected over 2000 years ago.

The answer is not simple...neither strategy produces a good outcome....it is simple for the anti-war / Democrats to argue to take our toys and come home.....build our border security, tighten up immigration, research hydrogen vehicles to help us reduce our oil dependency, rebuild the CIA intelligence system, kill our enemies with covert operations and drone bombers....and rebuild our world image as a leader. Unfortunately, that is too simplistic in a very ugly situation.

If we "Cut and Run"...who is left in charge of the oil? If the "terrorist" are left in Iraq with oil.....they will not rebuild Iraq...they will not feed the poor...they will not open schools and hospitals....they will use the oil profits to build and fund terror networks around the world! If we "cut and run", yes we will save American Soilders, and save money from our national budget, but we will help build a stronger enemy in the long run...we cannot afford to leave!

There are too many problems facing our nation....gloabal economies, global warming, budget defecits, health insurance crisis, social security, illegal immigration....we need to focus on our own problems and let the middle east animals kill each other.....but before we leave, we should make sure our enemy is defeated....at any and all costs, otherwise our world will be a more dangerous place!

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm

You read it here first.....

France looks into Bin Laden Death Report

PARIS (AP) - The French defense ministry on Saturday called for an internal investigation of the leak of an intelligence document that raises the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid in Pakistan a month ago but said the report of the death remained unverified.

"The information defused this morning by the l'Est Republicain newspaper concerning the possible death of Osama bin Laden cannot be confirmed," a Defense Ministry statement said.

The daily newspaper for the Lorraine region in eastern France printed what it described as a confidential document from the French foreign intelligence service DGSE citing an uncorroborated report from Saudi secret services that the leader of the al-Qaida terror network had died.

The contents of the document, dated Sept. 21, or Thursday, were not confirmed by French or other intelligence sources. However, the DGSE transmitted the note to President Jacques Chirac and other officials, the newspaper said.
Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie "has demanded an investigation be carried out of this leak," a ministry statement said, adding that transmission of the confidential document could risk punishment.

Defense Ministry spokesman Jean-Francois Bureau, clarifying the statement, said that the DGSE document exists but that its contents - that bin Laden is allegedly dead - cannot be confirmed.

The DGSE, or Direction Generale des Services Exterieurs, indicated that its information came from a single source. "According to a reliable source, Saudi security services are now convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead," said the intelligence report.

There have been periodic reports of bin Laden's illness or death in recent years but none has been proven accurate.

According to this document, Saudi security services were pursuing further details, notably the place of his burial. "The chief of al-Qaida was a victim of a severe typhoid crisis while in Pakistan on August 23, 2006," the document says. His geographic isolation meant that medical assistance was impossible, the French report said, adding that his lower limbs were allegedly paralyzed. On Sept. 4, Saudi security services had their first information on bin Laden's alleged death, the unconfirmed document reported.

In Pakistan, a senior official of that country's top spy agency, the ISI or Directorate of Inter-Service Intelligence, said he had no information to confirm bin Laden's whereabouts or that he might be dead. The official said he believed the report could be fabricated. The official was not authorized to speak publicly on the topic and spoke on condition of anonymity.

U.S. Embassy officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan also said they could not confirm the French report.

If he's not dead...I think we are closing in on him and hopefully he will be very dead..very soon!

Bill Clinton Freaks Out

Just when you think the world can't get any more crazy.....

Cat Stevens Criticizes Pope on Islam

LONDON (AP) - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.

In the pope's controversial speech in Germany this month, Benedict quoted words of a Byzantine emperor that characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as "evil and inhuman."

The singer, whose hits such as "Moon Shadow" and "Peace Train" made him a star in 1960s and 1970s, said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. that the pope's words proved he was not infallible.

"At one point, I used to believe that the pope was infallible," Islam said, referring to teachings he received while attending a Catholic school as a boy.
The pontiff "should have looked elsewhere if he wanted to quote but we respect the pope and his position," he said, adding it was good Benedict had retracted his statement "in a way."

Since his conversion to Islam in 1977, the 58-year-old has become well known to Britons as a campaigner for good causes.

In 2004, after flying to the United States from London, the singer was barred from entering the country after U.S. security officials said his name was on list of banned individuals.

What about Bannaple Gas?