The Briar Patch

I wont lie, I am lazy. I am whiny and I have a lot of first world problems! Well not all these are first world problems some of them are just my personal pet peeves, here is a small list of them! First is one I stole from a friend who pointed it out, the phrase I'm starving. NO, no your not. You might be hungry, maybe peckish, famished but I really doubt you are starving. Here is a first world problem... I need to lose weight. Well maybe but half the world or more has the problem of not enough to eat!!! My car starter is crappy. Yes Ford put in a shitty car starter, sometimes I even half to go outside to make it work. But I have a freakin car starter, hell I have a truck and don't have to ride the bus or walk.... Tim Hortons, your getting on my nerves. Seriously English is a second language in most of your outlets. And whatever it is annoying but I can live with it. However stop trying to upsell me at 630! I have eaten and I am on my way to work. I don't wanna try any

Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Jim Prentice. Brilliant politicians. This isn't a hero worship article about Jimmy. But my hat is off to him. 2 years ago he was a minor blip. Now he is the leader of the party in control of the wealthiest province in Canada. On top of that, it is sounding like he is about to drive a dagger into the heart of all opposition and guarantee 4 uncontested years. Part of me is thinking he is sitting somewhere at this second drinking Ace with a crown on his head saying kiss the ring bitch. How did he get here? I dunno but was Jimmy a schemer or how did he end up on top? First off I won't use the term PC cause really Alberta is a one party state. How many years have they had control??Exactly, so ya really they are the party. What 3 years ago it was when it looked like the party might fall? Danni girl was making a run. But the party came from nowhere and squashed all opposition. Danni made a small dent but Alice was the queen and all was right in Alberta, were wa

Ah hockey!! Canada's game, even if "officially" it is lacrosse. How can you have an official game anyways? But that's beside the point. Either way Canada is hockey - hockey is Canada. It is a huge part of my life and most of my friends. When the guys get together, it is what is on the T.V. Or if a video game is on that's what it is. We have framed jerseys and jerseys we wear. Always the day after a game it is the topic over morning coffee break. Either wow what a team or wow how can we suck so much!!! Bars are open at 5 AM, for gold medal games. Maybe this is only an Edmonton thing, but i kinda doubt it. Also Oilers the rebuild is over just stop sucking and do something!!! It doesn't seem like Taylor Hall saved the Oilers or paned out to be a huge deal. I mean Sid, Ovi, Stamkos, Tavares all went to struggling teams and lit it up... Anyways this isn't about my disappointment in the Oilers. I wouldn't say it is just hockey but that will be my example c

So 2014 is over, I guess now is as good a time as any to put out there what I liked in T.V this year. First off it was sad to see Sons leave TV. From the first season, when I bought a reaper crew hat and was almost in a fight in a bar over my "gang" hat to Jax driving Johns bike into a semi it was a helluva show. I do think it changed in season 4. It does become much darker and violent but i do think that was Mr. Sutters vision. It is one of the only shows I can say never had a dull season. There was more than enough prison rape though... Also first show i hate Donal in.Hoping Kurt Sutter has as much luck with his next show.... Boardwalk Empire! How did it become the final season and how did I not know it was on until the finale!! Nucky was the guy I loved to hate. Cosmic justice Jimmys kid took him out. I did also like that most of it wrapped up nice and it did stick to reality. I thought it coulda went on more but either way it was great. True blood, about frickin time.

When I say two queens I wish I meant to gay dudes in a slap fight like Russian hockey players. I don't, I mean the sad state our provincial government has fallen into. Lets time travel some. The "grassroots" Wildrose party looked like the might give the PC machine a run for its money. A smart younger female leader is a fresh face. A bit right wing is fine in Alberta. Some of the more extreme views can be swept under the rug right? I mean we have a lot of good ole boys in this province right. But this didn't even seem like a division of politics, it seemed personal. Wildrose didn't care if the voters didn't vote for them, just don't vote PC! It came right from the would be queens mouth. We need to clear out this old boy, 1 party mess!!! From the fire in her eyes and passion in her voice people could get behind the would be queen! I think would be queen Danni was imagining her first command from the throne of Alberta when election day started. I don't kn