do voters know they can vote via an absentee ballot...

I can't believe the lines for early voting? I voted about a month ago, as soon as I got my absentee ballot. I don't get it?

In the most important vote of my lifetime, it's ridiculous that voters have to wait eight hours to vote...

Something needs to be done!

cafe @ scla/sf...

I just had their tortilla soup. I don't think it's as good as it used to be. Now, it taste more like a tomato bisque. I was also a bit disappointed that the cafe was out of their signature poppy seed rolls.

I only ate @ this joint because my favorite Ayola on Kearny closes @ 4pm.

After my workout, I ate some brown rice with mushroom, peas, and corn. It's okay, but I agree with a fellow member, that it's missing something. Probably meat...

izzy's steak and chops...

I used to live a few doors down from this establishment. And I have always loved the joint. I'm waiting for the marinated skirt steak with izzy's potatoes and creamed spinach. $21.95. I've been drinking scotch this evening and my scotch of choice is 12 year old Balvenie Doublewood neat...

The young lady bartender is accommodating. Her name is Gina. The white male bartender is extremely weak. Fuck him! I won't even try to get his name...

Free wifi is a big plus...

I love the st. regis bar...

I fucking can't afford going there, nonetheless, I love the fucking place! The bartenders who I really like are Rafael and Darius. They are stellar barkeeps.

tu lan...

On 6th off of Market. Not the best area in the City...

I usually have the shrimp fried rice less white onions and a vietnamese ice coffee. Today, I opted to take out my order. I'm not really a fan of eating in the joint. Let's just say, the place is cramped and it isn't the cleanest restaurant around. I probably don't want to know the health code rating...

Anyway, the fried rice has a curry flavor and is pretty tasty, but it's so fucking greasy. I'm actually trying to cut the grease by partaking in some fresh grapefruit juice.

I really don't know when I'll be back? Maybe never...

The reason I was in the area- I was thinking about volunteering @ the phone bank for Barack Obama a half block away. After walking by the storefront, I decided against it. Plus, I didn't have my cellphone with me.

When I was in Vegas las week, I really should have helped with the campaign. However, I believe Obama should take Nevada...

filibuster...

An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedure. If Democrats gain a 60-40 advantage in next Tuesday's landmark election, the Senate will be FILIBUSTER proof. Act in an obstructive manner in a legislature, especially by speaking @ inordinate length. Several measures were killed by Republican FILIBUSTERING. Stonewalling, delaying tactics, procrastination, OBSTRUCTION, temporizing.

Waste time, stall, play for time, sandbag, buy time.

cafe prima fila on bush and taylor...

They have free wifi and their breakfast bagel which is served all day is very good. It's a good snack, not a full on meal. I usually have the sandwich with ham, but today I went for the bacon. The egg is tasty and the key is the peppered bagel which is "ono."

ONO is tasty in Hawaiian...

And I'm still fucking hungry after noshing on the bagel...

Charles Meets Barack

Charles inspires me...

a cable car conductor without a clue...

I like most of the operators on the California line. This particular old white fuck really pissed me off this evening. BTW, he kind of looks like S. Claus...

I entered the cable car on California and Sansome. As I walked into the car I showed the conductor my MUNI pass.

Two or three stops later, the idiot knocks on the window next to where I was sitting and rudely asks me for my pass. He could have been more appropriate by opening the door of the cable car walking inside the car and asking me for my fare, but he disrespected me by banging on the glass demanding my pass.

I fucking showed him my pass as I walked onto the cable car. What a moron!

Anyway, @ least six people get onto the cable car after this incident and the dumb shit doesn't ask them for a fare.

When I exited the cable car on California and Pine, I had to give the dumb fuck my two cents. I said I was going to write a complaint about him...

Fuck it! It's a waste of time...

mike singletary...

Although the Niners got creamed by a terrible Seahawks team, I was generally happy in the way Singletary coached the team. I will say that he should have opted for a field goal before the first half instead of going for it on 4th down which resulted in an interception for a touchdown for Seattle.

I like how he benched J.T. O'Sullivan. The guy is a turnover waiting to happen. J.T. has shown flashes of brilliance, but he's basically an average backup quarterback. Shaun HIll played well in the second half, but he too isn't a legitimate starter.

Sending Vernon Davis to the showers was long overdue. The guy is talented, but an extreme head case. Davis showed tremendous speed and heart catching Josh Wilson on that interception return. Yes, he's a specimen, but he needs to harness his emotions to come into his own as a tight end.

Singletary accepted responsibility for the loss, something that the previous Mike(Nolan) never did.

The Niners may not win another game this season, but they do have a true leader in Mike Singletary.

Hopefully, if Singletary is around next season, they'll have better players...

hooters casino...

It not one of the nicest casinos in Vegas, but this establishment has an excellent deal @ Dan Marino's restaurant from 12am to 6am- 25 cent wings. Me and my Father shared an order of 20 for $5. I must say the wings are very, very tasty.

Their house salad was big enough to share, in which me and my Father shared.

The joint can get very busy and you may have to wait. But, it's worth it...

raffles cafe...

On Thursday night after winning $500 on a high hand in the poker room @ Mandalay Bay, me and my Father dined @ Raffles Cafe. BTW, the high hand was a Queen high diamond straight flush.

I had the corn beef hash and it was fantastic! One of the best, I've ever had!

My Dad had an order of fried calamari. The portion was huge, but I have to say, it was just okay. Living in the Bay Area, you have access to fresh calamari.

rock spa @ the hard rock hotel in vegas...

It cost $20. The have a legitimate bench press. I love it! Most hotel gyms don't have decent free weights- especially barbells.

They also have a hammer strength incline bench- another of my favorites.

poker room @ the venetian...

I stayed @ the Venetian on Sunday night. It was my second time staying there. I barely spent anytime in my room. I played poker for eleven hours during my stay. You get a dollar an hour credit, therefore I got $11 comped, in which I used @ the Grand Luxe Cafe(supposed a classier off shoot of The Cheescake Factory). I had their buffalo chicken sandwich. It was fair @ best... My meal credit covered my sandwich.

I like the poker room @ the Venetian, but I never seem to win @ that joint. Then again, I'm a shitty poker player...

monday night football @ sapphire...

For $20 you get three beers(heineken, heineken light, and amstel light), food(hot dogs, chicken wings, pasta, pizza, etc...), drawings(I won two $20 lapdances and a Heineken umbrella), and $1 lapdances during halftime... Such a deal!

Beware of beautiful women coercing you into the VIP room. It can be a ton of fun, but it will cost you...

raffles cafe @ mandalay bay...

I'm very dismayed that they no longer serve fried chicken. It was phenomenal! The young lady @ the front desk concurred. She said, "it was her favorite."

coffee bean & tea leaf on maryland across from unlv...

I'm staying @ the Hard Rock and they charge $14 a day for wifi. That's ridiculous! Luckily, I have a car and this location is a short drive from the hotel. This location is spacious and has free wifi. I love it!

Since the last time I frequent this joint, they have expanded.

ny's favorite beer list...

The one and only Newcastle Brown Ale. To me, it's very smooth.

Unbelievably, the first time I tried the stuff is in the summer when my niece's friend Corey/Korey or however you spell her name brought over a 12 pack to my sis' place.

I've seen it around for years. Now, it's one of my favorite brews.

vetted...

I can't believe I haven't written a post for a week... What the fuck?

Anyway, back to VETTED. Investigate (someone) thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness.

Obviously, Sarah Palin wasn't carefully VETTED by John McCain when he chose her as his running mate.

The above is a screen capture of the ever beautiful Gina Gershon as Sarah Palin in a hilarious video on funnyordie.com

warren sapp...

He's a fucking head case! I'm actually glad I don't have SHOWTIME. Meaning, after HBO dropped INSIDE THE NFL after last season and in the eleventh hour SHOWTIME picked it up with that obnoxious Warren Sapp- therefore, I won't pick up SHOWTIME. And INSIDE THE NFL was one of my favorite shows on television...

I can't even watch DANCING WITH THE STARS this season because of Sapp. And I have really enjoyed DANCING WITH THE STARS the past few seasons.

Now, I see why that guy dropped to the 12th pick of the first round in 1995 when he was projected to be a top five pick.

men who wear too much fucking cologne...

I think it's worse than old ladies who wear stinky perfume. My eyes are still watering after this guy sitting next to me on the cable car was wearing what seemed like an ounce of smelly cologne...

religulous...

Bill Maher's doc on religion. I saw it @ my favorite Embarcadero Cinema. Theater 1 to be exact and I sit in the handicapped seats in the back of the theater. Tonight it was the single chair to the left.

I'm not going to do this again, but I had a large popcorn and a large coke. I'll probably be up all night after consuming about a gallon of caffeinated soda.

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the doc.

I'm not a religious person. I basically quit the Buddhist Church in Seattle when I was about ten or eleven years old. My reason was pretty stupid- my older sister embarrassed me in front of my Sunday School class and I never went back...

benny on espn's nfl countdown...

That's his name in the great 2008 Tony Award Winning Musical IN THE HEIGHTS. His real name is Christopher Jackson.

Jackson was in a comedy skit as a scout timing Usain Bolt in the 40.

I'm probably one of the few people who actually recognized Jackson in the skit.

quarterback situation @ cal...

I'm writing this post while watching the ASU-CAL game and the Sun Devils are coming back in the 4th quarter. Hopefully, CAL holds on to win and I don't have to change my mind...

I was surprised to see Nate Longshore pass Aaron Rodgers on CAL's all-time touchdown passing total. If Longshore continues to start and play, he has a chance to be 2nd all-time in touchdown passes. He's currently 5th with 46. Longshore needs 9 to pass Pat Barnes who is #2. Kyle Boller is #1 with 64.

I believe Longshore should start for the rest of the season. CAL still has a chance to have a special season and the senior leadership of Longshore will contribute to this effort.

He still throws too many interceptions, but Longshore's problems last season could be attributed to his injury.

Kevin Riley is only a sophomore. He still has a bright future.

Also, I was impressed that Longshore set a CAL quarterback all-time bench press record @ 370...

the vice presidential debate...

It really puzzles me how a person who seemingly isn't that well informed or let me be blunt- not that bright can be the Governor of Alaska? Let me take that back- Bush was the governor of Texas and he comes across basically the same way as Palin.

Well, she did better in the debate than in Katie Couric's interviews, but as many pundits have wrote, "the barometer was low."

She really didn't answer any of the questions posed during the debate. Much of it had to do with the format of the debate and the moderator Gwen Ifill didn't do much of anything. Basically, she was nonexistent.

I thought Biden was very well spoken and really showed his command of the issues. His taking down of McCain of not being a maverick in issues that matter most to the American public was quite entertaining.

Biden could have taken down Palin a notch or two, but he kept his assault plans veered toward McCain- which was a good strategy. However, Palin was vulnerable for a takedown.

McCain choosing Palin as a running mate may go down in history as the biggest joke of alltime...

more on that punk kiffin...

To me, Al Davis' press conferences was one of the most entertaining shows I've ever seen on television. Sure, Al looked pretty horrible, especially those puffed up red eyes, but the guy was sharp as a tack.

Obviously, it was Kiffin feeding the media. It seems like Chris Mortensen of ESPN was the main source for the petulant kid's rants.

How could Lance(that's what Davis called him in the press conference on his hiring as head coach of the Raiders) deny speaking with Davis when it is documented that they spoke? The day before his well deserved firing, the young idiot finally said he wouldn't discuss with the media conservations he's had with Big Al. I'm sure it finally dawned on him that his flat out lying about his talks with Davis will come out and bite him in the ass.

As I wrote many times in my blog, that Kid Kiffin didn't deserve to hired as a head coach. It is in my opinion, the worst head coaching hire in NFL history. Shula's son was horrible, he didn't have that cocky attitude that Kiffin has.

I don't really give a shit where that kid ends up as long it isn't @ my school the University of Washington. That would really piss me off!!!!

And to change the subject a bit, I believe that punk was instrumental in Norm Chow leaving USC. I know he was pissed off that the Bruins were considering hiring Chow as the head coach before hiring Neuheisel. And yes, I know Chow is the offensive coordinator for struggling 1-3 UCLA. If they don't beat Wazzu this week, there will be a lot of unhappy people in Westwood calling for Neuheisel, Chow, and Walkers heads...

Fuck Lane Kiffin!!!!