jim Harbaugh...

I've lived in the Bay Area since 1978 with stints in Honolulu & Seattle(my hometown) sprinkled in those years.

I was never much of a Niners fan, although I saw "The Catch" live on television and it was one of most thrilling moments I've seen in sports in all my years. 

I witnessed how the York family basically destroyed a storied franchise that had won 5 Super Bowl titles from 1981 to 1994.  

Let's get to Jim Harbaugh.  He was a good QB in his NFL career.  I enjoyed watching him play because he had so much passion for the game.   Harbaugh as a player was a gamer, just like how he is as a head coach.  

During his NFL career Harbaugh helped his head coach father at Western Kemtucky with recruiting and I saw Harbaugh on the sidelines of the Division 1-AA Championship game when the Hilltoppers won in 2002. 

I was happy for Harbaugh's success at USD a Division 1(FCS) school.  When Harbaugh was hired at Stanford, I was skeptical.  He proved me wrong.  During his time on the Farm, I learned how quirky he is.  His run in with then USC coach Pete Carroll was legendary.  But it put Stanford back in the national limelight similar to when Jim Plunkett was the QB.  John Elway was a great Stanford QB, but quite frankly those teams weren't that good.  

When the Niners signed Harbaugh I was excited!  I knew Harbaugh would win with San Francisco.  And he did.  I went all-in and became a Niner fan.  

But the problem goes back to the Yorks. Terrible ownership usually doesn't win championships.  The Yorks were lucky to have Harbaugh as the coach for 4 seasons.   This last season was sabotaged by unnamed leaks to the media which were started by Punk Jeb York and Asshole GM Trent Baalke.  And injuries.  Plus the regression of Kaepernick.  And not believing in the great Frank Gore until it was the end of the season.  

As long as the Yorks own the team, I will not support the team by buying gear or setting foot in Levi's Stadium.  Santa Clara isn't San Francisco.  It's almost 50 miles south from my apartment in the City.  

In all my years living in San Francisco, I finally bought a 49ers cap.  A fitted one to fit my Bruce Boche sized noggin. 

I actually want to burn the cap.  But I won't.  

Never was a Michigan fan.  I was a Ohio State fan when Rex Kern was the QB under Woody Hayes.  

I know Harbaugh will do well with the Wolverines.  But I hope he returns to the NFL in about 4 years.  I want him to win a Super Bowl and hold up that Lombardi Trophy.  

Thank you Jim Harbaugh.  

reggie mckenzie...

The only Reggie McKenzie is the one that used to block for OJ in Buffalo.

The fake Reggie McKenzie the GM for Oakland who should be fired.  

He's bragging about what a good draft and he had with Khalil Mack & Derek

Carr saying they are no longer rookies. 

The fake McKenzie was lucky that Mack was available.   Any idiot would have made that pick.  

Derek Carr.  He's decent, but his pedigree is questionable being David Carr's younger brother and I still can't believe how terrible he looked in the Las Vegas Bowl versus USC.  

I saw Carr in person against the Niners and he looked good, but he had all the time in the world to complete passes. 

I'll just say I'm not sold on Carr- not at all. 

11 wins and 35 losses in almost 3 seasons doesn't constitute success under any metric.  

dr. no...

The first James Bond film and I remember my father taking me to the movie when I was about 7 years old.  

Some of the featured players are Jack Lord more famous for his role as McGarrett in Hawaii 5-0.  And the beautiful and sexy Ursula Andress.  I was a big fan of Ursula along with Raquel Welch back in the day.  Her Playboy pictorial was sizzling.  Andress also dated actor Harry Hamlin who is 16 years her junior.   Back in 1980, it was somewhat scandalous- now it's a cougar in action...

What I don't like about the film is Dr. No is supposed to be Chinese and he was played by a white actor with makeup to accentuate his slanted eyes.  Mickey Rooney did the same thing in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS.  

Sean Connery is the only James Bond to me.  I did like Pierce Brosnan the role, but not even close to Connery.  

wishing Facebook friends happy birthday...

It seems I'm in a quandary every time I see that a Facebook friend has a birthday?

Of course some are slam dunks, because they are truly your friends. 

Others are more like acquaintances and depending how I feel that day- I really don't want to bother.  

I don't let people write on my wall, therefore unless they send me a private message or if I happen to post something which opens me up to likes and comments- they can't send me a birthday greeting.  

However, if they are my real friends- they have my cellphone number and can text me or better yet, leave a birthday voice mail.  

Yet I believe everyone enjoys a birthday greeting even if you're just acquaintances with them...

jay glazer...

Old pic of current Atlanta running back Steven Jackson interviewed by tiny fat fuck Jay Glazer. 

My issue with Glazer he has slammed Jim Harbaugh from the beginning of the season and FOX had the audacity to allow the midget to report on Harbaugh's job status during the last Niners game while the game was still in progress.   Not during a break in the action, but during a play!   Low, low blow...

Glazer is a so-called MMA expert who has trained NFL athletes in the past and who has a great relationship with Michael Strahan.   Football is a brutal sport in which concussions are the #1 problem. Not to discount the domestic violence issues and the hidden PDA problems.  MMA is a sport where people are beating the shit out of each other, not only head trauma is an issue, but a fighter is susceptible to every injury under the sun.  

I used to be a boxing fan, but after the Pacquiao and Mayweather fight and I hope they do-  I'm done with the sport.  

Back to Glazer.  He's lucky to have a gig on FOX with that face and body made for radio.   And he's lucky to have Strahan as a buddy, because besides the physical issues- Glazer just isn't very good at his job.  

ray mcdonald cont...

He's an average defensive lineman.   That's one reason I don't think he'll be in the NFL next season.  If he was All Pro caliber- McDonald could find a home on another NFL team next season.

He should have his brain scanned.  Bad decision making could be a sign he has lesions in his brain from CTE.  

Good things don't happen after midnight.  Earlier this month McDonald & head case WR Brandon Lloyd allegedly broke up a fight at an infamous Menlo Park bar which is known to be a rich cougar hangout at 2am on a practice night. 

And in the past year- 3 times San Jose police have officially came to his house for issues involving his fiancée and the other day a female who isn't his fiancée.  

One more time- good riddance Ray McDonald.  

ray mcdonald...

The Niners finally did something right and released head case Ray McDonald after another allegation of a possible sexual assault.   

McDonald out of Florida is among several former Gator players who have had legal issues with Aaron Hernandez leading the way.  

I personally believe McDonald should have been suspended and/or released when the first alleged assault occurred in the summer.  

I've heard stories of the parties at McDonald's resident in San Jose- none good.  And McDonald seemed to be a bad influence to troubled teammate Aldon Smith. 

Good riddance Ray McDonald.  

jeff daniels...

Great actor who is equally adept at drama and comedy.  

I first became familiar with Mr. Daniels in TERMS OF ENDEARMENT(1983).

He showed his comic chops in DUMB & DUMBER(1994).  Haven't seen the sequel.  

Saw him on Broadway in GOD OF CARNAGE with co-stars the late James Gandolfini, Hope Davis & Marcia Gay Harden.   Great cast.  All four were nominated for a Tony and Harden picked up a Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Play.   As much as I loved Gandofini, Daniels was far superior in the play.  

Jeff Daniels just wrapped up HBO's THE NEWSROOM.  Wasn't really a fan of the show, although Daniels was superb in the lead role.  It's interesting that both Hope Davis & Marcia Gay Harden were on the show.  Davis in 5 episodes and Harden in 10.  

In the series finale of THE NEWSROOM, Daniels even showed he's an adept musician.   

foodie...

I absolutely despise that word!!  It sounds so pretentious!

I don't have money, but I've been to many, many so-called fine dining establishments throughout the years.  

Most have been disappointments and not worth the price.  

I'd rather frequent a moderately priced restaurant which gives me more joy.  

And I'd rather be called a "food dude."

michael morse...

When the Giants signed Morse I was skeptical.  However as the season went on, I really started to like the guy.  Great personality and a big bear of a guy.  

I'm happy he signed with the Marlins, because he's getting paid what San Francisco wouldn't offer him. 

I wish Michael Morse well and I will be pulling for him, but not when he plays the G-Men.  

marc trestman...

Current Chicago Bears coach who's doing a shitty job.

You see, I remember when Trestman was an offensive coordinator for Niners.   He was horrible!   Absolutely horrible!!  Trestman didn't like the late, great Bill Walsh looking over his shoulders.  He was also an offensive coordinator with the Raiders.   Again, he was horrible!  Absolutely horrible!!

This Trestman character had many opportunities in the NFL and he was terrible at every stop.

Trestman somehow resurrected his career in the CFL and he was hired to replace Lovie Smith.

I knew it was a bad hire from the beginning.

I predict he will be fired at the end of the season, but hopefully he can coax a win versus the Cowboys next week.

Trestman needs to go back to Canada...

oakland raiders...

Mark Davis finally did the right thing by firing the incompetent Dennis Allen.  Davis should have also fired his Shrek lookalike GM Reggie McKenzie, not to be mistaken with the great offensive lineman with the same name who played for the Buffalo Bills.  

Interim head coach Tony Sparano will do better than Allen.  Come on.  8-28 and starting this season 

0-4 shouldn't be that difficult to beat.  All Sparano has to do is win one game this season to beat Dumbshit Allen.  

Now, I will root for the Raiders.  

betsy johnson...

Wow!  The clothing designer is 72 years old and can still do a cartwheel and the splits.   Betsy is on Dancing With The Stars and I saw a clip of her dancing- not good, but the effort is there.   

On the other hand, the first one eliminated was track athlete Lolo Jones.  Terrible, terrible dancer.  

Betsy Johnson is probably going to get eliminated very soon, but I give her credit for appearing on the show.  Gives her an outlet to showcase her business.  

entitlement...

I personally have never liked Floyd Mayweather.   Floyd is a boring fighter and an asshole.    He has made a ton of money and he likes to boast about how big a gambler he is by posting pics of his million dollar bets.

Just read he stiffed a bikini model/server at Rehab in the Hard Rock in Vegas on a $25K bill after taking in a guaranteed $36M on his last fight.

Her name is Nik Nguyen and was very unhappy she didn't get a tip on a bill that was comped at the Hard Rock.  I'd say a $5K tip would have been appropriate for getting $25,000 of free shit.

Very attractive young lady from Oregon who boasts she's an entrepreneur, yet doesn't seem to know how to spell what she claims to be.  

Her twitter pics include one with Roy Jones Jr. and another with Bob Arum.   The young lady appears to be a big fight fan.  She has a screen shot of her attending a Manny Pacquiao fight.  

This young lady should parlay her 15 minutes of fame into a Playboy pictorial.  

And Floyd should finally fight Manny P.   Both are pushing 40.

fire dennis allen...

8-26 as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

0-2 thus far this season with an away game against New England this Sunday.   

Mark "Captain Kangaroo" Davis needs to do the right thing and get rid of the most horrible coach in the NFL. 

The Raiders will go down in history for giving the two worst coaches around their first head coaching job.   First that fucking imbecile Lame Baby Kiffin who somehow talked his way into the offensive coordinator job at Alabama(he'll fuck it up) and Dumb Shit Allen.  

Fire Dennis Allen!!!!!   

dennis allen...

I still can't believe the idiot is still the head coach of the Oakland Raiders?   8-24 in two seasons.   Hugh Jackson was 8-8 and got fired after one season.   Tom Cables was 8-8 and was let go.  The Raiders were a .500 team before they hired the incompetent Allen.

How many wins will it take for Dumb Allen to keep his job?  5?  4?  

Al Davis' son Mark with the Captain Kangaroo haircut is clueless.  

GM Reggie McKenzie (not the good one who blocked for OJ in Buffalo)who looks like Shrek is doing a horrible job.   It started when he hired Allen.   Acquiring QB Matt Schaub from Houston was a big mistake.  

Many of the free agent signings would have been decent 2-3 years ago.   Signing players past their prime for big money is a recipe for disaster.  

I do believe in first round pick Khalil Mack from Buffalo.   Mack looks like a player.

I believe Dumb Allen will go down in history as one of the worst NFL coaches of all time.  

houston rockets...

I'm fairly certain the Rockets will never win an NBA Championship with ball hog and ball stopper James Harden as their main guy.   Plus the selfish player is one of the worst defenders in the Association.

Dwight Howard is an enigma.  A talented big man,  but his mental makeup leaves much to be desired.   And his terrible free throw shooting is an issue.

Kevin McHale is the worst head coach in the NBA.   Great player, but an absolutely horrible coach.

I won't even name the GM, because I strongly believe he's a fucking idiot.

His pick of Royce White in the 1st round in 2012  has to go down as one of the dumbest moves in recent note. White's psychological issues were well known.   He didn't play a minute for the Rockets.

Houston will not match their 54 win total last season.

sunday night...

There's nothing like doing laundry at a laundromat with free wifi and noshing on some chicken fried rice from a joint that was hit by a wayward car the other day.  I live an exciting life...  HAHAHA!!!

jeremy lin...

Loving it!  JLin traded to the Lakers.   Wow!  

lebron...

Very happy LeBron signed with the Cavs.  Returning home.  I love it!  You can go home again...

text messages...

I met a young lady who I believe works for the NSA and she was able to access text messages from a guy she was interested in dating.  

Wow!  

Moral of the story- never email, text stuff that you don't want to see the light of day...

lebron james...

Definitely one of the greatest basketball players I've ever seen play.   And I've witnessed Bill Russell playing live.

The kid has won 2 NBA titles.  Went to 4 straight NBA Finals with the Heat.  Willed a clearly talent deprived Cleveland team to the NBA Finals and the kid still doesn't get the respect he deserves.  

Let's forget that Ill conceived Decision he made with Chris Bosh & Dwyane Wade in 2010.  That did turn me off, but only for a season.  I was happy when Dallas beat Miami for the title in 2011.  

After that, I became a LeBron fan again.  

Sure his high school games were televised on ESPN and I could honestly say I didn't think he would become the all around great player he has worked himself up to be.  

The bottom line he's a team player.  

I hope he wins a few more titles in his career.   James is 29 and his window is the next 5 seasons.  

But you never know, Tim Duncan at 38 won his 5th title...

sophia loren...

This pic is above a urinal at Original Joe's in the City.  Wow!  A great beauty and one of my favorite photos of her. 

la clippers...

A 2 Billion dollar bid by Steve Ballmer of Microsoft fame.  

Unfuckingbelievable!!!!

Some dollars and sense- the Clippers current television contracts pays the team $20M a year.   From my understanding that number could rise to $200M a year.

I'm certain ticket prices and luxury suite prices will rise because of this impending sale.

Ballmer is reported to be worth $20B.  

This is an ego purchase for him.   It's the ultimate ego boost for rich people.

Paying that much for an NBA franchise means Ballmer won't move the team to Seattle.  

Wow!

the isla vista maniac...

I'm not going to mention his name.

He was a smart kid and a talented writer.  I read a good portion of his manifesto and it was well written, written better than many who make a living as writers.  

Before reading his manifesto, I kind of put some blame on his parents.   Divorced like many in this day and age.  

He was getting psychological help and he was getting mentored by individuals, one being a young woman a year or so older than him.   Those who mentored him were paid.   

I think his parents should have hired a young woman to have sex with him.   The girlfriend experience- pricey, but less than the price of 3 handguns this young maniac purchased.  

He had a skewed sense of self worth.  

Some more thoughts- being addicted to video games doesn't help one deal with reality.  Having divorced parents and having issues with your step-mom isn't good for a kid with self esteem issues. 

Unfortunately, divorced parents is the norm nowadays.  And having easy access to handguns makes acting out ones violent fantasies become a reality. 

miami dolphins

A fucked up organization.    Just read Miami fired a scout who has worked for the team for 17 years.  This gentleman has been working from his home since 2004 to take care of his wife suffering from cystic fibrosis.   

Whether he wasn't doing his job up to par for the new GM- the timing is terrible considering all problems of the Richie Incognito/Jonathan Martin bullying situation.  

Apparently, the new insensitive GM didn't think the scout working remotely worked for him? 

One of the bullying culprits head case center Mike Pouncey has yet to be punished and the Dolphins actually extended his rookie contract a year.  Idiot Pouncey also had the audacity to tweet after Miami drafted an offensive lineman in the 1st round that he was looking forward to all the gifts the rookie will give him.  Even if it was in jest, the bullying doesn't stop...

Moron Pouncey also wore a FREE HERNANDEZ t-shirt last year.  Aaron Hernandez has yet to be convicted of multiple murders and I know dumb shit Pouncey was a teammate and good friend of Hernandez at Florida, but making that choice of wearing that shirt is unbelievably stupid.  

DB Don Jones tweeted homophobic remarks after openly gay Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams.  Jones basically got a slap on the wrist.  

The head coach is ultimately responsible for his players.  Joe Philbin is 15-17 in his two seasons as head coach- a crappy record, but worse he has allowed so much inappropriate behavior by his players during his regime. 

A few summers ago watching HBO's HARD KNOCKS, I could tell Philbin was in way over his head as a head coach.  

If Philbin lasts beyond the 2014 season, I will be very surprised.  

sean lee...

Middle linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.   Great player, but injury prone.   He tore his ACL  and is out for the 2014 season.

I feel bad for young Sean Lee.   He just can't stay on the field.

I hope he recovers and is ready for the 2015 season.  

This makes it both knees where he tore an ACL.

The worst part of this whole ordeal, Lee was injured during OTA Organized Team Activity, basically a mini camp.   And it involved the Cowboys #1 draft pick guard Zack Martin of Notre Dame.

toilet seat covers...

Strange topic, but too many times I've tried to secure the covers from the box in a public restaurant and the container is freshly opened- it's fucking difficult to get one without it being torn and I end up throwing away 2-3.  What a fucking waste!

In the Tampa area toilet seat covers are rare to see.  

donald trump...

He's a buffoon.  He's not going to buy the Buffalo Bills.  He's not going to run for POTUS in 2016.  

He's such a buffoon, he doesn't realize twitter is his worse enemy.   

However, in that minuscule chance that Trump buys the Bills, they might as well rename the team the Buffalo Buffoons.

aaron hernandez...

The ex-Patriot tight end has yet to be convicted of three charges of first degree murder, but under the definition of what constitutes being a serial killer, he qualifies if he is guilty as charged.

The Boston Globe has done a great job of covering these tragic events.

I just find it so sad that someone who was so talented on the football field  and with a $40M contract would ruin his life through unnecessary violence.  

From reading several articles about Hernandez, many of the incidents which allegedly resulted in violence happened inside or around nightclubs.

People say and I say, nothing good happens after midnight.   And when alcohol is involved, anything can happen...

Kids will be kids and they want to party and have fun, but the facts are the facts- hanging out in nightclubs is dangerous.   People run into each other and get into fights in that crowded atmosphere fueled by liquid courage.  Alcohol doesn't make one fight better, it allows people to make bad decisions.  

amber tamblyn...

She's terrible on Two and a Half Men playing the long lost daughter of Charlie Sheen's deceased character.  

When Tamblyn is in a scene, she makes the show unwatchable.   

Married to comedian and now director David Cross who's about 2 decades older.   

Yes, she has an impressive resume, but she adds nothing to the cast.  Plus, she's gained a ton of weight.  

elvis mitchell...

The film critic who's hosting the red carpet show for Film Independent Spirit Awards with some unknown obnoxious chick. 

I've seen Mitchell around Sundance many times throughout the years and really haven't thought much about him except his hair. 

Elvis is a horrible host.   Absolutely horrible.  It's almost unwatchable. 

20 feet from stardom...

My prediction to win the Oscar as Best Documentary.  

I was witness to the World Premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles in Park City.  

Standing ovation after the film and some of the backup singers featured in the doc gave a rousing impromptu performance.  

julia mancuso...

The skier now has 4 medals in 3 Olympics leaving Lindsay Vonn in the dust who has 2.  

Mancuso won a bronze in the super combined(downhill & slalom) in Sochi.  

From Squaw Valley, CA.  

jamie anderson...

Not really following the Winter Olympics, but this blonde beauty who won the gold in the women's snowboard slopestyle seems to be in that Lindsay Vonn mold.  

I foresee a ton of endorsements for Jamie Anderson.  

She just needs to stay clear of Tiger Woods.  

public bathroom chronicles...

The Moana Hotel in Honolulu has their so-called public bathrooms locked.  A good alternative is the adjacent Outrigger Waikiki on the second floor.   

kuru kuru sushi...

In Kahala Mall.  In the Genki Sushi vein. They do a very good ahi bowl for only $6.95.  Onolicious!

rainbow drive in...

It's off my rotation when I visit Honolulu.  The bottom line is that I don't think the food is that good.   

zippy's...

Known in Hawaii for their delicious chili, but my favorite item at Zippy's is the fried chicken.   Thighs that are crispy and very tasty!  

happy feelings...

One of my favorite songs.   By Frankie Beverly and Maze.  

Happy feelings in the air, touching people everywhere.  

Spread happy feelings all over the world.  

So very simple.