Welcome to My Nightmare

I'm 37 years old and I spent last night tossing and turning because of nightmares....nightmares caused by college math. Tonight after a 2 year absence, I resume an almost 20 year struggle to complete my college degree. I started college in the fall of 1988. Ronald Reagan was still in office. How freakin' pathetic am I? I left (or was asked to leave) in 1990. I went back part time in 2000 and left again when the funds dried up in 2005. So here I am now, 20 hours shy of my degree...needing Math, Stats, and 2 Science classes. Did I mention I've failed Math multiple times previously? Hence the nightmares. I'm not usually a praying man but if you're up there, save me Superman!

About 2 years ago the New York Times began charging online readers to view its Op/Ed pieces and the works of their regular columnists like Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich. Now the NYT has decided to scrap that idea (I'm guessing they weren't making any money). I was all excited when I saw that this morning but quickly disappointed as I didn't see anything that caught my eye.

Evel Dick Donato is your Big Brother 8 winner. To read about the man who used to spend hours of his life on the Metal Sludge Gossip Board go here:http://metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=724&Itemid=39

I've never seen a game show contestant as despised as Evel Dick. Let's keep things in perspective folks. He's not running for school board, he was competing on a game show that people voluntarily signed up to be on. Ya wanna meet some real bad guys? Check out this new exhibit at the Holocaust Museum:http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/highlights/auschwitz/

Military families have joined with me in saying Americans haven't been asked to sacrifice a thing in Mr. Bush's war in Iraq:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20822561/

The jury can't come to a verdict in the Phil Spector trial....is it too late to just charge OJ?:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-manslaughter19sep19,0,3536866.story?coll=la-home-center

Britney. OJ. Airplane crash. Over the ocean. No survivors. How does that sound?:http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/19/britney-screw-the-man-im-ready-to-rage/

Have you watched any of the new network TV offerings yet? I haven't. Do have the DVR set to record the new Kelsey Grammar show tonight as well as Gordon Ramsay's Americanized version of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Gossip Girl could be a big hit for the CW..might have to check that out too:http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2007-09-18-gossip-girl_N.htm

Tom Hanks, who teamed with HBO to produce Band of Brothers and the upcoming John Adams doc, has partnered with HBO again for a miniseries on the assassination of JFK:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070919/en_nm/history_dc

The 2nd season of Heroes starts next week...before it does EW provides you with an episode guide to the 1st season:http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043289_20043293_20057585,00.html

The new issue of Rolling Stone features an oral history of Hunter S. Thompson:http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/16492144/growing_up_gonzo_excerpts_from_th

Happy birthday emoticon!:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070918/ap_on_hi_te/emoticon_anniversary

Who wants to go to rock and roll fantasy camp with Joe Walsh?:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070918/ap_en_mu/music_rock__n__roll_camp;_ylt=AvaLv5PEjVPqxTRgFhd8vTeVEhkF

CBGB's and the man who founded it may be dead but the music played there has been given new a new lease on life:http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=81056

The Cleveland Indians magic number is 5, the Yankees are only 2 1/2 games out and baseball fever is sweeping the nation. Don't look now but the Mets are choking and my Indians are only a 1/2 game behind the Bo Sox for the best record in the AL. The Triple A baseball season came to an end last night:http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070918&content_id=303840&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

How in the hell is Isiah Thomas still employed?:http://deadspin.com/sports/james-dolan-is-sensitive-to-the-needs-of-women/the-knicks-know-how-to-handle-a-problem-301312.php

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day...if someone does it to you, kick their ass.:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day

More crap as it happens...............