Pilgrimage to the Holy Land...

Good day!

Well, as usual, the busy life of a small doggie keeps me so occupied, I barely have time to post in this thing...


Yes, a pilgrimage to the Holy Land last Wednesday... that is, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Lambeau Field... Not exactly the frozen tundra in July... but this is the place.


Yes, I was there for the 2007 Shareholders Meeting. Not that I'm a shareholder, but I got somebody's tickets.

Nice place. We toured the stadium, saw the luxury boxes and club seats... pretty nice.


They just re-sodded the field, a complete re-do of what was there... they had a video of what it took. Looked like a lotta work to me. In case you're wondering, yes, this is the cushioned wall where they do the "Lambeau Leap" after a touchdown... no players were there. I felt pretty safe. Those guys in suits didn't look like they were going to get that much air...


Big Statue of Vincent T. "Vince" Lombardi outside... very impressive. He looked like he was getting ready to tell me to take another lap...


That's a big statue... I'm just a small doggie.

Very nice place, though.

"Beady Eyes" Tedly Thompson spoke at the Shareholder's Meeting... if you can call it speaking. 5th grade public speaking classes are more scintillating than that guy. And he had nothing to say. He says "be patient" on our absurd draft, because "these kids are gonna be good football players." He says he's trying to win NOW. Uh huh... after that draft, and our offseason, I can only conclude we're in total rebuilding mode, and the only person who didn't get the memo was Brett Favre.

Not a word about the Jones fiasco... not one word.

Weird Uncle Teddy aside, it was a great day, really fun. The Doc went along, which was great.

Ahem, now then, I have an important nap to take.... see ya next time!

A few small doggie treats...

Good morning!!

Well, a few quick thoughts here today, a few little snacks. The next post should be interesting....

But then, I thought the LAST post would stimulate some juicy NFL discussion, and instead it stimulated nothing. Play the sound bite of the crickets chirping on an empty quiet night....

Okay, so we're not feeling the football yet... fair enough.

I read in the Wall Street Journal that, in order to pay homage to the USSR, Massachussetts has just implemented their glorious "health care for everyone" plan... which is fine, except just on word that it was coming, Doctors have fled the state in droves, and now it takes like 40+ days to get an appointment. As one guy in the article was quoted as saying, "Our health care system was already hopelessly overloaded... I'm not sure how we're going to be expected to handle another 500,000 patients."

Brezshnev was right... World Socialism will be achieved peaceably... we're doing it to ourselves, one day at a time. Or was that a character in a James Bond Movie who said that?? Not sure... ;)

I saw in the Journal Sentinel that some guy in California has built a "proof of Concept" airplane, a single engine deal, that flies with an electric motor, and LIthium-polymer batteries, just like the R/C guys use... fascinating. This is a full size plane. Flies for an hour on a charge. Very interesting.

How about that NBA Official who was in too deep with the mob, and was throwing games... you like that?? I know why Commisioner David Stern is so upset... because throwing games is HIS job... heh heh. I see the papers in several cities, especially Milwaukee, have been breaking down all the ugly losses and pointless Technical Fouls that were handed out by this donkey... This is bad news for the 6 of you out there that still follow the NBA, and feel it's not fixed. How can you stay in denial now???

Steve Czaban (www.czabe.com) threw another putter in the drink... heh heh. I personally refer to that as a "burial at sea" for the particular club that has committed the offense, and been sentenced to death.

I have to say, I've had a similar history with putters... I bought a Ram Zebra once, in the early 90s... I made everything I looked at for about 5 weeks, and then **pow**, it went bad, bad, bad.... I eventually sold that one. If you need a putter, give me a call, chances are, I've tried it, benched it, and it's sitting in my closet right now....

For example, at the moment, I have a Ping Answer 2 belly putter in my bag, but the early period of greatness ended long ago, and it's become "just another putter", although it hasn't gone south yet. I like the belly putter concept... you'll at least make the short ones. Speed control on long ones is more elusive. Sergio Garcia wasn't exactly a commercial for the belly putter at the British Open. One word of warning: I've seen short dudes really struggle with the belly putter. You don't want to be fanning the blade open and closed during your pass at the ball, and if you're taller, it seems easier. Not that you have to be 6-10, okay, but if you're 5-6, get it cut down or something. You have to be able to take it straight back and straight thru, standing over it, with your head right over the ball...

Enough about that. I have things to do... stay tuned for the next post, which will review Wednesday's big adventure!!!

Top 25 NFL Players

Good day!

Well, as promised, here's my comments on the USA Today's top 25 player list.

To view the whole enchilada, try this link:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-top-25-series.htm

There's also ways to link to the articles that ran each day, defending the virtues...

Here We go:

#1 Joe Montana. I agree. Greatest of All Time. 4-0 in Super Bowls. 3 Super Bowl MVP's, and it should have been 4. For a 3rd round pick out of Notre Dame, who was routinely benched by coach Dan Devine, he didn't do too bad.

#2. Jerry Rice. I have no problem with that. He may as well have his own chapter in the NFL record book, he holds so many record that will never be touched.

#3. Walter Payton. Ahem, well. I'm starting to have a problem. Emmitt Smith ran for more yards, more yards per game, surpassed his record in fewer games, and won 3 Super Bowls. Not that Payton wasn't great. And really, this isn't so much about Payton, but Emmitt is 7th on this list, with some very odd people in between... to me, these two guys need to be right next to each other, wherever they appear. Personally, I put Emmitt 3, and Payton 4, but I suppose I'll grudgingly admit, I could see Payton 3 and Emmitt 4... Payton never scored in a Super Bowl, and only appeared in 1... I dunno...

#4. Lawrence Taylor. Does he belong on this list?? Sure. Is he #4?? No. Sure, he was a game changer, a leader, people feared him... Put him at 6, if you must, with Emmitt 4... I think LT got a lotta mileage out of playing in front of 500 writers in New York every week... Was he REALLY that much better than Howie Long?? No, not really... I personally put Troy Aikman right here....

#5. Reggie White. Again, he certainly belongs on the list. I would really almost argue that Reggie was better than Lawrence Taylor. And as you'll see as this list goes on, this is a very modern-centric list... obviously, Reggie played more of his career in the modern era, and I would argue was more dominating, and had more impact on games, in an era where it was tougher to dominate. Not that it matters, but Reggie was also a better human being than cokehead Lawrence Taylor... did I say that out loud?? Sorry, excuse me...

#6. John Elway. Okay, that's absurd. #6?? Are you F-ing kidding me?? Yeah, he had a lot of comebacks, but mainly because he played like a donkey in the first half of a lotta games. Sorry. And the Super Bowls he finally won, he won because he quit chucking the ball all over, and let his dominating running game and tough D take over.... sorry, no way. Just shooting from the hip, Favre, Aikman, Brady, and Steve Young were better QB's.... NO. No way on Elway. I suppose if you wanna put him 25th on this list, go ahead. How can you not put Troy Aikman #6?? What didn't he accomplish in his career?? Even if you hate Aikman, he has to be here, and Elway has to be dropped down to #20.

#7. Emmitt Smith. Finally we get to the all time rushing leader in NFL history, and 3-time Super Bowl champ, winning 3 in 4 years. Also a Super Bowl MVP, which Payton was not... Absurd. Obviously should be 3rd or 4th.

#8. Ronnie Lott. I love Ronnie Lott... one of the toughest guys ever to play football. Ever. Had part of his finger amputated so he could play next week. Loved him. But ahead of Brady, Aikman???? I dunno about that. Sorry. Love the guy, belongs on the list, but probably not this high. Although he was feared, and the brain-blasting hit he layed on Ickey Woods in that Super Bowl vs the Bengals might be the greatest hit in NFL History...

#9. Tom Brady. Hmmm... I'm not sure he should be ahead of Aikman, to be honest. I love Tom Brady. I love him. But.... He's basically Troy Aikman 2.0, really... he's won 3 in 4 years, he's fundamentally sound, a great leader, a great guy, can make all the throws, maintains composure... really though, Tom Brady should be sending Adam Vinatieri a Rolex every year for his birthday... Vinatieri kicked a lotta lotta huge field goals in a lotta crappy weather to win big games for the Patriots.... Troy Aikman was busy throwing for 5 touchdowns in 55-10 blowouts in Super Bowls... he coulda done it without a kicker... I'm not sure Tom Brady is Tom Brady without Vinatieri... where I'm sure you can't name me the Cowboys kicker 1994-2000...

10. Barry Sanders. Okay, I guess... his mysterious retirement, and his absurd mis-utilization by Wayne Fontes probably cost him the record book in several categories... he belongs on this list, but not this high. Even all these years later, I still consider Barry Sanders an enigma of sorts... what could he have done with a real coach, and a real team??? We'll never know.

11. Dan Marino. Way too high. For starters, Favre is going to pass all his records this year. Second, Favre has a Super Bowl. Third, Aikman was better in all meaningful measurements that matter, like wins, for instance... 4th, I think Dan Fouts, on balance, was everything Marino was, and a better leader and teammate to boot... I think Fouts did more with less, overall... Too high on the list. Probably belongs, but too high.

12. Peyton Manning. I guess now that he has a Super Bowl, I don't have a problem, but again, he has to be below Aikman. He's really basically Marino Or Jim Kelly, except with a Super Bowl win... Has to be right next to Favre, one way or another, buth are great players who never miss a start...

13. Anthony Munoz. Huh? Sure, he was a great O-lineman... but halfway up a list of greatest of all time?? For starters, Bruce Matthews immediately springs to mind, of the Oilers, as possibly being better... any host of guys from the Cowboys, Redskins (hogs), Payton era Bears, Simms era Giants.... I think not.

14. Brett Favre. Okay, I suppose if you take out Munoz, and move Aikman up the list to where he belongs, I'm fine with this... 3 time MVP, Super Bowl winner... as his career winds down, though, on a bad team, with bad management, and bad coaching, and bad players around him, his mistakes are more glaring, and it's really starting to have a bad "Marino in the bad twilight" feel to it.... This will truly be heresy, people will hate me for this, but if Mike Holmgren has Troy Aikman, he probably wins 3 Super Bowls here, not one.... That loss to the Broncos was inexcusable. Sorry.

15. Bruce Smith. I suppose. Obviously, Aikman has to be higher... But, now, amongst his contemporaries, was he really better than Warren Sapp, who didn't make this list?? Is he better than Junior Seau, who didn't make this list??? Put me down for "No, he's not better." To me, he's Warren Sapp, pretty much... except Sapp has a Super Bowl ring, and Smith doesn't. More New York favoritism...

16. Deion Sanders. I dunno about that. I don't know. Is Sanders even a Hall of Famer?? I'm not sure. His career was short... he never hit anyone. I just don't know about that. And I loved Deion. I loved him. He was great. But 25 greatest??? Above Aikman?? Above Marshall Faulk?? If I'm picking my team in the sandlot, do I pick him and leave Steve Young in the line??? No. I don't. I can't. If he's even on the list, he's way down lower... I almost have to say, much as it pains me, since I hate the Redskins, that Darrel Green was probably better than Deion, especially if you just take their work in the defensive backfield. Deion had the X-factor of also being an insane kick returner, but...

17. Mike Singletary. Sure. Too high, but sure, he's on the list. Probably as good as Lawrence Taylor, but didn't play in New York... not as good as Reggie White, though.

18. Ray Lewis. Hmmm. I personally hate Ray Lewis, and think he's overrated... And at the very least, he was standing there when his buddies killed two people, that's if you believe he didn't participate.... so while we crucify Mike Vick for dogfighting, which we should, Ray Lewis is supposed to be accepted like a regular citizen?? I'm just not a Ray Lewis fan.... I think he's on a team full of defensive stalwarts, which enables him to shine, and grab a lotta credit. Is he that much better than Zach Johnson?? He's a little better, but...

19. Marshall Faulk. I can still hear Chris Berman yelling "Marshall Marshall Marshall!!!" during highlight packages. A great player. Probably underrated.. give him Deion's spot. Very dangerous. He could catch, he could run... amazing. Very underappreciated out here in the midwest.... If he plays for the New York Giants, he's #5 on this list, probably...

20. Troy Aikman. Troy Aikman... hmm, I hearda that guy somewhere, who did he play for again?? The Eagles?? No wait, it was the Cowboys, I think, yeah... If only he'd gone to a Super Bowl, that would have really cemented his place in NFL history... too bad, he'll end up like Marino, just a footnote... He what?? He went to the Super Bowl?? He was 3-0 in Super Bowls?? He won 3 in 4 years?? He was a Super Bowl MVP?? NO kidding, how did I miss that?? I thought Tom Brady was the only guy to do that... hmm. It must help to play on the east coast. He authored the biggest blowout in Super Bowl History? Amazing. Who knew?? Beat the heavily favored Buffalo Bills, how about that.... Give him spot number 4, bump Lawrence Taylor down to 6, and drop Elway waaaay down the list.... Put Elway here at 20, if you must...

21. LaDanian Tomlinson. Sure, I love the guy, but a very modern-centric pick. He's so young, if he gets hurt next year, he's the next Bo Jackson. How about Marcus Allen, not on this list. Tim Brown is not on this list. Marvin Harrison is not on this list. Jim Kelly, Kellen Winslow, Tony Dorsett, Michael Irvin... not on this list. Personally, I almost have to put Marcus Allen in this spot. Or Dan Fouts, or Kellen Winslow. Tim Brown, really, if you remove the other-worldly Jerry Rice, Tim Brown is your Jerry Rice, he has every record.... So, put me down for no, sorry, on the new LT.

22. Rod Woodson. Naaah. Again, Marcus Allen is glaringly missing. If you want a defensive back, Darrell Green of the Redskins was a force for a long time....

23. Terry Bradshaw. I suppose he has to be on the list, and this may be heresy to Pittsburgh fans, but I think he was overrated. Swann, Stallworth, Franco Harris, and the Steel Curtain defense covered a lot of Bradshaw's mistakes. And of course, going that far back, now we really have to open the whole can of worms and consider Ken Stabler, Roger Staubach, Phil Simms, Tony Dorsett, John Riggins, Joe Theisman... I dunno. If you're gonna have Bradshaw, how do you not have Theisman?? Or Staubach? Or Howie Long? That's a tricky one.

24. Steve Young. He's gotta be on the list, I guess. Only guy in history to get along with Terrell Owens, that has to be worth something....

25. Eric Dickerson. Yeah, huge player. Sure.

Notably absent though, in my humble opinion, I really think Marcus Allen and Marvin Harrison have to be on there. I have to find a spot for Kellen Winslow, and maybe Fouts. There's only 1 wideout on the whole list, I mean, Tim Brown, or Marvin Harrison... even a Michael Irvin... No tight ends. I mean, Brent Jones, Jay Novacek, Tony Gonzalez, all great.

There you have it.

As football season approaches, we have to start thinking of these things....

Until next time.

Baroid Comes to town.

Good day.

Well, Baroid Bonds is in town... I personally was pulling hard for walking him every time up. Ned did not do that. Much to my dismay...

But he was pitched very carefully, and went 0-4 with a walk. I'm fine with that.

Just to be clear, in my humble opinion, it would be a disgrace for him to go deep here in Milwaukee. It would be disgusting.

Really, If I'm Ned (Yost, manager of the Milwaukee Brewers), I don't want my pitchers appearing in highlight films for the rest of their lives... no way.

Brewers lost anyway. In a true display of irony, our pitchers walked EVERYBODY BUT BONDS!!! Nice, fellas. You were supposed to Walk BONDS, and pitch to everyone else!!! Doh!!!!

Kind of like a scene from a bizarre parallel universe... Bonds was pitched to, and a boatload of walks were given up to the rest of the team. At one point, three batters were walked to load the bases, then one was walked home, then a wild pitch scored another...

But we pitched to Baroid Bonds. How absurd is that. That is very absurd.

Next week, we're going to review the USA Today's top 25 NFL Players of all time. They've been revealing a list, a player a day, extolling their virtues...

So, for a coming attraction, let me say this: I have some real problems with this list.

We will discuss. Yesterday they revealed #2, Jerry Rice. I presume #1, Joe Montana, will be revealed Monday. I have no problem with those two. Deeper in the list, however, there are some real oddities...

Until then!

Bad Newz Kennels... No Kidding...

Filed in Open Court
June 17, 2007
Clerk, US District Court
Richmond, VA

Count One: Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities and to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture.

Defendant: Michael Vick, aka "Ookie"
(and three others, mssrs Peace, Phillips, Taylor)

Yes, Michael Vick, indicted for dog fighting.

You can read part of the indictment here:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/vick20070717.pdf

The Smoking gun has the rest....

Shocking and difficult to read, to be sure.

Attending a dog fight is bad enough, really... to voluntarily attend a match, and to enjoy watching two dogs fight to the death... that's really sick. But then, to personally execute poorly performing dogs in a variety of methods... that really pegs the sicko meter...

Bad Newz Kennels was Vick's breeding operation and fighting operation. Bad News, no kidding....

I know, I know, the Duke LaCrosse Players were indicted too, and it turned out there was nothing there. I know. This is a little different, though. There's at least 4 witnesses involved, not one. There's piles of physical evidence, as opposed to none. And there's such a pattern of activity, from 2000 to April of 07, it's hard to overlook the body of evidence that is there....

And really, let's be honest here: this WHOLE THING came to light because Michael Vick's goofball nephew was the target of a DRUG investigation, when officials stumbled onto this complete dog breeding/dog training/dog fighting complex owned by Michael Vick.... duh!!! Hey, try arranging your drug deals someplace OTHER THAN the same place you host your dog fights.... duh.

If you're the NFL, can you really let this guy play?? If you're the Atlanta Falcons, can you really let this guy put on your uniform, or stand on your sidelines??? At road games, how do you get the opposing team's PA guy to stop playing "who let the dogs out" every time Vick walks out on the field???

I'm sure Clinton Portis will weigh in shortly... I mean, in Portis' mind, they're Michael's dogs, on Michael's property... if he wants to kill them, fight them, whatever, that's his business... right???

The more that comes out, the sicker it gets... I think that anonymous guy on ESPN was right, though... a lot of people have to be scared right now... If I run some other kennel, I'm petrified right now. Does anyone think for one second that Vick won't do some kind of plea deal, in exchange for some testimoney, and some naming of names?? Do you think Vick will keep his mouth shut and do some jail time, to protect some other dudes?? Give up his double-digit millions per year?? Heh heh, I kinda doubt it....

I seem to have lost my appetite. Until next time...

You call that buffing??? Stay away from my car...

Good day.

Well, I saw "Bruce Almighty" the other day... nice. Way better than Evan Almighty. Funny, and good. Morgan Freeman was quite brilliant.

This DVD I rented though, It was skipping, and not playing real well... so I look at the back... yikes!!! Looks like somebody took an orbital sander to the back of it... So look people, I know you bought that "Home DVD Buffer" on QVC, but please, take it easy with the thing... Chances are, you do not need to buff the thing. Just wipe all the fingerprints and bacon grease off with a nice soft cotton cloth, it'll be fine.... really.

And like big Frank used to say, don't touch the middle!!! Hold it by the edges!!! Damn you kids!!

I see Barroid Bonds is endearing himself to fans... I heard the sound bite on the radio, and sadly, I can't find a link to it on the net... but he basically sounds off to some reporters, and tells them "I'm embarrased to be wearing the uniform, the way I'm playing... that's it, now GET OUT!!" The tone of voice is truly priceless, it has to be heard to be believed.... Jerk.

Won another $5 playing poker on the net... err, I mean, that's $5 of play money... whoops.

The Doc is rollin' up the play money... wish it was real...

Somebody won my Megabucks jackpot.... slimeballs. I was really counting on that money. Think of the good I could have done. I could have provided needy puppy dogs with bacon cheeseburgers and shelter and Harleys and Cadillacs... It's sad.

Oh well... today's another day, full of fresh possibilities, and fresh bacon strips, to be layed on fresh cheese atop a lovely sirloin burger....

What's a Sub-Prime???

Good day...

Been awhile. Hey, it's tough, hangin' out, having fun all the time... I'm a small doggie, it's my job.

I've heard of Prime Rib, and I know it's good, but sub-prime? If it's tender and tasty, I'm interested...

Ahh, sub prime mortgages. I get it. Check this article out:

http://www.kitco.com/ind/Schiff/jul132007.html

Interesting take on the situation. The worst may not be over. For those who don't know, the term "sub prime mortgage" refers to a whole batch of mortgages that have been written to, shall we say, less qualified buyers, without a lot of checking up on the income that was stated on the application. Also, many of these are Adjustable rate loans, or ARMs, which, the buyers may have qualified for the low introductory teaser rate, but probably wouldn't qualify for the new higher payment, now that the rate has reset.... or is due to reset kinda soonish.

Gonna hit a Brewers game tonight. Should be fun...

Just read a great book. Richard Laymon, "Island". Very nice. Den of Earth recommended this, and he made reference to a big thing around a third of the way in... which I may have missed, or saw it coming... but a great book. The second half really ramps up the intensity. Great juxtaposition of characters throughout. Kind of a first person sort of narrative, told as a series of diary entries, which gives it an interesting, palpable urgency and suspense. Seems odd at first, but it works. A somewhat disturbing surprise at the end, too... heh heh. Nice. Check it out. My library had it, Amazon has it... It's billed as horror, but I found it more in a vein of action adventure. When I think horror, I'm thinking supernatural weirdness, vampires, immortals, evil military lab generated mutants, something like that... this was nothing supernatural. Some of these people's brains are definitely miswired, but I'm not sure it rises to "horror"... Laymon might have a bit of a sick mind, or at least a very active imagination, but I freely admit I loved it.

Well, maybe a nap is in order....

Happy 4th!!!

Good day!

Well, last weekend, I started celebrating early by riding in a 4th of July Parade. Very nice. Tough on bikes, to idle for an hour in the hot sun, stepping forward at walking speed... tough on your clutch hand too. Whew!!




So, I got ready in the morning... new bandana. Very patriotic, if I may say so...



Got in my seat... very nice. I'm ready to go!!!



I'm just a small doggie, in a sea of big bikes....

It was fun. Perfect weather.

Played poker last weekend too. Played well and made money. That'll keep me in bacon cheeseburgers for awhile...

I see the Bucks drafted some dude who isn't going to play here... nice. The precious draft pick, wasted. My sources tell me the 76ers had players and future picks on the table, in exchange for that pick. Seems like maybe we should have taken that.

A local sports guy on the radio also made a great point: they're trying to get a new stadium right now... so, now, the overburdened taxpayer is supposed to pony up money for this, when players don't want to come here??? I'm generally in favor of these stadium deals, but I dunno about this. But then, I'm not really much for the NBA...

So, I hate politics, but I can't pass this up: Hillary says that W's pardon of Scooter shows that he thinks he's "above the law".

Is that right.... now look, if Obama wants to say that, I guess I let it go, but HIllary was probably standing right there in the office when Wild Bill stayed up all night his final night in office, signing north of 200 pardons. Some of us remember the highlights of the Clinton years, lady... There was one dude, his name might have been Mark Rich, he was in exile in Europe, facing a boatload of Federal Prison time... but his rich wife was still here in the states, dropping cash on Wild Bill and his legal defense fund... and then wa-la, he got a pardon.

So, explain to me again who think's he's above the law?? I thought so... I'm really amused by the "revisionist" look back on the Clinton presidency... As I recall, the only way Wild Bill could have gotten slimier and dirtier would be if he went on "Dirty Jobs" with Mike Rowe, and was dropped into a waste oil storage tank.

This is not to say I don't have issues with W... I do. Oh my, yes. But really, that's breathtaking, to see Hillary pointing the finger about presidential pardons... my goodness. Is there no shame? Isn't there ONE reporter out there somewhere, who would actually do his/her job and CALL her on it???

Ahh well. I see Delphi got the union to take a 50% cut in pay... and I see a lot of union bashing on the net, like, as if all the problems are the evil greedy union. Like, as if the top brass at Delphi doesn't win the lottery in their juicy pay packages every year. UH huh...

And you don't work at Delphi, right, so, this doesn't effect you. Right. Fair enough. I'm sure your boss "didn't notice" that those people took a 50% pay cut. I'm sure. Most of my experiences with bosses, I have to say, they really feel that their people are lazy and overpaid. I suppose your boss is different... (wink). Still think this doesn't affect you??

How about your cousin, who works at that car dealer down by the plant. When everyone's pay gets slashed, do you think they're going to sell more cars, or less cars? Do you think the guys who run the car lot might let some people go, when they see they're not selling any cars??

When a bunch of houses hit the market down there at giveaway fire sale prices, do you think that helps the value of your house, or hurts it?

These are complicated questions... I'm just a small doggie.

I know I'm a lucky dog, and I get a lotta bacon cheeseburgers. And I'm not sure I'd want to cut down to half the number of juicy delicious bacon cheeseburgers... I'm just saying.

Enjoy your 4th!! Count your blessings, and thank a veteran for the freedoms we enjoy!!