Now available on DVD, it's Season 2 of "Roommates," the show that examines the lives of an average person in Ohio and his new roommate, The Pope.
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Episode #1 - "Smores and Snipes"
Bryon has to calm the Pope down when he goes on a camping trip with the St. Bernard Cub Scout Pack and the boys take the Pope on a snipe hunt.
Episode #2 - "Who's your daddy?"
Stigmata, the Pope's dog, has puppies and the Pope obsesses on finding the father of the dogs. Bryon has lunch with the Pope's sister (guest starring Sarah Michelle Gellar) as she is in town for a nun convention.
Episode #3 - "But weight, there's more!"
Bryon keeps adjusting the Pope's scale to make him think he is gaining weight, so the Pope goes on a crash diet.
Episode #4 - "Drowning Nemo"
The Pope discovers his fear of swimming comes from being dunked in the water as an infant during his Baptism, causing him great conflict as he no longer wants to put other children through that ordeal. Bryon accidentally kills the Pope's goldfish David and replaces him with a similar looking goldfish so the Pontiff does not find out.
Episode #5 - "Movie Madness"
The Pope declares himself a fan of Team Edward while waiting at midnight in line for the new "Eclipse" movie.
Episode #6 - "Lack of Ex-Communication"
When a bad call knocks the Vatican City soccer team out of the World Cup, the Pope banishes all the referees and FIFA representatives from the church.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
When Good Intentions Result in Bureaucratic Bullshit
When they outlaw sudafed, only outlaws will have sudafed.
I began my morning by being turned down for the purchase of sudafed at Walmart. No explanation was given. Same thing happened at Meijers.
So I called the Kentucky Drug Control Policy (502-564-9564.) I was informed I had purchased 4.8 grams in the last 30 days. The limit is 9 grams per 30 day period. They could not explain why I was denied.
I began my morning by being turned down for the purchase of sudafed at Walmart. No explanation was given. Same thing happened at Meijers.
So I called the Kentucky Drug Control Policy (502-564-9564.) I was informed I had purchased 4.8 grams in the last 30 days. The limit is 9 grams per 30 day period. They could not explain why I was denied.
So I called the FDA (888-463-6332.) Thanks to the FDA, I was able to calculate that a box of twenty, 12 hour sudafeds is equal to 2.4 grams. So by my math, I could purchase 3 boxes per month. Mathematically speaking, there is no reason why I cannot buy it. I have up to 4.2 grams I can buy and only wanted 2.4 grams.
The FDA recommended I called the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy (502-564-7910.) I went through their menu and spoke to someone (Darla) and she gave me a phone number for the company that supports Methcheck.
She explained to me why the law was in place. I told her I don't care about people stupid enough to take drugs that will kill them like crystal meth. Maybe I am unsympathetic, but I really feel there is a level of self-accountability that everyone should have.
The FDA recommended I called the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy (502-564-7910.) I went through their menu and spoke to someone (Darla) and she gave me a phone number for the company that supports Methcheck.
She explained to me why the law was in place. I told her I don't care about people stupid enough to take drugs that will kill them like crystal meth. Maybe I am unsympathetic, but I really feel there is a level of self-accountability that everyone should have.
So I called the number and got a Spanish recording that immediately hung up on me.
I called the Pharmacy Board back and spoke with Brian. He transferred me to the DEA. Well, he actually put me into a voice mail box that finally directed me to hit "0" for assistance. I was then told there was no assistance available and it told me to hang up and call back.
I called the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy a third time in a row. The connected me to the Kentucky Drug Control Policy (502-564-9564) and I spoke with the lady AGAIN who I first spoke with.
I called the Pharmacy Board back and spoke with Brian. He transferred me to the DEA. Well, he actually put me into a voice mail box that finally directed me to hit "0" for assistance. I was then told there was no assistance available and it told me to hang up and call back.
I called the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy a third time in a row. The connected me to the Kentucky Drug Control Policy (502-564-9564) and I spoke with the lady AGAIN who I first spoke with.
I was not impressed by the lack of competency of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy because I had to call them 3 times.
Who is accountable? Who do I go to for answers? Why am I having to deal with bureaucratic bullshit to buy sudafed?
Seriously, should it be this hard to find out why I am being denied much less to buy this stuff?
Am I going to be hanging outside of drug stores trying to find people to by me sudafed, next to all the underage kids trying to get adults to buy them alcohol?
I am still waiting for the Drug Control Policy lady to call me back because she needed to call the people at MethCheck to find out why I am being denied.
If we could only make illegally entering our country this hard.
Who is accountable? Who do I go to for answers? Why am I having to deal with bureaucratic bullshit to buy sudafed?
Seriously, should it be this hard to find out why I am being denied much less to buy this stuff?
Am I going to be hanging outside of drug stores trying to find people to by me sudafed, next to all the underage kids trying to get adults to buy them alcohol?
I am still waiting for the Drug Control Policy lady to call me back because she needed to call the people at MethCheck to find out why I am being denied.
If we could only make illegally entering our country this hard.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monty
One of my passions for years has been the enjoyment of Bruce Springsteen's music and going to concerts. I've been to so many, I stopped counting after I made it to three digits. I couldn't guess the number of wonderful people and friends I've met over the last several years.
This past weekend our community lost a wonderful friend named Monty. Monty was one of the early posters I first read on the old Backstreets digest right after I discovered the internet. He had an extensive collection of live material and was the one who orchestrated a couple of the famous tape trees in day before bit torrent - ThunderTracks being the most famous collection.
I had only known Monty through email and digests from our shared passion for Springsteen's music. I never had the privilege to meet him personally as our show schedules never crossed, but I did occasionally trade tapes with him years ago (I still have the tapes and can easily identify them because of the well done tape covers he made for the cassette holder) and did have a couple of correspondences off digest that had nothing to do with Springsteen or mountain climbing.
He had unparalleled enthusiasm for Bruce's music that he shared with the group going back before I ever joined the now defunct Backstreets mailing list 17 years ago.
He was a world class mountain climber. I was inspired by his attempt to summit Mt. Everest. We would get occasional updates on new adventures including his role with rescuing stranded climbers in the Pacific Northwest.
He offered himself to many public causes. He served on the boards of the local library, credit union, and local parks. When folks were lost on local mountains (Mt Hood, Mt St. Helens), he was the "go to guy" to organize a rescue.
The internet is a wondrous tool for bringing someone like Monty into the lives of our group. Reading his thoughts and opinions over the years really gives one a feeling of having actually known him on some level.
Our group has been talking about him this week, sharing our thoughts and in the sadness of his death. Several of the folks had met him before and I wish I had had that opportunity.
We are an amazingly close community as Springsteen fans. As Dave commented so eloquently, it's an emptier world without him.
Description and phrases used in this blog entry were borrowed from Leo and Dave.
This past weekend our community lost a wonderful friend named Monty. Monty was one of the early posters I first read on the old Backstreets digest right after I discovered the internet. He had an extensive collection of live material and was the one who orchestrated a couple of the famous tape trees in day before bit torrent - ThunderTracks being the most famous collection.
I had only known Monty through email and digests from our shared passion for Springsteen's music. I never had the privilege to meet him personally as our show schedules never crossed, but I did occasionally trade tapes with him years ago (I still have the tapes and can easily identify them because of the well done tape covers he made for the cassette holder) and did have a couple of correspondences off digest that had nothing to do with Springsteen or mountain climbing.
He had unparalleled enthusiasm for Bruce's music that he shared with the group going back before I ever joined the now defunct Backstreets mailing list 17 years ago.
He was a world class mountain climber. I was inspired by his attempt to summit Mt. Everest. We would get occasional updates on new adventures including his role with rescuing stranded climbers in the Pacific Northwest.
He offered himself to many public causes. He served on the boards of the local library, credit union, and local parks. When folks were lost on local mountains (Mt Hood, Mt St. Helens), he was the "go to guy" to organize a rescue.
The internet is a wondrous tool for bringing someone like Monty into the lives of our group. Reading his thoughts and opinions over the years really gives one a feeling of having actually known him on some level.
Our group has been talking about him this week, sharing our thoughts and in the sadness of his death. Several of the folks had met him before and I wish I had had that opportunity.
We are an amazingly close community as Springsteen fans. As Dave commented so eloquently, it's an emptier world without him.
Description and phrases used in this blog entry were borrowed from Leo and Dave.
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A fallout on Facebook forces the Unites States to break away from Rome when the Pope unfriends the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Part 1 of 2)
Episode #8 - "... Divided We Fall"
Bryon devises a plan to make it look like the Pope's login was hacked on Facebook to reunite the Church. (Part 2 of 2)
The bank is going to foreclose on the orphanage, but U2 plans a benefit to save it. The Pope, however, declares, U2's music obscene until Bryon explains that Bono sings "Can you see the beauty inside of me?" and not "Can you see the beauty in sodomy?" in the song "City of Blinding Lights."
Episode #10 - "Car Talk"
The Pope is protested by a local environmental group over his excessive use of the gas guzzling Pope Mobile, so he goes to the dealership to see if he can trade it in. Bryon steps in just in time to keep him from being talked into buying a Hummer by the two salesmen (Click and Clack Tappet.).