Sharky's blog: "August 2007"

College football is in full swing, the NFL is in it's second week and already I'm sick and tired of the blowhards, has-beens and ass-kissers who can't offer originality and are simply network "yes" people who are trying to pull themselves off as sports reporters and analysts. The biggest offenders are Michelle Tofoya, Lou Holtz, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit. So let's start with Michelle, she roves the sidelines for college and NFL games and she tries to provide some "insights" to the game and perhaps some of the personal side of the players. Honestly I don't care to know about someone's grandma or some strange connection they have to someone on the other sideline. She just gets on my nerves. Give me some inside anaylsis or perspective you have from being down there on the field sweetheart. Now onto Lou Holtz. Someone check this guy for Alzheimer's, just seeing the look on Mark May's face when Lou starts going off about some team needing to rebound, or being able to come back strong just blows me away. Lou was suspected of breaking the rules at Notre Dame and got caught at SC State. Spurrier is now running the show at SC State and Notre Dame hasn't been the same for various reasons. Lou needs to just retire, go away, write a book or something else. In my opinion he has on business being there and it's his overblown reputation and perceived expertise that has him in that seat for ESPN. Move on Lou, the game passed you about 5 years ago and you didn't adjust, otherwise you would still be coaching. Now for the 3 biggest offenders in my opinion, Chris, Lee and Kirk. These three run their mouths and speak in absolutes half the time their on the television and then suddenly get amnesia for the next week when their predictions, guarantees or locks don't come to fruition. Chris is merely a pitch man for ESPN and a homer for whoever they're covering. Kirk doesn't really have any insight when he speaks about momentum and intangibles. Point blank it means he's got no clue and hasn't really bothered to do any background work on the game. Lee actually has some ability to analyze but he doesn't choose a side too often. He plays both sides so that he doesn't offend anyone. For crying out loud Lee pick a winner and have the spine to stick with it. Actually the last time these 3 clowns picked a winner it bit them in the ass. I seem to recall them all picking Oklahoma to "embarass" and "dominate" Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. They were wrong then and most of their anaylsis they provide a 5th grader with a half-way decent attention span could provide me the same observations they provide on any given Saturday morning. Thank God for the mute button.

September 11th, 2001. Most of you will think of the day the "Twin Towers" fell and America's innocence ended when it came to international terrorism. Well for me September 11th, 2001 was the day my divorce was signed and finalized. It was the only thing the judge did before they cleared the courthouse and everyone went home glued to their televisions. I'm not usually one to give up on anyone, I tried my best to make it all work with my marriage. I gave up shooting pool, did whatever it took to make her happy. It wasn't until a couple years after my divorce that I realized my ex would never, and will never, be happy with anything. Some people are just that way. Just so you all know I was a battered husband. If my ex got mad I took whatever she dealt out. My parents raised me to never strike a woman so I always kept her at arms length. When she realized she couldn't throw good enough to hit me she started picking up something to hit me with. Usually it was one of the two brass candlesticks we got as a wedding present. I have a few scars above each eyebrow from where she actually connected. It's not admitting failure if you try to make things work, but the other person refuses to try. Refusing to try is where the failure begins. Sometimes it's better to move on and be happy. Although I'm of the opinion that some people are just like my ex and nothing will make them happy, or they just don't know what will make them happy. My ex had her own issues. She tried to run me over during our divorce due to a $1 million life insurance policy on me, and when that didn't work she sent her boyfriend over to kill me. As he tried to bash my skull in with a 2x4 I just laughed and informed him that I had cancelled the insurance policy a few weeks back, he still beat the living tar out of me, none the less. At his trial, my ex and her kids vouched for him being at home so charges were dismissed. I do not hold the women in my life responsible for my ex's actions. I love the women in my life and while a few have put me in situations where my life was at risk and I got shot I know that it was her choice to deceive me and put me in that situation. Being there for my friends is a choice I make, but I wouldn't want to be any other way. I would rather consider myself lucky, I've learned where to draw the line and who I'm willing to risk my life for, but hindsight is always 20/20. In the heat of a moment we don't always make what seems to be the best choice, we all just do what we can. So 9-11 has different meanings for all of us, but how about just taking a moment after remembering those we lost and taking a chance to tell the ones we still have around how much you love them, appreciate them and how grateful you are that they are still around to share your life with them. To my fans, thanks!!! To my friends, I love you, and my life somehow just wouldn't be the same without you in it. Remember I'm always in your corner. - Sharky

This is at the request of my good friends who want to know if I'm the real deal and some of my finer qualities. Height: 5' 7" Weight: 150 lbs., but I'm working on bulking back up to my fighting weight. Hair: Auburn, but I cut it really really short. Eyes: Brown (yeah, yeah I know the joke already) For starters, I'm a great cook and really do enjoy cooking for my friends and family when given the chance. I'm comfortable either on a stove or a barbecue, but I prefer a barbecue. Everything from seafood, to steaks, to Italian and Mexican, I can do it all pretty much, I can even prepare escargot (that's snails, in case you were wondering). I have a knack for knowing what goes into a dish and adding my own flair to it. I like things spicy, but tend to calm things down for my friends so that they can enjoy it as well. Some things I enjoy in my spare time, dancing, shooting pool, a little gambling, swimming, going to the strip clubs and just hanging out with my friends and having a good time. Since I've lived in Vegas for almost 5 years I have plenty of opportunity to do all of the above. With so many night clubs in Vegas, there is always somewhere to go and dance, or at the very least go and hear some good music. The same goes for the strip clubs and I take my female friends there and they have a blast, because it's about them having fun too. I have 3 or 4 regular strip clubs that I hang out at and the girls, bartenders, bouncers and owners know me. I don't start trouble, I try to always diffuse a situation because it will never end nice if someone starts throwing punches. What you see is what you get, I mean what I say. Beyond that you need to ask questions in order to get answers, just be prepared for an answer you may not like or care to hear. If you don't already have an idea what the answer might be, then you might not want to ask the question. I love the nightlife and getting out, most the time it's shooting pool, having a few drinks then checking in with my friends to see what other plans might be in the works. I keep in touch with my friends who run the doors for the night clubs, I have my connections and I don't abuse it constantly and thus they appreciate me when I can bring several people to a room. Remember this, wherever the hot sexy women are, the guys will flock and pay $20 to $30 just to get in the door and try to talk to them. So when I walk in with 4 or 5 lovely ladies, it tends to create it's own crowd. Aside from that I work hard, I have a bachelor's degree and an MBA. I know how corporations should work, and how they actually do work. There is no corporate loyalty, I sometimes see myself as a hired "gun". I'm brought in to do a job, because of my qualifications and my ability to succeed under pressure. I'm a smartass with a killer sense of humor, but I don't try to intimidate or make someone feel bad, by talking over their head. That is unless they really need to be taken down a peg and taught a lesson. I give great back rubs, and foot rubs. I keep in shape and I'm in the process of getting back to having my six pack abs. I'm a great listener, and I keep all my confidences with anyone who talks to me. At the same time, if given the chance I'll talk your ear off and share anything and everything with you. I am currently working on writing some books, I have 1 completely written that I am "shopping around", but no bites yet. I have 3 books that are at various stages of completion. I tend to have a lot of thoughts going in several directions at the same time. If I ever get published I will post something so that you all know. I drink and party, but I don't do drugs and won't tolerate people around me or in my house who do, sorry but point blank I don't need that kind of drama in my life. That's it so far, but if I feel the need I will come back and add to this.

This for my friends, my fans and people who like reading what I have to offer. One of these days it will all come together for me and I'll enjoy the fruits of my efforts and labors. I'll need a huge mansion so I can have all my real good friends over for a pool party. I'll have a shark tank too, so if you think you're gonna crash my party - think twice. If I wind up on Cribs then you'll see how I like to live and relax. I have 1 dream car, a Lambourghini Murcielago, other than that I would get another Harley and have a nice car for nights out, and an everyday car to get my stuff done with. I don't need more cars than there are days of the week. I plan on being smart with my money and my time. But believe me when I can I will always make time for my friends, just like I do now. My style won't change, I won't be trendy and jumping onto the latest fashions unless they suit my personal taste. I will always be someone who can hang out in jeans and a t-shirt and be just fine. However when I go out on the town I love getting dressed up and being classic and sophisticated because I look damn good in my black leather jacket. All part of being famous means that if I get big enough and have to make appearances I'm sure some of the "bimbos" of the industry are going to try to get their picture taken with me. Publicists are nothing but spin doctors, damage control experts, and liars, so believe nothing unless you hear it from my mouth. So let me say this now, I wear leather, I eat meat, and I don't drink champagne, so you won't find Krystal in my refrigerator. Budweiser, tequila and Grand Marnier are my poisons of choice - pretty simple, but I'll have a well stocked bar for all my friends. I don't do drugs, never have and I don't plan on starting, my mind is far too strong to give into stupid, trendy peer pressure. I won't date, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Pamela Anderson or Paris Hilton that's guaranteed! Just remember celebrities can enter and exit places unannounced and unnoticed, but most of them need their egos stroked so they make a big deal out of the photographers - go figure. That just isn't me, I'll sneak in party, do what I need to and then leave. I would rather hang out with my good friends, and my other friends who are strippers and porn stars because none of them mince words and call it like they see it - just like me. Suck ups, fakes, posers and those who like to hang-on beware, I can sniff you out and you won't like what happens. If I ever do a so-called reality show believe me it would blow your mind why I get rid of people. Suffice to say brains go further than a hot body in my book. So here's to see you all down the road. Remember you heard it here first!!! Oh yeah one last thing, I wouldn't let BabyJ change my status to "celebrity" either, I'm too real for that, LMAO. Luv ya all

I want to personally thank all my friends who have been there and supported me through the BS I've dealt with in my previous job. Doing all the work, filing federally regulated handling papers and what have you. Thank you. I appreciate it immensely. Thank you to the mummers for your comments and the laughs, more to come rest assured. At this new position I won't be logging onto Fubar during the day. Once I get a feel for things and know whether any of my co-workers or subordinates have profiles here then I'll decide on posting a salute. WOW! Then you'll all know what I finally look like. Feels good to have a new start with a company that seems to put value in the people rather than the bottom line. Starting over means no vacation, sick days or holidays since I'll be the new guy, but once the interim period is over I'll have a bit more time for everything. I can't say it enough, to my friends...YOU ROCK !!! Because if I'm saying it, it must be true.