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Monday, December 29, 2003

It has been over a week ago, but I had a spectacular SUPERFICIAL MAN MOMENT. I don't have a girlfriend, so these moments are pretty much all I have to live for. Anyway, I was out on the town and I decided to go to Tanner's to get a cheese burger. Tanner's has a pretty good cheese burger. Plus, they have crinkle cut fries. Those rule. It had been a long time since I had food like that because all I eat is fiber now. I just love hamburgers.
I walked into the club and sat at the bar. The bartender came down to wait on me. She was so beautiful. She had all the qualities coveted by the superficial man. Her manner of classy dress on this day accentuated her SUPERFICIAL MAN qualities. She had a tight hooded mid-drift showing zipper sweater on with jeans. She had the tail bone tattoo, but she was so beautiful that I could possibly overlook that automatic death blow red flag in the world of theJEDMAN. In a word, she was SPECTACULAR.
I ordered my food and I couldn't stop staring at her. She was so beautiful. I couldn't control my demons. My demons keep me from just gazing. I stare. I can't just gaze. I stare. I'm a bad man. I have demons. I can't out run my demons. My dark sides just popped right out.
After I ordered this older guy came in and sat at the bar next to me. He knew the bartender by name. He mentioned to her that she was dressing in a very provocative way. He said to her that she was trying to kill all of us men with the way she dressed her SUPERFICIAL MAN assets. She stated that she had to pay rent again soon. This guy was having a SUPERFICIAL MAN MOMENT.
This guy was a real talker. He said that he worked at home and his wife made him get out of the house every afternoon for a couple of hours. He acted like he came to Tanner's a lot. This is great, because the idea of the SUPERFICIAL MAN MOMENT is bigger than just staring at a hot chick. It is more. It is the camaraderie of sharing the SUPERFICIAL MAN MOMENT with the other guys at the club. It is going into the club and being with the guys and experiencing SUPERFICIAL MAN MOMENTS. It is bigger than just any one hot chick or any one person. It is huge. It is eternity. It is love. It is priceless. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:40 PM


Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Well after four years, I finally won the NFL game picking pool at the office. I picked 15 games correctly. I won $6400 for the effort. I'm the greatest. I'm the new champion. I'm #1. I'm theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:06 PM


Sunday, December 14, 2003

I got to hang with theQUICK. We saw this game. At the game, L-Town went to the hospitality room and ate a bunch of sandwiches. Then L-Town loaded up a bag full of sandwiches. Did I get any? No. There was no display of sharing. L-Town just brought back a cup of M&M's from the hospitality room. Man, everyone who knows me, knows that I love sandwiches. It was like that one time, my nutritionist accused me of eating pasta for lunch. No way. Everyone that knows me knows I only eat sandwiches for lunch. It is too bad. Those hospitality room sandwiches are always good.
Later, me and theQUICK did some damage in the land of the beautiful people. Bucklin showed up. It is awsome hanging with Bucklin. He's an animal. theQUICK did one great job selecting seating in the best servers section. Our server, Missy, was beautiful. Throughout the night, I was nursing my drink, because that is what I do. Missy kept calling me SWEETIE and HONEY to see if I wanted anything else. Missy was so pretty. Missy really brought out the superficial man in me. That should be a song, THE SUPERFICIAL MAN IN ME. theQUICK is the greatest. theQUICK really knows how to put his men in the best positions to be with the best servers. theQUICK is amazing. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:31 PM


Wednesday, December 10, 2003

I'm number ONE. I'm #1. theJEDHEADS are the South Division Champions of the TopFlight Fantasy Football League. I finished with a 7-7 record and I'm the number 5 seed in the playoffs. I would have been in 5th place in the North Division. I won $5,100 for the title. I'm the new CHAMPION. I'm the new CHAMPION. theJEDMAN is #1. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 1:52 PM


Well, I went to Hooter's again. I go for the wings. Plus, that place is a gold mine of blog material. It was really crowded. I sat at the bar. That same girl was working behind the bar as the last time I was there. She has some of the qualities of the superficial man. She was really busy. So, I sat there ate my wings and celery and read the newspaper. That was a weird sight at Hooter's.
At one point I looked a little too long at one of the servers. She smiled and waved at me. I didn't feel bad because that is what the superficial man in me is supposed to do at Hooter's.
Later, as the bartender was talking to me, this guy dressed head to toe in the brand with the three stripes came up to the bar and asked the bartender if his shirt was too flashy. It was your standard golf shirt. She said no and then he said that his athletic director wants him to wear a shirt with a collar but his wife said that this shirt was too flashy. I told him that it matched his pants. Then he left suddenly. The bartender looked at me perplexed. It was weird. I laughed.
Hooter's is what it is. I like the wings. The servers are nice and have qualities coveted by the superficial man in me. It is one place that you can get a beer that is relatively smoke free. Plus, there are people like the guy in the brand with the three stripes. What more could you want. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 1:42 PM


Sunday, November 30, 2003

I got to hang out with the S-man. He is an excellant host. He gave me a snack of fruit at his home. He could have given me snoballs, little debbies, little smokies, pork, fried cheese or any other snack that is bad for you. Yet, he gave me fruit. Bananas, tangerines and apples were the flavor of the day. You suck, if you don't eat fruit. Everything I am today is because of fruit. Fruit has been good to theJEDMAN. Fruit rocks. theJEDMAN eats fruit. theJEDMAN rocks. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 12:32 PM


SHANIA!. I went to the big Shania Twain Arena Power Pop Country Rock Show. It was great! Now, I don't know much about music, but I know a lot about fashion.
I predicted 17 costume changes during the show. There were only three. Shania came out to start the show in a Dante Hall Chief's jersey, sparkled white shoes and blue jeans. It was a good choice for the home town fans, but not a good choice for the superficial man. Halfway through the show, she escaped into the hole and came back with a form fitting blue and white sleeveless top with baggy black skater pants and pro wrestling boots. Ok, getting better. Later, Shania came up with a Royals jersey, black pants and black shoes. Now, from the viewpoint of the superficial man, we were duped. Shania has made a career on the mid-drift. I've been seeing it and dreaming of it my whole life. Finally, when I get to see her live and in person, she covers it up. Shania, I have so little to live for. How could you do this to me? It was a devastating blow for the superficial man, but she still looked hot with the regular girl look. It made me want to date her.
Anyway the show was good. It wasn't the spiritual awakening that the Liz Phair show was, but I would date Shania and take her to a movie and get a soda. I'm totally obsessed with Liz Phair to the point of being deranged and psychotic. Both Shania and Liz are my celebrity girlfriends, but for different reasons. I don't think Shania is given the credit she probably deserves for her talent, even though no one can figure out what she is. She's not country. She's not pop. She's not rock. What is she? But, I don't like to use labels, because I could never figure out who was a punker and who was a poser when I was in college. The show was uplifting. It was powerful. It was empowering. When I left the arena, man, I sure felt like a woman. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:56 AM


Tuesday, November 25, 2003

BUSTED! I got nailed in the JOCO. I bought the regular coffee at the designer cooperate coffee house, thus severely damaging their profit margin. Then, I took it to the public school American football game. I got paranoid that they wouldn't let me in with it, so I put it in the pocket of my coat. I walked through the gate and this security guy stopped me, because he saw the bulge in my pocket. I pulled out my coffee. Then he grabs the police officer. The police officer asked me if I was a student. I'm 37. I've been told I look young, so I think I could pass for 27, but I can't pass for 17. Then the police officer asked me if I got anything in their that he should know about. Yeah, I'm 37 and I'm sneaking in booze to a high school game. I'm dumb, but I'm not an idiot. It was quite the scam on my part. They totally missed the flask strapped to my ankle, because I'm such the raging alcoholic. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:10 PM


Monday, November 17, 2003

The S-man is the only one that understands theJEDMAN. The S-man supports theJEDMAN's obsessions. theJEDMAN and the S-man went on a two man collision course with one goal in mind. theJEDMAN had to obtain the entire Liz Phair CD catalog. The mission was successful. The mission was cost effective. theJEDMAN and the S-man did it for Liz man. Liz is the ultimate power pop rock goddess. Liz has created a spiritual awakening in theJEMAN. theJEDMAN worships at the Iglesia of Liz Phair. theJEDMAN has been to the mountain. theJEDMAN has seen Liz. Liz is good. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:19 PM


Sunday, November 16, 2003

I was out on the town with a friend of mine. He didn't get to the ATM. No big deal. We had some dinner. We got some coffee. We had a couple of beers. I bought us each a suit. We picked up about 10 new CD's a piece. I got him a car. We bought a bass boat to share. We bought his mom a new house. We got plane tickets to Tierra del Fuego. Then, after I pay for all of this, the doofus finds $20 in his wallet. Like the loser didn't know the $20 was there. I was duped, but hey, I got the money. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:36 PM


Saturday, November 15, 2003

I got to hang with theQUICK. You should never pass up an opportunity to hang with theQUICK. You should skip a final exam to hang with theQUICK. You should blow off your wedding to hang with theQUICK. You should miss you child being born to hang with theQUICK. theQUICK is where the action is at.
We watched the underdogs win. Then we went to this establishment. Hyannisport showed up. People kept buying me and theQUICK drinks. Nobody can get enough of theQUICK. AT this club, there were a lot of luscious rubias. I never saw so many beautiful girls at one place in the JOCO before. It was quite the feat for the superficial man. Even the server was pretty. She was so cute. The place was packed and we were standing by the server area at the bar. She kept walking by me back and forth getting more drinks. I was so in love with her. I tried to get up the nerve to say something like, working hard or hardly working. I didn't. I was shy. Then, she stretched and leaned to get something. Her shirt rode up her contoured body exposing a huge tailbone tattoo. I was crushed. It was the ultimate red flag. The stunning death blow. The end of what could have been beautiful. My heart was ripped into pieces Our love would never come to be. So I staggered home alone again. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:44 AM


Friday, November 14, 2003

I was so incredibally duped. I taped elimidate because it was a two parter, but the schedule changed and I ended up taping another show. I got screwed out of my elimidate. Now I can't find out who the guy picked that had all the chicks at his mom's house. This is devestating. Give me elimidate now, or give me death.

.: posted by Jed 4:09 PM


Thursday, November 13, 2003

This New Years Eve, the party is going down at Stu's Midtown Tavern. Get your ass down to Stu's. Stu's Midtown Tavern. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:26 PM


I did a bad thing. It is really bad. I taped elimidate. I had no choice it was a two parter. It was too be continued. It was great because the dude had all the chicks at his mom's house. I was duped. They sucked me into watching it and then it ended without 3 chicks left on the table. I got duped into out of the 22 minutes that I signed up for. I can't be expected to watch a 44 minutes of one elimidate episode. I haven't watched it yet. So, there is still hope. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:24 PM


Wednesday, November 12, 2003

After 10 weeks of NFL season, I'm leading my office pool in total correct picks. Plus, I'm in first place in the Topflight Fantasy Football League's South Division. I'm number one. I'm in first place. I'm a winner. I'm the new champion. I'm #1. I'm the greatest. I'm the new champion. I'm theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:50 PM


Sunday, November 09, 2003

Some clown in another country keeps acusing me of liking sports. He talks as if sports are my one and only passion. It is like I turn on ESPN when I get home an never turn it off in his eyes. It is true that at one time I really paid a lot of attention to sports. Part of that is because I needed an outlet because of my lackluster career choices of earlier in my life. Now, I'm a passive fan. I go to a lot of games, just because I have this cooperate connection. I like the pagentry and the atmosphere of the games. Sometimes the spectacle is better than the game itself. I watch NFL on tv, but not the 12 hours possible each week like I used to. I never watch NBA or NHL. I rarely watch baseball. I sometimes watch NCAA basketball, but it does not dominate and rule my life. I don't read about sports a whole lot. I can barely stand sports talk radio anymore. Anymore indepth conversations about games bore me. Contrary to popular belief, I'm a passive fan, not a fanatic.
So, what is my passion. Two words, LIZ and PHAIR. LIZ PHAIR is the only prudent passion for theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN has worshiped at the power pop slut rock alter of LIZ PHAIR. theJEDMAN has witnessed the ordinary average sane pshyco super-goddess, LIZ PHAIR. LIZ PHAIR live was a spiritual awakening for theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN stood in ahhhhhhhh of the vision, LIZ PHAIR for all 85 minutes of her power pop slut rock set. Everything theJEDMAN is today, is because of LIZ PHAIR. theJEDMAN does not make a decision without thinking about what LIZ would do. LIZ is the ultimate rockand pop star. LIZ is an image of beauty so triumphant and unseen in the history of the eyes of theJEDMAN. LIZ is it, baby. LIZ is the one. LIZ is a powerhouse of rock, femininity, love, soul, being, categorical awareness, ect. Being with LIZ has allowed theJEDMAN to clense the doors of perception. With LIZ, theJEDMAN can see infinity and has achieved total consciousness. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ. LIZ.

.: posted by Jed 7:47 PM


I was at some cheeseball JOCO eatery the other night. I was walking by the hostess stand. The two young girls there were freaking out because someone who only spoke Spanish was on the phone. I told them to let me talk to them. The guy wanted to know if the wait was long. I said there were a lot of people waiting for a table. It was an impressive display. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:36 PM


Thursday, November 06, 2003

I took a one man demolisition crew into the PORT. I went solo to the Liz Phair rock and roll show at the cowboy bar. It was awesome. It was nirvana. It was enlightenment. It was 20 bucks. It was made for the superfiscial man. I've been recently reinfatuated with Liz Phair ever since I found out that she was my age. Plus, I started listening closely to her power babe pop style. I love Liz. So, I got it in my mind that I had to go even if going meant flying solo. I have no fear of being in a public place alone. Several years ago I went to Iron Maiden solo. It was awesome.
Anyway I was stupid. I got there too early and had to sit through a couple of sub par groups. There were plenty of dopes there solo. It was hard to fine who was the biggest dope. It could have been me. Right before Liz came on a really hot dressed up rubia came and asked if she could sit at my table. Even though, I thought if my ruin my chances with Liz, I said yes, but then her date wanted to sit there to. I relunctantly let him. Liz came out and rocked the house. She was dressed with the superfiscial man in mind. It was pretty good. There were a couple of dopes in the front row that danced like they were too into the music. I bet they pissed off Liz. They grabbed her hand at one point and tried to not let go and all the pointing they did was annoying, Also, they sang every word to every song. Before the show was over, this security guard gave me a bus pass for after the show. So, I hung around and went to the bus. They let me on. I walked to the back and it was just me and Liz. She said come on over. She looked so hot. Suddenly, I forgot my name, ran out the door, got on my bike and peddled home. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:14 PM


Monday, November 03, 2003

-I was at this place where you had to make your own toast. I plopped my toast in the toaster. The toast next to mine started smoking. I just stood there and watched it smoke. This chick raced over to get the toast out. I was hoping it would burn some more. theJEDMAN
-I'm down on the coffee in the USA. I miss the cafe con leche of Spain. I can't get that here. It is way better than the $8 latte. I'm just drinking the regular coffee now. I'm not buying into the designer coffee system. However, I yearn for the cafe con leche that I had in Spain everyday that only cost a buck or buck and a half. theJEDMAN
-I got sconed. I was at the cooperate coffee house and this coffee maker chick tried to upsell me a scone. They were trying to make the greatest sales increase would get new aprons. I refuse to be upsold. Plus, a scone sounds like something that I don't want to eat. They need a new name for it. theJEDMAN
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.: posted by Jed 8:01 PM


Friday, October 31, 2003

I was partying in Grandview. Partying to me these days is having two beers and in bed by 11. I was at this dive with a bunch of people. This really old dude walked in with a young girl. He was mafia. He had a perfect full gray hair cut, tan blazer, mock turtle neck, rings, gold watch, and tassles on his shoes. Later, his young girl walks by and asks me if I want to be her partner. I didn't know what kind of partner she wanted. She said her guy was giving her the shaft and that she needed someone to play pool with, a pool partner. I asked her what about the old dude. Then, I said that you're going to get me beat up. That old dude is mafia. I'm going to be left bloody in the parking lot. I kept saying this over and over. She eventually got tired of me and went back to the old dude. I didn't want to play pool anyway.

.: posted by Jed 3:39 PM


*I've been going to NFL games for years. I always crash the rich people level to use the bathroom in the suite that my dad is in charge of. I have a pass that I use for every game. I've been changing the date on my pass for over ten years. Well, the Chiefs win a couple of games and I get hasseled at the gate to the club level. They said that I altered my pass, which I did. I had to yell and scream and this girl was not going to let me in. She called me, rude. Well, my dad showed up and got me in. I was worried. That girl was mean. She called me rude. She didn't realize that I was the customer. The customer was always right. I needed the private bathroom and free chips and drinks.
*A couple of weeks ago, I saw 3 Dog Night at a rich people benefit at the train station. There was free food, beer, and celebrities. I used the bathroom at the same time as a 3 time AL batting champion. All the three dog night guys had ridiculous big gray hair cuts. There was no bald representation.

.: posted by Jed 3:29 PM


Thursday, October 23, 2003

I've played some disc golf lately. I'm really into it. I played 12 last Sunday with the S-man and today I practiced on the 4 hole course by Sprint world. I can't play any real sports, so I'm going with these hybrid sports. I got some cheap equipment, so I think I need to upgrade. I need to find a disc golf pro shop. I want to pick up shoes, discs, gloves, shorts, shirts, the whole nine-yards. I just hope my rotator cuff holds up, so I can turn pro next summer. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:07 PM


Tuesday, October 21, 2003

The blog is back in town. Recently:

*I partied with theQUICK in Topeka. He was an excellent host. Gotta love theQUICK.

*I drank beer out of a beer truck in Iowa City.

*I got into a fight with a staircase and broke three of my toes. They turned all kinds of pretty purple colors. I got lots of offers to be a toe model. I turned them all down. I didn't like the money involved.

*I was bored and needed material for the blog to get out of this slump. Plus, sometimes a man just has to see half naked girls. So, I went to Hooter's. I bellied up to the bar next to a lot of other guys there by themselves. The Hooter girls were playing Hooter girl sports, like limbo and hula hoop.I ordered some wings and and a beer, but I didn't realize that celery and blue chesse was extra. I needed the fiber. The Hooter girl bartender asked me if I lived around here. Later, she asked me about going to KU when she saw my VISA card. Then, she asked me about my job. I told her what I did and she asked me a lot of questions about what I did at work. She did this in the middle of helping other people, but she always remembered where we were in the conversation when she returned to me. The face and the hair were just ok. The body was in line with superfiscial man values. I was too stupid to pick her up, but I can start hanging out there, because and this is the important part, Hooter's girls are hot for theJEDMAN

*I've done some public address announcing. I did two football games. I did play by play during the game. I introduced the band, the dance squad and informed the crowd of the good treats at the concession stand. I got to talk to the coaches on the field before the game. I even told bad people to move their cars. I'm theJEDMAN. I rock. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:56 PM


Thursday, July 31, 2003

I was walking through the neighborhood last night. These teenagers in an SUV pulled up and parked on the curb next to the sidewalk about where I was walking. It was a boy and a girl. They both looked and me like they new me. The guy got out of the car and yelled, "Mr. MYLASTNAME." They were old clients that I had when I used to work in land of the beautiful people. I stopped and talked with them for a second. When they told me who they were I remembered. These clients grow quite a bit from when I worked with them 4 years ago, so it makes them hard to recognize. As I walked on my way, the dude said to me, "You made Spanish KICK ASS!" It made me feel good for a second. This is not the first time this has happened. I've run into former clients before. It was good that I impacted the lives of the youth, especially since I was treated poorly by adminstration and was shown the door. Looking back, leaving the land of the beautiful people was a good thing, because I like what I'm doing now. If I was still there, it might really be sucking for me. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:04 PM


Wednesday, July 30, 2003

I followed up my Spanish adventure with two fabulous days in Branson, Missouri. Branson, the country music Las Vegas of the Ozarks. I didn't go for the country music. No, I went for the Go-Karts. There is only one reason to go to Branson and that reason is Go-Karts. So, I went from cool European vacation to riding Go-Karts in Branson. I dropped $10 on the Wild Woody Go-Kart Track. It was awsome. It was a wood track that had ramps, curves, downhills, uphills, etc. As I was waiting to go, I saw the sign that said, "Do not ride this ride if you have neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, heart condition, etc. This is a good time for the power pack to activate. So, I drove slow and scared. Little kids were passing me and ramming me. My brakes didn't work. On the downhill curve I thought I was going to turn it over, but I survived. This was going to be an expose on Go-Kart tracks in Branson, but one ride on one track was enough. So, I went to Gilley's and had a couple of Texas Draws. I was the only one in the bar. I was partying by myself. It was a long way from Oviedo. The last place I had a beer by myself. From Oviedo to Branson, I have no fear in having a beer by myself. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:33 PM


Saturday, July 19, 2003

Well, I'm back. So continue to not email me. I was gone to the Iberian Peninsula. I had to go. It was my pilgrimige. I wrote a journal everyday on the trip, but I don't want to bore you by loading up the blog with it. So, I will just give a few highlights of the pilgrimige. I'll add to it over the next week so don't just read it once. theJEDMAN

*I got jacked on the subway in Madrid. I had three 20s and a 5 in my pocket. This chick and this dude pushed there way in the train at one of the stops smashing me against the door. The chick reached all the way around me. At the next stop, the train shook and I got jostled by the people in the packed car. When I got to the hotel, one 20 and the 5 was missing. The chick was on the opposite side of my pocket. So, either it fell out or I got jacked, but they missed the other two 20s and my wallet, so I win.
*I ate the worst hamburger ever when I was by myself in Oviedo. It was an unfortuate incident, but I made up for it by having some beers by myself.
*I got stuck waiting for the S-man in a book store. The trip was all about the S-man.
*My bladder hurt so bad that I went to the hospital and it continued to hurt for a week. It was some of the worst pain I've ever felt, but I survived.
*I walked around Madrid in mid-day in 44 degree celcius heat in jeans. Pure genious at work.
*I got dissed by some people from Mississippi who were dumb enough to run with the bulls. They said my town was dreary. Talk about killing a conversation.
*I body surfed in the bay of San Sebastian. It was impressive.
*I ate octopus, tentacles and all, in Gijon.
*I returned to my love the sea.
*I learned how to drain the water off of lettuce properly.
*I drank jugo de naranja natural. Fresh squeezed orange juice from a machine at a bar for cheap. What a concept.
*I was treated very well by my friend in Burgos. She is the absolute greatest.
*I helped a dopey Unkranian guy get hotel room in Oviedo. He spoke little English and no Spanish. He was walking around at 1am with a map and a gym bag. He was going to be there for a week for a science conference.
*Brentwood got us lost in Galicia. We drove through this beautiful mountain forest area that was all lush and green only to run smack into a huge nuclear power plant.
*I watched the S-man give into his dark master with great frequency. Six, seven, eight times a day we had to stop to satisfy the craving of the S-man with his dark master, the coffee bean. Cafe solo, por favor. The trip was all about the S-man and his dark master, the coffee bean.
*I ate a hamburger in San Sebastian with a knife and fork. I ordered from two of the most beautiful bartender chicks that there have ever been. It made me want to start drinking a lot.
*The S-man got Doner Kebabed in Madrid.
*Flabby and Tubby English guys with boobs were making fun of people in the Plaza Mayor.
*The auto mecanic's son had a hicky
*According to Lucho, everything was "cinco minutos" away.
*I had a 60 cent house wine in Oviedo and it was good. Drinks the Estados Unidos are just plain too expensive everywhere.
*I traded seats with this guy on the bus so he could sit next to his girlfriend. Then, they proceded to mash two rows in front of me. It was good that they got off at the next stop.
*I help Fernando the fix-it guy learn English.
*I bought the best bag of bugels ever at the gas station on the Camino de Santiago.
*I got grabbed by a gypsy as I was getting off the bus. I tried to give her a Euro for the twig, but she put it back in my pocket. She wanted it five Euros. She kept saying to me, "Paper. Paper." The 5 Euro is the first paper money available. I gave her 2 Euros and said I gave the rest at the office.
*I installed the chaise louge at Burgos home. This meant I put the wheels on it. It was a tough job so I slept for a couple of hours after completing the installation.
*I gave Brentwood money to buy candy out of the machine at the train station and then she didn't even share with me.
*Segundo, the intantaneous Segovia tour guide gave us a guided tour of the town and the best vistas and told us a lot for free. He's awsome.

.: posted by Jed 1:55 PM


Tuesday, June 17, 2003

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.: posted by Jed 2:52 PM


Saturday, June 14, 2003

I drove the performance automobile down the parkway and buzzed the plaza. It was awsome. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:39 PM


I went to the Pearl Jam Rock and Roll show. It was at the ampitheater. We met at Hooter's on the way out to the show. I went with one dude and two chicks. We ate 50 wings. It was great. I keep telling the chicks to pick up their paychecks before we left for the show. When we got out to the ampitheater, the sky was black. Thunder could be heard. Rain was spitting. The opening act played and right when they finished, it started to pour rain and it poured and poured. Then, the lightning came. I was lucky. I took my high tech rain suit. There was no cover anywhere. We were standing under the short awning of the beer stand, but the asphalt slopped down to the base of the stand and the water was pretty high up to my ankles. So, I had my rain suit and I decided to stand on higher asphalt and take the beating of the rain. That worked until I adjusted my collar and rain poured down my front and soaked my t-shirt. It poured rain for about 45 minutes with tons of lightning. With my power pack' I felt like a human jumper cable out there. Then, the rain seemed to let up a little bit and the show started. There was still lightning and the drunks cheered whenever the sky lit up. It was pretty dangerous. With the lights shining on the crowd you could see the rain still coming down pretty hard. theJAM played an hour of hard core PJ fan toons. Then, they played an hour of hits for the pop kids like me. Late in the show, there were some dudes without shirts on running down the hill and sliding on the grass. They did this over and over. Then, I looked over again and one of them was a chick without her top. So, it was the best of all worlds on many levels. There was a young, hot, drunk, wet, and naked party girl engaging in athletic competition. That was the best part of the night. What more is there. Aside from the front of my t-shirt getting wet, I was dry everywhere else except my feet. My shoes were soaked. I took my socks off and left them there. It was a class move by theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:36 PM


Wednesday, June 11, 2003

It was theJEDMAN's Major League Experience. I hosted several colleagues at a major league experience last night. Most of them were chicks.Before the experience, we hung out in Raytown. It was raining ou so we hung out in Raytown longer than expected. My guests enjoyed several adult beverages. As we pulled in the lot at the stadium, my guests were fighting to see who would pay the parking fee, but I pulled out the parking pass and stated, "We are going big time tonight" In the lot, it was still raining and I surprised my guests with ball caps. Each one received a ball cap. Inside the venue, I scored some free bobble heads. Each of my guests received a bobble head. At this point, I was looking like an excellant host. The experience started two hours late, but we stayed for the whole game. One of the members caught a foul ball. Not to be confused with Raytown, but Raytown II got hammered. Raytown II was leaning on me as not to fall out of the chair. So I purchased another adult beverage for this person. This is what I do. I love to make people happy and the rain didn't hamper theJEDMAN's major league experience. I'm theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:56 PM


Thursday, June 05, 2003

I got to hang with theQUICK tonight. theQUICK and I went to his mom's house twice, to the Hen House, Tanner's, and we watched hockey. theQUICK is awesome. theQUICK is the man. Viva theQUICK!

.: posted by Jed 11:05 PM


Monday, May 19, 2003

I did it again. I was at the drug store. I just had paid my outrageous co-pays from the really cute pharmacy working girl. when as I was walking down the aisle when this girl is looking at me. She squints her eyes and says she has seen me before at some party. I was thinking I hadn't been to any parties lately, but I stopped and talked to her. Turns out she was working at the party I was at the night before of a friend of the family that was at the country club. I didn't remember her from the party, but she was kind of cute so I said, "Oh yeah, that is right." So, I introduced myself and she told me her name is Christy. I stayed and talked. I talked this time. I told a joke. I talked. I get accused of not talking, but I talked this time. I talked. Anyway, this chick did not focus on me, she kept looking at the products on the shelf. So, eventually we exchanged nice to meet you and I left. She was cute and kind of young. I'm guessing early 20's like my trail chick Beth. It just didn't seem like she was jumping on the Jed Bandwagon after the intitial exchange of words. Jump on the Jed bandwagon or take the bus. When I got out to the parking lot I realized that I blew it again. My car is in the shop and I was driving the cadillac. I had the perfect line for Christy. All I had to say was, "Do you want to go for a ride in the cadillac?" It was so beautiful. It was so right. It was so kick'in, but I blew it again, but I just turned 37 and young chicks are looking at me and must think that I'm as hot as I think I am in my own mind. Now I have to hang out at the trolley trail and the drug store. Chicks come and go, but the stories last forever. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:35 PM


Saturday, May 17, 2003

I long to be back at the sea. I've always yearned to be near the sea. The sea has always been dear to my heart. I've been in love with the sea as long as I can remember from my early steps as a young man. No other place gives me the peaceful feeling of love and happieness that the sea does. Heaven is being on the boat with nothing but the sea around. I am returning to the sea soon and the sea will be returning to me. The sea is love. The sea is peace. The sea is freedom. The sea is timeless and everlasting. Cable TV is your friend. Big fish scare me. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:33 PM


I love to make people happy. In the last few weeks, I've taken people to professinal sporting events. I've gone out of my way to give people rides. I've bought people sodas. I've taken people to rock and roll shows. I bought dessert. I've been the all american guy. That is what I do. I'm here for hte people. I love the people. I love to make people happy. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:27 PM


I went to the site of the lost glory. I went to the trail where I had the opportunity with Beth. Beth was no where to be found. I didn't hear Beth calling and me and the boys couldn't find the sound. Opportunity lost. What a tragedy. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:22 PM


Sunday, May 11, 2003

I watched this guy chase a bunny rabbit away from his tomato plants. The rabbit just toyed with him as they went back and forth across the yard. This was not a good bunny chasing strategy. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:31 PM


When did velveta and browned ground beef become mexican food? theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:22 PM


I was at the professional non-american football game. There was a biker dude sitting in front of me. He had the harley t-shirt with he leather vest, the boots, the zztop GO-T, the chain wallet, and many other qualities of a biker dude. He was a stocky, tough looking guy with a big beer gut. He was the kind of guy that looks like he drinks Jack right out of the bottle in front of the cops. During the game, he went up the concourse. He returned with a SNOW-CONE. A SNOW-CONE mind you. This was weird. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:21 PM


Thursday, May 08, 2003

I went to the conference down by the plaza sponsered by the Bureau of Education Research. There was no lunch. The last time I went to one of these conferences we got a nice hot meal. I was dissappointed. Plus, it is a bad eating strategy to take more than one muffin. After the conference, I went to walk on the trolly trail. It was looking like rain, but I went anyway. I walked north from around 55th and brookside. I was doing a down and back course. As I was walking a lot of chicks ran by. I noticed this one kept running back and forth along the trail. She passed me four times. As she passed me the last time, it started to rain pretty hard. I saw her go to the parking lot and get into a small green pick-up. As I passed she asked me if I needed a ride. All kinds of thoughts race through my head. I don't like getting wet. It is not that far from my car. Is this woman crazy. Would I be sliced up by a lunatic? Why do people employ bad driving strategies. Is she hot for me? This will be good BLOG information. So, I risked bodily harm for the BLOG. I sacrificed for the reader of the blog. Reader is singular on purpose.I got into her truck. She was OK looking. She was in shape from the running. She might have been as young as early 20s. I introduced myself and thanked her because I don't like getting wet. She told me her name was Beth. We talked about this crazy weather for the four blocks to my car. As she got near my car, I told her she was the greatest She laughed and little and said it was nice to meet me. Then, I got out. Man, I might have blown it. My car was right next to the coffee shop. I probably blew it. I should have offered to by her a coffee for her trouble. Catagorically, I blew it. It was an incredible bonehead move by theJEDMAN. She was right there. She was a woman. I was in her truck. She had a pick-up. The idea of this is so beautiful. Oh well, this kind of stuff makes for the best BLOGS. I will have the story forever. Just think, if I would have got something going with Beth, I could have been able to say, "Beth, I hear you calling, but I can't come home right now because me and the boys will be playing all night." theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:47 PM


Wednesday, May 07, 2003

I went to the big Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock and Roll show. It was kick'in. I finally got to see FLEA and TONY. Those guys are awsome. Plus, I was with a chick. It had been a lifelong dream to see Flea. Plus, they played my favorite song, "Suck my Kiss." Flea had a lot of energy on that one. Plus, I was with a chick. Before Flea came out, I was buying an adult beverage on the concourse, when I heard some doofuses yell my name. I looked around and it was some former clients.We'll call them the BVpunks. I remembered two of them, but the third one's name eluded me. When he told me, I said, "yeah, I remember you. I always hated you." Nothing like wasted underage kids. Flea was awsome. Tony was awsome. theJEDMAN was awsome. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:39 PM


I went shopping for groceries with theQUICK. It was great.TheQUICK is the greatest. There were plenty of Little Debbie snacks bags of mixed greens. Later we got some gold fish for his piranha. Boy, the piranha was hungry. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:28 PM


I went to the professionl non-American Football contest the other night at the professional American football stadium. The game was a draw. After the contest, there was a rock and roll show. I don't remember the band. It could have been anyone. Maybe it was the Who. Yeah, it was the Who. The show was on the field, so I got to walk on the grass professional American football field under the lights. It was the same field that Horace Belton returned punts on. It was the same field where Steve DeBerg broke his finger. It was awsome. The grass felt crisp under my feet. I felt like I could run fast and run fast through a brick wall. The Who wasw great. I was so close that Keith Moon sweated on me. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:24 PM


Sunday, May 04, 2003

I went to the theater and saw a play the other night. A chick paid for me to go indirectly. I ate beef tips, because beef is the other red meat. I ate big dessert too. It was great. theJEDMAN gets culture. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:35 PM


Tuesday, April 29, 2003

I was stopping at this intersection when I saw one of my clients crossing the street in front of me. Briefly, I thought about steamrolling him because even though I kind of like him, he causes me a lot of trouble. He is the same guy I tried to nail with he nerf football. It would have been a bone crushing, bloodspilling, brain rattling instant death for him. Even though it is wrong to hurt people, my biggest problem with this plan is me having to go to jail for such a repulsive act of violence. This was the part of the plan that I didn't like. Instread, I really freaked him out by yelling at him out of the window. He loved me for it. I'm glad I seem to exhibt self-control with great frequency. This may keep me from having fun, but it keeps me out of trouble. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:01 PM


Sunday, April 27, 2003

I was on my way home the other night when I decided to stop in for a beer at Tanner's. It had been a long time since I went out for a beer. It has even been longer since I had been to Tanner's. I wanted to do it for theQUICK. theQUICK is the greatest. As it turned out, the girl at the door checking ID's was so beautiful that it made me want to get hammered there every night. I sat on the bar stool and I ordered my beer from the girl bartender and she mentioned to me what a beautiful day it was and then she told me about the Kenny Chesney concert the next night and assured me it was going to be a good time. I told her it will be a good time, but that I had spent all my money on the Red Hot Chili Peppers. She acted impressed with that. I've never had a female bartender make that much small talk with me. She was a class babe. She had a butterfly tatoo on her tailbone that was highly visible. I love the tailbone tatoo. I'm thinking about making it a requirement in my dating of women. No tailbone tatoo, no JEDMAN. It is probably obvious that I tipped her a lot. After, I drank those 2 beers I was so full. I think my stomach has shrunk. I remember a day when I drank a lot more than that and ate Burger King afterward. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:36 AM


At the ball park, my place in the line up jacked one out of the park. I scored $8 in the quarter game, including a buck for theQUICK. theQUICK is the greatest. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:21 AM


I committed an incredible bonehead move the other day. It may be the biggest bonehead move of theJEDMAN's career. There was a storm outside and I was watching TV. Suddenly, the cable goes out. None of the channels worked except channel 3. I waited and waited for it to pop back on, but it never did. I even started reading a book as I waited. After a couple of hours, I went to another room checked the TV. It worked. I came back and checked the cable lines. Nothing appeared to be wrong. Then, it popped in my head to check the VCR. The power was on, so no wonder only channel 3 worked. I missed two hours of prime time TV coverage. How will I recover? The weird thing is the VCR remote was shut up in my desk. I barely even use the VCR anymore. I don't know how the power came on. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:18 AM


Wednesday, April 23, 2003

This blog tells you about the JOCO and the fiberglass world that is the JOCO. I read in the paper that there is an adult kickball league. KICKBALL played by adults in the JOCO. This is insane. They probably keep statistics and have individual trophies at the end of the season. Let's keep inventing sports until people in the JOCO find one that only people in the JOCO are good at.That's JOCO. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:52 PM


I almost brawled with a couple of mormons the other day. I was walking in through a neighborhood in the JOCO when I came upon a couple of mormons. They stop me and let me know what they were doing walking through the JOCO. I was polite and said that I was not interested and I didn't want to waste their time when they could be helping someone else. After I declined, they pressed the issue of their promulgation. I stood up and told them they had every right to promulgate, but when they push after the decline that is salesmenship. I feel that promulgation is ok, but salesmen ship is wrong. Religion is there for the taking. It should not be sold. I'm going to have to call up the Latterday Saints and take them down like I did Smoothie King. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:48 PM


I need to get out of the house, so lately I've been frequently the cooperate beverage place. Plus, I need to be out among the people to do research for the blog. Anyway, I got my cooperate beverage and sat in the arm chair in the store. As soon as I sat down and I opened my book( yeah, I know how to read), this worker descides to push vacuum the area around me. She moved all the furniture and cleaned and vacuumed in close proximity. She did everything except tell me to raise my feet. Now, I've been in retail and restaurant business in the past and this is a major customer service error. You just don't vacuum the floor that close to customers. You pick up and clean tables, but vacuuming is out of the question. I'm going to have to call up the cooperate beverage offices and take them down like I did to the smoothie king. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:36 PM


Friday, April 18, 2003

theQUICK reads the blog. Not only does he read the blog, but he reads the blog without being told. theQUICK supports the blog. The rest of you could learn a lot from theQUICK. Also, theQUICK comments on the blog. theQUICK loves the blog. theQUICK sends real emails. theQUICK is the greatest. I wish I had more friends like theQUICK. The positive energy that I get from theQUICK is enough to keep the blog going. I wish I could do more for theQUICK. I love theQUICK. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:47 AM


Wednesday, April 16, 2003

I was messing around with a couple of my clients the other day. We went outside to toss the football around. I sent this one client out deep. This client is kind of a pain, so as he was going out I tried to nail him with the nerf football in the back of the head. I tried to hit him but I missed. He would have loved it if I would have pegged him. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:27 PM


Tuesday, April 15, 2003

I know that one day between all the lower mortgage rates, porn, insurance, porn, free credit reports, and more porn, chain jokes and even more porn. I will actually receive a real email message from a real person. I know this will happen. I can hear this person breathing. It is going to happen. I can see the text in my mind right now. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:32 PM


Recently, in multiple states and with multiple people, I have seen many beer drinkers squeezing tons of limes into Coors Light draws. First of all this is a rotton cocktail choice. Second, there is really no reason to drink Coors Light post fraternity party going years when you could down 15 to 20 of them in a given night, puke and drink 5 more. People, step up to a better beer. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:23 PM


It has been warm lately. I have witnessed a couple of times already this spring season a fashion trend that I wish would have gone away long ago.. I've seen the dreaded skort on girls. The skirt in the front, shorts in the back look. Hot in the front and disappointing in the back. This is a devestating fashion choice for the leering man, such as myself. I hope this look goes away soon. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:16 PM


Sunday, April 13, 2003

There are a lot of houses in FIBERGLASS LAND that have big elaborate wooden decks all over the place. The funny thing is no one in the JOCO can tear themselves away from electonic devices to actually sit on them. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:15 PM


It is the new wave to hang out in book stores, buy nothing and drink $18 designer drinks. I've experienced this lately. Over several visits, I've almost read a whole book and I've only bought one $18 designer drink. I'm beating the system baby. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:13 PM


Saturday, April 12, 2003

TourJEDMAN was unattended today. No one came, but this confirmed my belief that no one actually reads the blog. That's OK. I still live on-line and I'm a giant in my own mind. My readers need to take advantage of these personel appearances. They won't happen all the time. You guys are missing out. Since I was by myself, I ate big chuncks of zucchini and read free newspapers. I witnessed this person ask for a water cup without buying anything. Then, she filled it up with soda. It was theft. After lunch, I kind of went through theJEDMAN's day of fun. I hit the driving range and thumped some balls. I'm not a golfer. I'm a hacker. I hacked that ball about 50 yards several times. Every tenth ball or so, I really get a good 200 plus yard straight drive, but most of the time I hook, slice or miss the ball completely. Next, I got in the batting cage. I couldn't hit the ball. I fouled off, popped up and went down swinging many times. I tried it left handed and I struck out several times. I'm going to have to hit the cage again. Then, I went to the park. I sat on the life guard chair on the beach. There were a lot of ducks swimming near the shore. They were lucky I was there to protect them. One went under once, I thought I was going to have to call headquarters, grab the life preserver, and run to save the duck. There might even be mouth to bill recessitation. Then, the duck surfaced on its own and it swam away. It was a close call. Later, I went stormtrooping along the shore. There were a lot of people's from other countries in the park today. Taking advantage of a nice day is good. It beats sitting around playing play station all day like a lot of americans do. Well, there will be another tourJEDMAN stop. It might be at the BURRITO KING. Details will follow. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:58 PM


Thursday, April 10, 2003

I'm huge. For about a month, I have been working out on my Chuck Norris Total Gym 1000 that I bought on ebay for $120. I've gained mass and my stabalizer muscles have really benefitted from the Chuck Norris Total Gym 1000. I've made a lot of strides to my fitness goals. Soon, I'll need a female person to oil me down for competitions. I think that I'm going to end my Bally membership. I make more excuses for not going than I actually go. I'm going to invest that $45 a month membership fee in a BOWFLEX to go along my Chuck Norris Total Gym 1000. With that combination of home professional quality fitness equipment, I might lose the rest of the girth. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 9:13 PM


Wednesday, April 09, 2003

It is theJEDMAN restaurant tour. theJEDMAN selects a metro eatery, date and time. theJEDMAN shows up in a rare public appearance. Catch theJEDMAN at STOP #1. Papa Keno's, Downtown Overland Park, Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 12:00 PM(noon).

.: posted by Jed 8:44 PM


Wednesday, April 02, 2003

I was walking on the nature trail through the suburbs. I passed a woman with a baby in a stroller and another young child. The young child walked over to the creek next to the trail. There was a high embankment up above the creek. The mom said don't get too close. The kid walked right to the edge. So, what do you think happened next?

THE CHOICES:

A. The kid falls in. The mom screams, "Save my baby." theJEDMAN jumps in and rescues the kid.
B. theJEDMAN yells, "JUMP. JUMP."
C. theJEDMAN walks by and says nothing.

.: posted by Jed 8:32 PM


THIS ONE IS NO GOOD. DON'T READ IT. The other day I went on one of my nature walks through suburbs. I walked for two hours. I passed one of those cooperate coffee places on the way and I stopped in. I ordered the decaf of the day and took a seat on the easy chair. I read one of those free newpapers. I sipped my decaf. I started to think, man I make fun of people that do this. I'm being pretentious. but no one was looking at me. If no one looks can it be pretentious? I think not. I slammed my coffee, burned my tongue and got the hell out of there. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:22 PM


Monday, March 31, 2003

I got to hang with theQUICK last weekend. theQUICK is the greatest. theQUICK is the best. Any day hanging with theQUICK is a good day. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:01 PM


I broke out my cap for the opening ball game. I hadn't worn it since last season. It fit looser and a lot better than last season. This confirms the fact that I've lost weight in my head. My head is smaller. My head has less mass. My head has less circumference.I'm less of a fat head now, than I used to be. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:58 PM


Sunday, March 30, 2003

I don't eat hardly any fried food anymore, but the other day I put down a breast, wing and leg from the coronal. It sat in my stomach like a rock. Later, I was watching the Hawks at a club. My stomach got so queasy that I thought I was going to evacuate druing the tense part of the game. I ended up being ok. Later, I was taken to the velvet room. The velvet room is where all the beautiful people go in the JOCO. I always think I'm a snob, until I go to a place like the velvet room. I even danced with a chick to the beat of the funk band. I was awesome on the dance floor. Chicks were staring at me and the total package that is theJEDMAN. I drank a few beers, then Sasha brought me a pitcher of water, because I have to drink a lot of water. At the end of the evening a chick gave me a ride home. She slowed down long enough for me to jump out of her car safely. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 1:36 PM


Wednesday, March 26, 2003

I'm single. I have no wife or girlfriend. When I'm out about the town, I look at girls all the time. At times the people I'm with will point out girls to me that I've already checked out. When they do this they always say, "just helping you out." "Just helping you out" is what they say.Usually the girls they point out are either really young and wearing body glitter, or they are some really tough lookiing broads that scare me. They're, "just helping me out." I can look at girls and not talk to them by myself. I don't really need anyone pointing out girls to me, because I've already checked them out and I have not talked to them. If you really want to, "just help me out." Introduce me to some girls that fit theJEDMAN's criteria: intelligent, pretty, professional, 30-40, limited baggage, not too tall, etc. I think Shakira will fit these requieremnts. Introduce her to me. I'm the love that she doessn't know exits. She's being cheated out of love that she doesn't know about. That is the real travesty. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:56 PM


I went to Arizona last weekend with old people. If you go to Arizona in the winter time you have to go with old people, because it is the law. We stayed in Scottsdale with the beautiful people and there were a lot of beautiful people walking around. I fit in pretty well. Plus, I love the desert. It is great. I love cacti. They're so prickley. I saw three baseball games, Royals-A's, Cubs-Giants, Mariners-A's. It was fun. I don't like watching baseball on TV. I only like watching it at the game. These spring training stadiums were great. They have a grass berm in the outfield that people sit on blankets to watch the game. I walked out there from my premium seating everygame to view a prized social phenonmena: HOT DRUNK SUNBATHING GIRLS. There were plenty of HOT DRUNK SUN-BATHING GIRLS, expecially at the Cubs-Giants game. It was great. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:44 PM


Sunday, March 16, 2003

The OVERLAND PARK STREETFIGHTER

Tonights episode: COOPERATE COFFEE IS UNFORTUNATE

(OP Streetfighter is walking around some curbs and landscaping in front of a strip mall when he meets two young ladies).

GIRL #1: Hey, Overland Park Streetfighter come and get grande skinny decaf vanilla lattes with us.

OVERLAND PARK STREETFIGHTER: Not that coffee girls. It is too cooperate for me.

GIRL #2: Please, you get to be with us.

(White baseball cap doofus enters)

WHITE BASEBALL CAP DOOFUS: Hey Streetfighter. You love the curbs and landscaping, but you don't like cooperate coffee.

OPS: That's right.

WBCD: You can't have it both ways Streetfighter. Curbs and cooperate coffee go together.

OPS: I'll take my curbs, but cooperate coffee is unfortunate.

WBCD: Bring it on Streetfighter.

OPS: Allright, You've had it pal.

(OPS grabs WBCD and throws him into a berm. WBCD gets up staggers and then trips over a curb. He takes off running)

G#1andG#2: Come with us. Come with us now Overland Park Streetfighter.

OPS: Not now girls. I have to teach White Baseball Cap Doofus a lesson.

(OPS takes off running after WBCD)

G#1: I don't know how or when, but I'm going to get the Overland Park Streetfighter and make him mine.



.: posted by Jed 7:26 PM


Saturday, March 15, 2003

I was walking on a trail in a Missouri lake/recreation area the other day after work. I walked out for 30 minutes and then walked back. On the way back, I could see the parking lot and some guy was sitting on my car. He appeared to be and older man. I was thinking, "What is that old man doing sitting on the GOLDEN JOCO RETRIEVER." I got closer and closer and the guy was still sitting on the GOLDEN JOCO RETRIEVER. I thought, "Man, I might have to kick some butt." This is a scary proposition because I'm not really very tough and we are far from out fiberglass JOCO world.There are no curbs and landscapring here. I don't feel strong without my curbs and landscaping. Curbs and landscaping give me power. They are like Popeye's spinach for me or Superman's phone booth. I kept getting closer and the guy didn't move. Then suddenly a consusion bomb went off in my head. He was not sitting on my car at all. It was a pick up that had a nose that looked like mine. My car was parked several cars down the row. It was a good thing because someone would have got is butt kicked and it probably would have been me. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:01 PM


This entry is unfortunate. DON"T READ IT. I've been walking a lot. I went on a 90 minute walk this morning on the trail winds through the fiiberglass world of the JOCO. I was "somewhere between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown". Even though I was experiencing a lot of nature on my walk( I love nature by the way), the closeby fiberglass world of the JOCO, could not "sooth my restless dreams of youth." I don't know where I'm going with this. I just wanted to use the word FIBERGLASS again. I used to use that word all the time in the late 80's.theJEDMAN By the way, credit should be given to the canadian power trio that I ripped off for the quotes. I used to listen to them a lot 20 years ago, even though they didn't have one song about a chick. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 4:46 PM


Friday, March 14, 2003

A lot of my fans like to hear stories about theJEDMAN and chicks. So, by popular demand, here is a story. A few years ago, when I lived in Lawrence, I got be with an older european cosmopolitan beautiful woman. She was really great. Well, she is really great. She just lives too damn far away now. Anyway, I used to go out with her and hang out with theBARCELONA BAD BOY The beautiful european cosmopolitan woman would want to go home at midnight like a normal person, but I would always hang out drinking with theBARCELONA BAD BOY until you had to go home. This is no slight to the BARCELONA BAD BOY. No one was more fun from 1985-1995 than theBARCELONA BAD BOY. At that time, theBARCELONA BAD BOY was "theFUN." 1985-1995 was the golden age of theBARCELONA BAD BOY. So, many nights I drank in cheap Lawrence bars looking at drunk hot underage sorority girls with theBARCELONA BAD BOY, when I could have been spending extra time with the beautiful older european cosmopolitan woman. This was not a class move by theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 5:37 PM


Thursday, March 13, 2003

Last weekend, I had an opportunity to get $18 fiberglass coffees with a somewhat fabulous woman. When she called me to tell me she was home and to tell me she free the rest of the afternoon, I said this, in classic JEDMAN style, "I'm watching the basketball game." Instead of saying I'll be right down there. I said, "I'm watching the basketball game." Instead of saying what time are we meeting. I said, "I'm watching the basketball game." Instead of saying, where do I go, I'll be there in 10 minutes. I said, "I'm watching the basketball game." It was an impressive and class move by theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:12 PM


Wednesday, March 12, 2003

I just got done going to the bathroom at one of my buildings. I was walking down the hall when I looked at my feet and a dryer sheet was hanging out of my pant leg. No one saw me, so I don't get the glory associated with that. However, it is still embarrassing in two areas. First, the obvious of having the dryer sheet hanging out of my pants is bad enough. On the other hand, having access to dryer sheets and using them is more embarrassing for the manly JEDMAN. It is catagorically much worse. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:52 PM


Sunday, March 09, 2003

This is great. Keep reading. I was going to do some laundry. I gathered it up and took it to the laundry room and put it in the machine. Then I was hanging around for a few minutes. Suddenly, I went in to check on my wash and the washer was empty, but the dryer was running. I opened the dryer and I had put my dirty dry cloths in the dryer, instead of where they should go in the washer. It was the ultimate bonehead move of my life. I was in the middle of nimrodarama. It has to be a record. There can't have been someone else in the history of large home appliances that could have possibly done such a feat. I'm the record holder. I'm the greatest. I'm theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 1:41 PM


Thursday, March 06, 2003

It has taken me 3 years, but I finally figured out a name for my motor vehicle. "The GOLDEN JOCO RETRIEVER." Here comes theJEDMAN in the GODLEN JOCO RETRIEVER. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:00 PM


I probably look like a dork, but I wear ball caps in the winter. The dome just can't take that slicing winter windchill. I've noticed lately the hats in my rotation have been fitting a little looser and I haven't adjusted them at all. Therefore, I've lost fat off of my head. I'm not as big a fat head as I used to be. This is a triumphant moment for theJEDMAN. I've dropped over 30 pounds in the last 2 years. This is good for me except that my head was looking bigger and bigger. I'm like an overgrown cartoon character. Now, my dome is getting smaller. With this head downsizing, I could be losing intelligence, but I'll take a loss of intelligence to have a head in proper porportion. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:58 PM


Monday, March 03, 2003

I was just walking through the park by the lake. I was minding my own business side-stepping the canadian geese debris on the asphalt trail. I guess I got a little to close to one of them and it freaked out. I guess I pissed off the wrong goose. This goose came after theJEDMAN. I tried to run. I tried to hide. I tried to run and hide, but this goose kept coming after me. Then, other geese joined the melee. There was pecking and hissing. There was hissing and pecking. It was a barage of water fowl coming after theJEDMAN. It was relentless. It was loud. It was painful. Then, if this wasn't enough, here come the ducks. The ducks pecked, bit and chewed the flesh of theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN was bloodied and bruised. theJEDMAN was devestated and crushed. However, theJEDMAN is a survivor. theJEDMAN overcomes. He is theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:24 PM


Saturday, February 22, 2003

ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE naked! Enough said. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 4:43 PM


Monday, February 17, 2003

There are these two women older than me that are always at the workout facility everytime I go. I don't go that often, so they must go a lot. They are there when I get there. They are there when I leave. They look like they do some work to look good before they go to the workout facility. Anyway, I saw them at the warehouse membership club snack bar eating big sundaes. I bet they worked out for 3 hours that morning. That is dedication. That's JOCO. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:17 PM


I caught myself watching Dr. Phil the other day. I had watched for 10 minutes. It made me want to punch myself in the face. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 7:04 PM


Saturday, February 15, 2003

I was in this private school last week and I walked through the cafeteria. Man, I never saw so many soda machines in all my life. There were probably 10 of them lined up against the wall selling the 2.5 serving size contour bottle. Every school I go into has several soda machines. It is bad when carmel colored surgar water is needed to bring needed funds to the school. Even the so-called fruit drinks have deadly amounts of sugar. I used to partake in these sodas. I was spending $5 a week on 200 calorie death bombs of sugar that just made me feel like crap. I just drink designer water now. Well, I put tap water in the designer water bottle. So, there is an illusion that I'm sophisticated which is better than actually being sophisticated. Anyway, I love how education is putting young people in an early diabetic fury by making money off stuffing kids with 400 grams of sugar as they drink soda after soda after soda. Think about it. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:52 AM


I did another stint as public address announcer at the basketball game. This time it was winter homecoming. So, I got to announce all the candidates and the winners. It was hectic.There were changes during the ceremony and had people talking to me while I was announcing. I was quick on my feet. I only stumbled a couple of times. I was aweome. This is a career move for me. I'll be getting offers from the four letter network soon or maybe even Lifetime or the WE network. At the end of the game, two of my kids showed up, so I went up to the winter homecoming dance with them for while. I better not do that again. Someone might think I'm sensitive or something. That goes against the creed of theJEDMAN. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:41 AM


Sunday, February 09, 2003

200 pounds! For the first time since probably 1987, theJEDMAN tipped the scales at 200lbs on Saturday, naked in the gym locker room. It is quite a feat for theJEDMAN, since he was over 230 the whole decade of the 90s. Jed Mann's championship workout is paying off. I've been lifting regularly for a few months now and I do a lot of walking and bike riding. I'm becoming very dangerous. My body is rippled with muscle. There will be book and workout tape offers in theJEDMAN's future. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:56 PM


Thursday, January 30, 2003

This is an old one, but it is pretty good. I found it in a file the other day. I didn't live in Overland Park at the time, but you can see how I yearned for Overland Park.I hope you enjoy it. theJEDMAN

I only party in Overland Park.
Images race through my mind of Overland Park.
From the velocities on concrete,
to the curbs and landscaping, to
the fiberglass.
I am Overland Park.
Although now my travels have led me far away to other states.
Visions of Overland Park still run through my mind.
I lived in Overland Park.
I worked in Overland Park.
I went to movies by myself in Overland Park.
I went to Tanner's by myself in Overland Park.
I saw Iron Maiden by myself not in Overland Park.
One day I will return to Overland Park.
Until then, I only party in Overland Park.

.: posted by Jed 8:51 PM


Tuesday, January 28, 2003

The girl that works at the pharmacy is so beautiful that I've been thinking about getting sick on purpose just to see her a lot when I pick up my prescriptions. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 3:11 PM


Sunday, January 26, 2003

I was torn between two Super Bowl parties and I felt like a fool. All week I had an invite from MANINO. MANINO is the greatest. On Super Bowl Sunday, I get an invite from QUICK. QUICK is also the greatest. Both parties would have rocked. I had already committed to MANINO and his party was likely to have better snacks, so I went there. I wish I could have gone to QUICK's house too. He rocks. He's fun. If you want to know where the fun is. It is at QUICK's house.MANINO is great also. So, I was torn between two Super Bowl parties and I felt like a fool. I pretty much feel like a fool all the time anyway. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:15 PM


Wednesday, January 22, 2003

I got to hang out with QUICK last weekend. QUICK is awsome. QUICK made pizza. I watched many movies with QUICK including MEATBALLS. Me and QUICK spent NFL Conference Championship Sunday together. QUICK has those good pickles. Dill pickle spears are awsome. QUICK is the greatest. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:40 PM


I've come to realize that I'm not as good looking as I think I am. The body is better than it was, but my head is too big. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:36 PM


I was driving home from school and I thought how great it was that the BACHELORETTE is on tonight. Then, I thought, man, I really got nothing going on when I look forward to a TV show. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 6:34 PM


Saturday, January 18, 2003

I'm the man. I did the Public Address announcing at a high school basketball game last night. I was great. I really only made one mistake. It was a close game. The Pumas beat the Pitbulls by one. This could be a second career for me. I was born to do this. At the game, there were scout from ESPN, ABC, FOX, Lifetime, and the Superstation checking out the talent of theJEDMAN. You'll be seeing me on the big screen soon. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:45 AM


I watch too much TV. While partaking in this bad habit the other day I caught this new reality show. It had MC Hammer, Webster, a 90210 reject, a playboy chick, a couple of other rejects and Vince Neil. It is awesome. The premiss is that they all live in a house in L.A. It is great. It is a self-parody machine. A juggarnaut of self-parody. I wish that I had been famous at one time in the past, so that I could parody myself. I wouldn't be a good celebrity, but I would be a self-parody phenom. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:40 AM


Thursday, January 09, 2003

I committed the bonehead move of the century last night. I took my wallet out of my back pocket to get something. I then put it back in what I thought was the same back pocket. Instead. I put it in over the waist band down into my pants. It sat there for awhile then I got up to go to the bathroom. Later on, the wallet was not in my back pocket. I looked all over the place. I picked up furniture. I got a liitle upset. I even thought that somehow I flushed it down the toilet when I was in the bathroom. I figured it was lost, but it would turn up sometime. I took my pants off to go to bed. The wallet fell out. It had been lodged between my pant leg and ankle. Boy did I feel like a dope. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:24 PM


Wednesday, January 08, 2003

I'm an idiot. Sometimes, I watch bad TV. I can watch Springer for about two minutes sometimes. The other day I was watching that new Bachelorette show. Of the 25 dudes that the Trista woman gets to choose from, there was not one bald dude. That is ridiculous. Plus, there are some dudes with really over the top haircuts. Ooooh, I have hair and you don't. Bald dudes are where it is at. Bald dudes know the score. Anyone can have hair, but a bald dude is a real man. Once you go bald you never go back. I'm really upset with the lack of bald representation on the show. Poor little Trista is not getting a fair shot at finding love. Bald is where it is at. Bald is beautiful. Bald kicks butt. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 8:25 PM


Sunday, January 05, 2003

It was cold when I saw this dude at the park on the walking trail. He wasn't walking for fitness as his girlfriend was with him. He had a stocking cap and gloves on with a sleveless T-shirt. Genious in the JOCO. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 4:31 PM


Saturday, January 04, 2003

I don't get designer coffee very often. I'm lucky if I get one 2 or 3 times a month. It took me years to figure out the ordering procedure. I usually get a tall skinny decaf latte. For awhile, I would add moca to that combination. The long-haired coffee maker boy would just make my tall skinny decaf moca latte. Well, there was a new coffee maker at the shop and she didin't get my order and said, "What do you want, a moca or a latte?" Long-haired guy told her to just make me a moca. The long-hair let me order wrong for a long time. This was devestating. I'm all about figuring out the ordering procedure when I go places, so I don't look stupid. I got screwed and I was embarrassed this time. I'm a nimrod. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 10:08 PM


Thursday, January 02, 2003

I ruined my brother-in-law's New Year's Day football watching. He made the mistake of inviting me to watch the games with him and his friends. He prefaced the bash with call before you come, because if no one shows up, then I might go somewhere else. So, I went. I've never hung out with my brother-in-law before when it has been just us. I've always avoid this situation. I got there and there was one of his neighbors there, but the neighbor left before the Rose Bowl started. So, it was just me and my brother-in-law for the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. I stayed until the end of the Sugar Bowl. This ruined his day, because I was there he could not go anywhere else or do anything else. He was forced to entertain me, because he messed up and invited me over. It was great. We went dutch on a pizza. I should have made him buy, because he has to impress me, I don't have to impress him. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:34 AM


My head is too big. I have just realized this. I've lost some weight in the last year and a half and this has made my big head bigger. I look like a cartoon character. All this time, I've been making fun of people with big heads. It is impossible to make your big head smaller, so gosh, I might have to be nice to people now. That is going to be really hard for me, because I can dish out putdowns, but I can't take them. theJEDMAN

.: posted by Jed 11:27 AM