Good movie, but the last 10 minute sucked.
Ever notice how the baseball team that wins 110 games in a season is loved until they lose in the second round of the playoffs? They have a great year but fall short in the home stretch and, more than likely, their fans riot in the streets after the game. Or the movie that entertains you for two solid hours only to let you down with a crappy ending; one that leaves you mumbling cusswords and shaking your head as you walk out of the theater.
That basically wraps up the past year for the BDS.
We're hard-pressed to find a year that compares to 2004. The BDS has undergone more change, upheavel and life-altering events than even that summer after high-school graduation. All in all, the past year was a good one, but the last 10 minutes sucked.
January
Todd quits his job six hours before learning his wife is pregnant. His peanut barrel explodes at the news.
February
Todd finds a new job that doesn't require wearing a nametag or uniform. He buys a new house. Rumblings of a poker party are heard off in the distance and, in what appears to be a disturbing trend, stay there.
March
Chris welcomes not one but two babies into the world. That's right. Twins. Guess God does have a sense of humor. Craig moves his family from the friendly confines of KC to Austin on the promise of fame and fortune. 'Hawks lose to Georgia Tech in the Tournament.
April
Matt buys Craig's house in KC; secretly wonders why there's a "love swing" left in the basement. Brian fixes the hole in Todd's closet by cutting a new one in his garage. Royals are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention six games into the season.
May
Matt welcomes Baby #2 into the world; he's still the only person in his house with a penis. Rumor has it Blaze is expecting a baby, too, but he never talks to anyone much anymore so the rumor is left unconfirmed.
June
No one calls Ken.
July
Reports place Perez in Goddard for two weeks. Short of one brief phone call, no one sees or hears from him. Fewer still are surprised. Annual pilgrimage to Hardtner for the Fourth is still made by the strong of heart.
August
A big party is thrown at Ed and Vicki's house for every single person in Wichita who has a birthday in August. Todd welcomes Baby #1 into the world. Blaze quits his job.
September
Sam, Ed, Mikey and Al stop in Dallas to say hello; the BDS is there to wave back while screaming "I paid how much for this suck-ass seat??" Jeff finds a new job.
October
Jeff welcomes Baby #1 into the world.
November
Texas steals a win from the 'Hawks with 11 seconds left in the game; firearms across Kansas are randomly discharged in anger afterwards. Opening Weekend is one to remember.
December
Two unexpected funerals in eight days. A wedding ring is lost. The BDS South lets a brother down by missing the last BDS bachelor party and feels pretty damn bad about it. Chiefs are officially eliminated from the playoffs. Loch loses a ton of blood and almost a finger to a disgruntled circular saw. A BDS wife is assaulted and mugged in an Austin parking lot. The BDS blog is launched with little fanfare and less response from the very people it was intended to touch; it's future remains bleak. Most BDS'ers drink in the new year for all the wrong reasons.
There you have it–a recap of the past year through the empty beer glass of the BDS. But just as we looked back into 2004, we'll soon look forward into 2005 with our annual preditions for the coming year. And we have an unsettling feeling that a lot of guys won't like what they read...
That basically wraps up the past year for the BDS.
We're hard-pressed to find a year that compares to 2004. The BDS has undergone more change, upheavel and life-altering events than even that summer after high-school graduation. All in all, the past year was a good one, but the last 10 minutes sucked.
January
Todd quits his job six hours before learning his wife is pregnant. His peanut barrel explodes at the news.
February
Todd finds a new job that doesn't require wearing a nametag or uniform. He buys a new house. Rumblings of a poker party are heard off in the distance and, in what appears to be a disturbing trend, stay there.
March
Chris welcomes not one but two babies into the world. That's right. Twins. Guess God does have a sense of humor. Craig moves his family from the friendly confines of KC to Austin on the promise of fame and fortune. 'Hawks lose to Georgia Tech in the Tournament.
April
Matt buys Craig's house in KC; secretly wonders why there's a "love swing" left in the basement. Brian fixes the hole in Todd's closet by cutting a new one in his garage. Royals are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention six games into the season.
May
Matt welcomes Baby #2 into the world; he's still the only person in his house with a penis. Rumor has it Blaze is expecting a baby, too, but he never talks to anyone much anymore so the rumor is left unconfirmed.
June
No one calls Ken.
July
Reports place Perez in Goddard for two weeks. Short of one brief phone call, no one sees or hears from him. Fewer still are surprised. Annual pilgrimage to Hardtner for the Fourth is still made by the strong of heart.
August
A big party is thrown at Ed and Vicki's house for every single person in Wichita who has a birthday in August. Todd welcomes Baby #1 into the world. Blaze quits his job.
September
Sam, Ed, Mikey and Al stop in Dallas to say hello; the BDS is there to wave back while screaming "I paid how much for this suck-ass seat??" Jeff finds a new job.
October
Jeff welcomes Baby #1 into the world.
November
Texas steals a win from the 'Hawks with 11 seconds left in the game; firearms across Kansas are randomly discharged in anger afterwards. Opening Weekend is one to remember.
December
Two unexpected funerals in eight days. A wedding ring is lost. The BDS South lets a brother down by missing the last BDS bachelor party and feels pretty damn bad about it. Chiefs are officially eliminated from the playoffs. Loch loses a ton of blood and almost a finger to a disgruntled circular saw. A BDS wife is assaulted and mugged in an Austin parking lot. The BDS blog is launched with little fanfare and less response from the very people it was intended to touch; it's future remains bleak. Most BDS'ers drink in the new year for all the wrong reasons.
There you have it–a recap of the past year through the empty beer glass of the BDS. But just as we looked back into 2004, we'll soon look forward into 2005 with our annual preditions for the coming year. And we have an unsettling feeling that a lot of guys won't like what they read...
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