The 15 Most Disliked Companies in America

I have cried out for years that Cox Communications is one of the worst companies in America... finally someone agrees. 

After being through bill change after bill change after service interruption and lack of customer service I have written, verbalized even vocalized my distain for Cox Communications on my radio show, FatGuyRadioShow. Nothing is ever done and now finally someone with "a voice" has listed Cox as one of the most disliked companies in America. 

Of course I have to disagree with its ranking, but at least it made the list. In my book, it should have been number one. 

Here are the rankings:

#15 Bank of America (no shock there, but thanks for my mortgage)

#14 DirectTV (I don't use them anyway. now I have a reason)

#13 Aetna

#12 Facebook (should be higher on the list from that IPO abortion)

#11 Century Link (just because you changed your name from Quest can't fool us)

#10 Delta (never fly them, now I have a reason why)

#9 US Airways (this is shocking to me, because I've always had a good experience with them)

#8 American Airlines 

#7 Cox Communications (see my take above. should be number 1)

#6 Time Warner (yeah, that sums it up. they own everything)

#5 United Airlines (thanks for the reason never to fly you)

#4 Comcast - Television Service (they must take their cue from Cox Communications)

#3 Charter Communication (not in my area, glad they aren't)

#2 Northeast Utilities

and the number one most disliked company in the America, drum roll please...

#1 Long Island Power Authority (i've heard some stories, but they're not in the west so I'm happy about that. sorry east coast)

Suck it Cox Communications. You should be number one. I want a redo, recount, Cox should be higher... and out of business.  

If you want to read the entire article published by The Business Insider here is the link. Share & tell everyone, maybe something will change.

Beauty and the BEAT

This is so incredibly entertaining, it blows my mind.



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Colo. Fires Burn Out of Control

Afterthelevels.com is a blog site I try to keep entertaining and fun. However, I have to mention these fires in Colorado. The extent of this fire is out of control and I know they are doing everything possible to get a handle on these fires.

Today is was reported that 2-mile wall of fire swept down a ridge in Teller County. More than 32,000 people have been evacuated and more are expected to have to.

I'm taken back to when my state, Arizona, was on fire. Even though I was not directly effected by the wild fires I hurt for the people that lost their livelihoods to a wild fire. Lot of communities that are in danger of these fires don't  live concrete city lives like most of us do. They grow their own food, they raise their own food, they live off the land with a minimal amount of need from the city. So when a fire blazes through and destroys everything they have built it's tramatic. Some homes are sitting on lots of land their family has owned for over 100 years and too see all that history gone.

My heart goes out to the communities in Colorado. I pray for the people fighting this fire that they are protected and given the wisdom to curtail and gain control. 

 

 

Best Study Ever Performed

Best study ever proves booze really does make life better.

I would like to propose a toast to our new favorite scientiest, a team from the Boston University School of Medicine who've found that folks who drink "in moderations: have a better quality of life than those who completely cut out the booze. The researches tracked more thatn 5,000 50 years olds, and discovered that the regulare drinkers scored highest when measured on factors includeing dexterity, emotion, cognitions and mobility. "Overall, this study shows a positive relation between regulare moderate alcohol intake and quality of life in middle-aged adults," said the studys authors. It's worth noting that their definition of "moderate" alcohol consuption is "no more than 14 drinks a week, and more more than three a day for women and four a day for men." Better crack open a bottle now if you want to meet your daily quota.

Source - now.msn.com

My response: Duh. 

Drinking always makes life more fun. Just look at this guy - tell me he didn't have a night. 

Gay & Lesbian Couples Look Hot

Not being gay myself, I have observed something about gay and lesbian couples. They are always made up of two very good looking people.

If there is a relationship between two women, a lesbian couple, it consist of two very good looking women. If there is a relationship between two men, a gay couple, it consist of two very good looking - in shape men (yes even the old queens). You very rarely see uhgo's in a gay or lesbian relationship.

This past weekend San Francisco hosted what's now being labeled as the largest Gay Pride festival in the world. When I viewed some pictures online from the street event, every damn person in a picture was pretty. I have gay friends and they are all very physically fit, dress in the latest fashions and carry themselves well.

I don't get it. No wonder they find each other so attractive. Hell why wouldn't they. Who in their right mind, gay or straight, isn't attracted to a well kept fit person? We all are. Point me to one person that can look at these pictures in this post and honestly say "these four individuals are out of shape and unattractive". Never will happen, only difference they're stock photos of gay and lesbian couples.

I challenge you to Google search gay and lesbian couples and find me an ugly couple. Won't happen, because their all hot - both sexes.

Now I know there is a segment of the homosexual community that's heavy. But even in that case, they're still good looking. Kind of how I feel about Native Americans or Islanders, some of them come in big packages, but they are still good looking.

Some of my gay friends live in the gyms while others are just naturally fit and stay well fit. It's a curse I particularly don't care for, but in the words of my lil brother "it is what it is".

I guess gay and lesbian couples are just lucky that way, because the rest of us straight folks can be ugly as hell. Google search that... ugh.

Remembering Michael Jackson

On this day, June 25, 2009, a day the world will never forget. We lost Michael Jackson.

His music inspired millions across the world. His hand touched millions of lives and he made millions and millions of people happy. He is the King of Pop.

I remember where I was when I learned he was gone. I had to still away for a moment as tears filled my eyes.

When you say Michael Jackson to some they think the worse, their minds immediately go back to the vicious unwarranted attacks on his life that inevitably was his demise. To the naysayers, I ask you to honor him as another human being, not what the media portrayed him to be in his final years.

Michael Jackson on behalf of AfterTheLevels.com and FatGuyRadioShow.com we truly miss you.

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Kevin Durant Moved to Tears After Finals Lost

This is hard for me to watch.

As the Miami Heat celebrated on their home court in front of thousands of fans in attendance and millions watching around the world, Oklahoma City Thunder were packing up their Nike's and going home.

As OKC headed too the locker room, the normal court-side kiss and hug from the beautiful "mama Durant" never took place on the sidelines. As Kevin Durant made his way off the court, headed towards the tunnel. As he rounded the tunnel corner you can just see the emotion building in his face and he finally lets go when he kisses this special person in the tunnels...

In the arms of his mother Kevin Durant reminded us how much he wanted to bring that trophy home. What better place to be consoled but in the arms of your mother and what a pictures of strength she is, she allowed her son to break while she stood strong. I'm sure she wanted to cry with him, but as she turned and watched him walk away the strength in that woman is written all over her face.

I know how much Kevin Durant wanted to win this game. If you read down you'll see my take on why he didn't win (which is just my opinion, hell its my blog). But this emotional moment with Durant and his mother just tugs at my heartstrings.

You can almost see Kendrick Perkins looking emotional also. Those boys wanted it! It's written all over their face.

Most of us expect our basketball players to be strong, emotionless creatures, but in fact they are just kids. Durant is 23 years old. Not just the emotion of loosing the championship, but the emotion of being in the playoffs period. I would have wanted it the other way, I wanted seven games with OKC coming out on top - that's obvious.

This young man wanted that championship and he should have gotten in. Do you think Lafron would have cried not getting it again? Nope because he's selfish and its all about him.

Keep your head up Durant, you've shown the world what kind of player, person, and human being you are.

David Letterman Heckles Justin Bieber Over Tattoo

I've loved David Letterman for many years, but this interaction with Justin Beiber just really cements him as "grandpa". It's so funny though.

I really think Justin was a little irritated with Letterman. Not sure if he took well to the "canada highschool joke". Can't wait to see the entire show and how it ended.

Check your local CBS listings for Late Show with David Letterman

Oklahoma City Thunder Collapse In Finals Game 5

Give it to Miami, minus Lafron Lame, they played in game 5 sending Oklahoma City Thunder home.

This game five lost in Miami on Thursday June 21, 2012 is a direct reflection of OKC's head coach Scott Brooks. Hats off to OKC for getting to the finals, but playing in the finals is another thing. Scott Brooks, OKC head coach, had no emotion during game four. Why wasn't OKC running? OKC galloped on offense and skipped up on defense.

I kind of understand being an encouraging coach, but as Alvin Gentry has said before about coaching the Phoenix Suns "A coach has to know when to drive the urgency". Scott Brooks offered no urgency to these players. The peppy love taps of encouragement don't work in the finals. Brooks needed to get in the face of the players, get some emotion and show he is in the game too.

From my vantage point, he did not do so. Too many jumpers called. Not enough Durant touches. And only God knows what Russell Westbrook was up to.

James Harden never showed up and Kevin Durant tried his best.

The "workover" of the refs of course only helped boost Miami to the win. Every time rather it was a no call or a call, Miami worked over the refs in every game. It's makes a difference in a finals game. Calls didn't go the way of OKC and they never let the refs know. I have never seen a team wanting to win, being down in a game, not draw a technical somewhere. That goes back to the lack of passion and emotion to win this game and ultimately a champion ship. I think OKC was ready but the coach lacked.

I applaud OKC, but I can't say it's not a level of disappointment that they couldn't will themselves for a chance. Kevin Durant can't do it alone, but in game four I don't feel he was given the chance.

Now my worst fear have been realized, Lafron Lame has a ring. But only one compared to the greats and David Stern never got the dream match up of Miami and the Lakers in the finals. So I guess my dream didn't end too bad.

Hats off to Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosch, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller and their coach. Lafron Lames can kiss my ass. Cleveland deserves that ring, not Lafron.

But I leave you with this, no matter winning or loosing... they're all still millionaires!

Daddy Drunk Care

36 year old Ramon Carrillo is the new owner/operator of what AfterTheLevels calls... Daddy Drunk Care.

Ramon apparently carries his 1 and 2 year old children to his car in Tempe, AZ on Monday afternoon. He was so intoxicated after securing his children in their car seats he puts the key in the ignition, doesn't start the car because he passes out. All this takes place in a cheap hotel parking lot.

The unfortunate thing is that on Monday, June 18, Tempe, AZ registered 111 degrees outside which most likely offered up 115 to 120 degrees inside the vehicle. Now the papa of the year did have enough wits about himself to roll down the front windows of his car all the way and the back windows were half way down. But if you have ever been in Tempe/Phoenix during the summer months you can rip the top of the car off and it still be unbearably hot.

So of course, Daddy-so-wonderful, is noticed by hotel workers to be passed out in the front seat of the car. I can just picture this; dad slumped over the steering wheel snoring his ass off while "Lupe" & "Rico" are enjoying their push up pico in the backseat.

Tempe police arrive to the scene in time enough to find the kids unharmed and to awaken "Fathers Knows Rest" in an attempt to perform a field test. And as you predicted, he failed with flying colors.

Booked in to the Tempe Jail, his bail was set at $8,000 according to police report.

In Tempe, where ASU is located, I'm pretty sure this is the first time someone has passed out in their car. You just can't do it with the kids. Be like me, my little fella knows the only time he can drive my car is when I'm drunk!

Summer Solstice 2012

Today, June 20th is the longest day of the year...

I have only one response... who cares! Next

Arsenio Hall Coming Back to Late Night

The buzz is that Arsenio Hall is planning a come back to late night television. Word on the street is that Arsenio Hall is currently in talks with CBS about a new late night show for him. 

Allow me to take your mind back in time. If you were born after 1994 you most likely have no clue who Arsenio Hall is. But for us 30 somethings, we are all so familiar with the "whoot whoot whoot" - dog pound chant we were all doing though the 90's. The Arsenio Hall Show! He was before Jimmy Kemell, Conan O'Brian and George Lopez. Arsenio was part of the late night comedy talk show pioneers... except he was black. 

You had your David Letterman and Jay Leno, even Johnny Carson while Arsenio was on the air. He had some of the most iconic TV moments in history. 

On the Arsenio Hall Show we learned that president Clinton could play the saxophone, wearing your clothes backwards while jumping was an acceptable act, and it is possible to interview movies most scariest killer Jason. There was even a time I wanted to grace the grey tweed sofa's that took such a beating with Arsenio's over expressed laughing kick.

Some memorable guest of the Arsenio Hall show included, the Muppets, Joey Lawrence, David Kopperfield, the artist formally known as Prince, Tupac, Lea Tompson, Woopie Goldberg, RuPaul, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Michael Jordan, and the late great Whitney Houston & Michael Jackson... just to name a few. 

Arsenio Hall even worked in movies, Coming to American with Eddie Murphy to name one.

I would be elated to see Arsenio Hall back on the air. We recently were re-introduced to Arsenio through his appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice. 

I say bring him back, don't water down his product - let him do it the way he can. Let's Get Busy!!!

Lil Darth Vader Heart Surgery Success

I remember like it was just yesterday, perched upon my living room couch; friends and family all around. We were bashing some of the horrible commercials airing during the Superbowl. Until the sound of Empire Strikes Back track is heard. A calm leery silence falls over the crowd as everyone turned to the 60inch plasma. At that moment is when we were introduced to what I would call the best commercial of the Superbowl... Lil Darth Vader!

The pint sized Darth Vadar was doing his best to use the force until he tried it on the car! Being able to convey a reaction with out a face shot is remarkable. You just knew behind that mask, he was have a "Joey moment" Whoa! 

Max Page was the 6 year old actor that played little dark vadar. When it was reveal on GMA back in February 2011 we also learn he has a heart defect. 

Recently Max went in for open heart surgery and we are proud to announce along with the rest of the world, this cute little boy is up walking and doing great. Doctors expect him to go home either later today or tomorrow after having a pulmonary valve in his heart replaced due to a congenital condition. 

We join with the world in saying Max we are proud of you and wish you a speedy recovery! 

Now to keep it real, I hope his parents have their heads on right because when that kid becomes a star we don't need another Culkin kid on our hands. Keep him grounded... and where's his father... Luke?

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers of the world. Today is your day, milk it for what it's worth because tomorrow you go back to being bossed around my your wifes, children and bosses. It's only 24 hours, milk it.

Happy Fathers Day!

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10 Things Not to Say To a Father To Be

When your boy comes up to you and informs you he and his wife are expecting their first child, here are 10 things not to say:

10. You're life is now over
9.   Enjoy getting to know your hand because it will become one with your penis
8.   The days of you running naked with your wife around the house are now over
7.   The average cost of raising a kid is $380,000 and that's if you live in a 3rd world country
6.   Have you ever watched MSNBC's To Catch A Predator
5.   Can we alternate years on claiming that little tax break?
4.   Cool, I'd give your wife a baby too she's smoking hot.
3.   Glad to know your penis works, imaging how many kids you'd have if you didn't have socks
2.   Are you sure it's yours?
1.   Damn, I just lost 100 bucks - you're not a DL brother

Happy Birthday Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Our sheriff Joe Arpaio celebrates his 80th birthday today.

You can say what you want about Sheriff Joe, I have supported his efforts in keeping my county safe and always will. I've been awarded the opportunity to meet Sheriff Joe in the past and I fully understand he has the safety of Maricopa county as his focus. So I solute my sheriff, Sheriff Joe Arpaio the toughest Sheriff in the West!

If you have a problem with him, its most likely because you've met him on the wrong side of the law. Keep your nose clean & you'll have nothing to worry about.

Happy Birthday Sheriff, AfterTheLevels.com a blog by Cory Blaze, wishes you many many more!

Prepay or At-the-Pump

When you were 3 years old, you learned your alphabet. Yeah, L-M-N-O-P was challenging, but A-B-C-D-E... and you were off and running. Never thought the the letter E appearing on your dashboard would make you cringe so much like it does today.

When the yellow or orange needle slowly descends upon the letter E, it's time to refill the tank. No matter how you look at it, gas is still hell-a expensive. Would you have ever imagined that $3.45 per gallon would be considered a deal? Amazing isn't.

In this particular post I'm not focusing on the gas prices per say. Everyone knows we're being pimped by the oil companies and the governmental officials that build their Hampton estates on our use at the pump. That being said, have you ever considered the effect and differences of paying at the pump vrs prepaying the cashier. This was a topic on a past FatGuyRadioShow Episode, I'll have to go back into the archives to dig it out for you.

When you and I arrive at the pump, if you're in a rush, you can't get your wallet our of your pocket or purse quick enough to slide that card at the pump. Others, may

Happy Flag Day

Happy Flag Day! The significants of dealing with the history of ol'glory is always worth a post.

Here's my flag day point you may not know:

The flag we solute today was designed by a 17 year old. 

Robert G. "Bob" Heft
(Jan 19, 1941 - Dec 12, 2009)

Fact: In 1958 Robert G Heft, while still in high school, designed the 50 star flag after Hawaii and Alaska were added to the states. The original first redesign have 100 individual white stars because Robert had to cover both sides of the flag, 50 hand cut stars for each side. He submitted the design to his high school teacher for a grade and received a B-. [I bet that teacher feels like an ass now huh].

During President Dwight D Eisenhowers administration, talks began about adding Alaska and Hawaii into Statehood. When talks began President Eisenhower put out a request for a new flag. Lots of designers submitted 49 starred flags, with the majority being 50. Robert G Heft flag was declare the new standard for America. It's the flag we solute today.

The original design still exist in the Eisenhower Presidential Archives in Abilene, Kansas.

Now to ruin it for you, $3 Million a year of our American flags are imported from China! Happy Flag Day. 

Source: Wikipedia

The Coolest Way to Get A Beer

I'm not a big beer drinker, I enjoy it - but I would enjoy it more if I had to go about getting one in this fashion.

Of course the US is too scared to ever offer something like this. Because the first asshat that tries to tackle the machine, dislocates their shoulder, and sues the manufacture then all the fun would be ruined. So to play it safe, the US will never offer such a kick ass way of dispensing beer.

Read the full article here

Bravo Tecca, makes me want play Rugby... okay maybe not, but I beer would be nice.

McDonald's Top Chef Daniel Coudreaut

This hurts a little to post because I can remember as a child, a Saturday morning with my father sitting outside the local McDonald's. My father a cup of coffee and a smoke, myself a breakfast kids meal I enjoyed as my little fella feet swung with excited glee as we sat upon the brightly colored round plastic seats attached to the bench. My favorite part, the way the eggs were always a lump of eggs. I could take my fork, stab the egg lump in the middle and have what I appropriately named the "egg Popsicle". Maybe that was the start of my weight problems. Hmmmm!

Mushy moment over, McDonald's Top Chef Daniel Coudreaut is reported as saying "I don't see anything on the menu that's unhealthy" when asked about the McDonald's menu.

A meal consisting of a Quarter Pounder hamburger,
french fries and soft-drink

McDonald's has been the target by many for being the caveat  breeder of youth obesity epidemic in this country. It's been years that McDonald's has defended itself from these allocations. If you remember back, McDonald's was sued for their claim of offering healthy french fries. Until some little girl died from eating the french fries McDonald's claimed did not contain a certain ingredient.

You and I both know that McDonald's is not a mimic of the health foods isle at your local grocery store. It's reality and we either accept it or not.

It's alarming to read about the top chef of McDonald's is claiming he sees nothing unhealthy on the menu. You've got to be kidding me. In the article released by the Akron Beacon Journal Coudreaut was asked if he feels responsible for the obesity epidemic in this country, to which he responded "I'm only responsible for what goes into my children's mouths. We eat McDonald's at least once a week".



McDonald's Top Chef Daniel Coudreaut

Sounds like a cop out. I went online and had some help in doing so and attempted to try to locate a picture of Coudreaut's children (weird, I know) but I was hoping to garner the point, Mr. Coudreaut looks to be in an acceptable shape, just containing a little "daddy weight". I am interested to know the health state of his children. Are they obese? Do they really eat McDonald's once a week? If they do, what do they eat? If Coudreaut believes there's nothing unhealthy on the menu, why isn't is an every other day trip to McD's? Mr. Coudreaut stepped in it. He knows McDonald's menu items do not offer the healthiest options and the only reason they have the "healthy options" now is based on the lawsuit from the girls parents that died from eating the fries.

McDonald's has PR'd themselves so many times and has put millions of dollars into reinventing itself.

Word the Mc D's - you might want to tighten up ship before we have a McDonald's-less country. This country, the USA, built you up - keep screwing up and we'll tare you down and put up a parking lot. You might want to start with keeping your chef in the kitchen and out of interviews.

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Luka Magnotta; On the Latest FatGuyRadioShow

We discussed, in detail, Luka Rocco Magnotta. Of course I had to take it to the next level by sharing pictures of his "work" or what he's "working with" with uber-straight little brother and producer. Check out the episode on fatguyradioshow.com Available now or play it below.

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"boys are back" episode released 6/9/2012

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Windy Roof Removal

I think this is cool and thankful no one got hurt. Check it out

Courtesy of MSN.com

Now, I don't know what the hell they are saying in the background or what kind of window keeps attempting to close on the camera guy, but this is something you just don't see everyday... unless you're in a third world country. The reaction of the onlookers was less than amazed, like it was something they've seen before.

The metal work is shotty, but you've got to give a shout out to the guy that installed the trim lights. Those lights were unflappable, they stayed on the entire time even after the crash.

I wonder how this incident is going to affect the gas prices in the US. You know all they need is a mishap like this to claim the need for a gas hike.

1 Syllable 1 Breath 1 Word - Hi

Hi! Has got to be one of the simplest words in the world, yet most people have a very difficult time using it. You'd be surprised how much power is contained in the greeting word hi. Even if it's insincere.

You see someone that you may or may not know it's completely acceptable to say hi. It's not as if you're inviting them into your life to change your religion, it's just a greeting. 

I work in a business building for my numbers job and I can't tell you how effectual it is when someone says hi. When someone acknowledges you are there, you exist. 

However, there is a small protocol to saying hi in a work environment. If someone works for you its your responsibility to initiate the greeting. Why? Because they work for you and you may or may not be the greatest person to work for in their mind. So taking that extra millisecond to acknowledge them goes a lot further than you think. Don't be the ass that believes the people below you should speak first, its the opposite. For those that have people that work with you, meaning you're a team with equal responsibility and call, its the responsibility of the person who makes eye contact first to speak.

The word "Hi" can set the mood for someone's day. Are you too damn busy or stuck on yourself to say "Hi", not good morning or how are you doing today... just "Hi"! It's one syllable, one breath, and one word. 

Pull your head out of your ass cause your thoughts smell like sh**

- Cory

ESPN Sucks the Teats of the NBA Elite

I've said for years that ESPN sucks the teats of the NBA Elite. Meaning, the superstars of the NBA get way more coverage than the stars and the rookies.

I offer this a proof: Watch Sports Center after the next Boston/Miami game and count how many times you hear or see the name Kobe or Labron. Also, note how when Labron makes a mistake is referred to as a "Miami Miss".

However, this post this morning that I ran across on the inter-highway gives me more bullets that ESPN has their lips firmly around the manhood of the NBA superstars starting with Miami. Check out his pictures posted from ESPN's facebook page the next morning after Miami loss to the Celtics:

ESPN can't get out of their own way. 1 Win from the Finals - Miami. Let see how they spin this. Say it with me ESPN "Labron and the Heat lost game 5 to the Celtics". Now was that, really that hard?

Here's what's also going to suck, we have the Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN and the Western Conference Finals on TNT then the NBA finals are on ABC, even worse than ESPN because ABC commentators will fill every second of game with useless banter that has nothing to do with what's going on in the game. I really urge the NBA to allow Shaq, EJ, Kenny, Charles, Sheryl & Reggie Miller, Marv Albert, to call the finals and offer the recap. They can still put the finals on ABC but let the professionals that are not going to kowtow to the network to speak. Trust me, it would be so much more than the drek we are going to get from ESPN & ABC commentators.

Not to mention, I like the after game coverage. Once the final buzzer sounds on ABC, the next thing you see if Americas Funniest Home Videos. No locker room, press conference, nothing; just buzzer - Wife Swap.

I'm Sick of Your Bad Ass Kids

Why must you continually give the rest of the civilized world an example of your bad parenting? I'm talking about your bad as kids!

Please allow me to set the scene: It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon, birds are chirping, you and your mate decide to barbeque a few things on the grill. Maybe even, brew up some sweet tea. You get up from your easy chair and over to the kitchen where you discover you don't have everything for a Saturday afternoon backyard barbeque with just you and your mate. Someone needs to head over to the local supermarket to grab the items needed. You decide to be the gofer and allow your mate to relax or to prepare the rest of the items while you are away. You grab the car keys, wallet, and off you go to your local grocery story. While in route to the store, you think aloud, "lets kill the A/C and enjoy some of this great Saturday weather". You arrive at the supermarket parking lot, get out of your vehicle. You've even got a hop in your step and whistle on your lips - you just need to get in and out with a few items to get back to the house where your mate awaits and the coals are just turning white. Step out of the car and up to the grocery cart stall and... an 8 year old that didn't get the cupcake she wanted is throwing a complete audible tantrum right near the cart stall, blocking your ability to get around the kicking, screaming, flailing kid - while the parent exercises what she believes is the right thing to do; ignore the kid and the tantrum will go away. Meantime, you're stuck trying to get around this nose miner while the parent lallygags to her car calling her child's name ever so sweetly.

Hows' that Saturday working out now?

That's just one part of the example of my Saturday. I have children, if they are having a bad day, which kids do - I leave their asses at home or I just don't leave the house. Everyone understands kids are still learning how to express themselves, but if your child is having a nuclear meltdown

It's Like Sex for Your Ears

Enough said. 

Cooper Catches Your Heart

I don't post many stories dealing with kids. However, I dare you to watch this video and not smile. Kids have such a genuine response to new things. This is a touching story, you can read it below. Check out the video particulary at 0:29 when his mom says "Hi Cooper".

Gotcha didn't it!

Sorry about all the yentering in the background, should of warned you. (now comes the Cory take) Poor kid, born with hearing lost and the first sounds he has to hear is the cackling of those drooped boob yentas. Notice that the only voice he responds to was his mothers. But I have a question, why wasn't the mother more emotional? Is she a cyborg? Her son, who was born deaf, just heard her voice and reacted. She should have been a blubbering mess.

And I'd be remised if I didn't mention how cute a kid Cooper is. Welcome to the sounds of the world Cooper, hopefully your mom won't bring you around so many yentas next time. Should of made like the Capital One baby and busted all those cacklers with a fire extinguisher.

Here's the complete story

Lil Wayne Feels Unwanted

Lil Wayne feels unwanted in OKC for game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between OKC and San Antonio.

Get ready for the shortest post ever on AfterTheLevels.

Lil Wayne... who cares!

Facebook Life's Span

Are you on facebook? Chances are... you are. In 2012 facebook reached 1.1 billion users worldwide. With that many people you'd think it would run as smooth as a new BMW C-class, right! Wrong.

Ever heard your grandmother say, "you're getting to big for your britches"? Well Facebook may be heading in the direction of getting to big for its own good. The recent on-slot of Facebook stocks has officially changed the company from being a "cool tool" to being a corporation. And in this economic world being a corporation gets you labeled "not about the people that made you who you are". I suggest changing the name from Facebook to Corpbook.

I'm willing to make a bold prediction on Facebooks life span. With all the recent UNNECESSARY changes... I'm sorry, upgrades and the continuous downfall of its stock; not failing in mentioning the pending lawsuits over the stocks, I give Facebook 3 years from today.

Meaning in the next 3 years some tech geek is going to introduce something better than Facebook to the world and everyone will jump ship like we did on MySpace.

Facebook going on the stock exchange was it's beginning of its end. It's not a tangible product, it really has no value. It's a computer program that billions of people use. Sound familiar? Yes, its Microsoft Office for your face. Microsoft Office, itself is not on the stock exchange; the tangible - value gaining physical computer systems called Microsoft are. It's a bold move by Zuckinberg, but how can something that does not really exist in a true physical form last? Don't believe me, ask MySpace.

A wise business owner once told me, "when you do something new and make money from it, there are 2,000 other people trying to out do you within 5 minutes of your success". So it's just a matter of time before the next big thing is dropped on us and Facebook is standing next to MySpace and Earthlink.

When Facebook took it's eyes off the end user, us, and focused on the money it began to write its own obituary.

I officially predict the end of the Facebook in popularity by the year 2015.

- Cory Blaze
fatguyradioshow.com

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Jealous Women Trip Me Out

True story; I'm driving home from my numbers job and a very attractive young woman, who you wouldn't expect to be walking on the side of the road, was walking on the side of the road. Me being me, I start to gaze at all the cars around me. With out missing a beat every straight male had their eyes glued on this blonde bombshell walking up 7th Street towards Greenway Blvd, twisting her hair as she so gracefully floated to the corner. It didn't help that she had long blonde hair with the perfect mix of highlights and she was wearing a free flowing topper that was split in the back allowing us to have a front row seat to view the wagon she's draggin... and yes it was nice, for a white girl. Thank God for the long stop light.

Anyway, back to the point of this post. As I gazed in my rear view mirror to see all the penises ogling this woman, I noticed that every house-frou yenta was also looking with discuss and hatred in their eyes.

This woman walking on the side of the road, minding her own business, drew the ire of every woman driver. One woman in particular was next to me in a grey minivan. She looked to be somewhere around 40 years old, wearing a black pants suit, because she believed it demonstrates an image of power in her male dominated profession. This woman mouthed words I can't even put on this blog with out changing the adult rating. This lady was obviously extremely jealous of this woman simply walking on the side of the road.

Now there's a 99% chance of never seeing this woman walking on the side of the road after that day, but just noticing the immense disgust by every other woman driving just took me by surprise. It told me that these women, expressing complete jealously on their faces, is lacking something in their life. Something is not happening at home that is causing them to feel so less than this barbie walking on the side of the road.

I work with my little brother on my radio show, fatguyradioshow.com, and its very well documented on my show that I feel lil D is better looking than me. But

Public Pools or Fecal Pools?

It's summer time in Arizona and the weather is perfect for a swim in a pool. My neighbors children are in their pool everyday and I can just hear the joy of a refreshing dip in the pool or a rousing game of marco-polo.

But if you're like me and you don't have a pool in your backyard, then chances are you're packing up the kids and heading down to your local public pool. With no intent on scaring your public pool experience, survey says 7 out of 10 public pool users do not rinse off before cannon balling into a public pool. Resulting in a sids bath of sweat, cosmetics, blood and yes... feces accompanying that award winning cannon ball. Source Yahoo News

Of course many public pools, like some in Glendale, AZ require you to rinse off immediately after you pay your $3 to get in. However that doesn't mean it's still 100% germ free.

When you arrive at a public pool if you smell a high concentrate of chlorine, the chemical used to destroy water surviving germs, there's a good chance the 16 year old ache survivor just dumped a bucket load into the pump because someone either noticed the alarming yellow trail or a crowd just forced their way through and only got drizzled by the overhead showerFe at the entrance. I'd be a little concerned. It's also not good for your skin or eyes, but not to worry about the chlorine because you're going to show off your amazing whale impersonation; floating on your back and shooting water out of your mouth. So you'll just swallow half of the old mans fecal matter.  Yeah, that chlorine doesn't sound so bad now does it?

Still, the modern - up to date - well maintained public pool pumps of today are designed to handle a high volume of "oopies" in the pool, but on a high swim day you can almost guarantee that pump is working overtime.

After speaking with an anonymous public pool employee, swimming days this year in Arizona are limited to 3 days out of the week for most pools. Hopefully enabling the pumps to clear out the biological warfare unleashed on the pools.

Enjoy your summer, I'll be running through the sprinklers.