Harry goes toe to toe on the health insurance provider

Or 181.4 lbs.

Beeze and Mo started this week with true feelings and not much sports.....I'm inspired by the real people here at the Gab and it led to this kind of touchy feely true life encounter

Thank God I’m married to my super model wife

who keeps me in check and loves me in spite of my

…..Let’s call them weaknesses.

I had to go to my primary care Dr. this week to update my skin allergy meds.

My primary recently left one group practice and joined another. The former practice was not at all happy with his leaving and tried to get the Harry’s to stay.

We’ve had the same doctor for 22 years and short of rambling cross country we were not changing.

My first visit since the move, the nice lady at the desk took my info and then made a call and then put me in a phone confrontation with a condescending individual at the insurance provider

We debated over who was my listed Primary care Doc. They had some schmuck named Dr Vinny Boombarts from the old practice listed. I tell ya I get no respect.

I let them know that I HAVE NOT CHANGED DOCTORS IN 22 YEARS. And I don’t know who this guy is and I certainly DID NOT sign up with him.

I guess I made the room, occupied by about a dozen nice calm people waiting their turn for medical attention, a little uneasy to say the least…

 I started to wind up for another verbal swing on the person at the insurance provider...  when...

The beautiful and always in control of her emotions in any situation, Mrs Harry walked to me and put her hand on my shoulder and said

 “Jail really sucks this time of year babe, your scaring these nice people, please calm down and give me the phone please, I’ll get it straight”

With my blood pressure thru the roof and the oldharry Irish rage lurking dangerously just below the surface,

I complied. I tried to say, “I’m stepping outside for a minute” but was told later it sounded more like

“ IMSTeppinout--------sighairlingus ut”

After a five minute power walk around the parking lot, I stepped back in. My dear wife said, “all set! Just sit down and the Doc will see you in a minute”.

I don’t know how she stays so calm and in control in the face of stupidity but she does…she even passes on road rage…makes up excuses for the idiots that should have stayed off the road today...that must be why we were a match made in heaven.

Here is the lovely Mrs harry and I with son's number 3 and 4 at a wedding a couple of weeks back

and no gabbers, she’s not my daughter!

Although my daughter does resemble the mrs. All the kids favor mom with brains and looks and of course have been gifted with my…let’s call them my intensity and temperament.

181.4

Now the other part of the Dr. visit that was a little troubling was when the nice nurse inside said,

Mr H, can you step on the scales for me please?

Oh no I thought, not the scales.    (

I said "no need to waste the time miss, I’m 5’8” 165."

She said,” but I have to, please?”

So I did, stepped right up bravely as can be and looked at the digital readout on the

60" Office jumbo tron…181.4 lbs

“I think that’s a little high” I said.

“The Dr can recommend a little diet” she smartly said in reply

Mrs Harry laughed...

“Thanks” under my breath wiseass…” I said, no need.”

Ok, 181 to a lot of you gabbers probably doesn’t seem like much of a problem…

The last time I weighed 181 was 27 years ago on my and Mrs Harry’s wedding day.

You all remember 1986 right, the year the Red Sox lost the World Series…Buckner… the year the Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals, the year the Bears smoked the Patriots in the Super Bowl 460-10 and the year Larry Bird led the Celtics NBA championship banner #16

yeah then...I weighed 181 or so

When me and the misses met a couple years earlier I was a stealth 160 lbs of framers muscles, hard and tight.

By the time we got married I had bulked up from living the good life, no more framing, just running the crews from my phone, office or truck.

Eating her cooking along with lobster and drinking cognac was a regular thing…it was the eighty’s and I had plenty of money and free time and 181.4 pounds of bulk covering those rock hard abs.

Today it’s different, 27 years later and a weight that has mainly hovered around 170 throughout the Patriots Dynasty with a decent physique for a man my age. sorry no pic!

My wife came out with this on the way home” Hmm, 181.4 it says here…but don’t worry about it harry, it’s not as bad as you think, it’s partly the prednisone and partly your age!”

“Besides you weighed that when I married you remember?”

“I remember” Said I.

She added, “ but it was a lot more fun eating and drinking your way to 181.4 back then wasn't it?

My age!…I humbly responded, “I guess I need to clean up the weight bench and elliptical and get to work…or, or maybe I could just get some bigger shirts!”

thanks for reading and thanks for your comments

and go Bruins!

Ain't that the truth! Might be what the Chicago Blackhawks are saying to the LA Kings...The 'Hawks have taken a 2-0 lead on the Kings and will now head to LA to play games 3 and 4...Chicago's speed and skill has shown some weaknesses in the Kings game...And Goalie Johnathan Quick who has been so impressive through the playoffs, suddenly looks very human...I expect the Kings to take one game at home, but the way this series looks, I think it may be over in 5...That would be good for me since months ago I was saying Chicago would be in the Finals...

In the East, Boston went up 1-0 after shutting out the Penguins...Pittsburgh seem unsure of their goalies, and they got out of their own game, and tried to get physical with the Bruins...That's not a battle they're going to win...

And of course, where there is Penguins forward Matt Cooke, there is contraversy...Cooke who was a decent, player with some skill, at some point decided to be a shithead and make his career all about trying to injure people...Cooke started with knee shots...Then moved up to head shots...So when he called for this penalty Saturday, no one should have been surprised...

Yet, Penguins fans were unhappy...Odd...Later, the Bruins Brad Marchand made a similar hit on James Neal, and Boston fan didn't seem to get up in arms about the call...But it was the reaction from a Pittsburgh fan...A Pittsburgh citizen, that really caught people's attention on the internet...Meet Jordan Kuruc...

Wow!

I have said some awful shit to people online...Hell, I've said awful shit to their face...But this douchebag didn't seem to get why people were so mad about this tweet...And then when he apologized, and deleted it, he expressed the reason he felt bad was because "a kid died" in the bombing...This douche just couldn't get why people turned and attacked him on Twitter...Then, come Sunday he began to enjoy the role...Saying how he "Always wanted to be a heel in the WWE."

Jordan Kuruc felt bad that "a kid died" in the Boston bombing...Imagine this Jordan...You're a little girl...Ha! he does look like a bitch...Anyways...You're there, the bomb goes off...Your brother dies...Your mother suffers severe head trauma...Oh, and you lose your leg...Just imagine that...That's just one little girl's story...Now can you get why people are pissed...You got your 15 minutes for being a total fucking asshole...

I'm a dickhead, and I wouldn't have said that about a hockey game...Especially defending a piece of shit like Cooke...I want to wish pain and suffering on Kuruc....You know, like some awful shit...Like him and everyone he loves, get AIDS....But screw it...I'll rise above...You're fucking asshole, and everyone knows it....Oh, and thanks for giving me another reason to hate you're asshole city!

In other Hockey news, The New York Rangers fired their coach, John Tortorella...His abrasive style wasn't going to last much longer, even if the Rangers did beat the Bruins...Torts had his guys, and they bought into his system, and style he wanted them to play...Those that didn't, were bounced...Yet, he still found ways to shit all over the guys he had...The only people that got more shit were the media...So, this is why you hear no one arguing against his firing...He's a good coach...But shitting all over grown men is going to get old quick...I'm surprised it took as long as did before the players had enough...

But I have another question...Why is GM, Glen Sather not on the hot-seat...He's been with the Rangers for 13 years...He's had 6 coaches...The best the team has done is getting to one conference final...Now there is talk that he is looking at two of his old boys to be the next coach...Wayne Gretzky, who's first stint as a head coach wasn't a very good one...And Mark Messier...Messier's only coaching experience is coaching his son's pee-wee team...Yes, the fans would love it...Sure, some players might get a thrill out of it...But I don't think it's a good move...This team needs a proven coach...Not a couple of old super stars who are missing the spotlight...

-As for my weekend...It was pretty uneventful...Friday I was suppose to meet some old friends out for drinks...Sadly, I fell asleep with Molls while I was trying to get her down...

Saturday we had a baseball practice...The team is coming along well...Then we relaxed at home...Pizza, hockey, and a jam session...

Little Beeze finding the Groove...

Molls was a heck of a band leader...

That's it for now...Oh, and say hello to our NEWEST member...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

As most of you know that read my blogs, I am a loyal Detroit sports fan sometimes to a fault. But after last night's 4-1 loss to the Black Hawks, I have not given up but know who is the better team. The first period of the game was pretty even, and I can only imagine what Joel Quennville said to his team during the intermission. After whatever was said, the Black Hawks came out and proved to me without any doubt they are the better team.

The Red Wings had their chances, despite Chicago's suffocating attack which left the Wings trapped in their zone facing shot after shot for what seemed like an endless amount of time. The Black Hawks out shot the Red Wings 35-14 after the first period, and admittedly the score could have been worse if not for goaltender Jimmy Howard making save after save, until he allowed the second Hawks goal.

The only goal I did not understand was the third goal, when Howard appeared to intentionally knock the puck off the net which led to the puck going in the net for a 3-1 lead. What the hell was he thinking, if he would have froze the puck on the back of the net, covered it with his stick he would have gotten a whistle almost instantly. But instead, he knocks if off the net and the Black Hawks burn him seconds later.

I am tired of the announcers making excuses for the Red Wings game after game, it has gotten very old hearing they were tired from playing Game 7 in Anaheim. Why can't they just say the Red Wings are rebuilding, which for the most part is the truth. There is a lot of youth on both defense and offense, and one day they will be a Stanley Cup contender again just not this year. Even a person with no knowledge of the game itself, knows that replacing the pieces to their Stanley Cups was and is going to take some time We as fans miss Lidstrom and Holmstrom, and knew they would be difficult to replace. I almost feel sorry for the organization, because they have not clue to what they are getting themselves into next year moving to the much bigger Eastern Conference. In turn the streak may end next year, regardless just as simply put as that.....

I am not looking forward to Saturday afternoon's game, even though history suggests the Wings will play much better than they did Wednesday night..

Well here we are again...Another Monday...And another post I'm not really in the mood to do...But you know me...I'll keep plugging away and try and give you something good to read...Or at least a nice opening pic...

In the Hockey world, the Chicago Blackhawks have extended their amazing run of not losing a game in regulation time...The Blackhawks beat rival Detroit in a shootout to take their record to 19-0-3...This is an impressive run...The 'Hawks have plenty of fire-power and have seen some great goaltending from Corey Crawford...Even Ray Emery in spot duty has been very good...Without a doubt, Chicago is the front runner to win the Cup...How long can they keep this streak alive?

Friday I posted Quick little Hockey story...If you missed it, you can find it HERE....

The weekend was full of us taking care of shit in Erie, PA for my inlaws...We did take a few hours to hang with some friends...It was a nice little breather...Then Sunday we had to get back home, so I could go to a wake...I had to say goodbye to an old co-worker/friend...

He was 30 years older than me, but he one of the guys...He was a salt of the Earth kind of guy...He served in Vietnam as a medic...One time he was working on a marine during a fire fight...His helmet had fallen off, and he was grazed in the head by a bullet...He did stop doing his job until some one grabbed him...He was a real man...He'll be missed.

Rest in peace "Old Hickory"

Hotch often tries to bring us some of the best hockey fights out there...Well, I've found the worst...

As for the rest of this post...Sorry gang, this week is short and sweet...I've fallen asleep 3 times trying to write this.

Have a week...

The Beeze.

Will the Chicago Blackhawks lose a game in regulation time this season?

If so, how long do you think their streak will go before they lose?