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3710 Ruffin Road · San Diego, California 92123 · www.richardbrady.com San Diego · Richland · Charlotte · Virginia Beach· Portsmouth· Huntington Beach· Jacksonville Engineering · Environmental · Construction · Energy WHITE MEN CAN’T RUN Another message from the PRESIDENT of n the contrary, it appears that “Yes They Can”, as in our own Scott Shroyer…though jumping is another question. For reasons only Scott can explain, one marathon was just not enough for Deck the halls with boughs of holly, ‘tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la- O st la, la-la-la-la.” Or better yet, regardless of your political preference as to 2012, so he up and entered the “Medtronic 31 Annual Twin who deserved to have the worst job in the world, the President of the Cities Marathon” held this past October 7 in the Twin Cities aka United States, to perhaps be whistling “Doodle-lee-doo-doo-doodle-lee- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. As “ reported by Ted Baxter on WJM-TV’s doo, I’m singin’ in the rain, just singin’ in the rain, what a glorious feelin’, I’m happy again”…while driving around the mall for three hours searching for a “Six O’Clock News”: “The long race parking spot in front of Toys R’ Crap. Because no matter how you feel about through the streets of the Twin Cities anything at the moment, we can all together rejoice in the fact that it is now is now over and as usual a guy from THE AMERICAN December and the best time of the year is just around the corner. Yes, the NFL Kenya won -- Christopher Kipyego – Playoffs are almost here, with our favorite National Holiday now clearly in sight… in a time of 2:14:53. The first American to finish, Scott Super Bowl Sunday! In between of course is that other holiday that those of us Shroyer from San Diego, finished in 217th place in a THE KENYAN not working at 7-Eleven get to enjoy with our friends and family…Christmas time 2:58:12 thereby qualifying for the Boston Day…though many of us secretly pine for the day shift on Christmas...at 7-Eleven. A sign that Marathon in 2013.” Scott’s finishing time is oddly equal perhaps you’ve watched too much football during the holidays: when to the amount of time it takes the average American OOPS...WRONG KENYAN your tipsy grandmother falls down the stairs, avoid the urge to raise your man to read the Sunday edition of the New York Times… arms and yell “Touchdown”! on his iPad, while sitting on his morning throne. Congratulations Scott for heeding our advice this time Yes, Mitt happens. The long race is now over and as around – “run faster”! Good luck in Beantown! usual a guy from Kenya won. Too bad a drug test wasn’t a pre-debate requirement to make it more MR. IRONDUD interesting, or requiring “The Incumbent” to mud ell, it did not turn out as planned, but so goes life in general, and wrestle a Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich away from against our worst fears, what happened in Vegas did not stay in I TOLD THEM I WANTED THE Rush Limbaugh. Then again, most Americans now Vegas. As reported in the most recent Quote, to the surprise of CHICKEN BREAST...HOLD THE appear to be on drugs, 24/7, or more likely trapped everyone here at BRADY, our own Rick Brady somehow managed to CHICKEN! greenhouse gasses are making all of us a bit W qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas (actually Lake Las lightheaded. For Mitt, those past convictions for possessing more than Vegas in Henderson) held on September 9th. To the surprise of no one, Rick 4 ounces of hair conditioner, failing to managed a DNF, as in “Did Not Finish”, an epic failure that was fortunately buried in pay sales tax for his dancing horse, the news of the Real Sports World as NFL week no. 1 started the same day, and the wearing corduroy in public with rest of the world outside of Henderson, NV did not seersucker, reckless blow drying, PRE-DUD give a crap about the 2012 70.3 Ironman World involuntary dullness, and kissing that Championship. Pop Warner Football highlights baby…while it was still breastfeeding…proved to be fatal. At least from the prior Saturday got more coverage, just above the 2012 he didn’t accidentally slug a baby in the face like Cam Brady (“Yes World Bingo Championship held in Pahrump and Reno Beer We Cam”) did in the reasonably funny movie “The Campaign”. In League bowling games, sadly no 300 games that fateful the end we will have four more years of likely the best political Sunday. Thank you to Howard Johnson for making the trip to comedy of our lifetimes, while we secretly wish that the Mayan guy witness the debacle in person. Rick claimed “I shall return” to might be on to something to put us out of our collective misery Ironman events in 2013, so stay tuned for “Mr. Irondud, Part once and for all on December 21. Yes, President Obama did Deux”. get re-elected by 15 binders, Jay Leno’s job is now safe, “The View” ratings are secure, and The Quote, published three- times-a-year, has 12 more editions of good material to work with…because the mess he has now inherited is monumental…though still George Bush’s fault. Unfortunately, most Americans today care more about Honey Boo Boo and “Dancing with the Stars” than they do with who DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? gets to re-arrange White House furniture every four years. Perhaps it was WE’RE NOT WORTHY OF A CAPTION! a good thing Mitt did not win as it is unlikely that half of Utah would have iven our winless record in all sporting events spanning nearly two centuries, fit within the premises at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on January 21. a belief in miracles is essential to read further. As written by BRADY Junior Engineer Sean “Bud Schlitz” Sudol with minor edits from The Quote HQ: We now live in a country where if our Cover Boy Gene Kelly wanted to be BRADY is well renowned for dominating the engineering, construction, and G a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance?” President Obama environmental landscape from Coast to Coast (so says Sean), but what does our merry band of brainiacs and super geeks do when all of their diligent hard work is would likely tell him: “Look, Gene, if you think you’ve completed? Contrary to what Sean wrote, from The Quote HQ: “Yes, it really is been a successful performer in your career, you Dungeons and Dragons; Myth Busters marathons; talking for hours and hours with their didn’t get there on your own. First it was Fred, then new sweethearts, not surprisingly all named Siri; wearing X-Ray glasses to the beach; Ginger, then that Scientologist nut-job Travolta, and hosting ‘Big Bang Theory’ viewing parties; and taking care of their tumbleweed pets. In now you…I’m always struck by people who think their spare time, BRADY staff hits the fields, courts, and trails of competitive sport…of they can dance. ‘Well, you say, it must be because course wearing fanny packs, bowling shoes with black socks, horn-rimmed glasses with duct tape, while holding an inhaler in each hand”. I’m just so damn good at dancing’! Get a grip, Gene, there are a lot of great dancing people out BRADY sports team assembled this year included softball, basketball, football, and one there. I would say at least four Kardashians can triathlon event. It appears there was no time dance better than you. You think you are better available for bowling. On the softball front, BRADY because you practiced harder than everybody else? If you were so good, how participated in the San Diego County engineering come it took seven days to film that two minute long ‘Singing in the Rain’ scene? softball league, a typical run-of-the-mill “beer FORGET SANDY, Let me be perfectly clear — there are a whole bunch of hardworking dancers GENE - YOU’RE league” (with most of the emphasis on beer). THE ONE THAT I WANT! Skipper Brett Patterson assembled some of the finest I THINK I TWISTED out there. If you are truly a good dancer, it is MY CANKLE! SEAN SUDOL athletic talent Coors Light could buy, and guided because somebody along the line gave you some help. There was them through a rigorous 15 game season. We also also a great dance teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped managed to squeeze in the ASCE Softball Tournament where BRADY to create this unbelievable American entertainment system that has shot out of the gates hot, bats-uh-blazin’, with stellar performances allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in cameras and theaters. If turned in from Brett “Long Ball” Patterson, Sean “Double A” Leffler, you’ve got dancing skills — you didn’t build that skill. Somebody else and Tara “Play at the Plate” Lieberman, to name a few. Captain BRADY’S BAD NEWS BEARS Patterson has signed a 5 year contract extension for a reported 12,000 five dollar foot-longs and has made that happen.” And shortly thereafter, Gene would have been promised a shot at the pennant…otherwise it is back to the pre-BRADY night shift at 7-11 on Christmas Eve. eliminated with his dance partner Hillary “Crazy Legs” One thing is for certain, if a run was scored for every beer consumed during play, BRADY likely would have Clinton in the first round.