Rapidfire Bloggeration
There's alot going on these days and I don't really have the time to devote full posts to each of them so I'm going to mash up blogging and Twittering and will rapidfire some thoughts out.
Jon & Kate - didn't watch their tranwreck but saw this divorce coming a mile away. Why? Well let's see, Kate's a control freak bitch and Jon looked so utterly lost and like a cornered rat with huge eyes, it was inevitable. Who loses? The kids. Sometimes (most times really) "reality" sucks and this show is one of the worst and most egregious offenders of decency.
Mark Sanford - dude disappeared for a week and flew to Argentina to have sex with his mistress. Which normally wouldn't be anything especially notable except he's the governor of South Carolina and, supposedly, a pillar of the GOP's family values. Now he's just another asshat politician who's a slave to his cock.
E! Bans Speidi - Speidi is Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, two vapid attention whores with absolutely nothing to add to the universe except stupidity and self absorption. E! put it to a vote and 96% of votes went to banning any mention of them on the channel. That's, um yeah, that's a strong consensus. And yes, I harbor as strong a dislike for these two jackasses as someone possibly can for people they've never met.
North Korea Sentences Two Female Journalists to 12 Years Hard Labor - Is there anyone that doesn't know this is all political posturing? These two women are being used as pawns so that North Korea can get something from the United States. They are being held hostage on the national stage and getting tons of press for it.
Gay Marriage Remains an Issue - For some ridiculous reason, people stil have their knickers in a bunch over whether two people who love each and only happen to be the same sex can be married. Same sex marriage is a total non-issue to me, same with Don't Ask, Don't Tell. My sexuality, my preference is and should be of no concern to anyone else. How I treat my spouse, who happens to be a woman, is of concern. I look forward to a day when we look back at this time and wonder just what all the fuss was about.
Closed Minds - If your spouse was interested in adding to your family's income in an effort to cut down on the the ridiculous number of hours you worked and improve your health and the health of your kids in the process then wouldn't it behoove you to, at the very least, consider it? It may not end up being your solution but not even bothering to take an honest look is just idiotic.
Iran's "Election" - Look, we all know it was a complete sham. Own up, give up and run an honest election and people will stop protesting, stop calling you great big fatwa liars. And, while you're at, please stop with the affected outrage at being questioned about the validity of the election. You are fooling no one and look like absolute tools while you protest the protests.
That's it for now. Time to put on some pants and go let my dentist drill on my face for a little while.
Jun 19, 2009Jon & Kate - didn't watch their tranwreck but saw this divorce coming a mile away. Why? Well let's see, Kate's a control freak bitch and Jon looked so utterly lost and like a cornered rat with huge eyes, it was inevitable. Who loses? The kids. Sometimes (most times really) "reality" sucks and this show is one of the worst and most egregious offenders of decency.
Mark Sanford - dude disappeared for a week and flew to Argentina to have sex with his mistress. Which normally wouldn't be anything especially notable except he's the governor of South Carolina and, supposedly, a pillar of the GOP's family values. Now he's just another asshat politician who's a slave to his cock.
E! Bans Speidi - Speidi is Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, two vapid attention whores with absolutely nothing to add to the universe except stupidity and self absorption. E! put it to a vote and 96% of votes went to banning any mention of them on the channel. That's, um yeah, that's a strong consensus. And yes, I harbor as strong a dislike for these two jackasses as someone possibly can for people they've never met.
North Korea Sentences Two Female Journalists to 12 Years Hard Labor - Is there anyone that doesn't know this is all political posturing? These two women are being used as pawns so that North Korea can get something from the United States. They are being held hostage on the national stage and getting tons of press for it.
Gay Marriage Remains an Issue - For some ridiculous reason, people stil have their knickers in a bunch over whether two people who love each and only happen to be the same sex can be married. Same sex marriage is a total non-issue to me, same with Don't Ask, Don't Tell. My sexuality, my preference is and should be of no concern to anyone else. How I treat my spouse, who happens to be a woman, is of concern. I look forward to a day when we look back at this time and wonder just what all the fuss was about.
Closed Minds - If your spouse was interested in adding to your family's income in an effort to cut down on the the ridiculous number of hours you worked and improve your health and the health of your kids in the process then wouldn't it behoove you to, at the very least, consider it? It may not end up being your solution but not even bothering to take an honest look is just idiotic.
Iran's "Election" - Look, we all know it was a complete sham. Own up, give up and run an honest election and people will stop protesting, stop calling you great big fatwa liars. And, while you're at, please stop with the affected outrage at being questioned about the validity of the election. You are fooling no one and look like absolute tools while you protest the protests.
That's it for now. Time to put on some pants and go let my dentist drill on my face for a little while.
Link Round Up
Michael Savage Threatening Sites That Connect Him To Rockstar Energy Drinks? - Michael Savage's family profits from every can of Rockstar sold. If you buy Rockstar then you are directly supporting Michael Savage and his ugly hate-based rants.
Voted Most Likely to Get Her Kids Beat Up on the Playground even though her underlying motivations are honorable. She is fighting against the regular distribution of sugar laden foods in public schools but going about it in the most abrasive and hyperbolic way possible (which is odd since she's in public relations and should know that you get far more traction with kindness than screaming).
Bicyclist Harassment Ordinance Passed and, as Levi Leipheimer tweeted, this should be a national law against the random, stupid harassment and harming of people on bicycles on our roads.
PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that fly because we don't have quite enough flies for all of their bullshit.
Pimp my ECO Ride: Win a Strida Folding Bike - pretty much what the link says. Jump through their easy hoops and get a shot at winning a very, very cool folding bike.
iPhone 3.0 Update: Hidden Features and includes some rather useful stuff. Got an iPhone then you should give this a read.
And, finally, the Skull Face Motorcycle Helmet. Yes, there is a picture, click the link to see it. I tend to think its stupid rather than cool but part of me does think its kind of neat.
Jun 2, 2009Voted Most Likely to Get Her Kids Beat Up on the Playground even though her underlying motivations are honorable. She is fighting against the regular distribution of sugar laden foods in public schools but going about it in the most abrasive and hyperbolic way possible (which is odd since she's in public relations and should know that you get far more traction with kindness than screaming).
Bicyclist Harassment Ordinance Passed and, as Levi Leipheimer tweeted, this should be a national law against the random, stupid harassment and harming of people on bicycles on our roads.
PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that fly because we don't have quite enough flies for all of their bullshit.
Pimp my ECO Ride: Win a Strida Folding Bike - pretty much what the link says. Jump through their easy hoops and get a shot at winning a very, very cool folding bike.
iPhone 3.0 Update: Hidden Features and includes some rather useful stuff. Got an iPhone then you should give this a read.
And, finally, the Skull Face Motorcycle Helmet. Yes, there is a picture, click the link to see it. I tend to think its stupid rather than cool but part of me does think its kind of neat.
Some Good Stuff
Have come across some good stuff on the internets lately and wanted to share.
Need some more wild in your life? Check out Nick Brandt to see some spectacular images of Africa. He has a fantastic eye and has captured a whole host of animals, panoramas and the feeling of the wildness of Africa. Truly inspiring photos.
The other is referenced in the post below. Texts from Last Night provided me with more laughs in a few hours yesterday than I can remember in a whole week. I could post a dozen that made e laugh out loud but I'll just post a choice couple.
"(416): I just jerked it to the same porn two nights in a row... and she says I have problems with commitment..."
"(512): i just sat at a stop sign for 10 minutes waiting for it to turn green. i need to STOP SMOKING THIS SHIT."
Via Amy's Reader Feed, Looking Into the Past is a Flickr pool of old pictures held up where they were taken. Trust me, it is very cool.
And, lastly, SuperCook lets you enter in food you have and then kicks out a bunch of recipes you can make. It is pretty awesome.
That's all I've got for now. I've got some calls to make, trails to ride and hearts to break (just kidding on the last one).
Apr 15, 2009Need some more wild in your life? Check out Nick Brandt to see some spectacular images of Africa. He has a fantastic eye and has captured a whole host of animals, panoramas and the feeling of the wildness of Africa. Truly inspiring photos.The other is referenced in the post below. Texts from Last Night provided me with more laughs in a few hours yesterday than I can remember in a whole week. I could post a dozen that made e laugh out loud but I'll just post a choice couple.
"(416): I just jerked it to the same porn two nights in a row... and she says I have problems with commitment..."
"(512): i just sat at a stop sign for 10 minutes waiting for it to turn green. i need to STOP SMOKING THIS SHIT."
Via Amy's Reader Feed, Looking Into the Past is a Flickr pool of old pictures held up where they were taken. Trust me, it is very cool.And, lastly, SuperCook lets you enter in food you have and then kicks out a bunch of recipes you can make. It is pretty awesome.
That's all I've got for now. I've got some calls to make, trails to ride and hearts to break (just kidding on the last one).
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Cool Stuff from Teh Intarwebs
The best thing about the internet is that it is a juggernaut of awesomeness, of productivity, of hacks, of tips, of tricks and of just plain cool stuff that other people have poured their time and love into.
Here are some things I've found recently that I think are cool enough to pass along.
Closr - want to put a zoomable image on your site? This place has cool widgets to make it easy.
Amazon's 773 Free Mp3s - yes, I realize that Amazon is the devil and a discriminatory evil corporation. But free music is free music, it doesn't help them.
13 Tips for Improving Outdoor Portraits - pretty self explanatory.
Make Ubiquity Your Ultimate Firefox Commander - if you haven't added Ubiquity to your Firefox then you are missing out. Load it up, rock it out and marvel and how freaking awesome your browser can be.
Still Tasty - curious about whether some food in your fridge is more dangerous than edible? Still Tasty breaks down shelf lives for you.
Pricay Choice - helps you opt out of advertising online, tracking cookies and other marketing flimflammery.
A Field of Light Sabers Powered by Ambient Electricity - this is just friggin' cool.
Install a tip out tray in your kitchen - convert that stupid fake drawer in front of your sink into a really useful tip out drawer. Easy and awesome.
Mar 30, 2009Here are some things I've found recently that I think are cool enough to pass along.
Closr - want to put a zoomable image on your site? This place has cool widgets to make it easy.
Amazon's 773 Free Mp3s - yes, I realize that Amazon is the devil and a discriminatory evil corporation. But free music is free music, it doesn't help them.
13 Tips for Improving Outdoor Portraits - pretty self explanatory.
Make Ubiquity Your Ultimate Firefox Commander - if you haven't added Ubiquity to your Firefox then you are missing out. Load it up, rock it out and marvel and how freaking awesome your browser can be.
Still Tasty - curious about whether some food in your fridge is more dangerous than edible? Still Tasty breaks down shelf lives for you.
Pricay Choice - helps you opt out of advertising online, tracking cookies and other marketing flimflammery.
A Field of Light Sabers Powered by Ambient Electricity - this is just friggin' cool.
Install a tip out tray in your kitchen - convert that stupid fake drawer in front of your sink into a really useful tip out drawer. Easy and awesome.
Random
I feel inordinately proud that I filled five big trash bags with yanked weeds from the steetside of my fence.
Sully and Grady are wearing matching green and yellow tie-dyes today that we made at a St. Patty's party a couple of weeks ago. Sully told his daycare provider this morning that I made them at a party, the way he enunciates is just too funny and sweet.
My district has seen fit to close down one of the means I was using to get access to my home computer and no firewall. My annoyance is powerful.
The seemingly capricious nature of the filtering is just stupid. Garbage sites like Millsberry, Cartoon Network and Family Guy (note, garbage in the sense that they have zero educational content) are allowed but sites like TinyURL are blocked. Stupid and annoying. Made more because I used to be able to bypass the blockages by entering my tech account information but they aren't allowing that anymore. What I need is a 3G card for my laptop so I can connect without concern for firewalls and blockages.
I'm looking forward to checking in with some of my teachers I've gotten Kyani samples to. One has been having some pretty serious stomach issues that should be starting to improve. Another has a son who's wrestling and will totally dig the extra energy. And yet another had surgery recently and will make a quicker recovery with his free radicals being actively chased down and flushed out.
It will be interesting to see if the after school jerky says anything. Last week, I got rid of his yard sticks because he used them to hit the backs of the kid's chairs when they weren't working hard enough. Not cool and bordering on abusive. I also made it so that he couldn't use the admin sign-in on my lab computer. No reason why he should be logged in as an admin, ever. He's not a tech and he had his email account removed for abuse. I doubt he'll say anything since he's got no grounds to complain.
I think I processed six or seven loads of laundry yesterday.
There are nine full days of work before Spring Break. Spring Break activities include: a day trip down to the Sea Otter Classic for photos and biking fun, a camping trip, several good long ripper mountain bike rides, a yard sale/garage excavation.
Looking forward to a UFC event tomorrow night, Ultimate Fight Night Condit vs. Kampman (predictions coming soon) followed by the first episode of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter US vs. UK. The coaches are Dan Henderson for the US and Michael Bisping for the UK. Two fighters I have alot of respect for and it should be a good season.
Finally, after two weeks of Survivor on virtual hiatus, there's a new episode this week. March Madness killed one show one week and they aired an annoying behind-the-scenes show the next. I wonder how many people just stopped watching altogether?
I'm still thinking about that outstanding sushi we had the other night. The two new rolls we tried were really superb, the Roll Forest (mango, avo, macadamia nuts and topped with a tiger prawn) was good but the Grinch Roll (deep fried soft shell crab, spicy tuna topped with avo, tuna, wasabi tobiko and spicy mayo) was really top notch especially with the wasabi tobiko on top.
That's about it for now.
Feb 5, 2009Sully and Grady are wearing matching green and yellow tie-dyes today that we made at a St. Patty's party a couple of weeks ago. Sully told his daycare provider this morning that I made them at a party, the way he enunciates is just too funny and sweet.
My district has seen fit to close down one of the means I was using to get access to my home computer and no firewall. My annoyance is powerful.
The seemingly capricious nature of the filtering is just stupid. Garbage sites like Millsberry, Cartoon Network and Family Guy (note, garbage in the sense that they have zero educational content) are allowed but sites like TinyURL are blocked. Stupid and annoying. Made more because I used to be able to bypass the blockages by entering my tech account information but they aren't allowing that anymore. What I need is a 3G card for my laptop so I can connect without concern for firewalls and blockages.
I'm looking forward to checking in with some of my teachers I've gotten Kyani samples to. One has been having some pretty serious stomach issues that should be starting to improve. Another has a son who's wrestling and will totally dig the extra energy. And yet another had surgery recently and will make a quicker recovery with his free radicals being actively chased down and flushed out.
It will be interesting to see if the after school jerky says anything. Last week, I got rid of his yard sticks because he used them to hit the backs of the kid's chairs when they weren't working hard enough. Not cool and bordering on abusive. I also made it so that he couldn't use the admin sign-in on my lab computer. No reason why he should be logged in as an admin, ever. He's not a tech and he had his email account removed for abuse. I doubt he'll say anything since he's got no grounds to complain.
I think I processed six or seven loads of laundry yesterday.
There are nine full days of work before Spring Break. Spring Break activities include: a day trip down to the Sea Otter Classic for photos and biking fun, a camping trip, several good long ripper mountain bike rides, a yard sale/garage excavation.
Looking forward to a UFC event tomorrow night, Ultimate Fight Night Condit vs. Kampman (predictions coming soon) followed by the first episode of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter US vs. UK. The coaches are Dan Henderson for the US and Michael Bisping for the UK. Two fighters I have alot of respect for and it should be a good season.
Finally, after two weeks of Survivor on virtual hiatus, there's a new episode this week. March Madness killed one show one week and they aired an annoying behind-the-scenes show the next. I wonder how many people just stopped watching altogether?
I'm still thinking about that outstanding sushi we had the other night. The two new rolls we tried were really superb, the Roll Forest (mango, avo, macadamia nuts and topped with a tiger prawn) was good but the Grinch Roll (deep fried soft shell crab, spicy tuna topped with avo, tuna, wasabi tobiko and spicy mayo) was really top notch especially with the wasabi tobiko on top.
That's about it for now.
Random Thoughts
William H. Macy looks like a cross between a human and a frog.
Dick Cheney is as hateful, vile and wrong in "retirement" as he was as vice president. Only now nobody really gives a shit what he has to say.
The Daily Show does a pretty fantastic job of demonstrating the ridiculous hypocrisy of the Republican attempts to derail the stimulus package. Quote of the night "C-Span doesn't delete the tapes when a new administration takes power."
We are finally starting to work our way through this last season of The Shield. It is superb in a dark and twisted kind of way.
I get to see my Mommy tomorrow and I'm pretty excited about it. And not just because there will be excellent sushi involved.
I tend to share alot of articles I read on TechDirt, they do a good job of highlighting ridiculous lawsuits, and general dumbasserery.
Oct 23, 2008Dick Cheney is as hateful, vile and wrong in "retirement" as he was as vice president. Only now nobody really gives a shit what he has to say.
The Daily Show does a pretty fantastic job of demonstrating the ridiculous hypocrisy of the Republican attempts to derail the stimulus package. Quote of the night "C-Span doesn't delete the tapes when a new administration takes power."
We are finally starting to work our way through this last season of The Shield. It is superb in a dark and twisted kind of way.
I get to see my Mommy tomorrow and I'm pretty excited about it. And not just because there will be excellent sushi involved.
I tend to share alot of articles I read on TechDirt, they do a good job of highlighting ridiculous lawsuits, and general dumbasserery.
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Thursday Head Scratchers
Because my thoughts are so disjointed, I thought I'd just regurgitate things that are bouncing around inside my head.
- Whatever happened to Fiona Apple? Did she get taken back to her planet of hot little crazy waifs or what?
- Is there going to be an October Surprise from the McCain camp?
- I'm not sure which way to bet on whether Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska or whether she takes a position as a talking head/GOP parrot for Fox News.
- The turn signal replacement switch out on my motorcycle took longer than I'd hoped but it came out pretty darned well, they look good and I'm legal again, which is the important part!
- I'm pretty sick and tired of trying to parse out the stupid serial number for Apple Remote Desktop to complete the migration to my new workstation computer. Its been an incredibly annoying process and its not even close to being resolved.
- Like a teabag left in the water too long, I've become stained by all the politics lately. I'm looking forward to scrubbing it all off soon.
- Its too damned hot in my computer lab right now. I'm going home.
Aug 12, 2008- Whatever happened to Fiona Apple? Did she get taken back to her planet of hot little crazy waifs or what?
- Is there going to be an October Surprise from the McCain camp?
- I'm not sure which way to bet on whether Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska or whether she takes a position as a talking head/GOP parrot for Fox News.
- The turn signal replacement switch out on my motorcycle took longer than I'd hoped but it came out pretty darned well, they look good and I'm legal again, which is the important part!
- I'm pretty sick and tired of trying to parse out the stupid serial number for Apple Remote Desktop to complete the migration to my new workstation computer. Its been an incredibly annoying process and its not even close to being resolved.
- Like a teabag left in the water too long, I've become stained by all the politics lately. I'm looking forward to scrubbing it all off soon.
- Its too damned hot in my computer lab right now. I'm going home.
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Randomness in Drafts
Over the course of writing Intellectual Poison, I create alot of draft posts. As of last check there are more than 900 drafts sitting and waiting (edit, after much one at a time deleting, that number is under 800) for their moment in the sun, as it were. So here are a few.
Why is something called a private matter and something else can be a open for general discussion? A private in the military is, to be blunt, everybody's bitch and a general is about the most inaccessible guy in the military. How can their ranks be so inverted to their realities?
A good rule of thumb for selecting a movie to watch. If it has any of the Carradine's in it then it is pretty well assured to suck.
Wisdom from an animated milkshake.
"Gee willikers, it must be Obvious Day at Camp Stupid" - Master Shake of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
And how about a porn called Beaverly Hills 90269?
And finally, CatapultKits.com Have you hurled today?
May 27, 2008Why is something called a private matter and something else can be a open for general discussion? A private in the military is, to be blunt, everybody's bitch and a general is about the most inaccessible guy in the military. How can their ranks be so inverted to their realities?
A good rule of thumb for selecting a movie to watch. If it has any of the Carradine's in it then it is pretty well assured to suck.
Wisdom from an animated milkshake.
"Gee willikers, it must be Obvious Day at Camp Stupid" - Master Shake of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
And how about a porn called Beaverly Hills 90269?
And finally, CatapultKits.com Have you hurled today?
A Couple of Thoughts
Calling the targets of viagra and other boner pill spam emails "low hanging fruit" is ironic and kind of funny.
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I'd really like to understand the process by which I go to sleep wearing boxers and wake up buck naked (but not in a truckstop just over the Mexican border with a fresh set of stitches where one of my kidneys used to be).
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Why do people "jackrabbit" from stoplights, cut other cars off and basically floor it to get up to speed and then go under the speed limit once they get on the highway?
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How can anyone look at Sarah Jessica Parker and think "Oh yeah, I want some of that?" unless they have a thing for horses?
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Why is wrestling still popular and why is it so hateful towards women and, further, why is that hate tolerated?
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I have an overpowering hatred of the word "zany" and I'm not sure why.
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I think I'd have imploded long ago if I didn't have access to my music at any time of the day or night.
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There is no funnier opening scene in any movie than the start to Super Troopers. "How do you boys feel about Mexicooooooo? Yeeeeha!" In fact, the entire movie is pretty goddamned hilarious. Shame their other movie was such a horrible (and really unfunny) turd (with the exception of casting Brittany Daniel).
Mar 26, 2008---
I'd really like to understand the process by which I go to sleep wearing boxers and wake up buck naked (but not in a truckstop just over the Mexican border with a fresh set of stitches where one of my kidneys used to be).
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Why do people "jackrabbit" from stoplights, cut other cars off and basically floor it to get up to speed and then go under the speed limit once they get on the highway?
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How can anyone look at Sarah Jessica Parker and think "Oh yeah, I want some of that?" unless they have a thing for horses?
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Why is wrestling still popular and why is it so hateful towards women and, further, why is that hate tolerated?
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I have an overpowering hatred of the word "zany" and I'm not sure why.
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I think I'd have imploded long ago if I didn't have access to my music at any time of the day or night.
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There is no funnier opening scene in any movie than the start to Super Troopers. "How do you boys feel about Mexicooooooo? Yeeeeha!" In fact, the entire movie is pretty goddamned hilarious. Shame their other movie was such a horrible (and really unfunny) turd (with the exception of casting Brittany Daniel).
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Hey Now, Don't Delete Me Yet
I got a note from my mom this morning alerting me to the fact that my site is not reachable at present. Which is great, its about the last thing you want to hear just before you have to leave for work. When I won't be able to do anything about the site for a whole bunch of hours.
But the upside is that today is this week's Friday! I get a little mini-Spring Break action, nothing too crazy but a four day weekend shouldn't hurt too much.
And today I'm back to the schools I've been hitting the last two days. Today we're mounting the new Xserves which'll be fun because we'll have powertools!
I have been having a more and more difficult time writing and publishing posts lately, not sure whether its just the time of the year, the combination of work duties ramping up or other things impinging on my blogging but I'm just nowhere near as interested in it as I have been for the last six years. Maybe it'll pass, maybe it won't, I can't say, I'm just noting the feeling.
Other good stuff, baseball has started up again although the Japan start with the Red Sox and A's is stupid and unnecessary as the Japanese are loony for baseball already. And who watched the first game live anyway? Not me. But that's alright, I'm going up to Opening Day Monday after next and expect to have a pretty darned good time even if I end up rolling up on my own due to pal-complications.
Jan 24, 2008But the upside is that today is this week's Friday! I get a little mini-Spring Break action, nothing too crazy but a four day weekend shouldn't hurt too much.
And today I'm back to the schools I've been hitting the last two days. Today we're mounting the new Xserves which'll be fun because we'll have powertools!
I have been having a more and more difficult time writing and publishing posts lately, not sure whether its just the time of the year, the combination of work duties ramping up or other things impinging on my blogging but I'm just nowhere near as interested in it as I have been for the last six years. Maybe it'll pass, maybe it won't, I can't say, I'm just noting the feeling.
Other good stuff, baseball has started up again although the Japan start with the Red Sox and A's is stupid and unnecessary as the Japanese are loony for baseball already. And who watched the first game live anyway? Not me. But that's alright, I'm going up to Opening Day Monday after next and expect to have a pretty darned good time even if I end up rolling up on my own due to pal-complications.
Some Current and Likely Random Thoughts
Instead of trying to put together a single issue blog post, I thought I'd just dump the current contents of my brain out into a post.
There are lots of things I'm working on or working through or thinking about.
A big one is the Governator's current plan to close 48 state parks to save $13 million over two years. Which is, as anyone with two brain cells to rub together, completely and utterly asinine. Scuttlebutt online says that he's shutting them down to eventually sell to his rich GOP pals to turn into summer vacation homes. And yeah, I am just cynical enough to believe it.
One of the other legs of his three sided proposal is to cut school budget's by 10% across the entire state. What does this mean on the ground level? Teachers won't have enough materials to effectively educate our kids and the downstream effects of shorting education will take decades to repair. Underfunding education is like shooting yourself in the foot right before a marathon.
I had a thought about Amy Winehouse being the English version of Courtney Love from a couple of years ago when she was in the headlines all the time for increasingly bizarre and shout-for-help behaviours.
Teh Brit needs to go on a long vacation away from people with cameras. Her trainwreck is not entertaining, its just sad. Her pregnant 16 year old sister, her mother and her entire life are a cautionary tale.
I am bummed that spring training will be out of reach again this year. I'd hoped to be able to figure out some way to get here but it just isn't going to happen. I think that I am going to try and figure out a way to go up for Opening Day and a few more games this season since I missed all of last season.
And, because I've got a bunch of work to take care of, I'm going to leave this post with a quote from Gandhi that my mom sent out to me last week.
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There are lots of things I'm working on or working through or thinking about.
A big one is the Governator's current plan to close 48 state parks to save $13 million over two years. Which is, as anyone with two brain cells to rub together, completely and utterly asinine. Scuttlebutt online says that he's shutting them down to eventually sell to his rich GOP pals to turn into summer vacation homes. And yeah, I am just cynical enough to believe it.
One of the other legs of his three sided proposal is to cut school budget's by 10% across the entire state. What does this mean on the ground level? Teachers won't have enough materials to effectively educate our kids and the downstream effects of shorting education will take decades to repair. Underfunding education is like shooting yourself in the foot right before a marathon.
I had a thought about Amy Winehouse being the English version of Courtney Love from a couple of years ago when she was in the headlines all the time for increasingly bizarre and shout-for-help behaviours.
Teh Brit needs to go on a long vacation away from people with cameras. Her trainwreck is not entertaining, its just sad. Her pregnant 16 year old sister, her mother and her entire life are a cautionary tale.
I am bummed that spring training will be out of reach again this year. I'd hoped to be able to figure out some way to get here but it just isn't going to happen. I think that I am going to try and figure out a way to go up for Opening Day and a few more games this season since I missed all of last season.
And, because I've got a bunch of work to take care of, I'm going to leave this post with a quote from Gandhi that my mom sent out to me last week.
Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle.Its that last one that we, as a nation, have been lacking. No wait, that's not quite accurate, Bush has principles, just really messed up and wrong principles.
- Mahatma Gandhi
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