The Workermonkey
Thursday, March 31, 2005
the opinion that matters...mine: the influence of media in the 21st century, and also duct tape factories
i was doing some thinking, and i've decided maybe i don't care so much about different news stations carrying different biases. it may have mattered early on when newspaper and television news began, but i think it's a moot point now. cuz even if someone is telling the facts correctly, we would never know. cuz there will be 54 other broadcasts/papers/your media of choice out there to contradict all or part of it. it's all very much analogous to lawsuits: sometimes you'll have cases where the facts are undisputed, but most often there's also much that is disputed.
so you may be asking yourself, when cnn tells me bush is on vacation and is neglecting his duties and fox news tells you that god came down and talked to W and told him that him going on vacation is the best thing he can do for the country (note: if you look closely, there may not be an inconsistency there), who do i believe? the answer is to turn them both off, throw in your best porn, and go to town because you realize that it doesn't matter. how could that be, you ask. it's simple. step 1: find the undisputed facts (these may seem overly broad, but that's ok). step 2: draw your own damn conclusion.
chances are if major networks can't agree on the more subtle details, then they're not important. more often, they will just not agree on how to apply the facts. but this is something i argue should be done yourself, based on your own set of beliefs. so let the news be biased, cuz after the main facts they can't agree upon anything themselves. and the news reports, they don't act. congressional biases (admittedly, some may be formed thru media, but i would argue most congressmen have a solid belief system prior to election into office. otherwise what the hell did his moron constituents use in deciding to vote for him?) should be of more interest and concern.
now speaking of media biases, i got my own chance to exert one today, albeit within a much smaller realm. i was eating lunch in the lobby with some of my classmates, and this girl from the usc school of journalism came over and asked anyone if they wanted to be interviewed. i didn't jump at the chance, but rather was pointed out by another kid in my class, mainly cuz i have posted a number of things regarding the schiavo case on the con law website. so she came and asked me and i agreed, and the 2 of us went on camera for a 5 min interview. it'll be on carolina tv or something. i think one of those cheesy university news shows that's on in the background at the dining halls or something. but at least i'm wearing my red sox hat for the interview. suck it dirty southerners.
the "reporter" was a stereotypical trophy reporter. thin, blonde, and orange from fake-baking. as i answered her clearly pre-meditated set of questions, i could see her vacuousness just by staring into her eyes while i responded. i'd probably have given her a 5 cent mustache ride, but it would've ended as soon as she had to express her own thoughts orally. so it goes.
one final note of interest is that last night i was sitting here reading, and i heard this huge crash that sounded like an explosion, then a second, quieter one. the first one especially shook my apartment. well, it was an explosion. where you ask? the DUCT TAPE FACTORY at the end of my road. apparently the wrong chemicals mixed. i feel bad for the guy standing on top of the boiler when it happened (i think this is actually true, and they're gonna have to go thru dental records). i guess my only question left is this: if there's no duct tape, how are they gonna fix the factory?
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Ya, that will get those southern bastards! Go sox!
So what kind of bias did you spew to the reporter? You didnt start bashing religion did you? That would be great.By
Brancibeer, at Friday, April 01, 2005 8:33:00 AM
i took it easy on religion. while i did say that the husband was kinda shady, if she didn't want to be put on life-sustaining services then her wishes should be honored. the courts did the correct thing in following legal principle regarding the husband being guardian. and i also said, hey, this basically sucks, yes, but to prevent it, get a living will. there's been a mad rush of people getting them since this happened.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
The weekly itinerary, which a PDA would help with.
Matt - I'm looking forward to Sin City too. Now give me a PDA, you louse. I need it more than your dad's empty box does (no offense to Mrs. Barone).
So this week's been chock-full of events, mostly work-related. On Monday we had our monthly Chamber-Member Breakfast series. It's like 800 people packed into the Cromwell Radison's main banquet room. The speaker this time was Congressman Larson (D-East Hartford). The overall theme this time around was how Connecticut seriously needs to keep up it's high-end tech research, or else we'll lose our manufacturing base to China and our tech base to California and Michigan (stem/fuel cells). Larson actually dropped a few jaws in the audience. And I quote:
"Now, I'm going to level with you people. I've been an insider down at the capital for years and I'm telling you right now: No one believes we are in the Middle East for the sake of democracy. We are in the Middle East to secure the flow of oil to the Western World."
From there on, he spoke about how we need to invest heavily in emerging technologies like fuel cells. In fact, he spoke for like 15 minutes on it which completely floored me. My pet issue for the past umpteen years has been renewable resources, which is best served by hastening the conversion from a carbon-based to hydrogen-based economy. I'm not an engineer and I'm not a lobbyist (yet), so I would end up in the "sign my petition" doldrums. And here is a Washington insider speaking to a crowd of 800 business professionals, politicians, and community leaders, and tells them all at once and with urgency that Connecticut needs to take the lead in developing fuel-cell technology and converting our systems to suit it.
"Do you think we can make fuel-cell powered heaters and air conditioners in the next few years? Can we make fuel-cell powered school buses? I see no reason in favor of inaction." He just made it the whole topic of his speech. I was amazed. And right before that he was saying how it's a shame that the government ends up wasting its time on matters like Terri Schiavo when it could be taking the initiative in more important things. Good man. I didn't feel like sticking around to talk after, so I emailed him thanking him for projecting my pet issue down the throats of pretty much every influential person in the county. I asked that his Legislative Aid for Energy get back to me on whether there will still be lots of fossil fuel emissions from the initial electrical need in splitting the hydrogen from oxygen. (Every politician has legislative aides for lots of different issues. It saves them tons of time having specialized folks advise them.) Maybe he'll respond, because he went to elementary school at the same place my mom is now principal of. They've met a few times because he's spoken to classes there since.
On Tuesday there was a Business After Work "Taste of Middletown" auction and networking event. Like 400 people were crammed into that Italian joint above Cantina (across from the courthouse and behind Regal's). Lots of awsome free food. Typhoon's plate impressed me the most. I wanted to win the 2 free Destinta movie passes because they're unlimited until December. Of course my odds were small so I didn't. Destinta has sub-par A/V quality compared with Showcase or Hoyts anyways.
I ended up seeing Mr. and Mrs. Coles, who I haven't seen in like 6 years. Last breakfast event, I confused Terri Concannon (former selectwomen/Jared's aunt) for Mrs. Coles and I did the same thing this time except the other way around. Once I saw "I-make-bald-look-good" Mr. Coles I figured it out though. So guess what Jared Coles is now doing. The answer is printed upside down inside the cereal box.
Saw Chili P a total of 3 times this week. Is there anything he doesn't volunteer for?
These chicks invited me to a Rusted Root show on Thursday at the Webster. If anyone wants to go let me know. I know it's short notice.
On Friday there's an after-work social sponsored by the Young Professional's Alliance. (Since everyone at the Chamber is acronym-happy they call it YPA - pronounced "yippa". I've been making suggestions that it should be changed to "Yo Pro" since "yippa" sounds more like a chiuawua alliance. Receptions have been positive.) I've been asking around, and it seems that if I started going to these forums I would be the youngest one. The cutoff is 35, and even that's observed loosely. The current youngest is 25-26. Amazing. No wonder I get called "kiddo" at work. Unless the fair Irish maiden who works upstairs joins, and then the youngest is 22. That reminds me: it's always seemed like a disproportionate amount of people I see at work are Irish. The big boss has more shamrocks and leprichauns in his office than I've ever seen collected in one room. Hell, he has more shamrocks than I've ever seen collected by a squad of Dublin sorority girls during haze week. The Dubliners always put Limerick's bitches to shame, I hear.
Which reminds me, this week's Fantasy Baseball standings are in........The Leprichauns beat The Unicorns at thier home stadium on Saturn.
Oh yeah, and Jared is now a Web Designer for Lockheed-Martin. I can guarantee you he's scored with more defense contractor chicks than most web designers could.
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Sorry about the font. It started messing with me.
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nice macunas, sounds like your life is more interesting than most these days. of course i'm too buried in books to know what "life" is anyway.
here's to it all paying off sometime.By
i could us a PDA also, Pussy Direct Access that is. ha ha ha, i'm so clever. not really. shut up now!
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I would want to change the name "Yippa", because it sounds like "yuppy", which most of those fuckers probably are anyway. You and your high class banquets. Ha ha, just kidding, but really, your an asshole.
Keep up the green thumb Macunas. Dont let the fact that you are younger than most get you down either. It the same with me. I think people are just jealous of age and that they didnt have there shit together at 24. Use it to your advantage, but remember your limitations. Just think about how you can be one hell of an experienced and powerful 28 year old, when the time comes.By
Post a Commentworst A/V tech ever!
ok, so i'm helping this guy out today and disaster struck. I showed him how to hook up to the system and show his diving video program on the projector, no problem there. he was the diving coach for UCONN and didnt know a goddamn thing about computers. the vid's a little small and whatever program he was using didnt have a full screen option. ok, i show him how to change the resolution to make it look a tad bigger. no problem. next i notice that the videos are all choppy and he cant seem to pause them at the right spots. alright, here is where i should have stopped. but no i though i could help him out. basically in the program it has one options menu with two spots to enter 1) the database file for the videos and 2) the videos directory. so i show him how to copy the videos to the desktop and change the directory. it doesnt work for some reason so i change the directory back to read the videos from the CD. that doesnt work either. i basically tried to help out and fuck it all up. i feel bad about it but in the end it serves him right for not keeping up with how to even use windows XP. i knew i was in trouble and should have stopped when he had questions about cut and paste. i still gave him my number to call me later in the week so i could try to help him out some more.
lesson learned: if its not your problem, dont fix it.
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look at you, helping the community (or at least trying to). go ron.
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the best part was that it was a borrowed laptop.
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Post a Commentcombs
I actually have chips in my lab right now with these structures on them. its called a comb drive, a type of linear actuator. think about two combs with the teeth from either comb interlocking and moving back and forth due to electrostatic forces. they cant touch however, ZAP (unless insulated). this is exactly how the accelerometer for the airbag sensor on your car works. big hit= moving combs, we can calculate the acceleration due to the impact and if its over a certain value, BAM air bag goes pop! all in a few microseconds. how ya like them apples?
comb drive
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woah...
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Post a Commentbugging out
Keep in mind that the gears that the bug is standing on are about the diameter of 2 or 3 human hairs. 150 micros if you will.
bug on gear
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hot microbug action-very hot
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Post a Commenthold on, wait a minute. i'm not done yet
everyone must go out and see Sin City this weekend. its based on a comic of the same name and its fantastic. the director, robert rodriguez was told that he wasn't allowed to give co-director credit to the series creator Frank Miller, so he tore up his directors guild card and told them to fuck off so he could give credit ot frank miller. the movie follows three of franks books very closely. the movie is broken up into three segments which are three of the different books. rodriguize directs one, miller directs anothe and quintin terintino directs the third. besides the star studded cast (bruce willis, jessica alba, elija wood, rosario dawson, clive owen, josh hartnet, nick stahl, britney murphy, micky rourke as Marv (looks awsome!), jamie king and benico del toro. the movie follows the comice frame by frame and i've already been able to notice direct scenes taken fro mthe comics. this is a movie that deserves peoples support weather you like it or not and i'm kind of curious to see peoples reaction to it before they see it so please chime in. the actors in it did the movie in part to support robert rodriguez's decision to give frank miller credit. i'm not going to say this is political because it wasn't, but rodriguez deserves a lot of credit for what he did.
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i want to over haul the site but i'm sort of torn as how to do it. i like the current look. the poll and the side bar chat thing are good. i like how the comments are like a follow up to each post. what bothers me is that i'd like to be able to start more indepth topics and keep conversations going longer then they do now. short of starting a forum or discussion board i'd like to keep things mostly the way they are. i've been looking closely at the standard Blogger templates because it would be easy to convert to one of those. and they're nice. i'd like to find a good one online nad just alter it slightly but thats a lot of work and its hard to find one that wouldn't require a total over haul. if any one knows anything about HTML and would like to make thier own please let me know, this shit isn't easy.
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i just hit the mother load of free company crap. my father is currently working for a division of GE. they were supposed to give each of thier sales personel a PDA to make thier lives easier and make it so they didn't have to carry a laptop around to each coustomer. so when my father recieved 4 PDAs in stead of 1, he just stuck the extra ones in the closet. he stuck his at the bottom of an empty box because (and i quote) " they didn't show me how to use it ". after my jaw hit the floor i took 30 seconds to distribute them to every member of my family and tell him how much of a retard he is. (seriously, my parents have become retards with technology and most other everyday tasks but that's a different story).
this all started with me trying to hook up a printer/fax/copier/scanner thats been sitting on the desk i made for him is highschool. he currently uses a fax machine and a printer that sit next to it. the three machines take up approximitely 40% of his desk. i was trying to eliminate two of them because my laptop is sharing the new DSL connection (long story) next to his computer so i was trying to save space. plus its been sitting here for months unused because he was trying to install the Active synce software for the PDA as a printer driver. just mind boggeling.
so now i have a brand new Dell Axium, 400 Mhz, 64 Mb ram, Pocket PC. its sweet but i really have no use for it. i'm going to fill it with games and crappy appz so that i have something to do at work once i get a job. i feel as though i will use it more once i get a job. right now i'm unemployed and have absolutly no need for a PDA. these have been sitting in the closet for almost 7 months. i was pissed.
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baseball has me perplexed this year. there are going to be a few great teams but i think there are goiong to be more shit teams this year then before. the national league is going to be weak no matter how you look at it. the cards don't have as good of a pitching staff as they had last year but they can still hit. the braves are going to win the division just like they do every year until their GM and coachs die. the giants will be shit without bonds but may still contend in a weak divsion. the dodgers and padreas will be better but not by much. arizona may surprise people because Webb will bounce back the the liine up from 1-9 is better. they're a more compleate team. 1-5 thier starters are better, vasquesz and halsey are better combined then johnson. the cubs will live and die with thier pitching, so until prior and wood get healthy they're done for. carlos zambrano could win hte cy young this year. as for the AL, watch out for oakland, those kids aren't that young and they are ready to play. zito, harden, haring and borchard are going to be stars to replace mlder and hudsen and hte bulpen is rock solid. watch for byrnes to be better at the plate and chavez to step it up. they finally have a solid cather in kendell. the angels are going to be good, they'll score a lot of runs but the pitching is not there, but close. texas will score, its just a matter of out scoreing thier opponets. baltimore will be the same but not as good. the pirates, brewers, devilrays, reds, seattle, and colorado are going nowwhere, thier seasons ended before they even started. the nationals and diamondbacks will play .500 ball and then fall apart next year. the blue jays may be interesting but it looks like they are going to fall apart, again, no pitching. its going to take another mirical year from clemen for the astros to make the playoffs, even with a healthy pettit.
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drunken rant vol.3 #746
ron, i have to say that your simple question about which magazines to read has compleatly racked my brain. now a days that seems like such a hard question. some magazines are known as good journalism, some as leftist or conservitive and the call list for each seems to grow by the day. recently Time has started doing a lot of covers about jesus (some of you may have seen this on the daily show). its not that they are a religous rag, its just that's what sells. magazines like the nation or the new republic are very good, but they have an obvious leftist slant. its not a bad thing but its still not real journilism. scientific journals have recently been given bad names because they don't care about politics and only report scientific fact. some how this has become sceen as leftist propiganda, and that's sad. proper journalism has gone from responsible to a political tool. republicans have managed to dumb down thier audience enough to the point where anyone trying to take a cultured/smart view of things and look at both sides of the equation are now labeled as liberals. its a sad state of affiars.
when i read the news now a day's i really look more at who owns the paper/magazine and what thier political affileation is rather then whats being reported. i've managed to read enough crap from both sides that my over all view of world news is getting distorted.
the burlington free press has gotten to the point where op-ed pages are filled with pro-republican agendas. today they ran an opinion piece about how idiots are trying to stop the advancement of windpower because it might block thier views of mountains. the piece talked directly about how global warming would cause the distruction of all of the land scape instead of just the little part affected by windmills. it was the first responsible piece of journalism i've seen from them in months and it came from an average reader. the Burlington Free Press has a captivated audience because they are the only paper in the area and it really isn't any bigger then the middletown press. it's owned by USAtoday which is a known republican rag. thier coverage of news events very much mimics republican banter and their opinion pages spit republican jibberish. i was very much surprised to see the wind power writing in today's edition.
i find that no matter what i read i have to filter it for political retoric. at the end of hte day it comes down to the fact that these papers need to make money so they are willing to do what ever it takes to achieve that goal. if its ten pages on how guilty michael jackson is or pushing the sports page to the back of the Vermont section (which the free press does(its disturbing, i get two pages about local highschool sports but only three paragraphs about national baseball(the sports pages are not a separate section, thier located in the back of another section of paper))).
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who read the piece macunas posted about viedo games? the president of nintendo gave a speach recently that ripped the gaming industry to shreds. he complained about hte current state of games and how they aren't looking for innovation but rather prieeter graphics. developers aren't looking to make games more fun but rather to make the same old games look better with pretty pictures. the nintendo revolution is aimed at making the gaming experience more fun rahter then look better. i give them credit for coming out with teh nintendo DS, something with a touch screen. games aren't going to look much better then they do now but developers are struggling to come up with something different.
remember that friend you had who used to violently move the controler to NES when they first interacted with it? you'd see them spasticly jolt the controler to the left in order to turn left in a driving game or jump every time they wanted mario to jump a little higher. now imagine if that were happening. the new controlers that are going ot be presented by nintendo are going to allow that. they have touch pads instead of D-pads. they have gyroscopes for crying out louad. its not going to be a replacement for the game cube just like the DS isn't going to be a replacemetn for the gameboy. i give nintendo credit for trying to improve the game market rather then just improving the same old thing.
my only problem is that it's going to fail because american consumers are a bunch of dumb asses and they fear change. who the fuck wants to see 17 versions of GTA with better graphics? oh wait, you mean it wasn't until GTA3 when we saw the third person view? anyone remember that GTA 1 and 2 were top down car driving/bank robbing games? guess not. there was a small uprise recently when the GTA developers released it for the gamesboy and it was the old top down view style. seems enough people have never head of it to complain when the simple 2d version was converted to GBA and tricked into buying it that they are now feverishly working on a PSP version of the popular one. god damn idiots
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all i have to say about terry schivo is let her die. how long has she been in a state of paralysis? how long had that feeding tube been in? years? wow, lets see, her brain is turning to fluid, she can't speak, eat, think, or move properly. lets keep her alive until numonia kills her!!!
oh wait a minute, you say this same kind of decision is made every day in hospitals arond the nation? where are these people crying for congress to intervien? oh i'm sorry, they let their person die with dignity and without causing a national debate. fucking republicans, this one is going to backfire on them.
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Monday, March 28, 2005
at work
i'm not complaining about the lack of work for my job but its fucking boring. you'd think a coffee, some tea, two sodas and listening to music would keep me awake but its not working. so to pass the time i read RF MEMS stuff all day and keep up on the latest wireless phone technology. i'm just blown away by wireless technology i just cant seem to read enough. barone, any good magazines to subscribe to? i know there's a bunch of crap mags out there. i want a 3G phone as my next phone. with a plasma display. just kidding about the last part but we certainly have the
means.
must have forgot to post this yesterday
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Ron - can you post the link to the Sandia pics of the nano-gear assembly with the spider mite on it? I tried searching the main site but couldn't spot them.
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i enjoy how the only words of macunas' comment that i understand are "can", "the" and "with"
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ron, try www.mobileburn.com for near future phones and gadgets. as for mag's, the only ones i realy read are scientific american, Time and playboy. i either read the news paper, comics or books besides that.By
time has kinda become "god weekly". In the last two years, Time has put out: "The Secrets of the Nativity," "The God Gene," "Faith, God and the Oval Office," "The Bible and the Apocalypse," "Who Was Moses?", "What Jesus Saw," "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?", "Jesus in 2000."
jesus (no pun intended). ok, pun sort of intended. but if jesus gets any more press hes' gonna start thinking he's paris hilton.By
Post a Commentback, again
once again back its the incredible, rhyme animal, the un-canable - B public enemy number one
I'm back once again. fresh from an intensive viewing of the yankees spring training system/atmosphere. legeands field is fucking sweet. i went to 4 games in 6 days, 3 at the yankees stadium and 1 in clearwater where the phillies play (against the yanks). it was an amazing feat to see some of this stuff. i had been there two years ago and saw one spring game in tampa, it was great but this time was different. The best word to describe it would be- - - Japanese. matsui is so fucking popular over there people are flocking to spring games to see him. the number of japanese media covering him well out-numbered the american media there. one of my morning routines was to read the local paper, and one day i read an article about how much japanese tourism has increased because of matsui. on the way home i was playing my gameboy in the airport when i was assulted by two young japanese kids (maybe 6 and 8) egar to watch me play it. very akward at first until i struck a conversation with their parents about how they have come to see matsui. before the games when they warm up and take batting practice on the practice field is was a zoo just to get near the fence and see matsui. i half expected to see kenny mayne there doing a sportcenter skit. crazy stuff.
my spring impressions about hte club: 1) pitching won't be a problem unless the relievers get hurt and 2) LET THE KIDS PLAY! there were some very impressive rookies getting some time on the field. Canu is going to be a star when womack is done with second base, andy phillips may beat out tino by the end of the season for the everyday firstbase job and russ johnson could kick rey sanchez out of the back up infield job. Bubba crosby and collin porter are going to fight for a fith outfield spot and poor damien rolls is going to go the way of doug glanvile and get his ass cut before opening day. some of these guys are not that young anymore, phillips is 27 and was moved from third to first when a-rod arrived. may be an unexpected youth insurgence in NY.
the difference between spring training for NY and for the phillies was apparent in the first ten minutes of entering the ballpark. tickets were cheaper, easzier to find, less fans total, beer was 3.00$ instead of 6, no one noticed if guys like utley, rollins and thome played or not and there were hooters girls everywhere. it had a much more laid back atmosphere and almost a minor league setting. it was amazing to see how many people swarm the yankees in the spring just to get a glace at guys like torre and giambi (who was on a PR good will tour by signing everything).
time to piss and go to sleep.
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Fuck you-Yankees Suck BALLS
Biach!!!! Lets go SoxBy
Post a CommentSaturday, March 26, 2005
news
i assume some or all of you have heard (maybe i heard it on here and am just retarded) that mr. wilkin, the social studies guy at HK has been arrested for growing weed. i think most rational people could've figured that one.
also, jon todzia got a job at HK (not sure if this is in any way tied to the 1st story yet)
what you may not have heard about, and ron and maybe chump may be the only other ones who know him, is that jason argersinger (from valley) was kidnapped and murdered. apparently his car was found in mass and his body in upstate ny. could be drug related. if you recall several years ago he was arrested in haddam at like 4am and in his car he had 27lbs of weed and $24,000 cash.
and life rolls on...
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definitely heard of it and its definately drug related. for full details ask the wolf.
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yea its all over the press. he fucked up bad, along with a bunch of others.
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Forced debt cancellation. The type of reason I never wanted to be a player in the game, really.
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yeah, if you guys got any more details i'd like to hear...i knew him (like some of you did) and it's just weird.
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Post a Commenthusky born, husky bred, and when i die i'll be husky dead
that's actually from the unc fightsong, but i think it's equally applicable here. i mean honestly, it's not like they did anything creative and rhymed stuff with tarheel. they just took common words unrelated to their school or mascot which rhymed and use them. i say it's fair game for all. fuck the tarheels. from here on out gotta cheer for west virginia. go big east! (although louisville may be acceptable since they're joining the big east next year.)
being in the south is draining. now with this whole schiavo case (someone had to bring it up), all i hear is how liberals are murderers and killers. give me a break. here's what i think it comes down to: there is a legal standard established that a competent spouse acts as a guardian in these situations. while of course there are moral values intertwined, we have a standard to go by. remember, it's not abotu whether or not we should reinsert the feeding tube, it's about who has the authority to make that choice. and conservatives are making it about the former, and justifying it with religious values (which may/may not be shared by all). i saw this guy on larry king, and when larry asked him what constitutional support his argument had, he started quoting scripture. SCRIPTURE. i have no problem with people being religious. but you simply cannot impose your values on others, even if you may be a majority (why did the first settlers leave europe again??)
the 2nd problem is when the parents look to gov jeb bush for some sort of help/block. so far this has been unsuccessful, and for good reason. there is a separation of powers argument here. once a court has made a final judgment, it may not be overturned by another branch of the government. of course, it can be overturned in a future case/judgment. and congress can also pass a new law overturning the judgment, but it cannot and will not be applied retroactively.
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Thursday, March 24, 2005
whoa
check it out
http://stuffo.howstuffworks.com/nintendo-revolution.htm
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aaaand the PS3
http://biz.gamedaily.com/features.asp?article_id=8423By
you know that the PS3 is going to trounce the nintendo 'revolution' with its rumored gyro controller. come on, what durnk, stoned gamer is going to want to worry about the orientation of the fucking controller. trying to use the wheel for GT3 is annoying enough. you want an interactive game? go play dance-dance revolution.
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Well, dont count Nintendo out just yet. A 36% increase in R+D is no joke for such a huge company. They may be on to something. More power is not really what the gaming industry needs (what P3 will be). The P2 and gamecube can barely figure out what to do with what they already have. Adding more unusable power is overkill. Nintendo is cutting off to a whole new direction which could lead to a dead end or an open unexplored territory. I'm routin for em.
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Post a Commentgod bless america
good news
thanks to republicans we can now beat bitches we live with who don't listen to us, and we're immune from domestic violence! and it's all because those smart republicans were blessed enough to hear god's words about gay people being evil! some days you really just need to admit your faults and be thankful for the country you live in. in what other great nation can you slap a ho just cuz you had a bad day? oh, the 3rd world ones? must just be a coincidence.
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"Burk, 42, is accused of slapping and pushing his live-in girlfriend during a January argument over a pack of cigarettes"
He later said, "Them cigs were mine and the bitch knew it. Now wheres my god damn beer woman."By
Post a CommentWednesday, March 23, 2005
A typical day in Brancibeerville
3-22-05 6:55PM
A 5:50 run to “discount liquors” seemed inevitable considering I went to work at 7 and left at 5:30. Its not that I planned it that way, it just happened (both work and the packy run). Actually I shouldn’t say packy, because they don’t really exist here. One good thing about FL is the lack of Blue laws. Fuck yeah (damn you chump/ Murphy- it stuck). I get liquor at what would be “package stores” in the north, and I get beer at the local grocery or gas station (along with glass bowls if you fancy). The gin won out over the bacardi this day, time for something different. Had to go to the grocery across the street anyway, so ill get the tonic there. That’s what gets me about this life. There always some fucking chore to do. Whether getting milk, food, taking out the garbage- theres always something taking up my time. Getting home is more stuff hitting me in the face. The cats craving attention. They knocked over shit all over the kitchen in one of there afternoon frenzys, and I have to pick that up. Theres no time to figure out what liquid is spilled on the floor, nevermind where it came from, I just clean it up. Probably water. Still puzzled to where it came from. Doesn’t matter- put away the grocerys and pop the pot pie in the oven. This I planned. Its nice having a big house to yourself, but fucking christ theres just a lot of shit to do. First things first. I pour myself a “comfortable” drink and put on the classic rock. I got the stereo hooked up pretty good here, I love it. Got 3 speakers in the living room and one in the kitchen. Nothing spectacular, but damn hell good enough for my standards. Plan out my night. I hate being a plan freak, but I’m telling you fellas, you just got to do it or you will never survive. Organization is key. It makes your life smoother and happier. Get used to it. After dinner I sit down to write a blog. It feels damn good to be back on the site again. I really did miss it. I like sharing these things with you all. Letting you into my thoughts and vice versa. Therepy, as one law student once said. Also decided to roll one up for the night. I’m currently looking at it while I type. I don’t usually roll em, but I figured I’d go LaRose style tonight. And I was surprised to find out I actually did a good job on this one. Very proud. But I cant say I was too surprised. I could feel it while doing it that it was going to be a good one. Not the usual for me, I’m not very good. But tonight I just knew it would be good. Well see how it goes now…..
This isnt the norm for me by the way. Its mostly because the Kimmers away and I have the place to myself. Its not like I'm limiting myself when shes around either. Its just not something we do really. Once and a while, but its just not the thing. Which is cool with me, it makes these times even better.
What is it about journals anyway? I remember seeing this guy on Oprah a while back (my sisters would watch it after school) who would write every mundane detail about his life down in these massive scripture like books. Seriously, he got on Oprah because he has this huge journal. The guy would litterally write something down every 30 mins. Maybe even more. Even if nothing happpened. Even if what he did was think about what he was going to write in his journal in the next 30 mins- that’s what he wrote down. In fact, during the time he was on TV with Oprah, he sat there and wrote about how he was on the show. Fucking loser.
Now I'm noticing what I wrote down. I use dashes a lot. I like them they are very helpul.
Have you ever hung out with Macunes and think you were stoned, even if you weren’t?
Have you ever been waiting for RPL and wonder what in fucking hell is taking him so long to get here?
The cats are itchin really bad here. So, I’m going that grocery store to pick up some flea powder. The fat one never cleans himself and hes going at it so that means fleas. Ari gato senior catos’
I’m come to realize how much of an Aetheist I really am. Living with kim, getting older, living in general. The more it makes sense and the more I cant explain it. That’s right, cant explain it. It’s too complicated and it just comes in burst of clearity at times and I really feel it and know its right. Ironically, just like how faith comes to you. They are actually very similar (being religious and Aethesist- in case I lost anyone). Not necessarily bipolar though. Although I can explain it right now. It’s a complicated subject and I actually think about it a lot (which is another parrallall). But its no wonder that its been the thing of debate and adoration for well…ever. 1) Its basically universally accepted (98% I believe) 2) It deals with something that can never (probably) be ever proven right or wrong. Its an unsolvable equation. The information is just not all there. Your stuck, you can argue the probabilities all you want, but they don’t add up anyway. Its just really part of life to think about. But when it interferes with other parts of life, then it’s a problem. Terry Schiavo, President Bush, Pro life/ choice, sexuality values, gay marriage, etc. (good list). These are all incidents of faith getting in the way of what I am going to call common sense. But again, there are many sides, and there is no answer. You can argue the sides all you want but they don’t add up in the end anyway. That’s just a part of life. You cant deny it! There is no wrong or right. There is no good or bad. We are looking at life wrong. We have the wrong categories. They don’t match up to how the pattern and system that life runs on. We have the wrong information. WE WILL NEVER SUCCEED WITH THE WRONG INFORMATION. The wrong questions, the wrong understandings. We are fundamentally handicapped by our own species.
And there is our answer. We are failures. All of us.
3-23-05
Next day note- Wow, I really got on a tangent there. That’s gold Jerry, GOLD!
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Insightful. I like your idea that we have the wrong catagories. If things are wrongly delineated, then the nature of the debate (and of thinking about it in general)will be off from what it should be - kind of a tunnel vision. I'd blame language.
Reminds me the Sapir-Worf hypothesis about how Eskimos can differentiate between like 8 different shades of white - mostly because they have words for it. In 1984, Orwell invented Newspeak to show how when the variety of words to choose from is cut down, the variety of thought is simultaniously cut. Every have a feeling or idea that you just can't put into words? Wouldn't it feel much less foggy if you could actually communicate what that feeling was? If you can't, then forget it. It stays a ghost. The thought is impossible to process if it's outside your bounds. If it's outside your bounds it's uncommunicatable to one's own inner monologue.
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Hmmmm...... doublethink
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interesting stuff guys. everyone can relate to that feeling where they want to express something but dont have the word(s). my question is this: how do you think we could start expressing these feelings. in other words, how could we convey our ideas. like in the eskimo example, i can see where it'd be a little easier, cuz they could point at a shade of white and say a word, but what about for intangibles? good stuff to think about. any ideas?
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little meows sound good i can see where the weed kicked in during the post. I thought it was different words for snow? both maybe. Man controls speach not the other way around. Words dont mean shit until given a meaning. The variety of words was cut down because the variety of actions was cut down. Less experience, Less Knowledge, and Less need for 'excess words'.
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Post a CommentTuesday, March 22, 2005
The Stoners Friend and all Purpose supplier-The Head Shop
I couldnt stay away for long. After all this Fucking site is the Homepage on my laptop I was bound to repost. I will not, however, make any apologies for what i have written in the past. Something was said, I reacted-in your opinion my words were too harsh and you are entitled to that. I notice that Damon has not posted since my last post. My intention was not to cause a boycott or make anyone feel unwelcome. Fuck it.
With that said tonights story is about Head Shops and the value they have to the everyday stoner. The following story is fictional. None of the events happened to me or anyone i know-with that said.....
A head shop to a stoner is like a hardware store to a carpenter or a feed store to a farmer. A one stop shop for everything you need to lead you desired sub-culture lifestyle. I remember my first time at a head shop with my best friends brother. Me and D and my brother went down to old saybrook to a place called OG and bought some supplies. I got a few posters and some other stuff and marveled at all the glass creations of various designs. D asked for the Guy for a whipped cream kit. At the time I did not understand why he wanted to make whipped cream so bad. He told me to shut up and my brother just laughed.
Over the years I have gone to various head shops, for pieces, gifts for girls or relatives etc. Women always like tapestries, whether they partake in your hobby or not. Women like to get something other than candy and flowers once in a while, or so Im told. I really know nothing about women. Back on topic--More recently I went to the head shop for a different reason. You see my body had been clogged with undesirables. Certain substances ingested into the body leave traces long after the desired/undersired effect has occured. Solution was to flush out these traces using a supplement drink from the local shop. Since i am over 220 lbs I was required to ingest a double dose-a quart of "rasberry" flavored cough syrup like drink-in order to pass my upcoming drug exam for my recent employement.
I managed to give up my former vice for an entire month but to be absolutly sure i went the way of the King and downed the vile concoction. The King being an old friend and an advocate of the process i was about to endure.
It was 12:30 when i took the drink and the exam was not until 200. This gave me an ninety minutes to kill and wait for the drink to do its thing. I was warned by the King that my bladder would be assaulted and a monsterous need to piss would mount. this i gathered would happen being that i was drinking a quart of the stuff in addition to a half gallon of water. No shit.
For the First 30 minutes i fought off my bodies desire to puke, by taking continuous small sips of water. I did not have to piss but i felt the need to shit and soon. I stopped at the Mac donalds and left a massive present in their facility.
All was going smoothly, got on the highway and got off the right exit to go to the docs office. the Urge to piss still absent, but the urge to shit rising. this one was different, I only had this feeling in my stomach once before when i had eaten some meat in tacos that was a little grey before i cooked it. The feeling can only be described by saying that my ass was literally going to explode.
After going down the wrong way and getting lost, i turned around franticly and prayed-yes prayed to god-that i did not shit my pants on the way to the doctors. Success, the office found and in i went. Nothing looks more suspicious than a man demanding to use the bathroom before a piss test. "Sir you have to fill out these before...." NO! now i said, "okay but blah blah blah" She pointed me down the hall to the right.
I rushed in barely closing the door and unleashed the fury that was my ass. Two flushes, washed up back to the paperwork, got the cup filled it and left. all the while playing off my sickness as a cross between too much booze and a stomach bug. the nurse noticed the cut on my forehead from fighting the night before and i simply told her it was a long weekend.
Aside from the near anal leakage experience, the head shop guy steered me right. I went back to the man and told him my story and said that there was no mention of the previous days fury by him or by the label on his product. He then pulled a bottle off the shelf and pointed to the words that proved me wrong, adding "jackass" in retort to my condescending tone. The moral of this story dont fuck with the head shop guy even if he does look like tommy chong he can be very helpfull.
In conclusion i love pussy
im out
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Well done on yet another "oops i almost crapped my pants" story. You continue to amaze and amuse me.
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Yeah, I got lost too, it took me an 2 hours to find the damn place. I thought i was going to die or piss myself. The last five minutes were the worst. I really thought about going in my panse in the car, I debated with my wife as to whether or not i could only "pee a little bit" and not get noticed. It was hell. But worth it. I feel as though god was punishing me for cheating.
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Post a Commenti've got it!
we should have a separate congress dedicated to researching laws and eliminating those deemed obsolete, and combining and simplifying complex ones. oh, also giving wrist slaps for bad ones.
we can use the blogger as record. if i'm ever a brain dead vegetable then please just bury me and get over it. congress is getting out of hand with its power. the MLB thing and now or continuing the teri thing in florida. if congress was smarter then it wouldnt matter much who the fuck the president was. also if the courts had any spine at all then that fucking pedaphile jackson would be put away already.
another note of this week, i forgot to bring a towel back from home so i've been using a t-shirt every morning after my shower. dont laugh, i'm sure you've had to improvise sometimes too. sock to wipe ass,? come on, atleast you've used a spoon in place of a fork. i could go to walmart to buy a towel but i'd want to wash it before i'd use it. who's got time to do a wash during the week?
kolpak, congrats on the new job.
barone, lets see the re-vamped site. its been awhile.
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Monday, March 21, 2005
my other favorite blogger
this guy says it all. here
i only wish that he would update his page more often. that all for now, i'm a bit busy but believe me there is some stuff on my mind that i'll get down soon.
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Sunday, March 20, 2005
potpouri
happy birthday lane.
in other news, the wvu upset of wake quieted down the acc fans for a little.
happy 2 year anniversary (yesterday the 19 actually) of invading iraq. good thing we got those wmds before they got to use them.
congress is gettin all fired up about schiavo and her feeding tube. saw some interviews on larry king this weekend. i can see both sides on this one (if her wishes truly would be to die), but what bothers me is the people fighting to save her quoting from scriptures when asked why she has the constitutional right to life. almost enough to force me the other way.
sex offender from florida admitted to killing the 9yr old girl. sad story. they found her body this weekend. sex offenders really should have some sort of device (they talked about this too on lk live) implanted so you can track them. if people act in a certain manner, can they forfeit certain rights, such as privacy (by having the homing device)? what do you guys think?
that's it for tonight. signing off, sun march 20
GO UCONN
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just to officially state what we were all thinking, that game was complete bullshit. i've never seen as blatant a charge as w/ 1 minute left when #40 lowered his shoulder into williams. give me a fucking break. if the refs could've sucked nc state's dicks anymore i'd like to know how.
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not this again! and i know jesus loves me, he told me that last time he sucked my cock.
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jesus loves ME? i think you have me mistaken for someone else. like ron's cock maybe.
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I thought you were half Jewish, Josh. I think she meant to say, Jesus loves you, but only as a friend (he's not fond of "christians")
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haha, yeah i am half jewish. well sort of. i guess by strict standards i'm nothing. no confirmation/baptism/bar mitzvah/anything else there may be. but julia doesn't know that. i love you too julia!
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Post a CommentSaturday, March 19, 2005
Bonus round
once again its time to head to the airport and depart for another week of sunny relaxation. i'll be gone for a week and taking in a little baseball. brian, not a chance in hell i'll make it up to see you, its just too far.
when i come back it will be full job force time. seriously, i sent a few resumes out this week, but not enough. i'm feeling better now too thanks to that wonderful orange bottle labeled Dayquil. not to be outdone by its lesser used (but equally important) little sister Nightquil. if you ever travel to europe i suggest taking a bottle with you because they donm't use cough syrup over there, something i learned the hard way.
bon voyage.
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come on chump
you gotta admit, this asian is hot
honestly
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yeah, i saw that too and was intreagued enough to look at some of her other pics, that chick is fucking hot.
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Post a CommentFriday, March 18, 2005
Say it ain't Sorintine!
bombs, the kids was droping bombs. that 3 he hit was from 8 behind the arc. sick. UVM MUTHER FUCKERZ! white kids can play too. fuck yeah! syracus came in unprepared and played sloppy baseketball, they did everything they had to do to lose. mcnamarra missed a lot. UVM just kept to the game plan and kept the clock running. fucking amazing game.
ugh, otis.......
as for everyone's work related problems, its the one year shakes. i got em and got fired, kolpak got em, took a new job. Brian, sounds like you're getting them too. its the "is this what i want to do with the rest of my life?" feeling. you start to see how much of your life work is taking up. its not just the 9-5 part, its the fact you have to wake up say 1-1/2 early, drive 30 minutes each way, come home, spend an hour winding down, do something then get some sleep to start it all over again the next day. the routine. before you know it, it ends up consuming 5 days of your week. and then it hits you that your weekends aren't really free either, they're spent catching up on things you missed during the week. soon, work is all consuming.
The way i look at it now, i had a job. What i got out of that job was a little money that i managed to save, a new laptop, some experience, a line on my resume, and a few nice vacations. i guess thats good for a years work. we're not 50 yet, none of us are stuck in what we're doing.
I like the idea of everyone writing mission statements in the side collum. I think it would help us all focus on what we want out of life and how what we're doing is going to achieve that goal. Focus was the end idea of one of my rants a little while back. I think we all need to focus a little and move foward. for me, that starts with a new job. maybe not a good job but something so that i'm not a bum any more. i'd like to get a job where i can save a bunch of my earnings by living cheeply and hording money like a squirle so that sometime soon i can go into business for myself. i'm not sure how or where or in what but i really don't like the idea of working for someone else all my life. i think part of that is i don't like taking orders too much. or maybe i'm just not good at it. either way, i argue with bosses. and thats not good, unless i'm the boss.
i watched a LOT of the baseball hearings the other day. i was disgusted at how quickly it turned into a which hunt and how most members of congress didn't want anything else but a yes answer from all the players. The congressmen/women there (mostly republicans) brought out a bunch of crying parents who couldn't control thier kids and expected the players to appoligize for societies problems. one of the parts i found most disturbing was when the baseball exec's were brought out. they run a private business and happen to do drug testing to keep a competitive balance, congress made it seem like they were supposed to be policing america and putting an end to the worlds drug trade. i can't believe no one stood up and told them to fuck off, its not their job to stop the flow of illegle drugs from mexico or even make a case about how its the drug companies who are making these drugs to begin with. the whole thing was a disaster and made everyone involved look like idiots. i didn't like the way the republicans sucked shilllings dick because he too is a republican (they never asked him if he did steroids but he dodged the questions like a pro, one republican senitor even told him he should be running for office he was so good while he let him dodge an answer). selig is a retard and shouldn't be the commish anyway. donald fehr is a lawyer who's just looking out for his clients best interests. Congress had a ton of bad information and was wrong on very many points. they had month old documents which were no longer correct but harped on them like they were gospel.
i'm very sad to see whats happening to big mac after all this. for some reason everyone is trying to hang him for pleading the fith (which is basically what he did). Shame on ESPN for how they covered all of this, and many of hte papers who are trying to smear mcguire. i would have don't the same thing he did. i'm surprised the other players involved left him out to dry like that by being the only one to not give a definative answer. that one black congressman who wouldn't let the subject drop should have been taken out back and beaten with a hammer.
the one guy i give credit to is rafeal palmero, he genuinly seemed pissed that he was called there because of some baseless claim made it cansecos book.
i am batman
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chump, several items:
1) tremendous call on the uvm thing. they are very good, and not many know it. i would've picked them to win if they were playing almost anyone but syracuse. i guess that was my bad.
2) re: mcguire, see my post further down. while i see your point w/ the 5th amendment thing, i also think i made a pretty decent argument. if he didnt use steroids why not just say so? especially when the other guys (palmeiro in particular) were adamant about that. doesn't seem like some overarching policy reason would prevent this denial.
3) i love the idea of individual mission statements. i'm grappling w/ issues about what i want to do w/ my life these days, so i think it's very relevant for all of us.By
Post a CommentMacunas comes thru w/ the full-spirited post
In in the men's hoops brackets I'm tied for last place with a 70 year old woman coworker. That's exhilerating. Considering my limited knowledge on the subject and the fact I had food poisoning, my picks weren't THAT terrible. (well, UConn's in the final four cuz of the almamater, and Boston's only in cuz of St. Patty's, but still....Duke and Wake look solid. Fuck all.)
I'm still on the 3 month probationary period at work. I thought that was over with after being a temp for the first 3 months, but it's only in the first stages, apparently. Despite attempts at being a Fine Young Gentleman, I still have my old habits of forgetfulness, chronic oversights, and innacuracies (which predate my old habits of powaz-ov-weed). So with a little more focus hopefully I too can say "looks like a case of the Mondays." Seriously, the muzak is repetitive day after day; the coworkers are repetitive day after day and I have completely different values than most of them. And my veneer of professionalism can suffer easily if one of the routine-caffeine-team-players chooses to shittalk on the sly. Fuck all.
"Is it 4:30 yet? Is it 4:30 yet?" JUST SHUT IT. I'm typing a spreadsheet. There's both good and bad aspects to having the single most crowded cubicle area in the office. Sometimes social shitstorms just swirl all around me without me doing or saying anything. I refuse to give up on this gig, of couse. The Park Aid position may take the Best Job Ever title, but I work for the guy who's got more power in Middletown than the Governor.
And I quote: "In other news, we don't have an April speaker yet for our monthly breakfast social, so Senator Dodd is doing what he can to grab Hillary Clinton." The tone of his voice didn't even change.
POLICE BLOTTER (brought to you by Mattlock):
He came to the high school a year or so after we left, but you may recall Mr. Wilkin the new social studies teacher. Walked with a bit of a gait. My brother just saw on the news that young Willy Wilkin got arrested for growing pot plants in his home in Clinton! Always thought he was a nice guy - it's a shame he's a deranged criminal lunatic! (haha just kidding).
The Otis Duo (again): you'll enjoy this.
So Keith and thier friend Travis are pretending to fight just outside a pizza place in Rhode Island. Keith somehow accidentally crashes through the storefront window and lands inside. Travis and the brothers try to flee the scene when several pizza employees jump the counter and rush them. Monkey Knife Fights ensue!!!!!! Once the police arrive, the Brothers Grim surrender, but Travis makes a dash. Unfortunately, he runs the wrong way and winds up literally at the end of a pier before turning himself in.
Strangely enough, a second unrelated Pizza House Brawl happened just a few hours later. The employees were actually swinging bats this time! Makes you wonder just what kind of a pizza house this is....
So the sons and Mr. Otis are at home watching the tube with Mrs. Otis, to whom this is so far kept a secret for her own mental well-being. Being the slow news day that it was, Channel 8 News coincidentally brought a report of a Pizza House Brawl in Rhode Island....all non-Mrs. Otis parties in the living room did thier best to convince her she just misheard the term "Kyle and Keith Otis" on network news. I have no report as to the success of the wool-over-eyes crusade.
Mattlock's moral: don't think about dissing. It could happen to you. I'll make sure of it. Some just have a flair for the bombastic and sensational. I told this story at work and one woman actually called her son just to see if he was okay. Classic.
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Good Job, Good Wife, Good God, Good Life
So, me and the Mrs. are having a box social tomorrow evening (Saturday, March 19th). We'll be serving pheasant, venison, keilbosa, blackfish, and various finger foods. On tap; a selection of imported whiskies, domestic beer, and a variety of clear liquors. The night's entertainment will be a blue tube followed by a green tube. Also, Beirut will be available outdoors until sunset. It will begin again in the parlor after the main coarse is served. Dress will be casual, (please no sandals). I want you all to come, especially because if you don't, it will be Burns, Big Mike and I, alone with several bottles of whiskey. Feel free to come over whenever, preferably after 2:00 PM, so that we can have the house cleaned and the caterers gone before you arrive.
It is manditory for Mr. Murphy to be present.
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mlb woes
congress raped mlb yesterday. for those who missed it, while canseco said his part, palmeiro, schilling, and sosa denied steroid use, and mcguire silently invoked his 5th amendment rights, without saying those words.
i admit, at first it may seem unfair to draw the implication from his silence that mcguire was juicing, but think about his options. he could 1) admit he used them, 2) deny it as the others did, or 3) invoke the 5th as he did.
now clearly no one wants to admit they used them. but if he never used them, why not just deny it?? i can't think of any policy reason, if he didn't actually use them, for why denying use would have a negative impact. the worst that could happen is that people would say he's lying, but i think even worse assumptions are drawn from taking the 5th. my interpretation of it all is that mcguire was too big a man to sit there and lie under oath, so he just took the 5th. i admire this. of course it looks like he used steriods when he does this, but if he didn't why wouldn't he just say so? the others did. it's not like denying use was some off limits statement that no one would claim. 3 others did. so i dont think the policy reason, if any, could've been that big as to prevent mcguire from saying he never used steroids if he never did. and in this respect, i think the committee got exactly what tehy wanted. the system worked. mcguire honored the oath, and silence answered their question, without putting mcguire on the line as he may have been had he admitted to using steroids.
also, while i didn't get to see it in it's entirety, the clip i did see made selig and the other reps of mlb and the players union, etc look like morons. especially the head of hte players union (fehr?), who was STRUGGLING to explain why the 5 strikes rule is fair. actually, now that i remember, selig looked really stupid on that one too. first he said it was cuz of the collective bargaining, but then when asked directly he denied that the 5 strikes rule was in place because of the players. which is it? selig is horrible. i suppose it's fitting he is the commissioner during one of baseball's darker periods.
regarding mantle, ruth, maris, etc., you have to remember how much the pharmeceutical companies have developed lately. even if there were any supplements/steroids that could have a serious effect on any of the older players, they couldn't compare with the ones today, with recent developments. nor does it appear they could cause some of the health hazards that we see with today's products. if there were these problems, it seems as though we might've heard about these things before, and maybe there would've been an investigation at those times.
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Thursday, March 17, 2005
I cant quit you baby, so im going to put you down for a while...
3-15-05 6pm afterwork beer.
I don’t think I ever complimented you, Chump, on naming this sight. I always kinda liked it, but now I feel I understand it. I understand it, because I am it. A Working Monkey. I do what I'm told, sometimes I do the same thing twice, I run in cirlces, I disregard my own opinion and follow others. I'm a Worker Monkey. I do tasks I am minamally interested in, while my mind drifts dreaming about bigger and better things. I screw off when I can, I come in late, and fuck off and laugh about it. I am a Working Monkey. I work because I need the money, and I'm supposed to be advancing a thing called a carreer. I buy things with the money I make. I come home tired eventhough I havent exerted myself physically, I make supper, do something, go to bed, and get up to go to work. I am a Worker Monkey. My mind is stunted my simplistic chores. I am not expanding, i am contracting. I wonder if it will be permanent, will i lose the passion i once had. I reject society, but soon i will be apart of it. I am a Worker Monkey.
My job runs out in about 2.5 years. I’ll probably look for a new one by the time that comes around. Having a job takes up a lot of time. I’m young (we are all young) and ive somewhat realized this is NOT what I want to do. Not biology, but THIS. This being Worker Monkey. I know ive said this a million times, but the feeling is growing and getting stronger inside me everyday I am the Monkey. Living it makes me understand it. How many other were like me I wonder? Those who felt this way then eventually fell into the groove of the worker monkey. After all, its not so bad. It wears you down like a polished stone. It breaks you without you realizing it. Mid life crisis, divorces, nervous breakdowns- these are all just the roughs of the stone shining through. But eventually even they will be worn down to a smooth dull. They can polish us on the outside, but they can never change what your made of under the shine.
Chump, I hate to say this man, but you fucked up. You just spent the past 6 months living something you always wanted to have when you too were the Monkey. You had the time, you had the resources, but you didn’t do a goddamn thing. You somehow lost sight of what you held so cherishable when you were the Monkey. I know you had goals and ambitions. Now you have to live the life again. You will reevolve back into the Monkey. I’m not being harsh, for I too would have probably pissed it away. We are all fond of BS arent we. Alas my friend, it is never too late. We just have to remember the feeling, much like I have to remind myself of my Monkey days in the window factory when I have a feeling that my job sucks. Perhaps together we support eachother and always help to remember the true meaning of the Working Monkey. That’s what this site is for, that why we all write.
On a side note. I think I'm back. I decided that its probably safe to check the site at work. And if not, I’ll get a slap on the wrist.
Good to be back. I've missed it.
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good to have you back. more worthwhile contributions are always welcome.
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i have something to say in response to this but not now, i feel like shit as i'm getting sick only days before i fly down to tampa, fuck.
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Post a CommentAttacks on the internet
apparenty the internet is under seige. with all the new talk about bloggers and message boards recently the internet has seen a massive upswing in activity. blogger is just one site but they've seen new blog activity soar and aren't prepared to handle it. there are many, many. many comicbook message boards (just about all the important ones) who have seen a huge up-swing in activity and have had to shut down in order to upgrade. it seems odd but its happening. people are flocking ot the internet for news and commentary. plus some of them seem to be under attack by hackers at the same time. odd coincidence, or massive government crackdown? you be the judge.
i have to say coincidence but i wouldn't put it past the bush administration. seriously, wolfowitz? world bank? the guy isn't qualified to run a McDonalds let alone the world bank. but you know what, its going to go through. just like all the others.
anyone see they allowed drilling in ANWR today? republicans finally got thier wish. and how did they do it? oh yeah, a meaninglesss attachment to the national budget which means democrats can't philibuster it. lets just hope the budget doesn't pass or we're all screwed.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005
so thats how they do it
i'm gonna orde me up the cougar model for my next girl. you could hide a bag in that shit fo shizzle.
there def be sum hozs round ukon sportin dez shitz
i got to work on my e-ghetto lingo
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45 and counting?
with some skill, and a little bit of luck, i may be out of south carolina in about 45 days. i'd of course have to come back to get/move my stuff, but otherwise it could be the end. maybe time to start a countdown?
don't know where i'll be for the summer yet, but i'm looking into places in dc and ct, possibly down here. probably not though. but exams end around apr 29,30. in all the work and stuff i've sort of lost track of timee. hopefully this will be the extra push i need to kick some ass in the next month and a half.
apps are due in either june or july, depending on the school, so i may stay an extra week after exams to just knock those out. but i gotta get on some of that stuff too. still thinkin about u baltimore, catholic u (the irony of this certainly does not escape me), umd, qpac, pace, penn st, and maybe 1 or 2 more. just an update.
sometimes i think about what it'd be like if i went on to get an advanced degree in philosophy. i miss philosophy. i use some of the same thought processes in law, but it's still different. different topics, more constrained. i enjoy law, but they're different and it's hard sometimes just letting go of something you've spend the last 3 or 4 years on. sometimes i think it'd be great to just write philosophical essays or whatever. or teach. but with an advanced degree you can teach undergraduate classes, so i guess that's always an option. but i havent given up on law by a longshot. i think i need to find a better area of interest, or maybe one in the first place.
ahhh life decisions. gotta love them. when you get going in 1 direction you think about others. the grass is always greener i guess (although right now they might be the same shade of green. i do enjoy law still, so this isn't all for nothing).
that's enough rambling for now.
but i agree, i'm sure athletes forever have been all juiced up in some manner or another. i dont put much stake in records, but that's not to say others dont, which is the whole deal w/ the hr record and all. it just seems more tainted right now cuz of the whole deal w/ steroids and everything. and how soon everyone forgot that sammy corks his bat. but there is at least 1 other sport now under fire. apparently some of the carolina panthers are under investigation for steroids. oh well.
that's it for now. tourney time, who is everyone's final 4?
i got UCONN, bc, syracuse, and louisville
GO UCONN!
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i wrote out two brackets this year. the only difference between them is i have UVM either losing in the first round to syracuse or going to the sweet 16. i maybe the only person in the country that thinks UVM could beat syracuse in the first round. seriously, watch out of coppenrath and sorentine, its all seniors with something to prove and a decent track record. they almost beat kanas the first game of the season and held tight against the other top 25 teams they played.
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oh yeah, uvm's definitely legit
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uvm, keep fuckin dreamin
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chump, TREMENDOUS call on uvm. fuckin syracuse, i hate them anyway, but i thought they were better than that. who spells gerry with a "g" anyhow? damnit
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Post a CommentTuesday, March 15, 2005
just dont dis the big U
our BBall teams will romp your ass in a street fight. they are all thugs
i just took offense to the uconn thing. graduating suma cum lauda is a big fucking deal even if its compared to penn state. with all the shennanigens and debauchery that happens at college graduating with a 3.0 or even just on time is a big deal. hey, i'd expect the same from you guys if i said something that bothered you. besides the reality of college is regardless of the name its what you personally get out of it. i've seen here at uconn people graduate who basically dont know jack shit. i'm sure it happens every place.
matt, just wait until the MEMS RF switch stuff hits the market. you'll see week long battery life. well, you'd see a week if it was just a phone, the mp3, camera video stuff has nothing to do with low power RF swtiches. when MEMS come around you are going to see stuff you could have only dreamed of. plasma screen phone anyone? WiFi is going to be sick! its going to be like minority report with the ad fiends beaming you shit to your phone as you walk by the store. imagine shopping and just walking out the door and having ever item in your cart scanned, checked and billed to your account. no checkout lines? hmmm, it raises some serious security issues. thats where the business is boys, security. homeland security anyone? privacy protection. damn i love dreaming about the complexity of shit.
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privacy protection isn't were the money is, its privacy stealing were the big bucks are. look at the company choicepoint who just had they systems hacked. all they do is collect information on people are sell it to other companies. they have an obscene amount of data on each of us.
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dude, i'm talking about making a legitimate career. not doing something that causes everyone to hate you like illegal data mining.
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and you're right, nothing electronic is safe. infact its as simple as switches in the correct positions, times a few trillion of course.
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Post a CommentMonday, March 14, 2005
Settle down children
Seriously, what the fuck. i spend a few days in CT, don't check the blog and all hell breaks loose. everyone apologize now or there'll timeouts for all of you.
yeah, i get angry at things beyond my own control and vent about them here. thats the point. that’s why i started this. it was an afterthought that other people could post also. I have big ideas but don't always follow through on them so I don't post as often as I’d like. Murphy, there was no reason for that, I hope you were drunk/high at the time, ron you too.
maturity has nothing to do with anything here. damon was trying to one-up an ex and someone took it out of context. it feels good to show off/feel superior to someone every now and then. none of us are above any criticism and no one has done anything truly life altering yet.
on a positive note, the next generation (well, third or maybe forth gen.) of that super phone i wanted a while back is coming out soon in europe. check it out here. It’s got a 2-mega pixel camera and a Memory-Stick Duo slot. I think the Duo's are only up too 512 mb right now. It can be used for any kind of file sharing but what makes this phone stand out is that its also an MP3 player to rival the smaller ipods. The memory sticks will expand to larger sizes and the phone itself has almost 3 times the battery life of an ipod mini but it plays videos and displays pictures. oh, and its about the size of the phone i have now. its made by sony-ericsson and will have that walkman label on it. going to be sweet.
if it had a touch screen it would also replace any PDAs out there. a true convergence device that replaces 3 top of the line tech products. the future is scary.
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after blanking my hard drive and starting over i've taken a more minimalist approach to my computer. i'm not going to play high end games on my laptop and i'm not going to use it to do any kind of video editing. I’ve started using iTunes and Firefox exclusively. Just music and internet. Soon i'll get into word processing as i've installed MS Office since it seems to be a necessity. my resume is in word. What bothers me about that is that if i submit my resume in anyone other then word people can't figure out how to open it. i had originally done the whole thing in Works in a very basic format until i got people writing back who said they couldn't open it. whats even more troubleing is that Word opens Works documents. I tried applying to some jobs through monster.com and the pratt jobs all want a cut+paste version using ACSII. that just isn't going to look good so i said fuck it. I’m going to manually find the email addresses of people who i knew when i worked there and send it as an attachment.
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The other day I watched Super size Me, the documentary where the guy ate nothing but McDonalds for a month. Creepy enough that I’m never going to eat there again, or any other fast food for that matter. the movie was great and done very well, good interviews, good plot, and well executed showing both sides of the argument. The basic problem comes down to corporate americas need for profits against any sort of responsibility towards the general public. I’m not ranting about democrats vs. republicans or anything but the bottom line it they are a business looking to make money at any cost. If they can make the stuff cheaper and trick you into buying it then they make more money. Doesn’t matter what the product is, it could be burgers or toilet paper, makes no difference to the higher ups. I heard this same argument made on the current state of out news media today on public radio. Profits outweigh corporate responsibility.
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uconn a 2 seed?!? Syracuse a 4? Washington a 1?!?!? Notre Dame and Miami (OH) left out? What the hell happened with the turny this year. I’m very disappointed with the bracket makers. UVM deserves their 13 seed because coppenrath rocks but they got a raw deal drawing Syracuse in the first round. This is the time of year I always wish I had watched more NCAA games during the season. The conference tournaments provide great games by the bushel and the big dance is always awesome.
I’m sick of steroid coverage. Every player in the league could be on roids for all I’m concerned, it wouldn’t matter. Hand eye co-ordination is the key to hitting home runs. Steroids just make a few fly balls go farther. Pitchers who use them are just stupid because it won’t make them throw the ball any faster, and if it does, their career will be ended that much quicker from a devastating shoulder injury. Big mac was hitting bombs from the first day he played pro all the way through when he broke the home run record a decade later. If he was juiced up for that long he’d be dead by now. Same with bonds, when he hit 73 it had nothing to do with roids. He was swinging the bat like a machine and crushing everything, he waited for his pitch and then hit it perfectly, two things steroids couldn’t help him with.
Congress has no right to call any of these guys before them, and don’t they have better things to do? We’re still at war right? What are they looking to accomplish with this? Get someone to admit guilt in public? Not going to happen. I hope every player called before them pleads the fifth on every question and they get no information.
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mcgwire did use steroids. he used some that were legal at the time but now arent. i wouldn't doubt if he used others as well, or continued those as they became illegal. there's no way bonds isnt juiced either. yes, weight training can make you bigger, but your forehead isn't supposed to grow like that. 71 my ass. it's still 61. i like that this is all coming up cuz baseball's still the purest game we have left. let's keep it that way. football has jackasses like moss, etc, and basketball players have illegitimate kids and fight the fans. and hockey---oh right. baseball's problem is most easily cured. might as well have 1 respectable sport.
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by 71 i of course meant 73
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why are guys like mantle, ruth and arron given a free pass when we talk about steroids? all bonds did was hit 73 in a year when dozens of guys were hittting 50. Babe ruth hit 60 in a year when he out homered every other team in his division, combined! he didn't work out, and all he did was drink and party but he crushed the ball, yet some how he wasn't on steroids?!? mantle was awsome but who's to say he wasn't juiced up too? its impossible to go back and change any stat in sports with out fucking up all of them and starting over.
players in other sports aren't even being looked at either. ray lewis is coked out of his mind every sunday and probably juiced too ut people look the other way because he preforms. guys like eric lindros are stacked and skating around dumb as a pile of bricks.
players also use steroids for other things besides just getting bigger. steroids can help you recover from injuries faster too, look at terrel owens, he broke his leg and was playing at full speed in the super bowl 6 weeks later. i don't care how much you work out, your body can only recover so fast from stufff like that.By
longest juicer.....Cal Ripken Jr. seriously, how do you think he played so long?
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ripkin played so long because of the streak. the orioles had nothing else to promote for year so they pimped his chase for the streak, there were a ton of chances for him to sit because it was common sense. the move to third was a pitty move, he didn't have hte range at SS to continue there, seriously, bordic had better range? anyone had better range then he did at the time. ripkin never should have broken the record and no play for the rest of time shold ever break it because its a bad thing to break that record.
it hurts people and ends their career early if they try to play every day. positional players should play around 155 games a year to keep thier career going, not 162 every year. people need breaks.By
Post a CommentSunday, March 13, 2005
go be mature if you want, i say no!
as long as you can pay the bills your probably doing fine. want to talk about maturity do you guys know what type of shit josiah howenstien is in? a federal investigations in connection with an illegal gun of his and a murder. fucked up eh? keep that in mind when you ask yourself in the mirror if you are doing alright.
this page was created for all to bitch in their own respective ways. anything goes. brancibeers post sums it up the best. "waa waaa everyone's bitching, rons trying to figure out what to do about his car, barone's mad at the world, murphy's gone over the edge, damon's going to sweden."
up sounds about right. i was struggling with some decisions regarding a new car. barone is probably mad ...... whatever. this is the life we are living these days. the thing is bitching wont get any of us anywhere. transitioning from academia to a career oriented life path is pretty tough. i'm sure brancibeer will remember the weekends of getting stoned all day and going hiking. good times but now there is shit to do on the weekends like cleaning, shopping for food and just generally trying to stay sane. yea there is still the funtimes but responsibility has raised its ugly head in many of our lives and we dont like it, but thats how it goes (can anyone say car and/or student loan payements). fun stuff!
so in other news:
1) in a brief flash of immaturity i bought another bike. a "trials" bike. its freaking sweet!
2) in a brief flash of maturity i bought a replacement car BEFORE the current car leaves me stranded , 1996 subaru impreza, should have it next week. AWD baby! i already got plans with my roomate to autocross.
3) who's ready for spring? fuck this snow. although snow riding is fun.
my new bike!!!!!
trials bike
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snow jump
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no one appreciates my sick bike skills
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Post a Commentguess who's back, back again
it seems everyone has their panties in a bunch. i've long touted the superior performance of crotchless panties, yet to no avail. perhaps things might change. or perhaps some stories from charleston will cheer you up.
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ok well i spent about 15 minutes typing out stories, but then erased them cuz as i type i realize they're much better if told orally in person. if you want stories, you know how to get them. otherwise, you'll get them when i see you next. also people dont seem to be in the mood and i dont think they'd be appreciated. so instead, this.
it seems to me (to ME, not claiming any omnipotence, etc) that lots of us are unhappy with our lives, the world in general, or who knows what. but we're fighting like a bunch of chicks. i honestly don't believe that damon meant anything by his post, i think he was just tellign a story. but i can also read it to be interpreted the way others did. when i read posts, i try to read objectively. we're all friends, and i dont think anyone means anythign. men were given penises, driving skills, and rationality for a reason.
one reason i enjoy the post is cuz it's often the only way i hear from most of you. i enjoy keeping up to date with everyone, cuz you're my best friends who i've grown up with.
this shit is fucking stupid. how hard it is to just keep up to date, exchange enjoyable stories, or discuss topics in a respectful manner?
i admit, i rant a lot too. i bitch about stuff. i complain, i swear, but i dont mean anything by it. nor do i think others do. people need to vent from time to time, and i think blogger is an appropriate way to do it. life is not easy, or always good. but we need to suck it up. we can still discuss other ideas. there are always a few conversations going at a time, and not every post must become one.
i'm tired of typign about this shit. i had an awesome weekend and i'm gonna enjoy the rest of it. in my opinion nobody should be offended by anythign that's been written so far.
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The Blog of Eternal Stench
Im wondering if anyone picked up on the movie reference of Davie Bowie as the masterful wizard pedifile. Hmmm....
Im not going to waste time. Me and jenny are done, the apt is infested with mice. I found stores of catfood under the coffee table and in the couch. Its kind of fucked up but there just mice.
Me and flores were contemplating moving down to Costa Rica for a while and see if we cant get some work. My dad just got back from a business trip down there and he said it was the shit.
prolly not gonna happen though cause i still got to pay for this apt. Maybe.
Damon, you got to come off it man. Do you really think you that much smarter. Your school is that much better. Somebody obviously has been blowing smoke up your ass. Dont even pretend to know us or the level of our maturity. when is the last time you made an effort to get together or do anything. Im suprised you condescend off your mountain to write on this post with such lowly simpletons. Who the Fuck cares. Im glad that your mom is proud of you but your full of shit. For future reference try not to pat yourself on the back so much. Fucking Twit
The fact of the matter is that were all intelligent, educated people. some of us just paid more for our education. Fuck this
The only time ive written on this blog in the past year has been to bitch, rant or attack people. Damon, I dont hate you, im just trying to help. Nobody wants to have a conversation with someone when they belittle the other person.
I sorry to say this but the blog sucks. Drunken bitching takes up the entire archive of the site. Im not saying I have anything particularly profound to say but wtf.
I will not post any longer
Peace
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Friday, March 11, 2005
Keep up the posts
Well someone's got to do it. Despite the negative answers I get to most of mine, due to being much more mature (and lame) than most of you, I will do it, keep the blog burning. A post everyday helps us waste time.
Anyone remember Natalie Davis? After Pierce mentioned she was willing to go to the junior prom with me, maybe I asked her, or I think actually she asked me, because I was a loser and super shy back then (some things never change eh? Maybe not so shy.) This drew a big response from my friends. MM said "She's going with you!? How'd you pull that off!?" I casually answer "Don't know, she wanted to." But really she was way out of my league. After some fun in the then-impressive Camero, and dinner I can't recall at all, we had an uneventful, boring, ugly, awkward, intimidating night, ending with my cheered phase "So I'll see you, hmm, never." I was later quoted saying "She's as dumb as a box of rocks. No - wait, a box of rocks has order to it, someone took the time to put the rocks in the box, so she's like a bunch of rocks scattered at random across a field." Then as if we were not friendly enough, I made an ill-advised comment about a 24 hour CVS and something that made it sound as though I had game. Thus ending our cold, maybe week long acquaintance.
So well and good right, but who cares now seven years, and I might add, many a hottie later? No one really, but I have nothing to post as usual. But, apparently, Mrs. Davis ran into my mother and expected to be recognized. She was not. She tells my mother that Natalie thought I was a great guy, but she was too shy back then? And she brags that Natalie graduated from UCONN suma cum whatever that Latin thing that means with honors is. So where did Damon end up going to school (slyly getting ready to point and laugh) "Penn State" Oh. Not that I think PSU abuses honors at UCONN but it certainly burst Mrs Davis bubble. Anyway, Natalie is in China teaching English.
Names, direct quotes, basic premises may have been altered by years in my alcohol damaged brain.
And so it goes. Some else will have to prop up the blog for awhile, I'll be in Boston next week.
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damon, seriously what make you think that you are so much more mature than the rest of us? i love ya damon, but your arrogance is annoying sometimes.
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more mature than i am? is that possible? if i were any more mature my dick would hit the floor. you'd think it was drooping, but really i'm just huge.
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Post a CommentThursday, March 10, 2005
My season is winding down and my hell is coming
I find basketball and baseball both very boring, and there are coming in force. At least there is still plenty of snow and I can spend my time off skiing and avoid these lame competitions.
The Giants got Jay Feely, and Jim Miller, but cancelled their offer to Burress, which would be ok if Carter could make it through a season healthy.
Awhile ago I posted on here that I knew we had a friend in Boston and couldn't recall who, naturally y'all were of no help. It's Todd. So he's putting me up for a few days next week.
Oh that's about it, sometime ago I think I could write with some interest but it's long gone apparently.
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got a quarter? you know who to call. why dont you autocross your saab? i just bought a subaru impreza that i'm going to beat on this spring hopefully. all you need is a helmet.
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Post a CommentWednesday, March 09, 2005
Another conference (the hilton this time!)
Same old shit fellas. Bush is an asshole drunk who lucked out somehow by being rich and privleged to become president. God damn it chump you been bitching and admiring about bush for ever nw. Ron, is the I'm thinking about buying a new car, what should i do. Wha wha cry cry. Should i get a job or go to school in some lovely foreign country. Look at this hot chick with huge tits. Its all the same damn it. I was talking to one of the regional bios about religion and stuff. He was brought up catholic and now he beleives in shit. It goes to show you that no matter how hard you try with your kids, it doesnt matter. They are going to become what they will become no matter what you do. Bring them up religious and they will be non-religious. Bring them up aethiest and they will grow up religious. So whats all the hubub about anyway? Its all a bunch of words from people who want to be heard. These damn conferences that ive been attending. Blah blah, nobody cares, nobodys really listening. Why am i really here? Its all to advance my political carreer and not my personal carreer. All this bueracacy is killing me.
Havent had a drunken rant in a while
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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
the 5 day freedom tour
well, my "break" is starting tomorrow around noon! 5 days of absolutely nothing work related. just some college buddies, golf, and booze. can't freakin wait. i'm afraid i'm not going to know what to do w/ myself, i haven't had nothing to do in so long now. thus i shall golf. and drink. and bullshit. and love every minute of it.............
so i've got something of a beard goin, and i think i might keep it for a bit. especially when i throw my sunglasses on i look like a russian spy or something. at any rate, not someone you'd mess with. i kind of like that. at least while i'm down here and don't want any of these dirty south mofos to mess with me. now it's not a perfect beard, but i think that only makes me less approachable. fantastic.
that's it for now. did work all day. exhausted. i'll come up with something deep later. or not. peace otu til sunday bitchessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
it's just bidness as usual
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Monday, March 07, 2005
Ask and ye shall recieve(r)
Matt indicated he'd like Burress to play for NY, so the FBI guy that watches this blog took a few minutes off to call Burress' agent and what do we get? A little something to cool Matt off after that last post: "Working in Giants offense offers some appeal to Burress"
Really man, I agree the US is going down the shitter, but don't give the FBI guy too much to think about.
This could end up being quite the offseason for NYG with McKenzie and Pierce already signed, Burress could keep the big stuff coming. It's a good thing I won't be able to watch the Giants from Sweden though because I'd have a hard time cheering for a guy from Pittsburgh.
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fuck yeah!
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That same site mentioned Will Allen might be on the way out in part of a trade to get a first round pick. Corner situation is terrible, remember way back when they used to talk about the two Wills as the best young pair, and they could be left allow to let the rest blitz? What happened?
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Post a CommentSunday, March 06, 2005
oh, i've got things to say
unfortuately for us the republicans have chosen a stlye of politics where its play or be played. play thier game or go home crying. but they were smart about which game to play. democrates hold the intellectual eliet status where we wouldn't stoop to thier level. too bad, their level is the lowest common denominator. we're fucked. by destroying the public education system over the last decade or so they've won. they created enough voters who are dumb enough to vote for them every time even though its against thier best interest. i'm reading "What's the Matter With Kansas?" it;s about how people vote against thier own interests. like, i don't like abortions, so i'm going to vote for the canidate who doesn't like abortions, hates kids, hates black people, has voted for tax cuts for the rich, is rich, hates the government, has lobbied against fuel effient cars and once had a black child out of wedlock. i don't care about that other stuff, they just don't like abortions! fuck yeah!
i think i've used that headline before.
fuck yeah!
america,................ fuck yeah!
how george bush has done it amazes me. he's a drunk, born-again christian, coke fiend, lunatic who takes the advice of his piers way too sreiously, but its gotten him this far on values. its mind boggleing. it makes no sense, anyone with half a brain sees through his bullshit. too bad he's spent a life time making sure we can't see through the bullshit so this stuff passes.
in VT we have a republican owned paper. The Burlington Free Press. it's so pro-bush its sick. but it works. people like him up here. he's pro-business so the business tycoons love him. look at the wall st. journal op-ed pages. but wait, what did tha market do last week? it dropped?
the role of the government isn't to povided business with any-loop-hole-nessary-to-make-a-buck, but to keep this country in check. the government is the only one capable of telling someone what they are doing is wrong, they look out for us. they are supposed to be the check to the free markets ballence. business looks out for no one but the bottom line, thats why government has to keep them in line. when government is only looking out for its corperate buddies interests, all hell breaks loose. it's like the hitler situation that that senator mentioned last week. remember, hitler was elected too. bush doesn't like the laws, so he changed them. just like hitler. when we stop learning from history, we're screwed. there is no reson to make the same mistakes already carried out by our history books. those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
we have to start small. as a group we are harder to break down. start small and work your way into power. money breads power and it takes a generation to create money. togeather, we can fight this, but togeather is our only way. unfortunately, they've picked a game that is play or loose. we need to win this, not only for our own good, but for the good of everyone to come.
if i were Iran, i wouldn't give up my nukes either. fuck the US, we have nukes but they can't? we've proven to be a bigger terrorist then any country. how many people have died in Iraq? thousands? wow, that's more then the 9/11 attacks. if they were so terrible, then why did we have to inflict more damage upon a country who had nothing to do with the attacks? what about AIDS? that seems to kill more people every day then were killed in the one day attack on NYC.
our goals are messed up because we've elected a president for the wrong reasons. i'd be shocked if bush didn't run for re-election under the FDR terms. and after the 12 years of office, he'd elect himself king, because hey, AMERICA VOTED, he has a mandate.
we're fucked.
i want to start our group of friends out small. we all have some sort of skill to bring to the table. it's in everyone's best interest to helpeach other out. we all need money, what ever out own sick agendas are. i don't want to see america become the next germany. we need to work togeather on this. FOCUS is the next term to change us. lets do this.
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so i started reading What's the Matter With Kansas when i got it in december, so what. its hard getting through a book with that manny footnotes. try reading the 9/11 commistion report, i've been working on it since december and i'm only on page 25. the foot notes take up more space then the actual book. plus the best parts are in the footnotes.
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yeah i'm drunk too, so what?
fuck you ant the house you rode in on.
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ok well this was the link i had, and i wrote up a whole long thing, based on constitutional law about how the historical argument and the US development argument are both flawed, and that this in no way can be construed as adhering to the very clear notion of the separation of church and state.
however, since i can't copy and paste from word for some reason, this is the best you're going to get. i do have the post saved in word and for any of you who may be interested i can email it to you, though i'm sure i will get 0 replies about that. but i thought hard about it so i figured i'd throw it out there.
goddamn how hard is it to allow cutting and pasting? ok well, judge the article for yourself.
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Saturday, March 05, 2005
Only 93,355,000 more miles to the Sun
My car is busted, sorta.
It's in the garage....some shit with the engine and I'm not sure what it is. For those uninformed: Mazda Protoge '98 w/ 145,000 miles on it. I drive quite a bit. I realized a few years ago that I must enjoy driving since I tend to put on milage at double pace. In the event it ends up costing a few grand to repair, I'm planning on instead opting for......A NEW CAR (damn exclmation button..)
And if that's the case I figure I'll lease or start payments on a hybrid. The full-time job plays its crucial part here.
I was hoping my car would hold out a couple more years (which it still might) so the Altima hybrid could hit the dealerships first. Prolly 2006 or 07. My parents both have Altimas, and let me tell you that would be the closest thing that the hybrid fleet could get to having a 'balls car' in thier midst. In any case this week I'll be driving the '89 K-car my parents just picked up for my brother. I'm hoping the hybrid waiting lists shorten and that there are still Federal incentives to subsidize them, because I'd like to help this market. If not, I'll give incentives for them to suck my neanderthal dick.
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check out the Honda Hybrids, they just got sweet reviews from consumer reports.
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Update: car repairable for $298
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goddamn motherfucker. how come it wont let me copy/paste some shit from word into this? i wrote this long fucking post then this shit decided to stop working. so i copy/pasted it into word and now i cant get it back. stupid motherfucking blog piece of shit
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Yeah that happened to me in Europe. Blow me and the horse i rode in on
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Post a CommentThursday, March 03, 2005
Fantasy baseball
anyone care this year? i'd like to do it but i'm sure i won't be checking it as much as before. there's no way i'm paying any money this year either. not worth it. anyone want to do it?
the answer to the pic is Baby Spice
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i'll do fantasy baseball. i dont have as much time either, but let's face it, i come in last anyway.
as for baby spice, she looks better these days. she used to be fugly. it looked like she was deformed or something. nasty.By
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one first born child to whoever can name this former british pop star. (answer at bottom).
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emma. i dont want your kid
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Post a CommentFinally we have a MLB
"The New York Giants signed middle linebacker Antonio Pierce to a six-year, $26 million contract Thursday, and said good bye to veteran receiver and former first-round draft pick Ike Hilliard."
It's about time, I could not believe they didn't pick one up last year, then they didn't draft one despite there being a few great ones available when they wasted the second (third?) round pick on Snee. A guard in the second (third?) round when you have no middle linebacker and the likes of, of, who was that Nebraska or Oklahoma guy that was available? Lehman I think. There was a run on LB's after the Giants stupid pick. And though Ike was a guy of good character, really no threat at all, and defenses could afford to ignore him. That lame end around with him!? That play is designed for your fastest player, not the guy you feel bad for because you can't get him the ball. Tiki could run it better.
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you beat me to this news by about 15 minutes. its about time we spent some money, but i hope this guy isn't a bust. and hillard who? i'm not going miss him. toomer can disapear too for all i care. bring on Burress!
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damnit, i saw MLB and thought major league baseball. and i also thought that it was weird that damon was posting it, and then i was really disappointed that it was about football. the giants are running themselves into the ground.
i change the channel now when sportscenter is talking about the nfl cuz it's MARCH; BASEBALL'S BACK!!!!
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Post a CommentWednesday, March 02, 2005
i need new transportation and.......
I was thinking of this. what do ya think? It gets 7 miles per gallon.
thats not too bad considering some ford V-10's only get 9. atleast this one's diesel so the gas is cheaper and dirtier. I mean damn, this thing would last you a lifetime. and then you could probably still sell it for 50 grand with 1,000,000 miles on it. talk about resale. plus its probably the safest thing on the road. what besides an 18 wheeler has a fucking chance going up against this thing?
damon, when are you going to school? and why sweden? you could probably apply at schools in the US that have strong renewable energy programs and get your start there. hell, UCONN has the CT global Fuel Cell Center and we have profs here that edit the international journal of hydrogen energy and the ASME international journal of fuel cell science and technology. there is some serious $$ up here for fuel cell students.
come on, you have to comment on the truck. i posted it specifically becaue i know you've got a different view on the beast than i do.
just kidding, we both know that the transportation and the energy of the future will come from slaves. and when they get old and die, or just die we can grind them up and feed them back to the slaves. renewable, right?
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I have seen an article about those trucks, they were talking about how you can put your Hummer in the back! Anyway, I don't care, since they are far too impracticle to have much impact.
After falling in love with my 9-5, I'm a little perplexed by how much I like my little Civic. 40mpg makes me forget the little comforts that are missing.
(pending acceptance letters over the next two months) I'll be heading to Sweden in mid August until at least June. Why Sweden!? The women! I've been there it's nuts. Really though (as if that reason isn't really it,) renewable energy is about sustainably extracting power from inexhaustable resources. Fuel cells can be used in sustainable energy systems, but are just batteries, they are not renewable energy. I could not find any sustainable energy programs in America's 1000+ colleges and universities, but there were at least 3 suitable programs offered at Sweden's 39 universities. Northern Europe is very committed to renewable energy. We can't pass the 20% by 2020 goal while a major island off Stockholm has a 100% by 2020 goal and Iceland is practically already there (though they have ridiculous geothermal resources.) But, degree and popular environmental opinion aside, really Ron Storrs vs Stockholm!? And the Swedish degree is flat out free, no work, no teaching, no loans, just free. Nifty socialism.By
actually the $$$ thing was what i was really getting at without directly asking. if you were going to go waste 60k just to get a degree then i was going to blast you, but if its free then i might just look into a phd. as for energy, you know how i feel. slaves all the way!
you have a civic, i have an escort, i get 37 mpg on the hiway, i know where you are coming from but my car doesnt let me forget the how uncomfortable it really is.By
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computer problems suck.
recently i was having problems with a trojan hijacking my internet connection and sending massive amounts of data upstream. every antivirus, spyware, ad blocker, reinstalation of windows (twice) and system restore did nothing. format fixed that. now i'm clean of any bug and all the crap i've accumulated on here. now all i have to do is repeat the process on my parents computer. if anyone knows of a way to get rid of the MyBar/MyWay problem, or even a way to monitor whats being uploaded let me know. Also i now have DSL at my house. welcome charlotte to the 21st centuary.
i've been away from the blog and haven't posted in a while. the month+ long road trip took care of that. good to see josh and branciforte again. visiting Murphy's dad fills in all the genetics related misconceptions i had about the family. i understand completely now. although i've taken my trifecta of vacations, its not over yet. march 20th or so i'll be in tampa with the family for yankee baseball. fuck yeah. i might start looking for a job until then since unemployment has now run out and i have no income. it felt nice to be geting paid to slack off and now that i'm missing that floatation device i'm on my own.
watched the first spring training baseball game today. mets/nationals, not bad. it was nice to see baseball again. i've missed it. i can only take so many baseketball highlights and meaningless football talk. has anyone heard what the giants are going ot do? there's a bunch of good free agents out there but they don't seem involved in any of them. seeing as how we don't have a first round draft pick any more it'd be nice to use that money on a free agent.
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speaking of computers, dell sucks. dell computers can like my nuts. dell technicians can lick my nuts. dell helpdesk people can lick my nuts. anyone associated with dell can lick my nuts. anyone who says dell can lick my nuts. i will never again buy a dell. dude, i'm not gettin a dell.
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wow, never expected an anti-dell rant, i've never had anything but luck with them. my only complaint is that most of their machines are built way too cheaply now a days but thats really it. my laptop is an HP and so far so good. i've had friendly conversations with the tech people over the problems i just had. i want to get a new desktop when (or if ever) i get a job, and i was thinking of just playing it safe and getting a dell. i'd love to piece my own togeather but i just don't have the capacity to do so anymore. i've fallen behind in computer knowledge. plus there's no nerd living down the hall from me anymore like at school. when my sister has problems with hers i tell he to flirt with a nerd. they're always handy to have around.
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i feel ya josh, i think that i'm going to have two seperate computers when i..... transition to the next stage of my life i guess. one for internet purposes and the other for pics, music, porn ...etc so that way when the internet one gets all fucked up i can just format it. i'll use burned dvd's or usb key's to transport files back and forth as needed.
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Maybe a dead topic, but I can't believe I didn't use this to plug Linux. Running no antivirus, no firewall, no spyware cleaners, nada, I've had a clean version of SuSE 9.2 for about a year. Go Linux, though no distro is perfect: http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/01/2248250
I'm using a 3 year old HP laptop that has never really had a problem, though I did the difficuly disassembly once to clean the dusty heat sink that was causing overheating and spontaneous shutdown. Not tempted by new ones that offer a little high clock speed, less ram, a smaller screen, and bit bigger drive, wow, all that for only a month's pay!?
I thought Dell was pretty good, because they used good name brand components, maybe not anymore. Try CyberPower http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/ for complete control over every little detail of your system for a unbeatable value. I got one for my parents and it functions pretty well as it should with good design. It runs HL2 well with a middle of the road graphics card and AMD64.By
i saw the linux comments coming a mile away. i'd love to switch and i've been saying that for years but most of the stuff i use the computer for can't be done on linux. highend games, downloading porn, massive music transfers, sorry, i'm just not able to comply yet. plus there are no viruses for linux, people who use it are the ones creating them for windows. its like macs, its not that they aren't suseptable to viruses and spyware, people just aren't attacking them with it.
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Twenty out of 120 Gigs on my computer are devoted to my Linux partition. I never use it much, however. It's good to have as backup because we all know it's more reliable than Windows.
Did I mention everyone should download the Firefox browser? It's from the makers of Mozilla and Linux open-source style pazzazz. I swear by it. www.firefox.comBy
Post a CommentTuesday, March 01, 2005
there ain't no openings...
like ho-penings.
that's right ladies, just like ron i'm back on the bean. the temporary cure for the permanent tiredness.
next week i'll go thru withdrawal. ahh spring break. 5 days of pretty hardcore reading/appellate briefing, then 5 more of an orgy of golf and beer. ain't march grand?
the more i have class with and discuss politics with the republican house member of sc in my classes, the madder i get. even when i'm just joking around, saying things like "states suck, go federal government." though maybe there's some truth to that. states' rights theory has and would fail(ed). the south would have slaves, and would abolish the 13th-15th amendments (civil rights). my con law class is hard as hell, but it gets you thinking sometimes, and i like that. i only wish i had more time to think about these things and less reading so i can do that. it seems to be a trade off these days.
but 1 thing this house member said to me early on in the semester gets me thinking from time to time. he said "in the house, you'll meet some of the smartest, but also some of the dumbest people." i dont know his grades, nor do i care about them. i do know a bit of his personality, work ethic, and general demeanor. doesn't come off as one of the bright ones. he's a lot more of the good-with-people type of person, so he can sound persuasive. but too single tracked. can't take in and even consider the opposing view, which is important.
hell, i'll even embrace the other view at times: homeless begging for change? get a fuckin job. suuuure you can cry me the river about how hard it is from that position or maybe something really bad happened to him, blah blah blahdiddy blah. but if his life is that destroyed, check yourself into a mental institution if that's where you belong. but don't expect me to give you my hard earned money just cuz i'm doing better than you are. bill gates deserves every penny he's made. if you don't think so, then go invent an operating system/company that's better or sells more than windows/microsoft and you can have your name in huge letters on the side of a damn building.
but that's not to say people shouldn't be charitable. it's just there's a time and a place. perhaps a company working to clean the environment is more deserving of my money than someone who wants a bottle of jack daniels. if you must give the man something, buy him a sandwich or a coffee. giving him money for booze is encouragement, and it's probably contributing to his death. it'd be cheaper to just send in a "cleaner."
maybe the objection is the actual begging itself. maybe it's not that i don't want to help the "needy" but rather it's the fact they sit around and expect it that's such a turn off.
don't get me started on welfare.
well i've just spent some time i don't have for now, but tha'ts ok. i think it went to a greater good. hopefully you all have something to say about any of these various topics. as this is pretty much my only way of communicating with most of you, i certainly appreciate the efforts of those of you who post regularly.
pot's not empty yet...
also, why is blogger so fucking slow?? it's like a retarded kid doing calculus. this thing's probably gonna post like 4 times.
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for the record, it posted 3 times, but i took the liberty of deleting 2 for you.
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whoa whoa here, since when do grad students get spring break?
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Well Ron, Josh attends law school not grad school, but I'll get a week off for Easter next year at grad school. Doesn't quite match the month I got from Leeds, but I'll take it.
I agree with you Josh on the beggers for the most part, and am not sure about charity to those cleaning the evironment. You know I intend to work in renewable energy, but I know the market forces overcomes anything else and create the big changes. I'm trying to figure how clean energy will ever come to do anything, since the market won't take it until oil prices are sky high, by which time, won't there be so much CO2 up there that we're done for anyway and it's too late? Does clean energy need charity, for our long term safety? Why can't the market see farther than a quarter? I just don't know, but even if there's no jobs in renewable energy, I'm sure I'll have a good time in Sweden.By
bill gates didn't really invent microsoft, he sort of stole it from a group of people who were just excited about making personal computers. plus, he owns the only company in the world thats been allowed to have a monopoly. just recently he gave an angry speech about the state of our educations systems lack of buying his product. he's kind of a jerk and he's used all sorts of dirty business practices.
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ok so he didn't invent microsoft, but you still get my point. once you earn the money, then you shouldn't have to put up w/ other people's shit about how to spend it.
why should my hard earned money go to people who don't try (admittedly this will not be everyone who gets some of it)? and of course there will be those who don't work hard for it, such as inheritances, however, chances are someone in their family worked hard for it or invented something or something like that. and if you invent something great, wouldn't you want your family to have the leftover money? isn't that the whole point of inheritance? true, they may not have earned it, but someone did. unless they stole it and got away with it, in which case, props to them.By
well, its hard to feel sorry for rich people because most of them didn't make their money by being nice. there's no money in helping people, thats why i say scew the rich. plus, as our almighty president has said himself, rich people don't pay taxes anyway. infact, most of them get more money from the government then they pay in taxes. kind of messed up.
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then all we gotta do is get up into that "tax bracket." besides, despite my talk, i tend to be a pretty nice guy sometimes, and i dont think it's gotten me anywhere. maybe i'm just so jaded at this point or something, but being nice is one of the LAST things i take into consideration these days. people suck. fuck em. let's go back to hobbes' state of nature; war of all vs. all. every man for himself. these days it's like that anyway, within loose economic constraints of society that demand people are at least minimally tied together.
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Post a Comment'the fiasco'
this is the title i give to the events that take place at my apartment complex when ever it snows more than two inches.
Without fail when it snows someone gets stuck going up the 'slight' hill entering the driveway to my apartment complex. now bear with me in describing this hill as nothing more than the pitch of road between my house and damons on RT81. for those who dont know the road its probably 5% or 4.5 degrees. in defense of the unfortunate fools who do stop because.... why i cant say, but it is 'S' curved and if you do go too fast you'll most likely spin out, but thats only exiting down the hill. coming up the hill its pretty hard to spin out, trust me, i've pushed my pro-rated rally escort to its limits in the snow. so according to me, there is no excuse for getting stuck here. plus my roomate, eric with his rear wheel drive firebird can easily navigate this stretch without problem with 4" on the road.
regardless, someone allways seems to stop and once that happens you have to turn around and go all the way back out and try again. now i'm not bashing here, but i'm just observing, its mostly women who as soon as the tires spin a bit the just push on the gas harder. When they do this they begin to slid off the road because its not exactly level. now they are sideways in the road and basically fucked because they still try to go foreward and fail.
now the party starts. they basically clog up the road until there is a line of cars waiting to go up the hill and a few at the top trying to exit. keep in mind that all the cars trying to enter are also now stuck because they stopped on the hill too. this goes on for a few minutes until all 'the goons' come. basically these are all the guys in the waiting cars who get out to see what the problem is and take care of business. this pack usually reaches around 7-10 large and its their job to push all the stuck cars up the hill until the road is clear. its funny because they think they are gaining man points by helping when infact they are just as dumb as the girls for blocking the fucking road and not going back down the hill to try again this time without stopping. usually the last goon to go has a jeep or something and doesnt need any help because they can start on the hill with 4wd, this guy isnt usually one of the goons he's just the last guy because hes got a jeep and he has to wait until last. some frustraited people park at the enterance and walk to their apartment. those people are just plain dumb, all you have to do is wait for the goons to take care of the hill and then drive up casually keeping your momentum. there is also usually an impatient guy with 4wd who just fucking bombs up, half off the road and gets by the whole mess basically with a middle finger out the window.
one night i saw the pizzia guy stuck in line, he jumped out and ran up the hill to deliver the food. thats hardcore man, props to him.
anyway the line last night was pretty good. from my window i think i counted 12 cars waiting to come up and 4 trying to leave. pretty good for 3" of snow. the best ones are on the weekends when people are coming home after a few drinks.
another time, this girl got stuck and just left her car in the road. right in the fucking road. i think its was a girl because what guy would drive a white cavilear with flowery detailing on it? well anyway, someone trying to leave couldnt stop and just plowed into it. 2 cars in the woods and a huge waiting line for that one.
everytime it snows i'm assured entertainment at dinner time or late night. its really a funny situation.
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I can attest to this from back in my days living in Fiasco. Sounds like it's gotten worse though. That grade takes a little getting used to, ladies.
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