Monday, September 29, 2008

Paul Newman says Goodbye

Born January 26, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio
Died September 26, 2008 in Westport, Connecticut

A clip from a great movie "Cool Hand Luke". He was professional at his craft and a true philanthropist.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008

Politics Brings out The Worst


Maybe it's because we can't change each others minds.

When you think you're right, and know another group of people are wrong, it becomes easy to think the world would be a better place if said group would evaporate into the sky. The idea of a government system not bothered with bickering among parties appeals to people on a gut level for it's hope of efficiency.

So here I am in Virginia, and the governor of my home state is selected to be the running mate of Republican candidate Senator John McCain.

I've now lived primarily in the lower 48 for the past six years. What I know of my governor, as experienced through my family that lives in Anchorage(an hour south of Wasilla) is that the state is more or less better off with her.

She took on a bunch of crooks, and raised taxes on big oil. No one cared what party she was from, no one cared what her religious beliefs were. She had been like Robin Hood stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Today, almost two months till the election, people either love me or hate me based on the fact that I was born and raised around the general area that another human being was raised.

No one ever asks my position on topics, but it is rather "What do you think of Palin?"

My reply is simply "McCain '08"

I say this despite disagreeing with her on almost every national issue because it is the best answer I can give.
  1. Either I make an instant friend
  2. Or piss someone off so badly that they are emboldened to actually vote for Obama.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Eccentric American Idol

This guys name is "Eccentric" and he claims to be a panther. I don't need to explain anymore than that.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Where did the Gates/Seinfeld commercial idea come from?

On January 7, 2008 this video was played at Consumer Electronics Keynote in Las Vegas.  Seems to have birthed the concept for the new Microsoft ads.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Freestyle Rap Translated

Didn't even get the names right, and thus this spoof is simply propagating stereotypes. I found the actual clip which is a freestyle battle between Dose(Philadelphia) and Math(Brooklyn). Math is the second rapper, and pretty talented.


"TRANSLATED"



ACTUAL VIDEO

Friday, September 5, 2008

3 lessons from my 3hr. presentation on Ninjas



1.
Ninjas are real today, but might have never existed.

2.
Good can happen at the last minute, but great happens working hard for a week.

3
. Bullshitting in group meetings, while not productive, is great for group dynamics and a hell of a lot of fun. This breeds better work in the end.