the nhl may not exist as we know it in a few years. the collective bargaining agreement is set to expire soon. and millionaire unions aren't the best at negoiating (read: major league baseball 1994).
hockey could save itself by doing something that i think should have been done a long time ago--contraction.
there are 30 nhl teams. looking at just the last 2 years of revenue only 13 teams made money. ottawa broke even and 16! lost money. over half the league is unprofitable. this year the average nhl team last over $4 million.
this year the profit margins went from +$20.1 mil (minnesota) to -$29.4 mil (st. louis).
if the league were to get rid of the six teams that have lost the most money in the last two years (st. louis, washington, phoenix, anaheim, carolina and detroit) the league would go from having lost $123 million to having made $52 million.
ok, there is a lot of history in st. louis and detroit, so sub them out for buffalo and florida and the league will only have made $20 million over the last two years, but that's still in the black folks!
another aspect of contraction is the quality of play will increase. you will weed out 6 teams worth of crappy players. that's quite a lot. all the good players from those teams will replace lower tier players on the remaining 24. this will lead to better competition, more exciting games, and better playoff series.
the league realigns into 2 conferences with 3 four team divisions. the 3 division winners plus 3 wild card teams make the playoffs. half the league makes the big dance. you shorten the first round to 5 games and give the top two seeds from each conference a bye. 7 games for conference semis and finals. 7 for lord stanley's cup.
with the quality of play increasing, more fans will go to games. this will cause even more revenue. this can then be put into the minor leagues to develop better talent which will create a better game which will attract more fans which will provide more revenue which will go in a circle til the nhl is restored to its former glory.
and for worrying about canadian teams getting the short end of the stick, well don't worry too much. toronto is the most profitable team in the league making $38 million over the last two years. and calgary didn't even crack the top ten of money losers at $9.5 mil for two years.
the top six moneymakers for the last two years are toronto ($38.5), minnesota ($32.2), dallas ($11.5), columbus ($9.6), boston ($9.5) and l.a. ($8.5)
so get rid of the bottom six moneymakers and create a better league for all involved is what i say.
all money info was taken from forbes.com, so if the numbers are wrong, yell at him.
everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.--leo tolstoy
12.31.2003
12.30.2003
i knew steve spurrier couldn't hack it
when i'm in any state other than minnesota, i look everywhere for minnesota license plates. the probability that i know the person in a minnesota car is quite remote, but i keep the faith.
the problem comes when i come back to minnesota. i spend 49 weeks a year out of state, so when i come back i see minnesota plates everywhere. i have to continually think to myself that, yes, i'm in the state. don't look around for plates because you might cause a traffic accident then.
i like the design of the minnesota plates anyway.
the problem comes when i come back to minnesota. i spend 49 weeks a year out of state, so when i come back i see minnesota plates everywhere. i have to continually think to myself that, yes, i'm in the state. don't look around for plates because you might cause a traffic accident then.
i like the design of the minnesota plates anyway.
12.29.2003
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i think we should have a national ID card. it would be a fantastic device.
combine bank records, driving records, medical records, any information you wanted to store. every institution could then use the card to get the information they needed.
for the paranoid out there, ways exist to keep it from violating civil liberties.
like combining it with your thumbprint--which is only stored on the card, not in a central database. and each system that wanted to use it could only access certain parts of the database. like the grocery store could only access your debit account, not your medical records. the doctor's office would access your insurance info and medical records, not your criminial record.
check in for travels would be fast and efficient. come to a both, swipe your card, scan your thumb, and off you go to the xray machine for your carry-on.
the crackdown on illegal immigrants would gain a boost. it would be hard to get a job or use a bank without the card.
could there be abuses and corruption of the system? well, of course. that possibility is inherit in any system. the real issue is can we develop this system with enough redundancies and failsafes to keep these abuses and corruptions from being feasible?
and, of course, i say yes. the pros heavily outweigh the cons with this one.
combine bank records, driving records, medical records, any information you wanted to store. every institution could then use the card to get the information they needed.
for the paranoid out there, ways exist to keep it from violating civil liberties.
like combining it with your thumbprint--which is only stored on the card, not in a central database. and each system that wanted to use it could only access certain parts of the database. like the grocery store could only access your debit account, not your medical records. the doctor's office would access your insurance info and medical records, not your criminial record.
check in for travels would be fast and efficient. come to a both, swipe your card, scan your thumb, and off you go to the xray machine for your carry-on.
the crackdown on illegal immigrants would gain a boost. it would be hard to get a job or use a bank without the card.
could there be abuses and corruption of the system? well, of course. that possibility is inherit in any system. the real issue is can we develop this system with enough redundancies and failsafes to keep these abuses and corruptions from being feasible?
and, of course, i say yes. the pros heavily outweigh the cons with this one.
12.27.2003
i have no talent
i have always felt that adhd is a total crock.
i now have a scientist to back me up.
adhdfraud.org
interview with dr. baughman
my argument has always been (with heavy sarcastic tones), you have a 10 year old that doesn't want to sit still through math class? well, fill him up with drugs! that's obviously the way to raise your child and take the responsibility off the parents and schools. (end sarcasm)
children are acting different because of fundamental changes in society. you cannot expect institutions that haven't changed much in the last century to deal with issues that are changing yearly!
there are deeper issues we need to work on here, people.
only by trying to understand how social institutions should be serving the needs of the community can we expect to break out of this quagmire.
society serves man, not the other way around.
i now have a scientist to back me up.
adhdfraud.org
interview with dr. baughman
my argument has always been (with heavy sarcastic tones), you have a 10 year old that doesn't want to sit still through math class? well, fill him up with drugs! that's obviously the way to raise your child and take the responsibility off the parents and schools. (end sarcasm)
children are acting different because of fundamental changes in society. you cannot expect institutions that haven't changed much in the last century to deal with issues that are changing yearly!
there are deeper issues we need to work on here, people.
only by trying to understand how social institutions should be serving the needs of the community can we expect to break out of this quagmire.
society serves man, not the other way around.
you cannot find joy on your own
my friend andy miller released a folk album. it's better than i could make.
currently, andy is living in sitka, alaska working for the sitka daily newspaper.
the album is called folks song from the 21st century. according to the liner notes all songs were written during the first official year of the 21st century--2001.
the cd starts out with a dylanesque tune complete with the harmonica. the next track switches gears and you can hear an immature and unrefined elvis costello coming through.
the guitar work is raw, but i think that is what makes the sound. the lyrics are little cheesy on a few of the tracks. the rhymes feeled forced on a couple of verses. but then sometimes he comes out with some interesting lyrical choices.
when i asked him about a followup album, he said no, "that's not the direction" he's moving in. andy wants to work on a rock album instead for his sophomore release.
i said let me know, i'll buy the first copy.
currently, andy is living in sitka, alaska working for the sitka daily newspaper.
the album is called folks song from the 21st century. according to the liner notes all songs were written during the first official year of the 21st century--2001.
the cd starts out with a dylanesque tune complete with the harmonica. the next track switches gears and you can hear an immature and unrefined elvis costello coming through.
the guitar work is raw, but i think that is what makes the sound. the lyrics are little cheesy on a few of the tracks. the rhymes feeled forced on a couple of verses. but then sometimes he comes out with some interesting lyrical choices.
when i asked him about a followup album, he said no, "that's not the direction" he's moving in. andy wants to work on a rock album instead for his sophomore release.
i said let me know, i'll buy the first copy.
12.24.2003
i was on victorysports network last night
it's funny that jose padilla--a us citizen--can be detained for almost 2 years without a trial or even charges levied against him, but we can spend so much time debating the where when and how of saddam's trial. the madman that killed 300,000 of his own people gets to have a trial, but an alleged conspirator gets nothing but 19 months in a navy brig. thank God for appeal courts that can overturn ashcroft's whims.
it's funny that malvo--the dc sniper--can be convicted of 2 murders and probably is responsible for all of the sniper attacks, but gets to live the rest of his life. and don't give me crap about that's what the jury decided. there are certain levels of justice that need to be kept. he willfully--and arbitarily--took life. to me, that makes his forfeit. i'm for the death penalty. and it disgusts me that this person can go about and shoot people for the hell of it, and he himself won't get the opportunity to burn in hell for a few more years.
it's funny that leonard peltier has been sitting in jail for almost 30 years for crimes he didn't commit. wasn't it other countries that jailed their dissidents and rounded up people for imprisonment that stood up for their rights against the tyranny of government? what? it's us, too? fantastic.
it's funny that 60% of the males in prison in this country are in jail for drug possession. we can't lock up the distributors or producers, so we jail the consumers. let me tell you, federal government, there will always be consumers if the product exists.
it's funny that in this supposed season of caring and giving, i see more and more injustice being metted out from the american stronghold of democracy and freedom than i truly care to see.
and by it's funny, i mean i'm saddened by how the land of the free and the home of the brave is losing the spark that made it such an awe-inspiring (awe!!) nation.
it's funny that malvo--the dc sniper--can be convicted of 2 murders and probably is responsible for all of the sniper attacks, but gets to live the rest of his life. and don't give me crap about that's what the jury decided. there are certain levels of justice that need to be kept. he willfully--and arbitarily--took life. to me, that makes his forfeit. i'm for the death penalty. and it disgusts me that this person can go about and shoot people for the hell of it, and he himself won't get the opportunity to burn in hell for a few more years.
it's funny that leonard peltier has been sitting in jail for almost 30 years for crimes he didn't commit. wasn't it other countries that jailed their dissidents and rounded up people for imprisonment that stood up for their rights against the tyranny of government? what? it's us, too? fantastic.
it's funny that 60% of the males in prison in this country are in jail for drug possession. we can't lock up the distributors or producers, so we jail the consumers. let me tell you, federal government, there will always be consumers if the product exists.
it's funny that in this supposed season of caring and giving, i see more and more injustice being metted out from the american stronghold of democracy and freedom than i truly care to see.
and by it's funny, i mean i'm saddened by how the land of the free and the home of the brave is losing the spark that made it such an awe-inspiring (awe!!) nation.
12.23.2003
and the aardvark didn't even care
i really enjoy watching bank commercials. and by enjoy, i mean i loathe with my entire being.
bank commercials consist of something like this: john doe had a special circumstance. bank did what it could to help out mr. doe. john doe know worships the bank and loves everyone that works there--including the janitor. the bank wants you to know that you can be just like john doe, too. come love the bank. everyone loves the bank. come love the bank.
this i believe is bad. the commercial should go like this: john doe has bad credit, so he can't get loans. bank gave john the loan at 24% plus made him open a savings account with a $1000 minimum that has a interest rate well below the inflation rate. john does loves the bank only because he is too stupid to know otherwise. the bank wants to screw you for your money too. come let the bank screw you. everyone loves geting screwed. come get screwed.
my problem with advertising is that it doesn't tell you how the product is better than the other ones on the market. ads appeal to people's fear. mainly the fear of no sex--which, i'll grant, is a mighty big one. advertising doesn't provide actual facts and figures to educate the consumer and allow them to make pertinent choices in the marketplace. advertising plays on emotions and irrational arguments.
this problem with advertising is just one aspect of what is wrong with the american capitalist system. there are many problems that need to be fixed, and i think we can start here with the advertising.
bank commercials consist of something like this: john doe had a special circumstance. bank did what it could to help out mr. doe. john doe know worships the bank and loves everyone that works there--including the janitor. the bank wants you to know that you can be just like john doe, too. come love the bank. everyone loves the bank. come love the bank.
this i believe is bad. the commercial should go like this: john doe has bad credit, so he can't get loans. bank gave john the loan at 24% plus made him open a savings account with a $1000 minimum that has a interest rate well below the inflation rate. john does loves the bank only because he is too stupid to know otherwise. the bank wants to screw you for your money too. come let the bank screw you. everyone loves geting screwed. come get screwed.
my problem with advertising is that it doesn't tell you how the product is better than the other ones on the market. ads appeal to people's fear. mainly the fear of no sex--which, i'll grant, is a mighty big one. advertising doesn't provide actual facts and figures to educate the consumer and allow them to make pertinent choices in the marketplace. advertising plays on emotions and irrational arguments.
this problem with advertising is just one aspect of what is wrong with the american capitalist system. there are many problems that need to be fixed, and i think we can start here with the advertising.
12.22.2003
beautiful words, no?
well, i'll be blogging live from hibbing, mn for the next few days. tis the season to visit the fam. my journey here wasn't too bad. but not too good either. here's a running diary of what went on:
1:45PM--julian gives me a ride to the train station.
2:15PM--the train leaves. i read the fourth book in the dune series
3:45PM--arrive in back bay 10 minutes late. no biggie, so i try to hop on the orange line. the til i try to go through doesn't work. i'm forced to buy a second token. no dice. i go complain again to the clerk, and he lets me through no problem.
3:47PM walk to the platform to catch the subway.
3:50PM switch to the blue line to go the airport
3:51PM train rolls up while i walk to platform
3:58PM get off blue line
3:59PM shuttle to airport arrives. i'm like, this is awesome. i haven't had to wait at all. i'm going to get to the terminal and coast through everything . it's going to be fantastic. yea for reger.
4:05PM i'm staring at the line for northwest airlines e-ticket checkin. my flight leaves at 5:51. i'm screwed.
5:16PM i'm finally to the front of the line. there are still people checking in for the detriot flight that leaves in oh, 10 minutes.
5:20PM my bag is checked, i ask for quickest way to my gate. i say thankee and go where i'm supposed to go.
5:21PM i see the largest line at a security checkpoint i have ever seen.
5:22PM i wonder if i can get 2 free flights and a hotel room out of missing my flight.
5:35PM i want a hotel that serves breakfast.
5:40PM the guy behind who is going to memphis on a 6:30 flight starts yelling at the northwest guy. the northwest guy ignores him and tells the crowd, "this is out of our hands now, you're waiting on the federal government. and since they took over, this place is slower than the post office." that gets some chuckles, but not from memphis. he's kind bitchy.
5:45PM i start the security check in. everyone off with the shoes. put all metal objects in the basket to be scanned.
5:46PM the guy in front of me sets off the metal detector. "i told you to put all metal objects in the basket."
"you never told me to put my watch in there."
"i said put all metal objects in the basket."
"you never told me to put my watch in the basket."
"if you can't tell your watch is metal, we have bigger problems than you not hearing me"
5:52PM my plane hasn't left yet, cuz i'm the second person in the minneapolis line, and there are like 50 people behind me. i don't set off the metal detector, i put everything in the basket.
5:53PM my bag comes through and the guy holds it up. "who's stuff is this?"
"mine" i'm pretty sure i didn't pack my ki of coke, so i should be good.
"i just have to check some things. please don't reach for your stuff at anytime and answer all my questions"
"cool, man" and all i was thinking was, "if i miss my flight because of the federal government, how many free flights can i get from this?"
the guy pulls through all my stuff, takes some stuff out to get "rescanned." and talks to the guy using the xray machine. the searching guy holds up my keys and the xray guy nods. the search guy comes back over and says, " we didn't know what your keychain was. it's pretty cool." it's a guinness bottle opener. that's right. i impressed a federal agent.
6:04 on the plane.
6:21 still on the runway
6:34 takeoff
7:30 northwest is doing this new thing where you buy your inflight meal instead of just getting one. so for $5 i bought the low end meal. it was a turkey and ham sandwich (pretty damn good one, too), raisins, goldfish crackers, potato chips and oreos. and the beverage cart gave me the entire can. i really hate it when they just give you the little cup and not the whole can. but anyway, it was the best $5 i could have spent on a flight. i was totally satisfied by the meal. good job northwest!
one thing that bothered me, though, was some people's inability to listen. they had 2 higher priced entrees. a chicken sandwich and a orange beef salad. when they got to our section, they had run out of the chicken sandwich. the flight attendant said this to EVERYONE "we have the beef salad and the snack box left. we are out of the chicken." i counted at least 4 people that then went through this exchange:
"well, i'll have the chicken then."
"sorry, all we have is the beef salad or the snack box"
"no chicken?"
"no, just the salad or the snack box."
"is the snack box chicken?"
"no, the menu we handed out says it's a turkey and ham sandwich."
"no chicken?"
"no"
"i'll have the beef salad."
9:30 we begin our final approach. captain comes on and says everyone making the san fransico connection, the planes leaves at 9:22 from gate something something. i look at my watch and think. "that's the suck. it's 9:30"
then the captain says that the local time was 8:30PM.
central time!
where primetime starts at 7 and the news is on at 10.
10:15 flight to duluth leaves on time. yippee!
10:45 we begin decent into duluth, and my ears plug up and start hurting. i try yawning, swallowing, chewing stuff. little is working to pop my ears. and on the occasion they do pop, it's accompanied by stabbing pains. intense stabbing pain.
this brings my brain back to a thought i had a few days ago. what if you ear drums were to burst on a flight? you're just sitting there, the pain keeps ramping up, til it gets to a point where it just blows and you can't hear anything then, except probably a pretty good ringing. you put your hands to your ears and feel the ooze of blood coming out of your ear canal. you start screaming for the flight attendant or a doctor. you can't hear yourself scream. your ears are broken. and i was thinking if that could be worth millions or just hundreds of thousands from the airlines?
10:59 see the parents in the terminal. i'm home for the holidays.
monday, 3:30PM my ears finally pop and i can hear normally.
1:45PM--julian gives me a ride to the train station.
2:15PM--the train leaves. i read the fourth book in the dune series
3:45PM--arrive in back bay 10 minutes late. no biggie, so i try to hop on the orange line. the til i try to go through doesn't work. i'm forced to buy a second token. no dice. i go complain again to the clerk, and he lets me through no problem.
3:47PM walk to the platform to catch the subway.
3:50PM switch to the blue line to go the airport
3:51PM train rolls up while i walk to platform
3:58PM get off blue line
3:59PM shuttle to airport arrives. i'm like, this is awesome. i haven't had to wait at all. i'm going to get to the terminal and coast through everything . it's going to be fantastic. yea for reger.
4:05PM i'm staring at the line for northwest airlines e-ticket checkin. my flight leaves at 5:51. i'm screwed.
5:16PM i'm finally to the front of the line. there are still people checking in for the detriot flight that leaves in oh, 10 minutes.
5:20PM my bag is checked, i ask for quickest way to my gate. i say thankee and go where i'm supposed to go.
5:21PM i see the largest line at a security checkpoint i have ever seen.
5:22PM i wonder if i can get 2 free flights and a hotel room out of missing my flight.
5:35PM i want a hotel that serves breakfast.
5:40PM the guy behind who is going to memphis on a 6:30 flight starts yelling at the northwest guy. the northwest guy ignores him and tells the crowd, "this is out of our hands now, you're waiting on the federal government. and since they took over, this place is slower than the post office." that gets some chuckles, but not from memphis. he's kind bitchy.
5:45PM i start the security check in. everyone off with the shoes. put all metal objects in the basket to be scanned.
5:46PM the guy in front of me sets off the metal detector. "i told you to put all metal objects in the basket."
"you never told me to put my watch in there."
"i said put all metal objects in the basket."
"you never told me to put my watch in the basket."
"if you can't tell your watch is metal, we have bigger problems than you not hearing me"
5:52PM my plane hasn't left yet, cuz i'm the second person in the minneapolis line, and there are like 50 people behind me. i don't set off the metal detector, i put everything in the basket.
5:53PM my bag comes through and the guy holds it up. "who's stuff is this?"
"mine" i'm pretty sure i didn't pack my ki of coke, so i should be good.
"i just have to check some things. please don't reach for your stuff at anytime and answer all my questions"
"cool, man" and all i was thinking was, "if i miss my flight because of the federal government, how many free flights can i get from this?"
the guy pulls through all my stuff, takes some stuff out to get "rescanned." and talks to the guy using the xray machine. the searching guy holds up my keys and the xray guy nods. the search guy comes back over and says, " we didn't know what your keychain was. it's pretty cool." it's a guinness bottle opener. that's right. i impressed a federal agent.
6:04 on the plane.
6:21 still on the runway
6:34 takeoff
7:30 northwest is doing this new thing where you buy your inflight meal instead of just getting one. so for $5 i bought the low end meal. it was a turkey and ham sandwich (pretty damn good one, too), raisins, goldfish crackers, potato chips and oreos. and the beverage cart gave me the entire can. i really hate it when they just give you the little cup and not the whole can. but anyway, it was the best $5 i could have spent on a flight. i was totally satisfied by the meal. good job northwest!
one thing that bothered me, though, was some people's inability to listen. they had 2 higher priced entrees. a chicken sandwich and a orange beef salad. when they got to our section, they had run out of the chicken sandwich. the flight attendant said this to EVERYONE "we have the beef salad and the snack box left. we are out of the chicken." i counted at least 4 people that then went through this exchange:
"well, i'll have the chicken then."
"sorry, all we have is the beef salad or the snack box"
"no chicken?"
"no, just the salad or the snack box."
"is the snack box chicken?"
"no, the menu we handed out says it's a turkey and ham sandwich."
"no chicken?"
"no"
"i'll have the beef salad."
9:30 we begin our final approach. captain comes on and says everyone making the san fransico connection, the planes leaves at 9:22 from gate something something. i look at my watch and think. "that's the suck. it's 9:30"
then the captain says that the local time was 8:30PM.
central time!
where primetime starts at 7 and the news is on at 10.
10:15 flight to duluth leaves on time. yippee!
10:45 we begin decent into duluth, and my ears plug up and start hurting. i try yawning, swallowing, chewing stuff. little is working to pop my ears. and on the occasion they do pop, it's accompanied by stabbing pains. intense stabbing pain.
this brings my brain back to a thought i had a few days ago. what if you ear drums were to burst on a flight? you're just sitting there, the pain keeps ramping up, til it gets to a point where it just blows and you can't hear anything then, except probably a pretty good ringing. you put your hands to your ears and feel the ooze of blood coming out of your ear canal. you start screaming for the flight attendant or a doctor. you can't hear yourself scream. your ears are broken. and i was thinking if that could be worth millions or just hundreds of thousands from the airlines?
10:59 see the parents in the terminal. i'm home for the holidays.
monday, 3:30PM my ears finally pop and i can hear normally.
12.19.2003
day 1 of my epic journey started with a bit of toast and jam
in my unextensive travels i have found that the best places to get gyros are the places that pronounce them year-o and not jy-ro.
a gyro is a wonderful sandwich consisting of few ingredients.
pita bread
onions
tomatoes
lettuce
lamb meat
cucumber sauce
all ingredients are required, none may be subsituted or omitted or added without changing the very essence of the sandwich and removing its gyro status--reducing it to merely a pita.
there a few key points to a good year and they deal with respective ingredients
first, the pita must be warm and soft. hard and dry? feed pigeons and buy new pitas.
the onions should be checked to make sure they are not too strong. you want ones with kick, but no need to make my eyes water.
tomatoes should be how i like a woman's breast to be--fresh and firm.
lettuce should be crisp and cold.
lamb meat is key. you can buy your own gyro meat that is already presliced and cooked, you just need to heat it up. but that meat sucks. you need to find a place that is roasting the lamb right there. it should be a vertical roaster spinning the lamb slowly to ensure proper, even cooking. and your meat should be sliced fresh off the roast, straight onto the pita. it's magical.
the sauce is an overlooked ingredient sometimes, but it is considered to the soul of the gyro. creamy and cool, no lumps or grains. smooth and delicious is how all sauce should be. you like-ah the sauce? everybody like-ah the sauce.
that said, the best place to get a gyro is in hibbing during the summertime. there are these greeks that own one of those trailers that they haul around and make gyros for the good people of northern minnesota. and nothing beats a gyro and mt dew on a hot summer day at one of the many wonderful community events going on all over the iron range.
and remember, folks, a good year-o is hard to find. if you want a jy-ro, i can talk to one of my engineer friends.
a gyro is a wonderful sandwich consisting of few ingredients.
pita bread
onions
tomatoes
lettuce
lamb meat
cucumber sauce
all ingredients are required, none may be subsituted or omitted or added without changing the very essence of the sandwich and removing its gyro status--reducing it to merely a pita.
there a few key points to a good year and they deal with respective ingredients
first, the pita must be warm and soft. hard and dry? feed pigeons and buy new pitas.
the onions should be checked to make sure they are not too strong. you want ones with kick, but no need to make my eyes water.
tomatoes should be how i like a woman's breast to be--fresh and firm.
lettuce should be crisp and cold.
lamb meat is key. you can buy your own gyro meat that is already presliced and cooked, you just need to heat it up. but that meat sucks. you need to find a place that is roasting the lamb right there. it should be a vertical roaster spinning the lamb slowly to ensure proper, even cooking. and your meat should be sliced fresh off the roast, straight onto the pita. it's magical.
the sauce is an overlooked ingredient sometimes, but it is considered to the soul of the gyro. creamy and cool, no lumps or grains. smooth and delicious is how all sauce should be. you like-ah the sauce? everybody like-ah the sauce.
that said, the best place to get a gyro is in hibbing during the summertime. there are these greeks that own one of those trailers that they haul around and make gyros for the good people of northern minnesota. and nothing beats a gyro and mt dew on a hot summer day at one of the many wonderful community events going on all over the iron range.
and remember, folks, a good year-o is hard to find. if you want a jy-ro, i can talk to one of my engineer friends.
12.18.2003
i want a book deal
i'm just going to come out and say it.
i believe in an objective reality. an absolute truth. God. the original source. oreos and milk.
call it what you want (a rose by any other name...), but i believe that there is something that exists independent of my sensal perception of it.
that's the crux. independent of mine--or anyone's--sensal perception of it.
example. on the other side of the galaxy there is an alien race that has a clothing design that we cannot even fathom as humans. now, because we have no direct knowledge of it, does that keep it from existing?
i say NO with a force to shake the heavens.
simple non-experience or non belief in regards to a concept does not negate the existence of such a concept.
now, i'm not claiming that i know what the absolute Truth or what the objective Reality is. that is not my concern or is it even a relevant point. i am making the claim that there is an objective concept that exists indepedent of sensal perception by the only known consciousness in the universe--ours.
if you say i'm wrong, that there is not an Ultimate Reality, the only things that exists are the things we sense, then i make the claim that i sense the Absolute Truth and therefore it exists. (weak argument? yes, but it's all i got for now.)
how many people don't believe in an objective, ultimate, absolute reality (no matter what's it called)?
can something exist without your knowing it or even without your capacity to know it?
i say yes.
i believe in an objective reality. an absolute truth. God. the original source. oreos and milk.
call it what you want (a rose by any other name...), but i believe that there is something that exists independent of my sensal perception of it.
that's the crux. independent of mine--or anyone's--sensal perception of it.
example. on the other side of the galaxy there is an alien race that has a clothing design that we cannot even fathom as humans. now, because we have no direct knowledge of it, does that keep it from existing?
i say NO with a force to shake the heavens.
simple non-experience or non belief in regards to a concept does not negate the existence of such a concept.
now, i'm not claiming that i know what the absolute Truth or what the objective Reality is. that is not my concern or is it even a relevant point. i am making the claim that there is an objective concept that exists indepedent of sensal perception by the only known consciousness in the universe--ours.
if you say i'm wrong, that there is not an Ultimate Reality, the only things that exists are the things we sense, then i make the claim that i sense the Absolute Truth and therefore it exists. (weak argument? yes, but it's all i got for now.)
how many people don't believe in an objective, ultimate, absolute reality (no matter what's it called)?
can something exist without your knowing it or even without your capacity to know it?
i say yes.
12.16.2003
the prediction has been reversed
so roughly 23 minutes after my last post, i realized that i didn't need to worry about this exam.
why?because this is what the problem said, "reger, you are a super genius. i'm just going to give you a 100 just for showing up."
well, that's paraphrased. there were some mathematical symbols on it, but the gist of it was that i'm a super genius.
i also figured out how i can get a degree from wpi--my dropout alma mater. it's a program called masters of mathematics for educators. and guess what? i'm going to be a math educator when i finish up at worcester state! the sweet deal about this whole thing is if you're a teacher, you get a 40% off the regular tuition. cha-ching.
when i flip channels to see what is on, i'm always amazed by how hot the chicks in the commercials on the spanish channel are. even the sears commercials have way better looking women than the english commercials. is the hispanic population that much more motivated by sex in advertising or are spanish chicks just that much more hot? since i don't habla espanol, i may never know.
it really bothers me when i see people give up a choice because it will require some effort. i am an example of what happens when you don't put effort into your life decisions. this is why people should listen to me. i am a prime example of what not to do with your life. just put the effort in. you may fail, but at least you tried. contentment is no substitute for happiness.
if the purpose of iraq was wmd, our intelligence community sucks balls. if it was to free the people of an oppressed nation, i've got quite a good list of other countries that should have come first instead of the most secular, most western arab state. catching saddam is good as it keeps him from rebuilding a power base, but i'd still rather have osama in an 8 by 8 or 6 under. 9 months in iraq is enough but 2 years in afghanistan obviously isn't. setting an example of pre-emptive war is bad international precedent. especially when a country that isn't bound from using chemical, biological or nuclear (*cough* n. korea *cough*) as their pre-emptive strike. i've come to the conclusion that unless i'm in charge, i won't be satisfied with any political leadership in this country.
Reger's Road to the White House 2016
why?because this is what the problem said, "reger, you are a super genius. i'm just going to give you a 100 just for showing up."
well, that's paraphrased. there were some mathematical symbols on it, but the gist of it was that i'm a super genius.
i also figured out how i can get a degree from wpi--my dropout alma mater. it's a program called masters of mathematics for educators. and guess what? i'm going to be a math educator when i finish up at worcester state! the sweet deal about this whole thing is if you're a teacher, you get a 40% off the regular tuition. cha-ching.
when i flip channels to see what is on, i'm always amazed by how hot the chicks in the commercials on the spanish channel are. even the sears commercials have way better looking women than the english commercials. is the hispanic population that much more motivated by sex in advertising or are spanish chicks just that much more hot? since i don't habla espanol, i may never know.
it really bothers me when i see people give up a choice because it will require some effort. i am an example of what happens when you don't put effort into your life decisions. this is why people should listen to me. i am a prime example of what not to do with your life. just put the effort in. you may fail, but at least you tried. contentment is no substitute for happiness.
if the purpose of iraq was wmd, our intelligence community sucks balls. if it was to free the people of an oppressed nation, i've got quite a good list of other countries that should have come first instead of the most secular, most western arab state. catching saddam is good as it keeps him from rebuilding a power base, but i'd still rather have osama in an 8 by 8 or 6 under. 9 months in iraq is enough but 2 years in afghanistan obviously isn't. setting an example of pre-emptive war is bad international precedent. especially when a country that isn't bound from using chemical, biological or nuclear (*cough* n. korea *cough*) as their pre-emptive strike. i've come to the conclusion that unless i'm in charge, i won't be satisfied with any political leadership in this country.
Reger's Road to the White House 2016
the prediction is nada
i'm 22 minutes away from a final that i need to pass to get a b in the class. just pass it and get a b. it may or may not happen.
12.15.2003
authority position does not equal respect position
they are showing a little segment on mtv about tegan and sara. these canadian imports are punker girls that are super cute.
getting an mtv news segment is how you know you are moving up in the music industry. i should know. i've never been on mtv news and music career is in the shitter.
i saw the lovely ladies open up for ben folds last spring. i'm always impressed when girls can punk/rock/pop out. there aren't many good female artists out there in that genre, and that's too bad. women can do things with their voice that guys just can't do.
and they look much better naked.
getting an mtv news segment is how you know you are moving up in the music industry. i should know. i've never been on mtv news and music career is in the shitter.
i saw the lovely ladies open up for ben folds last spring. i'm always impressed when girls can punk/rock/pop out. there aren't many good female artists out there in that genre, and that's too bad. women can do things with their voice that guys just can't do.
and they look much better naked.
12.13.2003
and for my next trick
i think that we should change the current jury trial system. i think when you get jury duty, it's automatic duty. medical conditions notwithstanding. and it's for a month. you spend that month matched with a certain judge and you hear as many trials as you can. 28-30 days service, depending on how the trials end. if you go over, you'll get further compensation and a bye on your next jury duty. courts don't have to pick juries for every trial. and you already have them waiting for the next case. wham bam straight to trial, ma'am. i think it could clear up the courts a little bit, and give people more civic responsibility. a sense of which is sorely lacking in this great democracy of ours. or i could just be talking out of my ass.
12.12.2003
staying up all night adds a day to your life
i find both liberals and conservatives not satisfying my position when it comes to the environment.
on one hand, i believe that we should ban using chemicals--herbicides and pesticides--on our food sources.
on the other, i think that we should be growing more gmo (genetically modified organisms) than we are now.
i think we should protect as much wilderness as we can through national parks and wildlife refuges without sacrficing the resources contained in the land. selective logging weeds out old growth, allows new life, and shrinks the risk of wildfire. minerals and fuels can be found and mined judiciously without destroying the ecosystems.
fossil fuels provide cheap energy, but offer too much pollution. alternate forms provide the energy without the pollution. alternate like nuclear. there should be a reactor on every street corner. we have technology to safely dispose of the waste (breeder reactors, send the spent rods to space, make more nuclear missles), but there is a fear created by the hippie that keeps us from this solution.
while the release of pollutants and the destruction of ecosystems to make way for our cities and roads and farms does have an impact on the planet, i still do not buy the fact that we are affecting the climate of earth as much as the alarmists are claiming. we have no idea what the long term effects of our meddling will be, if at all. before every ice age, the temperature spikes worldwide. buy boots and mittens for your great great grandkids now.
we need to reduce our dependence on harvesting domesticated animals. a single domesticated animal uses up more resources than a single human would. simple efficiency says we should no longer eat domesticated harvested animal. eat a tomato and kill the meat yourself. (this is another issue--the sanctity of life and the understanding of taking it to sustain your own. plant or animal you must kill to live. realization of this is the curse of the conscious predator)
i believe that research, when given the proper impetus (read: money), can produce viable technology that will allow us to adapt our human societies to the changing cycles of the natural earth. technology given proper guidance upon the principle of serving society for the betterment of the society will do no less than that.
Reger's Road to the White House 2016
on one hand, i believe that we should ban using chemicals--herbicides and pesticides--on our food sources.
on the other, i think that we should be growing more gmo (genetically modified organisms) than we are now.
i think we should protect as much wilderness as we can through national parks and wildlife refuges without sacrficing the resources contained in the land. selective logging weeds out old growth, allows new life, and shrinks the risk of wildfire. minerals and fuels can be found and mined judiciously without destroying the ecosystems.
fossil fuels provide cheap energy, but offer too much pollution. alternate forms provide the energy without the pollution. alternate like nuclear. there should be a reactor on every street corner. we have technology to safely dispose of the waste (breeder reactors, send the spent rods to space, make more nuclear missles), but there is a fear created by the hippie that keeps us from this solution.
while the release of pollutants and the destruction of ecosystems to make way for our cities and roads and farms does have an impact on the planet, i still do not buy the fact that we are affecting the climate of earth as much as the alarmists are claiming. we have no idea what the long term effects of our meddling will be, if at all. before every ice age, the temperature spikes worldwide. buy boots and mittens for your great great grandkids now.
we need to reduce our dependence on harvesting domesticated animals. a single domesticated animal uses up more resources than a single human would. simple efficiency says we should no longer eat domesticated harvested animal. eat a tomato and kill the meat yourself. (this is another issue--the sanctity of life and the understanding of taking it to sustain your own. plant or animal you must kill to live. realization of this is the curse of the conscious predator)
i believe that research, when given the proper impetus (read: money), can produce viable technology that will allow us to adapt our human societies to the changing cycles of the natural earth. technology given proper guidance upon the principle of serving society for the betterment of the society will do no less than that.
Reger's Road to the White House 2016
12.11.2003
ugh
i moped my brow with the back of my hand. i hate getting sweat in my eyes. i tasted the sweat. it had no taste. not the raw, stank of work sweat. just the sticky wet of please-God-cool-me-down sweat.
i blocked the sun out with my left hand. my right hand stayed on target.
"you know i could kill you with one twitch of my finger?"
"kill me and you'll never find him."
"oh, i'll find him. God as my witness, Reltan will not win this."
he winced, waiting for the surprise that would end him. i did not end him.
i think the butt of the gun to the back of the head was enough of a surprise.
i mounted my horse and rode east into the rising sun.
it was going to be hot day.
i haven't had a normal dream in weeks.
i blocked the sun out with my left hand. my right hand stayed on target.
"you know i could kill you with one twitch of my finger?"
"kill me and you'll never find him."
"oh, i'll find him. God as my witness, Reltan will not win this."
he winced, waiting for the surprise that would end him. i did not end him.
i think the butt of the gun to the back of the head was enough of a surprise.
i mounted my horse and rode east into the rising sun.
it was going to be hot day.
i haven't had a normal dream in weeks.
12.10.2003
i think i may have used this title before...
i didn't plan on shooting up the registrar's office.
it was the only way out.
i had sat down at a lab computer to check to see how many credits i needed for my final semester at worcester state. it wasn't many.
but i saw that i had to take abstract algebra again.
i wasn't going to stand for this clerical mistake.
i ran out of the computer lab and hurried to the registrar's. they would clear this up. i had already taken that damn class and passed it with a b.
i walked through the door, and knew it was a trap.
"reger, we've been waiting."
i didn't hesitate. i pulled out my desert eagles and let the boomsticks do the talking.
fire was returned, i felt the searing of a bullet in my left arm. i dropped the pistola in that hand and dove behind a desk. i was going to clear up this registration error if it killed me.
"all i want to do is graduate!"
"then take the proper classes!"
"i took it the first semester i was here!"
the shots silenced. the ringing in my ears didn't.
"you sure?"
"i have my transcript right here."
i showed them the paper.
"sorry. our mistake."
my dreams are really weird.
it was the only way out.
i had sat down at a lab computer to check to see how many credits i needed for my final semester at worcester state. it wasn't many.
but i saw that i had to take abstract algebra again.
i wasn't going to stand for this clerical mistake.
i ran out of the computer lab and hurried to the registrar's. they would clear this up. i had already taken that damn class and passed it with a b.
i walked through the door, and knew it was a trap.
"reger, we've been waiting."
i didn't hesitate. i pulled out my desert eagles and let the boomsticks do the talking.
fire was returned, i felt the searing of a bullet in my left arm. i dropped the pistola in that hand and dove behind a desk. i was going to clear up this registration error if it killed me.
"all i want to do is graduate!"
"then take the proper classes!"
"i took it the first semester i was here!"
the shots silenced. the ringing in my ears didn't.
"you sure?"
"i have my transcript right here."
i showed them the paper.
"sorry. our mistake."
my dreams are really weird.
12.09.2003
kudos
i didn't even realize it had happened til i just took a look at my stats. here's the info on the 10,000 visitor to my humble website.
Domain Name verizon.net ? (Network)
IP Address 68.#.#.#
Language Setting English
Operating System Microsoft WinXP
Browser Internet Explorer 6.0
Time of Visit Dec 05 2003 7:24:58 pm
Page Views 1
Referring URL http://www.lilachicad.blogspot.com/
Time Zone UTC-5:00
EST - Eastern Standard
EDT - Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Visitor's Time Dec 05 2003 7:24:58 pm
it took a mere 18 months to get this traffic. yippee! (though, probably close to 6000 hits are my mom, but whatever)
Domain Name verizon.net ? (Network)
IP Address 68.#.#.#
Language Setting English
Operating System Microsoft WinXP
Browser Internet Explorer 6.0
Time of Visit Dec 05 2003 7:24:58 pm
Page Views 1
Referring URL http://www.lilachicad.blogspot.com/
Time Zone UTC-5:00
EST - Eastern Standard
EDT - Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Visitor's Time Dec 05 2003 7:24:58 pm
it took a mere 18 months to get this traffic. yippee! (though, probably close to 6000 hits are my mom, but whatever)
posting has been sporadic due to network problems by ted
we begin saturday morning.
i awake and find myself a bit dehydrated. i get out of bed and start the day with a prayer to the porcelain gods. go about doing my thing, getting my stuff on. later that afternoon i start feeling cold. so cold. so i go try to take a nap.
finally after 30 minutes of uncontrollable shivering (during which i thought, "if i could just stop shivering long enough to stand up so someone could shoot me in the head").
i awake a couple hours later with every joint in my body aching. i had just gone 15 rounds with the champ. and the champ was wearing brass knuckles.
so i move to the couch where i sit between occasional trips to the bathroom or to wander in a fever induced haze.
i never felt my fever. i just felt massively cold. i was pale. being awake caused nasuea.
i went to sleep at 9pm (on a saturday!!) and slept for 10 hours straight. sunday morning i awake to intense hunger and low level nausea.
i'm back to being fine. physically, at least. the emotional scarring runs deep.
i awake and find myself a bit dehydrated. i get out of bed and start the day with a prayer to the porcelain gods. go about doing my thing, getting my stuff on. later that afternoon i start feeling cold. so cold. so i go try to take a nap.
finally after 30 minutes of uncontrollable shivering (during which i thought, "if i could just stop shivering long enough to stand up so someone could shoot me in the head").
i awake a couple hours later with every joint in my body aching. i had just gone 15 rounds with the champ. and the champ was wearing brass knuckles.
so i move to the couch where i sit between occasional trips to the bathroom or to wander in a fever induced haze.
i never felt my fever. i just felt massively cold. i was pale. being awake caused nasuea.
i went to sleep at 9pm (on a saturday!!) and slept for 10 hours straight. sunday morning i awake to intense hunger and low level nausea.
i'm back to being fine. physically, at least. the emotional scarring runs deep.
12.04.2003
my God, they're huge!
Teachers today have to be concerned about more than just teaching their subject. Educators need to pay attention to the phsyical and mental well-being of our students. If a student isn't healthy, they obviously aren't going to be too concerned about the dates of the civil war or the cosine of pi. It is important that teachers stay on top of the health trends affecting our nation's children today.
We are making progress on children's health in some areas. between 1998 and 2000, child poverty dropped from 19 to 18% and teenage pregnancy went from 32 to 30 births per 1000. while not major improvements, the progression is in the right direction.
But there are still many areas where we need to place our attention and resources. Some of them include:
asthma, ADHD, obesity, depression and eating disorders.
asthma is the constriction of the muscles in the breathing passages. it makes exhaling your breath very difficult. the lining of the airway may be filled with heavy mucous. and children report asthma attacks as very scary. Treatment usually involves an inhaler to stop the attack, or daily medication to prevent attacks from happening at all.
Asthma affliction rose 75% from 1980-94 for children under age 14. It has become the number one chronic illness in children today. it is the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under 15.
there are some ideas onto the cause of this increase. one theory is that children who are born pre-mature have much better chances of survival thanks to increases in medicinal technology. no one knows the long term affects this is having on the health of those children though. another idea is that the air pollution caused by industry is having an impact. the dirty air is not what humans were designed to breathe. also biological pollution--insect and rodent exrement in very low income housing has been blamed for some cases of asthma. of course, genetics also plays a role. with more people having asthma, it is becoming more likely that their children may also have it. and changes in our modern lifestyle have also been blamed. spending more and more time indoors in buildings that closed air systems--sealed against the weather and pollution may carry more allergens and disease causing microbes. obesity and asthma rates have been linked in some studies.
the important thing to remember is that asthma is treatable and many people live normal lives with it. if you, as a teacher, encounter an asthma attack. see if the child has any medication on him or if the school nurse has it. if the attack continues, send them to the school nurse, who may or may not seek medical attention.
God, i hate group presentations...
We are making progress on children's health in some areas. between 1998 and 2000, child poverty dropped from 19 to 18% and teenage pregnancy went from 32 to 30 births per 1000. while not major improvements, the progression is in the right direction.
But there are still many areas where we need to place our attention and resources. Some of them include:
asthma, ADHD, obesity, depression and eating disorders.
asthma is the constriction of the muscles in the breathing passages. it makes exhaling your breath very difficult. the lining of the airway may be filled with heavy mucous. and children report asthma attacks as very scary. Treatment usually involves an inhaler to stop the attack, or daily medication to prevent attacks from happening at all.
Asthma affliction rose 75% from 1980-94 for children under age 14. It has become the number one chronic illness in children today. it is the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under 15.
there are some ideas onto the cause of this increase. one theory is that children who are born pre-mature have much better chances of survival thanks to increases in medicinal technology. no one knows the long term affects this is having on the health of those children though. another idea is that the air pollution caused by industry is having an impact. the dirty air is not what humans were designed to breathe. also biological pollution--insect and rodent exrement in very low income housing has been blamed for some cases of asthma. of course, genetics also plays a role. with more people having asthma, it is becoming more likely that their children may also have it. and changes in our modern lifestyle have also been blamed. spending more and more time indoors in buildings that closed air systems--sealed against the weather and pollution may carry more allergens and disease causing microbes. obesity and asthma rates have been linked in some studies.
the important thing to remember is that asthma is treatable and many people live normal lives with it. if you, as a teacher, encounter an asthma attack. see if the child has any medication on him or if the school nurse has it. if the attack continues, send them to the school nurse, who may or may not seek medical attention.
God, i hate group presentations...
12.03.2003
hi! my name is apple cider, and i'll be your waitress.
well, rush is winding down once again here at wpi. tke gave out 20 bids this year. a respectable number any year, but this year the rumors around the hill were that some houses were having a really rough time with their rushes, so i'm very excited about giving out 20 this year. i feel there is a very good chance all 20 will sign on friday night as well. score one for reger as rush chair.
it's always interesting to see how rush goes and what kind of kids decide they want to join tke, and what kind of kids we want to join tke. the maturation of the sophomores as they go from rushees to rushers is also one of my favorite happenings of rush. the rush event themselves are good times. good times.
two things i don't like about rush. one is minor, the time it takes to make rush effective. it's more work than you would think, and a lot of activities suffer because of it (gf, schoolwork, sleep). the other is quite major and kind of disturbing to me. and that is during bid voting. there you see how the brothers of the house view what they think tke should be. me, if i don't have a personal problem with a rushee or don't hear too many people complain about the kid, i will give him my vote and extend him a bid. i feel the purpose of tke (to build better men) can be applied to the all star rushees as well as though that need a swift kick in the ass for a much needed attitude adjustment. i've seen some brothers that have gone on to be great leaders in the house almost not get a bid based on what some people thought the image of tke should be or how the rushee was judged.
that aspect of tke hurts me a lot, because the tke was founded on a principle of not judging people on "rank, wealth or honor." we are to see them for their "personal worth and character." i think if people kept that in mind. not just on the back burner, but on the front--right in front of their eyes all the time, tke would be an even more fantastic place than it is now.
idealistic? yes. but that's what you gotta be when you are a Defender of Love, Charity and Esteem.
it's always interesting to see how rush goes and what kind of kids decide they want to join tke, and what kind of kids we want to join tke. the maturation of the sophomores as they go from rushees to rushers is also one of my favorite happenings of rush. the rush event themselves are good times. good times.
two things i don't like about rush. one is minor, the time it takes to make rush effective. it's more work than you would think, and a lot of activities suffer because of it (gf, schoolwork, sleep). the other is quite major and kind of disturbing to me. and that is during bid voting. there you see how the brothers of the house view what they think tke should be. me, if i don't have a personal problem with a rushee or don't hear too many people complain about the kid, i will give him my vote and extend him a bid. i feel the purpose of tke (to build better men) can be applied to the all star rushees as well as though that need a swift kick in the ass for a much needed attitude adjustment. i've seen some brothers that have gone on to be great leaders in the house almost not get a bid based on what some people thought the image of tke should be or how the rushee was judged.
that aspect of tke hurts me a lot, because the tke was founded on a principle of not judging people on "rank, wealth or honor." we are to see them for their "personal worth and character." i think if people kept that in mind. not just on the back burner, but on the front--right in front of their eyes all the time, tke would be an even more fantastic place than it is now.
idealistic? yes. but that's what you gotta be when you are a Defender of Love, Charity and Esteem.
12.02.2003
the bus was freaking late this morning, so i missed my 8:30 class. go me.
there are a few commercials out there that disturb me these days. they are spreading some ethical and moral views that i don't subscribe to, and i don't think anyone else should either.
first, the charter communications high speed internet access commercial. using dial-up the internet was so hard to get to, and little billy was only get C- on his papers. but with high speed internet the web comes alive and now little billy gets A+s on his papers and he can go to harvard! no, little billy is still stupid. it's just now he found downloadschoolpapers.com and is plagarising his way to harvard.
second, another charter communication ad. this one for digital cable and their 30 day moneyback guarantee. not bad, but the ad has a woman carrying a man in a tux back to a church and telling the clergyman, "you married us 30 days ago, but it's not working out. i want to return him." she gives him back to the reverend and goes on her merry way. ack! treating it as either secular or religious, i don't believe marriage should be taken so freaking lightly! it should be serious commitment between two people. maybe not til death do us part, but longer than a month!
the anti marijuana ad where the kid grabs his dad's gun and shoots his friend. the shining spot of that ad is when the one kid says, "dude, your sister is hot." stoners only want a limited amount of things when they are blazing. 1)getting more blazed. 2)finding food and/or drink. 3)playing video games 4)passing out. if you want to attack drug users and their bad habits, at least pick situations that are real and will make sense to your target audience.
vehixdotcom. the kid comes into the computer room with the sister and says mom is looking for a new car. but it's a used station wagon and he doesn't want to be dropped off at school in an used station wagon. guess what kid? shut the fuck up and ride the bus you whiny little brat. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU RIDE TO SCHOOL!
commercials bite.
first, the charter communications high speed internet access commercial. using dial-up the internet was so hard to get to, and little billy was only get C- on his papers. but with high speed internet the web comes alive and now little billy gets A+s on his papers and he can go to harvard! no, little billy is still stupid. it's just now he found downloadschoolpapers.com and is plagarising his way to harvard.
second, another charter communication ad. this one for digital cable and their 30 day moneyback guarantee. not bad, but the ad has a woman carrying a man in a tux back to a church and telling the clergyman, "you married us 30 days ago, but it's not working out. i want to return him." she gives him back to the reverend and goes on her merry way. ack! treating it as either secular or religious, i don't believe marriage should be taken so freaking lightly! it should be serious commitment between two people. maybe not til death do us part, but longer than a month!
the anti marijuana ad where the kid grabs his dad's gun and shoots his friend. the shining spot of that ad is when the one kid says, "dude, your sister is hot." stoners only want a limited amount of things when they are blazing. 1)getting more blazed. 2)finding food and/or drink. 3)playing video games 4)passing out. if you want to attack drug users and their bad habits, at least pick situations that are real and will make sense to your target audience.
vehixdotcom. the kid comes into the computer room with the sister and says mom is looking for a new car. but it's a used station wagon and he doesn't want to be dropped off at school in an used station wagon. guess what kid? shut the fuck up and ride the bus you whiny little brat. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU RIDE TO SCHOOL!
commercials bite.
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