Useful Mumbling

Remember Me

2007-09-12T19:08:00.000-04:00

A 15 year old girl made this... very good video. That's all for now.

Fuzzy Zoeller's Amazing Shot

2007-08-29T16:24:00.001-04:00

What a shot...

The Giants Think I'm Loaded...

2007-08-28T18:22:00.000-04:00

Wow, the Giants must think I'm really rich, I received this today...

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Giants Stadium Executive Suites
http://giants.com/gameday/StadiumSuites.asp

NewYork Giants
Giants Stadium
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First Aid PDF

2007-08-25T18:46:00.000-04:00

Since I'm thinking of going into the medical field, here's something useful for all 2 of you that read this blog: http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/web/pdf/0307/injury.pdf

Fall 2007 Schedule

2007-08-25T01:20:00.000-04:00

Here's my fall schedule... only 12 credits so it's not all that bad, but Tuesday will be a little long. Check it if you're interested.

Fall 2007 Semester Schedule

Monday

10:35 – 11:30 – Health Psychology (PSY 382)

Tuesday

9:30 – 10:50 – Psychology of Adult Life (PSY 337)

11:00 – 12:20 – Biology Lab Lecture (BIO 400)

12:30 – 4:30 – Animal Behavior Laboratory (BIO 400)

Wednesday

10:35 – 11:30 – Health Psychology (PSY 382)

Thursday

9:30 – 10:50 – Psychology of Adult Life (PSY 337)

3:30 – 6:15 – Human Sexuality (CFS 388)

Friday

10:35 – 11:30 – Health Psychology (PSY 382)

I've Come to a Conclusion....

2007-08-12T10:10:00.000-04:00

Life's really just to unpredictable for me. This entry may not be too exciting because it's on a more serious note... and I'm not really serious about anything... ever. But life this summer seems to me to be like a train that was running toward it's destination and just totally jumped off course and started running the other way.

Things this summer haven't changed for the better... but rather for the worst. It's nothing that I really want to reveal, but in general, things have been rather crappy. Sometimes it seems like the stability in my life is just crumbling away right before my eyes, and that can really make one feel like garbage. When all that you knew in the past just kind of disappears so quickly, it can really be a morale killer.

I guess maybe that's life and I just have to accept it, but it's never really happened to me before. Compared to other people, I think things have been rather easy for me in the past, and I have been really lucky for that... this just comes as a shock to my system that I don't really understand. In the past half of year, things were changing in my life that I guess I never realized until this summer... either I didn't really pay attention at all, or maybe I was just really naive.

There may be someone that reads this that knows what I am talking about, but most will not, and it will have to stay that way for now. I am sure people will find out what I am talking about in the future, but right now, I need to keep some things to myself. My problems aren't half of that as other people's, and I don't want to make it seem I am complaining about my life, because I am not. I know I am the one that has to improve my life and solve my own problems... nobody else, although some things are really out of one's control. This is just an area that I can use to rant about things, and in this case, it's just something that drives me insane and puts me in a bad mood. I like to think that it is usually pretty hard to actually make me angry, although sometimes I will act it as a joke. Lately I have been a lot more angry than usual, and it just sucks.

Well anyway, that's enough for this entry... I kind of wanted to write this to tell people that if I seemed to be in a crappier mood this summer than I have been in the past... there is a reason, and it's not you. Thanks for reading.

History of the F Word

2007-08-11T11:33:00.001-04:00

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yPlfDIcjrVI

Check this out, it's an old video but it's still good... and make sure you use it correctly.

Top 10 Foods You Should Be Eating

2007-08-10T20:22:00.001-04:00

Saw this link, figures it'd be somewhat useful...

Article from Men's Health...

Quick summary:

1. Beets - have eaten them, I like them though it seems most don't...
2. Cabbage - I like it....
3. Guava - never had it...
4. Swiss chard - just sounds pretty nasty...
5. Cinnamon - who doesn't like cinnamon?
6. Purslane - don't even know what this is...
7. Pomegranate Juice - ?
8. Goji Berries - again, ?
9. Dried Plums - regular plums are good... aren't dried plums prunes?
10. Pumpkin Seeds - taste good but sunflower are better...

Well, from this it looks like I should eat better...

Clemens Suspended For 5 Games? GARBAGE...

2007-08-09T19:12:00.000-04:00

Well over the summer I hadn't really felt the need to rant about anything, but after seeing Roger Clemens get suspended for 5 games, I figured I should. Clemens retaliated because the Blue Jays intentionally threw at A-Rod's knee TWICE... the first time the pitcher couldn't even hit him (nice accuracy), and the second time, Josh Towers thought he was tough... and then made fun of Tony Pena for being pissed off. By the way, Josh Towers is 5-9 with an ERA of 5.36... so basically, he isn't good.

First of all, let it be known that I am not a Roger Clemens fan. He's on the Yankees and I want him to win, but I do not like him at all. I think the way he goes about his business is very arrogant and tasteless, but I guess this is not the time and the place for that. But when your star player is thrown at intentionally TWICE, you need to retaliate. You can't allow your teammates to think that you don't have their backs. I was hoping Clemens would hit Rios earlier and right in the face (reminds me of Piazza) but I knew it wouldn't happen... he pitched a 2 hit game through 6 and helped to give them a relatively easy win with the score 9-2. What he did was necessary and he shouldn't be punished for it.

I understand that the umpires didn't want a brawl and didn't want the game to really get out of hand, and the ejection of him and Torre was fine, in my opinion. But the suspension was not. Josh Towers should have been suspended if the league was paying any attention to what was done the night before... you don't happen to just throw at a player's knee twice by accident, especially when it is known that the entire team hates him all because their infielder couldn't catch a fly ball as he yelled "HA!" when he ran by. Maybe he shouldn't have said that, but most likely a major league player shouldn't be affected by that and should catch a routine fly ball. Blame yourselves for that, Toronto. I won't even get started on Gibbons either, he's an idiot and I don't really feel like bashing him tonight.

Ah well, enough writing for me... I write enough at school and don't really know why I even continue this blog sometimes, but I figure I can rant about stuff that pisses me off and is absolute BS... like this for instance.

Go Yanks, the division is still within reach...

New HR King?

2007-08-08T10:48:00.000-04:00

Barry Bonds* - 756
Hank Aaron - 755
Babe Ruth - 714

That's all I have to say.

If you want to know what I think about this, read this: http://usefulmumbling.blogspot.com/2006/05/id-say-that-we-need-asterisk.html

This will be a short one....

2007-08-03T00:09:00.000-04:00

Just in... Roger Clemens is a waste of space.

Damon wants to be traded? Who wants a .240 hitter with an $13 million/year contract?

A-Rod will hit #500 tomorrow.

At least we don't have to endure Kei Igawa for a little while.

Have a nice day.

Recent Good Findings

2007-05-07T10:09:00.000-04:00

So there's really been a lack of posting on here lately, mainly because I have been busy but I will still post some videos or pictures that I have found lately. Download the plugin when it asks you to play the DivX videos, it only takes a second and it doesn't harm your computer or anything.

Cole Hamels and Freddy Garcia admiring some fans

Here's a great channel on Stage6, it has 39 Family Guy episodes.

28 Weeks Later trailer:

Brandon Short gets a shot at Michael Vick

Enjoy the movies, keep checking for more updates.

Ultra Commercial

2007-05-04T09:54:00.000-04:00

Great beer commercial, figured I would have to share it.

Led Zeppelin Kid

2007-04-30T08:19:00.000-04:00

BC

2007-04-23T12:30:00.001-04:00

2007-04-22T13:14:00.000-04:00

The fact that we have people like this running our nation and voting for us kind of scares me...

Worthless People

2007-04-20T11:16:00.000-04:00

There are some absolutely worthless people on this Earth. It's actually pretty sickening. For instance, the kid who killed all those people at Virginia Tech. Yes, he was troubled, but I am so sick of hearing that as an excuse for what he did. There is no excuse for doing what he did, and the media needs to stop covering this as extensively as they have been. It really just gives people ideas that they shouldn't have, and as we all know, the media basically has a hold on our entire society. More worthless people are "copycats" and trying these things at their school... where do all these sick people come from?

Another group is extremely worthless people... the Westboro Baptist Church. These insane pieces of garbage are protesting the funerals of the victims at Virginia Tech. Yes, you read this right... they are PROTESTING the FUNERALS of the VICTIMS at the school. They say that they deserve what happened to them because higher education dismisses the teachings of God. How insane do you have to be to do something like this? They also hate every organized religion, and are racist and hate everyone but their kind. These people also protest funerals of the soldiers, saying that they don't need some low class person protecting them. The people of this "church," or cult as I like to call it, are extremely worthless and I would definitely have to say that the world would be much better off if they did not exist. To preach hate like that is unbelieveable, and to try to ingrain it into the heads of children to keep their cult going... it's got to stop. These people need to be arrested or something, and I know there is free speech but it seems as though at this point, they are crossing the line.

Don't visit their site, as it gives them money... but you can check their press release at The Smoking Gun.

My whole point for this so-called rant is that there are absolutely worthless people coming out of the woodworks right now, in the time of tragedy in this country. They need to be stopped, as they are depleting the morals and values of people in this society. All this stuff brings me to disbelief, as I am sure it brings you as well. Just be aware, all these things can happen anywhere, and we need to be the ones to make sure that tragedies like this don't happen again. You don't need to be so politically correct, which is taught so much in this country (and is an enormous mistake). These people are absolutely worthless and don't deserve to co-exist in our society, and nobody can stop you from holding that opinion and voicing it.

Happy Feet - Fight Club

2007-04-15T19:08:00.001-04:00

RIP Johnny

2007-04-14T12:26:00.001-04:00

Great comic by one of the best.

RIP Johnny Hart

Whitlock's Article

2007-04-13T08:57:00.001-04:00

I know everyone is sick of the Imus news, including myself because I think it is garbage, but read this article, it's pretty good.

http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html

6 RBI for A-Rod

2007-04-07T18:04:00.000-04:00

There's not even much to say. People say he couldn't come through in the clutch. I know it's regular season, but he saved the Yanks from an embarrassing loss to an awful team with his bottom of the 9th, 2 out walk-off grand slam. Well done A-Rod.

One More Month

2007-04-07T10:46:00.000-04:00

I can't believe that we only have one more month of school. It really seems like yesterday that I was a freshman and moving in to Syracuse, but now I will be a senior and have one year left. After this year, I can't wait for school to end, to hopefully get somewhat of a break from the work that I had this year. Classes were just boring, and gave a lot of work, so that mix just sucks. If they were interesting, it would have been better, even with a big workload, but when you don't like them at all, it makes it all that much harder to study. Seems like everyone had a tough year this year, and I guess that is expected during the junior year. But, time is flying and I will be moving on soon, and hopefully I will find something that I like to do.

On a another note, I put up some music and stuff, going to try to find some more to make this site more interesting.

And it starts....

2007-04-02T00:03:00.001-04:00

Later today, first Yankee game... the quest to number 27 begins.

Old man's right....

2007-03-25T17:50:00.000-04:00

He's right, the capital of Djibouti is Djibouti... great commercial.

Pictures From NIT Round 2, San Diego State at Syracuse

2007-03-19T22:02:00.000-04:00

Hosed

2007-03-16T14:58:00.000-04:00

It looks like we were royally snubbed in the NCAAs this year. While absolute garbage teams got in, we are stuck playing in the NIT. It's not all that bad, considering there are some formidable teams in there along with us, but I think Syracuse should have told the NCAA to shove it. Like Boeheim said, if 10-6 in the Big East doesn't get a team in the tournament, then we don't belong there. Take us out of the conference, it's not serving it's purpose for us. We finished IN FRONT of 2 teams in the Big East that GOT INTO the tournament.

Yeah, our non-conference schedule sucks, as it does every year, but I don't care. We beat GOOD teams in the conference. Most other schools can't say that, as most of the other conferences are INFERIOR to the Big East. Yes, I said it. Your school's conference is probably inferior. The ACC this year was in my opinion overrated, as it always is. The ACC is always made out to be this super conference, but it's really not. The SEC is always a good conference, but this year fell apart somewhat, especially Clemson. The Pac-10 is a joke, and is highly overrated, as I think that Oregon is the only team that will go really far, and UCLA will win a couple games. Yes, anything could happen, but this is my opinion. If you don't like it, I could care less. I am just so sick of getting shafted like this. We have a hell of a year in 2004-2005, and who do we end up playing? A great Vermont team. We got a 4 seed, and that was another shaft. The committee is filled with a bunch of morons.

I'm pissed because we deserved to get in and didn't. If we played bad at the end of the year, OK. But we didn't. We beat the hottest team in basketball. They have won 16 of 17 games. Who beat them? US. I feel bad for Demetris Nichols, Mookie Watkins, Terrence Roberts and Matt Gorman, who are leaving this school after playing in the NIT and not the NCAAs. These guys were good for us and got shafted. The committee also shafted thousands of fans who will not forget this.

The fact that now I am rooting for Texas for my bracket is pathetic... but oh well, I could really care less now. Time for baseball season. After we win the NIT.

Almost Big East Tournament Time...

2007-03-02T13:41:00.000-05:00

Posted this since we're gonna be in the Big East Tourney again soon.... GO CUSE!

I said it could be done, and it was....

2007-02-27T15:11:00.000-05:00

Well, SU did everything I said that was needed for a win.... need I say more?

GO ORANGE!

Biggest game of the year...

2007-02-25T23:29:00.000-05:00

Basically every game so far for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team have been the biggest games of the year. But the game tomorrow against the Georgetown Hoyas, who seem to be unbeatable as of late, is a game that can really make or break us for the NCAA tournament. Georgetown has been playing extremely well, but I believe that we can still say that we are playing pretty well, coming off of a 4 game winning streak. Most will write our team off for this game, but we absolutely have the talent to win the game. If everyone plays to their potential, there is no doubt in my mind that we will win. Our problem has been inconsistency this year, but I am sure that many will agree with me that we have the talent to beat the best of them.

We've been blown out in the Dome this year by Notre Dame, but I honestly do not think we will be blown out tomorrow night. We seem to usually play to our competition and do not let games get out of hand too frequently. We just need to shut down guys like Roy Hibbert, which is obviously easier said then done, but it's possible. One huge factor is rebounding, especially offensive rebounds, where we give ourselves a second chance to score. Since we shoot a lot of perimeter shots, our guards need to follow their shots and try to rebound offensively, so that we can control the game. Defense needs to be stellar, but I think that we will do that, as long as we don't give up points to quickly. Our biggest challenge: DON'T GET INTO FOUL TROUBLE. We have done that the last few games, and it's really killed us. We need to make sure that our big guys down low don't get into foul trouble early, because if they do, we won't win. I know these things are all obvious, but I think those really are what our weaknesses have been, and if we can overcome these issues, we should fare pretty well.

Well, I was just thinking of the game and figured it would be a good way to update the blog, so that's about it.

LET'S GO ORANGE!

We need this win, hope we get it...

What is this world coming to?

2007-02-13T14:27:00.000-05:00

Well, after hearing some news today, I can truly say that I have lost a lot of hope for the human race. I am witnessing the way that greed can take over the mind of one... enough that it can make one take the lives of the innocent. I am extremely sick to my stomach right now, and can't get certain thoughts out of my head. I wish this never happened, but we cannot do anything about it now, and that's what really might hurt the most.

I learned that a friend of the family was murdered over money yesterday. He was a great person and always treated my family extremely well. The person who murdered him, along with two other businessmen was an absolute coward. He killed for the sake of killing, and that truly leaves a sick feeling in my stomach. Then he went on and killed himself. I know there are many sick people out there, and I hear of these insane people on a daily basis. But when something like this happens to someone you know, it really hits home.

Why do the good die young? Why does it always have to be them? I have so many words running through my head that I shouldn't post on here... they probably would make me seem like a maniac. Didn't this gunman, who knew his victims, think about what he was doing? Didn't he think that he would be taking the lives of these innocent human beings? Didn't he think that he was leaving young children without fathers? Didn't he think that he was leaving wives without husbands? Didn't he think that he was leaving parents without sons? For one second, didn't he stop and think about his probably worthless life and think that maybe he could turn things around? I am just so angry and sad right now... I cannot explain it. My family, who knew him much better than I did... didn't this lunatic gunman think of all the friends of his victims, who are now missing a great person and friend?

I am beginning to truly lose faith in mankind. I always was one that wanted to trust people, and give them the benefit of the doubt if things looked ugly. At least the people I knew...

This event just shows that we can't trust anyone. The gunman called a business meeting so that he could kill these businessmen. Someone they knew, calling a meeting, so that he can kill them. This really makes a person think... could something like this happen to me? And it really makes it hard to trust people, even those you might consider to be a friend...

At least these men are in a better place; a place where they don't have to deal with any more of these problems. Their families and friends miss them though, and it's going to take a long time for our community to get over this event. I wish it never happened, but as I said, what hurts the most is the fact that we can't do anything about it.

The gunman is also hopefully where he belongs... rotting in Hell.

This is just another example as to what greed can do to a human. It's one of the seven deadly sins... and this is a prime example. Don't let it take you over, because you will hurt the lives of so many people.

RIP to the three victims, who I will remain nameless for the privacy of their families. God bless you all.

MVP and K-Wil: Podcast

2007-02-12T00:33:00.000-05:00

We made a new podcast, check it out: http://mvpandkwil.mypodcast.com/index.html

Speaking to someone for the last time...

2006-12-25T21:36:00.000-05:00

Have you ever thought about this? I don't think that most people have. When you know that it might be the last time you ever talk to someone, you will probably choose your words carefully and will tell a person things that you want them to know. But really, people need to think about this. Any time you talk to someone could really be the last time you ever talk to them. I know it's somewhat of a grim thought, but I figured that with everything that is going on in my life right now, I should say something about it on here.

When you say something to a person that you shouldn't have said, I think it is important to apologize and make peace with it. Grudges are not good and can last forever, and none of us want that. What if you told someone you loved something like "I hate you" and that was the last thing that you ever said to them? How would you feel about something like that? I would feel absolutely horrible, and it really makes me think about things when I talk to people. When I am talking to my family, I tell them I love them almost every time I talk to them. Some people think it's corny and have picked on me about it, but I really could care less. I do love them and I think they should know that. As I said, you never know when it could be the last time you talk to someone. The moral of this thought is to just be nice to people, as it could be the last time you talk to them.

This also can refer to visiting people. If you want to see someone, go see them... you never know how long you have to see them. Again, this seems a little bit grim but it is a pure reality and should not be taken too lightly. My friend sent me an e-mail a few weeks ago and it had a really important message to it... here's the poem that was in there:

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir, Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends
and family, for they have helped
make you the person that you are today.

That is all I had to say... I thought of it and figured I could write about it.

Tony Romo is overrated...

2006-12-11T10:52:00.001-05:00

(click to enlarge)

International NFL Games: NO!

2006-10-25T12:50:00.000-04:00

Wow, this is my 100th post on this blog. Didn't think I made that many posts...

Anyway, the NFL has just announced that 2 regular season games next year will be played outside the United States. I have heard that the countries in thinking are England, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. They are doing this for more revenue as well as a larger fan base across the world, in case they ever decide to expand to make American football a world wide sport.

Personally, I think that this is an awful idea. As Woody Paige said on Cold Pizza this morning, this is taking away 1 game, out of 8, for season ticket holders as well as casual fans to go to at their respected team's stadium. Do these people realize how passionate many NFL fans are? To me, going to an NFL game is probably my favorite activity, and hopefully I will get to go to one this year. Taking away one of these games is terrible for the fans, and though the team might get compensation for lost revenue through tickets, concessions and merchandise, the fans will get nothing in return, except watching their team play at awkward times due to time zone differences.

The NFL also needs to realize that the rest of the world doesn't really care about this league. This league is definitely the most popular in America, and it should stay that way. By moving internationally, I know that fans may lose interest in the game. Diehards will stay NFL fans, but those casual fans may not enjoy the game if they cannot attend. People in other countries love soccer, and will have to adjust to football, and many may not want to. They also need to think of certain things such as terrorism, in these countries that are not as secure as ours. I understand they have larger soccer stadiums in some of these places, but they are not Americans playing the sport, who these people seem to hate more than anything.

I really disagree with this decision, and I hope it is really thought out before its execution.

I may send the NFL an online petition if I can get enough signatures, and if I can find out where to do so. If you want to help me get that started, please let me know.

Nice hit!

2006-10-22T23:10:00.000-04:00

Don't have much to post, except that the Giants are in first place right now. Also figured that I would post this video, what a hit. Perfect AP, perfect.

Pierce's hit on Vick

What are they thinking?

2006-10-17T10:34:00.000-04:00

What is wrong with our judges? Lynne Stewart, who has been found guilty of allowing terrorists to communicate from their jail cells during the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center only received 28 months in jail for this crime, when she was facing up to 30 years. The New York Post article says:

"She had been found guilty of providing material support to terrorists by helping her jailed client - blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, the suspected mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing - communicate with his followers.

[Judge John] Koeltl said Stewart was guilty of "extraordinarily severe criminal conduct" with "potentially lethal consequences" by smuggling messages for Abdel-Rahman and issuing inflammatory public statements.

Yet he ruled that a light sentence was justified, given Stewart's treatment for breast cancer and her 30-year career representing poor and unpopular clients."

Another part of the article:

"Stewart was arrested six months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and accused of violating strict prison rules by helping the Egyptian-born Abdel-Rahman spread the word to kill those who did not buy into his extremist interpretation of Islamic law.

The sheik was serving a life sentence for plotting to blow up five New York landmarks, including the Holland Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, and to assassinate Egypt's president when Stewart helped him communicate with his followers and leaders of an Egyptian-based terrorist organization."

This is absolutely ridiculous. She was representing unpopular people because they are criminals, such as terrorists... I don't think they can be popular with too many in this country. I just wanted to comment quick about how disgusted I am. This could really be a case of treason, as she is helping people who want to attack the United States communicate with one another. This woman is a scumbag and deserves a hell of a lot more jail time than this.

Will A-Rod Prevail?

2006-10-03T10:34:00.000-04:00

Well, tonight is the first playoff game for the Yankees, as they take on the Tigers at 8:00 PM at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees third baseman, will be hitting sixth in the lineup today. This is a little bit odd, considering he is arguably the best offensive player in the game, and could be the best ever when he retires. However, he will probably not move up in the lineup until he shows that he can get those big hits in October. To win over the hearts of the Yankees fans, this is what he needs to do. The regular season matters, but if you hit .150 in the playoffs with 0 RBI, these fans will not accept you.

This is somewhat reasonable, as I want A-Rod to do well in the playoffs, since he is absoutely a crucial part of the team. When he is up to bat, there is always a large possiblity that runs will be scored, via a home run, or just a hit to score runners on base. He has so much pressure on him because of the fact that he is usually so dominant, and in October, doesn't seem to get the job done (though people forget that he had an outstanding series against the Twins in 2004).

Will A-Rod succeed? I think he will. But, he needs to relax, and just ignore the garbage that the media constantly gives him.

If not, will he be traded? Quite possibly, but I am hoping not, considering he is in his prime and one of the greatest baseball players in this era, if not of all time.

Predictions for the Divisional Series:

American League
Yankees beat the Tigers in 4
Twins beat the Athletics in 5

National League
Dodgers beat the Mets in 5
Padres sweep the Cardinals

Can't you find something else to write about?

2006-09-20T22:03:00.000-04:00

The media has been really getting to me recently. They always get to me, because it really never ceases to amaze me as to how stupid the media really can be, especially the media in the area I watch most, which is sports. ESPN doesn't seem to get the fact that nobody cares about Terrell Owens and how he broke his little finger... except for maybe Cowboys fans, for the simple fact that now they have a reason to hate the guy. People do not care about Barry Bonds, yet they still send Pedro Gomez there to report on how he's doing. Can't they think of anything better to write about in sports?

How about this one... the New York Mets clinched the NL East. Wait, isn't this the first time in 14 years that the Atlanta Braves have not owned this title? Why don't they talk about that? They would talk about it every time the Braves won it, making it a very long tenure. But when it's broken, nobody cares at all? Thanks sports media for reporting thoroughly about what Owens is eating for lunch, but not that this historical run has been broken by the National League powerhouse this year.

The media instead talks about Steve Smith's ploy to get hurt so that he can get a bigger contract (extension). Ok, I really do not think many players would sit around and look like an idiot, when he could just hold out like a normal player. Smith said, "There are a lot of other things I can be doing if I'm holding out. I can go home. I can go to the lake house with my family. I can do a lot of things more important than to make a [fool] out of myself and the organization. You're foolish to think that." Way to tell them Steve, show them how stupid they are, and ask them to write a story about something that is actually happening, instead of wasting our time with garbage that isn't true.

Or why don't they try to rip the Yankees apart, as they seem to want to do every time they do something good. The Yankees are about to win their 9th straight AL Eastern divisional title, and what does SI do? They try to stir up controversy about what seems like "the player to hate," Alex Rodriguez. Leave the guy alone. Ok, maybe Jason Giambi and Joe Torre talked to him, and told him basically that he needed to start getting big hits. But leave it in the clubhouse. The media just really needs to stop stirring up trouble. SI is my favorite sports publication, and Tom Verducci is a great writer. But leave things alone during this point of the season. It's pathetic... report on the division races and stop trying to turn sports into a soap opera.

Uh oh, breaking news: "TO might not miss games" - I don't care! Find something better to report on! The media is absolute garbage, and although it is the reason that sports is so large today (telecasts and such), it is also the reason that teams are distracted, players are not able to perform to their potentials, etc.

Though the media seems to make sports readily available to people across the world, it is a double edged sword, because it also ruins sports. Period. Without the media, sports would be much better than what they are now, but without it, nobody would be able to see this.

Such a thing as being too optimistic? I don't think so...

2006-09-07T10:16:00.000-04:00

Well, it is that time again. The 2006 Syracuse Orange football team is getting ready to start up a fresh season following a terrible 1-10 performace last year. Basically, it was the worst season that SU has had... ever. But, I still have reason to be optimistic about this upcoming season. Some people might think that there is absolutely no reason for this optimism, but I have at least two.

1. They can't be much worse than last year. Our team beat Buffalo, who has got to be one of the worst teams in Division I, along with last year's SU team. Buffalo may have improved this year, but last year, they were pathetic. Beating Buffalo was nothing, so in games that actually mattered, Syracuse went 0-10. Nothing against Buffalo, but that football team is terrible.

2. If you aren't optimistic, what's the fun of being a fan? It really is not fun when you think that your team will never win. There's two teams like that... the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. They never win, but you still need to root for your team. How can you consider yourself a fan, and never be excited when your team begins to play, hoping that they have a shot to win it all that year? A true fan keeps his optimism, as I am trying to do for the New York Knicks, but to be honest, I am finding it very hard.

As you have seen from these reasons, there is no such thing as being too optimistic. Hoping that your team has a shot to win it all is great for the team, and makes the fan base stronger. Fans are the most important aspect of a team... for instance, our football team almost beating Florida State a couple years ago in the Carrier Dome. That was the loudest I have ever heard a stadium, and it was amazing. We caused many penalties and just drove the other team crazy, and we almost pulled out a win. Keeping the fans interested will help the team, and though the team may not seem to be trying to win, nobody plays to lose. Ask Herman Edwards.

I'm thinking I think.... way too much

2006-09-07T10:10:00.000-04:00

I really think that my mind is racing all the time. It's usually some useless thing that happened to me that I just think of spontaneously, and sometimes I cannot stop thinking about it. I have no idea why these things pop into my head, but it sometimes can drive me crazy. I just figured I would write about it since it happened to me this morning, and sometimes, I just wish the memory would go away. Like today, it is something useless and insignificant, but it just stays in my head.

I think this happens for the simple fact that I think too much. Sometimes I should just let my brain rest, but I usually don't. I'm not even thinking about important things sometimes, and as I said, maybe just some insignificant thing that happened to me that day, or something like that.

I don't have much else to write, just kind of wanted to say this, maybe to help me forget about it and end up dwelling on something else. But hey, whatever works.

Worst Feeling

2006-07-02T13:05:00.000-04:00

The worst feeling someone can get is when something terrible happens, and they cannot do anything about it, no matter how hard they try. That happened here recently, after all kinds of rain flooded the entire area and has left many people virtually homeless until their houses are cleaned, disinfected and rebuilt to the way they were before the flooding.

Here's a picture of how high the water got down the street from my friend, and this wasn't even on the first day of flooding (click to enlarge):

My friend's house was in pretty bad shape last week, with the water being 4-5 feet high on his street, and filling his entire basement, garage, and part of the first floor of his house with water. On Wednesday, we went over and hung around there, and basically just watched as the water seeped through everything and damaged tons of things in and around his house. It was hard to watch, considering that's about all we could do during the time we were waiting. We decided to build a raft from junk wood that we found, including a fence that was busted from the rushing waters and washed up onto the dry part of the street, and a pallet that was near the garbage at the nearby CVS. Building the raft was fun, it got everyone's minds off of the stuff that was going on, and we were determined to get it to float.

Here's a picture of my friend as were were building the raft (click to enlarge):

The raft was finished, and we ended up getting it to float. It was pretty cool, considering this was made from scraps. Here's a picture of it floating in the flooded street (click to enlarge):

Now, everyone is just trying to clean up and many people are forced to basically start over. New appliances, furnaces, water heaters, and just every day items need to be replaced, as well as doors, floors, walls, and other things that were ruined by the water. I'm doing what I can to help out, but sometimes I feel like it's not really enough and that I should be doing more. I guess we can only do so much, but it still feels like I should be doing more than I am. Some people say that helping out for something like this is a nice thing to do, but I figure that any decent human being should be doing the same thing. God put us on this Earth to help others and if we don't, the human race will cease to exist. People cannot live by themselves and totally on their own. So I think everyone who is able to should be willing to help out. I guess it can be considered a nice thing to do, but most importantly it's necessary to help others out so that they can get their lives back to normal.

I was lucky to be virtually untouched from this storm, because I live on top of a hill, and I feel terrible for the many who lost all kinds of things from this storm. The things that were lost are expensive to replace, and a disaster like just plain sucks. Put yourself in their perspective... if something like this had happened to you, would you want others to help you out? If your answer is no, than I guess you hate everyone. There are many decent human beings in this world, you just need to work to find them. There are also many scumbags, like the ones next door to my friend who were taking his garbage (ruined by the flood) as we were putting it by the curb. But as I have seen in the area by my friend, there are also many good people who are willing to help, and they are needed to help clean up this mess. Hopefully everything will work out well.

Summer

2006-06-08T21:45:00.000-04:00

Well, this summer seems like it's going by way too fast. Working seems to take a lot out of me, but I'm not sure why. School always has taken a lot out of me but I spend much more time on that than when I am working. I am also waiting for the hospital to get back to me and let me know whether I qualify for volunteer work or not.

Found out that I will be going to Toronto to see the Yankees play the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in a couple of months, so I am looking forward to that. I've never seen the Yankees play in a visiting stadium, so I figure that will be awesome.

Other good news, we killed al-Zarqawi in Iraq. What a coward, glad he's dead.

That's enough for now.

Illegal Immigration...

2006-05-31T14:46:00.000-04:00

I really don't understand why people want to allow illegal immigrants to receive amnesty. They are illegal, they have come into this country in a way that violates our law, and people want to award them with our tax dollars? DREAM ON!

Almost all of our relatives came over to America LEGALLY and had to endure hardships to give us what we have today. Letting illegals into this country will just hurt the legit immigrants who are working their asses off to get into this country and create a better life for themselves and their families. On top of that, letting in illegals is like creating poverty in this country, and as a result our taxes will increase quickly. More people will be on welfare (like their isn't enough already...) and more drug dealers will be able to get into the country to circulate their poison.

I'm sure you've already seen the tunnels made by illegal Mexican drug dealers, and if not, here they are:

I don't want more of this in my country, and because of this, I am really hoping that the government does not pass the bill. Immigrants can certainly come into this country, that's how it was formed and evolved. But I want them to get in legally, so that we are not letting scumbags in all the time. I say we should find the illegals and deport them, and arrest anyone that hires them for jobs. Maybe that will deter them from trying to get in illegally and rather applying to get in and working hard to achieve their goals. Our ancestors had to endure the hardship, and so should they.

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Got this in an e-mail the other day about "cheap labor."

Isn't that what the whole immigration issue is about?

Business don't want to pay a decent wage, consumers don't want expensive produce.

Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs but the bottom line is cheap labor.

"The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie.

There is no such thing as "cheap labor."

Take, for example, an illegal Mexican who sneaks in here with his wife and five children.

He takes a job for five or six dollars an hour.

At that wage with six dependents he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year if he files income tax he gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free.

He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent,

He qualifies for food stamps.

He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care.

His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school.

He requires bilingual teachers and books.

He qualifies for relief from high energy bills.

If they are or become, aged, blind or disabled they qualify for SSI.

Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for medicare.

All of this is at that taxpayers expense.

He doesn't have to worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance.

Taxpayers provide Spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material.

He cannot be fired, harassed, or sued.

He and his family receive the equivalent of $20 to $30 an hour in benefits.

Working Americans are lucky to have $5 or $6 an hour left after paying their bills and his.

They also pay for increased crime, graffiti, and trash cleanup.

Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT!

The New York Knicks: The worst team in the history of the NBA

2006-05-25T21:28:00.000-04:00

This truly may be correct. This franchise has in simplest terms... gone to Hell. Yes, I am a fan of this brutally pathetic team called the Knicks. I am a fan of a team with the highest payroll in the league, as well as the highest paid coach in the league, and still went 23-59. Sure, Portland did a little bit worse, but I don't care. The Knicks are terrible. The GM Isiah Thomas doesn't help, and everyone knows that owner James Dolan (of Cablevision) is a moron. I am going to try to write out a plan that might get them rebuilding, but I am not a GM, so maybe I don't know. But we will see.

As of right now, the Knicks roster is this:

#	PLAYER	POS	HT	WT	DOB	SCHOOL	YRS
45	Jackie Butler	C	6-10	260	03/10/1985	Coastal Christian Academy (VA)	1
11	Jamal Crawford	G	6-5	190	03/20/1980	Michigan	5
34	Eddy Curry	C-F	6-11	285	12/05/1982	Thornwood HS (IL)	4
1	Steve Francis	G	6-3	200	02/21/1977	Maryland	6
7	Channing Frye	F	6-11	248	05/17/1983	Arizona	R
31	Jerome James	C	7-1	280	11/17/1975	Florida A&M	5
42	David Lee	F	6-9	249	04/29/1983	Florida	R
3	Stephon Marbury	G	6-2	205	02/20/1977	Georgia Tech	9
23	Quentin Richardson	G-F	6-6	230	04/13/1980	DePaul	5
4	Nate Robinson	G	5-9	180	05/31/1984	Washington	R
5	Jalen Rose	G-F	6-8	215	01/30/1973	Michigan	11
13	Malik Rose	F	6-7	255	11/23/1974	Drexel	9
2	Maurice Taylor	F	6-9	265	10/30/1976	Michigan	7
8	Ime Udoka	G-F	6-5	220	08/09/1977	Portland State	1
6	Qyntel Woods	F-G	6-8	220	02/16/1981	Northeast Mississippi CC	3

Some might not think it's that bad on paper, but it is. Who need eight guards on a roster that has fifteen players? I don't know much about all of the players because most don't play, but here's what I know about some of them.

Jackie Butler - He's a young player, and Brown didn't let him play too much. Pretty unproven, but I didn't see anything spectacular with him.

Jamal Crawford - overrated, but he seems like he can actually play with a team. The problem: Stephon Marbury.

Eddy Curry - Heart problems almost cost him his career. Now, it seems like he plays when he wants to. Big guy that can't rebound, that doesn't match up well. Doesn't score much either. Basically, a huge waste of money and a would be 2nd overall draft pick in the upcoming draft.

Steve Francis - Terrible trade... enough said.

Channing Frye - I like Frye, he's tall and can shoot. Plays with the team, but got hurt last season, which really killed them.

Jerome James - HIGHLY overrated, and WAY overpaid. Not even that good of a basketball player, for the NBA anyway.

David Lee - Was weak at times, but he's just a rookie, we don't need to be too hard on a rookie that was unlucky enough to get drafted to this awful team.

Stephon Marbury - Reminds me of Allen Iverson, but not as good. Not a team player, doesn't always play hard, complains about basically everything, can't get along with coaches, fellow players don't like him, etc. He's just a clubhouse cancer and basically the worst thing that could have happened to this team, in my opinion.

Quentin Richardson - "Q," as they call him, is terrible in my opinion. Waste of money and a roster spot. Supposed to be able to shoot 3's, he didn't. I know he had a rough season, but to be honest, the Knicks would be much better off without him. The Suns were a better fit (Maybe Steve Nash had something to do with this...).

Nate Robinson - Small, but decent potential. Kind of becoming a head case, which is the worst thing that can happen to a player of his size, as he needs to work harder than others to succeed. I think winning the NBA All-Star dunk contest probably added to that cockiness...

Jalen Rose - What a crappy trade. Do not need another guard!

Malik Rose - Seems like a good guy, but just isn't coming up big at all in NYC.

Maurice Taylor - Just another average, highly overrated and over paid player in NY. Seems to be a trend.

Ime Udoka - Didn't see much from him, unproven player.

Qyntel Woods - Troubles in the past don't help him, but he may be able to help the team if he stays out of trouble. A 6-8 G/F could be useful if the Knicks dump some other high paid players.

The Knicks obviously need to dump a lot of these guys, and get some money and draft picks. Let Larry Brown (oh yeah, keep him, don't let Thomas be the coach, that's the worst thing that could happen) coach the team, and let him pick players from the draft that will suit him. They can easily dump Curry, Marbury, James, both Roses, Richardson, and even Steve Francis, and maybe get a few decent, low paid veterans and some good draft picks. They had the #2 pick that went to Chicago, who is a decent young team that will now only get better. The Knicks on the other hand, will only get worse. To be honest, that's the thing they really need to do, which is dump salaries and rebuild. They don't need to sign overrated personalities, as they will not help this team. Acquiring Kevin Garnett may help a little, but I don't know how much it will help in the long run. They need to find young talent, as that is the one thing Thomas is good at - drafting. This is all common sense, but someone in this team's front office doesn't get it. It isn't hard.

Plan for the Knickerbockers
1. KEEP LARRY BROWN.
2. Dump contracts of overrated, high paid players.
3. Draft young players who have potential to become stars.
4. Sign cheap veterans to help young players develop into the stars.
5. BE PATIENT. They won't win in the first, second or maybe even third years, depending on the draft outcome as well as available free agents. They need to wait it out a bit.
6. Once the team plays well together, don't get greedy. Keep the players and let them gain some chemistry, and they will be able to play for a long time.
7. Win the championship.

Maybe it's easier said than done, but I think that they should really give it a try.

Overhaul on the Blogger

2006-05-25T18:08:00.000-04:00

Been trying to put more things on here, so I may not post for a while. Got a new template, and one that allows me to put audio links and have a player right on the site, so I'll be trying that out... If there's anything that looks stupid, let me know.

This is best viewed with Firefox, so things look much better with that browser than with IE... Firefox is better anyway.

I'd say that we need an asterisk....

2006-05-07T23:20:00.000-04:00

All right, this is going to be a post that probably agrees with many opinions that concern this person. This person has 713 career home runs, and many argue that he is one of the best hitters in baseball.... ever. Barry Bonds played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986-1992, and then was traded to the San Francisco Giants and has been playing there up until now. Barry Bonds may be a great hitter, but I would consider him to be the most hated baseball player... ever. No matter who you are, a Yankees fan, a Red Sox fan, a Mets fan, a Cardinals fan, a Padres fan, a Mariners fan, a Devil Rays fan (are there any?... you get my drift)... you probably hate Barry Bonds. If you are a fan of sports in general, you probably hate Barry Bonds. If you actually like this guy, you have no appreciation for the hard work that 99% of athletes actually put in to earn their money and achieve their goals of winning championships. You also have no respect for the young kids growing up who work hard to make their dreams come true. You also may not have morals. I know I can't stand the guy. That is because he is a cheater. If you actually think that Barry Bonds did not take steroids and did not cheat, you are an idiot.

Barry Bonds reportedly has taken four different types of steroids, of performance enhancers, including "the clear," "the cream," and HGH (human growth hormone). In 14 years, from 1986-2000, Bonds hit 40 or more home runs on three occasions. There was no doubt that he would be a Hall of Famer. From 2000 until 2004, Bonds has hit 49, 73, 46, 45, and 45 home runs in the respective years. From the time that I have watched baseball, guys did not just explode when they hit their high 30's. Guys usually get worse. They also don't get as big as Bonds has.

A lot of people think Bonds is a jerk of a person, but really, I could care less about that. Bonds should not be playing baseball. I know that the rules are rules, and there are loopholes, but Barry Bonds should not be going for the all-time home run record. Roger Maris, when he hit 61 home runs in a season, had an asterisk next to his name because he played 8 more games than the Sultan of Swat. Does Bonds have an asterisk for his 73 home runs, which broke McGwire's record? Nope. As a matter of fact, does McGwire have an asterisk because he was caught taking performance enhancers? Nope. Yeah, they were "legal," but we know now after the Congressional hearing that Mark McGwire took steroids.

"I'm not here to talk about the past." Oh yeah, than what the hell are you here to talk about?

Back on topic, as I was saying, Barry Bonds should not be allowed to try to break Hank Aaron's home run record of 755. He will be passing Babe Ruth soon, he is one home run shy of being tied in second place with 714. The Game of Shadows, which seems to be a very good read (I read the excerpt in SI), describes everything that Bonds has done, and is well-documented by the two writers, who have been summoned to be questioned in the investigation headed by Senator Mitchell. Bonds was just asked, "When you pass someone, you think of yourself as better than them. Do you think you are better than Babe Ruth?" Bonds just replied, "I don't know."

How could he think that he is better than Babe Ruth? Ruth changed the game, when steroids were not rampant in the major leagues, and when he would hit more home runs than some teams combined. This guy is just too much, and I have had enough. Get him out of here. Someone, find evidence of perjury, it shouldn't be that hard. Throw him in jail for a little bit, end the career. Stop it before it gets too big, before people will see the most prestigious record in sports, the home run record, with the name of a man who has obviously cheated and is trying to deceive everyone that he is clean, and has done no wrong. Just because steroids may not have been outlawed/tested in baseball until recently, it does not mean that someone is not cheating. They are and were ILLEGAL in the United States, and baseball as well its players are not above the law. Baseball does not test for human growth hormone, and to be totally honest, I would not be surprised if he was still using that.

If it were up to me, Bonds would be gone. Although it would be impossible to erase all of the stats he has accumulated, MVPs can be taken away. They would not be given to the man that was second in votes, but rather, there would have not been a winner in those years. Bonds home run statistics would not have counted, and the at-bats would have been cancelled. A respected manager in baseball, Frank Robinson, would have loved this to happen. However, it is very hard to do, and would never happen with Bud Selig, anyway. Selig needs to stop beating around the bush and come out with it. Call out Bonds, see what he has to say. If Selig gets some balls, maybe he won't be seen as a terrible commissioner. Maybe then people will see that Selig means business, and that he isn't scared of the players, their union, or that other moron Donald Fehr. But, I think it is wishful thinking, and nothing will happen. With our luck, Bonds will get the record, and a cheater will hold the best record in sports. Baseball will be tainted until someone else can surpass this almost impossible record. Someone clean, someone like Alex Rodriguez or Albert Pujols, two players who probably have the best shot at doing it in the next decade. Until then, we are stuck with Barry Bonds because people in baseball are scared of him, and won't stick up for the game they supposedly love. Although there probably will be none in the books, I think that we really need that controversial mark... the asterisk.

All-Time Home Run Leaders

Henry Aaron 755
Babe Ruth 714
Barry Bonds* 713

*Player has reached this mark because of his use of performance enhancing drugs, giving him an edge over numerous others who did not use these illegal substances.

United 93: Is this a good idea?

2006-04-11T11:47:00.000-04:00

I have recently seen a trailer for a movie called United 93, which is a movie about the airplane that was hijacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001, and eventually crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. You can view the trailer here.

For me, the question is, should this movie be made? My first original thought was, "Who could possibly want to make money off of an event such as this?" But then I thought about all of the people who created movies about World War II and Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, the first war in Iraq, and other sad events such as these. So really, I guess that's not really an issue, but I do believe that it is much too soon to make a movie about this.

I was listening to the radio, and one of the wives of the men on one of the hijacked planes is urging people to see it, which came as a surprise to me. I would think that they do not want a movie made from the terrorist attack, but it seems like they want people to understand what it was like that day, and that we should never forget what happened. This is very important. This attack is the largest on American soil. People cannot forget what is going on, why we are fighting the war on terror, and maybe this movie will get people together and understanding the cause that many have forgotten. It seems as though many have forgotten about how dangerous these terrorists really are, and something like this needs to be taken very seriously.

All in all, I have somewhat changed my mind about the film, and maybe it's not a bad thing after all. It might spark something in Americans that went out a long time ago, which is the feeling that we are still fighting for these people. They also need to own up to the fact that we will be fighting this war for much longer than anyone wants, but we need to accept it, and support all of the people that are fighting for us, which I do not see much of on a college campus. I see quite a few protests, but there aren't many things around that promote the support of our troops. It's very sad, but I guess most college kids aren't really up to par as of what is happening in the country, and basically just believe everything that their teachers tell them.

This movie will be an eye opener, and I do think that I will be going to see it. When I go to see this movie, I will go with my Dad. I believe that he feels the same way about this subject. This isn't a movie to go and socialize at, this is a serious movie, and it will be very sad. But I think people really need to see it to understand what happened on September 11, as well as what is happening in the present day, and the reasoning behind this war on terror of which we are currently involved.

Billy Joel and Inside Man

2006-03-26T12:38:00.000-05:00

This weekend was a good one. Got a nice break from work for a little bit. Doty came up and we hung around for a while and then we all went to see Inside Man. I think Clive Owen did the best job in that, Denzel was good, but Owen's character was great. I think that some people may not like the ending to it, but I really did, and I think that it was a very complicated movie, but not too complicated in that you don't know what's going on. I found it pretty easy to interpret and just thought that it was a good, well-thought out movie. I would recommend checking it out if you like action movies, especially if you are a fan of bank robberies.

Saw Billy Joel in concert, which was awesome. He played a lot of his great songs in front of 38,000+ and played for 2 and a half hours. It was a great time.

We lost...

2006-03-18T21:36:00.000-05:00

Oh well, we were ousted in the tourney, but nobody thought we would get this far, and next year we should have a much better team. Until next season...

Time to DANCE

2006-03-13T11:07:00.000-05:00

Unbelieveable. That's all I can say. WE WON THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT! A 9 seed has never done it. Everyone played well, especially G-Mac, and now we are a 5 seed playing 12 seed Texas A&M in the tournament. People think we're going to lose, I personally think we can maybe get to the Sweet 16, but it will be tough after that. We have a lot of fire and I think it will carry over into the tournament. I would love to have Cuse be the team to upset Duke and get them the hell out of the tournament, but we can talk about that if the time comes.

When will it end?

2006-03-06T12:03:00.000-05:00

This semester is really taking a toll on me, it's so bad. All of my classes suck, and I just can't wait for it to end. Cannot wait until Spring Break in a week. Hopefully none of the rest of my semesters left in college will be this bad...

Syracuse played their last home game of the season yesterday. Lost to #4 Villanova, but I was impressed with the way the team fought to try to win for Gerry McNamara, who is graduating. We'll miss him, he's a great 3 point shooter and a great leader to the team. I don't know who will step it up next year, but I am hoping Eric Devendorf can take charge...

Syracuse plays Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament in Game 1 on Wednesday. This game is a must win, if they want any chance to get into the NCAA Tournament this year. I hope they can pull it off, they always do play well in MSG...

That's about all for now, hopefully we will pull off a great Big East Tournament and then get into the NCAAs where anything can happen.

Here's to you, silent gas passer...

2006-02-26T01:53:00.000-05:00

Thought this was funny: Here's to you, gas passer...

Navy SEALS

2006-02-16T13:45:00.000-05:00

As you know, Navy SEALS are always taught

1) Keep your priorities in order and

2) Know when to act without hesitation.

A Navy SEAL was attending some college courses between assignments.

He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day he shocked the class when he came in, looked to the ceiling, and flatly stated, "God, if you are real,then I want you to knock me off this platform.

I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting."

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the SEAL got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform.

The professor was out cold.

The SEAL went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.

The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the SEAL and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you did that?"

The SEAL calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act like an asshole.

So He sent me."

Integrity

2006-02-10T18:08:00.000-05:00

Have you ever had someone challenge your integrity? One of the worst feelings in the world... :(

Some Sunday Comics

2006-02-05T12:48:00.000-05:00

Wanted to take a quick break from homework, and saw some comics that I thought were good. Click them to enlarge. Enjoy.

Close To Home

Calvin and Hobbes

Garfield

Mother Goose and Grimm

Classic Peanuts

Wizard of Id - Super Bowl Edition

Herb and Jamaal

Hero Salute

2006-02-02T13:47:00.000-05:00

Hero Salute

Great commercial from last year's Super Bowl...

Take off the hat!

2006-01-31T14:54:00.000-05:00

Is it really that difficult? Is it really too hard and too much of your energy to take off your hat at a sporting event during the national anthem? I want to understand why people refuse to take off their hats during the time that we are honoring our great country. It really pisses me off. Some people think it's their way of protest... I think that's garbage. Honor the country that has given so much to you.

Recently, a friend told me that he is enlisting in the Air Force. First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to thank him again for what he is doing, and I really respect him. If you encounter someone who is doing this, you should do the same.

Thank you for fighting for me, my family, my friends, and all Americans. Also, tell your brother the same. You guys are great Americans and great people to volunteer to go into the military and fight for us. Good luck, you both will do a great job in the Air Force and the Marines. God Bless.

After talking to him, I thought even more about this topic. I told him that it really pisses me off when people do this. He brought up a good point. Our military fights for their right to not take off their hats during the national anthem. They fight for our freedoms, and this is one of them. The one thing that is great about this country allows people to take advantage of it, and take everything that they have for granted. It is sad, but it is true.

I guess that at least they aren't sending hate mail and death threats to our military, like that moron in Syracuse, who I will not mention because I do not want him getting any more publicity. This guy is a loser who should get the hell out of the USA, but unfortunately, we cannot do that.

That's all I have to say for now, so I will end my rant there.

Carl's Garden

2006-01-29T20:10:00.000-05:00

Good story that my Mom sent me in an e-mail, read it.

Carl was a quiet man. He didn't talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well.

Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight of him walking down the street often worried us. He had a slight limp from a bullet wound received in WWII. Watching him, we worried that although he had survived WWII, he may not make it through our changing uptown neighborhood with its ever-increasing random violence, gangs, and drug activity.

When he saw the flyer at our local church asking for volunteers for caring for the gardens behind the minister's residence, he responded in his characteristically unassuming manner. Without fanfare, he just signed up.

He was well into his 87th year when the very thing we had always feared finally happened.

He was just finishing his watering for the day when three gang members approached him. Ignoring their attempt to intimidate him, he simply asked, "Would you like a drink from the hose?" The tallest and toughest-looking of the three said, "Yeah, sure," with a malevolent little smile. As Carl offered the hose to him, the other two grabbed Carl's arm, throwing him down. As the hose snaked crazily over the ground, dousing everything in its way, Carl's assailants stole his retirement watch and his wallet, and then fled.

Carl tried to get himself up, but he had been thrown down on his bad leg. He lay here trying to gather himself as the minister came running to help him. Although the minister had witnessed the attack from his window, he couldn't get there fast enough to stop it. "Carl, are you okay? Are you hurt?" the minister kept asking as he helped Carl to his feet. Carl just passed a hand over his brow and sighed, shaking his head. "Just some punk kids. I hope they'll wise-up someday." His wet clothes clung to his slight frame as he bent to pick up the hose. He adjusted the nozzle again and started to water.

Confused and a little concerned, the minister asked, "Carl, what are you doing?" "I've got to finish my watering. It's been very dry lately," came the calm reply.

Satisfying himself that Carl really was all right, the minister could only marvel. Carl was a man from a different time and place. A few weeks later the three returned. Just as before their threat was unchallenged. Carl again offered them a drink from his hose.

This time they didn't rob him. They wrenched the hose from his hand and drenched him head to foot in the icy water. When they had finished their humiliation of him, they sauntered off down the street, throwing catcalls and curses, falling over one another laughing at the hilarity of what they had just done.

Carl just watched them. Then he turned toward the warmth giving sun, picked up his hose, and went on with his watering.

The summer was quickly fading into fall... Carl was doing some tilling when he was startled by the sudden approach of someone behind him. He stumbled and fell into some evergreen branches. As he struggled to regain his footing, he turned to see the tall leader of his summer tormentors reaching down for him. He braced himself for the expected attack. "Don't worry old man, I'm not gonna hurt you this time." The young man spoke softly, still offering the tattooed and scarred hand to Carl. As he helped Carl get up, the man pulled a crumpled bag from his pocket and handed it to Carl.

"What's this?" Carl asked.

"It's your stuff," the man explained. "It's your stuff back. Even the money in your wallet."

"I don't understand," Carl said. "Why would you help me now?" The man shifted his feet, seeming embarrassed and ill at ease. "I learned something from you," he said. "I ran with that gang and hurt people like you. We picked you because you were old and we knew we could do it. But every time we came and did something to you, instead of yelling and fighting back, you tried to give us a drink. You didn't hate us for hating you. You kept showing love against our hate." He stopped for a moment.

"I couldn't sleep after we stole your stuff, so here it is back." He paused for another awkward moment, not knowing what more there was to say.

"That bag's my way of saying thanks for straightening me out, I guess." And with that, he walked off down the street.

Carl looked down at the sack in his hands and gingerly opened it. He took out his retirement watch and put it back on his wrist. Opening his wallet, he checked for his wedding photo. He gazed for a moment at the young bride that still smiled back at him from all those years ago.

He died one cold day after Christmas that winter. Many people attended his funeral in spite of the weather. In particular the minister noticed a tall young man that he didn't know sitting quietly in a distant corner of the church. The minister spoke of Carl's garden as a lesson in life. In a voice made thick with unshed tears, he said, "Do your best and make your garden as beautiful as you can. We will never forget Carl and his garden."

The following spring another flyer went up... It read: "Person needed to care for Carl's garden." The flyer went unnoticed by the busy parishioners until one day when a knock was heard at the minister's office door.

Opening the door, the minister saw a pair of scarred and tattooed hands holding the flyer. "I believe this is my job, if you'll have me," the young man said.

The minister recognized him as the same young man who had returned the stolen watch and wallet to Carl. He knew that Carl's kindness had turned this man's life around. As the minister handed him the keys to the garden shed, he said, "Yes, go take care of Carl's garden and honor him."

The man went to work and, over the next several years, he tended the flowers and vegetables just as Carl had done. In that time, he went to college, got married, and became a prominent member of the community. But he never forgot his promise to Carl's memory and kept the garden as beautiful as he thought Carl would have kept it.

One day he approached the new minister and told him that he couldn't care for the garden any longer. He explained with a shy and happy smile, "My wife just had a baby boy last night, and she's bringing him home on Saturday."

"Well, congratulations!" said the minister, as he was handed the garden shed keys. "That's wonderful! What's the baby's name?"

"Carl," he replied.

Close to Home

2006-01-27T08:30:00.000-05:00

Thought this was a funny comic.

Fear

2006-01-24T13:54:00.000-05:00

Fear is a pretty strange thing. Everyone has it. Some people think that certain people just don't have fear, but I think that idea is wrong. I think everyone has fear about something or other, mainly because as human beings, we don't know everything. Sometimes we like to think we do, but frankly, we don't know much at all.

I have fear. There's a lot of things that scare me. Some things may be common, like somewhat of a fear of heights ever since I fell off something and sustained an injury. But then there are other types of fears that we have, and these are mostly small things, but the fact that we don't know what to expect makes us scared of it. If you already know what's going to happen, why be scared. You may say, "well, what if I know I am going to die, I shouldn't be scared?" Yes, you should be scared. You should be scared because you have no idea what it feels like to die. This is just an example, a very extreme one, but even so, just an example.

Fear can really take control of our minds, and it's not fun. When we are scared of something, we tend to think of it more, and to think of the horrible outcomes it could possibly result in. It seems as though we never tend to think of the good that it may bring to us, because we aren't worried about something that will benefit us, or make us happy. We are worried about the other part, the part that doesn't make us happy.

We talked a little bit about this on Friday, so I figured I would write about it. I also think about things that scare me a lot, I don't know why, I just do. I get worried very easily, and this is probably the reason that I continue to think about things that frighten me, because I just do not want them to happen. I'm sure almost everyone feels the same way, but I do not enjoy being frightened, so I try to understand everything that I can, so that I will not be frightened. But there are things that we will never understand, so there will always be fear in the minds of human beings. I thought this was an interesting topic to write about, since I haven't really updated this blog lately. If there are any comments you would like to leave, feel free to leave them in the comment section.

About time I updated...

2006-01-12T14:21:00.000-05:00

Well, the end of break is getting pretty close. It’s been a good break. I haven’t really updated this in a while, so I figured it’s about time that I actually got around to it. Only have about 3 days left, which sucks because I really don’t want to start next semester’s work load, but I’ll be glad to get back to school to hang out and see everyone.

Christmas was good, and New Year’s was good too. Saw the Giants beat the Raiders to get into the playoffs on New Year’s Eve, so it was a great way to start off the New Year. They finally made the playoffs, took them long enough…

Giants lost to the Panthers in the playoffs though, 23-0. They were destroyed, and didn’t seem to show up for the game. I’ll have to post my opinion on what they should do this offseason.

Break has been good, it’s been nice to just hang out and relax without any work for a while. Work can get really old, and it’s just a pain because I seem to have to work so hard to do well while some people can just get great grades without doing as much, but oh well, that’s just me, I guess.

I’ll be going back to Syracuse on Martin Luther King Day, which thankfully, we have off. We never get days off at Syracuse when it seems everyone else does, like Columbus Day, and all of those holidays. And we never will have a snow day; the school hasn’t cancelled classes because of snow in over 30 years. We’re used to it though; the snow can be pretty heavy in the city that accumulates the most in the state…

Haven’t worked more on the story really, will have to when I get some time when I go back. Finished part III, will have to post it.

Listen to a song called Cold (But I’m Still Here) by Evans Blue, it’s pretty good. You can hear it on my MySpace, or on theirs.

Happy Festivus!

2005-12-22T22:00:00.000-05:00

The Ultimate Sacrifice (Part 2)

2005-12-13T20:05:00.000-05:00

First Sergeant Thomas was definitely a hard ass. I knew that from the second I started boot camp. During drills, people tried to get around everything, and a few were sneaky enough to be successful. I didn't dare to try it, though. Thomas was a little bit harder on me because I was smaller than most of the other trainees. I got tired quickly, and wasn't built like the rest of them. I think Thomas knew I had potential though, and that's why he didn't leave me alone.

"Private Wallace! You're running double today!" I was pissed. What did I do to have to run longer than everyone else? I was stupid enough to ask. "Sergeant Thomas, why do I have to run longer? What did…?" He screamed before I finished. "You giving me lip? Are you undermining my authority? You better shut the f**k up Wallace, I'll make it triple…"

"Triple? I wasn't undermining you, I just wanted an explanation!" What a big mistake. "Damn it Wallace, you screwed yourself. This will teach you when to shut the hell up! You will run until I say enough is enough!" Well, that didn't seem to go too well, did it?

I'm a pretty holy person, and I wanted to tell him not to use my God's name in vain. I take that personally. But I thought about that and decided not to. Probably not the best decision, considering this man is already pissed at me for a reason that I couldn't understand, and that he was much stronger than me. And when I mean much stronger, I mean that he could probably end my life with one punch landed to the head.

I have to say, that day was the longest day of my life. I had no idea how long I ran. Thomas was on me all day, whenever I slowed down, he screamed in my face until I got back to speed. I threw up so many times that I was dry heaving for a full hour. I'll tell you, there was nothing left in my stomach that day, absolutely nothing at all.

When he told me I could stop, I collapsed. The guys had to take me back to our rooms because I couldn't walk. To this day, I don't know how long I ran, but I figured it had to be at least 6 hours. Though, I'm not good at estimating, so your guess is probably as good as mine. They gave me water, I was pretty dehydrated. I guess anyone would be when you're running that long in the heat. I thought about training camp for football, and I always wondered how guys that were in such good shape could get so tired, and it seemed so quickly. I understood now, it was hell. That's when I met Jeff Duncan. He was one of the guys that pulled me away. He kept asking me repeatedly, "What did you do?" I had one answer for him, "I don't know." We didn't speak much, but we quickly became friends. I think he felt bad for me, but didn't want to say anything about it and have Thomas listening. Would you want to run until you collapse? I don't blame him at all.

I have to say, boot camp was rough. Probably the toughest thing I will have gone through in my life. At the time, I absolutely despised it, and began to hate Thomas for all the garbage he put me through. Treated me like dirt, disrespected everything I stood for. When we graduated, Thomas came up to me, and shook my hand. "You still pissed about all the sh*t I gave you?" I just looked at him. "You've done well Wallace, I knew you would. I had to push you, because I knew you wouldn't push yourself. You didn't have that fire in you. I hope I created it in you, because I will be the first to tell you, that's the only way to survive in that goddamn jungle. You're ready Wallace, more ready than any of those guys. Good luck Wallace." I didn't know what to say, except, "Thanks Sergeant."

I never saw Thomas again. I wish I could have the opportunity to talk with him; I'd like to tell him about my experience also. I think he had helped me more than I could have ever known at the time, and I am truly grateful for it.

"You may be able to see him soon," the man said. "Continue your story, I am very interested."

The Ultimate Sacrifice (Part 1)

2005-12-08T22:18:00.000-05:00

Well, I decided to write some of that story after all. Gives me something to do when I get sick of studying for exams, and I usually hate writing, but this story seems like a movie to me, so I don't mind it. Anyway, please comment and let me know what you think. You do not have to be signed up for this to comment, if you read it, just let me know. Thanks. By the way, I don't know how long it'll go, but hopefully I will finish it. And I can guarantee you it won't be too long, I'm not a writer... Anyway, here is the first part.

"Mike, are you all right? What happened?" A man was standing right next to me, yet I could not make out who he was. Everything was pretty much a blur to me at that moment, for I had just woken up. "Where am I?" I still wasn't sure who this man was, but from the way he spoke to me, I trusted in him and believed every word he said. "Don't worry, you are safe now. Just tell me what happened...."

".... all right."

I can remember that moment as if it were yesterday. At first, my parents did not agree with the idea. My mother thought it would be much too dangerous, and while my father would not come out and say it, I knew he was worried. "I am going to join the army," I told them. "What?!" My mother was stunned. "I have to. I just feel like I need to defend my country from these people. I have been thinking about it for a while, and I will get paid, and send the money back home. I just feel like I need to do this."

"Mike, I hope this isn't about money," my father piped in. "We don't need the money right now." "Dad, please don't worry about me," I replied. "I'll be all right." I knew my father was just saying that because he was worried. He knew as well as I knew that it wasn’t at all about the money. At that time, there wasn't much my parents could do. I was 18 years old, and ready to be on my own. As I thought about actually joining the military, I became frightened. But, I felt I had to do it. Those bastards attacked our country and killed thousands of innocent people. What else could I do to help? I figured that this was the best way. This country had given my family and I many opportunities, and I was extremely grateful. I wanted to give back to my country, and like the thousands and thousands of other people that feel the same way, I decided to join the military. At first, it was surreal, and seemed like a dream, until the day that I left. Because I knew what would happen. I was going to boot camp to train to become a soldier, and soon after, I was going to war.

Thank you, Joshua Sparling!

2005-12-06T14:19:00.000-05:00

By Michelle Malkin - December 05, 2005 09:53 AM

Lots of readers watched Fox & Friends this morning and e-mailed about the disgusting greeting card a wounded soldier received while hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital.

Thanks to reader Shari for taking these cell phone camera shots of the card displayed by co-host Brian Kilmeade.

The card front, decorated with patriotic and holiday stamps, was deceptively innocuous:

But take a look at what was inside:

Yes, that's right. It says "P.S. DIE" in the lower right-hand corner.

According to Kilmeade, who visited Walter Reed on Friday, a US Army soldier named Joshua Sparling received the death wish while recovering from a gunshot wound he received in Ramadi, Iraq. It's the only Christmas card he received. Fox & Friends is urging you to counter the hate by sending your thanks and good wishes to Sparling:

Joshua Sparling
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue
N.W.Washington, D.C. 20307-5001

Some people are so sick, help this soldier out by sending him a card.

Scratch that idea

2005-12-05T16:48:00.000-05:00

Forget the story, I'll do it when I have some more time.

Hmm...

2005-12-03T00:04:00.000-05:00

I was thinking that I might write a small story for this blog. Don't know how far I will get or what I will do to it, but it's something else to write here. I'll see what I can do.

Best Hits

2005-11-29T10:31:00.000-05:00

Check out these awesome NFL hits in a 3 minute video. The one with LT breaking Theismann's leg is at the end, not a sight for a weak stomach...

Wait the 45 seconds or whatever and then the file will become available for download.

Three more weeks

2005-11-28T13:58:00.000-05:00

Three more weeks until winter break. I can't wait. I hate these last weeks of the semester, so much stress and pressure to finish essays and do well on final exams. I just want it to be over so that I can rest for a month.

Here's my final exam schedule:

Chemistry
Monday, December 12 (8-10 AM)

Philosophy
Tuesday, December 13 (12:30-2:30 PM)

Physics
Tuesday, December 13 (2:45-4:45 PM)

Population Biology
Friday, December 16 (2:45-4:45 PM)

Not too bad, wish Bio was earlier so I would be done, but at least I don't have tests on my birthday... The 8 AM one sucks though.

Check out this awesome video: Christmas Lights. This guy went all out with his lights, the song is catchy too.

Thanksgiving break was awesome. I probably should have done more work but it's so hard to work at home when basically nobody else is. Prison Break's fall finale is on today, that should be awesome. I barely watch TV shows, especially regularly, but this one is just an awesome show, reminds me of the movie Escape From Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood, which was a great movie. Gonna have to pick that one up for $10 at Walmart.

That's about it, time to get caught up in all the work.

Couple more days...

2005-11-20T14:55:00.000-05:00

Just sitting here watching the Giants play the Eagles, and I figured I would write a blog post. Haven't really thought of much to put in here this last week, it's been a really exhausting week and I'm glad it's over. Only a few more days until Thanksgiving and I get 5 days off or so. It's a good break and I'm glad it's almost here.

Giants aren't playing well and I hope they can really get themselves together. The Eagles in general are not a very good football team. McNabb is out and McMahon is in, and he is not even close to as good as McNabb. I hope they win and stay tied for first place, it's looking like the Cowboys and the Redskins are both going to win.

Syracuse played Notre Dame yesterday and ND was favored to win by 42 points. They won 34-10 I think, so we beat the spread, which is good enough. It's a victory for our team...

Going to Tully's for dinner tonight. If you haven't been there, come to Cuse and go with me, it's awesome. The tenders are supposedly the best in the world, and I would say they are the best I have ever had, so as of now, for me, they are the best in the world.

That's about all for now, Giants are up 13-10 but it is not looking good...

George's Answering Machine (video clip, right click and Save As... and it should download)

A Men's Room Monologue (flash video)

The Final Inspection

2005-11-10T17:18:00.000-05:00

My Dad sent me this in an e-mail, I thought it was great. Leave me a comment on what you think, you don't have to be registered...

"The Final Inspection"

The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."

- Author Unknown

----------------------------

It's the Soldier, not the reporter
who has given us the freedom of the press.

It's the Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us the freedom of speech.

It's the Soldier, not the politicians
that ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

It's the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the Military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

Obnoxious Fans

2005-11-09T13:30:00.000-05:00

If you've ever been to a sporting event, you know the obnoxious fan. The one that's probably smashed, screaming and yelling and just making everyone around him angry. He's the one that screams at everyone when they tell him to sit down and shut the hell up. At the Syracuse vs. Bethune-Cookman game last night, we had that guy right behind us.

This guy was screaming every time Louie McCroskey stepped onto the court. "Louie, you suck! **** you Louie! Get him out of here, he's terrible! Why are you putting McCroskey in? He sucks!" I like Louie McCroskey, so I wasn't happy with this obnoxious moron. I think he's a good player. He hit a 3 pointer right at the beginning of the game, and when everyone was cheering, you hear this moron. "Wow, he actually made a shot! He's terrible! I still hate him, he sucks!" I'd like to see you do that in Division I basketball, you moron. If you don't like a player, keep it to yourself and stop pissing everyone else around you off. Especially a player on your own team. Someone told him to "shut the **** up!" This kid stares at him, looking like a deer in headlights, and then turns to his friend to say, "I'm not going to be quiet, he can't shut me up." I've got news for you kid, yes, he could shut you up. I wouldn't keep talking like that for much longer...

We weren't sitting in the bottom rows because we didn't get there very early, only about 30 minutes before the game started or so. One of my friends overheard him saying, "Why are we sitting here with all the casual fans? I want to be with the hardcore fans!" I guarantee you that we are much more "hardcore" fans than he is. He's probably a freshman, I'd actually bet money on it, and doesn't understand what a lot of college fans actually do to follow their teams. Last year, I waited outside for two and a half hours in February to get good seats for the nationally televised Notre Dame game. If you know Syracuse, you can imagine how pleasant it was to stand outside in snow, strong winds and below zero temperatures for that long. I sprinted around the Dome to get good seats, and ended up in the 5th row from the floor, which wasn't bad at all. Then we waited another two hours for the game to start. Four and a half hours of waiting, don't tell me about being "hardcore." I bet a lot of people around us were more "hardcore" than he is.

These are the people that don't deserve the opportunity to watch the team. Let others have the tickets and then we can filter out the idiots. You want to sit in the student section to scream profanities at your own player, every time he touches the ball? We don't need that crap in the student section. We also don't need the band taking up our seats, but that's a different story. You want to be an obnoxious, annoying fan? Go sit in the visitors section, you'd fit in well there, rooting against McCroskey. We sure don't want you with us, and sooner or later, someone is going to get angry and punch you in the face. So think about that next time, and do the smart thing... shut the hell up and watch the game, or leave.

Thank You Professional Athletes!

2005-11-06T10:35:00.000-05:00

Professional athletes make millions of dollars to play a game that they love and are good at... is there a better life? Then there are people like us. People who are fans. We spend $70 for football tickets in the upper deck. We come to the stadium four hours early to tailgate and talk about our team's chances to win with other fans. We spend $75 on football jerseys that we wear to cheer on our teams, hundreds more on hats, sweatshirts, coats, blankets, towels. You name it, and a die-hard fan probably has it. For many fans, sports are a huge part of our lives.

You know what probably gets to us more than our teams having a winning percentage of .300 for 10 years in a row? Our favorite players totally blowing us off. Nothing is worse than going to training camp and trying to talk to one of your favorite players and having them ignore you and continue walking. Nothing is worse for a little kid who looks up to these athletes, thinks they are amazing, and asks for an autograph only to have the player continue walking without ever acknowledging his existance.

I went to Giants training camp to see what the team was going to look like in 2004, and maybe get a chance to meet some players. We went and checked out the practice, seeing Eli Manning for the first time in a Giants uniform, and the team looked pretty good. Had a good practice, and when it was almost over, people lined up near the rope, hoping to get some autographs. I was 18 years old, and wanted some autographs, but I was there more to be able to talk to these guys. Leave more of the autograph seeking to the little kids, it is much more exciting for them. There were some older guys pushing little kids out of the way to get an autogtaph, that makes me wanna just knock them on the head, but that can be another article for another time.

Anyway, it seems pretty cool, you get to talk with the people that you watch on TV every Sunday. Everybody was waiting for Eli Manning, who now is a favorite player to many Giants fans, to get his autograph and see what he's like. What did Eli do? He ran into the building, using another exit and totally avoiding the fans. Real nice. People were yelling for Jeremy Shockey to come over and sign an autograph for a little kid, and what does he do? Totally blows him off and keeps walking. A kid that came with me saw Michael Strahan in the parking lot and asks him if he would sign his football. Strahan told him that they weren't allowed to sign autographs in the parking lot, and kept walking.

If I were famous, I would try to sign for as many people as possible. Some people might tell me, "You don't know what it's like" or "Think about how many people you would have to sign for." Yes, I do know what it's like. Without us, the fans, these people would not make one cent of their money. We are the reason they are paid to play a game they love. Do they appreciate this? Some of them definitely do. However, there are many that do not. I can see that it could be very time consuming, but Kurt Warner didn't seem to have a problem with it. He signed until everyone that wanted an autograph had one. Ike Hilliard didn't make us fans seem like we were a waste of time. He too spent as much time as needed to cater to every fan who wanted an autograph, and even was talking to us while talking to a family member on his phone. Very classy people, and it's very nice to see that these people really care about their fans. It seems like these are the people that get released, as they did this season, but that's also another article for another time.

Tiki Barber came out and talked with us, took pictures, and signed autographs. David Tyree, Willie Ponder, Luke Pettigout, David Diehl, Chris Snee, Jesse Palmer, Tom Coughlin and others did the same. It really seems like these are people who appreciate their fans. They understand that we spend so much time and money on them, buying tickets, merchandise, and watching every game on TV. Buying the football package because sometimes games aren't televised. These are people that I want to root for. There are many people who like certain players because they have met them in real life, and said they were "nice people." I am one of these people. It is much nicer to root for someone who you have talked to and who was very nice to you, spending time to talk to you, and listening to what you have to say and replying without totally blowing you off.

For this, I thank these athletes. For all the players who sign autographs for little kids. For all the players who give touchdown balls and game balls to disabled people. For all the players who don't play for records. For all the players that donate time and money to charities. For all the players that aren't covered by ESPN because all they do is play football, and not cause 5 controversies per year. For all the players that respect their coaches and fans. Again, I thank these people.

And for all the selfish athletes who don't care about their fans... thanks a lot. We root for you as players because you are on our favorite teams. But as people, that's a whole different story.

Some people...

2005-10-27T10:17:00.000-04:00

As I am sitting here in the library waiting to take my Chemistry test, there is this really annoying foreign guy sitting at the table next to me. His phone keeps ringing and he answers it. He talks on the phone in some other language for 10 minutes, and is pacing around the library when he's doing this. I am trying to study and get some homework done, and this guy is really pissing me off. He keeps getting these calls and his ringtone is terrible and loud. I'm sure others around him are getting pissed off too. Why don't people think of other people before they act? Show some consideration for others... You're in a library, where cell phones aren't supposed to be used. I should have grabbed his phone out of his hand and threw it out the window, but I could never do that, even if I wanted to. Just wanted to rant about this, the blog gives me somewhere to vent I guess. But... that damn phone better not ring again...

RIP

2005-10-25T23:42:00.000-04:00

RIP Wellington Mara, you will be missed. :(

Calvin is crazy...

2005-10-24T14:28:00.000-04:00

Saw this today, thought it was pretty funny... (click to enlarge)

2005-10-23T20:16:00.000-04:00

Manning to Toomer with 0:05 left in the game to beat the 5-1 Broncos 24-23. I love it, what an amazing finish.

NFC East - Best division in the NFL:

Not the greatest day...

2005-10-23T17:15:00.000-04:00

Yeah, today basically sucks. Giants aren't on TV, DirecTV at Goldstein doesn't work, the 2+ week rain is continuing in Cuse, and I have a bunch of homework to do. Giants are losing, hope they get it together... the referees suck too which never helps...

I was thinking, you know what really pisses me off? When people bash others without knowing them. Especially when they do it to a friend of mine. People judge them because of what they think they are like, but do not even know. Get to know a person before you go bashing them in front of a mass audience. Some people are just morons.

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"There is no substitute for victory."
- Douglas MacArthur

"I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."
- Chief Justice Earl Warren

"Golf is a good walk spoiled."
- Mark Twain

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."
- Bob Hope

2005-10-23T01:17:00.000-04:00

Since Syracuse's football team sucks...

Hook 'em Horns!

Imagine this...

2005-10-19T13:33:00.000-04:00

Taken from the New York Post (Weird But True section):

A 10-foot boa constrictor terrorized tenants at a posh apartment complex in Manchester, England — by popping its head out of their toilets.

The reptile, which has since been captured, was living in sewer pipes after being abandoned by an evicted tenant, occasionally coming up for air in bathrooms.

"Snake expert Jimmy Ratcliff said, "It has probably been eating rats in the sewer, where it appears to have been living quite happily."

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How weird would that be? Going into your bathroom and seeing a giant snake popping it's head out of the toilet... and to think, some people are scared of flies... Thought this was funny, figured it was worth a post.

Two for the Money Review

2005-10-13T23:40:00.000-04:00

Saw Two for the Money today, and it was just what I expected. An intense movie about a guy who gets involved in sports betting, which according to the movie, is a $200 billion business in America. I would say those numbers are pretty accurate too. It's a drama, so there isn't much action, but Pacino and McConaughey were very good, as was Rene Russo. The movie really got me involved in what was going on, and made me see exactly what it was like to have gambling problems and how people's lives can be ruined in an instant. Good movie to see, especially after going to Turning Stone last night, and seeing how much money people blow at those places too. Anyway, I would give Two for the Money an 8.5/10. Very good movie and I recommend it to anyone that really likes sports, or just an intense movie.

2005-10-10T20:02:00.000-04:00

Big Time Yankee Fans

A History of Violence

2005-10-09T01:27:00.000-04:00

Went to see A History of Violence today, which had Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris in it. I thought it was pretty good. Not tons of action but the action that it did have was awesome. Really graphic and very intense. There was lots of talking but that was good because we needed to understand exactly what was going on, and then to understand Tom Stall's past. I thought it was good, some might feel it was weird and different from other movies, but that's why I enjoyed it. Very short too, an hour and 36 minutes. I would give this movie an 8/10. Definitely worth a view, in my opinion.

This is what sports are all about...

2005-09-26T14:14:00.000-04:00

Was looking at ESPN earlier, and I found this article. I hope you find it as awesome as I did. If you don't want to read it, which I really recommend you do, here's a summary:

Charlie Weis, the head coach at Notre Dame and the former offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots visited a boy who had a brain tumor and was on his death bed. Weis visited him, and agreed to let him call the first play of the Notre Dame/Washington game. Montana, who was named after the great QB Joe Montana, said he wanted them to do a "pass right." Weis then signed a football for Montana and wrote this on it: "Live for today for tomorrow is always another day."

Montana died Friday, and didn't get to see the game. But Weis stuck with his play, even though ND had the ball at the 1 yard line, and a pass is the worst thing to do in that situation. Brady Quinn, the ND QB asked Weis what to do.

When the Irish started on their own 1-yard-line following a fumble recovery, Mazurkiewicz wasn't sure Notre Dame would be able to throw a pass. Weis was concerned about that, too. So was quarterback Brady Quinn.

"He said 'What are we going to do?'" Weis said. "I said 'We have no choice. We're throwing it to the right.' "

And they threw it to the right, and the TE caught it for a 13 yard gain, leaping over defenders.

Why can't more people in sports be like this? Why do people like Warrick Dunn, who's a great person when it comes to helping charities and things like that, want the media to portray him as only a good player and not as a good person? Why does Tom Brady tell the media that he looks at pornography to get a certain "image," just because he looks like a pretty boy? This boy got his wish, and he is happy in heaven. Charlie Weis did a huge thing for him, and especially for the rest of his family, who had to overcome the fact that their son had died. Thank you Charlie Weis, and rest in peace Montana.

Free will

2005-09-12T14:32:00.000-04:00

We were talking about this topic in my Philosophy class last week, and I figured it would be a good topic to write about. If you would like me to post an opinion of yours on this site, send me an e-mail at my Hotmail address, which I have listed on the side of this site.

Anyway, some people said that they believed that there was a path set for you, and no matter what you try to do, you will follow that path. I really don't think I agree with this theory. If you think about it, if there is a path that you have to follow as you live your life, then it's not even worth living. You have no say over what you will do, even if you think you do. If this is true, life really is not worth living, because you cannot control it at all.

Life is worth living, and I believe that we have choices that we can make. Why would God waste so much time planning a life out for people? Also, he would have to know exactly who is going to Heaven and who is going to Hell if this were true. We are supposed to act like Jesus did to be able to go to Heaven, and many people try to live this way. Does that mean that they are going to Hell because before they were born, they were supposed to? I just think that this theory is terrible and doesn't make any sense at all.

If you have an opinion, write it in the comment box or just e-mail me or something, and I'll post it on here.

We Will Never Forget

2005-09-11T08:46:00.000-04:00

We will never forget the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11th. RIP to all of the victims, and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.

Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

2005-09-10T00:59:00.000-04:00

Please donate to the relief fund for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

2005-09-07T19:45:00.000-04:00

Ju and the tiger....

Terrible Owens... hate him? Definitely....

2005-08-18T01:07:00.000-04:00

But, is this good for the Giants? I think so. I will explain that in a bit.

First of all, some people think that this dispute between Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles is a terrible thing. For football, yes, it is terrible. The media constantly shows pictures of Terrell Owens and his gimmicks, like playing basketball and lifting weights in his driveway, instead of showing what is going on in the different camps in the NFL. Nobody cares about seeing him and Drew Rosenhaus complaining that a 7 year, almost $50 million is not a big enough contract. For God sakes, he's a playing a game for a living, what better can you ask for?

Peyton Manning wants to see coverage of Eli and the Giants so he can see how he's doing, or coverage of the Colts because they never show these teams who are quiet and having successful camps. Ray Lewis wants to see more coverage of the Patriots because they won the Super Bowl and deserve it, unlike "T.O." and the Eagles.

I agree with these people, I want to see coverage of different teams and players around the NFL instead of seeing this overrated player. Yes, I said overrated. How many times has he won the Super Bowl, claiming to be the best? He doesn't help his team - he's talented... you can't take that away from him. But the baggage he brings along is not worth the garbage he pulls on the field and in the locker room. He kills team chemistry, and this is why none of the good teams want him.

So back to my original proposal. I was reading an article in the New York Daily News today, and it was about Owens, and how this fight between him, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid will hurt the Eagles this year. It also brought up a good point... this will help the Giants take the NFC East this season. Most people think the Giants are terrible, which they were last season. But, they also had half of their team on IR, which really did not help. If they can stay healthy (and this is a big if), the Giants will be in contention for the NFC East title. The defense is looking good with new additions like LB Antonio Pierce, and the offense is looking good with Eli at the helm and WR Plaxico Burress teaming up with Amani Toomer as his wideouts. Of course, Tiki should have a great year and newcomer RB Brandon Jacobs is having a terrific preseason. I know preseason doesn't matter, but it does help to see a player's potential in the NFL, and after 1 game, he's showing a huge amount of potential. With the Eagles, Owens is tearing apart that locker room, and it's evident by the way some of his teammated speak with the media. This is great for the Giants, as well as the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys. I don't really think they have what it takes to take the NFC East title from the Eagles, even with this problem. I really think the Giants have a shot. Even if I didn't, I would still believe they did, but now, I really think they have a chance at taking the throne that the Eagles have held for the past few years.

Hopefully, I will be correct. If not, I guess there's always next year, because it looks like Big Blue will only get better each year.

Who knows...

2005-08-03T23:42:00.000-04:00

I don't even know what to think about tons of stuff anymore, I might as well just give up trying.

Giants training camp started, can't wait for the season.

I got flicked off the other day for no reason, that was pretty weird, but it was kind of funny. Stupid girls driving down the parkway and they just flicked us off for no apparent reason. I laugh in their faces.

All right, this is enough....

2005-07-25T17:00:00.000-04:00

Well, I've been getting pretty pissed off fairly easily in the last week or so. Don't get me wrong, it's been an awesome week actually, but my temper is starting to escape and that's not a good thing.

What really just threw me over the edge was when I read the New York Post yesterday and saw that some terrorists in Egypt blew themselves up to kill at least 88 people in a hotel. These bastards need to be killed. If it was up to me, I'd bomb the piss out of them, because that's really the only way to kill them. You can't shoot them because if they get real close, they blow themselves up just to kill you. Really, they're just a bunch of cowards. They can't fight a fair war, and they think that by doing this, they're going to go to heaven. Well, I have something to say about that. How the hell do you think you're going to heaven when you blow yourself up to kill innocent people, just because they don't believe the same things you do? Goddamn wackos.

They should take one of their bombs and shove it up their ass, go into a field and blow themselves up. That would serve a good purpose. Get rid of the bastards without anyone else getting hurt, and let them blow themselves up.

Those people in Egypt did nothing wrong but go on vacation... and they had to die because some assholes don't agree with their religious beliefs? Stuff like that really pisses me off, and this is why I am not against this war. I pray that all of our soldiers come back all the time, and it pains me to see that we have lost great men in this war. But they know what they are fighting for, just as we should, and they know it needs to be done.

These terrorists need to be destroyed. They are sick, and are too dangerous because they give up their lives to kill others. Obviously, life isn't precious to these people, so I wish it would just be taken from them. I also don't know why they mess with the US, Britain and all of our allies. If we really used all the weapons we had, there wouldn't be a terrorist left to blow themselves up. Job would already be done for them. I got something for the terrorists:

A big su-fi to the bastards. I try not to swear in my posts, but this really pisses me off, and screw it, I can make an exemption.

A message to the terrorists: You dickheads aren't scaring anyone. You see how many people sit in their homes and are scared of you? Not too many, because you're just a bunch of cowards who will eventually die. We will prevail, because good always wins over evil. And you people are the PRIME example of evil.

That's it, I'm done. Comment if you want. If you're pissed that this isn't really "politically correct," too bad.

2005-07-21T16:05:00.000-04:00

Yes, you have seen him, your eyes are not deceiving you... The real.... Peter Griffin.

Just thought of something that pisses me off...

2005-07-18T23:24:00.000-04:00

I really hate when people compare themselves to someone else. The worst is when it has to do with the amount of money or other things that they have. Like when someone is like, "I have a better car than you" or "My house is better than yours" or even smaller things, like computers, TVs, and dumb things like that. People do not deserve to be insulted like that, and people also do not have any reason to compare themselves with others. Certain people have different opportunities, and some have better ones than others. But that does not mean that you are a better person and have a right to compare all the things you have with that other person. While you may not have worked a day in your life and own a BMW, someone else may have worked two jobs every single day in their life, and can only afford something like a 1983 used sedan. Really, the only person who has any right to brag is the person who had worked their asses off to get what they need to get, but you know they won't.

If I ever become rich, I don't want people to know I am rich. I would want to drive a normal car, and live in a nice house, but not go all out making a mansion or something. I wouldn't want people thinking I'm a jackass and think I am better than everyone else, because no matter how much money I have, I know I am no different from another. It's one thing to enjoy what you have, and I think it's another to flaunt it. But oh well.

Kind of a pointless post but I was thinking about it for a while and just remembered to post, plus I haven't in about a week. All right, I'm out of here. Later.

Trip to the Adirondacks

2005-07-11T16:14:00.000-04:00

Went to the Adirondacks with my Dad, Doty, and his Dad. Here's some pictures, will write about it later.

Pictures

Letter from an American being sent to Iraq

2005-07-05T16:10:00.000-04:00

I received this in an e-mail, and I think it is very powerful. It is long, but worth it. Read it if you like, and please comment. If you don't want to read it, then don't. Everyone has different views and I really agree with this soldiers.

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July 2005

Today I leave for the war

Well it's time to go and do what I have been called to do. Today I head for to the war for the third time and I have some things to say. To me this is a blessing, a calling from God to do what I can to help our brave men and women in uniform. Also this post is for my family as some of them still don't understand why I am on my third trip to Iraq. First of all:

K, you have been the best sister a brother could ever have, you and I had some good fights when we were kids, but you were always there if I truly needed you. We don't see eye to eye on anything political, and you are one of those people calling for our troops to come home now. I love you, but you are wrong in this count, you have three boys and if we don't do this right, it will have to be done again and it could be your boys next time. When I'm in Iraq, I think about my three nephews and how I don't want to see them in DCU's in the next decade, I want to fight our enemies in their country until they either surrender or become so ineffective they aren't a threat to any of us. I don't want my nephews fighing a fight that I couldn't finish, I want them to go to college or play professional soccer, or be beach bums. However,if they choose to become soldiers I would be proud to be in the same chain that links all military personnel past present and future, the chain that holds America together. That being said I would prefer they not have to fight the war I have seen, I would prefer they not lose any friends like I have and I wish that they would never lose their innocence by having to kill another human being. War takes so much out of a person, it changes us in ways that are almost never positive and I would not want your boys to have to go through what I have. I hope one day you understand, that I don't do this for the money, that Bush is not Hitler, and that the people of Iraq deserve as much a chance at a better life as we were given. You and G and the boys will be on my mind the entire time I am in Kirkuk.

Mom, I was the baby of the family and I know you still view me as that little boy that wouldn't eat his green beans and only wanted peanut butter. I am still that little boy inside, but I am so much more now, I am a husband and a veteran, and now a successful man with my own family. I chose to go back to Iraq this time, because I believe in a better world. At 30 I am more of an idealist now than I was at 20, I believe one person can make a difference. I know you will worry about me the entire time I am gone, but you won't tell me how scared you are. I just wanted to say it's ok, I am on the path that brings me the greatest happiness. No matter what happens to me, I am doing what I believe is my destiny, I come from a family of warriors, your family and Dad's were all warriors, it's what they knew. I am a product of their collective service to nation, this isn't about adventure or money or some deathwish, it's about doing the right thing. The men and women and especially the children of Iraq are worth fighting for, when I see them I know that any sacrifice I can make is worth it. What kind of man would I be if I refused to help someone in need? How could I live my life knowing that someone was being tortured and I stood by and sipped my latte and refused to get off my ass? I don't know if you will ever understand what drives me Mom, just being able to help one Iraqi is worth my life. People on this planet are so hell bent on persecuting others, they are so concerned with appearing strong that they prey on the weak and the helpless. Mom, the people of Iraq were helpless and being crushed by a petty clone of Adolf Hitler, now they have hope where before they had none. Iraq is a mess, but it is a mess because freedom is messy, we had to fight a Civil War that nearly killed 500,000 of us just to make all men and women free. Iraq is already having to fight a soul searing conflict with itself to find itself. How could we abandon these people to this chaos? I will continue to support this cause until we win, we lose, or I am knocked out of commission. I cannot call myself a man and abandon the men, women and children of Iraq to brutal butchers, I've made my choice. You'll be in my heart everyday.

Dad, you are my hero, I don't know if I've ever told you that, but you are. You served in Vietnam and came back and made a life for yourself and your family. You did everything you could to provide for K and I, you worked extra hours to make sure we never went without. You never took sick time even though you were out in the elements everyday, you are the definition of what a man is, I hope one day I am half the man that you are. I think you understand what drives me and why I have to keep doing this job. When you were here in Hawaii to visit me and you told me you were proud of me was a moment I'll never forget. I can't let the people of Iraq suffer without doing something, I know I am only one person, but you were only one person and you did so many things in your life. I want to be like you, but I want to do so much more, I know I'm not going to "save the world", but everyday I can do a good deed, whether in Iraq or in Hawaii is a day that I feel like I have done my job as a man and an American. I know you understand!

Jan, my wife, my love, my life, this has got to be the hardest on you. This is the third time I have asked you to take a leap of faith and believe that no harm will come to me in Iraq. Three times I have left you and our puppies behind to pursue some quixotic belief that I can make the world a slightly better place. Three times I have left you behind to pay the bills, and manage the house and so many other things that no one should be forced to do by themselves. I have not been with you for 3 of our seven anniversary's because of my commitment to this. All I can say to you is thank you! I will always love you for your patience and your support of me and my ideals. I know that I make your life hard with these deployments, and for that I am sorry, I wish that it were easier to be away from you,but it's not. In fact, each deployment it gets harder and harder for me to say goodbye, I've lost friends now and had a few close calls myself, but I can't quit doing this. You know why, you more than anyone else understand why. You and I both believe it is our destiny to do whatever we can to make the world better. We are two tiny fish in the enormous universal ocean, but we both know one person can make a difference. When I am in Iraq I know you are in my heart at every moment and that our faith and love protects me. I firmly believe God has a plan for both of us, we are his instruments to do what we can to make the world better. So don't worry about me this time, I am doing what I was meant to do, and I have never been happier. So go and find my molly-molly and give her a scratch behind the ears.

For anyone that reads this; yes I am a 30 year old idealist, at 20 I was a cynic, but now I have a mission in life and a purpose. I found God, but I am far from a religious fanatic, I found a God that inspired me to do good deeds just for the sake of doing good. I can feel his prescence in everything around me, the sunset, the waves crashing on a Hawaiian beach and even in the evening breeze that is laced with plumeria. I would call myself a soldier of God, but not in any way that says he favors me or my cause. I am a soldier of our lord because I choose to serve the side of good, good is opening a door for a stranger, or helping your neighbor empty his trashcan, or going to Iraq because you want to help a people find their voice and feel what we feel when we think of our freedoms. The most fundamental question I ask myself everday is: If I have the chance to do good, even if there is a terrible price to pay, why wouldn't I? I wish more Americans would ask themselves this question, if you can do good, what on earth would stop you from following through?

Finally I just wanted to state one more time, Iraq is the whole bag of marbles, if our ideas win there, then militant islam will wither on the vine and eventually die. If we lose in Iraq, the world will become a much darker place where the evils of the past such as slavery and holy wars will become the norm. I ask the people of America this question; We are the last hope for this planet to realize its potential, the europeans are too weak to do it, what kind of world do we want for our children to live in? I made my choice, and now I leave to do what I believe is my duty. God bless my family, God bless our brave men and women in uniform, God bless all Americans and God bless America.

Caelestis

P.S. Love you my hummingbird

Independence Day

2005-07-04T23:26:00.000-04:00

Happy 4th of July!

It's official...

2005-06-29T22:00:00.000-04:00

I have finally come to a conclusion. I am never right.

Linkage

2005-06-28T17:39:00.000-04:00

This won't be a post of anything that's happened, mainly because not much has happened lately... but I'll put some links and stuff to check out, just because I found some.

Poor bunny.... - Everyone else has had more sex than him, and for rabbits, you know how that is... a little older but it's still a good one.

The Llama Song! - Don't ask...

Ouch - A guy breaks his leg kickboxing, it's a pretty nasty break...

The End of the World - Old one but still definitely awesome.

Nice Try Mario... the Princess is in another castle.

What Goes Around Comes Around - This plane knows exactly where it's going...

That's about it for this one, hope you like some of these. Also, seeing that Mario flash animation made me want to play, but I didn't feel like hooking up my NES. If you want to play, download this emulator and unzip it. Then, download this ROM file, and open it with the emulator, and you're able to play Super Mario/Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet on Nintendo on your computer. I'm out of here.

Batman Begins

2005-06-19T11:56:00.000-04:00

Saw this last night, thought it was a really good movie. The acting was good, and I'm glad that Christian Bale was Batman, instead of someone like George Clooney. The story was right on there with the rest of them, and we got to see how Batman came to be. I don't want to really say much about it because I do not want to give anything away, but I really thought that the ending was perfect for setting up the other movies. I'll give Batman Begins a 9/10. Definitely worth the money to see on the big screen.

Plus, Morgan Freeman is in it, and everyone knows he's the man.

It's been a while....

2005-06-14T23:26:00.000-04:00

Well, it's been a while since I've been in a real crappy mood, and I have a feeling that this may last for a while. But oh well, I'm not here to complain, I just felt like saying that. Complaining never helped anyone, it's just annoying, so I won't be doing that...

Yankees won 9-0, about time they finally get a few things together. But don't hold your breath, they're still 31-32....

I'm in one of those moods where I just don't want to do anything for some reason, but when I'm not doing anything, I'm bored as hell. It's really weird...