3.25.2009
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3.24.2009
Sheep herders with a little too much time on their hands.
Still, this is 10 pounds of awesome in a 5 pound bag.
3.19.2009
3.03.2009
And there you have it.
Beckham not returning to MLS until July and then gone at the end of the year.
2.22.2009
Guiness pre fish and chips
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2.16.2009
birthday pic
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2.14.2009
Gen X: The pastrami in the sandwich
Look, let me start out by acknowledging a few problems with what is to follow:
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
2.13.2009
ESPN, what do you think, maybe a little promotion?
Wednesday's most watched program by men ages 18-49 in some of the largest markets? That's right, the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying match. Hmm, men 18-49, that's a pretty lucrative demographic, right?
:(
Hopefully, this is just an attempt to pressure the DC government into action, if not DC United is moving to PG County. That makes me sad because I will be going to far fewer games. For two reasons, logistically it would make the commute time an hour to an hour and a half. The other reason is more emotional, I want DC United to play in DC. C'mon, Mayor Fenty make good on your promise to give us a stadium.
2.11.2009
2.10.2009
2.06.2009
Ronnie Raygun's birthday
It still amazes me that Chimpy was able to make me detest him more than I detested Reagan. But he really put in the effort and poor Ronnie, whose birthday is today, has been bumped down to #2 on my Most Detestable President/Person List. Happy Birthday, loser!
Teacher in Texas fired for being an atheist
That's right, a teacher was fired for being an atheist. And supposedly christians are the ones who are being persecuted? pshht. I'm pretty sure it is illegal to fire someone for their religious views and, yes, that includes the lack thereof.
2.05.2009
More Hammer
In a bid to communicate directly to the American people, President Obama (still feels good to write that) published an op-ed in the Washington Post.
Here's the first line, "By now, it's clear to everyone that we have inherited an economic crisis as deep and dire as any since the days of the Great Depression." BAM! Hammer blow to the Bush FAIL administration.
Further on, "In recent days, there have been misguided criticisms of this plan that echo the failed theories that helped lead us into this crisis -- the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems; that we can meet our enormous tests with half-steps and piecemeal measures; that we can ignore fundamental challenges such as energy independence and the high cost of health care and still expect our economy and our country to thrive." BAM! Hammer blow to the fiscal conservatives who say we can pull out of this with tax cuts and smaller government.
Then, "I reject these theories, and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change." BAM! Hammer blow to those who think they can ignore the president's mandate. Obama: "I won."
Lastly, "The writer is president of the United States." BAM! BAM!
BAM!
Here's the first line, "By now, it's clear to everyone that we have inherited an economic crisis as deep and dire as any since the days of the Great Depression." BAM! Hammer blow to the Bush FAIL administration.
Further on, "In recent days, there have been misguided criticisms of this plan that echo the failed theories that helped lead us into this crisis -- the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems; that we can meet our enormous tests with half-steps and piecemeal measures; that we can ignore fundamental challenges such as energy independence and the high cost of health care and still expect our economy and our country to thrive." BAM! Hammer blow to the fiscal conservatives who say we can pull out of this with tax cuts and smaller government.
Then, "I reject these theories, and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change." BAM! Hammer blow to those who think they can ignore the president's mandate. Obama: "I won."
Lastly, "The writer is president of the United States." BAM! BAM!
BAM!
1.30.2009
Son of a...
Poplar Point is dead again. How is it that DC government falls all over itself to build a baseball (possibly the most boring sport in existence) stadium with taxpayer money and can't even let someone else build a stadium for a team that has won more championships than all the other DC teams combined.*
*This may not technically be true. The Redskins won 3 (1982,1987,1991), the Bullets (now the Wizards) won 1 (1977), and the Senators (now the Minnesota Twins) won 1 (1924). DC United has 4 MLS Cups (1996,1997,1999,2004), 2 US Open Cups (1996, 2008), 1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1998) and 1 InterAmerican Cup (1998).
*This may not technically be true. The Redskins won 3 (1982,1987,1991), the Bullets (now the Wizards) won 1 (1977), and the Senators (now the Minnesota Twins) won 1 (1924). DC United has 4 MLS Cups (1996,1997,1999,2004), 2 US Open Cups (1996, 2008), 1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1998) and 1 InterAmerican Cup (1998).
Obama doesn't play that game. Here comes the hammer.
After giving concessions to Republicans in the form of tax cuts (which DO NOT WORK as advertised if the current economic situation is any indication) in the Stimulus Bill, ALL of the House Republicans voted against it. And now the Obama Administration has said they will release job figures state by state. What these numbers will most likely show is that A) job loss disproportionately affects Republican states and B) that by voting against the Stimulus Bill House Republicans voted against their constituent's best interests. This is what America has needed to do for years, expose the mendacity of Republicans. Go get'em.
On a related note, Americans United for Change is releasing a couple harder hitting ads about the same issue but they are tying House Republicans to Rush Limbaugh and his "I hope Obama fails" comment.
Also, clammyc over at Daily Kos has a diary listing (which you should really go read) what Republicans have voted against, here it is:
* An increase in the maximum benefit under the former food stamp program (now called the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP);
* An expansion of broadband internet access to rural areas of America;
* Programs to improve infrastructure and develop rural communities;
* Improvements to the criminal justice system;
* funding for science and technology research;
* Funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services;
* Funding to repair, maintain and renovate the Department of Defense (DoD) facilities;
* Energy efficiency projects and modernization of heating/cooling and electrical systems at the DoD;
* Improving Army barracks;
* Energy related research and development (renewable energy programs and expansion of existing weatherization activites);
* Funding for the Army Corps of Engineers (remember the levees in New Orleans that weren’t funded?;
* Modernization of the nation’s electrical grid;
* Construction and repair of Federal facilities;
* Funding for clean water programs and water infrastructure projects;
* Capital improvements and maintenance for Forest Service and National Park Service, the Superfund program and wildland fire management;
* Funding for the Department of Health and Human Services;
* Funding for labor and employment training programs/Department of Labor;
* Renovations to elementary and secondary schools;
* Pell Grants and other student financial assistance;
* Educational programs aimed at elementary and secondary education;
* Defense construction projects – including hospitals, barracks and day care centers;
* Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be used on maintaining VA medical facilities and cemeteries;
* Funding for Information Technology projects at the State Department;
* Funding for highway construction;
* Funding for housing assistance programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
* Grants to states and cities for community development;
* Refundable tax credits for middle and lower income families;
* Increase tax credit for higher education;
* Extension of tax credit for renewable energy production;
* Increase the earned income tax credit for lower income families with three or more qualifying children;
* Increased funding for emergency unemployment benefits for those who exhaust the amount of benefits they collect;
* Temporary increase in amount of unemployment benefits;
* Assistance to states for spending on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;
* Extension of Medicaid coverage to certain unemployed workers;
* Assistance with COBRA premium payments for certain unemployed workers; and
* Incentives for health care providers to use "health information technology" which would reduce health care costs for providers and lower premiums.
On a related note, Americans United for Change is releasing a couple harder hitting ads about the same issue but they are tying House Republicans to
Also, clammyc over at Daily Kos has a diary listing (which you should really go read) what Republicans have voted against, here it is:
* An increase in the maximum benefit under the former food stamp program (now called the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP);
* An expansion of broadband internet access to rural areas of America;
* Programs to improve infrastructure and develop rural communities;
* Improvements to the criminal justice system;
* funding for science and technology research;
* Funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services;
* Funding to repair, maintain and renovate the Department of Defense (DoD) facilities;
* Energy efficiency projects and modernization of heating/cooling and electrical systems at the DoD;
* Improving Army barracks;
* Energy related research and development (renewable energy programs and expansion of existing weatherization activites);
* Funding for the Army Corps of Engineers (remember the levees in New Orleans that weren’t funded?;
* Modernization of the nation’s electrical grid;
* Construction and repair of Federal facilities;
* Funding for clean water programs and water infrastructure projects;
* Capital improvements and maintenance for Forest Service and National Park Service, the Superfund program and wildland fire management;
* Funding for the Department of Health and Human Services;
* Funding for labor and employment training programs/Department of Labor;
* Renovations to elementary and secondary schools;
* Pell Grants and other student financial assistance;
* Educational programs aimed at elementary and secondary education;
* Defense construction projects – including hospitals, barracks and day care centers;
* Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be used on maintaining VA medical facilities and cemeteries;
* Funding for Information Technology projects at the State Department;
* Funding for highway construction;
* Funding for housing assistance programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
* Grants to states and cities for community development;
* Refundable tax credits for middle and lower income families;
* Increase tax credit for higher education;
* Extension of tax credit for renewable energy production;
* Increase the earned income tax credit for lower income families with three or more qualifying children;
* Increased funding for emergency unemployment benefits for those who exhaust the amount of benefits they collect;
* Temporary increase in amount of unemployment benefits;
* Assistance to states for spending on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;
* Extension of Medicaid coverage to certain unemployed workers;
* Assistance with COBRA premium payments for certain unemployed workers; and
* Incentives for health care providers to use "health information technology" which would reduce health care costs for providers and lower premiums.
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