Saturday, January 28, 2012

Davos

Subjects Covered by the Earth's Richest

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Steve Jobs - Not Enough Of An Asshole

Million Dollar Car - Why This Will Be A Good Thing

How To Get 9 Hours Sleep On A Ten Thousand Dollar Mattress

Medication - How To Basically Screw Up The World In Pill Form

How Do We Fuck Joe Sweeney Even More In 2013? - We'll break into smaller groups after the first four hours

Owning A Pro Sports Team - Good PR, Great Way To Meet Chicks and Dudes

Blaming Chris Ford

Business Lessons I Gleemed From My Dad - led by Jay Paterno - First, never tell the truth. Second, live in a tiny little house so hack writers will think you're nice and humble and not evil. Third, win

Great American Writers - We'll pass out this pamphlet, which can be easily read in 5 or 10 minutes

Speed Reading - The Greatest Scam Perpetrated on the World Since Flouridated Water

Why Jerry Lucas Should Be President

Billionaires And Politicians - Why Working More Than Four Hours A Day Is Dumb - For real

Former Mayor of Boston Kevin White Dies

Globe photos of Kevin White's times

the image I thought of first

true story about MLK and James Brown

Google search for one of the most iconic photos ever taken in Boston

For someone my age the mayor of Boston will always be Kevin White. Not Menino or Ray Flynn. Kevin White. He lived a long time, and kicked a lot of ass. Whitey was there at the same time, too, so I am under no pretense that White was a saint, but he did a good job dealing with the court ordered busing of high school students in the city.

Of course now, Boston is every bit as segregated as pre-busing, but Mayor White did a good job. He was a good man and one on the great Bostonians of any era. And that's saying something.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Now That's A Show

MTV's "Dudes Kissing Dudes"

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me and Joe

Matt and Ben

Isiah and Magic

Dustin and Billy Crystal

Clooney and Brad Pitt

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

Ronnie and Fonzie

Tim Thomas and Tuuka

Oscar and The Logo

Russ and Hondo

Jim Brown and Franco Harris

The Boss and Bob Seger

Coach Cal and Coach Pitino

Matthew Broderick and Gordie Howe. Tongue? Hat Trick!

RuPaul and Richard Simmons. Down boy!

Tommy and me and Mike G and the Cooz - A reunion of sorts

Kenny Smith and Chuck with Ernie watching. Shaq? Leave us!

Bob Lobel and John Dennis

Newmy and Holley

me and my two favorite guys from Miami

Coach and Ted Danson. Scratch that (woody)

Newman and Kramer

me and John John. Ha ha ha ha! No? How about me and the Gov

Al Pacino and Bob DeNiro

me and Simmons

John Stockton and The Mailman

Governor Deval Patrick and Tim Thomas

Tito and me

Remy and me. Yes, please!

Andrew Gaze and me, talking about the good old days in South Orange

me and my former shrink

Michael Stipe and me, talking about the good old days at Millett Hall in 1987

me and Fred Armisen. No feelies, Fred, just a kiss for my psa!

Bill Goldman and me

Mike Lewis and me. Tabitha can watch me

Dan Brown and Steven King, meeting at my house

Dylan and Prince. I'd pay to see that, man!

Sean Penn and me, post fist fight over Madonna and Robin

Carter and Ford

Brian Williams and Dan Rather

Moby and Eminem

Elton John and some royalty

Donny Duetsch and Joe Scarborough. That would drive ratings for MSNBC

Robin Williams and me. For four weeks

me and Mr. Kraft, through our tears

Rafa and Roger

Jay Paterno and me, through our tears

Mel Brooks and me through our KKK masks

Warren and Clint

Steven Speilberg and Marty Scorcese, while they both do that weird director thing with their hands

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It's morning/mourning in America

For a way of life

The hatred of ourselves and others

Driven by male homosexuality

Is coming to an end

I'm crying mostly because it's so fucking beautiful

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Presidential? Pardon?

Quiz time. Our POTUS claims to be a basketball guy, roughly same age as me.

OK. I got a quiz for him.

Starting.....NOW!

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1) Which basketball player would make a good POTUS?

a) Jim Sweeney
b) Shane Battier
c) Rich Shrigley
d) Bill Bradley


2) These are players Barry should know. Does he?

a) Tom Garrick
b) Matt Palazzi
c) Karl Hobbs and Vern Giscombe
d) Stu Primus
e) Mike Moses
f) Ronnie Perry, Jr
g) Butch Wade and Richard Rellford
h) the Little General
i) Benjie


3) What is Isiah's mother's first name?


4) Who is the only coach to cry during a game at the Final Four?


5) Name the second UCLA coach after Coach Wooden


6) Name two of the Jones Boys and why one of them is significant to me


7) Name David Thompson's point guard and center at State


8) Name the 5 guys on SIs preseason cover MJs freshman year


9) 3 Parts:

What high school did Patrick Ewing attend?

Who was his coach?

Who was the second best player he played with on those teams?


10) Who was on the front fold and who was on the back fold of SI: Patrick or Ralph?


Pac Ten time....

11) What was, within 4%, Steve Johnson's shooting percentage in 79-80?


12) How bad was Zona pre Coach Hair?


13) Who said "Michigan will be coached by a Michigan man!" about Bill Frieder, and why is he significant to me?


14) Who are the 2 Krauts who lifted U-Dub?


15) Who was the coach for only decent W-State team ever? And why is he significant to me?


Word Association - No right answers, but, man, there are wrong answers:

16) Cal --

17) UCLA --

18) USC --

19) Arizona State --

20) Arizona --

21) Stanford --

22) U-Dub --

23) Washington State --

24) Oregon --

25) Oregon State --

26) Is it spelled "MacArthur Court", yes or no?


70s NBA now....


27) Who was the backup to Cliff Ray on the 75 champs?

28) 1976 - How many games in the Finals and on whose court was the title won?

29) 1977 - How does Kobe relate to this team? (2X)

30) 1978 - Sonics v Bullets - Who won? And why is this significant to me? (several answers to that)

31) 1979 - Sonics v Bullets - Who won? And why is this significant to me? (only one answer to that)

32) 1974 - Kareem's hook won what game?

33) 1973 - Monroe or Barnett started next to Clyde?

34) 1972 - West's long one. Who won that game? Who won the series?

35) 1971 - How many rings did Oscar have at this point? (ha ha. no seriously)

36) 1970 - Who didn't write a book off the most beloved team in NBA history?

37) 1970 - How many baskets did Willis make in Game 7?


Back to College...

Name the National Champions from the following years. I'll provide hints.

38) 1975 - final

39) 1976 - second best

40) 1977 - tears in heaven

41) 1978 - glad that's over

42) 1979 - best and worst semis ever

43) 1980 - quote?

44) 1981 - if you don't know this....

45) 1982 - best final ever

46) 1983 - bus driver A/C

47) 1984 - big hug

48) 1985 - Nova high!

49) 1986 - shooting star

50) 1987 - haircut can shoot

51) 1988 - 50/50

52) 1989 - fuck you, ref

53) 1990 - upset? that's right, upset

54) 1991 - upset? that's right, upset

55) 1992 - mindboggling call by Verne and Lennie

56) 1993 - timeouts? ha ha ha ha ha ha

57) 1994 - Hogs win

58) 1995 - freshman balls

59) 1996 - best college team ever

60) 1997 - kids, man

61) 1998 - Tubby

62) 1999 - is this really happening?

63) 2000 - ankle


64) In the 1976 Championship, who hit his head on the backboard for Bobby?

65) Where was the 1977 Final played and why was that arena important?

66) Name Moses' first ABA team

67) Julius' first ABA team? And where did they play?

68) Name the two important guys that Julius played with at UMass

69) Who did UMass lose to in the NIT?

70) Name UMass coach during Julius' time there

71) Name Notre Dame's starting five on the Final Four team in '78

72) Where did Danny get Digger?

73) Who on that BYU team looks like my father?


Ralph and Terry's Hoos section...

74) The Hoos won the 1980 NIT over who?

75) Name the three starting guards on Ralph's sophomore FF team

76) Name the attendance within 1,501 for Chaminade's win over Ralph

77) Ralph's senior year, UVA beat my boys in the tourney. Who are my boys?

78) Who is the real "Little Ball of Hate" for Hoos fans?

79) Essay: Which of these four Sampson teams was the best? Justify your answer

80) In the 1986 ACC Final, who was the most significant player on the floor to me?

81) Why is the 1986 Duke team one of the most beloved ACC squads ever to play? Essay

82) Do you remember what you were doing when Lo put that fucker home in '83? I was in the llving room in Wayland with Mom and Dad. Almost swallowed my tongue.

83) Make up your own answer: What did Coach John say to Freddie in 1984? And did you cry like me?

84) Essay: What is your favorite basketball memory?

85) Larry or Magic? You can only have one

86) Do you know who Jim McMillan is?

87) You graduated from Columbia and Harvard, yet to my knowledge have never set foot in their gyms since you left. Why? Amaker has Harvard playing great and Columbia is located in Manhattan, the heart of the game.

88) What would you say to my man John Wall if you could explain to him what is going on in your administration today and for the last three years?

extra credit Miami U question: Who is the best player in Miami University history?

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Answer Key

1
Jim Sweeney was, according to some, the mastermind of the BC betting scandal and my second cousin
Shane Battier never lifted a weight- would rather talk than do - not
Rich Shrigley is the correct answer because Tom Davis said of him, "We just play better with Rich on the court"
Bill Bradley - you're kidding, right? he wanted to be president his whole life, therefore shouldn't be

2
Tom Garrick - I watched him play on tv in high school when I lived in Wayland. He led Rhodie to a deep tourney run and had a good career with the Clippers
Matt Palazzi - father Togo was a great player, Matt a good one at Providence, shooter pre 3
Karl Hobbs and Vern Giscombe - point guard combo at UConn for Dom Perno, good teams, never made NCAAs but could play, I saw them play at the old fieldhouse and at the Civic Center vs Patrick his freshman year
Stu Primus - looked like a linebacker, good player for badass BC teams in the early 80s, on national tv in tourney several times a year
Mike Moses - started ahead of Mark Jackon Jackson's freshman year, a black lefty?
Ronnie Perry, Jr- man, if you don't know this one, played with Lucy's friend, they beat UM in the tourney one year
Butch Wade and Richard Rellford - bookend forwards for UM and Freider the year Nova came through Dayton
the Little General - Andre Fucking Turner, man. Got BC in the tourney in 85 when Skip had that turnover, otherwise, it's 4 Big East teams (because there's no Final Five)
Benjie - had the look of one of the greatest ever. For real

3
Mary

4
Al

5
Gene Cunningham

6
Caldwell Major ______
got the Cs in Game Seven in 82, all from the elbow

7
Tom Burleson, Monte Towe
8
Coach Smith, Jimmy Black, James, Sam, and Matt

9
Cambridge Rindge And Latin
Mike Jarvis
Karl Hobbs

10
front fold was Ralph
back fold was Pat

11
70%

12
pretty good sometimes

13
Bo
MU

14
Christian Welp and Detlef Schrempf

15
George Raveling
assisted Bobby on 84 Olympic team

Word Association answers I came up with. There are more.

16
Robo Guard

17
so many that if it took you more than .4 seconds, you aren't a decision maker

18
Westy, Cliff Robinson, LA Sports Arena, battles with the Bruins

19
scandal, Devils, James Harden, Bibby's sister's husband


20
"STEVE KERR!", "PLO PLO!",

21
Maples Pavilion, Tara Vanderveer, best athletic program in the country, Tiger Pile!, beat Rhodie to get to FF

22
Brock!, man, the Krauts

23
pitcher/"power" forward, MJ's first big NBA shot

24
Joey!, McArther Court

25
Ralph Miller, AC is a virgin and a rebounder, Payton: POY, really?

26
no

27
Robert Parish

28
6, in the Valley of the Sun

29
Jelly Bean and Mo Lucas

30
Bullets, I got sick of hearing that fucking announcer with his "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" every time we played them in the playoffs

31
Sonics
DJ

32
5, in OT

33
Black Jesus did

34
Lakers lost that game, won series

35
none

36
the Pearl

37
2

38
UCLA

39
IU

40
AL

41
Kentucky

42
Indiana State over DePaul. Larry put on a show
M State crushed Penn like a WalMart employee

43
"The Ville Is Going To The Nap"
who said this? I think it was Wiley Brown, but the team adopted it

44
IU on the day that crazy fucker shot our President in the chest

45
UNC beat John's Hoyas. My Mom and sister wouldn't let me watch the first ten minutes,so I missed Pat's "blocks". I will never forgive them.

46
NC State

47
John's Hoyas beat Hakeem's Cougs. Big John gave big hug to Freddie

48
did this game really happen?
of course, if you look at it objectively, Nova had Ed, Harold, and a really talented 2 in Dwyane. The Hoyas had Pat and Reggie (Fuck it!) and on one else who had an impact at the next level.

49
Pervis and The Ville got Denny his second ring. Was The Ville the team of the 80s? Probably.

50
Alford and IU beat the Cuse on Senator Whoop De Damn Doo's missed freebies. Rony is still hot. I wish it was the Pearl instead of my man Sherm at the point: blind luck and DC

51
The best first half ever. Danny's Miracle Workers win it for Larry

52
Seton Hall gets robbed by a ticky tack call with 3 seconds left. Cambridge S&L kid hits them

53
Duke losing to UNLV? That WAS an upset at the time

54
UNLV losing to Duke? Big upset

55
Duke wins back to back. Stop crying, kid

56
Chris Webber: All talk and posing. Won nothing in college or the NBA despite great, great teammates. He is and was full of shit

57
Deeeeeeeeeep three by Scottie over Grant's Dukies

58
Ed O'bannon and Toby

59
UK with Antoine, Delk, Mercer, white kid who COULD SLAM (Jeff Shepard), Nazr, the Pope, Derek Anderson, and the Springfield Non-Rifle

60
Zona with Bibby, Mike, and Miles

61
UK in a fluke. Don't transfer, white boy!

62
UConn over a great Duke team

63
Mateen Cleaves sprains his ankle and I think Matt Bonner is actually going to win a National Championship for the Concord Y. Nope

64
Bobby Wilkerson

65
The Omni. Because Pete played there, asshole

66
Utah Stars

67
Virginia Squires at The Scope (its' still there and open for business)

68
Mike Flanagan and Rick Pitino

69
Marquette

70
Jack Leamann

71
John Paxson, Tracey Jackson (Cs pick), Kelly Tripucka, O, and Lamebeer/Kleine/anonymous white stiff

72
Providence Civic Center and it was beautiful

73
Fred Roberts

74
Kevin and Minnesota. Both teams really, really good

75
Lee Raker, Jeff Lamp, and Jeff Jones

76
1,500

77
BC - Second best BC team ever. Micheal Adams, Jay Murphy, and John Garris could really fucking play

78
Othell Wilson

79
My pick is the NIT team because of Lamp. Raker, and JJ

80
Steve Bucknall because he's from London, mutherfucker

81
Many reasons. Coach K's first great team. They play the game the right way. The ACC was bad. Great rivalry with Dean's Boys. Cameron was back. They knew they had a future because of guys like Quin. Great unis. Smart, coachable kids who wanted it bad.

82
?

83
You cost me a national title, negro. I know what, Freddie. You should coach

84
Mine? "They came from three to one down!"

85
justify

86
Columbia big man, won a ring with Jerry and Wilt

87
essay

88
sorry

bonus 3 possible answers. Wally, Wayne Embry, or Ron Harper

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

My Take - And I Do Have One...Wait, Scratch That

Barry is keeping me and my money

And he is almost the only person in the capital who thinks this is a good idea

I think Barry is scary weird

Not crazy, because he works and puts food on the table

But scary weird

Hell, I voted for him

A lot of us did

That doesn't change the fact that he needs to step down

And let those who pass for adults take over

I'm ready to go, man

Who's with us/US?

About Last Night

McAueley...MacCauley...McCalee...McAuley

just down the road from me

easy to find if you just look

and have a car

door locked, they let me in

coach walks by me, i look, he looks away (Rubio!)

jv game on, stands full

electric

i take a minute to compose myself

cuz it's so beautiful

America's game

in a gym in Portland, ME

with cheerleaders and a $4 dollar admission

music pregame and I wish I had talent

thought of Hopper

no

buzzer jump layup

it's on

blowout but they both played hard

the whole 32 minutes

really, they did

walking out the back door

i notice how lovely the night air is

no cars to bother me

oh, hear they come

i have to go

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

I Am Asking President Obama To Resign For The Good Of The Nation

Why the President should resign:
1) He thinks Bobby Orr played with more substance than style
2) He made fun of me several times with his remarks to the Bruins at the White House Monday
3) He is the Do Nothing President
4) VP Biden is the Last Lion
5) A closeted man should never be in a postion of power – if open gays ran the country and a closeted straight guy was POTUS, that would be bad. Living a lie is not good for anyone
6) Biden would be a great President, or at least our best since Nixon. He is a leader and an ass kicker and a real man
7) Barry is mean and arrogant and a bit of a spoiled child. Is that who we want running things, or a guy who survived the death of his spouse and kids?
8) Biden knows DC. Barry didn’t even know enough about Chi-town to take a bride
9) When Barry was in trouble in college, he transferred. Is that who we want running things?
10) Barry never made a dime except from his writings. Biden is not a rich man, but he is an honest, hardworking son of a bitch with an incredible family and family story. Look it up.
11) Barry, like most African Americans, never had a father. Biden did.
12) When is the last time Barry attended a Columbia game of any sport? Biden goes to Delaware football games so often he has his own section: Biden’s Badasses
13) Barry’s brother in law Craig gets his ass kicked in the Pac 12 every night. Literally
14) I like Joe
15) I trust Joe
16) I’m not happy with the present situation and I’ve always said, If it’s broke, fucking try to fix the mutherfucker
17) How is your life going?
18) Barry can’t throw a baseball and didn’t even bother to learn how. Bush 2 practiced his throw for weeks, remember?
19) I might never hear the sound of my baby’s voice if Barry stay POTUS
20) I deserve it

D_AD

Proud?

He'd hate me more than ever

Because I'm the teller of secrets

Kept from here to Down Under


No I won't stop

And I do

Want you to stop

Whatever it is

That makes you so ashamed

Celebrity Divorce: It Makes Sense

An imbalance of power corrupts

In most marraiges the man has the power and the money. Do as I say or you'll pay for it, bitch

In Hollywood, there is no income imbalance. The wife can leave when she wants to

"Treat me bad and I'm gone" Makes sense to me

To make society fairer and stronger we need to make divorce easier not harder, to insure that woman are treated with respect and kindness

Sunday, January 22, 2012

How Did We Get Here?

Our whole lives are on the internet

Everything on the internet is a lie

How bad is it?

Pretty bad

Know who to blame?

That's right

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Supply and Demand? Fuck Supply and Demand

The way to understand economics is by telling yourself, "It's all about the price."

Go to the supermarket. Cow milk is 6 bucks a gallon? Try soy.

Oranges 3 bucks a pound? Try apples.

And so on.

A million dollar car might be safe and cool, what with the gun turrents and all, but I couldn't afford one.

A thousand dollar car might be good on gas, what with the fact that it weights 400 pounds. But get in an accident and see where you are.

That is economics.

As Meryl and co talked about in "The Iron Lady", the best place to learn econ is in a supermarket. That's what I do.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Undercover Billionaire

Say you took any of the billionaires in America, removed access to their money and connections, put them in some dumpy apartment, and let them loose in Portland. You'd have me

Now that's a show!

They'd say, "Why doesn't a guy like that have a job?" They'd say, "He's on roids." They'd say, "Faggot." They'd try to run him/me down in the street for being a dick. All that has happened to me, without the billionaire part.

Tell me that's not true

Newt's Decision

How can we possibly trust a man who would marry a woman who would do that to him? How?

It goes to decision making ability and the being able to read people

I read people in an instant. You have to in this world

If you can't, I won't hire you. I won't vote for you. And I won't want to be your friend

President? I wouldn't hire someone willingly with that background to clean my pools

SI: Where Good Writers Go To Write

SI comments on Tebow

I can't make sense of it

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You ever read the Bible? I mean, read it as a book? Didn't think so, dude

Throwing Spaghetti Time: Income Tax Rates Based On Age

You get to vote at 18. Get to drink at 21. Get to drive at 16, basically.

How about you pay taxes at different rates based on your age? Brilliant, I know.

We can do this because we know the births of every baby in the country. If you are born here, we know the date. Most countries can't do that.

We need to use this data in a positive, economically sound way. Pay less tax during child bearing years. Pay more tax the older you get and the less dependants you provide for.

I won't hold my breath but it's a fascinating idea to me

Pass The Ammunition

You can be disabled without taking medication

I can reject the prescribed treatment if that treatment is useless or CAUSES HARM

I can be sick without being prodded and used and treated as an ATM

Do you mean to tell me that Joe Sweeney:

Graduated high school and a decent college, passed the CPA exam, held two different jobs without being fired,
AND THEN BECAME SO SICK THAT I HAD TO BE ON YOUR MEDICATION FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?????

Do you really believe that, sirs?

I've read what you people wrote about me. Wrong wrong wrong. Entitled? Yes, to a life

I never thought cameras were watching me UNTIL I STARTED TAKING YOUR DRUGS, sirs

I attempted suicide through an aspirin overdose, that's true. I was 24 years old and living with my Dad and Mom. How would you feel? Anyone who doesn't at least consider taking their own life in a situation like that is an unfeeling moron. I made a passionate mistake: Should I be sentenced to obesity, sleeping all day or not at all, paranoid delusions, the rebound effect, and your kind treatment, for the rest of my days?

Do you really believe that?

If you do, congratulations. You are evil

WWGCD?

Romney: They're on my bumsky about all that money I've made. So, Mr. Big Time Campaign Manager, what do I do?

George: Release every fucking financial statement you've got! And when they bitch about you being rich, tell 'em, "Jealous?" Hell, for a million dollars I'll suck your dick right now. And I've been dead for years. The green is still the green. No shame in winning, gov. Why do so many politicians have to apologize for being good at their jobs? I was good at mine and made millions, I tell ya. Millions. And put most of it up my nose, but that's a story for another day

Romney: Thanks, Carlin. I appreciate your help

George: No problem, Mr. President

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Wrong Wrong Wrong

SI's fine writer Phil Taylor talking about what happens next

Man, I know black guys are inherently less intelligence than white boys, but Phil, you gone and done it now

Kids need contact with good people like you more than ever, brother

This is how WE GOT IN THIS MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Parents being afraid. Kids being led to believe there was something wrong with them

Bitch, there never were any razor blades in the candy bars! That was a story made up by someone who probably was abusing their own kids in order to isolate them from good men like you, Phil

Tell me that's not true, America

Drew Whiffed on Her "Whip It"

Watched a bit of Drew's "Whip It" from a few years back

Started OK but went nowhere

The thang thas got meh steamed is da reference

To Paul and George Roy Hill

She had Ms Hansons beating up a Coke machine

AND THERE WAS NO SWEARING

What the fuck it that about, bitch?

Your movie, Drew, had more blood than one of the "Reality Stars Give Birth To Nine Stupid Kids!" shows (What? Not YET!)

How is it that one of the funniest scenes in movie history was

Bastardized by Drew Barrymore?

You're a big shot, Drew

You gotta do better

The movie sucked anyways, why not have some fun with an R?

Further, the lighting made it look like a bad porno (what?)

Just a depressing flick to watch

Heartbreaking

All porn today is rape

All movies today are like watching someone else play a video game

All tv shows today are so fucking serious

I wonder how much of sports is real today

Sad

But

Spring is coming to the Northeast

In a while

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

My Second Biggest Discovery

I like to work out but used to have a lot of back pain

A couple of months ago I started using different weighted dumbells when I did shrugs or curls or supersets or whatever. And my back pain is gone. And I think I look OK

Name me a sport where both sides of your body are used equally at the same time. You can't. The left side of your body is used more in some situations, like fighting off a tiger, than others. And vice versa. In order to find balance in our bodies we must lift unbalanced

When doing farmer's walk, try a 50 and a 35. Walk for 60 seconds around the gym, then switch hands. Or not. Or put one dumbbell down. Change it up and put different levels of stress on either side of your body

All the machines and flat and incline benches at my gym? Useless. Completely

For strength training just use dumbbells and cables and put different amounts of stress on the two sides of your body

Joe Sweeney tm

21st Century Dilemma - The Great Brain Drain

I you live in a shithole like Maine, as I do, you notice that all the leaders, the smart folks, the innovators, are all gone. Left behind are the followers, the only ones willing to work for $8/hr (I did for a while)

The talented folks like Anna Kendrick and the rest have moved on to where the action is. It certainly isn't here

This is a big problem for the country. Being smart is more important than it's ever been. Smart people go where other smart people are. To places like Manhattan and Boston and LA, where they can live interesting lives and be rewarded handsomely for their gifts

Those left behind work registers, giving out change. Or sell drugs and live underground

How do we solve this? No idea. But it's a massive problem for the world. A stupid person can't make 50k a year anymore. More like 15k. Big difference

Get me out of here

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

2011 - The Year Gays Came Out

Emancipated, empowered, enriched, enabled

No one died. No one. You are safe, fellas

What they do with you from here, I have no idea. But you’re out and you’re all still alive

...

TYBFEIWALU

BDSMEA

The Decline of Western Civilization

video games

dress codes for students

no reading, the only way to get inside another human being's head known to us

almost all children get left behind

no writing by kids

no communication skills

plenty of actors, no writers

more video games

movies that play like watching someone else play a video game

loneliness and isolation

fear of everything

more pain, less death

heads down, texting to....who? about what?

Monday, January 16, 2012

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is unexplained pain in the joints and muscle tissue caused by stress. I believe the brain is using its fight or flight response to tell the sufferer that they should remove themselves from the stressful situation. I'll bet this is the single most common ailment that GIs suffer from.

Fibro was not invented and is not caused by chemicals or anything else. It is a natural nervous system response to danger and stress. Get me the fuck out of here, idiot! If you're unable to, the pain gets worse because the brain is at war with itself.

There is no treatment or cure for fibromyalgia. There is no swelling so anti-inflams are useless. Cold, heat, liquids might help a little bit,

The best thing you can do for a fibro sufferer is give them a hug every once in a while.

Right?

Race To The Finish

Mr. Authority Man
We don't need your stinkin' paper
To tell us we're forever

You don't need an OK to fuck
Or have a baby
We don't need you now, either
Britch and Joe are Broe
Now and always
Forever and ever

Mr. Authority Man tells you and you what to do
But not Broe
We know who and what we are
So take your stinkin' paper and shove it up your ass
This year is next year