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"Sir, you are a drunk."
"Madam, you are ugly....and tomorrow, Ill be sober."
Sigh. Ignorance is everywhere. Read THIS, and tell me if I am way off in saying that this guy is an absolute moron. I don't know what it costs to fly to Amherst, but I might save up my pennies just so I can bury this guy. I am not sure what offends me more: (a) the fact that this guy is from Puerto Rico and is talking a ridiculous amount of garbage about the US, or (b) the fact that this guy is supposed to be a graduate student, and he can't write for crap. I am not going to get too fired up about this idiot. The real problem is that this college newspaper decided to run the article, and then supported their decision based on the First Amendment. I don't care if someone thinks that Pat Tillman wasn't a "hero" or that he made a mistake joining the service, those are legitimate points of view. Just get an article in there that is written intelligently, and is backed up by actual thought. This guy is just anti-American, and decided to carry over that feeling into this latest hot topic.
I really like the new song for the NBA playoffs that the Black Eyed Peas put together.
Boy, I am taking abuse on my little Midwest rant, aren't I. And I understood the criticism, until I re-read it. Note to haters, do the same. Re-read it. I simply said that we here on the West Coast have a skewed view of what goes on in the rural parts of the country. I also admitted that this was a wrong view, and that there were plenty of intelligent and sophisticated people in the Midwest and South. I didnt generalize. However, in America, god forbid you have an opinion about someone's race or hometown or whatever. In this case, I had an opinion which was based on a legitimate thought, was delivered tongue in cheek, and even contained a concession that what I was thinking was most definitely wrong. I can't do much more than that, but people STILL got offended. We see what we want to see, and we hear what we want to hear. You are better off not saying anything, you know?
Why are stereotypes all bad? It seems people are always saying something about other races or nationalities, but it is always negative. Can't we develop some positive stereotypes? You know, those Chinese people, you know about them right? They can fly! And Puerto Ricans, every knows about them.....they're made of candy!
My friend is upset. I haven't mentioned him in the blog lately. Never mind that I linked his blog to mine, so that those who grow tired of my Stateism can look elsewhere for their daily anger. Mussopini, Mussopini! There, happy? If my Dennis Miller-esque rants are too slow, venture over there for a more Dennis Leary-type free flowing hostility.
I dont understand why, when teams relocate, they don't change their name. The LA Lakers are from Minnesota, hence the "Lake"rs. The Utah Jazz used to be New Orleans. The Memphis Grizzlies are from Vancouver. What is so hard about getting a new name? Or switching names? Shouldn't Utah and New Orleans switch names? Utah is the Beehive State, so wouldnt the Utah Hornets make more sense? And god knows the New Orleans Jazz makes more sense. It seems so simple, I just dont get it.
So I study and study and study for this midterm I had last night. One problem, it was moved to tonight. I didn't know whether to do cartwheels or punch someone in the mouth. Lot of wasted stress, I think, and now I have to go through all that crap again tonight. Sigh. By the way, is it me, or is it odd to have a "midterm" on the last day of classes? I think so....
Just drove by one of those tiny little crap markets that happen to make sandwiches. Max's Deli, it was called. Looked like a real epicenter of fine cuisine. It's like buying your lunch at a gas station (which I have done, so I shouldn't talk). What struck me as odd was the giant orance banner hanging outside, "Under New Management!" I was totally dumbfounded. Was this a marketing ploy? Were the previous owners so bad, that dozens of customers quit going there? Will new management make Max's Deli the new hot spot? And if it's new management, why is it still Max's Deli? It would seem to me that Max is the old management. And if you just changed the name, to Larry's Deli, or whatever, would you need to say Under New Management, or would you just let us figure it out ourselves? If McDonald's pulled down the signs, and suddenly called itself O'Henry's, I'd guess something was up....
Head...Move.....Now! Kid's head is so big it looks like an orange on a toothpick! Now he'll probably cry himself to sleep on his huge pillow!
The wifey is moving back west in a few weeks. I am so happy, I can't even explain it. These past few months without her in my life have been hell. I have grown as a person, you can't help but grow when you face adversity, but having her back would mean so much to me. I really hope we can work things out. I love her, so much. I guess it took her doing this to really understand that love. It is one thing to say it everyday, but to really feel it, deep in your bones, is something special. Basically, you know love is true when something is taken away from you, and you realize it was the only thing you ever wanted. I could very easily just say, screw it, and find someone else, there are plenty of choices, Im sure. But I dont want any of it. Not a one. That's an exciting feeling, I must say. Maybe I am naive. My friend recently worked things out with his wife, and they were separated for 7 months. That gives me hope in the sense that I am not ridiculous thinking that we can still work things out. Then again, I really have no idea what is going on in her mind or in her life for that matter. She could have shaved her head and joined a cult where they pray to a mango and think your soul goes to a garage in Cleveland when you die. Who knows?
Martin Sheen threw out the first pitch for an Orioles game in line with his role on West Wing. He is the first fictional President to throw out a first pitch since George W. Bush.
I don't believe in isms. A person should not believe in an ism. They should believe in themselves. It was John Lennon who said, I dont believe in Beatles, I just believe in me. Then again, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus, doesnt change the fact that I dont have a car.....
MMM, Cherry Coke! And now, M&Ms. Now if I could only figure out why Im such a fat ass.....hmmmmm....
"Madam, you are ugly....and tomorrow, Ill be sober."
Sigh. Ignorance is everywhere. Read THIS, and tell me if I am way off in saying that this guy is an absolute moron. I don't know what it costs to fly to Amherst, but I might save up my pennies just so I can bury this guy. I am not sure what offends me more: (a) the fact that this guy is from Puerto Rico and is talking a ridiculous amount of garbage about the US, or (b) the fact that this guy is supposed to be a graduate student, and he can't write for crap. I am not going to get too fired up about this idiot. The real problem is that this college newspaper decided to run the article, and then supported their decision based on the First Amendment. I don't care if someone thinks that Pat Tillman wasn't a "hero" or that he made a mistake joining the service, those are legitimate points of view. Just get an article in there that is written intelligently, and is backed up by actual thought. This guy is just anti-American, and decided to carry over that feeling into this latest hot topic.
I really like the new song for the NBA playoffs that the Black Eyed Peas put together.
Boy, I am taking abuse on my little Midwest rant, aren't I. And I understood the criticism, until I re-read it. Note to haters, do the same. Re-read it. I simply said that we here on the West Coast have a skewed view of what goes on in the rural parts of the country. I also admitted that this was a wrong view, and that there were plenty of intelligent and sophisticated people in the Midwest and South. I didnt generalize. However, in America, god forbid you have an opinion about someone's race or hometown or whatever. In this case, I had an opinion which was based on a legitimate thought, was delivered tongue in cheek, and even contained a concession that what I was thinking was most definitely wrong. I can't do much more than that, but people STILL got offended. We see what we want to see, and we hear what we want to hear. You are better off not saying anything, you know?
Why are stereotypes all bad? It seems people are always saying something about other races or nationalities, but it is always negative. Can't we develop some positive stereotypes? You know, those Chinese people, you know about them right? They can fly! And Puerto Ricans, every knows about them.....they're made of candy!
My friend is upset. I haven't mentioned him in the blog lately. Never mind that I linked his blog to mine, so that those who grow tired of my Stateism can look elsewhere for their daily anger. Mussopini, Mussopini! There, happy? If my Dennis Miller-esque rants are too slow, venture over there for a more Dennis Leary-type free flowing hostility.
I dont understand why, when teams relocate, they don't change their name. The LA Lakers are from Minnesota, hence the "Lake"rs. The Utah Jazz used to be New Orleans. The Memphis Grizzlies are from Vancouver. What is so hard about getting a new name? Or switching names? Shouldn't Utah and New Orleans switch names? Utah is the Beehive State, so wouldnt the Utah Hornets make more sense? And god knows the New Orleans Jazz makes more sense. It seems so simple, I just dont get it.
So I study and study and study for this midterm I had last night. One problem, it was moved to tonight. I didn't know whether to do cartwheels or punch someone in the mouth. Lot of wasted stress, I think, and now I have to go through all that crap again tonight. Sigh. By the way, is it me, or is it odd to have a "midterm" on the last day of classes? I think so....
Just drove by one of those tiny little crap markets that happen to make sandwiches. Max's Deli, it was called. Looked like a real epicenter of fine cuisine. It's like buying your lunch at a gas station (which I have done, so I shouldn't talk). What struck me as odd was the giant orance banner hanging outside, "Under New Management!" I was totally dumbfounded. Was this a marketing ploy? Were the previous owners so bad, that dozens of customers quit going there? Will new management make Max's Deli the new hot spot? And if it's new management, why is it still Max's Deli? It would seem to me that Max is the old management. And if you just changed the name, to Larry's Deli, or whatever, would you need to say Under New Management, or would you just let us figure it out ourselves? If McDonald's pulled down the signs, and suddenly called itself O'Henry's, I'd guess something was up....
Head...Move.....Now! Kid's head is so big it looks like an orange on a toothpick! Now he'll probably cry himself to sleep on his huge pillow!
The wifey is moving back west in a few weeks. I am so happy, I can't even explain it. These past few months without her in my life have been hell. I have grown as a person, you can't help but grow when you face adversity, but having her back would mean so much to me. I really hope we can work things out. I love her, so much. I guess it took her doing this to really understand that love. It is one thing to say it everyday, but to really feel it, deep in your bones, is something special. Basically, you know love is true when something is taken away from you, and you realize it was the only thing you ever wanted. I could very easily just say, screw it, and find someone else, there are plenty of choices, Im sure. But I dont want any of it. Not a one. That's an exciting feeling, I must say. Maybe I am naive. My friend recently worked things out with his wife, and they were separated for 7 months. That gives me hope in the sense that I am not ridiculous thinking that we can still work things out. Then again, I really have no idea what is going on in her mind or in her life for that matter. She could have shaved her head and joined a cult where they pray to a mango and think your soul goes to a garage in Cleveland when you die. Who knows?
Martin Sheen threw out the first pitch for an Orioles game in line with his role on West Wing. He is the first fictional President to throw out a first pitch since George W. Bush.
I don't believe in isms. A person should not believe in an ism. They should believe in themselves. It was John Lennon who said, I dont believe in Beatles, I just believe in me. Then again, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus, doesnt change the fact that I dont have a car.....
MMM, Cherry Coke! And now, M&Ms. Now if I could only figure out why Im such a fat ass.....hmmmmm....
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