SO my new favorite place in the world is New York City. What a place! I have always seen it on TV and in movies and had perceptions of it...but man, once you are standing in the middle of a wild scene in Timesquare at 430 am...thos all go away...and you just take it in and wonder why you have waited so long to come here? It is surreal and the most real thing you could imagine...walking down the street looking at a 200 foot TV screen in the middle of the street...while being offered any drug, knock off Fendi bag, rolex watch or "favour" you can imagine! ("smoke, crack or coke...try before you buy baby") The other thing I have always heard about it the crazy traffic and the awful cab drivers. Let me say this...NYC cabbies are the BEST drivers on the planet...and if my socialwork career doesn't pan out...I am moving to New York to drive a cab!! WOW, what an experience...It was amazing...timidity will be eaten alive...only the strong will survive...nerves of steel , flawless timing and execution are a must...it is just amazing. I Love it! I was totally in my element...it was better than any videogame I have ever played...
Imagine the most cars you have ever seen in one place, you get cut off 10 times a minute and you return the favour to others...but there is no road rage and in the 2 days I was there...not even 1 fenderbender!! why...because noone who was driving was on a phone or texting or doing makeup...everyone was DRIVING!! it was like a mecca for drivers...real drivers, not people who use a car for transportation, but those of us who LOVE to be behind the wheel! I learned a lot...never have I appreciated being cutoff before, but my thoughts changed from.."jerk, you cut me off" to "nice move man" It was again surreal...and wonderful!! I cant wait to go back!! I love it!
Talk to me about your NYC experience!!
I LOVE NEW YORK!!! ( except the yankees!! GO RED SOX!! )
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
SIGNS
Have you ever been driving down the street and seen a funny road sign...or read a sign that didn't make sense...or seemed offensive in some way? I feel like I have seen a lot of these lately and I am not sure why. I drove past a big church on Northfield drive and read their flashing marquee sign... "we now have a supervised nursery"... seriously? what the heck did you have before??? like, an unsupervised nursery...just drop your kid off into our little darwinistic room and if your child has the right stuff...you can pick them up after church...but if not...well, I guess it wasn't meant to be. Weird right? And actually I had a discussion about this particular sign with a friend yesterday...and the saw it last night...have you seen this sign?
SLOW CHILDREN AHEAD Now of course this means...PLEASE DRIVE SLOW...There are children playing ahead. But that is NOT what it said...it said SLOW CHILDREN AHEAD...how do your kids feel when they read this sign...poor little mongos! ( Matt Dylan...something about Mary) Then I drove past a hotel in downtown Kitchener to read their sign bragging about their "Heated Poo " That snothing to brag about...sometimes, depending on what I have been eating ...mine is Hot...burning in fact!!!!
Have you seen any funny signs? Tell me about them and we will have a laugh..." We are laughing...laughing together"
Remember...You don't have a coat even! ...You don't Even have a coat !! (proline commercial)
SLOW CHILDREN AHEAD Now of course this means...PLEASE DRIVE SLOW...There are children playing ahead. But that is NOT what it said...it said SLOW CHILDREN AHEAD...how do your kids feel when they read this sign...poor little mongos! ( Matt Dylan...something about Mary) Then I drove past a hotel in downtown Kitchener to read their sign bragging about their "Heated Poo " That snothing to brag about...sometimes, depending on what I have been eating ...mine is Hot...burning in fact!!!!
Have you seen any funny signs? Tell me about them and we will have a laugh..." We are laughing...laughing together"
Remember...You don't have a coat even! ...You don't Even have a coat !! (proline commercial)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sorry for no blog (and this blog)
First off, I would like to apologize for not posting anything, I have had lots of thoughts...just no time to sit and write them.
Anyway, I am now sitting here in front of my computer with a bit of free time...and here I sit...nothing to say...lets just wait together for a moment and see what comes out...Oh well here is something! My whole family is taking a vacation together in november ( I cant wait by the way...gonna be a blast) and we are in the midst of looking for flights and stuff ( well my brother is anyway) and to do this you need all of your family's names and such. Now, who of you out there, having had a sibling for 31 years or even close to that can tell me what that siblings middle name is? I can tell you all of my siblings middle names...including my in laws...and most of their kids as well ( I think I only missed 2) My brother however, could not seem to draw from the vast resources of his brain to come up with my middle name. My middle name is Gary...after my DAD...also Gary. My brothers middle name is ....ummm.....GARY!!!! Now, I know he will defend himself by saying I have a second middle name, and he is right, but honestly after 31 years...you really should know these things!! Why do we have middle names...can someone please leave a comment and let me know where this tradition started...It seems that most middle names are a "shout out" to something or someone...a great aunt, favourite author or actor...a mom or dad. The thing that is wierd to me is, that these names are not importatnt enough to be given out as a first name...just stuffed in there as an afterthought...usually they don't even sound good...they are just there...being annoying! I don't know, anyway, someone let me know why we do this and I will be much happier. Wow, this is a super lame blog...who writes this crap and expects people to read it...this is total garbage and I am very sorry that you have wasted the last few minutes of your life reading it. The only good thing is the title...and I am going to go change it in a minute to something else, there...I added a bit to the title..now its more accurate. Man, what self indulgent nonsense...what gives me the right to make fun of middle names just because my son has the coolest names ever!! Wow where did that come from...boy I am arrogant some times! Well this really needs to end and I will try again another day to write something amusing...or interesting...or just neutral but not annoying....because this blog sucks!!
Anyway, I am now sitting here in front of my computer with a bit of free time...and here I sit...nothing to say...lets just wait together for a moment and see what comes out...Oh well here is something! My whole family is taking a vacation together in november ( I cant wait by the way...gonna be a blast) and we are in the midst of looking for flights and stuff ( well my brother is anyway) and to do this you need all of your family's names and such. Now, who of you out there, having had a sibling for 31 years or even close to that can tell me what that siblings middle name is? I can tell you all of my siblings middle names...including my in laws...and most of their kids as well ( I think I only missed 2) My brother however, could not seem to draw from the vast resources of his brain to come up with my middle name. My middle name is Gary...after my DAD...also Gary. My brothers middle name is ....ummm.....GARY!!!! Now, I know he will defend himself by saying I have a second middle name, and he is right, but honestly after 31 years...you really should know these things!! Why do we have middle names...can someone please leave a comment and let me know where this tradition started...It seems that most middle names are a "shout out" to something or someone...a great aunt, favourite author or actor...a mom or dad. The thing that is wierd to me is, that these names are not importatnt enough to be given out as a first name...just stuffed in there as an afterthought...usually they don't even sound good...they are just there...being annoying! I don't know, anyway, someone let me know why we do this and I will be much happier. Wow, this is a super lame blog...who writes this crap and expects people to read it...this is total garbage and I am very sorry that you have wasted the last few minutes of your life reading it. The only good thing is the title...and I am going to go change it in a minute to something else, there...I added a bit to the title..now its more accurate. Man, what self indulgent nonsense...what gives me the right to make fun of middle names just because my son has the coolest names ever!! Wow where did that come from...boy I am arrogant some times! Well this really needs to end and I will try again another day to write something amusing...or interesting...or just neutral but not annoying....because this blog sucks!!
Monday, July 6, 2009
No speaky english
My dear mother sends me a lot of annoying forwards ( mostly they are annoying becuas by the time she sends them to me I have already recieved them 4 or 5 times) but occasionally there is a new gem in there. This happened today with her "tenjooberrymuds" forward...I seriously almost threw up I was laughing so hard because I have HAD THAT converstion!!! Anyway, I will attach it at the bottom so you can read it...maybe it was only funny because it came so early in the morning, but I doubt it...it is funny! You need to read it quietly once then read it again aloud with any kind of accent! It will make your day!.
Ok,on with my rant! I admit that while it can be frustrating at times speaking with someone that does not primarily speak english, here in Canada it seems to be more the norm than an exception, but I understand and am glad we live in a country that embraces other cultures as well as we do. What frustrates ME, is speaking with someone who has spent their entire life in Canada, who has progressed through our school system and for some reason STILL cannot speak english!! You may not notice it at first, but listen close and you will begin to hear the delightful sounds of people who make more money than you, using words without meaning...or perhaps words with meaning...completley out of context! What do I mean? Well for instance...what is an "explanation point" I guess that's what you would use at the end of a sentence that needs further explanation??? What about ( there is actually an episode of "friends" about this one) Supposably...supposably...supposably??? That is not a word! It sounds like a word...kind of! For anyone reading this right now saying...that is a word...isn't it? The word you are after is supposedly...THERE IS NO B!! and another thing... "Y O U'R E means you are...Y O U R means your!" One that comes up at my work is the "word" planful.This is not a word!! This one is just annoying because it's lazy...just use real words to make your point ok!(calculating or something like that...Planful is NOT a word!) I also love it when people use the wrong trite phrase to describe something...for example, someone very close to me who shall remain nameless almost without exception uses the phrase "touch and go" when trying to relay the sentiment "hit and miss" as in, " the service in that restaurant is hit and miss" but that one is just cute...because I know what she means!! But I would have to say that my all time personal favorite would have to be...irregardless!!! Oh my, when someone says this word, I lose my mind...seriously the funniest thing about it, is that when you put the "ir" in front of regardless...it actually "eats" the word, rendering it useless in the sentence. Did you people not take english in highschool? I am by no means an english major...a good student...or any authority on language, but I am proud to say...I can speak my native tounge without sounding like too much of an idiot...opinions aside!!
Have a nice Day!! (irregardless of the weather ;-p )
MOMS FORWARD...ENJOY
For those of you who have spent time on the line of a call centre……..
This is a hoot .... sad, because it is TRUE ..... but a hoot !!!!By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...In order to continue getting-by in our home land, we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.Now, here goes...The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and call room-service somewhere in the good old U S A today......
Room Service : "Morrin.. Roon sirbees."
Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
Room Service: " Rye. Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"
Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd l ike to order bacon and eggs."
Room Service: "Ow July den?"
Guest: ".....What??"
Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... pryed, boyud, poochd?"
Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"
Guest: "I... don't think so."
RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We bodder?"
Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"Guest: "I mean butter... just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... and that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy ... rye??"
Guest: "Whatever you say."
RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS'.....and you do, don't you!
Ok,on with my rant! I admit that while it can be frustrating at times speaking with someone that does not primarily speak english, here in Canada it seems to be more the norm than an exception, but I understand and am glad we live in a country that embraces other cultures as well as we do. What frustrates ME, is speaking with someone who has spent their entire life in Canada, who has progressed through our school system and for some reason STILL cannot speak english!! You may not notice it at first, but listen close and you will begin to hear the delightful sounds of people who make more money than you, using words without meaning...or perhaps words with meaning...completley out of context! What do I mean? Well for instance...what is an "explanation point" I guess that's what you would use at the end of a sentence that needs further explanation??? What about ( there is actually an episode of "friends" about this one) Supposably...supposably...supposably??? That is not a word! It sounds like a word...kind of! For anyone reading this right now saying...that is a word...isn't it? The word you are after is supposedly...THERE IS NO B!! and another thing... "Y O U'R E means you are...Y O U R means your!" One that comes up at my work is the "word" planful.This is not a word!! This one is just annoying because it's lazy...just use real words to make your point ok!(calculating or something like that...Planful is NOT a word!) I also love it when people use the wrong trite phrase to describe something...for example, someone very close to me who shall remain nameless almost without exception uses the phrase "touch and go" when trying to relay the sentiment "hit and miss" as in, " the service in that restaurant is hit and miss" but that one is just cute...because I know what she means!! But I would have to say that my all time personal favorite would have to be...irregardless!!! Oh my, when someone says this word, I lose my mind...seriously the funniest thing about it, is that when you put the "ir" in front of regardless...it actually "eats" the word, rendering it useless in the sentence. Did you people not take english in highschool? I am by no means an english major...a good student...or any authority on language, but I am proud to say...I can speak my native tounge without sounding like too much of an idiot...opinions aside!!
Have a nice Day!! (irregardless of the weather ;-p )
MOMS FORWARD...ENJOY
For those of you who have spent time on the line of a call centre……..
This is a hoot .... sad, because it is TRUE ..... but a hoot !!!!By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...In order to continue getting-by in our home land, we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.Now, here goes...The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and call room-service somewhere in the good old U S A today......
Room Service : "Morrin.. Roon sirbees."
Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
Room Service: " Rye. Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"
Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd l ike to order bacon and eggs."
Room Service: "Ow July den?"
Guest: ".....What??"
Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... pryed, boyud, poochd?"
Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"
Guest: "I... don't think so."
RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We bodder?"
Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"Guest: "I mean butter... just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... and that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy ... rye??"
Guest: "Whatever you say."
RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS'.....and you do, don't you!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Locals Only !
Anyone who attended the Canada Day celebrations at columbia lake yesterday will have had the misfortune of being audibly assaulted by something called "the guys" ( I actually looked them up online...talk about false advertising) I knew we were in for a treat when I saw the drummer setting up his kit( you can tell how a band is gonna be by how the drums look...just so ya know) He was wearing black leather gloves and a chest open white see through tuxedo shirt...I said to my friend Curtis...this is gonna suck! He said maybe we should move back(we were close to the stage)but I declined as I felt that this was something I was going to need to see to believe. What I saw was nothing short of astounding...What I saw was "mindbottling"(catch the refernece) What I saw was a band who have gone to great lengths to plan a rock and roll show...it had all the the right components...it had a theme ( which was german military of some kind) it had gimics, sunglasses, a snowball(all of the musicians traded instruments and positions) a drum solo...it was well thought and planned out...it was a spectacle...and there was only one issue!
*********DISCLAIMER- I do not know these people personally and do not wish to pass judgement on them as human beings ...simply as performers...PAID musicians***************
THEY HAD NO MUSICAL TALENT WHATSOEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sat in disbelief as I listened to music that could have been better perfromed by chimpanzees with instuments. It was Brutal. The drummer did a drum solo that was not nearly as good as the one that my son did ( he is two) and at times I really thought that this whole thing was a spoof that just wasn't funny...but I was wrong... It was for real and it was right there in front of me. I thought...wow...this is the worst thing I have ever seen or heard EVER...but then it happened...IT GOT WORSE! A wierd Germanish?? rock band started to play (very badly of course) "Billy Jean" by Michael Jackson! No Joke, I stood up and screamed NOOO! Sarah of course yelled at me for this because she said people probably thought that I was booing the song...in hindsight I realized she was right so I made it clear to those around me that I was booing the band...not the song! ( No more hating on MJ...I love his music forever) I was actually offended that they would try and play this song, thankfully though, they only just played the intro riff over and over for a minute and did not attempt to sing it! ( this proves that they are not in fact stupid...they knew better) So I was now offended and assaulted and I thought well, that is as bad as it gets...I was wrong again...As if they did not suck bad enough at their own instruments...they felt the need to show us how much they sucked at playing each others instruments. They switched it up...The drummer became the lead singer/keyboard player...I am laughing right now because I still can't believe I saw all of this...He honestly can not play piano...he literally just banged on the keyboard at one point, and most of the rest of the time he just held down 1 note and played with the pitch bender...it was amazing! Curtis said to me ...I bet they will do some stupid bow at the end...I said...no way, they can't be that arrogant...No one is cheering. much lees clapping along...they won't do tha...they did...they bowed! to the three people brave enough to applaud this debacle...they bowed!!! Anyway, I say all of that to say...Could we not find anyone better to celebrate our country??? I hate the tragically hip a lot but I would rather have IPOD headphone playing only Tragiacally hip songs Stapled to my ears than ever to experience something like that again!!
SO, sorry that wasn't humorous...but this was no laughing matter!!
I will try and write something more upbeat later!!
Have a good day!!
*********DISCLAIMER- I do not know these people personally and do not wish to pass judgement on them as human beings ...simply as performers...PAID musicians***************
THEY HAD NO MUSICAL TALENT WHATSOEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sat in disbelief as I listened to music that could have been better perfromed by chimpanzees with instuments. It was Brutal. The drummer did a drum solo that was not nearly as good as the one that my son did ( he is two) and at times I really thought that this whole thing was a spoof that just wasn't funny...but I was wrong... It was for real and it was right there in front of me. I thought...wow...this is the worst thing I have ever seen or heard EVER...but then it happened...IT GOT WORSE! A wierd Germanish?? rock band started to play (very badly of course) "Billy Jean" by Michael Jackson! No Joke, I stood up and screamed NOOO! Sarah of course yelled at me for this because she said people probably thought that I was booing the song...in hindsight I realized she was right so I made it clear to those around me that I was booing the band...not the song! ( No more hating on MJ...I love his music forever) I was actually offended that they would try and play this song, thankfully though, they only just played the intro riff over and over for a minute and did not attempt to sing it! ( this proves that they are not in fact stupid...they knew better) So I was now offended and assaulted and I thought well, that is as bad as it gets...I was wrong again...As if they did not suck bad enough at their own instruments...they felt the need to show us how much they sucked at playing each others instruments. They switched it up...The drummer became the lead singer/keyboard player...I am laughing right now because I still can't believe I saw all of this...He honestly can not play piano...he literally just banged on the keyboard at one point, and most of the rest of the time he just held down 1 note and played with the pitch bender...it was amazing! Curtis said to me ...I bet they will do some stupid bow at the end...I said...no way, they can't be that arrogant...No one is cheering. much lees clapping along...they won't do tha...they did...they bowed! to the three people brave enough to applaud this debacle...they bowed!!! Anyway, I say all of that to say...Could we not find anyone better to celebrate our country??? I hate the tragically hip a lot but I would rather have IPOD headphone playing only Tragiacally hip songs Stapled to my ears than ever to experience something like that again!!
SO, sorry that wasn't humorous...but this was no laughing matter!!
I will try and write something more upbeat later!!
Have a good day!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Seriously?!!
Ok, so we live in Canada (happy Canada day by the way) and we experience a wide array of hazzardous winter driving conditions which cause people to adjust their driving to fit their own comfort level. This is ok...its ok to drive slow when its icy and its ok to take up more than one lane if its really snowy and you can't see the lines...this is ok! However...What is it about a little bit of rain that so badly incapacitates drivers that they can no longer function in any sort of normal driving manner?...Seriously?!! I know its not everyone, but there are a lot of you out there...constantly riding your breaks, driving 45 on the expressway, Straddling both lanes in the middle of King street at 520PM so you can???avoid puddles maybe...or maybe you are afraid of hydroplaning...well put yourself at ease because you can't hydroplane while going 4 mph!..Seriuosly! Other people pulling out of a driveway in the middle of the lane way and reusing to signal because they are so terrified of this deadly monsoon that they can't bear to pry their white knuckles off of their steering wheel to turn on their blinker...Seriously?!! On a different yet somewhat related note...what is with all the rain (if someone says is global climate change...i will kill a kitten) I mean where do I live, freakin Seattle...well no obvioulsly I don't...first off I am Canadian and also I would have no real reason to live in seattle and I understand that its quite rainy there...so...yah...no I don't live in Seattle...I live in Waterloo...The worlds most intellegent community...not the worlds rainiest bad driveriest community(I know thats {driveriest} not a word, but when you reside in the worlds most intellegent community, you are allowed to make up your own words and they just become New words...its in the charter...look it up!! www.worldsmostintellegentcommunity.com/makeupnewwordsifyouwant+=youareasucker)
Anyway, if you want to drive a little slower in the rain...fine, do it in your own lane while signaling appropriatley...oh and Don't do it in front of me...I am in charge of road justice ! ( although Sarah tells me I am not all the time...but she doesn't know that I actually AM in charge of that...I work for the government...its pretty hush hush so if you could, you know...keep it to yourself...that would be cool but like, don't worry if you let it slip...it's not like TOP top secret, you know...its just on the down low)
Rain Rain Go Away, Happy Canada Day!!
Anyway, if you want to drive a little slower in the rain...fine, do it in your own lane while signaling appropriatley...oh and Don't do it in front of me...I am in charge of road justice ! ( although Sarah tells me I am not all the time...but she doesn't know that I actually AM in charge of that...I work for the government...its pretty hush hush so if you could, you know...keep it to yourself...that would be cool but like, don't worry if you let it slip...it's not like TOP top secret, you know...its just on the down low)
Rain Rain Go Away, Happy Canada Day!!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Play ball!
So it occured to me last night, that out of shape , middle aged men take their mens christian league slo pitch a little to seriously! I play in the afforementioned league and have at times found myself believing that the softball game in which I am playing will have a profound impact on the fabric of my life...you can ask my old teammates, I have literally screamed at old men who were umpiring like it somehow mattered if we won or lost...I laugh now...at just how stupid I am! Not sure what all that was about, but just had to say it! Anyway, So yesterday, after work I was at home with Jack and Sarah. Jack is potty training right now, and doing fairly well I might add! He is aware of when he has to go and usually tells us so we can get him to the potty. Well yesterday, he triumphantly announced.."I have to poop!" and he ran for the washroom. I tore myself away from the riveting episode of Yo Gabba Gabba on "treehouse" and headed for the washroom. As I was heading through the kitchen, I could hear Jacks diaper coming off and assumed he was getting ready to poop, but as I rounded the corner he was standing there naked and threw his diaper to me. So, as any good "christian mens slo pitch league player" would, I of course used both hands and caught the flying diaper. The problems began when I realized that while my wonderful son is excelling at potty training, his language skills need help. " I have to poop " is what he said...What he should have in fact announced was " I have already pooped and require you to change my heavily soiled, terribly smelly, and oddly runny diaper please " This slight miscommunication made a real mess on my shirt!! Oh well...it not the first time I have been crapped on and I am sure it won't be the last!
Have a good day!
Go REDSOX!!
Have a good day!
Go REDSOX!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Number 1
Ok...so here we go! This past weekend while we were driving to a wedding, Sarah ( my lovely wife) told me I should start a blog...mostly I think this is because she is tired of listening to me blab and this way she can pick and chose what she wants to hear! ( but that is just conjecture) I have a lot of opinions on lots of topics ranging from bad driving to Euthanasia and I hope you will find some humor in something I might say...
So I feel like it is timely to share my feelings on the recent passing of "the king of Pop" Michael Jackson.
WOW...seriously...can I just say...WOW! I am sure that his death has greatly impacted some people close to him, (as death does for most of us) but the fact that we are obsessed with so much about his death (911 calls...doctor interviews etc) is really pathetic. I cahllenged one of my students today ( who was unable to complete work due to being distraught over the death of the superstar) that if she had no access to media, that her life would not have changed one little bit! Seriously...Michael Jackson has been nothing but a sideshow for many years. Now I will of course acknowledge his enourmous talent, you would be a fool to discount that, but really, what have you done for me lately! He has been a circus sideshow, with all the drama surrounding him...and I for one am glad that it is over..for him...for me...for us all. He was the ultimate example of not going out with a bang! he should have retired 10 years ago, then maybe I would feel differently, perhaps not, I don't know, but I would have at least felt like, Maybe we are missing out on "what might have been" in his career, but now, I feel like we have avoided the painfully slow, despeartly clinging to a career, re hash the past and exploit past successes for present fame! (ala the rolling stones...give it up...and put a damn shirt on!) Anyway, lets be done with that and move on with our lives... if we can!
So I feel like it is timely to share my feelings on the recent passing of "the king of Pop" Michael Jackson.
WOW...seriously...can I just say...WOW! I am sure that his death has greatly impacted some people close to him, (as death does for most of us) but the fact that we are obsessed with so much about his death (911 calls...doctor interviews etc) is really pathetic. I cahllenged one of my students today ( who was unable to complete work due to being distraught over the death of the superstar) that if she had no access to media, that her life would not have changed one little bit! Seriously...Michael Jackson has been nothing but a sideshow for many years. Now I will of course acknowledge his enourmous talent, you would be a fool to discount that, but really, what have you done for me lately! He has been a circus sideshow, with all the drama surrounding him...and I for one am glad that it is over..for him...for me...for us all. He was the ultimate example of not going out with a bang! he should have retired 10 years ago, then maybe I would feel differently, perhaps not, I don't know, but I would have at least felt like, Maybe we are missing out on "what might have been" in his career, but now, I feel like we have avoided the painfully slow, despeartly clinging to a career, re hash the past and exploit past successes for present fame! (ala the rolling stones...give it up...and put a damn shirt on!) Anyway, lets be done with that and move on with our lives... if we can!
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