One of the few great things to come out of the 80's. If you remember it, you thought it was the coolest thing in the world at the time. If you never saw it back then, you're wondering what the fuss is all about.
Remember to turn up the volume a little bit and hit the full-screen button...
This Is What They Give Me!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
H. L. Mencken
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats""
"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood"
"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good"
"It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man"
"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood"
"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good"
"It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man"
Sunday, May 2, 2010
What Happens In Vatican City Stays In Vatican City
When the horrible news surfaced that Catholic Priests were molesting boys I was shocked. When the Catholic church in the U.S. said that they would handle the sexual abuse matters internally instead of turning the molesters over to the authorities I was shocked. But now that I've learned that the "age of sexual consent" in the Catholic's own country, VATICAN CITY, is only 12 years of age I am absolutely horrified!
What?!? It's the lowest age of consent in Europe! Spain is bad enough at 13 but at least it's a teenager, right(ugh!)? So any adult in the nation of Vatican City can have sex with a 6th grader and, as long as the child is "willing", it's perfectly good. AGGGGHHHH!!! The Pope runs the Vatican City! How can this be acceptable!!!
More depressing info here...Link
What?!? It's the lowest age of consent in Europe! Spain is bad enough at 13 but at least it's a teenager, right(ugh!)? So any adult in the nation of Vatican City can have sex with a 6th grader and, as long as the child is "willing", it's perfectly good. AGGGGHHHH!!! The Pope runs the Vatican City! How can this be acceptable!!!
More depressing info here...Link
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Mouse Trap!!!
Actually the game "Mouse Trap" is a "Rube Goldberg Machine". Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist whom invented those crazy, ever-flowing contraptions that sometimes serve no purpose except to amaze and delight. Ugh, it's too difficult to explain--just watch this music video if you want to see one a RMB in action and one of the coolest inventions/machines/videos mankind has ever made. And it was all done in one continuous shot!
OK Go--"This Too Shall Pass"
In case you are wondering...it is all done in a single, unbroken camera shot. It took over 60 takes try to get it right. If the machine failed, it took 30 people over a hour to reset it. The people seen cheering at the end are some of the 55 workers that built the machine.
If you are interested, check out another one of OK Go's nifty videos here:Link.
OK Go--"This Too Shall Pass"
In case you are wondering...it is all done in a single, unbroken camera shot. It took over 60 takes try to get it right. If the machine failed, it took 30 people over a hour to reset it. The people seen cheering at the end are some of the 55 workers that built the machine.
If you are interested, check out another one of OK Go's nifty videos here:Link.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Healthy Health Care
So, for better or worse, America will now have a national healthcare system. What utterly baffled me during the entire "debate" that preceded it's passage was the argument of "look what's happened to the Canadian Health Care System after they nationalized it! Why would we want that?!?" Like I said, this argument has always left me scratching my head because from every Canadian news source I've encountered I get the feeling that the Canucks really, really like their HC Scystem. As in 76% of the country.
(The following is a link to polling information which I thought had the best middle-of-the-road results:http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=4467
To come to this conclusion I did a Google search of CHC and CHC polls and found in every article that the majority of the Canadian population is either happy or very happy with the system. Some other interesting facts:
Percentage of citizens with Health Care:
Canada 100%
America 84%
Are Happy with their Health Care:
Canada 75%
America 49%
Percentage of GDP spent on Health Care:
Canada 10%
America 17%
If being like more like Canada results in everyone being covered and everyone being happier with their coverage while spending less doing so then, ya, I wish we were more like Canada.
(The following is a link to polling information which I thought had the best middle-of-the-road results:http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=4467
To come to this conclusion I did a Google search of CHC and CHC polls and found in every article that the majority of the Canadian population is either happy or very happy with the system. Some other interesting facts:
Percentage of citizens with Health Care:
Canada 100%
America 84%
Are Happy with their Health Care:
Canada 75%
America 49%
Percentage of GDP spent on Health Care:
Canada 10%
America 17%
If being like more like Canada results in everyone being covered and everyone being happier with their coverage while spending less doing so then, ya, I wish we were more like Canada.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Things You Might Have Missed...
Some of my favorite vids. Enjoy!
Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for 6 years. Yup, 6 years. My personal fav and a great accompanying score.
In 1960, Detroit used to have the highest, median income of any city in America. Not anymore. When watching this video, keep in mind that over 30,000 buildings have already been demolished in Detroit over the past 30 years.
This is what happens when ONE MILLION PEOPLE vacate a city...
That video is the first of a three-part series on You Tube if you want to see more.
South Korea: Boys cheering for their soccer teams. The most amazing thing is that they do this with their CLOTHES (not holding up cards).They have a jacket that is one color on the back, one on the front, and that they can open or close to show a third color shirt on the inside. One school has also figured out how to use their pants to make shading.
Speaking of choreography, two American chicks make this nifty little number.
From the 2008 election....
Cindy McCain Claims She’s ‘Just Like Any Other Female Human’
Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for 6 years. Yup, 6 years. My personal fav and a great accompanying score.
In 1960, Detroit used to have the highest, median income of any city in America. Not anymore. When watching this video, keep in mind that over 30,000 buildings have already been demolished in Detroit over the past 30 years.
This is what happens when ONE MILLION PEOPLE vacate a city...
That video is the first of a three-part series on You Tube if you want to see more.
South Korea: Boys cheering for their soccer teams. The most amazing thing is that they do this with their CLOTHES (not holding up cards).They have a jacket that is one color on the back, one on the front, and that they can open or close to show a third color shirt on the inside. One school has also figured out how to use their pants to make shading.
Speaking of choreography, two American chicks make this nifty little number.
From the 2008 election....
Cindy McCain Claims She’s ‘Just Like Any Other Female Human’
Monday, December 28, 2009
To Jump or not to Jump Around...
So, I'm not a University of Wisconsin fan, per se, but I have come to appreciate a great many of the Universities sports traditions. One of the coolest is JUMP AROUND which takes place between the third and fourth quarters of football games and consists of the student section going ape shit and jumping around to the song "Jump Around" by House of Pain.
Sounds pretty goofy but it is a lot of fun with everyone getting involved but the students definitely provide the energy. The Badger student section is one of the liveliest I've encountered but also the most profane. Kirk Herbstreit agrees with me on that and he's a Buckeye. Read more if you wish at Wiki. Or heck, just watch my video! Be sure to hit 'full screen' for the true effect(and turn up the volume, dang it!).
Great fun! But the game itself wasn't so fun for Michigan fans...
Sounds pretty goofy but it is a lot of fun with everyone getting involved but the students definitely provide the energy. The Badger student section is one of the liveliest I've encountered but also the most profane. Kirk Herbstreit agrees with me on that and he's a Buckeye. Read more if you wish at Wiki. Or heck, just watch my video! Be sure to hit 'full screen' for the true effect(and turn up the volume, dang it!).
Great fun! But the game itself wasn't so fun for Michigan fans...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Borderlands of Fritz the Dog
The Borderlands of Fritz the Dog is the name of my nation and I can proudly say that I've hit the One Billion population mark. And the economy is strong with excellent political and political tights for all my citizens. I am an excellent president.
Confused? Obviously, so check out this LINK and you'll view the homepage of my country. The premise is you start off with a fledgling country and everyday you are presented with legislation that affects various aspects of your nation. You can have a "Hippie Utopia" or craft an "Orwellian Nightmare" it's all based on the laws that you choose to enact. It's fun, free and takes just a minute to sign-up. So become a member of NATION STATES today!
Confused? Obviously, so check out this LINK and you'll view the homepage of my country. The premise is you start off with a fledgling country and everyday you are presented with legislation that affects various aspects of your nation. You can have a "Hippie Utopia" or craft an "Orwellian Nightmare" it's all based on the laws that you choose to enact. It's fun, free and takes just a minute to sign-up. So become a member of NATION STATES today!
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