Yes We Did!!!!
November 8th 2008
Archive for the ‘Posts worth wasting 2 minutes on’ Category
Down goes Brady, Down goes Brady!
September 7th 2008
Tom Brady is about to be out for the year..torn ACL. Everyone in New England just let out a Darth Vadar yell from Episode 3. But, it was bound to happen…the NFL is “Not For Long” for a reason. Everyone gets hurt and it just is a matter of when. Let’s see what happens to the Pats with Matt Cassell starting for 15 games.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady limped off the field under the worried stares of Patriots fans. The thing they feared most finally happened – losing the NFL’s reigning MVP to injury.
And the team they love more than any other plummeted from an exclamation point of an unbeaten 2007 regular season to a huge question mark in 2008 after it held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 17-10 Sunday.
Brady hurt his left knee when tackled by safety Bernard Pollard midway through the first quarter. He went to the locker room and didn’t return. Matt Cassel, who had thrown only 39 passes as Brady’s backup the past three seasons, took over.
College Football - New AP Poll In (9/7)
September 7th 2008
New AP poll just came in and the mighty men of Troy are still at the top. My quick take:
Ranking (1st place) / record / votes
1. USC (33) 1-0 1,577
When you smash a BCS team that goes 9-4 the year before you deserve the top spot
2. Georgia (23) 2-0 1,525
I can’t stand Georgia (went to Georgia Tech) but I think superman has a black #24 jersey
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,458
4. Florida (4) 2-0 1,438
They got alot of homefield love against Miami but I think they may be the best team in the SEC when it is all over
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,347
This will be the last single digit ranking they see all year…USC 34 OSU 14
6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1,336
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,231
8. Texas 2-0 1,100
9. Auburn 2-0 1,067
10. Wisconsin 2-0 910
11. Alabama 2-0 865
Ingram is a beast!
12. Texas Tech 2-0 845
13. Kansas 2-0 825
14. East Carolina 2-0 762
They are just showing that rankings mean nothing. They were by far the better team against WVU
15. Arizona State 2-0 744
16. Oregon 2-0 616
17. Penn State 2-0 607
18. Brigham Young 2-0 537
The Mormans are coming, The Mormans are coming
19. South Florida 2-0 493
Very good game against UCF…both programs are really growing and building a fan base
20. Wake Forest 2-0 404
21. Fresno State 1-0 290
22. Utah 2-0 258
The Mormans are coming, The Mormans are coming
23. California 2-0 195
24. Illinois 1-1 164
When I think of Juice Williams I think of someone with a s-curl or hawaiian silky…just sayin’
25. West Virginia 1-1 163
You all just got knocked the ______ out
Alright…that “A Milli” is a BEAST!!!!
July 12th 2008
The wife and I took a trip down to New Orleans a few weeks ago…it was actually right after Lil Wayne’s new album came out. Now, when I say this I’m not exaggerating one bit, they played A Milli on about every station every 5 minutes. Every little place in the French Quarter, Bourbon St., Canal St., everywhere in New Orleans they were playing the song…
BUT, that song is a beast! They have already remixed the song about 20 something times and Ne-Yo has a for real video on his remix. The beat on the song is just nasty. So, since I’m about to start writing with football season and college about to start I might as well start it off by posting the two best versions of the song. Enjoy…
That is better than the real video.
Busta said it best…”that milli is the nail in the coffin!”
I’m changing a light fixture
July 12th 2008
Anytime you look at updating the accessories in your home it gets very expensive. Personally, I have been looking into ceiling fans at Farreys. They have a wide selection of products to chose from and exceptional prices.
Farreys is somewhat of a wholesale place that offers many discounts on closeout items. I found a fresh ceiling fan that I’m thinking of ordering from them. Farreys also had some good deals on bath accessories. You should check them out.
I need a vacuum for Pet Hair
July 8th 2008
Needed to find a vacuum that is good on pet hair and I went to wize.com to check it out. They take all the reviews from different sites and rank the products based on those reviews.
I like how wize does there setup because it saves me time instead of looking at all the different sites to get the rankings. Here is there list of the top 10 vacuums on pet hair:
1. Dyson DC07 Animal Bagless Upright Cyclonic
2. Dyson DC14 Animal Bagless Upright Cyclonic
3. Dyson DC14 All floors Bagless Upright Cyclonic
4. Bissell SpotBot Robotic Wet/Dry
5. Dyson DC07 All Floors Bagless Upright Cyclonic
7. Dyson DC15 Animal Bagless Upright Cyclonic
8. Eureka 71AV Bagless Handheld
WIFT - Pictures that make me laugh
February 20th 2008
I don’t know if this is a good or bad thing but these pictures/animations had me cracking up when I first saw them. I don’t even know where to give credit for most of these because I hijacked them long ago…
What is it like at the Caucus?
January 26th 2008
Growing up in Vegas I never actually lived in the “city” of Las Vegas. This means that I never had a chance to vote on the mayor or city council. Also, I just missed out on voting for the president there because I turned 18 right after Clinton’s second term. So now the primary in Nevada is a Caucus and of course I don’t live out there anymore. But, I was able to talk with some friends and family about the experience of going to a caucus. Reading up on the process it seems like it would be pretty interesting but perception and reality are two different things.
So, I emailed two of my “insiders” who went to the Caucus…one Democrat and one Republican (of the ten or so black Republicans in Las Vegas half are in my family or I grew up with them. LOL!). I just asked them general questions about the day. It seems that the Dems had it really organized. On the other side it seems that things didn’t go as smoothly as you would expect.
But, below are the answers to the questions I sent them. This is purely for insight into the process for those in states, as myself, who only have a regular primary:
The Democratic Experience from a Voters POV - Dem.
What were your first impressions when you went to the caucus?
It was very positive. There were volunteers for both Barrack and Hillary with campaign stickers outside the entrance doors. I encountered the Barrack volunteer first, took a sticker, and he directed me to the location were my precinct was meeting. Then I encountered the Hillary volunteer she gave me directions, too.
What were the demographics (in other words…any black folks except yourself)?
There was diversity, but it was majority white. I saw two black Prescient Captains.
What actually happens in the Caucus for those who don’t know?
You register with your prescient, sign in and receive a voter registration card. My caucus was in the gym of Silvertri Middle School. There were campaign signs all along the belchers along with your prescient number. You were to sit with your prescient in the section with the folks who supported your candidate. The registration was set to start at 11am. I arrived about 10:45am and registration had already begun. I sat next to a young black woman with a couple of children. I even called a couple of people to come join me at the caucus. Each prescient had a Captain and it was his/her job to direct folks where to sit and make them feel welcome. The Prescient Captain for my group had called me that morning to remind me of the caucus time and meeting place. I also had a call from the Hillary campaign from Boston informing me of the caucus meeting. By 11:45am registration was over, the doors closed and the process began. A man introduced himself as the temporary Headquarter Captain. The first order of business was to take a vote for someone else who was interested to lead the proceeding. This man said he did receive training on how to run this meeting. As a group we agreed he should keep the position. He had two welcome letters one from Pres. Bush and one from Sen. Harry Reid to read to our group. We voted not to listen to the letters but proceed. We were instructed not to fill out our ballot until the end. We sat close together with the folks that were voting for the same candidate. As we were sitting chanting starting, first someone starts chanting Hillary, then someone starting chanting Obama. Actually I like the one the Obama folks got going, “Obama08, be part of something great!” The atmosphere was very spirited, a lot like a pep rally. Once we were divided in our groups, each Prescient Captain for each candidate took a physical count of the people in attendance. A candidate had to have at least 15 people to receive delegate votes. There were 98 people in attendance and 3 choices. Folks for Edwards had less than 15 votes. They could choose to vote with Hillary or Obama or not be counted at all. Of the five Edwards’ people, one vote went to Hillary, four went to Obama. The votes were taken 3 times before the final number were decided. It ended up being a tie with Hillary and Obama each getting five delegate votes. We then filled out our paper ballots. The next order of business was to choose 10 people to actually cast the votes for our prescient at the State Assembly meeting. Five Hillary people raised their hand, and six Obama people raised their hands. Since there were to be only five Obama representatives, we were asked by the Headquarter Captain to give a 2 minute speech expressing why we wanted to go to the State Assembly. The first volunteer called on to speak changed his mind and now there were just five. But in order to be fair, the Headquarter Captain thought we should still continue with the speeches. A few people said they need to leave; it was now after 12:30pm. An older white man gave a short speech stating he was a lifetime democrat and he belonged to a local political group. I gave my speech next saying I was a librarian with the Clark County School. It would be my privilege to represent my prescient because Obama was a man I believed should be our next President. I wanted to be a part of history. The others didn’t speak, the meeting was dismissed. The volunteers went back to the registration table to fill out a form registering to be at the State Assembly.
Was everyone given a chance to talk?
Yes.
Was it an open forum or very controlled?
It was very controlled and very organized.
How was your experience?
It was a great experience and I’m glad I was there, Was it what you expected? I didn’t really know what to expect but I was very interested and even changed my personal plans so that I would be there on January 19th. I definitely would attend another caucus.
The Democratic Experience from a Voters POV - Repub.
What were your first impressions when you went to the caucus?
First Impressions: Unorganized, wack and could have been done over the Internet
What were the demographics (in other words…any black folks except yourself)?
There were a few black folks, majority white.
What actually happens in the Caucus for those who don’t know?
You sit on the side of the candidate you want to support. If that candidate doesn’t get at least 15% support they are nixed.
Was everyone given a chance to talk?
Not everyone needed to talk. Only those who wanted to convince others, who were supporting a different candidate, could state their case.
Was it an open forum or very controlled?
The Dem Caucus was very open. The Republican Caucus was more controlled.
How was your experience? Was it what you expected?
On a scale of 1 - 10. I would rate it a 4. It wasn’t what I expected.
Shift Happens
January 19th 2008
I think that we (as Americans) do not understand fully how the world is trying to catch and surpass us. It really hit home for me in grad school because it wasn’t black v white, East v. West, North v. South…it was really American born v. Foreigner. I have a masters in a technical degree (as you can see from my poor writing skills) but it was about a 35/65 (US/Non-US) split there.
This video clip really captures how the world is changing around us…
Rapper Nate Dogg Paralyzed
January 19th 2008
Keep Nate Dogg and his family in your prayers…
Former Death Row artist Nate Dogg is paralyzed on the left side of his body, his rep Rod McGrew told MTV News. Dogg, 38, suffered a mild stroke over the holidays and is in a rehab facility.
He didn’t suffer brain damage and his voice has not been affected, his rep said.
“Time will tell everything, obviously. The doctor can only guess what the outcome will be,” McGrew said. “But based on situations with similar people his age, and based on his health, the prognosis is good right now.”
-
Sponsors
