Tuesday, July 29, 2008
NLDS Tickets... HUH?
I was browsing StubHub to see about getting some tickets to see a Cubs game this season and came across posts for NLDS tickets for the Cubs. I am a die hard, lifelong Cubs fan, but even I'm not fool hardy enough to buy NLDS tickets for a series that potentially the Cubs still could NOT be in.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wargames
So tonight I watched Wargames on the big screen. They had a special showing for the 25th anniversary and to promote a new "sequel" that is going straight to DVD. Apparently the guys running the distribution of the film (Fathom Events) must have barely left the 80s as the movie died with about 20 minutes left and revealed a Windows 98 machine on the screen that apparently had been running the movie. They did finally get things working again, but overall the presentation was lacking. They didn't even have the aspect ratio correct so the sides of the movie were chopped off.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Common Sense
I saw this and had to pass it on.
Death of Common Sense
Today, we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn’t always fair;
Maybe it was my fault.
Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies:
Don’t spend more than you earn;
And reliable strategies:
Adults, not children, are in charge.
His health began to deteriorate when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Tylenol, sun-tan lotion or a band-aid to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when it became punishable for you to defend yourself from a burglar in your own home, and the burglar could sue you for assault.
He began to lose ground rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set into place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by 3 step-brothers: I Know My Rights; Someone Else Is To Blame; and I’m a Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.
Death of Common Sense
Today, we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn’t always fair;
Maybe it was my fault.
Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies:
Don’t spend more than you earn;
And reliable strategies:
Adults, not children, are in charge.
His health began to deteriorate when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Tylenol, sun-tan lotion or a band-aid to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when it became punishable for you to defend yourself from a burglar in your own home, and the burglar could sue you for assault.
He began to lose ground rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set into place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by 3 step-brothers: I Know My Rights; Someone Else Is To Blame; and I’m a Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.
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