You know what day it is

It is the anniversary of a bad day for America but we can not dwell on it. We can stop for a few minutes to pay respect so as not to forget but, we have to move on, be strong and make better decisions to enhance our country and the rest of the world. We need to stop making mistakes. We need to stop fighting wars just because we feel like it. We need to stop living the greedy lifestyle Americans love. Stop driving that hummer 2 blocks so that you look cool. Stop wasting so many resources and stop producing so much waste and pollution. That will help fight terroism. Stop hating people because they do not look like you or believe in what you believe in or live your lifestyle. America shows themselves as a hating country when we judge our own people and deny them rights. We need to end that. We need to fix our own country first and stop situations like VT and Columbine from even being considered. No one is right, just stop arguing and live in peace. LIVE! Stop wasting time arguing. All people are people and we all die one day and all of our bodies look the same when they are rotting. We are all made of the same cells. No one is better than the other. Stop praying for people and actually get your ass out there and do something!!

I am going to stop ranting and raving. I thought of closing with John Lennon and his lyrics to "Imagine" which you all know. Those words are still very true and are something to live by. Just think how long ago he wrote this song and still we find ourselves in the same hate controlled world with no hope for resolve. That is just sad. Instead I leave with the lyrics to a Linkin Park about our current situation. The first time I heard it it touched me so and it was like a dart in my heart...

"Hands Held High" by Linkin Park:

Turn my mike up louder I got to say something
Light weights step to the side when we come in

Feel it in your chest the syllables get pumping
People on the street they panic and start running

Words on loose leaf sheet complete coming
I jump in my mind and summon the rhyme, I'm dumping

Healing the blind I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drum and

Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that I wanna see some fists pumping

Risk something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for

Cause I'm sick of being treated like I have before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for

Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater the rich and abandon poor

Like they understand you in the back of the jet
When you can't put gas in your tank

These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing the check
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect

For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In their living room laughing like "what did he say?

"[Chorus]Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen[End Chorus]

In my living room watching but I am not laughing
Cause when it gets tense I know what might happen

World is cold the bold men take action
Have to react or get blown into fractions

Ten years old it's something to see
Another kid my age drugged under a jeep

Taken and bound and found later under a tree
I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me

Do you see the soldiers they're out today
They brush the dust from bullet proof vests away

It's ironic at times like this you pray
But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday

There's bombs in the buses, bikes, roads
Inside your market, your shops, your clothes

My dad he's got a lot of fear I know
But enough pride inside not to let that show

My brother had a book he would hold with pride
A little red cover with a broken spine

On the back, he hand-wrote a quote inside
When the rich wage war it's the poor who die

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
both scared and angry like "what did he say?
"[Chorus]Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you
With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you[End Chorus]

Something for the Michigan Fans

I think I can sum up my feelings on the Michigan / Oregon game in one sentence:

"Now you know what its feels like to be a MSU fan."

Welcome to the other side.

One thing I will say though: When we lose we usually don't boo our own team. Or look like someone just shot our mother on national TV. No no.

We drink! Of course, we do that when we win too...

Oh, and I have to comment on Hart's statement that he guarantees they will beat Notre Dame next week:

"Whup-de-freaken-do"

Have you seen Notre Dame this year? They suck. Like a vacuum on overdrive suck. They haven't scored an offensive touchdown in TEN quarters. That's 2 and half games for those slow at math. I doubt they could have beaten Appalachian State either. Hell, my high school's football team could probably beat them, and we were only a 1A school:) Brighton would definitely beat them:)

The Smiths?

All the music ever made in the entire history of the world, and you decide to remake The Smiths "Stop Me"? Again, I thought the point of being in music was to get laid...

Original:



Mark Ronson (He's a tool):

Shocking!

CNN.com: Men want hot women, study confirms

CNN is also reporting that, in a shocking finding, children like candy.

Not only is the title so obvious that you can't help but feel like it is an insult to our intelligence, I love the "story highlights":

• Men are much less choosy than women
• Women are aware of the importance of their own attractiveness to men

I'm shocked. SHOCKED I TELL YOU!

Off to a Red State

I'm off to Omaha, Nebraska today for work again. Because my company has suddenly become cheap when it comes to plane tickets ("What do you mean you won't accept the $1200+ tickets I picked? Budgets? What are those?"), I had to get up way too f#$%ng early today. Dawn wasn't even out when I got up( 4:30am). Hell, dawn wasn't even out when I got to the airport (5:50am). Stupid lazy dawn...

Anyways, onto a totally different note about air travel: I was thinking today that despite all this jet setting I do, I don't really know where any of these places I go are. I mean, I know what state Omaha is in, and I could even point to it on a map (Me smart, see?).

But if you asked me where in the state Omaha is, I would have no idea. Same for Wausau, our company headquarters. I've been there half a dozens times, but when asked by Sue's friends who live in Wisconsin where Wausau is, all I could do was avoid eye contact and pretend I didn't hear the question. And then came the drooling and the covering my ears and singing really loud so I didn't hear the question again. It was embarrassing to say the least.

My Two Favorite Teams

I've got a new 2nd favorite college football team:

APPALACHIAN STATE!

The only bad things was that the game wasn't televised, so I couldn't watch U of M lose to a division I-AA school!

Sue's late blog

Set list:

*Too Much

*Dream Girl

*You Might Die Trying

*Stir It Up [tease] Crush

*#27

*Corn Bread

*Don’t Drink the Water

*Grey Street

*Gravedigger +Eh Hee

*The Idea Of You

*Stand Up [For It]

*~Jimi Thing

*Louisiana Bayou

*Everyday

*Stay (Wasting Time)

*#40 [tease]

Encore:

+So Damn Lucky

+All Along The Watchtower *
Show Notes:

+ Dave Solo

~ Joe Lawlor

So last week Eric and I went to the Dave Matthews Band concert at Pine Knob (DTE amplitheatre) without Sippie (long, nerdy story). Pete Yorn opened for them and they were pretty cool. I knew nothing about him before seeing him. He had 5 guitarists which was cool.

Then there was a 30 minute rain/severe thunderstorm delay. Dave Matthews came onto the stage by himself and basically said that this storm was something you shouldn't fool around with so everyone on the lawn should come into the pavilion to seek shelter while it storms and then they would start once everyone was back in there spots. Great idea!! Not! After the storm the ushers tried to get people out but a lot of bitches decided to stay in the pavilion. There were three 17 year old hoes, who did not know any of the songs, that decided to stand in our row in front of people. No one else decided to say anything so when one of the chicks thought of moving in front of Eric and I, I said "No way. Do you have a ticket for here?" <dumb nod>"Yeah right, there is no room for this bull. I do not think so." So she sheepishly scooted out of our area and kept looking at me when she thought of scooting over. Yeah that is right I threw down. I was ready to throw their asses out when Eric said it is fine. Just leave it. Usually I sit back and take it but I was sick of bitchy hoes trying to ruin my concerts; but I digress.

All in all Dave Matthews Band put on a great show as always as music goes. I gotta say though, I am disappointed in their stage decorations and light show. They had signs every where about how green their tour was and then they have hundreds of bright, blind the audience lights. They also had 3 large video screens behind the band that half the time displayed the band playing in close up and the other half had these stupid images that were supposed to go with the songs. The whole set made me think "Sell out". It should be about the music not the huge lights and video especially with a band with so much talent.

Blame Everyone But the Voters

Know what I hate most about this time of year? The completely STUPID things that candidates will say to try and get votes/attention. For example, the topic of interest at the moment is the meltdown in the sub-prime mortgage market. From the Economist:

Turning up the populist rhetoric, Hillary Clinton has promised to clamp down on “unscrupulous brokers” and wants to give $1 billion to states to help homeowners avoid losing the roof over their heads. John Edwards would produce legislation to regulate “predatory” mortgage lenders and ensure borrowers only receive loans they can afford. Earlier this year Barack Obama called for a “homeowners preservation summit”.

What I'm confused about is why the broker is getting blamed for you not paying your mortgage? Is it their fault you borrowed too much? Or that the housing market fell?

The broker gains nothing if you default. Most brokers resell your loan to other institutions so they have no interest one way or another if you default. By the time you do most don't even own your loan anymore.

Even if they did, I'm still confused why they are "predatory" if they lend you more than you can afford. Isn't it YOUR job to figure out what you can afford? The brokers job is to try and get you a good rate on the amount you want to borrow. Its not to tell you how much to borrow. That's your job!

Computers Hate Me

The hard drive on my work PC died this weekend. No warnings, no weird sounds, just poof. I turn it off Saturday night it is working fine. I turn it on Sunday morning, hear a bunch of horrible sounds and get an error saying the drive could not be read from.

FUCK!

Of course I'm not backing up data at a regular interval. Just kind of whenever I think of it. So I now I have a bunch of code projects up on our servers that are half checked in and half old code.

FUCK!

And I'm never going to remember what I have changed and not changed because we use the dumbest source control system on earth. Since it has no idea what files I had checked out, I'm at this weird state where I know somethings are not right. I just don't know where those changes were or how to go about putting them in anymore.

FUCKIDY FUCK FUCK!

Why I Can't Vote for Mitt Romney

I cannot believe this tool won the Iowa straw poll the other day. I mean, I realize that the Iowa Straw Poll is basically who can pay the most people to show up to vote. Even so, I'm shocked that Republicans can vote for this guy. I list myself as an independent, and there is no way this guy can get my vote. The list is so long I have to document here just in case anyone else was thinking he was alright.

1) In 1983, he locked his dog in a kennel on top of his car for a 12 hour road trip. OK, (A) that is just plain cruel. I don't care how you try to spin it, no dog likes to trapped in a small box for 12 hours. And (b), turns out I'm not the only one who thinks that: carrying an animal on the roof of your car is actually against the law in Massachusetts as a form of as cruel and inhuman treatment. (In the interest of full disclosure, it was not illegal at the time of the incident).

His defense? "The carrier was airtight". WELL LA DE DA! That makes it all better now. So not only was he on top of a moving car for twelve hours, he was in the dark the entire time? They should put you up for sainthood! A wise man once said "Judge not a man by how he treats his equals, but by how he treats those he views as inferior". Well, I'm judging...

From an interview with Fox News where he tries to explain it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvE5Qm_SQ0c

2) When asked if his sons are now or ever have been in the armed forces, his answer was no, but "One of the ways that my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I'd be a great president."

Seriously? You're going to compare helping you get elected with the guy in Iraq worried about getting his legs blown off from an IED? You have the balls to even show up at campaign events after saying that?

And bull shit explanation for this one: "Oh, I misspoke there." No shit!

3) He's a flip flopper, but that only seems to matter when a Democrat is running. First off, I don't have anything against changing your mind on a subject. I'm all for it. Honestly, I thought the whole idea that being able to take in new information and come to a new conclusion was some how a bad thing was a strange tactic all the way around.

So my problem with Mitt Romney is not that he is a flip-flopper. My problem is that Republicans all of the sudden don't seem to care that Romney was pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and pro-universal health care when he was governor of Massachusetts, but is suddenly pro-life, pro-gay rights, pro-universal health care now that he is running for President.

From his 1994 debate with Ted Kennedy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

Lets be honest: the guy is changing his stances now not because he had this big change of heart. It's because you cannot get elected in Massachusetts if you are not liberal. But when you are running for the Republican nomination, you have to bend over backwards for the moral majority or you can't win the primary. The real question is which one is he REALLY?

Vegas Day 3

Final night in Vegas.

8:30am - As always, I wake up around 8:30 in the morning. Head down to the poker room for some 2-4 limit hold'em while Sue sleeps.

10:30am - Sue calls me to tell me she is awake and I should make my way back around noon. I'm down $75 when she calls, but manage to claw back to $34 down by the time I get up and head back.

noon - After a quick lunch, its off for more sight-seeing. Today we are hitting up my two favorite casinos on the strip: Venetian and Paris. First stop is the Venetian.

1:00pm - We wander over to TI since it is nearby.



Best thing about TI: They sell Bacardi and Coke in slurpee form! You know I couldn't resist that! Now that we are liquored up a bit, we can move on.

After some more wandering into various casinos, we head back for a simple dinner.

8:00pm - Time for drinking Eric and Sue to shine! Tonight we have decided to try something different and head to the Carnaval Court bar at Harrahs. Its a outdoor bar with a live band every night. This night it was a great hard rock cover band. The only bad thing is that it is an outside bar and it was still 85+ when we go out. Still, we had our funniest night in Vegas ever. We drank, we sang, we danced, and, stupidly, we took pictures flashing gangsta signs because we were hella drunk. I not going to say anything about the walk home because it was both painful and a little gross. Lets just say that people drinking Long Island Ice Teas should remember they are made with 4 shots each:)

Vegas - Day 2

Day two of our Vegas trip:

8:30am - Wake up way too early due to excitement of Vegas. Rather than wake Sue up, I read in the bathroom for a half hour.

10:00am - We are clean, crisp, and ready to go. Head out on the town. First stop, pretzel at New York, New York. They are ALMOST as delicious as the ones at Grand Central;)

11:00am - We wander over to MGM to watch the lions. By sheer luck, we show up just as they are coming out, so we get a good spot.

12:30 - After some lunch and meeting up with the family, we start our first sight-seeing day. First stop, rampant commercialism at the M&M store! And, yes, it IS true what they say about the green ones;)

1:00pm - First stop on the tour: Bellagio. We wander around for a bit, then head to the best part of Bellagio: the authentic gelato shop. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I think I might have had a mini orgasm on that first bite.

4:00 pm - We've hit up Caesars Palace and Flamingo. On the way back, we get some good drinks at Margaritaville at the Flamingo. I think this is the latest I've been sober in Vegas.

6:00pm - We've napped for a bit so it's time for dinner. Head over to MGM again for dinner at the rain forest cafe (shut up; Yea, we are tourists. I blame Sue's family). At least they make decent fruity drinks for the wife. I get beer. I'm not drinking anything that comes with an umbrella.

9:00pm - Separate from the family. Time to really get our drink on! Sue and I have made it our tradition to see NY NY's local band Phoenix at least once while in Vegas. Lots of good 80s rock. We have plenty to drink and lots of great sing-along moments. Our waitress sucks though. She disappears every 20 minutes to do God knows what. I assume smoke breaks, but this Vegas. It could be almost anything to be honest.

1:00am - Tired and sore (I haven't walked this much in the last 3 months), we retreat to our hotel room to pass out.

Vegas Blogs

Sorry I've been slow with Vegas Blogs. My niece and nephew are in town and taking up all our time. I promise the rest tonight or tomorrow.

Vegas 2007 - Day 1

We're back from our 3 days in Las Vegas. Here is our recap of day 1:

5:30pm - Arrive in Vegas and head to the Excalibur. After the usual check-in, unpack, bitch about the god damn time-share sales people cycle, we head down to meet Sue's family.



7:00pm - Head to Dicks Last Resort, the sort of restaurant where the waiter mocks you, forces you to wear a funny hat, and you pay them to do it with a smile. Here for example was Sue's hat:

Sue and I have plenty of drinks and then head out to see some night sights with the family.

9:00pm - We make it down to the Bellagio and watch the water cannon show. At least no one looks down on me for drinking in public this time.

10:00pm - Make it down to the Mirage to watch the Volcano. <Bevis voice>FIRE! YEA!</bevis voice> The family is tired by this point, so we call it a night.

11:30pm - heading back up to the room. By this point I'm just pretending the time-share people don't exist.

Simpson Version of me

Simpsonized versions of Sue and I:

That sounds delicous AND sexy

Someday soon, I hope this will be me:

http://www.bugbash.net/comic/116.html

53 hours and 20 minutes to go

All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eric a dull boy.

etc, etc, etc.

Vegas next week

It's like 2:00 in the morning, but I can't sleep for whatever reason. I think I'm too excited for our trip to Vegas next week! Wooooo!!!! Viva Las Vegas baby! Fear the awesome power of Eric and Sue drunk from 2:00pm on! Sue's sisters are in for quite an eye opening experience with me. I'll have to keep the drinking around them to a minimum. Oh well. We already told them to assume that if they make plans that require me to be anywhere before noon, they might as well just count me out.

Lately I'm hating this working at home thing. Yea, the "no pants" days are alright. But damn it I want to TALK to people sometimes. Just to joke about stuff or argue about politics. Sue and I have pretty much the same politics, except that I would say Sue is a little more liberal than I am in a few places.

I guess what I am saying is that I am bored with my life at the moment. I love Sue and I love spending time with her, but I miss seeing other people. The Detroit peeps are awesome of course, but the fact that we live 45 minutes away limits what can actually happen on a random Wednesday night or whatever.

And you know what else? I'm sick of myself whining about this and then not doing anything about it. I feel like I'm stuck in the never ending cycle where I complain about stuff in my life but I never actually do anything about it. Like lately I have been complaining (mostly to myself) that I have started to get a little pudgy around the middle. Do I exercise? No. Do I eat different? Nope. It's like I'm trying to change myself by just wishing shit was different. We all know how well THAT is going to turn out.

Fuck, I need to get motivated. That's my real problem. I'm not motivated enough to change yet. I feel like a drug addict watching my life disappear around me. Only I don't even have smack to blame for slowly dragging my spirit down.

This blog started out so happy. How did I end up here? Oh well, its late and I need to get some sleep I guess. Stupid brain dump.

More Spider Pig

You will need to have iTunes installed for this one, but trust me that it is worth it.

Hans Zimmer - Spider Pig

Can you believe this is the 90th most popular download this week?

West Coast! You Dig!

Good Work Crew!

A very successful and packed 4 days this weekend:

Friday - TGI Fridays and Simpsons movie. Spider Pig and teeny boppers. Like Oh MY GOD! Seriously! Shut up!

Saturday - Bowling for Rhinos, a fund raiser for the Detroit Zoo. Fun bowling, plus Mike won $300+ dollars on the 50/50 raffle (all of which are going to his wedding planner to ensure he gets his hand job on the wedding day). And white music that even I was ashamed of (I'm looking at you Sue, Mike and Pam!).

Sunday - Drove up to my uncle's cabin in the middle of nowhere Michigan to celebrate my cousin's graduation from high school. Rode jet skis, played Euchre, chatted with family, and watched my 18 year old cousin get wasted with parental blessing. Also, I think this may have been the very first time I have ever really drank in front of my parents. That was only a little weird. Plus my alcoholic cousin (a different one), is sitting there the whole time watching as I drink. I felt a little bad that I was drinking right in front of her, but f#$k it. I'm not the one with a problem, so why should I have to stop drinking? (really! no problems here!)

Monday - Drive back from Middle of Nowhere. About half way into this 3 1/2 hour drive, my mom runs over a large 2x6 board that was in the middle the of the freeway for God only knows what reason. Pops a tire AND bends the rim. Nice...My dad had to drive 60 MPH the whole way home.

Don't drink the water, there is earth's blood in the water

It is no secret that I have become even more hippie lately. I am on board full force to stop global warming. I saw this link on CNN and it angered me:

"Aquafina labels to spell out source - tap water"

Why is America so stupid? Why do Americans continue to buy bottled water? It is fucking water! Walk to your damn sink, turn on the faucet and get a glass of water! It is just that easy! We are basically telling our city water departments to keep on being lazy and stop keeping the tap water clean. All of the bottled water companies just filter tap water anyway and then they resell it to you with at least a 1000% markup. Have you ever seen any of these so called springs some of the companies claim to get water from. Buying water just seems imbecilic . It is an all time low for the world. Plus the health of the world is suffering because with bottled water you do not get the nutrients like flouride, iron, calcium, and magnesium that you need to function. Trust me. Most of the patients I see have low levels of these and we have to replace them.

The bottles themselves are wasteful and then most of America doesn't even recycle them. Plastic is an oil derivative and is very wasteful to produce. This is from Wikipedia for bottled water:

"The annual global consumption of bottled water in 2004 is 154 billion liters, [2] up 57 percent from the 98 billion liters consumed five years earlier. Though the materials used are generally recyclable, 90% of bottles are not recycled. The Pacific Institute calculates that the process of making the plastic for the water bottles consumed in the U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil per year (Harpers Magazine, July 2007). Overall, the average energy cost to make the plastic, fill the bottle, transport it to market and then deal with the waste would be "like filling up a quarter of every bottle with oil." (Peter Gleick, an expert on water policy and director at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California.(Seattle P.I.)"

The think outside the bottle campiagn is a good website to go and get info about the bottled water companies and where they get their water from.

We can stop global warming if we as humans just open our eyes and see the waste that is right in front of us. We have to stop with the American way of thinking that everything is roses if there is not a big gun pointed at us. Our generation and those after us need to change things!! Please don't help kill the earth, there is no other planet out there.

"Nine planets round the sun Only one does the sun embrace Upon this watered one So much we take for granted" Dave Matthews Band - One Sweet world

GOOOAALLLLLLL... BOOM!

I'm really tired. Please take what I say in this post with a grain of salt.

CNN.com - Baghdad bombers target soccer celebrations, killing at least 50

WTF is wrong with these people? Stories like this sometimes make me think for a brief moment that we should just move all our troops out of Iraq, then bomb it until it was a big sheet of glass. People who would do something like this deserve no mercy and will never ask for it anyways.

Sigh...

Homer Simpson for President

The Wire

Sue and I have added The Wire to the growing list of shows we don't want people to spoil later seasons of for us.

We just finished Season 1, and I have to tell that this is the best cop drama I have ever seen. In addition to all the usual violence, drama, and cop stuff, it gives you a chance to bone up on your ghetto slang. If you talk to me and I let out a "Holla back at me shorty" or "WEST SI-EEEEDE!", you will know why.

I'd go far as to say this first season was better than most of the "The Sopranos" seasons. If you have a Netflix/Blockbuster card, go rent the first season tonight.

Simpsons Movie Friday!

Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet?Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday yet?

Can you tell I am excited for The Simpsons Movie?



Update: Had to remove that damn movie because it was constantly playing every time I went to the blog to check for comments (which is about every half hour or so).

I am ready to rock!!!!

Saturday night Eric and I took my two little sisters to the Bad boys of Rock tour at the Chesaning Showboat which takes place in my lame hometown of Chesaning. Now generally they have lame acts that only old and rotting people enjoy and they never sell out. Of course the only day they have ever sold out was this year with this night of rock. Maybe they will continue and have more good bands, but I digress.

This was the first time ever that so many swear words were screamed out at the Showboat because my hometown is lame and "Conservative". It was great! The tour had 4 bands. The Exies a smaller band that I have never heard of opened. They were pretty good. Next was Buckcherry. Do I need to say anymore? They fuckin rocked! My favorite song by them, "Crazy bitch". Next was Paparoach and they always fucking rock!! They were my favorite band of the 4. The headliner was Hinder. They were pretty cool, although they were the lamest of the three bands. It was a pretty cool concert overall. It was fun screaming a lot of swear words and jamming to a lot of songs about sex and drugs in the spot that I graduated from high school!

After the concert, Eric and I met up with my best friend from high school Mo and here hubby Tim who were also at the concert. We headed over to the Oakley Family Tavern, a small bar in the neighboring town. Oakley is so small that if you blink you miss it. All they have is a gas station and two bars. The Family Tavern is awesome because #1 the alcohol is dirt cheap and #2 the kitchen is open until 1:30 am. A small mug of Amber Boch draft was $1. Yeah that is right, $1!! And a Jack and Coke was $1.50! It was so awesome! The rule is that everytime you buy a drink you have to talk about how cheap it is. Everyone buys each other drinks cause it is so cheap. It was a great weekend.

New Look

Yea, we have new look here. Sort of a subtle update to the existing blog. The main reason is for the snazzy new voting module that Blogger added. And the better looking calender. And the fact that I just like new stuff.

I'll leave you with the wisdom of P. Diddy: "VOTE OR DIE!"

Charle Scrubs Christmas

Charlie Brown Christmas - Performed by the Cast of Scrubs

Ah, the combination of my favorite christmas show and my favorite TV series. Now that's what I'm talking about!

Fear Tactics to the Rescue!

Experts warn of lightning-strike injuries with iPods

Seriously? This is what CNN.com chooses to put on their front page? A story about people being injured by their iPod while being struck by lightning? I can picture just how this story got approved...

Reporter: I've got this idea for a story about people being hit by lightning.

Editor: Yawn... Lightning? Lightning?!?!? Who cares about lightning? Its been going on forever. What's new to say?

Reporter: Well, see, I've got this angle to involve the iPod and some other...

Editor: APPROVED!

The worst thing is that the article mentions a grand total of two cases of people injured by lightning while wearing iPods. Two. Two cases in the last six years and I should be even thinking about this? Why I am wasting brain cells on this again? And the article even mentions that it is nothing specific to iPods. Nothing like "iPods make it more likely you will be struck". Just the fact that having ANY electronic device nearby will make the burn worse. So why does the title focus on the iPod? Oh right, because that will get people scared. Scared enough to read this boring and pointless article.

President free to violate law as long as he is not caught

I'm baffled by the logic of this one:

Yahoo News: Court dismisses lawsuit on spying program

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that the ACLU could not bring suit alleging that warrantless wiretapping is illegal because they can't prove that they were actually targeted by the wiretapping because by its nature it is secret. That raises the problem of course of then defining who exactly COULD challenge this program?

This despite the fact that one of the judges stated publicly that he believed the program was both unconstitutional and in violation of the FISA act of 1978.

So the lesson here is that the Bush administration can do anything they want without fear of judicial review as long as the person they are doing it to cannot prove they are specifically targeted. Lets see where that could lead:

1) Currently the program only intercepts calls from the US to foreign soil. But now that this ruling is in place, what is to stop the government from tapping US citizens at home? As long as they can ensure that no one can prove they individually were tapped they would be home free.

2) Internet snooping? No problem as long as you can't prove it.

3) Tracking via your cell phone? No problem as long as you can't prove it.

4) Your tax records? Your personal health records? check and check.

5) A camera in your bedroom? As far as I can tell, as long as no one could find the camera, they are free to do that too.

And I'll leave you with a few choice quotes:

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. ~Abraham Lincoln

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. ~Woodrow Wilson

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

Crashing Las Vegas

Who knew those giant casino signs in Las Vegas were just the screensaver from some guy's laptop.

http://worsethanfailure.com/Articles/Crashing-Las-Vegas.aspx

Pasta Survey

Sue and I are conducting a completely unscientific survey of people's opinion of wheat pasta. Two questions:

- Have you ever eaten it?

- Did you like it as much as regular pasta?

Please post answers. And remember this is for unscience, so please be honest and mean.

Fantastic? Please...

Hilarious:)

Why the Fantastic 4 Human Torch ATV (with Light-Up Headlights!) is the Worst Movie Tie-In Toy Ever

Confused on Wednesday Night

Quietdrive's cover of the song Time After Time is currently playing on XM.

I thought the point of starting a band was to get laid. How do you get laid covering a Cyndi Lauper song?

Gas Prices Make People Stupid

CNN: Fed up station owner shuts off gas pumps

I've seen this idea float around the internet from time to time. Seems like every May, someone decides that if gas companies didn't make money for a day, it would make some huge difference.

This year, some idiot in Wisconsin actually decided that closing his station would be a good way to effect the price of gas. The best quote was "Schwartz called that [price] 'outrageous' and said even he can't fill up his SUV at that price." Good. Maybe sustained high prices will finally convince people that buying a car that gets less 18 MPG that you drive everday is not a good idea.

What's the logic behind this? Sure, if no one bought gas on a given day, gas station owners will be out $3 billion for the day. But its not like we're using $3 billion less in gas. If you don't buy gas one day, that just means you are going to have to buy it some other day. That's a net $0 difference idiot.

If you want to change the price of gas, there is only method that is going to have any effect:

USE LESS GAS

The Profit Calculator

New York Magazine: The Profit Calculator

Fascinating article about all sorts of NYC businesses and how they make money. I was especially fascinated the section on cab drivers. Who knew they only made about $12,000 in profit a year?

Fun in Bed

As you know, Sue and I are trying to learn nothing about the finale of Sopranos. Last night Sue and I are lying in bed watching The Colbert Report, when he starts to mention the finale. As if it was our plan all along, Sue has her hands around my ears and I have the same around hers. We are both yelling "LA LA LA LA LA LA" as loud as we can trying desperately to hear nothing.

This went on for about a minute, during which Sue started to laugh so hard at how we must look that she was crying a little bit:)

Ah marriage. There is nothing else like it.

Knocked Up

Sue and I saw Knocked Up on Saturday afternoon. I thought this was hands down THE funniest movie I have ever seen. I actually laughed so hard I cried at several points.

This is a witty dialog movie, which is my favorite type of humor. None of that adolescent poop jokes crap. Real, honest to god, funny dialogue.

Oh and it has the funniest "high on mushrooms" scene EVER.

And a racism joke about black midgets. I mean, how can you NOT like a movie with a racism joke about a black midget?

Go see it while it is still in the movie theatres. Seriously. We need to pump money into movies like this so that Hollywood will make more.

To the movie-mobile!

TV Blackout

Sue and I don't have HBO, so don't tell us anything about the last season of The Sopranos. I mean it. I swear I will murder anyone who mentions ANYTHING about how the season ends. As it is, I'm going to have skip all TV next week so that something doesn't accidently ruin it for me (no Daily Show or Colbert Report??!?! Oh god!).


While I'm at it, tell us nothing about the following shows as well:

* Lost
* The L Word Seasons 4+
* Weeds Season 2+
* Entourage Season 3+

Random Cell Phone Pictures

Mike with his Penguins. We got lucky and happen to walk into the penguinarium just as he was caring for one.



Sue looking all innocent. Don't believe it!



Squishy picture at the spot Sue and I shared our first kiss. Ahhhhhhh...



The whole Simpson family (and me).

In Memorium

On Monday evening one of our transplant teams at U of M hospital crashed into Lake Michigan and 6 very talented, selfless men died. Everyone at U of M Hospital is saddened by the loss. I worked with one of the Doctors, Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor, cardiac surgeon and instructor, on a regular basis. He was a great guy and really cared for all of his patients. These men will be missed and it is a huge loss for the patients at the hospital...

Tower Defense

WARNING: I wasted an hour today playing this game. Play at your own risk.

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/

Best score so far: 572.

Microsoft Surface

Now THAT is cool! Guess we have another birthday present idea for me:)

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html

Miss USA Take a Trip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G4zsWi-cL8 (Safe for work)

I know I shouldn't laugh at the misfortune of others but COME ON! Its a beauty pagaent! The only skill you are required to show is walking and smiling!

You'll love your iPod even more!

iGasm (not safe for work)

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "I like my music hard and fast";)

Studio 60!

Speaking of shows that shouldn't have been cancelled, I'd like to add Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip to the list. That show was funny and witty and didn't talk down to you or pretend you were a simpleton. I mean, sure, it made fun of everyone in the red states at every opportunity. Who doesn't do that? But it also gave them an intelligent voice who was devote without acting like the stereotypical nut-job. This is what fair and balanced really would look like. Boo NBC for canning this show.

Although I will give them props for renewing Friday Night Lights. What I don't get is why Medium and Friday Night Lights were renewed (both are in last place in their time slots), yet Studio 60 is canned.

www.cbssucks.blogspot.com SAVE JERICHO!

Just saw at www.nytimes.com that CBS is canceling Jericho. Now, while not as good as Heroes, Jericho is a decent TV show with an original premise that, to me examined the fascinating implications of the power grid and economy falling apart. If you want to petition to help save it, try here.

High Walls

I finally know what I want for my birthday:)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/19/castle.forsale.ap/index.html

My Pseudo-Sisters

I really like my sisters-in-law. They're fun, amusing, and give me a good idea of what living in a house without a 4 to 1 male/female ratio would have been like.

For example, I've noticed that they NEVER have a WWF wrestling match in the basement or try to hold pillow fights in the dark. Violent video games don't interest them. They don't have contests to see who can drink the most Mountain Dew before they have to pee. They don't embarrass each other in public or fight for shotgun in the front seat as if they're very life depends on it. When they play that "slug bug" game, they don't even leave a bruise. They don't compete in literally everything they do.

Its like they are...well...girls. Its weird.

Manly Movie Weekend

Side Note: there was no post yesterday because we were without internet all day.

Sue is working this weekend, so I've decided to make this my all manly movie weekend. On the list so far:

- Terminator III
- Apocalypse Now
- American History X
- Porn (j/k Sue)

Oh and I'm officially declaring it a "no pants, no shirt, showering only when the smell overwhelms, shaving is for pussies" sort of weekend. So avoid the house. No really. And if you call, I may answer the phone with nothing but a series of grunts and burbs. Don't be alarmed.

Fun quick (slightly) dirty news story...

Okay, seeing as how Eric is slacking on his promised daily posts due to that whole marital bliss thing, I couldn't help but share this story on a new "kids toy"




Ah, it's wonderful that, almost 100 years after Freud focused so much on phallic symbols, the ol' boy's still relevant....

GO THE WINGS

Sue and I stayed up last night to watch the Wings lose to the Ducks in OT. Boooooo!

That last goal in the third period was crap. If you push the goalie into the net, that's not a goal.

Wish Us Long Love and Life

Six years ago Sue and I swore eternal love in front of our friends and family in a small church in Hamburg, MI.

Six Years. Six years and I still love her just as much as I did that day.

Part one of Eric and Sue's 6th anniversary celebration!

Day one of our anniversary celebration was very successful and the curse of Paul Van Dyk was lifted! W00t! Even though Eric's plane was an hour late we made it to the club right at the perfect time. We got to our local dance club Bleu about 9:30 pm. I wanted to get there early to see Kenneth Thomas, a Detroit DJ. He used to be one of the resident DJ's at Bleu but now he tours on Oakenfold's Perfecto tour since he is so fucking awesome!! We have seen him a few times at Bleu and he just gets better and better!! We danced hard before Van Dyk even got on!

Paul Van Dyk rocked hard too! I see why he has been the number one DJ! All I can say is wow! He is one of the best DJ's I have seen and my list is growing. After seeing Deep Dish 2 weeks ago I was not sure how it was going to go, but it was great. Kenneth Thomas is 10 times better than Deep Dish and PVD is 2o times better. His music makes you dance hard! All of my muscles hurt today from rocking out so hard!!

It was a great night!!

Thoughts from the Airport

My prediction yesterday is already on course. So far my flight is delayed an hour...

What is about people walking in the airport that makes them completely unable to hear to the loud siren of those courtesy vehicles for handicap people? Just sitting here for an hour, I've seen the vehicle go by three times. Everytime they have had to stop at least once and tell people to please move.

Maybe I just have a better survial instinct, but when I hear a loud siren behind me getting closer, I look around. That's just how I roll.

NEWS FLASH RETARDS IN THE AISLE. OTHER PEOPLE EXIST! PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SURROUNDING!

North Carolina

I'm in North Carolina today and tomorrow for work.

Sue and I are planning on going to Paul Van Dyke tomorrow at Bleu. My flight is scheduled to get back at 7:30pm tomorrrow, but I already know that there is no way it will be on time. Sue and I have a Paul Van Dyke curse that prevents us from ever seeing him. We've been denied three times so far due to schedule or event conflicts, and I have no reason to believe this time will be any different.

So if you see a big curse word on the blog Thursday morning, you'll know why.

Free the Skanks!

CNN: Judge orders Paris Hilton to jail - She's going for 45 days due to driving with a suspended license.

Paris Hilton is the only person on earth who will look LESS trashy in prison garb.

Although...I have to say: I would LOVE to watch that reality show.


P.S. - I know. I owe a Friday blog.

Personal Pet Peeves #1: Stupid Conspirery Theories

Today starts our series of posts on some personal pet peeves of mine. Since I'm such an angry and bitter guy, this series could go on for a LONG time.

Today's Peeve: Stupid Conspiracy Theories about medicine.

I'm always amazed by the number of people to who believe this. Some otherwise really smart people will believe stuff that just boggles my mind. These are people that I've worked with; people I've gone to school with; people I respect.

Today's is: drug companies could cure disease X (cancer, AIDS, the flu, etc), but they make more money treating the disease instead.

That's just stupid. Look, cancer and AIDS haven't been cured because THEY ARE HARD TO CURE. Not some huge conspiracy where all the drug companies got together and decided not to cure some disease.

Let us assume this one is true. Never mind that the companies would have to somehow keep EVERYONE who knew about the result quiet (almost impossible with the sort of people who devote their lives to research in the first place). My biggest problem with this sort of logic is that the person articulating it clearly has no idea how drug patents work in the first place.

Treating you is not profitable in the long run for a drug company anyways because they have a set window of patent protection (10-15 years. Depends on how long the drug was in clinical trials). Moreover, not every drug company makes a drug for every disease. If I'm company A and my competitor company B makes a drug to treat AIDS, you can bet I would love to make a cure for AIDS. Anything that hurts the competition is good for me. AZT alone made GlaxoSmithKline $1.8 billion dollars over it's life. If Merck or Pfizer or whatever could come up with a cure for AIDS, you can bet they would release it in a heart beat. (1) for the money (imagine what you could charge for a cure to AIDS), and (2) just to screw a competitor out of all that revenue.

Target Believes I'm Gay (or at least a metro-sexual)

Last weekend I ran to the local Target to grab some hairspray for Sue before she got ready for work. Since I was going to the store anyways, I figured I might as well grab everything else on the list as well. Makes sense right? I didn't really think anything of the list of items. But when I got to the checkout line, I noticed just how queer I must look purchasing these items together.

Here was my shopping list:

* Diet soda
* Whitening toothpaste
* Heat treatment spray-on hair conditioner
* Micro-derm face scrub.
* Two DIFFERENT types of hairspray.

Yea... even I was embarrassed.

I don't even have to make these titles up

Reuters: Duck penises show "arms race" between sexes

The article is not that interesting, but wow is that a head turning title! That should have been on the front page of every newspaper in America. No way I can just walk past a newspaper stand with THAT on the cover. No way.

And this made me hold my own phallus in sympathy for the man ducks:

What they found surprised them -- corkscrew-shaped oviducts, with plenty of potential dead-ends. "Interestingly, the male phallus is also a spiral, but it twists in the opposite, counterclockwise, direction," said Yale ornithologist Richard Prum in a statement. "So, the twists in the oviduct appear designed to exclude the opposing twists of the male phallus. It's an exquisite anti-lock-and-key system."

All I can say is that Richard Prum is a sick, sick man if he thinks that opposing rotation of genital during the copulation of ANY species is "exquisite".

The Wilson party team

I know I am behind in blogging but here we go. Friday night Eric and I went to see Deep Dish spin at Bleu in Detroit since we have never seen him. They were at Bal en Blanc but they did not come on until 10 am and we were too tired to stick around to see him. Now I see why he was so late in the schedule. As a fan of trance, they sucked. After the first hour of his set Eric and I were thinking of leaving since his music was so plain and boring. They got a little better the last hour and I was able to actually dance to it. They took forever to transition too, I kept thinking hit the next beat already!!!! The transitions were the best part of the set and they were about 2 sec. I was very disappointed since they are one of the bigger names. I was not nearly drunk enough for that music. I think that I was spoiled in Montreal by hearing so many great DJ's that now I am a snob. And Armin Van Buuren is sick!! He rocked!!! By far he is the best DJ I have ever see spin!

May 9th we are hoping to beat our Paul Van Dyk curse since the last 3 times we have tried to see him something has come up. Wish us luck. Of course he has to be a dick and play on a Wed night! It will be the first day of our week long 6th anniversary celebration week!!

Plastics come from trees

I mentioned my "post every day" warranty was valid only on weekdays between 8AM and 5PM Eastern standard time, right? :) OK, back to the program.

Yahoo News: National Survey Reveals More than 70% of Americans Don't Know Plastic is Made from Oil

Where the hell did they think it comes from? Trees? Perhaps all that plastic fruit their kids play with confused them.

Adding insult to injury, there is this unique stat:

Nearly 40% (38.1%) of respondents said plastic will biodegrade underground, in home compost, in landfills, or in the ocean.

Host: Survey says? BUZZ! Oh I'm sorry. That's incorrect. But we do have some lovely parting gifts. Bob, tell them what they've won!

Bob: It's a fifth grade science book! Yes, with this handy reference you'll be able to answer survey questions that even a fifth grader could have gotten right.

Host: Thanks for playing.

Prison Bitch Name Generator

http://www.prisonbitchname.com/

Enter your first and last name and comment. No cheating bitches!

Mine was "Donkey Schlong". You know it;)

Heroes

I started really watching Heroes this week. I'm not even sure why I was not watching it. I think it was partly the "I've seen this before. It was called X-Men", vibe I had from it for a while. That and the whole "my DNA gives me the power to ignore the rules of physics!" crap. Sure it does. And my johnson has the power to dance and sing when no one is looking. But if you ignore the whole using biology to explain what can only be described as magic, it really is a pretty good show.

One thing I had been discussing with Sue and Paul is whether or not Issac's paintings are ever incorrect. That is, does he paint the future as it will be -or- is just as it might be if no one tries to change it. Obviously the former would not make an interesting show, since NYC would have to be destroyed no matter what anyone did. I was reading through the show recaps on NBC and managed to find at least one instance where the later seems to be case. In episode 5, Peter finishes a painting of Issac's that shows Claire's head removed. Obviously that picture did not come to pass in the end thanks to the intervention of Peter. So it looks like the future is not set in stone quite as much as Issac's paintings would have everyone believe.

Red Wings Hockey

I forgot to mention this last week, but Sue and I went and saw Game 2 of the Red Wings/Flames series at the Joe. The game was fun, but the best thing was the guy sitting behind me.

He was this Welsh/British (I can't tell the difference) guy who's knowledge of hockey was just between slim and none. I didn't know they even knew about hockey in Britain.

I really thought it was funny when he would refer to the time between periods as half time. Or the fact that when the the Flames took two concurrent penalties, he would say things like, "Look, its 5 on 4 now". But the best was his shouts of support throughout the game. I swear I'm not making this up. Every five minutes or so he would shout in his very proper English accent:

"GO THE WINGS!"

And thus, a new inside joke was born:)

Lack of blogging

I'm not sure why, but lately my urge to blog has really been down. So to jump start it I'm going to make a real effort to write a blog every day for a month and see how it goes. I'm assuming it will be just like this blog usually is: 1/2 funny, 1/2 serious, 1/2 not being good at math:)

Today I wanted to talk about the newest unholy abomination to come out of NBC: The Real Wedding Crashers. Couples allow a group of folks to ruin part of their wedding and film the whole thing for people's amusement.

I'm not sure what's worse. The fact that:

(a) people watch this and are actually amused by it. Really? What is amusing about tricking people and intentionally ruining what would otherwise be a celebration of a union between two people for the rest of their lives?

(b) ANY couple on Earth would sign up for this. What does it say about the bond of marriage you are about to enter when you decide to auction it up on TV and intentionally ruin part of it for 15 minutes of fame. I'll tell you what it says. "I don't take this seriously", is what it says to me.

When right wing folks complain that marriage is a sacred act reserved for a man and woman, gay people should point to this show as yet more proof that marriage is nothing of the sort.

Hug a tree...

Happy Earth day everyone!! Go out and plant a tree or at least go to the park and enjoy nature. Go to your local hardware store and buy energy saving items!

"Did someone just turn up the music?"

The Bal en blanc 2007 crew before the fun! Videos from Bal en blanc 2007. Go to Youtube and you can find more to see this awesome event. It was sick!!! I am obsessed!! The second one is Armin Van Buuren!! I do not think that Eric mentioned that Armin mixed up "Heaven Scent" (originally from Digweed, but he is too stuck up to play it) my all time fave tune!! It was sick!!! He also mixed in Ferry Corsten's "Beautiful" another fave of mine!! Paul, Sue and crew, Eric and I are in for next year all the way!! Woot!!

Something to make even the most jaded smile

Taco Revolution

Ah memories...

My Great Weekend

I had a fantastic weekend. It was so good that the best I can do is bullet points and links for now. Sue and I need to rest for the next week at least before I will have anything that resembles coherent prose:)


1) ESPN: Spartans win first NCAA hockey title since 1986 - Fuck YA! No better way to put you in a good mood to go out clubbing then hearing your Alma mater has won the NCAA hockey tournament after being a 3rd seed.

2) Montreal - Great city. Good times had by all. Got some new crazy memories to enjoy later in life, from the smoke detector going off in our non-smoking room (I can't mention why) to the crazy tranny that started mumbling and following us after our trip out Saturday night.

3) Stereo - Fantastic club in Montreal. At least the after-hours part is. Before 2am, the place is pretty lame. Its been a while since I danced the night away until 4am, but it was certainly worth it. According to several of our co-partiers, Stereo has the best rated sounds system in North America. After listening to it for a few hours, I became a believer.

4) Bal en Balnc - Holy shit! I have never seen ....well... ANYTHING like this. The most fucked up, crazy, loud event I have ever been too. Armin Van Buuren rose to the top of both my and Sue's lists of favorite live DJs. His set was un-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE.

I don't even know how to describe this to someone who hasn't been to an event like this. Here are a bunch of pictures to give you an idea.

One thing I have to mention is the weird paradox of people who come to this event. It was a strange mix of openly gay men and insanely hot, scantly clad women. The two in combination doesn't make a ton of sense to me, but whatever:)

Throw in people from 18 - 45, including whole families (I saw a rather large number of Asian families all together for some reason). And what is really odd: no pushing, no fighting, no drunken brawls or angry words. Just a bunch of people together having fun and listening to some fantastic music.

South Park Character

You scored as Stan Marsh. You're Stan Marsh! Probably the sanest of the group, you're the mastermind behind the good plans and can easily resolve problems. To you love is amazing, and you're probably already in it. You can be a smart ass and don't have a problem saying what's on your mind. And you're probably an activist. Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here. Stan Marsh 100% Eric Cartman 67% Butters 67% Kyle Broflovski 67% Jimmy 58% Kenny McCormick 50% Tweak 33% Shelly 17% Timmy 0% What South Park Character Are You? created with QuizFarm.com

Then again, what is a hump?

This is hilarious! I found it on channel 95.5's (Detroit) web site in their celebrity dirt page. It is Alanis Morrisette covering Fergie's "My humps".

Local Woman Assualted

In local news today, a large candle and it's stand have been charged with assault on a Michigan woman. Police say the large candle and its partner were resting on top of the couple's bedroom headboard when they decided to attempt to kill the home's occupants, a Mr and Mrs Wilson. The candle and stand fell approximently 5' and landing a mere 3 inches from the head of Mrs Wilson.

Candle and Stand

Police say they are still looking in a motive, but believe jealously may have played a role in these tragic events. Mrs Wilson was having really great sex at the time, and it is possible that the candle/stand duo became so enraged with jealousy they decided to try and end the life of Ms Wilson.

Said Mrs Wilson, "Even though I nearly died, it was worth it. Mr. Wilson is the greatest lover ever".

If convicted, the candle will be burned to death.

Bal en Blanc FTW!

The Wilson Tag Team will be celebrating Easter this year by attending Bal en Blanc in Montreal, one of the best trance and house parties on the continent.

Nothing like hard trace and house music to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus:) If only I didn't have to dress in all white. Stupid conforming rules. I thought techno music was all about dressing like a complete freak and being an individual and all that:)

P.S. Kudos to our buddy Sebastian for coming up with a way to get us there on the cheap!

Music I Like

After my rant the other day about top 20 music sucking, I think I better point out some current music I like. If for no other reason than to remove the taint of "old guy angry at everything changing" my favorite high school friend Kelly has bestowed on both of us.

In no particular order:

Bright Eyes - Lover I don't have to Love - I happen to catch the video for this song on MTV, MTV 2, MTV 3 whatever MTV channel actually plays videos these days. The video was so simple, yet I found myself mesmerized by the lyrics. They have sort of a Violent Femes sound to them, which I happen to also like. You can watch the video on youtube. Go watch it right now. I mean it. Right now. I actually feel sad for people who haven't heard it yet. Its that good. Seriously. DO IT! Bitch...

Fall Out Boy - Fantastic stuff. Their latest CD is even better than their previous one. Both have been in my rotation for several months now. Though I am really starting to get sick of their Arm's Race song. Please release another song from the CD!

My Chemical Romance - I've come around to these guys again lately. Their newest album isn't great start to finish, but it has some really great stuff and overall I like it. Black Parade is another song that has been played WAY too much lately

Three Days Grace - I LOVE these guy's music. If you like hard rock music even a little, pick up their CD One-X. Its fantastic start to finish.

Hinder - Excellent self hating, dark music. Although I joke with people that their first single "Lips of an Angel" was created after someone bet him he couldn't make people like a song about a guy thinking of cheating with his ex-girlfriend.

Shakira & Beyonce - Beautiful Liar - OK, I admit this is a weird addition. I'm going to admit something here I have never admitted to anyone. I like Shakira's music. There I said it:) I know that's not befitting of someone as into Angry White Music (tm) as I claim to be, but I do. I just dig her voice.

Random Comic of the Day

Darwin hard at work

Man Killed Trying To Steal Copper Wire

This guy in Detroit was killed today after he tried to steal copper wire from a high voltage line using a metal ladder and bolt cutters. They mentioned on the news he took almost 8000 volts from this little criminal endeavour. Favorite quote:

"...it is thought he was dead at the scene."

Gee, you think?!?!?!

All for $3/lb copper wire. This sort of brilliant scheme reminds me of Lex Luther. Except without the whole "evil genius" part to get in the way. Oh, and also the whole "being alive" part now too:)

Well done retard. One less moron to have to deal with in this world.

Top 20 Suck More Then Usual

Has anyone noticed that top 20 music sucks even more than usual lately? XM's Top 20 station has some really HORRIBLE music on a constant loop. Stuff like:

Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold - Sweet god this song makes me want to stab my ears drums out. Its the sort of song a 14 year old would write. With lyrics like, "She's got a smile that would make the most senile annoying old man bite his tongue", I really want to meet the music exec who found this group. So I can PUNCH HIM IN THE BALLS!

Akon - Smack that - I don't get the attraction of this song. Even the chorus, the hook of the whole song, is ridiculous. How can you possible sing, "Maybe go to my place and just kick it, like Taebo" with a straight face?

Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot - Music is not repeating the same pharse over and over again. That's what people with brain damage do. For example,

"this is why im hot, this is why im hot, this is why, this is why,this is why, im hot this is why im hot, this is why im hot, this is why, this is why, this is why im hot, im hot cuz im fly, you aint cuz u not, this is why, this is why, this is why im hot im hot cuz im fly, you aint cuz u not this is this is why, this is why, this is why im hot"

is not music. Its a cry for help.

Pretty Ricky - On The Hotline - Same problem, different name.

Fergie - I don't even need to make a joke here, do I?

Typical

Weather is back to normal here. Its snowing right now. 30 hours later and it is 40 degrees cooler outside. Typical Michgan weather.

Like we used to say when I was younger: If you don't like the weather here in Michigan, wait a day.

Spring in Michigan

It was 75 degrees here today. 75! In March! What the hell is going...you know what? Forget it. I'm not going to say anything bad about this. I love this weather!

Best thing so far today: I was sitting on my deck reading the paper and enjoying the weather when I hear my neighboor yell to her husband, "Eric needs your help! He's stuck in the tree again."

Ah.... to be young again and have that be my biggest worry.

Advice from the Hood

Just like the song says: Life ain't nothin but bitches and money:)

And just for the record: yes, we do have a lot of time on our hands. Also for the record: This is the only second time in my life I have ever had that much cash on me (first time was for Sue's wedding ring).

Update: Our friends Baby G and Dizzle created a awesome ytmnd of this. Check it out: http://bitchesandmoney.ytmnd.com/

NWA and I make up

Remember my angry rant about flying and Northwest the other day? Especially that part about, "In any other industry when you fail to make a customer happy, you would reward them with something to make up for it." Well, it looks like I have to be slightly less mad now.

About 2 days after I got home, I got a letter from Northwest saying I had been credited double airline miles for the trip because of the inconvenience. So here's me: slightly less mad this evening. And now that Antonella Barba has been kicked off American Idol, I'm down right giddy. All they need to do now is send home that long haired dude Sanjaya and I will have made my peace with FOX.

Public Service Announcement

Daylight Savings Time this year starts this Sunday morning, 3 weeks early than last year. If you use a Windows computer that does not automatically run Windows Update, you should run it before this weekend to ensure your computer is updated to support this change.

For more info, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836/

We all could be a little better...

This past weekend Eric and I finally got around to watching An Inconvenient Truth. I do not care what political party you belong to: if you are human and have a heart at all you must watch this movie. At least go to the website and read about it; you can read, right? Go here for some of the science.

I also do not see why caring about the environment is a liberal issue. If you live on Earth then you should care. Ensuring your children have a world to live in is a moral issue, not a political one. If you care about the planet at all you should do something to save the planet you live on. Otherwise why bother working and building a future for yourself and why bother having kids when they won't have a planet to live on?

American's contribute more pollution than Southeast Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Africa combined. That is frightening. As humans, everyone needs to do their part and stop being lazy and selfish. The Republicans answer to this is usually, "so? I will be dead by then." Hello!!! Why are you having children and why are your children having children? I am not, but if you are Christian, this should be simple. You believe in God, God "created" Earth. I do not think he would like the fact that you destroyed his hard work. That should be a sin.

The fact is that global warming has already begun. Have you noticed how each year is a little warmer? In Michigan especially, we can tell by how much less snow falls each winter. The glaciers are disappearing. Notice all of the bigger, more frequent hurricanes, tornados and typhoons? Katrina was so huge partly because of global warming.

You can go here to see 6 pages of things that you can do. Some are simple things so there is no excuse.


I realized how bad Eric and I are in our habits. I felt awful after watching this. I know I have blogged about American car companies, but I have a new look and a new respect for Asian car companies. At least Honda and Toyota are doing something to decrease global warming because China and Japan have regulations on gas mileage to decrease emissions. Of course Americans only care about this if it saves them money. We are currently looking for a hybrid car. We only need one since Eric doesn't drive. Plus Ann Arbor is going to start up a train utilizing old rail tracks along US-23 from Brighton to the U of M hospital and eventually it will come to Howell, so I will take that to conserve energy. We replaced all of our lightbulbs with fluorescent ones to conserve energy and save money. We always shut off appliances and lights when not in use. The Mythbusters even found this to be true. We are going to switch some of our appliances to energy savers and we are going to check our insulation. Also, I am going to plant tons of trees this year. At my mom's house we always planted at least 10 trees a year, one year we planted 100. We planted one in Alabama last year ;) Of course being a Dave Matthew's fan for 13 years I have always given money to Green peace through them cause they are big contributers. There is more that we are going to do. Please help us, we are only two people...

"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." ~Henrik Tikkanen


"I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?" ~Robert Redford, Yosemite National Park dedication, 1985


"Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible - or even sinful - that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes!" ~Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr.


"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." ~Native American Proverb

Quotes from last week

Some random quotes from last weeks work trip:

"That's a bad example of a good example"

In response to "Why are we here again?":

"We're fighting bugs here so we don't have to fight them at home."

In response to "If only that whole Uncertainty Prinicple didn't make building a transporter impossible...":

"If we ever get one working, the first thing we are throwing in is Schrödinger's cat."