February 3, 2008 – 11:09 pm
The Pats lose the Superbowl to that blue-ish team that plays in New Jersey… 17-14. Unimaginable.
The darkness closes in on me. Torment. Confusion. Bewilderment. Despair.
All that was glory enters decay. All that was good has turned evil. The very seas bellow their discontent. The beasts will not rest. The toils will not cease. Let all taste wrath and flame and fire.
Let everything that has breath fear. Let everything that hath life fear. May the sun scorch the very earth. May the air chill the very bones of the strong and the meek. Let all abominations have this day.
Hope is lost. All hope is vanity. All sport is vanity… a chasing after the win. May it be vanity now and forevermore. May the very waters turn to blood. May the wind blow a poisonous fume over all.
Absolute horror.
February 2, 2008 – 11:14 am
Here’s an email forward that I received recently and found to be cute.
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I dug in my pocket for 8 cents and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her as she stood there and cried.
Hence the evolution of teaching math:
1. Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?
2. Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1990
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
5. Teaching Math In 2000
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is white, selfish, and inconsiderate. He cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of
$20 to spend at Wal-Mart. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How do birds and squirrels feel as the logger cuts down their homes?
6. Teaching Math In 2010
Un hachero vende una carretada de maderapara $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
January 26, 2008 – 3:55 pm
This is a parody piece (done by me in Adobe Photoshop) mashing up the 2004 US Presidential Election by-county map (red vs. blue) with the (PRODUCT)RED campaign for the Global Fund.
Part of the irony comes from the right-leaning “red state” map of the by-county vote breakdown, and the left-leaning political alignment of the (RED) movement, (PRODUCT)RED, and the Global Fund.
Now that I think about it, I have posted about (PRODUCT)RED before:
So I walk into the Apple store. Now, I am admittedly a PC guy… partly because my brain and motor coordination can handle more than one mouse button. Actually, I even PREFER more than one mouse button and find myself using the so-called “mousewheel” very frequently. I’m walking into the Apple store to pickup a little hard case for my new fancy red 8GB iPod nano. It’s my first iPod and I’m diggin’ it. My choice of red was because I greatly preferred it over black (the other choice), and not because it’s part of the product red movement which is a somewhat leftist dick-dance of an effort to fight AIDS in Africa by donating $10 of your red iPod purchase in the name of Oprah and Bono. This inexplicably satiates the little activist hearts of the young Starbucks demographic and relieves them of the drudgery of actually doing something to help Africans.
This photo-concept is ©Copyright 2007 by myself. The (RED) logo and markings are trademarks of The Persuaders, LLC, and used here for parody/satire purposes.
January 20, 2008 – 6:57 pm
No team in NFL history has ever started a season winning 18 straight games… until today. The New England Patriots continue their quest for perfection… and the title of Best Ever.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Perfection comes down to one game now. Despite a shaky Tom Brady, the New England Patriots were still too much for the banged-up San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game Sunday, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sent them back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons.
[full article]
January 14, 2008 – 11:45 pm
This is all beginning to sound like a broken record, and I’m sure excruciatingly boring for non-football fans, but the New England Patriots are making history before our eyes.
The Patriots beat the Jaguars on Saturday making their season record 17-0, matching that of the 1972 Dolphins who ran the table that year (14-game schedule). Tom Brady completed 92.9 percent of his passes (26 completions in 28 attempts) setting an all-time NFL record for the highest completion percentage in a game, including regular-season and playoff games (minimum 20 attempts). His passer rating was 141.4 which is an NFL playoff record.
In addition to the aforementioned Brady being selected the league Most Valuable Player, and Bill Belichick being selected Coach of the Year, the Pats’ VP of Personnel – Scott Piolo – was selected Executive of the Year, and Randy Moss was selected Comeback Player of the Year.
Two more games left.
January 5, 2008 – 6:51 pm
It’s a great time to be a Pats fan. My boy Tom Brady is the NFL 2007 Most Valuable Player as voted by the Associated Press sports writers. Maybe I should start wearing my #12 jersey to work? 
Patriots quarterback Brady rides records to MVP Award
Add Most Valuable Player to all the other accolades Tom Brady has been collecting.
The New England Patriots’ record-setting quarterback drew all but one vote Saturday in romping to The Associated Press 2007 NFL MVP Award in the same manner his team romped through its schedule, going 16-0. On the way to the first unbeaten regular season since Miami went 14-0 in 1972, Brady put on a performance for the ages.
[Full AP Article]
January 3, 2008 – 10:44 pm
All hail the gray hoodie! 
I love this! I’ve heard so much belly-aching by a few vociferous sour-pusses whose teams chilled in the shadow of the mighty New England Patriots this year. Spygate this… spygate that. Well, I think the Associated Press said it best, “Spygate be damned!”
Below is an excerpt from the Associated Press story.
Spygate be damned! Bill Belichick of the unbeaten New England Patriots is The Associated Press 2007 NFL Coach of the Year.
With the Patriots motivated by a spying scandal – and owning the deepest talent base in football – Belichick guided his team to the first 16-0 regular season in league history.
That was enough to offset the major blemish on Belichick’s resume: a $500,000 personal fine, $250,000 fine for the team and the loss of a first-round pick in the upcoming draft after the Patriots were caught videotaping New York Jets coaches during the season opener.
Spygate didn’t stop 29 of the 50 voters on a nationwide panel of media members who cover the NFL from voting for Belichick on Thursday. In a season highlighted by many strong coaching performances, Belichick beat out Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy, who received 15 votes for leading the Packers to a 13-3 record and the NFC North title.
“This is definitely a team recognition, but one that I appreciate very much on a personal level,” Belichick said in a statement issued by the club.
December 29, 2007 – 11:44 pm
The New England Patriots just swept their entire regular season – all 16 games – by beating the New York Giants in a come-from-behind nail-biter. They make me so nervous when they get behind by multiple scores in the second half… I need to start taking blood thinners before these games.
The Patriots set the NFL regular season record for points scored in a season (589). Tom Brady completed two touchdowns to Randy Moss, giving Brady the record for passing TDs in a season (50), and Moss the record for receiving TDs in a season (23).
December 28, 2007 – 4:59 pm
Saturday night is the night of the New England Patriots‘ last game of the season. For the first time in NFL history there is a team with a shot at a perfect regular season (16-0). This game is being simulcast over three networks (again, for the first time in NFL history – and only the second simulcast ever). During the game the Patriots will break the record for points scored in a season, and Tom Brady will probably break the season touchdown passing record, and Randy Moss may even break the season touchdown receiving record. It is estimated that this game will be the most watched regular season football game in history.
You might think that sitting pretty well atop the entire rest of the league is a non-stressful position… but it’s not. Much is at stake beyond this single season. The Patriots have a chance to establish themselves as the best team of ALL TIME! Those chances come once every few lifetimes for a team. This is beyond trying to win the Superbowl. This is big.
So every game from now on (and there’ll probably be four of them) will be a stressfest. I can only hope that the Pats put up enough of a lead early on so that I can actually enjoy these games in their second halves.
December 25, 2007 – 12:20 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… don’t let any circumcised attorney tell you otherwise. I intend to spend the day feasting on multiple confectionary delights. And whilst the Christmas music plays (traditional and not) I shall bask in the mesmerizing collage of lights, glitter, and shiny packages.
Of course, I shall not forget what this day really means (and I care not whether this is the EXACT day of Christ’s birth… for those who dwell on such things miss the whole point – and are a little slow of mind if I might add). I shall not forget how safe and sound I am on this day of epicurean materialism… thanks to the great freedoms that have become commonplace to the point of contempt. And let’s not forget the men and women in military uniform who sacrifice more in a week than most Westerners do in an entire decade, and who maintain our freedom.
So eat your eats, down your ‘nog, exchange your retail commodities, frolic with the family, slap any grinches (j/k… sorta), and have a very merry Christmas!
The Pats lose the Superbowl to that blue-ish team that plays in New Jersey… 17-14. Unimaginable.
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
