I am to fulfill my civic duty and even if you don't know who I'm voting for, it certainly will not be the editor of this online publication.
The Nation Newspaper released this story about exit polls and includes language and vulgarity I would never come to expect from an entity describing itself as a 'newspaper'.
The story is probably fiction anyway, come to really think about it.
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I did release the kibosh on writing editorials/columns and wrote this piece for The Star Press, published last weekend.
They were happy with it, and apparently the people of Muncie able enough to reason were happy with it, as well.
I like how one user commented using a quote from Winston Churchill:
“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
The ones that attack for with no real evidence are my favorite, however.
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Regarding news of late, while Americans struggle through a quagmire of an economic time, Exxon Mobil reported record profits!
Brownsburg, Ind. has gas for $1.80. I might take a little drive.
More good news for people going to, or planning on going to college.
While I battle with the killing of a little sparrow, karma, it seems caught up with one hunter in Spencer, Ind.
McCain is gaining in Ohio and Florida. Good news for those happy with having Sarah Palin as a vice president and ULTIMATELY president.
From across the pond, we find that no one knows our presidents better than the British. London Times online ranks the U.S. presidents and JFK does not make the top-10. Wonder why? Check tomorrow for the 10 top presidents. The anticipation is mounting.
The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series last night, ending a miraculous season for the Tampa Rays. If only. . . .
Also, the Chicago White Sox will NOT resign Ken Griffey Jr. That is probably a good move.
In Richmond, the runnin' Red Devils look to take one more step toward a state championship in IHSAA AAAAA football. (chuckle)
More importantly, Frankenstein opens at Civic theater and it looks pretty well done for Richmond.
And while I'm thinking about adopting a dog, this lady thinks its OK to have 130 cats. That's disgusting.
And even the way we swagger may have changed in these bad economic times.
30.10.08
$1.80 Gas, Karma and lots and lots of cats
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29.10.08
The Sparrow hit, well my undercarage
I hate to be paranoid or just plain childish but killing a sparrow today really bothered me.
And so I did what every person trying to deal with a horrific event does; I Googled it.
I found this story about an exhibit at the Tate Modern, one of my old stomping grounds. It did not help my situation in the least bit.
So I was thinking that killing a sparrow might seem insignificant, or maybe it isn't. And it was like anything that happens before you have time to react and when you get that initial second where you do react it is not ever what you are expecting, if you can expect anything.
I killed something today. Shouldn't that be something to feel bad about?
I guess what this really is telling of, is the fact that I could not go hunting.
I'm starting to think that if a family of sparrows finds out from the chipped paint or directory or tire marks; they might come after me.
Help.
And while we are talking about dead birds, check out this site where you can order a "That One" t-shirt.
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28.10.08
Pittsburgh, Beaver and Inclines
For all the blog-manics out there, forgive me.
Anyway I took a trip to Pittsburgh this weekend and I just realized that Pittsburgh does have an 'h' on the end and despite the spelling I saw on some other Web site, I have been right all along.
Andi and I traveled to Pittsburgh by way of I-70 then US-22 then PA-60 then, well, you get the idea.
We traveled to Beaver, PA on a whim to see her cousin, cousin-inlaw and baby 2nd cousin. I thought of the idea earlier in the week, when I was dying for some time to get away and do something spontaneous.
We arrived about 5 p.m. EST on Friday night, just in time to have dinner and see Junior. We talked for what was about 2 hours prior to Angela's sister arriving and blowing the breaker not once but twice while attempting to cook a potato in the microwave.
The movie for the night was Vantage Point and I enjoyed it. It wasn't great but it made me nervous, a reaction. I like reactions from movies.
In the morning we lounged prior to going to Raccoon Creek State Park and taking a walk where I took some wonderful pictures and took in even-more wonderful scenery.
The Marino's, Andi's cousins, have a dog and let me tell you she was incredible. Jumping through puddles, running through the woods, Canavarro, the dog enjoyed herself and I enjoyed watching her enjoy herself.
That night we went into Pittsburgh and had a wonderful dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse. I had lasagna and plenty of bread. And along with a balloon hat, a balloon artist made me we left just shy of 8 p.m.
We made our way to the Duquesne incline.
The incline is an incline cable car that has served commuters and enthusiast since 1877. It takes passengers from the bank of the river (Monongahela, Allegheny, one of them) up Mount Washington, giving you a wonderful view of downtown Pittsburgh.
After we took pictures and read about the history we headed back down and back to their house in Beaver.
We watch I Am Legend that night and it was just OK.
The next morning we went to church with the Marino's and had lunch at Primanti Bros. in Moon, Penn.
Primanti Bros. are famous for their enormous sandwiches and have been featured on Food Network and the Travel Channel a number of times.
We drove home from there and arrived in 4 hours 45 minutes.
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Labels: Beaver, I Am Legend, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Primanti Brothers
24.10.08
Free Taco's for everyone!
YOU GO JASON Bartlett!
Following last year's successful Taco Bell Free Taco campaign during the World Series, It's back!
Jason Bartlett stole a base in the fifth inning of game one which gives America a free taco Tuesday, Ocotober 28 between 2 and 6 p.m., I believe. Read this story for more information.
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17.10.08
16.10.08
Petrol below £1 a litre!
I need to write more.
Anyway, here are some things to think about, or rather, read INTO.
Tina Fey said she will stop doing impressions of Sarah Palin if the Republicans win. She also has said she will 'leave earth,' is the GOP triumphs.
And dag-gummit, if I ever missed something I wish I could see. Tomorrow night in Fountain Square the National is playing for FREE! One of my newer favorite bands and I have things to do.
Here are some of the worst gifts for Christmas and I guess anytime you have a need for a decapitated teddy lamp, thanks to Esquire and my friend C. Trent Rosecrans.
AND, bravo to those who received awards for scientific research into some of the fundamental questions in our world. A few of the awards handed out to academics at Harvard University included one researcher who explained what role ovulating played in how much gratuitiy lap dancers received. This article is worth reading.
AND> AND, here are some Logos that have gone terribly wrong!
IN SPORTS
For the first time in 15 years the Phillies will represent the NL in the World Series. Just one half of the sleeper completed Tampa Bay hopes to add the final piece to the puzzle tonight.
Tony Romo might get to spend a little more time with Jessica Simpson and her dogs this week because of a 'bwoken widdle fingey."
You've got to love the Onion for so many reasons including stories like this about T.J.
NEWS
In more important news the DOW is down another 300 points today. This only mean that it may rally 400 tomorrow. And so on and so forth.
And John McCain won the debate last night according to most people on this. But Barack Obama won the debate, here, here and here. Honestly who cares who won, as one of my friends said, why can't we just listen to what each one says and doesn't say.
In British news: Petrol prices are below £1 per litre for the first bloody time in ages! It is down below one quid for the first time in 10 months.
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Labels: £1, Barack Obama, Britain, Briton, C. Trent Rosecrans, Cincinnati, DOW, Esquire, Fountain Square, John Mccain, Onion, Phillies, Sarah Palin, T.J. Houshamandzadeh, The National, Tina Fey
8.10.08
My Strat-O-Matic Lineup
As of yesterday this is my lineup for my strat-o-matic baseball team for next year.
'Cause there's always next year, right Cubs fans?
2009 FCBL Oakland A's
Lineup Ave. HR RBI OBP SLG vs.L vs. R
Braun .285 37 106 .335 .553 .287 .284
Quentin .288 36 100 .394 .571 .246 .303
Hamilt. .304 32 130 .371 .530 .288 .313
Encar. .251 26 68 .340 .466 .292 .235
LaRo. .270 25 85 .341 .500 .242 .282
Votto .297 24 84 .368 .506 .292 .299
Peralta .276 23 89 .331 .473 .247 .285
Napoli .273 20 49 .374 .586 .286 .270
Iannetta .264 18 65 .390 .505 .271 .261
Willingham .254 15 51 .364 .470 .242 .258
Barmes .290 11 44 .322 .468 .307 .283
Winn .306 10 64 .363 .426 .289 .313
Roberts .296 9 57 .378 .450 .313 .289
Spilborghs .313 6 36 .407 .468 .326 .306
Theriot .307 1 38 .387 .359 .305 .308
VS. LEFT
1. Brian Roberts 2b
2. Ryan Theriot SS
3. Josh Hamilton CF
4. Ryan Braun LF
5. Joey Votto 1B
6. Edwin Encarnacion 3B
7.Carlos Quentin DH
8. Mike Napoli C
9. Ryan Spilborghs RF
VS. Right
1. Brian Roberts 2B
2. Ryan Theriot SS
3. Josh Hamilton CF
4. Carlos Quentin DH
5. Ryan Braun LF
6. Joey Votto 1B
7. Jhonny Peralta 3B
8. Randy Winn RF
9. Chris Iannetta C
Rotation
1. Edinson Volquez 3.21 17-6 206 1.33
2. Scott Baker 3.45 11-4 141 1.18
3. Zach Greinke 3.47 13-10 183 1.28
4. Yusmeiro Petit 4.31 3-5 42 1.05
5. Aaron Cook 3.96 16-9 96 1.34
I'm looking at grabbing another starter or two. But other than that I"m pretty happy.
Posted by nathan at 3:43:00 PM 1 comments
Politics and a blatant lier
The way you vote depends on where you come from and mostly what your concerns are.
Bickering amongst people in regards to who is the better candidate is subjective. But it is subjective due to reasons, oftentimes, outside of one's control.
I can't help that I'm concerned with education, my financial future and equal rights, just as joe-schmoe age 65 can't help to be concerned about Medicare, social security and caring very little about education and college loans.
Realizing that we are voting for 'our' candidate due to that persons tie to us is something young people and older people need to understand. Of course you are going to vote for the candidate you think you can get more from.
OPINION
The last few years of the old have not worked. And blame can be slung all around but the real problem is in getting up and moving on, which we have been unable to do because of bickering on both sides. Realizing that wealth does not trickle down is the first fundamental thing free-marketists need to understand. Realizing that wealth cannot be given out to non-workers is something that socialists need to understand.
Look, both extreme systems are flawed and for us to deny this on either side is wrong. We need a happy medium, we need cooperation amongst different parties. No one in history has ever gotten anything done without help from someone else.
Last night's debate sealed it for me as Sen. John McCain relied on attacking remarks to which Sen. Barack Obama did not respond. McCain was the agressor but showed his anger which is not something that has been welcome on the Senate floor according to many sources in committee. Stating that Obama voted 94 times to either raise taxes or against tax cuts is false. What he is talking about is spending allocations Sen. Obama oversaw and did not change for things that have no affect on income taxes; things like infrastructure, education, etc. Looking at McCain and lumping these allocations into the heap of tax breaks or lack there of, Sen. McCain has vote nearly 400 times against these 'tax cuts'.
And this is only the beginning of the blatant disregard for the facts, as a vice-presidential candidate holds rallies where people are shouting 'kill him' in reference to Obama and 'treason' directed at the senator, as well.
Fact checking bureaus have been having a field day with her as well, as she has been exaggerating Obama's ties to former-radical Bill Ayers; linking him directly to the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, when a top McCain aide is much closely involved with the two housing market giants. And this is just the begining from someone who in the same speach talked about 'truthfulness and judgement' as qualities to be a president.
What a joke.
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7.10.08
The Reason for the Financial meltdown
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6.10.08
Ball State No. 25 in AP rankings
Cubs lose, as they were supposed to and Ball State Cardinals win, as they should.
And then this afternoon there was this.
Congrats Ball State on your first trip to the AP top 25!
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3.10.08
Playoff Perspective
I hate to bring it up but here it is.
Maybe it's not over but it sure looks like it from where I sit.
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On the subject of the playoffs; isn't it interesting the complexion of the teams that are winning thus far.
It seems to me that the teams enjoying success thus far have developed a lot of their key talent and have been patient in developing rosters and pitching.
To me, if the last few years have showed anything, it has been that the Yankee model doesn't work, at least not right now. Spending extravagant amounts of money for free agents, you end up with huge payrolls, good players in non-pressure situations, i.e. regular season and then disappointment in the postseason, which Cubs fans, is the only thing that really matters.
And I'm not trying to patronize. I feel for you. I root against you but I feel for you.
The fact is that the Cubs, and to a lesser extent only regarding what seems to be one and done trades, the Brewers and Angels, have superstar laden teams which have performed during the regular year.
I saw it coming in May, as Cubs fans for the millionth time, drank the Kool-Aid and patted themselves on the back, again, watching a team with a $100 million+ lead-off hitter, that doesn't play good defense, is oft-injured and whose strikeout to walk ration is 103-43. In my model of a baseball team, lead off hitters are supposed to get on base, not be free swingers. And for the record, for all of you that bought Fukodome shirts early in the year; he sucks.
The Brewers sold their souls to get CC Sabathia, and why not this is their only year as they have a chunk of free agents leaving, namely Ben Sheets, Mike Cameron, Gabe Kapler, Jason Kendall, Salomon Torres, Russel Branyan and said Sabathia. WOW. Hello Pittsburgh and a race for fifth place.
Angels are done and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why forever and now I know. Look at their division race.
Gm. back
Los Angeles | 100 | 62 | .617 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 |
They didn't play anyone good. They're done.
ON WHAT IS GOOD: Tampa Bay Rays, L.A. Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.
Tampa Bay with a payroll similar to our local McDonald's franchise, has developed players, i.e. B.J. Upton, James Shields, Scott Kazmir, Carl Crawford, and the enigmatic Evan Longoria. They are good, at a cheap price, real good.
L.A. has developed players like Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Chad Billingsley, Johnathon Broxton. And unlike other teams who signed flashy superstars, lowercased emphasized, they stick with players who know how to win, i.e. Derek Lowe, Rafael Furcal and Manny Ramirez.
And you know the Red Sox, they spend money but they get it done with players like Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury. All young, all cheap and all good.
And once again, its not over. But with Manny being Manny I have my doubts.
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2.10.08
I'm a Celebrity!
I might be a semi-celebrity. This evening I was alerted on the fact that My face is on the Ball State Web site; deep, deep in the Web site, but there.
You can look at it here: http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/Journalism/ContactUs.aspx
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1.10.08
Markets, Procrastinating, Playoffs
IN the midst of this madness Thomas Friedman delivers an excellent piece about the market meltdown. You should read it here.
I just can't seem to get anything done. I have pushed myself to the limit, just as the credit is choking up the system in the financial markets, so procrastination is clogging up everything I have to do and I just don't have the motivation to do anything.
I think about stuff I need to do and I know that I'll feel better if I just do it, but can't. Oh well.
The baseball playoffs start tonight and I honestly don't care who wins just as long as its not the Cubs. And hear me out on this one.
When you think of the Cubs you think of 100 years of futility and fun. Disaster and disappointments juxtaposed to jubilation and positivity.
Well you won't be able to think that if they win.
It's fundamental: Some teams win and some teams lose. No one fits the bill more than the Cubs, to the latter.
It would hurt baseball, it wouldn't be right and it would change who the Cubs are.
Goodbye Loveable Losers; So long to 'there's always next year.'
'Cause next year would be this year and that will be a hard reality to take. The Cubs winners, it just won't fit.
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Uhh, I got nothing.
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