News from the US

I was reading in the newspaper today that GM and Chrysler both are going bankrupt. Apparently George Bush wants them to merge into one company and is going to have the US government lend them 25 million dollars so they can merge the companies and get out of bankruptcy! I think it's amazing that our government is now pushing business towards monopolies!

In other news - Game 5 of the World Series was suspended due to rain the other night which means that they will replay the game from the point it is on Wednesday they are saying. Games get suspended all the time so why is this news? It is the first game in the history of the World Series to be rained out, cancelled or suspended. I find it hard to believe that no World Series game was ever rained out.

In other news - The Mets posted new pics of Citi-Field. Here is a really good shot of what the stadium will look like..



Tonight is Iron Chef Koumei Nakamura's restaurant.

Onion & Crab Egg Foo Yung

Tonight I went over Sara and Ryan's house for dinner and some great Crab Egg Foo Yung from the Chinese place near their house. We also watched the Onion movie which was amazing. If you have not seen it yet rent it.. If you have no idea what the heck the Onion is? The Onion is a fake news website..

Over the years a bunch of people have tried to get me into the Onion, I always enjoyed the stories they would send me but I never really got into it.. I think this movie might make that finally happen.. I added the Onion to my random links, if you have not checked it out you should do so..

Remember that the Onion is a FAKE news website, if you want real unbiased news you should check out the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.. Seriously, it is the only news program worth watching.. Jon is one of the last great news anchormen.. If you don't get cable you have no excuse, if you are reading this blog it means you have internet.. All episodes of the Daily Show are viewable online for free at the Daily Show's website..

I've also added TED to my links section as well speaking of things people keep trying to get me into.. :) We watched a really good TED Talk after the Onion movie so maybe I'll pay more attention to that site too..

Ya Gotta Believe

Can't the republicans come up with a different shtick? I didn't watch the debate last night, I really don't need to waste my time.. The only reason to watch debates is if you are unsure who you are voting for.. Why do the republicans feel the need to use the liberal label as if it's the worst insult you can use..

This is an interesting "fact check".. Might be the first time in a long time that CNN is actually saying people should look at facts?! What an idea for a news network...

In other news - Paul Newman died today at 83 of cancer. He did a lot of good in his life and it's unfortunate that he is no longer with us.. Good luck on your next journey..

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I was talking to Lynz this morning and somehow we got on the topic of Bill Clinton.. Imagine how awesome it would have been if when he was confronted with having sex with Monica Lewinsky he just said something like "yeah, I had sex with her. Man, that chick gives great head".. Think of it, no impeachment, no scandal.. Would have been even better if Hillary had said "What my husband does with the whores who work for him is his business and I don't know why you (the media) feel the need to make it public"...

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I ordered three books today. Yes, actual books.. I am even going to read them.. I ordered "the Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse", "4400: The Vesuvius Prophecy" and "4400: Wet Work". The Chocolate Bunnies was released on Audio but only Abridged.. The 4400 books have not been released on Audio and there is no plan to release them..

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Today's Mets game is currently in a rain delay, they have a scheduled start time of 1:45.. We really need the Miracle Mets this weekend or else they will be watching October Baseball for the 2nd straight year...

---- Comic of the day
http://www.xkcd.com/290/ (Replace Mario Kart with Watching Baseball)

---- Thought of the day
So much of the problems in the world are caused because people are afraid of what others think.. If everyone who did things "against societal norms" would admit it publicly I think we would find that "societal norms" are very different from what everyone thinks they are..

Beer at work is nice, but wine at lunch is better... <3

Last night I attempted Week 6 day 1 of the 100 Pushup challenge. My body was too tired and beat to complete day 1 of week 6. I decided I would do week 5 again to build up more strength for week 6. Week 5 was tough last week, maybe it will be better this week..

On my way to work today the car told me that there was traffic ahead so it had me get off the highway early and drive down a bunch of side roads, it was a nice trip down roads that were only wide enough for one car. When a car came the other way both of you had to drive onto the sidewalk or hit each other.. Gotta love European streets..

Can this office get any better?? Today at 4:30 they have happy hour, I am not kidding when I say this but... They have free beer at work? Wow!! I am torn, part of me wants to stay and have at a free beer at work because how many times in your life does that happen, but I also want to get out and enjoy the nice weather since class will probably get out early today.. I can't actually post this blog till I get back to the hotel so the answer to what I choose will probably be in the next few paragraphs.. :)

Here is an article I saw on CNN (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vMjAwOC9DUklNRS8wOC8yNS9jb3VwbGUuY2hhcmdlZC5hcC9pbmRleC5odG1s).. Part of me wants to treat it as a joke, but I guess I know better... I guess you can laugh at it because she got caught, but holy crap!

Onto Vacation hours and what I need to use... Because I dropped so many of my vacations this year to help out with classes that needed to be run I am going to take next week as Vacation, that will still give me my December vacation and 4 more days I will have to use by the end of the year.

http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8veGtjZC5jb20vMjY3Lw== - words to live by?

So, my decision was made for me.. It's 4:45pm, my students are still working and I'm drinking a beer and eating a pretzel.. Yes, I took a picture!

I just came back to the hotel to drop some stuff off before heading into the city. I figured since I typed this at work today I would post it real quick while I'm able to access Myspace. I will probably post another update tonight..

---- Random email of the day
I found 3 sombreros last night under my car in the middle parking garage at 176. They are now at the main lobby security desk.

---- Thought of the day
It's amazing how the simplest things (like sitting on a log) can change so many people's lives.. I love the way the universe comes together sometimes..