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Olympic Game?

Hey there. As most of know by now, the Olympic games are well into their second week and many competitions have been held and won. I love the games. I think it's because I'm so competitive that I want to see my country go out there and kick ass. Well, last night I was up watching the games, as I have been these past two weeks. On the local channel, I see the big name sports going on. Track & field and high diving, stuff like that. On the "Olympic" channel, I see the "Race Walk". WTF!?!?! That's right. Race Walk. I couldn't believe it. I've never heard of such a thing. Someone was going to get a gold medal for being able to walk real fast. It was the women's race and my first impression of it was, "Damn, they look like fish trying to walk on their back fin." I even got my wife up so she could see it.


I'm for diversity, I'm for great atheltic feats, but I'm not sure that power walking should be an olympic competition. There has been talk that baseball will be removed from the olympic games. Now, I'm not a baseball fan. I find it quite boring (to watch at least) but nevertheless, I recognize that it takes atheltic ability to be able to perform at a high level. Especially when you're up against the best in the world. And from what I hear, baseball will be removed as an olympic game starting with the next olympiad in London. C'mon on now. We are going to keep power walking but get rid of baseball??? Unless I'm missing something, that is stupid. Maybe the race walk is an age old tradition that has been around as long as the loympic flame. If it is, I can understand why you want to keep it around. But if it's not, it's got to go. Later.

Universal Pride

Hey there friends. Man, we've had some major changes at work and mywork load has increased 10-fold. Yet, here I am, bitchin' and complaining about it. lol Just wanted to write up on Pantera. I listen to music while working, it helps the day go by just that much more faster. Just a few minutes ago, Rise by Pantera came on. Such a great song. The reason why? I believe this song has the best line is music. "Make pride universal so no one gives a shit." How great is that. For those of you that have seen me on Myspace, I have that line as my quote, or whatever that thing is called. You know, that first tag line that people see.

Anyways, think about it for a sec. If everyone just handled their business, would we really be arguing and fighting over petty things? Instead of worrying about what others may say or think, you just say hell with that and go on and do what you gotta do. How much more different will the world be? Would this be considered a double edged sword, though? Is it possible to have too much pride that you can be blinded by it to the right thing? Just some random thoughts that music spawns. Gotta love music. Later.

BANZAI!!!

Hey there friends. Did you guys ever catch the show Banzai! My bro and I used to watch this whenever it came on. It was basically a betting game that was on TV. Who held their breath longest, who kept their eyes open longest, who puffed the most smoke? My personal favorite was the reporter that has a single question interview and then keeps quiet to see how long the person will keep talking to her. These are just some of the games that were showcased in the TV show. Now, we can all enjoy Banzai anytime we want! This is a unique party game that will definitely bring any boring party back to life. The game includes 4 bowls with plastic sushi that you use as betting tokens. There is also a bigger bowl divided in 4 sections where each player places their bet by placing their sushi... WITH CHOPSTICKS!! The Banzai game includes 4 sets of chopsticks so get practicing!

And don't forget to visit Tako's Myspace page. Who is Tako? Tako is the lovable octopus mascot of Banzai. Check out his page for all things Banzai and don't forget to check out Banzai.com and get all the information you need to order your game online. While there, check out the download section get yourself a nifty desktop image like the one above, or better yet a screen saver. Also, check out Tako-gotchi. He plays out like a virtual pet where you can feed and play with with guy. If you're not careful, the dude will chop off one of his tentacles. lol Banzai, check it out friends. It's a great way to have some fun. Later.


ScreenLife Games is at it again. They launched a new Banzai game. Check it out:

Odin v. Oppossum

Hey there. I feel like crap today. Body hurts like hell and my wife thinks that maybe it's the way I sleep. I'm sleeping wrong or something. Lower back aches, arm hurt, and legs don't wanna cooperate. lol Could be just that we were up later than usual this weekend.

On Friday, my wife felt restless. She described it as her mind is falling asleep but her body didn't want to so she couldn't go to sleep. I usually stay up until she goes to sleep, so I was up with her. She wanted to watch something "boring" to put her sleep and instantly suggested ESPN or football. lol Boring to her, not me, I stayed up watching the Super Bowl between the Pats and Giants. lol Anyways, around midnight or so, just when my wife was falling alseep, our dog Odin starts to bark like crazy. Usually, I'll just go up to the window and tell him to quiet down and he does, not this time...

I got up, put on some sandals, walked outside. I snapped at Odin, "What are you barking at?" and he walked over to the tree and growled. I looked and saw the biggest oppossum I have ever seen. The creature was monstrous, staring at me with it's beady eyes and showing it's sharp teeth. I thought at first, Odin must have injured it, since it was just there, under the tree, staring. I figured it would of ran or climbed up the tree or something, but nothing. I said to myself, if I don't get rid of this oppossum, Odin is going to be barking all night long and we needs our sleep. So I grabbed this 2X4 that I have lying around and I poked it, hoping that it would scurry away. No dice, just sat there, teeth and all. Poked it again, nothing. At this point, Oding was barking loud as hell, and my wife got up. She suggested spraying it with water. Good idea. I grabbed the hose and sprayed the hell out of him. That got him moving... but moving slowly. It got away from the tree and was now dragging itself across the lawn, that's right... DRAGGING. I noticed that it's hind legs were not functioning so I figured this thing decided to croak under our tree and Odin wasn't having it. I decided to deal with it in the morning so I grabbed a bucket and was going to trap it inside until the morning. A grabbed this huge rock that I was going to place on top of the bucket to assure that Odin will not knock it down and release the oppossum. Well... by the time I got to it, the oppossum was dead. Just lying there, not moving. Damn. Odin must've killed it when I went to grab the bucket. No point in "hiding" it under the bucket now, so I grabbed the 2X4 and pushed it into the bucket and carried it to the trash can. I poked it again with another stick, just to make sure it was dead and nothing. So I chucked it in the trash.

Fast forward, next morning. Shortly after breakfast, I went to check on the oppossum. Don't ask me why. lol I guess I just wanted to make sure that it was still in the trash and not dragging itself somewhere, terrorizing my family. So I opened the can and what do I see? The beady eyes and sharp teeth staring at me. The thing was still alive. I just experience first hand a oppossum playing possum. lol I left it there. Not much I could do for the little guy and there was no way in hell I was gonna grab it out of the trash. I showed it my kids. First thing my oldest daughter said, "Awwwww, it looks cute". lol My boy (I'm assuming) wrote "RIP" on the top of the can, since it's covered with dust and I doubt that my oldest daughter would do something like that.

The trash gets picked up today. I don't think it's still breathing. I guess I can rest assured that Odin will be keeping unwanted visitors out of our yard. I've caught him chasing squirrels and birds, so I don't know if it's just him being over active or over protective. Either way, good boy Odin. Later.

Mickey Mouse, The Tyrant?

Hey there friends. Looks like Mickey is not sharing the monies earned with the rest of the Disney characters. From MSNBC.com, "Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth."

Read all about it here.

Can you imagine the look on the kids faces when Snow White and rest of the princess gang are being hauled off in a cruiser. Damn... lol Later.