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Lions FTMFW

Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: random.

I had a revelation today, so I thought I would share:

schlagdogg (1:23:05 PM): if you were an animal, i think you would be best suited as a lion
Auto Response from schlaggers33 (1:23:08 PM): sex and violence
schlagdogg (1:23:24 PM): male lions sit around all day while the females hunt, and then when something gets killed they jump in and eat up
schlagdogg (1:23:33 PM): hell, i’ll take that
schlagdogg (1:23:46 PM): on top of that, they also get to do it with any of the female lions in the pride
schlagdogg (1:23:51 PM): lions = awesome
schlagdogg (1:23:54 PM): the end

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Shaq Diesel comes to PHX

Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: sports.

My dad sent me this email the other day:

Has Suns management lost their minds? An old at the end of his career player, who hasn’t played hardly all season for 2 key players (Marion & Banks) in the middle of the season? Guess they want to lose season ticket holders again!!! What do you think?
Dad

Here’s my response:

my take on the whole thing..

in the first hour or so after hearing the news that it was very likely going to happen, i went through a roller coaster of reactions

at first, i was in disbelief

then, i was in a state of denial, and i too thought it was a horrible idea

then i thought about it some more, and realized that kerr isn’t an idiot. he must know what’s up. he must have a game plan in mind with d’antoni to make this work

then i read up on some espn and azcentral articles, and they made some good points. losing marion and banks, and adding shaq could be a really good thing for team chemistry. things between matrix and stat had become, well.. awkward. and we all know about marion’s recent history with the team and trade talks. and we know about banks’ complaints about play time

on top of that the money isn’t too different. there’s about a 3 million dollar difference to add shaq and lose the other two - banks was set to make a good chunk of change that he wasn’t really earning

aaaanyway. so what about shaq’s ability to add to our team? well, when it comes down to it, i wanted to believe that the suns could do it all with their team. but frankly, it was hard to convince myself. and i dont think there are many suns fans who would feel otherwise. it’s the same as the past two years pretty much, so why would we suddenly be able to take down teams like the spurs? i dont think it would have happened

but with shaq on board, we finally have someone to match up with the big men on teams like the lakers (they’re scary now), the spurs, the mavs, and the jazz

he won’t be playing big minutes (at least, i don’t think) - especially not early on - and he will be needed a lot more come playoff time, which gives some time to not only get to 100% health wise but also become acclimated to the suns team and allow the coaching staff to figure out what to do with him

in the end, i may be becoming a steve kerr apologist. i’m okay with that. he’s my uofa boy. i really want this to work out for him, and i hope the shaq move is praised come june. only time will tell, and i think suns fans can only support the team at this point and not be too critical unless the big man gives us reason to criticize

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Pack it up, Packers

Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: sports.

The Packers don’t deserve to play in the Super Bowl this year, based on how they played the Giants tonight.

If you know me, you’ll know that things like this can get me quite worked up. And I was definitely worked up for probably about 15 minutes.

But then it hit me - if someone could tell me for sure at the beginning of the season that the Packers would make it to the NFC Championship game, I would have been thrilled to hear it.

It’s a bummer that they won’t be making the trip to Lambeau West.

Good things this year, though - and a lot of progress. I sincerely hope Brett returns yet again to lead a young but maturing team to another championship run next season.

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Racists and a-holes

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: politics, internet.

Have you ever been to azcentral.com?

It’s a local news site, run by the local NBC station and The Arizona Republic.

I like the site, so that I can keep up with local happenings. But man oh man, do I loathe their commenting system.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice commenting system. The people, however, ruin it.

My first indications occurred some time ago when I noticed the flame wars between fans on any UA or ASU related article. Mostly, the comments had to do with calling Tucson “Northern Nogales” and their desire to “send it back to Mexico”. Oh, and the altering of Wildcats to “Mild Rats” is oh so clever, too. Whatever.

Stupid sports bickering is one thing. But I DARE you to find me an article that doesn’t have comments from someone, somehow relating the article back to illegal immigration - NO MATTER what the article is about. For instance, this weather report.

The internet is such a stupid place, sometimes.

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Mass Effect = Porn?

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: games, movies, music, politics.

The “Sex-Box” Race for President

This has got to be one of the most biased, uninformed articles I’ve ever read about video games. Dare I say, this guy is on par with Jack Thompson.

He makes assumptions about a game he has neither played nor seen (Mass Effect = virtual sex game? What??? Where?). He then goes on to berate the gaming industry, which has given this game the equivalent of a movie’s R rating. Why doesn’t he spend the same effort going after the MPAA, then, for their movie rating system. It clearly must be inadequate.

Why don’t these people understand that when it comes down to it, you can’t put this responsibility solely on the sources of our entertainment. They do their part, in placing ratings and warnings on their products. It is down to each individual parent to take the responsibility to watch what their kids are doing and to figure out what their kids are listening to, watching, and playing.

Simple as that.

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Walk to Defeat ALS

Posted on January 14th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: random.

I’m pretty much spamming this all over the place, and nearly forgot about my very own, oft-neglected blog!

I’m doing the annual ALS walk this Saturday, and have really slacked on the fundraising side of things!

If you could donate anything to the cause, it would be MUCH appreciated! $5, $50, $50 bajillion. Any amount is okay. And remember - charitable donations are tax deductible, and they’ll send you a receipt so you can list it on your taxes.

Anyway, here’s the link:
http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/ArizonaWalk?px=1718901&pg=personal&fr_id=3330&s_tafId=27172

Thanks guys

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You say you want a resolution..

Posted on January 1st, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: beer, travel, random, exercise.

Three things:

• Get into better shape, so I can dominate the John Muir Trail. This means being consistent with gym visits, and eating better. Probably more hard alcohol over beer, too. Good thing I’ve discovered scotch..
• Be even better with my money. I will keep my own set minimums in my checking and savings accounts, set budgets for types of spending, and learn how to invest wisely in the stock market.
• Lastly, I will keep my room clean, and stay on top of my laundry pile. Which means that there shouldn’t be a “pile” of laundry in my room ever again. I’ll be honest - this will probably be the hardest one for me to keep.

That’s it. I’m out. Happy New Year, by the way!

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NBA on ESPN

Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: sports.

These commercials are fantastic. Enjoy!

Oh, Van Gundy…

I respect Grandma Cora.

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Arby’s

Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: random.

I have a feeling that some will mock me for this revelation (as now it just seems really obvious), but I just realized why Arby’s is called Arby’s.

Think about it: Arby = RB = Roast Beef.

Edit: I thought to look it up on wikipedia, and turns out - this isn’t the case. But it’s a heck of a coincidence. So, um, now you know.

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Joyeux Noël

Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: movies, technology.

Netflix is great. I have rated hundreds of movies I have seen on a five star scale; and, based on that feedback, they have given me some good movie recommendations.

I got the latest one yesterday, and I watched it immediately. It’s a French film from 2005 called Joyeux Noël (translated: Merry Christmas), and it is about the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I. I remember hearing the story as a side note during a high school world history class, but the true meaning of the temporary truce was lost on me until I saw this movie.

If you’re looking for a movie that captures the Christmas spirit of humanity and caring for your fellow man, this one is worth the rental.

Edit: After reading over this post, I feel like I could be in one of those Reading Rainbow book reviews. Just saying… it has that feel, no?

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