“Adult toy” for dogs
This is one of the dumbest things ever
If you want to meet the President and you are a black man, cry racial profiling! I think the professor, Obama’s friend, was a little pissed that his buddy hadn’t had him over for dinner since he’s run for the presidency.
Click here for the story on YahooNews for as long as it lasts.
Now, don’t you non-White people get your panties in a wad. I’m half White and half Hawaiian which makes me look Mexican. I’ve had my own run-ins with assumptions from White police officers as well as Black and Mexican. Everyone assumes I’m Mexican and treat you like the stereotype of a Mexican. It sucks. It’s a part of my life. The way I feel about it is as long as I’m clean as a whistle, they do not have a leg to stand on when it comes to accusations or ignorant assumptions. I’m not smart alecky with them. I’m courteous whether they are or not. Luckily for me, nothing has ever escalated which led to an arrest or even close.
I do believe most cops are corrupt because of what I read, hear, and personally know. They are just like criminals. They think if they don’t get caught (and they most likely won’t because they are cops) then what harm is in occasionally accepting a bribe, treat, trick, or whatever. Who doesn’t? Ever heard of Enron, Arthur Andersen, et al? It’s sad but it’s very hard to find a cop, someone, anyone you can truly trust.
Anyhow, it would be more of a White cop said versus Black dude said if there wasn’t a third party (a Black cop) that supported the White cop’s version then I would be way more leery of the goings on. I’m just more in the “I don’t know what to think because I wasn’t there” category. Which is where Obama should have been!
I know too many Black people that cry racism and threaten to sue if you look at them wrong. It’s become an ace in the hole for them to keep from getting fired or to get hired. And not just Black but Mexican/Hispanic as well. Isn’t it funny how you don’t ever hear people crying racism for Asians, Asian-Pacific Islanders, Tongans, Somoans, etc? They aren’t a “protected” ethnicity I guess.
UPDATE-2:11pm 7/31/09: Anyway, I’ve lost my train of thought as I started this last night and had to postpone it until the next day. It may be a disjointed, incomplete thought. Sorry. I’ve moved on.
Cremation urns that look like your dead loved ones
Saw this over on the Boing Boing site. Why the hell would you want an urn that looks like the head of your deceased love one? It’s just creepy. It reminds me of when my mom asked one of my nieces to take pictures of my dad’s funeral AND of my dad in the open casket. WTF?! Just freaking creepy! This is worse than taxidermy but I bet taxidermy of humans is next and would just be even creepier.
Did I mention the word creepy, yet?
Click here for the article on Boing Boing for as long as it lasts.
Replacement Blackberry
I had to get a replacement for my Blackberry Curve. The keyboard wouldn’t work. Even though I could receive calls, emails and texts, I could not answer, read or reply to them.
Sprint store ordered a new one since they couldn’t figure out the problem. That was last Friday. They said they’d call me when it came in, either Mon or Tue thid week. They called me Monday to say it was in…on my cell number which I could not answer. And I took out the battery because the tone was left on “loud” so I couldn’t no when they called anyway. That was the only dumb part on Sprint’s part.
Anyway, I checked my vmail early Tuesday morn thinking they should have it by then. That’s when I got their message. I went during my lunch and all was dandy.
It turns out that the restore function on the BB desktop software worked like a charm for my un-synced with Outlook numbers and contacts BUT it didn’t restore the phone to “just like your current phone’s status” as the customer service guy said. I had to redownload most of the applications I use or could remember previously downloading like FaceBook, GoogleTalk, Pocket Express and one or two others. That’s not too big a deal except it is time consuming.
I had to reset my email on the Blackerry sight because it seems the specific phone is tied to the account you set up. That was loads of fun and no one tells you about this. Thank goodness for Google!
I did notice that the BB phone software seems to have been upgraded compared to my previous phone. The interface is slightly different, like the icons are different. Some of the software is differnt too, like FaceBook–which I don’t particularly like, but I thought I had the latest of all the software I used. Shows what I really know.
Anyway, the new phone looks good (no scratches and such) and works pretty good too. The only thing I noticed so far is that the battery seems to lose charge quicker than before. It could be the new software (BB or any others)…I don’t know. I doubt it is the battery as it wasn’t a problem in my old phone.
Well, that’s my “Sprint story” and it wasn’t a negative one…for once!
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Shaquille O’neal hosts (and participates) in WWE
This was pretty funny. I especially like the bit where the Big Show (I think that’s who it is) says something about Shaq having more of a chance hitting two free throws in a row!
Who can take a slapshot and not cry?
I CAN!
This is my belly after getting hit in the gut from a slapshot before my championship old-man’s hockey game last week. To top it off, it was a slapshot from my teammate and he was supposed to shoot it at or near the net so I could tip it with my stick. Needless to say the no-aiming fool did not execute it well. It’s a good thing that 1) I jumped otherwise it would probably have hit me in the chest and 2) that I didn’t jump too high otherwise it would have hit square on the frank and beans! You can see that it was just below my belly button…the sort of black hole above the bruise. LOL!
Email humor 07/27/2009
The American Medical Association has weighed in on the new Obama healthcare package:
-The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
-The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.
-The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.
-Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
-Pathologists yelled, “Over my dead body!” while the Pediatricians said, ‘Oh, grow up!’
-The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it.
-Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.
-The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, “This puts a whole new face on the matter.”
-The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed at the whole idea.
-The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
-In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to our finest assholes in Washington.
Watchmen
So, as mentioned in the previous post, I watched Watchmen and I must say, “I’m not impressed.”
Now, I’m not a knowledgeable fan of the comic so I wasn’t all giddy and excited to see it made into a movie. In fact, about halfway into the movie, I had to pause and Google the Watchmen to find out what it was about.
After reading the Wiki on it, I must say that I’m not impressed and the story line of the comic…and the movie…is a little bland. I assume it has a following similar to things like The Evil Dead and others that were “cult-like” after (sometimes years after) their original release.
It was almost like the majority of the movie was used to explain the background of the Watchmen and then, after two hours, it got a little more interesting. And the interest wasn’t just when my hopes were fulfilled and Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman) showed her naked body while banging Night Owl II (Patrick Wilson) in the Archie. I truly made the painfulness of watching temporarily much better.
Spoiler Alert! I must say that I’m bummed that Dr. Manhattan killed, more like vaporized, Rorschach (who I recognized in the movie but at times looks like Danny Bonaduce) but left Ozymandias alive. The least Manhattan could have done was kept the secret, which is why he killed Rorschach AND kill Ozymandias for doing his insane plot to unite the world! I would have.
Anyway, in my totally objective opinion, the movie was more hype than substance. Maybe it was made this way to make way for sequels, I don’t know. It seems to me that other comics did a better job of transitioning to movies. It may be because those movies weren’t really used to explain the backgrounds of the heroes or they just did a better job with storyline and direction to integrate it better.
So, rent it if you want or are a fan. Otherwise, let it stay on the shelf.
Kelly Leak
Dude, I am watching Watchmen right now and they just unmasked Rorschach. I know. I know. It’s not that big of deal but what I did realize is that the guy who plays Rorschach is none other than Kelly Leak from the Bad News Bears.
Not that I’ve been looking or watching but now that I see him, I wondered where the hell he fell off the map too. I remember him as Moocher in Breaking Away and some horndog in Losin’ It.
Anyway, that dude has changed but he still looks the same. Does that make sense? I guess he’s just a lot older but he still looks like that crater-faced kid, Kelly.
Email humor 07/24/2009
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Jean-Claude Van Damme or Bolo…Who’s the better singer? 
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