There Is No Spoon

America The Beautiful

2009-01-20T12:50:00.000-08:00

After watching the inauguration and all the pomp and ceremony that goes with it, it finally hit me that we're witnessing a truly historic moment. Two hundred and some years after the Declaration of Independence stated that all men are created equal, and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments to the Constitution made it the law of the land, President Obama's election (and even Hillary Clinton's campaign) showed that any American can be president. You can be black, white, male, female, whatever. All you need is a better idea and the determination to succeed. There is still a lot of work to do, but I am really proud of my country and proud to be an American.

After watching George Bush take off in a helicopter on his way back to Texas, my only thought was, "GTFO!!"

Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere

2009-01-11T16:35:00.000-08:00

Bill O'Reilly Flips Out — DANCE REMIX

2008-12-13T15:03:00.001-08:00

Queen - A Kind Of Magic

2008-12-08T13:34:00.000-08:00

Proud To Be An American

2008-11-10T16:38:00.000-08:00

January 20, 2009 -The end of an error.

2008 World Series Champions!

2008-10-30T05:12:00.000-07:00

I remember like yesterday when Tug McGraw threw up his hands after striking out the last Royals batter to win the Phillies their first championship in 1980. And like that special moment I will always remember Brad Lidge falling to his knees, arms raised, getting embraced by first Carlos Ruiz and then piled on by the whole team. The Phillies have broken my heart too many times over the years, and over this season, but it sure was worth every moment.

God, I love baseball.

You Blinded Me With Prejudice

2008-08-02T10:49:00.000-07:00

Science is like a good friend: sometimes it tells you things you don't want to hear

* Charlie Brooker
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o Charlie Brooker
o The Guardian,
o Saturday August 2 2008
o Article history

Must be frustrating being a scientist. There you are, incrementally discovering how the universe works via a series of complex tests and experiments, for the benefit of all mankind - and what thanks do you get? People call you "egghead" or "boffin" or "heretic", and they cave your face in with a rock and bury you out in the wilderness.

Not literally - not in this day and age - but you get the idea. Scientists are mistrusted by huge swathes of the general public, who see them as emotionless lab-coated meddlers-with-nature rather than, say, fellow human beings who've actually bothered getting off their arses to work this shit out. The wariness stems from three popular misconceptions:

1) Scientists want to fill our world with chemicals and killer robots; 2) They don't appreciate the raw beauty of nature, maaan; and

3) They're always spoiling our fun, pointing out homeopathy doesn't work or ghosts don't exist EVEN THOUGH they KNOW we REALLY, REALLY want to believe in them.

That last delusion is the most insidious. Science is like a good friend: sometimes it tells you things you don't want to hear. It tells you the truth. And we all know how much that can hurt, don't we, fatso?

Many people find bald, unvarnished truths so disturbing, they prefer to ram their heads in the sand and start dreaming at the first sign of scientific reality. The more contrary evidence mounts up, the harder they'll ignore it. And even the greatest, most widely-admired scientists can provoke this reaction. Take Darwin. Or rather, take The Genius Of Darwin (Mon, 8pm, C4), the latest documentary from professional God-hatin' Professor Yaffle impersonator Richard Dawkins, which sets out to calmly and lucidly explain a) Why Darwin was so ace, and b) Just how much evidence there is to support his findings.

Darwin's theory of evolution was simple, beautiful, majestic and awe-inspiring. But because it contradicts the allegorical babblings of a bunch of made-up old books, it's been under attack since day one. That's just tough luck for Darwin. If the Bible had contained a passage that claimed gravity is caused by God pulling objects toward the ground with magic invisible threads, we'd still be debating Newton with idiots too.

Since Darwin's death, Dawkins points out, the evidence confirming his discovery has piled up and up and up, many thousand feet above the point of dispute. And yet heroically, many still dispute it. They're like couch potatoes watching Finding Nemo on DVD who've suffered some kind of brain haemorrhage which has led them to believe the story they're watching is real, that their screen is filled with water and talking fish, and that that's all there is to reality - just them and that screen and Nemo - and when you run into the room and point out the DVD player and the cables connecting it to the screen, and you open the windows and point outside and describe how overwhelming the real world is - when you do all that, it only spooks them. So they go on believing in Nemo, with gritted teeth if necessary.

What was it that spooked them so? Probably natural selection's lack of reassuring narrative. It lays the ruthless, godless world pretty bloody bare. As Dawkins says: "The total amount of suffering in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute it takes me to say these words, thousands of animals are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, feeling teeth sink into their throats. Thousands are dying from starvation or disease or feeling a parasite rasping away from within. There is no central authority; no safety net. For most animals the reality of life is struggling, suffering and death."

Woo-hoo! Compare and contrast with the plot of Finding Nemo and it's easy to understand why people would rather believe in the purdy singing clown fish. But this is our reality, people. Like the man says, there's no safety net - so since we're all in this together, we'll have to make our own. And we can't do that with our eyes and minds shut now, can we?

Charlie Brooker
The Guardian

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In the past eight years (probably longer), I think we as a nation have gone backwards as far as science and reasoning go. It goes from cutting funding for science education to people burying their heads in the sand whenever a new finding conflicts with some doctrine they follow. While I feel religion teaches us a lot and has a place in this world, I really don't think it can replace reason.

And if you can have an open mind about science, it can really open you up to the beauty of this world and universe. A beauty that is truly divine.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Change It (live) Manor TX 4.7.1986

2008-07-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Amazing.

I Got To Get My Heart On

2008-05-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

I should listen to my heart. A couple of posts ago I said my heart told me the Flyers would make it to the conference finals but my head said otherwise. Well, they did make it to the conference finals, which no one would've thought after considering last year. It sure was great watching them go deep in the playoffs. (Thanks for the beer Vinny)

I hate to be of those guys that always say, "Wait till next year," but I like this team's chances. With Gagne coming back from injury, Briere, Prospal, Richards, the whole offense should be something to watch. And their defense looks pretty good going into next year led by Kimmo Timonen and backed up by Marty Biron, who I think is on the verge of becoming a premier goalie in the NHL.

I don't want to wish the summer away, but I can't wait till October.

Go Flyers

May The Force Be With You

2008-04-27T18:03:00.000-07:00

Benny Hinn would be great at parties.

Beer Me!

2008-04-15T14:12:00.000-07:00

While there's a beer for all seasons, I really enjoy it when the weather's warm. There's nothing better on a warm day than sitting outside in the sun with a cold beer.

And there's a lot of them I like. For instance Appalachian Wheat from ABC Brewing in Harrisburg is a favorite. It's really good when you're grilling burgers, hot dogs, or steaks. Troegs Brewing, also in Harrisburg makes Rugged Trail Ale which I really enjoy.

That's just two of my favorites, the tip of the iceberg. Let me know what you like.

NHL Playoffs

2008-04-06T16:47:00.000-07:00

This has got to be my favorite time of the year. It's the start of another baseball season and the beginning of playoff hockey. There is nothing quite so intense, dramatic, heartbreaking, and exciting as playoff hockey. And joyous too as the Flyers make the playoffs after a dismal last season. They face the Capitals in the first round and it should be a good series.

And now the predictions. First in the Eastern Conference my heart tells me the Flyers will make it to the conference finals. Despite injuries to key players, they were able to turn it around from last year, come together as a team and I would love to see them go deep in the playoffs. But my head is telling me something else. It's telling me that the Flyers will beat the Washington Capitals in five or six games but lose to the Canadians in the second round. After finishing off the Rangers in the first round, New Jersey will beat the Penguins in the second. Then the Montreal Canadians will beat the New Jersey Devils to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadians have been playing real good all season and if they stay healthy, I believe they'll be in the Finals.

For the Western Conference I think the Detroit Red Wings will beat the San Jose Sharks to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings should take care of the Predators in the first round and then Colorado in the second. Also, the Sharks take their first round from Calgary and then beat the Ducks in the second round.

Then for the Stanley Cup I think the Red Wings will beat the Canadians in six games.

Let me know what you think and what your predictions are. Once the playoffs start, I'm sure I'll be amending those picks.

Go Flyers

Home Sweet Home

2008-02-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

I made it home. After flying into Baltimore from Chicago, I got ride home from my sister and got home around midnight. My dogs were real happy to see me and it was so good to sleep in my own bed. I had to go back to work the next night and I fell right back into the same old routine again. It was like I never left. And that sucks. I need to find another job.

Anyways, Chicago was great and I would love to go back when the weather's warmer.

And I miss my son.

Unfortunately, This Wasn't Taken In Chicago

2008-02-10T16:26:00.000-08:00

The temperature got as "high" as 1 degree today. That's not a typo. One gotdam degree. With the winds blowing, the National Weather Service website said it felt like the -20's. I didn't leave my hotel room today because of the bitter cold except for walking to lunch at Hooter's next door and that was enough. I have a lot of respect for those poor girls in their skimpy outfits. A lot of appreciation too.

Anyways, it was just a lazy day holed up in the hotel room watching a couple of hockey games online. Tomorrow I head back home, which means, once again I have to negotiate the maze that is O'Hare Airport.

The Windy City

2008-02-09T13:07:00.000-08:00

I went to downtown Chicago to have a look around. The first thing I did while there was have lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. Wonderful place, and the food was good, but damn expensive.

After lunch I drove around the city looking at the buildings. I have a slight interest in architecture and Chicago has some beautiful buildings and bridges. The Chicago Public Library had to have been my favorite. Unfortunately, the batteries in my camera died and I didn't get any pictures of it. I went up to the Skydeck in the Sears Towers and though it was an overcast sky, the views were awesome. The picture in this post I took from the Skydeck.

Chicago is a beautiful city and the people I met were all friendly. I would love to come back and visit again in the spring or summer. My only complaint was that I had to pay for parking 2 different times for a total of about three hours and it was 30 gotdam dollars!

A Great Day

2008-02-09T05:51:00.001-08:00

I woke up around 4am Friday so I could drive the 40 or so miles up to Great Lakes Naval Training Center to see my son graduate boot camp. The roads around Great Lakes were pretty crappy due to a previous snow storm and it was still dark, so I got lost again. But I made it to the base with plenty of time to spare.

There was a marching band made up of recruits and a few speakers, but when the graduating class of over 300 marched it, it was pretty dramatic. The ceremony lasted about an hour and a half with all the new sailors standing at either rest or attention the whole time.

When it was over the audience was able to go down onto the drill deck with the sailors and that's where I found my son. He looked so great in his dress uniform and he gave me the biggest and strongest hug I ever had. After some pictures and more hugs, we went over to the Navy Exchange there on base where they have a couple of fast food places. Since it was his first pizza in two months, the new sailor wolfed it down fast. We all (His mother, sister, half-brother, and mother's boyfriend) just sat there in the restaurant talking and catching up. Before it was time to leave (He had to report back to his compartment since he was shipping out that night), we picked up some souviniers and stuff and said our goodbyes. His mother and them were driving back home to Pennsylvania that afternoon, so they took their time goodbying. Since Corwin was flying out of O'Hare to his next duty station and he would have about 3 hours to kill there, I met him at the airport later that day.

Just as I was finding a parking spot, he called me to tell me he was there. I met up with him and we were just walking around seeing things and bullshitting. We both were hungry so we went about finding a restaurant. When you're not looking for them, there's fast food joints all over O'Hare, but we couldn't find them. After walking around some more we ended up at the Hilton Hotel restaurant. Fancy place but after graduation I went back to the hotel and changed into jeans and a t shirt and that's probably why we were seated in the back.. Corwin was still in his dress uniform so he looked OK.

After dinner it was time for him to board his plane and I was allowed to go with him to the gate. We talked for awhile and when they announced his plane was boarding, we hugged and I told him how proud I am of him and that I love him very much. And then he was gone.

Travelin' Man

2008-02-09T05:15:00.000-08:00

Getting to Baltimore to catch my flight to Chicago was a breeze. For one thing, I wasn't driving (Thanks Tam). After getting to the airport it was just a simple thing to get my boarding pass and go through security. I found my gate with no problems and just waited around till it was time to board the plane.

I was flying Economy class on an Airbus and we were packed in there pretty good. It was comfortable enough, but I wouldn't want travel cross country in it. Two hours to Chicago was enough.

The plane ride itself was pretty cool. We didn't get shot down or run into a mountain and I listened to some music the whole way out. We landed at Chicago's O'Hare airport about 20 minutes early and with all the signs, it was pretty easy to locate baggage claim and get my stuff.

The hard part was finding a rental car counter. I have never been to Chicago before so I didn't know how things were done. I kept following signs leading me towards rental cars, but they just pointed me out the door. I finally asked someone and he told me I had to wait by the curb until a shuttle bus from the rental company I was using showed up. When it did, it took me away from the airport but right to the rental company. I was booked for an economy car but they were not available, so I was upgrade to a mid-size for no extra charge.

When I got my car and left the parking lot, I was finally in control of my transportation. And that's when I got lost. I had the address of my hotel and had located it on a map, but a lot of good that did. I don't know if all streets in Chicago are like this, but the street I needed was broked up in two or three sections and when I was on the west section of the road, I was apparently on the wrong west section. Anyway, it took about an hour to find the place but I did. And it wouldn't be the last time I got lost here.

I'm Outta Here

2008-02-06T16:26:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow (2/7) I'm flying to Chicago for the weekend to see my son graduate from Navy Recruit Training. (A very proud moment, I might add)

I don't get out much as this will be the first time in almost 32 years that I'll be on a plane. It can't be all that much different, can it?

Anyways, this will be my first trip to Chicago and I'll be posting pictures and comments about it here on the site. Hopefully someone will read it. I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything. But hey, who reads this shit anyway?

Spinal Tap - Hell Hole

2008-01-12T05:31:00.000-08:00

Talking Heads - Life During Wartime

2007-12-17T07:25:00.000-08:00

I'm Not In The Mood

2007-12-09T09:20:00.000-08:00

Well, the holiday season is upon us and all I can say is, "Meh." (Actually, I think the holiday season started around Labor Day.) Between the constant barrage of commercials telling me how great my Christmas will be if I would just spend more, TV commentators bitching about "The War on Christmas," and thin-skinned attention whores crying because someone said Merry Christmas to them instead of Happy Holidays or some such crap, and I just don't care anymore.

I can't wait till after New Years when I can have a couple of months till next years holiday season starts up.

World Series Champs!

2007-10-29T10:03:00.001-07:00

As I predicted two posts before, the Red Sox won the Series with a four game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. As impressive as the streak the Rockies rode to get to the World Series and despite a couple of close games, the Rocks were no match for Boston's bats and their pitching.

With the young talent and the veterans they have, plus the resources to go after the big money players, the Sox are poised to be a World Series contender for a few years to come.

God, I love baseball.

BOOM! Headshot

2007-10-22T13:42:00.001-07:00

It cracked me up when I saw this. I bet it hurt too.

Well, That Was Quick

2007-10-08T06:16:00.000-07:00

I didn't expect the Phils to make it out of the first round, but I was hoping they would at least win a game or two. Instead the Rockies continued their hot streak and swept the Phillies.

Now I don't want to be one of those annoying fans who at the end of each season whine, "Just wait till next year." Because if the Phillies don't improve their pitching, especially the bullpen, then next year will be more of the same. They have a solid defense and their lineup is more than pretty good, but if you don't have quality pitching, then come the playoffs, other teams will be lining up to tee off your pitchers. Let's face it, the Phils only squeaked into the playoffs because of their hitting and fielding. Their pitching didn't get them there. And the monumental collapse by the Mets didn't hurt. I wouldn't count on that next year.

And now the predictions: As of Monday, October 8, the Red Sox, who just finished off the Angels, is waiting to play the winner of the Indians/Yankees series. Despite winning last night, I think the Yankees are done and the Indians will move on. (Win or lose, Joe Torre is out as manager of the Yanks. As this is the last year of Torre's contract, George Steinbrenner will finally fire him. The reason why it wasn't done before was that Torre was still owed a lot of money on his contract and the Yankees were still winning.) The Red Sox will win the World Series. They will beat the Indians for the American League Pennant and whoever the sacrificial lamb is that comes out of the Rockies and Diamondbacks series.

God I love baseball.

I Love Being Wrong

2007-09-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

In an earlier thread I said I didn't think the Phils would make the playoffs. I'm so happy to be proven wrong. After an improbable last season surge and a colossal collapse by the Mets, the Phillies are in the playoffs for the first time since 1993.

God I love baseball.

George Bush Answers A Question

2007-09-08T07:03:00.001-07:00

Wow, I mean just, wow. That poor girl is going to be some old rich guy's trophy wife or featured in a Girls Gone ...Oh wait. This is a different post, with a different fuckup. This is just another reason why I can't watch any of his speeches. It's just embarrassing to see the president of the United States unable to form a coherent thought. Whenever someone asks him a question that's not scripted for him, he's in way over his head and he's too dumb to even BS his way out of it. Whenever I hear Bush or any of his supporters defend him, I can't help but think the movie "Idiocracy" is a picture of what this country is going to become. I really hope for the future of my country that we the people start demanding a higher standard out of our leaders.

I hope after watching that video I don't catch some herpes-like stupid.

Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

2007-08-26T15:49:00.001-07:00

Wow, I mean just, wow. That poor girl is going to be some old rich guy's trophy wife or featured in a Girls Gone Wild Video. I love the dude's look when she's answering the question. He's probably thinking, "When I'm boning her later, I hope I don't catch some kind of herpes-like stupid."

Aliens Vs. Predator 2: Requiem - Trailer

2007-08-26T14:30:00.001-07:00

I was so looking forward to AVP1 when it came out. That cinematic turd cost me good money and an hour and a half of my life that I'll never see again. While the trailer for AVP2 looks good, I'm cautiously optimistic.

Illogical

2007-08-07T17:12:00.001-07:00

From the BBC website:

Heroes villain lands Spock role

Quinto (left) joins Star Trek veteran Leonard Nimoy in the film

Heroes villain Zachary Quinto is to star as Mr Spock in the latest Star Trek film.

The Paramount Pictures film, whose working title is Star Trek XI, revolves around the first encounters between a young Spock and James T Kirk.

Leonard Nimoy, who played the original Mr Spock, will play an older version of the character in the new film.

Quinto plays Sylar in the hit US TV drama, which recently made its terrestrial UK debut on BBC Two.

The new Star Trek film will be directed by JJ Abrams, who created hit TV drama Lost and directed Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III.

Christmas release

"We have a great director, a wonderful actor playing the young Spock... the answer is, it was logical," said Nimoy, explaining his decision to return to the role.

"This is really going to be a great movie. And I don't say things like that lightly," he told a gathering of 6,500 fans at San Diego's Comic-Con.

The latest movie, the 11th in the series, will be released in the US on Christmas Day 2008. The lead role of Captain Kirk has yet to be cast.

The original Star Trek TV series, created by Gene Roddenberry, ran from 1966 to 1969.

It went on to spawn 10 feature films, numerous spin-offs and a billion-dollar industry of books, computer games and consumer products.

Heroes, which was recently named programme of the year by US television critics, captured an audience of 4.3m when it debuted on BBC Two on Wednesday.

It has previously run on the UK's Sci-Fi channel and in the US, on NBC.

It follows the story of a group of ordinary people with superhuman abilities who are brought together to prevent a catastrophe.

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While I'm all for a new Star Trek movie, I don't know about this. With the talent they're bringing in for this movie, why are they going back to the beginning? Star Trek spent almost 40 years building up a whole universe of storylines to explore but the people making this movie are going back to a young Kirk and Spock. I would like to see a whole new crew on a different ship involved in something only alluded to in the other series'. Or set the movie in the future after the events of The Next Generation.

Kirk and Spock were great, but move the story along. Besides, no one...could be Kirk...like the Shat.

July 20, 1969: Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

2007-07-20T05:18:00.001-07:00

One of my earliest memories is watching the moon landing on TV. I was only 5 years old and I only knew something big had happened. It wasn't until I grew older that I recognized how truly amazing and significant the event was. It still boggles my mind that in one man's lifetime, we went from the invention of the airplane to flying to the moon.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins and all the astronauts, past and present will always remain heroes to me.

10,000

2007-07-02T04:40:00.000-07:00

As of July 1, 2007 the Phillies are the oldest continuous one city franchise in all of sports. And although they've had various nicknames in their history, they are also the oldest continuous one-nickname team in all of sports. And sometime this month, they will become the first team in all of sports to lose ten thousand games.

10,000 games. Based on a 162 game season, that's over 61 no win seasons. In 124 years of their existence, the Phils have been to the playoffs only nine times, to the World Series five times, winning it once in 1980.

From the "Whiz Kids" to the Wheaze Kids, from the Phold of 1964 to the World Series win in '80 and the heartbreaker in '93, the Phightin's have had their ups and downs. (OK, mostly downs) But as a Phils fan I have a lot of great memories. There was Pete Rose backing up Bob Boone when he bobbled that fly ball. There was Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson to win the Series. There was Mike Schmidt blasting four home runs in a game against the Cubs. (In fact, his whole career as a Phillie was a highlight for me) There was Steve Carlton who I idolized and I would always try to catch the games he pitched. There was Willie Montanez who would flip his glove hand when he made an out at first. There was Jim Eisenreich who always seemed to get a clutch hit. There was Larry Bowa and Dave Cash, who I loved to watch turn double-plays. There was the Bull, Greg Luzinski.

You had the Morons of 1993. John Kruk, Darren Daulton, Curt Schilling, Lenny Dykstra and Mitch Williams. They were nerve wracking to watch and fun to follow. (I had read recently about a guy who told his son at a recent card show that Williams was at to stay away from him. That Williams was a bum and a loser. For the record, Mitch Williams didn't lose the Series in'93. The team did that. Mitch was the go to guy in the bullpen all season and it made perfect sense to put him in the game at that time. And all the threats and crap he got just shows who the real morons were that year. And continue to be)

Right now the current Phillies are in 3rd place. Respectable, but I don't think they'll be making the playoffs this year. They have a real good core of young players in Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Aaron Rowand, Shane Victorino and Cole Hamels (Who is a hero not just for his pitching). But outside of a couple of guys, they don't have the pitching to get them through the season, let alone any playoffs. If the Phils can develop some good pitchers in the farm system and not rely on some expensive free agent years past his prime, the future looks pretty good. But with this being the Phillies, disappointment is always lurking around the corner.

God I love baseball.

How Subtle Can You Be?

2007-07-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

Hide the Fart

Clicky the link.

WTF?

2007-06-23T14:05:00.000-07:00

That's It?

2007-06-12T08:43:00.001-07:00

I thought my cable went out.

We Are The Ones In Charge

2007-06-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

When are we going to stop fooling ourselves and start saying what the mess in Iraq really is? Again today I read in the paper and saw on one of the 24 hour news channels that we're at "war" in Iraq. How many years has it been since "Mission Accomplished?" It's no longer a war but an occupation. An occupation that's killing our finest every day, plus who knows how many thousands of Iraqi citizens.

Calling it a war allows the Decider to grab ever increasing amounts of power and the chickenshits in Congress just bend over and take it because it might look unpatriotic. You certainly don't want the mouthbreathers at Fox News or on talk radio to say you're weak. Just today the Senate GOP blocked the no confidence resolution on the Attorney General from even coming to a vote. All because they don't want to be seen as opposing the president. If you're against the president, you're against the troops. Never mind the fact that Gonzales is utterly incompetent and that his only qualification for Attorney General is that he kisses Bush's ass.

But it's not just Congress who let's Bush get away with it. The whole run up to the Iraq invasion the so called liberal media never asked if the invasion was the right way to go. The administration kept feeding a line of crap and the media just ate it all up, never asking what that funny taste is. I thought it was the job of the media to keep those in power in check. Instead they regurgitate whatever the government says and keep their questions to themselves, just so they can get invited to all the parties, state dinners and other bullshit that don't matter. Instead of news, we can 24 hour coverage of Paris Hilton's run in with the law, Lindsay Lohan drinking habits, Britney's crotch and whatever else some pseudo celeb is doing. Is it any wonder why more people vote for American Idol than vote for the president?

I know people are getting pissed off. Now they gotta do something about it.

NHL Playoffs

2007-05-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of the season, (though I can't prove it now) I was saying it's going to be the Ducks and the Senators in the Stanley Cup Finals. I was surpised at how well the Red Wings are doing (I picked the Sharks and the Ducks in the conference finals) but I still believe Anaheim will make the Cup Finals. As of right now they hold a 3 to 2 game lead over Detroit. For the Eastern Conference Finals I picked the Senators and the Sabres to meet with Ottawa winning. For once I got one right. But being a Flyers fan, I HATE Buffalo and I'll never pick them. No matter how good they are. I'll post my Finals pick after the Western Conference is decided.

Go Flyers!

First!

2007-05-21T13:20:00.000-07:00

My first post on my first blog...

Hi, I'm Rick but I go by the handle, Herbert West. (I just love that movie.) Since I'm sure the world would just love to hear one more idiot shouting out his opinion, I started this blog to spout off on a whole bunch of stuff. From politics, sports, entertainment to family and friends, nothing's off limits.