Ok...I just read this:
Film Promises Proof Of Aliens
By: Dean Terry
A film that will prove the existence of aliens, plus “other related credible evidence,” is to be shown to the news media on Friday in Denver, Colorado.
The film is said to show “an extraterrestrial’s head popping up outside of a window at night, looking in the window.” The film was shot using an infrared camera, and shows the blinking alien to be about 4 feet tall.
Jeff Peckman, the man responsible for showing the film, made news recently when he introduced a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver. Peckman said the film was one of the reasons he was compelled to launch the E.T. ballot initiative.
Peckman claims the film has been examined by an expert and found to be authentic. He says the film is “one tiny portion in the context of a vast amount of peripheral evidence.”
Although members of the news media will be able to view the film on Friday, the general public will not be allowed in because it’s part of forthcoming documentary by Colorado resident and alien abductee Stan Romanek.
Romanek claims he has been having UFO sightings since the age of five and he supposedly is one of the most well documented cases of UFO sightings and alien abductions.
Now...I believe that there is life in the Universe. I think that only people from Texas (sorry Texas...but you did give us George W. Bush & The Longhorns) think that we are so special that only the "earth" can have life...but This guy is a crack-pot. I saw one of the images. It looked like a cardboard cutout. How can you say you have proof without an alien standing next to you. Here are some other funny "Alien" links.
http://userpages.bright.net/~phobia/main.htm
http://www.alien-ufos.com/
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
WHAT IS HILLARY DOING?
Ok...now I need some opinions here. What is Hillary doing? She knows she isn't going to get the nomination...she knows that mathematically it is truly impossible. So what is her motivation? I think it is one of the following possibilities:
1) She feels that she is ENTITLED to the nomination...and it is owed to her.
2) She...since the North Carolina/Indiana primary has decided that she is going to ruin the Dems chances in 08 so she can rerun in four years.
3) She wants the VP spot and wants to trap Obama into it.
4) She is overcome with herself and doesn't see reality and thinks that she still can win?
ANY THOUGHTS?
1) She feels that she is ENTITLED to the nomination...and it is owed to her.
2) She...since the North Carolina/Indiana primary has decided that she is going to ruin the Dems chances in 08 so she can rerun in four years.
3) She wants the VP spot and wants to trap Obama into it.
4) She is overcome with herself and doesn't see reality and thinks that she still can win?
ANY THOUGHTS?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Major League Soccer
WHY THE MLS WILL LAST & IS A BETTER LEAGUE THEN PEOPLE SAY
Many people remember when the United States tried and failed with professional soccer. Now, the MLS is ten years old and is going strong. There are many who say that the league sucks and that it is a glorified college all-star league. My friend Andrew (his blog can be seen at http://britishexpats.com/blogs/pondwater/) has said on many occasions that the level of play is "mediocre" and that play development is poor. The MLS is compared to leagues around the world and I feel is unjustly looked down upon. Now, I am not saying that the MLS is at the same level as the EPL, but I do think that the top teams can compete in the EPL.
First off, thanks to Setanta, I have been able to watch lots of EPL games, the French League, and Italy's Series A. Teams like Reading (I know they were relegated), Bolton and Wigan are about at the same level or even lower than the better MLS teams. In fact, I would say that the Chicago Fire could easily split a four game series with Aston Villa. As for the French League….I thought Lille and Nice were the biggest pansy teams I have ever seen play. I only saw one Italian game…but AC Milan destroyed Lazio and I think the Chicago Fire would have too.
Ok...Here is my list:
1) Like stated above…the bottom teams in all the big European Leagues aren't really that good. If Chicago, Columbus, New England, or even LA played in the EPL they would not get relegated.
2) The league is beginning to bring in talent the smart way…not loading one team up with all foreign players…but spreading it out so that the league's talent is even.
3) The MLS is bringing in players before they are washed up. Beckham still has a good 3 years of high level play (he is still playing for his country isn't he) and Blanco is still a scoring powerhouse.
4) They are tapping into the Central American market of players…that are overlooked by many European Clubs. Players like Herron & Segares from Costa Rica, Guevara & Guerrer from Honduras, and Ruiz from Guatemala are proving to be worth the investment.
5) The MLS's expansion has been slow…they are going into Philly and Seattle, but they did this slowly…instead of expanding too fast without the talent to support the teams.
6) The new soccer stadiums are built to hold only about 20,000 fans…which is perfect, it sets the stage for a professional atmosphere instead of playing at 55,000 seat football stadiums where half the seats are empty.
7) The MLS is foreseeing the huge explosion of the Hispanic population. Stats show that by 2015 Hispanics will be the majority in many states…wanting to watch a solid local professional league.
8) The final point…is that since the creation of the MLS soccer has improved US soccer at the grassroots level. US players are getting better and more athletes are picking soccer as their sport, instead of going into baseball, football, and basketball. Look how many Americans are playing in the "top" European leagues…the overall talent pool here is increasing.
Many people remember when the United States tried and failed with professional soccer. Now, the MLS is ten years old and is going strong. There are many who say that the league sucks and that it is a glorified college all-star league. My friend Andrew (his blog can be seen at http://britishexpats.com/blogs/pondwater/) has said on many occasions that the level of play is "mediocre" and that play development is poor. The MLS is compared to leagues around the world and I feel is unjustly looked down upon. Now, I am not saying that the MLS is at the same level as the EPL, but I do think that the top teams can compete in the EPL.
First off, thanks to Setanta, I have been able to watch lots of EPL games, the French League, and Italy's Series A. Teams like Reading (I know they were relegated), Bolton and Wigan are about at the same level or even lower than the better MLS teams. In fact, I would say that the Chicago Fire could easily split a four game series with Aston Villa. As for the French League….I thought Lille and Nice were the biggest pansy teams I have ever seen play. I only saw one Italian game…but AC Milan destroyed Lazio and I think the Chicago Fire would have too.
Ok...Here is my list:
1) Like stated above…the bottom teams in all the big European Leagues aren't really that good. If Chicago, Columbus, New England, or even LA played in the EPL they would not get relegated.
2) The league is beginning to bring in talent the smart way…not loading one team up with all foreign players…but spreading it out so that the league's talent is even.
3) The MLS is bringing in players before they are washed up. Beckham still has a good 3 years of high level play (he is still playing for his country isn't he) and Blanco is still a scoring powerhouse.
4) They are tapping into the Central American market of players…that are overlooked by many European Clubs. Players like Herron & Segares from Costa Rica, Guevara & Guerrer from Honduras, and Ruiz from Guatemala are proving to be worth the investment.
5) The MLS's expansion has been slow…they are going into Philly and Seattle, but they did this slowly…instead of expanding too fast without the talent to support the teams.
6) The new soccer stadiums are built to hold only about 20,000 fans…which is perfect, it sets the stage for a professional atmosphere instead of playing at 55,000 seat football stadiums where half the seats are empty.
7) The MLS is foreseeing the huge explosion of the Hispanic population. Stats show that by 2015 Hispanics will be the majority in many states…wanting to watch a solid local professional league.
8) The final point…is that since the creation of the MLS soccer has improved US soccer at the grassroots level. US players are getting better and more athletes are picking soccer as their sport, instead of going into baseball, football, and basketball. Look how many Americans are playing in the "top" European leagues…the overall talent pool here is increasing.
Monday, May 26, 2008
The Indy 500
I just got back from the Indy 500...my first car racing experience. Now, to be honest, I am not a car racing kind-of-guy. My wife and I were offered tickets, we decided a mini trip from Chicago to check it out with some friends would be fun. It was an experience....
First off, it is the biggest melting pot (of White People) of an event that I have ever seen. There were 500,000 people there. I have been to some big events...but this was ridiculous. The make-up of the crowd was about 30% CWSMP (Crazy White Sunburned Mullet People), 30% CFP (Confederate Flag People), 15% ultra rich, and 25% middle of the road people. I have never seen such a mix before...that seemed to exclude just about every "minority". I saw three African Americans...one of which was a Security Dude. I saw no Hispanics. I think I saw a small group of Japanese...but they were hanging with the Ultra Rich. So thinking about this...I don't know whether or not race car driving is an extremely racist sport, or if the sport just doesn't appeal to may people outside of the CWSMP's or CFP's.
My take is this. The event itself was cool. You do a lot of drinking and talking with whoever you go with...mainly because the cars are going 200 plus miles per hour and you are only seeing a tiny portion of the track (picture going to a hockey game and only being able to see the neutral zone). The fact that the car's use ethanol fuel is a plus...because wasting all that gas would be a dumb thing to do. But for people who are "car" people...you are basically watching people go around in circles at speeds that you can't even tell who is who. It also creates a noise that gets sort of nauseating after about 100 laps. The race itself is so dangerous, that some of the drivers don't even finish and racing has to stop about 800 times due to accidents or debris on the track ( for people who hate tv time-outs in basketball this sport isn't for you).
Overall I think the CWSMP's and the CFP's just like it because they are able to get really drunk and don't have to worry about sounding stupid because the noise from the cars basically wipes out any comprehension of what people are saying.
So my overall take is that it is a fun thing to do...once or twice, for the "experience of the day". If you are one of these race fans...you probably hate this blog...but I guess I just don't see the draw (unless a really bad sunburn is plus).
Other then that...Indy is a nice city. It is smaller then I expected and the farms literally go up into the suburbs.
That's all for blog #2...
First off, it is the biggest melting pot (of White People) of an event that I have ever seen. There were 500,000 people there. I have been to some big events...but this was ridiculous. The make-up of the crowd was about 30% CWSMP (Crazy White Sunburned Mullet People), 30% CFP (Confederate Flag People), 15% ultra rich, and 25% middle of the road people. I have never seen such a mix before...that seemed to exclude just about every "minority". I saw three African Americans...one of which was a Security Dude. I saw no Hispanics. I think I saw a small group of Japanese...but they were hanging with the Ultra Rich. So thinking about this...I don't know whether or not race car driving is an extremely racist sport, or if the sport just doesn't appeal to may people outside of the CWSMP's or CFP's.
My take is this. The event itself was cool. You do a lot of drinking and talking with whoever you go with...mainly because the cars are going 200 plus miles per hour and you are only seeing a tiny portion of the track (picture going to a hockey game and only being able to see the neutral zone). The fact that the car's use ethanol fuel is a plus...because wasting all that gas would be a dumb thing to do. But for people who are "car" people...you are basically watching people go around in circles at speeds that you can't even tell who is who. It also creates a noise that gets sort of nauseating after about 100 laps. The race itself is so dangerous, that some of the drivers don't even finish and racing has to stop about 800 times due to accidents or debris on the track ( for people who hate tv time-outs in basketball this sport isn't for you).
Overall I think the CWSMP's and the CFP's just like it because they are able to get really drunk and don't have to worry about sounding stupid because the noise from the cars basically wipes out any comprehension of what people are saying.
So my overall take is that it is a fun thing to do...once or twice, for the "experience of the day". If you are one of these race fans...you probably hate this blog...but I guess I just don't see the draw (unless a really bad sunburn is plus).
Other then that...Indy is a nice city. It is smaller then I expected and the farms literally go up into the suburbs.
That's all for blog #2...
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Post American Age
My first blog:
Seeing that many people are blogging now...I have decided that what the internet needs now is another blog from a 30 something middle-class American...who is not terribly tall.
WHY WE ARE ENTERING THE POST-AMERICAN AGE:
1) For the last 20 years...the United States has over borrowed and over spent...which after the Cold War was utterly stupid because in 1989 the collapse of the USSR made that kind of spending useless.
2) In the Last 20 years...the US has shipped out production jobs (which creates a country's lower middle-class which is the foundation for the rest of the economy).
3) We are addicted to oil and have no true way out...our entire society is based on the need for every adult drive a car...within a year gas will cost $10.00 a gallon and the government isn't prepared to handle this. Nor are we able to fight off the oil companies interests and truly go to a more sustainable energy system.
4) The fact that our elections are not federally funded as virtually ended democracy in our country...since the 1980 election of Reagan, special interest groups have given over 100% more in every single senator/presidential election cycle.
5) Europe has adaptive American goals without corrupting their lifestyles...meaning they live within their means and only take what they need, not burdening themselves with a buy and dump mentality...thus what they accumulate they really use and need...example: only need one car, they only have one car...etc.
6) The United States, after 1989, has used its military in an unchecked manner...thus over extending its forces and ruining its overseas popularity.
7) The Two main political parties in the US have become two close together and do not represent enough of a choice for voters...EVERY other industrialized nation has at least 3...with a average of four main political parties, thus giving options.
8) Capitalism has clouded the entire medical and higher educational fields...health care/medicine should be a right for the betterment of humanity, not to profit monetarily...and higher education should not be an elitist institution where only 20% of the population can afford to attend.
9) The overall "new" thought process in America has now become "you are what you do for a living and the importance of life is to buy more things"...places like Brazil, France, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany...the focus is much more on doing things you feel passion about and being who you want to be.
10) An elitist attitude...American, since the end of the Cold War, has had a sense of superiority over all other cultures and countries. This attitude has accompanied the downfall of every great empire/civilization: British Empire, Roman Empire, Spanish Empire, etc. and has caused unhealthy rises in nationalism and religious conflicts (Catholics are better then Natives, Protestants are better then Catholics, Catholics are better then Muslims)...and shit look what happened in Germany and Italy when Nationalism became unchecked.
11) Last but not least...the Middle Class of America is completely afraid to rock the boat, because we are so in debt that we are afraid if we lose even a few things the house of cards will come tumbling down.
Seeing that many people are blogging now...I have decided that what the internet needs now is another blog from a 30 something middle-class American...who is not terribly tall.
WHY WE ARE ENTERING THE POST-AMERICAN AGE:
1) For the last 20 years...the United States has over borrowed and over spent...which after the Cold War was utterly stupid because in 1989 the collapse of the USSR made that kind of spending useless.
2) In the Last 20 years...the US has shipped out production jobs (which creates a country's lower middle-class which is the foundation for the rest of the economy).
3) We are addicted to oil and have no true way out...our entire society is based on the need for every adult drive a car...within a year gas will cost $10.00 a gallon and the government isn't prepared to handle this. Nor are we able to fight off the oil companies interests and truly go to a more sustainable energy system.
4) The fact that our elections are not federally funded as virtually ended democracy in our country...since the 1980 election of Reagan, special interest groups have given over 100% more in every single senator/presidential election cycle.
5) Europe has adaptive American goals without corrupting their lifestyles...meaning they live within their means and only take what they need, not burdening themselves with a buy and dump mentality...thus what they accumulate they really use and need...example: only need one car, they only have one car...etc.
6) The United States, after 1989, has used its military in an unchecked manner...thus over extending its forces and ruining its overseas popularity.
7) The Two main political parties in the US have become two close together and do not represent enough of a choice for voters...EVERY other industrialized nation has at least 3...with a average of four main political parties, thus giving options.
8) Capitalism has clouded the entire medical and higher educational fields...health care/medicine should be a right for the betterment of humanity, not to profit monetarily...and higher education should not be an elitist institution where only 20% of the population can afford to attend.
9) The overall "new" thought process in America has now become "you are what you do for a living and the importance of life is to buy more things"...places like Brazil, France, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany...the focus is much more on doing things you feel passion about and being who you want to be.
10) An elitist attitude...American, since the end of the Cold War, has had a sense of superiority over all other cultures and countries. This attitude has accompanied the downfall of every great empire/civilization: British Empire, Roman Empire, Spanish Empire, etc. and has caused unhealthy rises in nationalism and religious conflicts (Catholics are better then Natives, Protestants are better then Catholics, Catholics are better then Muslims)...and shit look what happened in Germany and Italy when Nationalism became unchecked.
11) Last but not least...the Middle Class of America is completely afraid to rock the boat, because we are so in debt that we are afraid if we lose even a few things the house of cards will come tumbling down.
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