My friend Ingo just sent me this!
A short movie on what will happen if we don't get rid of nukes. It will be so bad that even the giant meteor heading for Earth will figure it's not worth hitting us.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Hardly going to be a "Super" Bowl now
Well, the Patriots' defence blew the AFC Championship game yesterday. Giving up an 18-point lead to lose 38-34 was pretty hard to watch. With the Chicago Bears and Indy Colts in the final, it hardly seems like it will be a Super game. While both teams have good regular season records, the Chicago QB Rex Grossman is uneven and could turn in a terrible game. Indianapolis has its own shortcomings too, but I suspect they will prevail because they are the better team of these two.
The Patriots' weakness of so much player turnover from last year -- losing their two main receivers (Deion Branch and David Givens) as well as key defence players such as Willie McGinest -- was amplified last night as their receivers didn't make much happen and their defence was run off their feet by Joseph Addai. What would have happened if Junior Seau hadn't been injured a few weeks ago? His talent on the D-line would have made a big difference. I have not seen too many opposing RB's get as many yards as the Colts' Addai (a rookie, no less!) managed to get on almost all of his rushes; he was able to bust through the Pats' defence time after time.
Indy's offence was able to throw short passes because New England was worried about the long bomb. Chicago's Cover Two defence and MLB Brian Urlacher should get rid of that threat. I figure it will be a close game, with Vinatieri winning it with a late field goal like he did for the Patriots.
Colts 23 - Chicago 20
The Patriots' weakness of so much player turnover from last year -- losing their two main receivers (Deion Branch and David Givens) as well as key defence players such as Willie McGinest -- was amplified last night as their receivers didn't make much happen and their defence was run off their feet by Joseph Addai. What would have happened if Junior Seau hadn't been injured a few weeks ago? His talent on the D-line would have made a big difference. I have not seen too many opposing RB's get as many yards as the Colts' Addai (a rookie, no less!) managed to get on almost all of his rushes; he was able to bust through the Pats' defence time after time.
Indy's offence was able to throw short passes because New England was worried about the long bomb. Chicago's Cover Two defence and MLB Brian Urlacher should get rid of that threat. I figure it will be a close game, with Vinatieri winning it with a late field goal like he did for the Patriots.
Colts 23 - Chicago 20
Monday, January 15, 2007
Patriots beat the Chargers!
How great was the game last night? As usual, Belichick and Brady had us on the edges of our seats and they came through in the end. While not the literal last-minute field goals that have won them two Super Bowl championships as well as other games, Tom Brady looked every inch the chosen one to lead the Pats to another victory, despite being behind in the score. Here is Peter King's article on how the Pats beat the Chargers.
The more I read King's stuff, the better I like it.
Here's to another drubbing of the Colts this Sunday as a warm-up to Super Bowl Sunday with my new 42" plasma, with HDTV hooked up today! OH YEAH!
The more I read King's stuff, the better I like it.
Here's to another drubbing of the Colts this Sunday as a warm-up to Super Bowl Sunday with my new 42" plasma, with HDTV hooked up today! OH YEAH!
Super Bowl XLI - Patriots vs. Saints
You read it here first. The Super Bowl teams will be the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints. The Saints will win, but not because they are the better team.
Just like the Patriots won the Super Bowl after 9/11 and boosted American morale after the first attack on their soil since Pearl Harbour, and the first winner of Survivor was named Richard, who Jeff Probst called "Rich" for the first time in the season finale so it would sound better "The winner of Survivor is Rich", the New Orleans Saints will win the Super Bowl to restore pride in the city after Katrina. I know this isn't the first Super Bowl after Katrina, but it's the first one with the Saints in the Superdome since Katrina.
What with U2 and Green Day selling (out) a single of their song The Saints Are Coming at the Saints' home opener at the start of this season, and a legitimate chance at winning the Super Bowl thanks to Reggie Bush and Drew Brees (to name but two players who have got them to where they are) it's too good of a feel-good story for the Men Who Control Media to pass up. Also, the U2/Green Day song will sell even more copies. I wonder what MWCM had to give Bono for U2 to make that song? Maybe MWCM had to live up to the promises they made to Bono while on the campaign trail regarding foreign aid? But that's another story.
Final Score: Saints 28, Patriots 24. I would say the Saints will win it in a last-minute touchdown, similar to how the Patriots have won two of their Super Bowls.
That is my conspiracy theorist speaking. My Pats fan in me says Patriots 27, Saints 17. Let's watch and see...
Just like the Patriots won the Super Bowl after 9/11 and boosted American morale after the first attack on their soil since Pearl Harbour, and the first winner of Survivor was named Richard, who Jeff Probst called "Rich" for the first time in the season finale so it would sound better "The winner of Survivor is Rich", the New Orleans Saints will win the Super Bowl to restore pride in the city after Katrina. I know this isn't the first Super Bowl after Katrina, but it's the first one with the Saints in the Superdome since Katrina.
What with U2 and Green Day selling (out) a single of their song The Saints Are Coming at the Saints' home opener at the start of this season, and a legitimate chance at winning the Super Bowl thanks to Reggie Bush and Drew Brees (to name but two players who have got them to where they are) it's too good of a feel-good story for the Men Who Control Media to pass up. Also, the U2/Green Day song will sell even more copies. I wonder what MWCM had to give Bono for U2 to make that song? Maybe MWCM had to live up to the promises they made to Bono while on the campaign trail regarding foreign aid? But that's another story.
Final Score: Saints 28, Patriots 24. I would say the Saints will win it in a last-minute touchdown, similar to how the Patriots have won two of their Super Bowls.
That is my conspiracy theorist speaking. My Pats fan in me says Patriots 27, Saints 17. Let's watch and see...
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Hinterland Who's Who
This is great for those of us who grew up in the 70's and only had two TV channels, so we watched anything that was on, including Hinterland Who's Who. The pan flute opening notes are enough to perk up any Canadian's ears who is 30 to 40 years old.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Love and Loss
So I'm talking with my co-worker Paul and I mention how pets and helium balloons teach children the same lessons, one is long-term and the other is short-term.
Pets teach kids about personal responsibility because the kids learn to take care of the animals, unless the parents do it once the kitten turns into a boring and less cuddly cat; unconditional love that animals -- except for cats, and I guess reptiles and fish -- give to the ones who feed and care for them; and eventually loss when the pet dies, usually suddenly, if the kid lives in a rural area. Country roads and dogs don't mix. Neither do foxes and housecats. Personal experience with both for me.
Helium balloons teach kids basically the same thing: personal responsibility, in that you have to hold onto the string to keep your balloon; unconditional love or joy, at the time of ownership of the balloon because they are fun and novel to kids; and loss, in that if you don't hold onto the string, you will watch your balloon ascend to its freedom in the sky ("Shadow has gone to doggie heaven").
How we got on this topic was that Paul doesn't have any pets and he has no plans to get any for his kids. I asked him if he was OK with his kids not learning any of these lessons and he said that he was. I don't think he takes this as seriously as I do. ;-)
Pets teach kids about personal responsibility because the kids learn to take care of the animals, unless the parents do it once the kitten turns into a boring and less cuddly cat; unconditional love that animals -- except for cats, and I guess reptiles and fish -- give to the ones who feed and care for them; and eventually loss when the pet dies, usually suddenly, if the kid lives in a rural area. Country roads and dogs don't mix. Neither do foxes and housecats. Personal experience with both for me.
Helium balloons teach kids basically the same thing: personal responsibility, in that you have to hold onto the string to keep your balloon; unconditional love or joy, at the time of ownership of the balloon because they are fun and novel to kids; and loss, in that if you don't hold onto the string, you will watch your balloon ascend to its freedom in the sky ("Shadow has gone to doggie heaven").
How we got on this topic was that Paul doesn't have any pets and he has no plans to get any for his kids. I asked him if he was OK with his kids not learning any of these lessons and he said that he was. I don't think he takes this as seriously as I do. ;-)
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