You can’t fix stupid (Headlines)
Posted on November 18, 2008
Some hilarious headlines my friend Emily sent me.
Alton attorney accidentally sues himself
County to spend $250,000 to advertise lack of funds
Volunteers search for old civil war planes
Army Vehicle disappears
Caskets found as workers demolish mausoleum
I wouldn’t do it again, she’s been a pain this week
Ten Commandments - Supreme court says some ok, others not
Utah Poison control center reminds everyone not to take poison
Please, if you’ve seen this man
Federal agents raid gun shop, find weapons
Statistics show that teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25
One armed man applauds the kindness of strangers
Don’t Be That Guy
Posted on November 4, 2008
Vote.
If you live in a state like I do (New York) where the decision is likely already made it can be very disheartening to waste your time voting. New York has voted Democrat for the past few decades (Kerry beat bush by over 18% in 2004).
The fact of the matter is, you really don’t know if your vote is going to count for much or not. It could come down to a few hundred votes. If that happens do you really want to be the guy sitting there thinking
“man I wish I voted”
Remember, your vote can’t count unless you give it.
Some Entertainment to ease the pain regardless of which side you sit on:
The Solution is Simple at 350 ppm
Posted on June 6, 2008
The web is abuzz today with two things. One, Amazon.com has been down for hours. Two, the story of Alain Robert (aka spidey) and Renaldo Clarke who both climbed the 52-story New York Times Building.
Renaldo Clarke climbed to draw attention to childhood malaria.
Alain Robert climbed to draw attention global warming and was carrying a banner which stated:
Global Warming kills more people than 9/11 every week.
I took the bait. I don’t have a clue how something like that could even be measured, but his banner alone isn’t why I wanted to look into this guy. I don’t think it’s shocking news that I’m somewhat interested in the developments of Global Climate Change. I like to see what new stuff is happening and what different movements there are. Perhaps one day I’ll even find one that I feel I can contribute to, who knows?
Alain’s T-shirt during the stunt read “The Solution Is Simple .org“. While I thought this would be nothing more than another meaningless organization that asks you to buy coupons to offset your carbon emissions The Solution Is Simple turns out to be Alain’s personal website and it appears he is very much in the midst of the whole Green Shift. The notion of “Greener is Better” really seems to resonate with this guy.
I have a lot of respect for Alain Robert. It seems everything this guy does has something to do with going Green and he really walks the walk. His site is even hosted by a green company.
Something I found on The Solution Is Simple mentioned twice interested me. 350. As it turns out there is an organization claiming that 350 parts per million is the magical amount of CO2 in the atmosphere which we need.
350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth.
I’m not sure if this is the magic number or not but it’s something to strive for I suppose. At least it puts a goal in mind rather than just the blanket statement most organizations seem to make of “we need to be greener.”
With his stunt and his website Alain is urging everyone to send a message about global warming to world leaders who are meeting next month at the G8 conference in Japan. You should too. There is a simple form you can fill out to do so on his website The Solution Is Simple.
I’m Randy Aldrich and I Approve this message.
NOTE: I am simply pointing out organizations and companies which have claims to being ‘green.’ I have in no way verified the validity of these statements. Please let me know if you find anything different.
Florida and Michigan
Posted on March 7, 2008
Florida will once again be the cause of a lawsuit dealing with the election. Good job Florida way to screw it up again!
The following video is a clip from The Daily Show which contains an animation of Florida and Michigan that I felt I had to share. The rest of the clip is also worth a look if you like Jon Stewart.
Giants & Kina Win
Posted on February 4, 2008
In case you live under a rock the Giants won the SuperBowl tonight in what could be called the greatest SuperBowl of all time. An 83 yard drive to win it in the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter. A few (12) Phenominal plays by Eli Manning brought him home to mamma as the second brother in as many years with the trophy and the MVP award. Mamma must be proud, the Giants fans sure are. Final Score 17 to 14 Giants. Way to ruin a perfect 18 in 0 season Patriots.
If you tuned out during the commercials this year, or were hitting the keg, don’t worry you didn’t miss much. Well, except this little gem by Doritos:
For those of you who have been following Kina Grannis (or any of the other contestants) in the Crash The SuperBowl contest, She Won! I’m happy for her. From unknown to household name in only a few weeks thanks to her Two Weeks for Kina campaign. Her SuperBowl spot is below: