I ask the same question. I think the tax payers should as well.
“You and your cronies.” Who knows?
Unfortunately, I can’t embed the clip from MSNBC of Jim Cramer going off during Hardball with Chris Matthews hosted by Mike Barnicle. Darnit. But, if you click the picture below, you’ll be sent to a working video after 31 seconds of a commercial plays…
It’s like watching a replay of someone purposely screwing up on some sort of car driving video game.
Favorite parts…
:23 mark: “Look out!” This shout was immediately followed by “Car!”
1:29 mark: “Heads up!”
Here’s a little tip to those in Portland during these winter months – avoid doing as much as starting your vehicle when there’s snow and ice present.
Burchie, thank you.
Most pictures are good – but, I’ll forewarn you that PIXCETERA is owned by AOL so there are a handful that are REALLY lame. Enjoy…
http://www.pixcetera.com/pixcetera/2008-pictures-of-the-year-peoples-choice/43257
Digg, thank you.
As originally seen on BccList.com here, I did a quick review of the iPhone a few months ago. Many of my few “criticisms” still exist, but, I guess there’s a way you can now do some sort of copying and pasting though I haven’t tried it out yet – so, that’s cool.
Regardless, a buddy of mine recently won his fantasy football league and asked what I thought of the iPhone before he goes out and buys one. Here’s my response…
“Nice win! The iPhone is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever owned.
Wave 1: You open the box before leaving the store, start surfing the internet on the way home as [his wife] drives, and immediately put all your music on it once you get home so you don’t have to carry around a cellphone and iPod. You haven’t spoken to [his wife] since before entering the store and it’s nearing 2 am.
Wave 2: For the next few weeks, you dig deeper into the phone and start downloading free or even cheaply priced iPhone applications. If you’re not familiar with the term “iPhone application,” downloading them isn’t as complicated as I may have just made it seem. I’ll send you a list of my favorites so you don’t have to waste time with boring/useless/outdated ones. For approximately a week after getting the phone, you will rarely talk to anyone – including [his wife] – outside of work. This is where [his wife] gets visibly annoyed.
Wave 3: Approximately a month or two after having the phone, you still love it but notice your communication level outside of work has strangely picked up. You’re talking to people again rather than just staring/typing on your phone all day and night. [His wife] starts to think, “Hey, maybe this relationship will work out.”
Wave 4: At about the 3 month mark, you surf the internet for iPhone application reviews and/or your buddies send you all the iPhone applications they use on a regular basis that you wouldn’t have downloaded on your own. For example, I’ve downloaded the constitution for free recently. Yes, the mother fcking constitution. [His wife] threatens to leave you because you’re back to your old habit of constantly messing around with your goddamn phone.
Wave 5: ? I’m not there yet but I’m still married. I got called out last week for grabbing my phone immediately after waking up rather than saying “Good morning” to [my wife].
Regardless, the iPhone is the dopest shi!t ever. I have the 8 gb. I don’t have the most extensive music collection and only one movie stored on the phone. I think I’m using like 4 gb of space and can’t imagine using much more than that. If you have a ton of music like [friend] or plan on storing a lot of movies/television shows on your phone, I would recommend going with the 16 gb white version because the white backing looks cool.
When you go to buy the phone, don’t buy the 2 year insurance plan that they may try to pitch you. The phone comes with a one year warranty and you can add a second year of insurance – to get you through the life of your AT&T contract – anytime during that first year for like $70. They will probably try to pitch you Apple’s MobileMe. Don’t buy (or even use a trial version that rolls into a paid version after the trial ends) of MobileMe because it’s worthless.
Moreover, don’t buy a screen protector (like I did) because the screen is scratch resistant. I bought a pretty cool leather case to protect the back of the phone when I drop it. Sort of worthwhile and not as dorky as “a pretty cool leather case” sounds. Completely optional – I’ve only dropped the phone a few times. The case will leave the face of the phone open so that you can still use it. Don’t buy a rubber or clear plastic case because the clear one will make you look weird and the rubber case makes pulling the phone out of your pocket unnecessarily cumbersome.
A case like this will work…
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TS605LL/A?n=iphone2&fnode=MTY1NDA0NA&mco=Mjg1MjI1Nw
It comes with earbuds which include a microphone so that you can take a call if someone phones while you’re listening to music. The included earbuds are decent enough. Since you’re not stuck on a train for 2 hours a day, they will probably be all you need. If you want to upgrade – completely optional like the case – I recommend something like…
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TU020LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1MA&mco=Mjg3MjIyNA
Crick”
Congrats!
P.S. I can’t wait to hear who gets selected as the Godfather. From what I hope, the application process has already closed.
Pretty thoughtful thinking for a 1st grader…
“I hope that you will stop war because we need peace and quiet,” wrote McKenna Tucker
Remember that law Senator Feinstein tried to pass making the sale of inauguration tickets illegal? Well, it shamefully didn’t pass…
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inauguration-watch/2008/12/sen_feinsteins_inaugural_ticke.html
Back in the day – like 3 days before the “extreme demand for inauguration day tickets expected” story hit CNN, Yahoo, etc. – I emailed a group of 20 friends and family from all over the country to write, call, email, etc. their US House of Representative for tickets to Obama’s swearing-in ceremony. Of course, my wife and I both separately contacted our US House Rep in Chicago.
Between December 10th and the 14th, around half of the 20 friends and family received emails indicating they were denied tickets. The emails were all similar – “Due to overwhelming demand and being allotted only 197 tickets, you were not selected to receive swearing-in ceremony tickets bla, bla, bla.”
Living in Chicago, it goes without being said that my wife and I also got denied tickets. That’s fine.
But, are there really 197 people from an “ultra-republican” congressional district in Arizona that plan on leaving 70 degree weather to stand outside in subfreezing temperatures and watch an “ultra-liberal” President be sworn in? I highly doubt – though sarcastic – that Obama received 197 votes in this district. My friend in Arizona got denied tickets.
Are 197 people from Wichita, Kansas or Grand Rapids, Michigan seriously considering dropping $375+ a person (flight only!) to make the hike to DC for a few days? If so, where are they staying? My relative and friend(s) from the aforementioned areas got denied tickets.
Lastly, you have to be kidding me that – even though he was born in Hawaii – ANYONE from Obama’s birth state would travel 13+ hours to get frostbite. My Hawaiian relative got denied tickets.
I’m no investigative journalist but I’m pretty damn confident the 197 allotted tickets in each congressional district are not going to the general public as intended. Maybe it’s because I’m skewed by the recent Blagojevich scandal, but, I hope to God that one of these bastards somehow gets caught up selling tickets and/or offering them only to friends, family, and high paying donors. If such a story break, life would be truly perfect!
P.S. As mentioned, the “you’re denied” emails went out within the last week. The tickets don’t get released until the week before the swearing-in. So, how can 197 people already have been chosen? And, none of the selected people are going to rethink the ridiculous cost of the trip and/or weather and bail on the trip between now and mid-January? Come on – some paid journalist out there needs to do some digging!
So, after my 3rd or 4th out of town train trip in as many years, I’ve officially become a HUGE fan of Amtrak. Specifically, Amtrak offers the following:
a) The ability to not pay attention to anything going on around you. Try that in a car!
b) The ability to get lit in the beer/lounge car. Don’t try that in a car!
c) The ability to connect to the Internets if you have (or borrow) a 3G card. Hell, the Internet on your cellphone is a good enough way to pass time. Yes, you can surf the Internet in a car but driving becomes slightly trickier.
d) A roundtrip cost equal or less than the cost of gas for the same road trip.
e) No hassle getting through security. Wow, the joys of leaving your shoes on. I assume Amtrak “unknowingly” moves a lot of drugs/illegal things.
f) An unbelievable price on business class seating.
On that note, I paid $10 more (I think), got a free non-alcoholic drink ($3), and a leather seat the size of a small couch including a footstool. If you’re in the market for an Amtrak trip, I highly suggest the upgrade to business class.
Update: Amtrak also gives free copies of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal to the business class. Another $3.00 I will be saving in the future.
P.S. I’m glad I didn’t drive…
While waiting for the train back to Chicago, the hammer and I decided to stop into seemingly the only restaurant open at 4 pm in Ann Arbor. We got lucky.
Great Italian wine selection, meatballs, Italian sausage, spaghetti, gnocchi, etc.
Check it out – 300 Detroit St. A2
I didn’t receive an email yet (does Buena Park count?!?) but this would be awesome as long as it’s not as cold as it’s been on average over the last few weeks…
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-15-cubs-chicagodec15,0,65793.story
Side note: Why do architect renderings (below picture) look so real…and cold?
Update: Event sold out. Boo….
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Domain names I owned at one point but no longer own:
www.B16Ten.com (Get it? B16 Ten. As in 16 teams in the Big 10. The Big Ten conference currently has 11 teams yet still goes by the name “Big Ten” and the logo awkwardly has the number 11 implanted within it. Let’s see what happens if/when they expand to 16 teams.)
The video takes a second to load and audio quality could be better. Unless, I had too many drinks last night. Didn’t it sound better live?
Regardless, Kanye stole my sunglasses. I guess that means they’re in. Same goes for the hooded sweatshirt. Bastard.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
Album version as seen on BccList.com here…
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