Here's the deal, we've had a couple of opportunities in the last few weeks to Karaoke with the teens I work with. But, everytime I sing I get comments along these lines... "Man, you sound really good when you sing with the band, so what happened?"
Ok, maybe the duet of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" wasn't the best pick but come on Eddie Rabbits "I Love a Rainy Night" isn't exactly musical rocket science.
I'm chalking it up to the fact that when you peform with a live band the energy is automatic but using a background CD is just too hard to add anything too without really putting some effort into it. For those of you who can belt out "Zombie" or "Shout" with no dignity or care of quality but with an entertainment value of a massive train wreck I salute thee. As for me, I think Karaoke will continue to elude me.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Wednesday's Word
Today's Word: Mango
As in: A friend who owns a fruit companty gave us a bunch of fresh Mangos. Also as in: Raw mango, mango salsa, mango marinade, mango ice, mango curry. Mmmmm.... mango, mango, mango.
As in: A friend who owns a fruit companty gave us a bunch of fresh Mangos. Also as in: Raw mango, mango salsa, mango marinade, mango ice, mango curry. Mmmmm.... mango, mango, mango.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Time Waster Tuesday
Once again a TimeWaster stolen from my friend James. Today's TimeWaster is one of the most unique and coolest sites I'd seen for a long time... and a complete waste of time. James, I might one day just list your blog as the TimeWaster, but I'm not there yet.
Improv Everyday
Improv Everyday
Monday, March 27, 2006
Stop the Violence
It seems some schools in the Virginia area have been having trouble with fights after high school football games so the wise God-like figures running the public schools there figured out how to solve the problem... ban post-game handshaking.
"There have been some instances in the past where the handshaking has gotten a little bit out of control, with kids spitting on each other [and] kicking each other," said Larry Shumaker, principal of Northumberland High School in Heathsville. "We're just trying to prevent situations from occurring before they occur."
"You got beat 56-0 and you want someone to tell you 'Good game' 35 times?" Rappahannock High School Principal Jack Cooley asked. "If you go through the line, there's a possibility that somebody's gonna push somebody, hit somebody, and it's going to be a big problem at the end of the game."
Of course there was the wacko parental response:
"As long as we keep dumbing down what these students have to live up to, then our society will never get any better," Mr. Haynie said. "They're taking away the opportunity for these kids to step up. It's ridiculous."
"None of these kids are pros, but they're going to get jobs somewhere and run up against people who are unfair to them and to others," Mr. Shahan said. "Scholastic athletics is about how to deal with life and adversity."
WHAT NUTJOBS!
So in the interest of world wide peace I have made a list of other digusting acts that lead to violence that I say should stop immediately...
"There have been some instances in the past where the handshaking has gotten a little bit out of control, with kids spitting on each other [and] kicking each other," said Larry Shumaker, principal of Northumberland High School in Heathsville. "We're just trying to prevent situations from occurring before they occur."
"You got beat 56-0 and you want someone to tell you 'Good game' 35 times?" Rappahannock High School Principal Jack Cooley asked. "If you go through the line, there's a possibility that somebody's gonna push somebody, hit somebody, and it's going to be a big problem at the end of the game."
Of course there was the wacko parental response:
"As long as we keep dumbing down what these students have to live up to, then our society will never get any better," Mr. Haynie said. "They're taking away the opportunity for these kids to step up. It's ridiculous."
"None of these kids are pros, but they're going to get jobs somewhere and run up against people who are unfair to them and to others," Mr. Shahan said. "Scholastic athletics is about how to deal with life and adversity."
WHAT NUTJOBS!
So in the interest of world wide peace I have made a list of other digusting acts that lead to violence that I say should stop immediately...
- Opening doors for people (what if they don't want to go in? What are you implying?).
- Hugging your children (Maybe they're having a bad day... are you just rubbing it in?)
- The United Way (What? You're saying I need help?)
- Peace Treaties (We're both losers?)
- Buying your wife flowers (Is that a hint to decorate more?)
- Raises ( I'm not worth another .25 cents than that?)
- Replying to blogs (Look, it's my site, so stick it!)
- Praying for people (What if you make their God/superior being angry?)
Thursday, March 23, 2006
The Sky Fell on Chicken Large
Well, Kevin (Chicken Large to my kids) is gone from American Idol. The lispy little nerd who may or may not have thought he actually was a sex symbol recived the lowest votes on American Idol last night and will now begin his tour of sporting events nation wide. Better start learning the words to the national anthem Kevin!
What lesson have we learned from this?
Even nerds have their day? No.
Little guys can do big things? Yeah, right.
Obviously Paula didn't have a "relationship" with this guy? Maybe.
But the big lesson is... the internet is impotent.
The guys at www.votefortheworst.com were all over the place talking about how thier website had last year single handedly pushed the worst contestents into final rounds. They were on every major "news" show from Good Morning America to Larry King saying how they were responsible for Kevins success. Well, how do you feel this morning losers! You got voted out of the American Publics concious quicker than Will Makar. Who's that you ask? Exactly.
What lesson have we learned from this?
Even nerds have their day? No.
Little guys can do big things? Yeah, right.
Obviously Paula didn't have a "relationship" with this guy? Maybe.
But the big lesson is... the internet is impotent.
The guys at www.votefortheworst.com were all over the place talking about how thier website had last year single handedly pushed the worst contestents into final rounds. They were on every major "news" show from Good Morning America to Larry King saying how they were responsible for Kevins success. Well, how do you feel this morning losers! You got voted out of the American Publics concious quicker than Will Makar. Who's that you ask? Exactly.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
March Madness
Ok, I need all you brainy blogites to explain something too me. I hate college basketball (aka 3-point skill contest), I pay no attention to it whatsoever during the regular season, I can't tell you where any of the schools are located, and yet...
I RANDOMLY FILL OUT THOSE STUPID BRACKETS WITH SOME IMAGINED SYSTEM AND LOGIC AND THEN BRAG WHEN I PICK A LONGSHOT AND GET DEPRESSED WHEN I LOSE. I HAVE NOTHING AT STAKE! I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I'M DOING! AND YET I'M EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED!!!!
Someone please explain my March Madness!
(Deep Breath)
I RANDOMLY FILL OUT THOSE STUPID BRACKETS WITH SOME IMAGINED SYSTEM AND LOGIC AND THEN BRAG WHEN I PICK A LONGSHOT AND GET DEPRESSED WHEN I LOSE. I HAVE NOTHING AT STAKE! I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I'M DOING! AND YET I'M EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED!!!!
Someone please explain my March Madness!
(Deep Breath)
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Thursday, March 09, 2006
D'Oh! Canada!
Canada upset the US in the world baseball championship yesterday. I need to blog.
Look, Canada, keep your grimey mittens off our national pastime. You already steal our jobs, cross our bridges, and TRY to play in our major sports leagues. Now you think you are going to go for world domination? I don't think so.
Let me just ask you, how many medals did Iraq or Afganastan win in the Winter Olympics? Well, come on, how many?
That's right, NONE! You know why? Because they messed with us, that's why? Beat us again and were coming in! (Hey, that be a good World Baseball Chant!)
BEAT US AGAIN... AND WE'RE COMING IN! BEAT US AGAIN... AND WE'RE COMING IN! U-S-A! U-S-A!
So if you want to keep enjoying your bacon and cuddling with your sled dogs you better cut it out.
Hey, look, do you see us messing with Curling?
Look, Canada, keep your grimey mittens off our national pastime. You already steal our jobs, cross our bridges, and TRY to play in our major sports leagues. Now you think you are going to go for world domination? I don't think so.
Let me just ask you, how many medals did Iraq or Afganastan win in the Winter Olympics? Well, come on, how many?
That's right, NONE! You know why? Because they messed with us, that's why? Beat us again and were coming in! (Hey, that be a good World Baseball Chant!)
BEAT US AGAIN... AND WE'RE COMING IN! BEAT US AGAIN... AND WE'RE COMING IN! U-S-A! U-S-A!
So if you want to keep enjoying your bacon and cuddling with your sled dogs you better cut it out.
Hey, look, do you see us messing with Curling?
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Monday, March 06, 2006
The Academy Awards!
Didn't watch, don't care. So here's what I really want to talk about.
Did you see that Cheerleader that fell from the top of a pyramid at an NCCA game over the weekend? She plummeted to the ground and smacked her head on the hard wood floor. Pramedics ran out to her as the female cheerleaders cried and the male cheerleaders held each other. They strapped her to a board and placed a neck brace on her. Then it happened. As they began to carry her out, the patron saint of cheerleaders, Satan, got involved and the girl began to cheer. All the way out her hands and arms continued the cheers she had been doing as she yelled at the top of her lungs!
What is the moral? If you are a cheerleader and you're going to get hurt... make sure it's a head injury because it won't have any effect on your career.
Did you see that Cheerleader that fell from the top of a pyramid at an NCCA game over the weekend? She plummeted to the ground and smacked her head on the hard wood floor. Pramedics ran out to her as the female cheerleaders cried and the male cheerleaders held each other. They strapped her to a board and placed a neck brace on her. Then it happened. As they began to carry her out, the patron saint of cheerleaders, Satan, got involved and the girl began to cheer. All the way out her hands and arms continued the cheers she had been doing as she yelled at the top of her lungs!
What is the moral? If you are a cheerleader and you're going to get hurt... make sure it's a head injury because it won't have any effect on your career.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Reporting the Obvious
DAYTONA BEACH · Dennis Crouch had already slashed himself. And when he refused to drop his knife, Daytona Beach police Officer Betsy Cassidy decided she had no choice."Taser! Taser!" Cassidy shouted as she sent a two-pronged wire, packing 50,000 volts, at Crouch's chest. What happened next stunned everyone.
A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt -- and ignited the butane lighter inside. Cassidy's pocket exploded in flames.
"The subject," recounted Sgt. Al Tolley in a subsequent report, "immediately dropped the knife."
Sgt. Tolley needs to be hired as a reporter for a national media outlet. No fluff, no bias, simply the incredibly obvious facts: When a suspect explodes in flames they "immediately drop the knife."
I mean my first thought was, did the suspect lunge at the cops? Yell, "Flame On", and dive into the sky? Or even simply stand his ground? Thanks to Sgt. Tolley I don't need to guess. Who would have known that after being hit with 50,000 volts and exploding in flames the suspect would drop the knife?
A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt -- and ignited the butane lighter inside. Cassidy's pocket exploded in flames.
"The subject," recounted Sgt. Al Tolley in a subsequent report, "immediately dropped the knife."
Sgt. Tolley needs to be hired as a reporter for a national media outlet. No fluff, no bias, simply the incredibly obvious facts: When a suspect explodes in flames they "immediately drop the knife."
I mean my first thought was, did the suspect lunge at the cops? Yell, "Flame On", and dive into the sky? Or even simply stand his ground? Thanks to Sgt. Tolley I don't need to guess. Who would have known that after being hit with 50,000 volts and exploding in flames the suspect would drop the knife?
Thursday, March 02, 2006
New Political Rant
George W. Bush is my favorite President besides some others. I also liked Bill Clinton as much as some other presidents. I wouldn't have a problem voting for a Democrat unless they were a canidate who called themself a Republican but acted like the were more of a moderate liberal conservative. I agree with all the policies of most of the good politicians except the ones that are bad but I love the way they do it. So, I just want to reitierate for all you political people who responded to last weeks post that I agree with you 100% of the time except when I don't which isn't too often unless you lean a little too much that one way I don't agree with.
I dare you to take a side on that!
I dare you to take a side on that!
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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