Greatest Website Ever

Jason decided to give me the greatest thing ever.  Apparently there is some guy in Altoona, who sends out these crazy newsletters to people.  Jason gave me one and I discovered that the dude has the entire thing online. 

Clipped from: www.americanrecoveryproject.com (share this clip)

I highly recommend you head over to his site and just read some of these things.  Okay, I know most of you will not, so allow me to point out my favorite parts.

 Over 2000 yrs ago wealthy Arabs began calling themselves Jews to gain entrance to all nations.  In the late 1800s they created The American Bar Association to take over our nation.  In 100 years they built our government & educational systems.  This letter tells you how the school systems sort out the profound followers with the least common sense who rise to the top, become attorneys, judges & others to pose as leaders while doing what the Arabs running the Bar tell them to do.  They make laws & police practice selective law enforcement to build The Kingdom of Hell on Earth.  We are being forced by law to practice Satanism; money worship / Judas Iscariotism, Judaism, the betrayal of all that is right for the money.  To recover we must change everything starting with taking out the trash that’s running a crime ring of espionage out of our courthouses. 

 So, allow me to get this straight:  2000 years ago, wealthy Arabs started to call themselves Jews.  What did they do with the actual Jewish people?  I just cannot imagine what the plan was, since the Jewish people during that time were not all that popular/powerful.  Plus, they were having some of their own in-house fighting, some guy named Jesus was really trying to shake things up...

This evil group of Arabs came to America in the 1800s and they did something horrible.  They decided to help build our government and education system.  Seems like a pretty mean thing to do. 

Satanism=money worship=Judas Iscariotism=Judaism....umm, what?  Something tells me this guy might be a little antisemitic.

There was a trial by jury, which I won because there was no case against me only lies put together to stop me from organizing the protection of American owned small businesses & their consumers. I lost $600,000.00 in law suits I’d filed against my attackers due to bad legal advice given to me by Skip Maddis & John Woodcock of the public defenders office. Since we know that the crime was Espionage for the Arabs involved who called themselves Jews, & treason for the Americans who helped; Judge Cambell, Skip Maddis, & John Woodcock because all the businesses I’d have protected are out of business or in other nations now, I’m owed the $600,000.00 plus damages for false arrest & false imprisonment, with 36 yrs of interest, you the people of the state of Pennsylvania owe me that. Since you know I’d use it on the recovery there’s no loss to you if I should get it. If I don’t get it I simply walk away while you pay my King.

 He lost $600,000 in lawsuits?  And we owe him this money back, with damages and 36 years of interest?  I think I am going to have to agree with the evil Arabs (who call themselves Jews) and rule in favor of not giving this guy money.  I think he says that this trial happened in 1975.  How much would that come to nowadays?

Oh and the king he is referring to is his son.  He has plenty to say about his son.  I will not post that stuff though.   He claims his son has been sexually abused by the boy's mother (which is not funny, if true), but I get the sense that everything this guy says is batshit crazy, like this:

Matthew was Kidnapped on May 2, 2000 when he was 3 months old by Blair County Sheriff’s Deputies, with the aid of State Police & the co-operation of the Freedom Township Police.  I haven’t seen him since October of 2010.  The court is currently holding him hostage as I refuse to practice Satanism in order to attain visitation & I think they’d throw me in jail & kill me to stop me from publishing this truth if I enter the courthouse.  Matt started learning to type when he was in 2nd grade.  He can type 90 words per minute.  He was typing a story every time he visited with me, he called it “The Case of them all”.  I chose to call our Recovery Project by the same name.  Judge Hiram Carpenter violated the law by signing an order May 1, 2000 giving Rebecca Fink legal & physical custody of Matt based on lies she wrote on a court document called a petition for emergency relief.  Judge Carpenter was just following orders he got from the Arab Bar Association, which was treason.  We should put him in jail for life & confiscate all wealth his family has acquired in Treason.  The same should be done to all who have served the enemy as described in this letter.

 I honestly doubt this guy knows the meaning of treason.

Also, check out some of his karma stories.  Mostly about smoking pot and maybe sleeping with some lady.  I am not 100% sure.  Anyways, if you would like to kill some time and laugh hysterically at an idiot, then please check out his site.

After Big Whiskey...

This is something new I plan on doing every so often.  I will take a movie and write about where they are nowadays.  No, not the actual actors, but the characters.  My blog, my idiotic ideas.

Unforgiven
One of my all-time favorite movies.  I think most of you know the premise, well I was wondering what happened after that night at Greely's Bar.  Time for some hard-hitting investigative journalism...or a bunch of made-up stuff.

William Munny
He moved his kids out to San Francisco, where they did very well in dried goods.  Whatever the hell that means.  He actually ran into Wyatt Earp in 1902.  Earp knew exactly who Munny was, but unfortunately, the two men were way too old to get into anything.  Earp just let Munny go and they spoke about the fates of a bunch of lawmen and villains they both knew.

Munny died in 1905, at the age of 92.  After that night in Big Whiskey, he never touched alcohol again and he never killed anyone again.

Schoefield Kid
He got those spectacles and never had to worry about not being able to see.  The funny thing was that with those glasses, he was actually a remarkable shot, but he became a devout Catholic and never even raised his hand against another man.

Remember Little Sue?  Well after everything happened, she left Big Whiskey and on her way east, she actually ran into the Schoefield Kid.  They traveled together and eventually got married.  They moved to Boston, where the Kid (going by Trevor Darrow) practiced law for nearly fifty years. 


Trevor and Sue had three kids and lived happily ever after.

English Bob
Things did not go so well for English Bob.  After the beating he took from Little Bill, he decided to return to England.

Unfortunately, he was not well liked in England either.  In fact, the whole reason he was in America to begin with:  he was wanted for murder.  Yeah, he shot a guy in the back when he was 17 years old and fled to America.

Needless to say, someone recognized him and turned him over to Scotland Yard (it is rumored that the man who arrested him was Inspector Lestrade with help from someone in the private sector).  English Bob was then executed after a very quick trial.  The family of the murdered man was quite pleased.

Delilah Fitzgerald
The whore who was cut up.  She actually was inspired by the kind words of William Munny and decided to step-up and do something with her life.  With Little Bill dead, there was a void in the county's power structure.

She decided to fill that void.  No, she did not become the new sheriff.  Instead she ran for mayor of Big Whiskey and actually won.  People feared that Munny would return if they went against her.  She was the first female mayor in Wyoming history.

She was also a major player in the Women's Suffrage Movement.

Charley Hecker
He was the only deputy to survive Will's rampage.  After the whole thing ended, he was the new sheriff of Big Whiskey.  Until the following election in November.

Oddly enough though, he won the election.  He did things differently than Little Bill.  He and newly elected mayor Delilah decided to outlaw prostitution, which helped reduce crime.  Also, it helped to reduce the population, since the 12 prostitutes decided to move elsewhere.

He died in a gunfight about eight years later.

W.W. Beauchamp
He continued his travels looking for folks to interview.  He made his way up to South Dakota and ended up finding a place that kept him frozen in time.  He was later thawed out and given a job at a warehouse.

William Munny Jr.
Will sent both of his children to school in San Francisco.  Will Jr. eventually went to school back east and received a degree from Yale.  He returned to San Francisco and took over his father's business.  Within a few years he turned into the largest import/export companies on the west coast.

He eventually became the third richest man in America.  His company became one of the first multinational conglomerates.  He ended up having a falling out with some of his Skull & Bones friends and decided to stop giving money to Yale. 

He helped fund a new school in the west coast:  Stanford.  That is why, to this day, the Stanford library is known as the Billy Munny Library. 

One of the things he did purchase was a giant pig farm, where he visited once a year and rumor has it, delighted in watching those damned pigs get slaughtered...

Game of Thrones Season Two Preview

Okay, I know I just posted something about Game of Thrones, but then I saw the preview for season two (not the teaser or making of video) and had to post it.  Just deal with it.  I make the rules around here.

Season 2: Preview - You Win or You Die

Game of Thrones Banners

I saw these and just had to make them my desktop background (I would love to have a few of these as shirts).  After the jump you can see all of them.

Oscar Pool

I am little irritated that Yahoo does not have an Oscar pool that you can make into a private group. 

So, if you want to compete against me this year, just head here.  The group name is Ngewo's World and the password is joshcroyle.  Should be easy enough, right?  The winner will get my undying respect. 

Another Religious Video

I love these videos.

10,000 Hours Later

During this week's episode of Alcatraz, Sam Neill's character mentions to Dr. Soto (Hurley) that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert on something.  This is not the first time I have heard this statement.  Is it true?  Where did it come from?  Is this another one of those "humans only use 10% of their brain's" myths?

Anyways, I decided to do some research type "10,000 hour rule" into Google.  Apparently the idea comes from some psychologist (naturally he is Swedish, and this where you ask yourself "what does Josh have against the Swedes?") and I am guessing that if you read his original work on the matter, he is very specific and probably even says what I am about to say...but, who cares about that, this seems like something that I should mock.

The reason that it is a popular idea is because of Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, where he talks about people who have become super great because of putting the time and effort into their field.  He uses Bill Gates as an example.  That one makes sense to me.  The one that does not make sense is The Beatles.  I honestly do not believe it was the fact that they practiced for over 10,000 hours in Germany is what made them huge music stars.

Look, hard work is a huge part of success.  And the idea that if you put 10,000 hours of working in your own field, you will become an expert at it is probably true (especially if you break it down to something simple):  for example, if you are a barista (spell-check says this is not a word) at a coffee shop and you work there long enough to achieve the 10,000 hours (at 40 hours a week, at 50 weeks per year it would take 5 years), then you will most likely have mastered the art of making a soy latte. 

Does this apply to everything in life though?  I want to become a master in the field of bench-pressing a car.  I will spend 10,000 hours trying to lift a car and at the end of all that hard work, still will not be able to lift a fucking car!  Hell, I could go about it two different ways:  I could go to a gym and work out everyday, just doing different bench-press exercises.  And at the end of the time, I could still not bench 2000 pounds.  Or what if I lay underneath my car everyday for 8 hours, pushing as hard as I can on my car...will it ever actually move?  Absolutely not.  I do not recommend trying this.

I have decided that I am going to practice for 10,000 years on trying to win the slam-dunk contest...well, I think you get the point.

Okay, maybe physical things do not actually work.  What about the piano?  I bet I could be pretty damn good at playing the piano if I practiced for 10,000 hours.  Yeah, I could play the piano, but could I actually compose a great piece of music?  Doubtful.

So these are the things that Alcatraz causes me to spend time thinking about?  Definitely a keeper...

The Decision 2012

As some of you know, I made the decision that I talked about a few days ago.  It was not an easy decision, but I do want to thank everyone who commented and gave me advice, or in some cases just pointed out a different way of thinking about the issue.

I decided to stay with The Place That Shall Not Be Named.  I am just not willing to give up my vacation time, nor does it sound very fun to work more than 60 hours each week.  There were a few other factors as well, mostly concerning specific tasks about the job that I would rather not discuss. 

Allow me to respond to the comments from the last post:

Greg:  Haha, I think you are like three years older than me (I may have made that up).  I honestly believe if I had this offer before I met Lindsey, I would have taken the job.  I cannot imagine spending less time together.

Sean:  I have discussed it with my supervisors and like most things, they tend to be a little vague.  However, I do know that I am on a very short list of promotable people.  Working fewer third shifts will happen with a promotion (none at all).  Actually, I should not complain about third shift.  I was grumpy about them last week, but most of the time I do not mind them.  And I do not usually get that many of them.

Jason.:  We definitely need to meet up in Richland at some point and see a movie.  And thank you for sharing your story.  One of my biggest fears is that I will absolutely hate it and not be able to come back.

Honestly, one of the reasons I have been with TPTSNBN for so long is that I actually believe in the product (I know that a few of you will mock me for this), but when I thought back on it, I realized that I had actually had many negative experiences at TNP.

Jason's Sense of:  We actually spoke at the bar.

Kern:  I would not burn the bridge, but I cannot say that bosses might not be vengeful.  And if I would decide to switch back, they could be jerks and forfeit my accumulated vacation time. 

Offord:  Honestly, I believe staying where I am at could be better in the long run.  I have no clue if there were any opportunities to get promoted with TNP.  I have started to realize that TPTSNBN still have some opportunities to move up higher levels, especially if I ever went to another division of the company.

So anyways, I thank everyone for the help and advice.  And I am glad to be staying at TPTSNBN so that I can continue using that cool acroynm.

Hey, TV Shows are Back!

Now that the holidays are over and our lives are finally back to normal, television shows can resume (or premiere...or start a new season, whatever).  I will now tell you about everything I watched this week.

Alcatraz
It has Hurley and Sam Neill.  Obviously I am going to check it out.  After the premiere, I can only say that I will need a few more episodes before I decide if I like it or not.  I mean, the story is pretty interesting, but will it take forever to receive answers?

Basically, all the inmates from Alcatraz disappeared (it was all covered up) and now they are starting to return.  Neill's character (Hauser) is now hunting the convicts as they return, along with a hot cop and Hurley.  It seems that Hauser's assistant was a doctor back then who did experiments on the prisoners and has not aged since...hmm.  Very weird.

There are some silly things though.  I mean, Rebecca Madsen (played by Sarah Jones, who was Polly Zobelle on Sons of Anarchy and the pregnant fugitive on Justified and is smoking hot) dresses in super-tight pants (I am not complaining), but would a cop really want to wear pants like that while working?  Especially when she constantly ends up chasing people? 

Second, Hurley (I will not even bother looking up his character's name) has a PhD in criminal justice and is some kind of expert on Alcatraz.  For some reason he is perfect to work as Madsen's partner.  Even though Hauser seems to have spent his entire life studying and preparing for the moment these guys start returning.

Being Human
Seriously, why do I watch this show?  I might have to stop.  What happened?  Who honestly cares.  Hell, that show that came on after it was actually better (Lost Girl).

Justified
Now this is an awesome show.  Everything was pretty much perfect.  Without going into too much detail, let me tell you about the awesome stuff:
-Raylan pulling the table cloth on Fletcher Nix (who is an awesome villain and better be back at some point).  I knew Raylan would come up with something, but I did not imagine it would be that simple and then still shoot him in the arm. 
-Boyd fighting Raylan in the U.S. Marshalls office, which seemed a little odd at first, but then you realize that Boyd is now locked up with Dicky Bennett.  I love when Boyd has a plan (he always has a plan).
-Ava hitting a dude with a frying pan.  Seriously, the funniest thing I have seen in like a month.

White Collar
Neil and Peter save Elizabeth and catch the bad guy.  The big thing that happened though was that Neil had to decide whether he wanted to stay in NYC or run away with the treasure.  Obviously, he chose staying in the city and continuing his job with Peter.

The thing that interested me though, was where did Neil learn to shoot like that?  Is there anything he is actually bad at?

Royal Pains
This is one that Lindsey and I enjoy watching together.  It is basically like House, but a tad more upbeat.  The season picks up where we ended last time, with Hank's patient accidentally receiving the wrong medication from Divya (who was also working at the hospital without telling Hank).

Evan finally receives the General's permission to marry his daughter, but then has it taken away when Evan stands up to him.  Naturally by the end things were pretty much resolved.  Also, Divya tells Hank that she gave the patient the wrong meds, which will probably cause Hank to not trust her. 

Also, I am tired of the whole Jill/Hank story.  Get her to Uruguay already.  I think Hank should just go on a rampage banging his patients.  It seems like all of them end up being attractive women, who flirt with him.

Person of Interest
I expected a little more from this show.  I hope next season they shift gears a little bit and focus more on the machine.  I am more interested in watching Reese investigate Harold than each week's victim (which ends up being about the same as an episode of Human Target).

Archer
Burt Reynolds and Archer together, yeah it was pretty much as awesome as expected.  There were so many funny parts, but my absolute favorite was the elevator joke.  A super-slow elevator and then a discussion about putting in a bat-pole.  

NFL Pick 'Em: Playoff Version Week Three

Last week I did a little better by going 2-2, which puts me at 3-5 for the playoffs.

Baltimore at New England (-7.0):  Baltimore
New England has pretty much been on fire since losing back-to-back games to the Steelers and Giants.  I honestly do not see them losing to the Ravens, but I think Baltimore will keep it pretty close.  Actually, if the Ravens can keep the Patriots from scoring over 24, I would say they have a pretty good shot at winning.

New York at San Francisco (-2.5):  New York
Last time these teams met, the 49ers won 27-20, which then caused the Giants to lose the next three games.  Seriously, did the Giants have the toughest schedule in the NFL this year?  This is who they played in a row:  New England, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Green Bay.  I made the mistake of underestimating this team too many times, well now I am done.  GO GIANTS!

It looks like, if I am right, it could be a rematch of 2008 (remember, I still think the Patriots win the game against the Ravens), which would be a helluva lot better than a rematch of the Harbaugh Bowl.  It was bad enough having to put up with that crap during the regular season, can you imagine what we would have to endure for two weeks if it were the 49ers/Ravens?

Stupid shit like this...

I would rather spend the entire two weeks hearing about Tom Brady's hair and how Eli Manning could be a better QB than Peyton if he wins that second ring.  I will take all of that shit over stupid jokes about it being a Civil War, Brother vs. Brother, a Family Thing, or any of the other idiotic things the media will shove down our throats.

Change

I need some help.  I have a decision to make.  Recently, I have had an offer from another company and I am considering taking the job.  Unfortunately, this is not an easy choice to make.  Allow me to list the Pros/Cons for each place.

The Place That Shall Not Be Named
Pros:
-Vacation Time:  As of now, I get three weeks of paid vacation per year, plus the option to purchase a week (which, I did this year, and it only comes to $27 each pay.) 
-I have plenty of friends there and that is where I met Lindsey.
-I am on a path to being promoted.
-From where we live, I have more options of places I can go to work.  TPTSNBN has at least eight different places I can work at from here.
-Comfortable and knowledgeable.

Cons:
-I have to work third shift.
-I cannot have a beard.
-Lower pay.
-Opportunities to move past GM.

The New Place
Pros:
-Higher base pay, bigger bonus.
-More locations across the country.
-No third shift.
-Fresh start.
-Allows a beard.

Cons:
-No vacation for a year, after that I only get one week after my first year, then two weeks after two years.  I will be 36 by the time I get back to three weeks.
-Longer hours.  No one would say this to me, but it seems that the managers work longer hours than we do.  Will I see Lindsey less?
-Fear of the unknown.  I have to learn everything again, I have to be the bottom guy.  I worked hard to move past that, do I really want to go back to the beginning?
-More locations around the country, but less in this area.  I would only have two options.

What would you folks do if you were me?

Community Season 2

As some of you know (those of you that read this post), I am a fan of Community, but I am about a year behind.  I missed season one, so I got it for Christmas and well, you get the point.  Anyways, I finished season two the other day and I must say that it was also pretty damn awesome.  Fortunately, I was smart enough to DVR season three, so I can start watching ASAP.

The great thing about the show, I said this before, but I will say it again:  it can be many things all at once.  It can be hilarious, with traditional jokes, slapstick style humor, or insane situations.  It can also be pretty emotional when it wants to.  Here are some of my favorite moments:

-Abed delivering a baby in the background and then referencing it during Shirley's delivery.
-The two-part paintball episode.  So much awesome stuff in that one.  Especially since Sawyer showed up as a badass paintball mercenary.
-The zombie plague and how it ended up with Chang sleeping with Shirley.
-The trampoline.  That was such a silly thing, yet it really helped cement the idea of Pierce as the villain for the rest of the season.  It seemed to me that this was the moment that we saw being excluded truly bothered him.
-The number of moments where we thought maybe Jeff and Annie might get together, but then it gets made fun of during the fake flashback episode.
-Troy's 21st birthday, which ended up with Britta and Jeff realizing that they both were talking about the same bar.  Troy never orders a drink and ends up driving everyone home.
-Abed and Annie kissing, while Abed is in his Han Solo role.
-The Christmas special, which was kind of sad and yet very funny.
-The Valentine's Day episode was pretty awesome.  Starting with the fight about the Barenaked Ladies, Troy and Abed going for the same girl (but instead of doing the typical sitcom thing, they do not compete over her), Britta trying to teach Annie about being homophobic (although, the lesbian turned out to be straight, who thought Britta was a lesbian), Pierce's drug addiction, and Jeff eventually sending the group a very sweet text.  Pretty awesome.

There were more moments, but I cannot think of anything else.  I bet we can all agree though that Alison Brie is still hot...

Funny Football Videos

My brother sent me this on facebook, and I know it is pretty much everywhere, but I will still share it with you.



Also, I got this one from Rumbunter, which is also pretty funny.

NFL Pick 'Em: Playoff Version Week Two (and a letter to Steelers fans)

Last week I went 1-3, Jason went 3-1.  Whatever, means nothing.

New Orleans (-3.5) at San Francisco:  New Orleans
I am not picking against them this week.  Sorry 49er fans, but the Saints are too hot right not.  Also, if this does turn into a high-scoring game, I cannot imagine Alex Smith not throwing one (or 12) interceptions.

Denver at New England (-13.5):  Denver
I am pretty sure I picked Denver a few weeks ago in this game and looked like an idiot, but this week...well I have a feeling.  I am actually rooting for Denver and Tebow this week because I really hate Tom Brady and the Patriots. 

Houston at Baltimore (-7.5):  Houston
I think this game will probably be the closest one.  I cannot see the Ravens scoring enough points to actually win by eight.  It will probably be something like 9-3.  People keep doubting Tyler Yates...

New York at Green Bay (-7.5):  New York
Not at all believing that the Giants are going to beat the Packers because of the 2008 game.  I believe the Giants will cover the spread because Green Bay's defense loves to give up points.  This one will probably end up like most Packers games:  42-38, but not at all close if you watch.

Now after the jump I want to address something that has been driving me crazy all week:

Chronicle Preview

More Chronicle Videos

Seems like a cool premise...

HAHAHAHAHA...Aliens

I love these...

2012: Taking Advantage of the Idiots

As I mentioned in a previous post, there is much I want to discuss concerning the end of the world.  Today we will look at the companies that take advantage of these people who believe in this sort of thing.  At first I thought these companies were terrible for preying on a person's fear over the uncertainty. 

Then as I started to think about it, I came to another conclusion:  good for these companies.  If someone is idiotic enough to believe the world will end in December, then you deserve to lose some money to a smart businessperson. 

Home Security
The first company I heard about was Hardened Structures, which seems pretty cool when you start to look at some of their products.  Seriously, head over to the site and explore for a second.

Clipped from: www.hardenedstructures.com (share this clip)

If you go to the 2012 section, you will see that they offer plenty of protection for when the inevitable happens.  They discuss what might possibly happen and how they plan to protect you from it.  These are the things this amazing structure will protect you from:

• 3 Bar blast overpressure protection
• Multiple Seismic Events
• 100% waterproof
• Blast doors
• Fully Protected against EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) and HEMP (High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse). Fiberglass shelters cannot offer EMP/HEMP protection, see more at the bottom of the page.
• 100% rust resistance (zinc anodes)
• The best military grade NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) air filtration system available in the world (Temet)
• Integrated emergency escape hatch

I mean, just look at one of these things.  They look pretty damn awesome.  I might actually live in one myself.  Especially for those of you that know about my insane fear of windows. 

They are developing these pods into full-size communities across the world, I have no idea if people have actually purchased them, but I would be willing to bet that a few have been purchased.  Also, the report that I saw also stated that Hardened Structures had been contracted to build arks, costing around $20 million dollars each for groups of very rich people.  These things can apparently survive at sea for like 5-10 years and can even submerge.  Pretty insane, right?

Now, why do I think this is such a brilliant idea?  Well how could you prove that your shelter did not work.  I mean, if you pay this company millions of dollars for a house or an ark, how do you know if it will survive any of these things?  I mean, if the end of the world does come and your house actually does not protect you, it is not like you can sue the guy.  If the end of the world does not come, you will never know if your house works that way.  This company does not claim the end of the world is coming.  So smart...

Personal Protection
Again, at first I thought this one was pretty ridiculous.  This lady started a company that offers basic survival skills and weapons training for the upcoming apocalypse. 

Clipped from: safeorsorry.net (share this clip)

They charge $250, which seems pretty steep.  I mean, how hard is it to go to a gun range and practice shooting.  Or buy some books about survival and going out camping?  Granted this stuff would cost money, but you can usually find a way around that stuff.

You can go around the site and see all sorts of interesting things.  I feel like she is taking advantage of people.  Then as I was looking at the founders page, I noticed something interesting.

" I want all to know how grateful I am, for all those seeking training from SafeorSorry.net... It is a very important to me that you learn and practice our training, as well as other training. I want everyone to be able to protect themselves, especially women, mothers and children.... If you feel you can NOT afford my course please email me personally ( r.peterson@safeorsorry.net) with your story and I will give you the course for free, no problem, no questions asked."

So she is willing to offer the course for free to women who cannot afford it?  Yeah, that makes her a pretty decent person.  And to be honest, it is not like these are terrible skills to have.

Pet Service
This one is aimed at the Rapture folks, but I am sure there will be a similar thing focused at the 2012 folks.

Clipped from: eternal-earthbound-pets.com (share this clip)

If you go to the FAQ, you see that these people are atheists and that for $135, once the Rapture happens, they will pick up your pets and take care of them.  This one just cracks me up and like I said, I am sure they could retool this page or at least offer a 2012 End of the World deal.  Maybe people could upgrade their service for another $150 because obviously, if the world comes to an end and shit gets crazy, it will take a little more money for one of these care providers to reach your pet...

I need to think of my own smart business idea to scam these believers out of their hard-earned cash. 

Interceptions and My Idiotic Perception

 The other night I was out with Jason and we were having a discussion about quarterbacks.  I made a comment about how I think defensive backs will eventually benefit from this new passing heavy league.  My idea was that if there more passes being thrown, then it should make sense that there will be more interceptions.  Jason argued with me and feels that it is a horrible time for defensive backs.

I figured (and I think towards the end of a very long rant that Jason agreed with me) that if QBs are throwing way more passes and the rate of interceptions stays relatively the same over time, that there should be more total interceptions.  My reasoning was that if you looked back at the old days, there were less passes thrown, but aside from a few outliers, interception numbers would probably be pretty low as well.

I was completely wrong.  I am actually shocked by what I found.  Here is the data:  INT is interceptions, the next column is interceptions per team per game, the next one is pass attempts, after that we have pass attempts per team per game, and last we have the percentage of passes thrown for interception (or interception per attempt).

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Lindsey and I went to see this the other night (she only fell asleep for like a minute, so proud of her!) and I must say that I was quite pleased with it.  All the good things about the first one were in this one. 

I love the deduction process he uses during fight scenes.  I especially loved it at the end when he fought Professor Moriarty, when both characters are laying out the way the fight will go.

I feel like this plot (Professor Moriarty trying to start a massive world war) was the plot for League of Extraordinary Gentleman.  Any Holmes fans out there know if that was something Moriarty planned to do in the book?  From what I can tell that was never really what he was up to.

Also, I have one complaint:  the scene where Holmes tosses Mary out of the train.  I am pretty sure someone would be severely hurt if they got thrown out of a train into a body of water.  I guess that is not too bad though if that is my only complaint.

I recommend going to see it if you have not already done so. 

NFL Pick 'Em: Playoff Version Week One

Even though my season of picks ended, I have decided to keep it up.  It is actually something fun to do.  I finished the regular season in 9th place, with a 123-123 record. 

Cincinnati at Houston (-3):  Cincinnati
I have not decided if I am taking the underdog because I think it will be close or because I think the Bengals will pull it out. 

Detroit at New Orleans (-10.5):  Detroit
I think New Orleans will win the game, but I think that it will be somewhat closer than ten points.  I think it comes down to a field goal.

Atlanta at New York (-3):  Atlanta
I just do not feel that confident in the Giants.  Sorry Gideon and James, but I think the Giants are going to lose.  Deal with it.

Pittsburgh (-8.5) at Denver:  Denver
I think the Steelers will win this one, but it will be low scoring and pretty close, probably 10-3 or something.

2012: The End is Here

As some of you are probably aware, this is pretty much the end of the world.  Yes, 2012 is here and with this year marks the end.  Obviously if you watch anything on television they have told you about all this stuff, right?

Anyways, throughout the year I plan on writing as much as I can about the idiocy of these people who believe in this crap.  I know, I should not give it any attention, but the way people misconstrue things to fit this idea cracks me up.  Neither here nor there though. 

The sad thing about the whole 2012 thing is the way gullible people just buy into it.  This kid at work argued with me up and down about how it was going to happen because scientists said so on the History Channel.  He thinks it will be massive earthquakes and all of civilization will collapse.

I tried to explain to him that the Mayans did not really predict the end of the world, just the end of the cycle, like when your calendar runs out and you need a new one.  He did not get it.  Also, he thinks aliens are constantly attacking the planet, so he is more or less a moron.  But hey, at least he is stocking up on bottled water...

Here is another scary thought:  how many people are taking this sort of thing into consideration when they vote for president?  Maybe people think Mitt Romney looks like the kind of guy who could lead during the end of the world.

Happy New Years!

Most of you assumed that I went out last night to celebrate the new year.  Actually, I stayed at home with Lindsey because she was not feeling well.  I know, I am an awesome boyfriend.

So, instead of being out at a bar, drinking too much and making a fool of myself, I was at home watching Archer and then Planet Earth.  Seriously, I could watch Planet Earth every time it comes on.  I am pretty sure it is the reason that HDTV was invented.

Something you may not know about me:  if something piques my curiosity,  then I will spend way too much time reading about it and then reading tons of other stuff as well.  Allow me to give you an example.  Last night on PE they mentioned the kodkod and showed this video of one.



I wanted to know more about the different kinds of small cats, so I went to wikipedia and started reading about the kodkod and other species.  The great thing about wikipedia (and yes, I realize that it is not always all that accurate) is that you can just keep clicking on things and at minute you are reading about kodkods and the next thing you know you are now reading about Hispania (I will give points to whoever can figure out how I got there...)

This is a picture of the margay, another tiny cat from South America.  These little cats are adorable, but the margay has a trait like the clouded leopard:  it can climb down trees and (if I understand this correctly) climb a tree upside down.

Seriously, I want one of these two cats as a pet.  And it has nothing to do with this Archer clip...