All-Star Steriod Users???

With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game a little over a month away there are some interesting dynamics currently going on. In the National League, Manny Ramirez is currently the four leading vote getter for outfielders with 442,763 votes. That's about 10,000 more than the fifth place vote getter Mike Cameron of the Milwaukee Brewers. In the American league things are not nearly as bad...yet. Alex Rodriguez is currently in 3rd place for votes for third basemen. He has 245,414 which is around 50,000 behind Michael Young of the Texas Rangers. Rodriquez, barring a big push, will probably miss the all-star game. Ramirez, however, will probably make it, and he'll do it having played less than 30 games before the all-star game since he's currently serving a 50 game suspension for steroid use. In a game that is trying to heavily punish steroid users and "clean themselves up," how can they allow admitted steroid users to participate in an all-star event, especially when between these two guys they'll have missed almost 100 games of this season combined. The season is only 80 games old at the break. Things like this are why people are starting to stop watching baseball, and why Major League Soccer will soon be the summer sport of choice.

Can't Say I Didn't See This Coming...

Many of you out there, to include my wife, like this show called Jon and Kate Plus 8. I can't seem to find anything about this show that makes it worth watching. I mean, I like a good row just as much as the next guy, but who really wants to watch this family self-destruct on TV? Well, let's add to their troubles. Now the State of Pennsylvania is investigating them for possible violations of child labor laws. I mean, apparently the Jon just wants a normal life, his wife is a money grubbing and domineering bitch, and I really don't even know if either cares about their kids. I feel sorry for them all, especially the kids. Are any of them ever going to have a normal life?

May the Catalans burn in the Hell

Well, today was the Champions League final. My beloved Manchester United against FC Barcelona. Barcelona is a talented team, and I take nothing away from them...except they never should have scored. United lost today 2-0 in Rome failing to defend their crown from last year on two very ugly goals. I can't feel too sorry though, we did win the Club World Cup, the Carling Cup, and retained the Premier League crown. So I guess here's to next year, we'll start this all over again in August. Oh, and good luck to the Seattle Sounders FC who play Barcelona in a friendly August 5th, they're going to need it.

Map of the Fallen

For those of you who don't read as many newspapers as I do on a regular basis I'm going to share something I ran across. On this Memorial Day weekend, a Google engineer named Sean Askay, is sharing his personal labor of love he started four years ago while in grad school with everyone. He calls it the Map of the Fallen. It is an interactive map he created in his spare time using, you guessed it, Google Earth. It shows each individual who was killed in action in OIF and OEF and then links them to their place of death using a line. He started it for the U.S. casualties, but continued for casualties from all armed forces. So I take my hat off to Sean Askay, he has my admiration and my thanks.

Sci-Fi Saturday

Everyone who knows me knows that I love science fiction. I am a self-admitted Star Wars nerd. I have no issues with bearing that burden. However, there is another universe that I have started to become enamoured with, and that is Warhammer 40,000. I'll spare you the thousands of words that it would take to describe it, but needless to say it is something that started out as a table top game a-la Dungeons and Dragons in Great Britain and has since expanded into graphic novels and literature. Now, any universe that is as dark and war-filled as this, with monstrous men known as space marines is bound to rock, and the books do. They provide me with more than enough entertainment since I am running out of Star Wars novels.

But now to the reason for this rumination of mine. Star Wars has the lightsaber. Everyone has seen them and knows that they're about the size of a mall guard's flashlight and emit a meter long energy blade that's roughly as hot as our sun (which is why they are scientifically impossible to create). Warhammer has the chainsword, as well as a chain axe and chain fist (think a boxing glove with massive toothed chainsaw blades that run around it). This weapon, while not as elegant as a lightsaber, is more realistic in terms of creation. Below is a video of space marines fighting some eldar (surf through the link above if you really care who they are) with a guest appearance from a tyranid hive tyrant at the end. There are genaric marines, heavy weapon marines, and even a dreadnaught (figure it out). The key is, you get to see this beloved chainsword in action. I love both universes too much to decide which weapon is better, so I'll leave that to you.

Sick Children...

There are few things that test you as a man. Nothing, however, will make you feel as weak and helpless as a sick child. Syd has spent the past 24 hours struggling with yet again a mysterios high fever. Last night at 2 AM Gina ran to find an all night store where she could get some childrens Tylenol while I rubbed Syd's back with a cold compress to help ease the discomfort. After a visit to the doctor today we learned that it is most likely just a virus. Those of you that know me well know that I am not someone who likes being able to do nothing. I like to act, to fight, to do something, but to have a measly virus hurting my daughter that I can do nothing about just plain pisses me off. So here's to hoping it's short lived, and Sydney is back to her normal jolly self tomorrow.

Vindication of a Sorts

Not that I care, nor that I wanted to, but my wife forced me to watch Idol tonight. Lots of celebrities, some decent performances, but overall nothing to really knock the socks off. However, I must state, that since Kris Allen won and not the FREAK, they must really tally votes. Good for them. At least not everyone is dishonest. So congratulations to him I guess. Oh, and the telecast would have been much better if they would have focused less on the contestants and more on Carrie Underwood since she was really the only thing worth looking at throughout the two hour telecast.

My First Rant...American Idol

Really this has to be one of the dumbest shows I've ever seen. I'm not saying that it hasn't produced a few successfull artists (Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood headline those few), but really it's just a massive waste of time. Does anyone actually think that their vote is really counted? How do you know it's not just a complete sham and the judges actually decide. Outside of Simon, who really on that panel knows what they're talking about. Randy was in Journey, but not a key member, Paula's a crack whore, and I don't know where that other chick came from. I think we will find out tonight for those of you that watch, I'm not going to, because if Adam wins I think it is truly a lie given how much the judges seem enamoured with him. Having had to suffer through last weeks episode with with my wife, I think Kris is obviously the more talented of the two. The FREAK, Adam, has been groomed for this moment, not exactly what I think the people who run the show look for. Just watching him makes me cringe and think of those five year beauty queens like Jean-Benet. Looking at him makes me wonder if he's more Marilyn Manson or Justin Timberlake. One last rant before I go, anyone who feels vested in the victory of "their guy or girl" and doesn't even attempt to call in and vote are hippcrits and idiots. It's like having a sports team but never watching them. At least Idol is not alone in the useless Reality TV category, I mean, afterall, there's always Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor and Bachelorette, America's Top Model, and many others that just can't die soon enough. Sad...it's all just sad.

Shana...we had a problem

I have corrected the blog so that you may now comment on specific posts without using the sidebar comment section. I apologize for the inconvenience, but I am new at this.

Doomsday or Y2K???

In my daily surfing and consumptions of many newspapers I came across yet another article about the Mayan calendar and doomsday in 2012. In an attempt to allay some of your fears about our apparent destruction in 2012 I went in search of an answer.

"Accoding to some scholars the Mayan calendar doesn’t end in 2012. The Mayan calendar is based on cycles within cycles within cycles. What happens in 2012 is the ending of a major cycle. For the Maya 2012 is the ending of what is known as the Great Cycle. The GreatCycle is a 5,125 year cycle that began at the date 13.0.0.0.0 on the Mayan calendar. Modern day media has tagged this date as "2012 Doomsday" The present Kali Yuga cycle of the Hindus began just 11 years later in 3102 B.C., this is supposedly when Lord Krishna disincarnated and then the Kali Yuga began. Kali Yuga is the final and darkest age. For the Maya, history did begin at 3113 B.C. The first dynasty of Egypt was established circa 3100 B.C. The first city in history was founded circa 3100 B.C. That was the city of Uruk, from which the name Iraq is derived. Uruk was founded by seven wise men at the beginning of history in Mesopotamia. If you look at the history books you will see that virtually everything we think of as the history of civilization began at that point and slowly builds up from there—this is the Babylonian/Mesopotamian origin of civilization. Mayans say that this whole cycle of civilization 5,125 years comes to an end on the Winter Solstice December 21, 2012 A.D."

As you can see, you have until December 21, 2012 if you don't believe this gentleman to finish up your lives, or if you're too lazy I put a ticker at the bottom of the page. There are lots of thoughts on the end of the world as you can see. Hollywood has their take as can be seen here coming out November 13, while others just want to help you survive. The Mayans weren't the first and they won't be the last. Nevertheless, someone has to be right eventually...don't they?

Happy Birthday to....

GINA!!! If you didn't know it's my wife's birthday today, then shame on you. While I no longer celebrate my birthday, unless you really want to get me something, my wife certainly does. While I haven't decided what we'll do today, I'm sure we'll find a way to celebrate. Oh, and Happy Birthday to my sister Becca. If you didn't know it was her birthday to, I send an equal amount of shame your way also. If I have to track them, everyone should.

My First Rumination...

Many of you are probably wondering why I have a blog while others probably think that I waited too long, well, you're both right. Several of you think I have a lot to say, we're not arguing relevance here, and I agree with you. So from now on, those of you that don't talk to me on a regular basis will get a glimpse into the things that I'm pondering or that boggle my mind.

The title of my blog is "Deep Thoughts From Nowhere." This stems from the idea that I have deep thoughts (and I do), and the fact that the internet is known as the blue nowhere. If you didn't know that, read more, self education is rather important you know.

The other thing that you're probably wondering is why you have to agree to come into my blog, mainly it's some random adult content thing. I don't believe in offensive material, I'm rather hard to offend after all, but mainly it's so I can curse. I do so love the work fuck, and now I can write it. If I can't not say it, I probably can't not write it.

Anyway, for those of you looking for something amusing, and I probably am, stay tuned and I'm sure I won't disappoint.