Nothing like waking up to over a foot of snow and seeing that your building's plow service hasn't gotten off their asses and plowed you out yet. That is CW's measily path that you can barely see to the right, back breaking work all while swearing up a storm so foul the neighbors will probably never look me in the eye again.
Mayor Menino urging all non-essential personnel to stay home (code for Mayor Menino is staying home today), first time in my life I openly wished I wasn't essential. I'd easily trade places with the guy that fills my Dunkin Donuts cup if I was allowed to stay home days like today.
Fox News- As Brazil prepares for its annual spring carnival festivities, there is disagreement over a proposal that places toilets in samba schools that are designated for exclusive use by gay and transvestite participants. One of the top Rio de Janeiro samba schools preparing for the March 4-9 event: Unidos de Tujuca, has protesters reminiscent of the forced separation between whites and blacks, MyFoxNY reports. "They are carnival apartheid!" said Claudio Nascimento, the head of Brazil’s anti-homophobia program. But supporters of the segregated toilets argue that they provide a safe area for their users. "I don't see any problem," said Iran Araujo, Rio's carnival director who also heads cultural programs for the Independent League of Samba Schools.
Here's a question, who are the straight people protesting for the right to use "gay and transvestite" designated bathrooms? Me thinks these people may just need to come out of the closet. I'm no homophobe, but I think as a straight man during an event like Carnival I'd appreciate knowing which bathrooms were designated for alternative use and which ones weren't. They aren't proposing this full time, just during the festivities. Carnival isn't just some normal event, with normal spectators and participants, have you seen pictures of Carnival? Its a full on freak fest, straight and gay people alike. I think wanting a little heads up about the bathroom you're about to walk into isn't too much to ask just to avoid confusion.
Bloomberg - Judy Clarke has defended some of the most infamous murders and terrorists in the U.S., from Susan Smith, who drowned her children, to “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, to the so-called 20th hijacker who didn’t make it onto the planes that struck on Sept. 11, 2001...Her newest assignment is Jared Lee Loughner, charged with the attempted assassination of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of U.S. District Judge John Roll in a Jan. 8 shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six and wounded more than a dozen. Clarke was appointed yesterday to represent Loughner in Phoenix federal court.
This is the face of evil personified? I'm reading the headline picturing some kind of creature straight out of the comic books. Pale face, dark features, snaggle tooth, carries a pocket watch and wears a monacle, and of course, draped in a cape (yes I think Mr. Peanut is a villain). Instead what do we get? Frigen Jane Goodall look a like, just out there crusading for evil in all walks of life. That picture figuratively (trying to start a trend, see if we can get people off literally) blew my mind.
My question, if you're defending people like this (henious, assholes of the world) you have to be just doing it for the thrill and gossip right? I really hope this woman got into defending super-villains just so she could hear all the juicy details the media never gets their hands on. Otherwise we should probably lock up this bat-shit crazy broad and throw her in a cell with all her previous clients. Bitch is nuts.
I'd figuratively (see, catching on) pass out from anxiety if I was in the same room as some of those people, never mind helping them prep a case and building a defense out of thin air. What kinds of motions could she possibly be filing? "Your Honor, my client really only meant to shoot Ms. Giffords, not the 17 other people?" Good luck, she might be known as ballsy but one thing her clients all seem to have in common is that they're in jail, locked up. I guess that could be one other reason for defending these creeps. Maybe she isn't so evil, just a double agent. Build up your reputation and then bungle the cases so these bastards get locked up. Actually a pretty great career move.
Serious question, what is going on with adults in America right now? Ryan Gosling showing up on Ellen was one thing, seeing that ludicrous "Jumpin Jammerz" commercial was another, but now I'm seeing reports on the fad on Fox 25 morning news?
It was bad enough seeing pajamas on hood rats and preppies alike when I drive into work and see all the kids outside waiting for their buses. You want to look ridiculous while you're in high school go for it, that's the time and place, no one takes you seriously then anyway.
Adults hanging out in their "jumpin jammerz"? That's an issue. Like the second I walk into a friends house to watch a football game and I see a bunch of froot loops sitting on the couch in their footy pajamas I'm snapping a picture with my phone and exiting the premises. Just sending that photo to anyone I can think of because you deserve to be ridiculed at that point. I don't need to see Tom from accounting or James from Mergers and Acquisitions in a full bodied, brightly colored unitard. How am I supposed to work with these guys on Monday after seeing that?
And how did you all get to the party like that? Did you change when you arrived, what about shoes, do they fit over the feeties? I can't think of a lamer scenario than a bunch of adult males all getting to an apartment together and changing into their feety pajamas. But I doubt you drove in that outfit, if you're pulled over in that outfit you're getting dragged down to the station on suspicion of DUI and pedophilia on the spot. And I have to believe "Jumpin Jammerz" aint a great look in a prison cell.
PS: All that said, they do look comfy, I wouldn't mind one for the comfort of my home, minus the hood though, that's weird. Who can sleep with a hood all bunched up under their neck?
Oh, Gross Dude! I can hear your heavy breathing, I know what you're doing. Closest this guy's came to a woman in a long time I'm guessing, unless you count his mom who's basement he undoubtedly lives in.
Yep that's right, starting the day off right with low brow jokes.
Yea, Uganda Looks like a great place to live and raise kids.
Philly Inquirer- With last weekend's inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as Brazil's first female president, the United States fell farther behind the hemisphere's trend toward diverse, inclusive government. The disparity is important because women in power are more likely than men to push policies that promote equality. Brazil's election stands in stark contrast to our November congressional elections, after which the number of women holding seats and leadership positions declined. Furthermore, five women have become elected heads of state in Central and South America since 1990, while not one woman has been a major party's presidential nominee in the United States. The United States is ranked 72d for female legislative representation, below Cambodia, Ecuador, Mozambique, and Uganda. The share of state governors who are women is less than in Ecuador, Chile, Honduras, and Panama.
Before I get rolling let me stress that I'm in no way opposed to females in politics, the men in congress need some kind of distraction (I jest). My objection to this article is strictly based on the argument laid forth by the author, because it is ridiculous.
Really Stephanie McNulty? You've chosen to hang your hat on Uganda, Mozambique, Ecuador and a few other anonymous 3rd world countries? Those are your shining beacons of equality and the pinnacles of democractic stability that you've chosen as the foundation for your argument. Take a look at that picture above, does that pile of squalor look like a place that has their politics figured out?
Couldn't just be that there weren't as many qualified or distinguished woman running for office as you'd like to think huh? Or that instead of blindly voting along gender lines people in this country weigh the candidates stance on issues (or at the very least judge them on who's commercials they liked better)?
The whole piece lacks water because there are no restrictions in place to prevent women (qualified or reality tv stars alike) from running for office just like everyone else. The idea (and it seems like this is what you were getting at) that our government should be made to proportinately reflect society is a strictly european socialist idea (and yea their education systems and economies are doing so much better than ours right now/sarcasm).
But please let me know when your big move to Cambodia is, we'll arrange a fancy send off and everything. And then the rest of us will go back to our much better lives in American, despite the lack of elected women officials.
So 50 Cent has been tweeting up a storm this past week about TVG's stock (HNHI symbol) example:
TVG's stock went from 5cent to 10 in one day. You can double your money right now. Just get what you can afford.less than a minute ago via 50cent
My question, do I follow this advice? The logical side of me says no, he's a rapper and a walking brandname, he's simply endorsing the stock because they'll be pushing a new product of his soon. Do I really need to be taking advice from someone who's biggest contribution to society was the chorus to Ayo Technology?
The illogical side says "hey, he has way more money than you'll ever have, he has to know something right?" Sad thing is I think the illogical side is winning. I mean the guy was a founding partner in Vitamin Water. It's frigen colored sugar water and the shit blew up. I'm literally drinking one right now. If the guy was savvy enough to get in early on that who am I to question his lead now? Sure it's a penny stock that could be delisted any day and no one would really notice, but so what. Guy is an investment mogul.
Screw it, yes. Someone get me Chuck Schwab on the phone, I have an order to place.
Some of the 33 miners who spent a record 69 days trapped underground in Chile say they have no choice but to go back to the pits. The miners became global media stars after they survived more than two months in a tunnel, 622m below the surface at a copper mine in Chile's northern Atacama desert. Some say they want to change jobs and are thinking of becoming fruit sellers or motivational speakers, while others admit they will have to return to work as miners. Four of the miners, Reygadas, Segovia, Edison Pena and Carlos Bugueno recently lost their disability pay for failing to undergo medical checks due to constant trips abroad as they enjoyed their newfound fame.
The Chilean miners are about to get their comeuppance for the little hoax they pulled on the entire world. Just like the 7 Dwarves found out, the fairy tale lifestyle can't last forever, sooner or later you're going to end up back in the mines.
It took a while but the world finally caught on to the whole scheme. Collecting disability while you're off touring the world, wearing sunglasses at night like celebrities, crooning on late night shows, pretending not to speak English, and running marathons. Those aren't things disabled people do guys.
I'm just thankful these phonies aren't from the United States. You get trapped in a mine and survive here and you'll collect disability for life, doesn't matter if the whole thing was one big trick. Not in Chile, they play for keeps. Two and a half months trapped in a mine = 2 and a half months of disability pay. Now get back to work, and leave my late night TV programming alone.
Serious question for any of you who happen to be on a condo board or god forbid are the condo president for their building, just how much were you picked on as a child? No seriously, when you signed up to be the hall monitor in grade school did you think it would help you make friends? GET A LIFE.
I live in a very quiet, very respectful condo building. Everyone keeps to themselves, you rarely hear a peep from your neighbors unless you pass each other walking in and out, and I can't remember ever hearing a loud party or music late night. About the only noise you do hear on occasion is someones door closing, or one of the hallways doors coming to a close. This noise is nothing ridiculous, its just an echo because our hallways are hardwood. Could it be a minor nuisance? I guess so, but its nothing that you can hear over the television or anything. Still, I walked out of my unit yesterday to find this on the door way to the lobby. Now I'm pretty sure its not aimed at my unit, but we've had run ins here with the association previously over some ludicrous complaints so it annoyed me all the same. Basically their complaints always come down to visitors. Two things here;
1) You live in a frigen condo building! This was your choice, if you didn't want to be aware of your neighbors comings and goings or share hallways withe everyone you should have bought a house, so suck it up and go pet your cat.
2) Just because you don't have friends who are willing to visit you (or friends at all I'm guessing) doesn't mean the rest of us want to live solitary, hermit like lifestyles, talking to our pets, scheming ways to get back at anyone who ever slighted us in life, and sending mass e-mails to the tenants outlining rules for our every day life. Fuck off.
Signed,
Everyone in the building that had friends growing up.
