Adam & Glennae

“Thank god we’re punishing people for talent and hard work. Let’s not allow excellence to get out of hand, okay?” Quote from Digg.com that sums up this BS.

From Yahoo:

The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.

Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho’s team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it. They say Jericho’s coach, Wilfred Vidro, has resigned.

I saw this story on Kare 11 last night. Heard about it again this morning on 93X. Then, it popped up on Digg. This is really pathetic. What an awful example these adults are setting for the children involved. Please, don’t strive for excellence. For if you achieve it, you will no longer be allowed to participate.

Please kids, for your own sake, strive for mediocrity. Underperforming is obviously key to success these days.

http://www.rallyfortherepublic.com/

I plan to attend. Let me know if you’d like to!

Born 6.23.08 at approximately 7pm

Proud parents: Jennifer and Mike

8.5 inches, 9 ounces

Although you were part of our lives for only a short time, you will be in our hearts forever

Or, maybe I should say MapleWOOD.

I’ve been seeing this quote on various blogs and sites I frequent. Enough to wonder, “Where the hell does this come from?” So I did a little research. Turns out it’s from our good friend Bill O’Reilly — and when say “good friend” I mean the spawn of satan.

From worthless-hack.com:

Yes, the man who holds himself up as the great moral voice of this country was once the host of a tabloid television show. From the clip, I can’t tell if the teleprompter wasn’t working, or if he just didn’t understand the words on the screen.

And, on to the show…

Don’t miss the dance remix. This left me in tears:

EDIT: Just ran across some more remixes:
http://www.thesixtyone.com/billoreilly/music/

OTTAWA - The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.

The deal could also impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing those companies to hand over customer information without a court order.

Called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the new plan would see Canada join other countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, to form an international coalition against copyright infringement.

Excerpt from The Vancouver Sun

So, let me get this straight. I’ll need to carry around my entire CD collection to prove to you that I own the music on my iPod? Plus I’ll need to carry around my DVDs to prove to you that I own the movies on my laptop when I travel? I’m so happy to see our government focusing on securing our borders from such malicious threats… while drugs continue to waft in from the south, and God-knows-what from either coast.

And, yes, please examine the contents of my computer and monitor my internet activity at any time with no court order. That’s also in my best interest.

So, who’s behind ACTA in the US? Let’s see…

Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)[4]

Now, who “donates” to this man’s campaign?

2006 Contributions:
- Time Warner $21,000
- News Corp $15,000
- Sony Corp of America $14,000
- Walt Disney Co $13,550
- Top two Industries:
- TV/Movies/Music $181,050
- Lawyers/Law Firms $114,200

I scoff at those who truly believe that we have a government “for the people, by the people.” We have a government run by businesses such as those listed above. If you’ve got the money, you’ve got the power. It’s not rocket science. Follow the money trail. A system interested in “the people” would be addressing real issues. Not this bullshit.

Yeah, I’m a nerd.

We’re going to check these guys out May 28th at First Ave. I had never heard of these guys until we picked up Rock Band for the xbox. We’ll have a review after the show!

I can’t embed the Youtube videos so check them out here:

Song: Welcome Home

Song: The Running Free

EDIT: Here’s one I can embed:

Good stuff.