Stupid People Suck

There's nothing worse than an ignorant person trying to prove a point. This morning on 95.5 The Game (sports radio), the host Chad Doing said that he didn't like rap or Hip Hop music. It's just not his thing. Some moron proceeds to call in and say that Chad is a racist. Really? Just because he doesn't like rap music.

Fortunately Chad didn't miss a beat. He listed off about ten Motown artists from the 70s that he loves, all of which are black. The caller, in his infinite wisdom, refused to back down. At this point, Chad asked him if he liked country music. The caller said no. Of course, Chad followed that up with, "So that means you must hate white people."

After some more stammering and ill-conceived statements, the caller decided to finish making his point by saying that basketball is a black person sport, you need thugs on your team in order to win a championship, and then hung up.

While it was entertaining, it's hard not to feel bad for someone who is looking so hard for the hate. He must be living a pretty miserable life.

Bed Mart's Lack of Creativity

I don't expect a lot out of local commercials, but I can't stand Bed Mart's new Be Bed Smart ads. They make me want to rip out my brain and throw it at the TV every time they come on. At least the mattress nightmares had some semblance of creativity.

B Roy and the Blazers

It's great that the Blazers won in a must win situation. I think they got the same home court calls that the Mavs got in game one, and there's nothing wrong with that.

B Roy had a big game, but I still don't think he's a game changer anymore. Portland, in all it's fickleness, is conveniently singing a different tune this morning. Don't get me wrong; Roy still has a good shot and can kind of get to rim; he just doesn't do it in a max contract way.

Here's hoping the Blazers can grab another win at home and head back to Dallas with a clean slate. And as far as Roy is concerned, I just hope he keeps ballin'. I would love for him to prove my skepticism wrong. But more than that, I just hope he can continue to contribute.

This is pretty cool.

I hate the rain...

That pretty much sums it up. I'm sick and tired of the rain. When people say that it's not that bad, I want to punch them in the face. It is that bad.

Best Video Advertisement

This won Ad Age's award for Best Video Advertisement. It's more of a short film. It's really well done.

Wheat Thins Stix Commercial

I'm sure this one will be overplayed soon, but for now it's still funny.

Outdoor Industry Gets Funnier

Quote From My Day

"Should we schedule a meeting to talk about our next meeting?"

Pass the Popcorn: Cyrus

So this dude who's kind of a loser falls for a chick who has a kid with mommy issues. Oh yeah, the kid is 21+ years old. That's basically the plot of Cyrus.

Cyrus is the epitome of the indie film. The actors all do a great job and there are some really interesting scenes, but the movie can't quite get off the ground.

I liked it but can't quite bring myself to recommend it.

Pass the Popcorn: The Tourist

An American tourist visiting Italy is singled out by a mysterious woman. Sounds interesting. To bad it wasn't. Everybody called this one in - the writer, the director, and the actors.

There was one cool shot in the entire movie. Besides that, I'm pretty sure the studio was trying to bore the audience into submission. I can't believe it was nominated for a Golden Globe.

How Many Sleeps?

My daughter doesn't quite get the idea that "days" are how we keep track of time. She prefers to track time with how many "sleeps" it has been.

For instance, if I told her we were going to see her friends tomorrow, she would have no problem saying "next year" or "next week" instead of tomorrow. But if I told her that in one sleep, we will be going to see her friends, she would know that we are leaving tomorrow. Go figure.

Pear Blossom

In my infinite wisdom, I have decided to run the Pear Blossom 5k this weekend with my wife. In my earlier years, I would scoffed at the idea of this being a challenge. But since my knees went to shit on me, running has become part of the past.

Regardless, I dusted off the old running shoes last night and ran a mile... one solitary mile to see how I would feel. My body got angry at me. I was way more tired than I had expected to be, and my knee is already little sore today.

So there it is. This is what I've become - a whiner, a complainer, a man full of excuses. My plan now revolves around ibuprofen, ice, and pure stubbornness. I will run one more mile tonight just to give my lungs a shock and then wait till Saturday.

Everything in me is saying that I should take it easy and run at my wife's pace - finish the race and get on with my life. But I will not. This weekend has become my Little Big Horn but it will not be my last stand.

The Decemberists: The King is Dead

I'm digging the new Decemberists album - The King is Dead. It's got a little more of a folk hit than their last disc.

Situation Under Control

A Comcast representative read my blog post, which didn't speak too kindly of the company and how felt I was being treated. They contacted me and rectified the situation. Thank you, Comcast. I appreciate it.

Now that's the power of social media.

Sucker Punch - Probably for Suckers.

I'm intrigued by Sucker Punch on two levels. First, the graphic elements look like they have promise. Of course, I thought the same thing about Max Payne. Granted, Payne was cool to look at, but the movie sucked. The same thing might happen here.

Secondly, when you have this many hot chicks running around with guns, it really should be rated R. I'm mean seriously, it screams, "show me some skin." And for that reason alone, I will probably skip it.