Obama's speech may have been inspirational (and how about that wife!), but it was nothing compared to this illuminating bio piece from The Daily Show:
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Speechless
If someone were to tap into my brain to create a commercial, this is the advert they would come up with. I know I post a lot of crap on here, but I can say without a single shred of irony that this is the single greatest TV spot I have ever seen. No idea how I missed it for so long.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Looking out for truth...
...and for good journalism. From ESPN The Magazine:
A MESSAGE TO THE IOC
by Luke Cyphers
This is rich.
IOC president Jacques Rogge said Usain Bolt overdid it with his celebration following the most remarkable run any sprinter has ever had.
"That's not the way we perceive being a champion," Rogge said Thursday.
Just shake hands, hand the ball to the ref, act like you've been there before. Problem is, nobody had been where Bolt just went—9.69 seconds in the 100 meters and 19.3 in the 200, both world records, the second of which came on his 22nd birthday.
And while we can quibble over whether the lanky Jamaican merits a turn on "Dancing with the Stars," his celebrations should be a cause for, well, celebration.
Because what we saw was a breakthrough in post-contest partying. For the past dozen or so years, "fierce" has been the key to a victory dance, lap, spike. Pounding chests, dagger pantomimes, warrior looks, anger and spite and assertion of dominance.
Chad Johnson, Joe Horn and Steve Smith started the trend away from rage, but, like he does with everything else, Bolt took it to another level.
What we saw from Bolt was joy—pure, unadulterated, genuine. "Can you believe what you just saw?! Me, neither! Commence to boogie!"
"I like having fun," Bolt said.
So do we. So let him.
And one more thing, an FYI to the IOC: How about getting your own house in order?
Allowing Wallace Spearmon, Bolt's good friend, to get three-quarters of the way through a victory lap before disqualifying him, taking away a bronze medal and thereby embarrassing him on his sport's biggest stage, was a low-class, low-life blunder.
That's not the way we perceive being a competent organization.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3546147
A MESSAGE TO THE IOC
by Luke Cyphers
This is rich.
IOC president Jacques Rogge said Usain Bolt overdid it with his celebration following the most remarkable run any sprinter has ever had.
"That's not the way we perceive being a champion," Rogge said Thursday.
Just shake hands, hand the ball to the ref, act like you've been there before. Problem is, nobody had been where Bolt just went—9.69 seconds in the 100 meters and 19.3 in the 200, both world records, the second of which came on his 22nd birthday.
And while we can quibble over whether the lanky Jamaican merits a turn on "Dancing with the Stars," his celebrations should be a cause for, well, celebration.
Because what we saw was a breakthrough in post-contest partying. For the past dozen or so years, "fierce" has been the key to a victory dance, lap, spike. Pounding chests, dagger pantomimes, warrior looks, anger and spite and assertion of dominance.
Chad Johnson, Joe Horn and Steve Smith started the trend away from rage, but, like he does with everything else, Bolt took it to another level.
What we saw from Bolt was joy—pure, unadulterated, genuine. "Can you believe what you just saw?! Me, neither! Commence to boogie!"
"I like having fun," Bolt said.
So do we. So let him.
And one more thing, an FYI to the IOC: How about getting your own house in order?
Allowing Wallace Spearmon, Bolt's good friend, to get three-quarters of the way through a victory lap before disqualifying him, taking away a bronze medal and thereby embarrassing him on his sport's biggest stage, was a low-class, low-life blunder.
That's not the way we perceive being a competent organization.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3546147
Proud moments in family history
Just got these photos in my inbox, and can't say I didn't feel a swell of pride seeing big things happen for good people (ok, I'm a little biased). I'll be making a toast to the wiser, more ambitious, and ultimately more responsible half of the Oloizia spawn this coming weekend, but for now I'll just post these up to show why my parents continue to let me live out here.
6 more years of Oloizia!
with Gram and Gramp
6 more years of Oloizia!
with Gram and Gramp
Saturday, August 23, 2008
BREAKING NEWS!
I'm usually not one for celebrity gossip, but a good friend sent this to my inbox and I couldn't resist. What happens to Brookfield East alumni ten years after they graduate from high school? They date Jennifer Aniston, of course.
From theinsider.com...
Report: Jennifer Aniston Hooking Up with Matt Felker
"Now that Jennifer Aniston's magical romance with John Mayer has come to an end, she's supposedly rebounding - with model Matt Felker!
Matt Felker used to date actress Selma Blair, and also appeared in Britney Spears' sexy music video for her hit single 'Toxic.'
Far from spending her days bumming around her sprawling LA mansion in a daze of self-pity, Jennifer Aniston is reportedly continuing on her soul-searching quest to feverishly screw away the internal strife find her life partner.
Basically, Matt Felker is the younger, edgier iteration of Paul Sculfor ..."
Which raises the question: Who the hell is Paul Sculfor?
From theinsider.com...
Report: Jennifer Aniston Hooking Up with Matt Felker
"Now that Jennifer Aniston's magical romance with John Mayer has come to an end, she's supposedly rebounding - with model Matt Felker!
Matt Felker used to date actress Selma Blair, and also appeared in Britney Spears' sexy music video for her hit single 'Toxic.'
Far from spending her days bumming around her sprawling LA mansion in a daze of self-pity, Jennifer Aniston is reportedly continuing on her soul-searching quest to feverishly screw away the internal strife find her life partner.
Basically, Matt Felker is the younger, edgier iteration of Paul Sculfor ..."
Which raises the question: Who the hell is Paul Sculfor?
Friday, August 22, 2008
How to beat Japan in soccer
In honor of Japan's participation in the Olympics, and in bitter resignation of watching the Japanese women take down the US softball team this evening, here's an old Pepsi commercial from the 2002 World Cup.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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