Super Bowl and the Bail out
So This year the Super Bowl ads are going to run around 3 Million dollars for a 30 second spot….
I say any company that spends THAT much for 30 seconds (not to mention the production costs etc.) automaticly is NOT elligible for any type of govt bail out…
YOU HEAR ME DETROIT … I”M TALKING TO YOU !
Unsatisfied….again
Brad Childress does not have the talent to be a head football coach in
the NFL. I say this not as a knee jerk reaction to a poorly coached game
last night, but as a reflection on a 3 year body of work. The following
comments are in no particular order:
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We entered this 08 season in the same situation as 07, with no
realistic back up plan if T-Jack didn’t pan out. This was pure arrogance
on the part of Childress.
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Brad Childress has consistently made terrible game decisions.
His clock management is unforgivable, peewee football coaches make
better “clutch” decisions then Brad for example A) Yesterday, T-Jack
throws an interception that is returned for a touchdown (I’ll talk more
on this later). THEN He marches the Vikings 80 some odd yards and caps
the drive off with a 3 yard Peterson Touch down. It was a TOP quality
NFL QB move, Clearly this is the talent that the coaching staff has seen
in T-Jack…He was a field General. After scoring The Vikings force a
punt from the Eagles, The Vikings have 100% of the momentum. With 1 min
left in the first half (and the Vikings getting the ball in the 2nd
half) Childress decides to run the ball, my thought is “ok run the clock
out go into half down by 2″ I was ok with this decision, I would like to
see him take a stab, but I understand the conservative play here….
THEN for some GOD Awful reason he decides to throw a 6 yd pass on 2nd
down, this is incomplete. Now the clock is stopped with 40 seconds left
in the half … The Vikings Run on third down, the Eagles call time out
and get the ball back with .30 left in the half. This is NOT NFL quality
decision making. If your going to take your shot, do it on first down.
do a hitch and go or something, make a stab at getting an field goal
before the half, if you miss, THEN run 2 times and run the clock
out….this was a just a DUMB Call!!!!!! B) To start the 2nd half the
Vikings get the ball, two plays in a row T-Jack rolls to his right and
hits Klinesaucer for 13-17 yards give or take. This was a great call it
gave T-jack space it forced the Eagles to consider the run, and the play
gained yards…. the never did it again! The Childress era is flushed
with poor clock management, bad decisions (remember the game a few weeks
ago when the Vikings were down by 5 pending an extra point ? Rather then
go for 2 and bring the game to within a Field Goal we elect to kick the
1pt extra?!?! Leaving us 4pts behind, Again A terrible coaching
decision! I am DONE with Childress, I think he has assembled a great
team, but he can NOT coach them and should not be given that opportunity
again!
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Offense last night was anemic…Again, the play calling was
Vanilla and with out creativity. We have the best running back tandem in
football, why the F are they never on the field at the same time?! If
Miami can run the Wild Cat, College can run the Spread, and High School
can run the A-11 offense we could at lest try a wishbone, or split
Adrian out in the slot with Taylor in the backfield (or visa versa)
Again I put this on Coaching there is just NO excuse for the bland
offence we have on a week in and week out basis
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Speaking of offense, how many shots down the field did we take
last night? What was our longest pass play ? (30 yards to Berian, in the
2nd qtr, but it was just a 10 yard slant that he broke). What happened
to the 30 yard shanko hit, or a hitch and go from berian… with the way
the eagles jumped that out rout (the int for a TD) you run that play
again with a pump fake, and no safety help over the top (the free had
rolled to berians side) and that goes for 6 all day !
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I agree Taylor has been CLUTCH last night and has been a NUMBER
of times this year.
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I disagree with Peterson, I didn’t notice the play your talking
about. By that I mean I saw both of Petersons TD’s and I don’t remember
him excessively gloating. the 40 yard td he was tackled as he crossed
the line so it must have been the 3 yard TD and as I said I didn’t
notice anything there it was the culmination of an 80 yard dominant
performance by the offence…
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Petersons fumbleitis, it happens, WR’s get the drops, linemen
miss assignments, running backs fumble… Peterson had 2 bad games, He
still is the BEST running back in the NFL. I don’t care what people say
about the 1,0,-2,60 yard performance, the fact is, when EVERY defense in
the NFL knows we have no realistic pass threat, AND that Peterson is our
number 1 running back, he still busts plays for LONG touch down runs,
and that MORE then makes up for a couple fumbles. For the 2nd year in a
row Adrian Peterson LED the league in rushing (regular season) with 1760
yards, He also had 10 Touch downs he only lost 4 fumbles all year (it
just seems higher because of the way it was “highlighted” being at key
times. Oh and for the record he had the 2nd most rushing yards in the
wild card round…. the Negativity towards AD is a little premature if
you ask me!
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Our special teams was terrible….again….there is NO excuse
for this … we are the worst kick coverage team in the NFL …
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Over all the Vikings for the 2nd year in a row ended up about
where I thought they would at the beginning of the season, its just
frustrating because they do it in such a uninspired fashion….
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Key injury … EJ Henderson…He was the 1 player on the VKS for
the first 3 weeks prior to the injury ….
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Jared Allen, He is my new hero ! 14.5 sacks in the regular
season 3 forced fumbles, 2 safety’s… Plus 2 more sacks last night and
1 more forced fumble… He is electric to watch… You tube some of the
game, and check out how many times he actually rush’s the passer, then
is the 2nd guy 10 yards down field making tackles… he has a motor that
just doesn’t quit…. This guy is amazing and I am excited to watch him
next year….
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Benching T-Jack at the beginning of the season in hind sight I
think was a mistake (But I was for it at the time). Shanko doesn’t drop
the TD pass in week 3 and the viks win, T-jack doesn’t get benched, and
the season is VERY different.
I am frustrated because I feel the same way about the team as I did at
the end of last season, I am unsatisfied. The Vikings don’t sell hope,
because the team already has all the pieces in my mind, there are no
GLARING gaps, special teams needs work, but that’s scheming, and
execution. We need a legit person to compete for the starting QB job,
but I still think there is a strong chance T-Jack is the guy, I think he
finally “got it” in these last few games….. But I am still frustrated
by Childress, and the coaching in general, which is why I am
unsatisfied, and frustrated.
Customer Service
I really hate the new trend of “user based tech support” the message boards and wiki’s great for the average end user. Questions like “how do I lock my wireless internet” or “I cant get the program to install”
But once you get past that 1st level of basic questions the usefulness of those options drops off dramaticly.
I say the same goes for “call center’ support
1) The secret pin code you have to enter once you call an 800 number to get to the right person to help you with your problem. “oh prima en espanial diga espanial”
1a) Why is EVERY COMPANY ALWAYS Expiriencing “heavier then usual call volume”. If that is your outgoing message more then 50% of the time your open…. THE HEAVY CALL VOLUME IS [I]USUAL [/I][B]HIRE MORE PEOPLE!!!![/B]
2) You finaly get through to somebody 9 times out of 10 they are not the “right” person so again you get transfered. less then 5 minutes ALWAYS means more then 30……
3) Very true in the tech world, but other places as well. I finaly get to somebody, my guess this person does NOT actually speak english they are just parroting a script (this is why everytime you get transfered you have to start all over again “please verify the cable is pluged in securly to the back of the device…” I KNOW ITS FUCKING PLUGLED IN!”)
Dont get me wrong they speak english better then I speak Hindi or Spanish or what ever their native tongue is, but its still frustrating when I have to constantly try and find the most basic way to convey my message something is ALWAYS lost in the transation
4) After 30 min on hold, and another hr trying in vain to clarify my problem, you finaly get transfered to a manager…. I am rarly in a bad mood when I start one of these calls, but the process is so painful, that I am usualy in one by this point…. Having worked as a customer svc agent before I do my best to maintain my politness, but somtimes its just impossible….
I dont know if there are any studies to back this up, but I would hope that as more and more companies rely on outsourced customer service, and more and more consumers become dissenfranchised and frustrated. I HOPE this causes some form of backlash that forces companies to make their Customers a priority again ….
Eh but what do I know?
When I saw history
There are moments in our lives that become imprinted into our consciousness, where it is bigger then we are a you feel connected to every single person experiencing it, because you are all part of something. In my life I can think of 3 moments:
The OJ verdict
9-11
2008 Presidential Election
There are other moments that I remember, the Berlin Wall, Gulf War I and II, the LA Riots… But these three events are imprinted with in me.
OJ was the first time in my life when I remember that stop and watch feeling. I was in Spanish class and we turned the TV on to watch the verdict being read….
9-11 I remember every detail of that day, and I dont mean I remember where I was Moment by Moment I remember the emotion, the fear, the excitement, I remember where I went and who I talked to. I truly understand what people mean when they talk about the Kennedy Assassination or Pearl Harbor, I was there I lived it and I’ll never forget it…
This election, this election is something different, it is something you got to watch, experience and eventually take part in. I have felt privileged to be a part of this election. One way or another by tomorrow morning the past 8 years will be in the rear view mirror, we will have a new President elect, possibly the First black president, possibly the first female vice president…..
In my humble opinion, we have 2 presidential candidates that truely think they have a new and better way…4 years ago I couldn’t say that
Be a part of history, cast a ballot let your voice be heard, its a chance to make history
The Worst Breakfast in America FAIL
Bob Evans Stacked and Stuffed Caramel Banana Pecan Hotcakes
1,543 calories
77 g fat (26 g saturated; 9 g trans)
2,259 mg sodium
198 g carbs
109 g sugars
Steve Jobs, Please help
I love my Iphone, Everybody that has heard me talk about it knows (here I go again with the cell phones)
But I have a few requests, as a growing Apple user, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have listed a few applications I would like see brought to the Iphone:
1) MMS Text messages, How hard can that possibly be? Instead of a link to another page, how about the image is saved to a folder in your “Photos”
2) Nike+ Iphone, I know have been told Read on the internet that this is on its way. I’ll keep my fingers crossed
3) Voice/Turn By Turn Navigation, I have read that TomTom has developed an application that will run on the Iphone and provide turn by turn navigation, but that Apple is concerned about liability if there is some error and somebody follows directions into some sort of hazard!? There has to be a better reason then that… PLEASE Tell me there is a better reason then that!
4) SlingBox for Iphone, again I have read that this application has been completed, but AT&T is concerned about bandwidth usage? Come on if a 2g network can handle the usage then the 3g should easily be able to hold the extra traffic.
5)Issue a patch; How is it that when the new Iphone (3g) comes out my Car Charger(Firewire) and my JBL OnStage no longer will work? This seems the most simple of all, I understand that you want to drive additional purchases, but your also punishing those that have been loyal to your products in the past…
Steve, I think these simple requests are not asking for too much, most of them are already done and just need to be approved, so, what do you say? Can you help me out here?
(PS I Did email Steve Jobs to see if he would respond, I hear that on occasion he does)
Apple Anouncement Over Shadowed
Today Apple announced all kinds of interesting new things, Engadget was on hand to document the entire event.
Exciting news about a 32 GB Iphone, and a new Nano Bla bla bla…..
Steve, you make ungodly amounts of money, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD … if your going to wear your shirt tucked in…. WEAR A BELT!!!!
Sorry Personal Pet PEEVE!
Joy Luck Club
After a long weekend I have crafted my response, to Joy….My sweet little pet…. Enjoy
Hello, my little Joy Luck Club!
Joy, what a pleasure it is to hear from you again, I had a lonely weekend by myself. I took my Sail boat out on to the lake for a few days to “collect” myself. I find the soft lapping of the water soothing when I am confused, troubled, unsure where to go next.
You see Joy I feel this instant connection with you, from the very start I could tell that we have connected on a intimate level, you touched me, you touched me in a special place deep with in my heart, and when I heard of the tragedy that struck your family, the horror of the murders and the trials of your entire country, I knew …. I knew we could, help heal each other.
But Joy, I have to be honest, I have just met you and I don’t know that much about you yet, please after what happened to me last time, I need some time for this to build… I need to develop trust with you, and I need you to learn to trust me as well ….
To that end I will tell you a little about my past, you see about a year ago I met a woman online, her name was Maureen, we shared many things in common, in particular she loved sodomy, and hot caulk on a cold winters night. Well I quickly found myself falling in love with her, we traveled many places together, I took her all over the world and experienced all kinds of new things together, the tantric copulation, swingers parties, even some binding clubs after long nights at the Hash bar’s in Amsterdam. Well Joy, it was no big deal when Maureen needed to borrow some money for her medical condition, (you see she had a rare medical condition that caused her to often visit a sexual surrogate to quell her insatiable needs, even with the use of the latest penile enhancements I had a hard time satisfying her, but as she told me she didn’t want to visit these people, it was just a way of making it through her daily routines.)
You see Joy, it was not a second thought when she asked for the money, instantly I had financial planners over at Enron draft up a check, and despite the considerable amount of money, it was for Maureen, and so I didn’t give it a second thought, but alas, Maureen was not the sweet caring bowlegged woman that I had come to believe in, no….she had scammed me and stolen a considerable amount of money. Well what would be considerable to someone like her… I just felt used, and it wasn’t the money, I have plenty of that, it was the fact that she actually left me to start a new life with one of her surrogates, a dwarf named Senior Nipal, “Nip’s” as she used to call him. She lives with him now, on a small island in the Florida Key’s, and together they run an internet website devoted to … its difficult for me to say….. its devoted to “Squish” films…. The practice of using womens feet to crush various items, it is a perverse sexual abomination, yet strangely erotic.
So Joy, you can tell I clearly have some difficulties with trust, before this goes any further maybe you could tell me about yourself? And answer some questions I have about you?
1) Do you like Caulk?
2) Do you like light or dark caulk?
3) What is your middle name
4) Have you ever made an internet squish film
5) How would you feel about stomping bare foot through raw eggs?
6) Do you have any pets?
7) How much do you enjoy Sodomy
When is your Birthday?
9) Who is your favorite band?
10) Have you ever met MotoGoalie?
Joy, I can tell you have a kind heart, so if you don’t mind, I have written you a small poem to express the excitement I feel for you and this new blooming relationship
love myself
I want you to love me
When I’m feelin’ down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me
I don’t want anybody else
When I think about you
I touch myself
I don’t want anybody else
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You’re the one who makes me happy honey
You’re the sun who makes me shine
When you’re around I’m always laughing
I want to make you mine
I close my eyes
And see you before me
Think I would die
If you were to ignore me
A fool could see
Just how much I adore you
I get down on my knees
I’d do anything for you
I love myself
I want you to love me
When I’m feelin’ down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me
I want you
I don’t want anybody else
And when I think about you
I touch myself
Ooh, oooh, oooooh, aaaaaah
Gods speed my love!
Kindest regards
D. Ivinyls
Oh JOY!
If your reading this, you’ve gotten SPAM before…. On occasion, I enjoy conversing with “spammers” the results are usualy Fairley Humoruos…..I received an email recently from Joy, it is as follows:
Hello!
I am a lady of 22, I found you hear and picked interest in you.
My name is Joy .I wish to be in love relationship with you
and may be discover ourselves as real partners for life. Please send your email address in my inbox ;; And not site please
With this email adderss( XXX)
Thanks from my heart;
Yours in love,
Joy.
I dont know how I can resist something as beautiful and meaningful as that Instantly I was struck by a need to write her back….
Hello Joy,
I am so glad you emaild me, I have been looking at your profile online and you are extremel attractive. Most noticibly is the glory hole of your heart. Plesae write me back
I think that my pulsing man stick could fill that hole, if we only give each other the chance. I quiver with anticipation of your future words.
D. Hasselhoff
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