Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sick
Haven't really been inspired to post anything funny or witty due to my recent ailment. I will be back on my A game this weekend. Hope all 5 people who may read this are doing well.
P.S. I am looking forward to my delivery Chinese food...yay for soup!!
P.S. I am looking forward to my delivery Chinese food...yay for soup!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Snow?
Is this the best D.C. can do for snow? Well, I shouldn't complain, at least I got to see the white flakes...but Montgomery County calling school...that's just nuts!
In other news, I made Moroccan chicken for dinner...something new and different, it was really tasty. I halved the recipe, but still ended up with a large quantity of leftovers...if anyone is hungry, by all means come by.
I think I might be getting a cold, throat feels a bit like a mix between cement and sandpaper. So I think I will be pumpkinizing earlier than usual....that's par for Uncle Stale though. ;-)
In other news, I made Moroccan chicken for dinner...something new and different, it was really tasty. I halved the recipe, but still ended up with a large quantity of leftovers...if anyone is hungry, by all means come by.
I think I might be getting a cold, throat feels a bit like a mix between cement and sandpaper. So I think I will be pumpkinizing earlier than usual....that's par for Uncle Stale though. ;-)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Who's the bigger idiot?
Who does everyone hate more? Although Dildo...I mean Blago certainly has the dumb combover and creepy stare, Paterson is a close second and you've gotta love Fred Armisen's impersonation. So who takes the cake, the guy who compared his life to Pearl Harbor, or the crack addict who appointed the NRA's most prized upstate New York blonde hick?
I was inspired by Maureen Dowd:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/opinion/25dowd.html?_r=1
Please leave your comments!!
I was inspired by Maureen Dowd:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/opinion/25dowd.html?_r=1
Please leave your comments!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Colonials Basketball
Well, I just returned from the Smith Center....two thoughts...I miss the 2005-2006 squad and Hobbs needs to be canned now.
We only got there about 30 mins early, and got seats first row behind the GW bench. What an interesting experience. Forget that we'd already lost 8 straight, and that we had the best seat in the house to cheer us away from number 9. It was a decent game by recent standards...we played Rhode Island to double OT and managed to hang tough despite some bogus refs. But I am not gonna blame the game on the refs even though Diggs, our best player, fouled out with about 8 minutes to go in regulation. I am going to blame this one on Hobbs and the verbal abuse he dished out faster than fast-break passes and more intense than slam dunks. Never have I heard one short man scream louder, or convulse more wickedly at each mistake. I frankly wondered if we even conducted practices anymore and if the the meaning of his four letter tirades had lost their effectiveness...
No I did not bow him as he entered, nor did I boo. Instead I just shook my head and reminisced about the glory days of Mike, Pops, JR and Carl. There were a few bright spots, Ware the freshman played well and Johnny Lee had two clutch 3s down the stretch. Even Diggs managed 18 points before taking a seat. Too bad players look as if they are going to cry when Hobbs screams at them. I mean come on...where is the love coach? It's time to give up the "fuck you Witherspoon's" and "you are going to shoot us to a loss" Damian's. I have had enough of our crap and miss the good ole' days. Well, at least those fuckers at Georgetown lost today as well.
I guess it's time to switch my laundry, and cool my jets with the Week in Review section of the NYTimes and beer!
We only got there about 30 mins early, and got seats first row behind the GW bench. What an interesting experience. Forget that we'd already lost 8 straight, and that we had the best seat in the house to cheer us away from number 9. It was a decent game by recent standards...we played Rhode Island to double OT and managed to hang tough despite some bogus refs. But I am not gonna blame the game on the refs even though Diggs, our best player, fouled out with about 8 minutes to go in regulation. I am going to blame this one on Hobbs and the verbal abuse he dished out faster than fast-break passes and more intense than slam dunks. Never have I heard one short man scream louder, or convulse more wickedly at each mistake. I frankly wondered if we even conducted practices anymore and if the the meaning of his four letter tirades had lost their effectiveness...
No I did not bow him as he entered, nor did I boo. Instead I just shook my head and reminisced about the glory days of Mike, Pops, JR and Carl. There were a few bright spots, Ware the freshman played well and Johnny Lee had two clutch 3s down the stretch. Even Diggs managed 18 points before taking a seat. Too bad players look as if they are going to cry when Hobbs screams at them. I mean come on...where is the love coach? It's time to give up the "fuck you Witherspoon's" and "you are going to shoot us to a loss" Damian's. I have had enough of our crap and miss the good ole' days. Well, at least those fuckers at Georgetown lost today as well.
I guess it's time to switch my laundry, and cool my jets with the Week in Review section of the NYTimes and beer!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Personal Genomics
I read an interesting article (thanks for the magazine Mom and Dad) from an early January issue of NYTimes magazine. It explores the phenomenon and growing field of personal genomics which has cropped up with the evolution (sorry for the pun) of the field of genomics thanks to growth of boutique genetics (rather people's desire to examine their own DNA for clues to their personality, intelligence, physical traits, chance of carrying/expressing/passing on of disease, etc.). The field is very exciting and intriguing, and as the cost lowers and the ability to understand more of the ramifications or grows I believe more and more people, the common man, not just the person who has an extra $500-100,000 dollars to see their personal list of nucleotides will be obtaining their own genetic code. Yet this power raises many interesting ethical questions and concerns such as genetic engineering, more selective mating or not mating whatever the case may be and the ability to see whether one will develop a life altering condition in the future. If your parent had Huntington's Disease, would you want to know your future, to live your life like a ticking clock, or just appreciate your health everyday and carpe diem?
While reading the article I was excited by the new technology and thought I would be interesting in knowing my genetics, from a curiosity, health, and science perspective. Nevertheless, I am not sure I would be prepared to deal with the answers?
What do you think? Would you want to know your A's, C's, T's and G's?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/magazine/11Genome-t.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all
While reading the article I was excited by the new technology and thought I would be interesting in knowing my genetics, from a curiosity, health, and science perspective. Nevertheless, I am not sure I would be prepared to deal with the answers?
What do you think? Would you want to know your A's, C's, T's and G's?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/magazine/11Genome-t.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all
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