tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post7580538618902702652..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Fourth of July Weekend Open Thread!AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22907612396331926312011-07-02T23:30:09.962-04:002011-07-02T23:30:09.962-04:00Andrew, just checked my email and saw that. Will d...Andrew, just checked my email and saw that. Will do.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56071560880212704312011-07-02T20:37:40.689-04:002011-07-02T20:37:40.689-04:00T_Rav, I'm not a fan of metrosexuals either. ...T_Rav, I'm not a fan of metrosexuals either. But there are a lot of non-metrosexuals I don't like as well.<br /><br />No problem on the review. Take your time. (Also, sent you an e-mail about it.)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87083991682113016672011-07-02T20:17:29.451-04:002011-07-02T20:17:29.451-04:00By a strange coincidence, all the actors I don'...By a strange coincidence, all the actors I don't like are in fact metrosexuals. Yeah, kind of weird, but whatever. <br /><br />Meanwhile, as an fyi, I'm still working on my "TWD" review. I've got most of a rough draft down, but it'll be a few days with revisions and all.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70281640035833413272011-07-02T18:46:06.504-04:002011-07-02T18:46:06.504-04:00Scott, Yeah, I've seen that. But just because...Scott, Yeah, I've seen that. But just because idiots misuse a word doesn't mean we should abandon it? Besides, this is a great word -- it's a very fitting word and it's much better than the more wordy "effete pretty-boys."<br /><br />Don't believe the general meme that education is not worth it. I know it's popular to say that right now, but it's pretty stupid. The proof that education is always the superior choice is unassailable.<br /><br />BUT, there is a catch, and this is where people get confused. It depends on the kind of education you get. People who get worthwhile degrees and make good use of their time have little problem finding jobs throughout their careers. But too many people are getting pointless, time wasting degrees (e.g. American Studies, Gender Studies, etc.) and they rarely bother learning anything or taking advantage of their time. These are the people who show up in the surveys as "college educated" but working at the mall or unemployed.<br /><br /><br />Still, piracy is your best option. Let me send you some brochures! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-85971825975522746002011-07-02T17:47:00.945-04:002011-07-02T17:47:00.945-04:00Yes, I think it is overused, at least on certain w...Yes, I think it is overused, at least on certain websites where it comes across as code for: "Actor I don't like." :-)<br /><br />I'm not giving up on NYC (you didn't misread anything) but, as expesive as college is, it's even more expensive up there. And, yes, degrees. I can't throw a rock without hitting an article titled "Is college worth it?" Long story short, I don't even know what I'd major in and it may not be worth it anyway. There are no guarantees. The girl I know who moved back in with her folks has a Master's degree and works at the mall!<br /><br />Piracy isn't for me. But you are correct, the commute wouldn't be too bad... unless I-95 is backed up. :-)<br /><br />(I'm heading out so I'll chime in later.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24057149254900837242011-07-02T17:23:25.526-04:002011-07-02T17:23:25.526-04:00Scott, I wasn't aware metrosexual was an overu...Scott, I wasn't aware metrosexual was an overused term these days? I take it to mean -- weak-willed, effeminate pretty boy.<br /><br />So are you giving up NYC? Or am I misreading this? <br /><br />P.S. School is overrated. Have you considered piracy? It's very profitable -- just ask any Somali. Besides, living in Florida, you wouldn't even have a long commute. :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40881902591935812252011-07-02T17:05:02.153-04:002011-07-02T17:05:02.153-04:00^I'm not paying much attention to Snyder's...^I'm not paying much attention to Snyder's <i>Superman</i> but I sincerely hope they don't do the same thing (origin story -> Superman foils Luthor's crooked land deal). I wasn't a fan of Bryan Singer's film but I thought Brandon Routh was much better than people give him credit for. If he came off as "metrosexual" (an overused term that people use to mean anything nowadays), it's because of the subpar material he was given.<br /><br />Let's see... I decided to fly back to FL for the 4th of July. I was gonna take a bus to DC, then I realized, "Everything will be much more expensive this weekend!" Incidentally, two friends of mine had to move back in with their parents and I'm curretly contemplating a return to school since I can't be a temp with two Associate's Degrees forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-9789108508113181832011-07-02T10:55:50.057-04:002011-07-02T10:55:50.057-04:00Tom, If environmentalists don't like it, then ...Tom, If environmentalists don't like it, then they should invent low-emission cows. Or they could stand around behind cows making sure to "absorb" any emissions that come out of said cows before they can hurt the planet. That sounds like a good job for environmentalists! ;-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29140634603679815702011-07-02T10:52:54.954-04:002011-07-02T10:52:54.954-04:00DUQ, Not much honestly. Snider did well with 300,...DUQ, Not much honestly. Snider did well with 300, but the rest of his work hasn't impressed me. And Superman isn't really all that interesting to me -- especially the metrosexual they've turned him into. I take you're interested?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14864502828703823192011-07-02T10:40:10.045-04:002011-07-02T10:40:10.045-04:00I was off line all of yesterday, weird tech device...I was off line all of yesterday, weird tech devices, and missed out on being current. <br />Belated response.<br /><br />I agree with Tam, food causes the carbon footprint. Example; CO2 combined with CH4(Methane) will give you two molecules of water H2O and two Carbon molecules or soot by another name.<br />The only conclusion of course is to make food unavailable or so costly that the production of methane is curtailed to 1880 levels.Tehachapi Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23445320966567532332011-07-02T09:59:24.149-04:002011-07-02T09:59:24.149-04:00Any interest in the upcoming Zack Snider Superman ...Any interest in the upcoming Zack Snider Superman movie?DUQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16866392255533353252011-07-02T09:05:50.043-04:002011-07-02T09:05:50.043-04:00Ed, America will always be number 1, I have no dou...Ed, America will always be number 1, I have no doubt about that.<br /><br />And the China stuff is the same garbage the media-left said about Germany/Italy in the 1930, Russia in the 1950s, Japan in the 1970s/1980s, Europe/the Asian Tigers in the 1990s, and now China, and India in 2020. None of it will ever come to pass because it's based on flawed theory and an assumption that a small sample of data will be stretched out forever in a straight line. But economies don't work that way.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15848282395326070832011-07-02T01:35:02.912-04:002011-07-02T01:35:02.912-04:00Also, Happy 4th Everyone!
America... Heck yeah!Also, Happy 4th Everyone!<br /><br />America... Heck yeah!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27269801182546285032011-07-02T01:34:33.074-04:002011-07-02T01:34:33.074-04:00Andrew, I've been seeing the China story too, ...Andrew, I've been seeing the China story too, though the MSM doesn't play it much for some reason. I guess they don't want to talk about foreign stuff or maybe it just doesn't fit with the idea that America's days are number. Either way though, America is and always shall be the best. I look forward to your article on it!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40721727675632930772011-07-01T23:44:59.422-04:002011-07-01T23:44:59.422-04:00T-Rav, It was an incredibly stupid argument, that&...T-Rav, It was an incredibly stupid argument, that's what struck me. Then I saw the Wisconsin thing and said, this needs to be addressed. So I'll work on it for Tuesday.<br /><br />Seriously, taxpayers should be forced to pay billions more in taxes so kids don't have to buy used instruments for an after school activity? Only a true assh~le liberal could think that is a compelling argument.<br /><br /><br />On China, I've got interesting data on that too -- turns out that the laws of economics cannot be repealed and China is hitting the prosperity wall, so it's super growth is about to grind to a halt. It's pretty interesting stuff, but the China story of world dominance is about to come to an end... as predicted.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-78943209345347474892011-07-01T23:33:40.306-04:002011-07-01T23:33:40.306-04:00Oh dear, our kids won't be able to learn Chine...Oh dear, our kids won't be able to learn Chinese! Wait, that might be a good thing; maybe it'll force the Chinese to keep learning English and thus not be able to fully take over as world superpower. And who cares if the instruments are full of spit? I used to play the sax, and I wouldn't have cared if it had other kids' spit in it. In fact, the other kids at school used to spit on me all the time! Or wait, maybe I was spitting on them...yeah, I'm pretty sure I was spitting on them. Hmmm....where was I? Oh, right, yeah that's a stupid argument.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35694994102542903962011-07-01T22:14:32.331-04:002011-07-01T22:14:32.331-04:00T-Rav, Here's the link: LINK
As an interesti...T-Rav, Here's the link: <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/06/union-curbs-rescue-wisconsin-school-district" rel="nofollow">LINK</a><br /><br /><br />As an interesting aside on this, just as I first saw this article, I also saw an article in <i>The Economist</i> that has to be taken apart. It's utterly ridiculous. It's trying argue that cuts in education are unacceptable because schools won't be able to add Mandarin Chinese classes and because kids will be forced to pay fees for things like Prom and Band (something that's always been true).... and our poor, poor kids will be forced to buy used instruments full of other kids' spit because of the economy. Boo hoo hoo.<br /><br />I'm serious, this was their argument. Massively higher class sizes, prom fees and used musical instruments full of spit. Apparently, instruments can't be cleaned.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81710967748212209292011-07-01T21:52:08.347-04:002011-07-01T21:52:08.347-04:00rla, here's the link. Andrew'll have to ma...rla, here's the link. Andrew'll have to make it functional, though. It's a fairly awesome story, all around.<br /><br />http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/06/union-curbs-rescue-wisconsin-school-districtT-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26293350567437086332011-07-01T21:33:41.231-04:002011-07-01T21:33:41.231-04:00That's the spirit Stan! I can't wait to s...That's the spirit Stan! I can't wait to see liberals on television all upset about all the BBQs! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18981026851844714272011-07-01T21:24:00.441-04:002011-07-01T21:24:00.441-04:00You can count on it! You’ll be able to spot my bar...You can count on it! You’ll be able to spot my barbeque from the Space Station.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74490389745768889162011-07-01T20:45:46.741-04:002011-07-01T20:45:46.741-04:00Stan, Happy 4th! Make sure to use extra carbon! :...Stan, Happy 4th! Make sure to use extra carbon! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50792434003979446832011-07-01T20:44:49.295-04:002011-07-01T20:44:49.295-04:00rlaWTX, I can imagine why you all wouldn't hav...rlaWTX, I can imagine why you all wouldn't have fireworks. We're not allowed to have them in the city for the same reason -- the city is so dry fireworks would probably burn it down. In fact, we've had several fires in recent days that took a couple days to put out -- nothing like Texas, NM or AZ, but still enough to put a haze in the air.<br /><br />Don't worry, I'll watch the Texan jokes... though at least one was an Aggie joke. :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91969595047252755542011-07-01T19:19:12.464-04:002011-07-01T19:19:12.464-04:00Happy 4th everyone!
You can bet my grill will be ...Happy 4th everyone!<br /><br />You can bet my grill will be fired up.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15065940711966418552011-07-01T18:38:44.951-04:002011-07-01T18:38:44.951-04:00no fireworks around here except the carefully cont...no fireworks around here except the carefully controlled ones at the baseball stadium... BUT we are now in the low to mid 90's !!! we broke a previous record of 14? straight 100+ temp days... it's amazing the diff b/w 95 and 105!<br /><br />can you post the link about WI?<br /><br />And, Andrew, you'd better watch it about Texan jokes - unless they are Aggie jokes, or if you can turn them into OK jokes! ;)rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55607331508584696852011-07-01T17:43:09.164-04:002011-07-01T17:43:09.164-04:00T_Rav, I saw that. In fact, I was thinking about ...T_Rav, I saw that. In fact, I was thinking about writing about it! The most amazing part to me was the bit about the health care -- how they had to buy health insurance from a company owned by the union. And that company told them there would be a huge premium increase this year. But now that they have a choice, suddenly that same company has decided to offer a discount instead of an increase!<br /><br />That should be considered criminal behavior on the part of the union.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com