Author: Dale

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Fade Away

I am a fan of the collected works of one Ian Thornley and have mentioned such several times. I was excited for a few minutes when I found out about this contest:

Ian Thornley discusses the LCBO’s Whisky Rocks Competition from LCBO on Vimeo.

The excitement was short lived because I went and read the small print that says you must be a resident of Ontario, you know, in Canada. So instead of doing a full cover version and a video I did a crappy lil one-take recording in the basement after figuring out the song by ear.

Couple of rough spots, but really why put much effort into it when it would be a waste of time?

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Operation Smile

A few years back the band I was in played a show that benefited Operation Smile. This was the first occasion that I had heard of this organization that helps mostly kids with cleft lips and/or palates and other facial deformities. After that show, even though I was a dirt poor college student I gave money to the organization cause it seemed to be a very nice cause.

Well, today I came across this video that shows one of the kids who is helped by such events and donations:

I just thought it was really great to see her seeing her face. Go ahead and make a donation if you like.

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You Gotta See This Rescue

A motorcyclist was trapped under a burning car in Logan Utah when a group of people banded together despite the heat and danger of explosion to lift the car and pull the man out.

 

Don’t hesitate to help someone in danger whether physical, emotional or spiritual just go for it.

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Biggest Disappointment Ever

The title may be a bit overly dramatic but we should all be at least a little disappointed. Some time ago I saw that Nike had filed for a patent on something that got me very excited. I saw an announcement the other day that I thought would be the realization of years of hopes. Sadly this was not the case and I must voice my disappointment.

The patent was for the “Back to the Future 2” self-lacing shoes.

The thought of owning my own pair makes me insane with excitement. So last week when Nike had an announcement on the way I thought the waiting was over. The announcement was that Nike would be auctioning off 1,500 pairs of these shoes but they don’t actually lace themselves when put on. So not only would they be bought up by people with a ton of money to blow on them but they don’t even do the coolest thing that they should do. Not only are they going for more than $3,000 a piece and don’t do what they should, but they look stupid.

When it comes to those I have to say, “Keep it. I got a PitBull Now!”

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Honk if You Love Capitalism

I am a big fan of capitalism. Although it is not my pie-in-the-sky favorite dream system, I see it as a system that truly reflects what is in the character of the people. I see it as a system that can automatically punish those who have poor character. I have argued that what we have in the U.S. is really an ugly hybrid of capitalism and various oligarchical traits.

We currently have a great many people in the world who are very confused about capitalism, regarding what it is and what it does. This confusion is partly due to the fact that all people know is what we are currently living under that is labeled as capitalism.

Check out this video that could help dispel some of the misconceptions:

 

…And knowing is half the battle

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Someone Who Gets It – Marco Rubio

If you know me you know I am incredibly hard to please when it comes to selecting someone to represent me. I have paid some attention to Marco Rubio and have found him to be a person who understands a great many principles that I espouse myself. That is not to say that I agree wholeheartedly with anything he has said or will say. I just see him as one of the few who understand important principles. I saw this video today that pushed me even further into his camp, in spite of my not agreeing 100% with everything mentioned by him. It is just too bad that I can’t vote for him in anything coming up.

 

Isn’t it great to get that ever too rare breath of fresh air?

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I Should Have Done That – Sharpton Edition

You gotta be quick. I just move too slow I guess. This is almost as bad as the time I invented Twitter (true story) and then Twitter beat me to it. This is a good one.

You may or may not know that MSNBC has given Al Sharpton his own show. He has said some funtastic things like the Dow is down “630%” and other genius stuff. But the other day he began to spill forth some of his greatest work. Behold the glory:

 

That is good as gold. Are you as fired up to fight for the communist cause in Wisconsin as I am?

Well, somebody was quick on the draw and whipped up a great t-shirt that captures the glory of this Braveheart-like battle cry. Behold greater glory:

 

You can buy your own here if you feel the power of that great speech.

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Baby’s First 4th of July Meeting

My father’s family usually has some kind of reunion on the 4th of July. In the year that my oldest child was first in existence for the 4th, my uncle called my brother and invited us to go. My brother covered his phone microphone and asked me if we wanted to go. I wasn’t feeling like it that day and told him to say “no” and give any reason he wanted, which would have included possibly just blaming me for no one going. What happened next is one for the history books.

He uncovered the phone and said, “No we’re not going to make it. Dale has to take his baby to a baby’s first 4th of July meeting.” Everyone in the room started to laugh at him as it was the most ridiculous excuse ever made up by anyone. After he hung up I said, “Well with an excuse like that, now we have to show up.” And we went to the reunion. In honor of my brother now having a son and with it being his first 4th of July I thought it would be a great time to whip this up: