It’s not easy finding the right career path in life. Many of our own perceptions on what makes a good profession is shaped and sometimes even warped by the views of our family, friends, and perhaps most significantly, by the media’s relentless spin. There are many jobs out there that may look attractive and rewarding [...]
From SI.com's FanNation:Who is the most overrated player in baseball ? Derek Jeter, Yankees SS.....10%Barry Zito, Giants P.....9%J.D. Drew, Red Sox OF.....7%Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 3B.....7%Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox 1B.....4%David Wright, Mets 3B......4%Mark Prior, Padres SP.....3%Andruw Jones, Dodgers CF.....3%Curt Schilling, Red Sox SP.....3%Juan Pierre, Dodgers CF.....2%[Based on a survey of 4
Check out this really interesting article about marriage and relationships from Psychology Today. My favorite quote from the whole article from page 2: Compatibility is overrated.
THANK GOODNESS. I have often become very worried about this very issue in my marriage. Most of the time, my husband and I are quite happy together. But you look [...]
Check out this really interesting article about marriage and relationships from Psychology Today. My favorite quote from the whole article from page 2: Compatibility is overrated.
THANK GOODNESS. I have often become very worried about this very issue in my marriage. My husband and I are quite happy together. But you look around and see those [...]
I attended a Denver football clinic last year and the speaker, an ex college coach, brought up a very interesting point for youth football coaches. How many times do you see a perfect form tackle in a high school, college or pro football games? He proposed not very often, and you know what, I must [...]
So I was going to be writing an article today on a “great new up and coming artist” that no one has heard about. Instead, I regret to inform you that I am going to have to tell you about how silly the people who “hired” me to write are. They are a [...]
Ever tried sending a 100MB or even a 20MB file via email? You can’t do it, that’s why there’s a whole bunch of companies out there offering a free “file drop service”. Here’s how it works: 1) You fill in a form, usually just an email address and name is needed
2) Upload your large file 3) Hit send and your receiver will get a simple email saying “You have a file waiting for yo
Another coach who seems to get a free pass is Jeff Fisher, the coach of the Titans.
Fisher, who rode Buddy Ryan's coattails to the NFL, still is riding high on the memory of one indelible image: being one yard short of defeating the high flying St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.
At the start of the 2008 season, Fisher will be the NFL's longest tenured head coach. Why?
If you count 1994, when
This poll thing is kinda fun and, unfortunately for all of you, potentially endless. Already two topics for new polls have Just Jody and I arguing (in a good-natured “we both have different opinions about a scene in one of our favorite shows” kind of way, not a “I hate you, you’re wrong!” kind of [...]
Rapper Lil Wayne is getting alot of radio airplay which makes it really annoying. Every 5 seconds his records are getting played. First of all he looks like "The Predator" and his flow is wack. Can somebody please call "The Governator" and ask him to take him out. That cough medicine might be damaging his voice because he sounds like a frog. This guy is severely overrated and sounds like he has pleghm. I would rather hear K-Fed rap about his kids. Anybody who hangs out with a dude that calls himself "Baby" deserves to get locked up. May the judge be easy with him but sentence him to do communtiy service in Angola. I'm out. 40Master E.G Radio, ExtravaGangsta Radio,
Two of the most impressive individual streaks are Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak and Orel Hershiser’s 59 consecutive scoreless innings. For their accomplishments they took home the 1941 MVP and the 1988 Cy Young Award. However, were they the best that year? You be the judge.
Joe DiMaggio - 193 Hits in 541 At Bats (.357), 122 Runs, 43 Doubles, 11 Triples, 30 HRs, 125 RBI, 4 SB, 76 Walks, 13 Ks (wow), .440 On-base %, .643 Slugging %, 1.083 OPS
Ted Williams - 185 Hits in 456 At Bats (.406), 135 Runs, 33 Doubles, 3 Triples, 37 HRs, 120 RBI, 2 SBs, 147 Walks, 27 Ks, .553 On-base %, .735 Slugging %, 1.287 OPS
Yes, the Yankee Clipper had the streak and his team won the World Series, but Ted Williams numbers were simply amazing. His batting average was the 19th hi
If you don't know what's going on with Lebron James, DeShawn Stevenson, Jay-Z, and Soulja Boy, find out here. I promise a good laugh after you digest this situation... SMH at the NBA turning into WWE like rap.
David DeJesus, who has been injured since opening day, is back in the lineup tonight and it got me thinking, “where does DeJesus rank amongst the AL center fielders?” After a quick glance through the MLB depth charts at MLB.com, I found only two AL center fielders that would go on my wish list lower than DeJesus; Alexei Ramirez (CHW, playing CF because of injury to Jerry Owens) and Ryan Sweeney (OAK). What is so special and great about DeJesus? Look for it, it’s not there.
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Ok. So here is my 100th post. Would have been happy to post it in last month. But due to my excessive traveling, could not post it. So all apologies to my viewers.By and large, we have heard this a million times (if not zillion) that innovation, technology and stuff like that can save a dying company from seeing its doomsday. Matter of fact, today's businesses will agree to my above statement any time of the day. That's why companies started using CRM, latest techie products and what not. But I have a different opinion about this one.I believe that standalone technology or innovation can never save a company from withering away. What technology does is it gives the company a shot at marketing. Marketing to those who want to listen and those who will spread the message around. No wonder cou
(continued from part two)After depositing the soiled articles in the laundry room, I sat at the kitchen table, vowing not to return upstairs again. He could go to sleep or not, he could come downstairs, he could throw books around his room, it didn’t matter. I was beyond any compassion by this point.Gradually my veneer of sourness sublimated to a thin film, and finally evaporated entirely leaving behind the undercoat of regret and shame. I had been angry with a little boy who just needed to be comforted and helped through feelings he couldn’t deal with himself; emotions that probably scared him as much as it angered me.So back up I went.His mom was just finishing reading him “Green Eggs and Ham” when I came in. He turned and looked at me, and smiled like “Oh good, you’re here.
(continued from part one)“Okay, pick a book, please.” I’m pretty sure I said that out loud. My mouth moved in the fashion to form the words and I felt my vocal chords working. But the ambient sound level was such that I couldn’t hear myself at all. It was like sitting adjacent to a 747 jet engine throttled up for take-off. I had to amp up my own voice in order to be sure he heard me.“Michael, you have a chance to read a book here. Please calm down so we can read. I’ll wait just a bit.”And wait I did, counting off a full thirty seconds. I would have waited longer, but his howl was starting to bore into my skull and dissolve my brain. Knowing I didn’t have much left to lose, I shouted over the din: “I’ll come back when you calm down. Please stop crying,” I said, turned
I am so tired.This is the brand tired that other parents can commiserate with, the kind that only comes from dealing with a child in the wee hours.The song says “There is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of God.” I’ll tell you, at this point I am counting on that.Yesterday Michael’s little couch nap only lasted 20 minutes. He woke up bawling. This is that “where am I, what’s going on and why isn’t everything the way I expect it to be when I wake up” kind of crying. It went on, and on, and on, and on.Until he threw up in his mother’s hand.“Help! I need help over here! Michael’s throwing up!”I was in the kitchen putting the rice container back in the cupboard with one hand, holding a large pot in the other, and had two bags of noodles clamped between my teeth.
No football colours allowedOriginally uploaded by wili_hybrid Since tonight is the night of Super Bowl XLII, I thought this would be appropriate. Those who know me know that I despise sports (for various reasons), and won't be surprised about this post. Others will be surprised, as I live in what some (in my opinion) way too rabid football fans call Steeler Country. Either way, I hate football.The FandomEverywhere I go, all people talk about is football (namely, the Steelers). It gets really annoying after you've lived in the area for a while, not to mention bothersome when all that your classmates talk about is sports.The MerchandiseEach day at school during football season, all I see are jerseys. My school even goes so far as to have Steeler Fridays when it's football season. Honestly
Pop music as a field of art has been notorious in exaggerating the importance of its own work. From the more naïve claims of divinity by certain artists, to the subtle interpolations of an artist’s songs to anywhere that a sound system projects, pop music has found itself as the most conspicuous signifier of the [...]
"I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name." -Emily Dickinson, 19th Century American Poet, Emily Dickinson books//Society is addicted to fame, scandal, gossip and greed. The media loves to pander to the stupidity of young pop idols, and reality television has made otherwise normal people engage in activities they would never do in real life, just for our entertainment. If fame is equivalent to the "good life," then why do so many famous people take it for granted? Maybe, fame is just a little overrated - don't you think!?! Even in the 19th Century, as Dickinson alludes, famous people squandered everything good in their lives in order to perpetuate legacies. Why can't we celebrate normalcy? Is it really that boring? If it is, then why
Yet again, its a slow week for new albums, so no new releases post this week, but the Grammys are around the corner! The nominees came out a little while ago and included a lot of Amy Winehouse and Kanye West, some Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, Rhianna, and even Paramore and Plain White T’s (see the entire list here), but that isn’t what has been intriguing. The interesting part is the rumblings from other musicians about the importance of the Grammys, or lack there of. Continue Reading…
Yes, to bed at 11:15 and up by 2:00 am. Gee, think I'm a little uh, stressed? LOL. I tried to talk myself out of it but my brain was having none of it. Tossing and turning did nothing but twist my pajama's around my body and screw the blankets on the bed so here I am! But I've gotten a few things accomplished that were bugging me and I've made lists for other things that can be done during
That other day over dinner, both Priss and MissCel were there. I don't know how it drifted to the topic of my ... and they both commented that they have never seen him before. That's when MissCel made a passing statement and it actually got me thinking...
Did he actually exist or is he just a fragment of my imagination?
Come to think of it, it seems the unimportant have met him but those that are actually close to me, have not. Sigh.
Argh... The thought of it really makes my blood boil sometimes.
Humans really love taking advantage.
Seriously the whole "looks like the princess is back" statement is really bugging me. First and foremost...
"The princess" has never left!
As for the "meeting someone new and giving my full attention to that one person" statement. Well... It's MissCel! Enough said.
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I’m an appreciator of small pleasures. That said, there are certain things in life that I seem constitutionally incapable of enjoying – things that other people exult in which somehow leave me cold.
Freshly Laundered Sheets. They always look so lovely in the dryer-sheet commercials, billowing whitely in the sunshine as the radiant housewife throws them on the bed. And then her husband comes
As a parent, sometimes I find it really difficult to get my kids to open up and talk to me about the issues that are really on their hearts. Over the past ten years, I have discovered more than a few sure-fire ways to get them to spill the beans:1. Make a phone call. This never fails to get their attention and this tactic will have them practically climbing over one another tell you their deepest darkest secrets. (Hello? See this black thing attached to my ear? It is a signal you are supposed to be q-u-i-e-t).2. Invite a friend over for lunch. They will materialize from nowhere and entertain both you and your guest with their latest rendition of Riverdance and you will witness their unmatched tales of sibling rivalry. (It's like dinner and a show!)3. Announce you are going out with dad for a date. This is my personal favorite, because once they realize they are going to be subjected to (gasp!) a babysitter, the floodgates open and they are finally able to proclaim their never-ending a
David and Victoria Beckham have topped a quirky new US magazine poll to find the Most Overrated People, Places And Things.
Radar magazine has named the famous couple at the top of its new over-hyped list - ahead of cupcakes, Botox and Brad Pitt.
Writer Michael Musto calls soccer star David "overpaid" and his wife "a pointless collection of body parts".
Also on Radar's Overrated 100: blogging,
Parents of athletes are notorious for stupidity (see here). They berate officials and coaches, they push their kids to do things they don't want, they fight with other fans, they drop f-bombs at little league games, but this is a new low.A man pleaded guilty in federal court to giving his 13-year-old son steroids while the boy trained to compete internationally on a roller-skating team.James Edward Gahan, 41, formerly of Lady Lake, entered his plea on Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III.A sentencing date has not been set, but Gahan faces a minimum of one year in federal prison. The maximum he could get is a 10-year sentence.Can't we make special laws for scumbags like this? A maximum of 10 years in jail just doesn't feel strong enough. How about instead of jail we force him to ingest large amounts of steroids every day for the rest of his (then shorter) life?Federal prosecutors say Gahan gave his son steroids and other performance-enhancement drugs until at leas
Take a guess at who comes in #3 on this list. Seriously take a wild guess. The Washington Huskies. The #3 most overrated team in preseason polls for the last decade. God I hate the Huskies.
On the flip side guess who was the #1 most underrated preseason team in the last decade. The Washington State Cougars! That is goddamn right! A buddy sent me a link to the this article the other day but I didn’t have a chance to check it out until this morning. I am glad I waited because it really just made me Wednesday. In fact it might have made the rest of my week.
GO COUGS!!!!!
Original Story: ESPN.com
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We love Phone Boy's best friend. He's a great kid, super polite, and always greets me with a "Hi Mom!" and a big hug (yeah, the sucking up never hurts). When the doorbell rang at 6:30 this morning, I was sure violence would ensue. However, there stood best friend to pick up Phone Boy for school. Luckily Mr. Honeybell was awake enough not to smack him or anything. Why they feel the need to leave so early I've no clue, but there must be some kind of trouble to get into at that hour.So once the entire household was awakened by the doorbell, our day began. Sad me, I have never been able to return to sleep after waking without pharmaceutical assistance, so I'm running on about 5 hours of sleep. And scheduled to work tonight. Then go to classes most of the day tomorrow. Now that I think about it, maybe I'll go to the middle school and smack the kid.Anyway.Today was my second day of classes at our local community college. I had "Essentials of Math" first due to my embarrassing
Usually when we see a list of underrated safeties, it usually involves the Jets with Kerry Rhodes. However, according to KC Joyner of ESPN.com, Jets strong safety Erik Coleman is on the overrated list. Here is what Joyner has to say on Coleman being overrated.
Erik Coleman: Coleman tends to be mentioned in the same breath as Kerry Rhodes because he plays in the same secondary, but his 44.7 percent success percentage was the fifth worst among coverage safeties last year.
…That’s a tough pill to swallow. I never thought I would see Coleman on a list of overrated safeties. He will be in a heated training camp and preseason battle with Jets third-round selection in 2006, Eric Smith. Coleman didn’t perform up to expectations and Smith might just be there to take the job from him come week 1…
What we need to acknowledge here is the definition of overrated--something that is rated highly beyond what it deserves. Perhaps the Beatles deserve all the credit they got, but is it fair just to ignore all other great bands of the time? VS. ... The music has stood the test of time, outlasting disco, new wave, Britney Spears and just about every other fad you can recall. Its way beyond the commercial success
Is youtube overrated? In one word. Yes. I'm not an expert on video sites per se but I do know a lot about what I think is corny and pathetic. Seeing videos of wannabe american idols is really lame after a while. Youtube is just not funny anymore plus most of their good stuff is not even original. 1990's SNL skits lovers rejoice. There's plenty of "funny" videos for you guys here but if you're looking for something other than the normal everyday youtube crap head over to livevideo.com. Now that's a site with some original content that's worth watching. Especially, vannuysguys. Lol they're so funny.
Ok, some of you will be familiar with the “Thinking Blogger Award” - mainly because you’ve been recipients yourselfs! Others of you won’t. And that’s cool. I’m telling you about it now! Or rather, I’m giving you a link to go see where it started and a small summary…basically, list and tag 5 bloggers that you read that make you think. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Well it isn’t. For two reasons.
Firstly, this blogiverse aint quite so big as you’d think. People seem to gather in groups. Like at high school really! This poses the problem for me, and I’m sure given time some of you too, that nearly all on my blogroll have been awarded this already! Secondly, I don’t think nearly as much as what this blog suggests., therefore making me think is actually harder than it would seem. Zoe writes most things..oh bugger, my big secret is out! JK, we all know her thoughts are far more sophisticated than mine….
Now
Whatever you might of heard about how great the Caribbean is...it's all true. I just got back from St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and I had an amazing time. The scuba diving was especially grand. If you're ever there and want to find a quality dive shop that deals with you on a personal level, then I recommend going to N2 the Blue on the north shore of the island. It's an awesome little shop that will help you do pretty much any type of dive you'd like to do.Anyway, now that I'm back, the blogging will resume once again.
An Anna Nicole Smith movie? Oh, fabulous, just what they need to make. How interesting is that going to be. Blonde chick from Texas takes off her top, marries a senile old man, sues his family, dies at 39. I feel like there are pornos that have the same storyline.What does interest me is who is going to play Anna Nicole, they make hire two actresses to play her at two different ages (or weights)I wonder what desperate women would want that?
A Friday. 9 p.m. I get a call from an elderly lady upstairs. I like her. She has nice Weiner dog. She smiles a lot and says hello, holding on to her dentures with her upper lip like Humphrey Bogart used to do. Always liked Humphrey. She tells me her downstairs neighbor is blasting her music. Her downstairs neighbor is a cool hipster chick who drives a Comet, smokes cloves, and says she shops at thrift stores but I’m convinced she really shops at Urban Outfitters. Anyway, I stand outside her door. Her music is so loud she can’t even hear me knocking… er, pounding on her door. I pull out my cellphone and call her. She apologizes profusely and turns down the tunes.
Cut to a hour later. I go to my storage unit in the basement to retrieve some sundry items. It’s an old building, the floors are thin, and she’s on the first floor. I can hear so well you’d think I was standing in her living room. Some dude is over and he’s playing his acoustic guitar
A Friday. 9 p.m. I get a call from an elderly lady upstairs. I like her. She has nice Weiner dog. She smiles a lot and says hello, holding on to her dentures with her upper lip like Humphrey Bogart used to do. Always liked Humphrey. She tells me her downstairs neighbor is blasting her music. Her downstairs neighbor is a cool hipster chick who drives a Comet, smokes cloves, and says she shops at thrift stores but I’m convinced she really shops at Urban Outfitters. Anyway, I stand outside her door. Her music is so loud she can’t even hear me knocking… er, pounding on her door. I pull out my cellphone and call her. She apologizes profusely and turns down the tunes.
Cut to a hour later. I go to my storage unit in the basement to retrieve some sundry items. It’s an old building, the floors are thin, and she’s on the first floor. I can hear so well you’d think I was standing in her living room. Some dude is over and he’s playing his acoustic guitar
Someone recently asked me about my getting an MBA degree, knowing that I was a Liberal Arts major in college. This person was interested in pursuing an MBA, but worried about the amount of math involved. While I could write endless articles on this topic, I am going to stick with one issue for now: Do you need to be good at math to succeed as an MBA student?
Short Answer: No.
When my friend asked me this question, my immediate response was that the liberal arts is the best preparation for an MBA and that overall, math was not as big a deal as one might think.
When pressed, I offered my thought: "Excel can do math for you, but Word cannot write for you"
Nationally, educators are concerned about Americans' lack of math and engineering skill, especially while the rest of the world continues to produce graduates with sophisticated quantitative abilities and degrees. I am not convinced that American jobs are in that much jeopardy, as long as Americans' keep doing what they do best
David and Victoria Beckham are the most overrated people in the world, a magazine poll has found.
The celebrity couple, who recently relocated to the US, topped a list of pointless stars voted for by the readers of Radar magazine.
L.A. Galaxy player David was labelled an "overpaid soccer star", while his ...
This baby has surfaced on eBay for a Buy It Now of $9,999 and a mandatory opening bid $4,999.
Seriously, the card is famous and Alex Gordon is off to a nice start but there is no way this thing sells for more than $3,000 tops (no pun intended). It is ...
Rafa clearly seems to be planning for the future, a future which could well include a homegrown player rule change and therefore it’s no surprise that Liverpool are being linked with more and more English talent, these two often cited players are apparently a lot nearer to leaving their current clubs.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has [...]
