June 22 2008
dirtysob:
Goodbye Italy!
Spain took the game in penalties. So intense. This Euro cup has been huge.
I honestly believe that there is no question that Germany and Spain will meet for the final match.
I certainly hope so. Germany has the easier path. Turkey has lost far too much quality to injuries for me to consider them a threat. As for Russia, I don’t know how well they will fare against the skill of the Spanish. What I am trying to get at is Spain vs. Germany is the best possible match up. They were the two strongest teams in my mind coming into the tournament, and are certainly the two I want to see battle it out for the title.
And lets be honest. Which match up sounds like a Euro final, and which sounds like a consolation match? Spain vs Germany - Turkey vs. Russia
Via sean m obrien
5pm
god bless sports on sunday
IRL Ethanol 250 at Iowa - A short, fast paced, very competitive small track race. Its not well know, but Iowa is race crazy and they host the IRL very well. This is a fun race. Its short, there is a lot of passing, and the track is banked hard enough to allow side by side racing anywhere on the track.
Euro 2008 Quarterfinals - Spain vs. Italy. Enough said.
US Olympic Trials - I love everything about the Summer Olympics(except rhythmic gymnastics). Wrestling and Judo just ended. The Men’s and Women’s diving - from the great city of Indianapolis - will start soon. With the second and final day of Men’s and Women’s gymnastics to end the night… Yes I watch gymnastics and I have no problem saying that.
If you are my age and you didn’t have a crush on Dominique Moceanu during the Olympics, than you were a fool. At school we passed around the Sports Illustrated for Kids with her picture on the cover like it was a Playboy. Probably because none of us had ever seen a Playboy. Either way, Dominique started my appreciation for the sport and really helped me get over my first big crush, the young Jenny from Forest Gump. Man I was so ready to move my 9 year old ass to the South and sit in a tree with that girl.
But enough about that. Back to what matters. Loving every minute of this great day for sports fans.
2pm
June 20 2008
One Hundred Push Ups
dirtysob:
shawnblog:
Work your way up to 100 push ups in just six weeks. Step away from the monitor for a second and see how many push ups you can do — this program promises to get you up to 100 consecutive, perfect push ups after a six-week training program of just 30 minutes a week.
I will add this to my running regiment. Fuck Gyms.
Just 6 weeks?!? We are talking about 100 push ups! Fuck this work out. 100 push ups is a joke of a goal. And what the hell is the point of working out 30 minutes a week? You are going to raise your heart rate for less than 5 minutes a day! Good lord.
Also, gyms rule. It feels great to go there and push your body to new heights. Its good for you, you always learn new ways to work out from watching other people, and it certainly beats the hell out of doing 15 seconds of push ups next to your computer.
Via sean m obrien
11pm
The world would probably be better off if men couldn’t cause conception until they were mentally and financially mature enough to buy a bassinet.
—Me. Shallow
8pm
if every government plans for only the 4 years they’ll be in power, how can we move forward?
—Deepti. Insightful
Via the deef blog
8pm
![On this day in 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. No one has yet to notice.
The state has been at the forefront of….(coon skin hat consumption?). There have been dozens one dozen some famous West Virginians that have helped shape our great land. They include Booker T. Washington, [blank], and a shitload of Moonshiners.
As recently as 1863, West Virginia fell on hard times. Their current state motto, and this is true, is “Open for Business.” A not so subtle indicator of the states economy. But not everything in West Virginia is as hideous as their economy, people, illiteracy rate, or education system. The state is actually engulfed in beautiful mountain scape’s, all covered in lush forests… The perfect place for illiterate hillbillies to hide their whiskey stills.
Prove me wrong West Virginia. Prove me wrong.](http://media.tumblr.com/Qj1eKpIoJagiu8f3uzUEwWSv_500.jpg)
On this day in 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. No one has yet to notice.
The state has been at the forefront of….(coon skin hat consumption?). There have been dozens one dozen some famous West Virginians that have helped shape our great land. They include Booker T. Washington, [blank], and a shitload of Moonshiners.
As recently as 1863, West Virginia fell on hard times. Their current state motto, and this is true, is “Open for Business.” A not so subtle indicator of the states economy. But not everything in West Virginia is as hideous as their economy, people, illiteracy rate, or education system. The state is actually engulfed in beautiful mountain scape’s, all covered in lush forests… The perfect place for illiterate hillbillies to hide their whiskey stills.
Prove me wrong West Virginia. Prove me wrong.
12pm
June 19 2008
Guys with nice cars are NOT compensating
fatmanatee:
I was curious about this idea that guys who drive nice cars are compensating for inabilities in other areas. So I turned on this reality show where some guy in a red Corvette delivers pizza to a girl. The girl says that the pizza looks delicious, but she doesn’t know where she left her money. She asks the man how she could pay for the pizza, and the man drops his pants with the flair of a true matador. It’s a myth, people.
It was a, “large sausage pizza” wasn’t it?
Via i am the fat manatee.
9pm
Hey David Plouffe, I already did donate. Twice! Cool it with the emails for a minute.
8pm
Steve Carell on The Daily Show last night.
Its always fun to see two old friends as funny as these two just joke around. Jon comes so close to making Steve spit out his water.
6pm
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Dropkick Murphy’s - Cadence to Arms
Alright, Im pumped! Lets go watch some European Futbol!
(I wish Ireland would have made the tourney.)
2pm
Don’t let the lame preview fool you, this game is what soccer wet dreams are made of. The hard nosed Germans against the flashy technicians from Portugal. Should be an instant classic.
1pm
June 18 2008
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The Beatles - Yesterday
Easily one of the greatest pop songs of all time, and a fitting tribute to Paul on his birthday… Eric Clapton wrote in his autobiography about the first time he met The Beatles. He was just coming up with the Yarbirds and they were on the bottom of a bill that included the Fab Four. The night that they met Paul played them what is now known as “Yesterday” to see what they thought. Paul didn’t have lyrics yet, only the chord progression and melody, so he called the song Scrambled Eggs. “Scrambled eggs… Everybody calls me scrambled eggs.”
3pm
Happy 66th Birthday Paul McCartney. Where to begin with how great you are?
3pm
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I find humor in what people hold Holiest. Race, religion, music, sex, politics, and sports are what interest me, and also what I like to discuss and make light of the most. Sensitivity is the wild card of comedy. I believe the biggest laughs come from the humorous acknowledgment, and subsequent release of uncomfortable tension.
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I am not trying to be crass, this is simply who I am. If you get insulted, you probably missed the point.
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