Friday, January 28, 2005
Freddie Mitchell of the Philadelphia Eagles was quoted as saying, “he just knew the numbers—not the names—of New England’s cornerbacks.” He singled out Rodney Harrison, saying he “has something” for the veteran strong safety.
Trash talking to one of the leagues hardest hitters probably isn’t a wise move. Let’s see how many balls over the middle he catches and drops when Harrison knocks the life out of him.
Harrison’s response, “That?s pretty funny coming from a guy that doesn?t start. This is his 30 seconds of fame. What Freddie needs to do is concentrate on what he needs to do.”
I do appreciate the quote though, nothing like an angry Rodney Harrison.
Receiver disses New England secondary
Harrison Fires Back
Criticism of defense rankles Patriots
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Friday, January 28, 2005
Listening to DayGlow Radio today, a new wave, modern rock 80’s station and they have been playing some great old stuff:
The The - Kingdom of Rain
The The - Uncertain Smile
General Public - Come Again
and a bunch of others I have added to the lyrics section recently. Check out DayGloRadio sometime --- good stuff.
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Thursday, January 27, 2005
Be Grateful - Words of Wisdom from Warren Buffet
There are roughly 6 Billion people in the world. Imagine the worlds biggest lottery where every one of those 6 Billion people was required to draw a ticket. Printed on each ticket were the circumstances in which they would be required to live for the rest of their lives.
Printed on each ticket were the following items:
- Sex
- Race
- Place of Birth (Country, State, City, etc.)
- Type of Government
- Parents names, income levels & occupations
- IQ (a normal distribution, with a 66% chance of your IQ being 100 & a standard deviation of 20)
- Weight, height, eye color, hair color, etc.
- Personality traits, temperment, wit, sense of humor
- Health risks
If you are reading this blog right now, I’m guessing the ticket you drew when you were born wasn’t too bad. The probability of you drawing a ticket that has the favorable circumstances you are in right now is incredibly small (say, 1 in 6 billion). The probability of you being born as your prefereable sex, in the United States, with an average IQ, good health and supportive parents is miniscule.
Warren spent about an hour talking about how grateful we should all be for the circumstances we were born into and for the generous ticket we’ve been offered in life. He said that we should not take it for granted or think that it is the product of something we did - we just drew a lucky ticket. (He also pointed out that his skill of “allocating capital” would be useless if he would have been born in poverty in Bangladesh.)
From Darren Johnson: Stuff I Think.
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Today would have been my brother-in-laws 19th birthday. He was hit by a car in September of 2003. Josh was starting to recover in the hospital when the hospital made some mistakes that cost him his life.
I associate most things with music, the song Blasphemous Rumours by Depeche Mode is tied to him. Lyrics could easily be switched to:
Boy of 17
Fell in love with everything
Found new life
In Jesus Christ
Hit by a car
Ended up
On a life support machine
Summer?s day
As he passed away
Birds were singing
In the summer sky
Then came the rain
And once again
A tear fell
From his mother?s eye
Happy Birthday Josh
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