Thursday, December 14, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Wednesday
For some reason, all day today I have been thinking its Thursday. It's not. Just Wednesday. For today's treat, I spew all the randomness of my mind.
There was an explosion today in Milwaukee. I don't know exactly what happened, but my windows rattled all the way in the south side where I work. I wonder what blew up. I haven't hear about people dying, only being hurt. I hope no one did.
The show 24, with Jack Bauer, is the best show I have seen on TV in a long time. Well, actually, its on DVD thanks to one of my roommates. I don't think I would watch it otherwise b/c I don't have a schedule that conforms to TV for the most part. I started to with Law and Order SVU, but that fizzled out. Jack Bauer entertains me on weekend mornings when other people are still asleep. That's cool.
The Tampa Bay Bucs are a terrible football team. I hate to say it, but they just aren't getting it done. We don't have a QB that works for us. We have a young offensive line (which will hopefully get better with age). We have an old defense that have games where they show their former selves. I think it has a lot to do with how long they are on the field thanks to a sloppy offense. But people score a lot of points on us. Back in the day, when our offense was even worse, Warren Sapp said that if the offense could put up 10 points on the board we would win the game. Those days are gone and so is Sapp.
Monica might be buying a car. A yellow VW Bug if she can get it done soon. I don't know if it will happen just yet, though. There are too many little things that need to be done and the car is in Milwaukee (where she is for this week) and she lives in Minneapolis. But, I am hopeful that she will get it. She loves it, it is safe, and there seem to be no problems. Just a priincess' old car that she needs to sell before she gets a new one...so her brothers are selling it for her cause she's a princess.
Christmas is coming up. I was telling Monica, and she returned the sentiment, that Christmas lights should not be put away after Christmas. Or at least there should be some other lights that people put outside their house. I am a fan of a green Christmas, but Christmas lights in Florida after Christmas are tacky. But up here, where thers is snow, where there is overcast skies, lights really spruce up the place. Maybe there should be Valentine lights or Easter lights.
That is all.
There was an explosion today in Milwaukee. I don't know exactly what happened, but my windows rattled all the way in the south side where I work. I wonder what blew up. I haven't hear about people dying, only being hurt. I hope no one did.
The show 24, with Jack Bauer, is the best show I have seen on TV in a long time. Well, actually, its on DVD thanks to one of my roommates. I don't think I would watch it otherwise b/c I don't have a schedule that conforms to TV for the most part. I started to with Law and Order SVU, but that fizzled out. Jack Bauer entertains me on weekend mornings when other people are still asleep. That's cool.
The Tampa Bay Bucs are a terrible football team. I hate to say it, but they just aren't getting it done. We don't have a QB that works for us. We have a young offensive line (which will hopefully get better with age). We have an old defense that have games where they show their former selves. I think it has a lot to do with how long they are on the field thanks to a sloppy offense. But people score a lot of points on us. Back in the day, when our offense was even worse, Warren Sapp said that if the offense could put up 10 points on the board we would win the game. Those days are gone and so is Sapp.
Monica might be buying a car. A yellow VW Bug if she can get it done soon. I don't know if it will happen just yet, though. There are too many little things that need to be done and the car is in Milwaukee (where she is for this week) and she lives in Minneapolis. But, I am hopeful that she will get it. She loves it, it is safe, and there seem to be no problems. Just a priincess' old car that she needs to sell before she gets a new one...so her brothers are selling it for her cause she's a princess.
Christmas is coming up. I was telling Monica, and she returned the sentiment, that Christmas lights should not be put away after Christmas. Or at least there should be some other lights that people put outside their house. I am a fan of a green Christmas, but Christmas lights in Florida after Christmas are tacky. But up here, where thers is snow, where there is overcast skies, lights really spruce up the place. Maybe there should be Valentine lights or Easter lights.
That is all.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Hope is Good
I like this.
Before Nicaragua's Nov. 5 presidential election, U.S. officials had suggested U.S. aid to the Central American country could be cut off if Ortega won. But in the weeks since the leader of the leftist Sandinista party won the vote, the U.S. has adopted a wait-and-see approach to the incoming government.By FILADELFO ALEMAN
Monday, November 20, 2006
New Nicaragua...or same old?
Well, Nicaragua picked Daniel Ortega to be president again. I'm not sure if saying "again" is legit, cause his first election sure wasn't. That is not to say the most recent one wasn't. He definitely beat out a fractured Right in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The future is uncertain, though. He has a checkered past. 
I wrote before on this blog that I think my parent's biases on the Sandinistas were sometimes just that, biases. They seemed closed to any of the positives that the Sandinistas brought to the country because of the negatives that came with it, not least of which (in their eyes) was a socialist system. Ortega had a rough first go in part due to the troubled circumstance that he began his rule: world recession and US support of the Contras. But reading about or talking to priests who had supported Daniel in the past, some of the biases my parents had seem to be spot on, or at least shared by some smart men. They tell of how they support the Sandinista ideals, but that Daniel ran and will run the country for his own personal betterment without regard to the people. An example is the Sandinista land reform which ended up giving the rich supporters of the Sandinistas the good land and giving bad land to poor people without training on how to financially manage a farm.
I consider myself lucky to be removed from the experiences from my parents and the experiences of these priests. Lucky in that I have not been scarred by a past Sandinista government and current scandals. Lucky in that I can be hopeful and optimistic that Ortega truly learned his lessons, has sincerely changed, has grown as a person and a president. Optimistice, but always critical.
I wrote before on this blog that I think my parent's biases on the Sandinistas were sometimes just that, biases. They seemed closed to any of the positives that the Sandinistas brought to the country because of the negatives that came with it, not least of which (in their eyes) was a socialist system. Ortega had a rough first go in part due to the troubled circumstance that he began his rule: world recession and US support of the Contras. But reading about or talking to priests who had supported Daniel in the past, some of the biases my parents had seem to be spot on, or at least shared by some smart men. They tell of how they support the Sandinista ideals, but that Daniel ran and will run the country for his own personal betterment without regard to the people. An example is the Sandinista land reform which ended up giving the rich supporters of the Sandinistas the good land and giving bad land to poor people without training on how to financially manage a farm.I consider myself lucky to be removed from the experiences from my parents and the experiences of these priests. Lucky in that I have not been scarred by a past Sandinista government and current scandals. Lucky in that I can be hopeful and optimistic that Ortega truly learned his lessons, has sincerely changed, has grown as a person and a president. Optimistice, but always critical.
Friday, November 17, 2006
What about me?
Allen Iverson. Any sports star? What is their debt to society? What good acts can they do that aren't considered a publicity stunt? What mistakes can they make that aren't blown up?
Read this article (click on the picture) and tell me that Iverson wasn't trying to be a good guy.
And Charles Barkley. And other people. Its another type of stereotyping that happens. Yes, sport athletes have greater priviledge and therefore greater responsibility. Lets not scoff at them when they decide to act rightly.
Besides, A.I. went to the legendary Jorgetown. You can't go there and not be the coolest.
Allen Iverson. Any sports star? What is their debt to society? What good acts can they do that aren't considered a publicity stunt? What mistakes can they make that aren't blown up?
Read this article (click on the picture) and tell me that Iverson wasn't trying to be a good guy.
And Charles Barkley. And other people. Its another type of stereotyping that happens. Yes, sport athletes have greater priviledge and therefore greater responsibility. Lets not scoff at them when they decide to act rightly. Besides, A.I. went to the legendary Jorgetown. You can't go there and not be the coolest.
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Funny Joke
What happened when the school band played Mozart?
Mozart lost.
What happened when the school band played Mozart?
Mozart lost.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
You make me happy
And I do....
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. - George BurnsMiss you, family. Happy belated birthday to Silvio Delgado, who I am quite sure does not even know this blog exists.
Monday, October 30, 2006
An Economist's Sentiment
The Economist has brought up an intersting point about white-collar crimes. With regards to the conviction of Jeff Skilling of Enron, they had this to say:
Two more questions (at least) arise. First, who will make up this comprehensive reform? Not me. Second, should our moral and economic decisions be influenced by others? Absolutely, because morality is hardly black and white. Furthermore, we are required to think on the macro scale when decisions will impact it. That means looking at decisions' effects on local and world economics, poverty, employment, etc. If no man is an island, then what about coorporations?
All that being said, I think that Skilling, if really guilty, got a just punishment for the lives him and his decisions ruined. I just think that it should be clearer that his punishment is his and his companies. Not cooporate America's. They just need to know that changes are coming and that they should learn a thing or two of what not to do.
Prosecutors and the public seemed delighted by Mr Skilling's long sentence. Yet there are growing worries about the severity of America's white-collar sentences, which treat bosses more harshly than drug dealers and some murderers. Twenty years ago, Mr Skilling would have got just seven years. America also treats white-collar offenders more severely than other rich countries. (http://economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=8082101)Now, just reading this w/o the whole article does not do it justice, so let me bring up an idea that is mentioned later in the article. This kind of punishment is meant to be both retributive--that is, as a punishment for the billions of dollars lost and millions of lives adversely affected--and a deterrent to others. Not to say all punishments come out like that, but this one seems to have both aspects. We must ask what the goal of deterrence is, what are we trying to avoid. Coorporate scandal and unqualified risk-taking is not least among the goals, but is this the best way to acheive that? It seems that this kind of punishment might deter cooperate heads not only from excessive risk-taking, but might even make them play safe and pass up on some potential moves. That is not good for the economy as a whole, especially when other countries do not have as harsh of punishments and their companies would eat up this potential. More comprehensive reform and accountability schemes would do more to prosecute the problematic players and keep others safe.
Two more questions (at least) arise. First, who will make up this comprehensive reform? Not me. Second, should our moral and economic decisions be influenced by others? Absolutely, because morality is hardly black and white. Furthermore, we are required to think on the macro scale when decisions will impact it. That means looking at decisions' effects on local and world economics, poverty, employment, etc. If no man is an island, then what about coorporations?
All that being said, I think that Skilling, if really guilty, got a just punishment for the lives him and his decisions ruined. I just think that it should be clearer that his punishment is his and his companies. Not cooporate America's. They just need to know that changes are coming and that they should learn a thing or two of what not to do.
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Friday, October 27, 2006
Happy
"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness."
- Robertson Davies
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My Weekend
Again, y'all, life is good. My folks are coming up this weekend and we get to play. I hope to take them to the art museum here, which has this pretty cool picture from 
the inside. We are also going to eat at a little restaurant next door to it, hopefully for brunch on Sunday or something. Monica and I have had pretty super telephone call conversations too, which always makes the evenings pretty nice. Also, the St. Louis Red Birds (aka Cardinals) seem to be tearing up the World Series. Coming from 
Tampa Bay, it's nice to have a baseball team to be proud of because the Devil Rays, who I wholeheartedly support, are terrible. And will probably sell their team like any good major league farm team would.
I also printed out a list of 100 things to do in Milwaukee, which should add for hours of entertainment...if most of the events are free. I have done a few of these things already, like go to Miller Park. And I probably won't do others, like sailing Lake Michigan (though I can dream). But it's cool to have this list and see how much I can accomplish in one year.
With that, I leave you. I might be writing some more thoughtful things later, instead of just updates on my life. The updates are mostly for the people that don't get to see me or talk to me all that much, but the politics and religion and economic ideas in my head are also a part of me and probably intersting to at least some. Don't hold your breath, though. I might just do some ranting.
Peace.
the inside. We are also going to eat at a little restaurant next door to it, hopefully for brunch on Sunday or something. Monica and I have had pretty super telephone call conversations too, which always makes the evenings pretty nice. Also, the St. Louis Red Birds (aka Cardinals) seem to be tearing up the World Series. Coming from Tampa Bay, it's nice to have a baseball team to be proud of because the Devil Rays, who I wholeheartedly support, are terrible. And will probably sell their team like any good major league farm team would.I also printed out a list of 100 things to do in Milwaukee, which should add for hours of entertainment...if most of the events are free. I have done a few of these things already, like go to Miller Park. And I probably won't do others, like sailing Lake Michigan (though I can dream). But it's cool to have this list and see how much I can accomplish in one year.
With that, I leave you. I might be writing some more thoughtful things later, instead of just updates on my life. The updates are mostly for the people that don't get to see me or talk to me all that much, but the politics and religion and economic ideas in my head are also a part of me and probably intersting to at least some. Don't hold your breath, though. I might just do some ranting.
Peace.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Forgive me if this is boring, but I think I downloaded a sweet blogging tool that let's me blog much more impromptu and add quotes and whatnot much more clearly despite the fact that I have beta.blogger, which is infinately less developed (though easier to use on the website itself) than the orinigal blogger.
Or maybe I'm just a big toolbag.
Or maybe I'm just a big toolbag.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Been a while
Funny, but that's a song. Remember? By Staind. It's kinda depressing.....
I'm not depressed. In fact I might be classified as giddy or happy or the like. And I'll tell you why.
There are many reasons. First, I got to go see some friends this past weekend that rocked myworld. I hadn't seen some of these kids in over a year and it was good to see them. One of them even ran a marathon. So that's good. Then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Monica O'Malley Eagles. That means I win the bragging rights war. And I'm prettier than her. 
Then I find out that I did 16 points better on my LSAT this year than a year ago. Now, although I think my score was great and I was suprised to see it, it is only partially a testimate to how I studied this summer for it. Cause I did. Hard. But I think it also shows, maybe show more, how poorly I did the first time. 
It was a big drop from my practice tests even then. Anywho, that sparked my life and life is good. My roommates even made me cake to celebrate. So that's my update and I'm stickin' to it.
PS- Milwaukee is cold.
I'm not depressed. In fact I might be classified as giddy or happy or the like. And I'll tell you why.
There are many reasons. First, I got to go see some friends this past weekend that rocked myworld. I hadn't seen some of these kids in over a year and it was good to see them. One of them even ran a marathon. So that's good. Then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Monica O'Malley Eagles. That means I win the bragging rights war. And I'm prettier than her. 
Then I find out that I did 16 points better on my LSAT this year than a year ago. Now, although I think my score was great and I was suprised to see it, it is only partially a testimate to how I studied this summer for it. Cause I did. Hard. But I think it also shows, maybe show more, how poorly I did the first time. 
It was a big drop from my practice tests even then. Anywho, that sparked my life and life is good. My roommates even made me cake to celebrate. So that's my update and I'm stickin' to it.PS- Milwaukee is cold.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Happy God
So, I talked to Orlando today and life is good and I got to see Monica this weekend and I have done two good things at work and I won a fantasy football game this weekend and I moved up the rankings in another league and I'm going to eat chicken tonight and today was just a good day. Thus, happy pictures for all to see. And to replace the mean looking gun below. Pics are c/o Monica c/o Monica's dad c/o someone with too much free time.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Shots fired
Well, today was quite a day at work. In fact, I'm still at work but I felt the need to write something right now. The day involved affidavits with people who were the victims of domestic violence. A few tissues later, when my last client had just left, there were shots fired outside. I thought it was a crappy car backfiring, but one of my coworkers say she saw someone running in the alleyway b/n my building and the next, while someone 
else said she saw a silver accura and a group of people running the other way. Thank God my client had already left. But to think that some random group of teenagers are trying to kill each other right in front of this property is ridiculous and scary. Sad more than anything else. Why is shooting the only option? What happened that they can't talk? Too much pride? Retaliation? Turf wars? Whatever it is, its bullshit. And it's, above all, tragic. I don't think that anyone died or was actually hit, at least I don't know of anyone who was, although I haven't strolled around outside yet. But I do know that people heard it. And they are scared, or worse yet used to it and indifferent. I'm going to think about this all day. And I have to come back tomorrow and act like nothing happened. Cause I got two clients tomorrow too. That sucks. Thank God all those in this building and my community are ok.
else said she saw a silver accura and a group of people running the other way. Thank God my client had already left. But to think that some random group of teenagers are trying to kill each other right in front of this property is ridiculous and scary. Sad more than anything else. Why is shooting the only option? What happened that they can't talk? Too much pride? Retaliation? Turf wars? Whatever it is, its bullshit. And it's, above all, tragic. I don't think that anyone died or was actually hit, at least I don't know of anyone who was, although I haven't strolled around outside yet. But I do know that people heard it. And they are scared, or worse yet used to it and indifferent. I'm going to think about this all day. And I have to come back tomorrow and act like nothing happened. Cause I got two clients tomorrow too. That sucks. Thank God all those in this building and my community are ok.
Friday, September 29, 2006
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