Saturday, January 20, 2007
A documentary to see next winter
If anything could help the push to the public eye and spread the joy of disc golf, it's a documentary. Check out the trailer.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Ineptitude?
Why is it that the majority of people trying to convey a message close to their heart don't have the decency to first run it through a grammar check before plastering it all over the web and through email? And why is it that the messages that get forwarded are the worst ones? Here's an example from a recent email received comparing the lives of President Ford, James Brown, and Saddam Hussein:
"There is only one choice and Gerald Ford's life exemplifies the nobility of choosing to walk in harmony with The Creator through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as his Redeemer.
James Brown choose to walk in the flesh. His life's work glorified the flesh and his death magnified the flesh.
Sadam Hussein choose evil. He was a narcissistic megalomaniac. His life glorified evil and his death was gruesome."
Well, where to start? I think I'll start with the fact that the use of "choosing" in the first example obviously prompted the the incorrect use of "choose" in the next two. Next, I will not be one to disagree that James Brown lived a life of the flesh, but one must also take account of the fact that his break into music came with a gospel group, and gospel music in general being one of the cornerstones of his sound. I think the author is still just mad he played a pastor in The Blues Brothers, and probably hasn't ever shaken their groove thang.
The most glaring thing - to me at least - is that this person is writing about recent events, and CANNOT SPELL SADDAM CORRECTLY. Saddam Hussein has been a household name for the last five years, and well known since the 1980's. If you're going to be brazen enough to spout out your religious beliefs to the general public, please at least be able to correctly identify a name used almost daily in the news, even after his death.
In addition, while their reasoning for Saddam being evil walks the path of his deeds against others, the tone of the the entire email - as I'm sure many can pick up from the short excerpt above - is that people who don't follow the teachings of the Bible are not good people. I respect their right to hold this belief, but I don't feel that it will help our culture further itself toward acceptance of all those that reside within our borders.
Those that wave the flag that America was founded on Christian morals and beliefs must be forgetting the part of the tale where the settlers drove the Native Americans out of their land and further west, eventually designating certain areas where they can live and open casinos. So really America was founded on disrupting an established culture and implementing their own. Sounds like current events to me.
"There is only one choice and Gerald Ford's life exemplifies the nobility of choosing to walk in harmony with The Creator through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as his Redeemer.
James Brown choose to walk in the flesh. His life's work glorified the flesh and his death magnified the flesh.
Sadam Hussein choose evil. He was a narcissistic megalomaniac. His life glorified evil and his death was gruesome."
Well, where to start? I think I'll start with the fact that the use of "choosing" in the first example obviously prompted the the incorrect use of "choose" in the next two. Next, I will not be one to disagree that James Brown lived a life of the flesh, but one must also take account of the fact that his break into music came with a gospel group, and gospel music in general being one of the cornerstones of his sound. I think the author is still just mad he played a pastor in The Blues Brothers, and probably hasn't ever shaken their groove thang.
The most glaring thing - to me at least - is that this person is writing about recent events, and CANNOT SPELL SADDAM CORRECTLY. Saddam Hussein has been a household name for the last five years, and well known since the 1980's. If you're going to be brazen enough to spout out your religious beliefs to the general public, please at least be able to correctly identify a name used almost daily in the news, even after his death.
In addition, while their reasoning for Saddam being evil walks the path of his deeds against others, the tone of the the entire email - as I'm sure many can pick up from the short excerpt above - is that people who don't follow the teachings of the Bible are not good people. I respect their right to hold this belief, but I don't feel that it will help our culture further itself toward acceptance of all those that reside within our borders.
Those that wave the flag that America was founded on Christian morals and beliefs must be forgetting the part of the tale where the settlers drove the Native Americans out of their land and further west, eventually designating certain areas where they can live and open casinos. So really America was founded on disrupting an established culture and implementing their own. Sounds like current events to me.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Music Deals
I stopped at Vinyl Tap this afternoon to check it out. Not disappointed, but not what I though it would be. They seem to deal mostly in 12" singles for DJ's, which makes sense once you go into the sister store across the street (Audio Depot, soon to be closing) which has a lot of DJ quality turn tables, mixers, etc. They also have a few beginner guitars, which is why I stopped in, since anyplace that does anything with guitars will also carry strings, which is what I needed. And then I came upon something that made me very happy. A used Pro Co Rat distortion/overdrive pedal that I got for $65, a steal considering most of the models with the logo of the one I got go for at least 100 on ebay.
So today, I got a great pedal for cheap, met a couple cool people who were working the shops, and Matt came up to visit. Unfortunately my plan to take him downtown was cut down with the snow which melted before the streets were salted, so with the cold it all just turned to ice, which made driving on highly crowned roads incredibly difficult. So rather than continue to where the slant got even worse, I turned home and we hung out, watching football and playing darts.
I'm still pumped about that pedal.
So today, I got a great pedal for cheap, met a couple cool people who were working the shops, and Matt came up to visit. Unfortunately my plan to take him downtown was cut down with the snow which melted before the streets were salted, so with the cold it all just turned to ice, which made driving on highly crowned roads incredibly difficult. So rather than continue to where the slant got even worse, I turned home and we hung out, watching football and playing darts.
I'm still pumped about that pedal.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
A new start
While I know this is somewhat syndicated as well, I feel it's a bit more individualized than the LJ or Myspace blogs. That might be total bullshit, but it's my perspective on the issue. Plus while I'm on the kick of trying out the Google takeover, might as well dabble with this one too.
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