Who doesn't like fighting in the NHL??? I'll tell you who. It's the same people who don't like to keep score. There are debates each year as to whether or not fighting has a place in hockey. The answer is YES!
Fighting is a way for players to govern themselves. If you take a run a star player you better do it knowing you'll have to pay for your actions. It's as simple as that. Football kind of has it worked in through the non stop physicallity that goes along with it. Baseball kind of does this, by pitchers throwing at batters, then in turn batters retailiating by charging the mound. Basketball, well they don't fight each other, they just fight the fans.
But why shouldn't there be fighting in hockey? The fans love it, the players like it, and the coaches mostly regulate it. So who are those who don't like it?
It's the little momma's boy's running around out there. They don't want to keep score at their kids little league games because they don't want anyone to be losers. Well here's a solution . . . Win. They want the Principal to talk to bullies so they don't pick on their kids anymore. Well here's a solution . . . stand up to them. They don't want to see violence at hockey games. Well here's a solution. . . don't go. Why is it that people have to get involved with everything? If you don't like something bug off!
Some people feel like they have to try and change things. Hockey has been around for over 100 years (with the exception of the lockout). These NHL players are getting paid a lot of money, and they willingly get into fights, and we should stop them. Who are we to tell them they can't do there job. I don't see Derek Boogard going out to a construction sight, and screaming at some guy working on a high beam on the 70th floor, that he needs to stop doing his job, because it's too dangerous.
What we need is for everyone to just mind their own business. If you enjoy something, enjoy it. If you don't like something, don't like, but just don't try and change it.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
President
Now I don't claim to be a great political mind, but why can't we find a good president to lead this great country. I don't know who'll be better of the two candidates now, I don't think anyone does. Why don't we make this job appealing to our more promising young leaders of America. Ndudi Ebi get's drafted by the Timberwolves, scores 40 career points in 3 season. He's made over $3,000,000! He's played a total of 86 career minutes. That works out to be $2,097,902/hour
Now the president of the United States. The leader of the free world makes a pedestrian $400,000 a year. So let's compare and that works out to be
$192/hour.
This is assuming that the president works an average of 40 hours a week. Which I'm assuming he does more, but that's all right. So Ndudi Ebi makes
$2,097,710 more per hour than the president of the United States. That makes a lot of sense. What are the benefits of becoming president? You are grossly underpaid. You and your family are in danger of losing your life for every second of every day from the moment you start campaigning until the moment you die. You get mocked and ridiculed around the world and in your own country daily. Your entire life of normalcy completely disappears.
This is why we can't find a great president. The job sucks. You have every single NBA player in the league making more money than George W. Bush. I understand about people coming to watch the athletes play, and buying jersey's and tv contracts. But come on, we can't find a way to attract some great candidates?
Here's what you do. You need to completely revamp the entire system. It will be like sports. Now let's pretend like Governors are AAA, Senators are AA, and Congress is A. Each politician starts out in A, now you only get one term. While in congress you either move up or you move out. You need to beat out what's above you to show that you're worthy. What this does is keep things fresh. I think they're congressman and senators who've been in office for decades. Correct me if I'm wrong but if you were in office when disco was cool, you do not relate to today's issues. Now if you've made it to become a senator same thing applies, you've shown you've got potential. But you either move up, stay the same, or you're gone. You can't go back to congress. We can't waste our time hoping someday you'll make it. We're looking for prospects that can succeed under all situations. Now if you make it through the ranks you become 1 of 50 governors. Being governor is more closely related to President anyway. You actually have to make executive decisions. So now we have a election between 25 states. States alternate terms so that we can get to know our 25 candidates better. We can then look at each governor's body of work. We'll be comparing apples to apples. Let's see how Arkansas was when he got there and how is it doing now. They will no longer be a 2 party system. We'll vote for the man, not the party. I assume that they're be some statehood bias which I haven't solved yet. But I think this process gives us an opportunity to get candidates that have executive experience, and we can compare similar issues. If you can't run Kansas we know you can't run America.
This salary for this will be $1,000,000/year, with incentives. If you leave with a better financial position than when you started you get an additional $1,000,000. You can do many more incentives too, it's very similar to what large corporations do.
I'm sure there are flaws in this system, just like our current system. But I really think that the job of president just isn't that appealing to people. If you are Yale graduate Theo Epstein would you rather become the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox, and be worshiped in your home town making 1.5 million/year, or would you rather be George Bush?
Now the president of the United States. The leader of the free world makes a pedestrian $400,000 a year. So let's compare and that works out to be
$192/hour.
This is assuming that the president works an average of 40 hours a week. Which I'm assuming he does more, but that's all right. So Ndudi Ebi makes
$2,097,710 more per hour than the president of the United States. That makes a lot of sense. What are the benefits of becoming president? You are grossly underpaid. You and your family are in danger of losing your life for every second of every day from the moment you start campaigning until the moment you die. You get mocked and ridiculed around the world and in your own country daily. Your entire life of normalcy completely disappears.
This is why we can't find a great president. The job sucks. You have every single NBA player in the league making more money than George W. Bush. I understand about people coming to watch the athletes play, and buying jersey's and tv contracts. But come on, we can't find a way to attract some great candidates?
Here's what you do. You need to completely revamp the entire system. It will be like sports. Now let's pretend like Governors are AAA, Senators are AA, and Congress is A. Each politician starts out in A, now you only get one term. While in congress you either move up or you move out. You need to beat out what's above you to show that you're worthy. What this does is keep things fresh. I think they're congressman and senators who've been in office for decades. Correct me if I'm wrong but if you were in office when disco was cool, you do not relate to today's issues. Now if you've made it to become a senator same thing applies, you've shown you've got potential. But you either move up, stay the same, or you're gone. You can't go back to congress. We can't waste our time hoping someday you'll make it. We're looking for prospects that can succeed under all situations. Now if you make it through the ranks you become 1 of 50 governors. Being governor is more closely related to President anyway. You actually have to make executive decisions. So now we have a election between 25 states. States alternate terms so that we can get to know our 25 candidates better. We can then look at each governor's body of work. We'll be comparing apples to apples. Let's see how Arkansas was when he got there and how is it doing now. They will no longer be a 2 party system. We'll vote for the man, not the party. I assume that they're be some statehood bias which I haven't solved yet. But I think this process gives us an opportunity to get candidates that have executive experience, and we can compare similar issues. If you can't run Kansas we know you can't run America.
This salary for this will be $1,000,000/year, with incentives. If you leave with a better financial position than when you started you get an additional $1,000,000. You can do many more incentives too, it's very similar to what large corporations do.
I'm sure there are flaws in this system, just like our current system. But I really think that the job of president just isn't that appealing to people. If you are Yale graduate Theo Epstein would you rather become the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox, and be worshiped in your home town making 1.5 million/year, or would you rather be George Bush?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Today
Contrary to popular beliefs, but there are more than just the day before and after the baseball all star that don't have any sports. Take today for example, no MLB, NFL, NHL, or NBA.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Randoms
Why do people that use their credit/check cards a lot think they are special. I've noticed it at the golf course and amongst my friends. But it's viewed upon almost like a status symbol. I just had a customer use a card. When I commented that I could barely read the "ask for picture ID" on the back of the card, he commented, "Ha Ha Ha it's seen it's fair share of credit card machines Ha Ha Ha." Or when people pull out their card they often times comment on the condition of their card, and how much they use it. I just don't get it. It's not interesting to ANYBODY!!!
People that wear bluetooth earpieces regularly should have the ability to reproduce taken away.
Why do Minnesotans say that our state fair is second only to Texas? Second in what? Size, profit, length, funness, fried food, what???
How much money would you need to go out to the part of the ocean that is farthest away from any land, and get dropped off for 24 hours? One stipulation is that you will not be in any danger from animals. You'd only have to fight the mental struggle with being in the most remote location on earth.
I would like to know more about meter readers. Where do they live, and how do they do there job. Is there job just basically walking house to house every day of the month. And then do it all over again? I think there is some stuff we don't know.
Charlie from "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is the new and improved Kramer.
Tara Reids boyfriend for Van Wilder, and Sac from wedding crashers should be friends.
Who is the leader of ducks and geese that decides it's time to go south, and then come back north? Why don't they just stay South. And is there just a lot of ducks and geese in like Oklahoma in the winter?
People that wear bluetooth earpieces regularly should have the ability to reproduce taken away.
Why do Minnesotans say that our state fair is second only to Texas? Second in what? Size, profit, length, funness, fried food, what???
How much money would you need to go out to the part of the ocean that is farthest away from any land, and get dropped off for 24 hours? One stipulation is that you will not be in any danger from animals. You'd only have to fight the mental struggle with being in the most remote location on earth.
I would like to know more about meter readers. Where do they live, and how do they do there job. Is there job just basically walking house to house every day of the month. And then do it all over again? I think there is some stuff we don't know.
Charlie from "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is the new and improved Kramer.
Tara Reids boyfriend for Van Wilder, and Sac from wedding crashers should be friends.
Who is the leader of ducks and geese that decides it's time to go south, and then come back north? Why don't they just stay South. And is there just a lot of ducks and geese in like Oklahoma in the winter?
Friday, October 3, 2008
Manny Ramirez
My favorite non MN Twins baseball player for years has been Manny Ramirez. My favorite sports writer is Bill Simmons. Much to my pleasure Simmons did a feature article on Manny! I think Manny Ramirez is the type of player everyone wishes they had on their team. Manny has been the best hitter of our lifetimes. You can also debate where he ranks all time, and you wouldn't go very far down the list before you got to Manny. Manny has played for three teams now in his career. Those three teams have one thing in common, they win. Cleveland hadn't been to the playoffs for forty years until many got there. Boston which hadn't won a world series in 90+ years, won 2 world series with Manny. The Dodgers were going nowhere until Manny got there, and now they're world series contenders.
Manny is the player who has fun when he plays. He's not the cocky self promoter that a lot of athletes are these days. Manny is in a group with Ozzie Guillen and Randy Moss. This group of guys are far to honest. Most fans and media don't like honesty in their athletes and coaches. They want cliches and lies. They want to be told every thing's all right even when it's not. Sure Manny has made his mistakes, and doesn't do everything right. But who does. I understand that he has millions upon millions of dollars in his career, but is that his fault. Manny is the guy you work with that has fun while at work. He is the guy at your job, that doesn't put in 100% each and everyday, but it doesn't really matter because in the long run he is one of the better workers. Manny is the guy who doesn't clean everything perfect because he knows it's just going to get dirty again right away. It's not Manny's fault that some owner is willing to pay him 20 million a year. It's not his fault that 45,000 people pay money to watch him do his job everyday. In football Brett Favre had this mentality, and is worshiped for it.
Manny Ramirez is a kid playing baseball. When I play softball each week, and I hit a slow grounder to second (which is often) I don't go 100%. When I'm at work I don't always want to be there, I don't always do my best. I think we'd all be lying to ourselves if we said we did. So don't hate on a guy because he does the same thing at his job.
People talk about his fielding, I think we can look across the league and find many players nearly as bad as Manny and none of them can hit like him.
All the guy has ever done is win, and hit. So I wouldn't mind having the guy on my team.
Manny is the player who has fun when he plays. He's not the cocky self promoter that a lot of athletes are these days. Manny is in a group with Ozzie Guillen and Randy Moss. This group of guys are far to honest. Most fans and media don't like honesty in their athletes and coaches. They want cliches and lies. They want to be told every thing's all right even when it's not. Sure Manny has made his mistakes, and doesn't do everything right. But who does. I understand that he has millions upon millions of dollars in his career, but is that his fault. Manny is the guy you work with that has fun while at work. He is the guy at your job, that doesn't put in 100% each and everyday, but it doesn't really matter because in the long run he is one of the better workers. Manny is the guy who doesn't clean everything perfect because he knows it's just going to get dirty again right away. It's not Manny's fault that some owner is willing to pay him 20 million a year. It's not his fault that 45,000 people pay money to watch him do his job everyday. In football Brett Favre had this mentality, and is worshiped for it.
Manny Ramirez is a kid playing baseball. When I play softball each week, and I hit a slow grounder to second (which is often) I don't go 100%. When I'm at work I don't always want to be there, I don't always do my best. I think we'd all be lying to ourselves if we said we did. So don't hate on a guy because he does the same thing at his job.
People talk about his fielding, I think we can look across the league and find many players nearly as bad as Manny and none of them can hit like him.
All the guy has ever done is win, and hit. So I wouldn't mind having the guy on my team.
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