Jerisco

Wanna know your Brazilian Soccer Name is?

Mine.. of course.. is Jerisco!

Bored of Myspace?

Are you bored with your Myspace account?

The adult version is here! Utherverse expects to have more over a million registered users by the end of 2006.

Now instead of filling your profile up with text and boring pictures, you can do it with porn. Complete your fantasy profile today!

Want a new job? Here's how.

All you have to do is figure out how to get millions of people into a theater on opening weekend, without spending $10 a head on advertising cost.

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks as well as HDNet, has offered a 'contest' of sorts. Answer the question above, and you get a job working for him. And since he's Mark Cuban, he's serious.

He put this proposal on his blog, which is probably one of the most interesting blogs on the net.

So far 411 comments have been posted... so you're idea better be new and original. Chad.. get to work.

Man enters fishing contest.

In Bermuda over the weekend a man entered a deep sea fishing tournament. He didn't win. You'd think he'd have a good shot at winning being that he and his father both charter fishing boats and have done a lot of Marlin fishing.

But as it turns out.. the fish won.

Oh my God! Where'd that week go?

So yeah, I suck at this whole blog thing. I have about 3 or 4 topics I wanted to blog about, but can't seem to make the time or find the time or something about time to do it.

Perhaps I'm not as good at this as I thought I'd be. Perhaps this evening... perhaps not. I know you're dying with the anticipation, aren't you?

Amazon.com: The Walmart of the Internet

So what would go good with your new Amazon.com DVD? Well, popcorn, of course!

Yes, it's true. Amazon.com has rolled out its own grocery store now, completely online. I just couldn't imagine it being that much cheaper, if its even cheaper at all. Of course, those who live in the middle of nowhere don't have to drive all the way to Walmart now.

You know what? I miss IGA.

Arcade Game!

The beginnings of my 80s arcade have begun.

I bought Guerrilla War today.

How freaking awesome. I'll post pictures when I get it here and get it set up.

Ed knocks off Robin

I like lists. They are always fun to look over and disagree with and argue about.

Entertainment Weekly does such things. This week? The best Sidekicks of all time.

Notables include Ed McMahon knocking off Robin for 1st, followed by George Costanza, Chewbacca and Ethel Mertz.

Always fun to see the modern people come in with Pedro from Napolean Dynamite coming in at #22, Silent Bob in at #39, and, not quite modern, but Arthur Dents best bud Ford Prefect.

I'm not sure who they missed, but I'm sure they missed someone.

Happy Baistille Day!

It's French Indepedence Day today.

In honor of it, I'll remind of you of the story of the Rainbow Warrior.

Save the Beach at the End of the Street!

Oh man does Homeland Security have it together or what?

The more I read into this report, the more of comic genius it is. That's a link to the actual report, instead of just a story about it (warning, its a pdf). CNN just doesn't do it justice when making fun of it.

Let's just hit some highlights:

-Indiana lists 65% of the Public Health Sector, including all 417 of its nursing homes.

-25 Golf Courses, 24 Swimming Pools, 34 Coca Cola botllers/distributors, and 3,773.... wait for it.. wait for it.. malls.

-The state of Washington has 65 national monuments, whereas Washington, DC only has 37.

-New Mexico Controls the Internet. In the "Information Technology" sector, New Mexico has 553 (73%), the next highest state (Virginia) has 68.

-4,164 schools are listed of various sizes from Head Start programs to University, 2,126 of these are in Virginia. There are 96,000 schools that would fall in the range of Head Start programs to University in reality. We don't know why the other 92,000 do not need protection, but the ones in Virginia do.

-Various things that are listed that are funny: Trees of Mystery, Inn, Rolls Royce Plant, Donut Shop, Jay's Sporting Goods, Auto Shop, Nix's Check Cashing, Assyrian American Association, Association for the Jewish Blind, Sweetwater Flea Market, 4 Cs Fuel and Lube, and I quote, "Beach at End of [a] Street."


Honestly, the report doesn't surprise me all that much. It's just a bit pathetic that our tax dollars are going to be distributed based on something this moronic. Perhaps by the time the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 rolls around, we'll actually figure out what we're supposed to be protecting.

Indiana is screwed.

If you were a terrorist, where would you strike?

New York? Been there, done that.
Los Angeles? So Hollywood.
Chicago? Nahhhh.

Indiana? Damn right!.

Statue of Liberty? No.
Insect Zoo? Yes.
Empire State Building? No.
Bourbon Festival? Yes.

Thank Goodness we have the National Infrastructure Protection Plan out there to protect us from harms way, ya know, the plan that ranks a Kangaroo Conservation Area the same as it rates, say, the Sears Tower, because a weighting system for each site doesn't exist.

Five years after 9/11, and now they are cutting budgets to New York and Washington, D.C. and giving the money to... Indiana.

I Yelled at an Old Man.

Well, by the title, one would assume I'm the asshole in this situation, but please, read on.

I was picking up some Chinese food yesterday for lunch, an event that takes place pretty much every Monday at around 12:30. It's usually quite a boring adventure, with the only payoff being that I like Chinese food.

But I got a special treat this time. An older gentleman (and by older, I mean, using an electronic cart because he's old enough not to move well) decided that he wanted some Fried Chicken from the deli which happens to be connected to the Chinese Kitchen. Well being that the registers are connected for the two departments, he of course, decided that we were not in line, and that he should get served before us.

That, of course, was fine. I respect my elders enough that I can concede 2 minutes of my life so some old man can eat his chicken in a grocery store. However, after 2 or so minutes and various events that I didn't pay attention too, the old man begins yelling at the Chinese lady at the register and says "If you're going to live in this God damn country then learn the God damn language."

Without thinking, I yelled "HEY. There's no need for that." He turned around and told me to "Mind my own God damn business" and I repeated that there was indeed, no need for that. The lady walked away and called over someone from the Deli who finished his transaction, and thanked me for sticking up for her. I then got my Chinese food, and left.

All in all, it was pretty much a nonevent, but an event all the same. The old man wasn't going to do anything, I just didn't appreciate the act of him being rude to her, so I said something without even thinking about it.

But it brings up a relevent point. Back in May Congress approved a bill that would make English the "National Language" of the United States. The question to me is, Why? Most rights and services are already guaranteed under law to be provided in several languages, and this law doesn't do anything to change that.

This, of course, is a time where illegal immigration is the hot button issue, so I know what the answer is to "why" but it still bugs me. Political moves that do nothing but show someones "tough" on something, even though it won't do anything at all. It's a meaningless law that will hurt someone, somewhere down the road because someone, somewhere will decide that they don't have to find a Vietnamese translator for the immigrant that is arrested for shoplifting food. Then it will end up in the court system for years, and whatever state this happened in will end up having to pay millions to this person because they violated her rights. The only debate in my head is how high up the Court ladder it will go before it gets overturned.

After that, whoever the current Senator that wants to make a name for himself will propose a Constitutional Amendment making English the official language. Then it will be voted down, and we won't hear about the issue for a few more years.

My point? I hate hot button issues and get really annoyed at Senators that make laws that have no substance, just so they can appear like they care about something. That, and I yelled at an old man without thinking about it yesterday.

We got him, because it's boring here.

As many of you know, I really like Wichita. Is it the most exciting place I've ever been? No. Not even close, but in all fairness, I have been to a lot of places. But it is my home, and over the years I've grown to have a great appreciation for it, not just because it is my home, but because of what it has to offer.

Most people that visit often wonder, what in the world does it have to offer.

Well, for one thing, it offers Wichita State Basketball.

And if you're a 6'3" Israeli basketball star, who lit the United States up for 29 points and 6 assists, it offers quiet.

And if "quiet" and "Wichita State Basketball" need to collide to bring him here. It works for me.

If you want to create your own visited countries map go there. If you want to join me for a Wichita State Basketball game next year, you'll have to give me a call. The season ticket people should be calling me anytime.

He Had a Teddy Bear.

For the last few days since I made this thing, I keep asking myself, Why did I make it? Do I really want to spend my time doing this? Well, I didn't have an answer, until now.

There are certain things in the world that all my friends should be made aware of. But once you've told one person, you pretty much forget who you have told, and who you have not told. But now, all you have to do is come here, and you get to see those stories that are so great, that they made it to my Blog.

So without further ado, the story that all my friends should read. And remember, he had a Teddy Bear.

Got your Ipod Phone?

So you got your new video Ipod and think you're the big man on the block? Well, you're not. The designs for the fifth generation of the Ipod have been gaining approval everywhere in the world patent law matters (EU and US that is).

Screw the Phone, I want the video game one.

Alas, I don't even have an ipod yet... and I play poker.

But the new designs are still pretty neato looking.

Free House!

Apparently, you can find anything on Craigslist. Even a free house.


The Catch? You have to move it yourself.

The Human Body is amazing.. and not in THAT way.

The human body has an absolutely amazing ability to do things that seem impossible. Sometimes, you just have to marvel at it.

How about a new skull?

Or a rewired brain?

Yeah, That's Right. I have one now.

Yeah. If you can have one, I can have one as well. Will I write anything? Meh. We shall see.

But if you get one, then I get one as well.