Its been awhile since I updated my blog, but now I am using it for a new purpose. I hear about all these people blogging about trying to get their ass in shape and well I am going to give it a whirl. For those who knew me back in the day (college), I really could have given two craps about what I looked like or how I felt (usually hungover is how I felt), but now I am starting to get a little bit more worried about things like that. Maybe it is because I am getting older, or maybe just worried about trying to lose weight when I am 40. So I am going to give this thing a full go for the next couple of months and see what happens. I have been actually doing okay since college (I am still down about 40 pounds since I left the grand old UW-Stout), but want to kick it into high gear and do something I haven't since 10th grade, be below 200 lbs. I am at 235 right now, so 35 pounds is my goal.
You may ask, well how in the hell is he going to accomplish this. Well, here are the steps I am going to take:
1. Eat/Drink better period - I think this is the hardest part, cause lets face it, pizza and burgers are awesome. Beer is also a great thing and I do enjoy a few libations once in awhile. I am going to try this in moderation thing, I get one meal during the week to eat something awesome, but the rest of the week I gots to be good. also, I have stopped drinking pop (unless mixed with booze :) ) which for those of you that knew me before is a pretty big step. I actually havent had a pop at work in over 2 weeks.
2. Workin Out - I have been doing a lot of this lately, but need to step it up. I recently downloaded P90x and am going to try and see how that goes. I also have been running during lunch at the gym at work. Going to try and step that up a little in terms of time/calories burnt while working out.
3. Update this blog - Making myself a little bit accountable for the things I am doing, so far no one has been aware of things I am doing except for me, so consider yourself my judge/jury.
I plan on updating this thing once a week at least with totals and things I have been up to. I will say that the Packers being in the Super Bowl this weekend is going to make things difficult, but there is always going to be something. Here goes nothing!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
New Lows in creativity
Thing of the Week I am pissed about:
One of my friends has a theory, that there are no creative thoughts left in the minds of Americans and they are just taking old ideas and remaking them. I was a little hesitant to totally agree with him. Yes, there have been remakes and films based on comic books/video games galore coming out recently, Transformers, X-men, Batman, GI Joe, Garfield just to name a few. But I always was able to reference new movies/books/Albums that are new and not thought of before. The Hurt Locker, Avatar, you know things like that.
But then I read this today and it absolutely blew my mind. They are making a movie about Missile Command. Yes, that Missile Command, you know the one where you have control of three battle stations and have to move a target to shoot stuff out of the sky that is coming towards you. In case you dont know what I am talking about, see the picture below.
Are they kidding? This is almost as bad as making Tic Tac Toe the movie. There are no characters, no plot or anything in this video game. It is simply, see thing coming at you, point and shoot a missile from your base. That is it. New lows have now been reached America. This is almost as bad as rappers using Anchorman quotes to make songs or R&B singers crooning about being the Flintstones. Oh wait, both of those have already happened. What the hell America, what the hell.
Things I am amped about:
On a brighter note, one of my favorite times of year is coming up, golf season (also known as spring/summer). Outside amongst nature, hitting a stupid white ball around, B.S.in with the boys, drinking beers. It all brings a smile to my face. I have around a 9 handicap right now, which isn't too bad, but I want to be down around a 6 or 7 by the end of summer. Also a good way to work out with it seeming like it. Walking 18 holes is the equivalent of like 4 miles or something like that and that is a good workout no matter how you see it.
So here is my blog pledge of goals to everyone, which I will keep you posted on.
1. Get down to a 7 handicap by the end of summer, a bit of a stretch, but I think I can do it.
2. Walk 18 holes rather than ride 2 out of every 3 rounds. This kind of sucks depending on who you are golfing with and how hot it is etc. But I think it will be good for me, plus I seem to golf better when I walk for some reason.
3. Enjoy summer to the max, I want to do the following things at least once this summer. Beach drinking, Volleyball outside, play bean bags, picnic get together with a bunch of people, attempt to fish, cabin weekend with a group of friends, LMD2010, play softball, 3on3 basketball tourny. I love summer
One of my friends has a theory, that there are no creative thoughts left in the minds of Americans and they are just taking old ideas and remaking them. I was a little hesitant to totally agree with him. Yes, there have been remakes and films based on comic books/video games galore coming out recently, Transformers, X-men, Batman, GI Joe, Garfield just to name a few. But I always was able to reference new movies/books/Albums that are new and not thought of before. The Hurt Locker, Avatar, you know things like that.
But then I read this today and it absolutely blew my mind. They are making a movie about Missile Command. Yes, that Missile Command, you know the one where you have control of three battle stations and have to move a target to shoot stuff out of the sky that is coming towards you. In case you dont know what I am talking about, see the picture below.
Are they kidding? This is almost as bad as making Tic Tac Toe the movie. There are no characters, no plot or anything in this video game. It is simply, see thing coming at you, point and shoot a missile from your base. That is it. New lows have now been reached America. This is almost as bad as rappers using Anchorman quotes to make songs or R&B singers crooning about being the Flintstones. Oh wait, both of those have already happened. What the hell America, what the hell.
Things I am amped about:
On a brighter note, one of my favorite times of year is coming up, golf season (also known as spring/summer). Outside amongst nature, hitting a stupid white ball around, B.S.in with the boys, drinking beers. It all brings a smile to my face. I have around a 9 handicap right now, which isn't too bad, but I want to be down around a 6 or 7 by the end of summer. Also a good way to work out with it seeming like it. Walking 18 holes is the equivalent of like 4 miles or something like that and that is a good workout no matter how you see it.
So here is my blog pledge of goals to everyone, which I will keep you posted on.
1. Get down to a 7 handicap by the end of summer, a bit of a stretch, but I think I can do it.
2. Walk 18 holes rather than ride 2 out of every 3 rounds. This kind of sucks depending on who you are golfing with and how hot it is etc. But I think it will be good for me, plus I seem to golf better when I walk for some reason.
3. Enjoy summer to the max, I want to do the following things at least once this summer. Beach drinking, Volleyball outside, play bean bags, picnic get together with a bunch of people, attempt to fish, cabin weekend with a group of friends, LMD2010, play softball, 3on3 basketball tourny. I love summer
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Crappy Songs
Some people are thinking, holy crap, two blogs in a row. After my Music Video Post of yesterday, I have decided to continue with my ranting and raving about the crappy things out there. Today, I turn my attention to the crappiest songs ever made. I know some people are reading this going, "you are going to mention Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes cause you always bitch about that song." Well guess what, you are thinking of Dusick, who hates that song. I don't think it is a great song, but it is not terrible.
I could pretty much start with any pop song that has come out in the past few years, but there are a few that just boggle my mind as to how absolutely terrible they are. I mean some of these lyrics are straight out of a nursery rhyme and combine that with an annoying voice/beat/guitar riff and you have a completely horrible song. I have refrained from mentioning any songs by converted artists (athletes, actors, actresses) for the sole reason of music is not what they are known for and therefore cannot be taken seriously anyway. So Don Johnson's "Heartbeat", Eddie Murphy's "Party all the Time" and Any Shaq song will not be included. However I might put former Packer WR Robert Brooks hit "Jump in the Stands" on the best songs ever list that will come later.
So I give you my top 5 worst songs ever along with a little chunk of lyric that is especially terrible. I would include links to song of these songs, but I dont want to ruin anyone's day so if you haven't heard them before listen at your own Risk.
1. Natasha Bedingfield "Pocket Full of Sunshine" Wow, this song is awful, this is nursery rhyming to a beat at it's finest. I literally think she wrote and recorded this song while watching some kids show like "Lamb Chops play along." Today kids, we are going to talk about sunshine and how sticks and stones can break your bones, but names will never hurt you. C'mon Natasha, most of your other songs suck too, but good lord this was on another level of shit.
Shitty Lyrics:
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh.
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No.
2. Keisha "Tik Tok" Also the creator of the inventive new song on the radio "Blah Blah Blah." This Song makes me depressed for all of america as it is now the #1 downloaded ringtone of all time or some shit. What are we listening to and why. The entire song is a nursery rhyme. Do you remember Hickory Dickory Dock? That is exactly what this song is with some words about partying and a Beat. Depressing I tell you. I am going to create a song that is pretty much Old McDonald had a farm, but i will get a beat to it so people can think it is awesome and download it a bunch of times. Also, she mentions Mick Jagger in this song and I highly doubt she even knows who that is and needed a word that rhymed with swagger.
Shitty Lyrics:
Aint got no care in the world
But got plenty of beer
Aint got no money in my pocket
But i'm already here
And now the dudes are lining up
Cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb
Unless they look like mick jagger
3. Celine Dion - "My Heart will Go on" I hate this song, it probably isnt as bad as I will make it out to be, but Titanic sucked and they played the hell out of this song when Titanic came out. They also had the extra shitty version where you could listen to clips from Titanic during certain parts of the song and that made it even worse. Good work Celine, You somehow made it possible for me to hate titanic even more than I did before. I'll never let go Jack, of the feeling that I hate you and your shitty movie/soundtrack. Honorable mention to another absolutely terrible song from a movie soundtrack. Aerosmith has been making songs for a long time, but they really took a step down in my book with "I dont want to miss a thing"
Shitty Lyrics:
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
4. Lou Bega - "Mambo #5" Nothing like taking names and rhyming them with regular words. He literally just mentions 30 girls' names and then says the occasional dumb lines. Combine that with a big band in the background with a crappy get stuck in your head beat and you have yourself a hit that brainless people will enjoy. Then you have all the girls that probably screamed when they heard their name in the song while they were hammered at the bar. I can just see it right now, a little bit of jessica (insert 5 girls screaming wooooo!!!!!!) here i am. Just makes me sick to my stomach.
Shitty Lyrics:
A little bit of Monica in my life,
A little bit of Erica by my side.
A little bit of Rita's what I need,
A little bit of Tina's what I see.
A little bit of Sandra in the sun,
A little bit of Mary all night long.
A little bit of Jessica here I am,
A little bit of you makes me your man!
5. Mickey - Toni Basil This song makes me want to throw up everytime I hear it. The stupid clapping, the cheerleader video, a lyrical cheer in the song!? Awful everytime I hear it. combine that with an annoying voice singing it and I really dont know what the hell was going on when it became a hit. I know the 80's were a weird time and everything, but I think this song started the my theory that you dont actually have to think of anything to have a hit song. just find something catchy that everyone can remember and repeat it over and over, you then have a hit. I didnt put the lyrics in because it will literally drive you to shoot someone you love and I dont want to be responsible for that type of activity.
I could pretty much start with any pop song that has come out in the past few years, but there are a few that just boggle my mind as to how absolutely terrible they are. I mean some of these lyrics are straight out of a nursery rhyme and combine that with an annoying voice/beat/guitar riff and you have a completely horrible song. I have refrained from mentioning any songs by converted artists (athletes, actors, actresses) for the sole reason of music is not what they are known for and therefore cannot be taken seriously anyway. So Don Johnson's "Heartbeat", Eddie Murphy's "Party all the Time" and Any Shaq song will not be included. However I might put former Packer WR Robert Brooks hit "Jump in the Stands" on the best songs ever list that will come later.
So I give you my top 5 worst songs ever along with a little chunk of lyric that is especially terrible. I would include links to song of these songs, but I dont want to ruin anyone's day so if you haven't heard them before listen at your own Risk.
1. Natasha Bedingfield "Pocket Full of Sunshine" Wow, this song is awful, this is nursery rhyming to a beat at it's finest. I literally think she wrote and recorded this song while watching some kids show like "Lamb Chops play along." Today kids, we are going to talk about sunshine and how sticks and stones can break your bones, but names will never hurt you. C'mon Natasha, most of your other songs suck too, but good lord this was on another level of shit.
Shitty Lyrics:
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh.
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No.
2. Keisha "Tik Tok" Also the creator of the inventive new song on the radio "Blah Blah Blah." This Song makes me depressed for all of america as it is now the #1 downloaded ringtone of all time or some shit. What are we listening to and why. The entire song is a nursery rhyme. Do you remember Hickory Dickory Dock? That is exactly what this song is with some words about partying and a Beat. Depressing I tell you. I am going to create a song that is pretty much Old McDonald had a farm, but i will get a beat to it so people can think it is awesome and download it a bunch of times. Also, she mentions Mick Jagger in this song and I highly doubt she even knows who that is and needed a word that rhymed with swagger.
Shitty Lyrics:
Aint got no care in the world
But got plenty of beer
Aint got no money in my pocket
But i'm already here
And now the dudes are lining up
Cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb
Unless they look like mick jagger
3. Celine Dion - "My Heart will Go on" I hate this song, it probably isnt as bad as I will make it out to be, but Titanic sucked and they played the hell out of this song when Titanic came out. They also had the extra shitty version where you could listen to clips from Titanic during certain parts of the song and that made it even worse. Good work Celine, You somehow made it possible for me to hate titanic even more than I did before. I'll never let go Jack, of the feeling that I hate you and your shitty movie/soundtrack. Honorable mention to another absolutely terrible song from a movie soundtrack. Aerosmith has been making songs for a long time, but they really took a step down in my book with "I dont want to miss a thing"
Shitty Lyrics:
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
4. Lou Bega - "Mambo #5" Nothing like taking names and rhyming them with regular words. He literally just mentions 30 girls' names and then says the occasional dumb lines. Combine that with a big band in the background with a crappy get stuck in your head beat and you have yourself a hit that brainless people will enjoy. Then you have all the girls that probably screamed when they heard their name in the song while they were hammered at the bar. I can just see it right now, a little bit of jessica (insert 5 girls screaming wooooo!!!!!!) here i am. Just makes me sick to my stomach.
Shitty Lyrics:
A little bit of Monica in my life,
A little bit of Erica by my side.
A little bit of Rita's what I need,
A little bit of Tina's what I see.
A little bit of Sandra in the sun,
A little bit of Mary all night long.
A little bit of Jessica here I am,
A little bit of you makes me your man!
5. Mickey - Toni Basil This song makes me want to throw up everytime I hear it. The stupid clapping, the cheerleader video, a lyrical cheer in the song!? Awful everytime I hear it. combine that with an annoying voice singing it and I really dont know what the hell was going on when it became a hit. I know the 80's were a weird time and everything, but I think this song started the my theory that you dont actually have to think of anything to have a hit song. just find something catchy that everyone can remember and repeat it over and over, you then have a hit. I didnt put the lyrics in because it will literally drive you to shoot someone you love and I dont want to be responsible for that type of activity.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Music Videos
So remember when MTV was awesome and actually had Music Videos on instead of crappy reality TV shows that feature the stupidest people they can find crammed into a shitty house near a bunch of bars so they can video tape them getting drunk and acting stupid?
MTV was the first to turn to garbage for entertainment, but we still had VH1 which continued to show videos and other awesome stuff like Behind the Music. Then VH1 said, boy we should be like MTV and show shitty reality TV stuff too, but we will one up them by getting people no one has heard of in like 15 years and cramming them into a house and watching them get drunk.
What happened to music videos? They used to be so awesome and actually made a song even better when it had and awesome video too. In honor of those days, I give you my top five (There are a lot more, but I just rattled off my 5 faves cause it was easy) music videos of all time. These Videos were either generally awesome, innovative, or well just plain funny.
1. Snoop Dogg - What's my Name
Some of you remember this video as the dog morphing video and that is the only reason it is on my list. It was innovative because it was the first video I could remember where computers were used to change humans into dogs and would just go running around town. Admit it, you have thought about being a dog and doing that same thing. imagine the possibilities, biting your crappy neighbor, humping anything you wanted to without consequence, getting your food brought to you, chasing things, it would be awesome.
2. A-Ha - Take on Me
I love this video and song. innovative on a crazy level for the 80's with the drawings turned into real people and vice versa. The crazy synthesizer riff that everyone knows and of course the super high note where the guy must have been kicked in the balls to get that high. "In a day or TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
3. Van Halen - Jump
Only one reason I put this on my list, watching stupid David Lee Roth Jump off of crap in super slow motion. Go ahead and jump Mr. Roth, and please make sure that it is in slow motion off of anything and everything you find on stage.
4. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Black and White, Helena Christenson half-naked, ocean beach, just a plain sexy video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oaHHrNQVrg
5. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Chief, Bunny, The rookie. Just a hilarious video, making fun of old 70's cop shows. Watch for yourself. Also an awesome song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkw0e0Jcn9A&feature=fvst
MTV was the first to turn to garbage for entertainment, but we still had VH1 which continued to show videos and other awesome stuff like Behind the Music. Then VH1 said, boy we should be like MTV and show shitty reality TV stuff too, but we will one up them by getting people no one has heard of in like 15 years and cramming them into a house and watching them get drunk.
What happened to music videos? They used to be so awesome and actually made a song even better when it had and awesome video too. In honor of those days, I give you my top five (There are a lot more, but I just rattled off my 5 faves cause it was easy) music videos of all time. These Videos were either generally awesome, innovative, or well just plain funny.
1. Snoop Dogg - What's my Name
Some of you remember this video as the dog morphing video and that is the only reason it is on my list. It was innovative because it was the first video I could remember where computers were used to change humans into dogs and would just go running around town. Admit it, you have thought about being a dog and doing that same thing. imagine the possibilities, biting your crappy neighbor, humping anything you wanted to without consequence, getting your food brought to you, chasing things, it would be awesome.
2. A-Ha - Take on Me
I love this video and song. innovative on a crazy level for the 80's with the drawings turned into real people and vice versa. The crazy synthesizer riff that everyone knows and of course the super high note where the guy must have been kicked in the balls to get that high. "In a day or TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
3. Van Halen - Jump
Only one reason I put this on my list, watching stupid David Lee Roth Jump off of crap in super slow motion. Go ahead and jump Mr. Roth, and please make sure that it is in slow motion off of anything and everything you find on stage.
4. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Black and White, Helena Christenson half-naked, ocean beach, just a plain sexy video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oaHHrNQVrg
5. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Chief, Bunny, The rookie. Just a hilarious video, making fun of old 70's cop shows. Watch for yourself. Also an awesome song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkw0e0Jcn9A&feature=fvst
Friday, October 23, 2009
This is just a tribute....
As I march forward in my life, I begin to realize that I am actually becoming an adult which is both good and bad depending on how you look at things. I am moving in with my soon to be wife next week to an apartment in plymouth and am pretty anxious to do so. I think it is another adventure to embark on and an important step in the life workings. We need to start gathering some things so that when we find a house, we will actually have some stuff to put in it. I also like the idea of maybe starting to actually make some dinners together and not have to drive all over the place all the time. That being said, I am ending what has been my favorite living situation so far.
The house of 3524 20th Ave S has been my home for the past 2 years and some odd months and I can say it has been awesome. Ju-Ju, Dus-Dus, B-pain, Ju-Jack, the dude hut. Below is a rundown of my favorite things about living in that house.
1. Memory Lanes Trivia Nights - As a household, we have managed to somehow get over $700 in free drinks/food from the bowling alley right down the road, all for knowing stupid amounts of music knowledge while eating popcorn and having some strongbows. Damn tablecloth lady runs around being as loud and stupid as possible as well.
2. Super Sunday Movie Club - After a long weekend of probably drinking too much, it was house tradition to take sunday night and pick out a movie. After the dumbest selection process possible (everyone votes for 2, we each elimate one and then give a 30 second speech about why we whould watch that movie), we would sit down and watch the selected film.
3. House Court - If there was ever an action by a room mate that was not the greatest or needed some form of dicipline handed out for it, you had to go through house court in which the house heard the case against you and you had a chance to defend yourself. Judgements handed out included things like having to hit on a guy at the bar.
4. Willard - Out little garden gnome friend that was assasinated by one Julius jackson. Julius would later move in as the 4th room mate replacing willard. We still believe there was some sort of conspiracy theory involved as Julius shows no remorse even to this day.
5. Team Unemployment - For awhile, Julius and I were both unemployed and spent our days at the house. A rundown of the type of day that would ensue during that time. Get up at 11, watch sportscenter, go work out, come back, watch Julius' stupid reality show channel, play nerf basketball, play nintendo or sega (aw man, my codes aint workin), take a nap. That was our average day, pretty awesome huh. We would occasionally have Team unemployment field trips to random places.
6. Fake Mustache Night - honestly, who draws marker mustaches on and then goes out in uptown
7. Ju-Ju/Dus-Dus late night jam fest/karoake - Sometimes, much to Sholes chagrin, Dusick and I would jam out to tunes till the wee hours of the morning, sometimes involving some comcast karoake and usually having more to drink even though we didnt need that at all.
8. The mediterranean Deli - Home of the greatest gyro's ever, went there drunk one night after the triple rock and kept going back. Better than falafel king Dus-Dus.
9. Subway 100 - Dusick and I love subway so much and since they put one a little over a block away from the house, we decided that we should have a contest, seeing who can have 100 subway sandwiches before the other person. The contest is ongoing.
Thanks for a great 2 and a half years, I dont think Andrea knows what she is in for yet.
The house of 3524 20th Ave S has been my home for the past 2 years and some odd months and I can say it has been awesome. Ju-Ju, Dus-Dus, B-pain, Ju-Jack, the dude hut. Below is a rundown of my favorite things about living in that house.
1. Memory Lanes Trivia Nights - As a household, we have managed to somehow get over $700 in free drinks/food from the bowling alley right down the road, all for knowing stupid amounts of music knowledge while eating popcorn and having some strongbows. Damn tablecloth lady runs around being as loud and stupid as possible as well.
2. Super Sunday Movie Club - After a long weekend of probably drinking too much, it was house tradition to take sunday night and pick out a movie. After the dumbest selection process possible (everyone votes for 2, we each elimate one and then give a 30 second speech about why we whould watch that movie), we would sit down and watch the selected film.
3. House Court - If there was ever an action by a room mate that was not the greatest or needed some form of dicipline handed out for it, you had to go through house court in which the house heard the case against you and you had a chance to defend yourself. Judgements handed out included things like having to hit on a guy at the bar.
4. Willard - Out little garden gnome friend that was assasinated by one Julius jackson. Julius would later move in as the 4th room mate replacing willard. We still believe there was some sort of conspiracy theory involved as Julius shows no remorse even to this day.
5. Team Unemployment - For awhile, Julius and I were both unemployed and spent our days at the house. A rundown of the type of day that would ensue during that time. Get up at 11, watch sportscenter, go work out, come back, watch Julius' stupid reality show channel, play nerf basketball, play nintendo or sega (aw man, my codes aint workin), take a nap. That was our average day, pretty awesome huh. We would occasionally have Team unemployment field trips to random places.
6. Fake Mustache Night - honestly, who draws marker mustaches on and then goes out in uptown
7. Ju-Ju/Dus-Dus late night jam fest/karoake - Sometimes, much to Sholes chagrin, Dusick and I would jam out to tunes till the wee hours of the morning, sometimes involving some comcast karoake and usually having more to drink even though we didnt need that at all.
8. The mediterranean Deli - Home of the greatest gyro's ever, went there drunk one night after the triple rock and kept going back. Better than falafel king Dus-Dus.
9. Subway 100 - Dusick and I love subway so much and since they put one a little over a block away from the house, we decided that we should have a contest, seeing who can have 100 subway sandwiches before the other person. The contest is ongoing.
Thanks for a great 2 and a half years, I dont think Andrea knows what she is in for yet.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
This Weekend, MN vs WI
So this weekend is the king of all sporting events if you live in Wisconsin or Minnesota. First on Saturday is the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, the Badgers vs the Gophers. A sense of pride comes over me thinking about this precious trophy as Wisconsin has won it 13 of the past 15 years. So only twice since I have really started watching college football have I had to watch the stupid ground squirrels walk away with this trophy (FWI, a pretty kick ass idea to have a huge axe be the trophy for a college football rivalry game, the Iowa-Minnesota game is a fricken steel pig, WTF) . Lets face it Minnesota, when it comes to college football, Wisconsin is better than you in every way, shape or form the last two decades. Lets analyze for second on the 2 points of determining a good college football program.
1) Winning Tradition - Wisconsin 3 rose bowl victories, a 12 win season, a heisman trophy winner, ranked in the top 25 pretty consistently, three top 10 teams. Minnesota, I think they won the GMAC Chevy Truck uniroyal tire bowl one time and have shown they can blow games at any moment (see Wisconsin-Minnesota 2005)
2) Atmosphere - While Minnesota at least took a step forward in this department with TCF stadium instead of playing in the shit dome, nothing beats Madison on game day. The partying outside, the 5th quarter, the sea of red walking around. ESPN is there usually once a year to do gameday, when was the last time they were in Minnesota? Wisconsin has jump around at the end of the 3rd quarter, Minnesota spells out their state name?
Now the other game is where it gets interesting, the Packers vs Vikings (Brett Favre showdown) at recently renamed Mall of America Field (hahahahahahahaha). I will be the first to admit that I am a bitter Packer fan, not because I think Brett Favre is still really good an am jealous, but because I think this transition has shown that there is truly no loyalty left in sports. No players want to stay with one organization anymore and no organization will do anything to keep their legacy players on their team. It is neither sides fault completely (I blame Favre more, but that is just me) and it is a sad situation.
But on to the game, everyone thinks the Vikings are the greatest and have no weaknesses, Favre has made them complete, blah blah blah. Nice of the Vikings fans to fully hop on the bandwagon while the getting is good. What they arent thinking about is how the Vikings have not played a good team yet (spare me the San Fran talk, good D, very one dimensional O and they went 0 for 11 on 3rd down). They have beaten bad teams essentially with Adrian Peterson, checkdown throws and one decent Favre pass.
The Packers are not a good team yet, but are far more complete than any team the Vikings have faced. One thing the Viking fans also dont know about Brett Favre, he tends to get pretty hyper for big games and usually throws some early picks because of it. He also has karma working against him for making an awful lot of packer fans upset. I will take the Packers in a 27-17 victory in the dome (fyi Mike McCarthy while looking like a fat drunk college dropout, is 5-1 against the Vikings and would have been 6-0 if not for Mason Crosby's FG miss in the dome last year).
We will be seeing plenty of this....
HERE IS TO A WISCONSIN SWEEP!!!!
1) Winning Tradition - Wisconsin 3 rose bowl victories, a 12 win season, a heisman trophy winner, ranked in the top 25 pretty consistently, three top 10 teams. Minnesota, I think they won the GMAC Chevy Truck uniroyal tire bowl one time and have shown they can blow games at any moment (see Wisconsin-Minnesota 2005)
2) Atmosphere - While Minnesota at least took a step forward in this department with TCF stadium instead of playing in the shit dome, nothing beats Madison on game day. The partying outside, the 5th quarter, the sea of red walking around. ESPN is there usually once a year to do gameday, when was the last time they were in Minnesota? Wisconsin has jump around at the end of the 3rd quarter, Minnesota spells out their state name?
Now the other game is where it gets interesting, the Packers vs Vikings (Brett Favre showdown) at recently renamed Mall of America Field (hahahahahahahaha). I will be the first to admit that I am a bitter Packer fan, not because I think Brett Favre is still really good an am jealous, but because I think this transition has shown that there is truly no loyalty left in sports. No players want to stay with one organization anymore and no organization will do anything to keep their legacy players on their team. It is neither sides fault completely (I blame Favre more, but that is just me) and it is a sad situation.
But on to the game, everyone thinks the Vikings are the greatest and have no weaknesses, Favre has made them complete, blah blah blah. Nice of the Vikings fans to fully hop on the bandwagon while the getting is good. What they arent thinking about is how the Vikings have not played a good team yet (spare me the San Fran talk, good D, very one dimensional O and they went 0 for 11 on 3rd down). They have beaten bad teams essentially with Adrian Peterson, checkdown throws and one decent Favre pass.
The Packers are not a good team yet, but are far more complete than any team the Vikings have faced. One thing the Viking fans also dont know about Brett Favre, he tends to get pretty hyper for big games and usually throws some early picks because of it. He also has karma working against him for making an awful lot of packer fans upset. I will take the Packers in a 27-17 victory in the dome (fyi Mike McCarthy while looking like a fat drunk college dropout, is 5-1 against the Vikings and would have been 6-0 if not for Mason Crosby's FG miss in the dome last year).
We will be seeing plenty of this....
HERE IS TO A WISCONSIN SWEEP!!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Updating Stufff
Life update: Let me tell you what, I am pretty sick of weddings right now. I have been to an insane number of weddings in the past 3 years. I think I am right on 18 weddings in the past 3 summers and I have 3 more still to go. It isnt all bad, free beer, free food, some dancing and stuff, but good god I just dont want to have to plan on going to a wedding anymore. Besides that, the DJ's play the same music at weddings no matter which one you are at. The Electric Slide, Celebration, Brown Eyed Girl, the same stuff over and over. Except for the last wedding I was at in which a great Osseo band by the name of SAGE played. In the words of Adam Dusick "SAGE is the greatest band ever" (they arent really, but Dusick likes to pretend they are). No wedding this weekend though, going to spend some time up in the cities.
Thought of the week: Mini-golf courses are basically fantasy lands come true. Think about it, they have giant rapids, dinosaurs, mountains, streams, dragons, pirates, and anything the else the course designer wants and it is all good. As a matter of fact, the more crazy shit, the better. I am thinking that most Mini-golf course designers actually thought of the craziest dream world they ever had and made a mini golf place out of it (obviously not to scale, if there was a minigolf course with an actual life size dragon or river, that would be insane, how big were dragons really though, you dont know, they arent real or anything). This mini-golf course in Blaine would actually be one of the crazier dreams ever, there is an owl with glasses on, a dragon, a giant vikings helmet (gay), a T-rex, some waterfalls, and a pirate ship.
Underrated Entertainment Thing of the Week: The Cars (the band) - Lots of hits you dont even realize, you dont believe me, just look up their stuff
Quote of the Week: John Daly on how he warms up before a PGA Tour Round "I usually get up, smoke half a pack of cigarettes, drink 6 or 7 Diet Cokes, and maybe hit a bucket of balls"
Thought of the week: Mini-golf courses are basically fantasy lands come true. Think about it, they have giant rapids, dinosaurs, mountains, streams, dragons, pirates, and anything the else the course designer wants and it is all good. As a matter of fact, the more crazy shit, the better. I am thinking that most Mini-golf course designers actually thought of the craziest dream world they ever had and made a mini golf place out of it (obviously not to scale, if there was a minigolf course with an actual life size dragon or river, that would be insane, how big were dragons really though, you dont know, they arent real or anything). This mini-golf course in Blaine would actually be one of the crazier dreams ever, there is an owl with glasses on, a dragon, a giant vikings helmet (gay), a T-rex, some waterfalls, and a pirate ship.
Underrated Entertainment Thing of the Week: The Cars (the band) - Lots of hits you dont even realize, you dont believe me, just look up their stuff
Quote of the Week: John Daly on how he warms up before a PGA Tour Round "I usually get up, smoke half a pack of cigarettes, drink 6 or 7 Diet Cokes, and maybe hit a bucket of balls"
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