November 6th, 2008 / 2 Comments » / by Patrick
My new favorite site is MTVMusic where they have tons of old music videos. As a child of the 80s I watched MTV constantly. I spent a few hours looking up some of my favorite bands and was surprised by how much they have. Peter Murphy’s Cuts You Up, Echo & the Bunnymen’s Lips Like Sugar, and The Jesus & Mary Chain’s Just Like Honey. Cool stuff.
November 4th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
I already voted as I wasn’t going to be in town on election day. On my way to work this morning I saw a long line outside an elementary school here in Iowa. I’ve never been a big get out the vote person. I have always felt that voters need to be able to make an informed choice. If a voter doesn’t pay attention to the issues then they end up voting on sound bites which is probably worse than not voting. Anyway it was good to see a big line running out to the parking lot. I’ll be making some popcorn, chatting with friends online and watching the results tonight.
It is sad that Obama’s grandmother didn’t live to see her grandson be elected president.
October 30th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
I’m giving up on Heroes. The second season was an abomination. The third season started strong and I even twittered about it. Unfortunately it has devolved into a characters doing 180’s, giant plot holes, multiple new characters that aren’t appealing. Look at Sylar this season. He’s evil, then he’s good, then he’s hungry. Who cares. One less season pass to worry about.
October 23rd, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
I used to work for Meridian IQ which is a subsidiary of Yellow Roadway Worldwide Corporation (YRCW). The corporation provides the 401k match in YRCW stock. When I started back in 2006 the share price was over $40. Soon after the stock started drifting down. I usually don’t like to hold stock in one company in the 401k, so I would have sold it, but I figured it would be better to wait until it bounced back. When I quit that shithole back in 2007 the share price was just over $30. Again I figured I hold on to it and wait for a recovery since I didn’t have to sell it. Guess where YRCW finished today? $3.95. What kind of shitty company loses over 90% of its value in two and a half years? I should have sold every share I received in the company match as soon as I got it. What was worth $2000 is now worth about $200. Granted, this doesn’t really have much impact on me, other than emotionally. I won’t retire for another 24 years, so my 401k will recover. Though I feel like calling it a 4.01k now.
October 16th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
One of my favorite radio shows, This American Life, had the best episode explaining the financial crisis. If you want to understand what is happening, listen to this.
October 16th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
I watched the debate last night. Seriously, does anyone think McMaverick has the temperament to be president? Have you ever seen so much seething rage lurking under the surface?
Watch this and tell me this is the guy you think should be leading our nation. If he can’t even be civil towards his opponent for 60 minutes, how is he going to do against Putin?
Thanks to Daily Kos for the video.
October 8th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Patrick
I watched the debate last night and I noticed the audience was made up of undecided voters. Seriously, if you can’t make up your mind by now, you are freakin moron. Why did they allow these idiots to ask questions?
I didn’t watch all of it. I’ve heard enough of the sound bites and nothing either would say would change my mind at this point.
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