DAILY DOSE: "Another Line Without a Hook"
Woah, lots of Links to play with today. Also, stay tuned for a Wayback-Free installment of "Bows and Toes," coming later this afternoon. It's as though last night, I jumped into the Wayback Machine myself. Good times. So come back for that around, I dunno, 2 or so.
Before we hit up some linkage, today's Song of the Day is "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" by My Chemical Romance. I'll be honest. I don't think I have a single friend that will like this song, but I don't really care. I caught the video on MTV Hits the other day, and it's sort of funny. More importantly, the song's just downright kinetic, even if it's not that good. Although it is catchy. Basically, i think it's one of those songs that's SO terrible, it's a good thing. Not "Three Little Pigs" good, but catchy and manic.
Moving right along, I couldn't find any really fun links today, so I went back to good ol' CNN for some political stuff. First up is the General that Likes to Shoot People. If Taylor's out there, I'd love to hear him chime in on this guy. In my opinion, though, I don't have a problem if our military leaders like shooting enemies. It's not really my cup of tea, but that's why I'm not protecting our borders. In the words of the great Col. Jessup, "Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be protected by men with guns. Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant Weinberg?"
Our next Link is yet another science lesson. And the lesson is this: "We Don't Know Shit About Anything." Saturn has HOT Poles, and no one 1) expected it; 2)can explain it. I love stuff like this. Because it just proves how little we know, and how much people 500 years from now will laugh at us.
And finally, the last Link is the best summation I've ever read (okay, the only summation I've ever read) about why throwing is my favourite part of baseball. Now, I know most of you have seen me throw, and an awful lot of you will crack jokes about me throwing softballs over backstops, but the simple fact is that throwing baseballs is one of the things I do best. And there isn't a better feeling in sport than gunning someone down. I guess I like "shooting" people too.
For the record, "Guerrero on the other hand, tends to throw first and ask questions later." pretty much sums up how I used to shoot. Although it was my mechanics that made me good, not pure arm strength, like Vlad the Impaler. Alex Rios's quote that he, "can throw it from the third-base lineover the right field wall when I get going," is DAMN impressive. I can go foul-line to foul-line pretty easily, but OVER the WALL? That was never happening at Dickinson. Our right field wall was the tennis courts, some 700 feet from home plate. We called it "the Green Mile."
Okay, I'll be back later to talk about Beiruit, the Queen Bee, and Delta Sigs. If that doesn't get you to hit "refresh browser," nothing will!
-apk
Before we hit up some linkage, today's Song of the Day is "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" by My Chemical Romance. I'll be honest. I don't think I have a single friend that will like this song, but I don't really care. I caught the video on MTV Hits the other day, and it's sort of funny. More importantly, the song's just downright kinetic, even if it's not that good. Although it is catchy. Basically, i think it's one of those songs that's SO terrible, it's a good thing. Not "Three Little Pigs" good, but catchy and manic.
Moving right along, I couldn't find any really fun links today, so I went back to good ol' CNN for some political stuff. First up is the General that Likes to Shoot People. If Taylor's out there, I'd love to hear him chime in on this guy. In my opinion, though, I don't have a problem if our military leaders like shooting enemies. It's not really my cup of tea, but that's why I'm not protecting our borders. In the words of the great Col. Jessup, "Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be protected by men with guns. Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant Weinberg?"
Our next Link is yet another science lesson. And the lesson is this: "We Don't Know Shit About Anything." Saturn has HOT Poles, and no one 1) expected it; 2)can explain it. I love stuff like this. Because it just proves how little we know, and how much people 500 years from now will laugh at us.
And finally, the last Link is the best summation I've ever read (okay, the only summation I've ever read) about why throwing is my favourite part of baseball. Now, I know most of you have seen me throw, and an awful lot of you will crack jokes about me throwing softballs over backstops, but the simple fact is that throwing baseballs is one of the things I do best. And there isn't a better feeling in sport than gunning someone down. I guess I like "shooting" people too.
For the record, "Guerrero on the other hand, tends to throw first and ask questions later." pretty much sums up how I used to shoot. Although it was my mechanics that made me good, not pure arm strength, like Vlad the Impaler. Alex Rios's quote that he, "can throw it from the third-base lineover the right field wall when I get going," is DAMN impressive. I can go foul-line to foul-line pretty easily, but OVER the WALL? That was never happening at Dickinson. Our right field wall was the tennis courts, some 700 feet from home plate. We called it "the Green Mile."
Okay, I'll be back later to talk about Beiruit, the Queen Bee, and Delta Sigs. If that doesn't get you to hit "refresh browser," nothing will!
-apk
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