So the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show was complete after Sunday, showcasing a number of new technological gizmos and gadgets. However, I don’t think anything this year could match what was released last year. It was a little comedy skit featuring Bill Gates and his last day at Microsoft. It was pretty hilarious.
I was on the median just off Exit 32. Cars were speeding by, with no care or concern for the slick roads on the freeway. A new blanket of snow made it difficult to find some items that we were hoping to salvage. As I walked up and down trying to find random items for my friend, I tried to recall what happened the night before on that median, even though the new snow left no trace. Continue reading
If you haven’t seen this before, it’s pretty cool. Definitely one of my favorite videos on YouTube in 2008. A guy travels across forty-two different countries, dancing at various cities and the people join along. Also, he’s from Seattle too.
2008 was quite the year. It was eventful to say the least. But as we could see a lot of triumph and victories, we also saw a number of defeats and losses as well. As I look back on this year, there were a lot of things personally that touched me. Continue reading
In the U.S., we have all these leagues for our sports. NBA for basketball, NFL for football, MLB for baseball, NHL for hockey. I follow pretty much all four leagues for the most part. But over the course of this past year, you start hearing things of teams being unlucky for not making the playoffs because of schedule of strength or being in a tough division, teams choosing to bomb their season for the sake of a draft pick, or other such non-sense. However, it hasn’t been going on just this year. It’s been going on for a long, long time. Teams losing steam or motivation to do well. The same team winning year after year. Scheduling unfairness.
Because of all this, it’s given me a bit more appreciation of the way that the European football (soccer) leagues are run. Let me explain this model in a manner that people can identify with as possible. It’s one of the simplest, yet effective ways of determining a league champion and also bringing other aspects that encourage and drive teams to play to the very end. Continue reading
It’s been several days into the Christmas season. And what does that mean? The thing that while we love getting from others, but we also dread finding for them: Gifts. I still wonder where the concept of giving gifts during Christmas comes from, but regardless, it’s there. As I’ve been approaching this and thinking of ideas for my loved ones, it’s been rough thinking something up for each person.
While I’m usually the one that looks for gifts that will be useful and practical for someone, this year, I’ve wanted to go with something that’s more sentimental and cheap and using the rest of the money that would have been spent on gifts to donate to more charitable organizations to use more wisely. Why the change? Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve had more of a changed heart with regards to Christmas. Maybe it’s the fact that my eyes are finally open to the reality of the world around me and the needs that so many people around me need answered. Or maybe it’s the realization of the current events that have made us fearfully aware of the path we’re taking today. Let me explain. Continue reading
This is pretty impressive. (Originally take from CNNSI.com)
I recently received an e-mail with regards to the field-use fees in the city of Seattle. Apparently, the City Council is looking to increase the costs for the fields for the upcoming year. One of the largest soccer leagues in the area, Co-Rec Soccer, sent this note to all the managers in the league, but this seem applicable to that of other leagues in the area, like GSSL, Northwest Co-Rec Soccer League, and also groups like Underdog Sports Leagues. Here is the e-mail that was sent out: Continue reading
For anyone that doesn’t know how the electoral process for determining the next President of the United States works, this is a great explanation that takes under five minutes and is in layman’s terms.
Two weeks until the election. Remember to vote!
This was a while back, but this was a random conversation with a friend of mine about how he’d deal with a potential zombie attack: Continue reading