Harry Potter, Michelle Wie, Nasa and hot dogs
Friday morning and I’m bored out of my mind at work, so I thought I’d toss up an update on a few random notes. I should put in my two cents on the Supreme Court nomination process but (A) I don’t know anything about the candidates and (B) I don’t want to turn this into a political site right off the bat. So instead, I’ll talk about anything else I found in the news.
Harry Potter launches in about 15 hours, and I know I personally am on the verge of climax over it. HP 6 (as the cool kids say) is probably the most hotly anticipated sequel since the New Testament. I don’t actually read the books, but I’m really looking forward to this one coming out, because that means I only have to hear about it for another week or so. You know what I don’t like about Harry Potter? The font’s all large, which inflates the size of the books. I was really impressed when kids were reading 500 page books, but then I found out they’re not that big at all if you made them a normal font size. Very upsetting. Anyway. the third movie was on the other day, and the question came up if it’s okay to look at Hermione and appreciate that she will be hot one day. I’m a big yes on this. It’s one thing to look at an underage girl and say she IS hot, it’s another to say she WILL be hot, and the second is just fine. Plus she’s in that catholic school girl outfit sometimes, and when the sixth or seventh movie comes out it’s going to be like softcore porn (Hairy Potter and the Cock-Hungry Sluts…I’m excited).
Speaking of hot underage girls, Michelle Wie is currently in the quarterfinals of the US Public Links Amateur Championship. While I have no idea what that is, I think it’s pretty impressive. She’s 4 holes down through 7, so this is probably it for her run, but I’m still impressed. Forget about her being a girl (which makes it impressive enough), focus on the fact that she’s FIFTEEN. When I was fifteen there was only one kind of stroke I was concerned about. She can’t drive. She’s probably never taken an AP course. She can’t even rent a golf cart. And she’s three match play victories (albeit unlikely ones) away from an invitation to the Masters. Imagine what she’s going to do when she’s 18…or 21…or 25. I don’t care if you like golf or not, this girl is going to be one of the most fascinating sports stories to watch for the next decade or so.
NASA planned on launching a shuttle for the first time in 2 years yesterday, with hope of reviving confidence in NASA…and then the canceled it. Yeah. Sort of makes you proud all over doesn’t it? Anyway…we need to get this space travel show on the road, because if I die before we colonize another planet/moon/any old rock in space, I’m going to be mighty pissed off. 60 years of science-fiction has raised the bar here guys, let’s get a move on.
Finally I walked by a hot dog vendor who was selling Best’s Kosher Dogs today at lunch. The Best’s motto bothered me: “The Difference is in the Taste.” Where the hell else would the difference be? It’s a hot dog. Taste is pretty much the entire focus. It would be very strange if your motto was “Best’s Kosher Dogs, the Difference is in how the Sound When Thrown Against Moving Trucks…seriously, throw one…go ahead, give it a try…see they play the 1812 Overture, weren’t expecting that were you? Yeah it’s pretty much the latest in hot dog biotechnology”, especially since that wouldn’t fit on the guy’s hot dog cart.
(originally written July 15th)
Harry Potter launches in about 15 hours, and I know I personally am on the verge of climax over it. HP 6 (as the cool kids say) is probably the most hotly anticipated sequel since the New Testament. I don’t actually read the books, but I’m really looking forward to this one coming out, because that means I only have to hear about it for another week or so. You know what I don’t like about Harry Potter? The font’s all large, which inflates the size of the books. I was really impressed when kids were reading 500 page books, but then I found out they’re not that big at all if you made them a normal font size. Very upsetting. Anyway. the third movie was on the other day, and the question came up if it’s okay to look at Hermione and appreciate that she will be hot one day. I’m a big yes on this. It’s one thing to look at an underage girl and say she IS hot, it’s another to say she WILL be hot, and the second is just fine. Plus she’s in that catholic school girl outfit sometimes, and when the sixth or seventh movie comes out it’s going to be like softcore porn (Hairy Potter and the Cock-Hungry Sluts…I’m excited).
Speaking of hot underage girls, Michelle Wie is currently in the quarterfinals of the US Public Links Amateur Championship. While I have no idea what that is, I think it’s pretty impressive. She’s 4 holes down through 7, so this is probably it for her run, but I’m still impressed. Forget about her being a girl (which makes it impressive enough), focus on the fact that she’s FIFTEEN. When I was fifteen there was only one kind of stroke I was concerned about. She can’t drive. She’s probably never taken an AP course. She can’t even rent a golf cart. And she’s three match play victories (albeit unlikely ones) away from an invitation to the Masters. Imagine what she’s going to do when she’s 18…or 21…or 25. I don’t care if you like golf or not, this girl is going to be one of the most fascinating sports stories to watch for the next decade or so.
NASA planned on launching a shuttle for the first time in 2 years yesterday, with hope of reviving confidence in NASA…and then the canceled it. Yeah. Sort of makes you proud all over doesn’t it? Anyway…we need to get this space travel show on the road, because if I die before we colonize another planet/moon/any old rock in space, I’m going to be mighty pissed off. 60 years of science-fiction has raised the bar here guys, let’s get a move on.
Finally I walked by a hot dog vendor who was selling Best’s Kosher Dogs today at lunch. The Best’s motto bothered me: “The Difference is in the Taste.” Where the hell else would the difference be? It’s a hot dog. Taste is pretty much the entire focus. It would be very strange if your motto was “Best’s Kosher Dogs, the Difference is in how the Sound When Thrown Against Moving Trucks…seriously, throw one…go ahead, give it a try…see they play the 1812 Overture, weren’t expecting that were you? Yeah it’s pretty much the latest in hot dog biotechnology”, especially since that wouldn’t fit on the guy’s hot dog cart.
(originally written July 15th)
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