Beacon awards on Reuters
29/11/07
Reports coming out of Pisstakers HQ indicate that this exposure is in recognition of the great job performed by the historic light houses.
"These coastal beacons have been working tirelessly for years keeping Reuters super yachts from running aground at the weekend. The news agency salutes you."
Tuna fishermen, however, are crapping themselves at the prospect of an encounter with New England dolphins. When scaled up against a light house, the smiley dolphins must measure at least 80 feet and 12 tons. Scary.
Back to the awards, 5 blogs were honored:
Andrea for her wisdom using inspiration and poetry,
Ed the Editor for his insightful zany view of the news,
Miss Cellania for sharing her comical gifts,
Photography by KML for her variety of phenomenal photos,
Predator Press for his comical wisdom! (I think the idea of a tattoo instead of wedding rings is worth an award all of its own!)
Check them out, and just like Reuters, promote them, link to them, write something about them, it is the blogosphere at work.
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. Steroids bonds baseball to infamy.
09/08/07
Barry Bonds, baseball legend, has grown in every way since first joining the ranks of baseball's greats. In the course of normal training, his hat size has increased by one, and his chest is 11" broader than when he first swung a bat in anger. As a result of this supreme physical development, the great big player has waddled around the diamond without any urgency more times than anyone else in baseball history.
His dedication to baseball and the metamorphosis of his body came at great sacrifice. He deserves respect! Yeah right, just like the guys producing bloated broiler chickens at your local hormone-riddled factory deserve respect.
Since revelations about steroid abuse, Bonds now stands at the top of the baseball tree with the cynics beaming a spotlight on his every achievement. As of this week, it has been proven that Barry Bonds sports a bigger head than he is supposed to have, and he carries more rippling muscles than Arnie under his shirt.
Is this sort of criticism fair? After all, he is a dedicated sportsman and there is no definitive proof. No, it isn't fair. It is a racist slur propagated by the press with a grudge against people from the land of Steroidia. Shame on the media for picking on a minority athlete whose only aim in life has been to hit a record winning run and make the simple baseball fan who caught the ball nearly half a million bucks richer. He should be applauded for putting a ball sponsor in the media spotlight for a couple of days.
He should be applauded for turning me off baseball. My wife is eternally grateful that I won't bother tuning in any more. If I want to see true steroid abuse, perfected and honed without remorse by sportsmen, I will continue to watch The Worlds Strongest Man.
His dedication to baseball and the metamorphosis of his body came at great sacrifice. He deserves respect! Yeah right, just like the guys producing bloated broiler chickens at your local hormone-riddled factory deserve respect.
Since revelations about steroid abuse, Bonds now stands at the top of the baseball tree with the cynics beaming a spotlight on his every achievement. As of this week, it has been proven that Barry Bonds sports a bigger head than he is supposed to have, and he carries more rippling muscles than Arnie under his shirt.
Is this sort of criticism fair? After all, he is a dedicated sportsman and there is no definitive proof. No, it isn't fair. It is a racist slur propagated by the press with a grudge against people from the land of Steroidia. Shame on the media for picking on a minority athlete whose only aim in life has been to hit a record winning run and make the simple baseball fan who caught the ball nearly half a million bucks richer. He should be applauded for putting a ball sponsor in the media spotlight for a couple of days.
He should be applauded for turning me off baseball. My wife is eternally grateful that I won't bother tuning in any more. If I want to see true steroid abuse, perfected and honed without remorse by sportsmen, I will continue to watch The Worlds Strongest Man.
Time news this week
28/07/07
Looking through Time, you get a flavor of news around the world this week. There is no need to stick with just one flavor of news, though!
Drugs again rocked the sports world when the pre-race favorite Alex Albino Vinokourov was banned for probably having a blood transfusion before the time trial that he won by miles. He claimed he had excess blood in his legs due to a road crash earlier on in the race. Good one, not.
And it got very surreal when the yellow jersey, "Chicken legs" Rasmussen, was sent home by his team for lying! His colleagues didn't trust the chicken shit when he said that he hadn't taken drugs pre-season, so they voted him out. That was a welcome piece of self-policing, but a severe self-kick in the nuts for the poor cyclists who had burst their lungs thus far trying to help Rasmussen win the Tour.
Time had a more serious appraisal.
There is a rather chilling photo of a "good guy" holding a gun to the head of a blindfolded "bad guy" from the Khmer Rouge. At times, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, but in this case, the soldier looks more likely to pull the trigger than give a criminal a fair trial.
The UK Foreign Secretary is a fresh-faced politician who went to school at MIT. That snippet of info makes sense of his quote about a planned trip to meet with Condo Rice.
What a mess. A suicide bomber in Islamabad used the fury of a stone-throwing crowd to mask his murderous intentions outside the infamous Red Mosque. While the rioters were pummeling the police with rocks, he stepped in and blew 13 people up too. Way to go.
On a lighter note, Comic-Con was in full swing in San Diego. Although many participants were wearing home-made outfits, at the other extreme, technology and FX companies were there to show off their wares too. You know the on-screen world is becoming ever more unreal when you hear the differentiation between the "D" dimensions.
Tour de France drug scandal
Drugs again rocked the sports world when the pre-race favorite Alex Albino Vinokourov was banned for probably having a blood transfusion before the time trial that he won by miles. He claimed he had excess blood in his legs due to a road crash earlier on in the race. Good one, not.
And it got very surreal when the yellow jersey, "Chicken legs" Rasmussen, was sent home by his team for lying! His colleagues didn't trust the chicken shit when he said that he hadn't taken drugs pre-season, so they voted him out. That was a welcome piece of self-policing, but a severe self-kick in the nuts for the poor cyclists who had burst their lungs thus far trying to help Rasmussen win the Tour.
Time had a more serious appraisal.
Putting the Khmer Rouge on Trial
There is a rather chilling photo of a "good guy" holding a gun to the head of a blindfolded "bad guy" from the Khmer Rouge. At times, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, but in this case, the soldier looks more likely to pull the trigger than give a criminal a fair trial.
The Red Sox Fan From Britain
The UK Foreign Secretary is a fresh-faced politician who went to school at MIT. That snippet of info makes sense of his quote about a planned trip to meet with Condo Rice.
The full Miliband story from Time.It'll be strange to go to the U.S. as Foreign Secretary of the U.K. rather than as a schoolboy
Bombing, Riot Rock Islamabad
What a mess. A suicide bomber in Islamabad used the fury of a stone-throwing crowd to mask his murderous intentions outside the infamous Red Mosque. While the rioters were pummeling the police with rocks, he stepped in and blew 13 people up too. Way to go.
Where Iron Man and Beowulf Roam
On a lighter note, Comic-Con was in full swing in San Diego. Although many participants were wearing home-made outfits, at the other extreme, technology and FX companies were there to show off their wares too. You know the on-screen world is becoming ever more unreal when you hear the differentiation between the "D" dimensions.
3D, Real-D, IMAX-D — ...: "The Blow Your Mind Version," "The Intensely Blow Your Mind Version" and the "Your Head Has Exploded Version." ... those wanting to see Anthony Hopkins' actual facial features are advised to watch The Remains of the Day instead.
