i just got back from paying my graduation fee. the fee goes towards paying for your cap and gown and diploma. i wanted to take a picture of me and the girl working in the registrar's office. i don't think she understood how important that moment was for me. after i paid it, i drove around downtown thinking of my three years at UHD. here's what i thought of:
- my first day. i took the bus downtown because i had decided that the bus was going to be my new mode of transportation. the morning ride was a success. i made it to class on time. but after class was a different story. i waited by jones hall for 45 minutes without seeing a bus. finally, i decided to take matters into my own hands. i began to walk and i walked all the way from downtown, down memorial to my apartments at memorial and shepard. i never took the bus again.
- the fun semester. last fall, i took intermediate acctg. II, individual tax, AIS and some HR class. it was the first semester in the new business building. all i remember about that semester is standing around outside with tim and lindsey talking about internships and jobs. that was the semester i got the job at SPX and left fox sports. i was getting married the next semester. it felt like everything was finally changing.
- the rainout. during the first summer session in 2006, we got rained out for a few days and the school was closed due to flooding. i took the opportunity to see for myself what was happening. so i got on my bike and rode in the rain downtown with my digital camera wrapped up and dry. i took tons of pictures around the campus and over the bridge. it was amazing to see the bayou area right behind the spaghetti warehouse turn into a raging river. i was soaking wet and dirty as hell by the end of it, but it was great to see what a little rain can do.
- the test. i had to take a test for an online class on campus early on a saturday in february of 2008. i had studied the day before but convinced myself i needed to do more studying at school, since that was where i was going to take the test and somehow the information was more likely to stay with me. anyway, i got there and blew off studying. i went walking downtown. it was february and it was grey. it was early too, around 9:30. no one was moving around, except the bums. downtown looked like the old downtown i knew when i was younger. it was ugly. it was dirty. and i felt completely isolated there.
- one time i drank so many energy drinks, i could barely keep my hand steady during my exam.
- i remember wanting to fall asleep every night in intermediate acctg. III and auditing because i had been up since six that morning, had worked all day and was ready for a nap. i also remember during my final for intermediate acctg. III, my professor had a cold and she kept hacking and sneezing and wheezing during the entire exam. on top of that, i had drank two diet sodas right before the exam. so i was in agony trying to concentrate and not piss myself while constantly being distracted by my phlemmy professor. i wanted to knock her out.
- i remember riding my bike to school one day. i rode from my current address. the morning ride was fine. it took a little under an hour to get there. but the ride back was anything but easy. i didn't know it, but i had picked the windiest day on record. winds were clocked at record speeds. those winds made my 50 minute morning journey a two hour journey home. i actually called my wife to pick me up from the restaurant down the street because i couldn't make it home.
- i remember finally realizing the library had real books and i didn't have to buy so many books. i could check them out. i checked out three and read them in a month. i can't wait to have time to read again.
- i remember everyday wondering if i had made the right choice, if i was good enough and smart enough to pull this off. this wasn't a question of competition among my fellow students like so many times before in school. this was a question of myself. could i do this? did i have what it took to concentrate and focus and learn an entirely foreign industry? there were a lot of days i doubted myself.
- i remember parking everyday what felt like 5 miles from the school and walking up the bridge over the bayou, sweating my ass off carrying three, sometimes four books in the same backpack i used in high school.
- finally, i remember what it was like to pay for my graduation fee. i'm not done yet. i still have a few weeks, a few papers, a few tests. but looking back, it's amazing where i started. i was working at fox sports. my days off were tuesday and wednesday. i had a girlfriend and i lived alone. i had no idea what i was in store for.
Friday, October 24, 2008
come in number 51, your time is up
i like the first line of this article. "if you say something long enough and loud enough, it will become truth." are our corporate tax rates really the highest in the world? maybe. but how could we forget our millions of tax lawyers, who have legions of deductions and millions of little safe havens for you to hide your money? i think i'm just about done crying for corportations.
there's another good line in this article: "talent will continue to flock to unworthy causes." back in 7th or 8th grade, i had a professor, who i can't remember, say something along the lines of, "who the hell would want to be president of the united states?" his logic was along the lines of too much responsibility, not enough money. why not go to wall street and bank without having to worry about genocide in a far away place. i think fortune cookies are determining the direction of this country.
on a sidenote, can you imagine seriously living in the white house? how incredibly stupid would you feel? i would feel like an idiot. living in the white house. get a house or a townhome. you could never be comfortable in the white house. too much old furniture and who knows if nixon still has those rooms bugged? imagine throwing up in the white house. or having a horrible stomach ache in the white house bathroom. or having a lazy sunday, eating cheetos and watching football in your underwear. can you imagine doing that in the white house? plus, what about pop-ins? now, you might get a family member or a neighbor poppin-in. if you live in the white house, gorbachev could pop-in. or bono. or ted ferguson. who is ted ferguson? i don't know, but he could pop-in too. living in the white house. i don't think so.
that's enough of that.
how many people read this thing anyway? i probably count two. you and you.
charlie kaufmann (writer of being john malkovich, adaptation and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind) has directed his first film. here's a review.
the opec cartel is cutting production. i didn't mean to double dare them. it just happened.
here is a recipe for warm potato salad with goat cheese.
tampa bay is back in this thing.
there's another good line in this article: "talent will continue to flock to unworthy causes." back in 7th or 8th grade, i had a professor, who i can't remember, say something along the lines of, "who the hell would want to be president of the united states?" his logic was along the lines of too much responsibility, not enough money. why not go to wall street and bank without having to worry about genocide in a far away place. i think fortune cookies are determining the direction of this country.
on a sidenote, can you imagine seriously living in the white house? how incredibly stupid would you feel? i would feel like an idiot. living in the white house. get a house or a townhome. you could never be comfortable in the white house. too much old furniture and who knows if nixon still has those rooms bugged? imagine throwing up in the white house. or having a horrible stomach ache in the white house bathroom. or having a lazy sunday, eating cheetos and watching football in your underwear. can you imagine doing that in the white house? plus, what about pop-ins? now, you might get a family member or a neighbor poppin-in. if you live in the white house, gorbachev could pop-in. or bono. or ted ferguson. who is ted ferguson? i don't know, but he could pop-in too. living in the white house. i don't think so.
that's enough of that.
how many people read this thing anyway? i probably count two. you and you.
charlie kaufmann (writer of being john malkovich, adaptation and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind) has directed his first film. here's a review.
the opec cartel is cutting production. i didn't mean to double dare them. it just happened.
here is a recipe for warm potato salad with goat cheese.
tampa bay is back in this thing.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
hammering the cramps
great article on obama. i honestly believe if he doesn't win this election, there will be irrevocable damage done to our country and society. how people don't see that, i have no idea.
good article on the myth of talent.
good article on the real sarah palin.
average article on colleges hurting during the credit crunch.
the onion avclub adds office space to the new cult canon.
johnny cash's live from folsom prison has been remastered and re-released. "hello, i'm johnny cash." is there any other intro to an album that comes close to that one? maybe. the new radicals had one that went, "make my nipples hard, let's go." that would be a close second.
is "the chinese democracy" really going to happen?
shatner is pissed at sulu. sulu is gay. shatner pissed at sulu for other reasons. wow.
good article on the myth of talent.
good article on the real sarah palin.
average article on colleges hurting during the credit crunch.
the onion avclub adds office space to the new cult canon.
johnny cash's live from folsom prison has been remastered and re-released. "hello, i'm johnny cash." is there any other intro to an album that comes close to that one? maybe. the new radicals had one that went, "make my nipples hard, let's go." that would be a close second.
is "the chinese democracy" really going to happen?
shatner is pissed at sulu. sulu is gay. shatner pissed at sulu for other reasons. wow.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
ego tripping at the gates of hell
hank paulson was on charlie rose last night.
if there is a barometer for this economic situation, it could be found in the behavior of walmart shoppers.
other bellweathers abound.
opec is an oil cartel and it will go down as the stupidest cartel ever. dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. do not be confused here. we are experiencing a momentary reprieve in oil prices due to a global slowdown in production. this is temporary. before you can blink or something probably longer than blinking, oil will be back at $150 a barrel and beyond. keep your bike handy and don't start thinking about that SUV. keep thinking about kittens and hang in there.
bob dylan's latest bootleg review from pitchfork.
here's a recipe for mashed potatoes with kale. what is kale?
i was also thinking about edamame yesterday. i can't get enough of that stuff. i'm going to try and make some at home. i think the secret ingredient is salt. that's only funny if you've had edamame. if you have not, i have no jokes for you.
if there is a barometer for this economic situation, it could be found in the behavior of walmart shoppers.
other bellweathers abound.
opec is an oil cartel and it will go down as the stupidest cartel ever. dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. do not be confused here. we are experiencing a momentary reprieve in oil prices due to a global slowdown in production. this is temporary. before you can blink or something probably longer than blinking, oil will be back at $150 a barrel and beyond. keep your bike handy and don't start thinking about that SUV. keep thinking about kittens and hang in there.
bob dylan's latest bootleg review from pitchfork.
here's a recipe for mashed potatoes with kale. what is kale?
i was also thinking about edamame yesterday. i can't get enough of that stuff. i'm going to try and make some at home. i think the secret ingredient is salt. that's only funny if you've had edamame. if you have not, i have no jokes for you.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
no depression
just got done participating in an email conversation where the final agreement came that a rabid mailman deserves some applause because he continues to work while being rabid. that was my contribution. my friend's point before that was, that we tend to view other people as we would view ourselves, which is not always accurate. it's better to view them as possible science experiments, where actions are caused by unknown stimuli that we cannot easily see. we write down the results and try to remain scientifically objective. it's a good point. but so is the mailman because if a rabid mailman is not an american hero, i don't know who/what is.
great blurb about kirk kerkorian.
the avclub has a taste test section where they get together with friends/neighbors/rabid mailmen and eat something that could not seriously be packaged and sold on the market, but it is. this week/month is canned cakes and pudding.
the market downturn and your life. interesting.
it's weird. i was driving around yesterday thinking about the world series. there has not been a series to go more than five games since 2003 when florida beat new york. since then, we've had three sweeps: '04, '05 and '07. the world series has lost it's luster. jayson stark was thinking the same thing. here's his reasons.
great blurb about kirk kerkorian.
the avclub has a taste test section where they get together with friends/neighbors/rabid mailmen and eat something that could not seriously be packaged and sold on the market, but it is. this week/month is canned cakes and pudding.
the market downturn and your life. interesting.
it's weird. i was driving around yesterday thinking about the world series. there has not been a series to go more than five games since 2003 when florida beat new york. since then, we've had three sweeps: '04, '05 and '07. the world series has lost it's luster. jayson stark was thinking the same thing. here's his reasons.
Monday, October 20, 2008
wedding video
usually don't find these very amusing/interesting, but having just been married, this one is tough to watch. bruce, you did excellent dude. this guy, not so much.
welcome to the working week
had a brilliant weekend. went to the arts festival on saturday. my wife and i volunteered at a snap tent for about three hours. i handled the money and she ran drinks to the people up front. it was a beautiful day and we had a good time. then, on sunday, we went to the texans game. we won, which is always nice. but most importantly, i found a pair of sunglasses on the floor. they're ray-bans. so what a day right! football, beer and free sunglasses.
this should definitely rank in the top 5 of greatest baseball stories ever. the tampa bay rays, who had never won more than 70 games in a season, are heading to the world series. wow. i love these guys. upton, langoria, kazmir, crawford. these guys are young and hungry. and hungry and young. they'll be around for a few years before they all demand top dollar contracts. but it should be good until then.
so i picked the rays to win in seven against boston. got that one right on the money. i did pick the dodgers however to beat the phillies, so wasn't too keen on that one. but, i've got this one. the world series winner will be the tampa bay rays in 6 games. this should give hope to every astros fan out there that it can be done. that and we need gerry hunsicker.
so what else? here's 13 fake presidential bids from the onion avclub.
think the whole stealing of the election thing is just paranoia and possibly indigestion? think again.
so what could be the only silver lining of this entire financial mess. maybe the realization that putting a little away is a good idea.
this should definitely rank in the top 5 of greatest baseball stories ever. the tampa bay rays, who had never won more than 70 games in a season, are heading to the world series. wow. i love these guys. upton, langoria, kazmir, crawford. these guys are young and hungry. and hungry and young. they'll be around for a few years before they all demand top dollar contracts. but it should be good until then.
so i picked the rays to win in seven against boston. got that one right on the money. i did pick the dodgers however to beat the phillies, so wasn't too keen on that one. but, i've got this one. the world series winner will be the tampa bay rays in 6 games. this should give hope to every astros fan out there that it can be done. that and we need gerry hunsicker.
so what else? here's 13 fake presidential bids from the onion avclub.
think the whole stealing of the election thing is just paranoia and possibly indigestion? think again.
so what could be the only silver lining of this entire financial mess. maybe the realization that putting a little away is a good idea.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
whatever and ever amen
a couple wilco songs floating around the hypemachine. one is panthers. they also have a song called one true vine. a couple of b-sides that didn't make it on the albums. i think panthers is from a ghost is born sessions and one true vine is from the sky blue sky sessions.
going to the bayou city art festival today. we're drinking in the bayou today.
going to the bayou city art festival today. we're drinking in the bayou today.
Friday, October 17, 2008
up the ladder
warren buffet is buying. that's a signal that i should be buying. now i have to figure out what to buy. i'm putting all my money in reuseable dental floss. it's going to be the next big thing. w.b. (as i like to call him) has a great line: "be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." the market is full of fear. so if you're interested, do your homework, find a stable, undervalued company and make a splash. don't dilute your earnings and diversify. go for the big one.
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
casey at the bat
the greatest moment in baseball history took place when i was eight years old. i watched it happen. i still can't believe it.
death and all of his friends
we had our last great debate last night. and it seems that joe the plumber is all anyone can focus on. as many times as john mccain mentioned the name, joe the plumber, he better be the first guy he calls if there is a leak in the white house, should he win the election.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
keep the wolves from the door
excellent article on the slow death of reaganomics.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
Monday, October 13, 2008
good news for people who love good news
the gap is widening. dare i say, people are paying attention?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
monday, monday
stocks are up so far this morning. i also had a fiber one peanut butter granola bar for breakfast. that was perfection.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
time to think
voting time is getting closer. where are you going to vote? how do you know? well my friend austin has the answers. here's some links:
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
a case of malaise
here's how much farther this thing could drop.
oil's in freefall. for now.
dollar holding ground.
i wonder why david bowie doesn't get the respect he deserves here in america. while albums like ziggy stardust and low are reconized as trend-setting albums, one of my favorites is aladdin sane. like most stylistically amorphous albums, i didn't like it at first. it was sandwiched between the ziggy days and the low days and it wasn't poppy like hunky dory. so i buried it. but i put it on my mp3 player a year ago and let it play. i was amazed at the change in styles of each song. they were vocally strong, musically radical and not at all campy like ziggy, except the awful cover of the rolling stones "let's spend the night together." it's a truly great album, and for bowie, that makes hundy dory, ziggy, aladdin sane, low and heroes. lodger is even growing on me.
do yourself a favor and go listen to some bowie. we all need a little bowie in our lives.
oil's in freefall. for now.
dollar holding ground.
i wonder why david bowie doesn't get the respect he deserves here in america. while albums like ziggy stardust and low are reconized as trend-setting albums, one of my favorites is aladdin sane. like most stylistically amorphous albums, i didn't like it at first. it was sandwiched between the ziggy days and the low days and it wasn't poppy like hunky dory. so i buried it. but i put it on my mp3 player a year ago and let it play. i was amazed at the change in styles of each song. they were vocally strong, musically radical and not at all campy like ziggy, except the awful cover of the rolling stones "let's spend the night together." it's a truly great album, and for bowie, that makes hundy dory, ziggy, aladdin sane, low and heroes. lodger is even growing on me.
do yourself a favor and go listen to some bowie. we all need a little bowie in our lives.
living in america
i've got a lot of work to do today, so here are the lyrics to "living in america" by james brown:
"Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this!
Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere
On the transcontinental overload, just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel?
When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,you might find out who you are
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
Rock my soul
Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin'through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll
You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
I live in America, help me out, but I live in America, wait a minute
You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas)Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.),New York City (New York City)Kansas City (Kansas City),Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.
Living in America - hit me
Living in America - yeah, I walk in and out
Living in America
I live in America - state lines, gonna make the prime, thatI live in America - hey, I know what it means,
Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare self
Living in America - I feel good!"
"Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this!
Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere
On the transcontinental overload, just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel?
When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,you might find out who you are
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
Rock my soul
Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin'through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll
You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
I live in America, help me out, but I live in America, wait a minute
You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas)Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.),New York City (New York City)Kansas City (Kansas City),Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.
Living in America - hit me
Living in America - yeah, I walk in and out
Living in America
I live in America - state lines, gonna make the prime, thatI live in America - hey, I know what it means,
Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare self
Living in America - I feel good!"
Friday, October 10, 2008
don't get high on what you create
bankers and financial gurus got high on what they created. it wasn't real. none of it was real. the stock market is telling us so. it was a shadow banking system alongside the real banking system. and i'm afraid the real one was seduced by the dark side. it all comes back to "star wars," doesn't it?
anyway, here's a good article on the history of u.s. banking.
anyway, here's a good article on the history of u.s. banking.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
iceland trip anyone?
iceland could be the first national bankruptcy.
another icelandic bank fails.
here is the libor in pictures.
what kurt wagner of lambchop is listening to right now.
got a copy of blitzen trapper from my buddy tanner. wow. good stuff.
another icelandic bank fails.
here is the libor in pictures.
what kurt wagner of lambchop is listening to right now.
got a copy of blitzen trapper from my buddy tanner. wow. good stuff.
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