Thursday, February 21, 2008

Another Year Older

Last Sunday was my 28th birthday (yay!). Do I feel any different? No, just a little tired from work.

I was thinking about all of the things I saw and did in the last year, and I was a bit surprised at how long it was. I watched a good friend of mine get married, and I introduced the bridal party at the reception (without the public speaking issues). I visited a local fort that I had always wanted to visit but I didn’t have time. I also rode a ferry across Mobile Bay on a day where no one should’ve been on the water. I was within two miles of a tornado, but I didn’t get to see it. I did see some of the damage about an hour after it hit. Actually, I was about ten to twenty miles away from another tornado that hit the morning of my birthday and did damage to many homes. Finally, I finalized plans to go to Philadelphia to see the city and visit relatives, some of whom I haven’t seen since my last visit to the city in 1996.

Expect to see more about my trip to Philly. Here’s to a good year!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Annual Valentine’s Day Rant

I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day. I like the idea of reinforcing love, but not at the expense of those who don’t have it. It seems that the world itself is single-person hostile, and VD (appropriate acronym, I think) adds more force to that.

For example, I was going to order a pizza one day and found a “deal” in a coupon filler in the mail. The deal was that I could order a pizza for six dollars each if I ordered three pizzas. Since I was eating by myself, I figured that three pizzas was a bit much for me. However, ordering two or less pizzas cost seven dollars. I understand that economies of scale might have an effect on costs, but why would it kick in at the third pizza?

(I know the answer: to get people to buy more pizza.)

Anyway, that doesn’t explain my dislike toward Valentine’s Day. My problem comes with the idea that those who aren’t with someone are seriously flawed. Everything on Valentine’s Day basically says that single people don’t exist. Given the general bias against single people, an entire day devoted to couples only can be annoying to those flying solo. The day can’t pass fast enough for me.

Tomorrow, February 14, couples should find time to be with each other. After all, the idea is for love to be in the air. However, don’t forget about those who aren’t with someone. Be courteous to single people, and don’t treat them like they don’t exist.

Oh, why the annual rant? Because I notice the same things every year, and nothing seems to change.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Super Bowl Wrap Up

Fans of the Patriots may want to skip this entry.

The Giants beat the Patriots! The Giants beat the Patriots!

I am by no means a Giants fan, but I’ll cheer on any team playing the Patriots. Along with a good portion of the nation (Michigan and a few New England states had more Patriot fans; all other states had more people supporting the Giants), I wanted to see the Patriots go down. I think that, one day, a team will run the table, but I don’t think this should’ve been that team given the possibility that they might have cheated. They may be vindicated in the future, but, right now, they have a major case of bad PR.

Anyway, the game was fantastic. I like seeing close games and good defense, and this game had both. Aside from the first quarter where both defenses looked shaky, the game was a stop after a stop. It was close to the end, and now the Giants can celebrate.

The end of the game brings up one more question. I wasn’t able to see what happened after time ran out, but the last thing I saw was Bill Bellichek leaving the field before Eli Manning kneeled down to run out the one second left on the clock. If he returned, great. If not, it has to be one of the more classless things I’ve seen. Your team lost in a good, close game. Stick around and give your opponents their due.

Oh, and Giants beat the Patriots!