This just in - The Original PaceWheel is now for sale in 23 stores continent-wide!
And with committed sales made this morning, the ambitious goal of becoming a thousandaire has been achieved!
You can say you knew me when I was just a hundredaire, but now with more than one-thousand PaceWheels sold and in the hands of coaches and athletes in all 50 states (plus Washington, D.C.) and 16 countries (Canada, USA, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, Ireland, England, France, Serbia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, India, Kenya, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia), and 5 of 7 continents, I've made a net profit of nearly $1 per wheel. Way to go American Dream!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Portmanteau part deux
If you already read my first entry about a portmanteau I created, you know that a portmanteau is a combination of two existing words (or word parts) that makes a new meaning, like guesstimate.
Anyway, here's my new one: Talibangelist. You know, that guy who's always threatening to decapitate somebody on Al Jazeera. He's a Talibangelist.
And, yes, I did see the pre-release of Obsession. And, yes, it's truly frightening. Just like a Talibangelist or a Televangelist.
Anyway, here's my new one: Talibangelist. You know, that guy who's always threatening to decapitate somebody on Al Jazeera. He's a Talibangelist.
And, yes, I did see the pre-release of Obsession. And, yes, it's truly frightening. Just like a Talibangelist or a Televangelist.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Who would have guessed?
This morning, the Washington Post reported a recent study suggesting that "Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy." Now, you and I both know that TV is not responsible for people's bad decisions. Clearly, teens repeatedly exposing themselves to sitcom sex does not make them repeatedly expose themselves in the backseats of cars or at band camp.
However, duh. I'm certain that my having watched Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Top Gun, Risky Business, Friends, and all manner of lousy movies with boobs in them definitely affected my decisions and desires. And now, I can't even watched Saved by the Bell or Full House - it's all tainted.
An interesting note about the article: the writer claims that the CDC says that 1 in 3 girls will get pregnant by age 20. I find that incredibly hard to believe. So I looked it up: the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics article on Teen Pregnancy says that there are 40.5 live births per 1000 women between age 15 and 19. That's slightly more than 4%. Even over the 5 years given, that's still only 20%, which means that there would have to be another 26 abortions per 1000 girls 15-19 PER YEAR.
I suppose that's not terribly unlikely, and perhaps I'm simply insulated by the posh school district I teach in where I can think of only a handful of pregnancies at my 1500+ student school in the last 9 years I've taught here.
Interesting.
However, duh. I'm certain that my having watched Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Top Gun, Risky Business, Friends, and all manner of lousy movies with boobs in them definitely affected my decisions and desires. And now, I can't even watched Saved by the Bell or Full House - it's all tainted.
An interesting note about the article: the writer claims that the CDC says that 1 in 3 girls will get pregnant by age 20. I find that incredibly hard to believe. So I looked it up: the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics article on Teen Pregnancy says that there are 40.5 live births per 1000 women between age 15 and 19. That's slightly more than 4%. Even over the 5 years given, that's still only 20%, which means that there would have to be another 26 abortions per 1000 girls 15-19 PER YEAR.
I suppose that's not terribly unlikely, and perhaps I'm simply insulated by the posh school district I teach in where I can think of only a handful of pregnancies at my 1500+ student school in the last 9 years I've taught here.
Interesting.
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