Published
Besides my time writing consistently with other websites, I have, on the rare occasion, been re-published OR simply published by various websites/magazines. Here are some links to those sites.
Chicago Fire Soccer Via Section 8’s Beer Bus @ Free Beer Movement
Bravo, Mother @ Messy Magazine (Issue out mid-March)
Mildly Relevant News: March 2, 2010 @ Who Will Win 2012?
Modern Family is Arrested Development for the Hard-of-Thinking @ Gawker.TV
Guy Whose Roommate Declares War @ Cleveland Scene
[...] 50 film trailers over four minutes – [Manofest] Congress turns roommate into dick VIDEO – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Rookies QBs take a blow – [RumorsAndRants] A good knife comes in handy – [FratFury] The Colts [...]
[...] the “parenting” part down – [CavemanCircus] Stop calling people out on facebook – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Hey, Tiger! You’re not Don Draper – [RumorsAndRants] Calvin and Hobbes for your desktop [...]
glad someone is irate about this too… Jack Johnson and Dave Mathews overkill!!!!!
I actually like Dave Matthews… My beef with Jack Johnson is that he doesn’t seem particularly good at his instrument and it all kinda sounds the same. But on the same hand I’m a huge Johnny Cash fan, so what do I know?
[...] 2009 holiday favorites – [DonChavez] IRS tries to take average Joe’s money – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Share EVEN MORE UNATHLETIC STUFF FULL COURT PRESS: TIGER WOODS MISTRESS VIDEO, [...]
[...] dude walks the Earth VIDEO – [Uncoached] Some guys can’t poop with a girl around VIDEO – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Share EVEN MORE UNATHLETIC STUFF FLORIDA FANS HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO, TRY TO [...]
[...] few weeks ago I paid the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center a little visit. I wrote about how my stay was much more pleasurable than it should have been, because everyone was so gosh darn [...]
[...] Google sports some kickass offices – [CavemanCircus] Lack of health insurance can be killer – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Christmas changes every year – [RegretfulMorning] Chimp defies odds, plays Pacman VIDEO – [...]
[...] tapped for Letterman’s top 10 VIDEO – [CelebrityOdor] Douchebags ruin football bar – [MildlyRelevantThoughts] Chippendales meets A Christmas Story VIDEO – [DonChavez] 49ers fan gets nailed by snowball army [...]
Well I wasn’t sure what “Ice Crew” was either. And this morning, while getting ready to go to Denis Sevards new restuarant in Muester Indiana for a job as a server/bartender I got a call. My son informed me about the dress code required and to look it up. Well here I am, I haven’t been to a Blackhawks game in awhile and never seen these girls or the outfits. I have to say they are cute but its 17 degrees ouside and I just can’t imagine. I am 50 and yes I could pull it off (I think I am in pretty good shape)but I really am having second thoughts.
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[...] some try. I searched Google Blogs and here’s the first defense I found at the Mildly Relevant Thoughts (MRT) blog. As the blog-post’s URL implies (republicans-attack-obama-on-cspan-promise/), the defense [...]
I started a response to this post, but 300 words into it, I figured I’d turn it into a post at my own blog: http://heardindc.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/some-actually-have-the-stones-to-defend-obamas-broken-c-span-promise/.
I’m not sure how Republican hypocrisy excuses, justifies — or even compels, as you seem to argue — Democratic hypocrisy, Joe.
Here’s the comment I left on Mr. “Heard in DC’s” blog.
I didn’t bother reading yours, because you evidentally didn’t bother reading mine.
I’m a “lefty” defending the broken promise? I made fun of BOTH Republicans and Democrats. Take the time to actually read these paragraphs where I shake my fist at both parties.
(Start of quote)
Pelosi’s “Hah, campaign promises are for kids!” slap in the face of the Americans who supported said campaign promises truly showed that not much has changed. On the Republican side we have politics as usual as they use this “backing out on a promise” to metaphorically kick the President in the stones when they know that even if cameras were allowed in, nobody would actually watch. Think about it. How many people get home from work and turn on C-SPAN or even go to their website to check out the latest videos? No one. It’d be like if Republicans suddenly became outraged over a Mexican soap opera being canceled. They’ve only heard that they exist, but don’t actually care about it.
On the Democratic side we have politics as usual in that they publicly laughed at Obama’s campaign promise being broken. The look our Democratic leaders gave each other after the question was asked made it look like they thought the reporter was an idiot for asking.
“Hey! Get a load of this reporter asking me if cameras will be allowed in. What? It was a campaign promise? Bahahaha! You’re killing me! Stop it!”
(End of quote)
That’s okay, though. You’re not the first conservative to pick and choose what you hear in order to support your own preconceived theories.
Why should it matter that you “made fun of BOTH Democrats and Republicans”? What does that have to do with anything? If the point of my post was expressly to address arguments defending Obama’s decision not to air the remaining health-care discussions on C-SPAN, why would what you have to say about Democrats matter at all? If, in my post, I’d alleged that you were a blind partisan unwilling to criticize those in his own party, I could understand your response. But as it stands, I’m not sure where your problem lies.
As you’d see if you’d read my post, I wasn’t trying to get personal. I was merely addressing your arguments. I hope that respect comes through, though since you didn’t read my post, it might not have had a chance to.
I never argued that President Obama should be excused, which you say that I am. I simply said Republicans are pouncing on something that they never did (encourage C-SPAN to air everything they discussed behind closed doors) over a service that virtually no one uses. Just check out how many views their videos get on the C-SPAN website.
That aside, it kinda makes me sound like a blind partisan when you use arrogant terms with a negative connotation, such as “lefty.” Am I offended? No. I could care less, because as I said, you’re just another conservative blogger picking and choosing what you read to justify your own preconceived theories. That’s not to say the left doesn’t do it, too, but if you were more well known, you definitely could be the poster boy.
[...] Megabus adventure to Minneapolis involving a certain bus driver who called himself “Mr.Quincy.” Almost immediately after posting, another story was brewing. Now that I have returned from a [...]
If you want to eradicate an artist from a Pandora station, you need to thumb-down two of their songs without having that artist in your station definition at all. that means that they cannot have any thumbed-up songs, or be a song or artist seed. You can always go to the station page and edit the songs that you have thumbed up. I had to give to boot to both Jack and DMB, not because I don’t like them, but because I want to hear artists and songs that I’ve never heard before.
Ah, yes… I gave ONE… ONE song a thumbs up more so because I felt bad saying I disliked everything (weird personality trait). Thanks for the tip. Although, I have to be honest… I probably won’t take the time, no matter how minimal, to do it.
Cheers!
lady gagas song bad romance ssssooooo anoying all it says rararararararararararararararararrararara and bad romance the whole time
Today’s lyrical genius…
I like your style, the fact that your site is a little bit different makes it so interesting, I get fed up of seeing same-old-same-old all of the time. I’ve just stumbled this page for you
Ah so true. We, the generation of lazy, are capable of so much! Making Jon Stewart a force to be reckoned with in national news. Electing the first black president (until he actually asks us to get off our butts and volunteer some of our precious time). Making “causes” cool again, by drinking from our eco-friendly water bottles and using recyclable bags… Unless of course it is inconvenient, or requires us to step away from facebook and gchat and take some initiative. (I count myself among the worst offenders…) Our (future) children will be so proud.
I just read this story over on the Free Beer Movement site, very nice to hear about people who are willing to give the sport a shot. Also, good plan on sitting in the supporters’ section, the rest of the stadium is pretty boring during the games.
As someone who lived in Chicago-land for 4 years after graduating from the University of Wisconsin, I can attest to your point that people in that area think Chicago’s shit doesn’t stink. It’s quite annoying; I don’t mind some of the sports rivalries and banter, but some of the people that I met don’t know that anything outside of Chicago exists.
I digress…it’s cool that you’ve taken a liking to the beautiful game and are now encouraging others to give the Fire a shot.
Thanks for the read, Nick.
Not only am I encouraging people to give the Fire a shot, but I’d like to see a team in my hometown of Cleveland. Perhaps we’d finally win at SOMETHING.
Cheers!
Just killing some free time on Digg and I found your article . Not typically what I prefer to read about, but it was definitely worth my time. Thanks.
Well I’m glad to hear your time wasn’t wasted by my ramblings.
Cheers!
I constantly see this creepy commercial late night and it actually makes me feel depressed with it’s bizarre imagery of The woman staring at the wind-up doll, the family in slow motion, and that terribly depressing piano music throughout. It always kills my head.
Would you suggest they DIDN’T use a wind-up doll!? That’d just be INSANE!
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Fuck you dude. You keep talking shit about Alabama like you’re so much better than the people down here. Do you realize how much fucking technology is rooted here, especially in Huntsville?
Fuck you and all your kind. Just like you talk shit about how conservative and generally unwelcoming the state of Alabama is, you cast yourself into the same group of close-minded, unwelcoming people by broadcasting your own adherence to stereotypes.
I don’t know if I “keep talking shit about Alabama,” as this, I believe, is the only time I’ve mocked Alabama on this site. But I’m glad to hear that Alabama has plenty of “fucking technology” rooted there. Cleveland would surely benefit if we could get some fucking technology.
Your point that I cast myself into the same group of close-minded, unwelcoming people by making fun of Alabama is a fair point. However, I wasn’t making fun of Alabama based on stereotypes, I simply wrote out an experience I had with Alabama – the Ten Commandments memo story in my original post.
Cheers!
Meet the Ladies of the Blackhawks Ice Crew at Bull & Bear (431 N Wells) Sunday, March 7th. Ticket giveaways, drink specials, dont miss it.
OI U GOT A PROBLEM WITH UK PREMIER LEAGUE ASTON VILLA OWNED BY MR RANDY LERNER HIM SELF GET A GRIP U NEED A NEW MANAGER NOT A NEW OWNER SOCCER IS BETTER THEN ANY SPORT SO GET A F…ING GRIP….
Nicely said…
Yes, forbes is the most miserable mag. But there’s no reason we can’t make their lives more miserable.
That’s the spirit!
Man, must say that i looked at some of awesome encounters the past week. But i must say that it isnt said those guys with the leafs will win with ease from the USA. Again Canada had some good luck tonight from Slovakia. The US will be winning sunday with 6-2! Just a word: Crosby! Get a smile on your face !
Don’t let that one experience color your perception of an entire state and its people. I’ll be the first to admit we have some truly oddball, ultraconservative “let’s go play with snakes” people – but they are a minority.
I’ve not read any of your other posts, so I don’t know if you denigrate Alabama on a regular basis. But the way you incorporated the experience you had, and the tone in which you wrote it, really was offensive. You seemed to believe all of Alabama was “that way.”
We did run into more than a handful of those characters, leading me to believe that it’s not quite a minority. Perhaps it is statistically a minority in that it’s less than 50% of the state, but still seemed like a large minority.
That said, no this site is not dedicated to my one trip to Alabama and it certainly wasn’t meant to offend. Although, I suppose I wasn’t trying NOT to offend anyone either. I’m sure the state of Alabama has it’s gems as does any location in the world.
As an Ohioan, you learn not to take offense to out-of-state folk using your home as a punch line. Every state/city will be a punchline, so long as New York City, LA and Chicago exist.