Having two of my sisters and their families visiting
In addition to spending time together, we also had a nine day road trip which included places like Madison, Wi, Chicago, Il, Des Moines, IO, and Minneapolis, MN. A vacation to remember.
One woman's quest pursuing new goals
House Party with friends
Summer, good food, good drinks, and really good friends. A friend that had left town came back to visit and a bunch of us got together for some drinks with the intention on going out "on town." The party stayed within these four walls and could not have been better. Thank you to all my friends.
Paper Lions - http://www.myspace.com/paperlionsmusic
Their live performance was unexpectedly good and cheered up an evening that had started with disappointment.
Avatar 3D
Ok so it has the advantage over other movies to be in recent memory, but what a movie experience.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Soccer - the sport where cheating is OK
I've been reading about Henry's hands that led France to Soccer World Cup in various papers, "Tidenes Dommertabbe" and "Frances 'miraculous' Cup berth.
I find the articles and comments troublesome as the discussion refers to the referee doing a poor job and that maybe video cameras should be introduced as part of the team of officials.
But surrendering to this, is saying that "If you can get away with it, it is OK to cheat"
The reports says the referee did a good job, until that one moment when Henry could not help himself and moved his arm to stop the ball in it's path. In the heat of the moments, those things happen. However, Henry should be penalized, and he should be penalized, hard. Not for the handball, but for not admitting right away that the goal was dishonest. Players must be held accountable for the errors they make. The referee will for sure pay a price for the error he did - let's place some onus back on to the players.
I find the articles and comments troublesome as the discussion refers to the referee doing a poor job and that maybe video cameras should be introduced as part of the team of officials.
But surrendering to this, is saying that "If you can get away with it, it is OK to cheat"
The reports says the referee did a good job, until that one moment when Henry could not help himself and moved his arm to stop the ball in it's path. In the heat of the moments, those things happen. However, Henry should be penalized, and he should be penalized, hard. Not for the handball, but for not admitting right away that the goal was dishonest. Players must be held accountable for the errors they make. The referee will for sure pay a price for the error he did - let's place some onus back on to the players.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gro Hammerseng er provosert
Gro Hammerseng er provosert fordi hun føler seg presset til å fronte homosaken.
Gro sier "Jeg føler at de forventer at hvis du er skeiv og har et kjent ansikt, så er du forplikta til å alltid stå først med flagget hevet."
I mine øynte fronter Gro allerede homeosaken og det på en veldig god måte. Gro viser gjenneom sin styrke og lederrolle som hånballspiller, som partner, som fadder, en datter, og alt det andre hun er og gjør, at homser er som alle andre - og det er en god homosak det!
Gro sier "Jeg føler at de forventer at hvis du er skeiv og har et kjent ansikt, så er du forplikta til å alltid stå først med flagget hevet."
I mine øynte fronter Gro allerede homeosaken og det på en veldig god måte. Gro viser gjenneom sin styrke og lederrolle som hånballspiller, som partner, som fadder, en datter, og alt det andre hun er og gjør, at homser er som alle andre - og det er en god homosak det!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Mye bra canadisk musikk - som poker deg i hjertet
Leste Dagbladets musikk anmeldelse for Tegan og Sara sin siste plate. Tegan og Sara har vært på spillelisten min siden første utgivelse, og de vil fortsette å være det med denne plata. Anbefales.
Jeg ble dog litt opphengt av Dagbladets anmelder som skriver "Heldigvis er flere av låtene sterke nok til å bryte gjennom asfalten, både «Hell», «Northshore» og «The Ocean» poker deg i hjertet."
Poker deg i hjertet?!?
Er riktig nok en stund siden jeg forlot Norge og norsken min begynner å bli utvannet, men dog, er dette ett vanlig norsk uttrykk?
Jeg anbefaler forøverig
http://www.myspace.com/justinnozuka
http://www.myspace.com/paperlionsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/younggalaxy
....og nå skal jeg emaile Dagbladets musikk journalist, det får hun fordi jeg ikke kan kommentere - gratis.
Jeg ble dog litt opphengt av Dagbladets anmelder som skriver "Heldigvis er flere av låtene sterke nok til å bryte gjennom asfalten, både «Hell», «Northshore» og «The Ocean» poker deg i hjertet."
Poker deg i hjertet?!?
Er riktig nok en stund siden jeg forlot Norge og norsken min begynner å bli utvannet, men dog, er dette ett vanlig norsk uttrykk?
Jeg anbefaler forøverig
http://www.myspace.com/justinnozuka
http://www.myspace.com/paperlionsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/younggalaxy
....og nå skal jeg emaile Dagbladets musikk journalist, det får hun fordi jeg ikke kan kommentere - gratis.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
in the land of the free...
... you got to be careful with what you keep free.
In Sky News today I'm learning about Eric, an American man who brewed coffee naked in his own kitchen and is now facing indecent exposure charges and could be jailed.
In a country where you have a right to carry a weapon in public, you don't have the right to walk around naked in your own kitchen?! What was this mother doing looking in his window anyway?
Some nudity won't kill anyone - a gun will!
In Sky News today I'm learning about Eric, an American man who brewed coffee naked in his own kitchen and is now facing indecent exposure charges and could be jailed.
In a country where you have a right to carry a weapon in public, you don't have the right to walk around naked in your own kitchen?! What was this mother doing looking in his window anyway?
Some nudity won't kill anyone - a gun will!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Paper Lions - a musical adventure
I had plans to see Young Galaxy tonight, but unfortunately they were not able to make it to town in time for the concert. Instead, I ended up waiting around for the "Late Show" which was to be put on by a band called PAPER L IONS, written in small print on the ticket.Let me tell you, PAPER LIONS should not be printed in small letter because this is a band full of talent, creativity, and energy. Lucky for you, Paper Lions is back in Thunder Bay on November 5, 2009.
Visiting their myspace page I would not say that the music you can hear fully represents the performance I heard tonight. On stage, live, they are raw, loud, and shear musical joy - go see them!
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