Hi readers, my name is Jason.
Now that the introductions are out of the way, let's get down to business.
I like to ask the hard hitting questions. I'm not going to pull any punches. Is it possible that the Star People are the best band ever?
For those of you who haven't seen or heard of the Star People, Casey and I got the privilege to see them perform in Minneapolis several years ago when they were opening for the Dixie Dregs and Dream Theatre.
Imagine a cross between David Bowie, the B-52s, and Mork and Mindy. That's pretty much how they sounded.
They filled the air with their far-out lyrics and their even farther-out costumes and ray gun sound effects.
The singer talked to the audience like he wasn't of the same race.
It was brilliance! Or insanity. But I think it was brilliance.
So, is it possible the Star People were the greatest band ever?
Well... okay, no. It's not possible.
But thanks for reading!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Ark 2
This show originally aired in 1976, but I hear they're making it into a movie. Not really.
For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Then pollution and waste began to take their toll. Civilization fell into ruin. This is the world of the 25th century. Only a handful of scientists remain. Men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed… This is their achievement… Ark II, a mobile storehouse of scientific knowledge, manned by a highly trained crew of young people. Their mission: to bring the hope of a new future to mankind.
Hi! My name is Jim, and I'm a soda pop addict...
In the last year, I've started to realize just how much soda I drink when I get into one of my Soda binges. When at home, brewed ice tea (no sweetner) is my caffeine delivery mechanism. It's when I get to work that the Soda Demon rears it's ugly head. Health concerns aside, the amount of money I spend on soday is quite astounding really. In fact, to the stockholders of Coca-Cola--for whom I been making all of this money, I say "You're Welcome. The next yacht is on me."
Here's an example of daily intake:
7:30 Get to work. Open fridge grab soda.
11:00 Go to lunch have (usually) two 32oz cups of soda (one during lunch, one for the office)
5:00 Dinner Tea.
7:00-8:00 Another tea (which I nurse until I go to bed) .
For the record, the two 32oz cups, aren't full of soda. There's plenty of ice in there (I usually go one-half to three-quarters full on ice--me likes my soda COLD), but still, I'm drinking upwards of 76oz of soda a day--on a LIGHT day.
So, what constitutes a heavy day? Heavy Days are when I eat out for dinner or we have soda around the house. This usally takes the Tea out of the equation, and replaces it with pop.
So on a heavy day, I easily drink another 3 cans of soda (36oz), bringing my total to right around 112oz of soda.
So, what does this break down to in real dollars? Well on light days, fifty cents for the morning soda plus the two dollars for the lunch soda, gives me a daily total of $2.50, a weekly total of $12.50, a monthly total of $50.00, and a yearly total of $600.00. $600 hundred bucks just drinking my LIGHT schedule.
On heavy days (usually once per week), I'm adding an addition ninety cents (average of $.30 per can purchased by the case) to $2.00 (if I eat out for dinner). This ballons my yearly total to somewhere between $643-$693. Seven HUNDRED dollars on soda? Really?
Sheer insanity!! So, I've come to the conclusion that I need to start working on cutting this stuff down. In fact, as a counter measure, I've started bringing a large ice tea with me to work in the morning cutting down the need for the morning soda and the after lunch soda. The missus and I have also vowed not to by soda for the house. This will greatly reduce my soda intake and save me a chunk o' change.
So, with that in mind, how much soda do you drink?
Here's an example of daily intake:
7:30 Get to work. Open fridge grab soda.
11:00 Go to lunch have (usually) two 32oz cups of soda (one during lunch, one for the office)
5:00 Dinner Tea.
7:00-8:00 Another tea (which I nurse until I go to bed) .
For the record, the two 32oz cups, aren't full of soda. There's plenty of ice in there (I usually go one-half to three-quarters full on ice--me likes my soda COLD), but still, I'm drinking upwards of 76oz of soda a day--on a LIGHT day.
So, what constitutes a heavy day? Heavy Days are when I eat out for dinner or we have soda around the house. This usally takes the Tea out of the equation, and replaces it with pop.
So on a heavy day, I easily drink another 3 cans of soda (36oz), bringing my total to right around 112oz of soda.
So, what does this break down to in real dollars? Well on light days, fifty cents for the morning soda plus the two dollars for the lunch soda, gives me a daily total of $2.50, a weekly total of $12.50, a monthly total of $50.00, and a yearly total of $600.00. $600 hundred bucks just drinking my LIGHT schedule.
On heavy days (usually once per week), I'm adding an addition ninety cents (average of $.30 per can purchased by the case) to $2.00 (if I eat out for dinner). This ballons my yearly total to somewhere between $643-$693. Seven HUNDRED dollars on soda? Really?
Sheer insanity!! So, I've come to the conclusion that I need to start working on cutting this stuff down. In fact, as a counter measure, I've started bringing a large ice tea with me to work in the morning cutting down the need for the morning soda and the after lunch soda. The missus and I have also vowed not to by soda for the house. This will greatly reduce my soda intake and save me a chunk o' change.
So, with that in mind, how much soda do you drink?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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