Craig Bilmeier a.k.a. Hott Lixx Hulahan was crowned the winner of the 2008 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland on August 22. He beat 19 other contenders from around the world. He was praised for his “impeccable timing and an overall solid performance that took the audience by storm.” He dethroned two-year reigning air guitar champ Ochi ‘Dainoji’ Yosuke from Japan.
“I credit winning to stupid and unsafe acts of ridicularity.” - Hot Lixx
In the NBA, short basketball players are rare. When it comes to recruiting, The taller player gets dibs. [Sidenote: I personally experienced this type of bias back in Junior High while trying out for the team. The coach opted for a 6-foot, no-game glob of clumsiness.]
WikiAnswers says the average height of NBA players is 6′7″. Steve Nash is not exactly tall per NBA standards, but he’s still 6′3″. What if a baller with game, of course, is listed under 6 feet?
A few have defied the odds. They have proven height does not make the player. It’s all skillz and heart, man!
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Captain Doo apprehends a dog owner who did not pick-up after his pet does her business. The message is simple: “Pick up the pooh.”
Cosmo Dog Park in Gilbert, AZ, is a beautiful area to bring dogs. Humans can appreciate it more than their pets. It’s complete with amenities like “Mutt-Mitt” waste disposal stations, separate use area for active and timid dogs, pet drinking fountains and wash stations, and area lighting for night use. There’s even an amphitheatre. (Say what?! Is that for the dogs or humans?)
So why do pet owners leave them pooh?!? Them dogs do not know better. Where’s the responsibility? Don’t even try to blame them dogs. How hard is it to pick up them pooh when poop bags are already provided?
I feel bad for the neighboring (human) community situated right next to the park.
Park rules are posted at the entrance and designated locations within the park. It’s amazing the town has to still remind irresponsible people of the rules and public health. While Captain Doo may get their attention, maybe it’s better to “Pick up the pooh or lose Fido!” Woof!
Since I do not have cable and, thus, cannot order pay-per-view, I was not able to watch what turned out to be Manny Pacquiao’s most exciting fight (My opinion, of course, since it was a beat down). However, there are so many news reports out there that filled me in about this historic bout. I’ve listed some here:
Pacquiao, who has been described by boxing writers as the “Mexicutioner” because of his demolition of Mexican legends Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik “El Terrible” Morales, and Juan Manuel Marquez and battered pretenders like undefeated Jorge Solis, Hector Velasquez, Emmanuel Lucero, and Gabriel Mira, lived up to his billing by an execution-style annihilation of the game but utterly outclassed Diaz.
Matter of fact, this David would have needed much more than a slingshot — maybe a crowbar — on a night when Pacquiao hit him with everything and left his face looking like a selection at your supermarket meat counter.
Early in the bout, Pacquiao proved once again what’s true in any sport: “Speed kills.” The “Pac Man” would step in and rip off three- and four-punch combinations at a time, before quickly stepping out to reset with a befuddled Diaz looking on.
“He was f****ng fast,” Diaz said. “I didn’t see [the left hand] coming.”
Pacquiao got the surprise of his life after the match when the NBA champions Boston Celtics visited him at the dugout. Pacquiao had predicted the Celtics to win in six games and the world champions repaid that faith by watching the match and cheering for him.
“I’m his No. 1 fan,” Kevin Garnett, standing beside Pacquiao, said.
With Garnett were Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, two members of the Big Three, and the likes of Rajon Rondo and Sam Cassell.
Summer in North America officially starts today at 4:59PM. But all week, Arizonans have already experienced extreme heat ranging from 110°F - 113°F. People are being advised to stay indoors between 10:00AM - 8:00PM.
And I thought summer was the time to enjoy the outdoors…
But then again, the hot weather is a good excuse to head out to the nearest Cold Stone Creamery.
A local radio talk show host rode on a mule for 3 hours from his home to his work under the scorching Arizona sun. He was protesting the “outrageous” price of gas.
Now consider this:
1. Sitting on a saddle is not exactly comfy.
2. With temperatures reaching 100°F, one could really use the A/C. The dry heat feels like an oven.
3. Time is money. Is a 3-hour ride to work practical?
4. Umbrella, sunglasses, sunblock lotion, lots of bottled water, and hay costs money.
5. Shelter for the mule.
6. Mule health insurance.
7. Does the law even allow mules on highways?
8. Designated mule parking?
$4/gallon of gasoline does not seem that bad. I wouldn’t give up the A/C, radio, beverage holder, and comfy seat in a car. I couldn’t imagine getting a mule towed because of heat exhaustion.
It took me a while to switch to a digital camera. My high school graduation gift was a Pentax Zoom 90-WR point-and-shoot camera. It’s built like a tank, water resistant, and still works today.
I did not mind scanning photographs, but it became a hassle when I decided to upload photos for sharing or use in a blog. It took some convincing to go digital. I was not about to spend a fortune.
Enter the $10-special from a drugstore chain. Because it was cheap, what the heck. I would not be too hurt if the camera was a piece of junk… Actually, it was a piece of junk. But it was so easy to transfer photos to the computer that I was sold to the concept. No more film.
The Innovage Mini Digital Camera has 16Mb memory, stores 243 photos, and runs on one AAA battery. It even included a synthetic leather carrying case and a USB cable. I was set!… (or so I thought)…
The initial excitement wore off quickly because of the mondo specs of this tiny piece. As expected, the image quality was poor and indoor shots were just pathetic. The software was flaky. It was not about to enhance my so-called photography skills.
About one month later and a couple of hundred bucks, I bought a Canon PowerShot SD600 digital camera. Now that’s a real camera. I used it to take a picture of this lovely keychain.
