Showing posts with label Dumb Athletes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dumb Athletes. Show all posts

Wordy Wednesday

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5 Of Your Sparks

Good things do come out of being on Facebook. How you ask? Well, yesterday my dear friend Liz posted a link to this site and how cool is it when you have an entire site dedicated to

BACON!!!!!

Recipes, contests, recipes, photos...all dedicated to the wonderful world of

BACON!!!!!

I found one I think I am gong to have to try realllll soon...

BACON POTATO CHIPS!!!!!

Real simple and it looks like - well, potatoes and bacon and onions and garlic...well that is

MANNA FROM HEAVEN!!!!!

Manna (Hebrew: מָ‏ן‎) or Manna wa Salwa (Arabic: مَنّ‎, Kurdish: gezo, Persian: ترنجبين), sometimes or archaically spelled mana, is the name of an edible substance that God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert as recorded in the Bible. It was said to be sweet to the taste, like honey.

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CONGRATS to the Dallas Mavericks, who after a season of 2,000,000 games lasting 3 years (or so the NBA season seems) beat the Miami heat in 6 games to take the title.

No LeBron bashing here...heck, he does a good enough job himself.

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SO, Terrelle Pryor pulled a Giambi the other day, issuing an apology, but never stating why he was apologizing.

“I say sorry to all the Buckeye nation and all the Buckeye fans across the country,” Pryor said. “I never meant to hurt anybody directly or indirectly with my conduct off the field and I am truly sorry.”

OK, Terrelle, was it selling the merchandise to drug dealers? Was it selling merchandise to anyone? Was it the fact you drove a new car almost every week and we are not talking about a 1999 Honda...we are talking brand spanking new luxury cars.

So, you apologize..shouldn't the entire city of Columbus apologize for being blind to the fact that a college student could have so many cars?

It is time to revamp the entire NCAA Scholarship program to allow these kids to work if they can, and to receive a stipend each month.

THEN, there has to be rules in place so when the coach bolts or the player does (as Pryor has done after the allegations arose), they can be sued in court for repayment of the money they gave or took illegally. And go after the boosters too!

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Finally, today...another item I picked up from Facebook. This from my friend Jon and it is amazing what we can do with photographs these days...

This is scary and at the same time, with the way of the world, this will help in solving situations in the future - check out the link here.

Amazing how far technology has come. Just pick a person in the crowd and keep double clicking on their face.

Very impressive engineering, this will help law enforcement.

FASCINATING BUT SCARY!!! If you were there, they would know!!

 You used to be able to get lost in the crowd, but not anymore. Double click on any area in the picture to bring the person closer. Or, just click the mouse and use the mouse wheel to bring them closer.

This is a photograph of 2009 Obama Inauguration. You can see IN FOCUS the face of EACH individual in the crowd.

You can scan and zoom to any section of the crowd. Wait a few seconds. Double click anywhere. And the focus adjusts to give you a very identifiable close up.

The picture was taken with a robotic 1474 megapixel camera (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera). Every one attending could be scanned after the event, should something have gone wrong during it.

Can You Say Thump Thump Bang?

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1 Of Your Sparks

You grow up being one of the better athletes in your hometown...
As you grow, your skills develop even more...
Colleges come visiting to see if you would like to attend and play your sport there while getting an education...
Most times, they pay the entire cost, or a majority of the cost...
As you reach your Junior/Senior year, professional scouts come to your games and begin to talk to you about your future...
The professional draft comes and you are selected and sign a professional contract, pretty much ensuring your financial future is safe...
You decide to blow the whole thing....for what? For a foolish pastime that you could live without if you really thought about it...

JEFF KENT - BASEBALL - JUST PRIOR TO 2002 SPRING TRAINING -
Kent had initially claimed that the wrist was broken while washing his truck; ensuing media reports indicated that Kent had crashed his motorcycle while doing wheelies, in violation of his contract.
"That's right boss, I was washing my truck and dang it all, i slipped on a spon
ge and broke my wrist...by the way, know anyone who wants to buy a motorcycle, slightly damaged?"


KELLEN WINSLOW II - FOOTBALL - OFF-SEASON 2005- Winslow was
injured in a motorcycle accident on May 1, 2005. His injuries were considered serious, but not life threatening. It was eventually determined that Winslow suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was put on the Physically Unable-to-Perform (Non Football Injury) list for the 2006 season. Winslow also fought off a six-week staph infection that resulted from his knee injury.
"Gee, I had the bike for a whole 5 weeks, why shouldn't I be pulling wheelies in a parking lot?"

AARON BOONE - BASEBALL - OFF SEASON 2004 - Boone was cut from the Yankee roster after tearing a knee ligament during a pick-up basketball game played in violation of his contract with the Yankees.
"Look, I figured I hit a huge homerun against the red Sox the previous fall, why can't I play basketball...what? It is in my contract? Well..who reads those things anyway?"


JAY WILLIAMS - BASKETBALL - OFF SEASON 2003 - His life almost ended prematurely on June 19, 2003, when he crashed his motorcycle at the intersection of Fletcher and Honore in Chicago, Illinois. Williams suffered serious injuries to his pelvis and left knee and required physical therapy to regain the use of his leg. Many months later, after it was clear he would not be returning to the Bulls for some time (if at all), they waived him. The Chicago Bulls, under no obligation, did give Williams a $3,000,000 buyout.
"Man, the wind in my hair... the smell of rubber along the road... the sound of my head hitting the pole and pavement ...YES! I love riding motorcycles!"

BEN ROETHLISBERGER - FOOTBALL - OFF SEASON 2006 - He had seven hours of surgery Monday for facial injuries incurred in a motorcycle accident. Roethlisberger, 24, was not wearing a helmet when his 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa, which the manufacturer has called the fastest street-legal motorcycle on the market, collided with a Chrysler New Yorker that had turned in front of him as he rode through a busy intersection near downtown, the Pittsburgh police said. Various reports said that Roethlisberger had broken his jaw and nose, chipped or lost teeth and had multiple cuts on his head.
At 11:10 a.m., the police said, the car driven by a 62-year-old woman, who was not identified and who was not seriously injured, approached the intersection from the opposite direction and made a left turn. Roethlisberger's motorcycle hit the side of the sedan, throwing him into the car.
Roethlisberger will take his chances. He said there isn't any special reason for not wearing a helmet, calling it "a choice." "I think that's at your own discretion," Roethlisberger said. "Obviously, Pennsylvania doesn't think people need to."
"Well, the state says I don't have to, so I won't...I want to be Gary Busey when I grow up is all...isn't it special to aspire to be someone?"

Sorry folks, I just do not get it...millions upon millions of dollars tossed aside, and for what?
Jay Williams would be dead if not for his helmet....so let's give him credit for being a whole lot smarter then Ben Roethlisberger...

Keep that spark of insanity kids...It helps keep you an individual.

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