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Friday, September 12, 2008
How Ike effects us all!
Those of us living in the northern suburbs of Chicago are effected too. We support a professional baseball team that is in the race for the playoffs and every game is important. Two of these games between the Cubs and the Astros have been postponed due to these weather conditions.
I understand the fear associated in something like this, but I also know that professional athletes get paid millions of dollars a year to play a game. The least they could do is play in a little rain! Seriously! Think about the game itself. Ball going over the left field fence suddenly blow back and the catcher catches the ball. Players disappearing during a slide as they go through a mud puddle that resembles a lake. And the publicity! This game would have so many viewers, it might become more popular than Nascar!
Come on, Major League baseball, don’t be so wimpy and get out there and play a little ball!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Large Hadron Collider Doesn’t End the World
Well they spent $3.8 billion to smash a couple of protons together from 17 miles apart and, from what I’ve read, it was a success.
After watching a special on this last night and they want through all the dangers, including creating a black hole, one begins to wonder. When talking about what will happen, it worries me when I hear words like "probably" and "maybe" and "We think".
They scientist tell us that even if a back hole is created, it would be so small it would be nothing to worry about. Granted I am not a scientist. In no way am I that bright. I do know, however, that black holes are something no one fully understands. No one has ever seen a black hole.
I could just imaging one of these white coat wearing geniuses spouting the words, “Opps, we didn’t expect that!” as the hole begins to suck in everything around it. As a Cubs fan, I thought, "Oh great, just when the Cubs have a chance and I'm going to be sucked into a black hole." I'm sure s Bud Selig had something to do with this!It didn't happen.
"My first thought was relief," said project leader Lyn Evans. I would think so, Lyn, the world isn't at it's end! She continued, "This is a machine of enormous complexity. Things can go wrong at any time. But this morning has been a great start."
They aren't done yet. They still have a lot more experiments.It didn’t happen. I just wanted to let all the Threshold of Pain readers know they are safe. But for how long . . .
Monday, September 8, 2008
Tom Brady Is Not Dead!
I thought I’d quickly point that out. As I watched the Bears-Colts game last night, I heard John Madden and Al Michaels tell us about how not only in Boston, but the whole country is devastated. If you watch sports on TV at all, from what they are saying, you’d think he had passed away. He did not.
Now I never like to see anybody get hurt but any person who is devastated over a ankle injury to a football player might want to check his or her priorities.
First I will point out that football is a violent game and anyone who choices to play it knows that any play on any day could be the one that knocks him out for a day, month, year or even lifetime. Last year when Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills got hurt last year so bad he almost died and then was thought to be paralyzed, that was devastating.
Look, Tom Brady will be fine. He will get the best care and doesn’t have to worry about earning a paycheck. Yes, it sucks for him because he really wanted to win another championship this year but he will be back next year, Even if he isn’t, I would bet setting down with all that money and three championship, he will be ok. For the people of Boston, the team that you enjoy watching on Sundays might not win a championship this year, but I bet you’ll be just fine, too.
Tom Brady is not Dead - Christophers fantasy team might be, however!
