Girls are Evil?
Sunday, October 15th, 2006The famous Scottage provides mathematical proof that Girls=Evil. You be the judge:
I still prefer this mathematical equation:
Archive for October, 2006
Vince Flynn for President
Friday, October 13th, 2006
**An all new Vince Flynn interview when he returns to the Radio Happy Hour on Tuesday night October 21 at 9PM Eastern. Just click –> Vince Flynn.**
You may remember me talking about the new book by Vince Flynn last week. Well, I have Act of Treason and while I haven’t finished it yet, I can tell you that it’s a real winner. But what I’ve come to realize this week, with Vince Flynn “on the stump” is how Flynn himself is a real winner.
The man is a straight talker. He tells it like it is. (Which is obviously the same thing as calling him a “straight talker”) He also carries himself in a very (dare I say) presidential way.
He calls himself a Republican, but also indicates that he’s pro-choice and that gays can do whatever the hell they want (my wording, not his!) He takes a real hard stance on national security. I have yet to hear or read an interview where he takes a stand on stem cell research, but so far, he’s right in line with my line of thinking. A presidential candidate with those views is a presidential candidate that I would vote for–heck, that I’d campaign for.
Its well known that President Dubya is a big fan of Flynn’s books (and no, they’re NOT picture books!) President Bubba is also a fan of the author’s series. Already, Flynn is bridging the political divide!
If you’re still not sold, check out Flynn’s appearance today on Fox News:
Am I wrong? He’s quite presidential if you ask me.
Now, our one obstacle is that I’m pretty sure that Vince Flynn has no intentions on running for office and why should he? He’s probably making millions on his books. I’m not sure how to overcome that, but what I do know is that he reads his fan site
message board. So it is there that I choose to officially nominate Vince Flynn for President!
P.S. : If there are any computer savvy people out there who could make me a logo that looks like a campaign poster for Vince Flynn I will be indebted to you for life–or at least for October. UPDATE!10-14-06: The logo to the right is courtesy of the lovely Miss Cellania.
terrorism, books, thrillers, 24, Jack Bauer, Act of Treason, Vince Flynn, Bush, W., George W. Bush,Bill Clinton
Fixing Today so that tomorrow Today will be better
Monday, October 9th, 2006I may stop watching NBC’s Today.
It will be tough to do, and I’m still not sure that I will, but it sure is tempting.
They’ve been waking me up since high school–way back when Matt Lauer was just the news reader and Bryant Gumble had a career. But now I’m afraid, believe it or not, that Katie Couric held the show together.
I know I’m in the minority when I tell you that I liked Katie Couric. Sure she was a little too bubbly every morning and it was clear that she was as phony as a $3 bill, but she was a real pro with a personality. She was the perfect match for Matt Lauer’s dry wit and workmanlike interviews.
I wanted to give Meredith Vieira a chance, and it still may be too early to make a final judgment, but it seems her addition just brought out the weaknesses of the rest of the crew. The fact that she is far less a presence than her predecessor has opened the door for more Ann Curry and Al Roker.
Gone are the days when the news reader just read news and the weatherman just gave us the forecast. Now they get to chat with the hosts, talk to the fans outside and even interview guests. All of that would be fine, if the news reader wasn’t Ann Curry and the weatherman wasn’t Al Roker. Curry is as bad an interviewer as Roker is annoying.
I started noticing it during the summer, before Vieira debuted and after Couric left, when they began giving Ann Curry more to do. It then dawned on me why she was never seriously considered to be Couric’s replacement–she’s god awful. She’s very good at reading off the teleprompter but is way out of her league when asked to interview anyone other than Brangelina. And what’s the deal with that anyway? Doesn’t it seem like every few weeks Ann Curry lands another “exclusive” with Brangelina? I wonder if Angelina Jolie is just angling to adopt Ann Curry to add her to the collection?
And then there’s Al Roker who proved to me that there is a more irritating weatherman out there than Willard Scott. Roker is way to much shtick. He never met a corny joke that he didn’t like. There are times that he’s too busy making funny faces and doing silly voices that he totally ignores the weather. He totally defeats the purpose of being a weather man, though he’d make a pretty good warm up act. And is it me, or did he look better fat?
Here’s my suggestion. Can Ann and Al and just deal with the crap you’ll get for firing the two minorities. It just worked out that way. We’ll make good in a moment.
Make Stone Phillips the news reader. He doesn’t seem to be doing enough over there at NBC. He introduces stories on Dateline–stories that other news people put together and report. Geez, don’t tire yourself out, Stone.
Then promote Janice Huff from Weekend Today to the big show to be the weather person. She’s professional, delivers the weather and does not always have to use the “here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods” catch phrase.
There, NBC, I just saved your show. I expect a thank you.
NBC, TV, News, Entertainment, Television, Matt Lauer, today show, katie couric, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker, Ann Curry, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, brangelina
Comment of the Week!
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
Another week in the books and again readers have contributed to Dr. Blogstein in ways that I never could have. One such contribution, by Ra Ra Ra Bunggio of “Awesomely Amazing“, is the clear cut winner of COMMENT OF THE WEEK.
In a post from Monday titled “Shooting Up Your School“, I gave my thoughts on the recent rash of school shootings. Ra Ra Ra, however, was able to provide a first hand account of a near tragedy.
Ra Ra Ra (left) is in high school and his school came thisclose to making the news in a very bad way. He responds to my post by saying, “I actually had an expierence [sic] with this kind of thing at my school. The Problem(s) with Englewood“
In the post he leads us to, Ra Ra Ra tells the story of his classmate Blake Harris who was found outside his school with a semi-automatic rifle in his car. While he didn’t act, he was arrested for threats he had made.
The threats? According to Ra, Harris told a student assistant, “I hate this school. I’m going to blow it up.” Sweet kid.
Luckily, it all turned out ok. Do yourself a favor and read Ra Ra Ra’s post and while you’re there, congratulate him for winning Dr. Blogstein’s COMMENT OF THE WEEK.
school shooting, murder, News, High School, suicide, teenblogs, Blog, Comments, Interactive,
Get Mets-merized!
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
I’ve got playoff fever. Its an annual event for Yankees fans, but for a Mets fan like myself, its a very, very special occasion. Almost a religious experience as Will McKinley explains.
All of this to say that since the playoffs began last Wednesday at Shea Stadium, I’ve been eating, drinking and breathing Mets. I’ve been watching, hearing and reading Mets. And of course, I’ve been yelling, talking and singing Mets.
That’s a whole lot of Mets, so I will focus this post on the “reading” and the “singing” Mets. In the process, I will also try to break the record for most mentions of “Mets” in a single blog posting.
As part of my reading Mets as of late, I’ve read newspapers, message boards and blogs. And there is no better source for Mets than Matthew Cerrone’s Metsblog.com. It was there, where I discovered this thought provoking post on Mets and Music.
Cerrone focuses mostly on the Mets use of Bachman Turner Overdrive’s Taking Care of Business as the song that’s played at Shea after every Mets win. He hypothesizes that it’s “the official theme song of the 2006 Mets” sharing that honor with LA Woman by The Doors and the Baja Men’s Who Let The Dogs Out, both in 2000. I can’t hear those songs on the radio without thinking of my Mets.
The Mets and Music have always gone hand in hand. In 1986, the Mets recorded thier own music video, seen here. And of course there’s always been that famous “Meet the Mets” jingle that’s been with the team since its birth in 1962.
In a little over three hours, the Mets will face the Dodgers in game three of the NLDS with a chance to sweep their way into the National League Championship Series. That would be music to my ears.
For more on the Mets and Music check out this short clip from SNY’s Mets Weekly:
Oh, and by the way, by my count, I said “Mets” 19 times…I guess now its up to 20!
Mets, New York Mets, Baseball, MLB, Music, Entertainment
Waiting for 24
Thursday, October 5th, 2006**An all new Vince Flynn interview when he returns to the Radio Happy Hour on Tuesday night October 21 at 9PM Eastern. Just click –> Vince Flynn.**
Update 2-14-08: If you’re wondering about future movies featuring counter terrorism operative Mitch Rapp, click: Mitch Rapp Movies
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Our intrepid hero Jack Bauer has literally been on a slow boat to China since
May. We wont find out his fate for another 3 months.
Luckily, the perfect “appetizer” to the Emmy Award Winning series comes out of the oven next week. While there is nothing in the world that can match the thrills, twists and excitement of 24, author Vince Flynn comes pretty damn close. So close, in fact, that Flynn worked on last season of 24 and is now collaborating with the creators of 24 for a pilot of his own.
Flynn’s new book, Act of Treason, hits bookstores on Tuesday. I’ve had mine preordered from Amazon.com since July! I’m that excited for it.
Believe me when I tell you that a Vince Flynn reading experience is like no other. His main character, Mitch Rapp, is as fearless and tough as Jack Bauer. Where Rapp has Bauer beat is in his ruthlessness. Rapp is more of a fan of a violent death for the bad guys than Bauer’s more professional executions (if there is such a thing.)
If you’ve never read a Vince Flynn book before (or any book for that matter), I have a feeling this is one I’d feel comfortable starting you off on. Just judging by how the last book ended, Mitch Rapp is sure to have a giant chip on his shoulder and a craving for some ass kicking!
(By the way, you’ll notice that I’ve used the terms “appetizer” and “craving” and the phrase “out of the oven”–Is there any doubt that I skipped lunch today?!?)
Do me a favor and read Act of Treason then come back here and tell me what you think. Its good stuff and I look forward to you telling me how right I am!
VINCE FLYNN ON THE RADIO HAPPY HOUR!
terrorism, books, thrillers, 24, Jack Bauer, 24, Vince Flynn
kedpu: Fun with Word Verification
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Call me crazy, but I think the fact that it protects against SPAM comments is the SECOND best thing about Blogger Word Verification. I just really love some of the crazy letter combinations they come up with.
I’m hoping one day I get a grouping of letters that spells something out–hopefully something vulgar. Its probably a very rare occurrence. I mean I’ve probably seen thousands of Word Verifications in the past year and the closest I’ve come to a real word was:
And that’s only because it make me think it said “Lexus”
And that’s only because it make me think it said “Lexus”
But some of these Word Verifications don’t need to be actual words to sound funny when read.
Like this: 
I’m not sure why, but “Y-UW-PURY” sounds like something a Chinese man would ask a cat.
And doesn’t this:
sound like a French delicacy?
sound like a French delicacy?So the next time you leave a comment here on Dr. Blogstein, take a moment and read your Word Verification. It just may entertain you (or me.)
blogs, Blog, Comments, Interactive, word verification, blogger, CAPTCHA
Shooting Up Your School
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Kids, before you decide to bring a gun to homeroom and shoot up your high school please read this post. And don’t worry, I wont be telling you not to do it (though for the record, I’d prefer that you didn’t.)
Now that school shootings seem to be back in style and in the newspaper every morning, I felt it was time to talk to all the youngsters out there. So, listen up children…
I know high school is hard and kids can be real cruel, but mass murder is not the best way to prove to your classmates that you’re not a freak. In fact, you may just be proving them right.
Trust me, high school ends. You will get out. I can understand how, when you’re a 15-year-old freshman, four whole years can seem like a long time. You know why? Because when you’re 15, four years is over a quarter of your life. I assure you though, it will end. Just wait it out.
And while you’re waiting, don’t shoot your classmates. If you’re being picked on and feel the need to retaliate, be creative. Pay a local thug to beat the bully up. Try to spread a rumor that your bully has Syphilis. Or use photoshop to show your bully in a compromising position with Mr. Reynolds the gym teacher.
Another reason not to murder your bully is because these things usually end up as a murder/suicide. This means, that you’ll more than likely have to kill yourself after shooting up your high school.
Being dead is not going to improve your self esteem. In fact, I can guarantee that you’ll be real bummed out when the popular kid that you killed has many more people at his funereal than you do. Why put yourself in such an embarrassing situation?
Please, young and troubled web surfers, listen to me. Shooting up your school is a bad idea. There is a future for losers and dorks in this world. You can grow up to be rich and successful with a really hot girlfriend. If you kill, you’ll either end up dead or in jail, where you’ll be someone’s really hot girlfriend.
Trust me, I’m a doctor.
school shooting, murder, News, High School, suicide, teen
UPDATE 10-5-06: THIS STORY HITS CLOSE TO HOME A big thank you to Friend of Blogstein, “Ra Ra Ra,” for sharing this emotional post with us.
Comment of the Week!
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Dr. Blogstein is nothing without the back and forth commenting after each post. Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, hate me for no apparent reason or just feel the need to speak your mind, the comments are the backbone to this site.
This week, more than any other, I’ve seen such quality comments that have made me laugh, think and question what the hell it is I do this for. Therefore, this week, I feel compelled to name the COMMENT OF THE WEEK.
I’m not sure yet if I’d like to make this a weekly feature, I suppose I’ll leave that to the readers (and their comments) to decide.
This week, my third favorite comment comes from an angry guy named Cornealius. He left this comment in a post titled Ad “Nausea” though it had nothing to do with that or any other post…Or did it? Cornealius of the blog “Pretentious narcissistic misanthrope vents….” tells me, “Dr Blogstein you have been added to my enemies list! Be warned!” (though he refused to tell me why I’m on that list or what it means to be on that list.) I guess as long as I’ve been “warned” I should feel okay.
The runner up for COMMENT of the WEEK was also posted to Ad “Nausea”. In response to my thoughts on the sleep aid advertisement featuring Abe Lincoln playing chess with a beaver in some guy’s dream, nanuk of The White Bear’s Blog said, “There’s always plenty of beaver in my dreams. Makes up for the complete absence in my waking existence.” The obvious joke, but witty nonetheless.And now last, but the exact opposite of least, the 
goes to the increasingly funny slaghammer from the wacky world of “Alchemy Anyone?” In Monday’s post titled “Burying Head in Sand 101” in which I discuss the sad state of American public schools, Old Slagger said, “the high school that I graduated from in the late ’70s was an open-air drug bazaar and bordello. I think I would have called it quits in my junior year if not for that. In any case, with the imminent closure of our borders, it is important that we produce our own population of unskilled laborers. Those strawberries are not going to pick themselves.” THAT is the gold standard for commenting.
Any comments?
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