The best thing President Barack Obama did for United States and most historians out there is making Black History Month less forceful to the public than ever. Do you recall the times before Barack Obama became president; every channel you turn to or everywhere you go in the month of February, it was Black History Month this, Black History Month that. As a former history student, I can tell you that learning one aspect of history is near impossible to master in 28 days. There are too many things going to understand what has happen, and that is why it takes years to master. Also, every conspiracy nut will tell you there is a back story to every event in history, and why it hard to understand things in only a few days. I get the need for Black History Month, as it have been under value for decades; but let’s face it most people do not care about history in general. Go ahead ask your friends and family members do they care about any subject of history. It is nice to have Black History Month, long as it is not forceful to the point people will tune it out.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Season of the Burnout
This year Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball team is bad. The reasons they are bad are:
1.) Tom Izzo and his indecision to stay in East Lansing or move to Cleveland. This indecision causes players to be complacent and wonder if they are good enough to play Division 1 basketball.
2.) Having a brutal schedule, one thing people love about Tom Izzo and the Spartans is the anytime, anywhere mentality, which is good if only they can win games. With that said, having a tough non-conference schedule and a top of a tough Big Ten schedule and the complacency among with players and coaches are not good for the Spartans.
3.) Massive player burnout from college. If you look at the senior players, they have played every game imaginable in the college level. From playing in preseason tournaments to playing in championship games, they did it all. And the reason why they are still playing the college basketball is because senior Kalin Lucas injures his Achilles tendon in last year NCAA tournament, and if it was not for that, he will be playing professional basketball somewhere. Also with Durrell Summers and former Spartan Korie Lucious, will be in the pros if it was not for the injury suffer by Lucas.
One way to fix the Spartans is having them play in Jenison Fieldhouse. It is not far from the Breslin Center and this time of year it is use less often between Wrestling and Gymnastics and it is only for four home games for the rest of the basketball season plus any NIT games will be play. I hope that is not the case.
1.) Tom Izzo and his indecision to stay in East Lansing or move to Cleveland. This indecision causes players to be complacent and wonder if they are good enough to play Division 1 basketball.
2.) Having a brutal schedule, one thing people love about Tom Izzo and the Spartans is the anytime, anywhere mentality, which is good if only they can win games. With that said, having a tough non-conference schedule and a top of a tough Big Ten schedule and the complacency among with players and coaches are not good for the Spartans.
3.) Massive player burnout from college. If you look at the senior players, they have played every game imaginable in the college level. From playing in preseason tournaments to playing in championship games, they did it all. And the reason why they are still playing the college basketball is because senior Kalin Lucas injures his Achilles tendon in last year NCAA tournament, and if it was not for that, he will be playing professional basketball somewhere. Also with Durrell Summers and former Spartan Korie Lucious, will be in the pros if it was not for the injury suffer by Lucas.
One way to fix the Spartans is having them play in Jenison Fieldhouse. It is not far from the Breslin Center and this time of year it is use less often between Wrestling and Gymnastics and it is only for four home games for the rest of the basketball season plus any NIT games will be play. I hope that is not the case.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Super Sunday is finally over, until next year. Here is the recap of Sunday's events.
THE GOOD: The good here on this day, was Super Bowl XLV. Both the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers played a good that is right GOOD game. The game at times was slow and the Steelers did not show up in the first half, but came back to life in the second. Congratulation Green Bay Packers on your fourth title.
THE BAD: Chelsea FC v. Liverpool FC, with both teams changed over night, there will be some bad play. Even with the home field and close to a full squad, Chelsea could not score at all and losing 1-0.
NOTE: I did not watch the halftime show, but what I am hearing so far; it was bad. Well next year show (if there is a next year, it will be back to old people doing the show.)
THE UGLY: It's a tie between Michigan State Men's Basketball team and yours truly. As for the Spartans, they went to Wisconsin where they and most teams do not have fun playing. The Spartans lost their second straight by 20 points. The game was not fun to watch and these guys just don't care about this season at all. As for yours truly, I made a prediction on both Facebook and Twitter in which Green Bay would win by six. At the last minute, I changed to Pittsburgh by three, unfortunately Green Bay won by 6. Lesson is never change your mind on anything.
THE GOOD: The good here on this day, was Super Bowl XLV. Both the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers played a good that is right GOOD game. The game at times was slow and the Steelers did not show up in the first half, but came back to life in the second. Congratulation Green Bay Packers on your fourth title.
THE BAD: Chelsea FC v. Liverpool FC, with both teams changed over night, there will be some bad play. Even with the home field and close to a full squad, Chelsea could not score at all and losing 1-0.
NOTE: I did not watch the halftime show, but what I am hearing so far; it was bad. Well next year show (if there is a next year, it will be back to old people doing the show.)
THE UGLY: It's a tie between Michigan State Men's Basketball team and yours truly. As for the Spartans, they went to Wisconsin where they and most teams do not have fun playing. The Spartans lost their second straight by 20 points. The game was not fun to watch and these guys just don't care about this season at all. As for yours truly, I made a prediction on both Facebook and Twitter in which Green Bay would win by six. At the last minute, I changed to Pittsburgh by three, unfortunately Green Bay won by 6. Lesson is never change your mind on anything.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl
Let's face it there way more people in the world who are not Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, or football fans in general than those fans combine. This does not prevent it from being the biggest deal during the calendar year outside the traditional holidays. It is a reason for people to get together, and effectively kill off any declarations left to lose weight at the start of the new year. The game will be great and will produce high ratings, but it still does not give non-football fans reason to watch the game. Here are a few to help you guys out a little.
1.) Commercials: Companies will spend more than a million dollars to advertise their products or services on this day to make money in the long run. Also, it will provide a great intellectual challenge to figure out what companies who are advertising are trying to sell.
2.) The Halftime Show: For the first time since the whole Janet-Justin situation, there will be a musical act people under the age of 35 can relate and does not feel force. I will not be watching it because I hate the group who doing the show.
3.) It's better than the Re-Runs: Any network executive who thinks any new episode of a hit show can beat the Super Bowl in the rating games; will be applying for a job to McDonalds on Monday. Showing a new episode is one of those no-no's in television, so why would anyone would watch baseless episodes of the Jersey Shore or watch a movie that has been seen hundreds of times.
4.) The sub-plots of the game: There are two sub-plots to the game. One is a match-up between Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers. One who was accused of sexual assault multiple times faces the one who had to deal with ungrateful quarterback who was ahead of him. The second sub-plot is for the ladies and fellas who are in to hair. And this link will explain it all.
5.) AND LASTLY: This could be the last professional football game where people care about will be played for a while. With the a pending lockout looming, people will watch as if it will be the last thing to appear on television. So resistance is pointless so join the club.
1.) Commercials: Companies will spend more than a million dollars to advertise their products or services on this day to make money in the long run. Also, it will provide a great intellectual challenge to figure out what companies who are advertising are trying to sell.
2.) The Halftime Show: For the first time since the whole Janet-Justin situation, there will be a musical act people under the age of 35 can relate and does not feel force. I will not be watching it because I hate the group who doing the show.
3.) It's better than the Re-Runs: Any network executive who thinks any new episode of a hit show can beat the Super Bowl in the rating games; will be applying for a job to McDonalds on Monday. Showing a new episode is one of those no-no's in television, so why would anyone would watch baseless episodes of the Jersey Shore or watch a movie that has been seen hundreds of times.
4.) The sub-plots of the game: There are two sub-plots to the game. One is a match-up between Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers. One who was accused of sexual assault multiple times faces the one who had to deal with ungrateful quarterback who was ahead of him. The second sub-plot is for the ladies and fellas who are in to hair. And this link will explain it all.
5.) AND LASTLY: This could be the last professional football game where people care about will be played for a while. With the a pending lockout looming, people will watch as if it will be the last thing to appear on television. So resistance is pointless so join the club.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Lions Winning Ways and New Fears to the New Year
By the time, the Detroit Lions started to lose is when I became interested in the opposite sex. With that said, I have had picture being with a lovely lady on New Year's Eve way before the Lions win three games in a row. As the Lions won their third game in a row this past Sunday, and here I am not with a lady, but plotting what to do New Year's Eve. Should I stay home, try to find some friends and go out, or brave dealing drunken buffoons by myself. Either way I happy the Lions are finding success and I guess better late than never. There are issues the Lions will face between now and the start of the new season.
1.) Lack of CBA: As it stands today, there is no Collective Bargaining Agreement between owners and players. And if there is not an agreement in place by early March; players will be lockout of their place of work. And for the Lions that is not good if they want to get better.
2.) Uncertainty of the quarterback position: With Matthew Stafford being constantly injurer and with back-ups: Drew Stanton and Shaun Hill equaling each other out. There is no way Lions can make progress if there is not a quarterback who can constantly play.
3.) Drafting: Which side of the ball the Lions should draft first: offense or defense? I said defense, as the offense is set and only will get better with time and the defense lack depth especially in the secondary.
I can be follow on twitter @decincesryan
1.) Lack of CBA: As it stands today, there is no Collective Bargaining Agreement between owners and players. And if there is not an agreement in place by early March; players will be lockout of their place of work. And for the Lions that is not good if they want to get better.
2.) Uncertainty of the quarterback position: With Matthew Stafford being constantly injurer and with back-ups: Drew Stanton and Shaun Hill equaling each other out. There is no way Lions can make progress if there is not a quarterback who can constantly play.
3.) Drafting: Which side of the ball the Lions should draft first: offense or defense? I said defense, as the offense is set and only will get better with time and the defense lack depth especially in the secondary.
I can be follow on twitter @decincesryan
Lessons from Alabama
During Christmas My family and I went to a small town called Atmore, Alabama, which it sits between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida. I had learn so many things in the town, and I want others to learn these things too.
1.) Smart phones, especially use for business is not a good idea to have in Atmore outside of the casino in town.
2.) In fact, expect inconsistent coverage with all phones down there.
3.) Be prepare to move around for shopping trips, as Atmore do not have a lot of stores and usually super slow on Sundays.
4.) Enjoy both family (if you have any in town) and the stars in the sky (if there are any) as they are both fun and cool.
5.) Creativity counts, and making your own entertainment is one the best ways to make your trip to Atmore, Alabama truly count.
See any small town can be fun, you just need some wits, creativity and family and that is very important. I hope everyone enjoy their Christmas and will have a Happy New Year's Eve.
1.) Smart phones, especially use for business is not a good idea to have in Atmore outside of the casino in town.
2.) In fact, expect inconsistent coverage with all phones down there.
3.) Be prepare to move around for shopping trips, as Atmore do not have a lot of stores and usually super slow on Sundays.
4.) Enjoy both family (if you have any in town) and the stars in the sky (if there are any) as they are both fun and cool.
5.) Creativity counts, and making your own entertainment is one the best ways to make your trip to Atmore, Alabama truly count.
See any small town can be fun, you just need some wits, creativity and family and that is very important. I hope everyone enjoy their Christmas and will have a Happy New Year's Eve.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Letter to Soulja Boy
For those who do not know what is going on.
Dear Soulja Boy,
You do not know me, or I do not know you. With that said, I do not have any issues with your musical tastes. I respect someone who put unknown regional musicians ahead of highly known national or international musicians. Especially since, I know people with different musical taste that might be questionable to others; that is no big deal to me. The only issue I have with your Top 25 albums of all time on Complex.com, is your language. Serious question, does every other word that comes out of your mouth have to be "sh*t" and "n*gga" on giving reasons why an album is on your list; especially in an interview.What if a CEO of an company want you to market their product to consumers, but have no idea who you really are, outside of music you had produced and the interviews like the one you did for complex.com. I know you are going to use different words when it involves receiving money from companies, but still you need to chill out with language in a professional setting, especially in an interview, because you do not know who could be reading the transcripts or listening to the audio.
Sincerely,
Spartan Technician
Dear Soulja Boy,
You do not know me, or I do not know you. With that said, I do not have any issues with your musical tastes. I respect someone who put unknown regional musicians ahead of highly known national or international musicians. Especially since, I know people with different musical taste that might be questionable to others; that is no big deal to me. The only issue I have with your Top 25 albums of all time on Complex.com, is your language. Serious question, does every other word that comes out of your mouth have to be "sh*t" and "n*gga" on giving reasons why an album is on your list; especially in an interview.What if a CEO of an company want you to market their product to consumers, but have no idea who you really are, outside of music you had produced and the interviews like the one you did for complex.com. I know you are going to use different words when it involves receiving money from companies, but still you need to chill out with language in a professional setting, especially in an interview, because you do not know who could be reading the transcripts or listening to the audio.
Sincerely,
Spartan Technician
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