Two Month Break

So, I promised to blog daily, and publish those rants. I did not, and I am kinda pissed that I didn't but life presents new opportunities to start fresh. Here we go!

Chris Henry
First and foremost, R.I.P. Chris Henry. I hate to see young, black males die violently, and 26 is far too young for someone to leave this earth. More disturbing is the fact that Henry apparently was killed after falling out of a vehicle driven by his fiancee after a domestic dispute (a fight). Details are still a bit sketchy, but I can image them getting into a fight, her driving off, and he jumping in the back of the truck to stop her. She drives fast, hits a turn, and he flies out. Head trauma, and that's it. Sad.

Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Simmons
I love Gladwell's work, and I can tolerate the Sports Guy. Put them together, and I'm a happy dude. I like the way they both approach connecting different parts of life, and explain why we should all care. Although they have their faults, I think overall they are great for the way we should think about life and sports. Check out the link below:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/two/091218
Check out part one as well.

Jersey Shore
The recent weekend snowfall has kept me in the apartment, which sucks, but enabled me to watch all of the episodes of MTV's Jersey Shore consecutively. One word: WOW!

I'm not one of those people that has a preconceived notion about Italian-Americans or "Guidos" and feels like JS confirms my dislike of them. In fact, regardless of their ethnic origin, these fools are equal parts funny and stupid. The fact that they play up their Italian roots is offensive to Italians, but does not make me judge Italians. I'm still not sure what being (fill in the European Country) - American really means, especially if you are not a first generation. JS is a funny way to look at how people spend their time at the shore, how they choose partners, and how their morals are in conflict with what they do. Its funny how the guys all went on the show single, and two out of four of the girls were in "relationships." If you are going to the beach (hook-up central) for the summer, why would you be in a relationship? That's drama waiting to happen, and in the show, it does. I love it!