Hope everyone gets to enjoy a slice of pie today.
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Mascot Madness
Saw this post over at Chicks Dig the Long Ball and it makes for an interesting read.
However, I’m confused by one grouping…
Somehow they put the Badgers into the Aquatic Animal group. Not saying Badgers are anti-aquatic, but don’t they live in holes in the ground? That, and I think they require water just as much as the other average mammal. The origin of the term “Wisconsin Badgers” doesn’t even have anything to do with the prevalence of the Mustelidae in the region. It has more to do with the fact that Badgers live in holes in the ground.
You’d think before someone would write the definitive grouping of mascots, they do some research or admit they don’t know.
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The Number 23
I also caught the movie The Number 23 recently, another movie where Jim Carey tries to play it straight instead of being a funny man. Does it well too.
The movie itself moves a long a little slowly but has an interesting story. I won’t go into details, but it was a decent story, I kinda figured it out a little bit before the end, but it kept my attention to the end.
The movie isn’t anything to run out and see in you’re local megaplex, but watch for it on DVD. It’ll be worth watching.
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Pans Labyrinth
Suppose I’ll write up a quick review of the movie Pans Labyrinth. Caught this at the theater the day after the Oscars. I’d heard good things about it and decided it was time to see it.
The movie itself is very good. However, it is a very depressing movie. Well acted, good story, well done special effects with easy to read subtitles. Yes, it is subtitled, so be prepared to read.
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Water Skiing News from Malaysia
While over here in the states, we have to fight for every bit of water skiing news coverage, over in Malaysia the seem to get pretty good press. Funny thing is, most of the news articles I find about water skiing come from the far side of the world, places like Australia. Or they are about some water skiing squirrel (go ahead, look at them). The squirrel gets more press than the 2006 National Champion Show Ski Team from Madison.
Meanwhile, try searching for show skiing and all you get is stories about shows that might be about skiing (likely down hill) or potentially some show that on TV that had skiing in it, but very little about actual show skiing.
While over at the Rowboat they are warning all up and coming show directors to be wary about taking people out of show acts… Who knows what they’ll do in retaliation? I also like the idea of some bling on the throttle.
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Night at the Museum on the IMAX
Finally managed to see this one on the IMAX. The show times never cooperated very well and the fact that I knew it was going to be on the IMAX for a while made me a little lax. With 300 coming out soon on the IMAX, time was running out.
I’d have to say that this movie was better than I expected, but I expected little. It had enough of a story to keep me interested, much more of a story than I thought it would have. Effects were good, characters were well cast, and the fact that it was on the IMAX probably helped it out a bit. This is definately what I call a popcorn flick meant for the whole family and worth watching. This isn’t a ground breaking movie or anything, but it is entertaining.
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Snowed In
My wishful thinking of being on the water before March 26 may have been just that… wishful thinking. Tonight is the second night of blizzards. Last night, we probably received about 6 inches of snow. Tonight, we’re getting more. It started at 6pm and is still going strong.
Here’s the kicker. In this blizzard we have lightning. Yes, lightning, part of thunder and lightning, those things that usually happen during thunder storms, not blizzards. I guess nature is trying to get to spring. We have lightning, but with a blizzard instead of a t-storm.
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Time for a Laugh
Over at Pointless Waste of Time, they have daily caption contest. They post a crazy photo, people write captions, they pick a winner. This one was good…
Calvin & Hobbes: The Movie-by Danish
Here’s another good from January 30th…
Where will you by when diarrhea strikes?
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One Month Till I Hit the Water?
As I’ve said before, I hit the water on March 26th last year and I plan to hit the water by March 25th this year and that is a month away. Now we’ve had some recent warmer weather (highs in the mid 40s) and the snow is melting and my yard is pretty much clear of snow, but the lakes are still frozen and this weekend will be more winter-like again.
At this point, I don’t think rain would be bad as it would help get rid of the snow which can act as insulation for the ice. Removing the insulation from the ice on the lake will expose the ice to the direct sunlight, promoting the melting of the ice.
Yes, I probably think this through just a little too much.
Out of morbid curiosity, I did some research on cold water survival. For water that is in the 32 to 40 degrees, you’ll experience exhaustion in about 15 to 30 minutes and the survival time is only 30 to 90 minutes. This is much different than 70 degree water we typically have in the summer that has indefinite survival time. The site also mentions what happens when you experience cold water. First they mention panic and shock. Next your extremities start to go numb. I’ve experienced all of this while barefooting in cold water. You make your way into the water and that isn’t too bad, it is when you have the unexpected fall. Your face hits that cold water and you experience shock and panic as your disorientated. And this is with proper cold weather gear. I’d hate to experience it without the equipment. [Information from U.S. Search and Rescue Task Force]
Everyone, continue thinking warm thoughts… I want to hit the water, even if it is 37 degrees warm.
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Questioning the Rankings?
I’m a Badger fan, that will sway my opinion, but here are my thoughts…
From the moment the #1 ranking was announced, people questioned it. National media & the net questioned it. Do they deserve it? During the game broadcast on Tuesday, they questioned it from the get-go.
And then they lost to Michigan State. Shortest #1 ranking. They received it Monday and lost it Tuesday.
After the lost, even more people questioned the ranking then. Did they ever deserve it? Was it a mistake?
Michigan State has been on the upswing and played there way into the field of 65 on Tuesday. Everybody is healthy again and I think Drew Neitzel could have thrown the ball at the Badger’s basket, have it bounce off the room and then have it go into the Spartan basket. Dude couldn’t miss. It was like watching the old Nintendo basketball game where a player could catch on fire and shoot from anywhere and make it. That was Neitzel.
And then MSU played some D too! Badgers got away from their game and it cost them. Throwing up 3-point bricks isn’t the way to catch up. Then the Badger’s made some very silly/stupid turnovers. Way too much traveling.
Everyone is saying the Badgers are going to fall in the rankings. Nobody questioned OSU’s ranking as the other #1.
What happens if the Badgers beat OSU on Sunday? At OSU.
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Mad-City Wedge 