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"How'd Dick Cheney Do?" - David Letterman

Race to the White House

I came across this clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart about Dr. Sanjay Gupta's nomination to Surgeon General under Obama's administration. It's a great piece about racial politics and identity that gave me a really good laugh that I certainly needed in recent days.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Medicine Cabinet

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

57%

OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets

I found this link by way of The Other Dark Meat blog.

Yes, I have a 55% chance to survive a zombie apocalypse. There were some questions that I couldn't fudge like living in a metropolitan city and not owning a gun. My chances severely diminished because of that and I think for the right reasons ... somewhat. Being in a large city will probably yield a greater number of zombies roaming/running about while a small town will have less assuming it has any at all. But all you need is one zombie to start it all, that is, if you believe zombies are from passing a genetically engineered virus through some fluid transmission like saliva in biting, drooling, splattering blood, etc. Anyways ... so being in a small town can be just as bad as being in a large city if everyone in it was turned into a zombie. You can escape by leaving town, assuming the zombies are the slow lumbering kinds, but how long can you survive in the middle of nowhere? I'm thinking of Grinnell and it really is in the middle of nowhere. Now it is feasible that you could survive in a large city because of certain available resources that are no longer constrained by the rule of law. So choosing which building is important. Personally, I think the Pentagon might be the safest spot assuming that no one has been infected. But if you choose the wrong building, like a hospital, or you run out of supplies, then you're essentially trapped and your chances of surviving diminishes dramatically. That would be just as bad as being out in the middle of nowhere fleeing from a small town of zombies. It's just a different conception of being trapped.

I think not owning a gun lowers my chances to defend myself, but there are other weapons, strategies, and tactics that I can use. I do remember a question about my knowledge in making molotov cocktails, blunt weapons, and the like ... which incidentally increased my chances. But I think being in a large city might provide more resources to defend yourself if you have the opportunity to exploit them (i.e., food, weapons, shelter, etc.). Being in a small town, however, might diminish my chances especially if there are other survivors which will put a strain on limited resources.

Oddly enough, being holed up in a mall was somehow better than being at Walmart. I couldn't figure that one out unless it was some movie reference where some did actually survive in a mall. At any rate, I tried several times and my chances seem to hover anywhere from 54%-57%.

I can't believe I dedicated a whole post to my chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse.

"Dublin Psychiatric Answering Machine"

Courtesy of my good friend Jessica.  Always hilarious!!!

"Word Association"

A SNL classic with Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase. Written by the preeminent comedian Paul Mooney, it's about a job interview and a word association test that really gets out of hand.

@Liz

Go get your light sabre and meet me on the playground after school on Monday. And if you don't show up I'm telling my mom on you. =P

Or better yet ... *switches over to Liz's blog* ...

My Life as a Hip Hop Dancer

Earlier in the semester, a student asked me what I was like when I was younger. It was a very innocent question from a very curious student. I initially responded with, "Well back in high school when break dancing first started ... " And then my voice trailed off at the sudden realization that I was around when hip hop, break dancing, and rap was in its infancy. It dawned on me, especially when a colleague of mine said that 2/3 of his students never seen Star Wars, that I felt suddenly ... old.

SCREW IT!

Anyways, towards the end of the semester, I thought it would be fun to answer the student's question with a YouTube clip, and I emailed the class with an explanation -- just an entertaining distraction during finals.



Most of the students loved it. But would you believe that several them emailed and asked me if I was one of the dancers???

If I tried to do anything remotely like a full fledged dance routine, I think I would have a herniated disc and severe muscle pain for weeks. I may be old, but I'm not stupid.

Besides, I'm a bit more handsome then the dancers. =D

WoW and Me

As an avid gamer and addict fan of World of Warcraft, I came across this vid and LOL'd. Enjoy!

The Daily Show on Imus

I promise, no more Imus. I'm tired of it too but I've got to include something from John Stewart's The Daily Show.